Best PS5 games revealed – all the PlayStation 5 launch titles you can expect to play next year
SONY finally broke cover this week to confirm a brand new PlayStation is in the works.
The PlayStation 5 (PS5) is out Christmas 2020 and promises a slew of exciting new games to get your teeth into.
We're expecting big-budget followups to God of War and Horizon Zero Dawn to join the console's lineup of launch titles.
Death Stranding, the latest title from legendary games-maker Hideo Kokima, is also heavily rumoured for a PS5 release.
Each game will take full advantage of the console's gorgeous graphics, hyperfast loading times and overhauled controller.
We've summed up some of the confirmed and rumoured releases for the PS5 below.
PS5 Games List
Assassin's Creed: Kingdom – The next Assassins Creed will be set in the world of the Vikings, according to gaming site . It's due out in late 2020, right alongside the release of the PS5...
Call of Duty: Black Ops 5 – The first-person shooter is heavily rumoured for an October 2020 release to tie in with the release of the PS5 and the next Xbox, the Xbox Two. It's apparently set in the Cold War, though games-maker Treyarch has yet to confirm it even exists yet.
Cyberpunk 2077 – Unveiled at E3 2019, Cyberpunk 2077 is an RPG set in a futuristic, dystopian California. It's due for release in April 2020 but will likely also launch for next-gen consoles later that year.
Death Stranding – The latest title from Hideo Kokima, the mastermind behind the Metal Gear series, PlayStation fans are practically frothing at the mouth for this confirmed release. It's due out in November but don;t be surprised if a PS5 release follows next year.
The Elder Scrolls VI – The next game in the hugely-successful Elder Scrolls series has been in the works for years. The fourth instalment, Oblivion, came out in 2006, while the fifth, Skyrim, release in 2011, meaning we're well overdue a sequel.
Ghost of Tsushima – All we know about this gorgeous Japanese hack-and-slash is a gameplay trailer shown at E3 2018. It'll likely come out next year around the time the PS5 launches.
God of War 2 – After a highly successful PS4 reboot, we can fully expect to see the God of War series making its way to PS5. Rumoured for a 2020 release, it will be exclusive to PlayStation.
Grand Theft Auto 6 – The latest Grand Theft Auto game may come as early as next year, according to the latest leaks. An "insider" at Rockstar Games, the New York firm behind the series, has claimed the hotly-anticipated game could ship alongside the new PlayStation.
Horizon Zero Dawn 2 – This PlayStation exclusive title is set in a futuristic world in which humans battle it out with giant robots. The highly-acclaimed first Horizon came out in 2017 and you can put your house on a sequel launching soon.
PlayStation releases – what's the history?
Here's what you need to know...
- The original PlayStation launched in Europe in 1995
- This was followed by the PlayStation 2 in the year 2000
- The PlayStation 3 arrived over half a decade later, in 2006
- Then gamers had to wait a further seven years for 2013's PS4 launch
- Sony has announced it will release the PS5 around Christmas 2020
The Lord of The Rings: Gollum – A new Lord of the Rings game is in the works, according to rumours, telling the fall of Gollum after he discovers the ring. No word on a release date yet, but expect it to drop in late 2020 at the earliest.
Sniper Elite 5 – The Sniper Elite games have been a surprise hit, giving sharpshooters the chance to crack Nazis with head shots since 2005. Game-maker Rebellion has said it will release more details on a potential fifth instalment in 2020, so a PS5 version certainly isn't out of the picture.
Spider-Man 2 – The PlayStation-exclusive Spider-Man reboot was a huge success when it launched in 2018, with more than 9million gamers picking up a copy. The sequel is unconfirmed, but we can expect to see it sometime in 2021, right after the launch of Sony's next-gen console.
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