Ghost of Yotei Announced for PS5 - News
by William D'Angelo , posted on 24 September 2024 / 3,009 Views
Publisher Sony Interactive Entertainment and developer Sucker Punch Productions have announced a Ghost of Tsushima successor, Ghost of Yotei, for the PlayStation 5. It will launch in 2025.
View the announcement trailer below:
Read details on the game below:
When we set out to make a new Ghost game, we wanted to maintain the core pillars established in Ghost of Tsushima: playing as a wandering warrior in Feudal Japan, offering freedom to explore at your own pace, and highlighting the beauty of the world.
We also wanted to continue to innovate. To create something fresh but familiar, we looked beyond Jin Sakai’s story and the island of Tsushima, and shifted our focus to the idea of the Ghost instead. At Sucker Punch we love origin stories, and we wanted to explore what it could mean to have a new hero wearing a Ghost mask, and uncovering a new legend. This led us to Ghost of Yotei: a new protagonist, a new story to unfold, and a new region of Japan to explore.
While we aren’t diving into story specifics yet today, we can reveal that Atsu’s journey takes place in 1603, more than 300 years after the events of Ghost of Tsushima. Our story is set in the lands surrounding Mount Yotei, a towering peak in the heart of Ezo, an area of Japan known as Hokkaido in present day. In 1603, this area was outside the rule of Japan, and filled with sprawling grasslands, snowy tundras, and unexpected dangers. It’s a far cry from the organized samurai clans who lived in Tsushima, and it’s the setting for an original story we can’t wait to tell.
This is also Sucker Punch’s first game built from the ground up for PlayStation 5, and we’re excited to build on the visual foundation we established in Ghost of Tsushima by making the world feel even more real. We have massive sightlines that let you look far across the environment, whole new skies featuring twinkling stars and auroras, even more believable movement from wind on grass and vegetation, and more improvements we’ll share in the future. Our new setting also gives us the opportunity to introduce new mechanics, gameplay improvements, and even new weapons.
Our trailer today offers a glimpse into this world, but there’s so much more to show, and we’ll have much more to share in the months ahead, including details about Atsu’s journey and the people (and animals) she’ll meet along the way. We are forever grateful for the success of Ghost of Tsushima, and we can’t wait for you all to experience Ghost of Yōtei in 2025.
A life-long and avid gamer, William D'Angelo was first introduced to VGChartz in 2007. After years of supporting the site, he was brought on in 2010 as a junior analyst, working his way up to lead analyst in 2012 and taking over the hardware estimates in 2017. He has expanded his involvement in the gaming community by producing content on his own YouTube channel and Twitch channel. You can contact the author on Twitter @TrunksWD.
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Excited tbh
I'm pretty excited! GoT is one of my favorite PS exclusives so I'm really looking forward to what they do with the setting in this period with firearms.
Sweet, about time Sony decided to reveal some heavy hitters
Wow, I did not expect to see this. Using the Ghost of name in different time periods seems like a great idea
CANT WAIT!!! Thank You so much <3 2025, i'm ready =)
Ghost of Yotei and Panthom Brave: The Lost Hero have me really excited for 2025.
Looks like I called it! It seemed like it had been long enough
Cool. Gorgeous. Exciting. This is the stuff that I'm expecting from Sony. I thought it was going to be Tsushima 2, but this is new and fresh and I like it.
Ghost of Tsushima was really good so no doubt this one will be as well.
Looks like you get a wolf companion? They better not kill it off in the story in that case.
Yessss finally
2005 going to be a great year for sony
So what was going on in Hokkaido in 1603 that they could adapt?
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