State of Play is Sony’s showcase event for upcoming releases, and to make announcements directly to their player base. Since being introduced in 2019, it has served as the go-to method for the company to make their biggest announcements, and Sony will be looking to kick 2025 off with a bang. The first State of Play for 2025 is taking place on February 12, as announced by Sony the day before.
State of Play returns tomorrow, February 12!
— PlayStation (@PlayStation) February 11, 2025
Tune in at 2PM PT / 10PM GMT / 11PM CET for news and updates on great games coming to PS5: https://t.co/IAv10cGau9 pic.twitter.com/pIPAvAoWaw
Sony’s live show series has become a livestreaming phenomenon, often watched by well over a million concurrent viewers. The success of these events comes from Playstation’s 16M YouTube Subscribers, combined with a vast array of co-streamers, including organizational channels for news outlets and all sizes of content creators. Last year, Sony’s State of Play was broadcast by almost 750 channels, and the number of co-broadcasters is trending upwards. The upcoming State of Play could be one of Sony’s most popular live shows yet.
Where to watch February 2025 State of Play?
The February 2025 State of Play begins at 5pm ET / 11pm CET February 12, with official Sony channels covering the event in English and Japanese across both Twitch and YouTube.
English
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PlayStation, YouTube
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PlayStation, Twitch
Japanese
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PlayStation Japan, YouTube
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PlayStationJapan, Twitch
Of course, many co-streamers and co-broadcasters will likely be covering the event too. Streams Charts has selected some of the most popular co-streaming options from previous State of Play events.
English
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IGN, YouTube
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Zackrawrr (Asmongold), Twitch
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Maximilian_dood, Twitch
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xQc, Twitch
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penguinz0 (moistcr1tikal), YouTube
Portuguese
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Alanzoka, Twitch
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Flow Games, YouTube
Spanish
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Eurogamerspain, YouTube
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Illojuan, Twitch
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Alexelcapo, Twitch
Each year, Sony’s live event shows are growing in popularity. 2024 was the most popular year for the State of Play series ever, with its year-starting show generating the most viewership; Sony will be hoping for a repeat this year, and another record-breaking start to the year for the video game company. This growth is fuelled by more and more interest from co-streamers to cover the events each year. For 2025, Sony again allowed co-streaming, although they noted copyrighted content such as licensed music may play on stream, which could affect VOD archives or uploaded recaps.
As the gaming community builds up to Sony’s exciting event, rumours circulate as fans discuss what could be announced. Many leakers and insiders have hinted at various games to be teased or announced, although nothing is officially confirmed by Sony. Death Stranding 2, another Metal Gear Solid title, God of War remasters, a new Wolverine game, and many others are some of the projects hoped for by fans this year.
State of Play Feb 2025 viewership statistics
Streams Charts tracks viewership for the entire livestreaming industry, from small, passionate streamers on Twitch to industry-leading live events. Following the culmination of the State of Play February 2025, Streams Charts will release viewership statistics, including total watch time, peak concurrent viewership, and more. Click back to this page after the show to see if 2025 can break records for the State of Play series.
