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Creative Bloq
Creative Bloq
Technology
Ian Dean

PlayStation State of Play – why PS5’s future is built on aesthetic risk-taking

A woman with red hair, eyes closed, laying on a textured background.

PlayStation’s latest State of Play felt like a call to arms from a publisher that’s been accused in recent months of not having enough on its slate, and amidst rising rumours of PlayStation 6, this games line-up shows there’s life in PS5 yet, with some surprising new releases coming this year and through 2027.

The games have much in common, as taken as a whole, whether it's new titles like God of War: Laufey, The Lost Wild and Kemuri: Hunt the Unseen, the reimagined Tomb Raider or revivals of Stuntman and Rayman, each promotes the idea of distinct identity and visual intent rather than safe, shared design language.

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