PlayStation’s State of Play June showcase was a busy one, with more than an hour of trailers, release date announcements and first looks at upcoming PS5 games. The show opened with new Marvel’s Wolverine gameplay and closed on God of War Laufey, while the middle section delivered a steady stream of updates for horror, action, RPG and survival fans. Several projects also locked in launch windows for later this year and into 2027.
Marvel’s Wolverine and God of War bookend the show
Insomniac’s Marvel’s Wolverine got the spotlight at the start of the presentation, with a closer look at Logan’s combat and a better sense of the mutant-hunting Reavers he will face. The segment also showed Jean Grey joining the fight, giving the game a few more narrative and character details ahead of its September 15 launch.
The showcase ended with the reveal of God of War Laufey, leaving the final impression as one of the biggest surprises in the event. PlayStation did not elaborate further in the recap, but the placement alone made it clear the company wanted to close on a major note.
Release dates kept piling up
A large part of the State of Play June presentation was about dates, and there were plenty of them. Some of the standout announcements included:
- Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve — October 2 on PS5
- Control Resonant — September 24 on PS5
- Dune: Awakening — September 22 on PS5
- No Rest for the Wicked — this October on PS5
- Onimusha: Way of the Sword — September 25 on PS5
- Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis — February 12 next year on PS5
- Until Dawn 2 — next year on PS5
The mix of genres was broad, but the overall message was straightforward: the rest of 2026 is filling up quickly, and 2027 is already starting to take shape.
Fresh looks at major upcoming games
Several games arrived with new trailers or deeper story teases. Control Resonant showed a new story trailer set in a warped Manhattan where reality is unstable and hostile forces roam the streets. Dune: Awakening is also getting a new single-player mode and a fresh chapter in its cinematic story on PS5, alongside other additions and improvements.
No Rest for the Wicked was presented as a hand-crafted action RPG with solo and co-op play, Souls-like combat, and more than 100 hours of content. Meanwhile, ILL leaned hard into first-person horror with unsettling creatures, physics-driven systems and a dismemberment mechanic built to keep encounters unpredictable.
New projects and returning series
Not every announcement was a sequel or a familiar franchise. Bancho The Chef is being described as a standalone prequel to Dave the Diver, blending cooking, restaurant management and RPG elements as players travel the world learning new recipes and techniques.
Kemuri also made its debut, bringing a supernatural action-adventure from studio Unseen and director Ikumi Nakamura to PS5 in 2027. The game is set in Tokyo, with players exploring a vertical city, meeting yokai and optionally teaming up in online co-op.
Until Dawn 2 adds another notable name to the lineup. Firesprite’s sequel is a standalone horror story about a ghost-hunting crew filming on an abandoned tropical island, with a new cast and the return of Dr Hill, once again played by Peter Stormare.
A packed showcase with plenty still to come
The overall shape of the event was easy to read: Sony used the June State of Play to stack up a long list of trailers, reveal a few high-profile surprises, and firm up release plans across a wide spread of PS5 games. Some projects are arriving soon, some are still years away, and several have now moved from vague promise to something much easier to track.
For players keeping an eye on PlayStation’s roadmap, this was one of those shows that immediately gives the calendar more structure. Between Wolverine, Tomb Raider, Onimusha, Control Resonant and Until Dawn 2, there is already plenty to watch across the rest of 2026 and beyond.
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Source: PlayStation Blog