PlayStation's September State of Play answered the question fans have been asking since the remake project began in 2015: when does the Final Fantasy VII story actually end?
April 8, 2027. That's when Final Fantasy VII: Revelation — part three of three — arrives.
The main event
Square Enix didn't just flash a date. Revelation got a long combat-and-exploration deep dive: a new sub-class system called FITS, a bigger open world you cross by Highwind airship, and the first real look at Wutai, the region the first two games kept teasing. Whatever you think of splitting FF7 into three games, the finale is clearly getting the full-fat treatment — and April gives everyone time to replay the first two parts first.
Wolverine, ten days out
The other headliner is much closer. Marvel's Wolverine lands September 15, exclusively on PS5, and its final trailer was exactly what Insomniac promised when it announced the game: claws, rage, and very little restraint. Sabretooth and Mystique show up as team-up partners; Sentinels show up in several sizes, none of them friendly.
September was already packed with releases. Wolverine just made everyone's schedule worse in the best way.
The rapid-fire round
The rest of the show didn't slow down. Until Dawn 2 got a January 28, 2027 date, so horror fans can start the countdown. Metro 2039 took the series back into the tunnels. Maneater 2 was the show's out-of-nowhere reveal — yes, the shark RPG got a sequel. Gran Turismo 7 is getting a big Spec IV update, years after launch. There was fresh Ghost of Yōtei content, a look at Monster Hunter Wilds: Ascendance, Final Fantasy Resonance, and a new Crimson Desert expansion.
And then the small reveal with big implications: limited-edition Grand Theft Auto VI DualSense controllers. When Sony's own showcase carves out time for another publisher's controller, you know how completely GTA VI looms over the next year.
The State of Play Japan companion stream added a pile of RPGs and horror games on top — Sony keeps giving its Japanese studios their own dedicated stage, and the lineups keep justifying it.
Reading between the trailers
A few patterns worth noting. Early 2027 is shaping up stacked — January for Until Dawn 2, April for Revelation, and that's before anything else claims a date. The lineup also leaned hard on sequels, remakes and expansions; in a nervous industry, publishers are betting on names people already love. Wolverine is the rare big swing, and even that's a Marvel license.
None of that makes the games less exciting. It just tells you where the money feels safe right now.
Practical takeaway: clear September 15, start saving for January 28 and April 8, and accept that the backlog wins again.
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