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Hideo Kojima Visits Naughty Dog Studios

Kojima - "Visited Naughty Dog studio. Pic w Chrisophe and Evan, the 2 studio heads. Got gifts from them too!"

Agent Smith4301d ago

If they made a game together, the main character would be Nathan Snake

BiggCMan4301d ago

The world will implode on itself from the sheer amount of awesomeness.

FalconR2894301d ago

Metal Gear Uncharted: Among Snakes

Ramas4301d ago

all characters from noughty dog not worth even one char from metal gear. noughty dog does great graphics and holywood like games, but story is very lame. (hope last of us will have better story)

MySwordIsHeavenly4301d ago

Lame story?!? I guess you missed Jak 3...

zeeshan4300d ago

Looks like Mr. Kojima is becoming a Naughty Dogs fan! He was intrigued with THE LAST OF US and I guess he wants to see more! Can't blame the guy, I can't wait either!

showtimefolks4300d ago

Agent Smith

that name has a rhymes to it lol

hopefully ND learned something from kojima and kojima will take something back from ND.

kojima productions
ND

combined awesomeness

goldwyncq4300d ago

Drake? Drake?! Draaaaake!

PoSTedUP4300d ago

@ gold- you win.

and a visit from Mr. Kojima himself is the biggest form of flattery one can get. just epic.

cool cole4300d ago

@tentonsofttube

Sully should actually be Smokesalot

irepbtown4300d ago (Edited 4300d ago )

Uncharted 4: The search for Snake

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piroh4301d ago (Edited 4301d ago )

it seems like mutual inspiration to me

that's why their games are so revolutionary in terms of technology

miyamoto4301d ago

PlayStation Dream Team!
I hope they make a game together

Nimblest-Assassin4301d ago

Uncharted 4

Villain: How do you jump so far mr. Drake?

Drake: nano machines

killerhog4300d ago (Edited 4300d ago )

I feel Hideo Kojima is trying to hard to appeal to westerners, therefore he comes off as kissing arse. He needs to stop criticizing Japanese devs and either put up or shut up, as all he has under his belt is the metal gear franchise; that he revolves everything he does around it (fox engine for example).

Also the "dream team" I'm reading of ND and Kojima is lame, he's overrated. The metal gear franchise isn't even all that to begin with, played mostly all of em. I also played ZOE and didn't finish it (this was also the time I was heavily into anime).

Dee_914300d ago

Showing respect = kissing ass ?
"All" he have under his belt is metal gear franchise and all thomas edison have under his belt is inventing electricity ugh they are such under acheivers.

Your life must suck if thats how you really veiw stuff.
I hope your out curing aids and solving world hungers by the way you hold him to such high standards.

killerhog4300d ago (Edited 4300d ago )

@dmarc

My life sucks? First of all, your going to insult someone for thier own opinion/view? You're comparing electricity an essential to a video game? Hm your criticing me for holding such "high standards" kinda like what he's doing to Japanese devs like if he has anything good himself?

But then again by your comment, youre a blind Kojima fanboy.

irepbtown4300d ago

Metal Gear Solid as a whole, are some of the greatest games I've ever played. I'm sure there are millions like myself who love the franchise and wants to see more.

Whether he is trying to appeal to westerners or not, I love what he has done and I live in England. Dmarc is right to a degree, showing respect really isn't kissing ass. In fact it is actually great to see two of the best devs together.

BlackPrince 424300d ago

Kojima's always been at the fringe of Japanese and Western gaming. His "arse kissing" is a result of him seeing Western developers taking more innovative approaches to gaming in the last half decade.

Dee_914300d ago (Edited 4300d ago )

I didnt insult you because of your opinion I insulted you because I can see the type of person you are.
I dont care if you think metal gear is lame or what ever but to say showing respect means kissing ass then your a sour person who life more than likely is crappy.Thats my opinion about you.I dont know you Im just calling it how I see it.
Either prove me wrong or just try to belittle me and further prove my point. and you did the latter ofcourse
btw Show me where I compared electricity to a video game?

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Lord_Sloth4301d ago

Some of my favorite peeps in a single room. They should make a game together.

NastyLeftHook04301d ago

the last of solid snakes deception :)

Batzi4301d ago

I bet he played The Last of Us and they played MGS5 demo :P

piroh4301d ago

co-op in The Last of Us CONFIRMED :)

HarryMasonHerpderp4301d ago

This is cool I love Hideo Kojima and I love Naughty Dog.
Nice to know there interested in each other's games.

nyobzoo4301d ago

wonder if it was just for fun or business, cause on a similar note, Ono from Capcom went to visit Sucker Punch at Sony and PS3 now has exclusive characters in SFxT

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70 percent of devs unsure of live-service games sustainability

With so many games fighting for players' attention and interest losing out over time, time sink games are at risk of eventually losing steam.

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thorstein1d ago

It was worrisome to begin with.

It's a niche genre with only a handful of hits that can stand the test of time.

Cacabunga3h ago

I like the sound of that!! I will for sure never support these gaas games.
Sony must be shocked at gamer's reaction, making them cancel a few of these and hopefully go back to the good heavy hitters they had us used to..
now bring on that PSPro reveal and show us some SP 1st party awesomeness.

CrimsonWing691d ago

What’s to be unsure of!? Look at the ratio of success to failure!

DarXyde7h ago

It's pretty ridiculous.

Imagine having a breadth of data at your disposal to see the statistically low success rate of these games, only to be laser focused on the exceptional case studies.

shinoff218322h ago

Yes. Stop all the live service bs.

jznrpg22h ago

Only a few will catch on. You need a perfect storm to be successful in GaaS and a bit of luck on top of that. But a potential cash cow will keep them trying and some will go out of business because of it.

MIDGETonSTILTS1722h ago

Helldivers 2 manages just fine…

Keep production costs low… don’t just make custscenes until the mechanics and enemies are perfected first.

Make so much content that you can drip extra content for years, and the game already feels complete without them.

Most importantly: make weapons, enemies, levels, and mechanics that will stand the test of 1000 hours. This might require more devs embracing procedurally generated leveled, which I think separates Helldivers 2 from Destiny’s repetitiveness.

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The Battle Pass Is The Worst Thing To Happen To Modern Gaming

Nameer from eXputer: "Some exceptions aside, I don't think the battle pass is a net positive for gaming with how they're implemented in most live service titles."

got_dam1d 2h ago

Battle passes AND meta gaming both.

DivineHand1251d ago (Edited 1d ago )

I like the way Helldivers 2 does battle passes. It allows you to make purchases on each level of the battle pass and gives you the option of choosing which item to unlock first. The more purchases you make using medals the further you progress. There is no timer and you can earn medals towards purchasing stuff via personal orders and Major orders.

I haven't played much live service games that have battle passes but I remember some games that have battle passes where you progress through it linearly using an exp system. What makes it really bad is that the battle pass will have like 50 or more levels with the cooler stuff being closer to the end. They also have an in-game shop that sells exp boosters so you can reach the end of the pass before it refreshes. Everyone ilse will have to grind their way through.

lucian22923h ago

battle pass in fortnite is perfect; buy one and it buys the rest for every other season as it gives you more money than the first cost. so 8.50 and season ends with you getting 13.00, it pays for the next and you have some pocket change to save up for cash shop. All of which is optional

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PS5 Pro specs leak video taken down by Sony

Sony is taking actions as video by Moore’s Law is Dead, has been issued with a copyright claim.

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andy851d 20h ago

And people say it's all fake because Sony haven't said anything 😂 conveniently forget the PS4 Pro was only announced 2 months before release.

BeHunted1d 20h ago

It's fake. There's no factual evidence other than his own made up specs.

Hereandthere1d 19h ago

What were the specks Sony was afraid of showing?

Shikoku1d 19h ago (Edited 1d 19h ago )

Digital foundry put a video out saying what he leaked was exactly what they also knew about the PS5 PRO. So no it's not just stuff he made up

Babadook71d 16h ago (Edited 1d 16h ago )

If it’s fake what copyright does MLID infringe upon?

😂

andy851d 15h ago

Aye because they'd go to the effort of copyright claiming it if it didn't exist 🙃😂 you'd have to be a special kind to be thinking its not a thing by now

Cacabunga1d 15h ago

They need to reveal it with uncharted killzone or a heavy hitter like this

Ironmike1d 15h ago (Edited 1d 15h ago )

U mean the specs that we'll established digital foundry which said these are the actual specs published a video on 2 weeks ago I mean they are only one of most trusted sites for tech information but they just made up a video for the sake of it

Christopher1d 1h ago

I would love for it all to be fake, but lots of people are saying they've seen/heard the same thing. But, man, we 100% don't need mid-gen upgrades when we're failing hard to optimize current hardware.

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Seraphim20h ago(Edited 20h ago)

if I recall Sony lowered sales expectations for PS5 earlier this year. if that is the case we won't hear anything about a Pro until next year or shortly before/when it's dropping. After all, if the Pro was dropping this year/fiscal year they wouldn't have lowered expectations.

As for squashing rumors. Yeah, shit like this prevents potential buyers from adopting now, just like slim rumors in the past. It only makes sense to keep things under wraps from a business perspective. Despite living in a technological age of unfettered access to information we don't need to know whats going on behind closed doors be that at Sony, Nintendo, MS, or amongst any development studios. When the steak is done we shall feast.

JackBNimble20h ago

By the time games are actually made to take advantage of the pro spec's the ps6 will be released or close to it.

jznrpg1d 19h ago (Edited 1d 19h ago )

Just announce it already! I want to preorder one asap. But in reality they don’t want to lessen PS5 sales until Pro is ready to launch so I understand the business part of it. September is probably when they announce it with an early November launch like the PS4 Pro

Ironmike1d 15h ago

Pro won't lessen sales sames ps4 pro never and the ps4 pro was more relevant at the time cos move to 4k this not needed

RaidenBlack1d 8h ago (Edited 1d 8h ago )

Yea, my brother got his PS4 (coz of a good deal) after the PS4 Pro's release.

darthv721d 5h ago

^^same here. I got a base 4 for only $100 off a guy who bought the Pro. then a few months later I found a guy on craigslist selling a pro for $100 because it was left behind by his former roommate who moved out. That was the beginning of my obsession to buy up the different variants of the PS4 that were released.

As of now I am really only missing the 500m one and the gold slim but otherwise I have pretty much all the other retail ones. https://consolevariations.c...

BoneMagnus1d 3h ago

@darth - Nice collection!

crazyCoconuts22h ago

Anyone with 4K that appreciates 60fps is gonna disagree about it not being needed.
DLSS is a god send for Nvidia, and there's been nothing like it for AMD...yet ...

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DeadlyFire1d 3h ago

They will announce it around E3 timeframe about May-June whenever they do a showcase for the year.

neutralgamer19921d 18h ago

Just announce it this thing will sell well

Ironmike1d 15h ago (Edited 1d 15h ago )

I don't think it will pll still haven't seen the potential of ps5 yet

Cacabunga1d 1h ago

agreed, but it might sell if they announce some 1st party games to lead the way. if people see the difference with the base version they can move on. for my sake I am still gaming mainly on PS4 (still not finished with RDR2 due to lack of gaming time). I have a huge backlog on PS5 I am hoping to get into.

mark3214uk1d 10h ago

why? game makers havnt even come close to maxing out current spec yet, were getting al lthese new TFlops and game maker are making crappy remakes not worthy of the ps3

Minute Man 7211d 5h ago

The guts of the 5 and X are 5 years old

fr0sty22h ago

People keep saying that, yet we still have games running at near HD resolutions, 30fps, and ray tracing features turned off.

PRIMORDUS1d 15h ago (Edited 1d 15h ago )

I would take that video and upload a torrent of it, fuck that copyright bullshit. If your going to do something that has a chance of being taken down, make a torrent first share it. Then Sony or any other company is helpless and you can laugh in their faces, taunting them to try to take it down 🤣

LoveSpuds1d 9h ago

With kind of analysis and advice, you could be a lawyer for Trump!🤣

tronyx121d 9h ago

As much as the PS4 Pro didn't represent a major % in the playerbase, announcing a 'better' model will hinder sales from the 'base' model. They are right, business-wise.

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