Rumor: PlayStation State of Play Coming Next Week, Potential Games Leaked

Those guys over at Kinetic Games sure are determined to keep Phasmophobia ticking over nicely. With the studio initiating a reset along with a huge update last year, it feels as though the team is trying to keep things fresh. Now, we’ve got some more stuff inbound, including something that a lot of fans should be pleased with.

The Intel Core i9-14900KS specs have been revealed by a tester who recently ran the unreleased CPU in the OCCT benchmarking and stability tool. This new Intel CPU is designated as a production unit in the benchmark, so the company may be planning to release the i9-14900KS within the coming weeks or months.

Tower of Fantasy is set to get its next simulacrum, Yanuo, on February 20th. In a new trailer, we get to meet her and see just why she makes such a good double agent.

Don't expect new games in any of PlayStation's biggest existing franchises before the end of this financial year, Sony has said.

Free Stars: The Ur-Quan Masters will make its way to Steam on February 19th. It's a version of 1992 strategy classic Star Control 2 that takes advantage of updates from its long-running open source project, and it'll be completely free.

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.

Microsoft is working on a new AI feature that will enhance PC games running on Windows 11, similar to Nvidia's DLSS feature for GeForce RTX graphics cards. Despite the lack of an official announcement, a newly discovered test build suggests that Microsoft will deploy the feature soon in an upcoming Windows 11 update.

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.

The next game from Ori and the Blind Forest developer Moon Studios has been delayed slightly.

The wildly successful RPG Baldur's Gate 3 is getting a big new update next week, with Larian Studios teasing fans about what they can expect from it. Baldur's Gate 3 was one of 2023's biggest games. Not only was it a huge sales success, but the game also took home a dizzying number of awards, including the coveted Game of the Year at The Game Awards 2023. Baldur's Gate 3 was such a hit at launch that Larian could have left it be, but it has instead released multiple updates focused on improving the game and sometimes even adding new content.

Just when you thought Larian Studios was done with Baldur’s Gate 3, it announces another major patch. Patch 6 arrives next week and includes new camp idle animations, Legendary Actions for Honour Mode players and bug fixes.

PlayStation hosted the year's first State of Play games showcase early Thursday, bringing a host of new announcements, reveals and updates on upcoming releases. Sony presented a deep dive into two of its first-party titles, with extended gameplay trailers for Rise of the Ronin and Stellar Blade. The latter also finally received a release date — Shift Up's action-adventure title is arriving April 26. Team Ninja's Rise of the Ronin received a detailed gameplay trailer, showing off sword combat, special weapons, and traversal. We also got to know a bit more about the Edo period setting of the game, which takes right in the middle of the Japanese revolution.