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Sony's Lucky Seven: The Seven American Development Studios They Own

G4TV.com takes a look at Sony's Lucky 7. With PS3 growth being driven by internal companies, the site takes a look at the all-new American roster, thanks to Suck Punch joining ranks with Sony's six other American all-stars.

manman64666d ago

Sony knows what they are doing. They giving gamers what they want, good games created by some of the best developers.

e-p-ayeaH4666d ago

Yeah but on the japanese side things are pretty weak by now.

Eat Sleep and Play shouldnt be there? i mean cmon its Twisted Metal!

SwiderMan4666d ago

Eat Sleep Play is privately owned by Scott Campbell and David Jaffe, so therefore it's not on the list of Sony-owned American devs.

MaxXAttaxX4665d ago

Japan Studio is pretty good
http://media.giantbomb.com/...
We just need more games released on the west.

showtimefolks4666d ago (Edited 4666d ago )

i don't think there is another publisher out there like sony. with 22 studios they won and many others they have working partnerships with like they had with sucker punch for 12 years.

e-p-ayeaH

david jaffe said his studio is up for sale if right partner comes along i think if TM does well i could see sony move in but i think sony would like to see one more successful game from them after twsited metal before they buy them

look at QD and david cage heavy rain was a huge success if his next game is a success expect sony to scoop in same goes for lightbox interactive warhawk was a great success for being online only if starhawk is a success i can see sony buying them too

while sony have next 3-5 studios who they can and most likely will buy can we say the same for either nintendo or MS?

after being in the last place and starting out slow with ps3 sony has learned one thing above everything else gamers care about 2 things.

great games
and a company that's not ripping them off and giving them the most bang for their buck

so great exclusives plus free online is a win for any gamer

I wish MS would give me a reason to turn on my system before gears 3 but all year my xbox360 has been sitting there if that's the way MS think they will do it i don't it its right

next year we know about halo 4 i hope they have have some exclusives for q1-q2 and q3 of 2012

just have 2 exclusives for fall isn't right for rest of 11 months

DarkTower8054666d ago

Zipper isn't an all-star by a long shot, they need better talent than they currently have.

Knightofelemia4666d ago

I thought Sony owned Gurilla games the people who did Killzone 2&3

golsilva4666d ago

this is just the american owned developers for sony. guerilla games is owned by sony but it is based in europe along with media molecule,etc

Newtype4666d ago

They can technically make their own Super Smash Bros. like game.

redDevil874666d ago

They should do it!

The only thing they'd struggle with is the art and grpahical style.

Ninty characters all have a similar style. Sony games have lots of different graphical styles e.g. Sly, Ratchet, KZ, LBP etc

SilentNegotiator4666d ago

Solid Snake and Mr. Game-and-Watch managed to co-exist. Sony characters would manage.

e-p-ayeaH4666d ago

yeah a Super Smash bros kinda game that allows to make your custom stages and characters it would be fantastic.

Ares904666d ago

I've been dreaming about that for a long time. Smash Brothers is one of my favorite games. Come on Sony!!!

buddymagoo4666d ago

I wonder who is next on the list for Sony. Also I wonder if anyone made any money through shares being owned and then bought out by Sony?

Black102WingS4666d ago

Another reason why i love playstation.

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Sony And Bend Studio Need To Bring Back Syphon Filter, Not Some Vain Live Service

The iconic stealth-action Syphon Filter series is nowhere to be seen, while Sony's busy planning more ridiculous live services.

Skuletor9d ago

Sometimes bringing back an old IP is like digging up a corpse and peeing on it, just look at Duke Nukem Forever, be careful what you wish for.

Jingsing9d ago

You are essentially asking Sony to make a better game than MGSV. That is risky given were stealth action games are right now.

Eonjay9d ago

If Sony can make a multiplayer component to go with a story mode like the great PSP games I think people would like this alot.

ApocalypseShadow9d ago

I've always wanted a reboot of Syphon Filter 1 at the quality level of Uncharted 2 or better. But the game has been abandoned like many previous Sony games that made other generations memorable.

The music, the voices, the story, the weapons and the amazing Taser were awesome for the time. The boss battles cool. But Bend and Sony don't care about bringing it back. About as bad as many other properties from Sega, Capcom, Namco, Konami, etc that we'd love but won't be getting.

Psychonaut858d ago

Yup. Seems like Sony is dialing back on the live service plans but not completely. I wish they’d just can them in general. Maybe just let Bungie do Marathon and pivot everyone else.

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Sony Patents To Prevent You From In-Game Harassment By Reading Your Emotions

A new patent recently published by Sony wants to gather biometric data of gamers to track whether one is being harassed using AI tools.

Profchaos19d ago (Edited 19d ago )

I hope this is one of those patents that never comes to fruition.

I already dislike the fact you can pay a significant amount for a online service buy associated games and content on said service and get banned from that service over potentially a misunderstanding the bans are already handed out for flimsy reasons

I'd rather see money invested in a ban that simply removes the offensive players ability to communicate with unknown players allow them to continue party chats with friends but not with Joe blow on cod.

exputers18d ago

Agreed. Blizzard recently banned a college Overwatch 2 player who's dependent for saying "shit." Pretty harsh.

Profchaos18d ago (Edited 18d ago )

How rediculas really. You can't say a word that's allowed in most PG films and prime time TV but the game is based around killing the enemy team using guns, explosives etc.

It's just backwards.

just_looken18d ago

What your talking about is called block list

In 2006 a spaceship dropped of the playstation 3/xbox 360 i say that that generation was the last great gen with game functions/tech that has yet to comeback

Anyhow the playstation 3 if you block listed a id they could not talk to you in chatroom with either text or voice. But that was pre mind fucked 2018 when people were more human than sheep.

But hey gta 6 is coming out billion dollar budget without a single player custom character creator and without singeplayer coop off/online something saints row 1-3 had on the xbox 360.

z2g18d ago

Take my social security and bank account numbers too! Here’s a picture of my wife and our address.

phoenixwing18d ago

Cmon where's the pictures of your children. Don't hold out on them.

H918d ago

At this rate I feel Sony will eventually sell a room to play games in it where they can monitor your every breath

jambola18d ago

I genuinely get a bit worried sometimes when a friend says something that could be offensive In a party
Because I have no trouble believing some bans would happen when in a private party for saying something wrong

SegaSaturn66918d ago

I want them to censor erotic content by measuring my groin temperature so i dont get too distracted while playing black ops 2.

Popsicle18d ago

Terrible idea. Not only do I not consent to providing my biometric data, the potential for mishandling biometric data is almost a certainty. Positive stress and negative stress can produce similar changes in biometrics. Interpreting the precise emotion a person is feeling is not only invasive but could be easily misconstrued. I hope this never comes to fruition.

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Sony Could Increase Your Game's Difficulty If It Sees You Complain About It

Sony has recently published a new patent that wants to dynamically handle the games' difficulty and gameplay based on the player's emotions.

jznrpg19d ago

This is something I might use. Sometimes I play some good games but they don’t have difficulty option and are a little too easy.

Profchaos19d ago

Souls games will be like that players struggling make it harder

PassNextquestion19d ago (Edited 19d ago )

I think if used correctly it could work well

jambola19d ago

cool idea
cool idea for horror games especially
the way it's explained here sounds like it could never be forced hopefully, so that's ok with me

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