Darlings, State of Play just dropped a whole buffet of PS5 goodies that makes GTA 6 look like it's taking its sweet time in the corner. Sony Santa Monica went full wife-swap with God of War Laufey, handing the spotlight to Faye in the godly afterlife complete with 20 minutes of gameplay, a sword that talks, and a gelatinous cube voiced by Jack Quaid—yes, really. Insomniac showed Wolverine getting bloody and brutal in new footage ahead of its September 15 launch, while Remedy teased Control Resonant warping Manhattan on September 24 with Dylan and the Aberrant weapon. The rest of the lineup—Onimusha demo out now, Tomb Raider dated for next February, Silent Hill Townfall and more—turned the showcase into a stacked flex that left the usual suspects scrambling for airtime.

Community chatter on X and Reddit lit up fast, with fans hyped over Faye's fresh powers and the shift away from Kratos but some purists like original creator David Jaffe calling it soso and Forspoken-adjacent. Wolverine combat clips went viral for the gore, and Control's new trailer had everyone buzzing about that September double-drop with Silent Hill. No dates for Laufey yet, but the afterlife angle and cross-mythology fights already have the thirst traps loading up cosplay ideas.

This one felt like Sony saying 'we've got receipts' while dodging the big elephant in the room. Vixen's verdict? The waifus and the blades are winning the night.