State of Play September 2025: all announcements, trailers 

Today’s State of Play packed a lot into its runtime. First gameplay looks from upcoming heavy hitters, new game reveals, release date confirmations, and more. Want to catch up on the entire show? Find out more about the different announcements? This article has you covered. 

Firstly, you can rewatch the full show below. Underneath that, we expand on each of the games featured in the show with the key headlines, full trailers, as well further details and insight by the game creators in a selection of dedicated PS Blog articles. 

Battlefield 6 

Step into the boots of Dagger 13 as Battlefield 6 unveils its globe-trotting single player campaign. This elite Marine Raiders unit is determined to stop Pax Armata, a private military corporation seeking to reshape global power as world order teeters on the edge of collapse. Switch between members and command the rest of your unit to support you in this military thriller. 

Single Player Creative Director Roman Campos-Oriola discusses its narrative structure, locations and introduces the squad in a PS Blog post. 

Chronoscript: The Endless End

Navigate a world of words in a PS5 exploration-based 2D action-adventure, coming from the same creative minds of RPG Time! The Legend of Wright, DeskWorks Inc., in collaboration with Shueisha Games. 

Find out more gameplay details from the game’s producer in a dedicated PS Blog post. 

Code Vein II

Code Vein II launches January 30, 2026 on PS5, pairing the release date confirmation with all-new gameplay for State of Play. The trailer gave us a closer look at the action RPG sequel that will have players explore a future world in which vampires and humans coexist, fighting alongside trusted partners and facing fierce battles with powerful vampires. 

Bandai Namco breaks down the mixture of weapons, supernatural powers, and ability to summon a partner character that’ll form the backbone of the game’s combat in a PS Blog post. 

Crimson Desert

Embark on an open-world action-adventure March 19 next year when Crimson Desert launches on PS5. To mark the release date news, Pearl Abyss unveiled a brand-new trailer focused on the story and events that will propel you across the vast continent of Pywel.

Pearl Abyss unpack the story, PS5 features and pre-order bonus items in a dedicated PS Blog post. 

Deus Ex Remastered 

Asypr turns its remastering magic to the original cyberpunk immersive sim. In collaboration with Eidos Montreal, Aspyr is reviving Deus Ex for a PS5 remaster, looking to in Deus Ex: Human Revolution and Mankind Divided to redefine their predecessor’s control scheme, and infusing visuals with new lighting, dynamic shadows, rebuilt character models and much more. The game launches February 5 on PS5. 

The studio outlines how it’s modernizing the futuristic thriller for the PS5 and takes aim at a February release date this year in a new PS Blog post. 

Dynasty Warriors 3: Complete Edition Remastered

The original PS2 Dynasty Warriors 3 introduced many of the series’ core staples, such as two-player simultaneous play, and the officer development system. Come March 19 next year it’ll be reborn on PS5 in the form of Dynasty Warriors 3: Complete Edition Remastered, built on Unreal Engine 5 and featuring numerous enhancements. 

Koei Tecmo share what players can expect for the remaster, including content from the standalone expansion Dynasty Warriors 3: Xtreme Legends in a PS Blog post. 

God of War 20th Anniversary Limited Edition DualSense wireless controller

Celebrate God of War’s 20th Anniversary with a limited edition DualSense controller. Launching this October, this controller pays homage to Kratos with a design that evokes  the legendary Ghost of Sparta’s ashen skin and scarlet tattoo. Pre-orders open October 3. 

More pre-order details plus insight from Santa Monica Studio Associate Art Director Dela Longfish, who shares more on the controller’s iconic Kratos-inspired design in a dedicated PS Blog post. 

Gran Turismo 7 

Kazunori Yamauchi, the producer of the Gran Turismo series, joined us at State of Play to announce that, as of June 2025, the series has sold 100 million units globally. To celebrate, GT7 owners can enjoy a Spec III Update for the game, coming this December. Billed as the biggest update to the title yet, it includes new features and content, including two brand-new F1 race circuits, 8 new vehicles, circuit experience, data logger feature and more. Take a first look in the trailer above. 

Halloween

October 31 comes early to PS5 next year. IllFonic brings the iconic horror series – and the world of Haddonfield – to interactive life on September 8, 2026. Halloween takes shape in the form of a standalone singleplayer story or dynamic asymmetrical multiplayer matches as you play the Boogeyman himself, Micheal Myers, or a resident intent on stopping his nighttime rampage. 

The goals of Myers or a Haddonfield local – and how they’ll achieve them – are discussed by IllFonic in PS Blog post. 

Last Epoch

Journey through the world of Eterra, traveling across distinct eras of its history alone or with up to three companions in online co-op in Lost Epoch. Newly confirmed for PS5, this action RPG will launch alongside its first major expansion, Last Epoch: Oryboss, and promises genre-defining skill customization, a deep rewarding loot system, and all previous seasonal content.

Eleventh Hour Games discuss more on character classes, battle strategies and endgame content in a dedicated PS Blog post. 

Let It Die: Inferno 

In this roguelite survival action game, out December 3 on PS5, take on the role of an immortal explorer, called a Raider, descending and exploring the depths of Hell. You’re not alone as you delve: you’ll encounter other players as well as the grotesque denizens in Hell Gate, and need to survive battling both. Your success will hinge on a strategic combination of unique weapons and special abilities. 

This PS Blog post has first details on the PvPvE title that returns players to the Let It Die world.

Marvel’s Wolverine

Marvel’s Wolverine is set to launch on PlayStation 5 Fall 2026, as Insomniac Games in collaboration with Marvel Games deliver an original take on the beloved Marvel character. The studio unleashed its first gameplay trailer which shows how it intends to deliver the ultimate Wolverine fantasy, with fast, fluid, and ferocious combat; exhilarating, action-packed set pieces, and a gripping story that taps into the core tenets of one of the most compelling comic book characters of all-time.

Find out the locations this upcoming global thriller will take Logan, some of the familiar faces he’ll encounter, as well as the reveal of the game’s key art and more in a dedicated PS Blog post from Insomniac Games. 

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 takes flight on PS5 December 8. Pursue your aviation career with dynamically-generated missions, compete against other pilots, and explore the most detailed digital twin of the world to date. Set out on your global adventure with a large fleet of aircraft, and enjoy the full game in PS VR2 with a free update that will be available in 2026.  

Find out more in a dedicated PS Blog post.

Nioh 3 

Koei Tecmo joined State of Play today to offer a fresh look at its upcoming action RPG Nioh 3, introducing some of the key characters and more of its gorgeous combat. And, along with all that? A release date: February 6, 2026 for PS5. 

PlayStation Plus 

We’re days away from TLOU Day, and to celebrate, The Last of Us Part II will be available on PlayStation Plus Game Catalog from September 26.* And the hits keep coming. October’s PlayStation Plus Monthly Games lineup of Alan Wake 2, Goat Simulator 3 and Cocoon is available October 7, and coming to the PlayStation Plus Premium Classics range later this year is the pair of fighting classics – Tekken 3 from the original PlayStation and PS2’s Soulcalibur III, as well as PS2 adventure Tomb Raider Anniversary. 

*The Last of Us Part II (PS4) and The Last of Us Part II Remastered (PS5)

PlayStation Pulse Elevate Wireless speakers

Some more hardware news in today’s State of Play. The PlayStation Pulse Elevate Wireless speakers bring the PlayStation audio and chat experience to your desktop with planar magnetic drivers, multi-device connectivity, and PlayStation Link wireless technology. 

Get a closer look at the speakers, and a deep dive into the tech behind them in a new PS Blog post. 

Saros

Housemarque debuted an extended look at Saros’ world, combat and mechanics. And if you were excited by what you saw, you won’t have long to wait: the game launches March 20, 2026 on PS5. You can learn more about the game in a dedicated PS Blog post from the studio below. 

Housemarque Creative Director Gregory Louden digs into the game’s core combat mechanics, and how its story will unravel during your journey through the shape-shifting, hostile alien planet of Carcosa in a new PS Blog.

Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds 

The Blue Bomber leaps from the platforming stage to join Sonic and pals on the race track! Mega Man is coming to Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds, and he’s not alone. Proto Man is also competing, and racers will take to the course of a reimagined Dr. Wily’s Castle from Mega Man 2. The Mega Man DLC pack will launch early 2026 as part of the Season Pass Digital Deluxe Edition. 

The Seven Deadly Sins: Origin

Explore the world of an iconic Japanese manga and anime series when The Seven Deadly Sins: Origin launches January 28 next year on PS5. Alongside the release date confirmation, today’s State of Play also featured a new gameplay look at the free-to-play open-world RPG, which can be enjoyed solo or with other players. 

Netmarble set the scene for its new PS5 game, explaining its story, gameplay and why it’s a great introduction to the series for newcomers in a PS Blog post. 

Zero Parades – For Dead Spies

Today’s State of Play revealed the first-ever gameplay of Zero Parades – For Dead Spies, the new narrative-first espionage RPG from Disco Elysium studio ZA/UM. You play as Hershel, a brilliant yet unfortunate operant in a world where trust is scarce, betrayal is just around every corner, and failure is inevitable. 

ZA/UM dive further into the game’s features debuted in today’s trailer, including Dramatic Encounters, Exertion and Conditioning, in a PS Blog post.