Sly Cooper’s long-awaited animated series will start in October 2019, with a whopping 52 episodes commissioned. Each instalment will be 11 minutes in length, with the ‘toon targeting both boys and girls aged between 6-years-old and 10-years-old. Of course, that means that the real audience will be long-time fans in their late 20s like ourselves.
Here’s the synopsis, as posted on PGS Entertainment: “Sly Cooper follows the adventures of an irresistibly charismatic raccoon, a modern-day Robin Hood, who restores justice to his city one theft at a time. Mixing humour, action, and a remarkable cast of characters, Sly Cooper promises to be an unforgettable series.”
Sony was originally planning a Ratchet & Clank-style movie for this franchise, but we reckon an animated series makes more sense. It will still use CGI, which is a bit of shame because we reckon an old-school 2D cartoon would look great, but we’re eager to see what creator Technicolor delivers; for our money, Sly has always secretly been PlayStation’s best platforming mascot.
And of course the really exciting thing is that this could lead to another game. Previous entry Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time ended on a cliffhanger and was brilliant fun, so we’d be down for a PlayStation 4 instalment. Are you looking forward to the animated series? Would you buy a new game? Plan a heist in the comments section below.
[source pgsentertainment.com]
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It's time for Sly Cooper 5. C'mon!
I will watch it, they really should release a new game too.
Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time is awesome and really underrated, I really want a sequel on PS4.
@get2sammyb YES!
It feels like a new sly cooper would be a natural next step, although i wonder if it would focus on the tv series than a sequel to thieves in time
I wish it was hand drawn in the style of the animated segments from the games and the target audience makes me a bit trepidacous, but I’ll give it a shot!
Would've preferred 2D but i guess they're reusing assets from the movie. Either way gonna binge this when it's out. I'm guessing it'll be on Ps Plus like Powers was.
A new game to go with the show would be excellent. I've not really played any of the games before, but they do look fun.
Sly is probably my fave Playstation I.P it's an awesome series, i'm desperate for a new game, hopefully this series will lead into one
if this is successful hopefully they can do this for other playstaion characters like Jak and Daxter and ratchet and clank
I hope this presages the return of the game series on PS4 or PS5.
Here's to hoping this will lead to a new game on the future.
Recently played the HD trilogy, and just started Thieves in Time last night. It’s a shame they didn’t go for style in the games. Sly and Murray look completely different to how they do in the games. Especially Sly, he just looks creepy! I’ll still give it a shot though. Will it be using the same voice actors as the game?
And now Sony gives us an animated series from Uncharted with Nathan Fillion doing the voice...imagine xD
I'll check it out. I just hope they do the cast justice. And that Kevin Miller still voices Sly.
Would love to see some hand drawn stuff again. I guess CGI is just far more convenient and inexpensive. Will definitely watch though.
I hope sony has plan to make a new sly, or at least remaster the earlier games for the ps4, bluepoint style
Where's our favourite New Yorker on this topic? Sly Cooper 5. Word up son.
Yes!!! I’m not sure about the character designs though. And yes, we need a Sly 5.
@Get2SammyB Agreed, but who would make it? While it was good, Sanzaru made a well-funded fan game in my opinion. A step-up is needed from Sly 4 big time. It went backwards in so many ways. I can’t think of one way the series was advanced.
@PS_Nation @get2sammyb Agreed love the series and hoping the animated series performs well enough for a new game to be justified.
I'm still upset with Sanzaru Games turning a certain someone evil in Sly 4 though, will never forgive them for that.
I’m 30 years old and have been waiting Years for Sly 5 to be made and released! Leaving the game on a cliffhanger with Sly lost forever was absolutely cruel. I have been googling “Sly Cooper 5” yearly, in hopes that I might finally find some good news. I am over the moon excited right now and can not wait for October to get here!!! My children and I will be patiently awaiting Sly’s overdue return.
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