Sony Dated God of War Laufey and Debuted Marvel's Wolverine Trailer at San Diego Comic-Con as PSN Recovered From Outage

San Diego Comic-Con Sony showcase

At San Diego Comic-Con this weekend, Insomniac Games debuted the story trailer for Marvel's Wolverine ahead of its PS5 exclusive release on September 15, with cinematic footage that gave glimpses of Sabretooth and other in-game sequences. On the same convention stage, Sony Santa Monica put a date on the next God of War spin-off: God of War Laufey will launch on PS5 on February 16, 2027, after the studio had previously confirmed a physical disc release. Head of creative Cory Barlog also used the panel to confirm that a new Kratos-led God of War is in early development, set to follow Laufey and continue Faye's story. "Everything in the game is setting up for something so amazing," Barlog told attendees.

PlayStation Network outage disrupts Marvel Tokon beta

PlayStation Network went down on Friday, July 25, with one outlet tracking the disruption at roughly six hours and another at roughly eight hours before sign-ins, the store, and account management came back online. The outage hit just as Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls launched its open beta, which requires a PSN sign-in on both PS5 and PC and produced error code WS-116486-6 for affected players while the service was offline. By fan and press tallies, this marked the seventh notable PSN disruption of 2026, while Sony had not posted a public explanation of the cause once connectivity returned. Coverage noted that the outage sharpened debate around Sony's earlier confirmation that it will cease manufacturing physical PlayStation games in January 2028, since digital libraries depend on functioning authentication.

Headline releases, reviews, and delays on PS5

Push Square's review labeled Halo: Campaign Evolved a "heroic remake" of the Xbox icon, with the title set to arrive on PS5 next week alongside several other releases. A separate Lara Croft-led entry, Tomb Raider Catalyst, has been delayed to 2028 after previously being promoted for an earlier window. Other updates included confirmation of new TacSim missions in 007 First Light on PS5, a chart tracing Halo's 25-year transformation from Xbox to PS5, and a report that physical download codes for GTA 6 in Japan expire after 170 days. Coverage also flagged that developer messaging teasing "see you in the sequel" appeared to all but confirm a Halo 2 remake, that Marvel's Wolverine was widely cheered in early footage, and that Sony released a new PS5 firmware update.

PlayStation Plus, hardware, and broader ecosystem

The PlayStation Plus Extra tier is set to add a fresh slate of monthly games on July 28, 2026, alongside a second July catalog expansion that brings four more titles to subscribers. Industry response to Sony's planned end of physical PlayStation disc production in 2028 continued: SEGA said a "digital shift is crucial" but emphasized it would not "completely abandon" physical, while Ubisoft expressed that the decision would not significantly disrupt the industry. Other ecosystem notes include an "exciting update" for a Soulslike title arriving August 20, official confirmation of a Ghost Recon Wildlands Definitive Edition release on PS5 and Xbox Series X, and reports that tech-savvy players have gotten the PS5 exclusive platformer Astro Bot running on PC. Patent filings have also surfaced describing a next-generation DualSense-style controller and what could be the first major PS6 hardware improvement over both PS5 and PS5 Pro.