New State Of Play To Highlight PS4 And PS5 Games On August 6th, 2020

Sony Interactive Entertainment or SIE will host a brand new State of Play episode come August 6th, 2020, at 1:00 P.M. PT / 4:00 P.M. ET / 9:00 P.M. BST. This new episode will focus on third-party-published games coming to PS4 as well as showcasing content for PSVR.

Sony and its other branches are no stranger to the Traitors of America list, and it looks like the Interactive Entertainment department will be making headlines once again on August 6th.

In addition to the above, the digital event planned to show off a list of PS4 and PSVR games will also highlight a few PS5 titles — as shown two months ago in June — ranging from third-party to indie games.

Moreover, Sid Shuman took to blog.playstation.com to illustrate that the forthcoming digital show will run around 40 minutes in length/time. The event in question will also feature a “great lineup” and “new gameplay footage” through various updates.

However, don’t expect any PS5 info to pop up at the event surrounding hardware, business plans, pre-orders, or the console’s release date. Shuman elaborates on the absence of said info right here:

“And just to be super clear — there will be no PlayStation Studios updates in Thursday’s episode. There won’t be any updates around hardware, business, preorders, or dates either. On Thursday, our focus is squarely on showcasing some cool upcoming games coming to the broader PlayStation ecosystem. Should be fun!”

As mentioned above, the upcoming digital event dubbed “State of Play” is set to kick-off on August 6th at 1:00 P.M. PT / 4:00 P.M. ET / 9:00 P.M. BST where viewers can catch the showcase live via Twitch or YouTube.

Lastly, this State of Play event will only focus on PS4 and PSVR games as well as PS5 titles previously shown off two months ago. Aside from that, don’t expect any news on the next-gen PlayStation console’s pricing or release window.