Team Talk: What’s the most anticipated PlayStation 5 game?

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After taking a look at the future line-up for Xbox last week, it’s time to delve into the wonderful world of PlayStation exclusives (you know, for the players).

There’s a stronger showing out the gate for the PlayStation 5 with Spider-Man: Miles Morales and Astro’s Playroom both going down well with gamers, but, similar to Xbox, there’s plenty of studios working away on the next PlayStation blockbuster – at least 14, in fact. Here are our top picks, but what’s top of the excitement-o-meter for you? Let us know in the comments.

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by James Michael Parry

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Sam | God of War: Ragnarok

As I type this, Demon’s Souls is my most anticipated PlayStation 5 game. By the time you read this, however, I’ll already have played it. Fellow launch titles like Spider-Man: Miles Morales, Bugsnax and Astro’s Playroom are in the same boat - that means they’re off the table, too.

Looking further afield, then, God of War: Ragnarok is the PS5 game to watch out for. As a series, God of War never really made a misstep. It went on hiatus regardless and, somehow, returned in bigger and bolder fashion than ever. The PlayStation 4 is a console known for its wide selection of great exclusives, and God of War (2018) is the best of them.

The game is perfectly paced without featuring a single camera cut. Players stay with Kratos and his son Atreus throughout the entire gut-wrenching journey, sharing in every tender moment and jaw-dropping action sequence alongside them. 

An enormous amount of thought and care was poured into every aspect of God of War, resulting in an experience that puts most others to shame in almost innumerable ways. If that’s what SIE Santa Monica Studio could achieve last generation, the sky's the limit for their Norse-themed sequel.

Kratos outlines his plans for the sequel.

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James | Horizon: Forbidden West

As I’ve not played much on the PS4 (only Spider-Man really), the majority of PlayStation experiences I’m looking forward to are still to come, when I finally break open the juicy fruit that is this generation’s exclusives and feast on the presumably square, circle, triangle and x-shaped goo inside. One series which seems to be right in my wheelhouse though, is Horizon: Zero Dawn and its 2021 sequel, Forbidden West.

Exploring expansive worlds has always been my bag, from Mass Effect and Middle Earth: Shadow of War to lesser-known personal favourites like Red Faction: Guerilla and even Microsoft’s ill-fated exclusive ReCore (there’s a video about it and everything).

The future dystopia which Horizon offers isn’t dark and bitter like that of something like Watch Dogs Legion, instead, nature has had a chance to take back much of the world, while the threat of robotic beasts still looms large, and in the sequel, the sense of scale looks to be being pushed further still.

All the games here will have impressive visuals of course, but the rich colours and vast biodiversity of Aloy’s world beg for all the pixels and particle effects the PS5 can muster. Will we be able to find out the source of the plague which threatens to destroy the uneasy balance the tribes of humanity’s future have found in this world?! I can’t wait to give it a try.

Nothing says bigger and better than new water levels/sections.

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Liam | Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart

Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart is exactly the sort of game you want to see on a next-gen console, one that takes advantage of the shiny new tech inside to push gameplay and spectacle even further.

I’ll admit, I’ve never played a Ratchet & Clank title before, despite owning a PS2, the platform on which the franchise debuted and first found fame, but I might have to remedy that this generation.

The dimension hopping shown off in the gameplay trailers looks brilliant, not to mention totally seamless, which is even more impressive. Even without that killer feature, the game’s combat, setting and general fun factor are all more than enticing enough to warrant the hype.

Don’t get me wrong, I’m all for deep, meaningful narratives and gritty gameplay, but sometimes you just want a game to be good, harmless, silly fun, and Rift Apart seems to fit that description perfectly.

I’m certainly eager to see more, and while I’ve yet to make a decision on which of the new consoles I’ll be getting first (ideally I’d like to buy both at some point), impressive, proper next-gen titles like this are certainly swinging things in the PS5’s favour.

The PlayStation 5's SSD working its magic.

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 What's your most anticipated PS5 exclusive? Let us know below.