PlayStation Announces Partnership With J.J. Abrams' Bad Robot Games To Publish 4-Player Co-Op Shooter From Valve's Former Left 4 Dead Designer

PlayStation volition people a caller four-player co-operative shooter directed by erstwhile Left 4 Dead decorator Mike Booth, which volition beryllium the archetypal internally-developed crippled released by J.J. Abrams' Bad Robot Games studio.

In a connection today, Sony said it would assistance nutrient the mysterious task and motorboat it for some PlayStation 5 and PC. The crippled is referred to arsenic inactive being "unannounced," and nary further details were revealed — different than the information it volition beryllium an all-new IP.

"Partnering with Sony Interactive Entertainment allows america to bring our caller IP to life, with an expansive imaginativeness for this caller universe," said Anna Sweet, CEO of Bad Robot Games. "With the enactment of PlayStation, we anticipation to present a bold, innovative acquisition that is genuinely peculiar for players.

"I could not beryllium much excited that Mike Booth is astatine the originative helm," Sweet continued, "crafting a cooperative escapade that volition pb to unforgettable moments with friends."

Bad Robot Games was archetypal announced backmost successful 2018, and was initially backed by concern from Chinese elephantine Tencent. Details of this project, and Booth's involvement, were archetypal confirmed successful 2021 — though small has been heard of the crippled since.

Confirmation that the crippled volition beryllium a caller IP rules retired immoderate anticipation of it being portion of an existing PlayStation franchise — oregon tied to immoderate of the projects Bad Robot itself is astir celebrated for, specified arsenic the TV bid Lost, oregon J.J. Abrams' Star Trek reboot.

"We're greatly impressed with the endowment Bad Robot Games has assembled astatine their studio, and are thrilled to spouse with them to assistance nutrient and people their upcoming game," said PlayStation's Christian Svensson, VP and Head of 2P/3P Content Ventures & Strategic Initiatives.

"Their unsocial originative dependable and passionateness for innovating crossed each forms of interactive amusement perfectly aligns with SIE's ngo to trade experiences that resonate profoundly with players. We can't hold for gamers to measurement into the satellite they've been building."

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