Everything the Playstation follower needs to know about this exciting year for the Japanese brand.
In spite of having, at least, two very important games of first swords within the Sony studios – Naughty Dog and Sucker Punch, neither more nor less. Sony's agenda will be marked this year hopelessly by the gravitational weight of PS5. There is no bigger news in the video game than a new console and therefore it is up to the Japanese company to control the times so that all its products shine with their own light this year without having to compete with each other, while correctly managing the amateur expectations and keeps an eye on a competition that seems better prepared to cope with it than in the current generation that is heading to an end,
The race has long since started. Xbox first started talking about Scarlett, Sony was responsible for presenting the new generation of Playstation a while later, and a few months later I would reveal that it would bear the name of Playstation 5 – perhaps an obvious, but important news and that generated a great impact, Such is the weight of these seemingly minor details when talking about a new machine. The last blow of effect was dealt by Microsoft, with the presentation of the name and final form of the new Xbox Series X machine (s), but the blows will intensify in the coming months, as the release date of both approaches.
What do we know about Playstation 5?
PS5 development kit
We have a confirmed name and some features: an SSD disk specially prepared to minimize loads, AMD architecture with an eight-core CPU based on Ryzen's third generation, combined with a custom GPU from the Navi family, which includes integrated solutions of ray-tracing – we will hear a lot about this in the coming years, in general. It will have more hardware dedicated to sound, with which it is expected to be able to advance in terms of three-dimensional audio and ability to read Blu-Rays 4K, in addition to an optical disc system with capacity for 100 GB -the installation will be the next generation obligatory in all games due to the great speed difference between the optical format and the SSD, but it will be allowed to install the games in parts to alleviate the space management, being able, for example, to install the campaign and not the multiplayer part.
Mark Cerny repeats as project manager and we can expect a console with a philosophy similar to the one that PS4 had, very focused on the video game and on making life easier for developers, elements that have been key in cementing the success of the Current console Some more details are known as that it will be fully compatible with the current virtual reality glasses, and that the remote will have a series of improvements in vibration and resistance of the components, which will seek to improve immersion.
PS5 release
Mark Cerny, the "father" of PS4, repeats with PS5
“Holidays 2020”, which means the end of 2020, during the Christmas period. It is not confirmed, but it will surely be a simultaneous worldwide launch – PS4 appeared both in the US and in Europe on the same day, Japan somewhat later. In recent times there has been a major reorganization of Sony to harmonize the different regions and create a fully global entity, so it is very possible that this also has an impact on seeking that global launch.
PS5 submission date
It is not known. At the moment Sony has not made a formal presentation and all we know about the platform is through two exclusive with Wired magazine. If you follow the script that followed with PS4, there should be a presentation event at some point in 2020, followed by a prominent presence at fairs such as E3, Gamescom, Paris Games Week or Tokyo Game Show to settle the machine in mind of players worldwide. Or perhaps the presentation for the E3 is reserved, as it happened in his day with PS3, although the current trend is to create personalized shows focused on the personal brand, without sharing the attention with other companies.
PS4 presentation
What games will PS5 have?
There is very little announced, but educated guesses can be made. On the one hand the intention is confirmed that the console is fully compatible with PS4, being based on a similar architecture. But it may not be the case for the entire catalog on launch day, although it would be more than expected that both The Last of US 2 and Ghost of Tsushima are and can look a little more in the new console.
From here, the conjecture becomes more vaporous. Everyone expects a very smooth generation step, with a multitude of transgenerational games – and may even be directly compatible between PS4, PS4 Pro and PS5. The times in which a generational change implied tabula rasa have been left behind, for the sake of the financial health of software houses, so if with PS4 we saw many transgenerational games, the trend will be much more pronounced in this generation. However, it is unlikely that we will see a new machine without an exclusive catalog for it.
Godfall, the first confirmed game for PS5 (and PC)
At the moment we do know a partial exclusive: Godfall, a looter shooter developed by the Counterplay studio under the Gearbox seal, which will be released for PC and PS5 in 2020. It is the only certainty. Beyond that some ideas can be explored, such as the fact that we know very little about Guerrilla in recent times – Horizon appeared in 2017 and beyond that they have only come to the fore for the loan of Decima Engine to Kojima Productions for Death Stranding So it is very possible that his next game is for PS5: the dates fit, and also the fact that the Dutch studio has been a spearhead in the presentation of new consoles since the days of PS3 – it passed with Killzone 2 and then with Shadow Fall on PS4-. It would fit, although we must insist that right now we are only guessing based on experience with other generations.
Exclusive Playstation 2020 games
Leaving aside the PS5 theme, Playstation 4 has a really intense year ahead, and surely with some announcement yet to be revealed. In addition to an extensive list of multiplatform games, PS4 and PS4 Pro will feature several exclusive weight this year, some of Sony's internal studios, some temporary and some only partial.
January
Yakuza: Like a Dragon
- Release Date: January 16 (Japan), 2020
The fireproof Sega saga is preparing for a new era, with a new protagonist and renewed game system based on turn-based combat, a radical change from the classic adventure mix and Beat'em Up. There is no release date in the West still, but we know he will do this 2020.
February
Granblue Fantasy: Versus
- Release Date February 6, 2020
Granblue wants to spread its wings beyond its mobile empire and for this, the step is to expand its wings with two games based on its characters and universe. The closest is this fighting game in which Arc System Works is participating and which will face some of the most iconic heroes in the series.
Final Fantasy VII Remake
- Release Date: February 11, 2020 (temporary exclusive 1 year)
One of the great titles this 2020. It has taken much longer than anticipated, taking into account when it was presented and that is also not the remake of the full title. But little by little, trailer to trailer, the game is winning whole in the eyes of fans, who begin to get excited about a project that is not going to limit itself to redoing the original, but is going to give a new dimension to your world and his unforgettable characters.
Dreams
- Release Date: February 14
After being in a playable beta phase, polishing and generating your community, the new Media Molecule is ready for full commercial launch, in a pack that will include the powerful editor that has already surprised us with some of the things that are they have done with him, and the adventure that the British team has built as the main base, just as he did in his day with Little Big Planet 2.
Iron man VR
- Release Date: February 28
The holders of a Sony virtual reality glasses should be very attentive to this project, which seems to want to rise above the idea of taking advantage of an attractive character and the immersion of the VR to make a game that manages to erase the memory of the last Iron Man game.
March
Persona 5 Royal
- Release Date: March 31
The magisterial Persona 5 arrives again in March with a multitude of extras, new character, new castle and more history. But above all, it arrives in Spanish for the first time in the history of the saga and that is extraordinary news for the Hispanic community of JRPG fans, a great opportunity for a wider audience to fully enjoy a special game.
May
Nioh 2
- Release Date: May 24
Team Ninja surprised its own and strangers with Nioh, a game that served to replace Team Ninja as one of the great references of action games, something that had been resisted in the post-Itagaki era. The sequel has a really promising aspect so it has been possible to play it, and therefore it is already an unavoidable date for lovers of the genre.
The Last of Us 2
- Release Date: May 29
Without a doubt, one of the most anticipated games of this year. The original title captivated audiences and critics, being awarded countless "games of the year" and placing itself as one of the top 10 of the most critically valued games in this decade. Its combination of mechanical combat measures, the beauty of its ruined world, the technical expertise of Naughty Dog, a luxury soundtrack and a powerful narrative dynamic between the two protagonists played a game whose shadow will be very long and full of edges to This sequel.
No fixed date
Ghost of Tsushima
- Release Date: Summer 2020
Another of the promising exclusive studies of Sony's own this year is the new Sucker Punch, an adventure open in feudal Japan, in the middle of a Mongol invasion. The creators of Infamous have always shone in the technical part and their new game does not diminish that fame, with varied and beautiful landscapes, imposing structures and a film setting that captures the emotion of a crucial historical moment for the history of the country of the rising sun .
Project Awakening
- Release Date: Unknown
CyGames has ambitious plans to become a worldwide weight study. It is not that the creators of Granblue Fantasy have to prove anything to anyone at this point, but it is clear that their goals go beyond the mobile format to conquer the terrain of console AAAs. The mysterious Project Awakening, presented last year, is another proof of this intention, in what seems like a clear attempt to present battle to Capcom with his Monster Hunter.
Granblue Fantasy; Relink
- Release Date: Unknown
Continuing with Cygames, Relink is surely your most important project, as it will be the great opportunity to bring your billionaire universe, characters and world to the large format RPG. There are doubts about the project since the end of the collaboration with Platinum Games was announced in 2019, but the game could be seen a few weeks ago in a new 15-minute gameplay and looks really promising, so we will have to wait for a release date.
Guilty Gear: Strive
- Release Date: Late 2020
Arc System wants to revitalize its flag saga and cement its undisputed status as a great reference in the fight. These are the objectives of the new iteration of Guilty Gear, which also comes with significant visual improvements over the already impressive work of the Japanese studio.
Other projects
As we mentioned at the beginning, there are several internal Sony studies that we still don't know anything about what they have in hand, and that always opens the door to possible announcements, both for this generation and for the next one – or both. We have commented on the case of Guerrilla, where the pieces fit as much for the times as for what has happened in the past. But there are other names to consider, such as Insomniac, to which Sony definitely threw the glove after many years of relationship, and from which a new Spiderman is clearly expected after the great success of the first. Santa Monica is another candidate after captivating the present generation with God of War. Less clear is the next step of houses like Bend Studio (Days Gone) or the studios in Tokyo, but interesting things can also come from there over the next few months.
