It’s safe to say that Sony hasn’t been making the best decisions regarding video game releases lately. Following a string of high-profile live service misfires, the company has reaffirmed its commitment to releasing major single-player games annually from 2025 onwards.
During an investor call, Sony’s finance and investor relations (IR) chief Sadahiko Hayakawa stated that while the company has no major first-party titles released before the end of its current financial year in March 2025, it is committed to “releasing major single-player game titles every year from next fiscal year onwards.”
The statement follows a series of recent blunders, including the now infamous multiplayer shooter Concord, which following its disastrous launch and being taken offline, subsequently led to the shutdown of developer Firewalk Studios, alongside the cancellation of Naughty Dog’sThe Last of Us online multiplayer project in 2023.
Regarding the “major single-player game titles” mentioned, Hayakawa did not provide a specific breakdown of things to come but did point to Sucker Punch’s Ghost of Yōtei, due for a 2025 release and Kojima Productions’ Death Stranding 2: On the Beach, covering the “major” game releases for next year.
Looking ahead, Sony still has a slew of titles in the works for 2025 and beyond, with some notable ones as follows:
- Insomniac’s Wolverine title
- Guerrilla’s third Horizon game
- Naughty Dog’s series of single-player titles
- Days Gone developer Bend Studio’s unannounced project
- PlayStation Studios Housemarque’s next game
- Bluepoint Games’ original title
Despite the renewed commitment to single-player experiences, this unfortunately doesn’t mean that Sony has halted their live service push, with projects such as Guerrilla’s Horizon Online, Bungie’s Marathon and Haven’s Fairgame$ still in development. Only time will tell if they can break the current pattern, or serve as yet another learning lesson for the company.
Kevin is a reformed PC Master Race gamer with a penchant for franchise “duds” like Darksiders III and Dead Space 3. He has made it his life-long mission to play every single major game release – lest his wallet dies trying.
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