State of Play (video program)

State of Play is a series of video programs produced by Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) to showcase upcoming games for the PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, PlayStation VR, and PlayStation VR2 platforms. State of Play broadcasts are used by Sony to directly communicate with consumers about new software, hardware, and updates within the PlayStation ecosystem.

State of Play
Logo since 2021
Genre	Video program
Frequency	Irregular
Years active	2019–present
Inaugurated	March 25, 2019 (2019-03-25)
Most recent	February 12, 2025 (2025-02-12)
Organized by	Sony Interactive Entertainment
Website	https://www.playstation.com/en-us/state-of-play/

History

The State of Play format was introduced by Sony in March 2019 as a new way of engaging with the PlayStation community by delivering direct-to-consumer broadcasts, similar to how Nintendo has been doing it prior with the Nintendo Direct.^[1] The initiative represents a shift in how Sony markets its upcoming titles, moving away from large industry events like E3 in favor of a more controlled, digital presentation format.

Format

State of Play broadcasts vary in length and content but generally feature a mix of announcements, including new game reveals, gameplay footage, updates on previously announced titles, and occasionally hardware announcements. They are available to watch on video sharing and live-streaming platforms such as YouTube and Twitch. Sony also occasionally holds the PlayStation Showcase format, in which they announce new first-party titles produced by their internal PlayStation Studios.^[2] However, in recent years they started to announce such new titles in regular State of Plays as well.^[3]

List of events

Alongside State of Play video programs, other digital PlayStation events without the "State of Play" branding are listed. The games featured are listed in the order they appeared during the respective event.

  State of Play

  Other PlayStation events

List of State of Play events

Name	Date	Duration	Games featured	Ref.
State of Play	March 25, 2019	19 minutes 49 seconds	Iron Man VR, Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled, No Man's Sky, ReadySet Heroes, Blood & Truth, Observation, Five Nights at Freddy's: Help Wanted, Concrete Genie, Days Gone, Mortal Kombat 11	[4][5][6]
State of Play	May 9, 2019	13 minutes	Monster Hunter World: Iceborne, Riverbond, Predator: Hunting Grounds, MediEvil, Away: The Survival Series, Final Fantasy VII Remake	[7][8][9]
State of Play	September 24, 2019	21 minutes 41 seconds	Humanity, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, Wattam, Arise: A Simple Story, L.A. Noire: The VR Case Files, MediEvil, Civilization VI, Afterparty, The Last of Us Part II	[10][11][12]
State of Play	December 10, 2019	22 minutes 43 seconds	Untitled Goose Game, Spellbreak, Dreams, Superliminal, Paper Beast, Kingdom Hearts III Re Mind, Predator: Hunting Grounds, Babylon's Fall, Resident Evil 3, Ghost of Tsushima	[13][14][15]
Ghost of Tsushima – State of Play	May 14, 2020	18 minutes 40 seconds	Ghost of Tsushima	[16][17][18]
The Last of Us Part II – State of Play	May 27, 2020	23 minutes 33 seconds	The Last of Us Part II	[19][20][21]
PS5 – The Future of Gaming Show	June 11, 2020	1 hour 14 minutes 24 seconds	Grand Theft Auto V, Spider-Man: Miles Morales, Gran Turismo 7, Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart, Project Athia, Stray, Returnal, Sackboy: A Big Adventure, Destruction AllStars, Kena: Bridge of Spirits, Goodbye Volcano High, Oddworld: Soulstorm, Ghostwire: Tokyo, Jett: The Far Shore, Godfall, Solar Ash, Hitman 3, Astro's Playroom, Little Devil Inside, NBA 2K21, Bugsnax, Demon's Souls, Deathloop, Resident Evil Village, Pragmata, Horizon Forbidden West	[22][23][24]
State of Play	August 6, 2020	42 minutes 36 seconds	Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time, Hitman 3, Braid, The Pathless, Spelunky 2, Genshin Impact, Aeon Must Die, Anno: Mutationem, Bugsnax, Vader Immortal: A Star Wars VR Series, Control: AWE, Auto Chess, The Pedestrian, Hood: Outlaws & Legends, Temtem, Godfall	[25][26][27]
PlayStation 5 Showcase	September 16, 2020	47 minutes 52 seconds	Final Fantasy XVI, Spider-Man: Miles Morales, Hogwarts Legacy, Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War, Resident Evil Village, Deathloop, Devil May Cry 5: Special Edition, Oddworld: Soulstorm, Five Nights at Freddy's: Security Breach, Demon's Souls, Fortnite Battle Royale, God of War Ragnarök	[28][29][30]
Demon's Souls – State of Play	November 7, 2020	12 minutes 12 seconds	Demon's Souls	[31][32][33]
State of Play	February 25, 2021	31 minutes 52 seconds	Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time, Returnal, Knockout City, Sifu, Solar Ash, Five Nights at Freddy's: Security Breach, Oddworld: Soulstorm, Kena: Bridge of Spirits, Deathloop, Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade	[34][35][36]
State of Play	April 29, 2021	22 minutes 27 seconds	Subnautica: Below Zero, Among Us, Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart	[37][38][39][40][41]
Horizon Forbidden West – State of Play	May 27, 2021	19 minutes 10 seconds	Horizon Forbidden West	[42][43][44]
State of Play	July 8, 2021	31 minutes 43 seconds	Moss: Book II, Arcadegeddon, Tribes of Midgard, F.I.S.T.: Forged In Shadow Torch, Hunter's Arena: Legends, Sifu, Jett: The Far Shore, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Hinokami Chronicles, Lost Judgment, Death Stranding Director’s Cut, Deathloop	[45][46][47]
PlayStation Showcase 2021	September 9, 2021	42 minutes	Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic — Remake, Stellar Blade, Tiny Tina's Wonderlands, Forspoken, Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Extraction, Alan Wake Remastered, Grand Theft Auto V, Ghostwire: Tokyo, Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy, Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodhunt, Deathloop, Tchia, Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves Collection, Marvel's Wolverine, Gran Turismo 7, Marvel's Spider-Man 2, God of War Ragnarök	[48][49][50]
State of Play	October 27, 2021	22 minutes 32 seconds	Deathverse: Let It Die, We Are OFK, Bugsnax: The Isle of BIGsnax, Five Nights at Freddy's: Security Breach, Death's Door, KartRider: Drift, King of Fighters XV, First Class Trouble, Star Ocean: The Divine Force, Little Devil Inside	[51][52][53]
Gran Turismo 7 – State of Play	February 2, 2022	31 minutes 59 seconds	Gran Turismo 7	[54][55][56]
State of Play	March 9, 2022	21 minutes 42 seconds	Exoprimal, Ghostwire: Tokyo, Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin, Forspoken, Gundam Evolution, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Cowabunga Collection, GigaBash, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: All Star Battle R, Trek to Yomi, Returnal: Ascension, The DioField Chronicle, Valkyrie Elysium	[57][58][59]
Hogwarts Legacy – State of Play	March 17, 2022	22 minutes 28 seconds	Hogwarts Legacy	[60][61][62]
State of Play	June 2, 2022	28 minutes 34 seconds	Resident Evil 4, Resident Evil Village VR Mode, The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners – Chapter 2: Retribution, No Man’s Sky, Horizon Call of the Mountain, Marvel's Spider-Man Remastered, Stray, The Callisto Protocol, Rollerdrome, Eternights, Street Fighter 6, Tunic, Season: A Letter to the Future, Final Fantasy XVI	[63][64][65]
State of Play	September 13, 2022	22 minutes 12 seconds	Tekken 8, Star Wars: Tales from the Galaxy’s Edge – Enhanced Edition, Demeo, Like a Dragon: Ishin, Hogwarts Legacy, Pacific Drive, Synduality, Stellar Blade, Rise of the Ronin, God of War Ragnarök	[66][67][68]
State of Play	February 23, 2023	43 minutes 50 seconds	The Foglands, Green Hell VR, Synapse, Journey to Foundation, Before Your Eyes, Destiny 2: Lightfall, Tchia, Humanity, Goodbye Volcano High, Naruto X Boruto Ultimate Ninja Storm Connections, Baldur's Gate 3, Wayfinder, Street Fighter 6, Resident Evil 4, Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League	[69][70][71]
Final Fantasy XVI – State of Play	April 13, 2023	25 minutes 19 seconds	Final Fantasy XVI	[72][73][74]
PlayStation Showcase 2023	May 24, 2023	1 hour 12 minutes 29 seconds	FairGame$, Helldivers 2, Immortals of Aveum, Ghostrunner 2, Phantom Blade Zero, Sword of the Sea, The Talos Principle 2, Neva, Cat Quest: Pirates of the Purribean, Foamstars, The Plucky Squire, Teardown, Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater, Towers of Aghasba, Final Fantasy XVI, Alan Wake 2, Assassin's Creed Mirage, Revenant Hill, Granblue Fantasy: Relink, Street Fighter 6, Ultros, Tower of Fantasy, Dragon's Dogma 2, Five Nights at Freddy's: Help Wanted 2, Resident Evil 4 VR Mode, Arizona Sunshine 2, Crossfire: Sierra Squad, Synapse, Beat Saber, Marathon, Destiny 2: The Final Shape, Concord, Marvel's Spider-Man 2	[75][76][77]
State of Play	September 14, 2023	27 minutes 17 seconds	Baby Steps, Roblox, Ghostbusters: Rise of the Ghost Lord, Resident Evil 4: Separate Ways, Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora, Ghostrunner 2, Helldivers 2, Marvel's Spider-Man 2, Tales of Arise: Beyond The Dawn, Honkai: Star Rail, Foamstars, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth	[78][79][80]
State of Play	January 31, 2024	42 minutes 56 seconds	Helldivers 2, Stellar Blade, Sonic X Shadow Generations, Zenless Zone Zero, Foamstars, Dave the Diver, V Rising, Silent Hill: The Short Message, Silent Hill 2, Judas, Metro Awakening VR, Legendary Tales, Dragon's Dogma 2, Rise of the Ronin, Until Dawn, Death Stranding 2: On the Beach, Physint	[81][82][83]
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth – State of Play	February 6, 2024	19 minutes 19 seconds	Final Fantasy VII Rebirth	[84][85][86]
State of Play	May 30, 2024	35 minutes 31 seconds	Concord, God of War Ragnarök, Dynasty Warriors: Origins, Infinity Nikki, Ballad of Antara, Behemoth, Alien: Rogue Incursion, Marvel Rivals, Where Winds Meet, Until Dawn, Path of Exile 2, Silent Hill 2, Monster Hunter Wilds, Astro Bot	[87][88][89]
State of Play	September 24, 2024	39 minutes 30 seconds	Astro Bot, The Midnight Walk, Hell Is Us, Metro Awakening VR, ArcheAge Chronicles, Palworld, Lunar Remastered Collection, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge, Sonic X Shadow Generations, Fantasian Neo Dimension, Dragon Age: The Veilguard, Alan Wake 2: The Lake House, Hitman World of Assassination VR Mode, Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 1 & 2 Remastered, Fear the Spotlight, Towers of Aghasba, Lego Fortnite, Dynasty Warriors: Origins, Monster Hunter Wilds, Lego Horizon Adventures, Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered, Stellar Blade, Ghost of Yotei	[90][91][92]
State of Play	February 12, 2025	46 minutes 40 seconds	Monster Hunter Wilds, Shinobi: Art of Vengeance, Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds, Digimon Time Stranger, Lost Soul Aside, Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii, Dave the Diver: Ichiban’s Holiday, Splitgate 2, WWE 2K25, Borderlands 4, Split Fiction, Directive 8020, Five Nights At Freddy’s: Secret of the Mimic, The Midnight Walk, Darwin’s Paradox!, Warriors: Abyss, Onimusha 2: Samurai's Destiny, Onimusha: Way of the Sword, Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater, Hell Is Us, Lies of P: Overture, Dreams of Another, Days Gone Remastered, Stellar Blade, Lost Records: Bloom & Rage - Tape 1, Blue Prince, Abiotic Factor, Tides of Annihilation, Metal Eden, MindsEye, Saros	[93][94][95]
Borderlands 4 – State of Play	April 30, 2025	20 minutes 36 seconds	Borderlands 4	[96][97][98]

See also

• E3
• Nintendo Direct
• Xbox Developer Direct