After several months, PlayStation's State of Play series returned with a new episode covering upcoming PS4, PS5, and PSVR titles. Without first-party titles backing the show, did Sony have enough interesting content to succeed with this presentation? Nintendo finally slates a first-party release for this fall with Pikmin 3 Deluxe. Japanese fighting game developers shared new information about their upcoming plans, and according to a trusted Capcom insider, Street Fighter VI may be having some development troubles. These news stories and much more covered on this packed episode of The Training Stage!

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TIMESTAMPS

01:26 - Tyler finished Paper Mario: The Origami King and Ghost of Tsushima. Also, Fall Guys is awesome!

12:15 - General thoughts on the August 6th edition of PlayStation State of Play

14:58 - Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time.

21:30 - Hitman trilogy is coming to PlayStation VR in January 2021.

22:44 - Braid Anniversary Edition announced.

25:03 - The Pathless from Giant Squid (Abzu).

32:25 - Spelunky 2 launching September 15th, 2020 for PS4.

34:09 - Genshin Impact, Aeon Must Die, and Anno Mutationem.

39:00 - First gameplay footage of Young Horse's (Octodad) Bugsnax.

41:17 - Star Wars: Vader Immortal, Control Expansion 2 - AWE, Auto Chess, and The Pedestrian.

44:47 - Hood: Outlaws and Legends, a new game from Focus Home Entertainment and Sumo Digital.

45:33 - Temtem arrives on PS5 in 2021.

47:40 - Godfall.

53:38 - Final thoughts regarding the State of Play presentation.

1:05:03 - Pikmin 3 Deluxe announced for Nintendo Switch. Launching October 30th, 2020 with brand new single-player content.

1:13:50 - Japan Fighting Game Publishers Roundtable recap (Soulcalibur VI, Tekken 7, and more)

1:28:44 - Dan, Rose, Oro, and Akira Kazama will be joining the Street Fighter V roster. A fifth fighter is coming next fall.

1:35:00 - What is going on at Capcom in regards to Street Fighter VI? A Capcom insider may have some answers.

1:43:15 - Spider-Man in the upcoming Marvel’s Avengers game will be exclusive to PlayStation consoles.

1:46:28 - Sony confirms that DualShock 4 controllers will not work with native PlayStation 5 titles.

1:49:58 - Lightning Round (Splinter Cell series, People Can Fly, Moon Studios, Battletoads, Persona 5 Scramble, and more)