What Does Sony Have Up Their Sleeve?
2010 is looking to be the biggest year yet for the gaming industry, especially for Sony and the PS3 which is offering it’s most robust, blockbuster-filled line-up yet. Most of Sony’s best titles, from their most renowned franchises, are releasing before summer.
Gran Turismo 5 may have seen a slight delay (now projected for Summer 2010) but aside from that, Sony has many major releases coming out in the early part of the year. God of War III is due mid-March, with Sony’s newcomers MAG, ModNation Racers, White Knight Chronicles and Heavy Rain paving the way.
With Sony expending nearly all of their major titles so early on in the year, what does that leave for the second half of 2010? What does Sony have up their sleeve?
Blockbuster Sequels
Sony, who is no stranger to innovation, has done a tremendous job establishing new franchises early on with the PS3, despite lagging sales. Due to this, franchises are established, engines are built, and sequels to previously released PS3 titles will be making their debut during or leading up to E3. Likely candidates for a 2010 release could be Resistance 3 and Infamous 2, with Killzone 3 pointing toward a 2011 projected release.
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Resurrected Franchises
Many well-known but dormant Sony franchises could be in the works for the PlayStation 3. Long-time series director, David Jaffe, is rumored to be near completion of a PlayStation Network enabled Twisted Metal for the PS3. A listing found early last year on a PCB Productions web page, credited their work on Syphon Filter 5 for the PS3, along with rumored developer Sony Bend. The listing has since been removed. Dylan Jobe’s recently founded studio, Lightbox Interactive, has long been rumored to be working on an intergalactic version of Warhawk. Although nothing has been officially announced by Sony, a trademark for the name Starhawk popped up in April of ’09. Couple this with the fact that the website starhawkgame.com is owned by Sony. Coincidence? I don’t think so. Sony has several other franchises worthy of a next-gen update.
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New IPs
As mentioned above, Sony is no stranger to innovation and is evident by the PS3′s “future proofing”, the company doesn’t mind taking some risks. Sony has already ushered in many new franchises on the PS3, such as Uncharted, along with the aforementioned Resistance and inFamous IPs. Sony has enough first-party development studios to churn out plenty of fresh ideas. Sony London Studios, Media Molecule, and PAIN developer Idol Minds are all said to be working on new PS3 titles. The possibilities are endless.
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Motion Controller
In 2010, Sony plans to release a “wiimote- like” Motion Controller which uses the PlayStation Eye for pin-point accuracy, taking motion controls to the next level. Sony is already working with third-party developers to create games that use the upcoming motion controller. First-party devs are likely doing the same. Expect an onslaught of games that take advantage of the new motion controller to release once its ready to launch later this year.
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Conclusion
Sony may seem to have all their “ducks in a row”, releasing so many blockbuster games so early on in 2010, but Sony has more than enough unannounced and unconfirmed titles to sustain the PS3′s release schedule far beyond 2010.
18 Responses to “What Does Sony Have Up Their Sleeve?”
Amen! Bring on 2010!
I have to say, the only reason i registered is to say this: Killzone 3, Infamous 2, and Resistance 3 releasing the end of this year??? First of all, there has not been any news of them even being in production. Secondly, all of the latest games in those series were released last year! This makes no sense to release a new game in any of those series in less than a year… In fact this whole article makes no sense. Your only true points are the games that will be releasing in Q1 and the wand. Everything else is just fantasy and dreaming or beyond obvious statements. Next time you write about the future, get actual facts and don’t use your daydreams about what’s happening in the gaming world.
I have to say, the only reason i registered is to say this: yeah the article didnt say that K3, I2, and R3 would be released this year just that thier likley to be announced. Good article
Console war aside is clear to see that sony is the better company and Ps3 is the better console.
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@shadowdcc
ALWAYS READ ARTICLES FULLY BEFORE COMMENTING ON THEM SO YOU DON’T LOOK A DICKHEAD!
It’s interesting to think about what might be coming in the second half of the year. I have no idea, but I’m expecting some exciting stuff. Also interesting to see what this motion control thing does for sales. Will they bring some of the Wii folks over, or will it be a dud? I’m really hoping they have at least some mature, hardcore games that use it – I think that would get a lot of people excited.
unannounced motion controller games except Under Siege, hustle kings and high velocity bowling.
Shadowdcc – Resistance 2 was not released last year you silly fanboy, it was released in 2008. 2008 was not last year, LOL, obviously you don’t follow the games industry very closely at all. Next time you want to respond to an article talking about the future, make sure you use FACTS so as not to seem like an ignorant troll, thank you.
Anyway, for the second half of this year Sony have Resistance 3, Final Fantasy XIV, The Last Guardian and The Agent. There’s also the possibility of L.A. Noire and Infamous 2 shipping this year. As well as the rumoured December 2010 launch for Final Fantasy Versus XIII in Japan. Hopefully Demon’s Souls will finally come to Europe sometime this year as well, so Sony won’t exactly be front – loaded for the year, they’ve got plenty of things still to announce probably as well.
I want a new twisted metal that game was aweome back in the day. Syphon Filter could be alot of fun if its done right. I’m excited for this new born year we have approached, I’m anxious to start seeing some of these big titles start to hit shelves.
shadowdcc is an idiot he must not have read the article correctly. Sony rules and people just need to stop hating.
It would be nice to see Trico dated, or at least mentioned by Sony or Fumito Ueda.
Trico dated or mentioned? Are you talking about The Last Guardian?
Oh, and shadowdcc, you are a damn fool. I actually thought everyone was going a little hard at you until I re-read what you said. You either have reading comprehension problems, or youre just the type to talk before thinking. The entire article is speculation. Hell, the title itself is a question. Did you miss that? The conclusion says Sony has a lineup ready for beyond 2010. That means after 2010 is over, on case you didnt understand that either.
hello …
whatever SONY brings in 2010 & onward, will be rightfully purchased by the fan i am, well most good stuffs at least …
cheers!
Why did I miss this articile the first time around? It has alog a good ideas about what’s to come and the only that makes me more excited about this coming are the titles that you never mentioned or guessed about.
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God of War III is due mid-March , with Sony’s newcomers MAG, ModNation Racers, White Knight Chronicles … franchises on the PS3, such as……
@shadowdcc
“Next time you write about the future, get actual facts”
LOL at this…Did he actually say this?!? I wasn’t aware you could write facts about the future.