At present, Sony held its newest State of Play and whereas it didn’t embody among the greater video games that individuals have been doubtless hoping for, like a brand new God of Battle spin-off, it did embody some cool surprises, together with what may be the best-looking combating recreation I’ve seen in years and a remake of a beloved Closing Fantasy title.
Right here’s the total State of Play if you wish to watch all of it:
Lumines Come up
This enjoyable announcement kicked off the 45-minute present. It’s from the devs behind Tetris Impact, and it seems (and sounds) superior. This one is coming to PS5 and PSVR2 in Fall 2025.
Pragmata delayed once more
Capcom had a brand new gameplay trailer for its long-awaited space-adventure-action-horror recreation that includes a younger robotic lady and a cool astronaut dude combating robots. The sport was set to return out in 2022, received delayed till 2023, after which received delayed once more. Now it’s set to reach in 2026.
Romeo Is a Deadman seems wild
Zombies assault, almost killing Romeo, however fortunately his grandfather shoves a giant sci-fi factor into his head and turns him right into a sword-wielding half-dead undead killer. Okay, I’m . This one is “perhaps” arriving in 2026. No shock that Suda51 and Grasshopper Manufacture are behind this wild-looking recreation.
Silent Hill F arrives in September
I’m very blissful that we’ve entered a brand new and higher period for the Silent Hill franchise after so, so a few years of crap and lukewarm slop. This newest entry seems very completely different than previous video games, however nonetheless appears correctly foggy, spooky, and creepy. And that’s all I would like in a Silent Hill sequel. Don’t have to attend lengthy for this one because it launches September 25, 2025.
Bloodstained: The Scarlett Engagement is revealed
Shock! We’re getting a brand new Bloodstained recreation. What began again in 2015 as a crowdfunded try and make a brand new Castlevania-inspired 2D motion recreation has expanded into a big franchise of its personal. And it’s about to get greater when this new entry arrives someday sooner or later on PS5.
Digimon Story Time Stranger
Wow, it’s wild how significantly better Digimon video games look than Pokémon video games. This newest time-traveling RPG set within the universe options some slick visuals and lots of people screaming concerning the digital world. As somebody dwelling in 2025, I’m superb with the digital world being burned to the bottom. Time Stranger is out October 3, 2025.
Closing Fantasy Ways is lastly getting a remake
You possibly can learn extra about this in our story right here, however suffice it to say that the legendary ways RPG is, in the end, getting the remake followers have been clamoring for for ages.
And a montage of trailers and launch dates:
Sony devoted a couple of minutes to sharing trailers and some bits of information on these 4 video games, one in every of which is launching on PS4. Wild.
Mortal Kombat Legacy Assortment seems superb
Digital Eclipse, the retro recreation wizards behind some glorious old-school online game collections, is taking over the Mortal Kombat collection in 2025. Legacy Assortment will comprise a ton of video games from the collection, together with handheld, console, and arcade ports, in addition to rollback netcode and documentary content material. I’m very excited to see extra of this factor.
Sony is making a combat stick
Not a lot data past that. Right here’s Sony’s official description of the machine:
Be a part of the fray at house or away with the Challenge Defiant wi-fi combat stick*. Take the combat to your opponents with the included sling carry case, and luxuriate in exact in-game response with ultra-low latency wi-fi and wired play choices, together with a sturdy, ergonomic design that’s constructed for battle.
New Metallic Gear Stable Delta Snake Eater trailer
The Ape Escape mode is again and appears greater than earlier than. However the large information is on the very finish, the place Konami is teasing what seems like a multiplayer mode. Is Metallic Gear On-line returning? I hope so.
Nioh 3 is coming in 2026, a demo is out now
Workforce Ninja is again with Nioh 3. The sport will let gamers swap between a samurai and a ninja on the fly throughout fight, and appears slick as heck. This one drops in 2026, however you’ll be able to take a look at a demo for it at present on PS5.
Thief VR spin-off coming to PSVR2 this yr
Once I noticed this trailer, I believed, “Hey, this seems like a brand new Thief recreation.” And I used to be proper. Thief VR Legacy of Shadow arrives in 2025 and is being co-developed by Eidos-Montréal and Vertigo Video games.
Tides of Tomorrow seems like a colourful Waterworld recreation
I really like colorful-looking video games, so Tides of Tomorrow immediately caught my eye. The combo of on-line asynchronous gameplay and having to cope with different folks’s selections in a dying and flooded world sounds fascinating. Tides of Tomorrow arrives in February 2026.
Astro Bot is getting much more ranges!
Probably the greatest PS5 video games ever made, Astro Bot, is getting much more free ranges later this month. 5 new ranges will quickly be added to Astro Bot. And Sony is bringing again the fan-favorite Astro Bot PS5 controller that offered out immediately final yr.
Sea of Remnants is one other colourful pirate recreation
Wait a minute, one other colourful and fun-looking ocean-based journey recreation? That’s unusual. However anyway, this third-person pirate recreation has a cool fashion and massive bosses to combat. and ship gameplay. And mermaids. It arrives on PS5 in 2026.
Sword of the Sea is coming to PS Plus
The folks behind Abzu and Pathless have a brand new recreation popping out, and it seems such as you’ll be doing loads of sick sword browsing. This launches on PS Plus on August 19.
Extra video games coming to PS Plus Basic Catalog
Deus Ex’s PS2 port – Jun 17Twisted Metallic 3 and Twisted Metallic 4 – July 15Resident Evil 2 and Resident Evil 3 – Later this summer time
007 First Mild reveals its new Bond
“Bond is a bullet with no goal. Let’s give him one.” This new trailer seems thrilling as heck, however I’m actually bummed by how boring the brand new Bond himself seems. That is out in 2026. Learn extra right here.
Ghost of Yotei will get its personal digital occasion
Sony is promising a giant gamepaly deep dive for Sucker Punch’s upcoming samurai recreation. Anticipate to study extra in July.
Arc Methods Works is making a Marvel combating recreation
Nicely, this can be a fantastic shock. Sony, Marvel, and Arc System Works (Responsible Gear, BlazBlue, Dragon Ball FighterZ) are teaming as much as make a 2.5D Marvel Comics tag-team combating recreation. And it seems sick as hell. Marvel Tōkon: Combating Souls is popping out in 2026 on PS5 and PC.
Right here’s a separate video Sony posted about how the sport took place and the work going into it:
