Ligesom alle de store udgivere sidder Sony på et hav af IP'er som de ikke aktivt bruger, men som mange gerne så gøre comeback. Syphon Filter, Jak, Twisted Metal, Sly Cooper - der er mange muligheder.
Og noget tyder på at Sony er mere interesserede end før i at prøve at genoplive de franchises der er blevet placeret i dvale. I et interview med Famitsu siger PlayStation co-CEO Hermen Hulst at det faktisk er en prioritet nu:
"The various IPs that we own are an important asset to PlayStation, and as part of our efforts to strengthen our portfolio, we are continually looking at opportunities to leverage past IP, as well as develop new franchises. Our goal is to publish games by the world's best creators, both inside and outside of PlayStation, and we have achieved many successes so far by working closely with external development studios."
Spørgsmålet er jo så bare hvilke der giver mening? Kan Astro Bot eksempelvis bane vejen for flere platformere fremadrettet?