Game news PlayStation: a very popular license on the return by the developers of the PC port of God of War?
It’s been a few months that we are witnessing the arrival of PlayStation games, previously exclusive to Sony consoles, on PC support. It must be said that with its armada of companies recruited within PlayStation Studios, Sony gives itself the means of its ambitions. But these are not the only ones: beyond PC games, the Japanese firm is targeting another category of games on which it has called out one of its most deserving associates.
Summary
- Work on the God of War port pays off
- A popular license adapted to the “game-service” format?
Work on the God of War port pays off
Admittedly, the Canadian studio Jetpack Interactive does not belong to the large PlayStation Studios family, but it clearly has the makings of it when we observe the work done by its teams on the recent port PC Game God of War released in 2018. Thanks to them, Sony was able to transform the success of this reboot by positioning itself as a real commercial success on this new game medium and reaching record sales on Steam over the weeks! In short, the developers have clearly done a good job, while enhancing the title of updates to boost performance et patches to make it even more sublimeand that, Sony has noticed.
According to the latest news, the universe of God of War and the Jetpack Interactive teams, it’s a relationship that works very well. So much so that the studio remains very involved in projects around the license, which would suggest that the potential porting of God of War: Ragnarök, the rest, would be in their hands. However, if they describe themselves as a “small and lively team”, they have their work cut out for them. since they would work, in addition to that, in the company of Sony on a future game extracted from one of the flagship franchises of the Japanese company, all in an economic model that could make more than one wink.
A popular license adapted to the “game-service” format?
As we know, Sony wants to strengthen itself in various markets in the years to come and has actively sought out studios with strong experience in so-called “service” games. If the company is going to be able to count on the know-how of Bungie, for example, it needs other powerful allies in this area and the Jetpack Interactive studio could well be one of them, if we refer to the message posted by the developers on LinkedIn.
In this short communication, they indicate in particular that they are fully involvedin the company of Sony, in ” the development of one of its flagship franchises to integrate it into its highly anticipated gaming service portfolio, and to be on the lookout for new talent to bring this project to life. But make no mistake, the developers have not dropped the piece on the famous license entrusted to them by Sony. To know all this, you will have to be patient. One thing is certain, however: Sony is ready to do anything to be one of the big players in service games in the years to come and intends to capitalize on the popularity of its licenses!