The PS5 could welcome a wave of remasters, to the delight of those nostalgic for cult PlayStation titles … and drive crazy those who can no longer take this trend.
This simple word is enough to ruffle the hairs of some video game fans. No, we are not talking about NFT or microtransactions here, but about another term that has been increasingly heard in the last 10 years in the video game market: remaster. These titles from the past that come back to life in more beautiful, sometimes more complete versions, bring happiness to some and misfortune to others. THE remasters divide even more than remakes since their added value is often more minimal. However, if the big names in the industry continue to exploit this vein, it is good that the players are present. Since its release, the PS5 has hosted many remasters and obviously this should continue at the same pace. What to raise to the crenel a part of the fans.
A wave of remasters approaching on PS5
A video posted on the official PlayStation YouTube channel allows us to delve into the intimacy of the Nixxes studio, based in Utrecht, the Netherlands. The opportunity for Coen Frauenfelder, chief engineer, to tell us that in addition to devoting himself to PC ports of PlayStation Studios games, Nixxes also has ” work on creating more and more remasters “. This is surprising news, because the studio has only focused on PC ports of PlayStation Studios games in recent years, the most recent being Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart scheduled for July 26.
If the studio acquired by Sony in 2021 works well on a remaster destined for the PS5, perhaps it is that ofHorizon Zero Dawn. For several months, persistent rumors indicate that the title of Guerilla Games could make its return on PS5, but that the development of the remaster would be in the hands of a third studio. The most dreamy certainly hope that Nixxes prepares a new version of Bloodborne planned for PC and PS5. Be that as it may, we imagine that we will have to wait at least until the release of Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart on PC to learn more about it.
Players looking for major new features
For the time being, it is difficult to know which remasters are really in preparation in the premises of the company, but what is certain is that this news should really not please the players who abhor this trend. With almost every announcement of a remaster, part of the public rises up and demands tooth and nail for the novelty. The few PS5 exclusives this year clearly do not seem to be enough for players, to the point that some are even wondering if the choice to migrate to the new generation of consoles was the right one. Especially since the Dutch company Nixxes confirms that it is not working at all on the development of major PlayStation exclusives. A little sentence that should end up finishing off part of the PS5 community, which will most certainly have to get used to seeing games from the past reborn and enjoying new exclusives in dribs and drabs.