Is Knack coming back?! PlayStation's most prodigious platforming hero hasn't been seen since the (honestly, rather good) Knack 2, which released back in 2017 — so we're coming up on five whole Knack-less years, if you can believe it. Anyway, Sony's filed a new Knack trademark in Japan, which has all of us Knackers on the edge of our seats.
But before we head on over to our Mark Cerny shrine to give thanks, it's worth noting that the existence of this trademark doesn't necessarily mean that a new Knack game is happening. It could just be that Sony's renewing it, or that there's been some kind of systematic update. Still, the simple fact that a Knack trademark has been spotted at least means that Sony hasn't abandoned our spiky saviour.
Having said all that, who would even make a new Knack? Knack and Knack 2 developer Japan Studio effectively disbanded last year, and although Sony has supposedly retained some of the staff, numerous key members left to do their own thing.
As it stands, we're probably not seeing Knack again any time soon — but it'll take more than a bit of realistic pessimism to extinguish the hope of the all-powerful Knack community. May this trademark serve as a reminder that Knack still watches over us all.
[source chizai-watch.com, via twitter.com, videogameschronicle.com]
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PS5 Pro launch game I'll predict. Current ps5 just can't handle all the pixels of Knack 3. Gotta practice my skills of mashing X or O during QTE cutscenes.
Hello my name is Alex and I like the Knack games.
2nd was much better than the first and the co-op mode was fun.
An "It Takes Two" style Knack 3 with dualsense integration could be great.
The world just isn’t ready for the majesty of Knack 3.
Knack mostly living as a meme makes me sad. I actually liked both games.
Knack 2 was alot of fun. Me and my daughter loved the co op
I’ve owned every PlayStation and still haven’t played a Knack game 🤣
I played the demo of the first when it was originally available. Not my cup of tea but great for fans.
Got the platinum for both Knack and Knack II. Knack II was a massive improvement on the original. Would by Knack III on day one for sure.
Knack might be a meme but Knack was a really nice return to the PS1 style platformer and I personally really enjoyed it.
I get the meme potential for these games but I low-key enjoyed them, lol
Should’ve wrote “Back in Knacktion”
Knack 3 with sackboy.
@CrispyMango92 That's pretty good, I've added it to my list of Knack puns.
Incoming Knack live service always online singleplayer game with Relics able to be purchased for real money and you only ever stream the game instead of actually owning/downloading it.
Oh and since Sony currently seem totally tone deaf... NFTs included.
Knack 3 "obsolutely knackered"
Funnily enough, I feel this way almost every day
Thank you Greg Miller. This was indeed mind-blowing news!
Here come the moneeey...🎵
My sharona that’s good news! Loved knack 2 even though I got that game breaking bug which mean I had to replay the whole game which I don’t think they ever fixed.
Can we have it set in Knackatomi Plaza
Surely renewed as its coming to Sparticus?
@ShogunRok Knack in the saddle again
Knack in business!
Knack baybayyyy issa mastapiece
I mean no one ever expected a Knack 2 so you know what? I can see a Knack 3 happening somehow.
Yay Knack 3? Dreams do come true
@Mauzuri I don't think people who actually played Knack dislike it. There is absolutely nothing wrong with it. The only problem was that it was a launch game with not a whole lot else.
Bugsnax was PS5's Knack.
I would love to see Heavenly Sword come back instead. Knack was something i did not like at all.
Knackity Knack, don't talk back.
@sonicmeerkat Knack 'n' Sack?
I would love some more knack. First game wasn't very good, but second game did turn knack to the right direction and it was rather enjoyable experience. I hope they make a knack 3.
Let's gooooo!
So this was the big reveal that was rumoured...I mean, nothing can top Knack, babyyyy
Enjoyed both games for what they were and would be happy to buy a third. Hopefully this one pans out so we can finally see the true power of the PS5!!
The constant ridicule Knack gets is one of the stranger bits of discourse I've ever seen in the 40 years I've been a gamer (and God knows this industry sees a lot of crazy sh*t).
The first game may not have been a 10/10, but it was a perfectly fine platfomer. I still hear it brought up on podcasts or mentioned in online comments, with people mocking it. For an example, simply read this article. I know the internet can be an incredibly toxic place, but there's such a disproportionate level of meanness towards Knack and Cerny that I find really off-putting.
@ShogunRok Since you work here and I unfairly expect you to know things: is renewing something they would do for a 4K Knack bundle on PS5? I mean we do expect every PS3 and PS4 game to get 4k versions, right?
I'm planning on playing Knack 2 w/ my wife after we finish Kirby in a few days. My kids played both games together co-op, everyone seems to forget the first game had multiplayer, and they agreed the 2nd was much better than the first. I played the first solo, I was addicted to the mobile match 3 game to earn parts.😂
@drk The problem with Knack was never that it was a bad game, the problem was Sony, and Cerny, famous for games like GoW and Uncharted on PS3, were promoting the awesome power of PS4 w/ Knack and expecting people to spend $400 on a new console to play Knack. Had it released a year or so after launch nobody would have cared but it was too wrapped up in the PS4 launch for what it was, a fun little platformer. Nintendo did the same thing w/ 1 2 Switch but Switch also had Zelda BotW so...🤷
@rjejr That's a valid point, but Knack wasn't exactly too shabby in the graphics department. I read or heard more than one review say it looked like a Pixar movie.
Knack 3 is coming, Xbox better watch out this will be the PS5's killer app
@rjejr Ehhhh, maybe, but I doubt it. Trademark renewals or re-registers tend to just be systematic rather than indicative of anything noteworthy happening.
I think Sony (much like most other publishers) sees the potential in remastering its games from previous generations, but a lot of it depends on things like future plans for the property, and the level of resources it'll take to get things moving.
Knack VR just seems right
@ShogunRok Thanks, about what I thought. I still think a Knack bundle is coming, Sony only has so many kid friendly games, but this probably isn't related, just standard.
@drk It did kind of look like a Pixar movie, and if it had released on Switch it might have worked out well, but for a PS4 launch title it was kind of laughable.
To balance things out I have always thought had Sunset Overdrive released on PS4 rather than Xbox it would have gone really well. It's a playful take on InFamous and 1 of my favorite games. Too much color and 2 much fun and 3rd person for the Xbox crowd though. Sony should release it w/ a sequel. Way more Sony than Knack. 🤷♂️
It’ll be a reboot with an alternate origins story. He started his illustrious career in Human Resources for an internet security company. Nick Knack: Hack & Sack.
Knick Knack paddy wack give a man a bone!
Never played the games but I do enjoy the meme status it has, maybe a director's cut of both games can persuade me 🙂
Sorry to say(I like Mark Cerny) but I found Knack sooooooo boring really I was expecting more from him to. Oh well & the Trophies were impossible to get without doing tedious things :-/ SONY SHOULD OF KEPT CRASH BANDICOOT!!!
@AFCC @rockertherockgod @dschons @BlaizeV @BritneyfR_ee @Mauzuri @Americansamurai1 @Voltan @Alex_Bevan I enjoyed the first Knack game for what it was...owned the sequel for many years and still haven't played it yet.
A real shame that neither game sold all that well, as I (and many others thankfully) greatly enjoyed them.
@drk I think even many of us who liked or even loved the games have embraced its meme status. I wouldn't read too much into these comments, if I were you.
@KidBoruto I liked it better for sure. It has more variety but not as challenging as the first one
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