PlayStation Has the Perfect Excuse to Revive One Dormant IP in the Future

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PlayStation Has the Perfect Excuse to Revive One Dormant IP in the Future

PlayStation has become increasingly reliant on first-party IP over the last decade or so. While Sony obviously still has a good relationship with third-party publishers like Capcom and Konami, it’s first-party franchises like Marvel’s Spider-Man, God of War, The Last of Us, and Horizon that are being used to really showcase PlayStation’s latest hardware and get new adopters on board. But PlayStation’s first-party IP isn’t being used just to shift consoles.

Over the last few years, PlayStation has been slowly wading its way into the wider world of entertainment, and its arsenal of first-party IP is once again leading the charge. Live-action movies like Uncharted and Gran Turismo, and shows like HBO’s The Last of Us are just the tip of the iceberg for PlayStation’s plans, and there’s one upcoming live-action project that should bring about the return of a long-dormant franchise.

Gravity Rush Could Be On The Verge of a Comeback

A Gravity Rush Movie Is In The Works

Back in August 2022, Deadline’s Matt Grobar reported that a Gravity Rush movie was in the works at PlayStation Productions, working alongside Scott Free Productions. At the time, it was reported that Emily Jerome would write the script for the movie, while Anna Mastro would direct. Sony didn’t confirm the project officially until January 2024, when a few brief clips of the live-action Gravity Rush movie were shown during a CES sizzle reel.

The extremely brief footage came and went with little to no fanfare from Sony itself, and no official details have been given about the Gravity Rush movie in the year since CES 2024. But as far as fans are currently aware, there is still a Gravity Rush live-action adaptation in the works, and they could see it within the next year or two, so long as there are no major issues behind the scenes that fans don’t know about.

The Gravity Rush Movie Could Start a Chain Reaction

Debuting in 2012, Gravity Rush is a short-lived series created by Sony’s Japan Studio, a developer best known for working on series like Ape Escape, LocoRoco, Patapon, and the early Astro Bot entries. Originally released as a PS Vita-exclusive, Gravity Rush is an action-adventure game that sees players take control of Kat, a girl with the ability to manipulate the gravitational fields around her.

Though Gravity Rush received a PS4 remaster (courtesy of Bluepoint) in 2016, and got a sequel just a year later, the Gravity Rush series never became one of PlayStation’s heavy-hitters, even despite receiving a good critical reception overall. Because of this, and a major part of the series’ appeal being the player getting to actively manipulate gravity themselves, a Gravity Rush live-action movie seems like a bit of an odd project for Sony to tackle, especially when compared to its recently announced slate of live-action projects that includes Helldivers and Horizon Zero Dawn movies.

But anything can be good if it has enough care, attention, and talent behind it. And if the Gravity Rush live-action adaptation ends up being a hit, a revival of the game series would be a no-brainer for PlayStation. A revival of Gravity Rush would also fit in nicely with Sony’s rumored strategy regarding dormant IPs, with VGC’s Andy Robinson claiming recently that PlayStation is in the process of bringing back some “deep-cut old IP” to potentially supplement the publisher’s larger first-party releases. Gravity Rush would be an ideal pick for a smaller first-party title that could come in between major franchise entries like Naughty Dog’s Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet or the next God of War.

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