Although it has not yet finished presenting the new generation of PS VR, PlayStation continues to bet heavily on virtual reality as the future of the video game industry. Today, Sony has announced the purchase of Firesprite, a studio specialized in VR that has already worked on several occasions with the Japanese company in the creation of The Playroom and The Playroom VR, among other experiences related to this technology.
Through a new entry in the PlayStation blog, the company has announced the acquisition of Firesprite, which joins PlayStation Studios as the 14th internal Playstation study. “Firesprite is a creative and ambitious studio, and they have created incredible experiences that unleash the full potential of our hardware. The technical and creative capacities of the team will be essential for our stellar catalog of exclusive games to grow, and I think you’ll love what’s to come, “says Hermen Hulst, Head of PlayStation Worldwide Studios.
Apart from the titles already mentioned, «PlayStation also offered us the opportunity to create our own IP, The Persistence, and the creative freedom to explore, innovate and launch a survival horror game that we are tremendously proud of, “says the Manchester, UK-based studio. “Now, as an internal studio, we know we have the full support of PlayStation to grow our legacy. This will be possible by combining creative and technical innovations to offer Unique experiences to PlayStation fans.
At the moment it is not known what the next Frisprite project will be, but they assure that «we are looking forward to showing you what we have been working on, and that we have just started ». It could be one of the first exclusive games of the new generation of PS VR when it goes on sale soon.
This announcement takes place a few hours before tomorrow’s PlayStation Showcase, September 9, the most important event of the year for PlayStation where we will see news of the games that are coming to PS4 and PS5 in the coming months. Among them, there could be both Horizon Forbidden West, and the long-awaited sequel to God of War.