{"id":2184244,"date":"2026-10-07T18:28:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-07T15:28:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2184244"},"modified":"2026-10-07T18:28:00","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T15:28:00","slug":"sony-is-reportedly-plotting-to-revive-classic-playstation-games-starting-with-a-new-ape-escape-from-the-developers-behind-sonic-mania","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2184244","title":{"rendered":"Sony is reportedly plotting to revive classic PlayStation games, starting with a new Ape Escape from the developers behind Sonic Mania"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"article \" data-ads=\"true\" data-article-type=\"news\" data-article-group=\"news\" data-paywalled=\"false\" data-premium=\"false\" data-sponsored=\"false\" data-type=\"article\">\n<header class=\"article_header\" data-component=\"article-header\">\n<div class=\"breadcrumbs\">\n<nav class=\"nav_breadcrumbs\" data-component=\"nav-breadcrumbs\" 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        <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"by\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/authors\/kaan-serin\">Kaan Serin<\/a><\/span>                    <span class=\"job_title\"><br \/>\n                      Contributor<br \/>\n                    <\/span>\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"published_at\">\n<p>Published on   <time datetime=\"2026-10-07T18:28:00+00:00\" data-auto-time-zone=\"true\" data-year=\"numeric\" data-month=\"short\" data-day=\"numeric\" data-hour=\"numeric\" data-minute=\"numeric\">Oct. 7, 2026, 6:28 p.m.<\/time>\n              <\/div>\n<div class=\"comments\">\n      <a class=\"comments__link comments-bubble\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/sony-classic-playstation-games-ape-escape-sonic-mania?view=comments\" rel=\"nofollow\"><br \/>\n          15 comments<br \/>\n      <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"header_actions\">\n<p><button class=\"mypop-button button wide\" data-state=\"follow\" data-type=\"tag\" data-uuid=\"d2bbd927-d107-4192-93b9-a0d9817b984c\" data-name=\"Ape Escape\" data-follow-text=\"Follow Ape Escape\" data-unfollow-text=\"Following Ape Escape\" data-aria-follow-text=\"Follow Ape Escape\" data-aria-unfollow-text=\"Following Ape Escape\" data-popup=\"true\" data-force-login=\"true\" aria-label=\"Follow Ape Escape\" title=\"Follow Ape Escape\"><br \/>\n  Follow Ape Escape<br \/>\n<\/button><br \/>\n  <a class=\"button outline wide preferred_source_button\" data-component=\"preferred-source-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=eurogamer.net\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"logo\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><br \/>\nPrioritise us on Google  <\/a>\n          <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\" data-autopogo>\n<p>Sony reportedly wants to revive a selection of its long-dormant PlayStation classics with the help of smaller third-party developers, and a new Ape Escape game is apparently up first.<\/p>\n<p>The tidbit comes courtesy of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=TmIh030Ybrw\">The Jeff Gerstmann podcast<\/a>, where Gerstmann said that a new Ape Escape was on the way from Evening Star, the independent team who made the fan-favorite <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/sonic-mania\">Sonic Mania<\/a> before forming their own studio and releasing the surprisingly delightful <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/pennys-big-breakaway\">Penny&#8217;s Big Breakaway<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.videogameschronicle.com\/news\/sources-ape-escape-revival-in-the-works-from-sonic-mania-team\/\">VGC <\/a>corroborated the podcast&#8217;s claims, as well.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I don&#8217;t think this game is close to being out or anything like that, but I guess it&#8217;s been almost a year since we started talking about Ape Escape,&#8221; Gerstmann said. &#8220;Who is making it? That&#8217;s a good question. My understanding is that it\u2019s an external studio. You know, because people were immediately like, &#8216;Oh, Team Asobi (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/astro-bot\">Astro Bot<\/a>) is making it.&#8217; My understanding is that an external team has been working on that\u2026 Evening Star. I heard that they were working on it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>VGC also reported that PlayStation isn&#8217;t stopping with Ape Escape, either &#8211; the console maker is apparently keen to work with other outside developers on some of its legacy IP. It&#8217;s the same blueprint Sony used for 2025&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/everybodys-golf\">Everybody&#8217;s Golf<\/a>: Hot Shots, which was handled by Bandai Namco.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Ape Escape was a beloved series of 3D platformers during PS1 and PS2 generations, and had players running around levels and catching chaos-causing apes with special gadgets. The last mainline game in the series was 2005&#8217;s Ape Escape 3, though a lovely playable tribute was also included in Astro Bot.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking of, Astro Bot was a good reminder of just how many classic games PlayStation is sitting on, so there&#8217;s certainly a lot to choose from. There&#8217;s already been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/playstation-reportedly-plotting-new-killzone-but-is-it-a-remake-or-a-remaster\">rumours of a new Killzone game<\/a> from People Can Fly (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/outriders\">Outriders<\/a>, Gears of War: Judgement), for one. Which comebacks would you like to see? I&#8217;m keeping my fingers crossed for Sly Cooper.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\" data-autopogo>\n<p>Sony reportedly wants to revive a selection of its long-dormant PlayStation classics with the help of smaller third-party developers, and a new Ape Escape game is apparently up first.<\/p>\n<p>The tidbit comes courtesy of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=TmIh030Ybrw\">The Jeff Gerstmann podcast<\/a>, where Gerstmann said that a new Ape Escape was on the way from Evening Star, the independent team who made the fan-favorite <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/sonic-mania\">Sonic Mania<\/a> before forming their own studio and releasing the surprisingly delightful <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/pennys-big-breakaway\">Penny&#8217;s Big Breakaway<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.videogameschronicle.com\/news\/sources-ape-escape-revival-in-the-works-from-sonic-mania-team\/\">VGC <\/a>corroborated the podcast&#8217;s claims, as well.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I don&#8217;t think this game is close to being out or anything like that, but I guess it&#8217;s been almost a year since we started talking about Ape Escape,&#8221; Gerstmann said. &#8220;Who is making it? That&#8217;s a good question. My understanding is that it\u2019s an external studio. You know, because people were immediately like, &#8216;Oh, Team Asobi (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/astro-bot\">Astro Bot<\/a>) is making it.&#8217; My understanding is that an external team has been working on that\u2026 Evening Star. I heard that they were working on it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>VGC also reported that PlayStation isn&#8217;t stopping with Ape Escape, either &#8211; the console maker is apparently keen to work with other outside developers on some of its legacy IP. It&#8217;s the same blueprint Sony used for 2025&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/everybodys-golf\">Everybody&#8217;s Golf<\/a>: Hot Shots, which was handled by Bandai Namco.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Ape Escape was a beloved series of 3D platformers during PS1 and PS2 generations, and had players running around levels and catching chaos-causing apes with special gadgets. The last mainline game in the series was 2005&#8217;s Ape Escape 3, though a lovely playable tribute was also included in Astro Bot.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking of, Astro Bot was a good reminder of just how many classic games PlayStation is sitting on, so there&#8217;s certainly a lot to choose from. There&#8217;s already been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/playstation-reportedly-plotting-new-killzone-but-is-it-a-remake-or-a-remaster\">rumours of a new Killzone game<\/a> from People Can Fly (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/outriders\">Outriders<\/a>, Gears of War: Judgement), for one. Which comebacks would you like to see? I&#8217;m keeping my fingers crossed for Sly Cooper.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home News Sony is reportedly plotting to revive classic PlayStation games, starting with a new Ape Escape from the developers behind Sonic Mania Monkey see, monkey do. 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