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PlayStation Vita Back to Life After Vigorous Drought - Unscripted Access Episode #18

"Sony's PlayStation Vita brought back to life after vigorous drought, Media Molecule uncovers brand new project completely beyond imagination, Sony's unannounced PlayStation exclusives uncovered, and and much more gaming news and nonsense that listeners have come to expect with Unscripted Access."

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Venomousfatman4284d ago

Hopefully this new slew of Vita games will be more of a better reason to own a vita. I liked Tear Away from the conference.

Axonometri4283d ago

These headlines are ridiculous. "after vigorous drought." or "collecting dust." The Vita is a baby for cripes sake. It's just been learning to crawl and now it's trying to stand up. How could it be in a Vigorous Drought?

majiebeast4283d ago (Edited 4283d ago )

This drought i havent noticed it because ive been playing sound shapes,mgs collection and Gravity Rush(Another brilliant game from SCE japan)

The people who notice this drought i bet 80% of em dont own a Vita.

triplev164283d ago

The headline acts as if the Vita is on life support when in reality the people who own a Vita (including me) are mostly very happy with their purchase. There's a lot to play as well when you consider the back catalogue of PSP games on PSN. That being said I'm excited about the future of the Vita with the announced games. Give it some time to grow people—and a few marketing dollars wouldn't hurt either.

Puddlejumper754283d ago

Back to life? Sales havent jumped that much in 2 days.
Sorry but its true.

Hell some of you posted are already lining up to call Wii U a failure and it hasnt even launched yet so how can you be here defending one platform and then crying the other a failure? fanboy much? If Wii U had the same sales as Vita you'd be jumping up for joy calling it a complete failure. Now suddenly its okay to not have decent sales. It's kinda pathetic really.

I'm only here because of people like you who cant seem to give every platform the same chance you want people to give the Vita.

Outside_ofthe_Box4283d ago

LOL Why are you bringing the Wii U into this? You seriously come off as paranoid and insecure.

You need to stop generalizing and putting everyone in group together. Just because someone defends the Vita doesn't mean they bash Wii U and just because someone bashes Wii U doesn't mean they defend the Vita.

P.S. For the record the article is talking about games not sales in regards to "back to life"...

***"If Wii U had the same sales as Vita you'd be jumping up for joy calling it a complete failure. Now suddenly its okay to not have decent sales. It's kinda pathetic really."****

Funny.. If the Wii U had the same sales as Vita I wonder how you would take it... lol

TBM4283d ago

i find it funny how all these articles make it seems like every vita owners doesnt have any games to play.

for me my vita is played 5 days a week every week. i give it a little rest on the weekends lol.

i have plenty of games to play, and i'm looking forward to the cool games that are coming.

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Media Molecule’s Next Game is Going to be a New IP

A job listing published by the UK studio reveals that its next project will be another entirely new IP.

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Inverno12d ago

The only PlayStation dev I care about tbh.

Inverno12d ago

Dayum did I hit a nerve. Sorry for not liking most of this gens games coming from PS, not really doe.

Cacabunga12d ago

Hopefully doesn’t take them a complete gen to release it

TheColbertinator12d ago

Good. Something not boring, not one of those "make your own game" crap and also on Steam would be nice.

Stopac12d ago

I too like to look for things in the wrong places.

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Dreams Dev Media Molecule Says Layoffs Impact Planned Community and Curation Support

IGN writes: "Media Molecule has said the layoffs at the Sony-owned studio have affected plans for ongoing community and curation support in Dreams."

Inverno47d ago

How self sustained can DREAM be when it's basically stuck on PS4? I don't think it's even gotten a PS5 upgrade. Ending support for what is essentially a game making engine is basically death. SONY did DREAMS dirty.

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PlayStation layoffs hit Dreams developer Media Molecule

Staff at UK developer Media Molecule have today been told to expect job losses, with around 20 staff expected to be laid off. That's around 15-20 percent of the overall studio.

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crazyCoconuts198d ago

This sucks. Dreams was so amazing I was sure it was going to be integrated into PS5 in a meaningful way with the intention of fostering creativity in gamers. So disappointing to continue to hear news of that failure. Hope those impacted land on their feet and the studio finds passion in their new project...

Cacabunga197d ago (Edited 197d ago )

It will also hit Naughty Dog if they dont wake the hell up from their bubble.. this is inevitable . That comfortable pillow they have been laying on since ps1 isn’t there anymore.

Mm had a whole gen to release a game.. the over confidence they got from PS3 and Vita with LBP blinded them.

crazyCoconuts197d ago

I have no reason to believe to was over confidence.
They poured a lot of blood sweat and tears into Dreams, and it showed. It was exceptional by all accounts, and they tried to make it work.
For whatever reason, i have no idea why, their dream didn't come true. Maybe Sony gave them too long a leash, I don't know. But it wasn't for lack of trying. They made a fantastic creative masterpiece that...er...not enough people wanted.

Cacabunga197d ago

Crazy

They for sure did.. but new experiences and simulators we all know are a make or break.. the risk was big and this just confirms it. They seemed so sure that game would be a success and guarantee their survival but things turned out to be very different.. they to give the fame a second breath with free VR support ..

RaiderNation197d ago (Edited 197d ago )

Christ, what an idiotic post. Media Molecule's siruation is not even remotely similar to Naughty Dog's. ND released a commercially and critically game of the year award winner in 2020. That was just 3 years ago. How long do you think these games take to make?? They released The Last of Us Remake in 2022 which also sold very well. Dreams was a flop. It sold terribly. Mm's previous game was Tearaway on Vita. It also flopped. Prior to that, their last game was LBP 2 on PS3! They're lucky Sony doesn't shut them down completely.

Cacabunga197d ago

Raider

Nothing more idiotic than your post.. there is true love and respect towards Mm for what they delivered all their games included.. every single one was a swan song! On PS4 they took a big risk and they got hurt by it and dreams was even announced at PS4 reveal!!!
In case of ND, we’ve seen nothing for 3 years, not even a Tease.. if they keep quiet longer they will miss this gen completely and end up in same situation as Mm because there is no cash flow..

1Victor197d ago

@lighting/orchard:” It will also hit Naughty Dog if they dont wake the hell up from their bubble.. this is inevitable .”
Dude you’re so transparent that even with a new accounts you can’t hide your fanboyism and hatred of everything Sony
Media molecule been hit with layoffs is unfortunately and sad to happen to any company regardless of industry and I don’t wish it on any company as it’s always the hard working people that get to pay while bosses getaway scotch free and a bonus at the end of the year

anast197d ago

ND will be fine. They aren't content creators for YouTube where they've got to post a video every second.

jwillj2k4197d ago

If layoffs hit naughty dog there has been a massive misappropriation of funds. No one should be getting laid off at naughty dog this generation.

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porkChop197d ago

Dreams should have been relaunched on PS5 and PC. It made no sense to launch the game on PS4 with next to no marketing when a new generation was about to start. The game had so much potential.

Jin_Sakai197d ago

Not really surprised. While Media Molecule makes decent games they’re niche and take forever to come out. Sony has actually been very generous if you ask me.

Obscure_Observer196d ago

"Sony has actually been very generous if you ask me.'

Sure...

In the current generation, Sony has shut down multiple first party studios, canceled multiple AAA games, and fired lots of people.

All of that while boasting their chest about incredible sales for the PS5.

This nothing but facts

outsider1624197d ago

I don't know about dreams as that game isn't meant for most people. I mean the casuals dont know how to make games and is it fun for them? There's a lot of potential in Dreams but it just didnt click with many i suppose.

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Neonridr198d ago

shame, hope they all find jobs within Sony possibly in other studios.

-Foxtrot198d ago

Shame, Dreams was a cool concept and well done but it just wasn’t…how do you put it, a traditional game, if that makes sense. Spending so long on this game when in the end it felt more aimed at creators, which is fine obviously but I’d like to see something more traditional from them while another team works on the experimental stuff

I just can’t believe of all the PC ports Sony did Dreams was never one of them, the PC community might have had fun with it.

goldwyncq197d ago

Not porting Dreams — a game creation tool — to PC was a profoundly stupid decision.

itBourne197d ago

The problem with Dreams was the barrier to entry... had it been on PC, like I said with LBP so long ago, it would of soared like crazy.

My biggest complaint was the lack of support to create with friends. To my knowledge you still cannot not even create together, let alone play a game together online. How do you not support that on launch... which also leads into the barrier of entry, none of my friends even knew what the heck it was, and it was so hard to show them or get them into it.

Petebloodyonion197d ago

Always suck to hear this kind of news.
Hope everything turn for the best for these affected.

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