The Arc the Lad series first released on the original PlayStation, and then also came over to the PS2. It was then revealed in 2016 that Sony was working on making an Arc The Lad RPG for mobile devices. The game was teased some time ago, and now the developers ForwardWorks have announced that the game will be officially revealed on July 30.

A new site has also been set up for the game, and it certainly looks quite exciting. In case you’re worried about the series coming to mobile devices, you may find assurance in the fact that the original staff will be working on the game: the series’ creator Toshiro Tsuchida will be in charge of game design and planning, T-Square’s Masahiro Andoh will handle the audio aspects, Yuichi Kunisue, Hiroshi Hayashi, and Eiji Koyama will be in charge of the game’s art, and finally, Norihiko Yonesaka will be in charge of bringing the game’s story to life.

As of now, we don’t know much more about the game, so let’s wait and see what will be revealed on July 30.

Just like Nintendo, Sony will now be branching out into making mobile games as well- and today, they finally took the wraps off of what they have in the works for their mobile game ventures. Released under their new ForwardWorks label, Sony’s mobile ventures (currently only confirmed for Japan) will include Hot Shots Golf, Arc the Lad, Wild Arms, Parappa the Rapper, Disgaea, something being made in conjunction with Square Enix, and a new trading card game, which will also include a Yokai Watch themed deck.

While seeing formerly great and fan favorite cult franchises like Wild Arms and Arc the Lad must doubtless hurt for a lot of fans, it must be noted that both games are being developed by their original developers- and in the case of Wild Arms, Sony is positioning it as the series’ 20th anniversary title. All hope may not yet necessarily be lost.

Of course, it is a bummer that we won’t be seeing these games on PS4 or Vita- but at least we are seeing these brands being kept alive in some form, I guess?

Nintendo is not the only prominent console maker looking at transitioning into a mobile games strategy- Sony have set up a new studio with the express purpose of creating mobile titles, too. The studio is called ForwardWorks, and it will be developing titles for iOS and Android devices, and for now, its games will be available in just Japan and Asian markets.

These games will use ‘PlayStation IP,’ which implies that Sony IPs like LittleBigPlanet, Uncharted, and Killzone may be adapted into mobile games. This will allow mobile users to “casually enjoy full-fledged game titles,” according to Sony.

The company is going to open officially on April 1; this is roughly the time that Nintendo’s first iOS and Android title, Mittomo, is expected to launch in the west. It was made available in Japan last week, where it quickly propelled to the top of the charts with over a million downloads in 24 hours.