This console cycle will be unlike any other. It already has been an exciting twist for a change thanks to the current pandemic. If not for the global outbreak, would Sony and Microsoft have waited this long to fully reveal their consoles with prices, dates, launch lineups, and the whole works?
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Maybe that’s why both sides have had so many rumors over the past year. Some of these rumors sounded crazy about thePS5at the time, but some have actually come true. There might be more to reveal before November 12 as well, but for now, let’s go over the seven craziest findings.
7Demon’s Souls Remake
BluePoint Games sent out a teaser at the end of 2019. This tease was apoem on Twitter. Besides the speculation fans created by picking it apart, rampant rumors from varying sources cited a lot of possibilities. These rumors included aJak and DaxterPS5 collection, a remake ofBlood Omen: Legacy of Kain, a remake ofDemon’s Souls, and a remake ofLegend of Dragoon. These rumors persisted throughout the early months of 2020 beforeDemon’s Soulsturned out to be true in June. Maybe the other rumors are also true?
6Final Fantasy XVI
Wishing forFinal Fantasy XVIcan probably date back as far as 2015 when the last mainline entry launched. However, actual rumors didn’t start appearing untilthis past Mayand June. This seemed to point out that it was going to be teasedduring the PS5reveal event but due to COVID-19, many plans had to be delayed. This is an element that will pop up in many other rumors on here. Days before this official reveal, rumors popped up again. The biggest surprise might be the more classic setting and actual length of the trailer. A lot is out there and Square Enix said they won’t show it again until 2021.
5Devil May Cry 5 Special Edition
Speaking of that last PS5 event,another rumored titlefinally unearthed itself:Devil May Cry 5 Special Edition. This was a smaller story that slipped past many eyes, but this rumor appeared in July via a leaker named Dusk Golem.
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This person called out that it was going to be a launch game for both consoles along with the very nature of the game adding Virgil as a playable character. Again, asa DLC expansion, it isn’t groundbreaking but it is still interesting to see it pop up months before the official unveiling.
4Resident Evil VIII
Dusk Golem was one of the leakers responsible foruncovering the detailsbehindResident Evil VIII. This is a crazier story thanDevil May Cry 5and rumors of this game first popped up in January before the June reveal. It actually predicted that it would be a return of Ethan in a first-person adventure. It also guessed the setting and aspect of fighting werewolves citing that it was an ambitiousdeparture for Capcom. The leak is seemingly right on the money about everything so if Dusk Golem ever pops up again, believe their words. The big question is if there are any surprises left.
3A Double Dose Of Batman
The last game Rocksteady worked on wasBatman Arkham VRin 2016. WB Montreal’s was helping with DLC in 2015 forBatman: Arkham Knight. Needless to say the rumor mill has been hard at work predicting what these two companies would be working on from a solo Superman game to a Justice League game. In Junethere were registrationsbased onSuicide SquadandBatman: Gotham Knights. This was around the time WB was also rumored to have their first showcase event at E3. Again, due to COVID-19 those plans had to be delayed which may be why these two games leaked when they did.
2Hogwarts Legacy
The Batman games weren’t the only reason they would be holding their first press conference. Presumably they would have also shown offHogwarts Legacy. Did this also leak in June? No, actually, footage of the game appeared online, albeit blurry and over the shoulder, in 2018.
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It was quickly taken down and would not get officially unveiled until this last PS5 event, two years later. That is an incredible gap especially after real footage got out there. Some of the footage appears in the reveal trailer like petting that big purple beast. Looks like an interestingHarry Potter spin-off.
1Gran Turismo 7
Gran Turismo 7leaked in May. A peripheral designer, Next Level Racing, posted the above image on Instagram along with asking people what their favorite racing game was. Notice the GT7 logo in the middle bottom there. Well, needless to say, this image was quickly taken down at the behest of Sony. It was only a month early but still something worth jotting down in the annal’s of the PS5’s history. There really was no other relevant data from this post, but again, the game wasn’t that far off from being officially revealed.
