PCGamerInDisguise

My prediction is that gamepass will become a massive success in 2023 when Microsoft finally starts releasing big games on there and Sony will have no choice but to copy them more closely.

@colonelkilgore COD just made over 800m so Microsoft just made over 800m

@TrickyDicky99 Games are designed with maintainability in mind so they can be sold on many platforms including future ones. Red Dead Redemption is a game that is still locked to xbox360/ps3 and if you want to play it on a modern system you have to emulate it on pc.

@TrickyDicky99 You don't know anything about game development then

@KundaliniRising333 I am pretty sure no one within Sony or SM would have preferred to improve water quality over making the game playable on the PS4. AC is the same game over and over again and the latest entry has been played by 20m people.

@riceNpea Oh you sweet summer child. I honestly tought that during the 8th console gen graphics were already good enough and soon customers will demand depth and complexity, but 9 years later that still hasn't happened. And probably never will. If you want depth replay the original Deus Ex once a year like the rest of us.

There are 0 good reasons this game shouldn't have been crossgen.

@TrickyDicky99 So you are admitting that you enjoyed Sony published games only because they were exclusive?

@riceNpea The game is very cinematic so more complex encounters were never going to be a priority. And I am not just saying that because I looked up some of the leaked footage.

Just how much could they have improved their formula in the original pre pandemic development cycle of ~3 years?

Also, do you really think that slightly better AI would have been a bigger selling point than 'it's available for the 100m PS4s out there'? lol

@Neonix I was trying to say that I created a setup that allowed to comfortably use my PC for work and gaming without drilling through walls and buying 20-30 meters of HDMI 2.1 cabling.

@KundaliniRising333 Just what exactly do you think SM would have done with GOWR to make it a next gen exclusive? What does that even mean?

Instant transitions between levels? That's a gimmick that can be done with a simple 5 second 'elevator ride' sequence.

Higher resolution or higher frame rate? There are 4 different modes targeting both 4k and 120hz.

More and longer levels? The game was made in about 4 years and was originally supposed to come out a year or so earlier. It was never going to be a massive step up.

@TrickyDicky99 What are you trying to say? You only enjoyed Sony published games because they were exclusive?

@zebric21 I said the same exact thing. There is money to be made in the console market and their only competitor in that market is the xbox

@Titntin I am a web developer working from home and I can web develop stuff while lying comfortably in bed

@zebric21 All of their peripherals can be also used on PC.

Sony is investing into console generations because there is still money to be made in the console market. Their only competitor in that market is the XBOX and they trying to stop even third part games like FF7 from releasing on there.

Having more customers is better than gauging your existing customers for more money.

Microsoft wasn't always a multi trillion dollar company. They now have the money to do whatever they want.

@Americansamurai1
A balance between SP and MP is a good thing because you are targeting 2 different demographics and companies want as much money as possible.

@Neonix @Titntin You 2 need to create better setups. I am personally lying on a bed while using the PC and it's an amazing experience.

@naruball no one and I mean NO ONE cares about the plastic box in your house as much as you do.

Companies want as many people as possible to consume their products and Sony is doing everything they can to sell as many games as possible(by porting them to other platforms and offering cloud streaming) and they want to sell as many consoles as possible(by not releasing as many games as possible on the only competing platform : xbox)

Your points make 0 business sense.

@naruball
1. What’s the difference between “devalue the brand” and “people only get hard for these games because they like logos and that will soon go away”? You are basically admitting that Sony games are overrated.

2. Playstation is the 500$ system that will allow you to play games that the only other 500$ system can’t. People who can’t afford a PC or live in complete tech ignorance will still buy consoles.

@naruball
1. Are you really trying to say that Sony games are mid and people only buy them because of console wars? Wow. You sound like Xbox360 fanboys from back in the day

2. How can releasing games to more platforms and especially a platform that will never become outdated hurt Sony? How??

@naruball I am obviously implying that you are on the wrong side of history and Sony will port all of their games to PC

@naruball I hope you don't need any exclusives for your console as well

@naruball The arguments have already been made many times. It's common sense. You say incredibly shortsighted things.

One day you will learn. Or maybe you are bored and trolling.

@naruball Literally everything you say makes 0 business sense. It's almost as if you are trolling. Almost.

You are allowed to have your fun arguing with people online tough.

@Darth_Stofi Making games specifically for one system is not a smart move. You should always make sure that you can easily maintain the code base.

Rockstar made that mistake with RDR and now that game is locked to old hardware and they sadly have no desire to remaster it because it would cost too much and the potential payoff doesn't seem enticing enough. The same thing could happen to any future Sony game.

@naruball When you grow older and more mature you will appreciate the existence of Steam versions of these games that won't ever become outdated, cost 70 bucks for no apparent reason and will even receive mods from the gaming community.

PC is the only platform that will remain relevant 5,10,15 etc years from now so porting every game is the right thing to do even if you ignore the business aspect.

You will be able to play your favorite games easily at 8k 200hz a decade from now without having to beg Sony for ports or having to dust off your old PS5.