Following its digital presentation at CES, Sony unveiled release windows for a number of upcoming third-party projects slated to launch on the PlayStation 5. The releases were listed in fine print during the showcase’s climactic sizzle reel, offering a firmer view of when titles like Kena: Bridge of Spirits, Stray, Project Athia, and Pragmata would hit PlayStation 5 consoles.
Since the showcase went live, Sony has sought to reupload the presentation onto YouTube. However, it seems one big part of the showcase was missing. In the new re-upload of the stream, the third-party release windows have now disappeared from the clip, with only Sony’s first-party lineup still listed with a set of estimated dates.
The removal of the dates, first revealed by Gematsu, is a strange move for the company, especially considering it was a widely talked about aspect of the recent broadcast. Some have questioned whether addressing the list of release windows was an unintentional inclusion on Sony’s part, with the console manufacturer meaning to announce the release dates for each game closer to the time of release in case of COVID-related delays. Others have claimed it’s an early sign that Sony’s release windows weren’t final. Regardless, it’s an intriguing move for the company, with the third-party release schedule clearly not one that Sony wants fans to see just yet.
For those who missed the release windows debuting online a few days ago, they originally highlighted several shocking revelations, including the fact that Square Enix’s Project Athia would be launching as soon as next January. Pragmata, on the other hand, was allegedly delayed from 2022 into 2023, while Ghostwire Tokyo and Stray would both hit shelves in October of this year. It definitely added some serious names to the discourse surrounding games to watch in 2021, with PlayStation seemingly bolstering its lineup for a strong first year of the new console generation. Nonetheless, it seems Sony is still set on Horizon: Forbidden West and Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart landing this year.
Even outside of the PlayStation bubble, 2021 is shaping up to be a year filled with star power, including Halo Infinite, Hitman 3, Monster Hunter Rise, Farcry 6, Evil Dead: The Game, Gotham Knights, Deathloop, and Resident Evil Village. In spite of part of its lineup suddenly vanishing, Sony is sure to add some huge names to that list as well, with a mysterious God of War sequel set to debut at an as of yet unspecified date. It’s worth noting it will likely come with some significant delays though, with Hogwarts Legacy already being pushed back to 2022 while Outriders got rescheduled to this April.
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