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Re: Poll: Did E3 2021 Suck?

EVIL-C

@Ichiban Metroid looks awesome, Advance Wars 1 & 2 are brilliant titles and the series is back after 11 years. Equating it and WarioWare to mere google play shovelware shows your complete ignorance of both series.

Re: Sony Explains How Second-Party Fits into Its Software Slate

EVIL-C

@Gravity_Bear If we use Rare again as an example, Nintendo owned the Donkey Kong IP, not Rare, but Rare was given DKC to develop.

Rare then made some original IPs like Jet Force Gemini and Banjo Kazooie exclusively for N64, but when Microsoft acquired Rare, Rare took their original IPs with them. Nintendo couldn't do anything about it. That's why I still classified Rare as a third-party Studio. Rare may have insisted any new IPs they make, they get to retain. Since they controlled 51% ownership, that would have helped their negotiations.

It's all so confusing, but for years I've found the term "Second party developer" silly and misleading.

Re: Sony Explains How Second-Party Fits into Its Software Slate

EVIL-C

"Second party" is such a misnomer. Housemarque is a third party studio at the end of the day. They've never exclusively developed for Sony, nor are they owned by them.

Same as with Rare, they were third party. While they developed pretty much exclusively for Nintendo at one time, Nintendo only owned 49% of the studio, not a majority.

Factor 5, largely with Nintendo and PC for many years, were always third party.

Re: Talking Point: Did Sony Lie About PS5?

EVIL-C

The system is barely six months old and people are acting like every single PS5 game for the entire lifespan will be on PS4 as well. I see nothing different during this transition. Typical gaming writers across the industry being hyperbolic over very little. Besides, it's a smarter business move to make these earlier titles cross gen.