Multiple industry insiders have reported that Sony was holding back with the latest edition of its PlayStation Showcase. Their claims emerged online following a mixed response to the event which saw the gameplay reveal of Marvel's Spider-Man 2, but was criticized for otherwise lacking in first-party exclusives, among other things.

With the last PlayStation Showcase happening nearly two years ago, the fandom had high expectations for Sony's May 24 broadcast. And though the event was hardly lacking in content, clocking in at over an hour, it offered little in the way of release dates and was largely focused on CGI trailers instead of gameplay sequences that many have been hoping for. Some fans were also surprised to later learn just how many PlayStation Showcase games are coming to Xbox.

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Established industry insider Tom Henderson subsequently took online to suggest that Sony has been holding back with the PlayStation Showcase. Many of the titles from the event "are pretty much ready," even though they are yet to be treated to gameplay reveals and release dates, Henderson reported on May 25. Soon thereafter, another known leaker known as The Snitch said they were surprised to see Sony choosing to omit several AAA games that are on the horizon from its PlayStation Showcase lineup.

Elaborating on that claim, The Snitch stated that another PlayStation PC port is currently slated to release in July, adding that it's "super weird" this game wasn't present at the May 24 event. Broadly speaking, the notion that a major publisher would hold back on announcing near-finished products isn't outside the realm of possibility. This was recently underlined by widespread reports that Nintendo has been sitting on Metroid Prime Remastered for years, with Fire Emblem Engage supposedly receiving similar treatment. Yet such a strategy is far from standard practice for Sony, who historically preferred longer marketing cycles.

The overall lack of new release dates announced during the latest PlayStation Showcase is another reason to doubt the claims that many of the games seen at the event are close to going gold. One counterpoint is that Naughty Dog already promised more information about The Last of Us multiplayer spinoff sometime in 2023; seeing how that game was nowhere to be seen during the May 24 broadcast, another PlayStation Showcase or at the very least a State of Play stream could still emerge in the second half of 2023.

But the window for that to realistically happen is pretty narrow, because publishers tend to focus on pushing their existing inventories in the run-up to the holiday season, traditionally the most lucrative period of the year for the video game industry. That notwithstanding, with multiple AAA PlayStation exclusives like death Stranding 2 and The Last of Us multiplayer game being expected to emerge in the near future, Sony has to fit those reveals somewhere.

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They weren't, just didn't have anything to show especially after the multiple cancellations.

are pretty much ready," even though they are yet to be treated to gameplay reveals and release dates

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Would love to know what his definition of ready is.

I’m holding back too. Holding back my d*ck from penetrating these muthafu*kers eye sockets. I want to skull fu*k Jim Ryan and naughty dog to death.

We just gotta wait till sgf to see what’s poppin








Yall f*gs stay ready for the deluxe edition make up collection reveal tho

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Tom B. Stone said I’m holding back too. Holding back my d*ck from penetrating these muthafu*kers eye sockets. I want to skull fu*k Jim Ryan and naughty dog to death.

Well then lol

It's possible they are holding back some reveals for Summer Games Fest to get the crowd reaction.

But it's more likely that sh*t just isn't in a state to show.

No sir. This isn’t the case, Jim Ryan has to go all these GAAS are k*lling SIE.

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Cap. Xbox gamers used to say wait till e3 every year, now Sony in that same cycle, just keep waiting now

Coppin pleas...damn

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Stop with that bullsh*t.

I am not on this sh*t regularly but that is bullsh*t and that PS showcase is trash.

That doesn't make any sense. It's been damn near two years.

BitRate12 said No sir. This isn’t the case, Jim Ryan has to go all these GAAS are k*lling SIE. view image

They are spending 60%of there gaming dollars on gaas games not a good sign

acegutta22 said They are spending 60%of there gaming dollars on gaas games not a good sign

Gaming is a business and GaaS games are huge money makers.

Sony been real quiet since that blizzard Activision deal popped up. I'm not surprised

Obviously they didn't show what their main Studios have been working on. Now did they do that because they didn't have anything ready to show or are they still holding back because of the Activision deal is still in limbo and they don't want to give any ammunition?

Naga Sadow said Gaming is a business and GaaS games are huge money makers.

The last successful one was Fortnite. They are hard to make successful.

AndyMul said The last successful one was Fortnite. They are hard to make successful.

Apex Legends and Call of Duty Warzone are more recent.

Faythung said Apex Legends and Call of Duty Warzone are more recent.

Genshin and Honkai too right?


The thing with Gaas is this cmopanies are prepared to do 10 of them with hopes 1 hits...because the money they'll make from that will recoup all the funds plus 100x more. Microsoft and Epic are printing more money off Fortnite and Minecraft than their other games and will continue to do so for years lol.

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Lmao sounds like damage control

GodzMustBeCrazy said Obviously they didn't show what their main Studios have been working on. Now did they do that because they didn't have anything ready to show or are they still holding back because of the Activision deal is still in limbo and they don't want to give any ammunition?

Most of their studios that weren't shown on Wednesday have shipped titles within the last two or three years and Insomniac seems to be the only studio that can pump out games at the rate they are (which is truly impressive). Unless one of the others is shipping a smaller title or an expansion I really don't know what else they could have to show.

KURUPTION!!! said Most of their studios that weren't shown on Wednesday have shipped titles within the last two or three years and Insomniac seems to be the only studio that can pump out games at the rate they are (which is truly impressive). Unless one of the others is shipping a smaller title or an expansion I really don't know what else they could have to show.

Bluepoint should be ready to show something... Factions should be able to be shown off... Bend claims they could have shipped Days Gone 2 by now, so they should have at least has something in a presentable shape...

But regardless, I'm never worried about Sony's 1st party...