Footage from a Jak and Dak Remaster pitch has been revealed, and it does look very good.
Jak and Daxter is a highly popular video game franchise created by Naughty Dog. However, fans of the series have not seen a new game since 2009, when ‘Jak and Daxter: The Lost Frontier’ was released for the PS2, PSP, and PS Vita. While we did receive a remastered version through the ‘Jak and Daxter Collection’ for PS4, there was another remaster pitched for the series.
Jak and Daxter Remaster Pitch Footage Looked Really Promising
Thanks to a LinkedIn post (via eco_mmunity) by Travis Howe, a senior animator at Sanzaru, fans have had the opportunity to view footage from the Jak and Daxter remaster pitch. For this pitch, the developers created an animated in-game cutscene shot-for-shot to demonstrate what the updated version would look like.
This included highly detailed enhancements to Jak and Daxter’s character models as well as improvements to the in-game environment, making it more suitable for current-generation systems.
Howe clarified that the pitch was “not commissioned by Sony” and that the company had no involvement in the proposal. It was simply a “fan pitch to try to gain their permission.”
The senior animator also confirmed that a Jak and Daxter remaster “wasn’t to be”; however, he encouraged fans who still want a remake to speak up and make their voices heard. Interested readers can check out the pitch footage below:
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Contradicts Herman Hulst statements confirming he lied. He said they’d go back to old IP. The ponies refuse to call this out, dynamic pricing, and AI that plays your games but attack AI for development. Sony is all in on live service not single player.