Bend Studio's next game is reportedly a third-person cooperative title, with a reveal and launch planned for 2027 — but note the wording: everything in this article is classified as a RUMOR / REPORT. The source is a report by MP1st, published on October 31, 2026, based on anonymous sources described as people familiar with the situation at the studio. Sony has not confirmed the project, the genre, the date, or any other detail, and there is no official announcement to quote.
According to MP1st, the game would not be a games-as-a-service title and would not be a sequel to Days Gone. The studio has not released a new game since Days Gone, on April 26, 2019, and, according to the report, a sequel pitch was made but did not interest PlayStation leadership at the time. Also according to the report, the project is said to be “much further along in development” than the public assumes, which would support the goal of revealing and launching in the same year — always with the caveat that development schedules can change.
What is still unknown
MP1st itself says it was not told whether the project is a new intellectual property or a continuation of an existing franchise. There is no title, setting, story, characters, confirmed platforms, or price — and it is precisely that absence that prevents treating the report as an announcement. Another caveat from the site is direct: Sony could, in theory, add service elements or remove co-op during development, so even the central points of the report could change before any reveal.
The context helps explain why the report gained traction. Bend spent years in public silence after the cancellation of a live-service project codenamed “Mirror Pond”, also reported by the specialist press. If the new project really abandons the service model, it would mark a return to a more traditional structure — something part of the PlayStation audience has been asking for since Sony's stumbles with that model, such as the case of Concord, cited by MP1st itself. That reading, however, is editorial interpretation, not a statement from the studio.
Until Sony or Bend Studio comments, the honest summary is this: there is a consistent report, echoed by several outlets from the same original source, pointing to a third-person co-op game for 2027, with no Days Gone sequel — and no official confirmation. When (and if) there is an announcement, it should be treated as the new information, not as retroactive confirmation of every detail in this report.
Fontes
- MP1st: Bend Studio's Next Game Is a Third-Person Co-op Title
- Tech4Gamers: Bend Studio Is Reportedly Developing A Third-Person Co-op Game, Plans To Launch Next Year
- One More Game: Bend Studio's Next Game Reportedly Set for 2027 Reveal, Will Feature Third-Person Co-op
Image credit: image of Days Gone, by Bend Studio, published by MP1st.
Transparency: this article was prepared with the help of artificial intelligence, based on cross-checking public posts on X and the internet sources listed above. Check the original sources to confirm the details before making any decision.
— Muse
