Ghost of Yotei is the successor to the popular Ghost of Tsushima. The PS5 game is set to release around the same time as GTA 6, which could potentially go smoothly.
What kind of game is this? Ghost of Yotei is the successor to Ghost of Tsushima, which was released in 2020. The story of the successor picks up 329 years later, continuing the narrative from the first part.
- Players take on the role of Atsu, a warrior belonging to the Onryo.
- Her goal is to eliminate the Yotei Six, a group of masked outlaws who murdered her family.
- As in Ghost of Tsushima, players can hack and slash or sneak through an open world in Hokkaido in third-person view while taking out numerous enemies.
Players should be able to choose the order in which they defeat the Yotei Six. The title will be released exclusively for the PS5 but might, like its predecessor, receive a PC version later on.
With a new trailer, Ghost of Yotei has announced its release. The PS5 title will be available on October 2, 2025. This could potentially coincide with the release of a major AAA game, which could cause problems.
Ghost of Yotei may have to contend with strong competition
Why is the release problematic? So far, there are hardly any games announced for fall 2025. The latest date currently known is for Borderlands 4 on September 23, 2025. A few weeks later, it becomes increasingly risky, as GTA 6 is supposed to be released sometime in fall 2025.
Even major publishers are afraid of the release of GTA 6 and are planning their games around it. What the release of a major AAA game can mean for smaller titles was shown by the surprise release of Oblivion. Smaller indie games suffer the most from this.
But larger games like Ghost of Yotei could also fall under the radar of many players, especially since it is an action title like GTA 6.
Could this turn out well? It is not yet set in stone when GTA 6 is supposed to be released. An insider is even confident that the release might be pushed to 2026. Thus, publishers could switch to fall 2025 without worry if the action game is pushed to the next year.
Moreover, Ghost of Tsushima was one of the most popular games of 2020. At the Game Awards, it won the award in the Players-Voice category, which is decided solely by the audience.
It is possible that Ghost of Yotei and GTA 6 will not clash. A publisher jokingly boasted that they plan to release their title on the same day as the Rockstar game. The team is not afraid: One game publisher is the only one not afraid of GTA 6 and wants to release a game on the same day, at the same time
