5 biggest announcements of PlayStation State of Play 2022 - Marvel Spider-Man PC, Final Fantasy XVI, and more

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Since its start in 2019, State of Play events have been used by Sony to reveal new plans. The lastest edition, a semi-regular digital event, occurred in March 2022, when they dropped a trailer for Hogwarts Legacy.

Unlike full E3-styled press conferences, State of Play is generally a short event featuring trailers of games in the works. The latest State of Play took place yesterday, June 2.

With Sony’s strategy of releasing their most popular titles for PC, Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered is the next exclusive for PC gamers to get their hands on. Initially launched for the PS5 in 2021, the game contains the original 2018 campaign and The City That Never Sleeps DLC.

Nixxes Studios, responsible for the project, has announced the launch date as August 12, 2022, and the game is expected to be available on Steam and the Epic Games Store.

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For PC fans of Spider-Man, this is easily the most important announcement at the 2022 PlayStation State of Play.

A VR adaptation of the critically acclaimed Horizon Franchise, Call of the Mountain, was announced without a definite release date. Players will shoot arrows, zipline across chasms, and climb up cliffs while in control of a new character called Ryas, a former Shadow Carja warrior.

Being made for Sony’s next-generation headset, PSVR2, the game seems to boast high levels of graphics and allows players to experience Horizon’s gorgeous environment and intimidating machines up close and personal. This edition of PlayStation State of Play confirms Sony’s intentions of a strong VR presence in the future.

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Resident Evil 4 remake

Initially released in 2005 for the ps2, Resident Evil 4 was one of the most popular titles in the franchise. At the