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The 21 Greatest Things About to Happen to Your PlayStation 4
PlayStation VR
One of Sony's biggest attractions at this year's E3 is the PlayStation VR (PSVR). The virtual reality headset requires a PS4 console and will launch with a slate of surprisingly cool, fully immersive games.
It will be available this October for $399, though you'll need to shell out extra for the required PlayStation Camera if you don't already have one.
Image credit: Sony
Final Fantasy XV
Unlike most games in the Final Fantasy series, XV has a modern, Earth-like setting -- much in-game travel is done by car. The new button-mapped Active Cross Battle system pulls more from Kingdom Hearts than it does classic menu-based Final Fantasy titles, with each battle seamlessly integrated into the world around you.
Final Fantasy XV is slated for release on September 30, 2016.
Image credit: Square Enix
A virtual Final Fantasy experience
But that's not all: Final Fantasy XV also includes integration with the PSVR headset. Sony's trailer for the game features Prompto engaged in a first-person-perspective battle with a behemoth.
It's still unclear how deep this VR experience will be, but the mere hint of its inclusion has us dreaming of virtual Chocobo races already.
Image credit: Square Enix
God of War
Sony's latest God of War -- more like Dad of War, AMIRITE? -- stars an older Kratos and his young son who is, clearly, still getting his footing as a warrior. Don't worry, though: There's plenty of brutal, bone-crunching action to be had in the game, too.
No release date has been given.
Image credit: SCEA
Death Stranding
Legendary video game developer Hideo Kojima drew a massive round of applause at Sony's E3 keynote when he unveiled his first post-Konami game, Death Stranding.
In the surreal trailer, Norman Reedus (The Walking Dead) is naked on a black-sand beach with a baby he's connected to by an umbilical cord. And then ... uh ... you should probably just watch it for yourself; it's weird and wonderful stuff.
Image credit: Kojima Productions
It's a weird, weird, action-based game
Details about the game are incredibly thin, but in his post-teaser interviews, Kojima suggested much of it would be action-based. But he did note that "it's something completely different from what (gamers are) used to."
No release date for the game has been given.
Spider-Man
Peter Parker is coming exclusively to the PlayStation 4. And he's never looked better.
No release date for the game has been set. You can check out the game's E3 teaser here on GameSpot.
Image credit: Insomniac Games
Resident Evil 7
You may have the guts to take on Resident Evil's zombie horde in third-person, but can you handle it in first? Resident Evil 7: Biohazard is the first game in the series to be fully compatible in virtual reality. And yes, it's as absolutely terrifying as it sounds.
Prepare multiple changes of underwear for the game's January 24, 2017 launch.
Image credit: Capcom
Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare
The thirteenth installment in the popular Activision franchise is a sharp change from the usual Call of Duty game. The gameplay footage showcased during Sony's E3 keynote shows gun battles in zero-gravity environments and spacecraft dogfights.
The game, due for release on November 4, 2016, is not a PlayStation 4 exclusive. Those who play on Sony's system will, however, be the first to gain access to the game's DLC.
Image credit: Activision
Gran Turismo Sport ...
Ready to take car porn to the next level, Sony's Gran Turismo Sport features 137 vehicles from 27 different manufacturers -- all of which look and sound more authentic than ever before.
Also new are social networking features, a Photo Scapes mode for enhanced screenshots, and GT Sport Live for eSports competitions and those who enjoy streaming on Twitch.
Gran Turismo Sport will be coming to the PlayStation 4 on November 15, 2016. You can view the game's trailer here on GameSpot.
Image credit: Sony
... is one stunningly beautiful game.
Also new to the series are social networking features, a Photo Scapes mode for enhanced screenshots, and GT Sport Live for esports competitions and those who enjoy streaming on Twitch.
Weather and damage modeling, though, are out.
Image credit: SCEA
The Last Guardian is finally here!
Team Ico's The Last Guardian, the story of a young boy and his massive chimera protector Trico, was originally slated for release in 2011. Thankfully, the game's development hasn't turned into a never-ending story -- Sony announced an October 25, 2016 release date during it's E3 keynote.
Image credit: SCEA
South Park: The Fractured But Whole
The curiously named South Park: The Fractured But Whole is a brilliant satire of the current state of the comics industry -- or, at least, that's what its E3 2016 trailer suggests. In it, the boys find themselves divided in a "Civil War" over Cartman's (AKA The Coon's) plan to monetize their superhero alter egos. And your "new kid" character, again, is caught in the middle.
South Park: The Fractured But Whole launches for PS4, Xbox One, and PC on December 6, 2016. You can check out its hilarious E3 trailer right here on GameSpot.
Image credit: Ubisoft
Watch those micro aggressions, bro.
In the game's new E3 trailer, the boys find themselves divided in a "Civil War" over Cartman's (AKA The Coon's) plan to monetize their superhero alter egos. And your "new kid" character, again, is caught in the middle.
Just don't forget to bring a towel.
Image credit: Ubisoft
Final Fantasy VII remake
After years of re-releasing the same Super Nintendo Final Fantasy titles over and over again, Square is finally giving FF fanatics what they've been craving: A remake of Final Fantasy VII. The ambitious project will be split over multiple, full-length games (similar to Final Fantasy XIII, director Yoshinori Kitase confirmed) and will feature full voice acting.
The first game is expected for release sometime in 2017 or 2018.
Image credit: Square Enix
Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age
But that's not the only Square Enix RPG remake garnering attention. Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac, a beautifully remastered version of the original PS2 title, is also getting new life on the PS4.
Final Fantasy fanatics can expect to join Vaan, Balthier, Fran, Ashe and the rest in Ivalice sometime in 2017.
Image credit: Square Enix
Crash Bandicoot is back!
If Crash Bandicoot's cameo in Uncharted 4 brought back some amazing memories, you'll love this news: The retro-gaming character is coming to the PlayStation 4 in Crash Bandicoot Remastered (no release date announced). He'll also be making an appearance in Skylanders Imaginators, coming Oct. 16.
Image credit: Activision
Days Gone
Prefer mowing down zombies with heavy weaponry to cowering from them in fear? Then check out Days Gone.
You play a biker renegade who roams the roads of the Pacific Northwest with a seemingly endless supply of bullets. And you'll need them all to take on the massive swarms of infected in this brutal, open-world survival horror game.
No release date has been set.
Image credit: SCEA
Persona 5
After a long, 7-year wait, quirky high-school-simulation-slash-JRPG series Persona is back for a fifth installment. And we couldn't be more excited.
We're already in love with the art style. Battles look gorgeous -- even the game's menu system is blowing us away. Given the past successes of the Altus series, we're similarly optimistic about its uniquely Japanese setting, its story and the character development that its many misfits will undergo.
Persona 5 launches in Japan later this year; U.S. audiences will need to wait until February 14, 2017 to give it a play.
Image credit: Altus
... is one bizarre game. (In a good way.)
We're already in love with the art style. Battles look gorgeous -- even the game's menu system is blowing us away. Given the past successes of the Altus series, we're similarly optimistic about its uniquely Japanese setting, its niche story and the character development that its many misfits will undergo.
Image credit: Altus
Kingdom Hearts 3
We don't know when this game is coming out, but we do know a few details: The latest in the Square/Disney mashup series will include characters from the new Tangled and Big Hero 6 franchises.
Image credit: Square Enix
Detroit: Become Human
We are beyond intrigued by the trailer for Quantic Dream's new thriller Detroit: Beyond Human. In it, android Connor undergoes an intense hostage negotiation with a fellow android over the life of a young girl. Choices you make during the negotiation have a dramatic impact on its final outcome, with an incredibly deep tree of possible outcomes.
No release date has been set.
Image credit: SCEA
Horizon Zero Dawn
This Guerrilla Games action RPG stars Aloy, a woman living in a post-apocalyptic Earth where mankind has fallen and been replaced by machines. In the 8 minutes of gameplay showcased at E3 2016, we can see Aloy taking on large, dangerous machines in the wilderness by analyzing them and targeting their weak points.
Image credit: SCEA
Batman: Arkham VR
The first virtual reality installment of the Arkham series allows you to play as Batman "entirely in the first-person." The teaser doesn't reveal much, but Principal designer Bill Green writes on the PlayStation blog that the game is "a murder mystery in the style of the classic Batman comic books, but with a strong dose of dark psychology that the Arkham games are well known for."
The game is due for October 2016 release as a PSVR launch title.
Image credit: Warner Bros. Interactive
Destiny: Rise of Iron (DLC)
Destiny fans, rejoice: The game's new Rise of Iron expansion features two new areas, a new raid, new and updated strikes, more Crucible maps, new weapons (including a badass flaming war axe) and more. And best of all, it's coming soon.
The only catch? This Destiny expansion won't be coming to the PlayStation 3 -- you'll need to own all the previous expansions on a current-gen system to play it.
The Destiny: Rise of Iron expansion launches on September 20 for $30.
Image credit: Bungie
The Division: Survival (DLC)
Bullets aren't the only danger in the second expansion for Tom Clancy's The Division. In the new Survival mode, you need to figure out how to deal with a lack of food, a lack of water, and exposure to the harsh elements.
Survival will launch later this summer.
More...
One of Sony's biggest attractions at this year's E3 is the PlayStation VR (PSVR). The virtual reality headset requires a PS4 console and will launch with a slate of surprisingly cool, fully immersive games.
It will be available this October for $399, though you'll need to shell out extra for the required PlayStation Camera if you don't already have one.
Image credit: Sony
Final Fantasy XV
Unlike most games in the Final Fantasy series, XV has a modern, Earth-like setting -- much in-game travel is done by car. The new button-mapped Active Cross Battle system pulls more from Kingdom Hearts than it does classic menu-based Final Fantasy titles, with each battle seamlessly integrated into the world around you.
Final Fantasy XV is slated for release on September 30, 2016.
Image credit: Square Enix
A virtual Final Fantasy experience
But that's not all: Final Fantasy XV also includes integration with the PSVR headset. Sony's trailer for the game features Prompto engaged in a first-person-perspective battle with a behemoth.
It's still unclear how deep this VR experience will be, but the mere hint of its inclusion has us dreaming of virtual Chocobo races already.
Image credit: Square Enix
God of War
Sony's latest God of War -- more like Dad of War, AMIRITE? -- stars an older Kratos and his young son who is, clearly, still getting his footing as a warrior. Don't worry, though: There's plenty of brutal, bone-crunching action to be had in the game, too.
No release date has been given.
Image credit: SCEA
Death Stranding
Legendary video game developer Hideo Kojima drew a massive round of applause at Sony's E3 keynote when he unveiled his first post-Konami game, Death Stranding.
In the surreal trailer, Norman Reedus (The Walking Dead) is naked on a black-sand beach with a baby he's connected to by an umbilical cord. And then ... uh ... you should probably just watch it for yourself; it's weird and wonderful stuff.
Image credit: Kojima Productions
It's a weird, weird, action-based game
Details about the game are incredibly thin, but in his post-teaser interviews, Kojima suggested much of it would be action-based. But he did note that "it's something completely different from what (gamers are) used to."
No release date for the game has been given.
Spider-Man
Peter Parker is coming exclusively to the PlayStation 4. And he's never looked better.
No release date for the game has been set. You can check out the game's E3 teaser here on GameSpot.
Image credit: Insomniac Games
Resident Evil 7
You may have the guts to take on Resident Evil's zombie horde in third-person, but can you handle it in first? Resident Evil 7: Biohazard is the first game in the series to be fully compatible in virtual reality. And yes, it's as absolutely terrifying as it sounds.
Prepare multiple changes of underwear for the game's January 24, 2017 launch.
Image credit: Capcom
Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare
The thirteenth installment in the popular Activision franchise is a sharp change from the usual Call of Duty game. The gameplay footage showcased during Sony's E3 keynote shows gun battles in zero-gravity environments and spacecraft dogfights.
The game, due for release on November 4, 2016, is not a PlayStation 4 exclusive. Those who play on Sony's system will, however, be the first to gain access to the game's DLC.
Image credit: Activision
Gran Turismo Sport ...
Ready to take car porn to the next level, Sony's Gran Turismo Sport features 137 vehicles from 27 different manufacturers -- all of which look and sound more authentic than ever before.
Also new are social networking features, a Photo Scapes mode for enhanced screenshots, and GT Sport Live for eSports competitions and those who enjoy streaming on Twitch.
Gran Turismo Sport will be coming to the PlayStation 4 on November 15, 2016. You can view the game's trailer here on GameSpot.
Image credit: Sony
... is one stunningly beautiful game.
Also new to the series are social networking features, a Photo Scapes mode for enhanced screenshots, and GT Sport Live for esports competitions and those who enjoy streaming on Twitch.
Weather and damage modeling, though, are out.
Image credit: SCEA
The Last Guardian is finally here!
Team Ico's The Last Guardian, the story of a young boy and his massive chimera protector Trico, was originally slated for release in 2011. Thankfully, the game's development hasn't turned into a never-ending story -- Sony announced an October 25, 2016 release date during it's E3 keynote.
Image credit: SCEA
South Park: The Fractured But Whole
The curiously named South Park: The Fractured But Whole is a brilliant satire of the current state of the comics industry -- or, at least, that's what its E3 2016 trailer suggests. In it, the boys find themselves divided in a "Civil War" over Cartman's (AKA The Coon's) plan to monetize their superhero alter egos. And your "new kid" character, again, is caught in the middle.
South Park: The Fractured But Whole launches for PS4, Xbox One, and PC on December 6, 2016. You can check out its hilarious E3 trailer right here on GameSpot.
Image credit: Ubisoft
Watch those micro aggressions, bro.
In the game's new E3 trailer, the boys find themselves divided in a "Civil War" over Cartman's (AKA The Coon's) plan to monetize their superhero alter egos. And your "new kid" character, again, is caught in the middle.
Just don't forget to bring a towel.
Image credit: Ubisoft
Final Fantasy VII remake
After years of re-releasing the same Super Nintendo Final Fantasy titles over and over again, Square is finally giving FF fanatics what they've been craving: A remake of Final Fantasy VII. The ambitious project will be split over multiple, full-length games (similar to Final Fantasy XIII, director Yoshinori Kitase confirmed) and will feature full voice acting.
The first game is expected for release sometime in 2017 or 2018.
Image credit: Square Enix
Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age
But that's not the only Square Enix RPG remake garnering attention. Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac, a beautifully remastered version of the original PS2 title, is also getting new life on the PS4.
Final Fantasy fanatics can expect to join Vaan, Balthier, Fran, Ashe and the rest in Ivalice sometime in 2017.
Image credit: Square Enix
Crash Bandicoot is back!
If Crash Bandicoot's cameo in Uncharted 4 brought back some amazing memories, you'll love this news: The retro-gaming character is coming to the PlayStation 4 in Crash Bandicoot Remastered (no release date announced). He'll also be making an appearance in Skylanders Imaginators, coming Oct. 16.
Image credit: Activision
Days Gone
Prefer mowing down zombies with heavy weaponry to cowering from them in fear? Then check out Days Gone.
You play a biker renegade who roams the roads of the Pacific Northwest with a seemingly endless supply of bullets. And you'll need them all to take on the massive swarms of infected in this brutal, open-world survival horror game.
No release date has been set.
Image credit: SCEA
Persona 5
After a long, 7-year wait, quirky high-school-simulation-slash-JRPG series Persona is back for a fifth installment. And we couldn't be more excited.
We're already in love with the art style. Battles look gorgeous -- even the game's menu system is blowing us away. Given the past successes of the Altus series, we're similarly optimistic about its uniquely Japanese setting, its story and the character development that its many misfits will undergo.
Persona 5 launches in Japan later this year; U.S. audiences will need to wait until February 14, 2017 to give it a play.
Image credit: Altus
... is one bizarre game. (In a good way.)
We're already in love with the art style. Battles look gorgeous -- even the game's menu system is blowing us away. Given the past successes of the Altus series, we're similarly optimistic about its uniquely Japanese setting, its niche story and the character development that its many misfits will undergo.
Image credit: Altus
Kingdom Hearts 3
We don't know when this game is coming out, but we do know a few details: The latest in the Square/Disney mashup series will include characters from the new Tangled and Big Hero 6 franchises.
Image credit: Square Enix
Detroit: Become Human
We are beyond intrigued by the trailer for Quantic Dream's new thriller Detroit: Beyond Human. In it, android Connor undergoes an intense hostage negotiation with a fellow android over the life of a young girl. Choices you make during the negotiation have a dramatic impact on its final outcome, with an incredibly deep tree of possible outcomes.
No release date has been set.
Image credit: SCEA
Horizon Zero Dawn
This Guerrilla Games action RPG stars Aloy, a woman living in a post-apocalyptic Earth where mankind has fallen and been replaced by machines. In the 8 minutes of gameplay showcased at E3 2016, we can see Aloy taking on large, dangerous machines in the wilderness by analyzing them and targeting their weak points.
Image credit: SCEA
Batman: Arkham VR
The first virtual reality installment of the Arkham series allows you to play as Batman "entirely in the first-person." The teaser doesn't reveal much, but Principal designer Bill Green writes on the PlayStation blog that the game is "a murder mystery in the style of the classic Batman comic books, but with a strong dose of dark psychology that the Arkham games are well known for."
The game is due for October 2016 release as a PSVR launch title.
Image credit: Warner Bros. Interactive
Destiny: Rise of Iron (DLC)
Destiny fans, rejoice: The game's new Rise of Iron expansion features two new areas, a new raid, new and updated strikes, more Crucible maps, new weapons (including a badass flaming war axe) and more. And best of all, it's coming soon.
The only catch? This Destiny expansion won't be coming to the PlayStation 3 -- you'll need to own all the previous expansions on a current-gen system to play it.
The Destiny: Rise of Iron expansion launches on September 20 for $30.
Image credit: Bungie
The Division: Survival (DLC)
Bullets aren't the only danger in the second expansion for Tom Clancy's The Division. In the new Survival mode, you need to figure out how to deal with a lack of food, a lack of water, and exposure to the harsh elements.
Survival will launch later this summer.
More...