Quickly after Sony held its State of Play occasion final week, rumours are going round that the corporate could be preparing for a much bigger showcase occasion later within the 12 months. Whereas discussing the state of Sony’s first-party releases for 2025, Jeff Grubb on a latest episode of his Sport Mess Decides podcast spoke in regards to the firm possible desirous to showcase extra first-party video games.
“They might nonetheless have some enjoyable bulletins, they may begin bolstering the expectations for 2026,” stated Grubb. “I feel internally it appears like they’re debating, flopping between making one thing in the summertime a full showcase, versus one other State of Play. However they’re contemplating a showcase. And if they’ve a showcase, that signifies that they’ll have a variety of stuff to speak about. And at that time, you’ll positively anticipate to see [Marvel’s] Wolverine and a variety of different video games that would come out subsequent 12 months.”
Grubb additionally spoke in regards to the absence of Bungie’s subsequent multiplayer title, Marathon. Speaking about why the sport wasn’t teased or showcased in any capability through the latest State of Play, Grubb stated that the sport will possible have its personal showcase.
“Marathon wasn’t right here as a result of they’re most likely going to do their very own factor,” stated Grubb. “Bungie does their very own factor often for Future. They’re going to undertake that very same ‘we’re speaking to our viewers’ technique this 12 months as nicely. So I feel April we most likely hear from [Bungie] about Marathon, which can be its personal factor separate from a State of Play.”
Bungie first unveiled Marathon all the best way again in 2023. A departure from the traditional Marathon trilogy of shooters, the brand new tackle the sport can be targeted on multiplayer. The corporate has been comparatively quiet because the recreation’s authentic announcement, nevertheless, and rumours point out that Bungie will lastly give us a correct showcase of the sport a while in April.
Sony’s latest State of Play occasion had fairly a number of new trailers and bulletins. Alongside giving us a launch trailer for the upcoming Monster Hunter Wilds, the occasion additionally confirmed us a brand new PixelJunk recreation within the type of Desires of One other, the following main recreation within the Digimon Tales collection dubbed Time Stranger, the discharge date for HELL is Us, and the shadow launch for Warriors: Abyss, amongst many others.
Of the video games showcased through the occasion, the following main launch is Monster Hunter Wilds, which is coming to PC, PS5 and Xbox Collection X/S on February 28. Capcom additionally revealed through the occasion that Mizutsune can be becoming a member of the sport’s roster of monsters in its first post-launch free replace. There may be one other free replace deliberate for Summer time, which may also be bringing in a mysterious monster.
In the meanwhile, listed here are the variations between Monster Hunter World and the upcoming Monster Hunter Wilds.