State of Play live blog: join us for all the biggest PS5 announcements from Sony
We're covering all the biggest reveals from Sony's State of Play presentation
🚨 We’re covering Sony's State of Play live on The Shortcut!
👏 The broadcast will run for over 40 minutes, featuring updates on "must-play games" for PS5
👀 Expect highlights of upcoming PS5 games, including Ghost of Yotei and hopefully a few surprises
👉 The event will be streamed on YouTube and Twitch at 2pm PT / 5pm ET / 10pm BST / 11pm CEST
5:55 pm ET: It’s montage time, which suggests… yep, that’s the end of the State of Play. How was it for you? I think it was a solid showing from Sony with a nice mix of old favorites returning along with some exciting new titles. Seeing Pragmata was a really nice surprise, but we didn’t see much from Sony’s western studios aside from Ghost of Yotei. There wasn’t Wolverine or a 2D God of War spin-off like many predicted, either. Still, a solid showing, and a nice appetizer for Summer Game Fest on Friday.
Thanks for tuning in! Until next time, happy gaming!
5:53 pm ET: Will we get one more announcement before the State of Play ends? We’re getting pretty deep dive here so I wouldn’t be surprised if this is the closer. It does look incredible, to be fair.
5:50 pm ET: A little backstory now on Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls. It’s a PlayStation Studios published game so don’t expect to see this on rival platforms. Marvel has a huge pull, we all know that, so it seems like a smart play by Sony.
5:48 pm ET: Next up is a new Marvel fighting game by the team behind Guilty Gear. It looks gorgeous, and lets you experience 4v4 battles with all the usual suspects. Now that PS5 fight stick makes more sense… The game is called Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls. It’s coming to PS5 and PC in 2026.
5:45 pm ET: Well, hello, Ghost of Yotei. Fans of Ghost of Tsushima will have high hopes for the sequel, as the first game was – in my opinion – one of the best PS4 games. It’s even one of the best PS5 games. We’re getting a deeper look in July.
5:44 pm ET: Interesting, 007: First Light is coming first to PS5. A timed-exclusive, then. That’s a blow for Xbox fans.
5:43 pm ET: A look at IO’s James Bond game now. You can definitely see the Hitman influence, as expected, but it seems a lot more action-based than Agent 47’s adventures. The game also seems a lot further on than we thought. 007: First Light is out in 2026.
5:40 pm ET: Update for the PlayStation Classics catalog. Twisted Metal 3 and Twisted Metal 4 are coming on July 15. Deus Ex for PS2 is also on the way. Resident Evil 2 and Resident Evil 3 are arriving later this summer.
5:37 pm ET: This game is giving off big Journey vibes, in all the best ways. However, you’re also kind of skate boarding around, which isn’t a bad thing either! It’s another look at Sword of the Sea and it’s out August 19, 2025. It’s heading into the PS Plus Game Catalog along with Remedy’s FBC: Firebreak on June 17, 2025.
5:36 pm ET: Another visually impressive game here where it’s unclear as to what’s going on gameplay wise. Is it turn-based? D&D? Multiplayer? I couldn’t tell you! What I can tell you is that it’s called Sea Remnants and it’s coming in 2026.
5:35 pm ET: Astro Bot update! We’re getting new special bots and more challenge levels. The Astro Bot DualSense controller is also coming back in stock, but with a “slight twist”. Great chance to get one again if you missed out before.
5:34 pm ET: Not sure what to make of this one. It’s called Tides of tomorrow and is out February 24, 2026. It looks visually impressive, but it wasn’t super clear how the game plays. One to watch, though.
5:32 pm ET: A PlayStation VR2 game now, which is always a surprise as Sony hasn’t really shown much love for its headset since it released. However, a recent price cut means more people will have picked one up. And they can look forward to Thief VR: Legacy of Shadow this year.
5:30 pm ET: The pace has really picked up for this State of Play. A new Team Ninja game is up next and it’s Nioh 3. It’s out early 2026 and a demo is available today.
5:28 pm ET: Another look at Metal Gear Solid Delta Snake Eater now. And yeah, it looks phenomenal. It’s out August 28, 2025. Can’t wait for this one.
5:27 pm ET: And what’s this? New PlayStation hardware. Sony is making a fight stick. It’s called Project Defiant, which is a codename. Looks nice, though.
5:26 pm ET: Next up is a new game collection of classic Mortal Kombat games. It features… all of the 2D fighters? It has online support with rollback, loads of cool extras. It’s out this year.
5:24 pm ET: Ready for some retro-side scrolling action? Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound is out July 31, 2025. The updates are coming thick and fast but we have seen most of these games before.
5:22 pm ET: I like the look of this. Hirogami is out September 3, 2025. But wait, what’s this? YES! It’s Everybody’s Golf Hot Shots. It’s coming September 5, 2025. I love this series, okay?
5:20 pm ET: Another look at Baby Steps now. Remember this game? You basically have to take one step after the other. It’s out September 8, 2025. Probably be popular on Twitch and YouTube.
5:20 pm ET: Oh, yes. This is going to get a few cheers online. Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles is out September 30, 2025. You can play two versions of the original PlayStation classic: enhanced or a faithful recreation of the original game.
5:18 pm ET: I’ll be real with you. I’ve never played a Digimon game. I couldn’t name a single Digimon, but the games always look pretty decent. That goes for this latest entry. It’s called Digimon Story Time Stranger. It’s out October 3, 2025.
5:16 pm ET: There’s a strong backing from Japanese studios so far, which is bound to please PlayStation purists. Something a little different now: a new entry in the Bloodstained series. No release date for this one.
5:14 pm ET: Here’s a game we’ve seen before, but that’s not a bad thing. Captured on PS5 Pro, we’re getting another look at Silent Hill F, which looks super creepy. I haven’t played a genuinely unsettling horror game for a while, at least one that isn’t just about jump scares. Silent Hill F is out September 25, 2025.
5:10 pm ET: Okay, next up is Romeo is Dead Man, a game that looks sort of like Dead Rising mixed with Devil May Cry, sprinkled with… No More Heroes? Ah, okay, it’s made by Suda51. That makes sense. Either way, it’s out in 2026 – maybe.
5:07 pm ET: Nice way to kick off the show. There will be a free single-player demo in the future. Up next is a game we haven’t seen for ages. So much so, that it was looking like vaporware. It’s Pragmata, a game that regularly ranks highly in Famitsu’s most wanted list, with many believing it was just a joke by readers. Well, here it is, at long last! Pragmata is releasing sometime in 2026.
5:03 pm ET: Is this a new Tetris Effect? It certainly sounds like it. Oh, cool. It’s Lumines Arise. It’s out Fall 2025 and is also coming to PSVR 2.
5:01 pm ET: Okay gamers, let’s get this show underway! I’ll do my best to bring you the biggest announcements as we go. Fingers, don’t fail me now!
4:57pm ET: Consider this your 5 minute warning! Empty your bowels, grab a snack and a beverage, and get ready to lock in. There’s currently nearly 200,000 watching the livestream. Expect that number to skyrocket once things begin in just a few minutes.
4:42 pm ET: In less than 30 minutes time, we’ll have a better idea of how Sony’s PS5 line up is shaping up for the rest of the year. And you know what? Even though E3 is well and truly dead, this week is doing a good job at bringing those “feels” back. After today’s State of Play, there’s Summer Game Fest tomorrow, then the Xbox Games Showcase on Sunday. And yeah, the Nintendo Switch 2 launches tomorrow!
3:45 pm ET: There’s not long to go now, folks. Soon we’ll be able to feast our eyes on a bevy of new PS5 games, many of which – you’d hope – will be enhanced for PlayStation 5 Pro. Speaking of which, the console has seen its first price drop in the US. It’s still expensive at $649.99, but with all the craziness caused by the tariffs, it could end up costing much more than that soon. Look no further than the recent Xbox price rises if you don’t believe me!
Anyway, it’s uncouth to mention Microsoft’s console in a PlayStation live blog, so that’s the last time I’ll do it. Unless… we see some more Xbox games coming to PlayStation 5 in today’s State of Play. Honestly, I wouldn’t rule it out.
12:00 pm ET: Hello, and welcome to The Shortcut’s State of Play live blog! I’m going to be bringing you all the latest and greatest announcements from PlayStation today (or this evening for me), as it promises to be a jam-packed show.
Sony has already said it’ll be sharing updates on the latest “must-play games coming to PS5”. But what can we expect? Well, there’s a certain Marvel character named Wolverine who could do with a reintroduction, and Sony will certainly want to show more of Ghost of Yotei, which is out on October 2, 2025.
Sony will also want to remind people that just because another Japanese is releasing a new console for the first time in eight years (of which the name escapes me), there’s plenty of reason to pick up a PS5 or PS5 Pro and to stick with PlayStation for the foreseeable.
While I could sit here and speculate all day long of what Sony might reveal, the show is only a few hours away. It also hasn’t been spoilt yet, which is refreshing rarity these days.
So, come and join me for 40 minutes of PlayStation-centric content. The State of Play takes place at 2pm PT / 5pm ET / 10pm BST / 11pm CEST. Be there, or be Square, Circle, Cross, Triangle! *ahem*
Adam Vjestica is The Shortcut’s Senior Editor. Formerly TechRadar’s Gaming Hardware Editor, Adam has also worked at Nintendo of Europe as a Content Marketing Editor, where he helped launch the Nintendo Switch. Follow him on X @ItsMrProducts.