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Over 70% of PS5 Fans Want Sony to License More of Its Dead Franchises Out

Rise from your grave.PS5 fans believe the best route to reviving some of PlayStation’s dead franchises may involve Sony licensing them out to third-party publishers like Bandai Namco.We’ve seen a trend recently of the platform holder offloading some of its dormant series, like Patapon and Everybody’s Golf, to other companies. It’s here they’re being repurposed as multiformat titles, across PS5, Nintendo Switch, and PC.Read the full article on pushsquare.com

PS5 fans believe the best route to reviving some of PlayStation’s dead franchises may involve Sony licensing them out to third-party publishers like Bandai Namco. We’ve seen a trend recently of the platform holder offloading some of its dormant series, like Patapon and Everybody’s Golf , to other companies. It’s here they’re being repurposed as multiformat titles, across PS5, Nintendo Switch, and PC.

And in a poll voted on by more than 1,000 Push Square readers, a whopping 72% of you said you’d like Sony to license more of its dormant IP out. In the article , we focused on Japan Studio franchises like Gravity Rush , Soul Sacrifice , and Tokyo Jungle , all of which feel like they could find a new market via an engaged publisher. But it’s also worth considering the riches Sony has locked up in its vault worldwide: WipEout , The Getaway , MotorStorm , Twisted Metal , Cool Boarders .

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