Why Ratchet And Clank: Rift Apart May Be One Of The Biggest Games of the Year

The PS5 announcement event a few months back shed light on many things about Sony’s upcoming hardware behemoth. The games, the features, the look of the console, and the optional digital edition were all notable nuggets of information we learned. But easily one of the more tantalizing items featured in that event was the new Ratchet & Clank game; Rift Apart. The Ratchet & Clank series is one of PlayStation’s oldest at this point. Certainly, one of their oldest of their still relevant series at least. Given that, the announcement of a new game in the series was not a huge surprise.

Many of us here at GamingBolt and other outlets saw that coming a mile away, actually. Ratchet worked well as an early PS4 title, so why not stick it right at the launch window of the PS5 to round-out the selection of launch titles? Well, Rift Apart, the newest of the long-running sci-fi platformer shooter series, was in fact announced but still managed to surprise us all for several reasons. It’s those reasons, as well as a few others, that people should definitely keep an eye on this game. It could absolutely end up cutting through the competition in a bigger way than many of us realize, and surprise us all over again with how big of a game it could very well end up being.

[thinksie]

Idk, but Ratchet and Clank series is amazing

[ShinPepsiman]

This is what I wanna see in upcoming games. Put all that power into the actual gameplay itself and not just making it look pretty

[musicmy]

If in this new game Nefarious doesn't scream "ANNIHILATE THEM!!!" atleast once, we riot!

[jordangrady]

So hyped for this game, hardcore fan since ratchet and clank ps2!

[WatchNlaugh]

I am very excited for Rift Apart!! Can’t wait to play it, especially with the whole alternate reality thing going on. I’ve always been a sucker for that type of story; let’s hope they wrote it well.

[ncranger]

I love the R&C series! Day one buy!

[ANTORT]

Did you forget Ratchet Deadlocked? Where you only played as Ratchet and no Clank for gameplay. Believe it was the last one on PS2, that game was awesome. People forget it alot though.

[RedEzelt]

Gameplay looks better than the original movie, says a lot!!

[Rob-dddm]

Easily one of the best looking games I've ever seen

[-Down-D-Stairs-]

I need a new Jak & Daxter and Sly Cooper

[iElevateTV]

Dude PS5 and all these games are going to drain my bank account 📉😭😭😭😭

[karakarma]

I mean ratchet not having clank around isn't new but regardless im buying this day one 🙏

[joshuapaulson]

I hope they don't keep them apart. They already did that mechanic in A Crack in Time, which was cool. But Ratchet&Clank shine the best together.

[CyberneticHype]

I hope it will be released this year, but if they said “launch window” I’ll bet it will release on February or March next year.

[nchldmn]

I think early 2021. Spdrmn MM is their 1st launch title.

[DragonHeart]

If there's one game that truly shows off what The PS5 is genuinely capable of & that provides a clear window into the future of next gen console gaming, it's the new Ratchet & Clank game.

Meanwhile Microsoft who've stated that their XSX will launch in November has yet to show off any XSX gameplay whatsoever all while Sony is doing the exact opposite & giving gamers exactly what they're asking for which is real gameplay presentations!!!

[devarsh_]

Obviously It Will Be One Of The Most Good Looking Next Gen Games

[ppgranja]

One of my favorite series of all time!

[Nairtep]

I’m getting crack in time vibes from this game, the nostalgia is real

[nu-agegamer]

I am going to be so pissed if there are shitty jokes and they barely interact like the movie game!