State of PlayStation Studios in July 2026: What Every First-Party Team Is Working On

Halfway through 2026, Sony's first-party output has been quiet — only Housemarque's Saros has shipped as a PS5 exclusive so far this year. A studio-by-studio check-in reveals a pipeline that's mostly still under wraps, with several big projects confirmed but few release windows attached.

The headline reveal from June's State of Play was God of War Laufey from Santa Monica Studio, a new entry in the Norse saga that puts Kratos' wife Faye front and center and expands the story beyond the nine realms into the afterlife. Naughty Dog, meanwhile, remains deep in development on Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet — a sci-fi action game starring Tati Gabrielle as bounty hunter Jordan A. Mun, with music by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross of Nine Inch Nails. Despite a cinematic trailer at The Game Awards 2024, no gameplay has been shown, and the game's absence from the recent State of Play has fans wondering whether it's a 2027 title at the earliest. Neil Druckmann has also teased a second unannounced game in development at the studio. On the darker side of the ledger, Bluepoint Games — the studio behind the Demon's Souls and Shadow of the Colossus remakes — has been closed, and Dark Outlaw Games, founded by Call of Duty veteran Jason Blundell in 2025, reportedly shut down earlier this year before shipping anything.

Sony's first-party situation in 2026 reflects a broader pattern that's been building for a few years: long gaps between major exclusives, with studios working on ambitious projects that take five or more years to complete. The closure of Bluepoint is particularly striking given its track record with high-profile remakes, and it follows a string of PlayStation restructuring moves that have trimmed the studio roster. The announcement that disc production ends in January 2028 adds another layer of uncertainty — physical editions of several upcoming first-party games may never exist.

The pipeline isn't empty, but patience is required. God of War Laufey is the clearest near-term prospect, while Intergalactic remains a question mark with no confirmed window. The community is watching closely to see whether Sony can close out the PS5 generation with the kind of first-party momentum that defined the PS4 era.