The original Windjammers was lovingly revived and brought back on PlayStation 4, and it's just as good today as it was back in the 90s. The top-down game of lobbing Frisbees back and forth is a summery delight, and the modern re-release from Dotemu is a blast with all its mod cons like online play. A sequel is in development, aptly named Windjammers 2, but has yet to be confirmed for Sony's hardware. However, it looks as though we may get our time in the sun after all.
PSN releases is an automated Twitter bot account that tweets whenever something new arrives on the PlayStation Store servers. This includes upcoming games as well as patches, so it posts pretty frequently. As you can see below (and pointed out by Gematsu), the account has found a Windjammers 2 open beta:
The client has appeared on the European PS Store servers too. It would seem, then, that Windjammers 2 — currently announced for Nintendo Switch, PC, and Stadia — is indeed coming to PS4, with an open beta going live in the near future.
The sequel introduces an updated art style, new gameplay mechanics and features, and new characters and stages. The action looks to be largely the same, but original moves and abilities look to set it apart from the Neo Geo classic. It was delayed into 2021, but perhaps this news means it's not too far away now.
Do you want to play Windjammers 2 on PS4? Curve that disc in the comments section below.
[source twitter.com, via twitter.com]
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The first news about a game annnounced in a Nintendo show in god knows how long after being stuck in development limbo ends up being an announcement of a version on another console before it's even out on Switch.
Seems familiar.
Maybe this is how Bayonetta 3 finally shows up
True story - I tried to play this at EGX 2019 but there were two guys from some Playstation site called Push Square hogging it. Naming NO names.
Course when I did play it, it was pretty awesome!
@Rudy_Manchego It's been that long? Blimey... That makes me sad.
Fell back in love with the original when it got re-released.
This just made me fancy a round of frisby golf on the Move but I haven't got it so it's tough!
@Rudy_Manchego Jeez, trust those Push Square journalists to be hogging it. Between me and you, I’ve heard some weird stories about those guys…
Next time this happens, I’ve heard they love it when you just keep shouting, “push square” at them when they play, especially when they are losing.
Hype to check this sucker out. Huge Windjammer fan several years back.
@Haruki_NLI I know... really miss events to be honest
@Kienda I considered shouting HEY AREN'T YOU THOSE GUYS FROM PUSHSQUARE over and over again but a) I'm shy and b) my friends would have thought me odd(er).
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