Ghostwire: Tokyo, Pragmata, and more PS5 titles get new launch windows at CES

By Giovanni Colantonio January 12, 2021

Sony revealed launch windows for many new PS5 games during a CES presentation. A bit of fine print at the end of the video unveiled the expected timeframe for previously announced games like Ghostwire: Tokyo and Pragmata as well as several surprising reveals

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According to the video, Bethesda’s Ghostwire: Tokyo is scheduled for an October release. The mysterious game is going to be a PS5 exclusive at launch despite Microsoft’s acquisition of Bethesda.

Square Enix’s Project Athia is scheduled for a 2022 launch. Details on the game are still mostly unknown, but it’s being developed by the same team that was behind Final Fantasy XV.

Several high profile indie games appear in the fine print as well. Stray, a game about a cat that surprised fans during a Sony State of Play event, is coming in October 2021. Solar Ash, the latest game from the developers behind Hyper Light Drifter, is coming in June 2021. Kena: Bridge of Spirits is coming this March, while Little Devil Inside launches in July.

The video confirmed some big delays as well. The text notes that Capcom’s sci-fi game Pragmata is scheduled for 2023, despite originally being slated as a 2022 game.

Curiously, Ratchet & Clank: Drift Apart only receives a vague 2021 launch window in the text. In a similar bit of video fine print last year, Sony said the game was anticipated to launch in the first half of 2021. The change in language could indicate that the game is delayed.

To see what other PS5 games are on tap for 2021, check out our list of our most anticipated games of 2021.

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