An exciting new range of games to play with friends and family.
At PlayStation we’ve got a proud history of bringing new players to video games, and we’re constantly looking at new ways to keep that trend going. So, it’s with great pleasure that I introduce you to PlayLink for PS4 – an exciting new way to play games with family and friends.
PlayLink combines your smartphone or tablet device, TV and PS4 console, with a collection of brand new games that take advantage of the smartphone or tablet device’s touchscreen and camera capabilities.
PlayLink titles are designed to be played in a group setting, allowing for a truly fun and dynamic experience. The collection of PlayLink games vary from gritty crime thrillers to quick-fire quizzes. If you have a smartphone or tablet with the free companion app installed and your PS4 hooked up to a TV, you’re already set.
PlayLink games turn your smartphone or tablet into a versatile controller – you can swipe, pinch, drag, tilt, rotate or even snap selfies and draw crafty doodles, depending on the game. No matter which title you choose from our PlayLink collection, it’s guaranteed to be a slick pick-up-and-play experience.
Take a behind-the-scenes look at one of our upcoming PlayLink titles:
We’re kicking off the PlayLink range with a fun title called That’s You! It’s an audacious comedy quiz which challenges you and up to five friends to get personal and find out what you really think about each other. Featuring over 1,000 varied questions, reveal your daring side by taking part in doodle challenges and snapping selfies.
In celebration of PlayLink’s launch, PlayStation Plus members will be able to access the full version of That’s You! at no additional cost starting on July 4th.
Want to see the game in action? Check out the video below, to see President of Worldwide Studios, Shuhei Yoshida, joined by Tom Bennett from developer Wish Studios, Pete Smith and Claire Bromley from Sony XDev, and Nic Doucet from SIE JAPAN Studio for a few rounds.
Other PlayLink titles coming later this year include:
Hidden Agenda
This narrative-driven adventure drops you into a detective thriller rife with chilling moral dilemmas that may determine life or death. Up to six of you can join in to make tough decisions about how the story unfolds, but not all of you will be working towards the same objective…
Knowledge is Power
Answer a variety of trivia questions and outsmart up to five opponents, with power plays and challenges thrown in to keep you on your toes. This game is all about speed and accuracy in the face of some wickedly crafted distractions from your opponents – are you up to the task?
Frantics
Arcade-style fun and manic mini-games are all the rage in Frantics, where you and up to three friends have to face off in a variety of challenges. Bluff, battle, negotiate and co-operate your way to victory, but beware – mischievous host The Fox is also on hand to stir things up.
SingStar Celebration
Hit the high notes with upbeat tracks, massive hits and your favorite party classics. Whether it’s your birthday, Christmas, New Year’s Eve or even just a Saturday night – SingStar Celebration is the perfect playlist to any party, with up to eight players able to join in the fun. Use your SingStar mic or combine your smartphone with the SingStar Mic App, and get ready for your big moment.
These are just a small selection of PlayLink titles to come from our talented studios, with even more in the works from the global developer community.
Huh…Looks kinda cool. Definitely getting the Jackbox vibes, which is no bad thing. The more party games like this, the better! ❤
That PlayLink for PS4 feature looks AWESOME! I love the group mobile device play with Jackbox games – so it’s SO cool to see this feature come out of nowhere. And it seems SuperMassive took that live Until Dawn demo & leaned HARD into it w/ Hidden Agenda :-)
Definitely interested in all these games, will try out. Thanks for the free access.
Interested in both Hidden Agenda and That’s You!
The PlayLink concept is very appealing.
Very cool. Much like the Jackbox games, this looks like a great way to bridge the gap between gamers and non-gamers. My non-gamer friends and family members will love these!
Touch screen and camera, huh? How about some Vita support then!
Why? You’ll just feel weird being the lowest quality photo in the group, landscape while everyone else is portrait, and then you’ll complain that the Vita implementation was terrible. It doesn’t make sense to really support the vita for a handful of party games especially since you run the risk of people thinking that you have to have a Vita to play it because people are stupid.
heck maybe you can play on a Vita if it’s browser based, but I just don’t think it’s a good enough experience to be worth the effort and the risk of alienating normal people by advertising vita support (like how people thought the Wii U was a Wii add on for a while) is just too big a risk for such little payout and then the vita community will complain that this is all the support they get. I don’t view Sony as having a way to please Vita people. It’s nearing it’s end of life.