5 Franchises Sony Should Revive

Titles such as Uncharted 4: A Thief's End, Nier: Automata, Ratchet and Clank, and God of War have encouraged many gamers to invest into a PS4. However, there are franchises that Sony should consider reviving. Here are 5 franchises Sony should revive.

[ziggurcat]

yes to Resistance. Since I missed my chance on Heavenly Sword, I'd even be interested in a remaster of that.

[bouzebbal]

i want them to bring WipEout again.
That series is so amazing that we should have more of it.
Bring back MAG too sony.

[UltraNova]

MAG 2 with a proper BR mode would do great these days. Sony is sitting on so many potential hits...

[The_Jackel]

warhawk was soo much fun before mag came out

[escott013]

+1 to MAG

[Army_of_Darkness]

I'd love a remastered trilogy of the resistance and Killzone series with enhanced visuals and framerate!

[UltraNova]

Yes and yes!

[Stogz]

Absolutely, and its be nice if they included that co op mode from part 2, that was really fun.

[bouzebbal]

Killzone 2 and 3 are 2 of my best ever games.
i don't think i want a remaster of these, i think we need a new episode inspired by these two.
No futuristic crap from SF..
KZ2 and 3 atmosphere was so good. SF was too shiny in comparison.

[porkChop]

Resistance
The Legend of Dragoon
Syphon Filter
Socom
Twisted Metal

[BlackTar187]

This is a great list. I'd trade resistances for pandemonium.

Or battle arena toshiden or star gladiator

I know not all are made by Sony but great Games from ps1

[notachance]

a modern Syphon Filter would be sick

[G3ng4r]

Swap out legend of dragoon for seriously anything.

[Godmars290]

Twisted Metal with "realistic" driving physics?

[bouzebbal]

TM on PS3 was a massive flop.. people asked for it but didnt support it so no chance it will come back.
i have never been a fan of the series so i can't really judge the game cause i haven't played it on PS3.

[P_Bomb]

I wonder if a free-to-play Twisted Metal might be the way to go with that IP?

Tweak EatSleepPlay’s engine, slap on a Battle Royale alongside the standard MP fare, and make money the free-to-play way. Starter packs, booster packs, maps, skins, currencies, whatever. Then Sony could get another MP option out there without tacking it on to SP games.

So, keep the budget modest and expectations realistic. People might not wanna fork out $60 for car combat anymore, but they did love Rocket League. As a FTP with paid features, TM could tap into that certain demographic.

[Goldby]

There's already too many BR games out or announced. We don't need more of this. We need less, alot less

[FallenAngel1984]

There definitely needs to be a new Ape Escape game

Also The Legend of Dragoon needs a remaster

[badz149]

APE ESCAPE!!

Me and I think many others have been craving for a new entry to this series since last gen but Sony didn't do anything about it and not even now. WTF Sony? and by this I mean a full fledged campaing, not those cheap mini games collection!

[gangsta_red]

I'm all for a Twisted Metal that's designed in an arena shooter type setting.

Add some actual racing modes, support it with extra tracks and vehicles over time and I think that can be Sony's next big hit.

[Gazondaily]

Twisted Metal Black was the one!

[gangsta_red]

Agreed, loved that game!!!

[DarXyde]

I wouldn't bring back Twisted Metal. It (and the genre in general) really hasn't aged well. I would also pump the breaks on a sequel to Heavenly Sword. The story it sought to tell was told. I don't see much room for sequel.

[UltraNova]

Sadly I agree with both accounts. HS was a pretty open and shut deal tbh.

[FinalFantasyFanatic]

The closest thing I can think of to twisted metal is carmageddon, and that was a so so experience. We really need 4 player split screen on these games, so hard to find good couch co-op games.

[Sm3000]

Covered my bases: heavenly sword, J&D, resistance .......
Edit: I'll also add bring back their sports guys, they had franchises for every pro sport

[Sm3000]

Twisted metal reboot on ps3 sucked azz right? I never played it but heard

[Gazondaily]

It actually wasn't bad at all. Didn't have the magic of TM Black but was fun nonetheless.

[FinalFantasyFanatic]

It was ok, flawed, I wouldn't buy it at full price, I got it on a discount.

[Thatguy-310]

A new Ape Escape and TOMBA! Please !!!

[boing1]

Syphon Filter!!

[CodeNameTBW2]

Heavenly Sword

[Doomeduk]

Apologise and beg the ex zipper staff to come back and reform the studio to make a socom or MAG don't worry ill wait
Works for Abba

[Effects]

I wish sony would bring back socom as their battle royal answer with the socom feel, and give us our classic 1 life team matches as another game mode for the socom ogs

[Yui_Suzumiya]

Resistance, Syphon Filter and Heavenly Sword

[Findingcrybabies]

screw this garbage site and their list. SOCOM nowhere to be seen?

[ShadowWolf712]

Your username is so ironic rn.

[narsaku]

Grandia :') Justin X Feena forever. <3

[The_Jackel]

the twisted metal on ps3 even though not the greatest was actually pretty fun in its own way.

a new jak and dexter or even a sly cooper would make me happy.

resistance 4 with the first 3 remastered for ps4 for people that missed out playing the games.

heavenly sword really needs a remaster and a sequel its a pitty it was a launch game so it didnt do that well but was well recieved by people who played it.

ape escape would be cool also even though i personally didnt get in to the games as much as i prob should have seeing as we got/getting crash and soon a spyro. then agin ape escape is available on the ps4 via the ps2 bc thing they have

[DVAcme]

Series I wanna see back:
-MAG: That game was ahead of its time, in the modern gaming market it'd do so much better.
-Warhawk/Starhawk: Personally, I liked Warhawk's gameplay and aesthetic more than Starhawk's, but Starhawk had the building aspect, and that is very popular right now with Fortnite. I could see a new game in this series which mixed the best of both games together bring a success.
-Syphon Filter: A solid, story-driven new entry would be very welcome, especially since we're not getting a real Metal Gear game ever again.
-Twisted Metal: Make a new one, and make it dark, bloody and disturbing, like Black was.

[ShadowWolf712]

The modern gaming market is now oversaturated with those types of games. There's absolutely NO guarantee it'd get a foothold or any significant market share. That's the problem with Service/Online Only games, they follow fads, and so some that can be genuinely good get lost in a sea of generic knockoffs if they hop in the game too late.

[G3ng4r]

The market is not at all saturated with twisted metal. The only game bearing a 2% resemblance is mario kart. Tm is literally the only retro playstation ip worth bringing back.

[Imalwaysright]

Medievel.

[Realms]

Sony could bring back SOCOM if they are lacking in an area is their shooters. A good tactical shooter like SOCOM would be great. I know there are many shooters but none by Sony I think of the Division shows there is room for a third person shooter like SOCOM.

[Hedstrom]

Resistance
Heavenly sword
Twisted metal
Warhawk
Socom

[Fist4achin]

Did anybody play the Ghost in the Shell game on the OG PS? I thought that was a great game. That would be awesome for a remake.

[ShadowWolf712]

LEGEND
OF
DRAGOON

I'm not even asking for a full remake or revival. I just wanna see a Special Edition re-release with some improved voice acting and better translations. Pls.

[G3ng4r]

Lol that game was mediocre even before it aged like a turtle's ass. Timing battle system was terrible and repetitive, characters were all trash, story was some cliche anime bs. Hope for something better like twisted metal.

[ShadowWolf712]

You mean a generic battle kart game with EDGE™ that's aged so badly it'd be lucky to sell 250k in this day and age?

Nah. Gimme Dragoon.

[G3ng4r]

Not an edge fan like your fellow sony enthusiast? The game wouldn't even be hard to adjust for a modern system. Hell, twisted metal black is still serviceable today. The ps3 game wasn't so great but getting the game playing as intended would be much easier than making LoD not completely laughable.

Really I thought LoD was pretty decent despite the garbage battle system.. Then I played ff7 and quickly understood how boring and devoid of charm or even incentive to play LoD was. If it were a final fantasy game it would easily rank near the bottom of the series. You're allowed to wish for mediocrity though so have at it.

[escott013]

For the love of God give us SOCOM back... Jesus f****ing Christ....

[KingofGambling]

Hands down Sony should revive the Resistance franchise. I would like to see what Insomniac can do with Resistance on the PS4. Sony has many I.P. that can be revive like the Getaway.

[kmeck518]

I just want Dark Cloud 3

[Chris09]

Resistance please.

[Retroman]

Wish Sony revive Battle Arena Toshiden, Gradius, R-type, Contra Shattered Solider, Wipeout, MAG, Socom, Jake and Daxter. I know Sony do not develop those games but hope is welcome.

[Phantom68]

Siphon Filter, The Gateway

[Knightofelemia]

Wild Arms should be on that list I love the franchise

[Silly gameAr]

Yes to all 5, though, I wouldn't say these franchises are the ones that need to be revived. They're still fairly fresh. There's older PS franchises that could be revived like Siphon Filter and Socom for example.

[snoopgg]

Resistance, motorstorm, socom, mag.