The PlayStation brand, iconic in the world of video games, emerged from a failed collaboration between Sony and Nintendo. Although the hardware of the Nintendo PlayStation has been analyzed in recent years, its software library remains little known. Shuhei Yoshida, former head of PlayStation, has revealed that a space shooter in FMV was being developed for this platform, a project that never saw the light of day.
Yoshida unveiling all the secrets after leaving Sony
Yoshida, who joined Sony after the breakup of the alliance with Nintendo, was part of Ken Kutaragi’s team during a critical stage, when the discovery of a prototype of the Nintendo PlayStation was still recent. In an interview with the MinnMax podcast, the executive mentioned that a game on this platform was almost completed, similar to the Sega CD version of Silpheed, with graphics that surpassed the standards of the time thanks to its pre-rendered video backgrounds.
Unfortunately, Yoshida does not remember who was leading the game’s development or its origin, whether from the U.S. or Japan. However, the impact of this canceled project was later felt on PlayStation, where titles like Philosoma and Novastorm were released, which explored similar concepts in their space adventures.
So far, the only well-known game in development for the add-on was Secret of Mana, which underwent numerous changes when transitioning from CD to cartridge. On another note, Yoshida also commented on the recent presentation of the Switch 2, suggesting that “it could have been a bigger reveal,” and noting that “the only surprise for me was that mouse thing they showed.”
