A little nostalgic tour was started by Insomniac Games with a tweet that directly invited the hashtag #RatchetPS5 in the tweeter that many gamers would surely discuss it with great passion. The quote in the tweet is saying “Overcome colossal odds. 💥” and a movie clip has been attached to it; thus, a little flashback for the studio’s Ratchet & Clank series and the new PS5 game, ‘Rift Apart’. The following discussions on the social media have shown that the community is very much alive and is, in a way, shouting for new games and remasters, and thus, defining the demand for the preservation of the series.
So, it’s like Insomniac just dropped a little bomb on the timeline, right? Just a short “Overcome colossal odds” with an explosion emoji and the #RatchetPS5 hashtag. No big announcement, no crazy news. But wow, did it ever ignite the fuse. It’s like they just whispered “Lombax” in a quiet room and suddenly everyone is screaming. The attached clip is probably some cool action from Rift Apart which, let’s face it, was a total visual show-off for the PS5. However, gamers? They were not just going back. No, they were using this as a springboard to shout into the future!
Players’ replies transformed into a “wish list to Santa” but this Santa is a game developer who probably got hacked and is busy now. Requests begin to come in immediately, “When new ratchet game :(” from Wheesh_1073. “Give us a sequel!!!!” from IFFY. “We need another Ratchet & Clank game soon!” from Genie. It’s a chorus man, a beautiful, desperate chorus. KDOGG727 just flat out states “I need my Lombax fix”. That is not a want, it’s a medical necessity. And you have to feel it.
Furthermore, it gets more precise. Some gamers not only beg for a new game but even ask for a remaster of the classics. Dan (loopofreruns) puts it out plainly “Let us buy the first 3 games on PS5 please 😭”. Eaglechopper (DoironDaniel) says “Already bought ps5/pc, gimme a remaster of the first 4-5 games!”. There is a real longing for that original trilogy, the PS2 era mood, to be reborn on contemporary machinery. It’s a total vibe. Soon after that, confusion arises in the comments as Kinon is asking “Uff, este era de ps5 nomas no?” which translates to “Uff, this was only for ps5, right?” pointing out that even a simple tweet can spark small discussions.
But it’s not only about demands. Some folks are just over the moon. NOWA posts “Replaying right now 🔥”. Real 94 West is like “I’ll take this as my sign to play this tonight😅”. So the tweet did its job! It literally brought gamers back to the game. And Mikey New praises the chefs: “You guys cooked with this game, great job!” That’s nice. That’s really nice.
Then, you have the wildcards. The plot twists. A user by the name of Furkan Kaya seizes this Ratchet tweet as the golden opportunity to push for the Turkish language support in the upcoming Wolverine game. He even presents a strong case for it, citing the Ratchet and Spider-Man huge popularity in Turkey. Sefa CANKAL joins in. Now, that’s quite a multitasking! And of course, a gaming tweet cannot miss out on the “Game Pass when?” guy. ThatGenericEric quotes it, as expected. It’s the law.
Insomniac even makes a reference to their own replies with a sales pitch! They quote-tweet their own thing to let the followers know that the Digital Deluxe Edition of Rift Apart is 50% off. Smooth. Very smooth. They know what they are doing. They are lighting the fire and at the same time saying, “hey, if you are craving it, it’s on sale!” It’s a whole ecosystem in one tweet thread, a clever move by the studio.
The entire situation is like this perfect little snapshot. It shows that even the smallest non-news posts from a big studio can draw the community sentiment in. Players are not just passive consumers; they are making their wishes known everywhere, every comment section. And what they want now is more Ratchet & Clank in any form they can get it. The love for this furry hero and his robot companion is obviously not confined to the past but is equally rooted in it. Gamers are willing to go on new adventures but they also want the old ones to live on, thus the developers, alongside their platform partners.
