Game news 11 years later, Sony will reinstate these essential video games that brought joy to gamers
More than ten years after its release, Sony would like to relaunch this iconic compilation from the PS3 and PlayStation Network era. This is indicated by a new trademark registration which could delight nostalgic fans.
Indie games ten years ago, a very different situation
Ten years ago, small games and other indie titles were not as popular as they are today. Even, they did not have all the platforms that exist today to share their games and make them known to the general public. So, to enable these games to come forward, large publishers and manufacturers sometimes invested in supporting projects that were worth it. And justly, this was Sony’s policy at that time, between the PS3 and PS4 era, during which the smaller games, even independent, were supported by the Japanese juggernaut. This even gave rise to something concrete, namely a physical compilation.
The return of an iconic PS3 compilation?
In 2013, Sony released The Best of PSN Volume 1, a compilation of four games released on the PlayStation Store together on a single Blu-Ray. A way to make your games known to an audience who do not use online download platforms and who prefer to buy these games physically. In this collection, we find When Vikings Attacks!, Fat Princess, Sound Shapes and Tokyo Jungle. If all these games have different genres, they have one thing in common: they were all published by SCE, that is to say Sony Computer Entertainment. And for this reason, Sony may well bring them back soon.
Recently, the site Gamer noted that Sony had trademarked The Best of PSN, which could indicate that the compilation could return. However, the manufacturer is not obliged to offer a physical version again, it can simply ensure that these games initially released on PS3 are compatible with current media. However, we do not know if this is a reissue of the already existing collection, a volume 2 which was never released or if Sony intends to produce a new, unpublished collection. In any case, before getting carried away, it is better to wait for official confirmation from Sony. This is confirmed, there is reason to be happy to see the Japanese manufacturer paying homage to a time when it offered more varied licenses rather than these Western IPs that are now omnipresent.