Upcoming PS5 and Xbox games I'm looking forward to
Other non-GTA 6 games to look out for this year
Sony PlayStation kicked things off with their State of Play June 2026, featuring a new game in the God of War series: God of War Laufey that starred Kratos’ wife in action in the afterlife. But it was the new extremely graphic gameplay trailer of Marvel’s Wolverine that caught my eye.
Besides the extreme gore — I mean it’s based on a hero with blades coming out of his hands that can basically slice, rip, eviscerate, behead, puncture, and a few more choice and relevant verbs — the game looks amazingly fun. But that’s to be expected from the studio Insomniac, which also made Marvel’s Spider-Man and the sequels.
Both Wolverine and Spider-Man games are set in the same universe, which means (and I’m hoping for) crossovers could happen. But I guess we’ll find out on September 15 when the game releases exclusively on the PlayStation 5. As for Laufey, there’s no release date yet, but it’s likely sometime next year.
Microsoft’s Xbox console, now led by a new CEO, also showed off its upcoming slate of games earlier this morning, with a trailers for two exclusive games: Gears of War: E-Day and Clockwork Revolution. The first is a prequel to the original Gears of War (which I just realised also shares the same initials as God of War), while Clockwork Revolution looks to feature an amazing steampunk setting with time-travelling shenanigans.
Strangely enough, I’ve actually never played a Gears of War game, so I’m probably skipping that, but Clockwork Revolution appears to be right up my alley. Thankfully, I can play the game on my PC, without worrying that I’ll need an Xbox console (which I don’t have, and also don’t have the space for).
There’s also a new Call of Duty game, confusingly called Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 — not to be confused with Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare — like seriously, who names these things??? Anyway, the Xbox showcase featured the extraction shooter mode based on the North and South Korea DMZ zone, which I guess I’ll skip since extraction shooters are totally not my thing.
Lastly, there were also a bunch of day-one Xbox Game Pass games revealed during the Xbox Games Showcase, such as Wo Long 2: Wings of Ember, Persona 6, Persona 4 Revival, Fable, and Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy, which should be good news for those who still subscribe.
Microsoft recently revised the pricing for the top-tier Game Pass Ultimate package, but it’s still rather hefty at S$21.90 a month (down from S$29.99). Are these upcoming games enticing enough to keep gamers on the Xbox platform? Let us know what you think.