Returnal it was one of several exclusives for PlayStation 5 which was revealed during the event Sony on June. The game appears to be one third person shooter with a sci-fi setting with elements roguelike. The official trailer for the game shows a female protagonist who crashes on an alien planet and dies in a mysterious attack. After this event, however, the woman awakens to discover that she is trapped in a time loop, and that she is therefore forced to relive the horrible experience over and over again until she manages to break the cycle. The title, currently under development by the team Housemarque, could have a release window according to a recent leak.
In the first (and so far only) trailer shown, no mention was made about the release date, but many fans have speculated that the title could probably hit the shelves in the future. 2021, as almost all of the titles submitted are expected to be released within one year, as shown by a user on Twitter:
I don't know if it's old.
Returnal for PlayStation 5 will arrive in 2021.
Unsure if old.
Returnal for PlayStation 5 is coming in 2021. pic.twitter.com/1v70BZMu2R
- Timur222 (@ bogorad222) September 5, 2020
But now there seems to be evidence to support this. In fact, through the LinkedIn profile of a former PlayStation employee, that is Laura Gilbert, there is its own Returnal, which presents the year 2021 in brackets next to the title. The other games listed on Gilbert's resume are similarly accompanied by the year they were released, all of which are correct.
In the past few weeks they have emerged new details su Returnal. The new information comes directly from the description of the game's official trailer, where it is also revealed that the game will use the feature Audio 3D of PlayStation 5. Below is the description of Returnal:
Returnal combines action and roguelike elements in a third person shooter, where players fight to survive on a hostile planet that changes with each death. Players can instinctively switch between fire modes, using a single adaptive trigger, and can return to the action after death. PS3's immersive 5D audio brings the alien world around the player to life, helping players navigate intense positional combat. Coming to PlayStation 5.
