Franchise Health Check 2025

[Dogg Thang]

Yeah, I reckon we'll finally see MK9 and a new Super Mario of some sort with the Switch 2. Other than that, the list is made up of games I have no interest in or games I don't think we'll see. For example, I don't see Bioshock 4, Fallout 5, GTAVI, Elder Scrolls whatever, or Ridge Racer 8 coming out this year, although I'll be surprised if we make it to the end of the year without a concrete look at some of these - guessing Bioshock 4 and possibly new Fallout having trailers this year and GTA6 will obviously have more trailers but I think it will be '26 before it's out, if even that.

[wakka]

I’d like to see another Wave Race & Starfox, it’s been too long.

Ape Escape would be awesome.

Wave Race would be an amazing game to see revived.

We used to get extreme sports games out the wazoo in the late 90s/2000s. But I think the difficulty in bulking up their content to meet the expected scale for a full price release really puts publishers off them nowadays. They're just not bankable in the way that they were. It's a real shame.

I was playing Wave Race 64 recently and it's such an incredibly well tuned game.

[Neon Ignition]

If GTA6 is delayed....


2026 - Release of Grand Theft Auto VI
2027 - Release of Grand Theft Auto VI on PC
2029 - Release of Grand Theft Auto VI Enhanced on PS6 and XBP
2036 - Release of Grand Theft Auto VI Definite Edition on PS7
2040 - Release of Grand Theft Auto VII

[QualityChimp]

Ape Escape would be awesome.

The kids have been playing Astro Bot and Ape Escape is one of the costumes, so they've finally clicked where my PS avatar has come from.
Got to keep the robochimp theme going.

At first I thought it wouldn't work as a remake as it's quite a gimmicky game, almost a showcase for the new analogue pad at the time, but having seen how creative the Astro Bot team are, I wholeheartedly endorse the idea of the Astro Bot devs making a new Ape Escape game!

[Neon Ignition]

New 2025 Addition:


Devil May Cry VI
The last entry into the series was praised a huge return to form and went on to become the highest selling entry in the franchise. Despite the success Capcom enjoyed it has now been years of silence
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