PlayStation State of Play: how to watch, what to expect, start times

There are big things in the future of PlayStation 5. Horizon: Forbidden West, God of War, Final Fantasy 16, as well as the delayed Gran Turismo 7. But beyond the fact that these games exist, we don’t know too much about them. I hope that will change on Thursday.

After Nintendo announced last week Splatoon 3, The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD and Mario Golf: Super Rush during its Nintendo Direct presentation, Sony announced that it will host its own presentation on Thursday in State of Play.

The previous state of play, in October, was for the upcoming PlayStation 5 and its user interface. On Thursday, State of Play will focus entirely on games.

How to watch

Easy peasy: right here!

Or, if you prefer Twitch, here.

Departure times

State of Play starts at 2 p.m. PT / 5 p.m. ET Thursday, February 25. Brits will get a preview of upcoming PlayStation games right before bedtime, as it’s starting to 22:00 GMT. Sony’s presentation begins with the business day in Australia, starting at 9 a.m. Friday AEDT.

What to expect

Sony says State of Play will focus on 10 upcoming games for PS4 and PS5, which will include new announcements as well as updates on the games featured during the PS5 showcase last June.

This is potentially big news, as the games featured at last June’s PS5 showcase include Horizon: Forbidden West, Gran Turismo 7, and a PS5 edition of Grand Theft Auto 5. Hopefully we’ll see more of God of War as well: Ragnarok, which is tentatively slated for a 2021 release.