PlayStation State of Play live updates — God of War, Death Stranding 2 and more expected news
We could also see Indiana Jones, Metal Gear, Ghost of Yotei and more
Sony officially announced that its next State of Play event is happening today, February 12, 2025 beginning at 5 pm Eastern/2 pm Pacific/10 pm UK.
The PlayStation Blog post says that the show will be over 40 minutes long featuring "news and updates on great games coming to PS5."
State of Play February 2025 - Start time and where to watch
The show starts at 2 PM Pacific / 5 pm Eastern / 10 pm UK and will air on PlayStation's YouTube and Twitch channels.
![State of Play | February 12, 2025 [English] - YouTube](https://img.youtube.com/vi/vQtPbTOhLEc/maxresdefault.jpg)
What we expect to see
Sony didn't provide any hints of what games we might expect to see saying, "The show celebrates a creative and unique selection of exciting games from studios around the world."
However, there have been hints that we'll see a new Death Stranding 2 trailer, and possibly news about where the God of War will rampage next.
Tom's Guide will be keeping an eye on the latest State of Play and updating with everything Sony announces right here so stay tuned.
Death Stranding 2 likely makes an appearance
We're not going out on too much of a limb here but we expect Hideo Kojima's 'Death Stranding 2' to make an appearance during State of Play.
I assume a release date announcement is right around the corner, if not today, then in March when Kojima presents a DS2 panel during SXSW 2025.
Kojima did something similar before the original Death Stranding launch and had actors from the game on stage with him for the presentation at the Tribeca film festival.
The arrival of Xbox?
Microsoft finally appears to be leaning into the promise of releasing Xbox games across multiple consoles.
We know Forza Horizon 5 is coming to the PS5 this year, and Indiana Jones and the Great Circle is coming to PS5 "this Spring."
The question now is, what else is coming? Will we see trailers for other Xbox games today? I think yes, most likely Forza and Indiana, but maybe something like Hellblade 2 or, my dream, the Halo Master Chief Collection.
Speculation: Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves
The EVO fighting game tournament is expected to have its first ever awards show this weekend. There are 22 different categories and were sure announcements and trailers for fighting games.
Sony owns EVO, and it's expected that details for Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves will be revealed at the award show.
We wouldn't be surprised if a teaser trailer for Fatal Fury or EVO shows up during the State of Play.
Ghost of Yotei?
There is one game I, personally, am looking forward to this year and it's Sucker Punch's Tsushima sequel Ghost of Yotei.
I am so pumped for this and hope that today's State of Play announces anything about the game, but mostly I am looking for the release date.
Ghost of Tsushima was an elegant, beautiful experience when I finally got to play it so much so that I have both a PS4 version and upgraded to the PS5 version when that came out.
Here's hoping.
Will we see any hardware announcements?
It's highly doubtful that we'll see any hardware announcements.
However, there are two that we might see.
First, there are rumors that Sony has an Astro Bot PS5 Slim bundle in the works. It makes sense especially since Astro Bot hoovered up awards this year including the Tom's Guide pick for Game of the Year.
Second, and this is more of a wish, but perhaps Sony will announce more stock of the 30th Anniversary Collection that no one can keep on their shelves. I'm still trying to get my hands on one of the controllers. Fingers crossed.
Prediction: A Yakuza reminder
We already know that 'Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii' is launching next week on February 21, but State of Play is a great place to remind people to pick up or preorder a copy.
The game itself looks as delightful and madcap as any Yakuza game and we're sure will provide a bounty of surprising moments.
Hope & Cope: Bloodborne
Fans of Bloodborne have been begging for a remake/remaster for years at this point.
Will it happen today? We doubt it, but expect the live chat across both Twitch and YouTube to be spammed with comments like, "BB remake!?!? when?????"
Look, it still exists and even at 30fps (the horror!) it's still good.
As Tom's Guide editor Rory Mellon said, "I've given up, replayed it last year as I've been waiting for a remaster and lost patience. Still so bloody good!"
The God of War goes home?
Different sets of rumors popped up this week regarding the future of the God of War franchise.
Both rumors center around Kratos returning to Greece. Tom Henderson mentioned in a podcast that sources told him a prequel of sorts is in the works with a younger Kratos back in Greece, possibly between the original trilogy and his Norse adventures.
The other rumor is that its a remaster of the older gamers for PS5.
Both are possible, but after the way Ragnarok ended and hints during both the Viking God of War games, I hope they go elsewhere.
Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater remake
Yes, Konami did announce a Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater remake a year ago, but a new trailer dropped recently with new gameplay and featuring Ape Escape.
We imagine Sony will highlight this game again even if we have to wait until August to get our hands on it.
Elden Ring: Nightreign
Earlier today, Bandai Namco and FromSoftware officially announced that Elden Ring Nightreign will arrive on May 30, 2025.
For Elden Ring fans this looks awesome and hopefully Sony will show off more during the State of Play
What games might we see?
PlayStation has not officially revealed or hinted at what games might get showcased during the State of Play but we have an idea of a few games we might see thanks to rumors and leaks.
- Bungie's 'Gummy Bears' game
- Death Stranding 2
- Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves
- God Of War - goes back to Greece?
- Hell is Us
- Hellblade 2 PS5 Port
- Lost Soul Aside
- Marathon
- Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater
- Resident Evil 5 & 6 remasters
- Sonic Racing CrossWorlds
- XDEV game
How to watch the State of Play
The PlayStation State of Play will be streaming on both the official PlayStation Twitch channel as well as the official PlayStation YouTube channel.
We've linked the YouTube stream above and you can find the Twitch channel here.
