How to watch Sony's State of Play live stream: PlayStation event's start time tonight
Resident Evil? Metal Gear? Ghosts? There's plenty to speculate about with a 40-plus minute video presentation set to arrive from PlayStation.
It's been a fair while but Sony is back with another State of Play event. Expect plenty of new announcements and updates on the biggest games coming to PlayStation 5.
While Sony naturally likes to keep its announcements quiet, we have tons to speculate about thanks to the numerous rumours, leaks and reports from journalists over the last few months. Whether it's Metal Gear, Resident Evil, Wolverine or Ghost of Yotei, there are plenty of possibilities as to what might make an appearance.
What we do know is that the show will celebrate "a creative and unique selection of exciting games from studios around the world". It's also set to be a bumper one with more than 40 minutes of "great games" on the way.
With not long to go, here's everything you need to know about Sony's upcoming State of Play, including its air time and date, where to watch, as well what we expect to see.
When is the next PlayStation State of Play? What time is it in the UK?
Sony has confirmed that the next PlayStation State of Play live stream will take place on Wednesday 12th February 2025. It will start at 10pm for those in the UK.
For those outside of the UK, the State of Play will begin on 12th February September at 2pm PT / 5pm ET / 11pm CET and 13th February at 7am JST.
The latest PlayStation State of Play was announced one day in advance of airing, with Sony confirming that "updates on great games coming to PS5" will be shown in a 40-minute-plus broadcast.
How to watch PlayStation State of Play in the UK
The State of Play will be available to watch on both PlayStation's YouTube and Twitch channels. Or, if not, just watch it right here with the embedded video above.
You can bookmark this page and watch it live right here on RadioTimes.com. Just click on that big play button at 10pm on Wednesday 12th February and you should see all the new reveals and updates unfold as they happen!
Which games will be shown in the PlayStation State of Play?
When it comes to what we expect to see from the 40-minute-plus State of Play, there are plenty of big titles that could appear. One example is Ghost of Yotei, the new action-adventure from Sucker Punch that serves as a standalone sequel to Ghost of Tsushima. As one of the biggest first-party games from Sony that is slated for 2025, there's a strong chance we get another look alongside a more concrete release date.
On the other hand, the other big Sony exclusive is Death Stranding 2: On the Beach. While you'd think this would be a shoo-in, it looks unlikely to appear with creator Hideo Kojima set to host a showcase of the game at SXSW 2025.
Ironically, one of Kojima's other creations that he no longer is a part of, is Meta Gear. Konami is remaking the third entry – titled Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater – and that has a better chance of turning up. A release date of August 28th was spotted in a leaked trailer recently so that's all but confirmed to show up.
Another big IP rumoured is a new Resident Evil game. Since 2019, Capcom has either launched a new Resident Evil or a remake of some kind. The only exception was 2024, therefore, a new entry is due. Since Resident Evil 4 remake was the latest to come out, it's fair to assume that Resident Evil 9 may be the next announcement. After all, Resident Evil Village was released in 2021. That said, Capcom might opt for ports of Resident Evil 5 and Resident Evil 6 with an age rating for both appearing on the ESRB website in recent weeks.
Some others that might pop up include Little Devil Inside, an indie 3D action-adventure from NeoStream Interactive that was originally revealed back in 2017. It received quite the spotlight at previous State of Play showcases then went all quiet for a couple of years – is now the time for a re-reveal?
The same could be said for Marathon from Bungie, though PlayStation might be avoiding live-service games for the time being – not wanting to remind people of the disaster that was Concord.
Assassin's Creed: Shadows is due out in March, so a trailer might be thrown in to remind players of existence with potentially some PlayStation-exclusive bonuses as well.
What about Insomniac? The beloved studio most recently launched Spider-Man 2 in 2023 with Marvel's Wolverine expected to be the next game in the works. All we have so far is an announcement teaser trailer from September 2021, meaning it could be time for Logan to step into the spotlight once more.
Whatever the case, these are just predictions so try not to take them too seriously. Instead, it's best to keep your expectations low, relax and just enjoy the showcase for what it is.
And thankfully, we don't have long to wait with the State of Play taking place from 10pm tonight.
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Matt Poskitt is a freelance journalist who specialises in arts and culture – be that movies, TV, video games, tech or otherwise. Matt headed up the games and entertainment section at T3 (Future Publishing), alongside being found across The Guardian, CNET, PC Gamer Mag, GamesIndustry.biz, Insider, iNews, IGN, TechRadar, PC Gamer Mag, NME and many more.
