Sony’s gaming branch has had a small share of this year’s CES expo, including a brief statement from Jim Ryan, the CEO of Sony Interactive Entertainment, around PS5’s ground-breaking launch sales, and the announcement of new release dates estimates for some PS5 titles such asPragmata,Kena: Bridge of Spirits, and more.Originally revealedduringPS5’s first showcasein 2020,Pragmatais a futuristic sci-fi adventure that experienced quite an eye-catching premiere last year and was supposed to launch in 2022 by Capcom. However, according to Sony’s gaming panel at CES 2021, we got to know that the game has been delayed until 2023. To be honest, there is currently no further information about the game’s story-line or gameplay. That said, the game will be available on PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC when it launches.
Furthermore, Square Enix also marked 2022 as the release window forProject Athia. A new phantasy open-world RPG experience that is currently in development at theLuminous Productionstudio.
The next big announcement is related to Tango Gameworks’Ghostwire: Tokyowhich is now set to be launched in October this year. Shinji Mikami’s latest project will be exclusive to PS5 for one year, and soon after that, it will be available on Xbox Series X|S through the Xbox Game Pass subscription.Ghostwire: Tokyoseems to be a different experience - in the case of gameplay - compared to the previous titles of Mikami such asThe Evil Within, andResident Evil.
If you are looking for some next-gen indie experiences, then you should probably start withKena: Bridge of Spiritsthat will be available on PS5, PS4 and PC in March 2021. A few months later, you may drift into a gorgeous, but highly dangerous world inSolar Ashin June 2021. After that, you can jump into the sick world ofLittle Devil Insidein July 2021. And finally, experiencing a cyberpunk life as an augmented cat inStrayin October 2021 wouldn’t be a bad idea.
