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TL;DR: PlayStation’s latest State of Play confirmed Final Fantasy 7 Revelation lands April 8, 2027, closing out the Remake trilogy. The show also revealed Until Dawn 2, Metro 2039, and Gundam: Rogue Orbit, plus expansions for Ghost of Yotei and Monster Hunter Wilds, a Resident Evil movie release date, and GTA 6 themed DualSense controllers up for preorder.
Nine years. That’s roughly how long it’s been since Square Enix started this Final Fantasy 7 Remake trilogy, and honestly, a lot of people had quietly stopped believing they’d ever get a firm date for the ending. Now they have one, and it dropped almost casually in the middle of a broader show packed with other announcements competing for attention.
The headline everyone was waiting for
Final Fantasy 7 Revelation arrives April 8, 2027. The trailer showed gameplay aboard Cid’s airship Highwind and a glimpse of the Wutai region, both fan-favorite chunks of the original 1997 game that longtime players have been anticipating since the trilogy structure was first announced. For a project this long in the making, the reaction online was less pure hype and more relief. There’s a difference, and if you’ve been following this trilogy since Remake launched, you know exactly what that difference feels like.
Horror got a big night too
Until Dawn 2 is real, and it’s sending its ghost-hunting crew to Akishima Island, described as “a remote paradise abandoned for decades and hiding deadly secrets,” which is exactly the kind of setup you’d hope for from a sequel to a game that built its entire reputation on branching horror choices. No release date yet, but the reveal alone was enough to get people talking.
Metro 2039 also got real screen time, continuing the franchise’s atmospheric survival horror lineage with a confirmed February 4, 2027 release. If you’ve played any Metro game, you know what you’re signing up for: oppressive tunnels, scarce resources, and a setting that makes you paranoid about every corner.
Mechs, monsters, and one very expensive controller
Gundam: Rogue Orbit showed expanded gameplay footage of its giant mech combat, targeting a March 5, 2027 release. It’s a genre that doesn’t get nearly enough big-budget attention outside Japan, so seeing it get real State of Play time felt notable on its own.
On the expansion side, Ghost of Yotei is getting a hardcore roguelite survival mode alongside a Ghosts of Sekigahara story expansion, both landing October 1. Monster Hunter Wilds fans have Ascendance to look forward to in 2027, bringing new monsters and locations. And Crimson Desert drops its Charting the Unknown content October 15.
Then there’s the GTA 6 limited-edition DualSense controllers, which opened for preorder September 10 and will almost certainly sell out within minutes once GTA 6 actually gets closer to launch. Collectors, set your alarms.
The smaller stuff that still matters
A Resident Evil live-action film is set for a September 18 release, a new Marvel’s Wolverine trailer dropped September 15, and Sony confirmed a LEGO PlayStation set with more than 1,900 pieces for the console diehards who’d rather build their hobby than just play it. PlayStation Classics also got some genuinely great additions: Mega Man X, Dino Crisis 2, and Ratchet and Clank, a lineup that skews hard toward people who’ve been gaming since the PS1 and PS2 eras.
The bigger picture
What stood out about this particular State of Play wasn’t any single reveal, it was the spread. Horror, mechs, open-world crime, JRPGs, live-action adaptations, and nostalgia reissues all got meaningful airtime in one show. That’s a deliberate strategy, not an accident. Sony’s clearly trying to prove PlayStation still has enough range to hold multiple audiences at once, rather than leaning entirely on one or two tentpole franchises to carry an entire year.
Bottom Line: The FF7 Revelation date is the story people will remember from this show, and it should be. But the real signal here is how deep the rest of the lineup went, from horror sequels to mech games to a controller collectors will fight over. PlayStation had a genuinely strong night.
