Wolverine, Metal Gear Solid Delta, Death Stranding 2: The PlayStation Games That Matter

PlayStation's recent run has produced three games everyone asks about: a Marvel blockbuster, a Kojima sequel and the return of a stealth classic. Only one of them is still a PS5 exclusive. Here is what each one is, how it landed and who it is for. That alone says a lot about where PlayStation is heading: the line between console exclusive and multiplatform release has never been thinner.

Marvel's Wolverine

Insomniac's take on Logan launched on 15 September 2026, exclusively on PS5. Reviews were positive but split, and several outlets noted it as the lowest-rated PlayStation Studios release of the PS5 era. Critics praised the weight of the combat, sharp animation and cinematic presentation; the complaints centred on linear level design, encounters that repeat and a heavily guided interface. If you want brutal, polished action for a dozen evenings, it delivers. If you expected the open-world freedom of Insomniac's Spider-Man, temper the expectation.

Death Stranding 2: On the Beach

• Release: 26 June 2025 on PS5, from Kojima Productions; PC followed on 19 March 2026 via Steam and the Epic Games Store.
• Reviews: a 90 on OpenCritic, with 95% of critics recommending it, the best-reviewed of the three.
• What it is: Sam Porter Bridges returns for a longer, louder and more emotional journey, with more action than the first game.
• Who it is for: patient players who enjoy routes, logistics and atmosphere as much as combat.

Exclusivity is no longer the point. Craft is.

Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater

• Release: 28 August 2025 on PS5, Xbox Series X|S and PC, from Konami; not a PlayStation exclusive.
• What it is: a full remake of the 2004 classic Metal Gear Solid 3, rebuilt in Unreal Engine 5 with the original story intact.
• Reviews: an 85 on OpenCritic; sales passed 2 million, per Konami.
• Who it is for: anyone who never played the original, and veterans who want to see the jungle again in 4K.

Our pick depends on your evening. For prestige and a story you will think about for weeks, Death Stranding 2. For a stealth masterpiece in modern clothes, Metal Gear Solid Delta. For pure spectacle, Wolverine. Also worth your time on PS5: Ghost of Yōtei, now in a Complete Edition, and Housemarque's Saros. The next big date is 16 February 2027, when God of War Laufey arrives. Whichever you choose, give it a proper screen and decent sound; all three were built to fill a room.