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According to Bloomberg reporter Jason Schreier, Santa Monica Studio’s next project, which is being helmed by God of War director Cory Barlog, isn’t a new IP after all. Schreier didn’t say much about what the game’s true nature is, but he specified that, based on his own sources, the title is set in the world of a currently established IP. He went on to also indicate that the game also isn’t tied to the science fiction genre, which has also been widely believed by fans over the past few years.
“I’ll put it this way: it’s not a new IP but it might feel like one,” Schreier said on the forum Resetera. “Maybe that’s why people are confused. […] And that the sci-fi stuff (that people have apparently believed for years now?) is nonsense.”
Assuming that Schreier’s information here is accurate (which it almost certainly is), it raises plenty of questions about what Santa Monica Studio is working on. One option would be that the company is collaborating with an outside entity on a licensed property, similar to how fellow PlayStation studio Insomniac Games works with Marvel on its Spider-Man series. Conversely, Santa Monica Studio could be tapping into PlayStation’s long history and is working on bringing back a franchise that hasn’t been heard from in many years.
