After rumors, information about the return of Ape Escape was confirmed by several authoritative sources, including VGC and journalist Jeff Gerstmann. According to him, information about the project began to arrive as early as the beginning of 2026, including at the DICE conference.
Initially, players assumed that internal Team Asobi would handle the series' return, but Sony planned from the outset to hand over development to an external studio. Evening Star received the project at an early stage, and the coincidence of information from several independent sources confirms their involvement.
Sony is increasingly entrusting forgotten series to specialized partners to expand its catalog without distracting core teams from major projects. The company has already brought back a sports series with Bandai Namco in a similar way, and rumors also link a new incarnation of Killzone to this strategy.
The project is still in its early stages, so the game will have a long wait.