If you owned an Amiga, there’s a good chance you played The Bitmap Brothers’ future sports series, Speedball.
The 1988 original’s sequel, Speedball 2: Brutal Deluxe, was actually ported to dozens of platforms – including the PS1, where it adopted a 3D visual style, ultimately attracting a mixed critical response.
Well, after an extended period of Early Access on PC dating all the way back to October 2024, UK-based dev Rebellion is bringing the brand back on PS5 this 27th January.
Speedball, as it’s named, is a modern reboot of the console classic, promising a “no-holds-barred future sport that is used by mega-corporations to distract the downtrodden masses from their miserable lives”. Sounds regrettably relatable, doesn’t it?
This is a sports game where you control teams of cybernetically enhanced athletes, and it promises a blend of arcade sports and simulation strategy.
Since launching in Early Access, the gameplay has been refined and various new modes and features have been added, including a League Mode, tutorials, and more.
Rebellion is describing this PS5 release as v1.0, then – a finished build with further room for expansion.
There’s no word on a price as far as we can see, but wishlisting is available on the PS Store now if you want to be reminded when it drops.
We’ve always been big fans of fantasy sports games like this, so we’ll definitely be giving Speedball a go when it arrives later in the month.
