The September 2026 State of Play packed plenty of exciting reveals, featuring fresh announcements alongside updates on previously showcased titles. Highlights included closer looks at Final Fantasy VII Revelation and Until Dawn 2. Sony also switched up the format this time around, airing both a global showcase and a dedicated State of Play Japan broadcast.
In case you missed out the announcements, no worries as we got you. Check out the announcements below.
Revealed with its first trailer. A shared open-world warfare game where players lead armies across land and sea, build siege engines, and storm strongholds.
A massive expansion for Pearl Abyss’s action-adventure game, launching October 15, 2026. Captured on PS5 Pro.
Developed by Dark Star Games (part of the China Hero Project), coming to PS5 in Spring 2027.
Digimon Time Stranger: A Hero’s Eternal Legacy
Expansion DLC coming in 2027, set three years after the main game with a new protagonist, partner, and around 50 new Digimon.
Announced for PS5 in 2027, featuring custom hero creation, customizable fighting styles, and new opponents.
New trailer showcasing Monster Wranglers and alternate worlds. Launches December 3, 2026 on PS5.
Confirmed release date of January 28, 2027 on PS5 and PS4. Features a full remake treatment and a revamped deck-building Command Card system.
Releasing October 22, 2026. Confirmed a boss fight against Sephiroth, and the first chapter is available now as a playable demo with carry-over save data.
The conclusion to the remake trilogy launches April 8, 2027 on PS5, featuring Highwind airship exploration, grapple guns, chocobos, and the FITS combat system.
Complete Edition releases October 1, 2026, featuring the Most Wanted combat survival mode and the Echoes of Sekigahara story expansion.
Two-part Spec IV update releasing across October and December 2026, adding 12 cars, 2 circuits, Online Drift Trials, Shuffle Races, and Family Mode.
Black and White Limited Edition DualSense controllers inspired by GTA VI launching on November 19, 2026.
Announced to launch on March 5, 2027, highlighting fast-paced mecha combat, deep parts customization, Tactical Skills, and the RX-78-2 skin.
Hunter’s Moon
First-person historical folk horror game set during 17th-century English witch hunts, releasing October 25, 2026 on PS5.
Keeper
A surreal, wordless 3D puzzle adventure from Double Fine Productions, released on PS5 on the day of the show.
LEGO PlayStation set
A 1,911-piece set featuring a near 1:1 scale replica of the original PlayStation console and controller, launching October 1, 2026.
Action-RPG sequel set in an ultra-luxury private island theme park, launching on PS5 in 2027.
Launch trailer debuted ahead of its September 15, 2026 release, featuring Jean Grey and Team X.
4A Games showed first PS5 Pro gameplay footage featuring a new protagonist (“The Stranger”). Releasing February 4, 2027.
4A Games showed first PS5 Pro gameplay footage featuring a new protagonist (“The Stranger”). Releasing February 4, 2027.
Introduces crossover character skins, anime-themed cosmetics, and dedicated competitive game modes inspired by Blue Lock.
Konami’s RPG following Asch and Finé to stop the “lightfall” catastrophe confirmed a 2027 release alongside a new gameplay trailer.
Konami revealed a 1920s New York jazz-and-magic action-adventure starring magus Ellie Myers fighting a mafia organization using magic and beast abilities.
Saros Zenith update
A free update launching later this year, adding a boss-rush mode (Overlord Rush), New Game Plus (Eclipse Layers), and new accessibility settings.
A side-scrolling action-roguelike launching in Spring 2027; a 10+ hour time-limited demo was released on PS5.
A zombie action game launching October 21; a downloadable PS5 demo is available with save-data transfer to the main game.
The series’ first console game (a PS5 roguelite) coming in 2027 with an original story supervised by author Daisuke Aizawa.
A reality-bending puzzle-adventure from the creator of Maquette, launching on PS5 next year.
Firesprite and AdHoc Studio’s horror sequel set in Blackwood Sanatorium and Akishima Island, launching January 28, 2027 on PS5.
The debut PS5 action-adventure title from Cygames’ new experimental label, CygamesEdge, releasing November 5, 2026.
World Phasebound Control Authority: WPCA
An action RPG set in Seoul following a Containment Agent, coming to PS5 in 2028.
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