God of War Laufey Preorders, Witcher 3 Remastered, The Last of Us
PlayStation locks in the next God of War release as Naughty Dog uses The Last of Us Day to announce more projects in the series. CD Projekt Red’s The Witcher 3 upgrade also reaches PS5, Xbox Series X|S, PC, and Nintendo Switch 2 on September 29.
God of War Laufey Preorders Open Ahead of February 2027 PS5 Release
God of War Laufey preorders open on September 29 at 10:00 a.m. local time, ahead of the game’s February 16, 2027 release on PlayStation 5. Sony is offering Standard and Digital Deluxe Editions, with both versions receiving the same preorder bonuses.
The new God of War remains a PS5 exclusive, giving Sony a major first-party release to anchor the start of 2027.
The Witcher 3 Wild Hunt Remastered Launches on PS5, Xbox, PC, and Switch 2
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Remastered launches on September 29 for PS5, Xbox Series X|S, PC, and Nintendo Switch 2 as a free upgrade to the existing game on supported platforms. The Switch 2 edition is a separate product download rather than the automatic upgrade used on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S.
The console update is approximately 45GB on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S, while the Switch 2 version requires around 50GB. CD Projekt Red has also published separate PC requirements for ray tracing and path tracing, with the highest settings demanding particularly powerful hardware.
Early reviews describe the remaster as an unusually generous upgrade that refreshes the 11-year-old RPG without charging existing owners.
Naughty Dog Announces Two New The Last of Us Projects
Naughty Dog president Neil Druckmann says the studio is working on a couple of new The Last of Us projects, although both are still in the “very early stages” of development. The announcement comes at the close of Naughty Dog’s 2026 The Last of Us Day celebrations, which also feature new PlayStation and Steam avatars, Ghost of Yotei collaboration content, and an ambience video.
Naughty Dog’s other announced project, Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet, is set for a full reveal in 2027 from Sony Interactive Entertainment and Naughty Dog. Actor Troy Baker says the science-fiction adventure is “testing the bounds” of what Naughty Dog can do.
Season 3 of The Last of Us television series is also adding John Goodman, Laura Bailey, and Ian Alexander to its cast, with Bailey and Alexander playing different roles from those they portrayed in The Last of Us Part II.
Minecraft Dungeons II Arrives After Mixed Early Reviews
Minecraft Dungeons II launches on September 29 as the next Xbox first-party release, expanding the action-RPG formula with an interconnected world and the new Minecraft dimension known as The Sift. Early reviews call the sequel more ambitious than the 2020 original but also criticize its shallow progression and uneven design.
Microsoft Says Xbox Needs a Sustainable Business Model
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella says Xbox needs to “invent” a sustainable business model that allows the division to bring its games to more players. The comments follow more than 5,750 Xbox-related job cuts over three years, alongside the divestment or closure of studios including Double Fine, Compulsion Games, and Tango Gameworks.