Games Inbox: Why isn’t Sony announcing any new PS5 games?

The Wednesday letters page wants advice on what to do when not playing video games, as one reader is disappointed by Splatoon 3’s single-player.

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Mum’s the word
I think if I was going to make up a list of PlayStation games I’d come up with something a bit more exciting than the one that leaked, so my suspicion is that it’s true. Heck, there’s only really two things on it that haven’t been leaked by something else already anyway. There are no superstar games, like more Bloodborne or a new Uncharted but the teased games could be good – who doesn’t want more survival horror?

What I don’t get, though, is why hasn’t Sony announced any of these? If there’s one company in the world that hasn’t been shy about announcing games years before they’re out – usually with a showy pre-rendered trailer – it’s Sony. Heck, I’d say that much of the early success of the PlayStation 4 was precisely because they kept doing that, so why stop now?

They’ve got an open goal at the moment, with Microsoft not releasing or talking about anything new, so why are they suddenly holding back? Because Microsoft won’t be like that forever, once their new acquisitions start rolling out their games Sony will have some real competition for the first time in a long while.

Right now Sony should be getting everyone excited about their upcoming slate but they’re not doing anything. At all. They’re just getting fans angry at not saying anything and making ordinary casual gamers forget they even exist.
Xander

Gaming holiday
There’s been some people giving up on games in the Inbox recently. Can one of them, or multiple people do a readers feature on how they get in after a few weeks/months. Every year I give gaming a break for a week or so but I’m at a loose end for what to do to fill the time. When I get away, I fish a lot but the last lot of years have been tough as I was stuck at home with the gaming systems sitting there looking at me as I tried to find something to watch or do.

A guide on what to do would be great for those gaming breaks, which I recommend, but filling that time is tough when you can’t get away.
Bobwallett

Immortal memory
I’ve just finished Immortality and I now feel compelled to tell everyone I meet what I’ve just witnessed.

Firstly it’s remarkably deep and complex. After finishing it, I went online to ensure I’d understood it and to my surprise not only were there varying, credible interpretations on the plot but I also learned more things I’d missed or overlooked.

It is so, so clever, so well written and so well acted from the entire cast; the entire thing is believable and had me engrossed. It’s as clever and well made as anything I’ve seen on a film or TV show in the past decade.

Kudos to the writers and all involved. I’m not sure it’s a game but it was truly excellent whatever it was. I hope they do well from it, and we see them come back with something else.
Razzledazzle

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Free trial
I’m wondering if you could offer some advice. I was a big fan of the first Overwatch so was happy when the new one was announced. I’m a bit put off by this free to play thing and am wondering if I should just pay for the Watchpoint pack. Does that even get me access to everything I’ll want?

I’d have been happy just to pay a normal price for the game but I don’t want to pay money for something that isn’t worth it and not sure what I get with the free package. Feeling like a confused old man right now.

Thanks as always
Chris

GC: We’re pretty confused too. Since it’s free why don’t you just try it and see if it’s something you’re interested in? Or read our review.

Genre entomology
RE: Alek Kazam and Metroidvania suggestions.

I really enjoyed a couple of WayForward games, in The Mummy Demastered and Shantae: Half-Genie Hero. The Mummy Demastered has a great soundtrack to boot.

I watch a streamer who loves his Metroidvania games and he always gets well narked by the term saying they should be called Metroidlikes, including Castlevania: Symphony Of The Night as that game directly uses the format of Super Metroid and the role-playing elements it adds are never part of games traditionally labelled Metoridvanias. I’m not knowledgeable enough about the history of both games though to know if he has a point.
Simundo

GC: He has a point but he’s also being a bit pedantic. Metroid was the originator of the concept but Castlevania 2, released only a year later, added role-playing and non-linear elements a decade before Symphony Of The Night.