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Uncharted film director Ruben Fleischer has announced he's begun work on adapting another Sony property for the big screen, Jak and Daxter. “I’m actually working on Jak and Daxter, a version of that, for PlayStation, which I think would be really cool to bring to life,” Fleischer told Digital Trends in a recent interview to promote the Uncharted film. Also created by Naughty Dog, the series has not seen a new release since 2009, which may make it seem like an odd choice for a film adaptation. However, in 2016, Sony also rebooted the Ratchet & Clank series with a new game coinciding to a new film release, so they may be going for a similar strategy here. (Of course, Ratchet & Clank had only gone three years between entries, so it's not exactly the same situation.)

As the project has not been officially announced by Sony, it's unclear how much work has gone into it so far, or even if Sony has greenlit it. The above quote is the only mention of the project by Digital Trends, so the brief mention might indicate that it's still early goings for the project. However, Sony has been branching into movies and TV with their PlayStation properties more lately, including the upcoming Last of Us and Twisted Metal TV shows.

This announcement also follows comments made by Uncharted star Tom Holland just a few days ago about how he'd like to star as Jak in an adaptation. "I would like to make a Jak and Daxter movie, and I would play Jak," said the actor to GameSpot. "I would make it at A24, so it was really weird and like dark… I would do like a really weird, live-action version of Jak and Daxter."

 

[Marc_LFD]

how about a new parappa that isn't just a remaster of the first? a ratchet game that's actually edgy and original and not just a techdemo for the PS5? a new sly cooper? A god of war that isn't just a dark souls clone with worse combat and a dumb camera angle? Gravity rush 3? LBP4 that isn't just a 3d world ripoff? anything other than what we're getting currently (which we're not going to have for another half decade since games like God of War Ragnarok and Horizon Forbidden west take AGES to come out)
I rip on nintendo a lot for their dead franchises/declining game quality but i honestly think sony's worse in this regard.

I know I'm delusional for expecting The Getaway 3 to be released, and it's been 17 years since it was announced, but God damn it really deserves it!

 

[spotanjo3]

Tom Holland is so annoying. He wants everything for himself in every movies. Jeez!

 

[ZeroFX]

filling the digital shelves with crap alongside any and all videogame series and movies, well if there's public to watch this... you may as well exploit it.

 

[BraveDragonWolf]

Still nothing on the Metal Gear movie...
I guess the best sometimes doesn't deserve like the rest.

 

[Stone_Wings]

Dude, what? Why would you try to defend Sony when he just asked about a sequel than a movie form of it?

Sony seems to be letting their IPs be forgotten or die, and instead focus on their gaming service (admittedly it kinda sucks compared to Xbox's GamePass Ultimate).

I've been wondering where the heck is Killzone 5 and MotorStorm 4 since the IPs belong to Sony, I think.

For starters, the people working on the games, are not the same people that worked on the movie. The movie didn't take away from ANY development for a new Uncharted game.

Secondly, why is PS Now being blamed for forgotten/dead Sony IP's? You would then have to blame Game Pass for forgotten/dead Xbox IP's. Also, PS Now has literally several hundred more titles than Game Pass offers. Do you prefer Game Pass? Sure, everyone has a preference. But that doesn't mean the other "kinda sucks".

Killzone 5. Eh. But we NEED a new MotorStorm!!!!!

And I still say that if a person feels Sony hasn't released anything they want in 15 years, that's a subjective thing that falls on the person. Sony is not to blame for that.

 

[64bitmodels]

Parappa = incredibly hard pass.

what's wrong with parappa????? 2 is literally one of if not my favorite rhythm games of all time

 

[Stone_Wings]

what's wrong with parappa????? 2 is literally one of if not my favorite rhythm games of all time

There's nothing wrong with Parappa at all. Just not something I personally enjoy playing. I admire the cuteness of it, and it can be pretty funny. The game play is just not for me. But there's nothing wrong with it.

 

[64bitmodels]

That fact that calling MS juggernauts in the exclusive territory is complete nonsense. If that were the case, you guys would be begging for those old Xbox IP's instead of complaining that we're not getting the ones we love from Sony. It proves that even back then... Sony was the juggernaut of exclusives. Not MS.

Also- I don't think anyone here said that MS was a "juggernaut" when it came to exclusive titles. I never even came to Xbox for the exclusive titles. like, what are you on?

 

[Stone_Wings]

Also- I don't think anyone here said that MS was a "juggernaut" when it came to exclusive titles. I never even came to Xbox for the exclusive titles. like, what are you on?

You're right about that. I had this and another thread mixed up where someone did make the claim that MS are exclusives juggernauts over Sony. Apologies. My prior post has been edited to reflect my mistake.

(regarding your own edit. there's still nothing wrong with parappa, lol. although imo calling fnf a literal clone is a bit of a stretch)

 

[64bitmodels]

(regarding your own edit. there's still nothing wrong with parappa, lol. although imo calling fnf a literal clone is a bit of a stretch)

you're right, it doesn't have any of the freestyling, the fanbase is filled with drama for some odd reason, and the music is 100x more annoying in Friday Night Funkin.
seriously though, FNF just honestly doesn't compare to Parappa in charm. I LOVE the newgrounds tribute aspect and the art is amazing but that's the few things it has going for it over something like Parappa. Call me old school, but that's just how I feel about that game. That's exactly why i'd want a third parappa

 

[Stone_Wings]

seriously though, FNF just honestly doesn't compare to Parappa in charm.

And that right there is THE reason I said it's a bit of a stretch. Even though the gameplay is not for me in either of the two cases, FNF just absolutely does NOT come anywhere close to the charm of Parappa. I do think a new game would do very well, just not for me. I think? You're making me want to play Parappa. Lmao. Stop it.

 

[Dead2009]

Will it be better than Ratchet and Clank?

 

[RichardTheKing]

Wait, what? Wasn't Jak mute in J&D1, only to become an emo thug or something in 2 and 3?
Which Jak are they gonna use - the mute one, or the post-experimentation one?