The PlayStation 5 is confirmed to be launching in the holiday season 2020 . And while 2020 is already stacked with a lineup of promising games in the months before the next generation of consoles arrives, that also likely means a launch lineup with some new exciting games.

PS5 Launch Games We Could (and Hope) to See 14 IMAGES

Assassin's Creed

Call of Duty: Black Ops V

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Madden, FIFA, NHL

NBA 2K

Bloodborne Remastered

Astro Bot: Rescue Mission 2 (PS5 Enhanced)

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New Insomniac PSVR Game (PS5 Enhanced)

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Horizon Zero Dawn 2 and/or a new Uncharted

New Sony First-Party IP

Bluepoint's New Game

Some indies

Batman: Arkham or Harry Potter

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Knack 3

With that in mind, while we’ve already asked you what unannounced PlayStation game sequel you’d like to see for PS5 , we also know that the PS5 launch will likely include a wide swath of familiar and new, games meant to give us a reason to shell out hundreds of dollars for new equipment in a year that already promises so many potentially stellar games for PS4.So, with that in mind, we’ve put together a list, part wishful thinking and part common sense guessing, about what games could launch with the PS5. Do we expect all of these unannounced games? Not likely, otherwise I should really start betting on the Kentucky Derby every year. But,for our picks of what games could make their debut alongside the PS5.Assassin’s Creed may no longer be an annualized series, but it still serves as one of Ubisoft’s defining franchises. With no new entry in 2019, conventional wisdom suggests the next AC would come in 2020, and with new consoles on the way, it makes absolute sense Ubisoft would kick off next-gen with a new Assassin-VS-Templar adventure. Especially with rumors swirling that the next AC will be Viking-themed , Ubisoft could take everything about its massive, beautiful recent entries in the series and ratchet them up a notch, showcasing just how expansive and detailed environments can be on the PS5! (And Scarlett, too, but this list is about the PS5!)Even before this year’s Call of Duty is out, rumors are already swirling about the franchise’s first next generation’s entry, with reports suggesting its now in the hands of Black Ops developers Treyarch . Given Black Ops’ popularity as a sub-series of Call of Duty, and assuming (to capitalize on player bases) the next COD will be a cross-generational release, a new Black Ops feels like a safe bet. Activision can satisfy fans both adopting new consoles and remaining on last-gen systems, all while planting the flag of Blackout and other multiplayer modes on the next run of hardware.While EA’s portfolio feels smaller by the year, it’s a safe bet that we’ll see versions of next year’s football and football games for next-gen systems. Even with backward compatibility, we expect to see PS5 and Scarlett versions with slightly improved graphics and performance.Ditto goes for 2K’s sports mainstay. Sports franchises are some of the best-selling games every year, and make for obvious inclusions in a new generation’s launch lineup.This pick comes from our own Brian Altano, one of several Podcast Beyond castmembers who keep telling me to go back to Bloodborne even though I am very, very bad at it. But Brian’s reasoning for this one is actually pretty sound: despite the massive reverence for it, Bloodborne never received a PS4 Pro patch to update its resolution and performance. It seems like such a strange omission, but having a new, improved version of Bloodborne at the launch of the PS5 would be a nice nod to the new generation’s upgraded hardware — and a chance for everyone to start asking about Bloodborne 2 again.What little we know about the PS5 so far includes a demo made by the Astro Bot devs to show off the PS5 controller’s haptic feedback abilities. It’s not crazy to think that demo is, in fact, indicative of larger development work. Astro Bot is one of the crown jewels of the PSVR library, and it will have been about two years since the original’s launch by the time the PS5 hits next fall. And though PSVR will, at launch, be cross-compatible, I’d expect Astro Bot 2 to take advantage of all the PS5’s new bells and whistles.Sure, we’re all expecting Insomniac Games to make a Marvel’s Spider-Man sequel at some point, but the studio has also proven itself a prolific VR developer in recent years with titles like Stormland and The Unspoken. Functionally giving Sony a new first-party VR studio as well, Insomniac’s new status as a PlayStation developer should allow the studio to continue its VR work exclusively for the PSVR, showing off both what the PS5 and PSVR are capable of.Any company needs a big iconic exclusive at launch to really pull in players, especially those who may see no reason to upgrade just yet. Sony has launched several massive franchises this generation with sequels that fans are just waiting to see produced. Given development time between entries, Horizon (first released in 2017) would likely be the best fit in that regard, and a clear showcase for why it’s worth buying into next-gen hardware. Horizon is still is one of the best-looking games of this generation, offering a technically dazzling world with impressively complex enemies and combat systems. A sequel that evolves that formulae for the PS5 is a natural way to tout why the Sony’s new console is worth buying right out the gate.As for Uncharted, there have been rumors about how PlayStation might continue one of its most beloved franchises since The Lost Legacy came out in 2017. And while we haven't heard much concrete in that realm, it's certainly sensible to want to give players a reason to buy new hardware by offering them the next chapter in an iconic franchise.An exclusive library can help bolster any launch lineup, and it feels natural that Sony would want to use the launch of a new system to debut a new series. Yes, we all remember how that went for Knack when the PS4 first came out, but the point still stands that Sony will want to give players every reason to buy a PS5 in 2020 and not wait for a price drop down the line.We know very little about games in production for PS5, except for the fact that Bluepoint Games, the developer behind the Shadow of the Colossus PS4 remake, is working on a game for it. Set to be the studio’s biggest game yet, many assume it will be yet another remake, one that’s bigger in scope than ever before. Should it be the rumored Demon’s Souls remake or something else entirely, it would be another great way to highlight Sony’s rich history while modernizing it for new technology.Given the nature of independent development versus some of the more franchise-focused tendencies of the AAA companies, I’m not sure which smaller-scale indie games will be launched on the PS5, but there will doubtlessly be some. A game like Resogun was a breakout hit from the PS4’s launch lineup, and I’m sure Sony will want to have a wide swath of games at launch, whether that means we’ll see ports of existing games or completely new ones.WB Games is an enigma I wish I could figure out. Home to some of the biggest movie and TV franchises around (Lord of the Rings, Batman, Mad Max, and Harry Potter among them), it’s a shame we’re not seeing more licensed WB games. But, with last year’s alleged leaked Harry Potter RPG footage and the recent teases of a possible new Batman game from the Arkham Origins devs, something has to come soon. I’d fully expect one of these games — perhaps Harry Potter, since it hasn’t even been officially teased by a WB developer — to be a shiny, new PS5 launch gameKnack could be back, baby — Mark Cerny is once again the lead architect of the PS5 as he was of the PS4, at the launch of which he delivered until the world perennial meme Knack (and, eventually, it’s actually pretty good sequel Knack 2). Play to the fanbase, Sony, and make Knack the PS5 mascot he couldn’t be for the PS4.

Let us know what you think about our guesses, and be sure to tell us what games you hope to see launch along with the PS5 next year. And for more on everything PlayStation, stay tuned to our weekly PlayStation show, Podcast Beyond!