We’ve compiled a list of all the PS5 games confirmed for Sony’s next-generation console — and those we hope to see.
The PS5 games list continues to grow, and since we’ve now seen the new PS5 design courtesy of Sony’s gameplay reveal event, it’s onto the many PS5 gameplay trailers.
PS5 just went from next-gen to now-gen with Sony’s June 11 reveal event, with many games from Sony’s own studios seen for the first time. We’ve compiled an extensive list of PS5 titles that were at the streaming event.
PS5 launch games like Gran Turismo 7, Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales, Horizon Forbidden West are among the heavy-hitters from Sony Studios. And third-party developers are providing games like Deathloop, NBA2K21, and an expanded version of GTA 5.
Third time’s a charm for Rockstar games, which is set to bring GTA 5 to the PlayStation 5 in what the company is calling a ‘new and enhanced’ edition. What exactly is new or enhanced remains to be seen, but we know it’s not GTA 6. We’d like to finally see some single player DLC added, if possible. What we do know is that the PS5 version will come in 2021, and those still playing the GTA Online portion of the game on PS4 will get $1 million of in-game cash every month until its PS5 release.
An all-new Ratchet and Clank game, Rift Apart looks like a Pixar film come to life. A colorful, kid-friendly platform-shooter hybrid, it was perhaps the best example of the PS5’s new SSD storage system. Sequences were shown off where the hapless pair were seemingly beaming from detailed world to detailed sci-fi world in an instant, a feat that old-school storage wouldn’t have been capable of with the level of detail on display.
The NBA 2K21 trailer for PS5 doesn’t contain any cheering fans – so it’s the most realistic depiction of this year’s real-life NBA 2020 season so far. It features 2K Sports exec ‘Ronnie 2K’ all alone on the court – just him, a basketball and loads of sweat. We’re going to want to see more from the Visual Concepts-developed game, and we probably will before the PS5 launch date. It usually comes out in September, and it’s due for other platforms, meaning if you want the best-looking next-gen, version you may have to wait.
When Arkane Lyon’s Deathloop was unveiled at E3 2019, its stylized trailer showed players surviving on a chaotic island where everyone’s trying to kill you, over and over, as you try to escape a timeloop. But Sony’s PS5 gameplay reveal gave us a lot more insight and, well, gameplay: in Deathloop, you play Colt, enemy number one on the party island of Blackreef, and you’ll have to sneak and shoot your way past eliminating eight targets that keep you locked in a groovy, nightmarish Groundhog Day. Oh, and fend off an assassin coming to take you down….who might be controlled by another player. The game seems to be shaping up like an entry in Arkane’s lauded Dishonored series that’s been dipped in the 70s with some righteous Saul Bass style to boot. We. Are. Pumped.
Do you like robots? Do you like neon lights? Do you like cats? Then Stray might well be the perfect game for you. From indie darlings Annapurna Interactive, Stray is a futuristic title, where humans seem to have been replaced by robots. Though the trailer wasn’t incredibly clear, it seems you’ll be navigating a Blade Runner style environment as a cat – one of the few living things around, it seems. What exactly you have to do in the game we’re not certain of yet – fingers crossed there’s a dedicated ‘purr’ button.
Hitman 3 will be coming to the PS5 in January 2021 during their PS5 event today, and it looks amazing. The game will finish up the World of Assassination storyline that began with the series 2016 reboot and the reveal trailer even shows off some gameplay footage from the Dubai level. It’s just as eye-popping as you’d expect it to be, with Agent 47 infiltrating a skyscraper by scaling the outside against the desert backdrop and donning the various disguises the series is known for.
Since Sony’s PS5 game reveal event just ended, we’re compiling write-ups and trailers for each of these new games listed above. But there are other games that we knew were coming to the PS5 ahead of time.
We did know about a bunch of games before Sony’s June 11 reveal event. Titles like Destiny 2 and Fortnite were confirmed for Sony’s next-gen console, along with Watch Dogs: Legion and Assassin’s Creed Valhalla.
We saw 13 games introduced earlier at the Xbox Series X gameplay reveal and, while some will be heading to the PS5, others are explicitly Xbox exclusives. After the event, it was confirmed that Dirt 5, Chorus, Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2, and Scarlet Nexus are definitely headed to PS5, while other titles shown were less certain.
We can’t say exactly which PS5 games will be launch titles yet, then, but we should find out today. Until then, we’ve gathered together this handy guide to all the PS5 games that have been confirmed so far – and some that we expect to see.
Destiny 2 will be coming to PS5, Bungie has announced. Purchasing the new Beyond Light expansion on PS4 will allow you to download the PS5 version for free, too. With a new expansion coming in 2022, too, this suggests that a full Destiny 3 is still some years away.
Fortnite was confirmed for PS5 in May 2020. It’ll arrive at launch, and players can expect some kind of visual upgrade for the game. In mid-2021, the game will be migrated to Unreal Engine 5, too.
Leyou Technology, parent company of Warframe developer Digital Extremes, has revealed that its free-to-play online sci-fi shooter Warframe will be coming to PS5 and Xbox Series X.
In an earnings report by Leyou Technology, the company stated that it’s «preparing to expand Warframe to more platforms, such as the next-generation consoles and other devices».
However, there’s no indication of when Warframe will land on PS5 or Xbox Series X.
After gauging interest with a playable teaser, developer THQ Nordic has confirmed that it’s going to remake its 2001 cult classic and bring it to PS5.
Nordic is planning to «stay as faithfully as possible to the original experience» and modernise gameplay mechanics but it’s also promised fans that it’ll be playing close attention to player feedback from the playable teaser; already the developer has said that it’s hearing calls for a «grittier and less colourful world».
Development is still in the very early stages, though, and we shouldn’t expect to see it in 2020.
Ubisoft has confirmed that the next chapter in the Assassin’s Creed series is coming to PS5 and Xbox Series X.
Assassin’s Creed Valhalla sees players take on the role of Viking raider Eivor, who leads their clan from their native home of Norway to the shores of Dark Ages England — with a hope of settling for good. But resistance from the Saxons won’t exactly make it easy.
This new Assassin’s Creed game leans more into RPG elements, allowing players to build and management settlements, raid towns for resources, form alliances and even customize their character.
We got our first look at Assassin’s Creed Valhalla gameplay during the Xbox Series X gameplay reveal on May 7, with Ubisoft releasing a new trailer for the upcoming game — but it was a bit of a disappointment.
Ubisoft has confirmed to Windows Central that it’s planning for its online tactical shooter, Rainbow Six Siege, to be available on PS5 from launch day (whenever that launch day may be).
