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Summer 2025 State of Play Breaks Viewing Record for Sony
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<blockquote data-quote="Admin" data-source="post: 67442" data-attributes="member: 1"><p><img src="https://assets-prd.ignimgs.com/2025/06/06/state-of-play-1749212044916.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" /></p><p>The bumper State of Play June 2025 showcase set a peak concurrent viewership record for Sony.</p><p></p><p>Sony kicked off the summer reveal season with a bang, presenting a smorgasbord of new games to whet our appetites going into Summer Games Fest Week, including peeks at <a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/playstation-state-of-play-june-2025-everything-announced" target="_blank"><u>007 First Light</u></a>, <a href="https://www.ign.com/games/marvel-tokon-fighting-souls" target="_blank">Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls</a>, <a href="https://www.ign.com/games/final-fantasy-tactics-the-ivalice-chronicles" target="_blank"><u>Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles</u></a>, <a href="https://www.ign.com/games/romeo-is-a-dead-man" target="_blank"><u>Romeo is a Dead Man</u></a>, and <a href="https://www.ign.com/games/silent-hill-f" target="_blank"><u>Silent Hill f</u></a>.</p><p></p><p>According to <a href="https://streamscharts.com/news/sony-playstations-state-play-record" target="_blank">Streams Charts</a>, this week's State of Play peaked at over 2.2 million live viewers for the first time in the series’ history. According to data compiled by the website, State of Play now ranks as the third most-popular gaming or tech showcase of 2025 by peak concurrent viewership. Only two Nintendo Direct presentations pulled in bigger numbers (understandably, Nintendo's Switch 2 reveal is top by a long way).</p><p></p><p></p><p>As spotted by <a href="https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2025/06/ps5s-brilliant-new-state-of-play-breaks-records-for-sony" target="_blank"><u>Push Square</u></a>, the State of Play wasn't Sony's most-watched livestream ever — that honor goes to the <a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/ps5-reveal-everything-announced-all-games" target="_blank"><u>PS5 reveal event</u></a>, which currently boasts <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RkC0l4iekYo&pp=0gcJCbIJAYcqIYzv" target="_blank"><u>44 million views</u></a>. The <a href="https://www.ign.com/games/horizon-forbidden-west" target="_blank">Horizon Forbidden West</a> and <a href="https://www.ign.com/games/horizon-zero-dawn" target="_blank">Horizon Forbidden Dawn</a> presentations were also astonishingly popular, clocking up <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lq594XmpPBg" target="_blank"><u>15</u></a> and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u4-FCsiF5x4" target="_blank"><u>10</u></a> million views, respectively. But Tuesday's livestream remains hands-down the most popular State of Play showing ever.</p><p></p><p>The State of Play focused on third-party — and particularly Japanese developers — with strong announcements from the likes of Capcom, Grasshopper Manufacture, Konami, ArtPlay, Square Enix, and Team Ninja. There were surprisingly few first-party titles in the presentation.</p><p></p><p>It also felt very much like this year's summer presentation was focused on committed gamers, too. There seemed to be a propensity of action games, many of which will likely come with mature/18+ ratings.</p><p></p><p>Need to catch up? We've got you covered — <a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/playstation-state-of-play-june-2025-everything-announced" target="_blank"><u>here's everything announced at PlayStation State of Play 2025</u></a> earlier this week.</p><p></p><p></p><p><em>Vikki Blake is a reporter for IGN, as well as a critic, columnist, and consultant with 15+ years experience working with some of the world's biggest gaming sites and publications. She's also a Guardian, Spartan, Silent Hillian, Legend, and perpetually High Chaos. Find her at </em><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/vixx.bsky.social" target="_blank"><em>BlueSky</em></a><em>.</em></p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/summer-2025-state-of-play-breaks-viewing-record-for-sony" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Admin, post: 67442, member: 1"] [IMG]https://assets-prd.ignimgs.com/2025/06/06/state-of-play-1749212044916.png[/IMG] The bumper State of Play June 2025 showcase set a peak concurrent viewership record for Sony. Sony kicked off the summer reveal season with a bang, presenting a smorgasbord of new games to whet our appetites going into Summer Games Fest Week, including peeks at [URL='https://www.ign.com/articles/playstation-state-of-play-june-2025-everything-announced'][U]007 First Light[/U][/URL], [URL='https://www.ign.com/games/marvel-tokon-fighting-souls']Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls[/URL], [URL='https://www.ign.com/games/final-fantasy-tactics-the-ivalice-chronicles'][U]Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles[/U][/URL], [URL='https://www.ign.com/games/romeo-is-a-dead-man'][U]Romeo is a Dead Man[/U][/URL], and [URL='https://www.ign.com/games/silent-hill-f'][U]Silent Hill f[/U][/URL]. According to [URL='https://streamscharts.com/news/sony-playstations-state-play-record']Streams Charts[/URL], this week's State of Play peaked at over 2.2 million live viewers for the first time in the series’ history. According to data compiled by the website, State of Play now ranks as the third most-popular gaming or tech showcase of 2025 by peak concurrent viewership. Only two Nintendo Direct presentations pulled in bigger numbers (understandably, Nintendo's Switch 2 reveal is top by a long way). As spotted by [URL='https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2025/06/ps5s-brilliant-new-state-of-play-breaks-records-for-sony'][U]Push Square[/U][/URL], the State of Play wasn't Sony's most-watched livestream ever — that honor goes to the [URL='https://www.ign.com/articles/ps5-reveal-everything-announced-all-games'][U]PS5 reveal event[/U][/URL], which currently boasts [URL='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RkC0l4iekYo&pp=0gcJCbIJAYcqIYzv'][U]44 million views[/U][/URL]. The [URL='https://www.ign.com/games/horizon-forbidden-west']Horizon Forbidden West[/URL] and [URL='https://www.ign.com/games/horizon-zero-dawn']Horizon Forbidden Dawn[/URL] presentations were also astonishingly popular, clocking up [URL='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lq594XmpPBg'][U]15[/U][/URL] and [URL='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u4-FCsiF5x4'][U]10[/U][/URL] million views, respectively. But Tuesday's livestream remains hands-down the most popular State of Play showing ever. The State of Play focused on third-party — and particularly Japanese developers — with strong announcements from the likes of Capcom, Grasshopper Manufacture, Konami, ArtPlay, Square Enix, and Team Ninja. There were surprisingly few first-party titles in the presentation. It also felt very much like this year's summer presentation was focused on committed gamers, too. There seemed to be a propensity of action games, many of which will likely come with mature/18+ ratings. Need to catch up? We've got you covered — [URL='https://www.ign.com/articles/playstation-state-of-play-june-2025-everything-announced'][U]here's everything announced at PlayStation State of Play 2025[/U][/URL] earlier this week. [I]Vikki Blake is a reporter for IGN, as well as a critic, columnist, and consultant with 15+ years experience working with some of the world's biggest gaming sites and publications. She's also a Guardian, Spartan, Silent Hillian, Legend, and perpetually High Chaos. Find her at [/I][URL='https://bsky.app/profile/vixx.bsky.social'][I]BlueSky[/I][/URL][I].[/I] [url="https://www.ign.com/articles/summer-2025-state-of-play-breaks-viewing-record-for-sony"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]
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