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Sony should do a "PS2 renaissance" with the PS5 and make new Jak, Dark Cloud, SOCOM, Siren, and Sly games
- Thread starter SilverX
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Imagine a SOCOM campaign that had open-linear levels like Uncharted 4 or Lost Legacy. Vehicle gameplay, stealth missions, some heavy firefight gun action. A meaningful cinematic AAA story like the other sony games.
And then a classic online experience, 8v8, 16v16, Demolition, Suppression, Extraction, Escort, Breach.
And then a classic online experience, 8v8, 16v16, Demolition, Suppression, Extraction, Escort, Breach.
I would play new SOCOM, Dark Cloud or Siren games.
Not sure if anyone else will. Except maybe SOCOM, which would probably have a BR mode or something these days.
Not sure if anyone else will. Except maybe SOCOM, which would probably have a BR mode or something these days.
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Its a great series, and it feels like the original trilogy hardly scratched the surface of the universe. I'd love to see what other planets and races/species there are out there
I am not sure people buy new consoles to play old games. People buy new consoles to play new games. I think backwards compatibility is a niche or nice to have requirement. I mean, I'd love to see it, but if its not there I ain't bothered.
SOCOM has always been viable and especially now with the popularity of tactical shooters and military themed battle royale stuff.
they won't make it though, SOCOM is dead, it is time to move on and forget about it. The last time SOCOM was good was now almost 20 years ago.
The difference between the way fans talk about SOCOM and the higher ups at Sony do tells me it will never happen. They don't understand the game and they think it's trash and a waste of time.
they won't make it though, SOCOM is dead, it is time to move on and forget about it. The last time SOCOM was good was now almost 20 years ago.
The difference between the way fans talk about SOCOM and the higher ups at Sony do tells me it will never happen. They don't understand the game and they think it's trash and a waste of time.
Mmm... I guess they could revive those old IPs like reasonably budgeted remakes or new entries, like they did with MediEvil. But I don't think pouring a massive budget into those games would be a sound investment tbh.
I wish.
Jak and Daxter have lots of potential, Sly needs a sequel after that cliffhanger, Socom left a huge void in gaming, Siren needs a reboot, Dark Cloud could be really awesome if they plaay their cards right.
Heck I would love if they brought most of their rpgs from the ps1 era like Wild Arms and Arc the Lad along with some of their other gamess like Twisted Metal and Syphon Filter.
While they are at it, give me Resistance 4, Gravity Rush 3 and Tokyo Jungle 2.
Jak and Daxter have lots of potential, Sly needs a sequel after that cliffhanger, Socom left a huge void in gaming, Siren needs a reboot, Dark Cloud could be really awesome if they plaay their cards right.
Heck I would love if they brought most of their rpgs from the ps1 era like Wild Arms and Arc the Lad along with some of their other gamess like Twisted Metal and Syphon Filter.
While they are at it, give me Resistance 4, Gravity Rush 3 and Tokyo Jungle 2.
Yes, unlucky to come out together with PSN Hack but had many flaws
People acting like a new Jak game wouldn't sell, the fuck?? Sony is shit at leveraging legacy IP, it's no secret.
Well I'm not saying don't revisit them, just don't go over board with the nostalgia card. There's no need.
Obviously this is true, I'm just saying you probably have a higher chance of this happening than getting new games from these franchises.
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I doubt this qualifies as pure nostalgia. These are valuable IPs they own and could be modernized. If you bring back a series to play exactly as they did and feel like a game of that era, then THAT is nostalgia. And for small projects I guess that is fine, but most these games I mentioned have potential to be very big.
Like Jak 4 getting current game systems and mechanics with a full AAA budget would be high caliber PS5 game.
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Thats no answer to actually making their valuable shelved IPs relevant. People want new games in those franchises
The developers of those games have all grown beyond them. I'd rather have new IP's than revive three-generation-old franchises that will be all but unrecognizable to today's children.
I'm all for Socom coming back though.
I'm all for Socom coming back though.
It would sure be nice to get a bunch of those back. It would have to be thru third parties tho considering almost all Sony's first parties all went the super serious route
Siren? Not happening. "Too Japanese" is Sony's marketing excuse. If it's realistic it has to take place somewhere else that isn't Japan.
Dark Cloud falls in that same category because the art style is too Japanese.
Jak tried to be revived. Syphon Filter is up to Bend. Socom-ish game (New IP) can happen if Sony continues to work with IllFonic and even acquire them.
But rather Wild Arms reboot than Dark Cloud. And new IPs in the RPG genre.
Dark Cloud falls in that same category because the art style is too Japanese.
Jak tried to be revived. Syphon Filter is up to Bend. Socom-ish game (New IP) can happen if Sony continues to work with IllFonic and even acquire them.
But rather Wild Arms reboot than Dark Cloud. And new IPs in the RPG genre.
The op didn't say anything about forcing any of Sony's teams to make any of those tho and Sony owns every ip listed
I don't mean IP rights, I mean creative ownership of the project.
It'd be a good first step at least, having catalog software available can help spark interest and relevance.
Tbh most of their old IPs outside of Sly and Wild Arms lack potential to become breakout successes, but nonetheless it is crucial for SIE to invest in games that are thematically and artistically different from their current slate.
It's not a surprise that the likes of Concrete Genie and Dreams are essentially DOA from their inception because Sony has been laser-focused at catering to the realism-leaning audience. I'm not saying xbox did any better with the broader demograph, but Sony needs to reinforce the momentum started by Fortnite, Crash and Overcooked if they have any intention of matching the explosive success of PS2.
It's not a surprise that the likes of Concrete Genie and Dreams are essentially DOA from their inception because Sony has been laser-focused at catering to the realism-leaning audience. I'm not saying xbox did any better with the broader demograph, but Sony needs to reinforce the momentum started by Fortnite, Crash and Overcooked if they have any intention of matching the explosive success of PS2.
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I came to say this. While test, those would be cool, but Sony stopped making them because of their performance.
Too Japanese?
lol. You say this after Ghost of Tsushima? If anything Siren is one of the games that could actually get revived next gen.
Concrete Genie was the return of a beloved PS1/PS2-era IP?
I mean, don't get me wrong, the game deserves more sales, but that's not really relevant to the topic here, is it?
There's basically like a single good Jak game between all three of them so give me a new Ape Escape instead.
Lot of people in this thread advocating making fresh new IPs instead that aren't cinematic story driven games. Well they did, and it bombed. And Dreams isn't doing too hot either. I dunno why people expect them to back to PS1/2 era and dig out old IPs that are in similar vein to these game. Maybe if the developers themselves want to work on them and convince Sony like Cory Barlog did.