2025 was relatively quiet for Sony, as its PlayStation-published output was limited to games like Hideo Kojima’s Death Stranding 2: On the Beach and the samurai sandbox Ghost of Yotei. Third-party support and several hit Xbox games still gave PS5 owners plenty of reasons to power on their systems, and headed into 2026, it looks like a bumper year for the gaming giant. The early part of the year is shaping up nicely with upcoming games like Marathon and Saros, while the rest of 2026 has games like Marvel’s Wolverine and Phantom Blade Zero to look forward to.Meanwhile, there’s the GTA 6-shaped elephant in the room that everyone is trying to avoid, hundreds of third-party and indie games on the horizon, and Sony’s first-party studios are all busy on their own projects. All of that adds up to what could be an exciting year for PS5 players, and we’re checking out everything that you can expect from PlayStation this year, along with a few educated guesses. If you’re waving the flag for a different console, you can also check out our feature on what to expect from Xbox in 2026. Xbox continues to stake a claim on PS5What was unthinkable a few years ago is now the new normal for Microsoft, as Xbox games continue to find a second home on PS5. Last year saw titles like Forza Horizon 5, Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, and The Outer Worlds 2 arrive on the Sony console, and this year, even…
