Digimon Story Leak Surfaces Before PlayStation Showcase

A new Digimon video game, tentatively titled Digimon Story: Time Stranger, appears to have been leaked through GameStop ahead of tonight's PlayStation State of Play presentation.

Gematsu spotted and shared listings for the mysterious project earlier today, publishing store links that will seemingly allow interested players to pre-order copies for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X. The GameStop pages currently lack any images or gameplay details related to the currently unannounced Digimon Story: Time Stranger, but it may not be long before we hear something more official.

The leak arrives just hours before Sony's latest State of Play presentation kicks off. Although no information about what the show will include has been revealed, the company has teased plans to include 40 minutes of content. With plenty of room for reveals and the Digimon Story: Time Stranger pre-order listings popping up mere hours ago, it wouldn't be much of a shock to see the digital monster series make an appearance of some kind.

The Digimon Story series has a rich history that predates the potential new entry's appearance on GameStop's website. Longtime fans will remember Bandai Namco's video game spin-off, which earned its name with the original Digimon Story for the Nintendo DS back in the mid-2000s. A plethora of installments for various platforms have been released in the years since, with recent examples including 2015's Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth and 2017's Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth – Hacker's Memory. A Complete Edition bundled both Cyber Sleuth titles in 2019.

Past entries have seen players immersed in the world of Digimon, befriending and working with monsters in RPG gameplay that involves battling others. However, aside from an announcement in 2022 by franchise producer Kazumashu Habu teasing a new Story game, players have been left without a brand-new installment for years. Releases like Digimon Survive have helped fill the void in the interim, but it appears the wait for a true continuation might finally come to an end if Digimon Story: Time Stranger officially emerges soon.