PlayStation San Diego Studio Working to Expand Existing Franchises - News
by William D'Angelo , posted on 19 January 2021 / 1,735 Views
Michael Mumbauer, the former studio head and senior director at Sony's San Diego support Studio, Visual Arts, in his LinkedIn profile has provided some new information on the studio.
Visual Arts now has a AAA action-adventure team that is looking to expand upon existing PlayStation franchises, as well as creating new stories for the next-generation. The team was built by Mumbauer.
"His latest achievement is having built a brand new, all-star, AAA Action/Adventure development team for Playstation," reads Mumbauer LinkedIn profile.
"Based in San Diego and utilizing proprietary engine technology, this team was assembled to expand upon existing franchises and craft all-new stories for the next generation of gamers."
Sony has yet to formally announced the studio as a first-party developer.
Thanks, Wccftech.
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I love uncharted but for me the story is told and there is no point in focus on Cassie. If they want to have a female protagonist I would rather they pick a different timeframe and start fresh. Because with Cassie I'll be waiting for Drake to come and save the day and be frustrated when it doesn't happen and not surprised when it happens.
Gotta be Uncharted, first and foremost. Interesting that they mention franchises in plural. I wonder which other franchises may get handed off to them eventually, what original IP they may take on, and how big they'll get to juggle it all.
Most speculation points towards an Uncharted sequel, but I think they have more franchise that deserve to bring back to the spotlight. I'd be content if they remake Uncharted Golden Abyss though, it is the only Uncharted game I haven't played and the reviews were positive back then. Maybe Starhawk or Syphon Filter would have more potential as a revival franchise, kind of like what Microsoft is doing with Fable and Perfect Dark.
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