Microsoft’s cross-platform launch technique places the corporate in a novel place this year–as it at the moment stands, there are extra Xbox first-party video games than Sony titles confirmed for a PlayStation launch in 2025.
The February 2025 State of Play livestream on Wednesday contained bulletins for a number of video games, however the presentation showcased only a few first-party PlayStation video games, as an alternative highlighting many third-party titles like Monster Hunter Wilds and Borderlands 4. The one notable Sony-published PS5 titles proven have been a Days Gone re-release, Misplaced Soul Apart, and Housemarque’s Saros, which is scheduled for 2026.
For these preserving monitor (and as identified by Eurogamer), Sony’s PS5 video games confirmed for 2025 are Days Gone Remastered, Misplaced Soul Apart, MLB: The Present 25 (which additionally releases for Xbox and Nintendo Change), Ghost of Yōtei, and Demise Stranding 2: On the Seaside. Launch home windows for Marvel’s Wolverine, Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet, and Marathon from Bungie have but to be confirmed.
Conversely, Microsoft has Forza Horizon 5, Indiana Jones and the Nice Circle, Doom: The Darkish Ages, Age of Empires II: Definitive Version, Age of Mythology: Retold, The Outer Worlds 2, and Ninja Gaiden 4 confirmed for PS5 this yr.
That is seven PS5 video games from Microsoft, not even together with the inevitable subsequent Name of Obligation recreation, in comparison with Sony’s personal 5 titles with stable 2025 launch home windows. It is a weird future for console house owners devoted to 1 model over the opposite, however a future we’ll all should get used to as extra Xbox properties probably migrate to PlayStation.
In fact, the steadiness between the 2 opponents on this yr’s launch schedule might shift as Sony broadcasts extra dates for its titles. In the end, this ironic twist could not matter to Sony, which touted profitable {hardware} gross sales numbers from its most up-to-date quarter, with 9.5 million PS5 consoles shipped and 75 million bought within the platform’s lifetime.