PS5 just got an exclusive new launch title

The game is starting to feel a bit stacked for the launch of the PS5 and Xbox Series X in Sony’s favor. Microsoft lost Halo Infinite as a launch title, which was going to be one of the most prestigious games to launch with a new console in a few generations, while Sony has Spider-Man: Miles Morales and exclusive console access to Godfall. from Gearbox and Arkane’s Deathloop this fall.

But yesterday, Sony essentially got a brand new exclusive with a surprise announcement for its hit of the year, Ghost of Tsushima.

Ghost of Tsushima is getting a free co-op update called “Legends,” which is a 2-4 player mode that will let you take on story and survival missions, and there’s even a four-player raid to play. come. Players will choose different classes, and enemies now have supernatural powers inspired by Japanese folklore.

The release date for this is simply “fall,” which, considering it’s two weeks away from September, suggests to me that Sony might end up timing this with the launch of the PS5.

We’re still not quite sure what’s the deal with games like The Last of Us Part 2 and Ghost of Tsushima in terms of how you’re going to buy or play them on PS5. But it goes without saying that At least, a game like Ghost of Tsushima will load faster and perform better on PS5 initially, even if there are no other upgrades. And it’s already pretty enough where maybe that’s all it needs.

It seems to me that Sony is essentially getting another exclusive title for the PS5 launch, given the apparent scale of this update. I was perhaps expecting some sort of re-release of Tsushima for PS5 (which might still happen), but I didn’t expect, and it sounds a bit better, some real new content to play, rather than replay. the original game with better resolution or what have you got.

Microsoft of course has “enhanced for Xbox Series X” versions of its own upcoming exclusives like Gears 5 and Ori, but there’s not like a Gears of War expansion coming out or anything like what we’re seeing with Tsushima. here. Yes, it’s likely Tsushima would have released something like this anyway even though we weren’t on the verge of releasing a new generation of consoles, but as it does, the timing couldn’t be better for Sony, and yes, I would absolutely consider Tsushima Legends a substantive exclusive release this fall, given how much loved this game was and it’s entirely new content, not a remaster. But it can happen too.

As always, this is going to be a tough downfall for Xbox, and it just got a little harder with this announcement. Xbox might have the power advantage this time around, but Sony’s top studios continue to pull all cylinders.

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