Spider-Man 2, Project Q handheld headline PlayStation Showcase
Sony today aired its PlayStation Showcase 2023 on its Twitch and YouTube channels. The hour-long show culminated with a look at Sony's new dedicated remote streaming device Project Q, and an extended trailer for Spider-Man 2.
The Project Q handheld will have an 8-inch HD screen and allow remote play over wifi from the PS5. Sony also announced its PlayStation-branded Bluetooth earbuds for PS5 and PC, with further details on both products to come.
As for Spider-Man 2, the clip covered a bit more of the game's story than had been seen before and a lengthy gameplay segment including Insomniac's take on villains like Kraven the Hunter, The Lizard, and Venom (or at least the black-and-white alien symbiote suit). The game is set for release this fall.
Before all that, the show opened with a cinematic trailer for Haven Studios' debut title Fairgame$, showing competing teams of three trying to break into a corporation's vault.
That was followed by a Starship Troopers-esque propaganda commercial for Arrowhead's Helldivers 2, a team-based shooter where players take on insect-like aliens throughout the galaxy as part of a "peacekeeping" force spreading democracy. The game is set for release this year on PC and PS5.
Cruel Man Studio's samurai action title Phantom Blade 0 was shown off with plenty of parkour-inspired traversal and some over-the-top enemies including one wielding a tool straight out of Master of the Flying Guillotine. The game was billed as "coming to PS5."
Giant Squid's next game Sword of the Seas was also debuted. It features a caped character using a sword-like skateboard as they traverse a Journey-like desert, complete with flying dragon-like creatures.
Nomada Studio also had a look at its next game, Neva
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