{"id":349145,"date":"2025-10-22T15:10:45","date_gmt":"2025-10-22T15:10:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/article.php?article_id=2167290"},"modified":"2025-10-22T15:10:45","modified_gmt":"2025-10-22T15:10:45","slug":"df-direct-tackles-the-sony-showcase-and-ps5-cross-gen-upgrade-pricing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/df-direct-tackles-the-sony-showcase-and-ps5-cross-gen-upgrade-pricing\/","title":{"rendered":"DF Direct tackles the Sony Showcase and PS5 cross-gen upgrade pricing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/df-direct-tackles-the-sony-showcase-and-ps5-cross-gen-upgrade-pricing.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Two DF Directs in one week? Our filming slot for the weekly show is Thursday morning, but we went into this one knowing that Sony&#8217;s PlayStation 5 Showcase would be kicking off 12 hours later, but as we had so much material to work with, we went ahead with our normal weekly show and added in a Direct special to cover off the Sony event &#8211; and let&#8217;s start by taking a look at the PlayStation 5 showcase, where beyond the reveal of some exciting new PS5 titles, the emphasis really was on cross-generational fare from both first and third-party studios.<\/p>\n<p>I described it as a game of two halves &#8211; an assortment of third party trailers followed by a procession of first-party wares. This was essentially Sony&#8217;s E3 2021, pushed back a couple of months and presented as an online show. Unfortunately, a procession of trailers and CG visualisations presented in sequence doesn&#8217;t quite cut it. Publishers and platform holders seem to think that a procession of imagery for successive titles running one after the other works, but it doesn&#8217;t really. There&#8217;s no vision, no context, no exploration of the interactive element. There&#8217;s a lot of &#8216;what&#8217; &#8211; what the game is essentially &#8211; but no &#8216;why&#8217; or &#8216;how&#8217;. Instead, we get a sequence of curated imagery that rarely managed to leave a lasting impression. <\/p>\n<p>The new Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic got a CG trailer, but even with the after-show interviews, we&#8217;re still wondering what the vision for the remake actually is. GTA5&#8217;s delay was announced, but a trailer apparently telling us we&#8217;re getting an improved experience didn&#8217;t tell us or show us how it&#8217;s actually better. Forspoken is looking very, very interesting &#8211; and did stand out, particularly as it seems to be based on Square-Enix&#8217;s under-utilised Luminous Engine and maybe that&#8217;s enough for now, but I&#8217;d love to know more about the game. Project Eve? Throwback hyper-sexualised main character apart, the imagery was impressive and solidifies UE4 as a major player of the generation. The barrage of trailers was such that when something fresh and interesting comes along, it amplifies attention: Tchia: A Game Inspired by New Caledonia was a highlight.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/articles\/digitalfoundry-2021-df-direct-tackles-the-sony-showcase-and-ps5-cross-gen-upgrade-pricing\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/articles\/digitalfoundry-2021-df-direct-tackles-the-sony-showcase-and-ps5-cross-gen-upgrade-pricing\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two DF Directs in one week? Our filming slot for the weekly show is Thursday morning, but we went into this one knowing that Sony&#8217;s PlayStation 5 Showcase would be kicking off 12 hours later, but as we had so much material to work with, we went ahead with our normal weekly show and added in a Direct special to cover off the Sony event &#8211; and let&#8217;s start by taking a look at the PlayStation 5 showcase, where beyond the reveal of some exciting new PS5 titles, the emphasis really was on cross-generational fare from both first and third-party studios. I described it as a game of two halves &#8211; an assortment of third party trailers followed by a procession of first-party wares. 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