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Sony: Tell Us What You Want on PlayStation

IGN: When Gearbox Software’s Randy Pitchford first noted that he wanted Borderlands 2 on PS Vita, it seemed like nothing more than wishful thinking.

pedrof933880d ago

Ps4 have one less than X1. If you count the F2P exclusives it actually has more. If you count all the games it has more.

Rime than Ryse anytime I'm afraid.

ZodTheRipper3880d ago (Edited 3880d ago )

I find it funny that people are complaining about the lack of AAA titles on PS4.
Is it so hard to understand that there are dozens of PS4 exclusive games in development as we speak? Sony will time those announcements very strategically to WOW people just before the PS4 launches, take my word for it. They actually learned a lot of lessons in terms of marketing this gen, and blowing out everything before launch is not one of them.

WrAiTh Sp3cTr33880d ago

I get tired of these companies not launching with enough games. Ask Nintendo...

JKelloggs3880d ago

But most of the F2P titles are only console exclusive to the PS4, right? Warframe, Planetside 2, and Blacklight: Retribution off the top of my head

ABeastNamedTariq3880d ago

@Wraith

They certainly have enough. Sony's lineup is great. To me at least. Probably not to you. Killzone? Preordered. Knack? Looks charming, I'll get it when the price drops a bit. DriveClub? PS+ edition, then the full version for Xmas. And I'll be downloading DCUO, PS2, and Warframe. :)

Fact is, it's only a launch lineup. Why are we acting like these are the only games we'll have to play for the next two years or something?

WrAiTh Sp3cTr33880d ago

That's good for you but a launch line up is what makes me want to buy and decide what console to get. If they're basing it on potential then I'll just wait for a price drop.

timl2413880d ago

I'm actually very excited for the PS4. I wasn't so sure at first but I just picked up a PS3 and I'm having a blast playing it. PS4 will have better exclusives, and that's why I'm gonna get one. But it is Xbox One first for me

black0o3880d ago

@wriath
15th - FeB/2014 ps4 will get
Killzone
drive club
knack
infamous
Final Fantasy XiV
daylight

and the biggest F2p
warframe
planet side 2
DC
Black light R

and some amazing PSN game:
Rime
shadow of the beast
everyone going to the rapture
..... etc

and a lot of indie titles

mean while x1 has
ryse
froza
dr3

and k-game
fight within
sport

Xbox arcade
d2
blow
.....etc

scott1823880d ago

Sports champions 3..... I love that shiz with the move.

NeutralXP3879d ago

Funny thing because Microsoft has tripled of what Sony has in development

DigitalRaptor3879d ago (Edited 3879d ago )

It's ironic, It really is.

These people actually believe indie games are low-budget 2D sidescrollers with no integrity.

Meanwhile indie games are providing more originality, creativity and fun in gameplay than most AAA games. You know, the ones we complain about becoming stale? The category that everyone talks about as gameplay being more important than graphics???

So yeah.
Rime, Shadow of the Beast > Ryse and Killer Instinct.

And then add in all the quality F2P games and the remainder of the indie games look like they range from pretty good to fantastic. Everybody's Gone to the Rapture, Outlast, Transistor, Resogun, Tiny Brains, Helldivers, Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee - New 'N' Tasty, Hohokum, Mercenary Kings, Primal Carnage: Genesis. All look like diverse, interesting and quality games.

But, Sony's huge number of first party titles, second and third party exclusive partners cannot be negated. Watch out Xbox guys, because i'm pretty sure, as usual, you're not ready since you guys only ever look at the short-term and ignore historic trends.

PSVita3879d ago

NeutralXP- would you mind providing links?

abzdine3879d ago

Dark Cloud 3
Legend of Dragoon 2 or remake of LoD1

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TheFallenAngel3880d ago

The PS1, PS2 and PS3 had the most AAA games of their generation. What makes you think the PS4 is an exception?

stage883880d ago

He probably means more AAA games even though it's inevitable.

Campy da Camper3879d ago (Edited 3879d ago )

Sonys track record is enough for me. Back at the launch of the ps3 it was doom and gloom on n4g and the site was 80% ms fans. Sony fans were berated about lack of games, high price, etc. I was a 360 adopter, I admit it but after a few months I had hardware issues and ms support FOR ME sucked. When the mgs4 bundle came out I bought it and never looked back. Game after game after game started coming out.

The games Sony 1st and 2nd part studios just blew me away. Infamous, Little Big Planet, Uncharted, Heavy Rain, Journey, the Last of Us, these are my kind of games. Even though the multiplats slightly favored the 360 I didn't mind since the core games that I like were exclusive to ps3.

Fast forward to today. Ps4 has specs of a beast, great studios who we all know are creating continuations to their awesome IPs or even new IPs like the Order. I have no doubt that Sonys next offering in the console market will be awesome.

Games, games, games. This is what I want. Not dudebro soldiers but thought provoking honest to god fun to play games.

nosferatuzodd3879d ago (Edited 3879d ago )

only Xbox fan boys find something to cry about in the ps2 era oh ps2 graphics suck waaaaa they cry when Sony destroy their fav system in sales and games they wasn't complaining about games cuz they was getting destroyed in that department they only have halo 360 era oh ps3 is blueray player oh halo sell more they always find something to justify comment now its oh ps4 have only indie games wahhh they start crying again

UltimateMaster3879d ago

He means more AAA games for the Vita.
Killzone Mercenary is badass, but the Vita does need more shooters.

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AngelicIceDiamond3880d ago

@Fun and we will get them.

Sony Santa Monica Studios
Sony San Diego
SCEA Bend Studios
Naughty Dog
Quantic Dreams
Sucker Punch
Media Molecule

I'm not worried at all.

majiebeast3880d ago (Edited 3880d ago )

Exactly.

Sony would be stupid to go announce games for Q4 of next year. If you want to sell a console you sell it on games that come out at launch, you dont make people say, hey ill wait till that game for next year comes out.

Revealing games too early is a double edged sword.

Take Nintendo for example with the big blowout they had to prove the WiiU had games. Now a lot of people are just waiting for MK8 and Super smash to come out next year instead of buying the console now. Its a good thing Nintendo did it but it also hurt them.

Kuse3880d ago

I think that is what the PS4 is missing. A lot of shooters that doesn't really appeal to a gamer like me. I like Adventure type games like Uncharted and Heavy Rain that have heavy story elements.

Xbox has Quantum Break which looks great.

bjmartynhak3880d ago

The Order 1886 is supposed to be story-driven.

Infamous is more adventure than shooter too, though you do shoot lots of fireballs

HammadTheBeast3880d ago

I wish we'd see at least SOMETHING about Quantum.

ZodTheRipper3880d ago

I'd rather see something from Quantic Dream than Quantum Break. But my dreams were broken at gamescom by both :/

DigitalRaptor3879d ago (Edited 3879d ago )

PS4 has Quantic Dream behind it, as well as the high-profile indie games Rime and Everybody's Gone to the Rapture, which look like some of the best adventure games to be coming out in the next couple of years.

Rime: http://www.youtube.com/watc...
Everybody's Gone to the Rapture: http://www.youtube.com/watc...

The Order: 1886 is heavily inspired by Uncharted 2 and will be story-based. inFamous: Second Son is very story-based, and although it's a third person action (so is Uncharted) it's also got adventure elements.

Uncharted 4 will be out without a doubt, story-based adventure? yep.

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Parapraxis3880d ago

Go suggest some then.
Finding "AAA" games to play on PS4/Vita is going to be walk in the park.

ABeastNamedTariq3880d ago

I laugh at your suggestion. HAH! Tis a sad life, pretending ND, SSM, QD, MM, SSJ, SB, and many more don't exist. You be trollin.

Deputydon3880d ago

Legend of Dragoon 2 please. K thanks.

iPad3880d ago

Bring back PS2 classics.

Maddens Raiders3880d ago

Heavenly Sword 2
Resistance 4: Chimeran Dawn
Motorstorm 4: Trans-Africa
Killzone 4: The Rise of Empress Visari
Gran Turismo 7
Warhawks: Warhawk 2

Just some of my thoughts.

dcj05243880d ago

Warhawk 2 64-128 players. When I played Warhawk I always imagined 20 vs 20 dogfights while there is tons of people on the ground. Ooooooo MAKE IT HAPPEN SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT.

LordDhampire3880d ago

lol, all garbage I hope they don't just recycle games

Im only getting a ps4 because I don't want the same exclusives over and over

Parapraxis3880d ago

Heavenly Sword 2

Absolutely!

scott1823880d ago

@LordDhampire

I agree I don't want the same thing over and over. But they never just do the same thing with those franchises, they always feel new and well made. Look at the Uncharted series, always amazingly well done. I know that Sony is bringing new ip's but I hope they don't forget about these ones...

Azfargh3879d ago

Motorstorm 4 without that juvenile comic storytelling and silly characters...?

I'm in.

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PSjesus3880d ago

For me Level-5 game seeing Professor Layton is best
selling 3rd party on Nintendo handheld
why not something similar or better Dark cloud 1-2 HD remake and Ninokune

piroh3880d ago

well, if they ask

new Midnight Club
NiNoKuni 2
Legend of Dragoon 2
some street racing games with visual customization would be fine

Sarick3880d ago

No Rogue Galaxy or Dark Cloud games?

Dark Cloud ROCKED on PS2 it was one of those best sellers.

piroh3879d ago

i forgot Rogue Galaxy, my bad

3-4-53880d ago

* 3D platformer with 20 worlds that takes 30-40 hours to beat.

* 3-4 RPG's - NO amnesia, no cliche, no demons, no dragons, no elfs, no orcs.

Create your own race/people please!

* Creative games - Like Little Big planet, but much much better

* Please remove the Yellow tint from most of your game, it's annoying, and not natural or realistic at all.

* FPS game with 20 maps, + map creator

* Tactical RPG with Fighting game elements

* PS-Allstars but with the A team instead of the B team.

* Something similar to Pokemon, but obviously with original ideas

* Where is your Legend of Zelda type game ?

* A Sports game that is BETTER than a console version, in terms of gameplay and fun.

* Games with colorful, clean Art Styles

* A game like WoW's Battlegrounds, where we can earn points to buy gear and then sell gear at Auction Houses. - with different leagues and divisions

* SSB but with a rotating camera so the levels are like Powerstone war, but bigger + height differences

* NO annoying characters..........seriously!

SilentNegotiator3879d ago

I would kill for some 3D platformers.

Not any of that 2.75D static-camera stuff like the Mario World 3D games - a real 3D platformer.

3-4-53879d ago

People want to play them, but they won't sell 15 million and it seems every dev thinks their game is the next 15 million seller when it's just soulless crap.

The industry abandons far too many good genre's that we still like to play.

The reason people don't buy as many 3D platformers as FPS games is BECAUSE......

They DON'T make as many 3D platformers as FPS games.

I love FPS, but I'm sick of generic watered down garbage flooding the market.

ZoyosJD3879d ago (Edited 3879d ago )

"3D platformer with 20 worlds that takes 30-40 hours to beat."

Knack?

"Something similar to Pokemon, but obviously with original ideas"

Try Ni No Kuni if you haven't. I still have to pick up my copy and I'm already hoping for a second.

"Creative games - Like Little Big planet, but much much better"

A 3D LBP would suffice.

"Games with colorful, clean Art Styles"

Rime and several indies look fitting. Overall games are looking more colorful as well.

3-4-53879d ago

The things I listed weren't saying Sony doesn't have them, I'm stating what ELSE I would like, to go along with what they are already providing.

So Knack can be the Only 3D platformer made ?

There isn't allowed to be 2-3 more ?

Wow nice logic .

3-4-53879d ago

Bunch of fan boys thinking I'm making fun of Sony when I'm a fan and just wanting to list what ELSE I wanted.

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fsfsxii3880d ago

AAA games is why consoles suck.

3-4-53879d ago

That at people with $10 million budgets trying to do what Dev's with $50 million budgets are doing and failing miserably at it.

There are sooooooooooooooo many bad and uncreative ideas in games now.

This gen had about 10-20 good ideas when it should have had 200.

People then copied those ideas to their own games but without all the magic of adding the small things, which really matter.

If people focused on making good games instead of keeping up with what is hot, games would be of higher quality, more original, and more fun to play, because we won't have played them before.

goldwyncq3879d ago

Two of the best games this year are AAA, just so you know.

AceBlazer133880d ago

Ps4:Killzone,Knack,DriveClub

Xbone:Ryse,Dead Rising,Forza.(think I forgot something)

But for the most the xbone only has one more aaa.
The ps4 has 1 less and then a shitload of quality Indies.Not to mention th ps4 will have more games by the end of the year and a lot of ftp games.All this really puts into question who really has more games.

Parapraxis3880d ago

The "AAA" status of Ryse is pretty up in the air at the moment.

Drasill3879d ago

lol Knack. Also, you forgot Killer Instinct. I'm thinking in terms of review scores it will go: Forza 5 > Killzone > Dead Rising 3 > Ryse = Driveclub > Killer Instinct > Knack

showtimefolks3880d ago

I want Yakuza 5 in west
I want Binary domain and spec ops 2
I want yakuza HD collection for west
I want shenmue HD collection

please

Godmars2903879d ago

AAA games are resource hogs which go more for graphics than gameplay. Are really more hype and advertising.

BOLO3879d ago

Dead Rising 3 = Initially an Xbox 360 title pushed over to XBO...

Ryse = A watered down glitchy God of War without God's or mysticism...

Killer Instinct 3 = Made by a company whose highest Metacritic games was in the 60's, and essentially took the soul of the original K.I. and made it "free-to-pay"...

Forza 5 = A 1080p Forza 4 with pre-baked effect...

Yep XBO is looking to have top tier "aaa games"

NeutralXP3879d ago

Lmao look at those disagrees priceless

neoMAXMLC3879d ago

Whoop dee doo. 4 disagrees. Is that your all time record for your sorry attempt at trolling? Better bring in your second account, AddictedGamer, for back up!

ShwankyShpanky3879d ago (Edited 3879d ago )

New TimeSplitters. With a map editor.

New Valkyria Chronicles.

New next-gen-old-school action-RPG a la 3d Dot Game Heroes.

New MAG (but I'm sure there will be other good 256+ player tactical/strategic FPS games in due time).

New eye candy hack-n-slash a la Ascension of the Metatron.

New Unreal Tournament.

xtremeimport3879d ago

old stereotypes are hard to break apparently...

I'm fine with others thinking Playstation has no games. I'll just go struggle with figuring out what game I'd like to play..

xtremeimport3879d ago

Also, curious if any of you think the cross play feature will sort of kill this type of idea. Why develop a game for the platform specifically when you could in theory just stream your Ps4 (and with Gaikai ps3 if i understand correctly) games right to the vita.

Doesn't make the Vita useless, but would eliminate the need to have a vita and ps4/ps3 version of the game,would it not?

Could this be a good thing as it would open developers to bringing new ip to the vita instead of just settling for a console port?

ShwankyShpanky3879d ago

I'd rather they keep cross buy... you won't always have a good enough connection to stream/remote play.

willie323879d ago

How about Heavnly Sword with trophies? I want to see this series brought to a larger audience to get this series going again.

CarlosX3603879d ago

A-Zelda-like game. The atomsphere, the mechanics, the like should be a focus of this Zelda attempt. I love Zelda, and it's one of those reasons why I buy Nintendo consoles.

Oh, and a Metroid-type game, wouldn't hurt, either.

MizTv3879d ago

I would like uncharted4 and littlebigplanet3

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ZodTheRipper3880d ago (Edited 3880d ago )

Sony listening to it's customers again, other companies should take note how it's done.

Majin-vegeta3880d ago

That's prepostorous these companies obvioulsy don't care about us only our money /S.

bunfighterii3880d ago

Titanfall on PS4! And bring back syphon filter!

TheFallenAngel3880d ago

Titanfall is coming for ps4. It would be foolish for ea not to bring it on ps4. unless Microsoft gave them a huge amount of money.

piroh3880d ago

same thing as Mass Effect

AnotherProGamer3879d ago

No matter how much Microsoft played it will eventually come to PS4

EA wants to have Battlefield, Battlefront, and Titanfall to have a rotation to fight Call of Duty yearly games

user74029313880d ago

TITAN FALL is coming to ps4, if not it would suffer poor sales because not many people are buying xbox ones

thexmanone3879d ago

Its on Pc too. Sales won`t hurt

scott1823880d ago

Cool if it comes to the PS4 for people that want it, I will be busy with killzone and planetside 2.

LordDhampire3880d ago

lol yes at titanfall, lol no at siphon filter ....the worst series possibly in existance

Parapraxis3880d ago (Edited 3880d ago )

Go away.

Deadpoolio3879d ago

Siphon Filter was always a pretty terrible game IT was alright until Splinter Cell came along then it became nothing more than a ghetto version of splinter cell

H0TSHELLZ3879d ago

Hell Yeah a PS4 Syphon Filter a new Tenchu and i'll take a side of Black 2. THANK YOU

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ABeastNamedTariq3880d ago (Edited 3880d ago )

I'd love Persona 5. And maybe some other sort of SMT game? And Disgaea. And Ni No Kuni 2.

I'd love a God of War with a different protagonist, different mythology (Norse?). And an Uncharted starring Sir Francis Drake (as well as a new ND IP).

And a new Quantic Dream game.

Some gameplay for The Order.

LITTLEBIGPLANET 3!

Damn, with Sony, the possibilities are endless. :) They have the friggin dream team.

TheFallenAngel3880d ago (Edited 3880d ago )

Sorry but kratos is God of War. Without him is just a hack and slash game with some dude.

ABeastNamedTariq3880d ago (Edited 3880d ago )

You have a point, but they can't really go on with Kratos, don't you think? I mean, you and I know what he did. Wouldn't that be the end of his story? Who can he kill? Unless the series goes to a new mythology.

I'd be perfectly fine with Kratos killing Norse gods or something similar. I'm just saying.

Of course, this is my opinion.

(Lol @ disagrees.)

Quicktopick3880d ago (Edited 3880d ago )

Bout Ni No Kuni creator

http://www.pushsquare.com/n...

Cross ur fingers for TGS

Sarick3880d ago

Ni No Kuni II will hopefully have the online monster trader and auction house. It'd be nice if it had an online battle arena too.

GribbleGrunger3880d ago

Vagrant Story HD for the Vita please.

DragonKnight3880d ago

Legend of Dragoon, not for Vita though.

Snookies123880d ago

Are you talking about a sequel? If so, why not for Vita? Better for that than not having a sequel at all.

DragonKnight3879d ago

Because I don't think handhelds are for protracted experiences. Keeping your eyes affixed on a small screen for prolonged lengths of time isn't good for you, your eyes, or your neck.

Plus, I'd rather it not be diminished simply because it is a handheld title. A lot of developers tend to make "lesser" experiences on handhelds simply because they can.

kwiksilver993879d ago

^^^this.+1
one of my fav games on the ps.blew me away.
really wished for a sequel.:(

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Sony Taps Bungie's Head of Revenue to Lead Live-Service Games

Sony has recruited Bungie's head of revenue Jaremy Rich to head up its live-service gaming division, Rich has announced on social media.

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ChasterMies12d ago

Please do not put Destiny’s monetization into Sony’s first party games. The monetization is what’s driving players away from Destiny.

just_looken11d ago

The new temp boss is the sony cfo bean counter so i can see this being a thing get every penny.

Cacabunga11d ago

PlayStation officially losing it.. fans will never support gaas games

just_looken11d ago

@car

The new boss did a interview in japan he wants to tap into the mobile market like nintendio so he give 0 fucks about gamers/fans

https://www.pushsquare.com/...

Redemption-6411d ago

@Cacabunga
You only speak for you and those who think like you, but most fans will support what they want. Playstation and PC fans are literally supporting Helldivers 2 and that is a gaas. Maybe you wouldn't, but many more would if they like it.

Huey_My_D_Long11d ago

@Redemption-64
Look, Im not making any judgement calls about this guy, but I will say that Helldivers 2 GaaS model is unique to Helldivers, and legit the only other game I can think of thats similiar was the Avengers game except HD2 pass is still better.
The fact that you can earn in game currency in a way that doesnt make you feel like you have to grind forever, as well you being able work on that pass that you bought...on your own time without a time limit...that right there is fucking huge to me, and I can't name any game other than avengers that avoided trapping players with FOMO logic...I think GaaS on HD2 shouldn't be compared to the rest of the industry...it should be copied.

Einhander197211d ago

Cacabunga

Helldivers 2...

Redemption-64

In Europe it's a 60 40 split favoring PC.
In the US its a 60 40 split favoring PS5.

So PlayStation owners supported the game just fine, it's not getting carried by PC or anything like that.

FinalFantasyFanatic11d ago

@just_looken,
I'm perfectly fine with the way Nintendo entered the mobile market, I never touched their mobile games, meanwhile, the console/handheld stayed the way it is. As for being a bean counter, he's probably going to reel in these massive budgets that Sony's studios have had lately, I haven't played Spiderman 2, but I cannot see how they almost tripled the budget for that game.

@Redemption-64,
That's an exception to the rule, I'm expecting a lot of these GAAS games from Sony to fail, to be fair, they only need a few to succeed, but I would have preferred that they put more of their resources into other types of games.

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DivineHand12511d ago

True their monetization is driving players away and at the same time, their decision to chop out content and convoluted systems is keeping new players away from the game.

Joe91311d ago

I don't think that will happen based on how things worked out at Naughty Dog now that we know what we do, seems they had the option to fully commit to live service games or stay making single player experences so they gave up on their live service game. We are not sure how things came about with Bend making a live service game but I hope that was not a forced situation. Sony doesnt seem like they are forcing studios to switch up but we will see, Sony's bread and butter is single player games it is how they dominated the console market.

Obscure_Observer11d ago

Yeah, I though Sony learned something from all their failures in the LS segment under Bungie´s disastrous leadership and supervision which led to games been cancelled, studios closed and all the people laid off.

Looks like Bungie still plays a major role in Sony´s LS initiative and Sony is not backtracking on their GaaS plans.

S2Killinit11d ago (Edited 11d ago )

Are we forgetting that Destiny is also a highly successful franchise? I feel like that definitely deserves mention here.

Besides, there is no reason why a person cant learn from past experiences.

Joe91311d ago

I agree, people act as if Destiny flopped when it came out lol it took 9 to 10 years for the numbers to fall yet people are still playing it add the success of Helldivers 2 no wonder Sony is going forward down this path.

S2Killinit11d ago

Personally, I see no problem with Sony also having service games as long as they make good ones, and more importantly they deliver the AAA story driven games that they are known for. So yeah, I agree 100% with you.

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Christopher11d ago

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.

CrimsonWing6911d ago (Edited 11d ago )

Honestly, what’s to learn from? How to make people happily continuously dump money into a single game over its life-time? Buy season passes continuously for several years with a smile on our faces?

GaaS is a design decision that is everything wrong with this industry. The fact that Helldivers 2 did so well and people defend the monetization because it was $40 and is a fun game, scares the sh*t out of me to see that the door is open and all shift will probably be to replicate that in future games. We already know the ROI for traditional game dev cost isn’t doing it for them.

I thought with Jimbo leaving we’d see a change for the better… I’m not so sure now.

S2Killinit11d ago

Service games are being offered by everyone. Sony cannot afford to only create single player AAA games. No one can. They already said they will be doing both.

Abnor_Mal11d ago (Edited 11d ago )

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.

Christopher11d ago

They play long-time existing live service games like CoD, Fortnite, Apex Legends, Destiny 2, and the like. Mass majority of new live service games are considered failures and aren't moving gamers away from older games.

just_looken11d ago

Yep the huge issue with live service is they need paid players along with a reason to play them.

You forgot mobile market that also taps into that player base as well as the eve online style games there is only a certain amount of krakens/whales blind supporters compared to the amount of live service games we have its not sustainable math wise.

700 restaurants making food for every seat for 1000-3000 eaters just does not work out

Einhander197211d ago (Edited 11d ago )

Christopher

I am not a big live service fan and literally own zero of the games you listed, but that is not true, unless you call games that aren't the top games to be failures.

There are tons of live service games that are profitable.

Games don't have to be the biggest game ever they just need to make more than they cost.

I challenge you to show professionally prepared data that shows that more live service games fail than make enough to keep going.

Because all the data that I have seen shows that live service is less of a gamble than making a big AAA budget game which needs to survive off retail sales.

FinalFantasyFanatic11d ago

I sometimes wonder if we're at saturation point, where it's hard for a new game to join those ranks unless it's particularly exceptional, people only have so much time and money to devote to these types of games.

romulus2311d ago

Correction, they have no issue playing good live service games

shinoff218311d ago

Lol it's not even a quarter of the ps5s sold. Helldivers may have been a hit but let's not say most are enjoying it because truth is most(the real most ) don't care about it.

S2Killinit11d ago (Edited 11d ago )

I play what is fun. If a live service game is good I’ll play it as long as its not a money scheme which Helldivers is not.

And Im a single player gamer.

mastershredder11d ago

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.

crazyCoconuts11d ago

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Sony May Soon Let You Decide How Much NPCs Talk In Games

Sony has patented to add multiple dialogue modes to let players switch between how many conversations with NPCs they want in the game.

blackblades17d ago

Sony is like the only ones outta the 3 that has atuff like like this pop up changing thing in ways.

just_looken17d ago

Sony in the past has always been first at bat with new ideas/tech but in the end never fully use it or just toss it away.

blackblades17d ago

I think they did use some but yeah most usually never happened but at least they thought about it. Sony seeks things like this and other, Nintendo seek different ways of playing going by there different controler designs and console designs.

just_looken17d ago (Edited 17d ago )

some of the other stuff sony want's/owns never used
https://gamerant.com/sony-p...
https://gamerant.com/sony-p...
https://www.eurogamer.net/s...
https://metro.co.uk/2023/03...
https://decrypt.co/114754/s...

monitor/adjust game difficultly as you play
https://www.techradar.com/g...

Sony nfts
https://www.theblock.co/pos...

Pay ai to play the game for you
https://thebusinessofesport...

Oh all the above last 12 months

I just imagine a evil scientist with test subjects when it comes down to sony recent patent reports.

Kaii17d ago

Will we get dialogue options that won't spoil puzzles in a matter of seconds? :p

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Judge rules in PlayStation's favour in $500m patent infringement lawsuit

Genuine Enabling Technology was seeking damages, claiming the tech allowing PlayStation consoles and controllers to communicate infringes its rights.

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S2Killinit19d ago

Big victory for Sony. And a long time coming.

DarXyde19d ago (Edited 19d ago )

Crazy to think the savings from this lawsuit allows them to develop one AAA game.

Make it Bloodborne 2, please and thank you.

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Profchaos19d ago

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

Pyrofire9519d ago

Patents suck. Most of them are complete garbage.

Knightofelemia19d ago

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.

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