PlayStation State of Play January 2024 – everything shown

01 February 2024 , 12:30

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Death Stranding 2 On The Beach looks as gorgeous as it is bizarre (Image: Kojima Productions)

Sony debuted the first PlayStation State of Play presentation of 2024, and it included brand new looks at upcoming PS5 titles, including Death Stranding 2 On The Beach and Helldivers 2.

PlayStation's first major presentation for 2024 may not have given us much in the way of finding out what first party titles we'll be seeing this year, but it was a strong showing nonetheless. The highlight of the PlayStation State of Play had to be the finale, which was a 10-minute trailer for Death Stranding 2 (which has the newly revealed subtitle 'On The Beach'). Considering it's a Hideo Kojima trailer, it would be impossible to actually recap what was in it or what any of it meant. Just to give you some examples; there's a talking puppet that looks like Alan Wake, Mad Max Fury Road and Happy Feet director George Miller plays a character in it, and a robot man wearing Joker makeup uses an electric guitar gun to fight a cyborg samurai. Kojima also confirmed that his next project for Sony will be a new entry in the 'Action Espionage' genre that Metal Gear Solid popularised.

Other highlights from the PlayStation State of Play January 2024 presentation included a new trailer for Dragon's Dogma 2, which continues to look fantastic. Sonic X Shadow Generations, which is a remaster of the best Sonic game with a new campaign featuring everyone's favourite edgy hog, and a new look at Ghost Story Games' Judas.

There was also a Silent Hill 2 remake trailer focused on combat, which is certainly a choice considering the kind of game the original Silent Hill 2 was. I'm still unsure about that one, but at least we have Silent Hill: The Short Message, which is available for free as a PS5 exclusive right now.

PlayStation State of Play January 2024 – everything shown

Here's a full list of everything that was shown off in the PlayStation State of Play January 2024 presentation:

PSVR 2 is already losing to the Meta Quest 2 in the VR headset battle

• Death Stranding 2 On The Beach – new 10 minute trailer, 2025 release date

• PHYSINT – new action espionage game from Kojima Productions

• Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth – dedicated State of Play coming Tuesday, February 6
• Dragon's Dogma 2 – new trailer, Wayfarer vocation revealed
• Sonic X Shadow Generations – Sonic Generations remaster with new Shadow the Hedgehog campaign, releases Autumn 2024
• Judas – new trailer for the Bioshock spiritual successor
• Silent Hill: The Short Message – new first person Silent Hill, available now for free
• Silent Hill 2 remake – combat trailer
• Helldivers 2 – launch trailer
• Stellar Blade – new trailer, arrives April 26, 2024
• Metro Awakening – new PSVR2 game in the Metro series
• Until Dawn – remaster coming to PS5 and PC
• Foamstars – Season 1 trailer
• Rise of the Ronin – gameplay trailer
• Legendary Tales – new trailer, releases Friday, February 8
• Zenless Zone Zero – in development for PS5
• V Rising – gameplay trailer
• Dave the Diver – coming to PS5 and PS4 in April, Godzilla DLC coming in May

And that's everything that happened in the PlayStation State of Play January 2024 presentation, thankfully we won't have to wait too long for the next edition, as a PlayStation State of Play dedicated to Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth is arriving next week.

Scott McCrae