Sony made its first big PS5 announcement today with a 70-minute show that debuted over 25 games that we’ll be seeing on the newest PlayStation when it launches later this year.
What We’re Playing
Colby: theHunter, Minecraft Dungeons, Diablo 3, Skyrim
Cliff: Mass Effect Andromeda
Dylan: BBQ Simulator
Sony Press Conference
These are Cliff’s notes, taken in real-time. Make of that what you will.
First off, damn these pre-recorded conferences need subtitles. There is literally no reason they can’t have subtitles.
Grand Theft Auto 5 Remaster?
- Free GTA Online and a bunch of GTA Online Cash
Spiderman: Miles Morales
- Doesn’t look like the movie, which is stupid
- Gran Turismo 7
- Looks really pretty
- The driving demo went on for at least 3x to long
Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart
- If this is actually gameplay, it looks gorgeous
- Pretty sure that wasn’t actually gameplay
- Still looks like a lot of fun
Project Athia
- Cool I guess?
- She jumped a few times and there is a dragon
- Written by Gary Whitta, so that’s something
Stray
- Cats and Robots
PS5 Specs Break
- Bluray
- High Speed SSD
- Ray Tracing
- Storm Trooper controller with haptic feedback & adaptive triggers, motion sensing, headphone jack and USB port
- 3D Audio
Returnal
- Some sort of time loop, but the planet changes every time
- God that’s a stupid name
Sackboy A Big Adventure
- Could be a fun platformer
- Has an interesting isometric view
Destruction Allstars
- Does somebody already own the Destruction Derby name and are they not willing to license it?
- Could be fun if it’s cheap enough
Kena Bridge of Spirits
- Holy crap those furry things are cute
Goodbye Volcano High
- High school dragons?
- This new Netflix anime looks great! (Colby)
Oddworld Soulstorm
Ghostwire Tokyo
- Definitely more interesting than the E3 presentation
- Might be strange enough to be interesting
- Is this a VR game? Because it looks like a VR game
Jett The Far Shore
- God that trailer was boring
- Scntfc is a terrific composer though
Godfall
- I really don’t understand this trailer
- Was this the game that they called like a looter sworder or something stupid?
Solar Ash
- You had me at Hyper Light Drifter
- I like the design and the movement a lot
Hitman 3
Astro’s Playroom
- Cute? Is this free?
Little Devil Inside
- At least it looks unique. Finally.
- And strange, very strange
NBA 2K21
- It’s basketball!
- I guess at least we know what we’ll be simulating the NBA in during the third wave of COVID-19
Bugsnax
- AHHHHH, it has eyes!
- Half bug, half snack!
- WTF?
Demon’s Souls
- I think this is a remake of the games that came before Dark Souls? Maybe never came to the US?
Deathloop
- Time loop game
- One guy trying to escape an island
- 8 targets that all have to die before midnight
- Rival assassins
Resident Evil: Village
- Looks creepy
- Set in the past? Set in a strange other world? Set…somewhere?
Pragmata
- Cyber cat!
Horizon Forbidden West
- Damn, those are real looking hermit crabs
- I should really beat HZD
PS5
- Definitely cool looking, in a might be a modem, might be a building in Dubai kinda way
- There is a version with a DVD drive and one without, I definitely prefer the version without a drive from a purely aesthetic standpoint
- Charging station
- Camera
- Remote
- Headphones
- Still no MF price? Really Sony?
Other Video Game News
- EA Games are On Steam and EA Access is Coming to PC
- Companies are Finally Doing Something About Racism in Video Games
- Crucible is Already Cutting Modes
- Get In the Mood for The Last of Us 2 with a New Podcast Series
- FIFA to Provide Crowd Noises for the Premier League
- Steam Game Festival and EA Play Have Been Postponed
- Studio Klei Donates $1 million to ACLU and NNACP
Questions
Vinny: What is your favorite game of each console from your very first up until the present.
PS2: SpongeBob Battle for Bikini Bottom
Xbox 360: Halo 3,
PS3: God of War collection
Xbox One: Sea of Thieves and God of War
What you believe your favorite game for PS5 & XSX will be, even if it’s not announced?
Mister Polite: Thinking about all the remastered games coming out, what game that came out before 360/PS2 era that you would like to see a modern upgrade. I personally would like to see Earthbound getting this treatment.
Tr1pletrouble88: Do you think that Xbox will ever get into the VR business? Or at least partner with a VR brand
Princess_Megan: Which song from a video game would you choose to be your personal theme song? You can choose any song, but remember, it will follow you around for the rest of your life
Cheap/Free Games
Itch.io Bundle for Racial Justice and Equality
https://itch.io/b/520/bundle-for-racial-justice-and-equality
Plug-In Digital and Dear Villagers Bundle
https://www.humblebundle.com/games/plug-in-digital-and-dear-villagers-games?partner=byteme
Humble Codemasters Bundle
https://www.humblebundle.com/games/codemasters-2020-bundle?partner=byteme
Epic Game Store
- Ark: Survival Evolved
- Samurai Shodown NeoGeo Collection
- The Escapists 2 (next week)
- Pathway (next week)
Game Pass Xbox
- Dungeon of the Endless (June 11)
- Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 & 2.5 ReMix (June 11)
- Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue (June 11)
- No Man’s Sky (June 11, includes crossplay)
- eFootball PES 2020 Euros DLC (June 11)
- The Elder Scrolls Online: Morrowind DLC (June 11)
- The Bard’s Tale ARPG (June 18)
- Thronebreaker (June 18)
Game Pass PC
- Battlefleet Gothic Armada 2 (June 11)
- Battletech (June 11)
- Dungeon of the Endless (June 11)
- No Man’s Sky (June 11)
- The Bard’s Tale ARPG (June 18)
Leaving Game Pass on June 15
- Book of Demons (PC)
- Everspace (Console & PC)
- Resident Evil Revelations (Console)
- Riptide GP: Renegade (Console & PC)
- Riverbond (Console & PC)
- Samorost 3 (PC)
- Superhot (Console & PC)
- Supermarket Shriek (Console & PC)
- The Last Door: Season 2 (PC)
- The Stillness of the Wind (PC)
Steam
- Kao the Kangaroo: Round 2
Small Bytes
Slay the Spire is Coming to Mobile
https://www.ign.com/articles/slay-the-spire-ios-june-release-date
Troll Corner
Stadia Won’t Be Getting Cyberpunk 2077 at Launch
