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According to new online murmurings, one of Sony's premier PS4 exclusives will soon be announced for its overdue PC port. Ghost of Tsushima has yet to make the jump from console to computers, but it's always been expected the open world action game would join other first-party efforts. If some new hearsay is to be believed, we could get an official announcement very soon indeed.

Sony’s multiplatform release strategy has accelerated rapidly in recent years, with the company now viewing PC as a much more prominent part of its larger strategy, especially where live service titles are concerned. Earlier this year, for instance, Helldivers 2 launched simultaneously for PS5 and PC, and it’s fair to say that the majority of game’s unexpected success has been thanks to PC audiences. Now, interestingly enough, it looks like Sony might be considering ways to bring even larger audiences into Arrowhead Game Studios’ acclaimed co-op shooter.

Helldivers 2 launched exclusively on PS5 and PC on February 8, quickly becoming a phenomenon and rising up the charts to become one of the most played games on Steam. The co-op third-person shooter, developed by Arrowhead Game Studios and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment, broke the mould a bit when it launched simultaneously on Windows alongside the PlayStation platform. While it's not a first-party title, publishers Sony rarely release games under their banner on other platforms at launch. The overwhelming success of Helldivers 2, however, could be forcing the PlayStation parent to rethink its strategy. The game is now rumoured to be a subject of internal discussions over a possible Xbox release.

While Atlus recently launched Persona 3 Reload and still has Metaphor: ReFantazio coming this year (not to mention Episode Aigis), rumors have circulated for a while now about Persona 6. The company has yet to officially reveal it, but leaker Midori reported that it would launch in 2025 and have a semi-open world with “more fluid” Social Links.

A PC port for Sucker Punch’s Ghost of Tsushima could be announced as early as this week, at least according to a rumor from a reliable industry insider. Ghost of Tsushima was released as a PlayStation 4 exclusive back in 2020 and earned rave reviews for its visually stunning open world, engaging combat and stealth gameplay, and compelling plot set against the backdrop of Japan’s feudal era. An updated PS5 port was released in 2021, adding haptic feedback courtesy of the DualSense controller and a new story campaign that pitted Jin Sakai against a sinister Mongolian cult on Japan’s Iki Island.

A PC version of 2020’s Ghost of Tsushima could be announced next week,  it’s claimed.

Sony has done a great job up to this point of bringing several of its first-party titles to PC over the last few years, but there are still a few prominent ones that have failed to make that jump. One in particular that fans have been hoping to see a port for for a long time is Sucker Punch’s open world action-adventure game, Ghost of Tsushima. It’s now being claimed that a PC port of the title could be announced soon.

A PC port of Sucker Punch's critically-acclaimed Ghost of Tsushima could be announced as early as next week.

Some recent social media activity from Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer has stoked the ongoing rumors that an Xbox handheld console is in the works. The existence of the device has been alleged by several sources throughout February, at the height of the drama surrounding the possibility of some first-party Xbox games going multi-platform.

The next-gen Xbox console may not be designed by the team behind the Series X, with one industry insider claiming that the project has been reassigned to Microsoft's Surface division. The purported move implies that the next Xbox console could be released much later than the PS6, depending on how close to the drawing board the project returned as a result of the design team switch.

State of Play rumors continue to surge, with Xbox Era co-founder Nick Baker and insider NateTheHate2 teasing its arrival on January 31st/February 1st. The former also somewhat cryptically named the potential games appearing, including Silent Hill 2, Until Dawn, Death Stranding 2, Rise of the Ronin and more. The next Metro title, rumored to be a VR title called Metro Awakening, could also appear.

PlayStation’s next State of Play isn’t official, but based on reports and teases from insider NateTheHate2 and Xbox Era co-founder Nick Baker, it’s looking to be soon. Along with Death Stranding 2, Rise of the Ronin and the next Metro title (reportedly a VR game called Metro Awakening), Until Dawn is also allegedly appearing.

Amid the many titles teased for the next potential State of Play, Xbox Era co-founder Nick Baker mentioned Metro. It may seem completely innocuous, but 4A Games is confirmed to be working on a new title in the post-apocalyptic series. What isn’t so apparent is that it’s rumored to be a VR title.

Following rumors from Giant Bomb’s Jeff Grubb about the next State of Play this month, insider NateTheHate2 has revealed that it’s likely happening on January 31st/February 1st.

PlayStation may be preparing to host a new State of Play presentation next week on January 31, with leaks suggesting that various new game announcements will be made. If the rumors hold true, PlayStation fans can expect new details about new PS5 titles launching in 2024 and beyond, such as Rise of the Ronin, Death Stranding 2, and Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth.

Mainline Final Fantasy games have turned back the clock and gone back to being exclusive to PlayStation consoles, but it looks like that might be about to change soon. Recent rumours claimed that Square Enix was in discussions with Microsoft to bring Final Fantasy 7 Remake to Xbox consoles, and it looks like Final Fantasy 16 is following suit.

Leaks have claimed for a while now that Certain Affinity is working on a battle royale experience for Halo Infinite, and official developments have only served to further cement those leaks. The studio officially announced in April 2022 that it had partnered with 343 Industries and was working on “further evolving Halo Infinite in some new and exciting ways”, and later stated that it was working on “something big and new for the franchise”.

There’s an incredibly curious rumor out now about a game coming to Xbox. The thing is, our source refuses to name the game.

Xbox pioneered the Achievements system with the Xbox 360’s launch back in 2005, but since then, other companies have implemented their own similar systems, many of which have gone on to surpass Xbox’s Achievements in more ways than one. Demands for improvements have been loud in the Xbox community for some time now, and it seems those improvements could be coming this year.

The original God of War games will allegedly make a comeback on PS5, although we’re not putting too much weight behind the source. Speaking on the Xbox Era podcast – we know, we know – notorious rumourmonger Nick Baker said that a remaster of Kratos’ first three adventures “might be happening”. It’s perhaps worth noting that God of War 3 was already re-released for the PS4, and is fully playable with backwards compatibility on Sony’s new-gen console.

God of War is a big success for Sony, especially Ragnarok, which has sold over 15 million units worldwide and recently received its acclaimed Valhalla DLC. However, some are still nostalgic for the old days of God of War, with Kratos traversing across ancient Greece and battling Zeus and his Pantheon.

Marvel’s Blade from Arkane Lyon is probably one of the more anticipated Marvel titles in the coming years, given the studio’s pedigree with Deathloop and Dishonored 2. While platforms and a release window haven’t been announced, fans might have to wait a while to get their hands on it.

The original God of War trilogy could be getting the remaster treatment.

We have an interesting new rumor connected to the recent Microsoft leak.

Astro Bot hasn’t seen a major, flagship release so far, but though it doesn’t stand on the same footing as many of Sony’s other first party franchises, it’s still got a sizeable fanbase. Hugely responsible for that was Astro Bot Rescue Mission, with the PS VR-exclusive platformer having been widely by critics and audiences in the years since its launch. And it seems Sony may be looking to bring it to its current-gen VR headset, too.

It’s been roughly four years since the launch of Gears 5, but it seems the wait for the next instalment in the third person shooter franchise might not go on as long as some may have expected. Reports claimed earlier this year that The Coalition had cancelled two unannounced projects and instead shifted full focus to the development of Gears 6, and it’s now been claimed that the sequel may actually have made more progress behind the scenes than some may have expected.

With Persona 5 Tactica in November and Persona 3 Reload early next year, there’s plenty for fans of Atlus’ beloved RPG franchise to look forward to, but of course, there have been rumblings of the next mainline game in the instalment being in the works as well. And though previous leaks have claimed that Persona 6 could potentially launch as a PlayStation exclusive the way Persona games have traditionally done in the past, it seems that might not be the case after all.

It’s been over four and a half years since Nintendo announced that Metroid Prime 4’s development had been rebooted, with Retro Studios taking over the project, and in the time since then, we’ve heard absolutely nothing about the game. With significant time having passed with next to no updates on the game and with leaks claiming that Nintendo is preparing to launch a new console in the second half of 2024, questions about what Metroid Prime 4’s status is, when it’s going to launch, and if it will still be a Switch game have been asked quite often in recent weeks and months.

During Microsoft’s trial with the US Federal Trade Commission over its acquisition of Activision Blizzard, it said that it expects Sony to release a Slim version of the PS5 later this year. It will allegedly cost $399.99, though no official announcement has been made. While many believed this was the rumored PS5 with a detachable disc drive, it seems there may be a Slim model floating around.