State of Play (March 2022): What To Expect & Where To Watch
Sony has announced that a new State of Play event will take place on March 9. This will be a Sony PlayStation livestream that is expected to run for twenty minutes and will mostly feature games from Japanese publishers, though there will be other content during the show. The new State of Play is hot on the heels of the release of two big PlayStation exclusives, as Gran Turismo 7 and Horizon Forbidden West are finally available on PS4 and PS5, so Sony needs to add some fresh games to its schedule, as well as offering hard release dates for games that were announced, like God of War Ragnarok.
The most recent State of Play happened in October 2021 and it's clear that Sony hasn't quite managed to match the formula of the Nintendo Direct. The last State of Play mostly focused on smaller titles, which left fans wondering why the show was even made, as it had no big announcements for future PlayStation exclusives. The PS5 is currently ahead of the Xbox Series X/S in sales, but that could easily change, especially following the news of Microsoft's planned acquisition of Activision Blizzard. The most recent Nintendo Direct was filled with announcements for exciting new games and the recent Pokémon Direct helped make the Switch's 2022 schedule even more exciting, and Sony should be looking to inspire the same levels of hype in its show. The PS4 and PS5 have had a strong start in 2022, but the latter half of the year is dry, which is why fans are excited for the prospect of a new State of Play.
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