State of Play: PlayStation’s New Video Showcase Debuts Monday

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State of Play: PlayStation’s New Video Showcase Debuts Monday

Tune in to the very first episode of State of Play, where we’ll share new updates and announcements for PS4 and PS VR software.

Sid Shuman Senior Director, SIE Content Communications

Glad to finally be able to talk about this! Today, we’re introducing a new video program called State of Play, and the first episode kicks off Monday, March 25 at 2:00pm Pacific Time.

State of Play will give you updates and announcements from the world of PlayStation. Our first episode will showcase upcoming PS4 and PS VR software, including new trailers, new game announcements and new gameplay footage.

You can watch live on Twitch, YouTube, Twitter or Facebook worldwide, and we’ll be offering up the VOD edition shortly after the episode airs.

And this is just the beginning! State of Play will return throughout the year with more updates and announcements.

See you Monday!

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  • Butters360
    March 22, 2019 at 5:03 am PDT

    Very nice. Excited to see how this plays out. Best way to engage with the community and Sony/PlayStation can build hype leading up to future PlayStation Experiences.

    • ahmedzone2
      March 22, 2019 at 11:21 am PDT

      Me too

    • hypersackboy
      March 22, 2019 at 1:59 pm PDT

      Can this be viewed on theatres like them ole PSX shows?

      Or is this like Qore shows with Veronica Belmont on PS3?

    • bobojs
      March 24, 2019 at 10:44 am PDT

      They have been very quiet for far too long, cancelling PSX and then E3!!, people were losing their minds. I am glad to see this direction, Playstation can control the Narrative and make both small and big announcements here,

  • scarletcity
    March 22, 2019 at 5:08 am PDT

    Oooo sounds juicy! Can’t wait. Can we expect the Blogcast team or fresh faces?

  • XxasrarxX
    March 22, 2019 at 5:16 am PDT

    Okay first of all first time doing this.
    Can we get the basic feature where we can delete multiple friends from our list i hate adding people and end up not playing with them.
    Second the ps store is super buggy/laggy y’all charge us 60$ for this. Don’t even get me started on the os if i loading into a game and accidently press ps button everything freezees for a few minutes.
    I know im not gonna get ps5 if these issues don’t get fixed hopefully google stadia will impress me. Can’t wait to get out of psn eco system.

    • XxasrarxX
      March 22, 2019 at 5:19 am PDT

      Why bother probably no1 reads this

    • KidGreengene
      March 22, 2019 at 5:39 am PDT

      @XxasrarxX: It isn’t that no one reads it, it is that this is the wrong forum to express it. I can tell the MdDonald’s cashier all I want how I don’t like their truck/transportation methods and it isn’t going to do a thing.

      This is a Blog to give us news and updates. It isn’t the complaint department.

    • veryhoudini11
      March 22, 2019 at 9:24 am PDT

      Have you rebuilt the data base? I have an OG ps4 and don’t have those issues. I can literally load a game and at the splash screen press the PS button to bring up my homescreen. The store also works fine for me. And nobody charged you $60 for the PS store. You can also use the PS app which is really convenient.

  • Conber30
    March 22, 2019 at 5:21 am PDT

    Amazing this is a great opportunity to share with the community. Congrats.!!!!

  • SnowVortex95
    March 22, 2019 at 5:28 am PDT

    Finally some news, you guys have been quiet for a long time.

  • KidGreengene
    March 22, 2019 at 5:41 am PDT

    I like.. especially VR news. I would love to get updates about PSVR here rather than youtube leaks and rumors.

  • jbumi
    March 22, 2019 at 5:44 am PDT

    Looking forward to these presentations!! I won’t be able to watch them live (scheduling issues), but you can be sure I’ll be watching them the next morning!!

  • blueKolibri
    March 22, 2019 at 6:22 am PDT

    Nice, that’s awesome!! Can’t wait to see what the Devs have in store for us. See you on Monday.

  • MakoSOLIDER
    March 22, 2019 at 6:22 am PDT

    Ayy PlayStation is doing directs! Sweet.

    • Trendy_Kid
      March 22, 2019 at 10:23 am PDT

      My thoughts exactly. Nintendo really revolutionized the way we receive information from them. It can only be a good thing that other companies are following suit.

    • hypersackboy
      March 22, 2019 at 2:01 pm PDT

      @ trendy kid
      Nintendo never eevolutionized nothing they just cut down on costs

      PlayStation always have their own outings like this in the PS3 days like Qore and other shows.

    • I-Justified-I
      March 25, 2019 at 10:07 am PDT

      You mean PlayStation is just reviving Playstation Underground and Qore? smh

  • CrusaderInfinite
    March 22, 2019 at 6:35 am PDT

    Fantastic news!! Sony has been quiet for a very long time. Looking forward to new game announcements.

  • soundandvision77
    March 22, 2019 at 6:48 am PDT

    Ah! So going forward this is probably what we will get instead of E3 and PSX press conferences. Fine by me, as I just watch those online anyway. Looking forward to watching this on Monday and getting hopefully more frequent updates throughout the year!

  • AnniasSilverlock
    March 22, 2019 at 6:48 am PDT

    This reminds me of the old days of Qore. But without the subscription fee.

  • omegazio
    March 22, 2019 at 6:48 am PDT

    This seems like it’s gonna be a great show keep up the good work PlayStation.

  • MacManHigh420
    March 22, 2019 at 7:09 am PDT

    Oh look Nintendo Directs….i mean $orny days of lame

  • BLUNTMASTABTER
    March 22, 2019 at 7:12 am PDT

    I think you need to announce new hardware.

    • Krillinfan
      March 22, 2019 at 9:28 am PDT

      Why’s that? The PS4 is still selling well, the games all still look great, it’s got another year or so left in it tbh.

      They wouldn’t need to reveal anything til next year.

  • PS_ihh
    March 22, 2019 at 7:23 am PDT

    I hope this is pre-recorded. And I wish it was on weekends so I could watch it “live”. I’ll be at work :(

    • Havok83
      March 22, 2019 at 9:48 am PDT

      Makes sense why they wouldnt do it on a weekend and instead on a Monday. Better coverage from the outlets and they’ll own that conversation for the week (unless something bigger is announced)

    • Grimm0020
      March 24, 2019 at 12:47 am PDT

      Not sure it’ll be “live” but the article states the event will be uploaded shortly after for people to watch.

  • KBG29
    March 22, 2019 at 7:40 am PDT

    Excellent!

    Hope this is the new format going forward. Make announcements on your terms, and just go to events like TGS, E3, CES, Gamescom, etc. to showcase upcoming games at the booths.

    I think the only big theater event of the year should occur in front of PlayStation fans at PlayStation Experience.

    Very interested to see what is coming to PS4 and PSVR soon!

  • Billy_The_Puppet
    March 22, 2019 at 8:17 am PDT

    Hopefully we get an update on PSN Name Changes.. They did say early 2019…

    • adrock_12
      March 23, 2019 at 3:22 am PDT

      I think they actually said by next PSX. It’ll most likely not come till PS5. It’s obviously a huge mess how they initially set things up and the last thing they want is users losing their games and trophies

    • Jisatsu_Kiddo
      March 23, 2019 at 5:49 pm PDT

      or ya know, learn to live with your bad choices?

    • Billy_The_Puppet
      March 25, 2019 at 5:08 am PDT

      or ya know… make a feature that people have been requesting for THE LAST TEN YEARS!!

  • StingrayX
    March 22, 2019 at 8:33 am PDT

    Awesome!

  • ThePrinceMagus
    March 22, 2019 at 8:45 am PDT

    Finally, the Vita 2 announcement is imminent! Huzzah!

  • Bam4evr
    March 22, 2019 at 8:53 am PDT

    I’m really excited for this!

  • Moofboy
    March 22, 2019 at 8:56 am PDT

    Hopefully they share some information on how ps plus is evolving so that it’s worth the price. And evolving doesn’t mean removing more… just FYI Sony.

    • jgr9
      March 22, 2019 at 11:26 am PDT

      Well, make online multiplayer free again, and the full PS Now service (including downloads) part of PS+. But most importantly, make online play free again.

    • adrock_12
      March 23, 2019 at 3:19 am PDT

      I think they actually said by next PSX. It’ll most likely not come till PS5. It’s obviously a huge mess how they initially set things up and the last thing they want is users losing their games and trophies

    • adrock_12
      March 23, 2019 at 3:41 am PDT

      Sorry disregard that last reply, it was meant for a different comment haha. But for PS plus not being worth it, you realize that the free games this month alone cost over $60, and last year the total value of free games was over $1200, so even if you cut that in 1/3 it’s still $400 but they’ve already proven that the game quality has increased this year. Also if you renew your subscription right now it’s on for $40, and they always have a subscription sale every Black Friday so I always renew then, I’ve only ever paid $60 for PSPlus once. And for jgr9’s comment about Free multiplayer. Server maintenance isn’t cheap, and we definitely don’t want to go back to the days of the PS3 network when it was free.

  • Gaming_Shadows96
    March 22, 2019 at 9:24 am PDT

    So… Nintendo directs… But for Sony… Okay then…

  • veryhoudini11
    March 22, 2019 at 9:25 am PDT

    This is a really great Idea. Hopefully some VR news or announcements are on the way. I can’t get enough!

  • Krillinfan
    March 22, 2019 at 9:29 am PDT

    Need me some Tsushima news, folks.

    And some really nice 4K screenshots we can grab for Desktop purposes. :P

  • Vizigoth04
    March 22, 2019 at 10:16 am PDT

    Can’t wait for Monday. I know you guys have been sneaking around behind the scenes gearing up for this and other things. Can’t wait for the infos.

  • Dr_Awesome81
    March 22, 2019 at 10:28 am PDT

    Very excited for new VR game announcements like Jet Moto VR, Twisted Metal VR and Jumping Flash VR. If all of those aren’t announced then I’m going to be disappointed.

  • Kishnabe
    March 22, 2019 at 10:31 am PDT

    E3 is getting less relevant each year.

    Glad Sony will be doing their own thing like Nintendo.

  • Dominator2885
    March 22, 2019 at 11:05 am PDT

    This is fantastic. Excited to see how this pans out. PS5 teasers on first episode would be VERY WELCOMED ;p

    • the_man72
      March 22, 2019 at 1:30 pm PDT

      There is no PS5 announcements to come from this format expect some bigger announcement different event

      This will cover Software PS4 and PSVR games (maybe some small surprises )

    • D382H
      March 23, 2019 at 1:07 am PDT

      @the_man72 Yes, I agree but, if Sony did announce the PS5 in a short clip at the end… it would catch us all off guard and generate huge amounts of buzz around PlayStation

      If they are smart they will release their console with slightly better specs than the XBOX TWO or maybe they will do the thing we have all been asking for… full backwards compatibility!

  • DrGynk
    March 22, 2019 at 11:28 am PDT

    Had a feeling this was happening this year. Relieved to hear it! Looking forward to it.

  • wardener007
    March 22, 2019 at 11:54 am PDT

    When they are saying PS4 and PSVR software are they referring to new software updates? Perhaps improving performance and visuals on PS4 Pro?

    • the_man72
      March 22, 2019 at 1:31 pm PDT

      lol no they mean games which are software

      Not PS4 updates ! that gets covered by PSblog if they have one to announce , this only covers games

  • faraway25
    March 22, 2019 at 12:22 pm PDT

    Is this going to be like Pulse? I miss that show and that lady with her dresses.

  • Vaughnforever
    March 22, 2019 at 12:36 pm PDT

    This is great news!! I am actually off work this upcoming week so this will be a nice way to spend my day off. Hoping for some cool updates or news and of course maybe a surprise or two.

  • wisemankey68
    March 22, 2019 at 2:29 pm PDT

    I may be all about the big N, but I own a PS4 as well and I’m glad to see something done DIRECTLY to keep the PS crowd happy. I look forward to seeing the first broadcast.

  • paulogy
    March 22, 2019 at 4:12 pm PDT

    Great news! Very interested to see what you’re cooking up for us :-)

  • HOUNDOOM
    March 22, 2019 at 6:09 pm PDT

    Finally PS4 PRO $299…!!!

  • EternalFrost88
    March 22, 2019 at 7:17 pm PDT

    Hell yes. Very, very cool, looking forward to this, how often is this going to be occurring?

  • trav54
    March 22, 2019 at 9:35 pm PDT

    Very interesting indeed. I’m excited.

  • princegroove
    March 22, 2019 at 10:40 pm PDT

    The excitement and hype is growing; can’t wait.

  • D382H
    March 23, 2019 at 12:59 am PDT

    Hi, when will you include the GMT/UTC in the list of times? you have customers worldwide and yet you only post 2 US times!

  • D382H
    March 23, 2019 at 1:39 am PDT

    I have been complaining about the PSN Store since PS3 lol and on my PS4 Pro the games work perfectly but, the system software and PS Store freeze up and are sluggish at times.

    I have rebuilt database and re-initialiesd the system, lost P. T. because I was unable to back it up . The only thing I can’t do is reinstall the system software.

    2 things the PS5 needs.
    1. a separate internal drive for the system software that only Sony can update.

    2. A rebuilt PS Store database that works with a front end that doesn’t freeze up or straight up crash on you.

    The PS app has it’s used whoever, buying stuff isn’t one of them as it takes you to the PS Store website which is as broken on a browser as it is on console.

    I love Sony but, there are some things XBOX does perfectly like their store and their system software stability.

    I think that unless Sony fixes what’s broken XBOX might pull ahead in the next generation and PC gamers are still mocking us from their ivory towers lol

    I have spoken to PS Support, tweeted them, tweeted directly at Shawn Layden and Mark Cerny and nothing has changed. The support staff only offer to “repair” your console and anyone who has worked in ICT can tell you that it’s on their end. Even worse, they can’t guarantee that you will get back your console and ask that you put the original HDD back in… that’s the other thing they need.

    3. 2TB storage as standard!

  • anszbd1
    March 23, 2019 at 5:22 am PDT

    Nice, can’t wait for more games news from playstation. Is 3 hour a bit too much though, are there developer interviews or something like that?

    I hope we get release date for medievil, ghost, tlou 2, and death stranding. And maybe colony wars remaster :)

  • Superstone
    March 23, 2019 at 6:12 am PDT

    PS4 backwards compatible and a new handheld please

  • Emerald_Swords
    March 23, 2019 at 8:15 am PDT

    Probably for the better. Nintendo has found a lot of success with this formula.

  • pjbeisser
    March 23, 2019 at 10:17 am PDT

    Hi, Sid. Quick tip for the marketers/designers who did that nice graphic for you. It should be 2 p.m. EDT and 5 p.m. EDT, not EST. That’s standard time. We’re currently in daylight savings time until November 3. I see this a lot, even with big companies for some reason. Best to just go with PT/ET to avoid the confusion. Either way, looking forward to the event. Peace!

  • Toe_Tag_
    March 23, 2019 at 3:08 pm PDT

    Hmmm. Monday at 2pm when everyone is at work…. Epic fail.

    I’ll never understand why Sony chooses the most inappropriate time to do shows.SMH

  • mz4jg59
    March 24, 2019 at 6:03 am PDT

    Let’s see if once and for all announce Resistance FoM or 2 remastered

  • jedijms
    March 24, 2019 at 6:30 am PDT

    Taking the Nintendo Direct approach instead of E3 I see, this is a good format to get news out and probably much cheaper too

  • furamuuru
    March 24, 2019 at 10:16 am PDT

    We gonna see more of Nioh 2 and Ghost of Tsushima?!

  • JustInTime_912
    March 24, 2019 at 1:33 pm PDT

    Hopefully something is said about releasing Remote Play to ALL Xperia devices. I’m sure an Xa2 Ultra would handle it just fine Sony!

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