Overview

• Released October 2 as a PlayStation 5 exclusive, the spiritual successor follows Atsu on a personal revenge hunt across a fictionalized Ezo.
• Early reception is broadly favorable from critics and players, with a reported 4.89 PSN store rating based on 9,282 user scores as of October 3.
• Sony issued the Music from Watanabe Mode EP on October 3, extending Shinichirō Watanabe–supervised lo‑fi tracks to major streaming platforms.
• Sucker Punch cites PS5 hardware for new design touches, including instant in-place flashbacks via the SSD plus DualSense haptics, touchpad flint-lighting, and motion-based forging.
• The game incorporates researched Ainu representation with cultural advisers, and it launches without New Game+, which outlets note could be added later based on the studio’s prior update cadence.