PlayStation third-person sci-fi RPG shooter allegedly leaked for PS5; developed on Unreal Engine 5

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Gameplay footage for an alleged new IP PlayStation title has been leaked online, showcasing third-person over-the-shoulder combat in a sci-fi setting. Expected to arrive as a PS5 title, the reportedly RPG title is being co-developed by PlayStation's XDev studio on Unreal Engine 5 and is certainly a good few years away from releasing.

The gameplay footage was first released on IconEra by user John Elden Ring, along with the aforementioned details regarding the science friction settings and it seems to be an RPG that's developed on Unreal Engine 5 by XDev. The few-seconds-long clip features a male character pointing his gun and moving across a platform whilst a massive creature bearing similarities to Venom from Spider-Man climbs up a giant structure.

PlayStation's XDev studio is well-known for collaborating with third-party developers for mainly PlayStation-exclusive titles. The British studio has worked on several titles before, including the Little Big Planet and Sackboy series with Sumo Digital; Heavy Rain, Beyond Two Souls, and Detroit: Become Human with Quantic Dream; Until Dawn with Supermassive Games; and Death Stranding with Kojima Productions. The studio is also working on Stellar Blade and Rise of the Ronin alongside Shift Up and Team Ninja, respectively.

While the leak suggested that XDev was a developer of the title, it's more than likely being led by another PlayStation first-party or an external third-party studio for a PS5 title. While it's very hard to guess the lead developer of the project, the genre and the type of expected gameplay can easily be deduced from the snippet.

The leak also suggested that the game is being developed on Unreal Engine 5. Epic Games' Unreal Engine 5 is quickly becoming an industry