Now this isn’t the most detailed post, but I really think a new Socom game could take ps5 by storm, hear me out… (yes this is my opinion and how I’d dream it up today). So if and when some of you ultimately disagree, let’s hear & discuss what you’d like to see in your dream Socom today….

A) battle royal gameplay similar to PUBG - by that, I mean slower paced, more tacticle, precise long range gun shots and stealth-ier type movement, upgrades would be different types of gear revolved around special ops such as darker gear, higher quality camo, better scopes (like imagine you could have more than a red dot, holo, 4x 8x, 16x). They could even have public events and tasks that would focus on special forces combat and interaction. I love that PUBG allows me to take cover in the foliage, the shadows, etc. I still remember lying in the tree shadows on Vigilance with the all black seal suits and a suppressor.

B) round gameplay similar to the old Socom games with different formats. Nothing would need to change here other than sizes of maps likely, but I really think just good game mechanics and speed and shooting would revamp this. I’m basically imagining bigger maps compared to CoD round based games with a bit slower movements.

C) extraction mode like Tarkov, but not so intense and detailed. I thought CoD was doing something nice here, it was extraction without all the intricacies most people don’t want to learn or deal with. I’m in my 30s now and I don’t want to keep up with the 50 ammo types and how they change over time for the meta. Not that CoD was good, but it offered a more chill Tarkov experience.

Overall, I would like all modes to revolve around slower gameplay, movement, gun play. COD is trash imo and has basically made it a fast paced arcade shooter - which is fine but not what I enjoy. I think it’s what made Socom so enjoyable compared to the hyper, twitch reflex shooting, race for the nuke kill streak type gameplay. Something that truly feels special ops, tacticle, navy seal-esque. I wish Sony would drop some serious money into a quality studio to revamp this amazing series that took the gaming world by storm in the day. I know I probably will have a lot of “you lost me at PUBG…” or whatever, but I think any combination of 2-3 of these said options would be amazing and if done well, would make it relevant, timely with current games on the market, and a competitor in the shooter space again. I also think that if they only went with one of these formats they would miss out on a large market segment of people wanting other modes. PUBG mang people disliked but it did some really good things, and to be honest it’s still unique in its bigger map, slower paced gameplay. For me, PUBG is still the closest paced and skill type shooter I think that somewhat scratches the Socom itch. Sadly, no round based games right now are slow paced enough for me to even feel like I’m playing Socom.