The most effective video games of the yr, Astro Bot, served as an amazing reminder of how a lot nice IP PlayStation has and would not use, however that is perhaps altering.
There are such a lot of titles that featured in Astro Bot, this yr’s the recipient of the coveted Recreation of the Yr Award at this yr’s The Recreation Awards, which are beloved PlayStation titles, however have not had a brand new sport in without end. A few of them, like Spyro and Crash, are out of PlayStation’s arms given that they are owned by Xbox today, and others like Okami are third celebration, however hey, that one’s getting a sequel anyway! Nonetheless, there have been loads of classics featured that would actually do with one other go round, like Ape Escape, Gravity Rush, and Bloodborne, for instance.
There isn’t any precise phrase on any of those video games getting a brand new entry, and the final couple appear fairly unlikely, however PlayStation boss Hermen Hulst has shared that the corporate is taken with bringing again some older titles.
Chatting with Famitsu (as translated by VGC), Hulst stated that “the assorted IPs that we personal are an necessary asset to PlayStation, and as a part of our efforts to strengthen our portfolio, we’re frequently taking a look at alternatives to leverage previous IP, in addition to develop new franchises. Our purpose is to publish video games by the world’s finest creators, each inside and out of doors of PlayStation, and we have now achieved many successes thus far by working intently with exterior growth studios.”
Hopefully that does not imply Ape Escape will come again as a gacha sport the place you possibly can pull completely different apes (though that appears like a not half-bad idea as I am scripting this), however with Sony prioritising live-service above all else – though that is not been going easily – something is feasible. No less than simply give us a Bloodborne remaster, Sony, please…
