PlayStation Showcase 2023

 

PlayStation Showcase 2023: Spider-Man 2 impresses.

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Sony showed a string of games at its Playstation Showcase - and there were some hits, but a few misses too

Sony's given fans a glimpse of some big upcoming games at its first PlayStation Showcase in well over a year.

The livestream is usually reserved for the console-maker's most important, crowd-pleasing releases.

Hype going into the event was huge. Big predictions were made - a Bloodborne remake, The Last of Us: Part 3 and a Twisted Metal update among them.

Spoiler: None of these turned out to be true. And the general reaction seemed to be "underwhelmed".

There was a lack of genuine first-party exclusives, and many of the PlayStation 5 games on display were already known about.

But there were some highlights, as well as the odd "huh" moment.

Spider-Man 2

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Spider-Man 2 got the biggest slot of the night - with 12 minutes of gameplay footage shown

Save the best until last? Sony seemed to think so - it capped the presentation with 12 minutes of gameplay footage from its sequel to the 2018 PS4 hit.

We saw control switch between Peter Parker in a dark Venom suit - boasting new symbiote powers - and Miles Morales, who got his own PS5 launch game.

The pair were seen swinging through New York in pursuit of Dr Curt Connors, aka the Lizard, while trying to avoid supervillain Kraven's henchmen.

Fans generally seemed impressed, excited by the ability to play as both characters and the promise of a darker story turn thanks to the new black suit.

But the game's existence was already confirmed, and fans had been hoping for news of something new from a Sony studio.

Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater

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Kept you waiting, huh? Solid Snake's brief appearance confirmed that a Metal Gear Solid 3 remake is coming

Probably the worst-kept secret of the night - rumours had been swirling that a remake of PlayStation 2 classic Metal Gear Solid 3 was on the cards.

And when the brief trailer ended with a glimpse of hero Solid Snake it was finally confirmed.

The game, which will also be on Microsoft's Xbox Series X/S consoles, doesn't have a release date yet.

Sony also announced that the first three Metal Gear Solid games will be released as the Master Collection: Volume 1, later this year.

There was no mention of a Metal Gear Solid 4 re-master - long-wished for by fans, but some suggested it might feature in a volume two.

Some were concerned that series creator Hideo Kojima, who left developer Konami on bad terms, won't be involved in the re-releases.

source: BBC