«Tune in this Thursday for over 60 minutes of news, gaming updates and reveals from development studios around the world,» says Sony. «February's State of Play will put the spotlight on the most interesting independent and third-party titles coming to PS5, along with the latest news from the PlayStation Studios teams. State of Play will kick off on February 12 at 11:00 p.m. (PET) on Twitch, and will be broadcast in English with the option of subtitles.»
The last general State of Play was held in September 2025 and lasted around 35 minutes, during which time a mix of games were shown first y third party exclusive or multiplatform. The star title was Marvel's Wolverine, which could repeat its performance to show a new gameplay and maybe set your date on the calendar. From PlayStation Studios we also saw Saros, who took advantage of the event to announce a release date (March 20) that ended up being delayed (April 30).
Among the third party That supported last year's State of Play we have Xbox Game Studios, which announced the launch of Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 for PS5. On this occasion, perhaps Xbox repeats its presence, either through one of its internal studios or through Bethesda Softworks, which recently announced its landing on Nintendo Switch 2. The rumors that Starfield is in development for PS5 have been quite insistent. The support third-party It should also come from the teams indie as was the case with Chronoscript: The Endless End at the State of Play in September.
When it comes to Sony you also have to pay attention to the hardware. In a State of Play dedicated to Japanese games, a monitor was presented gaming and a cheaper PS5 Digital Edition for the country of the rising sun, while in September a DualSense was shown to celebrate 20 years of God of War and Pulse Elevate wireless speakers.