Sony debuted one other State of Play trailer showcase with first seems to be at upcoming video games and the newest footage for highly-anticipated titles just like the Silent Hill 2 remake, Monster Hunter Wilds, and extra.
Whereas this State of Play did not have any big reveals — sorry, nonetheless no Bloodborne 2 — it did have a spread of video games from a spread of genres, in addition to a couple of neat surprises few have been anticipating. This collection of trailers was the final earlier than Summer season Video games Fest, the video games occasion that has functionally changed E3 as a midyear gaming extravaganza.
If you happen to do not wish to scroll all the way in which right down to test each single trailer proven on the State of Play, here is our roundup of the 5 finest trailers revealed right this moment — a mixture of motion RPG, workforce shooter and pleasant robotic motion:
Watch this: Prime 5 Trailers from Sony’s State of Play
For a full checklist of trailers, learn on — here is all of the information from Sony’s Might State of Play.
Silent Hill 2 remake
Konami gave its remake of Silent Hill 2 a launch date of October 8, 2024, and confirmed off a brand new trailer with gameplay and story hints. Like the unique recreation, the remake places gamers within the footwear of James Sunderland who returns to the titular city of Silent Hill looking for his deceased spouse. The trailer exhibits James brawling and taking pictures his method by means of creepy neighborhoods and hospitals haunted by the franchise’s iconic faceless nurses (and one annoying child).
The trailer reveal was adopted by a for much longer devoted stream (in addition to a shorter gameplay-only video if you don’t need developer commentary) the place Konami revealed extra in regards to the upcoming recreation, together with that will probably be accessible on PS5 and Steam with a number of editions and preorder-exclusive content material.
Monster Hunter Wilds
Capcom confirmed off the primary full trailer for Monster Hunter Wild, one other entry in its storied collection the place gamers brawl with large monsters. After an intro cinematic exhibiting a celebration of characters crusing on a ship over the desert (shifting from the island theme of the earlier Monster Hunter World), in-game footage confirmed gamers using feathered dinosaur-esque mounts as they go herds of massive monsters — presumably this recreation’s huge new function, which proceeded to point out the participant luring one monster away from its pack.
Astro Bot
Astro Bot returns! The mascot and star of the bundled-with-your-PS5 Astro’s Playroom platformer journey will get a full-fledged sequel. Whereas this one will not be free, the debut trailer exhibits Astro roaming round 3D ranges and altering in measurement, form and costume — very like Mario Odyssey. Astro Bot, as the sport will likely be referred to as, launches on September 6, 2024.
Marvel Rivals
One other trailer for Marvel Rivals heralds its upcoming closed beta check (which does not have a date but). The sport, developed by Chinese language studio NetEase, pits two groups of Marvel heroes towards one another. The player-vs-player 5v5 recreation seems to be similar to Overwatch 2, although the trailer confirmed Rivals’ distinguishing options like team-up tremendous skills and destructible environments.
Harmony
State of Play did have a couple of solely new recreation debuts, like within the trailer for Harmony, which opened up with a enjoyable cinematic with frankly the very best graphics of some other trailer following a workforce of galactic rogues spitting quips whereas pulling off a heist — huge Guardians of the Galaxy vibes.
However the trailer shifted into gameplay, the place it was revealed that this was one other 5v5 workforce hero shooter that seemed like a mixture of Overwatch 2 and Valorant. Developer feedback in a second trailer did counsel that story cinematics and lore content material will likely be launched frequently, hopefully offering some character substance in a recreation style that does not hash out a lot of characters past their designs.
The First Descendent
Third-person co-op looter shooter The First Descendent obtained a reveal trailer (in addition to a launch date for its launch date…which will likely be revealed July 7). We did not see a lot gameplay, however bullets and beams went flying at enemies, in addition to particular skills. Anticipate extra to return from developer Nexon about this recreation.
Dynasty Warriors, God of Struggle: Ragnarok and the remainder
There have been a number of different trailers exhibiting off different video games, together with in genres different than shooters: Dynasty Warriors: Origins obtained a trailer exhibiting a mixture of story and gameplay for the following recreation within the fight-a-whole-army collection, whereas God of Struggle: Ragnarok for PC obtained a trailer and assurance that the sport’s DLC can be free.
The primary 4 video games within the Garten of Banban creepy co-op cellular recreation collection obtained a trailer saying their launch on PS5 and PS4.
The astonishingly cute and vibrant dress-up platforming journey recreation Infinity Nikki obtained a trailer forward of its beta check within the third quarter of 2024. On the opposite finish of the spectrum, the immersive PSVR 2 title Alien Rogue Incursion teaser confirmed seconds of frantic gameplay evading xenomorphs, in addition to a launch window in vacation 2024. One other PSVR 2 title coming this fall from Skydance Studios, Skydance’s Behemoth, confirmed enjoyable Skyrim-style fantasy fight with giant-battling swordplay and environmental kills.
The PS5 and PC remake of the horror recreation Till Daybreak obtained a gameplay trailer and launch window this fall, whereas the upcoming isometric Diablo-esque hack-and-slash Path of Exile 2 was confirmed to return to PS5 with a launch in early entry deliberate for late in 2024.
Additional down the road in launch dates, TipsWorks Studio and Infoldgames revealed Ballad of Antara, a fantasy motion RPG that is set to return out in 2025. A special recreation with a distinctly totally different Wuxia model, The place Winds Meet, obtained a reveal trailer exhibiting it to be an open world motion RPG with seemingly Soulslike vibes, although it is in improvement with no launch date in sight. Likewise, we obtained a trailer for Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero, the following recreation within the Budokai Tenkaichi collection, although not an concept when it’s going to come out.
