Gamers can pre-order to get access to a unique weapon

Jun 10, 2015 14:42 GMT  ·  By

The development team at Insomniac Games and publisher Sony are ready to deliver the first official trailer for the PlayStation 4 version of the classic Ratchet & Clank franchise, with a video that delivers both humor and an interesting take on the classic characters.

The game will be playable on the show floor of E3 2015 next week, and the footage also gives players a look at the upcoming movie that is being created based on the series.

On the PS Blog, Insomniac makes it clear that this is not a re-imagining of the first title, launched in 2002, but an entirely new game, which does have elements that tie it to the rest of the franchise but is created using entirely new tech and ideas.

The studio explains that there are new planets to explore, more flight moments, improved boss fights, upgrades for the Clank gameplay sequences, and more.

Insomniac adds, "In the PS4 version of Ratchet & Clank, the majority of the arsenal is made up of weapons that weren’t in the original game. That means both new weapons and fan-favorite tools of destruction from the Ratchet & Clank Future series will fill out Ratchet’s kit."

The Pixelizer is designed to make enemies 8-bit versions of themselves before they explore, and gamers will also be able to use the Groovitron and Mr. Zurkon.

Ratchet & Clank is the kind of exclusive the PlayStation 4 needs

Those who are interested in the PlayStation 4 version of the classic experience are now able to place a pre-order for it, and they will get access to the Bouncer weapon from Going Commando as a reward.

Ratchet & Clank was initially set to arrive in the fall of this year, but it has been delayed to give Insomniac Games more time to deliver a quality experience.

The success of the coming launch is important to Sony because this is one of the exclusives that were reliable when it came to sales on the PS3, and the franchise needs to prove that it can deliver the same kind of performance on the new home console.

The new Ratchet & Clank will be launched on the PS4 at some point in the spring of next year. The movie based on the video game will be launched on April 29 and will also be present at Cannes.