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Sony Cancels Jumping Flash PSVR Project as Classic IP Licensing Grows

The cancellation underscores Sony’s strategy of licensing older PlayStation properties to external teams for remasters.

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Overview

  • A planned Jumping Flash virtual reality title was in early PSVR development before Sony decided to cancel the project.
  • Former SIE president Shuhei Yoshida confirmed developers had pursued the Jumping Flash license for VR integration but did not reveal which studio was attached.
  • Sony’s licensing strategy has revived dormant franchises, leading to Fantavision 202X and remastered hits like Freedom Wars.
  • Upcoming licensed titles include Everybody’s Golf: Hot Shots and a Patapon 1+2 Replay collection.
  • Jumping Flash, a pioneering 3D platformer originally released in 1995, was last referenced in Astro Bot in 2024.