Summary
A reliable reporter has claimed thatPlayStationis reportedly working on several smaller games from “deep, deep-cut” franchises to supplement some of its bigger releases.
Just a few months ago,Astro Bot managed to remind us all just how good PlayStation’s first-party lineup is, a feat so strong that it evenwent on to win Game of the Year at both The Game Awards and TheGamer. That being said, one fair critique of Astro Bot is how itparades around a bunch of series that Sony and PlayStation have largely ignored over the last decade.
While that all seemed a little garish and ironic when Astro Bot launched, it seems that PlayStation is taking steps to remedy that criticism and give long-time fans a little more to look forward to outside of its huge triple-A releases. The company’s CEO,Herman Hulst, recently confirmed as much, and it seems that there are a few smaller projects already in the works.
PlayStation Is Developing Some Smaller Games In “Deep-Cut” Franchises
As highlighted by ResetEra user –R, thelatest episode of VGC: The Video Game Podcast saw its hosts talking about the future of PlayStation in 2025. After admitting that they want to see more games from PlayStation this year, VGC’s editor-in-chief Andy Robinson shared an interesting hint suggesting that’s actually the intent for the company.
Robinson said that, “without being an insider d**k”, he knows a couple of the games that are under development right now and that they include some “deep, deep-cut old IP”. The titles in development are meant to be smaller titles that will end up supplementingPlayStation’s bigger releases, such as Ghost of Yotei and Death Stranding 2.
Without being an insider dick, I know of a couple that they’re working on, like the deep, deep-cut old IP. Kind of in the mold that you’re talking about, maybe some smaller games supplementing their big releases. - Andy Robinson
Since the statement is purposefully vague, it’s not clear what IPs PlayStation is specifically working on developing smaller titles for, but it is easy to guess. Thanks to Astro Bot, we have a whole bunch of contenders for smaller series that could get a new game,such as Ape Escape, Patapon, Parappa the Rapper, Vib-Ribbon, and tons more.
We’ll have to wait and see which franchises PlayStation actually ends up utilising, but the mention of “deep, deep-cut” series does seem to eliminate some of the more beloved ones like Sly Cooper and Jak and Daxter. Here’s hoping that all of the games are leading to a road where we finally get Sly out of Egypt.
