There’s a PlayStation Showcase this week, which means anyone with a Twitter account has heard inside information about the event from their Uncle who works at Sony. We’ve seen tons of stories flying on social media this weekend, including the prospect of a new Marvel title and so much more. The one that seems to have stuck is a rumour regarding inFAMOUS.
According to Xbox Era co-founder Nick Baker, Sucker Punch’s superhero series is in line for a comeback – but “take this one with a grain of salt”. He wrote on Twitter: “It’s one of the things I couldn’t get confirmed. But because I like the series I’m hoping it’s true. But there’s a chance we could see inFAMOUS make a return at Sony’s showcase. Fingers crossed.”
The wording of this message has us reaching for our Square button, because there’s a lot here to doubt. Baker points out multiple times that he hasn’t really been able to corroborate the story, and ends with a big old fingers crossed. Of course, that hasn’t stopped the post from being shared hundreds of times online, and reported on by dozens of websites.
Fans have since noticed that Sony recently renewed its inFAMOUS domain name, adding more fuel to the fire, but we’d guess this is a coincidence and is just a case of the platform holder protecting its property. We like inFAMOUS, but with Sucker Punch now working on Ghost of Tsushima and Marvel’s Spider-Man ticking PlayStation’s “exclusive super hero open world” box, it feels done to us.
Could it happen? Well, yes, of course – but this rumour hasn’t exactly convinced us.
[source twitter.com, via gamesradar.com]
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Not the hugest fan of them but still solid titles I liked.
@Residentsteven Just don’t buy it then…? Is it not an unreasonable attitude to only want games commissioned to your tastes?
Yes please and Sly Cooper pretty please!
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WATER. POWERS.
Seriously, it'd be amazing going from being able to explode fire hydrants (because OBVIOUSLY it would be set in America), then to summoning rain clouds, exploding river banks and drains, then onto a tsunami and being able to level a city.
Honestly, I wouldn't mind a remastered collection of Infamous for the PS5. They could even hire back Bluepoint to remaster the first two Infamous games.
Sucker Punch working on Spiderman? Thats insomniac isnt it or have i missed something
i tried second son recently but something is completely off with the HDR..it's dark as hell and my tv is a calibrated oled..
I'm really just pulling for a remaster collection. Love those games, and I think they would take great use of the Dualsense.
This has made me realise that you hardly ever see people calling for more Infamous games*, like you do for e.g. Syphon Filter, Sly Cooper, Motorstorm, and others.
I thought Second Son was a really well made game, if a bit forgettable. I guess lots of people felt the same.
(* Same for the Killzone series too.)
@SoulsBourne128 God, imagine wasting Bluepoint Games on an InFamous remaster. 😖
@Danloaded That’s not what the sentence says.
bring cole back, delsin sucked as a hero or the chick from last light
Yes please! Love the inFAMOUS games! If they plan to do a remaster of the first two games (my favourite) as a collection, I hope they include Festival of Blood. Really enjoyed that one too!
Man o man if this is true. Can you imagine Empire City with ray tracing, or Cole's power using a newer particle effect system like seen in Second Son?
I actually never played the first 2 so why not. I liked Second Son and First Light.
I imagine they'll do ghost of tsushima to death before returning to infamous.
@LiamCroft Ah my bad i misread it lol
If more Infamous makes people happy, then ok rumor for them, but, to me, going back to Infamous from Ghost of Tsushima is a monumental and baffling step backwards.
Maybe an update to Second Son and First Light.
You know, 60FPS patch and stuff like that.
I was going to say ‘inFamous Collection’ in my predictions for the Showcase. Would LOVE that. The first two (especially the second) games were something else. They kinda lost the magic/coolness in Second Son and First Light.
A wise man once said, don’t give me hope
@somnambulance "going back to Infamous from Ghost of Tsushima is a monumental and baffling step backwards."
So you want them to make GoT games from now until the end of time? Maybe turn GoT into something similar to Assassin's Creed where's there's hundreds of them?
I wanted them to do a new infamous next and used everything they've learned from GoT, after that they would continue Ghost.
@Beyondclem “Are you trying to present your own statements as ancient wisdom?” - Daenerys Targaryen, burner of everything.
Spider-man has nothing to do with it. Sure, it’s a superhero game, but they play so different. I’d much rather have inFamous than Spider-Man though. It’s not even a competition.
I love sequels, really do, but I am at a point in my life where I honestly prefer new Ips over sequels. But I would still LOVE to see a new Infamous, one of my favourite franchises!
@Juanalf No, I’d like Sucker Punch to continue coming up with new and unique IPs with cinematically based storytelling. I understand that some people love Infamous, but, for me, Ghost showed a great deal more nuance and depth than I ever expected of the studio. As far as I’m concerned, Ghost of Tsushima’s story could be complete in one fantastic game, but I’m more interested in whatever other new ideas they may have.
@Jaz007 Same, but I'm really tired of collectables. Backpacks in Spiderman and Shards in InFamous. I can deal with some but nothing more than like 100 now.
I loved the ps3 games... I still have the ps4 ones and haven't played them. One day soon.
I enjoy the series but give me 👻 of Tsushima 2 please.
@nookie_egg Sounds better than video game powers, or whatever that third stupid power was you got in second son.
@fR_eeBritney not really more a man with arrows who let grief do the talking on bad guys
@Residentsteven. Why comment thinking people will agree with you.its a way better game than death stranding.😂.word up son
@CielloArc
Already done, and Second Son & First Light run extremely well on PS5.
A Bluepoint PS5 remaster of the PS3 games (1, 2, Festival of Blood) in a complete bundle - YES PLEASE!!!
@Jayofmaya Yeah, not too many wild be good. inFamous isn’t nearly as bad as Spider-Man though. Honestly, Sucker Punch handles them a lot better and makes them more meaningful than make devs. GoT feels amazing when you collect stuff. Spider-Man feels like typical collect-a-thon without as much heart or thought behind it.
It'd be cool if Infamous made a long awaited return.
Id rather them do something new.
Best super hero ip before Spyderman. I loved 2 a lot, I like 1 and 3. But I'm up for a fourth one.
I put this on my unrealistic predictions earlier so if a brand new game or a remake is announced I'll be thrilled!
I'd love remasters of the first two games. I detest trying to stream PS3 games on PS Now.
I don't have a PS5 but I sure would love a new Infamous for when I eventually get one. I've played the original two games so much I could do without a remastered collection, personally. I think lots of folks getting rid of their PS3s was
a big mistake
@LiamCroft Hey, they're the only ones I know of who are competent on remastering haha.
Either that or a Legend of Dragoon remake from Bluepoint would be cool, but that's just wishful thinking.
@nookie_egg I honestly had an idea of an infamous rpg where you can play as an conduit and you have the choice to choose whatever power you like. Water, fire, speed, ice, lightning, vampirism, transformation, etc. I think it would be a good game for people to roleplay as their superhero oc lmao tho an infamous game where you play as Delsin, Abigail or Cole again would be cool too.
@SoulsBourne128 Other than FF7, best ps2 RPG. Am so up for that!
Eh, I'd much rather Sucker Punch return to Sly Cooper than Infamous.
@Jayofmaya Absolutely! Also, I think you were referring to PS1 right? 😅
@Royalblues bluepoint can easily make a new game , of course all they've done is remasters but that doesn't mean that's all they can do.
don't tease me , i would love a ps5 infamous game. and i feel like they've learned a lot from working on ghosts , that they could use in this game.
I'd be cool with this as well! This or Sly 5 would be a very welcome surprise! I can't imagine Sucker Punch would have the time to be the ones behind either of these things with how busy they have been with Ghost unless they expanded immensely but if they are some how behind either one even better!
@Korgon if there was another sly game i don't think sucker punch would do it, they didn't do sly 4 another team did.
@SM1FFY01 nothing really too much to those rumors sadly , i would love to see it , but it feels like its just some guy posting fake rumors.
@SoulsBourne128 Auto correct hates ps1! Scold the auto correct!
Where Bloodborne II?
I'm not expecting a new game but I would prefer one
I would love to see remakes of 1 & 2 using the Ghost of Tsushima game engine.
More realistically though, it's just remasters of 1-2 and/or Second Son.
@KidBoruto second son runs in 60fps on the ps5 it looks pretty good tbh
@twitchtvpat While true, I'd still love to see a proper PS5 upgrade that takes advantage of the newer game engine they used for Ghost of Tsushima: Director's Cut.
love the infamous series. so im down for a remaster or a new entry
I'm betting it's a remaster of the first two games.
If we're remastering a PS3 era collection then I would love a Resistance Trilogy. One franchise that passed me by and I think would do well again.
He sure is getting the popularity he s looking for with all these grains of salt in the sea he goes on about.
I’m sure Infamous will be back at some point.
@twitchtvpat
I know it was by Sanzaru games who did a great job on Sly 4. Sadly Facebook bought them out so the chances of them doing Sly 5 are pretty much zero which is why I brought up Sucker Punch possibly deciding to return for 5.
It's rare but this has happened before. Like Ninja Theory taking over Devil May Cry for an entry before Capcom brought it back in house for Devil May Cry 5.
FUUUUUUUU!!!!!! YUS! These games mean so much to me, I would love to revisit them on PS5 =D
I hate when completely baseless rumours like this catch on. And then the origin of the rumour is non-committal so they can conveniently dodge blame when it turns out to be complete nonsense.
No way an inFamous game is announced this week. Fingers crossed I have to eat my words though because I'd love one 🤞
So talking of starting rumours...
Resistance 3 celebrates it's 10th Birthday on the same day as the PS Showcase apparently.
Coincidence......?
Now that would be something!
I love Infamous 1 and 2.... Second Son not so much (it's not bad, just not to my liking).
So if it's a sequel or a new IP, i hope it's for/akin to the first 2 games.
If they're just trying to bring the PS3 games to PS5, I hope they do proper Remakes, and not just simple Remasters.
Alas, it's good to see this franchise brought into the spotlight again.
@sajoey Agreed, I enjoyed 1 and 2 immensely, and the spooky vampire one. Second Son was good, but not great.
@nookie_egg the neon powers in the last Infamous expansion where awsome to but water sounds awsome i also had great fun with the earth powers.
@JapaneseSonic I love some mixing up of the IP's that keeps them fresh instead of pumping out extra parts.
@twitchtvpat The game looked fantastic on the base PS4. 😁
@Octane Yeah, TV powers wtf.
@LuisCruz13 I could get behind an rpg infamous, it would make the decision to be good or evil a lot less simplified. Maybe have super powerful conduits who have taken over with absolute power with others trying to stop them, could be like an injustice kind of deal.
@Flaming_Kaiser I think neon was probably the best power overall, but concrete was fun, it was so op.
Imagine that Sucker Punch doing new game for di$ney called Thor and dr.Jones.
With short teaser showing hammer and whip and then
Thor and Dr.Jones,Thor and Dr.Jonesssss
One plays with lighthing
Other one play with bones.....
Is there room for Cole and Spidey? Hell yes if you ask me lol
@nookie_egg We need steelbending like in the Avatar. 😁
And i believe Abigail would have been a way more interesting main then Delsin. Het story was way better written but thats the issue with a moral meter. And i didnt like that we didnt have a choice in the DLC in the end but thats the issue with a prequel.
Really enjoyed second son when PS4 launched. Would be more than happy with more infamous, especially if it breaks up the predictable barrage of Spider-Man games sony no doubt has planned…
A PS5 remake of the first two games is something I would gladly pay the $70 entry fee for day one.
A single one, or a sequel, I would wait a bit on.
i can see sucker punch having more then 1 team now. a infamous game would be perfect before they revisit ghosts again , i'm sure we'll see another ghosts game.
Damn! I have so I really wanted to play these but I was Xbox exclusive.
As one of my absolute favorite "modern" series from Sony, this would be such a highlight for me!
@Jaz007 Spiderman really does "borrow" a whole lot of inFamous' formula. Every time I play into Spidey I keep thinking "wow, this is basically inFamous with a licensed Disney skin, dumbed down and "stremlined" into tedium." 100% agree I'd rather have more inFamous than Spidey, but I'd be surprised if they'd duplicate the two series so closely.
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