After a multi-year wait, we've finally gotten a proper look at the next game from Fumito Ueda, the celebrated director behind Ico, Shadow of the Colossus, and The Last Guardian. True to Ueda's past work, the trailer shows us a lone playable character in a desolate world backed up by a peculiar companion. In this case, that companion is a giant robot.
Personally? I'm sold by the mech fights alone, but the promise of another immersive story that'll have me emotionally wrecked by the end makes it all the sweeter.
You can check out the trailer in full below.
One thing's notably different from Ueda's previous games, however, as this one's not exclusive to PlayStation. Gen Atlas will come to PS5, of course, but it'll also be available on Xbox Series X/S and PC.
This game actually debuted back at The Game Awards in 2024, where it was revealed in partnership with Epic Games Publishing. Epic is still credited as publisher now that the game has a proper title, so while that probably explains the multiplatform launch, I wouldn't hold my breath on it coming to Steam.
Ueda led some of the most notable games of the PS2, with Ico and Shadow of the Colossus regularly cited as among the very best games ever made. The Last Guardian launched after a decade-long wait to general acclaim, though certainly less than its predecessors.
Gen Atlas's eventual launch will mark another decade-long wait for Ueda fans, but with so few games coming even close to his trademark style, that wait is certainly looking worthwhile.
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