Rumor: Syphon Filter 4 Set For Winter 2012 Launch?
See Full ImageThe naysayers called it the poor man's Metal Gear Solid but in truth, Syphon Filter was once a great, entertaining series.
Many fans have been waiting for an installment on the PlayStation 3, too, so if this information is accurate, there will be quite a few happy gamers out there. Are we ready for Syphon Filter 4?
According to SilleGamer citing the August 2011 edition of the Official PlayStation Magazine Italy, we will indeed receive the fourth entry exclusively on the PlayStation 3 in Winter 2012. This comes after evidence of a new title popped up on the official US PlayStation website; evidence that included details and an early logo, and promptly disappeared. Supposedly, Syphon Filter 4 is a sequel to Syphon Filter: Logan's Shadow for the PSP and it's in development at SCE London Studio. Oh, and we're looking at what should be a "visually advanced engine." Yeah, well, we can always use that.
Hopefully, Sony will make the announcement some time soon. Of course, it's still just a rumor but we fully expect an unveiling. Sometimes, Syphon Filter gets a bad rap and while there were a few lackluster installments, the first titles were some of the best available on the original PlayStation. Let's not forget that.
Tags: syphon filter 4, syphon filter sequel, syphon filter ps3
9/4/2011 8:52:33 PM Ben Dutka
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Clamedeus
Sunday, September 04, 2011 @ 9:43:06 PM
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TheCrazyMerc
Sunday, September 04, 2011 @ 9:46:32 PM
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PasteNuggs
Sunday, September 04, 2011 @ 10:20:51 PM
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WorldEndsWithMe
Sunday, September 04, 2011 @ 10:29:41 PM
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Dancemachine55
Monday, September 05, 2011 @ 12:18:39 AM
He reckons one of Sony's weaknesses is announcing stuff too early, whereas MS keep everything they do hush hush until a few months before relase, therefore taking advantage of the hype train.
There are some flaws in that logic though. Kinect (or Project Natal) was announced a year and a half before it was released. Halo 4 isn't due for over a year, and Gears 3 we've known about for ages!
Also, if MS keep things too close and don't give enough warning about releases, they could end up with another Sega Saturn fiasco!! Just look at the red ring problem alone!!
I really do hope MS and Sony have learnt from their mistakes this gen. It just feels like this gen was a bumpy road compared to the PS2 and Xbox. (And yes, I am aware of the early PS2 disc reading error and Xbox Live problems at launch)
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WorldEndsWithMe
Monday, September 05, 2011 @ 1:32:02 AM
It's give and take, I think both companies need help in the timing department actually.
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ZenChichiri
Sunday, September 04, 2011 @ 11:09:51 PM
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Neurotoxiny
Sunday, September 04, 2011 @ 11:44:19 PM
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Dancemachine55
Monday, September 05, 2011 @ 12:12:30 AM
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Was the PS2 version any good?
I feel like this news should excite me, but it doesn't.
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Clamedeus
Monday, September 05, 2011 @ 1:01:35 AM
I've enjoyed them.
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YashaZz
Monday, September 05, 2011 @ 3:24:33 AM
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jimmyhandsome
Monday, September 05, 2011 @ 8:55:14 AM
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BikerSaint
Monday, September 05, 2011 @ 1:26:40 PM
I have 2 SF's in my PS2 collection,
"The Omega Strain"
"Dark Mirror"
(FYI: The PS2 Dark Mirror is a completely remastered port from the PSP's 2006 Game Of The Year)
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Fane1024
Tuesday, September 06, 2011 @ 7:13:32 AM
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jaybiv
Monday, September 05, 2011 @ 12:16:15 AM
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ZettaiSeigi
Monday, September 05, 2011 @ 12:42:50 AM
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Note: I do have a PSP and I could play the ports in there but if it's a game that requires aiming and shooting, I'd rather do it on a home console or on a handheld with two analog sticks (like the Vita).
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Turbey
Monday, September 05, 2011 @ 1:24:40 AM
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Or is it just me dreaming again?
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___________
Monday, September 05, 2011 @ 3:12:19 AM
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syphon filter had NOTHING in common with MGS!
might as well call DMC the poor mans GOW!
ill believe it when i see it!
1 we have been hearing rumours of this ever since the freaking ps3 was announced!
2 WTF would sony london studios be working on this?
they have 2 massive games that were almost finished sitting there in the back room and there going to start a whole new game instead of reviving and finishing those?
as much as i love syphon filter, and i really do i downloaded the originals off PSN, and logans shadow is my favourite PSP game.
that said if london studio really is doing this, then f*ck syphon filter give us back our getaway 3!
come on the ONLY series to ever run with GTA one of the industries most successful titles!
and they just let it sit on the shelf growing mould.
id be like M$ stopping halo after 2, or ninty shelving mario, or sega shelving sonic.
when something is so popular and beloved you continue it, not shelve it!
god, why does $ony keep doing this?
crash.
shelved!
spyro.
shelved!
J&D.
shelved!
every character you think of when you hear playstation has been shelved!
all were left with now is a greek guy with some serious anger management issues, and a extinct animal from the ps2 days which is looking to be shelved soon too!
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BikerSaint
Monday, September 05, 2011 @ 1:52:40 PM
Back in the day, I remember the gigantic rivalry going on between fans of Syphon Filter & Metal Gear Solid.
Man, I hope SF4's great enough to start up that SF/MGS rivalry again.
That would mean each SF game will keep striving to be at it's very best, plus we can finally stop talking about "COD vs anything" from then on, LOL
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Tuesday, September 06, 2011 @ 9:06:25 AM
syphon filter is a cop based action game, where MGS is far more hardcore stealth.
peace walker and logans shadow for instance they could not be more different!
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Lawless SXE
Monday, September 05, 2011 @ 3:34:44 AM
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Monday, September 05, 2011 @ 3:52:35 AM
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Lotusflow3r
Monday, September 05, 2011 @ 6:30:33 AM
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Ever since the PSblog "accidentally" announced the game, i have been patiently waiting the actual official announcement with complete excitement.
They must include that classic multiplayer too! Co-op missions, please!
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Beamboom
Monday, September 05, 2011 @ 7:29:29 AM
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Monday, September 05, 2011 @ 3:48:23 PM
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Sunday, September 04, 2011 @ 9:08:37 PM