In a financial call, Sony Interactive Entertainment boss Hiroki Totoki ruled out big new games in the God of War and Spider-Man series during the company’s next fiscal year, which ends March 31, 2025.
Totoki said: “Regarding first-party software, we aim to continue to focus on producing high-quality works and developing live service games. But while major projects are currently under development, we do not plan to release any new major existing franchise titles next fiscal year like God of War Ragnarok and Marvel’s Spider-Man 2.”
Totoki’s comments appear to rule out everything from a Ghost of Tsushima sequel to a Horizon sequel before April 2025, which leaves a big first-party game gap in the PlayStation 5’s slate. However, Sony will of course release new first-party games for the console from new franchises, such as Haven Studios’ Fairgame$ and Firewalk Studios’ Concord, as well as non “major” franchises. There is also scope to continue to release remakes of previous big franchise titles. Sony released The Last of Us Part II Remastered earlier this year, and it seems likely other PlayStation 4 games will get similar treatment.