{"id":10317,"date":"2025-07-29T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-29T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nextlevelnews.co.uk\/blog\/2025\/07\/29\/the-state-of-every-playstation-studio-summer-2025-update\/"},"modified":"2025-07-29T12:00:00","modified_gmt":"2025-07-29T12:00:00","slug":"the-state-of-every-playstation-studio-summer-2025-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nextlevelnews.co.uk\/blog\/2025\/07\/29\/the-state-of-every-playstation-studio-summer-2025-update\/","title":{"rendered":"The State of Every PlayStation Studio – Summer 2025 Update"},"content":{"rendered":"
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We\u2019re over halfway through 2025 already, which means it\u2019s time to check in on all of Sony\u2019s PlayStation Studios to see what they\u2019re making and what games are coming to your PS5 in the months and years to come. While the console has received some great exclusives in 2025, including the critically acclaimed Death Stranding 2, none of Sony\u2019s first-party studios have released a new game this calendar year aside from the annual inevitability that is MLB The Show. <\/p>\n

So, surely that means plenty of PlayStation\u2019s studios have games coming out soon, or at the very least have secrets up their sleeves, right? Well, that\u2019s exactly what we\u2019re going to take a look at here. What are the developers behind PlayStation\u2019s highly-respected library up to now? And how long will it be before we get to both see and play their projects? So let\u2019s dig into what each studio is doing, and when we can realistically expect to see new games from them.<\/p>\n

Naughty Dog<\/strong><\/u><\/h2>\n

Naughty Dog\u2019s attention is now firmly on Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet, a space-faring game with retro 80s vibes. After leaving the future of The Last of Us HBO show in the hands of Craig Mazin, studio head and creative director Neil Druckmann is now working full steam ahead with his team on the Uncharted studio\u2019s first new series since 2013. But aside from a cinematic-heavy trailer at last year\u2019s Game Awards, we\u2019ve seen very little of this sci-fi story.<\/p>\n

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What we do know is that it stars Tati Gabrielle as Jordan A. Mun, a bounty hunter who gets stranded on a planet when on the trail of a criminal syndicate called the \u201cFive Aces\u201d. It\u2019s also rumoured to have a deeper combat system than any previous Naughty Dog game, with the reveal trailer giving us a tiny glimpse of its lightsaber-esque gameplay. Oh, and the music is being composed by Nine Inch Nails\u2019 Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross. That\u2019s never not a good thing. Could this be Sony\u2019s big 2026 PS5 game? We can certainly hope, but we would love to see some gameplay before making such assumptions.<\/p>\n

It would appear that this isn\u2019t the only iron Naughty Dog has in the fire, though, with Druckmann teasing that the studio has a second, unannounced game in development<\/u><\/a>. Could this be The Last of Us Part 3? Uncharted 5? Something completely different? Let us know what you think in the comments.<\/p>\n

Santa Monica Studio<\/strong><\/u><\/h2>\n

Santa Monica Studio released God of War Ragnarok to huge success in late 2022 and followed up with the surprisingly lengthy free Valhalla DLC in December 2023. What\u2019s next for the studio remains a mystery, although we do know Cory Barlog \u2013 who led development of 2018\u2019s God of War \u2013 moved on to helm a new project in 2021 after leaving Eric Williams to fill Ragnarok\u2019s director seat. Little to nothing is known about that new project, but given it has been in development for a number of years already, it wouldn\u2019t be beyond unreasonable to expect to see it revealed this year.<\/p>\n

As for a new God of War game, well, we likely can\u2019t expect that as quickly. Despite the gap between Ragnarok and its predecessor being only four years, the end of Kratos\u2019 Norse saga signals a new direction for the series, which, naturally, means it\u2019ll require a lot more work from the ground up. We can hope, of course, but don\u2019t expect to see everyone\u2019s favourite angry dad any time soon. That said, we wouldn\u2019t say no to a remake of the original trilogy\u2026<\/p>\n

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Insomniac Games<\/strong><\/u><\/h2>\n

Insomniac is arguably Sony\u2019s most prolific studio, having released either a Spider-Man or Ratchet and Clank game every couple of years for almost a decade now. Its most recent launch was in 2023 with the hugely successful Marvel\u2019s Spider-Man 2, and so \u2013 based on pattern \u2013 you\u2019d be forgiven for expecting a new Insomniac game in 2025. But in a worrying sign of the fragile state of the games industry, even a game of Spider-Man 2\u2019s magnitude couldn\u2019t prevent layoffs from occurring last year. That capped off what turned out to be a doubly damaging couple of months for the developer, following a huge data breach and subsequent theft.<\/p>\n

The data theft revealed that the studio\u2019s highly anticipated Wolverine game is not expected until 2026 at the earliest, but also that a Venom game may arrive before it. Either way, it\u2019s highly unlikely Insomniac will be springing any surprise games this year, and after all the studio has gone through recently, I think it’s fair to allow it as much of a break as anyone.<\/p>\n

Sucker Punch Productions<\/strong><\/u><\/h2>\n

Sucker Punch is following up 2020\u2019s Ghost of Tsushima with Ghost of Yotei, scheduled for an October 2, 2025 release. As showcased in a recent State of Play stream, the standalone sequel takes us to Hokkaido on a revenge quest to deal with the \u201cYotei Six\u201d \u2014 the murderers of protagonist Atsu\u2019s family. With a non-linear quest structure and more varied arsenal, it’s looking set to be a true evolution of Tsushima\u2019s open-world foundations.<\/p>\n

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Guerrilla Games<\/strong><\/u><\/h2>\n

Guerrilla followed up 2022\u2019s Horizon: Forbidden West with the Burning Shores DLC one year later as it continued to build out Aloy\u2019s story. With the West Coast-set sequel ending on a cliffhanger, it\u2019s not a stretch to expect the Amsterdam-based studio to be working on the third part of the trilogy next. We wouldn\u2019t expect any news on that one soon, however \u2013 the development time between Zero Dawn and Forbidden West was five years, so we\u2019re likely a little while away from seeing Aloy and her metal dinosaur friends again.<\/p>\n

What we\u2019re reportedly more likely to see first is a live service Horizon game that is currently in the works, starring \u201ca new cast of characters and a unique stylized look\u201d. Perhaps this is something we can hope to see more of sooner rather than later, although this year may be a stretch, with Sony perhaps reassessing their live service future following the failure of Concord and the troubles facing Marathon.<\/p>\n

Housemarque<\/strong><\/u><\/h2>\n

Finnish developer Housemarque is following up 2021\u2019s Returnal with Saros, another sci-fi action game. Starring Rahul Kohli as Arjun Devraj, players will be taken to a lost off-world colony on the planet Carcosa in order to investigate its mysteries. An evolution of Returnal\u2019s roguelike rhythm, it’s set to deliver Housemarque\u2019s trademark challenging shooter combat when it arrives on PS5 sometime in 2026.<\/p>\n

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