Sony is reportedly plotting to revive classic PlayStation games, starting with a new Ape Escape from the developers behind Sonic Mania

Sony reportedly wants to revive a selection of its long-dormant PlayStation classics with smaller third-party developers, starting with a new Ape Escape from Evening Star, the independent team behind Sonic Mania, according to The Jeff Gerstmann podcast and VGC. Gerstmann said the game is not close to release, and PlayStation is apparently keen to work with other outside developers on its legacy IP, similar to 2025's Everybody's Golf: Hot Shots handled by Bandai Namco. The last mainline Ape Escape game was 2005's Ape Escape 3.