1998: The Toll Keeper Story announced for PS5

Sony announced 1998: The Toll Keeper Story, a new narrative game coming to PlayStation 5 and PC. According to the PlayStation Blog, the title follows Dewi, a character whose story of motherhood is tested amid social chaos.The game draws directly from events in Indonesia during 1998, when a severe monetary crisis triggered widespread social upheaval. The developer cites an Indonesian saying as the game's core concept: "A mother's love knows no bounds, spanning across all time."The studio positions the narrative as universally relevant, emphasizing that historical events from that period continue to offer lessons about mistakes the world refuses to learn from. Release date and gameplay details have not yet been disclosed.