PS5 State of Play February 2025: the best trailers and biggest reveals – The Verge

by Andrew WebsterSony started out 2025 by sharing exactly what it has in store for the PlayStation 5 this year — or at least some of it. The company’s 40-minute-long State of Play event was missing big, expected names like Ghost of Yōtei and Assassin’s Creed Shadows. Instead, it was focused on smaller titles like Q-Games’ Dreams of Another and the next entry in the Five Nights at Freddy’s franchise. We did get at least one big surprise with Saros, the next game from Returnal studio Housemarque.If you missed it live, here are the highlights.Jay PetersI’m not sure what the… heck… is going on in this new trailer, but I dig the weird and horror-y vibes of the game. It also has no map, which sounds intriguing and hopefully not terrible. It’s coming to PS5, Xbox Series X / S, and PC.Jay PetersHousemarque, the PlayStation-owned studio that made the excellent sci-fi roguelike Returnal, has just announced its next game: Saros. The game will launch on PS5 in 2026.Here’s a brief description of the game from its reveal trailer:Jay PetersDays Gone Remastered is launching on April 25th on PS5, Sony announced today. It has new modes, including a permadeath and a speedrun mode. If you own the PS4 version, you’ll be able to upgrade to this remastered version for $10, according to a blog post. And on PC, you can pay $10 if you own the game to get new features as well.Ash ParrishThere were sister locations, help was wanted (a couple of times), then there was a security breach. Now the next calamity in the Five Nights at Freddy’s series involves mimics. During the PlayStation State of Play presentation, Steel Wool Productions showed off a first look at gameplay for Five Nights at Freddy’s: Secret of the Mimic. Find those mimics and dodge murderous animatronics for minimum wage when Secret of the Mimic launches June 13th.Andrew WebsterPixeljunk studio Q-Games is back with an ambitious looking game called Dreams of Another. Here’s the description: “Rather than destroying objects by shooting — as in traditional shooting games — here, your shots materialize and rebuild the world. This unconventional mechanic offers a gameplay experience that challenges the norms of the genre and invites players into a whole new dimension.” It launches later this year.Jay PetersAs leaked last week via the Playstation Store, Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater will be released on August 28th, 2025, as shown in today’s State of Play show. And yes, it will actually bring back the Ape Escape-themed mode.Andrew WebsterAfter being revealed at The Game Awards in December, Capcom is showing off a little more of its return to Onimusha with a new trailer. The game itself is dropping some time in 2026.Ash ParrishPlayStation debuted the trailer for the next Sonic racing game, Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds during its February State of Play presentation. As slick as this new Sonic racing game looks, its existence begs the question: why does Sonic need to drive? He’s already quote unquote “the fastest thing alive,” driving a car would unnec— Wait, what was I talking about? Oh yeah, Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds launches on PlayStation sometime this year.Jay PetersIt will include a side-scrolling beat ‘em up mode, apparently. It comes out in April 2025.There will also be a demo available on PlayStation for Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii, which launches on February 21st.Andrew WebsterThere’s a new trailer for the looter shooter, but more importantly we finally have a release date: September 23rd.Andrew WebsterAnother classic action franchise is coming back, this time with Shinobi: Art of Vengeance, from the same developers behind Streets of Rage 4. It launches August 29th.Jay PetersA new trailer for Monster Hunter Wilds kicked off today’s PlayStation State of Play show, and the game looks great. The trailer says that the game will get a free title updates in the spring and summer that add new content.Andrew WebsterOne of the more interesting stories to follow during today’s State of Play stream will be whether or not any of Microsoft’s big franchises are present, as the company is pushing forward with its multiplatform plans. In fact, many of its biggest upcoming games are coming to PS5.Andrew WebsterIt’s still relatively early in the year, but 2025 has already been a pretty busy one for gaming announcements. Nintendo officially unveiled the next Switch (with more details on the way), Xbox had an impressive game-filled event, and now it’s Sony’s turn. The company is holding its semi-regular State of Play stream this afternoon, which will span 40 minutes.Sony hasn’t detailed much of what we can expect, other than saying “the show celebrates a creative and unique selection of exciting games from studios around the world.” It will also be focused on games for the PS5, so VR fans are probably out of luck.Ash ParrishSony has announced that it will hold a presentation to show off the next batch of upcoming PlayStation games. The presentation will take place on Wednesday, February 12th, at 2PM PT / 5PM ET. It’ll have a runtime of 40 minutes and feature “creative and unique selection of exciting games from studios around the world.”Last month, Nintendo held its own presentation to finally announce its next console, the Switch 2. Meanwhile Xbox held a more game-focused Developer Direct, which included an announcement for Ninja Gaiden 4 as well as a stealth drop for the remaster of Ninja Gaiden II. Sony’s announcement comes just a few days removed from a huge PlayStation Network outage over the weekend, which resulted in subscribers getting a few extra days added to their accounts.A weekly newsletter by David Pierce designed to tell you everything you need to download, watch, read, listen to, and explore that fits in The Verge’s universe.© 2025 Vox Media, LLC. All Rights Reserved

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