PlayStation Showcase officially announced for May 24

by Danny Craig ·

Square Enix

PlayStation has finally announced its long-awaited showcase for Wednesday, May 24, with some big announcements expected.

The details:

PlayStation confirmed in a new blog post that the rumors of a showcase taking place the week of May 25 were correct, with a livestream taking place on both YouTube and Twitch on Wednesday, May 24 at 1 p.m. Pacific Time. The showcase will last over an hour, and the company states we'll see "several new creations" from its first-party studios as well as more from third-party and indie developers for the PlayStation 5 and PlayStation VR2.
In terms of what to expect, rumors of Konami appearing with a remake of Metal Gear Solid 3 have been circulating for a while, with the game reportedly being a PS5 exclusive of some sort. Konami is reportedly working on a new Castlevania game as well. There will also most likely be a final launch trailer for Final Fantasy XVI, gameplay from Marvel's Spider-Man 2, information about The Last of Us: Factions, and possibly teasers or trailers for Elden Ring's DLC, the rumored Twisted Metal reboot, and the sequel to Ghost of Tsushima.
The wording of PlayStation's announcement tweet has piqued people's interest, as it uses the word "spellbinding" to describe the third-party titles that will be shown off. Claims that Elden Ring developer FromSoftware is working on a new game titled "Spellbound" surfaced earlier this month, but many dismissed them due to the "generic" name. Some speculate that this is a hint to the alleged project, while others believe that it could be related to Final Fantasy. Of course, there's always the possibility that everyone is reading too much into a tweet's wording and Sony isn't implying anything.

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