PlayStation State of Play October 2021 live report Eurogamer.net If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy. PlayStation State of Play October 2021 live report Star Ocean! Little Devil Inside! Other stuff! Everything as it happened. Blog by Martin Robinson Editor-in-chief Updated on 27 Oct 2021 72 comments Well that was that! A low-key showing but one with some welcome surprises as well as an extended look at some intriguing indies - with Star Ocean's sparkling looking return the highlght. Our live coverage of this event has finished. Coverage 20:46 pm UTC Hello, hi and good evening! – Martin Robinson 20:46 pm UTC How lovely to see you on a... Wednesday night? – Martin Robinson 20:46 pm UTC It is Wednesday? Just checking. – Martin Robinson 20:47 pm UTC Well, what I do know is that in just under 15 minutes Sony's State of Play is going to kick off, and given that it's the first one of these since July I'm pretty excited. – Martin Robinson 20:48 pm UTC To set expectations! There's a focus on third-party stuff, so no God of War or Gran Turismo 7 or Wolverine or, you know, anything like that. There'll be no PSVR2 there either. – Martin Robinson 20:48 pm UTC So what *will* be there? – Martin Robinson 20:48 pm UTC Well, I don't know! So that's why I'm excited to find out. – Martin Robinson 20:51 pm UTC The soothing music and pleasant PlayStation visuals have started, and oh god I miss doing this in conference halls in distant lands. – Martin Robinson 20:52 pm UTC It would normally have been around a month ago we'd be in Tokyo where Sony would occassionally put on a conference - I'm wondering if any Japanese partners will have much to show tonight. – Martin Robinson 20:53 pm UTC I'd dearly, dearly love to hear something new on Final Fantasy 16, but I don't think that'll be on the cards. – Martin Robinson 20:54 pm UTC There's also the prospect of intriguing indies such as Little Devil Inside, as you point out (hello riceNpea!) – Martin Robinson 20:56 pm UTC That would make a lot of sense! – Martin Robinson 20:56 pm UTC Speaking of Final Fantasy - Dungeon Encounters, the first game directed by Hiroyuki Ito since Final Fantasy 12, is absolutely incredible. – Martin Robinson 20:57 pm UTC There'll be a review up tomorrow - it's been out a while so I'm sure a few of you RPG nerds will have been playing it. – Martin Robinson 20:57 pm UTC Proper good, it is. – Martin Robinson 20:58 pm UTC I sort of hope that heavily rumoured/leaked Warner Bros. Smash Bros. makes an appearance. – Martin Robinson 20:58 pm UTC It sounds intriguingly vile. – Martin Robinson 20:58 pm UTC I haven't seen Space Jam 2, but I've heard war stories from those who have. – Martin Robinson 20:59 pm UTC Anyway, all that mystery is about to unravel in who knows what - disappointment may well lie this way. – Martin Robinson 20:59 pm UTC I remain optimistic! – Martin Robinson 21:00 pm UTC It's 10pm! – Martin Robinson 21:00 pm UTC Now I'm worrying if I've got the wrong stream as mine hasn't started yet! – Martin Robinson 21:01 pm UTC This is late, right? – Martin Robinson 21:01 pm UTC Ah, here we go! – Martin Robinson 21:01 pm UTC I should have spotted the counter in the top corner. – Martin Robinson 21:01 pm UTC No, *you've* been hitting the bong. – Martin Robinson 21:02 pm UTC I don't know what this is bit it's absolutely nuts. – Martin Robinson 21:02 pm UTC It looks like Anarchy Reigns. – Martin Robinson 21:02 pm UTC A little tiny bit. – Martin Robinson 21:03 pm UTC themightyant: Stream quality is awful here. Same for others? The game looks pretty shoddy but my stream looks just fine. – Martin Robinson 21:03 pm UTC Deathverse! From GungHo. – Martin Robinson 21:03 pm UTC It was certainly something! – Martin Robinson 21:05 pm UTC Here's a new quirky... something... ushered into life by Kowloon Nights. – Martin Robinson 21:05 pm UTC It does look beautiful. – Martin Robinson 21:05 pm UTC We Are OFK - a musical game series about a band in LA. – Martin Robinson 21:06 pm UTC Now I'm getting Sayonara Wild Hearts vibes. – Martin Robinson 21:06 pm UTC And all of a sudden I'm getting excited - even if I'm probably a bit old to get this banter. – Martin Robinson 21:06 pm UTC Some more Bugsnax! – Martin Robinson 21:07 pm UTC I still haven't played Bugsnax. I feel bad about having not played Bugsnax. – Martin Robinson 21:08 pm UTC I think this is precisely what happened with me as well. – Martin Robinson 21:08 pm UTC The curse of being a launch game I guess - easily overlooked by all the other new and shiny things. – Martin Robinson 21:09 pm UTC If Five Nights at Freddy's also makes you feel old, don't worry I'm there with you. – Martin Robinson 21:09 pm UTC Actually this whole presentation has made me feel ancient already. – Martin Robinson 21:09 pm UTC riceNpea: I've never played a Freddie game. I have no idea what genre it is or what you do. What's it like? Shit. – Martin Robinson 21:10 pm UTC This looks a bit more polished but I just know I'm not the target audience. – Martin Robinson 21:10 pm UTC Anyway! – Martin Robinson 21:11 pm UTC Death's Door! – Martin Robinson 21:11 pm UTC An absolutely brilliant action adventure that fully deserved its Eurogamer Essential. – Martin Robinson 21:11 pm UTC The more people that get to play that the better. – Martin Robinson 21:12 pm UTC That's exactly what I was about to type. – Martin Robinson 21:13 pm UTC Maybe it's the 90s mania that's gripping everyone - I popped into H&M today to get a cardigan (I'm old) and all they had was ironic Friends and Nirvana t-shirts - but aren't there a lot of mad kart racers out there at the moment? – Martin Robinson 21:13 pm UTC Okay, this and that Final Fantasy kart game that's coming but still. – Martin Robinson 21:13 pm UTC That's enough to call a movement. – Martin Robinson 21:14 pm UTC Anyway, they didn't even have any cardigans. – Martin Robinson 21:14 pm UTC The King of Fighters, though! That's something I understand. – Martin Robinson 21:14 pm UTC The announce of a beta, which I'm very excited to try. – Martin Robinson 21:15 pm UTC Is this PlayStation Home? – Martin Robinson 21:15 pm UTC Ah no it's First Class Trouble. – Martin Robinson 21:15 pm UTC And yeah, this very much does look like Among Us 3D. – Martin Robinson 21:16 pm UTC lazarusnine: The mistake was heading to H&M for cardigans when that was formerly the exclusive domain of Debenham's Tell me about it! Lewisham High Street isn't great for getting cardigans, truth be told. – Martin Robinson 21:16 pm UTC Onwards! – Martin Robinson 21:16 pm UTC To a game by Tri-Ace - a new Star Ocean? – Martin Robinson 21:17 pm UTC Or one I probably forgot about. – Martin Robinson 21:17 pm UTC This is new, right? – Martin Robinson 21:17 pm UTC And it looks like Star Ocean has taken a fair slice of Xenoblade. I'm sort of here for it? – Martin Robinson 21:18 pm UTC weebleman: How longs it on for martin? Asking because ive done it that much i feel like ive formed a habit. This is a short one tonight - just 20 minutes means we're coming towards the end. – Martin Robinson 21:19 pm UTC Here you go then! Little Devil Inside! – Martin Robinson 21:19 pm UTC Is this set on the Jurassic coast? – Martin Robinson 21:19 pm UTC This looks like that lovely stretch of railway in Devon that laps the sea. – Martin Robinson 21:21 pm UTC This looks absolutely splendid - it was only dimly on my radar so it's my first time seeing its minimalist style and mash of genres, and I'm sort of bowled over. – Martin Robinson 21:22 pm UTC riceNpea: Game of the show so far. When is Littel Devil Inside scheduled to release? Hoping we'll find out shortly. – Martin Robinson 21:23 pm UTC There's so much to it - crafting and exploration and *so much whimsy*. – Martin Robinson 21:23 pm UTC bcdcdude: Ah! I'm a bit late, but Shenmue IV please! Sorry dude, you missed it! – Martin Robinson 21:23 pm UTC Looked cracking too. – Martin Robinson 21:24 pm UTC So, a fairly low-key showing - as was billed - but there's more than enough there to excite me. – Martin Robinson 21:25 pm UTC Mostly that after a run of really drab entries there's finally a Star Ocean that I want to play. – Martin Robinson 21:26 pm UTC Now if you don't mind I'm off to go and play some video games. – Martin Robinson 21:26 pm UTC Thanks for joining us here tonight! – Martin Robinson Comments Become a Eurogamer subscriber and get your first month for £1 Get your first month for £1 (normally £3.99) when you buy a Standard Eurogamer subscription. Enjoy ad-free browsing, merch discounts, our monthly letter from the editor, and show your support with a supporter-exclusive comment flair! Support us View supporter archive More Blogs Digital Foundry DF Direct Weekly: do we really need a Horizon Zero Dawn remake? 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