"As such, we purchased the Lollipop Chainsaw intellectual property from Kadokawa Games, and decided to develop a remake. "We, the original development staff on Lollipop Chainsaw, think of the game as very precious to us, and did not want to leave it in limbo, where players who want to play it cannot," Yasuda continued. (The game is one of few titles notably absent from Microsoft's Xbox backwards compatibility programme - perhaps due to those music licensing issues.) "Unfortunately, various factors resulted in things making it so that fans can no longer easily play Lollipop Chainsaw, and it has been some time since players have not been able to access the game on current consoles," Yasuda wrote, announcing the project today (thanks, Automaton Media). The remake is being developed by a combination of veteran Lollipop Chainsaw staff and newcomers, and will feature "more realistic" visuals.ĭue to licensing issues, the game will largely feature a new soundtrack, Dragami Games said. In other news, Sony has patented an interesting gameplay replay system that presents “What If” scenarios, and a YouTuber has showcased an early PS3 devkit and a Vita prototype.Watch on YouTube A trailer for the original Lollipop Chainsaw. While the original staff on the game will be working on the remake, some portion of the fifteen licensed songs in the original soundtrack will be replaced with new music. is providing support as a publisher or developer (or both). will be supporting Dragami Games, though it’s unclear if Warner Bros. Yasuda’s announcement also confirms that Warner Bros. But the PS5 remake seems highly plausible given the intent to develop the game on modern consoles and the implied goal of having more people be able to access the game in the future. It’s still unconfirmed whether this means that a Lollipop Chainsaw PS5 remake is planned alongside PC, Xbox Series, and/or Switch versions, or if it will only be available for PS4 and Xbox One. Yasuda is particularly excited to rework the game on current-gen consoles:Īdditionally, since we have access to consoles with higher specifications, we will be taking a more realistic approach to the graphics this time. This is why Yasuda’s Dragami Games purchased the Lollipop Chainsaw IP from Kadokawa Games and “decided to develop a remake.” He regrets that “various factors resulted in things making it so that fans can no longer easily play Lollipop Chainsaw” on current consoles, as the original game was released on PS3 and Xbox 360 in June 2012.
Earlier today, Yasuda shared a long statement on Twitter in both English and Japanese on the reasoning behind the remake of Suda51’s cute zombie slasher Lollipop Chainsaw.
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