"We want to bring our IPs to mobile" Yeah, good luck with that, if we are talking about traditional publishers only Nintendo got lucky with mobile, some of their IP can be adapted to that business model without too many problems.
What Sony did is just plain stupid. To put it in a money perespective, Salt and Sacrifice now costs around 10% of the minimum wage in both Brazil and Turkey.
I honestly fail to see what the problem is, most studios have a demo build for presentations and stuff like that, it will cost them almost nothing to release said demo.
If it wasn't a feature planned from the start then it might take a while. I mean, even the SSD expansion took some months and it was a planned feature.
@XOF We won't even lose Sekiro since it is not an Activison IP. But yeah, Sony should make or comission a new game to replace CoD just in case things goes south.
Release a product that actually looks finished and polished and then the toxicity will go away, but I guess that's difficult. Also, as someone as someone who doesn't have a "time off" if ***** goes down during holiday can't say I relate to that shoddy excuse.
Pretty common practice to "test" your games in other platforms. Anyone here remembers the Gears 3 PS3 rumours? It all started because they were testing some tech in PS3 hardware.
Sure, people could pull something like that even on PS1, after all we did get Soul Reaver who has a similar mechanic and zero loading time between transitions.
Problem is: could you pull that off with the same level of fidelity on PS3/PS4?
I think Sabrent Rocket Plus, Samsung 980 and WD-Black sn850 are also compatible since they have up to 7000 MB/s read speed. Also, they are 75 bucks cheaper than Seagate.
@AdamNovice Actually they only charge anything if the guy play on Sony platforms and buy content on another, i.e play fortnite on PS4/PS5 and buy V-Bucks on PC/Xbox/whatever.
So far, Sony acquired one developer studio (Housemarquee) and one support studio (Nixxes), maybe we'll get another support studio, but this one will focus on mobile.
I'm not upset about Starfield itself, I'm upset because Starfield's situation sets on stone something very basic: no more Bethesda games on other platforms. Doom on Nintendo Switch is such a technological wonder that we'll never see again because of this BS Microsoft is pulling.
Unless you have FOMO or something like that, you can just wait for a discount. Also, since both price and release date were given out beforehand can't you just plan your purchase ahead?
I honestly just can't see the problem with the $70 price tag, if anything my father probably payed a lot more for my games during PS1 era and I didn't saw him complain about it.
I would take it more seriously if it was Activision, EA or someone else talking, but not Microsoft, they forgot PC gaming even existed for almost 15 years. Still salty about the fact they put both Flight Simulator and Age of Empire in cold storage.
That's interesting. Wonder if it'll be a native PS5 app or an API that betting sites can use. The former may cause problems for Sony if real currency is involved, the latter won't.
"People" seems too eager to bash Sony about the timed exclusive thing, they just forget it is a two-way contract, Sony has to do something beyond just pumping money, the have to help to support the developer.
RE Village for example, for the demo exclusivity Sony had to help promoting the game, same deal was applied to Shenmue 3, Nioh, FF7 Remake, Death Standing and so on.
Microsoft is the only one I know who just pumps the money for exclusivity and, well, just dumps the developer afterwards. The Medium and The Falconeer are great examples of that.
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Re: Around 20% of Sony's Output Could Be Mobile by 2025
"We want to bring our IPs to mobile"
Yeah, good luck with that, if we are talking about traditional publishers only Nintendo got lucky with mobile, some of their IP can be adapted to that business model without too many problems.
Re: Sony Appears to Backtrack on Bonkers PS Plus Discount Scandal
Wonder how much of that was actually a bug and how much is just people trying to blow things out of proportion.
Re: Rumour: Looks Like PS1 Classic Dino Crisis Is Joining the PS Plus Premium Lineup
I guess we will only see the final retro list once all regions get the update.
Re: PS Plus Members in Asia Irate As Sony Wipes Discounts on Tier Upgrades, Demands Upfront Fee for Stacked Subs
There's a reason why this is a slow roll out instead of a simultaneous launch.
Re: So Apparently, Sony Demanded Changes to Salt and Sacrifice's Price on Other Platforms
What Sony did is just plain stupid.
To put it in a money perespective, Salt and Sacrifice now costs around 10% of the minimum wage in both Brazil and Turkey.
Regional prices should be a thing.
Re: PS Plus Premium Demo Requirement Puzzling Publishers, Devs
I honestly fail to see what the problem is, most studios have a demo build for presentations and stuff like that, it will cost them almost nothing to release said demo.
Re: Talking Point: What PS1, PS2, and PSP Games Do You Want on PS Plus Premium?
Well, I can't expect too many third party titles so I'll stick with IPs Sony owns:
Dark Cloud
Ape Escape
Wild Arms
Syphon Filter
Tomba!
Jak & Dexter
SOCOM
Siren
Re: Street Fighter 6's Logo Is Basically An Adobe Stock Graphic
Yeah, I'm also betting on the new logo being a placeholder.
The old logo is too iconic for Capcom to get rid of it.
Re: PS5 Owners Ponder What Sony Is Playing At with VRR
If it wasn't a feature planned from the start then it might take a while. I mean, even the SSD expansion took some months and it was a planned feature.
Re: Sony Responds to Activision Blizzard Buyout, Expects Games to Still Come to PS5, PS4
@XOF
We won't even lose Sekiro since it is not an Activison IP.
But yeah, Sony should make or comission a new game to replace CoD just in case things goes south.
Re: Battlefield 2042's Community Is So Irate Its Subreddit May Be Closed
Release a product that actually looks finished and polished and then the toxicity will go away, but I guess that's difficult.
Also, as someone as someone who doesn't have a "time off" if ***** goes down during holiday can't say I relate to that shoddy excuse.
Re: PlayStation Executive Fired After Unsavoury Allegations Emerge
@get2sammyb I know it is not his fault, but the board might not think so.
Re: PlayStation Executive Fired After Unsavoury Allegations Emerge
I wonder how the board of inverstors will react, since this will count as one more blunder that damaged the brand in Ryan's tenure.
Re: Talking Point: Is Sony Being Stingy with PS5's First-Party Pricing?
It has been one year and I've yet to see a PSN sale where PS5 exclusives dropped to 50% or less.
So yeah, they are getting stingy, at least for now.
Maybe when PS5 stocks normalize we will see some real discounts.
Re: The Elder Scrolls 6 Isn't Coming to PS5, But It's Not About 'Punishing Other Platforms'
Remember when Phil Spencer said Bethesda would still publish in other platforms? Well with this news we now know the fine print.
Re: PS4 Spotted in Shin Megami Tensei V Datamine
Pretty common practice to "test" your games in other platforms.
Anyone here remembers the Gears 3 PS3 rumours? It all started because they were testing some tech in PS3 hardware.
Re: PS4 Exclusive God of War Releasing on PC in January
God of War is 3 years old now, holy cow!
But yeah, I doubt we will be seeing a D1 release on PC on future titles as it may hurt the hardware sales.
Re: Wuchang: Fallen Feathers Is a Newly Revealed Action RPG with Serious Souls Vibes
Looks like sounds and animations were ripped out straight from From Software games, especially Sekiro and Dark Souls.
Re: Rumour: Gigantic GeForce Leak Goes Nuclear, Hints at All Kinds of Unannounced Games, PS5 Titles Linked to PC
@ShogunRok
The data is real, the games aren't.
Their names are probably just there to fill database entries.
I mean, they do have some Wii U entries as well and we all know how Nintendo operates.
Re: There's a Dicey inFAMOUS PS5 Rumour Doing the Rounds
Maybe an update to Second Son and First Light.
You know, 60FPS patch and stuff like that.
Re: God of War Creator Says First-Party Games Will Be at PlayStation Showcase 'With Flying Colours'
Besides God of War, Horizon and GT7 I think maybe they'll surprise us with something else. Who knows, maybe we'll get a Spider 2 teaser.
Re: TT Games Founder Reckons Insomniac Games Misled Fans with Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
@sanderson72
Not really rotten but WB as whole isn't doing that well, AT&T even considered selling them.
Re: TT Games Founder Reckons Insomniac Games Misled Fans with Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
Sure, people could pull something like that even on PS1, after all we did get Soul Reaver who has a similar mechanic and zero loading time between transitions.
Problem is: could you pull that off with the same level of fidelity on PS3/PS4?
Re: Talking Point: How Would You Improve PS Plus?
Bundle it with PSNow and/or other services and offer more discounts.
Re: Rumour: Sony Planning More Expensive PS Plus Option That Could Include Crunchyroll
Yeah, I doubt that, they own Funimation since 2017 and we've yet to see something like that.
Re: This Is the PS5 SSD System Architect Mark Cerny Is Using
Well, you can't go wrong with WD or Samsung.
Re: Horizon Forbidden West Delayed to 2022, Says New Report
@blinx01
Confirmation from another gossiper but still no confirmation form Sony.
My comment still stands.
Re: Horizon Forbidden West Delay Rumours are Doing the Rounds, But It's All Speculation
Grubb couldn't land a correct guess even if his life was on the line.
Re: Seagate FireCuda 530 Is the First Third-Party SSD Compatible with PS5
I think Sabrent Rocket Plus, Samsung 980 and WD-Black sn850 are also compatible since they have up to 7000 MB/s read speed.
Also, they are 75 bucks cheaper than Seagate.
Re: Ubisoft Planning for Assassin's Creed Infinity, Online Platform in 2024
Seems like every company wants an Avengers/Godfall/Outriders fiasco to call their own.
Re: There's Still Hope for Guilty Gear Strive Cross-Play Between PlayStation and PC
@AdamNovice
Actually they only charge anything if the guy play on Sony platforms and buy content on another, i.e play fortnite on PS4/PS5 and buy V-Bucks on PC/Xbox/whatever.
Re: Sony Acquires Dutch Developer Nixxes to Beef Up First-Party Tech Support
So far, Sony acquired one developer studio (Housemarquee) and one support studio (Nixxes), maybe we'll get another support studio, but this one will focus on mobile.
Re: Sony Under Heavy Fire for Handling of Indies on PS Store
Just me or is this guy really complaining about how Sony doesn't promote his game?
Re: Bethesda Apologises to PS5, PS4 Fans 'P*ssed' at Exclusivity
I'm not upset about Starfield itself, I'm upset because Starfield's situation sets on stone something very basic: no more Bethesda games on other platforms. Doom on Nintendo Switch is such a technological wonder that we'll never see again because of this BS Microsoft is pulling.
Re: Back 4 Blood, A Plague Tale: Requiem, More Will Be Full-Price on PS5, PS4
Unless you have FOMO or something like that, you can just wait for a discount. Also, since both price and release date were given out beforehand can't you just plan your purchase ahead?
I honestly just can't see the problem with the $70 price tag, if anything my father probably payed a lot more for my games during PS1 era and I didn't saw him complain about it.
Re: Sony: Perverse to Restrict First-Party IP to PlayStation Community, Mobile News Coming Soon
I know what he meant to say, but there are better ways to say: "Look, we have tons of good IP that we might want to take for mobile."
Re: Beware This Trophy in PS5 Stunner Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
Oh boy, it's that Grooviton Trophy thing all over again.
Re: Xbox Head Targets Sony for Not Launching Games Day and Date on PC
I would take it more seriously if it was Activision, EA or someone else talking, but not Microsoft, they forgot PC gaming even existed for almost 15 years.
Still salty about the fact they put both Flight Simulator and Age of Empire in cold storage.
Re: Gears of War 3 Now Playable on a PS3 Devkit
@AK4tywill Actually it would be... Unreal.
Yeah bad joke, I know, but I couldn't help it.
Re: Sony Patented an eSports Betting System for PS5, PS4
That's interesting.
Wonder if it'll be a native PS5 app or an API that betting sites can use. The former may cause problems for Sony if real currency is involved, the latter won't.
Re: Sony on Upcoming PS5 Games: Wait Until You See What's Coming from Our Third-Party Partners
"People" seems too eager to bash Sony about the timed exclusive thing, they just forget it is a two-way contract, Sony has to do something beyond just pumping money, the have to help to support the developer.
RE Village for example, for the demo exclusivity Sony had to help promoting the game, same deal was applied to Shenmue 3, Nioh, FF7 Remake, Death Standing and so on.
Microsoft is the only one I know who just pumps the money for exclusivity and, well, just dumps the developer afterwards. The Medium and The Falconeer are great examples of that.