PS5’s now-cancelled Twisted Metallic reboot was a battle royale recreation that includes third-person shooter mechanics, in line with the CV of a developer.
Sony reportedly cancelled the Twisted Metallic reside service recreation, which was in improvement at British studio Firesprite, as a part of an enormous spherical of company-wide layoffs final yr.
VGC reported in 2022 that the Twisted Metallic reboot was in energetic improvement at Firesprite after it moved from unique developer Lucid Video games. It’s understood that Sony initially meant to carry again the vehicular fight recreation sequence to coincide with the Twisted Metallic TV sequence, which launched in 2023.
Now, the primary alleged particulars of Firesprite’s reboot have appeared on-line, as a part of a developer’s on-line CV.
Whereas the developer doesn’t point out Twisted Metallic straight, they seek advice from a Firesprite challenge referred to as ‘Mission Copper’, described as “a third individual vehicular motion fight recreation” primarily based on “a traditional IP owned by PlayStation”.
In accordance with the outline, the sport “had third individual shooter mechanics wrapped with third individual car fight with the target of being the final one standing.” The developer additionally uploaded blurred pictures of the sport, exhibiting third-person capturing.
Firesprite, which was established in 2012 by former members of SIE Studio Liverpool after it was closed down by Sony, was acquired by the platform holder in 2021. It went on create 2023’s PS VR2 title Horizon Name of The Mountain.
Sony had formidable plans to launch 12 reside service video games on PS5 by 2026, however canceled half of them after it skilled important teething issues, together with canceling a Final of Us multiplayer recreation and pulling Harmony from sale after simply two weeks. Its greatest success, by far, is Helldivers 2, which since launching in Could final yr, has change into PlayStation’s fastest-selling recreation launch ever.
Earlier this yr, Sony reportedly cancelled two unannounced reside service PlayStation video games, certainly one of which is believed to have been a God of Conflict recreation.
Talking following his departure from SIE final month, former PlayStation studios boss Shuhei Yoshida mentioned he would’ve resisted Sony’s push into reside service video games, was he nonetheless in cost on the platform holder.
