According to reports, Sony will return next month with a games showcase. Instead of a lengthy PlayStation Showcase, the presentation will probably be a State of Play broadcast. During the most recent State of Play conference in February, the PlayStation parent company unveiled Saros, a first-party action game from Housemarque.
Sony is planning a games showcase event for June
The information was provided by Jeff Grubb of Giant Bomb, who had previously stated in February that Sony was unsure whether to have a State of Play event this summer or a full-length PlayStation Showcase. Grubb noted that the business intended to hold a game presentation in June during Thursday’s Game Mess Mornings podcast episode. Instead of a genuine Showcase, he said that Sony has probably decided to go with a State of Play broadcast instead of a genuine Showcase.
Grubb claimed that he had not heard of a Sony event in May because “something’s happening in June.”
“They’re doing something in June. Now, is that going to be a big Showcase? I don’t think so. I’d said a couple of months ago… that I heard that they were discussing, going back and forth, about doing a Showcase or a State of Play. Sounds like they probably settled on a State of Play,” he said.
Though he wasn’t positive, Grubb stated he was leaning toward a State of Play show the following month.
“I’m not 100 percent about that aspect — it’s probably a State of Play, but I have heard June.”
What to Expect From The State of Play
In addition to occasional first-party lineup updates, State of Play events are often shorter and mainly consist of third-party announcements. Trailers for third-party titles, including MindsEye, Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater, and Tides of Annihilation, were shown during February’s most recent State of Play. However, Saros, the upcoming game from Housemarque, the creator of Returnal, was unveiled by Sony.
On the other hand, PlayStation Showcase is substantially broader in scope and focuses on first-party releases. While the State of Play broadcast occurs three to four times a year, the Showcase is usually held once a year. However, the most recent PlayStation Showcase was in 2023; Sony did not attend in 2024, and it appears it will do so again in 2025.
However, the business should have enough merchandise to display at a function the next month. Several first-party PlayStation studios are currently developing their upcoming projects. Some of these have already been revealed: Sucker Punch is scheduled to release Ghost of Yotei, the sequel to Ghost of Tsushima, in October 2025; Insomniac Games is working on Wolverine; while Naughty Dog is working on Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet and one other unnamed title.
Since the game was announced in 2021, Insomniac has remained radio silent on Wolverine. An announcement regarding the Superhero title may be made at the presentation next month. Although the next project from God of War developer Santa Monica has not been disclosed, Grubb reported in March that the company was developing a breakaway “side-story project” set in the original Greek mythology of the franchise and would debut later this year.
Grubb stated on the program that Sony could be preparing for a significant announcement
They’re being quite cautious. It was a little challenging to find out that something was happening in June, so it does give me the impression that they are concealing something, even though that is just conjecture,” Grubb added.
