State of Play September 2025: All Announcements, Trailers, and Release Dates
Sony Interactive Entertainment’s September 2025 State of Play delivered an action-packed showcase of upcoming PS5 titles, hardware announcements, and updates across the PlayStation ecosystem. From new gameplay reveals to release date confirmations, here’s a complete breakdown of everything shown, with trailers, insights from developers, and key details you won’t want to miss.
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🎮 Battlefield 6
Step into the boots of Dagger 13, an elite Marine Raiders unit battling the private military corporation Pax Armata, whose aim is global domination.
- Gameplay: Switch between squad members, coordinate attacks, and navigate globe-trotting locations.
- Insight: Creative Director Roman Campos-Oriola shares details on narrative structure and squad mechanics.
📜 Chronoscript: The Endless End
From the creators of RPG Time! The Legend of Wright comes a 2D exploration-based action-adventure where words shape the world.
- Gameplay focus: Puzzle-solving, narrative-driven mechanics, and imaginative 2D environments.
- Producer insight: Dedicated PS Blog post on gameplay mechanics and story.
🩸 Code Vein II
Launching January 30, 2026, this action RPG returns with vampires and humans coexisting in a futuristic world.
- Gameplay: Summon partner characters, combine weapons and supernatural powers.
- Developer insight: Bandai Namco details combat strategies and new partner mechanics.
🏰 Crimson Desert
Set in the sprawling continent of Pywel, Crimson Desert launches March 19, 2026 on PS5.
- Focus: Open-world action-adventure with rich story-driven events.
- Extras: Pearl Abyss details pre-order bonuses and PS5 features in a dedicated blog post.
🤖 Deus Ex Remastered
Aspyr revives the classic cyberpunk immersive sim for PS5, launching February 5, 2026.
- Enhancements: Modernized control scheme, rebuilt character models, dynamic lighting and shadows.
- Developer insight: Collaboration with Eidos Montreal to bring the futuristic thriller to a new generation.
⚔️ Dynasty Warriors 3: Complete Edition Remastered
- Release: March 19, 2026
- Features: Unreal Engine 5 upgrade, content from Xtreme Legends, enhanced visuals and two-player modes.
- Developer insight: Koei Tecmo breakdown of remaster improvements.
🎮 God of War 20th Anniversary DualSense Controller
Celebrate God of War’s 20th Anniversary with a limited edition controller, available October 2025.
- Design: Kratos-inspired ashen skin and scarlet tattoo.
- Pre-orders: Begin October 3.
- Insight: Santa Monica Studio Associate Art Director Dela Longfish shares design details.
🏎 Gran Turismo 7
GT7 celebrates 100 million units sold with the Spec III Update coming December 2025.
- Content: Two new F1 circuits, eight new vehicles, updated circuit experiences, and data logger feature.
- Producer: Kazunori Yamauchi shares update insights during State of Play.
🎃 Halloween
- Launch: September 8, 2026
- Gameplay: Standalone singleplayer story or asymmetrical multiplayer featuring Michael Myers and Haddonfield residents.
- Developer insight: IllFonic discusses objectives for both Myers and players trying to survive.
⚔️ Last Epoch
- Platform: PS5
- Gameplay: Action RPG set in Eterra, explore eras of history solo or in co-op.
- Expansion: Launch alongside Oryboss, featuring skill customization, loot, and seasonal content.
- Developer insight: Eleventh Hour Games details classes, strategies, and endgame.
💀 Let It Die: Inferno
- Launch: December 3, 2025
- Gameplay: Roguelite survival action in Hell, combining PvPvE encounters.
- Mechanics: Strategically use weapons and abilities to survive.
🦸 Marvel’s Wolverine
- Launch: Fall 2026 on PS5
- Gameplay: Fast, fluid, ferocious combat; action-packed set pieces; deep story exploration.
- Developer insight: Insomniac Games discusses global locations, character encounters, and key art reveal.
✈️ Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024
- Launch: December 8, 2025
- Gameplay: Dynamic missions, global exploration, and full PS VR2 support via 2026 update.
- Developer insight: Dedicated PS Blog post on aviation career mechanics.
⚔️ Nioh 3
- Launch: February 6, 2026
- Gameplay: Action RPG combat and character introductions.
- Developer insight: Koei Tecmo showcases key characters and battle systems.
🎮 PlayStation Plus
- Upcoming catalog highlights: The Last of Us Part II, Alan Wake 2, Goat Simulator 3, Cocoon.
- Premium Classics: Tekken 3, Soulcalibur III, Tomb Raider Anniversary.
🔊 Pulse Elevate Wireless Speakers
- Feature: Wireless desktop speakers with planar magnetic drivers, ultra-low latency, and built-in mic.
- Compatibility: PS5, PC, Mac, PlayStation Portal, and Bluetooth devices.
- Launch: 2026
🌌 Saros
- Launch: March 20, 2026 on PS5
- Gameplay: Third-person action, combat, and exploration on the alien planet Carcosa.
- Developer insight: Housemarque Creative Director Gregory Louden on mechanics and story.
🏁 Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds
- DLC: Mega Man & Proto Man racing in reimagined Dr. Wily’s Castle.
- Launch: Early 2026 as part of Season Pass Digital Deluxe Edition.
⚔️ The Seven Deadly Sins: Origin
- Launch: January 28, 2026 on PS5
- Gameplay: Open-world RPG, free-to-play, solo or multiplayer.
- Developer insight: Netmarble explains story and gameplay mechanics.
🕵️ Zero Parades – For Dead Spies
- Gameplay: Narrative-first espionage RPG by ZA/UM
- Character: Play as Hershel, a cunning operant navigating a world of betrayal.
TL;DR
The September 2025 State of Play delivered:
- New PS5 games with trailers and release dates.
- Hardware announcements like Pulse Elevate wireless speakers and God of War 20th Anniversary DualSense controller.
- Updates to existing games like GT7 Spec III Update and PlayStation Plus catalog expansions.
- Launch windows spanning late 2025 to 2026, with both AAA and indie highlights.
Stay tuned for more in-depth coverage and developer insights on PS Blog.