PlayStation packed more than 60 minutes into its June 2026 State of Play, and it ran heavy on first-party heavyweights with a stack of third-party release dates wedged in between. The show opened on a brutal new look at Marvel’s Wolverine and closed on the reveal of a brand-new God of War. In between, Sony lined up launch dates for the back half of 2026 and seeded a strong 2027. Here is everything that showed up.
Marvel’s Wolverine
Insomniac kicked the show off with a violent gameplay section for Marvel’s Wolverine, its single-player Logan adventure. The studio leaned into how much faster and more savage the combat has become compared to its Spider-Man games, with Logan tearing through enemies, hurling Trask containers, and leaping off buildings. The demo introduced mutant task force Team X, including telekinetic Jean Grey, who teams with Logan for combo takedowns against the cybernetic, mutant-hunting Reavers. Marvel’s Wolverine launches on PS5 September 15.
MARVEL Tokon: Fighting Souls
Arc System Works’ Marvel fighter had a busy showing. Three new fighters join the roster: Magneto, Green Goblin, and Carnage. Alongside Doctor Doom, they form the Knights of Doom, a group that factors into the game’s Episode Mode. A tease at the end pointed to one more team still to be announced. MARVEL Tokon: Fighting Souls is set for August 6.
God of War Laufey
Santa Monica Studio’s reveal closed the show. God of War Laufey shifts the focus to Faye, warrior and wife to Kratos, who was supposed to be gone for good. To protect the people she loves, Faye fights through the afterlife of the gods across a land soaked in dangerous magic. The first gameplay and story details landed during the show, with the game confirmed for PS5.
Until Dawn 2
Firesprite is taking the horror series somewhere new. Until Dawn 2 is a standalone sequel with a fresh cast, a new setting, and the branching, choice-driven decisions the original was known for. This time a crew of ghost hunters heads to an abandoned tropical island to film the debut episode of a TV network show. The enigmatic Dr. Hill returns, with Peter Stormare back in the role. It arrives on PS5 in 2027.
Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis
Crystal Dynamics and co-developer Flying Wild Hog pulled Lara back toward her roots, and they also confirmed the game has slipped to a February 12, 2027 release. Amazon Game Studios showed a highlight trailer that ran through gameplay in the iconic Peru Lost Valley and teased the return of some familiar faces.
Control Resonant
Remedy locked in a date for the next Control. A new story trailer showed a Manhattan twisted by paranatural forces, with impossible architecture, shifting realities, and monstrous entities prowling the streets. Dylan has to master both his evolving abilities and his shapeshifting weapon, the Aberrant, to push deeper into the city. Jesse Faden returns. Control Resonant launches September 24.
Onimusha: Way of the Sword
Capcom confirmed Onimusha: Way of the Sword for September 25, and a demo went live the same day. The roughly 30-minute demo covers the early story and lets players try core techniques like Parry, Deflect, Issen, Oni Armament, and soul absorption. A new story trailer detailed the launch editions as pre-orders opened.
Silent Hill: Townfall
Konami dated its mind-bending first-person Silent Hill for September 24. A new character and gameplay trailer introduced Zoe, a resident of St. Amelia who Simon first connects with through his CRTV device, along with a new creature that stalks him through the Otherworld. The trailer played up the puzzle-solving and dread fans expect from the series.
Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve
Bandai Namco’s aerial combat sim takes off on PS5 October 2. It promises a full campaign, new tactical maneuvers for handling enemy aircraft and ground targets, and encounters against massive continental transport aircraft and land-based ships. There are 30 aircraft to fly, a mix of real-world fighters and fictional designs, and the trailer blended dogfights with new on-foot sequences.
Rayman Legends Retold
Ubisoft brought Rayman back with Rayman Legends Retold, a 3D reimagining of the multiplayer platformer landing October 1. It adds fully voiced characters, an expanded soundtrack, reworked gameplay, a mysterious new realm, four new musical stages, and up to four-player couch co-op alongside a selection of returning levels.
Dune: Awakening
The open-world survival game set on Arrakis comes to PS5 on September 22. The console version is billed as the definitive release, adding a brand-new single-player mode, a new chapter in the cinematic storyline, and a long list of additions and improvements.
No Rest for the Wicked
Moon Studios, the team behind the Ori games, brought its visceral action-RPG to PS5 for October. The hand-crafted world leans on Souls-like combat and supports both solo play and co-op. The PS5 version packs 100-plus hours of content, new weapons, new bosses and enemies, new areas, and a completely reimagined class system.
Bancho the Chef
A nice surprise from Mintrocket, Bancho the Chef is a standalone prequel to Dave the Diver. It follows Bancho, the cook who eventually aids Dave, as a cooking sim crossed with a globe-trotting RPG. Players raise restaurant reputations around the world, learn techniques from local culinary masters, and juggle minigames built around precision and pressure. The studio is using DualSense features to sell the feel of the kitchen.
Kemuri
Ikumi Nakamura’s Tokyo studio Unseen revealed Kemuri, a stylish supernatural adventure coming to PS5 in 2027. Set in a chaotic vertical Kemuri City where life and death coexist, players confront the paranormal across rooftops, back alleys, and hidden ruins, solo or in online co-op for up to three. Forming pacts with powerful yokai unlocks new abilities and outfits.
ILL
First-person action horror ILL crept into the show with a grim look at its story, unpredictable monsters, a visceral dismemberment system, and realistic physics, all built to keep the tension high.
The Lost Wild
Great Ape Games is bringing dinosaur survival horror The Lost Wild to PS5 in 2027. Flight matters more than fight here, since each dinosaur is designed as a believable animal rather than a monster, with its own instincts and behaviors. The team includes developers who worked on Alien: Isolation, and they are building emergent systems meant to make every encounter feel different.
Stuntman: Hollywood
A revival of the stunt-driving series, Stuntman: Hollywood casts you as a stunt performer recreating iconic moments inspired by TV and movie racing greats. Films are split into episodes, and each episode is its own level with a unique vehicle and gameplay twist, so the environment, pace, and objectives keep changing. Precise driving and confident stunt work earn the biggest payoffs. It is coming soon to PS5.
Dynasty Warriors 3: Complete Edition Remastered
A modern revival of Dynasty Warriors 3 and Dynasty Warriors 3: Xtreme Legends roars onto PS5 October 1.
Phantom Blade Zero
The fast-paced action RPG dropped in to confirm it will headline its own dedicated State of Play later this summer, where the team will break down features, mechanics, and story ahead of a PS5 launch later this year.
Marathon
Season 2 of Marathon is live now. To bring in newcomers, an Open Play Week runs June 2 through June 9 with no PlayStation Plus membership required, opening Tau Ceti IV so new players can try the sci-fi extraction shooter’s high-stakes PvP and PvE.
Several titles are heading to the service. RuneScape: Dragonwilds, an open-world survival game, joins the Game Catalog as a day-one title in the future. PlayStation Plus Premium members get a run of classics over the coming months: Gitaroo Man later this month, Psi-Ops: The Mindgate Conspiracy in July, and Onimusha: Dawn of Dreams in August.
Sources: PlayStation Blog, GameSpot, GamesRadar+, TheGamer, Explosion Network
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