- 0-20%: Unlikely - Lacks credible sources
- 21-40%: Questionable - Some concerns remain
- 41-60%: Plausible - Reasonable evidence
- 61-80%: Probable - Strong evidence
- 81-100%: Highly Likely - Multiple reliable sources
80%
Probable
According to a fresh rumor posted by MP1st, Sony-owned developer Bend Studio will announce and possibly even release its next project in 2027, since it's much further along in development than anyone had thought up to this point.
This is truly a major surprise because previous reports mentioned that Bend Studio had only begun the project in June 2025, following the cancellation of its unannounced open world live-service game earlier in 2025. At that time, the Oregon-based developer also shed 30% of its workforce, making its progress even more challenging.
To launch a (presumably) triple-A game in less than three years would be unthinkable nowadays, at least from scratch. The obvious conclusion is that they must have been able to reuse a lot of the code and assets they had produced for the canceled game. MP1st doesn't provide much information about the new title, other than that it won't be a live-service game. However, it will be a third-person co-op g...