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Naughty Dog's Arne Meyer: New Jak might be in the Cards

Gamethirst writes: Fans of Jak and Daxter have been waiting long years for the return of their favorite super hero, but as time passes, so does the chance of seeing another Jak and Daxter game. Well according to Naughty Dog's Arne Meyer, there might be another installment featuring the dynamic duo.

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Bubble Buddy5324d ago

If there is a new Jak; it's day 1 for me regardless. Jak and Daxter were my favorite hero and sidekick combo for PS2 :)

Sarcasm5324d ago

"Jak and Daxter were my favorite hero and sidekick combo for PS2 :) "

Hells yeah. I love the Jak & Daxter series.

I didn't really get into Ratchet & Clank until the PS3 came out back when I had B/C.

But J&D was the beezneez.

Freak of Nature5324d ago (Edited 5324d ago )

Awesome to me would be to hear that they "are" actually working on a PS3 Jak game....
With Uncharted 2 ready to cash in big time from all accounts,I believe they can actually go out and hire added devs to work on a Jak game right alongside Uncharted 3...

In fact I would like to believe that some of the Uncharted 2 team such as the pre-viz/concept artists,designers,modelers,tex ture artists that started uncharted 2 in the early going could have started on a PS3 Jak game when their Uncharted 2 work was finished.And now that Uncharted 2 is ready,the back end team,or finishing crew can come along and get to work on Jak PS3...

Rotate the staff from project to project,along with some added talent. It would be great to see this great studio have 2 games going on at once,alternating years with a release...

Uncharted 2 this year,Jak PS3 next year, and so on from there...Not holding my breath for now,but perhaps someday...

How about some Naughty Dogs working with the Insomniac North Carolina team on a new Jak and ratchet game...Ok,now I am dreaming...

TenSteps5324d ago

I mean Naughty Dog's first big franchise was the first 3 Crash Bandicoot games followed by a racing game for it, then for the PS2 they had 3 Jak games followed by a racer for the game.

Now regarding Uncharted I'm pretty sure a racing game isn't something that would fit with Uncharted so instead of the usual 3 games then racer I'd take a guess that they'll go 3 games then Jak.

Of course that's just me making some speculation.

TOO PAWNED5324d ago

You know we could see next Uncharted next year, believe it or not. That's what they did with Jak 2,3 and Jak X, back to back, every year. There was 2 year pause in between Jak 1 and Jak2, but after that development was going much faster.

in Ucharted 2 they added online, coop and what not and it is great, not some after thought, so there isn't as much work for Uncharted 3.
I also think Ucharted 3 is next, but that is also going to be last one this gen, or i hope so. Save it for PS4.
Then they should go back to Jak 4 or new IP.

TenSteps5324d ago

but I've always wanted Jak on my PS3, call me impatient yah

nycredude5323d ago

Uncharted Racing game FTMFW!

ULTIMATE_REVENGE5324d ago

ND never finish the stories of their games. Crashes story was left hanging and J&D story was left hanging as well and at this rate ND might not even finish Uncharted's story and just leave that hanging as well.

ND need to learn how to finish off the stories in their titles before moving on to a next game otherwise the fans will keep on pestering them when it's their own fault for not finishing a certain franchise in the first place.

Make a new Crash and finish the story and make a new Jak game and finish it's story as well.

TOO PAWNED5324d ago

Well we could argue that Crash games never had a story, it was just "gimmick" story, with generic 4-5 world to get you through end. those games were a lot of fun back then.
Jak/dexter was different, there was a story and character development, it was much better, but trilogy did end with 3rd game, maybe you forgot.
Sure they could always make more (Jak X or future PS2/PSP game) but MAIN story was done in those first 3 games.

Bigbangbing5324d ago

I would love to see a new jak instead of uncharted 3, don't get me wrong I loved uncharted 2 beta and I can't wait to get my hands on the full game, but I want to play a great 3D HD platformer game (I don't like R&C gameplay, and I don't consider the banjo nuts & bolts as a platform game)

and with Naughty Dog tech.. I can't imagine how it would look O__O

execution175324d ago

be the best looking platformer game around?

Why Dat5324d ago

Woot! Naughty Dog is on a roll!

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Seven Video Games We'd Love To See Get TV Adaptations

The WellPlayed team has come together to share which video games they’d like to see turned into a TV show.

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Ratchet & Clank Are The Only Surviving (& Thriving) PS2 Mascots

The PS2 birthed various notable PlayStation mascots, but Ratchet and Clank appear to be the only ones that made it on every later console generation.

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MadLad517d ago (Edited 517d ago )

We needed remakes of Jak and Daxter more than pumping out an unnecessary "remake" of Last of Us.

Then again, we're hilariously now getting a "remake" of Horizon Zero Dawn, so Sony is already outdoing themselves.

neutralgamer1992517d ago

😂 man really HZD just came out

MadLad517d ago

People on here go at me because I always take jabs at Sony, but it's because I want to see them do better.
Do they make great games? Of course. As of this gen does their ecosystem suck? I'd say definitely yes.

They're becoming more anti consumer by the day.

neutralgamer1992517d ago

Mad

It's not PlayStation bro it's Jimbo and his cronies thinking the success of because of them and not guys like Shawn layden, Andrew house etc

MadLad516d ago

I get that. Jim needs to go. At the same time, we're still the consumer, and Sony is still the people doing the hiring and writing the checks. They need to stop turning a blind eye to how Playstation is being handled right now and get things back on track.

This isn't last generation. Xbox is real competition again. You're seeing a lot of people getting tired of what they're doing with the brand the last couple of years.

Vengeance1138517d ago

God of War? Hello? Is Kratos not a PS2 mascot? Hard to think that he's not.

SonyStyled517d ago

Beat me to it. When I read the headline I was like “huh?”

Lifexline517d ago

I don’t think so for some reason the title mascot is always given to “platformers” characters like Mario in particular when it comes to games.

Miscrosoft tried d to make master chief it’s mascot but it never really stuck because those characters appeal to a small percentage of gamers.

Vengeance1138517d ago (Edited 517d ago )

God of War on PS2 does have platforming elements in it, if Jak & Daxter and Ratchet can be considered platformers with the inclusion of minor platforming elements in them then so can God of War.

What a mascot is though is simply a game series based around a "named character". Solid Snake is a mascot, Gabe Logan from Syphon Filter is a mascot, Lara Croft is a mascot etc... we really don't get many franchises based around a single named protagonist anymore.
Master Chief is 100% Microsoft's mascot and yes he does appeal to a very wide range of gamers. He's a space marine much akin to the Terran in Starcraft, whats not to love.

darthv72517d ago

blinx was the xb mascot, not master chief. but they gave up on blinx after the 2nd game which is sad as there was lots of potential there. They should bring him back.

abstractel517d ago (Edited 517d ago )

So the definition of a mascot is that they have to be cartoony and platform characters? Makes little sense to me.

Mascot, Icon, whatever word you want to use, Kratos is definitely part of that Playstation definition. And yeah, Master Chief is one for Xbox for whatever it's worth.

Levii_92517d ago

Nahh we don’t need these kind’s of games we need more walking slimulators like Naughty Dog games and remakes of games that aren’t even 10 years old because they make money right Sony. The fact that R&C is still around AND still good is a goddamn miracle that i’m very grateful for.

Z501517d ago

"We need more walking Simulators"

Like Hellblade 2?

solideagle517d ago

lol it's funny how your only game is about Sony games because Microsoft has no games to compare to :p

Smellsforfree517d ago

Which is absolutely fine since he wasn't comparing Sony to MS in his comment to begin with.

shinoff2183517d ago (Edited 517d ago )

Its obvious your just hating levii92. You can call last of us whatever the f you want Ill call it one of the best games Ive played. Also if you cant see the huge drastic difference in graphics between a ps3 and subsequent remaster to ps4 which didnt change the looks to much to a remake for ps5 where the graphics are phenomenal then thats on you lil guy. And its far from a walking simulator Id guess you never even played it.

Truth is the last of us is fantastic and if you dont wanna pay that much for it wait, if you even play ps which I doubt. It was just 50 bucks everywhere. Im still waiting until its 30 or so cause I dont like to spend over 30 40 bucks on any games these days.

On the bright side atleast you can stand in the corner or something cause I know the other system doesnt have alot going on these days.

TheEnigma313517d ago

Bitter because your console can't produce games lol.

SonyStyled517d ago

Levii, does it bother you that the remake came out 9.25 years after the original? Would your balls not be squeezed as hard if it was delayed 9 months?

Rocosaurus517d ago

You are not wrong. The probably two biggest ps5 exclusives next year are the second chapter of FF7 (remake) and Knights of the old Republic (remake).

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z2g517d ago

the last R+C (rift apart) was definitely way better than I wanted to give it credit for before playing. still one of the best, most impressive ps5 games imo.

badz149516d ago

the game is so good, the only flaw I want to highlight is the fact that it's a little bit short for my liking. I want more of it damn it!

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Despite No New Games, Naughty Dog's Jak and Daxter Franchise Lives On

Even though it's been 13 years since the last brand-new Jak and Daxter game, several factors have allowed Naughty Dog's franchise to survive.

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Flawlessmic537d ago

I know naughty dog has no interest in this, but man I love to see this series return, or at the very least get blue point onto remaking the original 3 games please!!!

mastershredder537d ago

A different and more fun Naughty dog made that game.