Sony's PlayStation division will present its slate of
upcoming titles on August 12 at 7pm from the annual
Gamescom event held in Cologne, Germany.
Significant PlayStation 4 launches for the rest of this
year include gorgeous social racer "DriveClub,"
superhero spin-off caper "Infamous: First Light" and the
imagination-sparking, all-inclusive "LittleBigPlanet 3,"
while a rumored remaster of "Beyond: Two Souls" could
help tempt over those who skipped on the PlayStation 3.
"Bloodborne" is another exclusive that is highly sought
after, in development at "Dark Souls" house From
Software, though not expected until 2015. Sony will need
to manage its presence carefully so as not to cannibalize
sales of "Deep Down," Capcom's more imminent PS4 title
which likewise takes inspiration from the "Souls" games
-- though it may be too late for that already.
"The Order: 1886" has another opportunity to prove that
it's more than a reskin of "Gears of War" or a third-
person, Victorian "Resistance: Fall of Man," while Danish
developer Guerilla Games has been relatively silent since
the release of PS4 launch title "Killzone: Shadow Fall"
and is at work on something new.
In terms of support from external developers, the highly
anticipated "Destiny" has a habit of showing up at
PlayStation conferences and is due to launch not long
after in September, while a console version of PC hit
"Diablo III" is due mid-August, again on both
PlayStation and Xbox, while existing relationships
suggest a PlayStation coup once again.
Similarly, "Plants vs Zombies: Garden Warfare" launched
first on Xbox and is now due on PlayStation in August
too. If shown, it's a chance to continue a tradition of
light-hearted, cheeky digs at Microsoft, PlayStation's
age-old console rival -- but not too much, lest the tide
of popular opinion start to turn.
In addition, Gamescom is another window for
PlayStation's stable of indie titles, such as procedurally
generated interplanetary explorer "No Man's Sky," wistful
island mystery "Rime," and intricate puzzler "The
Witness."
Streaming service PlayStation Now will have just
launched, while the Vita TV set-top device awaits a firm
2014 date for territories outside Japan and South East
Asia.
And with PC gaming strong in Europe, there may be
extra room for mentions of several exciting crossover
projects set for both computer and PS4 console: online
MMO "EverQuest Next" and zombie survival project
"H1Z1" have both been talked up in 2014.
0 comments:
Post a Comment