Sony has acquired a lot of developers in 2021, but it’s also signed partnerships with exciting new teams like Deviation Games and Haven Studios. These aren’t particularly engaging unveilings because the outfits are just finding their feet, but they are led by veteran visionaries, like former Treyarch chief Jason Blundell in the former’s case.
That studio now has over 100 employees, and following a rigorous pre-production period, is about to begin work on its first game. “When we set up Deviation Games it was deviate away from the normal, the boring, the humdrum – the things we’ve seen a hundred times,” he explained in a new video. He added that he wants his team’s debut title to be instantly recognisable from screenshots.
“No story, no matter how good it is, matters if the gameplay is no fun,” he continued. “The holy grail that we are looking for is the marriage between game design and storytelling.” It’s probably safe to assume that the developer is making a first-person shooter, although Blundell talks about innovating a lot and finding ways his team can push the medium forward.
It’s unlikely we’ll see much of the project in 2022, but this will certainly be one to look forward to in the future. And it’s exciting to see Sony taking a chance on talented new teams, as it’s surely going to diversify the PS5’s portfolio. We’ll be following Deviation Games closely as it settles into its debut project and really begins to start work.
[source youtube.com]
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I hoped they would tell (or better show) something about the game they are currently working on... And all we've got - a few words about the team, about goals and other pure-marketing and non-informative stuff. Disappointed.
>When we set up Deviation Games it was deviate away from the normal, the boring, the humdrum – the things we’ve seen a hundred times
Yes, we've heard that hundred times, too.
Hope, they'll make something great though.
I'm not interested in news about games if the game itself isn't made yet, why sony telling this now rather than later when they have the games. We don't even now if this game is good or not.
"...the marriage between game design and storytelling.”
Sounds like a good fit.
@lolwhatno your comment sounds absolutely normal, cause everything we are doing here is just sharing own thoughts with others. And I understand your opinion.
The problem is that Jason's message was spread by different medias and created much fuss among fans and players. While Sony stays silent about first-party games such words could not attract no attention. In my opinion he should have corrected expectations in advance. And he should have been accurate with his own words. Yeah, I know, that my expectations are only my expectations, but judging by all the comments - there was enough place for misunderstanding.
@Tomato_Goose Its better to show something when you are a bit on the way i think showing stuff to early only makes it worse.
@wiiware Some of these announcements aren't really for us (the consumers) it's more of a "we're hiring" type thing. Same with the Splinter cell announcement last week.
I enjoyed watching that video.
i think im gonna be dead by the time ps5 gets any games and a good sized library . i predicted already that this gen will be even worse than 8th gen ; i hope i’m wrong .
it takes forever and so much resources to make games now , the ps2 quantity is long gone & each gen variety gradually shrunk.
@Shepherd_Tallon Hi there friend
That´s exactly what I was going to say.
Nothing beats fun gameplay mechanics allied with a interesting narrative.
Pretty much all of my personal favourite games have that particular combination.
Here´s to Deviation Games making another PS banger tittle.
Cheers, stay safe good people and Happy Holidays to us all
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