SCE Worldwide Studios president Shuhei Yoshida has told Official PlayStation Magazine US that gamers shouldn't rule out the return of the SOCOMfranchise one day.
The executive said the move to close SOCOM developer Zipper Interactive was "a very difficult decision and thing to deal with".Asked whether SOCOM is finished as a series, he responded: "IS SOCOM done? It's not done. We never definitely retire any franchise. It's sometimes great to have a fresh look at the classics that we have. We are launching a new Sly Cooper game this year after so many years.
"Never say never. I feel sorry for people who are longtime SOCOM fans, and there are many people who still play SOCOM 1 and SOCOM 2 especially; those seem to be there favorites."

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