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[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

Beat the drums, spark the fever! PATAPON 1 and 2 reunite in ONE bundle… PATAPON 1+2 REPLAY releases 11th July 2025!

 

[BennyBlanco]

Published by Bamco. Great games.

 

[R6Rider]

Great games, but since I own them both twice already, I probably won't pick them up again.

Did that spiritual successor of Patapon ever release?

 

[JaksGhost]

It'll likely be multplat sans Xbox again like Freedom Wars. Here's the Steam link:

http://store.steampowered.com/app/2383200/PATAPON_12_REPLAY/

Edit: Yep... PS5/Steam/Switch

 

[Dr. Samuel Hayden]

Why bother? I thought Japan Studio's games "didn't sell"?

Or was that more Hermen Hulst propaganda?

 

[Esppiral]

Wasn't Patapon a Sony IP?

 

[Heimdall_Xtreme]

Whhaaaattt???

 

[nial]

Why bother? I thought Japan Studio's games "didn't sell"?

Or was that more Hermen Hulst propaganda?

This series ended for whatever reason like a decade before Hermen Hulst became head of WWS.

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

Whhaaaattt???

 

[Tiago Rodrigues]

Why bother? I thought Japan Studio's games "didn't sell"?

Or was that more Hermen Hulst propaganda?

This IP has been quiet for years. Herman had nothing to do with it.

But you know what he's responsible for? Letting Namco do this release

 

[ArtHands]

Let's hope Gravity Rush games are next.

 

[nial]

Sony fully owns the Patapon IP now? The series' copyright used to be shared with Rolito Guili before.

 

[Heimdall_Xtreme]

More Japan Studio games on Switch please!!!

And rescue Gravity Rush!!

 

[kevboard]

More Japan Studio games on Switch please!!!

And rescue Gravity Rush!!

damn... Gravity Rush 1/2 on Switch 2 is a real possibility now isn't it?

an intriguing thought

 

[obigbrubs]

I don't get it. Patapon 1 and 2 remastered are already a thing. What is this all about?

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

More Japan Studio games on Switch please!!!

And rescue Gravity Rush!!

Day 1 if Sony decides to license the IP to Bamco and they re-release the games as a Gravity Rush collection.

 

[SmokedMeat]

I'm forgetting if I had Patapon on PSP or Vita. It's been so long, but they're great games!

 

[Heimdall_Xtreme]

damn... Gravity Rush 1/2 on Switch 2 is a real possibility now isn't it?

an intriguing thought

We need them

 

[Heimdall_Xtreme]

Day 1 if Sony decides to license the IP to Bamco and they re-release the games as a Gravity Rush collection.

Super Atomic Time Travel Day one. If it's released on Switch.

 

[FalsettoVibe]

damn... Gravity Rush 1/2 on Switch 2 is a real possibility now isn't it?

an intriguing thought

If it gives the IP life, I'm all for it!

 

[Astray]

Seems like Freedom Wars was part of a larger initiative between Sony and Bandai Namco..

 

[onQ123]

Close enough let's go!

With consoles now doing double duty as game servers for mobile devices shouldn't they also run hybrid / mobile games natively

Like PS5 could be a game server for PS1 , PS2 , PS3 ,PS4 , PS5 console games but also a server for PSP , Vita & also a new hybrid platform that's basically mobile games that's running on PS5 but with mobile interface that use your phone's touch screen , IMU , camera & so on

www.neogaf.com

 

[Mike Zhang]

Next Bloodborne please

 

[StueyDuck]

Hahaha Sony stop being Dbags and just put it on Xbox too (allow bandai to) like you've "won" it's also patapon; there's a handful of people out there who genuinely care.

Just let everyone get a chance.

 

[Fabieter]

Why not release it also on xbox if you don't care to do the release youself. I bet everybody's golf is also not on xbox. It doesn't make any sense.

 

[HenryJr]

Great games, but since I own them both twice already, I probably won't pick them up again.

Did that spiritual successor of Patapon ever release?

Not yet, I'm looking forward to that game, steam page:

Though patapon being revived (even as a remaster) is pretty exciting to me, I love the series.

 

[nikos]

Day one on PC.

 

[JaksGhost]

Why not release it also on xbox if you don't care to do the release youself. I bet everybody's golf is also not on xbox. It doesn't make any sense.

These games were largely made and geared towards the Japanese audience, a market that Xbox is damn near nonexistent in. It makes a lot of sense to not even bother with them in that regard.

 

[Fabieter]

These games were largely made and geared towards the Japanese audience, a market that Xbox is damn near nonexistent in. It makes a lot of sense to not even bother with them in that regard.

Bandai supports xbox with all of their games nowadays. I dont know seems like a Sony clause for babdai to license those. I dont even own a xbox but I think its unnecessary at this point especially because Sony wasn't interested in continuing the support for those smaller games.

 

[Kacho]

Why not release it also on xbox if you don't care to do the release youself. I bet everybody's golf is also not on xbox. It doesn't make any sense.

Sony will never play ball with Xbox, even for something as irrelevant as Patapon. It's just business.

 

[mathello]

Will be fantastic on Steamdeck.

 

[MMaRsu]

No thanks, its not LocoRoco and Patapon was just annoying

 

[Ebrietas]

Why not release it also on xbox if you don't care to do the release youself. I bet everybody's golf is also not on xbox. It doesn't make any sense.

Why release on a dead system? These games are niche to begin with. Sales on Xbox would likely be triple digits at best.

 

[Hudo]

No thanks, its not LocoRoco and Patapon was just annoying

PATA PATA PATA PON!

 

[MMaRsu]

PATA PATA PATA PON!

vs



easy choice if you ask me Hudo!

 

[YCoCg]

Damn, another Sony exclusive lost, why even own a Playstation?


/s

 

[splattered]

LIES. Sony only going to allow Horizon Lego Dawn on the Switch and other systems.

 

[Perrott]

Seems like Freedom Wars was part of a larger initiative between Sony and Bandai Namco..

Bloodborne Remastered

©2025 Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc. Developed by Bandai Namco Entertainment Inc. Bloodborne is a registered trademark of Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc. in the US and other countries. Licensed by Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.​

 

[Astray]

Bloodborne Remastered

©2025 Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc. Developed by Bandai Namco Entertainment Inc. Bloodborne is a registered trademark of Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc. in the US and other countries. Licensed by Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.​

I think Bloodborne if it ever happens will be a full-fat PS Studios title.

This seems to be mostly about the smaller more obscure titles.

 

[Perrott]

I think Bloodborne if it ever happens will be a full-fat PS Studios title.

This seems to be mostly about the smaller more obscure titles.

Of course, I just couldn't hold myself from making that reference given The Japan Studio Connection across this recent wave of SIE licenced game ports coming out of Bandai Namco

 

[Astray]

Of course, I just couldn't hold myself from making that reference given The Japan Studio Connection across this recent wave of SIE licenced game ports coming out of Bandai Namco

I wish Xbox, Sega and Nintendo would license out their unused IPs like this tbh. Good source of revenue for very little work.

 

[Fabieter]

Sony will never play ball with Xbox, even for something as irrelevant as Patapon. It's just business.

Its business to make money.

Why release on a dead system? These games are niche to begin with. Sales on Xbox would likely be triple digits at best.

Bandai is fine releasing the other stuff on xbox tho.

 

[Kacho]

Its business to make money.

It's also business to not support your main competitor.

 

[Fabieter]

It's also business to not support your main competitor.

At this point both Switch and pc is more of a competition to Sony. Like I said I have access to those games on three platforms but I don't see how it's reasonable to skip Xbox if you are happily support all other platforms.

 

[Kacho]

At this point both Switch and pc is more of a competition to Sony. Like I said I have access to those games on three platforms but I don't see how it's reasonable to skip Xbox if you are happily support all other platforms.

In a broad sense, sure. But they are in direct competition with Xbox for the living room space with similarly powered consoles. They don't want to strengthen their direct console competitor under any circumstances.

 

[Roman Empire]

Bring Gravity Rush and Soul Sacrifice Delta to Switch.

 

[nordique]

Fine print after the trailer did say copyright Sony ….

 

[Deerock71]

I talk about this game in jest frequently. I might check this out.

 

[Ebrietas]

Its business to make money.



Bandai is fine releasing the other stuff on xbox tho.

The point is you're going to see more of this with new game announcements. See saga frontier. Publishers are constantly reassessing the market.

 

[GHG]

At this point both Switch and pc is more of a competition to Sony. Like I said I have access to those games on three platforms but I don't see how it's reasonable to skip Xbox if you are happily support all other platforms.

Makes no sense to spend money developing for a platform that will be essentially transitioning all of its users over to PC in the next couple of years anyway.

So that audience will get access to the game eventually anyway.