It's been freshly claimed that Sony is currently working to bring back some of PlayStation's dormant first-party game franchises.
This comes from VGC's Andy Robinson, speaking on the outlet's latest podcast episode (time stamped above).
As the conversation turns to Sony's recent statement about considering opportunities to revive old IPs, Robinson says that the company is developing some of these right now.
Commenting on the possibility of PlayStation delving into its long list of old IPs, he says he knows "of at least a couple [of games] that they're working on", describing them as "deep cut, old IP stuff". He adds that they'll likely be smaller scale titles to fill out the platform holder's slate of first-party releases going forward.
Obviously this lines up with what the company has recently hinted at, but there's no telling how far along any of these supposed projects are, so it might be a while before we find out if Robinson's claim holds true.
Still, we'd love to see some classic PlayStation series come back; WipEout is long overdue a return, and the thought of a new MotorStorm, Resistance, Sly Cooper, or Killzone is very exciting. That's just wishful thinking from us, though.
Potentially some really fun stuff to look forward to in the next few years, then, but what do you think? Discuss in the comments section below.
[source youtu.be, via resetera.com]
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I could see Sly being one. The recent release of the original 3 did pretty well for an old emulated titles.
Question is, do they pick up after Thieves in Time or no?
Colony Wars, G Police, Syphon Filter, Parasite Eve, Bushido Blade, please. I know they're not Sony but they were exclusives, aquire them!
Give me MotorStorm dammit!!!
Good. Continue being number 1 Sony.
Ape Escape Remake would be amazing, or bring back Dark Cloud in some form but maybe not let Level 5 touch it this time.
Please, please, please let Resistance be among them.
I've also unearthed some rumours of something new at SIE called the: Give Team Asobi Anything They Want to Make Protocol.
Wasn’t it confirmed a while ago that MediEvil is getting some sort of adaptation from PlayStation Productions? I could see that prompting a new game to tie in with it, same with Twisted Metal.
The Legend of Dragoon…can wish
@QuoVadis Half Life 3 will be out before that 😔
They need to look at outsourcing IPs between their studios. Id love to see Team Asobi take a shot at Jak and Daxter for example.
I'm more into the PS3 era of Sony. Motorstorm, inFamous, Uncharted. Give us an Infamous 2 remaster
Rumors of Half-Life 3 finally releasing this year, anything is possible now
@Ravix I was gonna say the same thing 🤣
It would be good to see some of these dormant series come back to life. Some of the newer games are starting to feel stale imo. Would be good to see Nintendo do the same too.
@riceNpea Sony will make a new The Legend of Zelda game before they make a new LoD lol. But man, such a good game! Have never found another game with as satisfying of a battle system; and the simplicity of the whole thing…fantastic. I’ve yet to try the Severed Chains recent update, am holding out until I get a handheld pc to play it on. I think it’ll give the same feels and freshness that the 7th Heaven mod gives to the OG FFVII (who needs the new trilogy with that collection of mods)!
@Kidfunkadelic83 absolutely true, of Sony and Nintendo. When you’ve been playing since the NES days on, the new offerings are getting a little too familiar. Admittedly a little less true of Nintendo but only a little. At least they are prone to take more risks with new IPs (Astral Chain, Arms etc.). But when you start to prefer the originals to the sequels (I prefer Spiderman to Spider-Man 2; Breath to Tears) you (I) personally just start to lose interest in what they are doing as a whole when what they keep churning out are sequels and remasters of relatively new games or remasters of remasters.
Please revive Rayman franchise.
Give me more Killzone please (yes I already know the answer)
@awp69 the day i see Motorstorm is coming to PS, i might drop my iPad from raising my hands and yelling finally!! I love that series. If that did that and Resistance. I would be beyond stoked. Hope we find out sooner than later what titles they are working on.
Infamous, Sly Cooper, and Resistance PLEASE SONY
@Orpheus79V they don’t have a choice since it ended on a cliffhanger unfortunately. thieves in time sucked
Considering they built the entire brand in the early days on the sheer cool of WipEout, it's crimal how neglected it is.
Just give us some games that aren't third person action adventures. I love, love, love a lot of their games - TLoU, Horizon, GoT, Returnal, and yes, they are all different, but the diversity in their line up is long gone, and frankly I'm getting bored of the brand.
@dschons resistance on PS5 would look outstanding. I loved the enemy art on that series. Maybe not as much as the enemies in Gears of War but close enough to make me wish resistance would get one more chance to become a staying IP. I hated the PS3 controller. But still logged insane hours playing Resistance. Same with Motorstorm.
I can see Bend Studio making a Syphon Filter... San Diego developing a Twisted Metal... Jak and Dakter and Sly Cooper returning from their respective studios... Kill Zone and Resistance having a crossover with HellDivers 2... And I'll throw in a wild one like Heavenly Sword by a new small studio.
Will I really see the return of Jak and Daxter? I want to believe it, but I've waited so many times in the past and at some point I stopped giving myself false hope.
Furthermore, all of the key developers who worked on it back then have long since left ND.
On the other hand, Sony is also forced to focus on smaller titles again now that the AAA bubble has burst and the next million flops are already guaranteed.
@QuoVadis as a console gamer since the death of the greatest machine ever, the Amiga, I'm mildly envious of PC gamers ability to play mods of games.
Socom only game I want
How is no one else clamoring for Parappa yet in the comments?
@riceNpea …the Amiga eh…the original?? I’m not sure how popular those were here in Canada. But I know exactly what you mean. I’ve only ever been a console gamer, but I bought a legion go (which I later took back) and it was my first real experience of non-console pc gaming, which really just meant full fledged emulation (tried a bit with my Mac mini to varying degrees of success but have given up on it). I made it through a good chunk of ffvii with certain 7th heaven mods and it was absolutely divine! I’m definitely getting one of the new PC handhelds coming out this year just so I can go back and play some of my favourites like FFVII, LoD, Hot Pursuit 2 and Hitz Pro. And Breath of the Wild modded just changes the game entirely for the better! Super curious to see the Legion Go 2 unveiling on Tuesday at CES.
Bring back SSX
What ever it is I hope it’s something fun like sly or jak. More cartoony games in general would be nice I’m getting tired of photorealism.
A remake of the first Infamous could be amazing. I doubt it ever happens though.
I’d love to see a remaster/remake of motorstorm apocalypse. Loved that game
@QuoVadis oh man, you missed on on the absolute golden age of gaming!! The Amiga was the pinnacle of our hobby. Sony and PlayStation transformed the industry and made it mainstream worldwide but that was the just things plateauing. The internet was when it began to decline, stagnate and homogenise.
Though I've got to admit, the PC is probably where there's the most purest form of gaming to be had thanks to the modding community, keeping the spirit of the Wild West of early years alive.
That's fantastic news.
I know Spyro/Crash aren't really Sony anymore but if we could get new MediEvil, new JakNDaxter, new Sly Cooper id be so happy.
Hell id love to at least get one more Ratchet and Clank this generation, even if it's entirely Rivet and Kit focused.
@jeff19023 they said they'd like to but it's tricky!
I’ve been wanting a Warhawk game for so long now.. I’ve been having hope for this since 2012..
For the love of all that is holy.. just come through with it. This was your answer for a fun multiplayer title for all these years..
It still needs to be skill based not pay to win. But make it happen.. please.
Motorstorm will a nice but make it more like the first.
Resistant reboot would be nice.. RFOM was so good..
Socom.. don’t make me say anything else..
Jak and Daxter obviously, Dark Cloud, I’m sure there a more ps2 titles that I would love to see remake or sequel to if I wanted to keep going.
@Majin_Deicide We got a new MediEvil a few years ago and no one bought it. Personally, I would rather they give other deserving franchises a chance. .
I'm gonna get hate for saying this but I don't trust naughty dog to make a new entry in Jak & Daxter. Those games were very decidedly 2000's era games and ND would feel inclined to change so much it wouldn't be recognizeable.
Not a PlayStation IP (I don’t believe) but bring back Small Soldiers from the PS1 era. I always watched my older bro play (he controller hogged the jerk 😭😭) and I loved it tbh.
@YoureTooSlowBro I bought it lol
@ATaco ND should be calling a studio like Toys For Bob that are now Independent and hiring them to make it. I know they’re working with Microsoft on a game but maybe afterwards. Or at least find a competent indie studio and partner with them. Whether in-house or out, a lot of these ND IPs are too good not to continue in some capacity- Jak & Daxter being up there on the list
Just give me a new, great Sly Cooper game that is structured like Sly 2. Please. That's all I'm asking for, Sony.
Would love some new sly, infamous and Jak though not necessarily in the same game lol
@HonestHick I'd love if they tested the waters with a remaster of the trilogy for relatively cheap to gauge consumer interest and then follow it up with a new installment. I agree, it would look insane on current gen.
Warhawk please sony!!
My first ps3 game and it'll be perfect for their obsession with online only titles.
@nomither6 There's always a choice. Sequels have ignored previous sequels before. If whichever team has a different vision from Sanzaru they might just want to ignore the game entirely, do their own Sly 4 (the number hasn't been used yet). Could even reboot it.
Would suck for anyone wanting the resolution to the cliffhanger but it happens.
Not surprising, now let's see if the people who complain about old ip use actually buy them ... not like the MediEvil remake, gravity rush remaster, patapon 1&2 remasters, wipeout collection, jak 1-3, among other games PS tried to bring back last gen but people seem to forget they did lol.
@dschons Thats not a bad idea. I would be ok with that. I would day 1 it for sure. It would look so good. Plus with all the crazy guns they could throw in some Dual sense features.
Resistance and Infamous ended on low notes and could do with reboots. Killzone should get another shot. With the right people it can be a mega IP. It never really reached the heights of a top series.
This is good news!!! Hopefully we’ll hear about at least one at the next State of Play which one would think is right around the corner.
Medievil 2 Remake! 🤞
Knowing Sony these will be very bland games ( hope not )
Twisted Metal and Rez 2.
As long as it's not live service crap, I'm all for it.
Sly and Jak please! Throw in a little Infamous to boot. A LOT of Infamous to boot!
@GymratAmarillo nostalgia is 10% happiness and 90% complaining. Most people who wax nostalgic are miserable AF and want it that way.
@GymratAmarillo Can't speak for others but I was one of those who DID put the money down for many of those, gotten very bored of a lot of modern offerings and am more than happy to enjoy a good remake or remaster if it's justified
Now, I'm just patiently awaiting news of the most important one of all though ... Syphon Filter! There was just something about it that put it way ahead of Metal Gear Solid for me back then, probably the fact that the enemies in SP could see you from a distance whereas MGS had the 4ft cone vision which made the game an absolute cake walk to complete, but SP was a bit more challenging, always felt it deserved more than it got.
I'm crossing my fingers especially with Hermen still at the top and his ambition is to turn PS studios into full live service games.
@GymratAmarillo Yeah if only last gen people bought those Sony remaster and ports. I bought some like Medievil remake, Patapon 1 remaster, Jak 1 & 2, Ape Escape 2, Legend of Dragoon, Syphon Filter 1, Dark Cloud 2, Rogue Galaxy, and Wild Arms 1-3.
Killzone
Sly
Jak & daxter
InFAMOUS
Ape Escape
Maybe resistance
and most important:
PLAYSTATION ALL STARS BATTLE ROYALE!!!!
@GymratAmarillo
Maybe people just aren't as interested for remasters as they are about brand NEW experiences. If Sony does plan on reviving old IP I really hope it's not to bring out even MORE remakes or remasters.
New games, please.
I just need a ps5 patch for DriveClub and ill be ok
I would love to see Wipeout, Syphon filter remake/sequel, Ape escape remake/sequel by team asobi and a remake/sequel of legend of dragoon. The last one will likely not happen unless they do it like FF7 remake.
I do wish they had added the lost colossi to the shadow of the collosus remake. That was annoying.
@Scottdevine53 That's Ubisoft and they are apparently unless they get sold the rate they are losing money maybe also be cancelled
As much as this sounds great it's always a one off then they go back to the usually TLOU, Spiderman sort of games, they should have been randomly going through their old IPs and bringing back ones here and there in the years they don't have anything massive coming out to fill that space
I've always wondered why they don't remaster older goodies like Motorstorm, Resistance, Tokyo Jungle etc. Sony is sitting on a goldmine of great games that most users can't play anymore. I'm sure they would sell well enough to recuperate their remastering costs, especially if released on other platforms like PC as well.
Oh man, I'd kill for a brand new WipEout game! Bring back inspired graphic design and hire Orbital and JamieXX to do the soundtrack 🥳
Colony wars or gtfo 😀
Would love a Infamous remaster or completely new game. Get to it sony!
PlayStation's become so ridiculously greedy. Huge collection of excellent well regarded original IPs and they seem to solely focus on live service games and sequels to PS4-era ones that are all the exact same formula.
They should have set up a talented AA studio when thinking of their subscription service and have them pound out some remasters/AA remakes or sequels of the dormant IPs. Nothing that's expected to sell millions but are instead a bit different from the AAA flagships, maybe experimental a bit with features and styles, etc. Not only would they pad out that subscription service to justify the insane price increase but would also potentially have an unexpected hit they can build on.
Hate how every publisher seems to be intent on spending 4+ years developing a game that may or may not be a hit.
Motorstorm would be amazing, a new game that pushes PS5 tech or remasters of the 3 games.
@ThomasHL totally agree 👍
Give us Sly Cooper and Resistance!
Would love to see Sly Cooper and The Mark of Kri make a return!
Bring back M.A.G. and Wipeout and that's my gaming sorted for a couple of years
weren't the early rumors that infamous and sly were both coming back?
Warhawk and MAG were ahead of their time.
@ItsAlwaysSunnyyy i mean in the long run having a pandemic at the launch of the ps5 clearly changed a lot of things in the video game industry. with the addition that they no longer are time crunching forcing people to work 80+ hours a week to get games out quicker.
@MysticWangForce God I miss Psygnosis so much the games they made for PS1 until Sony bought them out and renamed them Studio Liverpool which was shut down by Jim Ryan 1 week after he visited and told them jobs are safe
@Nakatomi_Uk Indeed. I actually live in Liverpool now. And didn't realise they were based here until i moved here to go to university. I ended up living not far from their last HQ which was in Wavertree technology park. I've gotten to know a lot of their old locations over time from living here. In a case of it being a small world my paths crossed with them again when i worked for a small IT company that supplied internet access to a small college that tookup residence in their old offices near the existing docks in Liverpool. Such a fantastic history of games from themselves and what they published.
Killzone and resistance is considered a deep cut?
I hope that Sly Cooper is one of these titles.
My person dream is Legend of Dragoon ill even take a polished up version it doesnt need 200 million remake to make me happy.
Legend of Legaia, Alundra do the same like Square-Enix did with their 2D games the same goes for Wild Arms and their 2D versions, Infamous, Dark Cloud, Syphon Filter, Jak and Daxter, Sly the is much to go for.
@Nem That would be insane a remake of Legend of Dragoon by team Asobi.
Gravity Rush 3 and Soul Sacrifice 2, please.
I'll believe it when I see it
@riceNpea
I had the Amiga 500 Plus. A great machine. Fantastic games for it, as well.
I sank ages into Frontier, the sequel to Elite. I only replaced the Amiga, once I bought a PlayStation.
@Matthewnh I followed the same route to Playstation, though I had all the Amigas in my time, 500, 500+, 600 and 1200. It was my favourite machine of all time. Simply brilliant.
@UltimateOtaku91 A remake would be cool, but I'd really love a sequel.
I would give anything for a fully modern version of WipEout, the thought of what they could do with the graphics, tracks etc
I NEED IT
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