Sly Cooper: Thieves in Timewas the fourth main seriesSly Coopergame, but unfortunately its story ended on a cliffhanger that remains unresolved to this day. Rumors have started recently that fans may finally be able to get some resolution, as leakers claim thatSly Cooper 5is in development and may even be revealed later this year. While that remains to be seen, there is some fresh evidence that theSly Cooper 5rumors may actually be legitimate.
As pointed out by Reddit user Thorites, theSly Cooperweb domain was updated on March 4. Since theSly Cooperseries has been dormant since 2013’sThieves in Time, it seems a bit random for the domain to be updated in 2022. While it could be merely a coincidence, it is interesting timing that the domain update has happened while there arerumors about aSly Cooper 5gamefloating around.
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For those who haven’t been following the rumors, they started up last year when reliable leakers claimed thatSly Cooper 5was in active development. The most recent development came from leaker AccountNGT, who has said that it’s possibleSly Cooper 5will be revealed in the second half of 2022to coincide with the franchise’s 20th anniversary.
The leakers also seem to think that originalSly Cooperdeveloper Sucker Punch Productions is not working on the game, but rather that it’s been entrusted with another studio instead. This would make sense as Sucker Punch is believed to be busy with therumoredGhost of Tsushimasequel, andThieves in Timewas developed by a different studio anyway. However, fans should take all of this information with a massive grain of salt as the newSly Coopergame has not had an official announcement.
In the meantime, some are hoping that this website update means thatSly Cooper 5will be revealed at thePlayStation State of Play event for March 2022. Sony confirmed that the State of Play is taking place at 2pm PT on Wednesday, March 9, and while it didn’t say what games would be there, it did say that fans should expect to primarily see titles being made by Japanese studios. It’s definitely possible thatSly Cooper 5could be revealed at the State of Play, especially if it’s been handed off to a Japanese development team, but fans should keep their expectations in check.
