Bend Studio’s next project reportedly targets a 2027 reveal and release

Bend Studio could reveal and release its next game in 2027, according to a report covered by KitGuru on November 2, 2026. The Sony studio behind Days Gone is reportedly developing a new intellectual property with a third-person perspective and some form of cooperative play.

KitGuru attributes the information to MP1st, which claims the project is in an advanced stage of development. The reported plan puts both its announcement and launch within 2027. That remains a reported target rather than a confirmed release commitment from Sony or Bend Studio.

A new project after a cancellation

The report follows the cancellation of a separate live-service game at Bend. According to KitGuru’s account, that cancellation was followed by layoffs affecting nearly a third of the studio’s workforce. The project now being discussed is described as an entirely new game.

Details about its cooperative functionality remain limited. The supplied reporting does not establish how co-op would work or how central it would be to the experience. It also does not identify release platforms, so the studio’s PlayStation ownership should not be read as confirmation of a particular console or PC launch.

What the reported schedule means

Bend’s last game, Days Gone, arrived in 2019. A 2027 release would therefore put its next title roughly eight years after that game’s original arrival, if the reported schedule holds.

The notable detail is the proposed gap between reveal and release: both would happen in the same calendar year. For players following Sony’s studios, that gives the report a concrete timeline to watch, while the game’s identity and the scope of its co-op features remain unresolved.