Sony reportedly hasn’t decided whether to hold its annual PS5 showcase this summer, or a smaller scale State of Play.
According to Giant Bomb journalist Jeff Grubb,Sony Interactive Entertainmentis currently debating internally between the two models, the latter of which typically focuses more on third-party games and smaller announcements.
“They could still have some fun announcements and they could still start bolstering expectations for 2026,” Grubb said, of Sony’s marketing plans for the rest of the year.
“Internally it sounds like they’re debating, and flopping between, maybe making something this summer a full showcase versus anotherState of Play. But they are considering a showcase.
“And if they have a showcase, that means they’ll have a lot of stuff to talk about. And at that point, you would definitely expect to see Wolverine and a lot of other games that could come out next year.”
PlayStation’s last ‘showcase’ event was in 2023, when it announced multiple games for PS5 and PSVR2, including Metal Gear Solid Delta, and extensive looks atSpider-Man 2,Dragon’s Dogma 2, and more.
Earlier this week,Sony premiered its latest State of Play live stream, which focused mostly on third-party games such asBorderlands4 andSplit Fiction, but did end with the surprise reveal ofHousemarque’s new IP, Saros.
It’s been a significant week for Sony, as the company also published its latest financial results, which included news thatPS5 enjoyed its best-ever holiday period in 2024and has now cleared 75 million units shipped.
Launch-aligned,PlayStation 5is now just 1.5 million units behindPlayStation 4during the same period of its lifecycle (76.5 million units).
