Sony’s first-party output has had a relatively spotty track record the last couple of years, but there’s no doubting that PlayStation’s first-party portfolio is its biggest strength. After all, even the aforementioned period of last couple of years has brought us spectacular games like Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 and Astro Bot. And with Sony having confirmed that it intends to resume normal service in 2025, with major annual AAA single-player releases back on the menu, it looks like there’s reason to be optimistic for fans of the PlayStation Studios lineup.
And what exactly has that lineup got cooking? That’s the question we’re here to answer. A number of first-party Sony studios has officially confirmed what they’re working on, others have teased out potential hints and details, while in some cases, leaks have also potentially shed light on what some of these teams could be working on. Either way, there’s no shortage of information on what to expect from the future of PlayStation Studios at large, and here, we’re going to take a look at the lineup one studio after another.
Let’s kick things off with the big one.
NAUGHTY DOG
The complete lack of Naughty Dog on PS5 outside of The Last of Us re-releases has been a big source of disappointment for many, but in December, the studio finally announced its next big project. Working on a new IP for the first time in over a decade, Naughty Dog has unveiled the space-faring sci-fi action-adventure game Intergalactic. The studio has shown off little of the game so far, but has already captured the attention of the masses so far with what little has been revealed. Intergalactic has been in development since 2020, so it’s possible that we see it in 2026 or 2027 (though the former might be a bit optimistic).
Of course, Naughty Dog has previously confirmed that it has multiple AAA single-player titles in development. In all likeliness, the second game is The Last of Us Part 3, which is presumably further out than Intergalactic. In all likelihood, that’ll be a PS6 title instead of a PS5 release (unless, of course, it’s cross-gen, though that would depend entirely on when it releases).
SIE SANTA MONICA STUDIO
God of War Ragnarok will be three years old this November, which means questions about Sony Santa Monica’s next game are only going to grow louder. Whatever God of War (2018) director Cory Barlog’s next project is, we’d wager that that’s what the studio is going to come out with next. Leaks and speculation have suggested that Barlog is leading a new IP behind-the-scenes, which has the makings of an exciting announcement, if there’s any truth to it.
But of course, God of War is nowhere close to being done yet. We don’t know what the future of the series looks like, but we do know the Norse saga is done, which means we’re probably moving on to a new mythological setting sooner rather than later. But might we perhaps also expect a spinoff starring Atreus as its protagonist? After all, the Norse saga itself does still have plenty of unresolved plot threats left. Hopefully, 2025 will bring some clarity about what the future holds for Sony Santa Monica.
INSOMNIAC GAMES
We’re approaching the four-year anniversary of Marvel’s Wolverine, and so far, we’ve seen nothing of it other than its brief announcement teaser. Leaks have claimed in the past that the game is targeting a 2026 release, and if that’s true, this would be the year that we begin seeing more of the game. Given Insomniac Games’ track record, especially with Marvel titles, there’s every reason to be excited about Marvel’s Wolverine.
Of course, the studio has other irons in the fire as well. Marvel’s Spider-Man 3 is inevitable, even if it hasn’t been officially announced yet, while past leaks have also suggested that the studio has a Venom spinoff in development. Those same leaks also claimed that a new Ratchet and Clank game is also in the pipeline, though we’d suspect that one is probably several years off yet.
GUERRILLA
Guerrilla has fully dived into Horizon by now, and it seems the franchise occupies the entirety of the studio at this point. Journalist Jason Schreier claimed last year that the third mainline Horizon game was several years off and unlikely to be the studio’s next game, but we do know that the sequel to Forbidden West is nonetheless in the works. What is Guerrilla’s next game though? Well, that’d be Horizon Online, or whatever it is that the developer ends up calling the co-op Horizon title that it has had in the works for several years at this point. We wouldn’t be surprised if it ended up announced sometime this year, in fact.
SUCKER PUNCH
We all know what Sucker Punch is working on. In 2024, the studio announced Ghost of Yotei, the sequel to Ghost of Tsushima, starring a new protagonist in a new era and new location of Japanese history. Ghost of Tsushima was a spectacular game, and arguably the best game to have been developed by Sucker Punch, so it’s no surprise that expectations from its sequel are high. Whether the studio intends to support the game with post-launch content the way it did Tsushima remains to be seen. The fans, of course, would absolutely love to see more of that, especially if it meant something similar to Ghost of Tsushima: Legends.
BLUEPOINT GAMES
Until not that long ago, we would have been willing to bet anything that the studio behind the excellent Shadow of the Colossus and Demon’s Souls remakes will be revealing its game sometime this year. Alas, Sony’s poor decision-making has cost the company again. Reports have revealed that the game Bluepoint had been working on for years was a God of War live service title of all means, and that that project has now been cancelled. What the studio will work on next is anyone’s guess, but clearly, we won’t be learning much about it anytime soon.
SIE BEND STUDIO
Like Bluepoint, Sony Bend also saw its project recently cancelled. The studio has endured several years of bad luck with its projects now, and after four years of having a new live service open world IP in development, it has now had that project shelved. On one hand, we’re glad to see Sony rethinking its misguided live service push. On the other, however, we can’t help but lament the absolute waste of time that these last few years have been for several first-party PlayStation studios. What will Bend work on next? We have no earthly idea, thanks to the fact that the last few years of work by the studio are going into the dumpster, with a new project set to start from scratch at some point in the future.
HAVEN STUDIOS
Haven Studios’ Fairgame$ was announced a couple of years ago now, but this game’s future is looking more than a little shaky in spite of how little we have seen of it. The multiplayer first-person shooter was announced as part of Sony’s big push into the live service space, but that push has largely failed over the last couple of years, and hit its lowest point yet in 2024 with the absolute failure of Concord. Of course, what happened to Concord doesn’t necessarily have to happen to Fairgame$, but the game wasn’t inspiring much confidence to begin with, and now, in a post-Concord world, its chances of succeeding are looking even slimmer. Hopefully, when we see it next (with actual gameplay this time), it’ll leave a much stronger impression.
FIRESPRITE
Firesprite’s rumoured Twisted Metal revival was supposedly the studio’s main project until not that long ago, but it ended up being one of several live service cancellations as part of PlayStation’s widespread layoffs in early 2024. So what does the studio have in the works now? Well, official details continue to be scarce (after all, Twisted Metal wasn’t officially known either), but as per leaks, the studio is working on a sequel to Until Dawn. The horror title received a remake in 2023 and is also receiving a movie adaptation soon, so clearly, Sony intends to keep expanding on the IP.
HOUSEMARQUE
Housemarque hit an entirely new level with Returnal in 2021, which means there are more eyes on studio and what it has cooking up next than ever before. Little is known about Housemarque’s mystery project, other than the fact that it is another new IP, and that it is going to be another AAA production like Returnal was. Hopefully, the developer will be ready to share more details soon, especially with Returnal now close to four years old.
MEDIA MOLECULE
Media Molecule swung for the fences with Dreams, and even though the game wasn’t nearly as successful as it should have been, the studio continues to be one of PlayStation’s biggest assets. A couple of years ago, the developer announced that it had a new project in the works, with support for Dreams having been brought to an end, and last year, it was confirmed that that new project was going to be yet another new IP. There’s little else that we know about it, but given how experimental Media Molecule loves to be, we’re excited to see what shape it takes. Presumably, however, it’ll be some time before we get any concrete details.
POLYPHONY DIGITAL
Gran Turismo 7 is three years old now, so the only question to be asked here is- how long until the next Gran Turismo game? Post-launch support for GT7 is continuing with impressive momentum, and it doesn’t look like Polyphony Digital is going to slow it down anytime soon. That would suggest that the next GT is still years away- though then again, Polyphony Digital has traditionally followed a pattern of two Gran Turismo releases per console. That might suggest that the studio could maybe release a cross-gen GT8 for PS5 and PS6 in a handful of years- though that’s all purely speculative at this point.
TEAM ASOBI
The delightful Astro Bot is not even a year old yet, which means it’s probably too soon to start talking about Team Asobi’s next game right now. Will it be Astro Bot 2? Will it be a new IP? Whatever it is, we hope the studio can put it out as swiftly and efficiently as it did Astro Bot, which was put together in the space of three years by a team of less than hundred people and turned out to be one of the best and most prominent releases of its year.