State of Play (video program)
State of Play is a series of video programs produced by Sony Interactive Entertainment to showcase upcoming games for the PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, PlayStation VR, and PlayStation VR2 platforms. State of Play broadcasts are used by Sony to directly communicate with consumers about new software, hardware, and updates within the PlayStation ecosystem.
History
The State of Play format was introduced by Sony in March 2019 as a new way of engaging with the PlayStation community by delivering direct-to-consumer broadcasts, similar to Nintendo showcasing and revealing their games in Nintendo Direct presentations. The initiative represented a shift in how Sony markets its upcoming titles, moving away from large industry events like E3 in favor of a more controlled, proprietary, digital presentation format.Format
State of Play broadcasts vary in length and content, generally featuring a mix of announcements. These include new game reveals, gameplay footage, updates on previously announced titles, and occasionally hardware announcements. They are available to watch on video sharing and live-streaming platforms such as YouTube and Twitch. Sony also occasionally holds the PlayStation Showcase format, in which they announce new first-party titles produced by their internal PlayStation Studios. However, in recent years they started to announce such new titles in regular State of Plays as well.List of events
Alongside State of Play video programs, other digital PlayStation events without the "State of Play" branding are listed. The games featured are listed in the order they appeared during the respective event.| Name | Date | Duration | Games featured | |
| State of Play | Iron Man VR, Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled, No Man's Sky, ReadySet Heroes, Blood & Truth, Observation, Five Nights at Freddy's: Help Wanted, Concrete Genie, Days Gone, Mortal Kombat 11 | |||
| State of Play | Monster Hunter World: Iceborne, Riverbond, Predator: Hunting Grounds, MediEvil, Away: The Survival Series, Final Fantasy VII Remake | |||
| State of Play | Humanity, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, Wattam, Arise: A Simple Story, L.A. Noire: The VR Case Files, MediEvil, Civilization VI, Afterparty, The Last of Us Part II | |||
| State of Play | Untitled Goose Game, Spellbreak, Dreams, Superliminal, Paper Beast, Kingdom Hearts III Re Mind, Predator: Hunting Grounds, Babylon's Fall, Resident Evil 3, Ghost of Tsushima | |||
| Ghost of Tsushima – State of Play | Ghost of Tsushima | |||
| The Last of Us Part II – State of Play | The Last of Us Part II | |||
| PS5 – The Future of Gaming Show | Grand Theft Auto V, Spider-Man: Miles Morales, Gran Turismo 7, Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart, Project Athia, Stray, Returnal, Sackboy: A Big Adventure, Destruction AllStars, Kena: Bridge of Spirits, Goodbye Volcano High, Oddworld: Soulstorm, Ghostwire: Tokyo, Jett: The Far Shore, Godfall, Solar Ash, Hitman 3, Astro's Playroom, Little Devil Inside, NBA 2K21, Bugsnax, Demon's Souls, Deathloop, Resident Evil Village, Pragmata, Horizon Forbidden West | |||
| State of Play | Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time, Hitman 3, Braid, The Pathless, Spelunky 2, Genshin Impact, Aeon Must Die, Anno: Mutationem, Bugsnax, Vader Immortal: A Star Wars VR Series, Control: AWE, Auto Chess, The Pedestrian, Hood: Outlaws & Legends, Temtem, Godfall | |||
| PlayStation 5 Showcase | Final Fantasy XVI, Spider-Man: Miles Morales, Hogwarts Legacy, Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War, Resident Evil Village, Deathloop, Devil May Cry 5: Special Edition, Oddworld: Soulstorm, Five Nights at Freddy's: Security Breach, Demon's Souls, Fortnite Battle Royale, God of War Ragnarök | |||
| Demon's Souls – State of Play | Demon's Souls | |||
| State of Play | Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time, Returnal, Knockout City, Sifu, Solar Ash, Five Nights at Freddy's: Security Breach, Oddworld: Soulstorm, Kena: Bridge of Spirits, Deathloop, Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade | |||
| State of Play | Subnautica: Below Zero, Among Us, Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart | |||
| Horizon Forbidden West – State of Play | Horizon Forbidden West | |||
| State of Play | Moss: Book II, Arcadegeddon, Tribes of Midgard, F.I.S.T.: Forged In Shadow Torch, Hunter's Arena: Legends, Sifu, Jett: The Far Shore, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Hinokami Chronicles, Lost Judgment, Death Stranding Director’s Cut, Deathloop | |||
| PlayStation Showcase 2021 | Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic — Remake, Stellar Blade, Tiny Tina's Wonderlands, Forspoken, Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Extraction, Alan Wake Remastered, Grand Theft Auto V, Ghostwire: Tokyo, Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy, Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodhunt, Deathloop, Tchia, Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves Collection, Marvel's Wolverine, Gran Turismo 7, Marvel's Spider-Man 2, God of War Ragnarök | |||
| State of Play | Deathverse: Let It Die, We Are OFK, Bugsnax: The Isle of BIGsnax, Five Nights at Freddy's: Security Breach, Death's Door, KartRider: Drift, King of Fighters XV, First Class Trouble, Star Ocean: The Divine Force, Little Devil Inside | |||
| Gran Turismo 7 – State of Play | Gran Turismo 7 | |||
| State of Play | Exoprimal, Ghostwire: Tokyo, Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin, Forspoken, Gundam Evolution, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Cowabunga Collection, GigaBash, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: All Star Battle R, Trek to Yomi, Returnal: Ascension, The DioField Chronicle, Valkyrie Elysium | |||
| Hogwarts Legacy – State of Play | Hogwarts Legacy | |||
| State of Play | Resident Evil 4, Resident Evil Village VR Mode, The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners – Chapter 2: Retribution, No Man’s Sky, Horizon Call of the Mountain, Marvel's Spider-Man Remastered, Stray, The Callisto Protocol, Rollerdrome, Eternights, Street Fighter 6, Tunic, Season: A Letter to the Future, Final Fantasy XVI | |||
| State of Play | Tekken 8, Star Wars: Tales from the Galaxy’s Edge – Enhanced Edition, Demeo, Like a Dragon: Ishin, Hogwarts Legacy, Pacific Drive, Synduality, Stellar Blade, Rise of the Ronin, God of War Ragnarök | |||
| State of Play | The Foglands, Green Hell VR, Synapse, Journey to Foundation, Before Your Eyes, Destiny 2: Lightfall, Tchia, Humanity, Goodbye Volcano High, Naruto X Boruto Ultimate Ninja Storm Connections, Baldur's Gate 3, Wayfinder, Street Fighter 6, Resident Evil 4, Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League | |||
| Final Fantasy XVI – State of Play | Final Fantasy XVI | |||
| PlayStation Showcase 2023 | FairGame$, Helldivers 2, Immortals of Aveum, Ghostrunner 2, Phantom Blade Zero, Sword of the Sea, The Talos Principle 2, Neva, Cat Quest: Pirates of the Purribean, Foamstars, The Plucky Squire, Teardown, Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater, Towers of Aghasba, Final Fantasy XVI, Alan Wake 2, Assassin's Creed Mirage, Revenant Hill, Granblue Fantasy: Relink, Street Fighter 6, Ultros, Tower of Fantasy, Dragon's Dogma 2, Five Nights at Freddy's: Help Wanted 2, Resident Evil 4 VR Mode, Arizona Sunshine 2, Crossfire: Sierra Squad, Synapse, Beat Saber, Marathon, Destiny 2: The Final Shape, Concord, Marvel's Spider-Man 2 | |||
| State of Play | Baby Steps, Roblox, Ghostbusters: Rise of the Ghost Lord, Resident Evil 4: Separate Ways, Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora, Ghostrunner 2, Helldivers 2, Marvel's Spider-Man 2, Tales of Arise: Beyond The Dawn, Honkai: Star Rail, Foamstars, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth | |||
| State of Play | Helldivers 2, Stellar Blade, Sonic X Shadow Generations, Zenless Zone Zero, Foamstars, Dave the Diver, V Rising, Silent Hill: The Short Message, Silent Hill 2, Judas, Metro Awakening VR, Legendary Tales, Dragon's Dogma 2, Rise of the Ronin, Until Dawn, Death Stranding 2: On the Beach, Physint | |||
| Final Fantasy VII Rebirth – State of Play | Final Fantasy VII Rebirth | |||
| State of Play | Concord, God of War Ragnarök, Dynasty Warriors: Origins, Infinity Nikki, Ballad of Antara, Behemoth, Alien: Rogue Incursion, Marvel Rivals, Where Winds Meet, Until Dawn, Path of Exile 2, Silent Hill 2, Monster Hunter Wilds, Astro Bot | |||
| State of Play | Astro Bot, The Midnight Walk, Hell Is Us, Metro Awakening VR, ArcheAge Chronicles, Palworld, Lunar Remastered Collection, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge, Sonic X Shadow Generations, Fantasian Neo Dimension, Dragon Age: The Veilguard, Alan Wake 2: The Lake House, Hitman World of Assassination VR Mode, Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 1 & 2 Remastered, Fear the Spotlight, Towers of Aghasba, Lego Fortnite, Dynasty Warriors: Origins, Monster Hunter Wilds, Lego Horizon Adventures, Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered, Stellar Blade, Ghost of Yōtei | |||
| State of Play | Monster Hunter Wilds, Shinobi: Art of Vengeance, Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds, Digimon Time Stranger, Lost Soul Aside, Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii, Dave the Diver: Ichiban’s Holiday, Splitgate 2, WWE 2K25, Borderlands 4, Split Fiction, Directive 8020, Five Nights At Freddy’s: Secret of the Mimic, The Midnight Walk, Darwin’s Paradox!, Warriors: Abyss, Onimusha 2: Samurai's Destiny, Onimusha: Way of the Sword, Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater, Hell Is Us, Lies of P: Overture, Dreams of Another, Days Gone Remastered, Stellar Blade, Lost Records: Bloom & Rage - Tape 1, Blue Prince, Abiotic Factor, Tides of Annihilation, Metal Eden, MindsEye, Saros | |||
| Borderlands 4 – State of Play | Borderlands 4 | |||
| State of Play | Lumines Arise, Pragmata, Romeo is a Dead Man, Silent Hill f, Bloodstained: The Scarlet Engagement, Digimon Story: Time Stranger, Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles, Baby Steps, Hirogami, Everybody's Golf Hot Shots, Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound, Cairn, Mortal Kombat Legacy Kollection, Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater, Nioh 3, Thief VR: Legacy of Shadow, Tides of Tomorrow, Astro Bot, Sea of Remnants, Sword of the Sea, FBC: Firebreak, 007 First Light, Ghost of Yōtei, Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls | |||
| Ghost of Yōtei – State of Play | Ghost of Yōtei | |||
| 007 First Light – State of Play | 007 First Light | |||
| State of Play | Saros, Zero Parades, Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024, Battlefield 6, Deus Ex Remastered, Halloween: The Game, The Seven Deadly Sins: Origin, Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds, Nioh 3, Dynasty Warriors 3: Complete Edition Remastered, Code Vein II, Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles, Let It Die Inferno, Chronoscript: The Endless End, Crimson Desert, Gran Turismo 7, Marvel's Wolverine | |||
| State of Play Japan | Dragon Quest VII Reimagined, InKonbini: One Store, Many Stories, Coffee Talk Tokyo, BrokenLore: Unfollow, BrokenLore: Ascend, Fatal Frame II: Crimson Butterfly Remake, Gran Turismo 7, No Sleep for Kaname Date – From AI: The Somnium Files, Tokyo Xtreme Racer, Once Upon a Katamari, Pac-Man World 2 Re-Pac, Digimon Story: Time Stranger, Super Robot Wars Y, Never Grave: The Witch and The Curse, BlazBlue Entropy Effect X, Octopath Traveler 0, Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls, Elden Ring Nightreign - The Forsaken Hollows |