Games Inbox: What will be in the February State of Play for PS5?

The Thursday letters page hopes for some imminent Bloodborne remastered news, as one reader makes a startlingly well-timed prediction about Nintendo. To join in with the discussions yourself email gamecentral@metro.co.uk. Direct bingo. So there seems to be a good chance there’ll be a State of Play this month, based on previous years and rumours, so what are people thinking will be featured? I see on X that Hideo Kojima seems to be getting a new trailer ready for Death Stranding 2 and it’s out this year, so that seems a definite.

Ghost Of Yōtei is also out this year, so I guess that’s the next most likely, but I hope we see something else brand new. The problem with something like Ghost Of Yōtei is that, after playing the first one, I feel I can already guess what the sequel is. Which doesn’t mean I’m completely uninterested in it, but I felt Ghost Of Tsushima outstayed its welcome as it is and I don’t really need another one.

What I’d much rather know is what Housemarque and Bluepoint Games are working on. Although I wonder if Bluepoint has been doing anything after its game got cancelled. That would be a real shame if they’ve been forced to just waste the last few years. I’d cry if that’s the same for Housemarque though because I loved Returnal and I really admire them for saying no to a sequel and doing something new again.

The end point. I love how these giant American companies keep thinking they can buy Nintendo and then they just turn round and laugh in their face, even in the darkest days of the Wii U! It wouldn’t be surprised if there’ve been other attempts too, that we’ve never heard about. Google or Amazon seem like the sort that would’ve seen buying Nintendo as a shortcut into the games industry. And it’s always about a shortcut with these companies. We know from the disgusting email from Phil Spencer that he had zero respect for Nintendo’s independence and just saw it as another trophy for his wall. And this is a guy who, on some level, likes and understands the games industry. Just think what some soulless suit from Meta or Apple would have thought about the new ‘asset’ they’d just acquired.

The day Nintendo is bought out, or releases games on PC or whatever other terrible idea people suggest for them is the day gaming ends. Especially with the rapid decline of PlayStation… you can just stick a fork in it right then and write video games off as a 50 year old fad. Two-faced truth. Interestingly, I’ve learned of Nintendo’s attachment to the number two branding since Switch 2’s reveal.

The time of the Switch 2 reveal was 22:02 in Japan. The trailer is 2 mins 22 seconds long. The first Switch 2 Direct is on the second of the month (prepare a bucket of salt for April Fool’s Day) and that date is 2 months, 2 weeks and 2 days after the console’s initial reveal. Shall we expect it to go live at 2pm somewhere?. Bad Edit. GC: Well, that’s pretty spooky. You sent this email just hours before Nintendo, for no apparent reason, announced the time of the Nintendo Direct as… 2pm. For your next trick, can you take a guess at what games they’ll show?.

Email your comments to: gamecentral@metro.co.uk. Three roles to play. Need a question answered. I’m considering buying a role-playing game this month and it’s because it’s my favourite genre, but I’m eyeing three releases and the first smash hit of 2025 is on the radar. I’m of course referring to Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2. But I’m also considering Metaphor: ReFantazio and Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth. Which just coincidentally released for PC.

I’ve heard Deliverance 2 is fantastic, but I’m turned off by the realism. A hunger system, the dirt and cleanliness requirements, and the horrific combat system. It’s clearly a niche title, but I see my two other choices are more mainstream. So, I’d like to ask GC and readers alike, which title should I go for? It’s for my handheld, by the way, The OneXPlayer OneXFly. Shahzaib Sadiq. GC: Deliverance 2 is good; we wouldn’t say it was fantastic. The other two are in our top four games of last year.

Raiders of the lost ARC. To answer captainbloodsnot’s HDMI cable query, if the AV receiver is not 4K compatible then take the high speed HDMI cable from the PlayStation 5 and plug that into a 4K capable port in your TV. Then on the TV connect a high speed HDMI cable from the ARC port on your TV and plug it into a port on your AV receiver. Select the channel or port on your AV receiver, for it to process the sound coming from the TV. On the TV select the HDMI port your PlayStation 5 is plugged into.

You must have passthrough selected and turned on your AV receiver to get 5.1 surround sound; you may need to choose multi-channel surround as the output on the receiver. The ARC (audio return channel) will bypass the TV for the audio but display the 4K content the TV is receiving from the PlayStation 5, as long as that HDMI source is selected on the TV. You may have to select and specify the output in the receiver settings. Make sure all HDMI cables are high-speed 2.1 or 2.2 rated. Sounds complicated but it’s not.