Socom 1-3 were AAA tier. Had features multiplayer games even now sorely lack. Way ahead of it's time and was an incredible experience. The brand still has cache and they need a good multiplayer title.
Makes sense to give it a go.
Let's be real here, the infancy of multiplayer on console was in actuality the prime for PC. It's funny because while some were just getting it wet for the first time on socom the rest of us were busy pounding the likes of BF2, counter strike, ghost recon, planet side, raven shield, etc. Socom was a fun game, not competitive, not tactical, not realistic, just a fun third person game.