Is there a second PS5 conference planned? As the Xbox Games Showcase kicks off on July 23, 2020 at 6 p.m., new rumors about a State of Play scheduled for August 6th have just appeared on the web. Credible information, but to be taken with tweezers.
After demonstrating the capabilities of Sony's future controller, the DualSense, a new Conference to present PlayStation 5 games seems to be scheduled for August 6, 2020 at 10 p.m. The date of this State of Play has indeed just been announced on the Twitter account of the Italian analyst Roberto Serrano, the same person who had precisely disclosed the date of revelation of the Playstation 5, through the event Future of Gaming. But distrust, because it is also the same source that was responsible, during July, for the false rumor predicting the opening of pre-orders of the next console of Sony, an information to be taken de facto with a grain of salt.
Although no further information has been shared by Roberto Serrano, rumours have been rife about the arrival of a second State of Play for some time. Eurogamer journalist Tom Phillips, for example, explained in a July 6 tweet that Sony has "kept a few ads under wraps" on both the parent company's studios and third-party studios.
In addition to Spider-Man: Miles Morales — which will be running in 4k@60 IPS under certain conditions — and Horizon II: Forbidden West, two major exclusives presented last month, Sony would indeed benefit from unveiling more games for its next-generation console. As a reminder, the upcoming games on Xbox X Series are scheduled for July 23, 2020 at 6 p.m., during the "Xbox Games Showcase" event, which will be rebroadcast on Twitch and YouTube Gaming. With the presentation ofHalo Infinite, announced for the day of its release, that of Fable, the sequel toHellblade: Senua's Sacrifice, Psychonauts 2 or a possible new Forza, the competition already seems to be on the war footing.
If confirmed, the event should be streamed live on PlayStation's official Twitch website and YouTube. In the meantime, we are of course listening to any official confirmation from the Japanese manufacturer.