Classic PS3 -Franchise can make a comeback

A new result indicates that Sony may revive one of its popular arcadracing franchise from Playstation 3 era. Several heritage Playstation -Franchiser has made a comeback in the latest memory, and Sony was able to prepare to add a fan favorite PS3 IP on the list -one that has been dormant for over 13 years.

In recent months, Sony has placed a greater emphasis on breathing new life in Playstations inheritance franchises. Back in December 2024, Playstation Studio Group's CEO Henmen Hulst confirmed that the gaming giant constantly investigated opportunities to exploit its classic IPs in modern times. This statement came shortly after the publication of Helldivers 2S Killzone 2 Crossover content, which was received very well by fans by both franchise services. Since, in January 2025, Playstation and Bandai Namco collaborated to be released Freedom Wars: RemasteredA renewed iteration of PS white white first party action RPG.

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PlayStation announces new first party studio

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After the announcement of Patapon 1+2 Replay and Everybody's Golf: Hot Shots At Nintendo Direct in March 2025, it became clear that Sony had licensed even more Playstation IPS to Bandai Namco. Now it seems that another classic Sony franchise could be in line for a revival, as a Playstation XDEV employed was reportedly seen to share job lists for Stellar Entertainment, a Dutch studio that especially supported the development of the 2024 Horizon: Zero Dawn Remastered. Stellar Entertainment's website mentions that the studio is currently working on an AAA Arcade Racing game built into Unreal Engine 5, and some Playstation fans speculate on this can be one Motor storm remake.

Sony may have greenlit a motor storm life

Developed by now taken Playstation First-Party Team Evolution Studios, Motor storm was Sony's foremost arcade racing game series in the PS3 days. It was strongly centered around terrain competition, with players who participated in the fictional Motor storm festival and blasting through cross -country tracks in buggies, atvs, bicycles, rally cars, racing cars etc. The first Motor storm The game was launched in March 2007 in the United States and proved quite successful, with three million copies sold during its lifetime. Four more Motor storm Games followed, with the last post released in 2012 on PS3 and PS Vita. Since then, Motor storm IP has put dormant and is often raised by Playstation fans as a franchise that Sony should visit, especially considering the lack of terrain-focused arcade racing games today.

Driveclub was another PlayStation Arcade Racer, albeit not as liked to remember

Interesting, Motor storm Is it not the only development-developed arcade competition game in Playstations Back directory, which the studio also released Driven As a PS4 title in 2014. Driven Was very famous for its incredibly realistic images and sound designs, which remain impressive even to this day. Unfortunately, DrivenCritical reception was quite lukewarm, with reviewers who noted that the single players mode was quite boring and the physics and AI were not really in line with other arcade competitions. Anyway, there is some demand among fans for Sony to give Driven Ip another shot, that also with an open world format to better compete with Forza horizon series.

Only the time will show if star entertainment is working on a Motor storm or Driven revival, and there is also the possibility that the project is a new IP completely. Given Stellar Entertainment's position as a support studio, the chance is that it develops a completely original game lower.