Sony has clarified what the future of PlayStation will look like: More live-service games than ever before.
So, Sony said that, in the future, PlayStation will have more live-service games, which... is not surprising. The live-service model is by far more cost-effective than releasing sequels, and players that are deeply invested are far less likely to abandon ship. Honestly, League of Legends and Fortnite are doing so well with the live-service model, that I'm surprised not everybody's doing it, but it turns out... Sony wants a piece of that live-service-pie.
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Sony Will Release More Live-Service Games
Now, I know what you're thinking: Live-service screams multiplayer, and you're worried about the good old single-player goodness that the PlayStation is known for. Well... worry not brother/sister/whatever, because the Sony head promised that single-player, narrative-driven games will still be as important as ever.
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So with that sigh of relief out of the way, let's get to the juicy part: Sony has greenlit 12 live-service projects, 10 of which will be launched by March 2026. That's wild, and Sony credits its acquisition of Bungie as a major reason as to why they are so confident in being able to achieve that. As for what games we can expect - it's said to be a mix of new IPs and known franchises. In fact of the overall 25 new titles that are in development, about half are entirely new titles.
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As for which existing games will get the live-service treatment... we have no idea. It was recently revealed that the Horizon franchise is dipping its toe into multiplayer, so that's a likely candidate, as is The Last of Us which has a standalone multiplayer coming out in the near future.