Today’s PlayStation 5 The Future of Gaming showcase gave us a look at a full hour’s worth of new PlayStation 5 games. From bold new departures to epic (and gorgeous) adventures, we’ve rounded up the biggest reveals below.
Highlights include Resident Evil 8, Horizon Zero Dawn 2, Spider-Man: Miles Morales, Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart, a Demon’s Souls remake, Hitman 3, and tons of awesome-looking indies.
We’ve collected every trailer from the showcase below. Let’s get started.
To see what the PlayStation 5 itself looks like, head over here. Sony revealed two PS5 models, as well as a number of peripherals, at the end of the showcase.
Resident Evil 8 (Resident Evil Village)
Those Resident Evil 8 rumors, about how it’s a big departure for the series, were right. It’s first-person horror with a dash of Brothers Grimm, as a local tale comes to life — and brings hell to Earth.
According to Capcom, the game is “set a few years after” Resident Evil 7 and features Ethan Winter as the protagonist yet again. Oh, Chris Redfield plays a significant role, as the rumors said he would.
“Witches, werewolves, and insanity” sound bizarre for the series written out on their own, but it looks like a promising entry in the franchise following Resident Evil 7. It’s scheduled for a 2021 release for PS5, Xbox Series X, and PC.
Horizon Zero Dawn 2/Horizon: Forbidden West
If that wasn’t enough, how about Horizon Zero Dawn 2? Only it’s officially called Horizon: Forbidden West.
Aloy journeys to uncover the secrets of the Old Ones and why they vanished from the planet, lest the same destruction revisit the world and destroy it forever. And it looks as fantastic as you’d expect, full of vibrant color, creatures, and environments for Aloy’s next colossal adventure in a post-apocalyptic version of the U.S.
Sadly, there’s no release timeframe yet, but Guerilla said we can expect more news soon.
Spider-Man: Miles Morales
While it seems some of the games shown off may release after the PS5 launches, Spider-Man: Miles Morales is set for a Holiday 2020 release, presumably alongside the PlayStation 5. We didn’t get to see too much of the game in action, but it looks like Miles’ adventure is gonna be a doozy.
What is evident is that the excellent combat and traversal systems from 2018’s Spider-Man will make a return.
Demon’s Souls Remake
Nearing the end of the presentation, Sony revealed footage of the highly-anticipated (and previously unconfirmed) Demon’s Souls remake. Yes, that’s right. Those Demon’s Souls remake rumors were true. And it looks abso-freaking-lutely incredible. To say fans have been waiting a long time for this one is an understatement.
No release date was provided, but we know it will be a remake built from the ground up.
Gran Turismo 7
As expected, Sony and Polyphony also showed off the next Gran Turismo game, Gran Turismo 7. Apart from looking gorgeous and on-brand for the storied racing sim, Gran Turismo 7 sounds more realistic than ever, and we can’t wait to see how the DualSense and the PS5’s other features shape the experience.
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
It turns out the new Ratchet and Clank rumors were true as well. In Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart, the dimensions are collapsing, and Ratchet and Clank are being chased through a number of incredible-looking worlds — futuristic, Jurassic, and pirate just to name a few, all presented without a single loading screen.
And Ratchet himself gets lost somewhere in the process, leaving room for a brand-new female Lombax to take center stage. There’s a new partner in town for Clank, and Insomniac is promising loads of new gear and worlds built from the ground up specifically for the PlayStation 5.
Surprisingly, there was no Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart release date, though that’s likely because this was pre-alpha footage.
Project Athia
Next up was a new game from Square Enix and Luminous Productions: Project Athia. There’s wolves, dragons, all manner of fantastical beasts, and the sort of realized environments we should probably start getting used to. For anything else Project Athia, though, we’ll just have to wait and see.
Stray
Annapurna Interactive debuted footage from Stray. Set in a dystopian world where robots scavenge the streets for survival and cats act as delivery critters, Stray looks like a unique take on the cyberpunk genre — because you’re the cat. We’ll be keeping an eye on Stray as we learn more ahead of its 2021 launch.
Returnal
Returnal is a brand-new IP for Sony Worldwide Studios from Housemarque. It follows an astronaut who can’t escape an endless cycle of exploration, entrapment, and death. Somehow, the world she explores with every cycle of rebirth becomes a part of her — at the cost of her sanity. So she keeps fighting and tries to uncover the truth in the possibly vain hope of escaping this cycle.
It’s a departure from the studio that’s cut its teeth on games like Resogun, Nex Machina, and Matterfall.
Sackboy: A Big Adventure
Sumo Digital debuted their latest title: Sackboy: A Big Adventure. Think Little BigPlanet, where all the best possible level designs got crammed into a 3D platformer that’s bursting at the seams with charm. Sackboy’s journey takes him through all kinds of varied locales, from a desert oasis to the high seas, all with the series’ signature charm and style.
Destruction Allstars
Destruction Allstars is basically what happens when you inject (more) steroids into a monster truck rally and a wrestling match, then throw them in a cage and give them weapons. It’s bright, loud, and chaotic. It’s Twisted Metal with a Rocket League skin, and it currently has no release date.
Kena Bridge of Spirits
Ember Lab presented Kena: Bridge of Spirits, a charming-looking adventure about a young girl (Kena, presumably) learning to harness the power of the world around her. Her goal is aiding troubled spirits who come to her for help, but she’s not alone. She’s accompanied by a veritable army of adorably fuzzy creatures who carry items for her and generally act as support.
Goodbye Volcano High
After that was Goodbye Volcano High from Ko-Op, an introspective look at one character’s insecurities and doubts about stepping out and trying to find their destiny. That’s about all we know right now, other than it has a 2021 release window.
Oddworld: Soulstorm
Remember Oddworld Soulstorm? Well, we finally learned more about Oddworld Inhabitants’ new project.
Abe escaped his own terrible fate in New N’ Tastey, but now he’s got the future of his entire species resting on his shoulders — so, no big deal really. Except that failure is, according to creator Lorne Lanning, supposed to be devastating and hilarious at the same time.
The game will be exclusive to the PS4 and PS5. It will also launch on PC through the Epic Games Store.
Ghostwire Tokyo
The next PS5 game shown off was Ghostwire Tokyo, an enigmatic game about a Tokyo that’s gone very wrong indeed. You have special abilities that allow you to hear and sense things others can’t, and you have to fight to free Tokyo from the grip of an unknown menace. Ghostwire Tokyo launches in 2021 for PS5 and PC.
Jett: The Far Shore
Superbrothers’ Jett: The Far Shore is all about creating a new world where people can hope and dream, a world built on the rubble of failure and despair. We only got to see a cinematic trailer, but Jett: The Far Shore launches Holiday 2020, so we’ll probably learn more soon.
Godfall
It’s only fitting the first-known PS5 game, Godfall from Gearbox, made an appearance too. It’s definitely a huge step ahead of that “leaked” footage from last year. You’ll fight fearsome foes, gather godlike weapons, and strive to grow even stronger this holiday season when Godfall launches.
Solar Ash
Annapurna Interactive debuted another PS5 game, and it couldn’t be more of a departure from Stray. In Solar Ash, you play as an abstract-looking being navigating a lush and equally abstract world called the Ultravoid, “an unstoppable rift of despair ripping through space.”
We’ll be keeping an eye on Solar Ash leading up to its 2021 launch date.
Hitman 3
Next up was a new Hitman game, Hitman 3. The dev team calls it the dramatic conclusion to the trilogy and Agent 47’s most intimate and difficult case yet. The setting this time is Dubai, but other than a moody trailer, the only thing we know about Hitman 3 is its launch date: January 2021.
Astro’s Playroom
In a complete 180 from Hitman 3, we got a short look at Astro’s Playroom next. It’s a rollicking romp with every kind of platforming challenge and environment imaginable. It currently has no anticipated release date.
Little Devil Inside
Combine Monster Hunter with Tim Burton, and you’ll get Little Devil Inside. You’ll travel the world, hunting a number of fantastical beasts and trying to survive, all while a parallel storyline takes place in a grim-looking village somewhere else.
NBA 2K 21
While we did get a super short look at NBA 2K21, we can’t really say much about it because A.) it’s still in its pre-alpha phase, which means B.) there isn’t much to show. What we did see looks impressive, though, especially for alpha footage. Expect NBA 2K 21 in Fall 2021.
Bugsnax
Then there was the Bugsnax, a quirky adventure where you take on the characteristics of the bug snacks you eat. It’s another 3D platformer adventure game that also looks like it takes excellent advantage of the PS5’s engine. And Bugsnax is likely a PS5 launch title because it’ll release Holiday 2020.
Deathloop
Deathloop from Bethesda Softworks is a stealth-driven shooter, but not like you’d expect. You’ve got the power to rewind time, and everyone’s out to get you. Literally. The island’s main sport is hunting down the protagonist, Colt, who’s stuck on a loop as they try to take out eight targets to break free.
The only trouble is, Colt has a rival on the island of Black Reef. Her name’s Julianna, and she’s determined to keep him in the loop forever. It’s set to launch sometime in Holiday 2020.
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And that was PlayStation 5’s The Future of Gaming presentation. Sony’s Jim Ryan said there’s even more to share as we approach the PlayStation 5 launch date this holiday season, so stay tuned to GameSkinny for more PS5 news as it develops.
