Highlights and videos from State of Play: God of War Ragnarok, Tekken 8 and various surprises

In just 20 minutes, PlayStation has left us with some great video game announcements.

Endgame State left us a bit disappointed by the lack of relevant announcements, but on the gates of Tokyo Game Show 2022, play station It surprised us with a 20-minute event full of news that attracted great attention. Short, concise and full of surprises. What more could you want?

Of course, the event couldn’t have started off better with a spotlight Tekken 8. powerful graphics sectionshows a fight between Kazuya and Kazama, which gives us a glimpse of the future of fighting games in the next generation. The modeling of both fighters, the rain effects, or the chaos ensuing on stage is, in addition, a spectacle that, in the words of the series creator, will be shown at 60 images per second.

This State of Play hasn’t forgotten PlayStation VR2 eitherThis State of Play didn’t forget PlayStation VR2 either, showing a few games for the new game. virtual reality glasses Sony, which includes the announcement of Star Wars: Tales from the Galaxy’s Edge, stands out for this device after passing through the PC. Almost without time to recover from the first bomb, PlayStation presented one of Japan’s most anticipated games: new Yakuza This is Like a Dragon: Ishin! it answers its name and will transport us to the Japan of the samurai, as Yakuza Ishin did (which never reached the West).

Hogwarts Legacy has unveiled its PlayStation exclusive adventure, we’ve seen new games like Pacific Drive, and another surprise has come from Team Ninja, who revealed a new action RPG set in late 19th century Japan. . This open-world adventure called Rise of the Ronin will be exclusive to PS5 on consoles, but as they have already predicted, it will have to wait for a long season as it is scheduled to be released in 2024.

To bid farewell to this short but intense Game State, Sony bet on Kratos’ anger with an epic new gameplay trailer accompanied by a special Ragnarok-based DualSense announcement.