Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart is worth owning a PS5 for. So what’s the next big thing?
With E3 2021 firmly in the rearview mirror, I recently finished Insomniac Games’ sleek Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart. It’s a great game, one I can easily see myself replaying and a great new bar for the series to be held to. It’s also left me wondering what’s next for the PS5. Right now, Sony has three big titles currently announced from PlayStation Studios, including the next God of War game, widely referred to as (but not yet officially titled) God of War Ragnarok, alongside Polyphony Digital’s Gran Turismo 7 and Guerrilla Games’ Horizon Forbidden West. All three of these games are coming to the PS4 as well as the PS5, with a planned release window of sometime in 2022. Sony has also inked a couple of timed exclusive deals, with PS5 console exclusives in the form of Deathloop, Ghostwire: Tokyo, Forspoken and Final Fantasy XVI all seemingly slated for the next year and some change. Before I continue, I want to make it very clear: I’ve got faith in the teams at Guerrilla Games and Sony Santa Monica. Horizon Zero Dawn was a great game and such a change from the studio’s prior works, while the 2018 God of War is one of my favorite experiences of all time and I played it through beginning to end on a base PS4. No matter what the hardware is, I know these teams can deliver more incredible games. So yes, I’m sure these next few titles will be great but I don’t think it’s unfair to mourn what could have been. Horizon Forbidden West is tentatively releasing this holiday but could slip to next year.
