Sony has confirmed today's PlayStation State of Play will run for more than 60 minutes, making it one of the longer entries in the series. It kicks off what is shaping up to be the biggest week in gaming this summer, with Summer Game Fest and several other showcases lined up in the days that follow.
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When the show airs
The presentation goes live today, June 2, at 2pm Pacific / 5pm Eastern. For players outside the US, that's 10pm BST in the UK, 11pm CEST in Central Europe, and 6am on June 3 in Japan. Australians in AEST are looking at 7am on June 3.
The stream runs on the official PlayStation YouTube channel, so no subscription or login is needed to watch.
Marvel's Wolverine leads the confirmed lineup
The one game Sony has explicitly put on the bill is Marvel's Wolverine from Insomniac Games. Sony's own blog post stated players will get "a closer look" at combat gameplay "along with some new details," and framed it as the show's opening act. Whether that means it literally goes first or just that it's the headline confirmed title is open to interpretation, but either way, Wolverine is the centerpiece.
Here's the thing: Insomniac hasn't shown much of Wolverine's actual combat systems yet, so this could be a genuinely meaty look at how the game plays rather than another cinematic teaser.
First-party titles that could finally surface
Naughty Dog's Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet has been conspicuously absent from major shows. It skipped The Game Awards last year, and the current expectation is that it won't release in 2026, but a brief update on the project's status would at least quiet some of the speculation.
Kena: Scars of Kosmora, the sequel to Kena: Bridge of Spirits revealed at an earlier State of Play this year, was positioned as a 2026 release. A release date announcement today would make sense given the timing.
The God of War question and Fairgame$
Kratos actor Christopher Judge said earlier this year that fans would "be hearing about what we're doing probably in late summer," which technically puts today on the early side of that window. Still, a tease isn't out of the question.
Haven Studios' Fairgame$ is another one to watch. The PS5 live service game was announced back in 2023 with no release window attached, and given Sony's well-documented struggles in the live service space, there's genuine curiosity about where this project stands.
What most players miss in these showcases is how much third-party content tends to fill the runtime. Sony regularly uses State of Play slots for multiplatform reveals, so expect a mix of PS5-exclusive content and broader announcements padded throughout that 60-plus minutes.
Why this one carries more weight than usual
Summer used to mean E3, and while that show is long gone, platform holders have filled the gap with their own presentations timed to the same window. This State of Play is the first major show of the week, which means it sets the tone before Summer Game Fest and everything else that follows.
Sony's first-party release calendar has been relatively quiet compared to prior years, so the pressure to deliver something substantial is real. A 60-minute runtime with confirmed Wolverine footage and the possibility of several unannounced titles gives this one more potential than a typical mid-cycle State of Play.
For everything that gets announced today, check out our game reviews as coverage rolls in throughout the week. And if you want to get ahead on anything shown during the broadcast, gaming guides will be updated as new titles get their moment in the spotlight.
