We’re half a decade into the PlayStation 5 period, and the console is filled with must-play video games throughout nearly any style, with many extra to come back. And, whereas we’re nonetheless working by our backlog, I’m looking forward to simply what we might be taking part in on the PlayStation 6 when it launches.
Sony’s next-generation console is prone to be an absolute powerhouse when it probably arrives in 2027, however meaning little if we’re nonetheless taking part in our PlayStation 5 video games on it. And, whereas there’ll at all times be gaps in our gaming histories that we are able to fill with some last-gen video games on the brand new console, Sony likes to drop one thing massive to kick off a brand new technology.
Here are my predictions, with the caveat (naturally) that nothing is assured. And, since GTA 6 needs to be right here subsequent yr, I’m discounting the inevitable PS6 port.
Gran Turismo 8
Sony
Prospective console consumers typically look to a slick, car-based racing recreation to assist showcase the improved visible constancy on provide. Just have a look at the consoles which have launched with racing video games; there was the Xbox 360 with Project Gotham Racing 3, PS3 had MotorStorm, Xbox One had Forza Motorsport 5, and PS4 had Driveclub.
Despite the lust for shiny automobiles, although, we’ve not had a Gran Turismo recreation launch with a PlayStation console. Still, with MotorStorm and Driveclub gone, is that this the technology?
Gran Turismo 7 launched in 2022, marking the sequence’ debut on PS5, and it’s continued to get recent content material by DLC enhancements. And but, exterior of a Hollywood adaptation and a pseudo demo of the sport dubbed My First Gran Turismo, there have been no rumblings of one other recreation within the franchise.
With 5 years between Gran Turismo Sport and GT 7, is there an opportunity that 2027 sees the franchise screech again into view? After all, nobody pays consideration to element like Polyphony Digital.
Call of Duty and Battlefield
Activison
It’s onerous to consider you need to return to 2013 to discover a yr the place each shooter juggernauts had been a part of the identical launch lineup.
In reality, it was hardly a classic yr for both: Call of Duty: Ghosts fell flat and Activision by no means returned to its story or characters in any significant method, whereas Battlefield 4 was a incredible recreation that launched in an abysmal state.
Still, issues have definitely modified within the years since, with Battlefield 1 giving solution to Battlefield V after which the much-maligned (however not as unhealthy as everybody says) Battlefield 2042.
Meanwhile, Call of Duty jumped between jetpacks, WWII, outer area, a Modern Warfare trilogy, and a number of new Black Ops instalments since.
As of the time of writing, it might be argued that EA’s Battlefield 6 has lastly stepped out from its longtime rival’s shadow, with gamers break up on Black Ops 7’s multiplayer marketing campaign. Still, it appears unlikely Battlefield might turn into an annual franchise, however two years of area between releases might put a theoretical Battlefield 7 on the PS6 in its launch window.
On the opposite hand, Call of Duty merely doesn’t miss a yr. Whether PS6 comes out in 2026, 2027, or 2050, you’ll be able to wager your backside greenback that Call of Duty shall be there.
A brand new Horizon recreation
Sony
Horizon began life on PlayStation 4 as Guerilla Games sidestepped its grey and brown Killzone sequence for one thing altogether extra colourful, and followers seem to have taken it into their hearts.
Sony’s AAA third-person action-adventure lends its Decima engine to different titles, and whereas there’ll at all times be some that desire a return for Killzone, that appears unlikely when Horizon is slated for a Hollywood film, has a LEGO crossover recreation, and even an MMO (which, curiously, is for PC and cellular).
So would PS5 get Horizon 3? Another mainline instalment would make sense given Forbidden West launched in 2022, however leaked footage has proven a possible multiplayer title that doesn’t seem like linked to the MMO undertaking.
Could PS6 launch with a Monster Hunter-esque multiplayer recreation, which has you searching enormous steel monsters for his or her elements to show into new weapons and armor? It could be a compelling loop, as proven by Capcom’s sequence, and I’d argue Horizon’s fight is already a incredible start line.
Here’s hoping.
Marvel’s Spider-Man 3 or Ratchet and Clank
Insomniac
Insomniac Games is, in sporting phrases, having fun with an unbelievable ‘purple patch’. The studio behind Spyro, Resistance, and Sunset Overdrive is seemingly glad to stability its new Marvel Universe with the action-heavy platforming of Ratchet and Clank, and whereas we’ve not had a brand new instalment within the latter sequence since 2021’s glorious Rift Apart, Insomniac’s Wolverine recreation will mark its first launch since Spider-Man 2 in 2023.
Could we get consecutive releases in 2026 and 2027? It’s not out of the query. After all, the studio launched Spider-Man in 2018, then remastered it and launched the standalone Miles Morales title in 2020, and likewise put out Rift Apart in 2021.
That type of cadence can’t be simple to keep up, particularly with the potential for brand spanking new {hardware}, however Insomniac is at all times on the bleeding fringe of Sony’s tech, as seen from its efforts on the PS4 Pro, PS5, and PS5 Pro.
The query isn’t essentially whether or not they’ll make an look, however what the studio will present.
Bloodborne Remake
Sony
It’s the factor of desires, isn’t it? Bloodborne launched in 2015 as a PS4 unique after Sony fumbled locking down publishing rights to FromSoftware’s Dark Souls video games, nevertheless it’s not been seen since.
The recreation didn’t get a PS4 Pro port, and whereas FromSoftware moved on to the likes of Dark Souls III, Sekiro: Shadow Dies Twice, and the generational Elden Ring, followers are nonetheless asking for extra Bloodborne.
Ahead of the PlayStation 5’s full reveal, rumors urged Bluepoint Games, the Sony-owned studio that’s labored on remasters of the likes of Uncharted and remakes of Shadow of the Colossus and FromSoftware’s Demon’s Souls (the latter being a PS5 launch title), was engaged on one other undertaking that was rumored to be Bloodborne.
While that studio has since affirmed it’s engaged on one thing unique, it’s been 5 years since Demon’s Souls, and Sony must have its proverbial fingers in its ears to not hear the cries for Bloodborne – be {that a} sequel, a PC port, or a Remake.
Would Bloodborne Remake be a PS6 system vendor? It’s onerous to say, however given how dang good the Demon’s Souls Remake appeared on the PS5 at launch, it’ll definitely be spectacular.
And whereas the PS6 might be an expensive piece of {hardware} when it does finally launch, my colleague Jesse has made a convincing argument as to why you can purchase the PS6 anyway.