Today, PlayStation held their third State of Play video presentation and showed off a plethora of new things for a variety of upcoming games heading to PlayStation 4 and PlayStation VR. The biggest thing revealed during the presentation was the highly anticipated The Last of Us Part II getting a new trailer that showed tons of story hints, a first look at Joel and his brother Tommy, and finally revealing a release date of February 21, 2020.
Elsewhere, the presentation started with a reveal of Humanity a game from Enhance where you control hordes of people to accomplish objectives, and will coming to PS4 and PSVR at some point in 2020. Wattam, a very eccentric looking game from the mind behind Katamari Damacy Keita Takahashi, was shown with a release window of December 2019.
Arise A Simple Story from Piccolo and published by Techland is about journey through limbo to the top of a mountain, and will be coming soon to PS4. We also got a new look at After Party from Night School, the developers behind Oxenfree, which is about 2 best buds trying to out drink Satan and escape Hell, and will be releasing next month. Civialization VI was finally announced to be coming to PS4 on November 22, 2019.
A slew of VR titles were also showcased. Rockstar’s L.A. Noire The VR Case Files is finally out on PSVR today. A montage featuring upcoming VR games including Gorn, Espire1: VR Operative, Stardust Odyssey, After the Fall, and Space Channel 5 VR: Kinda Funky News Flash! was also shown. Thus, PSVR owners have a ton of new things to look forward to.
A new story trailer for the upcoming Call of Duty: Modern Warfare was shown and reveals what may be a dramatic story where chemical weapons on being used. There was also a short glimpse at the multiplayer Special Ops Survival mode which will be exclusive to PS4 for a year before coming to other consoles.
We also got another look at the upcoming remake of the PlayStation classic MediEvil. A demo for the game is available today and players will be able to receive Dan’s helmet for use in the main game once completing the demo. A special Death Stranding PlayStation 4 Pro will be available when the game launches. The console itself is white with BT footprints on the top and comes with a yellow/gold translucent controller and a copy of the game. Finally, October PS Plus games were announced and will include the two first party titles The Last of US Remastered and MLB The Show 19.
You can watch the full PlayStation Ste of Play below: