Industry sources are whispering that Sony may bundle one or more free Blu-ray movie titles with some of their early PS3 game titles in an effort to introduce the next-gen dvd format to the masses.
This would have a huge inpact on how gamers, in particular the ones who plan on getting a PS3, view the Blu-Ray drive and put it to use besides using it for games, and get a BD movie to watch, without paying for the it and experience Blu-Ray movies for free.
While many gaming layoffs are cruel, Tango Gameworks being culled after Hi-Fi Rush doesn't even make sense.
Good read. I think the point is important. Cuz the message it sends is, make a bad game? Well shut you down. Make a good game? We still might shut you down. How the fuck are you supposed to feel any sense of job security under those conditions. The level of core incompetence at play in the upper levels of this industry is staggering. This is common sense shit. You can’t chase trends on a 2 year cycle when games take fucking 6-8 years to make. Just let artists fucking art for gods sake. They don’t understand the basic principle that they’re all haggling for the same slice of fucking pie and the market will not bear it. Find a different fucking pie.
Might be a great game but it clearly did not make enough money to justify having the team make another game (under the MS umbrella).
It's never been just about whether your game is good or bad. The industry is full of great/underrated games that have a cult following or critical acclaim, but that fail to make great sales. Sad but true. It's a high stakes game, and at the end of the day, companies have to be profitable and make profitable investments. At the very least, there has to be the expectation of a long-term profit even if not profitable today. That goes for anything, no matter if the company is gigantic or a tiny mom-and-pop. We don't have to like it, but our buying habits played a hand in creating this monster.
I will keep harping that the industry has overreached its actual market and that it will implode. That implosion is already starting.
“…make a bad game? Well shut you down. Make a good game? We still might shut you down.”
I got chills. It shouldn’t have come to this.
Interview with Stephen Russell, Actor for (Nick Valentine, Codsworth, My Handy) in Fallout 4 which is a vast open world role playing game set in the apocalyptic wastes of Boston, the Commonwealth. The career goes further with other Bethesda games from Starfield to Prey to The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim.
This looks like a great way to play.
Rocksmith+, the award winning music-learning app that teaches you guitar and piano with thousands of hit songs, is coming to PlayStation and Steam on June 6, and is available to wishlist now on both platforms.
so whats the bets on XXX, spiderman or other crappy sony movies?
If this is true, this would be a very smart move for Sony to take to introduce early adopters to the Blu-ray movie side of things. I don't see why they wouldn't add in some Sony Pictures movies to get people interested in the format. What would also be smart to do would be to start including UMD's with the Blu-ray releases. If they're trying to tie the PS3 and PSP together, what better way to do it than to include both versions of a movie in one (and not raise the price). Either way, if they're wanting to get people into their format (and HD-DVD too), they're going to have to drop their prices to $15-$20 for barebones release and $25-30 for a special edition.
Since Blu-Ray movies aren`t selling, they figure why not just give it to them for free!
I don't think so. I think this is a great idea.