Marvel PS5 Fighting Game Announced, Watch Debut Trailer

During today’s PlayStation State of Play, PlayStation Studios, Marvel Games, and Arc System Works announced that it is partnering up to bring a marque caller Marvel tag squad fighter. It’s titled Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls (stylized MARVEL Tōkon: Fighting Souls), and is slated for a 2026 merchandise connected PS5 and PC via Steam and Epic Games Store.

Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls announced astatine PlayStation State of Play

Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls features a formed of fan-favorite characters from nan beloved comic book property. Heroes and villains, for illustration Captain America, Iron Man, Spider-Man, Doctor Doom, Storm, Ms. Marvel, Star-Lord, and Ghost Rider will each subordinate nan fray, pinch activity and skills inspired by nan comics.

“From nan beginning, we aimed to make Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls a title that could beryllium enjoyed by a wide assortment of players,” explains Game Director and Lead Battle Designer, Kazuto Sekine. 

”Generally, a squad VS fighting crippled requires nan subordinate to study aggregate characters, but for Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls, you only request to maestro 1 characteristic successful bid to play nan game,” he continues. “We person designed nan mechanics successful specified a measurement that you tin execute a assortment of actions pinch either accepted fighting crippled inputs aliases elemental inputs. With nan property of a fewer buttons, aggregate characters tin look connected surface to supply backup aliases onslaught together – creating a caller and breathtaking squad VS conflict experience.”

Arguably, nan astir absorbing facet is its gameplay. Most tag fighters are 2v2 aliases 3v3. However, Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls will beryllium 4v4. Sekine explains that this format was chosen arsenic it “would beryllium nan champion measurement to not only create those over-the-top moments, but further germinate nan tag fighting genre.”

Alongside nan Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls announcement, Sony revealed Project Defiant, a wireless conflict instrumentality designed by SIE. The caller controller will utilize PlayStation Link exertion to supply a wireless acquisition pinch ultra-low latency. Sony besides confirms that location is simply a wired relationship action via USB-C.

Originally reported by Michael Ruiz astatine PlayStation LifeStyle.