Sony is reportedly plotting to revive classic PlayStation games, starting with a new Ape Escape from the developers behind Sonic Mania
Sony reportedly wants to revive a selection of its long-dormant PlayStation classics with the help of smaller third-party developers, and a new Ape Escape game is apparently up first.
Sony reportedly wants to revive a selection of its long-dormant PlayStation classics with the help of smaller third-party developers, and a new Ape Escape game is apparently up first.
The short version
- VGC corroborated the podcast's claims, as well.
- "I don't think this game is close to being out or anything like that, but I guess it's been almost a year since we started talking about Ape Escape," Gerstmann said.
- My understanding is that it’s an external studio.
What happened
You know, because people were immediately like, 'Oh, Team Asobi ( Astro Bot ) is making it.' My understanding is that an external team has been working on that… Evening Star. I heard that they were working on it." VGC also reported that PlayStation isn't stopping with Ape Escape, either - the console maker is apparently keen to work with other outside developers on some of its legacy IP.
Why it matters
It's the same blueprint Sony used for 2025's Everybody's Golf : Hot Shots, which was handled by Bandai Namco.
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