I think it’s worth acknowledging that in the last few weeks we’ve got word of a new Killzone and Uncharted, while Sony has rolled out new technology that backports its PSSR upscaler to base PS5 hardware.
And now, it sounds like the manufacturer may be plotting a new Ape Escape game!
If the past few months of PR blunders have been tough to take for PlayStation fans, then let’s hope this is the beginning of a redemption arc.
On the subject of Sony’s primate platformer, rumours have been swirling about a new game ever since Astro Bot, which somewhat revived the popularity of the PS1 (and PS2) property.
But rock-solid rumourmonger NatetheHate2 underlined the speculation today, responding on the ResetEra forums with a line of knowing “eyes” emojis.
“As I said a while ago, Sony is looking to bring back some dormant franchises,” he wrote, referring to remarks he made a while back.
He went on to say that Astro Bot dev Team ASOBI is not working on the series, and neither has it been outsourced to Bandai Namco to his knowledge. (Sony licensed some of its old franchises to the third-party publisher recently, like Patapon and Hot Shots Golf.)
Sony’s flogging tons of Ape Escape merchandise in Japan, and new PlayStation CEO Hideaki Nishino has said he wants to do better domestically. I wouldn’t be surprised if this game is being made with the Japanese market in mind, then. (Although of course it will be sold worldwide.)
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