Unless it breaks around seven years of tradition, Sony will host a State of Play showcase in the next couple of weeks. It usually packs its showcases taking place in May (or the very start of June) with the biggest reveals the program has to offer, so excitement is generally high.
Therefore, as the summer season of gaming announcements, which includes Summer Game Fest and the Xbox Games Showcase, nears, we’re asking: what do you want from a May 2026 State of Play livestream?
What Could PlayStation Studios Have to Offer?
Of its currently announced projects, first-party developers within PlayStation Studios could help flesh out a State of Play quite nicely. We know Insomniac plans to share more Marvel’s Wolverine information soon, ahead of a September 2026 launch. More gameplay and news, such as pre-orders and a Collector’s Edition, surely seem destined for the livestream.
Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls will likely have another couple of characters to reveal, and then there’s Intergalactic. With the Naughty Dog title not expected until 2027, there’s a good chance any new footage could be too soon for a mid-2026 update. If it wants a big pop, though, then a second Intergalactic trailer would do the job for Sony.
In addition, Fairgames will have to be shown off at some point.
State of Play is also a popular destination for brand new PlayStation Studios game announcements. But who is ready to show one?
Santa Monica Studio is strongly rumoured to be making a new God of War game that casts Faye as the main character, so that is a potential reveal for the livestream. While there are not many other reliable rumours attached to PlayStation Studios, other developers that could have a game ready to show are Media Molecule, Firesprite, and teamLFG.
Will Third-Parties Bring Much to the Table?
For many third-party developers with a game ready for 2026, the internal discussions will be around how they can avoid clashing with GTA 6 in November. While the Rockstar title itself almost certainly won’t be in the State of Play, we expect to see many release date announcements that highlight everyone getting out of its way.
The likes of Control Resonant, Onimusha: Way of the Sword, Fable, Halo: Campaign Evolved, Kena: Scars of Kosmora, Silent Hill: Townfall, and Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis are all big third-party games with a 2026 release window. You can presume many will lock in a safe launch date during the State of Play.
Sony will likely invite third-party developers to announce some entirely new titles on their digital stage, but given the size and scope of the development industry, making any educated guesses on what those games might be would be a fool’s errand.
What is safe to assume is that there will be a couple of new third-party projects unveiled, and you should expect some promising indie titles to flank them. How about a Mewgenics port to PS5 or an update on Slay the Spire 2 for consoles?
Could There Be PS6 News?
Sony reportedly wants to launch a PS6 in 2027, so as we approach the halfway point of this year, we are maybe entering the very, very earliest period of when the platform holder could possibly mention the next system. Xbox is already doing so with Project Helix.
While it’s now a reasonable question you could ask of a PlayStation livestream, we’d still consider it too early for Sony to start talking about the next-gen system — particularly in a regular State of Play show. The hardware maker has typically separated its main hardware launch reveals from the livestream programming at the time; in the case of the PS5 announcement, it made an entirely new one in the PlayStation Showcase.
As such, we wouldn’t go into the presumed upcoming State of Play with any kind of PS6 expectations. The new console is on its way, supposedly aiming for a 2027 launch despite the community’s want for it, but we likely won’t see or hear of it this month.
Give it another six months, and that may be the time for Sony to start talking officially and publicly about PS6.
With those expectations set and out of the way, what do you want to see at the expected State of Play livestream in May 2026? Place a vote in our Poll and expand on your selections in the comments below.
