State of Play September 2026: Everything Announced

Sony’s September 2026 State of Play was a back-to-back doubleheader: a global presentation followed immediately by State of Play Japan. Together, the broadcasts delivered 34 announcement sections covering new PS5 games, expansions, release dates, demos, hardware, PlayStation Plus additions, and a Resident Evil movie preview.

This complete rundown follows PlayStation’s official event recap and the platform holder’s official videos. Game News Plus previously covered Sony’s schedule for the two broadcasts; here is everything announced during both shows.

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CONQ: Crown of No Quarter

CONQ: Crown of No Quarter made its debut with a large-scale warfare concept built around a shared open world. Players lead armies across land and sea, construct siege engines, assault fortified positions, and fight on behalf of competing factions.

Release: To be announced
Platforms: PS5

Crimson Desert: Charting the Unknown

Pearl Abyss announced Charting the Unknown, a major expansion for Crimson Desert. Captured on PS5 Pro, the reveal followed Kliff, Oongka, and Damiane into new parts of the action-adventure’s world while highlighting the expansion’s range of combat and exploration.

Release: October 15, 2026
Platforms: PS5

Daba: Land of Water Scar

Dark Star Games brought a new trailer for Daba: Land of Water Scar, its action RPG developed through PlayStation’s China Hero Project. The game follows a clayman traveling through a fantasy land whose water has disappeared.

Release: Spring 2027
Platforms: PS5

Digimon Story Time Stranger: A Hero’s Eternal Legacy

A Hero’s Eternal Legacy is a new story expansion for Digimon Story Time Stranger. Set three years after the base game, the DLC introduces a new protagonist, a new partner, and roughly 50 additional Digimon.

Release: 2027
Platforms: PS5

Dragon Ball Xenoverse 3

Dragon Ball Xenoverse 3 received a new trailer centered on its player-created hero system. The sequel will again let players shape a fighter and combat style before taking on characters from across the Dragon Ball universe.

Release: 2027
Platforms: PS5

Dragon Quest Monsters: The Withered World

The latest Dragon Quest Monsters: The Withered World trailer showed its two young Monster Wranglers befriending creatures while exploring a mysterious alternate world.

Release: December 3, 2026
Platforms: PS5

Sword Art Online: Echoes of Aincrad – Genesis Maiden

Genesis Maiden was announced as the first DLC for Sword Art Online: Echoes of Aincrad. Its story returns to the early floors of Aincrad, adds Mito to the fight, and introduces further gameplay additions.

Release: Winter 2026
Platforms: Not specified in the showcase

Fate/Extra Record

Type-Moon’s Fate/Extra remake now has a worldwide release date. The new footage highlighted the expanded Moon Holy Grail War and its rebuilt Command Card combat, which uses a strategic deck-building structure.

Standard digital editions are planned for both consoles. A Digital Deluxe Edition will bundle cosmetic costumes, an arranged-music pack, a digital art book, and a digital soundtrack.

Release: January 28, 2027
Platforms: PS5 and PS4

Final Fantasy Resonance

Final Fantasy Resonance revealed Sephiroth as an optional challenge whose defeat unlocks a special reward. Square Enix also released a PS5 demo containing the full opening chapter; save data transfers to the finished game, and preorders are now open.

Release: October 22, 2026
Platforms: PS5

Final Fantasy VII Revelation

Square Enix dated the final chapter of its Final Fantasy VII remake trilogy and presented an extended gameplay demonstration. The footage showed open-world travel aboard the Highwind, grappling-gun traversal, chocobos, character switching, and the new Function-Integrated Tactical Suitwear (FITS) combat system.

Preorders are live. The official edition breakdown confirms a preorder summon, plus Premium and Premium Plus editions with early access and additional digital content.

Release: April 8, 2027
Platforms: PS5

Ghost of Yōtei: Most Wanted and Echoes of Sekigahara

Ghost of Yōtei is expanding through two additions included with the Complete Edition. Most Wanted is a combat-survival mode with enemy waves, boss fights, unlockable characters, weapons, and cosmetics. Jin Sakai is among its playable characters.

Echoes of Sekigahara is a story expansion examining Atsu’s past and the Battle of Sekigahara. It continues the story of the protagonist introduced when Ghost of Yōtei was first announced.

Release: October 1, 2026
Platforms: PS5

Gran Turismo 7 Spec IV

Polyphony Digital’s free Spec IV update will arrive in two parts. October brings the Sportsland SUGO circuit, while December adds the returning Autumn Ring and Family Mode. Across both releases, players will receive 12 cars, Online Drift Trials, Shuffle Races, additional Driving Experiences, expanded viewing and progression features, and more.

Release: October and December 2026
Platforms: Gran Turismo 7

Grand Theft Auto VI limited-edition DualSense controllers

Sony unveiled black and white Grand Theft Auto VI limited-edition DualSense controllers with color-shifting finishes, molded palm-tree details, and official branding. Both cost $84.99 in the US, although availability differs by model and region. They arrive alongside GTA VI, following the game’s recent 27-minute gameplay presentation.

Preorders open September 10. The white version will be sold in limited quantities through PlayStation Direct and participating retailers, while the black version is limited to PlayStation Direct where available and select retailers elsewhere.

Release: November 19, 2026
Platforms: PS5 accessories

Gundam Rogue Orbit

Gundam Rogue Orbit’s release-date trailer focused on fast mobile-suit combat and customization. Newly shown weapon types and Tactical Skills can change how a unit fights, while interchangeable parts affect movement. Color customization and a MOD Skin based on the RX-78-2 Gundam were also confirmed.

Release: March 5, 2027
Platforms: PS5

Hunter’s Moon

Twin Swans revealed Hunter’s Moon, a first-person historical folk-horror game set over one night in 17th-century England. Players control an accused woman trying to escape witch hunters, observe villagers without being detected, and uncover the tensions inside a community shaped by war and fear.

The official announcement confirms a regional split: October 25 in North America and October 26 elsewhere.

Release: October 25, 2026 in North America; October 26 elsewhere
Platforms: PS5

Keeper

Double Fine’s wordless puzzle adventure Keeper was shadow-dropped on PS5. Its playable lighthouse awakens as strange tendrils spread across an island, then sets out with a seabird companion on a journey toward the island’s center.

Release: Available now
Platforms: PS5

LEGO PlayStation set

PlayStation and LEGO revealed a 1,911-piece replica of the original PlayStation console and controller. The completed console is nearly life-size and measures 10.5 inches (26 cm) wide, with hidden details referencing PlayStation history.

Release: October 1, 2026
Platforms: LEGO building set

Maneater 2

Tripwire Interactive announced Maneater 2, moving the shark action to Neptune’s Kingdom, a technology-heavy luxury island park. Players control a bull shark that must eat, explore, evolve, and escape while facing bioengineered predators.

Release: 2027
Platforms: PS5

Marvel’s Wolverine

Insomniac released the launch trailer for Marvel’s Wolverine ahead of its September arrival. The video placed Logan alongside Jean Grey and Team X while introducing more allies and enemies. The game also appears in GNP’s guide to the biggest September 2026 releases.

Release: September 15, 2026
Platforms: PS5

Metro 2039

4A Games showed the first PS5 Pro gameplay for Metro 2039 and confirmed its release date. The single-player survival shooter follows a figure called the Stranger into post-apocalyptic Moscow, mixing exploration, stealth, combat, and resource management.

Release: February 4, 2027
Platforms: PS5

Monster Hunter Wilds: Ascendance

Capcom’s Ascendance expansion adds a new story, locale, monsters, and hunting mechanics to Monster Hunter Wilds. The presentation introduced the Skybound Eyrie, Boost Action, the Elder Dragon Gundoraja, and the new monster Arakeeta.

A playable Tokyo Game Show 2026 demo will feature an Arakeeta hunt.

Release: 2027
Platforms: PS5

PlayStation Plus additions

Four games were announced for PlayStation Plus. Co-op looter shooter Mycopunk will join the Game Catalog later in 2026. Mega Man X: Command Mission enters the PlayStation Plus Premium Classics Catalog in September, with Dino Crisis 2 and the original Ratchet & Clank also due in the Classics Catalog later this year.

Catalog availability may vary by region.

Release: September through late 2026
Platforms: PlayStation Plus Game Catalog and Premium Classics Catalog

Rematch x Blue Lock

Sloclap’s online soccer game Rematch is crossing over with Blue Lock for Season 5. The collaboration brings the manga and anime’s Egoists into the game.

Release: September 24, 2026
Platforms: PS5

Resident Evil movie

The showcase opened with a clip from director Zach Cregger’s Resident Evil movie. Its original story follows medical courier Bryan on a delivery to Raccoon City General Hospital as a viral outbreak consumes the city.

Release: September 18, 2026
Platforms: Theaters

Rev. NOiR

Konami presented Rev. NOiR in both broadcasts, showing two new gameplay-focused trailers and setting a 2027 release window. The RPG follows Asch and Finé as they try to prevent a catastrophe called the lightfall.

Release: 2027
Platforms: PS5

Rhapsody in Scarlet

Konami announced Rhapsody in Scarlet, an action-adventure combining 1920s New York, jazz, magic, and mythical beasts. Magus Ellie Myers is drawn into a mystery involving a criminal organization, while combat allows players to combine magical and beast abilities into customizable sequences.

Release: To be announced
Platforms: PS5

Saros Zenith update

Housemarque detailed a free Zenith update for Saros. Overlord Rush strings campaign bosses together as a global competitive challenge, while Eclipse Layers serves as a New Game Plus mode with modifiers, new progression options, and hidden material. More accessibility settings, including a slower game-speed option, are also planned.

Release: Late 2026
Platforms: PS5

SlashZero

SlashZero received a time-limited PS5 demo with three playable characters, boss battles, and more than 10 hours of content. The side-scrolling action roguelike’s new trailer moved through battles taking place across fractured timelines.

Release: Spring 2027; demo available now
Platforms: PS5

Stupid Never Dies

A PS5 demo for Stupid Never Dies is available now and covers the opening hours, with save data carrying into the full release. New footage showed more of its zombie action and a system for taking abilities from powerful monsters.

Release: October 21, 2026; demo available now
Platforms: PS5

The Eminence in Shadow: Phantom Echoes

The Eminence in Shadow: Phantom Echoes was revealed as the series’ first console game. The roguelite action game centers on the Seven Shadows and features an original story supervised by series creator Daisuke Aizawa.

Release: 2027
Platforms: PS5

Uncanyon

Maquette developer Graceful Decay announced Uncanyon, a puzzle-led adventure about combining parallel realities. Players alter convergences between worlds, then explore the newly blended environments and ruins those changes create.

Release: 2027
Platforms: PS5

Until Dawn 2

Firesprite and AdHoc Studio dated Until Dawn 2 with a trailer built around choices and their consequences. The Dead True crew investigates supernatural events at Blackwood Sanatorium and on Akishima Island.

Preorders are open, with multiple editions and preorder bonuses available.

Release: January 28, 2027
Platforms: PS5

Where the Seeds Fall

Cygames introduced its CygamesEdge label alongside the studio’s first title, Where the Seeds Fall. The action-adventure pairs a soldier with a Fell Child as they descend the World Tree toward a surface consumed by Blight.

Release: November 5, 2026
Platforms: PS5

World Phasebound Control Authority: WPCA

World Phasebound Control Authority: WPCA is a newly announced action RPG set in Seoul. Players become a Containment Agent entering sealed zones to confront supernatural incidents.

Release: 2028
Platforms: PS5

The September doubleheader mixed near-term releases with projects extending into 2028. Final Fantasy VII Revelation closed the global show with its April 2027 date, while State of Play Japan broadened the lineup with additional RPGs, action games, demos, and regional developer updates. Between the new reveals and updates to released games, all 34 announcement sections from Sony’s official recap are covered above.