PlayStation Unveils Animated Adaptations and Sequels at CES

PlayStation Productions at CES 2025: A Wave of Game Adaptations

At CES 2025, PlayStation Productions made a splash, announcing several new game adaptations slated for release in 2025 and beyond. The announcements, made on January 7th, included anime, film, and television projects.

New Adaptations Unveiled:

• Ghost of Tsushima: Legends Anime: Crunchyroll and Aniplex are teaming up to bring a Ghost of Tsushima: Legends anime series to life, premiering exclusively on Crunchyroll in 2027. Takanobu Mizumo will direct, with Gen Urobuchi handling story composition. Sony Music will contribute the music and soundtrack.

• Horizon Zero Dawn and Helldivers 2 Films: Sony Pictures and Columbia Pictures will produce films based on Horizon Zero Dawn and Helldivers 2, respectively. Details on these projects remain scarce.

• Until Dawn Film: A film adaptation of Until Dawn is set for release on April 25, 2025.

• The Last of Us Season Two: Neil Druckmann revealed a new trailer for The Last of Us season two, which will adapt the storyline from The Last of Us Part II, introducing characters like Abby and Dina.

Past Successes and Future Projects:

PlayStation Productions’ history of video game adaptations dates back further than its 2019 founding. While earlier adaptations like Resident Evil and Silent Hill had mixed reception among fans, Uncharted (2022) and Gran Turismo (2023) proved successful at the box office. The Twisted Metal series (2023) on Peacock, while less critically acclaimed than The Last of Us, completed production of its second season in late 2024 (release date pending).

Beyond the CES announcements, PlayStation Productions continues work on films based on Days Gone and a sequel to Uncharted, along with a God of War television series.

The success of recent adaptations suggests that more PlayStation franchises are likely to receive similar treatment in the future, driven by both fan demand and the proven viability of video game-based films and television shows.