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- Sony has more live-service games scheduled for 2026 than first-party single-player titles.
- The company has seen substantial lows and highs in the live service genre.
- It’s weird to see Sony focusing less on single-player, as that’s what fans love more.
In recent years, we have seen Sony make a big push toward a live-service future, and even fail at it with Concord. This forced the company to reevaluate its strategy, but it still appears adamant about continuing live service games.
In 2026, Sony will release more live-service games than single-player games on the PS5. There are only two confirmed single-player titles for next year: Marvel’s Wolverine and Saros; the rest are live service.
Why it matters: Sony’s live service strategy has been mixed; it has seen the highs of Helldivers 2 and the lows of Concord, and has even canceled other projects, including TLOU2 and God of War multiplayer titles.
This year, Sony will publish two single-player games on the PS5, which include:
- Saros
- Marvel’s Wolverine
Whereas the live service games are:
Note that this list comprises titles that are confirmed for the next year and are being published by Sony Interactive Entertainment itself. Clearly, live service games far outnumber single-player ones.
Now, Sony does have a couple of other big single-player titles in the works as well, like Naughty Dog’s Intergalactic, which is expected in 2027, and they could be skipping next year because 2026 is already packed to the brim.
Single-player titles are actually the ones that make PlayStation exclusives stand out. Players have come to love franchises such as Uncharted, The Last of Us, God of War, and others for their deep connections to their stories and characters.
Nonetheless, there will be notable releases next year, including the highly anticipated GTA 6, Resident Evil Requiem, and more. Fans will hope Sony leans more toward its traditional single-player titles.
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Abdullah is an avid gamer who primarily plays single-player titles. If you can’t find him anywhere, he’ll probably be at his desk playing The Witcher 3 for the millionth time. When he isn’t playing games, he’s either reading or writing about them.
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