PS4 Exclusive 'Wild' Is Still Alive

Remember Wild? It's the open-world survival adventure game from Wild Sheep Studios and the creator of Beyond Good and Evil and Rayman, Michel Ancel, that is being developed exclusively for PlayStation 4. I don't blame you if you don't remember it. We haven't seen or head anything about the game since 2015, and as a result many think it's nothing more than vaporware. But, apparently, it's still alive and kicking.

More specifically, out of nowhere, Sony Interactive Entertainment filed for a new trademark in the United States for none other than Wild, confirming the game hasn't been cancelled, and that it could still yet release in the near future.

[ThinkThink]

The E3 trailer got me excited about this one. Glad it's still in development.

[VenomUK]

When I saw the first trailer I thought it looked like it could be really fun and I love the bit where the characters are swimming near the ocean bed by the giant skeleton king. However I did suspect the game was dead so I hope this trademark means it is still coming.

[Christopher]

This is the new The Last Guardian for me. I'll expect it never and likely won't be interested in it whenever it finally releases.

[UltraNova]

If you haven't played tLG (and have previously played SotC) you are missing out, the game was fine.

As for the matter at hand - a new trademark filing doesn't mean anything, the game might as well be shelved as we speak.

[KickSpinFilter]

TLG was pretty awesome, really cool Trico AI once you figure it out.

[XiNatsuDragnel]

great

[isarai]

This has gone deep into vaproware territory for me personally, it's gonna take something good to drag it back onto my radar honestly. Not saying i don't want to get it, just saying it's hard to remember something that's been quiet this long.

[Knushwood Butt]

This and Biomutant are still on my radar.

[sampsonon]

when it's ready Sony will release it. it's probably quality control, which is why i like Sony exclusives.
they either release it fully realized or they don't release it at all.

looking forward to playing it once Sony gives it the mighty Sony stamp of approval.

[porkChop]

Considering we haven't heard anything at all in over 3 years, the game is likely going through development hell. This is why games shouldn't be announced until they're close to release. The hype for this game is pretty much dead and it would take a lot to get people really interested in it again.

[sampsonon]

1 in 10 games might go through this so called "development hell". that's not enough of a reason for Sony to hold back announcements. i for one love the anticipation.

[salmonade]

That's purely speculation. All they need to do is get it right, and then release a hype trailer when they know it's close. People will jump back on in no time. I trust in Sony to help get this game right.

[porkChop]

I mean, sure, it's speculation. But games don't go dark for this long unless there are issues or development is on hiatus for some reason.

[Traecy]

Agreed. Imo games should be announced when they're 75% completed,with a 6 to 12 month release window.

[salmonade]

For sure. I think both Microsoft and Sony have learned their lessons in that regard. I believe it's part of the reason why Sony is skipping E3. They've got even more games in the pipeline, but they do not want to announce them too early anymore.

[ApocalypseShadow]

Sure. And we'll see it after about 3 or 4 different Division games, Watch Dog games,etc. Just like we had to wait through a lot of Splinter Cells just to get a port of Beyond Good and Evil and told a sequel was based on its sales. And when we do see it, it's nothing like what fans want. And it still hasn't gotten a release.

I'll believe it when I see it. Especially if it's without a grind fest game mechanic.

[sampsonon]

oh yeah!? i forgot about this game. i was looking forward to playing it.

[Segata]

Filing a Trademark doesn't mean much other than just in case we want to but not necessarily will use it. Eternal Darkness Trademark gets renewed every few years and nothing comes from it.

[DaDrunkenJester]

That's good news! It looked unique!

[Hardiman]

Good because this had my interest from the beginning. I'm looking forward to Ancestors The Human Odyssey this year as well.

[salmonade]

Man I really hope this is going to be great. It's just so unique. I'm looking forward to more information about it.

[uth11]

not to be a downer, but trademark renewals don't mean much. don't they keep renewing agent too?

[Rude-ro]

Sony does not own agent.. that would be rockstar. No?
Anyways, 2 factors... Sony has raised the bar with the games they have released. No other console has offered even close to sonys quality..
So, since no one is releasing any, I get the feeling Sony pulled back on what they had coming and are taking their time to keep up with the quality bar they have set.
Wild did look like an average gen title when shown off.. but I am sure they are pushing that up to the quality of horizon zero dawn.
The lack of competition in software is really benefiting Sony and games they had in the works.

[uth11]

i think its more likely that Beyond Good and Evil 2 sucked up Ancel's time

[ApocalypseShadow]

Wild is an Ubisoft title. Has nothing to do with Sony in-house quality control. Telling 3rd party developers to take their time may make a game better. But they are not in control of Ubisoft.

[Legatus]

Apocalypse Shadow

"Wild is an Ubisoft title. Has nothing to do with Sony in-house quality control."

Wild is not a Ubisoft title, it's being made by independent Wild Sheep Studio and Wild IP is owned by the Sony and the game is gonna be pulished by the Sony. So it doesn't matter if the Wild is being made by the independent studio, if it's owned by the Sony it's being subject of Sony's in-house quality control, same as the titles like Bloodborne or Spider-man were subject of said quality control.

[ApocalypseShadow]

I stand corrected. But Michael Ancel works for Ubisoft. That means waiting on him having to split duties between BG&E 2 and Wild and whatever else he's working on. From the looks of it, Ubisoft seems to have priority as we've seen nothing of the game since its trailer. And more of BG&E 2. We've seen more of Dreams, Death Stranding, etc than Wild. If I remember right, Wild was shown before BG&E 2.

Either it shouldn't have been shown so early in development. Or it's no longer a PS4 title and is a PS5 title. Whatever the reason, we still have yet to play it.

[zen_hydra]

Looking forward to snake mammaries.

[Gaming4Life1981]

Yea I was hoping this game was still coming out.

[Daver]

My most anticipated game of this gen!

[thatguyhayat]

I was just talking about this. At least theres hope now

[leahcim]

omfg what a relief!!

[GameStallion]

It looked cool, glad it’s still a thing

[Smokehouse]

Announced way too soon. I’m still hyped but not like I was.

[Orionsangel]

Is that the game that featured a lot of giant naked women?

[AK91]

I wonder if Ancel quietly returned to the project after seeing where Ubisoft were taking BG&E2.

[DrumBeat]

That's wild.

[m2stech]

This game was the reason I bought a ps4 when it was announced

[PressPlayBros]

Old father give me sight.

[UltimateRacer]

A quick question, does Sony own the Wild ip and are publishing the game?