A new console generation is upon us at the end of 2020 with the PlayStation 5 and new Xbox series of consoles set to launch for the holiday season. As their release dates edge nearer, we’re seeing more and more PS5 games getting announced.
There’s Horizon Forbidden West, the gorgeous looking sequel to Zero Dawn. A new Ratchet & Clank game that sends you hurtling through time. That long-gestating Demon’s Souls remake was finally confirmed, among so, so much else.
We do, however, also have a few almost certainties lined up for games that will land on the PlayStation 5 with plenty of cross-generational games that Sony would be silly to overlook. The Last of Us: Part II and Ghost of Tsushima are two of the most obvious PS4 games to make their way over to the PS5, but we should also see sequels to God of War and Uncharted at some point in the console’s life.
For now, though, let’s just focus on all of the PS5 games confirmed so far; we will update the below list when new games are announced as well as when their release dates are announced.
Confirmed PS5 Games
| Game | Developer | Publisher | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Godfall | Counterplay Games | Gearbox Software | Holiday 2020 |
| Fortnite | Epic Games | Epic Games | Holiday 2020 |
| Outriders | People Can Fly | Square Enix | Holiday 2020 |
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | Ubisoft Montreal | Ubisoft | Holiday 2020 |
| Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales | Insomniac Games | PlayStation Studios | Holiday 2020 |
| Deathloop | Arkane | Bethesda | Holiday 2020 |
| Jett: The Far Shore | Superbrothers/Pine Scented | Superbrothers/Pine Scented | Holiday 2020 |
| Astro's Playroom | Japan Studio/Asobi | PlayStation Studios | Holiday 2020 |
| NBA 2K21 | 2K Sports | 2K | Holiday 2020 |
| Marvel's The Avengers | Crystal Dynamics | Square Enix | Holiday 2020 |
| Bugsnax | Young Horses | Young Horses | Holiday 2020 |
| Planet Coaster | Frontier Developments | Frontier Developments | Holiday 2020 |
| Recompile | Phigames | Dear Villagers | TBC 2020 |
| Madden NFL 21 | EA Sports | EA | TBC 2020 |
| FIFA 21 | EA Sports | EA | TBC 2020 |
| Call of Duty 2020 | TBC | Activision | TBC 2020 |
| Dirt 5 | Codemasters | Codemasters | TBC 2020 |
| Quantum Error | Teamkill Media | Teamkill Media | TBC 2020 |
| Hitman 3 | IO Interactive | IO Interactive | January 2021 |
| Grand Theft Auto V | Rockstar Games | Take-Two | Q3-Q4 2021 |
| GhostWire: Tokyo | Tango Gameworks | Bethesda | 2021 |
| The Lord of the Rings: Gollum | Daedalic Entertainment | Daedalic Entertainment | 2021 |
| MicroMan | Glob Games Studio | Glob Games Studio | 2021 |
| Tribes of Midgard | Norsfell | Gearbox Publishing | 2021 |
| Chorus | Deep Silver | Fishlabs | 2021 |
| Sherlock Holmes: Chapter One | Frogwares | Frogwares | 2021 |
| Goodbye Volcano High | KO_OP | KO_OP | 2021 |
| Solar Ash | Heartmachine | Annapurna Interactive | 2021 |
| Dustborn | Red Thread Games | Red Thread Games | 2021 |
| Battlefield 6 | DICE | EA | 2021 |
| A Rat's Quest: The Way Back Home | The Dreamerians | Handy Games | 2021 |
| Heavenly Bodies | 2pt Interactive | 2pt Interactive | 2021 |
| Stray | Bluetwelve | Annapurna Interactive | 2021 |
| Resident Evil 8 | Capcom | Capcom | 2021 |
| Pragmata | Capcom | Capcom | 2022 |
| Dying Light 2 | Techland | Techland Publishing | TBC |
| Final Fantasy VII Remake | Square Enix | Square Enix | TBC |
| Watch Dogs: Legion | Ubisoft | Ubisoft | TBC |
| Gods and Monsters | Ubisoft | Ubisoft | TBC |
| Destiny 2 | Bungie | Bungie | TBC |
| Rainbow Six Quarantine | Ubisoft | Ubisoft | TBC |
| Rainbow Six Siege | Ubisoft | Ubisoft | TBC |
| Observer System Redux | Bloober Team | TBC | TBC |
| Soulborn | Pixelmad Studios | Pixelmad Studios | TBC |
| Moonray | Everything is Full of Gods | Everything is Full of Gods | TBC |
| Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 | Hardsuit Labs | Paradox Interactive | TBC |
| Bright Memory Infinite | FYQD-Studio | FYQD-Studio | TBC |
| CYGNI: All Guns Blazing | Keelworks | Keelworks | TBC |
| Gothic Remake | THQ Nordic Barcelona | THQ Nordic | TBC |
| Scarlet Nexus | Bandai Namco | Bandai Namco | TBC |
| Dauntless | Phoenix Labs | Epic Games | TBC |
| Nth^0: Infinity Reborn | Kitatus | Kitatus | TBC |
| PsyHotel | RG Crew | Ultimate Games | TBC |
| Redo! Enhanced Edition | Robson Paiva | Robson Paiva | TBC |
| Path of Exile 2 | Grinding Gear Games | Grinding Gear Games | TBC |
| Dragon Age 4 | Bioware | EA | TBC |
| Chivalry 2 | Torn Banner Studios | Torn Banner Studios | TBC |
| Gran Turismo 7 | Polyphony Digital | PlayStation Studios | TBC |
| Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart | Insomniac Games | PlayStation Studios | TBC |
| Project Athia (Working Title) | Luminous Productions | Square Enix | TBC |
| Returnal | Housemarque | PlayStation Studios | TBC |
| Sackboy: A Big Adventure | Sumo Digital | PlayStation Studios | TBC |
| Destruction Allstars | Lucid Games | PlayStation Studios | TBC |
| Kena: Bridge of Spirits | Ember Lab | Ember Lab | TBC |
| Oddworld: Soulstorm | Oddworld Inhabitants | Oddworld Inhabitants | TBC |
| Little Devil Inside | Neostream | Neostream | TBC |
| Control | Remedy | 505 Games | TBC |
| Demon's Souls | Bluepoint Games/Japan Studio | PlayStation Studios | TBC |
| Horizon Forbidden West | Guerrilla Games | PlayStation Studios | TBC |
| Maquette | Graceful Decay | Annapurna Interactive | TBC |
As you can see, the line up for the PS5 is filling out in a huge way the closer and closer we get to the console’s release. While the console design itself may be somewhat polarising, its upcoming games offer plenty to be intrigued by.
It looks like Ubisoft are the third-party publisher who are fully committed to next-gen the most with all of their upcoming games seemingly also coming to PS5. It won’t be long until a lot of other publishers follow suit and announce either ports or sequels to some of their most popular games for the PlayStation 5.
The only question is how many publishers and developers will look to release remasters rather than just opting for basic backwards compatibility. Expect to see plenty of remasters, even with BC, as remasters are always good earners with less cost than remaking a game from scratch.
Expected PS5 Games
It goes without saying that we will betting a tonne of sequels for first-party titles at some point in the PlayStation 5’s life.
Uncharted is a guarantee, it likely focusing on the protagonists of Lost Legacy as it starts a new era. Expect the game to embrace more open, less linear gameplay compared to the rest of the series.
God of War 2 is also a certainty, it focusing on the battle between Thor and Kratos. We anticipate this one will be a few years into the PS5’s life, especially if they try to make it a “one-shot” game like its predecessor with plenty of technical detail.
There’s been no word on it yet, but expect Dreams to get a port pretty shortly after or before the PS5’s release. That marvellous game/creation suite was in production for too long to be left behind.
In terms of franchises that are overdue some kind of update, Killzone hasn’t had anything new since 2013, inFamous since 2014, Resistance since 2011, and Team ICO haven’t been heard from since 2016’s The Last Guardian. Let’s also not forget Knack 3, which demands respect.
There’s also even more dormant IPs, such as Syphon Filter, Ape Escape, and that could be in with a shot of resurrection on the PlayStation 5. The list of possible IPs to refresh for the PlayStation 5 is almost endless.
Needless to say, it’s a pretty exciting time to be a PlayStation fan.
Will The PS5 Have Backwards Compatibility?
Sony have confirmed that the PS5 will have backwards compatibility with the PlayStation 4, though there was no word on any of the older consoles.
It will be interesting to see how this works with multiplayer games, or if it will be a case of Sony having to go through the back-catalog on a game by game process and make them backwards compatible like Microsoft did with the Xbox One.
The PS3 is unlikely to ever feature “true” BP for newer consoles due to its odd architecture, though you would hope Sony would try to at least step it up with their PS2 Classics, which have been forgotten about.
Will The PS5 Have PlayStation Now?
PlayStation Now will indeed be making its way to the PlayStation 5, though the ins and outs of this have not yet been detailed. Whether or not PS Now on PS5 will support game downloads like it does on PS4 is yet to be revealed.
PS Now is primarily a streaming service that allows you to stream games, and with the amount of focus developers and publishers seem to be putting on streaming going forward, don’t be surprised to see Sony go in hard on PlayStation Now for the next generation.
The PlayStation 5 is expected to launch Holiday 2020.
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