The summer 2025 gaming season is now in full swing, thanks in large part to the PlayStation 5 State of Play on June 4.
This live stream put on by PlayStation kicks off weeks of content surrounding Summer Game Fest and other showcases, like Xbox’s on June 9. But for PS5 gamers, this State of Play has been a long time coming, with lots of 2025’s release schedule still up in the air.
Gamers everywhere are ready for some big announcements from PlayStation and its partners, so follow along here on this live blog to see what is announced and shown during the show, which clocks in at over 40 minutes long.
God of War?Final Fantasy?Resident Evil?Marvel’s Wolverine?Ghost of Yotei? Tune in or follow along to see what Sony has up its sleeves for 2025 and beyond.
You can watch the full showcase above, or scroll below to see every announcement separately.
The State of Play is live onTwitchandYouTube.
Lumines Arise – Announce Trailer
Kicking off the show, Sony led the festivities with a new entry in theLuminesseries,Lumines Arise, coming to PS5 and PS VR 2 later this year. It gave some bigTetris Effectvibes, and this is a spiritual successor to that title, according to the devs.
Pragmata – New trailer and release window
The show continued with a futuristic-looking ad, featuring an entity called Delphi Corporation. Lo and behold, it’s the first look at Capcom titlePragmata, featuring an astronaut and an AI that looks and sounds like a little girl. It’s now due to come out in 2026 after being delayed.
Batting third in this State of Play, a very unique-looking title with a very distinct style, so naturally it’s from Suda51 and Grasshopper Manufacture.Romeo is a Dead Manlooks to feature third-person shooter and hack-and-slash gameplay and is coming in 2026.
Silent Hill f – New trailer and release date
Silent Hill fcontinued the trend of stunning Japanese games, creeping everybody out with a new look at the horror franchise’s next entry, showing off some third-person gameplay with horrifying and grotesque enemies. The end of the video confirmed a Sept. 25 release date.
Bloodstained: The Scarlet Engagement – Announce trailer
MetroidVania? Yes please. This 16th centuryBloodstainedsequel also sports its own version of creepy-looking enemies and an anime aesthetic, along with co-op gameplay for at least two players.
Digmon Story: Time Stranger – Release date trailer
Digimon, digital monsters, back in 2025. What a time to be alive. The third-person action/adventure game sports the classic franchise’s visual style coming to PS5 on Oct. 3.
Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles – Announce trailer
An all-time favoriteFF,remastered, and coming in just a few months. It also has a faithful recreation of the 1997 original, and it launches on PS5 and PS4 on Sept. 30.
Baby Steps – New trailer
Oh, this one is looking funny. An open world “walking simulator” where walking is never as easy as it looks. It comes to PS5 on Sept. 8.
Hirogami – Announce trailer
This beautiful-looking origami-inspired game puts the paper in your hands, allowing you to morph into different paper shapes, coming to PS5 on Sept. 3.
Everybody’s Golf Hot Shots – New trailer
Golf time! Weather effects, nighttime variants, and a pre-order unlockable of Pac-Man as a playable character all coming to PS5 on Sept. 5.
Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound – Release date trailer
Blasphemous makers take on theNinja Gaidenfranchise in this 2D-sidescrolling action that features a soundtrack with guest composers from the original series. It’s coming to PS5 and PS4 on July 31.
Cairn – Demo trailer
“A survival-climbing experience” puts you in control of a climber making their way up a deadly mountain. A playable demo arrives today, but the game launches on Nov. 5.
Mortal Kombat Legacy Kollection – Announce trailer
GET OVER HERE! A very special collection of Mortal Kombat games, “the most komplete kollection ever,” combines classic titles and their arcade, console, and handheld editions, now with online play.
PlayStation Fight Stick – Project Defiant
A quick reveal showed off a slick-looking wireless fight stick, the first ever from PlayStation, coming soon.
Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater – Gameplay trailer
The incredibly faithful-lookingMGS3remake got a new look, showing off a ton of different gameplay segments and cutscenes ahead of its launch in August. Snake vs. Monkey mode is back, too. And was that a teaser forMetal Gear Onlineat the end.
Nioh 3 – Announce trailer
Shogun battles against demons and more!NIOH 3is real! And a PS5 demo is available today ahead of its launch in 2026.
Thief VR: Legacy of Shadow – Reveal trailer
Vertigo Games showed off its next VR title, a stealth game in collaboration with Eidos Montreal. It’s a PS VR 2Thiefgame,Thief VR: Legacy of Shadow.
Tides of Tomorrow – Announce trailer
Following different players to unlock their story and see their truth. Sounds interesting, and it looks like it could be a good one. Check out this trailer to get an idea of the concept this game’s looking for.
Astro Bot – Five new challenge levels
New special bots (like Atsu fromGhost of Yotei) arrive alongside five new levels in the 2024 game of the year later this month, and theAstro BotDualSense controller is coming back to stores.
Sea of Remnants – Announce trailer
Pirates! And a real catchy song. We haveSea of Thievesat home now, and this one has mermaids and giant crab battles when it drops in 2026.
Sword of the Sea – Announce trailer
Jenova Chen is back with a stunning-looking new title. The maker of Journey and Flower looks to push games as an artform into a new decade. And it’s coming out on Aug. 19 into PlayStation Plus Game Catalog.
New PS Plus offerings
Another game catalog title, the co-op title set in the world ofControl, is launching day one on June 17. MeanwhileDeus Ex: The Conspiracy, Twisted Metal 3, Twisted Metal 4, Resident Evil 2, Resident Evil 3, Myst,andRivenare coming to the subscription service as classic titles.
007 First Light – First trailer
The name’s Bond. James Bond. And he’s coming to PS5 in an original origin story from the makers ofHitmanthat’s looking exceptionally cinematic. Gunplay, car chases, stealth, and of course, lots of pretty ladies mark the first look trailer. It’s coming to PS5 in 2026 and you can see more of it at the IO Interactive showcase later this week.
Ghost of Yotei – New teaser and deep dive
The anticipatedGhost of Tsushimasequel coming later this year got a fresh new look towards the end of the show, teasing a wolf companion for main character Atsu in the PS5 exclusive. A gameplay deep dive for the title is coming in July.
Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls – Announce trailer
What happens when Marvel goes anime and fighting game all at the same time? And it’s made by Arc System Works in tandem with PlayStation? THIS. And it looks incredible. Four-vs-four (whoa) tag team battles featuring classic heroes like Iron Man, Spider-Man, Storm, Captain America, Doctor Doom, Star-Lord, Ms. Marvel, Ghost Rider, and more mark this wild-looking game that will surely set the FGC ablaze.
It’s coming to PS5 and PC in 2026. A banger to close out the show.
