PlayStation is in a strange ol’ predicament right now. On the whole, it’s been a rather lacklustre year for the company. Yes,Marvel’s Spider-Man 2is shaping up nicely and I foundHorizon Forbidden West: Burning Shoresto be an exceptional expansion, but there’s no denying that Sony’s tentpole releases have been few and far between.
BeyondMarvel’s Spider-Man 2, it awaits to be seen what’s in store. Insomniac will move onto development ofMarvel’s Wolverine, with some fans arguing thatthey’re carrying the PS5. We’re still unsure of what Santa Monica, Bend Studio, Guerrilla and Sucker Punch have in the works - and that’s just to name a small handful of studios. We’re in desperate need of a first-party focused State of Play, or perhaps we’ll have a fruitful Game Awards? Something’s gotta budge. It’s been three years sinceNaughty Dogreleased a brand new game and with theirThe Last of Usmultiplayer releasereportedly “on ice”and close to cancellation, one so-called insider is claiming they’re working on a new Mass Effect-esque IP.
Take a look at our preview ofMarvel’s Spider-Man 2below.
An anonymous 4chan user took to the site tosay, “Game is a third-person shooter and plays very similarly toMass Effect 2(with choice system, companions, and everything). Plot is about the discovery of a solar system that has a giant eye for a star in the galaxy, and [is] about human civilisation freaking out [that] it might do something horrific to them (think ofHellstar Remina). It’s being announced this year. PS5 only. No word on PC version.”
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It goes without saying that as this comes from an anonymous 4chan user, take everything with a generous pinch of salt. That being said, it has been rumoured for several years that Naughty Dog is cooking up a new sci-fi IP - and it would be great to see Sony establish a new franchise. We’ve had some incredible ones crop up in the last decade, and while I adore those IPs receiving sequels, you’ve got to prepare a couple of new ideas too.
Elsewhere in the post, the user claimed that the troubled TLOU multiplayer game was “close to completion”, saying it could release next year. They added that it plays likeTLOU Part IIbut multiplayer with “huge maps and a personal survivor camp”. That’s not wholly surprising seeing as the game started out life as a simple multiplayer component toPart IIwhich was eventually held back as a standalone release.
As I said, take all of this with a pinch of salt, but particularly the TLOU ‘leaks’ seem to be based on information that’s steadily been dropping over the last year. Clearly, Naughty Dog are busy in the kitchen. That’s for sure.
Topics:PlayStation,Naughty Dog,PlayStation 5
