40% drop in new IP from major publishers at E3 2016 keynotes

Despite the positive buzz stemming from the 2016 Electronic Entertainment Expo, the data shows an alarming decline in original ideas.

[SlappingOysters]

I was happy with this E3. The analysis here asks if we should be happy with that kind of drop? Well I would like more. I would like E3 to be more about new games than Call of Duty 17, but the mix felt good this year.

[_-EDMIX-_]

" The analysis here asks if we should be happy with that kind of drop? Well I would like more"

Me too, but sounds just too unrealistic. Their is going to be a drop mid gen as most 3rd parties are making their new ips to have series throughout the gen, ie Watchdogs, The Division, Titanfall, Destiny etc. We'll of course see a bunch the start of the gen, then see those sequels later on. I'm not even sure it would be wise for some publishers to seek to start making new IP near the end of a gen as they won't even be able capitalize the concept for next gen, ie maybe its better to save it and have it as a next gen only title if it pushes the concept further.

@3Bn- Sony also doesn't make games for multiple platforms. They put in less money then a 3rd party might put into a game, thus are able to with much ease make new IP often. (That and a amazing list of first party developers)

Sony I wouldn't really say is the norm in regards to new IP, they easy stand above MOST publishers in regards to new IP output throughout a gen. Most seem to forget that God Of War 1 released in 2005, the same year XB360 released.

The Last Of Us released the same year PS4 was announced and released. They market their platforms for longevity and only prove such things with their actions. If this gen is anything to go by, owning a PS4 will come with great use, even up until PS5's announcement.

Now that is long term value folks lol.

[Nyxus]

'As much as the gaming community rallies around the big brands it has come to love, it’s in the development of new IP that gaming as an artistic endeavour has the most room to grow and capture new audiences."

This may be true, but you can also reinvent old IPs, like what happened with God of War. That way, it doesn't necessarily have to stifle creativity.

[SlappingOysters]

Has it been reinvented. The story and setting feel so, but the gameplay looked like more of the same. I love God of War, but I expect the next game to play like God of War. Perhaps Halo Wars is a better example of mixing up a series.

[Nyxus]

The gameplay looks pretty different to me, but of course there have to be similarities otherwise it might as well be a new IP.

[Nitrowolf2]

The gameplay looks far slower paced, which still looked great.

It doesn't necessarily look like a fast paced hack and slash.

[Hoffmann]

The gameplay looked very different. It is not a fast action brawler/beat'em up anymore it seems.

[ninsigma]

I'm curious. Does new IP in this case mean it hasn't been released or hasn't been seen before?? What I mean is does the likes of horizon zero dawn and scalebound count as new IP in this case or are they excluded because we saw them last year??

[poppinslops]

The way I see it, the only games that should be counted are the ones that were announced at this year's E3 - aside from 'Death Stranding', which is currently nothing more than a trailer.

Worse still, the legitimately new IPs did nothing for me - 'Steep' looks like a less-fun Just Cause, 'Fe' looks like a poor-man's Ori and Days Gone might just be the least-original new AAA IP of the decade... those are literally the only 'new' games I can think of - unless you count those VR 'experiences'.

[ninsigma]

The heck is FE??

[poppinslops]

'RegorL' has posted a link below, if you want to check it out... basically looks like a 3D Ori and the Blind Forest, except everything's blue and it looks like $#!t.

[ninsigma]

To me it's like a cross between ori and tearaway. Looks interesting (some mechanics look quite cool) but unlikely it will match the masterpiece that is ori and the blind forest.

[poppinslops]

Yeah, I may have been a little harsh in my assessment... I just wish devs would take more risks.

[Relientk77]

Ubisoft and Microsoft especially very few

[RegorL]

EA announced Fe 2016, missing from list

http://www.ign.com/articles...

[maxleresistant]

Who wrote that piece of garbage article? I feel dirty that I clicked on that crap

[jmc8888]

Actually if you include indies in PC gaming, there are more titles then ever.... WAY MORE TITLES.

Just look at how much stuff is releasing on Steam just about every day.

[jiggyteddy]

Why should they even bother so much with new IP when the masses get excited over a "release" like that Skyrim retread?

There is no incentive when they can go back and remaster/port/remix/reimagine/ retread previous or even two generations back? Wouldn't make business sense. Why innovate and inspire when they can continue to milk cash cows? No need for unnecessary business risks when you know retreads may take less effort, less time, but yield greater margins.

I didn't get a console to play previous generations of software releases.

[coreyweb]

Only real new IPs are Horizon, Scalebound, Recore, and Detroit to be honest. All of which look pretty cool. Oh and....Death Stranding....*rolls eyes*...except it's like 3 or 4 years out....and he hasn't even chosen a game engine yet....and the reveal was more of a "what the f did I just watch?" then anything substantive. It annoyed me/turned me off more than excited me.

That's not to say that the other games looked bad persay.....but I'm definitely not interested in any of them......other than BF1. I've been wanting legit dynamic destruction and dynamic weather for SO long in a multiplayer FPS game....looks like they're the first ones to finally actually advance that. Heck they're really the only dev even pushing that direction for a multiplayer game.....High five DICE....now keep going.

[Fist4achin]

It is so refreshing to see newly developed games come out. Unfortunately, large developers stick to their similar formulas bc it is safe for them and it will still make money.

[Sly-Lupin]

The big games that got my attention at E3 were Breath of the Wild and Cold Steel II (EDIT, and Persona 5, I suppose)... both of which belong to IPs older than myself, and the vast majority of gamers in general.

TBH, the only upcoming new IP I really have much interest in is Obsidian's "Tyranny," and even that, though a "new" IP, is a pretty conservative game.