Japan Studio was a Japanese computer game developer based in Tokyo. A first-party studio for Sony Interactive Enjoyment, it was best recognized for the Ape Getaway, LocoRoco, Patapon, Gravity Rush, Bloodborne as well as Flair series, the Team Ico games, and Astro's Game room. In April 2021, Japan Studio was restructured and also merged with Group Asobi and also other Sony studios.
According to a current rumor , Sony is busy to build a new studio in Japan. And apparently, the PS5 manufacturer has great ambitions. In this studio AAA projects, which are at eye level with the great games of Capcom, Konami or Square Enix, should be created below Resident Evil, Monster Hunter, Devil May Cry or Metal Gear.
This reports a PlayStation insider, who also passed the acquisition of Housemarque by Sony before the announcement. Allegedly, the plans have been implemented since the beginning of 2020 - so in a period before Sony's Japan Studio was closed. Also a first game should be in development.
Experienced developers hired
According to insiders, Sony wants to develop games in the new studio, which can become great hits both in Japan and worldwide. To achieve this, experienced developers from Capcom's Resident Evil team as well as developers of Square Enix and Konami were hired.
This studio is essentially comparable to Microsoft's, initiative '. And apparently, Sony wants this studio to develop large hits that are successful both in Japan and in the West, says the insiders.
Another source suggests that Sony plans to announce both the new studio and the project in the coming months. Information about the debut project is not yet available.
At which game you work, the source did not reveal me. But apparently Sony has been working on it since the beginning of 2020 and planned the closure of the Japan Studios, so the reddit user continues. Apparently, the game is still in the early development phase and employees are set.
Messages to Japan Studio:
- Restructuring is sad, but was expected - opinion
- Creative Director of the PS5 Remaster by Demon's Soul leaves the Japan Studio
Even if the insider is very convinced of its information, it is itself understanding that it is far from confirmed until the official announcement.
But also Hulst, the head of Playstation Studios, emphasized in the past that Sony continues in Japanese playground studios . Whether he was already looking for the new studio with this statement is not known. However, it is in line with the latest advance in relation to games from Japanese studios.
Other messages on Sony.
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