PS5 won’t get new “major existing franchise titles” before April 2025

That includes games like God of War and Marvel’s Spider-Man

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Don’t expect any newPS5blockbusters any time soon, becauseSonywon’t release any “major existing franchise titles” before April 1, 2025.

Sony Group president Hiroki Totoki said as much on February 14, during a look ahead to the next fiscal year - which begins on April 1, 2024 and runs until March 31, 2025 (thanks,Gematsu). The PS5 is going to be without any “major existing franchise titles” for the whole of that next fiscal year.

“Regarding first-party software, we aim to continue to focus on producing high-quality works and developing live service games,” Totoki said. “But while major projects are currently under development, we do not plan to release any new major existing franchise titles next fiscal year likeGod of War RagnarokandMarvel’s Spider-Man 2.”

The two games Totoki highlighted there are definitely on the bigger scale of PS5 exclusive games. This doesn’t mean, for example, that the Until Dawn remaster won’t launch within the next year, and although Sony currently hasn’t outlined a release window for the horror game, it’s probably not in the same league of exclusivity as God of War or Marvel’s Spider-Man.

Totoki also added that profits from first-party sales are going to decrease in the coming fiscal year. That’s no great surprise because if you’re not launching a game on the scale of Marvel’s Spider-Man 2, which released just last October, you’re probably not going to be expecting vast profits at the same level.

Read ourupcoming PS5 gamesguide for a look ahead at all the games Sony has planned to launch in the near future.

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Hirun Cryer is a freelance reporter and writer with Gamesradar+ based out of U.K. After earning a degree in American History specializing in journalism, cinema, literature, and history, he stepped into the games writing world, with a focus on shooters, indie games, and RPGs, and has since been the recipient of the MCV 30 Under 30 award for 2021. In his spare time he freelances with other outlets around the industry, practices Japanese, and enjoys contemporary manga and anime.

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