Sony posted an update on their official blog announcing the kickoff of the first episode of their new game showcase, titled "State of Play." For those who don't know, the company would resign from an E3 appearance this year after more than a decade's attendance in favor of releasing information on their own time. State of Play, reminiscent of their console brand, appears to be the fruit of their efforts and the initial airing will focus on game software/trailers for the Playstation 4 and PSVR. While rumors continue to circulate of an upcoming Playstation 5 reveal, we will more than likely receive nothing more than a tease on that front. Most likely they'll keep the full scoop in reserve for their own Playstation Experience at the end of the year.
The top games are look out for are most likely Death Stranding, Ghosts of Tsushima, and The Last of Us: Part 2.
Furthermore, Microsoft is following suit by holding their own presentation, albeit on a smaller scale. Undoubtedly inspired by Nindies Directs, the big M introduced ID@Xbox Game Pass, a livestream highlighting the independent development side of the Xbox library. This shouldn't be too much of a surprise as the company has been on good terms with Nintendo seeing as Xbox Live and even Cuphead are confirmed to be coming to Switch.
From Nintendo, the most probable Direct coming up will likely center on Smash and Joker's moveset getting shown before he's finally patched in.
What's your take on this news? Are Sony and Microsoft, Nintendo's two biggest competitors, taking notes on how successful the Direct format became and emulating them, or is this unrelated? What do you expect to see at the respective showcases? Are you looking forward to more showcases like these, even if they aren't from Nintendo?
The top games are look out for are most likely Death Stranding, Ghosts of Tsushima, and The Last of Us: Part 2.
Furthermore, Microsoft is following suit by holding their own presentation, albeit on a smaller scale. Undoubtedly inspired by Nindies Directs, the big M introduced ID@Xbox Game Pass, a livestream highlighting the independent development side of the Xbox library. This shouldn't be too much of a surprise as the company has been on good terms with Nintendo seeing as Xbox Live and even Cuphead are confirmed to be coming to Switch.
From Nintendo, the most probable Direct coming up will likely center on Smash and Joker's moveset getting shown before he's finally patched in.
What's your take on this news? Are Sony and Microsoft, Nintendo's two biggest competitors, taking notes on how successful the Direct format became and emulating them, or is this unrelated? What do you expect to see at the respective showcases? Are you looking forward to more showcases like these, even if they aren't from Nintendo?