Sony held its State of Play broadcast Wednesday, the place it shared new updates and trailers for upcoming video games on the PS5. The livestream additionally featured a couple of shock reveals and a brand new Sony controller. However there have been no updates on Insomniac Video games’ Wolverine and Santa Monica Studio’s subsequent mission. The State of Play broadcast focussed on upcoming tasks from Japanese builders and revealed 007 First Mild, IO Interactive’s James Bond recreation that is set for launch on PC and consoles in 2026.
State of Play confirmed 5 new ranges for Astro Bot, up to date the discharge dates for a number of already introduced titles, and revealed an enhanced model of a traditional Ultimate Fantasy recreation. On the present, Sony additionally confirmed a devoted State of Play for Sucker Punch’s Ghost of Yotei coming subsequent month.
Maybe the largest first-party reveal was a combating recreation —Marvel Tokon: Preventing Souls, a collaboration between PlayStation Studios, Marvel Video games and Arc System Works, the acclaimed Japanese studio developer combating titles like Responsible Gear and Granblue Fantasy Versus. The tag combating title encompasses a huge roster of Marvel superheroes and the studio’s distinct artwork model.
The PlayStation dad or mum additionally introduced a couple of PlayStation Plus additions, together with a day-one launch on the Game Catalog in August. The PS2 model of Deus Ex is becoming a member of Recreation Catalog on June 17, whereas Twisted Steel 3 and Twisted Steel 4 are coming to PS Plus Premium’s Classics Catalog on July 15. PS Plus Premium customers may even get the unique PlayStation variations of Resident Evil 2 and Resident Evil 3: Nemesis later this summer season as a part of the Classics Catalog. Sony additionally revealed its first wi-fi battle stick, codenamed Undertaking Defiant. The brand new controller is customized by PlayStation for combating video games and might connect with PC and PS5 wirelessly by means of PlayStation Hyperlink or by way of a wired connection. Undertaking Defiant controller can be launched in 2026. Listed below are the largest bulletins at State of Play:
Sony revealed a brand new customized PlayStation battle stick, codenamed Undertaking Defiant
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Marvel Tōkon: Preventing Souls
Sony is bringing a 4v4 tag-team combating recreation, developed by style veterans Arc System Works in collaboration with Marvel Video games, to PS5 and PC in 2026. Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls reimagines well-liked Marvel superheroes like Captain America, Spider-Man and Iron Man in a brand new artwork model and pits them towards one another throughout quite a lot of arenas.
The sport makes an attempt to evolve the combating style with 4v4 matchups that includes intuitive controls, vibrant character designs, and vibrant phases. Marvel Tōkon: Preventing Souls can be straightforward to choose up and play for gamers new to the combating style, whereas offering depth and complexity that veterans will take pleasure in, the developer stated. It should launch on PC (by way of Steam and Epic Games Store) in 2026.
Nioh 3
Koei Tecmo and Team Ninja revealed Nioh 3 at State of Play. A follow-up to 2020’s Nioh 2, the upcoming action-RPG permits gamers to battle in two distinct fight types: samurai and ninja. Whereas the samurai model focusses on series-familiar melee motion, the ninja model favours fast actions, dodges and aerial actions. Gamers will have the ability to swap between two types immediately and play of their most well-liked method.
Nioh 3 will characteristic trademark Yokai boss fights, loads of open exploration, deep fight and a narrative set in Japan’s turbulent Sengoku interval. The sport will launch in early 2026 on PS5 and PC (by way of Steam). A demo is at present accessible on PS5.
Ultimate Fantasy Ways – The Ivalice Chronicles
Square Enix revealed Final Fantasy Tactics – The Ivalice Chronicles, an enhanced model of the unique PlayStation recreation from 1990, at State of Play. This new model of the sport comes with totally voiced dialogue, optimized and up to date UI, graphical enhancements, and different high quality of life options.
The brand new launch additionally comes with a traditional model of the sport for gamers preferring the unique because it was. The turn-based RPG arrives on PC (by way of Steam) PS4, PS5, Xbox Series S/X, Nintendo Switch, and Nintendo Switch 2. The sport is at present up for pre-order.
Mortal Kombat Legacy Kollection
The State of Play present had loads of surprises for combating recreation followers. Along with Arc System Works’ Marvel Tōkon: Preventing Souls, the presentation revealed Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection. The gathering contains the unique variations of Mortal Kombat, Mortal Kombat II, Mortal Kombat 3, and Final Mortal Kombat 3, restored by Digital Eclipse. The excellent assortment additionally contains some house variations of those video games from classic 16-bit consoles and handheld techniques.
All restored video games might be performed on-line with rollback netcode, Digital Eclipse stated. Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection launches on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Collection S/X, Nintendo Change and Change 2 later this yr.
Romeo is a Useless Man
Japanese developer Grasshopper Manufacture unveiled Romeo is a Dead Man, an untra-violent motion title, at State of Play. The studio debuted a flashy, action-packed gameplay trailer with brutal melee motion. The sport places gamers within the footwear of Romeo Stargazer, a person caught between life and dying. As an FBI Area-Time particular agent “Useless Man”, Romeo is tasked with searching down space-time’s most needed fugitives throughout a number of universes.
The blood-soaked trailer exhibits Romeo utilizing each swords and weapons to dispatch enemies. The sport is about for launch in 2026 throughout PC, PS5 and Xbox Collection S/X.
Here is the whole lot else that was introduced or acquired an replace at PlayStation State of Play:
- Astro Bot extra ranges introduced (PS5 – Summer time 2025)
- Baby Steps launch date introduced (PS5, PC – September 8, 2025)
- Bloodstained: The Scarlet Engagement introduced (PC, PS5, Xbox Collection S/X – 2026)
- Cairn launch date introduced (PC, PS5 – November 5, 2025)
- Digimon Story: Time Stranger launch date introduced (PC, PS5, Xbox Collection S/X – October 3, 2025)
- Everybody’s Golf Hot Shots launch date introduced (PC, PS5, Nintendo Change – September 5, 2025)
- Ghost of Yotei State of Play introduced (July 2025)
- Hirogami PS5 model introduced, launch date revealed (PC, PS5 – September 3, 2025)
- 007 First Light introduced (PC, PS5, Xbox Collection S/X, Nintendo Change 2 – 2026)
- Lumines Arise introduced (PC, PS5, PS VR2 – Fall 2025)
- Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater new gameplay trailer (PC, PS5, Xbox Collection S/X – August 28, 2025)
- Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound launch date introduced (PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Collection S/X – July 31, 2025)
- Pragmata launch window introduced (PC, PS5, Xbox Collection S/X – 2026)
- Sea of Remnants introduced (PC, PS5, iOS, Android – 2026)
- Silent Hill f gameplay revealed, launch date introduced (PC, PS5, Xbox Collection S/X – September 25, 2025)
- Sword of the Sea launch date introduced (PC, PS5, PS Plus Recreation Catalog – August 19, 2025)
- Thief VR: Legacy of Shadow introduced (PS VR2, SteamVR, Meta Quest 2, Meta Quest 3 – 2025)
- Tides of Tomorrow console model introduced, launch date revealed (February 24, 2026)