Disney may own the box office, but Sony’s latest State of Play showcase proves that PlayStation is where Marvel’s video game heroes assemble.
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Sony’s latest State of Play showcase presented a handful of upcoming PlayStation 5 games. It featured Saros, the follow-up to Returnal; Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024, which is another Xbox game jumping ship to the rival console; and Deus Ex and Dynasty Warriors 3, two classics receiving remasters. However, the showcase’s major announcement was a closer look at Marvel’s Wolverine, Sony’s upcoming PS5 blockbuster slated for 2026. There’s still much more to learn about how the game plays, but Wolverine is the latest sign that PlayStation is the platform for AAA, interconnected, Marvel-based superheroics. A new Marvel gaming universe has arrived, and it’s only on PS5.But First—What’s in the Wolverine Trailer?
Unless you explored the online leaks, the only thing you may have known about Marvel’s Wolverine before the trailer is that it exists and is being developed by Insomniac Games. The trailer that debuted at State of Play finally showed off Marvel’s Wolverine in action—a game announced in 2021.
In the few combat snippets, Logan does what he does best: fight fierce foes in various locales, including Madripoor, the famous Marvel haunt. Other X-Men characters make cameos in the trailer, such as Mystique, Omega Red, and a wrecked Sentinel.
After the extremely R-rated Deadpool and Wolverine movie earned more than a billion dollars, it shouldn’t be too surprising that Marvel’s Wolverine is filled with violent action, true to the character’s comic book roots.
