🎮 PLAYSTATION STATE OF PLAY — SEPTEMBER 3, 2026

🔴 What is officially confirmed?

Sony has officially announced that State of Play returns on Thursday, September 3, 2026.

The interesting part is that this is actually two showcases back-to-back.

🕒 State of Play

September 3 — 15:00 CEST

It will feature:

• PlayStation Studios titles

• third-party games

• new announcements

• updates on previously announced games

• gameplay reveals

• trailers

And most importantly:

⭐ Final Fantasy VII Revelation

Sony has confirmed that the show will end with an extended look at Final Fantasy VII Revelation.

⭐ FINAL FANTASY VII REVELATION

This is the only game officially confirmed for the showcase so far.

The presentation is expected to be significantly more substantial than a standard trailer because Sony specifically describes it as an extended look.

Potentially:

• new gameplay

• new locations

• characters

• combat

• story details

• exploration

• release information

• possibly a release window or date

Confidence:

100%

This is almost certainly going to be one of the biggest segments of the entire presentation.

🇯🇵 STATE OF PLAY JAPAN

Immediately after the first State of Play, Sony will host a second presentation focused on:

games from studios in Japan and Asia.

That makes this particularly interesting because the second show could contain announcements that wouldn’t necessarily fit into the main PlayStation showcase.

Potential candidates include:

• Japanese RPGs

• Capcom titles

• SEGA/Atlus projects

• Bandai Namco games

• Square Enix projects

• action games

• new Japanese/Asian IPs

And potentially one major surprise announcement.

🐺 INTERGALACTIC: THE HERETIC PROPHET

One of the biggest questions surrounding September 3.

Naughty Dog’s next major project has remained largely mysterious since its announcement.

The timing is interesting because Naughty Dog recently announced that motion-capture recording has been completed.

That immediately triggered speculation that Sony could finally show:

Intergalactic gameplay.

If it happens, this could easily become the biggest PlayStation Studios moment of the show.

However, there is currently no official confirmation that Intergalactic will appear.

My estimate:

45–55%

If Sony shows it, I’d expect:

• first substantial gameplay

• combat

• exploration

• protagonist Jordan A. Mun

• new characters

• more information about the sci-fi setting

• potentially a 2027 release window

⚔️ GOD OF WAR: LAUFEY

Another major possibility.

God of War: Laufey was previously revealed as one of Sony’s major upcoming projects.

A September showcase would be a logical opportunity for:

• a new trailer

• gameplay

• story information

• combat details

• release window

• pre-orders / editions

My estimate:

60–70%

If Intergalactic doesn’t appear, God of War: Laufey could potentially become the biggest PlayStation Studios reveal.

🧟 MARVEL’S WOLVERINE

Marvel’s Wolverine is much closer to release than most of the games above.

With its launch approaching, Sony could use State of Play for:

• launch trailer

• final gameplay

• story trailer

• character reveal

• final marketing push

However, PlayStation has already released substantial information about the game recently.

My estimate:

50–60%

I’d expect a shorter marketing-focused appearance rather than another enormous gameplay presentation.

🧟‍♂️ KENA: SCARS OF KOSMORA

Another title being discussed by the community.

Possible appearance:

• new trailer

• gameplay

• release date

• delay/update

There is currently no reliable confirmation that it will appear.

My estimate:

45–55%

⚔️ ONIMUSHA: WAY OF THE SWORD

This one becomes significantly more interesting for State of Play Japan.

Capcom has been actively promoting Onimusha: Way of the Sword, making another appearance very plausible.

Possible material:

• gameplay

• story

• characters

• combat

• launch information

My estimate:

70–80% for State of Play Japan

✈️ ACE COMBAT 8

Another strong Japanese-show candidate.

Potentially:

• new trailer

• gameplay

• story

• multiplayer information

• release details

My estimate:

50–60%

🗡️ PHANTOM BLADE ZERO

A natural candidate for the Japan/Asia showcase.

However, the game has already received significant PlayStation coverage, so another major segment isn’t guaranteed.

Possible appearance:

• new gameplay

• release information

• new trailer

My estimate:

40–50%

🧬 RESIDENT EVIL

Capcom is an obvious candidate for the Japanese showcase.

However, we currently do not have reliable evidence confirming a Resident Evil announcement for September 3.

Possible scenarios include:

• new Resident Evil information

• DLC

• update

• new project

But this is currently speculation.

My estimate:

25–35%

🩸 BLOODBORNE

And now we enter the dangerous territory.

The internet will inevitably mention:

Bloodborne Remake

Bloodborne Remaster

Bloodborne PS5

Bloodborne PC

But at the moment there is no credible confirmation that Sony is preparing a Bloodborne announcement for September 3.

The community continues to speculate because Sony still hasn’t provided a modern version of the game.

My estimate:

5–10%

In other words:

Don’t expect it.

If it happens, however, it would probably be the biggest reaction-generating announcement of the entire event.

🕷️ SPIDER-MAN / VENOM

There are also rumours surrounding:

• Marvel’s Spider-Man 3

• Venom

• another Insomniac project

But these currently have very weak evidence connecting them specifically to September 3.

My estimate:

<10%

🏴‍☠️ UNCHARTED 5

Another classic PlayStation rumour.

There is currently no solid evidence that Naughty Dog is about to announce Uncharted 5.

If Naughty Dog appears, Intergalactic is considerably more plausible.

My estimate:

<10%

🚗 GTA VI

This is an interesting wildcard.

There is always speculation whenever PlayStation announces a major showcase, particularly because GTA VI is one of the biggest games in the industry.

Possible material could theoretically include:

• new trailer

• PlayStation 5 information

• technical features

• PS5 Pro information

But Rockstar doesn’t need State of Play to reveal GTA VI information.

My estimate:

20–30%

If Rockstar actually appeared, it would instantly become one of the biggest gaming announcements of the year.

📊 MY CURRENT PREDICTION

Game

Probability

⭐ Final Fantasy VII Revelation

100%

⚔️ Onimusha: Way of the Sword

70–80%

⚔️ God of War: Laufey

60–70%

🧟 Marvel’s Wolverine

50–60%

✈️ Ace Combat 8

50–60%

🐺 Intergalactic

45–55%

🧩 Kena: Scars of Kosmora

45–55%

🗡️ Phantom Blade Zero

40–50%

🧬 Resident Evil

25–35%

🚗 GTA VI

20–30%

🩸 Bloodborne

5–10%

🕷️ Spider-Man/Venom

<10%

🏴‍☠️ Uncharted 5

<10%

Important: these percentages are my assessment of likelihood, not leaked information.

🔥 MY IDEAL SHOW PREDICTION

STATE OF PLAY

Opening

→ smaller title / indie

Announcement

→ third-party game

Kena: Scars of Kosmora

→ trailer / release information

Marvel’s Wolverine

→ launch trailer

Third-party RPG

God of War: Laufey

→ gameplay / new trailer

Major surprise

Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet

→ first substantial gameplay 👀

FINALLY:

⭐ FINAL FANTASY VII REVELATION

EXTENDED LOOK

🇯🇵 STATE OF PLAY JAPAN

Potential structure:

1. Smaller Japanese title

2. Onimusha: Way of the Sword

3. Ace Combat 8

4. SEGA/Atlus title

5. Japanese RPG

6. Phantom Blade Zero

7. New announcement

8. Major surprise

🚨 THE MOST IMPORTANT QUESTION

The really interesting thing isn’t actually what people are predicting.

It’s:

Which leaks have evidence behind them?

That’s where the Mega Leak Tracker comes in.

For the next step, I’d structure it like this:

SOURCE → CLAIM → ORIGINAL DATE → WHAT THEY ACTUALLY SAID → TRACK RECORD → CORROBORATION → CONTRADICTIONS → CURRENT STATUS → PROBABILITY

And separate everything into:

🟢 Confirmed

🟢 Strong leak

🟡 Credible insider

🟡 Unverified leak

🟠 Rumour

🔴 Fake / debunked

⚪ Fan prediction

That will let us distinguish actual leaks from the huge amount of Twitter/Reddit speculation surrounding September 3.