If you were thinking like us, then your world stopped spinning for a moment when GTA V footage was showcased during the PS5 reveal event. We all thought a GTA 6 reveal was about to happen, but that sadly wasn’t the case. We did get a good look at a diverse offering of games, from AAA games like Spider-Man 2 to little indie games that seemed a little out of place during a major reveal. While it will forever be believed that Sony included those indie games because it didn’t have much else to offer at the time, PlayStation’s Jim Ryan is now saying that what we saw was just the tip of the iceberg.
During an interview with BBC, Ryan was asked about that diverse range of games during the PS5 stream, some of which seemed a little out of place. His response was one that – to some extent – set the record straight as to why some “lesser” games were included in the stream, but what was important is that he’s admitted there are a lot more games currently in development:
“We wanted triple-A games that would fully demonstrate the horsepower of the machine. But some of these smaller games are making very cool and innovative use of the new features of the console. So we allowed the show to give a sense of the sheer range of gameplay experience that will be available on PlayStation 5. And this is just the start. There are so many more games that we have in development.”
With that said, the PS5 console looks downright amazing, and much more futuristic than Xbox’s tall, PC-like tower. However, the design itself hints to previous rumors that Sony was having overheating issues being true. And, we would have certainly loved to see more of what the PS5 can do. Those smaller indie games certainly looked interesting, but it’s a far cry from what we know the PS5 is actually capable of. The good news is that we only saw a small percentage of what’s in the works – we just have to wait a little longer to see more. At least we now have at least some kind of confirmation that the PS5 will still launch for the holiday season this year.
Full List of Games Revealed for the Sony PlayStation 5
PS5 Games from SIE Worldwide Studios and second-party partners
- Astro’s Playroom (Japan Studio)
- Demon’s Souls (Bluepoint Games / Japan Studio)
- Destruction All Stars (Lucid Games / XDEV)
- Gran Turismo 7 (Polyphony Digital)
- Horizon Forbidden West (Guerrilla Games)
- Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales (Insomniac Games)
- Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart (Insomniac Games)
- Returnal (Housemarque / XDEV)
- Sackboy A Big Adventure (Sumo Digital / XDEV)
PS5 Games from third-party publishers and developers
- Bugsnax (Young Horses)
- DEATHLOOP (Bethesda)
- Ghostwire™: Tokyo (Bethesda)
- Godfall™ (Gearbox Publishing / Counterplay Games)
- Goodbye Volcano High (KO-OP)
- Grand Theft Auto V and Grand Theft Auto Online (Rockstar Games)
- HITMAN 3 (IO Interactive)
- JETT : The Far Shore® (Superbrothers)
- Kena: Bridge of the Spirits (Ember Lab)
- Little Devil Inside (Neostream Interactive)
- NBA 2K21 (2K, Visual Concepts)
- Oddworld Soulstorm™ (Oddworld Inhabitants™)
- Pragmata (Capcom)
- Project Athia* (Square Enix/Luminous Productions)
- Resident Evil™ Village (Capcom)
- Solar Ash (Annapurna Interactive / Heart Machine)
- Stray (Annapurna / Blue Twelve Studio)
- Tribes of Midgard (Gearbox Publishing / Norsfell)
- The Pathless (Annapurna Interactive / Giant Squid)
Other PS5 News You Need To See
- Rumor: The Sony PS5 Has Performance Issues
- The Xbox Series X Might be More Powerful, but Industry Insiders Say the PS5 is Better
- Sony Has Finally Shown Off the PS5’s New DualSense Controller
- The First External Report of the DualSense PS5 Controller Is Vaguely Positive
- You Can’t Officially Pre-Order the PS5 Yet, But You Can Arrange to Be Notified When You Can
- Sony May Be Limiting Day-One PS5 Stock To Avoid Delays
- The Co-Creator of Halo Praises the PS5’s SSD Technology
- Techland’s Lead Game Developer Says the PS5’s DualSense Controller Could be the “Best in History”
- Will Instant Demos Give the PlayStation 5 An Edge Over the Xbox Series X?
- A PlayStation Job Listing Hints at an October Launch for the PS5
- Sony Says the PS5 Is Still On Track for Holiday Release
- Thanks to Epic, We Have Our First Real Look at What the PS5 is Capable Of
- Epic Games Boss Says the Sony PS5’s SSD is “Way Ahead” of High-End PCs
- Sony is Relying On Nostalgia for the PS5’s Initial Success, and That’s Very Dangerous