Driver sequel headed for PSP

Atari confirms portable edition of Parallel Lines under development at Sumo Digital.

After getting burned by the heavily hyped but critically unsuccessful Driv3r, Atari took the franchise back into the shop and performed a total overhaul. Gone are the setting and protagonist of the original games. Now the series is set to make a fresh start with a new lead man in 1978 New York City in Driver: Parallel Lines.

What better place for a fresh start than on a fresh platform? Atari today confirmed that Parallel Lines is headed for the PSP in addition to the already announced PlayStation 2 and Xbox versions, and is being developed by Sumo Digital. Sumo Digital is no stranger to racing games or PSP development, as it has worked on OutRun 2 for the Xbox and the PSP editions of TOCA Race Driver 2 and Virtua Tennis. The possibility of a portable Parallel Lines first surfaced last night in a report on Shacknews, which cited a "well-placed and reputable source."

The PlayStation 2 and Xbox versions of Parallel Lines are being handled by series developer Reflections Interactive and should be out in March. Atari has yet to announce a release date for the PSP edition.

24 Comments

  • magirouard

    Posted Feb 17, 2006 8:49 pm PT

    I have had bad experiences with the driver series, they seem all to suck, the second wasn't as bad as the third one, that for sure.

  • XlpranksterlX

    Posted Feb 3, 2006 2:48 pm PT

    I think this one makes me change opinions on the PSP. Anyone want a great condition PSP?
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    .
    Im sick of ports, i was hyped on daxter but im just go get a ps2 and be better off.

  • lageasy311

    Posted Feb 3, 2006 5:31 am PT

    Lets just hope this game does not suck as bad as the driver 3. that was god awful.

  • mariokart64fan

    Posted Feb 2, 2006 8:40 pm PT

    cool i hope they make a ds version to and what about the driver working title in development for ps3 will it come to 360 and revolution as well ????

  • SnowFarmer

    Posted Feb 2, 2006 11:22 am PT

    Port Supported Portable, heh that is accurate so far. Although that does seem to be changing little by little, they need to speed it up. I don't mind so much when they release a game to PSP and PS2 at about the same time, it is just the blatant porting. I would guess that you will see original PSP content really start to show up around the launch of the PS3, since it will be much more difficult to simply port those games over. As for the topic of this thread, I'll wait and see how a new Driver turns out before buying.

  • fmcuk

    Posted Feb 2, 2006 9:13 am PT

    PSP = Port Supported Portable....
    Seriously, when it is going to get some REAL ORIGINAL games?
    Wonderful Hardware, lacking software....
    At least, if this trend continues, Sony will be forced soon to lower its price.
    PSP at $ 170, great!!!!

  • chrisdojo

    Posted Feb 2, 2006 5:22 am PT

    AWESOME!!! a sequal to a horrible game!

  • 03054

    Posted Feb 2, 2006 2:41 am PT

    Let's just hope paralell lines won't be another driv3r. Fingers crossed

  • taco86

    Posted Feb 1, 2006 9:05 pm PT

    AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!

  • yanyatkai

    Posted Feb 1, 2006 8:35 pm PT

    Hopefully it won't be another Driv3r~

  • Arley569

    Posted Feb 1, 2006 6:30 pm PT

    I THINK DRIV3R WAS FOCUSED ON GRAPHICS THAN GAME PLAY SO LETS HOPE THEY WORK ON BOTH!!

  • helluvagood

    Posted Feb 1, 2006 6:23 pm PT

    HOPE IT rox

  • MrSelf_Destruct

    Posted Feb 1, 2006 5:53 pm PT

    I guess we can expect almost every recent PS2 title to get a PSP version.

  • j14rk1n

    Posted Feb 1, 2006 5:49 pm PT

    Driver 1 and 2 were pretty good. Driver 3 sucked bigtime. Lets hope they can turn things around.

  • Slimee20064

    Posted Feb 1, 2006 5:49 pm PT

    ringbling, Driver 2 is what set the standard for the future of the grand theft auto series...It was far from a rip off, since prior to GTA 3, all of GTA games were top down views and had plots completely unreleated to Driver series

  • bdub20791

    Posted Feb 1, 2006 5:22 pm PT

    has driver ever been good? at all?

  • Donkeljohn Site moderator

    Posted Feb 1, 2006 5:03 pm PT

    Driver has not fared well with critics, has it really sold enough to justify a PSP version? Or is this just a mediocre brand being the only title for a developer short on ideas?

  • i_love_my_ds

    Posted Feb 1, 2006 4:54 pm PT

    hope it turns out to be good. the last game was way too much of a dissapointment to me.

  • ringbling

    Posted Feb 1, 2006 4:39 pm PT

    I haven't played Driver since part 2 when they did the carpy GTA rip off. Driv3r received such horrendious reviews (which I normally ignore) I couldn't bring myself to even rent it. For me, this is the last chance for the Driver series.

  • rubaducky69

    Posted Feb 1, 2006 4:31 pm PT

    Driver? Drivel more like!
    The first two games were great. Part 3 killed the franchise. I hope they bring the series out of the hole it's in while it still (I hope) has some sort of fan base. One more flop and the series is finished!

  • nemes1s3000

    Posted Feb 1, 2006 4:22 pm PT

    I liked it too, sute it had alot of flaws, still fun.

  • simon50

    Posted Feb 1, 2006 4:03 pm PT

    oh so ur the guy that liked driv3r

  • Orasion_Seiz

    Posted Feb 1, 2006 3:54 pm PT

    i always love Driver. i hope this is really fun as well.

  • blackIceJoe

    Posted Feb 1, 2006 3:52 pm PT

    I hope this game will be fun.

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