More Evidence Points Towards New Michael Jackson Title For PlayStation
Gamers far and wide are now speculating, yet again, that we may be seeing the ‘king of pop’, Michael Jackson, return to video game consoles upon recent news surrounding Sony’s renewed $250 million contract with the recently deceased star which will grant the company around ten new projects over a seven year time span.
Sources close to the deal have stated:
Future projects may also include a video game, a DVD compilation of videos and a re-release of “Off the Wall,” Jackson’s fifth studio album, which first came out in 1979, accompanied by some unreleased material. Before his sudden death in June at age 50, the pop star had wanted to re-issue the album
With Sony’s recent release of the “This is It” PS3 Bundle in Japan, we definitely know that the company is willing to bring the star back into the realm of the gaming industry, even if, for the time being, it was only a Blu-ray bundle.
Additionally, with Sony’s announcement of the PlayStation Move coming this Fall, there’s no reason why a Michael Jackson-style dance title would be out of the question, although I would surely hope they decide to go with a DS3 (Dualshock 3) title instead and focus on at least some form of game play.
And finally, if Sony were to put out a new Jackson title , would it be a PS3 exclusive? We think so. If marketed properly this could be a phenomenally huge win for the PlayStation platform, and if enough time and dedication were put into a new game, it would be a big win for gamers as well.
Jackson really did leave a lasting impact on gamers, whether they realized it or not, from Sega’s “Michael Jackson’s Moonwalker” based off of the 1988 movie of the same name, to the look and sound of Sonic The Hedgehog (particularly Sonic 3), his influence was wide-spread across all forms of entertainment.
We’ll leave you now with a blast from the past, and what could potentially inspire the next Jackson title (despite the fact that it was published by Sega)…
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March 17th, 2010 at 5:07 PM
Well, who else could move the PS Move off the shelf but the King and the thought of doing his moves
March 17th, 2010 at 5:12 PM
Has anyone seen pics of his arcade room? He was such a hardcore gamer, check out the link:
http://www.gossipgamers.com/a-virtual-tour-of-michael-jacksons-arcade-room/
March 17th, 2010 at 5:15 PM
@dbigfeet
haha yess! that would be awesome.
and that game from sega is hilarious!
March 17th, 2010 at 5:49 PM
The was news the came out a week before MJ died that he had been involved and working on a game that was set to come out around Xmas of 09…
It didn’t specify what kind of gae it was, but did say it was music related…
How awesome it would be to have a game that fused rockband style game play withe dance dance revolution game play… with your typical 3rd person adventure game play… with wardrobe customization and all… from Thriller, Remember the Time, GHOST!, Scream, Bad.. and the list goes on…
with MJ as the focus of an adventure… the mind is the only limit, lol.
March 17th, 2010 at 8:09 PM
Isn’t he dead?
March 17th, 2010 at 8:49 PM
@ JackC8
so is Elvis and half the beatle. have stopped folk from riding that money train
March 17th, 2010 at 9:20 PM
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March 18th, 2010 at 12:00 AM
Wow, that sonic video was actually really interesting, nice post!
March 18th, 2010 at 1:45 AM
Lol 1:57 to 2:08 thats classic.
March 18th, 2010 at 1:56 AM
Off The Wall was probably my favorite album of all time.
March 18th, 2010 at 6:19 AM
can anyone say Hannah Montana remake
March 18th, 2010 at 9:53 AM
does anyone else find it humorous that the entire point of the sega game above is to check all the closet doors for little kids and “rescue” them? Damn, they all seem so happy to see him.
March 18th, 2010 at 10:00 AM
Michael Jackson had a skin condition called vitiligo that caused his face to be extremely disfigured by loss of skin pigment, and is the reason why his face appeared to gradually turn white. After the disease became really severe it couldn’t be covered with dark make up anymore, and eventually the few dark patches left were treated or covered with light make up. How cruel is that to write a joke about the play station gradually turning white? That is just totally cruel. How would you feel if your face was disfigured? How much more traumatic would it be if you happened to be an entertainer that was constantly being photographed? Stop the global bullying of Michael Jackson. Stop the wacko narrative. Peope absolutely loved him, which is why Sony is using this DVD to sell their game. Can someone just for once tell the truth and be respectful of man who was a creative genius and great humanitarian? Please!
March 18th, 2010 at 10:13 PM
you know what Michael Jackson deserved everything. he deserved to be called the king of pop but he also deserved every bit of criticisim too. he hung his baby outside the window for the media almost dropped the kid. he built a theme park in his back yard to invite kids to come play with but you know what he also slept in the same bed with those kids. I did not say molesated those kids or anything. people want to defend him so much cause they like his music. don’t be blind. chris brown beat rihanna ass but girls don’t care cause they like him and his music.
March 19th, 2010 at 2:35 PM
He didn’t almost drop anything. Now your being biased! Everyone saw that video, in no way shape or form did he almost drop him. Sure the man wasn’t all there, but never is any man who is a musical genius or genius in general “all there”. Albert Einstein couldn’t even tie his shoe. So cut the man some slack. He gave us great music. And genuinely wanted to do good for children. If he did some questionable things it was solely for publicity, but Michael didn’t really know how to do it right. So that’s why he got negative attention instead of great.