I heard a rumor at CinemaCon that Arc Raiders was but thought they meant Marathon. This doesn't come as a shock at all considering the investor sheet mentioned an emphasis on converting a lot of game IPs to the big/small screen. There will definitely be more to follow. Sony are merging heavily into their movie/television divisions. They removed thousands of people in PR/marketing as groundwork for the merge. It's going to be interesting to see how these adaptions play out. Youtube Kids was highlighted too, all I could think of was Astro Bot, he wasn't mentioned but I had my suspicions. The Helldivers movie is back on track too. They had to pause production when Jason Momoa dropped out, Alan Ritchson is his replacement and it's slated for June 9th 2028.

At some point I think they will realise not everything needs an adapation, as they usually never work out or just don't capture of the vibes of the source material.

@Oram77 They won't, if a game fails people lose their jobs and studios get shuttered. If a movie fails there are multiple ways to cash in and no one loses their job. I only see satellite studios close because they were temporarily founded for a specific picture, tax incentives too, the picture wraps and another pop-up studio takes it's place on the next one. We've got a stack of them on our books all over Europe, digital made it even easier.

The investment and payoffs work differently too, distribution alone pays back many of those original investors so even if the movie flops they are ready to invest again. And like I said they are getting ready to milk those game IPs even harder, the new mentality is that if they sell them to streaming platforms they can circumnavigate those box office losses (if there are any) and still get paid. To the gamer it's 'surely they'll stop', they are only just getting started. The games industry is too big, those IPs are too juicy and if Sony already own the rights they'll use them.

Arc raiders could work really well because the aesthetic of the game is so cinematic.