Sony has announced a special State of Play Japan, which will be broadcast online this week.
The show will air at 2pm Pacific / 5pm Eastern / 10pm UK time tomorrow, November 11 — or 7am Japan time on November 12 if you’re watching from there.
PlayStation promises a show that will last for “more than 40 minutes” filled with updates on games created in Japan and across Asia “alongside a few other exciting updates.”
In a break from Sony’s usual State of Play format, the show will have a host — voice actor Yuki Kaji — and focus on games in development in a specific part of the world. The show will also only air in Japanese, though English subtitles will be available.
So, what do we expect? It’d be great to see more of Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls, the fighting game set to be published by PlayStation that’s due to launch in 2026. Announced back in June, the project is a collaboration between the Japan-based Arc System Works, Sony and Marvel Games, and is currently in the works for PlayStation 5 and PC.
Could this week be when we learn of a release date for Phantom Blade Zero, the wuxia action RPG coming to PC and PS5 that we’re expecting to hear launch plans of very soon? And what about that Horizon MMO in the works at NCSoft?
Sony’s previous State of Play for September 2025 offered both a gameplay trailer and release window for Marvel’s Wolverine, as well as an extended look and release date for Housemarque’s Saros. Join us tomorrow for this week’s show — we’ll report on all the reveals as they happen.
Tom Phillips is IGN’s News Editor. You can reach Tom at [email protected] or find him on Bluesky @tomphillipseg.bsky.social
