This week’s PS5 State of Play is dropping sooner than expected

Sony has finally announced a date and time for its next State of Play though it’s keeping coy on what sort of PlayStation 5 games will be shown. Between reliable insiders and a couple of PlayStation Store listings that were clearly published too early, it was safe to assume Sony would be holding one of its State of Play showcases this week. A new PlayStation showcase was certainly due, especially when Microsoft already drummed up hype for its 2025 release schedule with its January showcase, where it debuted a new Ninja Gaiden.

Now Sony has properly announced a date and time for the State of Play and while it is happening this week, it’s a little sooner than expected. The running theory was that this week’s State of Play would air on Valentine’s Day (February 14), but instead Sony has scheduled it for tomorrow evening on Wednesday, February 12 at 10pm GMT. It’ll also be a decently lengthy showcase, with Sony revealing it will run for over 40 minutes, so you can expect a good handful of announcements.

However, Sony has given no indication as to what sort of games will be shown off, only saying, ‘The show celebrates a creative and unique selection of exciting games from studios around the world.’. State of Play returns tomorrow, February 12!Tune in at 2PM PT / 10PM GMT / 11PM CET for news and updates on great games coming to PS5: https://t.co/IAv10cGau9 pic.twitter.com/pIPAvAoWaw. That said, there are a handful of educated guesses for what you can expect. The aforementioned PlayStation Store leaks gave away a new trailer for Metal Gear Solid 3 Delta, which revealed a release date and the inclusion of an Ape Escape minigame.

There was also a temporary listing for PlayStation versions of Level-5’s Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time, which has only ever been confirmed for the Nintendo Switch. Barring that, Sony will no doubt show off Ghost Of Yōtei and Death Stranding 2: On The Beach as those are the two big PlayStation 5 exclusives it has scheduled for 2025. As for entirely new game announcements, the recent removals of fan-made Bloodborne projects, including a mod that improves the game’s frame rate, have renewed some hope that Sony is finally prepping the long-demanded PlayStation 5 remaster. Especially since this March will mark the game’s 10th anniversary.

There have also been rumblings of something related to God Of War being in the pipeline, with separate rumours claiming remasters of the original Greek saga games and a brand-new prequel starring a younger Kratos. There’ll likely be at least one live service game featured during the showcase too. Although Sony did recently cancel another two of them, it still has a few in development, such as Bungie’s Marathon reboot.

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