At the recently aired State of Play from a few hours ago, many publishers and developers announced games for PS4 and PS5. Some of these were also confirmed to be multi-platform soon after the event. The showcase was promoted to have a focus on Japanese publishers, and it delivered in unexpected ways including one fantastic announcement for the Western game Returnal. The best announcement for me is definitely Konami’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Cowabunga Collection.
State of Play March 2022 – announcements and trailers
Exoprimal from Capcom for PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and PC
Ghostwire: Tokyo gets a new trailer
Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin gets a demo on PS5, PS4, and Xbox
JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: All Star Battle R announced for PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Switch, and PC
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Cowabunga Collection announced for PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Switch, and PC
Real-time strategy RPG The DioField Chronicle announced for PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Switch, and PC
Forspoken delayed to October, new trailer released
Free-to-play FPS Gundam Evolution announced for PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and PC
Action RPG Valkyrie Elysium announced for PS5, PS4, and PC
Overall, there were many surprisingly good announcements. Hopefully the next showing for Valkyrie Elysium is better. It is great to see the TMNT collection get confirmed to have a physical release right from the start as well. Many are likely disappointed at no Final Fantasy XVI news but hopefully Square Enix does showcase that soon.
