4 months in the past, we reported that LittleBigPlanet developer Media Molecule was busy toiling away on a new IP with “open-world content.”
For these questioning what occurred to the studio, they’re nonetheless alive and kicking on their new unannounced undertaking.
With the studio’s final recreation, Goals, having been launched in 2020, it’s been six years since we’ve seen something from the British-based improvement home. That must be altering in 2027, as that’s when Media Molecule will launch its subsequent title.
Media Molecule’s New Recreation to Function Social Points
In accordance with our sources aware of the undertaking, Media Molecule’s subsequent recreation is about to be unveiled and launched in 2027.
As to what sort of recreation it’s, it’s a social-simulation-type of recreation, one which’s impressed by titles resembling Animal Crossing and Harvest Moon. We have been additionally informed it’s not a GaaS (games-as-a-service) title, although we wouldn’t be shocked if it had GaaS parts in it.
Keep in mind: recreation improvement is dynamic, and the goalposts do change. Whereas there’s a probability Media Molecule’s in-development undertaking gained’t get launched in 2027 as a consequence of how recreation improvement is, will probably be revealed subsequent 12 months on the very least.
At its core, it appears it gained’t observe the footsteps of Goals. Whereas the title impressed numerous user-generated experiences, it wasn’t sufficient for Sony to maintain it afloat; simply three years in, Media Molecule introduced that reside service assist would finish.
In different PlayStation information, one other factor we reported on pretty lately is how a new Killzone project is in the works at Guerrilla and an external studio.