Among the best video games of the yr, Astro Bot, served as an awesome reminder of how a lot nice IP PlayStation has and does not use, however that may be altering.
There are such a lot of titles that featured in Astro Bot, this yr’s the recipient of the coveted Recreation of the 12 months Award at this yr’s The Recreation Awards, which can be beloved PlayStation titles, however have not had a brand new sport in endlessly. A few of them, like Spyro and Crash, are out of PlayStation’s fingers given that they are owned by Xbox as of late, and others like Okami are third social gathering, 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 interested by bringing again some older titles.
Talking to Famitsu (as translated by VGC), Hulst stated that “the varied IPs that we personal are an vital 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 aim is to publish video games by the world’s finest creators, each inside and out of doors of PlayStation, and we now have achieved many successes to date by working carefully with exterior improvement studios.”
Hopefully that does not imply Ape Escape will come again as a gacha sport the place you possibly can pull totally different apes (although that appears like a not half-bad idea as I am penning this), however with Sony prioritising live-service above all else – although that is not been going easily – something is feasible. A minimum of simply give us a Bloodborne remaster, Sony, please…