After a long wait, Sony finally revamped PS Plus by transforming it into a three-tiered service. While each tier offers players different features, the most expensive one, PS Plus Premium, allows players to revisit their favorite titles from the PS1 and PS2 eras. Of course, since its launch, the Classics Catalog has featured iconic games such as Resident Evil, Ape Escape, and many more. However, there is still so much PS Plus Premium could offer, including another Capcom franchise called Dino Crisis.
For the uninitiated, Dino Crisis is a survival horror game born out of Resident Evil's popularity in the late '90s. However, instead of zombies and monsters, Dino Crisis puts players against savage dinosaurs transported into the present. While Dino Crisis did not receive the same success as Resident Evil, the franchise did attract a large fanbase, making it highly likely to be added to PS Plus Premium's Classics catalog.
Is Dino Crisis Popular Enough To Be Included in PS Plus Premium?
As previously mentioned, Dino Crisis did not receive the same level of popularity as Resident Evil despite the two having the same creator. Despite this, Dino Crisis became a full-fledged franchise, spawning three main entries and a couple of spin-off games. Unfortunately, after the low reception received by Dino Crisis 3 in 2003, the franchise essentially ended and hasn't released a single entry for almost two decades.
However, while Capcom isn't planning on releasing a new Dino Crisis game anytime soon, especially since the studio is working on a new dinosaur-oriented game called Exoprimal, player interest in the franchise was reignited in 2019. It is worth remembering that 2019 saw the Resident Evil 2 Remake release, sparking conversation on which game Capcom should remake next. Since Dino Crisis has long been on hiatus, both Resident Evil and Dino Crisis fans expressed their interest in seeing a full-fledged remake of the first game.
As it turned out, Capcom caught wind of the renewed interest in Dino Crisis, and the developer said in a tweet that it is open to reviving the franchise if enough fans call for it. Unfortunately, nothing came out of Capcom's statement, given that the studio never released or even announced a remake of Dino Crisis. But, of course, while the demand of fans may not warrant a full-fledged remake, the fact that people are still talking about Dino Crisis nearly two decades later is a sign that it is still popular enough to at least be re-released via PS Plus Premium.
Dino Crisis on PS Plus Premium Rumors
As of writing, Sony and Capcom haven't released any official information pointing to Dino Crisis joining PS Plus Premium's Classics catalog. However, rumors have been swirling online, indicating that there may be plans to release Dino Crisis on PS Plus soon. Before PS Plus Premium's release, a Reddit user claimed they came across an image on their PlayStation console showing games that would be released to PS Plus Premium, including Dino Crisis, among many others.
More recently, another image was posted on Twitter, showing a screenshot taken from PS Plus Premium Italy listing games that will be released on the service. The screenshot showed that Dino Crisis is one of the alleged games coming to the service alongside Ridge Racer 2, Soulcalibur: Broken Destiny, No Heroes Allowed! and LocoRoco Midnight Carnival. Unfortunately, Italy's PS Plus Premium page has since updated its post, removing Dino Crisis, Ridge Racer 2, and SoulCalibur: Broken Destiny.
Of course, it is important to remember that both rumors should be taken with a heavy grain of salt, especially since creating these alleged screenshots is pretty easy. While current Dino Crisis rumors may not be credible enough to guarantee the possibility of the franchise coming to PS Plus, the series still has a solid fanbase. While a remake of the game may be a pipe dream, for now, seeing Dino Crisis on PS Plus Premium is not at all unlikely, especially since the primary purpose of the Classics Catalog is to allow players to revisit their favorite retro games.