Shack News: "Many developers, once synonymous with the PlayStation brand, are moving on to other platforms--some abandoning Sony altogether. The transition to PS4 will make it even more difficult for Sony to find exclusive content to rely upon."
Sony has recruited Bungie's head of revenue Jaremy Rich to head up its live-service gaming division, Rich has announced on social media.
Please do not put Destiny’s monetization into Sony’s first party games. The monetization is what’s driving players away from Destiny.
I mean, this person made some pretty bad decisions at Bungie. I hope they've learned from them because I definitely don't see those type of ideas as good for PlaySation in general.
Ps5 gamers in 2023 seemed to play more live service types of games, so regardless to how people feel about them, numbers don’t lie and Sony is going where the money is. I mean look at the excitement around Helldivers2, people are showing that they want live service games.
How do you kill a franchise that already been killed?
Destiny’s grind, cash-in-on-playbass-cha-Ching, and pop-culture-insertion mainstream-me-too bs totally killed any rep Bungie had. Sony/Bungie, if you are doing this to ward-off players, it’s already working.
Sony has patented to add multiple dialogue modes to let players switch between how many conversations with NPCs they want in the game.
Sony is like the only ones outta the 3 that has atuff like like this pop up changing thing in ways.
Genuine Enabling Technology was seeking damages, claiming the tech allowing PlayStation consoles and controllers to communicate infringes its rights.
Sounds like patent trolling they tried the same thing against Nintendo with the same pattern.
Motion and control input traversing over higher and lower frequencies seperate from each other allowing the controller to do both
So to recoup the money Genuine is going to take on Nintendo or Microsoft next. I hate patent lawyers they are some of the worst bottom feeders out there.
"It even more difficult for Sony to find exclusive content to rely upon"
Really? Let's ignore that they acquired Media Molecule and Sucker Punch in the past few years, seeked third party studios to work on several of their series including publishing studios' original IPs, and have actually expanded on their most ambitious and critically acclaimed studios like Sony Santa Monica and Naughty Dog so they could have several teams producing multiple high quality games at once.
Whatever will Sony do.
I don't agree with the article. There are some things that are not correct with the article.
"However, after lackluster sales of Resistance 3, the studio announced plans to go multiplatform."
Actually they announced it before Resistance 3 was released. Ted Price announced in May 2010 about multiplatform and Resistance 3 was released in September 2011.
"Recent revelations that PS3 development led the studio to go broke could be one of the reasons why Jenova Chen and company are seeking new platforms for their future games."
Or it could be the 3 game deal that has just finished.
"The studio was formerly a developer for Sony Computer Entertainment, contracted to create three downloadable games for the PlayStation 3's PlayStation Network service, and has since secured independent funding." from wikipedia.
The reason that thatgamecompany nearly went broke is because they delayed Journey for A YEAR. And Sony paid for the extra time. And was rewarded with the highest-grossing game on PSN yet. Not to mention of all those GotY nominations/wins.
Sony have about 25 studios to look after in a time of economic recession Sony trimmed the fat with a few of their smaller studios, but we've also seen others like Naughty Dog and Guerrilla expanding. Microsoft have culled studioes over the past 5 years as well and one who bought there freedom.
Microsoft lost Bungie. Lost Molyneux. Lost the creative leads of Rare. Losing SCE Liverpool doesn't compare to losing Bungie.
In fact, many of Sony's studios have matured this generation. Look at Naughty Dog, winning all the GotYs. Look at Sucker Punch, making InFamous. The games from existing Sony studios have only gotten better through this generation. Sony Santa Monica deserve credit as well. Guerrilla opening a studio in the UK. They're starting to look like Crytek.
God the PS4 isn't even out yet....hell not even been announced and we're getting articles like this
Come on man....
Metal Gear, DMC, Final Fantasy, Tekken, Star Ocean, Resident Evil, GTA the list goes on...
Many brought the PS3 thinking those would be exclusive to the system, next gen everyone knows they will be on Xbox too so it will be anyones game to be number 1.
i think the article confused the ps3 with the wiiu!