PlayStation in 2025 shows that Sony’s in cruise control, and that’s fine

While Microsoft did what it could to trip over price hikes and Xbox Game Pass changes, PlayStation had a less controversial year.

With no Concord-style flops, PlayStation 5 just kept on trucking with a relatively slim lineup of exclusives. Sony even felt charitable enough to publish Helldivers 2 on Xbox, seemingly marking the end of the console wars, while getting Gears of War and Forza Horizon 5 in return, but 2026 and beyond will see returns for Insomniac Games, Housemarque, and potentially Naughty Dog - suggesting the quiet period won’t last long.

Still, with layoffs across multiple studios tallying over 1,500 in recent years, big questions over the future of Bungie, and the rise of the Nintendo Switch 2, it’s not exactly been a spotless 2025.