A reliable insider seems to have narrowed down when the next State of Play will arrive, which will hopefully reveal new PS5 exclusives. With Nintendo unveiling the Nintendo Switch 2 and Microsoft dropping release dates for its 2025 line-up (as well as announcing a new Ninja Gaiden), Sony is the only console manufacturer yet to have any big gaming-related reveals for 2025. Instead, January saw the company admit it had cancelled yet another two live service games. Considering so many other PlayStation live service games have supposedly been abandoned, you have to wonder what else is left.

Compared to Microsoft, Sony’s release schedule for 2025 is awfully sparse, but that should hopefully be rectified later this month, if claims of a new State of Play showcase prove accurate. Sony has yet to announce a date for its next State of Play, but it’s long been assumed it will take place in February or March – since that’s usually when Sony hosts them. Until now, none of the usual insiders have confirmed that but the usually reliable Nate the Hate, who correctly predicted the Switch 2 reveal would take place on January 16, has been the first to suggest that the State of Play will be sooner rather than later.

According to Nate, the State of Play is on track for February, although he hasn’t provided an exact date and it’s unclear if that’s because he doesn’t know or because Sony hasn’t decided yet. When pressed on whether the showcase will take place in the first or second half of the month, though, he answered with, ‘What does your heart tell you?’. It’s assumed this is hinting at the showcase airing on Valentine’s Day (February 14) or close to it. If accurate, this means we should see Sony formally announce a date for it next week.

Looking at the release schedule of past State of Plays, Sony has typically held one within the first couple of months of the year, to highlight upcoming first and third party games. Aside from new game announcements, a February showcase would be an ideal time to share details on Sony’s two main exclusives for 2025: Ghost Of Yōtei and Death Stranding 2. Other first party games that could be shown off are Fairgame$ and Bungie’s Marathon reboot, the two live service projects Sony hasn’t cancelled yet, as well as Insomniac Games’ Wolverine, which hasn’t had an official update since the 2021 reveal.

However, it is entirely possible the next one could be dedicated to a single game, like Ghost Of Yōtei, rather than be a smorgasbord of announcements. Sony has done this before, with games like Gran Turismo 7 and Horizon Forbidden West. Email gamecentral@metro.co.uk, leave a comment below, follow us on Twitter, and sign-up to our newsletter. To submit Inbox letters and Reader’s Features more easily, without the need to send an email, just use our Submit Stuff page here.

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