Inspired by Pokémon Go, Sony gears up to launch 5 mobile games by 2018

Pokémon Go’s success has Sony all hot and bothered. The company, which stopped making mobile games years ago, is set to make a comeback in that segment in 2018. Nikkei reports that Sony will launch at least 5 mobile games by March 2018 and that these games will be available in Japan and parts of Asia. Sony’s mobile game arm, ForwardWorks, will handle the distribution, adds the report. As a gamer, I’m overjoyed. I’m tired of great gaming experience being restricted to PC and console and it’s nice to see a company with one of the best rosters of developers getting back to mobile games again. Sony has a lot of IPs (Intellectual Properties) that will work very well on mobile phones. This includes the likes of God of War and Uncharted.

I may be jumping the gun here, but I certainly expect Sony to bring its A-game to mobile (AAA?). I don’t know how many of you remember that old God of War java game that was available on certain Symbian40 devices. Even at that time, it was among the most polished and enjoyable games of its time. Sadly, we’ll have to wait until 2018 before we see the first games from them. Worse still, the games will release in Japan first and will make their way to the rest of the markets later.