If Resistance were to return, it wouldn’t come from regular series developer Insomniac the studio’s CEO, Ted Price, said in 2012 it was “ not moving on with the Resistance franchise.” Price could have a change of heart, or Sony could task a different studio with developing a potential Resistance 4. *A PlayStation Vita spinoff, Burning Skies, was released in 2012. The studio responsible for Wipeout, Sony’s Studio Liverpool (fka Psygnosis), was shuttered in 2012, six months after the release of Wipeout 2048.
*Wipeout Omega Collection, a remastered bundle of Wipeout HD and 2048, was released for PS4 in 2017.
Should the TV adaptation revitalize interest in the franchise, perhaps Sony would consider a return to Twisted Metal. Sony’s car combat series skipped the PS4 generation, and there’s no indication the company is looking to bring it back for PS5. Sanzaru has since been acquired by Oculus, while Sucker Punch has moved on to Infamous and Ghost of Tsushima, adding to the uncertainty of Sly’s future. Original Sly Cooper developer Sucker Punch passed the baton to Sanzaru Games with Thieves in Time. Latest: Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time (February 2013) In 2017, studio co-founder and current head of PlayStation Worldwide Studios Hermen Hulst told Interactive “it’s too early” to announce “whether or not we've put a permanent period behind. Similar to Infamous, Killzone’s future has grown more uncertain following the launch of its developer’s newer, more successful IP Horizon Zero Dawn had sold “well over” 10 million copies by February 2019, and Guerilla Games is currently working on a sequel. Latest: Killzone: Shadow Fall (November 2013) Given Ghost of Tsushima’s breakout success, a sequel is the safest bet for Sucker Punch’s next project, though the developer hasn't ruled out a return to Infamous. Latest: Infamous: First Light (August 2014)
Uncharted games combined to sell over 41 million copies as of 2017, and rumors suggest a new development team within Sony is working on a new entry, though this remains speculative.Įither way, the series will continue on the big screen with a Tom Holland-led movie adaptation. Uncharted 4 may have been the end of Nathan Drake’s story, but it probably won’t be the last we see from Sony’s beloved action-adventure series. Latest: Uncharted: Lost Legacy (August 2017) Despite the PlayStation community’s (partially ironic) calls for a new entry, there’s been no word on a third Knack. The brainchild of PS4 and PS5 lead system architect Mark Cerny, Knack and its sequel failed to garner the acclaim bestowed upon many of its PS4-exclusive contemporaries. Developer London Studio has since moved on to creating PSVR games, including VR World and Blood & Truth. The future of Sony’s long-running karaoke franchise isn’t promising, as all the SingStar servers were shut down earlier this year. Latest: SingStar Celebration (October 2017) The series’ next entry, Gran Turismo 7, has been announced for PlayStation 5. Latest: Gran Turismo Sport (October 2017)
The 2018 reboot was a massive critical and commercial success it holds a 94 on Metacritic and has sold over 10 million copies as of May 2019. Insomniac, which was acquired by Sony following the release of Spider-Man, has already hinted at a proper sequel.Ī God of War sequel has not yet been confirmed, but it’s hard to imagine Sony’s Santa Monica Studio isn’t working on the series’ next entry. Latest: Marvel’s Spider-Man (September 2018)Ī smaller-scale spinoff, Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales, will be released as Sony’s premier PlayStation 5 launch exclusive this holiday. Latest: Astro Bot Rescue Mission (October 2018)Īstro Bot is returning later this year with Astro’s Playroom, a non-VR pack-in game for PlayStation 5 that demonstrates the features of the console’s DualSense controller. Director Chris Reese even suggested there may be more to come, telling GamesRadar, "This is a world that we want to keep breathing more life into, and explore many, many different avenues.” However, developer Bend Studio is likely to return to its virus-plagued world, considering Days Gone became Bend’s best-selling game ever after only a month, according to NPD. With only one entry, Days Gone has yet to establish itself as a franchise. Sony’s Stuart Whyte told VR Focus the story of Blood & Truth was set up as something London Studio “can continue to build on.” He added, “That’s, fingers crossed, where we’re planning on going next.” That yearly cadence should continue, though beginning as early as next year, The Show is expected to be released on non-PlayStation platforms for the first time.īlood & Truth may become PlayStation’s first VR franchise. Sony has released an MLB game each year since 1998, with “The Show” subtitle appearing every year since 2006.