Rumour: Jak & Daxter for PS3 is announced

PS3Hype writes: 'Today we were looking at the Press Center from Sony Computer Entertainment Europe, and we saw that Jak & Daxter for the PlayStation 3 held a status from Announced. We've didn't heard much about the game but hopefully we will hear more about it after Uncharted 2!'

[Update] 'When we have a look at the Media section from the Jak & Daxter on the PlayStation 3 we see that it goes about Jak & Daxter: The Lost Frontiers. Mabye this game will come to the PlayStation 3. We already sent an email to Sony, so hopefully we can confirm the game soon'

[-MD-]

"We've didn't heard much about the game but hopefully we will hear more about it after Uncharted 2!'"

What?

I loved Jak and Daxter 1 (can't remember if I played 2 or 3) so I'll be looking out for this.

[Freak of Nature]

What I hope for is that they go the route of "Insomniac",and become a 2 IP at a time dev house...

Insomniac could very well be a 3 at a time dev house with their new North Carolina Studio,so Naughty dog becoming a 2 at a time game studio is not that far fetched....

With lots of devs (pre-viz/concept art and some modelers,texture artists) finishing work earlier than post work devs,they could have had a foundation being built up for a few Months now,along with added devs being hired for another PS3 Jak game...Possibly this November when Uncharted 2 hits the streets,we will then see news on a new Jak for PS3....Seeing Jak and Uncharted taking turns in a cycle would be ideal....

Anyways,really hoping it's true,I actually have a friend that I worked with on past products working as an artist over at Naughty dog,and he is tight lipped,I cannot get anything out of him,he just says....(You shall see) and laughs his head off...

Here is to hoping.....

[Bnet343]

I wish they made Jak younger again. :( I hate his older look, it makes the game less cartoon-ish IMO.

[Beast_Master]

This is a typo. Uncharted 2 and then 3, Jak will not make an appearance until the end of the cycle at the earliest. To bad ND isn't big enough to do two titles at once, like Insomniac.

[barom]

I love how the words "rumor" and "announced" is in the title.

[nothere413]

You know... I can tell this article is fake because... NAUGHTYDOG ISN'T DOING JAK AND DAXTER GAMES ANYMORE. HIGH IMPACT GAMES IS.

[KING MIKE]

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[MiloGarret]

I do too, the Jak & Daxter games are some of my favourites.

[xabmol]

Fake/Typo

[Cajun Chicken]

WHAT?!? I'll count this as rumour until anything is confirmed...this could really f**k with me.

[sinncross]

This is not much of a rumour since ND have implied many many times before that they will work on a new Jax and Daxter after Uncharted 2 and that it would utilize the uncharted engine.

[TOO PAWNED]

they NEVER said that. Since they have "said" it "many" times, i am sure you can find one, just single one link that will confirm it.

[Cajun Chicken]

They always said they would consider it, but the artists got fed up of drawing cartoony characters, some people however didn't want to move from Jak after Jak X. I'm not sure where that was said, but they'd like to go back to Jak, it was never confirmed though, but they've always been questioned about using the Uncharted engine for a new Jak.

[Ju]

"Fed up"...well, swallow your pride and do some business :) Not sure if it would be good for ND. Their bread and butter now might be UC2, but the PS3 sure could use another high profile E rated game (after R&C). Its such a pity that some studios didn't carry their tradition over from the PS2 to the PS3. But the early demographic might have pointed towards a more mature audience, maybe the time is right to broaden that a bit. Jak & Dexter would sure help here.

[YogiBear]

http://www.edge-online.com/...

Does it burn?

[jay2]

Dec 10 2007
"Jak and Daxter is a definite possibility some time in the future," he said. "There is a lot of interest around the office in going back to that franchise and seeing what we could do with it using the Uncharted engine."

http://www.computerandvideo...
http://www.google.co.uk/sea...
Results 1 - 10 of about 3,140,000 for New Jack and Daxter after Uncharted 2.

[Cajun Chicken]

Nice one. There's a Precursor Orb in Uncharted as a secret treasure too, also the scuba gear Drake wears at the start of the game is Ottsel. Naughty Dog haven't forgotten about Jak...not to mention they've worked with High Impact Games for the PSP/PS2 game, they still care about their franchise.

[LarVanian]

Just remember Naughty Dog did not say that they would never make another Jak game again.
I think Naughty Dog are still trying to stretch their wings with the Uncharted franchise. I mean for 9 years they made games about cartooney characters like Crash and Jak. They must have been dying to do something more mature and realistic. (The same can be said about Insomniac and Sucker Punch)

[callahan09]

The press centre page also lists a bunch of released games as "announced" (LittleBigPlanet is coming up on a year old this October and it's still not listed as "Released", and every SCEE game that's come out since then is also not yet listed as "released"). Seems like the site isn't exactly up to date, so I'm not sure I would trust this Jak & Daxter listing. It may be referencing the game that was recently announced for PS2 and PSP, and for some reason the people who put it up on that web site were unaware of the platform at the time, so simply listed it as a PS3 title. Because the PS2 and PSP one isn't even listed there, and should be.

[arvfab]

I would have agreed with you, if they didn't add the Last Guardian on the site.
But I'm also sceptical that this is a new Jak&Daxter. I think it is more of a playable version on PS3 of the PS2/PSP game, distributed through the PSN.

[dustgavin]

This was inevitable but still exciting news!

[rothbart]

it's a PSP game. It was playable at E3 but received little to no fanfare. Check out the PSP Sizzle video from the PS Store, there are brief glimpses of this game there.

[MetalGearBear]

article is fake. jak & daxter already on PSP.

[FPShooter]

I hope this is true. I love jak a new PS3 title would make my year!

[beavis4play]

me too!

[TheCagyDies]

I want Jak's debut on PS3 to be developed by Naughty Dog...

[deshon09]

ben developed by naughty dog

[TheCagyDies]

Daxter (PSP) was developed by Ready at Dawn and The Lost Frontier (PS2/PSP) is being developed by High Impact Games.

Ready at Dawn and High Impact Games are pretty good but not as good as Naughty Dog...

I do hope after Uncharted 2, Naughty Dog decides to do a sequel for Jak, can you imagine what a new Jak and Daxter game would look like running on the PS3, OMG...

[bjornbear]

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[Sheikh Yerbouti]

I thought to myself, "Sony's announcing a rumor? They don't comment on them, but they can announce them. What kind of crap is this?"

[Darrius Cole]

Doesn't "announced" mean "to be made public." So if something is still a rumor then be definition it is not announced yet.

[DFogz]

It won't be on the PS3. This one is PSP and PS2 only!
They announced this a while back, but I'll still keep hoping they change their mind and release it on the PS3 as well.

[rob6021]

heck they should just take the PS2 version put it in 60fp/1080p on PS3.

[Avenged Sevenfold]

I wish. But ND only has about 90 people working there.

[Gue1]

OMFG!!!!!!1111!

[YoungKingDoran]

if its a rumour, it is not announced. and if its announced its not a rumour. what douche wrote this title? maybe it is bad translation?

edit: wait, i get it now. its a, rumour, that its announced. of course how simple