Jet Set Radio Evo Pitched to SEGA, Sony Loved Concept

But project went no further

by Sammy Barker Sun 17th Dec 2017

Would you turn that radio down, we’re trying to tell you about a Jet Set Radio pitch that SEGA passed on. Over the course of the weekend, Austin-based developer Dinosaur Games has revealed a “visual proof of concept” for a title named Jet Set Radio Evo, which it pitched to the Japanese publisher at the Game Developers Conference earlier in the year.

“This was the first step towards a gameplay demo,” according to the studio. “If SEGA was interested we were going to invest in making a functioning prototype.” While it never got any feedback on why the Sonic maker declined, Sony apparently “loved” the look of the project, which is interesting. You can watch the concept (of love) trailer above.

[source youtube.com, via twitter.com, gematsu.com]

As the Editor of Push Square, Sammy has over 15 years of experience analysing the world of PlayStation, from PS3 through PS5 and everything in between. He’s an expert on PS Studios and industry matters, as well as sports games and simulators. He also enjoys RPGs when he has the time to dedicate to them, and is a bit of a gacha whale.

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DerMeister
Sun 17th Dec 2017

Sony, please make this happen! A new JSR would be awesome if it happened this gen.

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mattydigger
Sun 17th Dec 2017

i hope they bring this back JSR games so cool

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AlwaysGreener
Sun 17th Dec 2017

WTF Sega!?!? You expressed over a year ago, which popular franchises fans wanted brought back. If I recall correctly, this was definitely one of them.

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AdamNovice
Mon 18th Dec 2017

If people want their JSR fix, then Hover: Revolt of Gamers looks pretty cool, was at PSX recently.

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PS_Nation
Mon 18th Dec 2017

Jet Set Radio, another game that i still need to play, looks like that many people enjoy the series a lot. One day, i will play Jet Set Radio and Dreams on my PS3, would be even better if it was available on PS4 as well.

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PS_Nation
Mon 18th Dec 2017

@DerMeister Gio Corsi always listens to Sony gamers, i believe that he is one of the main responsibles for Yakuza games coming to the west. People could start another campaign, who knows.

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themcnoisy
Mon 18th Dec 2017

@PS_Nation JSR future is the best of the games, they are amazing looking and sounding. Yet extremely irritating to play later in the games falling from height means having to repeat platform sections again and again. Annoys me even thinking about it.

But would i buy another jsr? Damn right I would.

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DerMeister
Mon 18th Dec 2017

@PS_Nation However it happens, I'd love to see a new game in the series, or at least a rerelease of Jet Set Radio Future (originally released on Xbox, died a sales death and is now rare and pricey). I know it's unlikely, but it would make me so happy. I refuse to die until JSR comes back.

As for playing the original game, I love it to death, but be aware the control has not aged well. You can get used to it, but it's still pretty stiff. It has a lot of charm though, and I think everyone should try it once.

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WanderingBullet
Mon 18th Dec 2017

Eventhough I wasn't able to complete it back then, it's still one of my Dreamcast favourites!

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Quintumply
Mon 18th Dec 2017

JSR is a series that unfortunately mostly passed me by. I did play a little of the Xbox version (Jet Set Radio Future, I believe) and had a good time with it. I'd love to play a brand new one, though!

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tabris95
Mon 18th Dec 2017

Well...at least Sony understands the concept of love. 🎶

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sajoey
Mon 18th Dec 2017

I feel like you're all ignoring the possibility that Sega is already working on a new Jet Set, and simply have no need for something like this.

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SegaBlueSky
Mon 18th Dec 2017

I'd truly love for something like this to happen, but Sega have a nasty habit of stamping out my dreams so I'll try not to get ahead of myself!

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NathanUC
Mon 18th Dec 2017

This gives me hope.

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JeongersGaming
Mon 18th Dec 2017

As much as I would love a new JSR, Sega made the right choice. The studio appears to have very little experience in regards to actual game development and mainly just does art design stuff. (http://www.dinosaurentertainment.com/)

This seems to mainly be a ploy to attract attention to themselves to get more work by riding the coattails of a cult classic series.

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JLPick
Mon 18th Dec 2017

This would have been a nice addition...Sega needs to bring back their IP's...I'd love for a new Skies Of Arcadia, Evolution, Seaman (for the VR), Toe Jam And Earl, Golden Axe, Ristar, Columns, Altered Beast, Greendog and Panzer Dragoon title to make it's way forward. Maybe we'll at least get a Dreamcast, Genesis, and Game Gear collection...but I'm sure my hopes will fade away.