Jeff Grubb reassures PlayStation fans: unannounced games in the saga will be released this year

Sony today noted sales of the PlayStation 5 and games such as Marvel’s Spider-Man 2, very good figures, but somewhat worrying: Sony had to lower its sales forecasts for the financial year (which ends in March 2023), while confirming that this year there will be no big saga games.

Names like Marvel’s Spider-Man 2, God of War Ragnarok, Horizon Forbidden West or Gran Turismo 7No new deliveries of consolidated franchises are expected in fiscal year 2025 (April 2024 to March 2025).

Instead, they would focus on new IPs and games as a service. But Jeff Grubb, a journalist for GamesBeat, clarifies these words: games from famous Sony franchises will be released this year.

Astro Bot could return to PlayStation 5 this year

On Game Mess Morning Grubb says:There may be new games from existing franchises, but they aren’t as “big” as PlayStation says when talking to investors.“

“God of War, Spider-Man are franchises that sell 15 million or more of their new games. There might be something else. I heard that Astro Bot might be coming out this year.

That is, Sony does not necessarily mean any games from already known Sony franchises, but specifically such great games as Spider-Man, God of War, The Last of Us, Uncharted or Ghost of Tsushima. , these AAA blockbusters with budgets around $200 million.

He even talks about AstroBotsmall robbery Team Asobi with which we introduced PS5 with Astro’s Playroom, an excellent 3D platform included in the console. We don’t know what this Japanese studio has been doing for over three years now, they didn’t even have a PS VR2… so maybe we’ll get a surprise this year.