Apart from the first proper look at the Final Fantasy 7 Remake, Last night’s State of Play was a muted affair. That’s not to say that everything else shown off was rubbish, mind, just that the rejiggered look at Aerith and Cloud was undoubtedly the highlight. While that came as a surprise, the other bit of nostalgia was something we knew was going to be featured: MediEvil.

A little while back, Sony appropriated a Nintendo-esque way of showing the world its upcoming games. When Nintendo stopped doing great big E3 press conferences, they opted to show off their impending wares through pre-made videos in a segment called Nintendo Direct. Sony started doing the same thing, calling it State of Play. And there’s a new State of Play later this week!

Plenty of games, a decent running time and news on what lies ahead. No longer just the domain of Nintendo and their series of Direct presentations, but an idea that’s also home to Sony now! The home of PlayStation has a new series focusing on exactly those key points, and in the spirit of things, let’s get the show rolling …

Nintendo’s has the right idea for building up buzz on their upcoming games. Called Nintendo Direct, these irregularly scheduled episodes highlight upcoming games from across the Big N’s library, favouring both small and large announcements. Heck, sometimes those announcements even have a theme to them, like a Pokémon Nintendo Direct! It’s a damn good idea, and one that Sony looks to take a page from as the Japanese giant will be launching its own take on Nintendo Direct, with Sony State of Play.