Sony Purportedly Plotting New Ape Escape, as Redemption Arc Starts

Rumourmonger NatetheHate2 hinted on the ResetEra forums that Sony is looking to bring back some dormant franchises, possibly including a new Ape Escape. He said Astro Bot developer Team ASOBI is not working on the series, and to his knowledge it has not been outsourced to Bandai Namco. Sony is pushing lots of Ape Escape merchandise in Japan, and new PlayStation CEO Hideaki Nishino has said he wants to do better domestically.