Following the buzz that seemed to have generated from this month's PlayStation Experience 2015 event, Shuhei Yoshida, the president of Sony Computer Entertainment Worldwide Studios, shot down rumors about the possible arrival of classic titles for the PlayStation 4. Specifically, the executive noted that Sony has no plans of porting the "SOCOM" and "Crash Bandicoot" franchises for the company's next-gen console, according to Gamingbolt.
Rumors about "Crash Bandicoot" began during PlayStation Experience 2015 after Sony Computer Entertainment America Shawn Layden appeared on stage wearing a t-shirt of the game, Attack of the Fanboy reported. Most of the attendees immediately jumped to the conclusion that this was a sign that the next installment in the platform game series will be developed for the PlayStation 4.
As for the tactical shooter "SOCOM," its success as a game franchise has gained a very strong following among gamers, which is probably the main reason why many of them are requesting a PlayStation 4 version of it. The latest title from the series, "SOCOM 4: U.S. Navy Seals," came out in 2011 for the PlayStation 3. The servers supporting the game's online multiplayer mode was then shut down by Sony in 2014.
However, in a series of tweets, Yoshida clarified that Sony has no plans of bringing these games to the PlayStation 4 or developing new installments for their respective franchises, according to PlayStation Lifestyle. The executive said that a "Crash Bandicoot" game will not be released for the next-gen console in the near future.
For "SOCOM," on the other hand, since its servers have already been shut down, only a single-player mode will be available if ever Sony decides to re-launch it for the PlayStation 4. Without a proper online co-op mode, Yoshida said gamers will probably not have a good time playing through the game.
Yoshida also noted that the PlayStation 4's emulation feature for PlayStation 2 games is not similar to backwards compatibility. Unlike the latter, the emulation service only pertains to remastered versions of PlayStation 2 games. This is the primary reason why the new versions of the games cannot be played on the old gaming system.
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