PlayStation State of Play recap – everything announced at the show

15 September 2023 , 10:40

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The long-awaited Separate Ways DLC for Resident Evil 4 has finally been unveiled (Image: Capcom)

PlayStation just held its first State of Play presentation since February, with a number of third-party title announcements like Resident Evil 4.

The PlayStation State of Play for September 2023 aired this week, featuring announcements from major third-party publishers like Square Enix, Bandai Namco, and Capcom, as well as a couple of announcements from Sony itself. One of the highlights of the show was the announcement that one of the best games of 2023 – Resident Evil 4 remake – will be getting the long-rumoured Separate Ways DLC.

The DLC, starring Ada Wong, tells the story of Resident Evil 4 from her perspective, so you'll be visiting familiar locations from the main game. Best of all, the DLC launches in less than a week, on Thursday, September 21.

The final – and biggest – thing from the show was a brand new Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth trailer. This new trailer was far more action-packed than the one shown during Summer Game Fest's Opening Showcase, giving us a closer look at the combat in the game as well as some of the side activities like riding a Segway.

We also got our first looks at some of the iconic Final Fantasy 7 characters who missed the Final Fantasy 7 Remake. We got our first look at Red XIII in combat (who was in the last game albeit not playable), as well as new playable characters Cait Sith, and – shockingly – Sephiroth himself. It was finished off with the announcement that Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth will be launching on February 29, 2024.

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PlayStation State of Play - everything shown off

The following is the full list of titles shown off during the PlayStation State of Play for September 2023, as well as a brief description of what was shown:

• Resident Evil 4 – Separate Ways DLC announcement
• Resident Evil 4 – Ada and Wesker coming to Mercenaries next week for free
• Resident Evil 4 – PSVR2 mode coming in Winter
• Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth – new trailer, releasing February 29, 2024
• Marvel's Spider-Man 2 – open world look showing Queens and Brooklyn
• Roblox – game coming to PS4 October 10, 2023
• Foamstars – open beta coming September 29, 2023
• Tales of Arise – Beyond the Dawn DLC expansion coming November 9, 2023
• PS5 – three new colours were revealed for controllers and cover plates Volcanic Red, Cobalt Blue, Sterling Silver
• Ghostrunner 2 – demo available now
• Baby Steps – new trailer

• Ghostbusters: Rise of the Ghost Lord – PSVR2 version coming October 26, 2023

• Helldivers 2 – co-op gameplay, game delayed to 2024

• Honkai Star Rail – PS5 version launches on October 11, 2023

• Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora – new story and gameplay trailer

You can rewatch the entire showcase on the PlayStation YouTube channel if any of those announcements catch your eye.

Scott McCrae