Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls, Nioh 3, Romeo Is a Dead Man: Biggest Announcements at Sony’s State of Play

Sony held its State of Play broadcast Wednesday, the place it shared new updates and trailers for upcoming video games on the PS5. The livestream additionally featured a few shock reveals and a new Sony controller. But there have been no updates on Insomniac Games’ Wolverine and Santa Monica Studio’s subsequent challenge. The State of Play broadcast focussed on upcoming tasks from Japanese builders and revealed 007 First Light, IO Interactive’s James Bond sport that is set for launch on PC and consoles in 2026.

State of Play confirmed 5 new ranges for Astro Bot, up to date the discharge dates for a number of already introduced titles, and revealed an enhanced model of a basic Final Fantasy sport. At the present, Sony additionally confirmed a devoted State of Play for Sucker Punch’s Ghost of Yotei coming subsequent month.

Perhaps the most important first-party reveal was a preventing sport —Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls, a collaboration between PlayStation Studios, Marvel Games and Arc System Works, the acclaimed Japanese studio developer preventing titles like Guilty Gear and Granblue Fantasy Versus. The tag preventing title options a huge roster of Marvel superheroes and the studio’s distinct artwork fashion.

The PlayStation father or mother additionally introduced a few PlayStation Plus additions, together with a day-one launch on the Game Catalog in August. The PS2 model of Deus Ex is becoming a member of Game Catalog on June 17, whereas Twisted Metal 3 and Twisted Metal 4 are coming to PS Plus Premium’s Classics Catalog on July 15. PS Plus Premium customers can even get the unique PlayStation variations of Resident Evil 2 and Resident Evil 3: Nemesis later this summer time as half of the Classics Catalog. Sony additionally revealed its first wi-fi combat stick, codenamed Project Defiant. The new controller is customized by PlayStation for preventing video games and might hook up with PC and PS5 wirelessly via PlayStation Link or through a wired connection. Project Defiant controller can be launched in 2026. Here are the most important bulletins at State of Play:

Sony revealed a new customized PlayStation combat stick, codenamed Project Defiant
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Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls

Sony is bringing a 4v4 tag-team preventing sport, developed by style veterans Arc System Works in collaboration with Marvel Games, to PS5 and PC in 2026. Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls reimagines well-liked Marvel superheroes like Captain America, Spider-Man and Iron Man in a new artwork fashion and pits them in opposition to one another throughout a selection of arenas.

The sport makes an attempt to evolve the preventing style with 4v4 matchups that includes intuitive controls, vibrant character designs, and vibrant phases. Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls can be simple to select up and play for gamers new to the preventing style, whereas offering depth and complexity that veterans will get pleasure from, the developer mentioned. It will launch on PC (through Steam and Epic Games Store) in 2026.

Nioh 3

Koei Tecmo and Team Ninja revealed Nioh 3 at State of Play. A follow-up to 2020’s Nioh 2, the upcoming action-RPG permits gamers to combat in two distinct fight types: samurai and ninja. While the samurai fashion focusses on series-familiar melee motion, the ninja fashion favours fast actions, dodges and aerial actions. Players will be capable to swap between two types immediately and play of their most well-liked method.

Nioh 3 will function trademark Yokai boss fights, loads of open exploration, deep fight and a story set in Japan’s turbulent Sengoku interval. The sport will launch in early 2026 on PS5 and PC (through Steam). A demo is at present out there on PS5.

Final Fantasy Tactics – The Ivalice Chronicles

Square Enix revealed Final Fantasy Tactics – The Ivalice Chronicles, an enhanced model of the unique PlayStation sport from 1990, at State of Play. This new model of the sport comes with absolutely voiced dialogue, optimized and up to date UI, graphical enhancements, and different high quality of life options.

The new launch additionally comes with a basic model of the sport for gamers preferring the unique because it was. The turn-based RPG arrives on PC (through Steam) PS4, PS5, Xbox Series S/X, Nintendo Switch, and Nintendo Switch 2. The sport is at present up for pre-order.

Mortal Kombat Legacy Kollection

The State of Play present had loads of surprises for preventing sport followers. In addition to Arc System Works’ Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls, the presentation revealed Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection. The assortment consists of the unique variations of Mortal Kombat, Mortal Kombat II, Mortal Kombat 3, and Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3, restored by Digital Eclipse. The complete assortment additionally consists of some dwelling variations of these video games from classic 16-bit consoles and handheld programs.

All restored video games might be performed on-line with rollback netcode, Digital Eclipse mentioned. Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection launches on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series S/X, Nintendo Switch and Switch 2 later this yr.

Romeo is a Dead Man

Japanese developer Grasshopper Manufacture unveiled Romeo is a Dead Man, an untra-violent motion title, at State of Play. The studio debuted a flashy, action-packed gameplay trailer with brutal melee motion. The sport places gamers within the sneakers of Romeo Stargazer, a man caught between life and demise. As an FBI Space-Time particular agent “Dead Man”, Romeo is tasked with searching down space-time’s most needed fugitives throughout a number of universes.

The blood-soaked trailer exhibits Romeo utilizing each swords and weapons to dispatch enemies. The sport is ready for launch in 2026 throughout PC, PS5 and Xbox Series S/X.

Here’s every part else that was introduced or obtained an replace at PlayStation State of Play:

• Astro Bot extra ranges introduced (PS5 – Summer 2025)
• Baby Steps launch date introduced (PS5, PC – September 8, 2025)
• Bloodstained: The Scarlet Engagement introduced (PC, PS5, Xbox Series S/X – 2026)
• Cairn launch date introduced (PC, PS5 – November 5, 2025)
• Digimon Story: Time Stranger launch date introduced (PC, PS5, Xbox Series S/X – October 3, 2025)
• Everybody’s Golf Hot Shots launch date introduced (PC, PS5, Nintendo Switch – September 5, 2025)
• Ghost of Yotei State of Play introduced (July 2025)
• Hirogami PS5 model introduced, launch date revealed (PC, PS5 – September 3, 2025)
• 007 First Light introduced (PC, PS5, Xbox Series S/X, Nintendo Switch 2 – 2026)
• Lumines Arise introduced (PC, PS5, PS VR2 – Fall 2025)
• Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater new gameplay trailer (PC, PS5, Xbox Series S/X – August 28, 2025)
• Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound launch date introduced (PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series S/X – July 31, 2025)
• Pragmata launch window introduced (PC, PS5, Xbox Series S/X – 2026)
• Sea of Remnants introduced (PC, PS5, iOS, Android – 2026)
• Silent Hill f gameplay revealed, launch date introduced (PC, PS5, Xbox Series S/X – September 25, 2025)
• Sword of the Sea launch date introduced (PC, PS5, PS Plus Game Catalog – August 19, 2025)
• Thief VR: Legacy of Shadow introduced (PS VR2, SteamVR, Meta Quest 2, Meta Quest 3 – 2025)
• Tides of Tomorrow console model introduced, launch date revealed (February 24, 2026)