Sony's latest State of Play showcased Marvel's Wolverine, God of War: Laufey and Ace Combat 8, but FromSoftware was notably absent. With Summer Game Fest arriving this weekend, the anticipation for Souls news reaches a fever pitch.
Sony held its State of Play showcase early this morning, and for Elden Ring and FromSoftware fans, it was a bittersweet broadcast. While Sony delivered impressive new looks at Marvel's Wolverine, God of War: Laufey, Ace Combat 8, and Silent Hill: Townfall, the one thing conspicuously missing was any appearance from Hidetaka Miyazaki's studio.
The absence confirms what many industry watchers had suspected: FromSoftware's relationship with Sony, while historically significant (demon's souls launched exclusively on PS3), doesn't guarantee a State of Play appearance. Instead, the studio's showcase strategy appears to be aligning with the broader Summer Game Fest ecosystem, which kicks off in full force this weekend.
This development actually raises the stakes for Summer Game Fest 2026 significantly. With State of Play now behind us and no FromSoftware content, the Geoff Keighley-hosted event becomes the single most likely venue for major Soulsborne announcements. Sources have been circulating for weeks that FromSoftware has multiple projects to show — a new original IP, concrete release details for The Duskbloods on Switch 2, and the final launch plan for Elden Ring: Tarnished Edition.
The Xbox Games Showcase on June 8 also looms as a potential venue. Given that FromSoftware has now broken its 23-year Nintendo exclusivity drought with The Duskbloods, could an Xbox partnership for a future title also be in the cards? With Bandai Namco confirmed as a Summer Game Fest participant, the publishing infrastructure for multiplatform reveals is already in place.
For Elden Ring fans specifically, the most anticipated reveal remains the Tarnished Edition for Switch 2. Kadokawa's financial reports have confirmed the 2026 window, but concrete details — pricing, exclusive content, pre-order dates, and performance targets — have yet to surface. A Summer Game Fest appearance would be the ideal moment for Bandai Namco to pull the trigger on a full reveal.
Meanwhile, The Duskbloods continues to generate massive buzz as FromSoftware's first Nintendo-exclusive project. The 8-player PvPvE experience represents a bold new direction for the studio, and fans are hungry for gameplay demonstrations, beta access details, and a firm release date. The Summer Game Fest weekend, potentially supplemented by Nintendo's own planned showcase, seems like the most logical venue for this information to drop.
When asked about FromSoftware's summer plans during a recent interview, series producer Yasuhiro Kitao remained characteristically tight-lipped: "We have a lot of things we're working on. When the time is right, we'll share more." That time may finally be this weekend.
For now, the message to the Elden Ring community is clear: don't lose hope. The State of Play was just the opening act. The main show is still to come.