PlayStation Fans Should Keep an Eye on February 1

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As always, the new year has kicked off with a ton of rumors. Many believe a Nintendo Direct is forthcoming, while others have been eyeing the Sony's PlayStation space. Of course, nothing that comes soon is likely to be as massive as Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard, but many are still looking forward to new games and release dates for this year, not next.

And, as always, the rumors centered around these events should be taken with a grain of salt. All good rumors live and die by their source, and while some reasonably believable sources have indicated Sony will host a State of Play event focused on Horizon Forbidden West that will take place on February 3, it's still best to keep expectations in check. However, for anyone who has been keeping up with State of Plays, there’s another major component of this: timing.

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Last year, every State of Play event took place on a Thursday except one. This means that anyone who is creating fake leaks for State of Plays knows to use a Thursday, but it does go a little further than that. When considering if this is a pattern or not, the only State of Play to not take place on Thursday—the October 2021 State of Play—can be removed from the pool. This State of Play caused some online debate about the branding of State of Plays, as it largely focused on smaller indie games. Indie lovers, of course, cherished it, but many were expecting bigger games.

That’s not the real catcher though: counting the mainline State of Play events (February, April, May, July 2021), every single one of them was revealed on the Tuesday beforehand, except one. For some reason or another, the April State of Play was announced on