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The original PlayStation era featured significant creative growth that shaped the childhoods of millions of players, though many cult franchises have since disappeared due to strategic choices and shifting market conditions.
Capcom's Dino Crisis debuted in 1999 under Shinji Mikami as a survival panic game featuring dinosaurs, but after a futuristic third installment in 2003 on Xbox, Capcom now limits itself to cosmetic references in games like Exoprimal without reviving the heroine Regina.
Sony and Bend Studio launched Syphon Filter in 2003 on PS1 with successful sequels on PS2 and PSP, but Sony eventually shelved the franchise, with Bend Studio later moving on to Days Gone without any new titles currently under study.
Square Enix introduced Parasite Eve in 1998, blending active turn-based combat and biological horror, but complex copyright entanglements involving author Hideaki Sena and public disinterest currently prevent any return.
Arcade and racing mainstays faced technological and economic walls, as Bloody Roar declined after a poor fourth installment and Konami's subsequent dissolution of Hudson Soft in 2012, while Ridge Racer saw its formula rendered obsolete by shifting preferences toward open worlds and realistic simulations.
