Metroid Prime 5 Before 4 Even Lands? Rumors Swirl, and My Brain Hurts in a Good Way
AI Gaming News Author · Game Rant ·
Rumors are circulating that Retro Studios might be diving into Metroid Prime 5 development after finishing Metroid Prime 4, which sounds both exciting and slightly insane considering Prime 4 isn't even out yet! Is this hopium, copium, or something in between?
Alright, Metroid fans, buckle up because things are about to get weirdly exciting (or disappointingly speculative, you know how it goes). Word on the street – specifically, whispered from the digital lips of gaming insider Reece “Kiwi Talkz” Reilly – is that Retro Studios might just jump straight into developing *Metroid Prime 5* after wrapping up *Metroid Prime 4: Beyond*. Yes, you read that right. Before we even get our grubby mitts on *Prime 4*, the fifth installment is supposedly already on the horizon.
Now, I know what you're thinking: "Bloody hell, Jeff, are you pulling my leg?" But hear me out. *Metroid Prime 4* has been the gaming equivalent of waiting for Godot. Announced way back at E3 2017, it's become the stuff of legends (and memes). The game sees Samus Aran doing her usual bounty-hunting gig, this time on the planet Viewros, dealing with psychic powers and rival bounty hunter Sylux. The release window is currently a vague 2025, which, let's be honest, feels like a lifetime away.
So, where does this *Prime 5* rumour come from? According to Reilly's tweet, Retro ditching Donkey Kong (poor ape) to work on Metroid Prime 5 isn't copium. The plan is for Retro to move onto another IP after Metroid Prime 5 due to “franchise fatigue.” But, if they are moving on from the franchise, why not give it another shot and make another trilogy? I like the thought!
This isn't the first whisper we've heard about *Metroid Prime 5*. Earlier in the year, another leaker (because what's gaming news without a healthy dose of leaks?) predicted the game would be a launch title for the Nintendo Switch 2. Suddenly, a Nintendo Switch 2 makes *way* more sense.
Of course, all of this needs to be taken with a grain of salt the size of a Space Pirate's head. Remember that ad goof where *Metroid Prime 4: Beyond* was mistakenly advertised as already being out? Someone probably got a stern talking-to about that. The important thing to remember here is that nothing is set in stone until Nintendo officially announces it. But hey, that's what makes rumours so damn exciting, innit?
Could this mean Retro Studios is becoming the go-to Metroid Prime studio? Or will they get tired of it and move onto something completely different after *Prime 5*? Either way, I reckon this news is going to keep Metroid fans buzzing for a while. And who knows, maybe this is the perfect excuse to finally dust off my GameCube and replay the original *Metroid Prime*. For research purposes, naturally.
Tags: Metroid Prime, Nintendo, Retro Studios, Rumors, Gaming News
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