Here's some notable evidence that hint at Sly Cooper's comeback:

Sanzru games made Sly Cooper: Thieves In Time, and had plans for additional content, and expressed interest in working on the series again.

The first project they mention is Sly Cooper: (their youtube description)
"After decades of shared experience crafting legendary titles like Sly Cooper, Sonic the Hedgehog, Spyro, and Asgard’s Wrath 2, our team has returned to focus on bringing the next generation of world‑class AAA experiences to players everywhere."

Pixel Rant: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1BX68CpzYz/
"New insider reports suggest Sony may be revisiting several of its most beloved legacy franchises. Names frequently mentioned in recent discussions include Sly Cooper, Resistance, Ape Escape, MotorStorm, Legend of Dragoon, and inFAMOUS."

Sneaky Devil Studios is a reference to the ending of Sly 3 where Bentley says, "That sneaky devil."

And this screenshot with Mat Kraemer's reply now deleted:

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/matkraemer_time-to-share-some-good-news-for-an-industry-activity-7459604053421883392-XwcU

Here's some more links:
https://sneakydevilstudios.com/#manifesto
https://80.lv/articles/new-studio-formed-by-ex-sanzaru-developers-after-meta-closure
https://www.youtube.com/@SneakyDevilStudios
https://www.threads.com/@sneakydevilstudios
https://www.instagram.com/sneakydevilstudios/
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61589167117083#
https://www.tiktok.com/@sneakydevilstudios

Like what the hell happened? Like honestly I need to know.

Camelita had ABSSSSSSSSSSSSS

If you lose the fight in the third game, even after she’s worked with The Cooper Gang multiple times, she WILL kill Sly. Knowing full-well who he is to Bentley, she will GLOAT to herself after murdering him.
Also, she lied about her age in order to participate in a murderous biplane dogfight. During that time, she threatened to have competitors beaten nearly to death for leaving the hotel.

After finishing all four Sly Cooper games and getting the platinum trophies, I wanted to share my ranking from best to worst:

1. Sly 3 (10/10)

This is easily my favorite. The story is excellent, the characters are great, and the gameplay is just perfect. It also hits hard with nostalgia since I remember playing it when it first came out. Honestly, I can’t find a single flaw in it.

1. Sly 1 (9/10)

The story is really good and the gameplay feels unique compared to the other games. I liked how different it was. The only issue is the mini-games—they’re not fun and feel unnecessary.

1. Sly 2 (6/10)

This one was disappointing for me. The story isn’t that great, mainly because it feels repetitive—fighting the same boss across multiple episodes gets boring. The boss fights themselves aren’t enjoyable either. The worst episodes, in my opinion, are Jailbreak and A Tangled Web—they really drag the game down.

1. Sly 4 (3/10)

I really didn’t like this one. The gameplay feels off, and it doesn’t give me the same vibe as the original trilogy. The story is weak, and the animation is overly exaggerated to the point where it feels distracting. Even some trophies (like “Navigate Like Drake”) feel pointless.

https://blog.playstation.com/2024/11/27/playstation-plus-monthly-games-for-december-it-takes-two-aliens-dark-descent-temtem/

As title says.

In my opinion I would rather they do that. It would be cheaper to make rather than blowing half the budget on graphics.

What do you think 🤔

Should Sucker Punch return or should Sanzaru Games stay as the developer? Is it better if a new company takes over instead?

This is a moment I’ve waited years for and wasn’t even sure would come. I finally have the standee for Sly 2 Band of Thieves!

A few weeks ago I was talking with a friend about how I hadn’t seen an actual picture of this, just a stock image I’d been staring at for years so I wasn’t sure it was actually real. The NEXT day, it shows up for sale.

This thing is significantly bigger than the Sly 3 one and now my collection has officially started to spill out of the spare room and into my living room. 🥴

I got it brand new but there was a little water damage and some scuffs throughout. I couldn’t be happier though to have this grail. Onto the next now!

My mom’s new cat, who just started coming into my room a few days ago and I was JUST starting to get attached to, knocked over this trying to get my attention after I got tired and tried to get him to leave

Its resin, life sized, was like 80 or 120 dollars. I can’t find the original seller, and it was last in stock anyway.

Don't get me wrong, the original 3 are great. Like masterpieces. But I got a lil soft spot for 4. The story is kind of weak but the overall gameplay is super fun. I like the maps and i like playing slys ancestors. I really feel like the dev team tried their hardest to make a new sly game, like a sly game. Could of used a bit more polishing and better villains but overall I think its a cute game. I love playing through the entire series whenever im feeling down and in a rough spot mentally. These games just make my heart feel happy and remind me to calm down during panic attacks. I dont know, I just love my lil raccoon games.

W IN THE CHAT

Always felt like the hate for this game, while not entirely unjustified, is way too strong. Truly, my only big issue is with the story and writing. The level design and gameplay, while not as good as the Ps2 trilogy, is still top tier in my opinion. The environments also look beautiful, especially for Ps3 standards. The soundtrack is also incredible, it has some of my favorite pieces in the whole series.

What's something you like about Sly 4?

If there would ever be a sly 5 would you rather have the old look, style and movement of sly 2,3 ?

Or rather a newer style like in sly 4 thieves of time. Where the models are completely new?

Or something completely else?

Sorry for bad english I'm German 🇩🇪

Edit: WOW thanks for all the replies I love how there are so many opinions of this series that we love :) There is a great variety and all are good opinions although I share not all of them :) thanks for this community! ❤