Insomniac Games was done letting us wait, as it announced in a short and to-the-point post on its official social channels that Marvel's Wolverine will release on PS5 this coming September 15, 2026.
"Let's cut to the chase" writes Insomniac, before announcing the release date. While it's great to no longer be in the dark on the release date for what is arguably the most anticipated game coming to PS5 for PlayStation players this year, it is a little curious as to why we didn't get this news two weeks ago, when Sony held its first State of Play event of the year.
You can try and play armchair executive and figure that Sony didn't want Marvel's Wolverine to overshadow the God of War news, but considering how early in development those remakes appear to be and the lacklustre response to the new Sons of Sparta game, it feels like adding this to the docket of announcements for the event wouldn't have made a big difference with how everything landed.
Regardless, at least we know when we can expect Marvel's Wolverine to arrive, and that it will (for now) be hitting its previously indicated release window of Fall 2026. We haven't seen any new gameplay or heard any new official details about the game since that release window was revealed, so hopefully, this release date news is the indication that we're going to start seeing and hearing a lot more about this game.
Just ahead of the State of Play, Insomniac did indicate that we'll hear more about Marvel's Wolverine in Spring 2026. It's clearly not Spring yet, so this is could also just be a bit of news to tide curious players over until after Saros is out, and to potentially appease players who might be concerned about the game actually arriving this year if we got to the end of April 2026 without at least a release date.
There's also the other angle to this, which is that this is a bit of good news for players to focus on as an attempt at distracting us from the fact that Sony closed Bluepoint Games just days ago, for reasons that, realistically, boil down to the company's top brass, i.e. the now-retired Jim Ryan and the current leadership under Herman Hulst, grossly mismanaging the studio and its talent.
About the author: David has been writing about videogames, technology, and culture since 2020, with a focus on reporting daily news across multiple publications, including GameDaily.Biz, GameSkinny, and PlayStation Universe before joining Wccftech in 2025. David started contributing as Canada/US reporter for Wccftech's gaming section in 2025. Besides being up-to-date on the industry's movements, he loves interviewing developers, reviewing games, and writing intricate essays about the symbolism and layered meanings to be found in rich narratives as he's done for publications like GamesIndustry.Biz, LostInCult, and others. Outside of games he loves movies, music, theatre, his hometown, and his family, though not necessarily in that order.
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