Sony is working on 7 adaptations of games in series or films -
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A little over a year ago, Sony announced the creation of a new unit, PlayStation Productions, dedicated to adapting its video game licenses to films and series.
A major announcement that foreshadowed the adaptation of many cult video games from Sony.
If we already knew that
The Last of Us
was going to be entitled to its series, as well as
Twister Metal
and that the
Uncharted
franchise
was going to be brought to the cinema, PlayStation Productions is already working on 7 other video game adaptations in series and films.
During an interview on CNBC, Tony Vinciquerra, executive director of Sony Pictures, said that PlayStation Productions was planning at least 7 adaptations of serial video games and 3 films from the PlayStation catalog.
Unfortunately, the latter did not specify which licenses would be suitable, but the possibilities are numerous.
Other licenses concerned
We can thus hope for an adaptation of
God of War
,
Hoziron Zero Dwan
or even
Days Gone
and why not
Death Stranding
.
Difficult to make predictions as the catalog of Sony Interactive Entertainment is rich, as are its successes.
Sony is not the only one to want to exploit its video game licenses.
The French studio Ubisoft also plans to take advantage of its video games on the small screen.
It is indeed question of adapting Assassin's Creed and
Splinter Cell
in series, but also
Beyond Good & Evil
and
The Division
in film.
Productions intended for streaming?
Asked about the question of streaming as a solution to the closure of movie theaters due to the health crisis - solution chosen by Warner Bros.
- Tony Vinciquerra did not seem very excited about this option.
According to him, big budget films need to be released in theaters and theaters also need these films to survive economically speaking.
However, it does not make a cross as streaming.
He would like to be able to have more flexibility to exploit films on video-on-demand platforms and thus be able to produce Sony Productions more quickly on these platforms.
Right now, in the United States, it takes at least 90 days - 45 in some cases - to air a theatrically released movie on a streaming service.
The executive director of Sony advocates that the deadline be reduced to 30 days.
“This will allow us to monetize our marketing between cinema and home entertainment,” he said.
A wish that could all the same upset the exploitation of films in theaters, but which could be a more interesting compromise for both parties.
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