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Sony Abandons the Fighting Genre?

Microsoft and Nintendo both have confirmed fighters for next-gen consoles...Sony does not. With no talk of games in development when will we see the 1st fighting game on the Ps4?

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gamer423962d ago

Are you serious? Just because they didn't show any at E3 doesn't mean they're abandoning it.

Snookies123962d ago

Yeah, not to mention the creator of Blazblue and Guilty Gear has said that they're working on a PS4 fighter... -_-

Also, as of now, Blazblue Chrono Phantasma has only been slated to come out for PS3.

So no, they have not abandoned the fighting game genre.

jonboi243961d ago

I assume the new Guilty Gear will probably make its way to the PS4, plus there's still TGS and GamesCon.

shoddy3961d ago

You all know new Tekken and street frighter is coming.
I look forward to the new playstation all star

ChozenWoan3961d ago

Not to mention that Tekken Revolution was released Tuesday as a F2P game.

Some sites need to do their due diligence before they go spouting off dribble.

abzdine3961d ago

there will always be people complaining about something..
Remember Tekken Revolution just released on june 11th exclusively on PS3, so what do you call that? and there has been a rumor about a PS All Star sequel so i'm happy about this. Great time to be Sony PlayStation fan

Greatness awaits
4>1

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dedicatedtogamers3962d ago

Exactly. BlazBlue and Street Fighter 4 (both released 2009, 3 years after the start of last gen) weren't even announced until 2007 or 2008, if I'm remembering it correctly.

In this day and age, you don't necessarily herald in the new generation by showing off fighting games. That's just how it is.

Akuma2K3961d ago (Edited 3961d ago )

Your right about the timeframe, also capcom said in so many words that we won't see Streetfighter 5 for a couple years or something like that after PS4 launches (this was mentioned i think a week or two after the PS4 reveal back in february).

Garbanjo0013961d ago

They just didn't have anything to show off. I'm glad they didn't, (well it would've been competition to . . .) Killer Instinct (FTP). Know what they did to Killer Instinct? One of my favorite games and long waited returning titles? They made it to where you play as Jago starting, and you have to buy the characters. They made Killer Instinct a gimmick, saying "we listened to you, heres the game, but we didn't really want to do it . . . so we're making it free." Bullshit.

Fireseed3961d ago

You do know that you can buy the full version with all the characters right? And that the version that you're describing is the demo. If you wanna play online as Sabrewulf and Sabrewulf alone, save yourself 60$ and just buy him. Personally I think the FTP model would suit fighting games very well. Being a long time LoL player, I'd love to see some of my favorite fighting games get new characters every week. Not sure why people are all up in arms over FTP, either they're looking for pathetic ways to excuse their hatred of something. Or they haven't seen the benefits of a FTP game.

SignifiedSix913961d ago

What do yo mean? The demo features only jago and may buy characters if you wish to have the full game. They'll have a full release.

Garbanjo0013961d ago

@winter,
I don't mind FTP. and I agree about fighting games being FTP. I just think that Killer Instinct is so much more than that. I want the game, I want to smell the disk. THAT is a game to me. Downloading is cool, and in another time in another future digital games will be the only way we get games. I just didn't want to hear that news about Killer Instinct because I love that game dude.

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Tody_ZA3961d ago (Edited 3961d ago )

What a strange, silly and sensationalist article.

1) Sony cannot abandon a genre. That's factually impossible, considering all it takes is the next Street Fighter or Tekken or anything to put a fighter on the PS4.

2) Aside from Killer Instinct, I don't really recall fighting games being shown at E3. It most likely means that no fighting game is ready yet. Means wait for GamesCom or later announcements.

3) The Blazblue and Guilty Gear creator is developing a PS4 fighter.

4) E3 doesn't reveal ALL games that are being developed on the consoles.

Wow.

Dj7FairyTail3961d ago

Uh Sony PlayStation Allstars. Fighters as in first party.

Blankolf3961d ago

LOOOOOOOOOOL And the award for most ridiculous title ever goes to.... Jeff Harris that reminds us the only games a console has are the ones they show at E3, nevermind the fact that they showed 40 of their 140 games in production and also Tekken, let us all forget that ;)

shaft01403961d ago

Exactly. Some of these opinions/headlines are ridiculously absurd and extreme.

Tito083961d ago (Edited 3961d ago )

This is why I never pay attention to game journalism, this is one stupid and ridiculous article. Tekken, while not exclusive and is owned by Namco, is for the most part the Playstation's flaship fighting game franchise. To put matters more interesting, Sony never had a fighting game until PSA, but they used to publish the first and second Bloody Roar, King Of Fighters 95, Battle Arena Tonshiden, Bushido Blade, and had SF EX as exclusive.

This is why people like this journalist and the one with the low Last Of Us review likes to go on the opposite side so they could get hits and views, sort of like an attention seeker, which to me is very unproffessional on so many levels, whether the general public sees something positive or negative, these so called "jounalists" want to go the opposite way so they can get attention, never do research, they curse, always misinformed,say weird ass words that, they look at gamers as stupid consumers thst fall into anything, all I do is look at the headline, look at the website that posted it, but not gonna read, know their tricks.

WolfOfDarkness3961d ago

Ofcourse The next Street Fighter will be on PS4 .

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FullmetalAlchemist3962d ago

Sony didn't announce a fighting game? They're DOOMED, DOOMED , DOOMED!

gamer423962d ago

The doom articles have started? Well, that was fast!

Hellsvacancy3962d ago

Well, 1 negative article out of 1000 positive articles isnt bad

Blankolf3961d ago

I sense a strong sarcasm on this one...

jc485733962d ago (Edited 3962d ago )

Oh no wonder there was a rumor going around that Sony wanted to revive Bloody Roar, but this time as a publisher I believe. Sony did publish the first two Bloody Roar games. Maybe they are in the talks of buying the IP from Konami? or collaboration?

This is going to be off topic, but I think Infamous can be turned into some kind of multiplayer game......not necessarily a fighting game. Kinda like Phantom Dust maybe. The main character for Second Son reminds me so much of Kyo Kusanagi from King of Fighters.

fardan853961d ago

I hope to see a new Bloody Roar title..
I had tons of fun with Bloody Roar..

Hufandpuf3962d ago

Imagine MVC3 with next gen graphics. Then I think I'd really have a seizure.

pr0t0typeknuckles3962d ago

well sony doesnt have one now but they will eventually,blazblue and a potential all stars sequel is very likely,besides they dont really need one at the moment.

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Nintendo's Massacre Of The 3DS And Wii U Is Finally Complete, Regrettably

Hanzala from eXputer: "The cruel hammer of Nintendo has fallen. Farewell, 3DS and Wii U, you surely brightened my life and many others; you won't be forgotten."

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Xbox's Preservation Step Sets A Much-Needed Example, Especially For Nintendo

Hanzla from eXputer inquires: "If Xbox can care about preserving its games and legacy, what exactly is wrong with Nintendo, trying to kill game preservation single-handedly?"

purple1014d ago

Ahh yes the good old game preservation of saving all your games to a removable hhd on the Xbox 360, taking it round your mates house, setting up multiple tvs to
Be met with “save data corrupted, please re download”

Or how about removing 360 games
From the store
, download them now or else, and, better hope to god that save data doesn’t corrupt, or it’s lost for ever

Nice one ☝️

Zeref4d ago

It's better than what Nintendo and Playstation is doing. It might not be perfect but at least they are TRYING. Unlike the others.

DarXyde4d ago

Trying? Take off the blinders for a moment, mate.

1. A failure to preserve games is just that: a failure to preserve games. Don't try to sugarcoat it: NO ONE is doing it properly. Better than awful is nothing to write home about.

2. At the time of this comment, isn't it the case that you need an internet connection to play Xbox games even if you buy physical discs that are hardly in circulation anymore? I don't have a Series X and I can't verify, but I think that is correct. I'm fairly certain you can at least play PS5 games at version 1.0 (not much of a win really when many games require day one patches). I think Microsoft's all digital, licensing approach is by far more aggressive than anyone else's. They really try to push you to game pass where you lose your entire library by umm.... Skipping a month of payments.

I don't think anyone is doing it right whatsoever. Don't get me started on Nintendo, who goes after anyone looking to preserve their games better than they ever would with extreme litigation.

Don't be a simp for any of these companies. Get it together.

PhillyDonJawn4d ago (Edited 4d ago )

@DarX never speak on Xbox again. You lost all credibility with your internet connection comment. Smh you have 0 clue and misinformed yet speaking on something you don't no squat about.

Einhander19724d ago

What has Sony done exactly? You guys keep deflecting to Sony but I am not actually seeing any results, and ai am certain nothing that you can come up with even comes close to what Microsoft has done and what they have tried and failed to do, like tie all your disks to your account on xbone.

Microsoft removed their whole indie section when they moved to the xbone because they were going to only allow games on the service that came from a publisher, id@xbox started after xbone launched and it only exists because Sony embraced indie and Microsoft was forced to cancel their plans and reverse course.

And every single game that was part of games for windows live including disk games (I have gta 4 on disk that won't work) so hundreds of games that use that DRM no longer work unless the company themselves patched it out which of course very few did.

MrBaskerville4d ago

Not trying. Tried. they killed of the backcomp program years ago. They set something up again, but sounds like it's more of an attempt to save the current library on whatever they are planning next. With luck they save everything and more, but let's see. I could see them killing off parts of the OG xbox and 360 libraries. Can't imagine that they would allow us to play Forza 5-7 in the future.

With that said, I do like what they've done and really wish they could have done more.

shinoff21833d ago

Zeref

So killing off physical media is trying what exactly. Ms don't really give a fk if you think they do your kidding yourself.

Profchaos3d ago

They are not trying this team is established for forward compatability the team is. It interested in preserving Xbox or 360 games.

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isarai4d ago

Is that why Hellblade 2 is digital only?

Zeref4d ago

Just because it's digital only doesn't mean you can't preserve it. Just put it on an external and you have the exact same functionality of what a disc does.

MrNinosan4d ago

Guess you're trolling, but if you actually think that's how it works, I'd recommend buying some braincells.

mkis0073d ago (Edited 3d ago )

Volitile vs nonvolitile data. A disc will not corrupt either. A drive can be corrupted.

Einhander19724d ago

This is just a scammy PR move to distract from the fact they are going digital only and trying to push streaming and subscriptions only.

No gaming company has pushed harder to remove ownership than Microsoft.

Without discs there is no preservation, preservation can't be done by the rights holders it can only be done by the consumers, anything else is a lie.

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Einhander19724d ago

Anyone remember xblig which Microsoft removed their whole 360 indie section removing hundreds of games from people?

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Zeref4d ago

Do you know you can put your games on an external and preserve them that way? There are no benefits to discs. ZERO. Idk why some of you are still obsessed with them.

DarXyde4d ago

Because games like Persona 5 exist. It's STILL V1.00. On Playstation, that's a win because 1.00 is installed on the disc—no need to download anything.

If a game does not require any updates, it's all on the disc.

Extremely low bar in the modern era, of course. It's not much of a win by any stretch.

But for now, physical media does have a purpose, at least on Playstation.

Einhander19724d ago

That is factually not how game licensing works, try plugging your hard drive into someone else xbox, It's not going to work, and it won't work if the licensing servers ever go down.

Einhander19724d ago

Anyone remember games for windows live.

I have around a dozen games, some on Steam itself that will not work because Microsoft shut off the licensing servers.

BehindTheRows4d ago (Edited 4d ago )

I do. I STILL have games (Gears of War being the big one) I cannot access because Games for Windows LIVE is total garbage and no one has held Microsoft accountable.

Zeref4d ago (Edited 4d ago )

You don't have an Xbox apparently. Because you can 100 percent plug in your external and play games from it on any Xbox console lol. You just have to be logged in to prove ownership.

Chevalier4d ago

"You don't have an Xbox apparently. Because you can 100 percent plug in your external and play games from it on any Xbox console lol. You just have to be logged in to prove ownership."

Damn how many times do people got to explain your idiocy to you? You can take a copy of Persona 5 like someone used as an example and play that game on ANY console WITHOUT logging in which means I can lend the game to a friend without internet and they can play my game. Can you lend your hard drive to anyone without logging in for them to play? NOPE. That is a huge difference and if you think otherwise then sorry you're an idiot.

Tacoboto4d ago

"No gaming company has pushed harder to remove ownership than Microsoft."

Ubisoft is literally erasing games people bought from their libraries... My PS1-3 discs are useless on modern hardware. Nintendo's re-published and resold almost their entire Wii U library, and the eShop is completely dead with no BC mechanism in the Switch software. Microsoft publishes everything they make today day one on Steam and Xbox/Windows. Sony only brings to PC the titles they think you might want some years later and Nintendo won't even design a functional long-lasting joystick.

You're absolutely trolling and not serious if you think Microsoft today is the worst offender.

shinoff21833d ago

Yay steam

Not everyone fks with computers though. The disc is still the best way as a console player. Period.

Tacoboto3d ago

How do Sony and Nintendo feel about these discs from 2001-2013?

Don't be stupid, you know Xbox is the best at this today.

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Hofstaderman4d ago

Nobody wants this. Sales or the lack of it in the case of XBOX is very telling. I wonder how the adorably all digital series X will fare. Adorably dismal perhaps?

crazyCoconuts4d ago

Only time will tell, but for from someone like me suspecting that Xbox is trying to gracefully exit the console market, that "forward compatibility" team is trying to get Xbox games playing on Windows PCs. I mean, it's nice that they're not planning on exiting with a "enjoy your games while the hardware still works" message, so that's nice. They still have a brand to protect via Microsoft so probably feel obligated to have a better exit strategy.

Xeofate4d ago (Edited 4d ago )

That is not their plan, their plan is to transfer users accounts to the cloud.

Phil Spencer himself said as much a few months back, plans could have changed but I think people are reading way too much into one statement where Phil said he would allow Epic on xbox because he wants to be able to sell xbox games directly on other platforms. Aka, instead of selling Sea of Thives through PSN he wants to have an xbox store to sell his games on PlayStation without giving PlayStation any money.

Again, it's extremely unlikely that Phil plans to put PC on xbox and licensing would prevent them from just giving out other publishers games purchased on xbox copies of thier games on PC, Microsoft does not own their games.

crazyCoconuts3d ago

The thing that doesn't align with the cloud strategy is the giving up on exclusives. You'd still need strong exclusives for cloud streaming - it's still a "platform" , just with a lower upfront hardware investment. I feel like they've learned what PS learned with PSNow long ago. We're not ready to stream games and it's only gonna lose them money to try at this point

FinalFantasyFanatic3d ago

I would love that, I'd buy up some of the Xbox games if they could run on PC, like the Rare Replay, Lost Odyssey and Dead or Alive Ultimate, probably a pipe dream though.

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Nintendo's War Against Player-Made Content Will Hurt The Company In The End

Danish from eXputer: "Nintendo has historically gone against player-made content and emulation of its games. This has done much to harm the company's image."

XiNatsuDragnel11d ago

I agree nintendo hire some these folks to help in your games it'll help imo.

banger8810d ago

They need to stop announcing these mods and fan remakes until they're finished. Finish it, upload it, and then if Nintendo dmca's it tough shit. Once it's online, people can share it around, even if the original download gets taken down.

Jingsing10d ago

True, but most modders need constant admiration during the process to motivate them.

PRIMORDUS9d ago

Yup, once it's a torrent nothing can be done Nintendo is helpless at that point. But it would be wise if they just had a site on the dark web, it's also easy to use with Tor and no one will bother you.

mastershredder9d ago

This is all coming from the mouth of short-sighted fandom and grifting madness.
No.... it wont. There is a clear defined reason why they don't. This is nothing new. Make your own shi7 from your own original ideas especially if you are trying to capitalize of it it. Duh.

Yeah, hire people that have zero respect or understanding for an established process. Wow. Yep. Totally makes sense.

shinoff21839d ago

Those guys that made that sonic game got a gig from sega or something along those lines and that game was dope as hell. One of the best sonics as of late.