[RUMOR] PlayStation Experience Could Return This Year

RJ Pierce, Tech Times 19 June 2021, 10:06 am

PlayStation Experience hasn't been held for a while. But maybe it's going to return soon if rumors are to be believed.

GameRant reports that PlayStation Experience, whose last edition was back in 2017, could be making a comeback this year. Sony has been "spotted" filing a new trademark for the event's name recently, which got people (especially avid fans) talking.

The trademark filing was spotted by GamingRoute.com, which is a website mostly dedicated to PlayStation titles. According to their report, the new PlayStation Experience event will now be known as PSX, related to the next big Sony event slated for July 8.

Aside from GamingRoute, a few other internet sleuths broke the info out. For instance, a Twitter user who goes by the handle @Onion00048 actually gave a date for the rumored PSX event: June 28, which isn't far off:

A new Playstation Experience appears to be scheduled for June 28, 2021

Sony is planning a new big event for the end of June dedicated to titles coming out soon and beyond (between 2021 and 2022) on Playstation 4, PlayStation 5 and Playstation VR, for this June 28, 2021.
— Gamingnews (@Onion00048) May 31, 2021

If the news is legitimate, it could be safe to say that some of the biggest first-party Sony developers will attend. According to PSFanatic, this could include Guerilla Games, Santa Monica Studios, and perhaps Naughty Dog. The event is also alleged to be covering games that will be released on PS4, PS5, and PSVR.

PlayStation Experience: What's So Good About It?

For the uninitiated, PlayStation Experience is a bit like Sony's own version of E3. Given that Sony wasn't present at E3 2021, it makes a little sense that they might want to bring their old event back.

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A good number of the best PS exclusive games were revealed during PlayStation Experience, back when it ran from 2014 to 2017. Sony was also close to holding a PSX event in 2018, but they had to cancel it due to a so-called "lack of new announcements."

A lot of fans have fond memories of past PSX keynotes, and you can't blame them. It started right during the launch window of the PS4 when a host of new games were announced for the then-next gen platform. A good number of those games ended up being considered among the best in their generation.

One of the biggest games revealed during past PlayStation Experience keynotes was "The Last Of Us Part 2," which, while controversial, is still a really great game on its own. Its announcement in 2016 got the PS fandom extremely hyped up, which made it one of the best-selling first-party titles on the platform.

If PlayStation Experience does return, it could be interesting to see if the format continues where it left off four years ago. Maybe there could also be a lot of great news to be broken out, too, considering that there are some pretty big first-party exclusives in the pipeline ("God of War Ragnarok," anyone?)

With the current success of the PS5 (and an obvious absence from E3), Sony needs a new event to bring out their big guns to shake up the gaming world again.

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Written by RJ Pierce