2020’s Ghost of Tsushima from developer Sucker Punch is formally getting a sequel. Announced throughout September 24’s State of Play, Ghost of Yōtei is within the works for PS5 and can launch in 2025.
The trailer does not element a lot when it comes to the sport’s story, as a substitute specializing in beautiful-looking environments and some moments of fight the place we get to see the brand new ghost, Atsu, in motion. Atsu appears to own an analogous skillset to Ghost of Tsushima’s Jin on the subject of each swordplay and stealth, however the trailer additionally showcases that she has entry to weapons that Jin did not.
In a PlayStation blog post, Sucker Punch communications supervisor Andrew Goldfarb wrote, “Whereas we aren’t diving into story specifics but in the present day, we will reveal that Atsu’s journey takes place in 1603, greater than 300 years after the occasions of Ghost of Tsushima. Our story is about within the lands surrounding Mount Yōtei, a towering peak within the coronary heart of Ezo, an space of Japan often called Hokkaido in current day. In 1603, this space was outdoors the rule of Japan, and stuffed with sprawling grasslands, snowy tundras, and surprising risks. It is a far cry from the organized samurai clans who lived in Tsushima, and it is the setting for an authentic story we won’t wait to inform.”
Ghost of Tsushima was considered one of Sony’s fastest-selling new video games ever at launch and has bought greater than 8 million copies so far. So the announcement of a sequel was solely a matter of time. A Director’s Lower of the sport got here to PC earlier this 12 months with extra options.
Along with the Ghost of Tsushima sequel, a film based mostly on the franchise is within the works from John Wick’s Chad Stahelski. The Ghosts of Tsushima film is being developed below the PlayStation Productions banner. This unit produced the flicks Uncharted and Gran Turismo, in addition to the Twisted Metallic TV and The Final of Us sequence. Different upcoming tasks embody the God of Struggle and Horizon TV reveals, and a Days Gone movie.