The Vibe of PlayStation

With the news that PlayStation will be utilising more of its past IP. I think that’s a great thing, not because the modern stuff is not hitting the mark or anything like that, but because we love past PlayStation as much as we do modern. There was always something special about those PS2 days, however. For Sony, this could be the perfect opportunity for them not only to service the fans in the right way but to really embrace their past and how great that was.

After all, without PlayStation’s past and how successful they were and are now. It’s perfectly reasonable to say that the vibe of what PlayStation used to be is just as important as what they are now. If you look at AstroBot, fans are absolutely clamouring for gameplay that differs from the modern template of gaming. When you have the portfolio that PlayStation has, you simply cannot ignore it.

The reason for that is it’s content that is already there that is readily available to be utilised and remodernized for a new audience who will be able to experience and enjoy it as well. There is no doubt to me that none of their past library can be off the table here. Nintendo, for example, knows how to service its fans. The future is all going to be about the content. Who is best placed to be able to use it to best effect? That will be the defining thing here.

We’ve already seen Xbox look to Gears and do a modernised take on E-day. Then you have Fable coming back in the future that has a lot of momentum behind it as well. So the point I am trying to make here is who utilises this content the best from their past? It’s not going to really matter. Because ultimately, the fan service is there, and we all want that!

That’s exactly what you need as a platform to keep maintaining that momentum. Personally, I would love to see a lot of the old PlayStation classic games back. To name a few would be The Getaway and Killzone. It’s going to be interesting just how proactive Sony is when going into their past. You look around, and third parties are doing the same also. The success of Silent Hill 2 by Konami, with even more potentially on the horizon there.

I’ve always said that it’s about utilising your old IP in the right way. It’s about the right opportunity and the right developer being there to undertake that task. As we know, PlayStation has some of the best of that, and that’s the exact reason we should all be excited by this no matter what games come out from it.

If you have Sony doing this, the market leader. It’s only going to push the other two into more situations that allow for their fans to have something to cheer about as well. So bring it on, I say.