Jaffe drops hints for next game

Developer resurrects old blog to confirm that PSP project HL is shelved for now, says next game should be out by end of January.

Sony game designer David Jaffe has apparently resurrected his old blog with news of his latest projects. While the God of War director's slate of upcoming titles has been unclear since he finished work on the PlayStation 2 action hit, recent updates indicate that he has stopped working on one project but is getting close to completing another.

As far as the concrete information in the blog, development on Jaffe's PlayStation Portable project, thus far only known as "HL," has been paused.

"That game is--for the moment--on the shelf," Jaffe said of HL. "The core reason is that it was very ambitious and so was/is [the PlayStation 3 game] WarHawk. The same developer is making both games (with some key members shared between both games), so Scott (head of Incog) and I said: f*** it. We'll do HL later...maybe. But for now, let's make something else."

The blog doesn't spell out what that "something else" is, but gives a number of hints about it. For one, Jaffe expects it to be released between November and January, "depending on a handful of factors." It plays in 1080p resolution and has been in development for six or seven months. Beyond that, Jaffe said it is not a game like God of War or HL, but that it has things in common with Bomberman and Twisted Metal.

In a post from last week, Jaffe said, "Sadly, our new game will not be at [Tokyo Game Show 2006] this week but it will be hitting the air waves (as in, you can purchase it from like, you know, the air waves!) in the next few months if all goes well...so stay tuned!"

Given the confirmation that the game plays in 1080p and the above comment, it seems that the designer's next project is a downloadable PS3 game to be distributed over Sony's answer to the Xbox Live Marketplace.

"I CAN [emphasis in original] tell you that man, SHORTER, LESS EXPENSIVE GAMES [emphasis in original]...wow! What a BLAST [emphasis in original] to be working on these things," Jaffe wrote in his latest update. "I feel like the old cartoonists who used to make Bugs and Daffy must have felt, how Rankin-Bass must have felt, pumping out show after show after show...just knocking them out. And some are--worst case--just average, while some are amazing...but it adds up to a hell of a batting average over time and lots of fun games. I have not dug the work this much in ages!"

49 Comments

  • _Sam_

    Posted Sep 30, 2006 4:29 pm PT

    wonder what it is

  • Santas_Hitman

    Posted Sep 29, 2006 6:39 am PT

    I love how people are proclaiming "the psp is dead and ds rules". Well the psp most certainly isn't dead, and the ds only rules if you actually like the system. I don't have either at this point, however I do plan to get one. I'm one who likes to research before i buy something, and you know what? It looks like I'll be getting a psp. I've tried the DS and a number of the so called good games for it. Got bored with everyone of them within the first few minutes of play. That system has so much potential that is IMO wasted on stupid gimmickly little games when it could be so much more. So why will I get a psp? Cause it actually has games that I would enjoy. And thats a good enough reason for me.

  • eiru

    Posted Sep 29, 2006 5:48 am PT

    weiiiiirddd

  • dirtydanny

    Posted Sep 28, 2006 9:38 pm PT

    Both owners of DS and PSP will tell you DS is so much better. God I cant believe i fell for the hype and bought a psp. just like the xbox with halo2. I suck.

  • mariokart64fan

    Posted Sep 28, 2006 8:59 pm PT

    who gives psp is wasting my time , no killer aps and most games and ports found else where sony is a great console maker but poor handheld maker cause they forget about the key things a handheld needs that is battery life that exceeds 10hrs at least(while playing a game , 2 the games prices are 49.99 same as consoles but lack the graphics quality of them 3 there is no need for a 199 version the 249,99 version is better then the 199,99 version is actually a ripoff it isnt really a price drop at all cause when you say a price drop you dont drop the value and take things out of the package and then come back later with another 249,99 price tag with different stuff for reall ds or ds lite had price drops they never took out a stylus or wrist strap or a cloth thing or anything for that matter that is a real price drop cause your not forced to buy things they take out

  • ultimate_zero

    Posted Sep 28, 2006 6:00 pm PT

    thats cool, if it took 6 or 7 months to make then I'm guessing its not that long, it should be good though.

  • HXCDEW

    Posted Sep 28, 2006 5:47 pm PT

    If PSP was dead then developers wouldn't be making more games for it, would they?. In fact it's doing great for its first attempt at the handheld market, and all the great games coming out on it throughout fall and Q1 07 will be the defining point of its success as a gaming machine.

  • Doolum

    Posted Sep 28, 2006 1:12 pm PT

    PSP Dead=Dopes who cant afford it

  • hbk3000

    Posted Sep 28, 2006 8:18 am PT

    Ohhhh and btw to all the trolls that said the PSP is dead.
    Since trailing by 8m units=dead, what does trailing by 75/80m units equal to?

  • hbk3000

    Posted Sep 28, 2006 8:16 am PT

    Ohhh well at least the PSP got a ES game today
    Anyway yeah cant wait to find out more about this game!

  • War-Tex

    Posted Sep 28, 2006 6:27 am PT

    Wat's the game??

  • Maquis_UK

    Posted Sep 28, 2006 3:39 am PT

    cancellations... oops sorry "shelved" games everywhere. psp is dead but nobody will announce it yet.

  • jakeboudville

    Posted Sep 28, 2006 12:42 am PT

    interesting.....

  • JoePiervincenti

    Posted Sep 27, 2006 9:51 pm PT

    Good for you, David, I'm glad to hear you're happy! That's when developers are at their best!

  • tidusjeff

    Posted Sep 27, 2006 9:17 pm PT

    ''hmm more bad news for the PSP, the system I would've bet money would kill the Nintendo DS

    and somehow this has turned into a PS3/360 fanboy battle lol''

    PS3/360 fanboy battles are as stupid as ''xbox 360 rules!'' comments.

  • assassinX01

    Posted Sep 27, 2006 5:20 pm PT

    "Why would he work on the PSP when the PSP cares little for games and more about movies? PSP is a waste of time to develop for. "

    Yep. That's exactly why the PSP has over 100 more games scheduled to be released than the DS and on averages has higher rated top tier games. Way to stay on topic, since your little attack on the PSP has everything to do with Jaffe's new game. Knowing what Jaffe had said a while back, it'll be some fast paced, highly multiplayer based game. And with his excellent track record, I'm hoping the game is as immaculately done as his last projects.

  • Minpindo

    Posted Sep 27, 2006 4:59 pm PT

    1080p will make ps3 pwn 360... except for patch that equalizes & halo.....

  • sirlordraven

    Posted Sep 27, 2006 4:19 pm PT

    Why would he work on the PSP when the PSP cares little for games and more about movies? PSP is a waste of time to develop for.

  • blackIceJoe

    Posted Sep 27, 2006 4:16 pm PT

    I my self would have preferred the PSP game. So when He gets done with the PS3 game I hope He goes back and finishes HL for the PSP.

  • remaGloohcSdlO

    Posted Sep 27, 2006 4:12 pm PT

    You call Sony making games at the resolution the promised as ownage... hilarious.

    I would only expect this from them... at a minimum based on what they have promised.

  • Pablo620

    Posted Sep 27, 2006 4:08 pm PT

    Another 1080p game. I remember when Sony haters said 1080p wouldnt happen. Oh the days of ownage are hitting hard

  • degrassirulez

    Posted Sep 27, 2006 3:54 pm PT

    What happened to the PSP game he was working on?

  • OldWiseBob

    Posted Sep 27, 2006 3:53 pm PT

    Thats kinda weird that just up and paused the development of the game. Weird I say....

  • comthitnuong

    Posted Sep 27, 2006 3:43 pm PT

    looks cool

  • K1LLSWITCH

    Posted Sep 27, 2006 3:28 pm PT

    Interesting news. Jaffe working on a PSP game? Yeah didn't think so.

  • Cartman86

    Posted Sep 27, 2006 3:16 pm PT

    Hmm good news on the sony marketplace front I suppose. Nice to see that they are getting this online network up.

  • boocreepyfootdr

    Posted Sep 27, 2006 3:14 pm PT

    Yep, bad news for PSP, unless a God of War Portable is in the works!

  • Generic_Dude

    Posted Sep 27, 2006 3:12 pm PT

    Jaffe needs to clean up that potty mouth.

  • Monstromo

    Posted Sep 27, 2006 3:08 pm PT

    "...ambitious and so was/is [the PlayStation 3 game] WarHawk. The same developer is making both games (with some key members shared between both games), so Scott (head of Incog) and I said: f*** it. We'll do HL later...maybe. But for now, let's make something else." Sounds like his brainchild was not very good, if it was actually good then it would continue in development through outsourcing or a re-arranging of personnel. His "f*** it" comment with "We'll do HL later...maybe." with emphasis on maybe mean NEVER. He was s**tcanned. Dumped. Told his project sucked.

    I loved God of War but since then this guy has just gone on and on about how great his ideas are and what they will develop into. However, we find that he is just a LOSER.

    Now he is kissing Sony *ss by creating a downloadable game that cost not much to make but sucks the life out of our pockets; he says it himself that some of these downloadable games are not so good, I assume he means himself too.

    Now we find Mr. Jaffe doing the same thing American McGee did with his name. He is attaching his name to a game for attention by the gaming public. Great another episodic masterpiece. Just like American McGee.

    I am SO DISAPPOINTED. He had so much promise with God of War. I guess fame and fortune ruin talent. I expect after a couple of duds Jaffe will go to China too.

    I really hope GOW2 doesn't stink.

  • Jordan Bisasky

    Posted Sep 27, 2006 3:02 pm PT

    hmm more bad news for the PSP, the system I would've bet money would kill the Nintendo DS

    and somehow this has turned into a PS3/360 fanboy battle lol

  • thepeter

    Posted Sep 27, 2006 2:59 pm PT

    Jaffe is gradually becoming a game GOD.

  • Furbyballistik

    Posted Sep 27, 2006 2:48 pm PT

    i wish it was jus a twisted metal..i miss that series!! but im sure w/e he brings to the table wit be awsome...i cant wait

  • DemonJD138

    Posted Sep 27, 2006 2:43 pm PT

    How is Jaffe ripping off M$? He's a software designer? And, really, MS is ripping off all of the PC game designers who first made episodic content and short games available via web only. Nimrod.

    I don't have a 360, because I don't have the clams, but I like the idea of smaller, indie-type studios (no, I don't mean Incog) putting out short/cheap games via web. I'm looking forward to see what comes on all three platforms via this medium.

  • demollyon

    Posted Sep 27, 2006 2:37 pm PT

    Yeah, keep on ripping off MS loser!

  • gdogg4210

    Posted Sep 27, 2006 2:37 pm PT

    bomberman with cars?

  • spyrewolf

    Posted Sep 27, 2006 2:36 pm PT

    **boring boring.... sony is borin us now hahahhahaha...
    mircosoft is kickin your butts now
    mircosoft forever!!!!!! ***

    good to see stupid fanboys scared of a console that aint even out yet!

    jaffe's games are pretty cool, can't wait to see what he has up his sleeve the guy can be a bit crazy at times anyone who has watched the making of GoW will know,

  • G-Legend

    Posted Sep 27, 2006 2:34 pm PT

    Cool Can't wait!

  • Mona5443

    Posted Sep 27, 2006 2:29 pm PT

    He just said it isn't, Samuraibambi, stop spamming!

  • samuraibambi

    Posted Sep 27, 2006 2:26 pm PT

    please, let it be GOW3

  • AL13NK1LL3R

    Posted Sep 27, 2006 2:24 pm PT

    boring boring.... sony is borin us now hahahhahaha...

    mircosoft is kickin your butts now

    mircosoft forever!!!!!!

  • kremytu17

    Posted Sep 27, 2006 2:16 pm PT

    Great news, but I hope soon that he'll direct/produce the next Twisted Metal on PS3.

  • ConManWithGun

    Posted Sep 27, 2006 2:14 pm PT

    thats awesome

  • aspro73

    Posted Sep 27, 2006 2:13 pm PT

    Whoo-hoo! As reported by Aspro73 this morning.

  • demonik_360

    Posted Sep 27, 2006 2:12 pm PT

    sweet!........jaffe you rock hard!!111!!!!!

  • REVOLUTIONfreak

    Posted Sep 27, 2006 2:06 pm PT

    that guy sounds kinda immature

  • LordAndrew

    Posted Sep 27, 2006 2:03 pm PT

    Sure, bring it on

  • -DreamTheater-

    Posted Sep 27, 2006 1:58 pm PT

    Jaffe is the man. I'm sure whatever it is it will rock!

  • Shtinky

    Posted Sep 27, 2006 1:54 pm PT

    Jaffe is the man, the game is probably something like umm a racing bomb em up type of game?? I dunno...

  • Lost2017

    Posted Sep 27, 2006 1:52 pm PT

    It's Good To See Jaffe Going Back To His Roots Especially With The Twisted Metal Reference.Good Luck

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