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The Order: 1886 Devs Adore Sony's Approach with the PS4

The Order: 1886 was undoubtedly one of the most unique and intriguing games revealed during Sony’s E3 press conference this year. And if a recent Game Informer interview with its developer Ready at Dawn is anything to go by, the alternate history exclusive is shaping up to be a must own title.

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zeee4257d ago (Edited 4257d ago )

Man alive Sony's changed their game! Sony got all arrogant launching PS3 and then MS with their initial gaming lineup, a full year lead and cheaper entry price humbled them. Call MS whatever you want but competition played a huge role in what Sony's offering today.

Look at Sony now. Not only have they wooed the consumers (including some die-hard MS fans) but the developers too.

It's one thing to replace a CEO and fire a few people but changing your attitude, admitting that they did make mistakes with PS3 (Pricing, extremely basic online service at launch etc) and then working on those issues to bounce back, it takes guts and a lot of hard work.

One should give credit where it is due. MS with their performance this past current gen and SONY with their approach with PS4 and also their amazing performance with the PS3.

Gaming media on the other hand, well, they are a huge disappointment so far.

KnAzEtHiX4257d ago

Very Well said Zee. An intelligent post explaining the breakdown of last Gen.

ohiostatesman4257d ago

But Sony's financials haven't changed much. They continue to post losses including in their games division. Last quarter they lost nearly 10 million from games and 200 total for the company. Last 5 years they lost 5 billions dollars on PS3. More than all of Xbox.

tagan8tr4257d ago

I just need the figures from 2yrs of fixing RROD to complete that finacial statement.

Prime1574257d ago

Eh, I remember reading the ps3 ended up breaking even finally...

JamieL4256d ago

@ Prime, in that year they broke even, but the PS3 as a whole has cost Sony billions. They never even recouped the initial investment from how I understand it. Live subscription revenue alone made more than the RROD cost them. From a gamers perspective Sony killed it this gen, a slow start, but they did learn and made adjustments to come back. From a business perspective MS killed Sony bad this gen, yes the PS3 ended up selling more overall units, but I promise that wasn’t much comfort for the shareholders. Like I said from a gamers perspective who care’s, but a business that doesn’t make PROFIT, won’t stay in business long.

Magicite4256d ago

Dont worry, PlayStation Domination is about to begin!

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SpiralTear4257d ago

Man, I really want to play The Order: 1886. It's the game that convinced me to pre-order a PS4.

Regis4257d ago

Yes it's the game that made me switch consoles as well.

medman4256d ago

Man, postmesmeric and regis..as someone who owns a 360 and ps3, I can tell you for sure once games from developers like Naughty Dog, Guerilla, Sony Santa Monica, Quantic Dream, Media Molecule, etc.etc.etc. get hold of you, you'll wonder where you've been and why you didn't arrive here sooner.

SpiralTear4255d ago

Um...thanks, but I own both a 360 and PS3. I was always in the loop. It's the game that convinced me to pre-order a PS4 as opposed to waiting till next year, not "switch consoles" or "move to Sony over Microsoft."

GW2124256d ago

Ditto, I cancelled my X1 and went PS4 because of, among other things, this title.

fenome4257d ago

I can't wait till they reveal gameplay!!

s1lentone4257d ago

I hope they will show us some game play on nov 14. Kinda hyped for that now. /agree me if you have your fingers crossed like me lol.

fenome4257d ago

Double post, guess I got a little too exited :D

chito1016d4257d ago

Too many great exclusives like the order kept me from sticking with xbox.

Relientk774257d ago

Too many great exclusives like The Order made me stay with PlayStation

:)

garos824257d ago

And most importantly imo new ips.

This it's just the start! easy development on a relatively powerful machine with quite an increase in ram it's like the stars have aligned and a new generation of awe I is upon us

I'm calling it now.next gen with Sony will provide an unparalleled amount of new titles and ips like never before

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Sony Faces Class Action in the Netherlands Over Allegedly Inflated PlayStation Store Prices

Mass Damage & Consumer Foundation in the Netherlands has filed a class action against Sony for inflating PlayStation Store prices.

dveio7d ago (Edited 7d ago )

My personal opinion:

Manufacturers and publishers have indeed inflated the industry.

From $700 million development costs for games like Call of Duty, to digital (store) prices for games and DLCs, online multiplayer fees on consoles (why can you play Helldivers 2 online for free on PC but not consoles?) or still preventing sell/lend digitally purchased games.

Sometime in the future, this bubble will collapse.

They should know better, but they just can't help themselves and suck even the last penny out of our wallets.

BeHunted7d ago

Because Sony knows people will be forced to pay those prices for single player and multiplayer games, not everyone prefers PC gaming. Sony also has a monopoly on PlayStation digital games. In 2019, they stopped allowing retailers and game key sellers to sell PlayStation digital games, making them available only through the official PlayStation Store

anast7d ago

The Dutch gov. wants a piece of the pie.

Eonjay7d ago

They should be suing the individual publishers increasing the prices to $80 instead of suing the store. There are plenty of publishers still selling game for like $50 with much success (like E33). But this proves that the publishers are the ones setting the prices.... so again nothing changes because they aren't even going after the main offender. How is suing Sony going to make Microsoft not charge $80 for the next COD? Sony being the number one store in the market doesn't mean that publisher have to charge us an arm and a leg. Again the industry is laughing at us because consumers never get real representation. Just these fake platitudes that are meaningless.

BeHunted7d ago

"How is suing Sony going to make Microsoft not charge $80 for the next COD"

Because Microsoft doesn't have a monopoly, I can purchase Call of Duty at a huge discount from CDKeys or other gaming retailers. The only way to purchase digital PlayStation games is through the PlayStation Store.

djl34857d ago

Weird, I swore GoW, Stellar Blade, Horizon Zero Dawn, TLoU, etc. were on the steam store....uh.....

BeHunted7d ago (Edited 7d ago )

@djI3485

I'm talking about PlayStation games that you can only purchase on PlayStation. I can purchase Steam and Epic games from 3rd party retailers and key stores.

"Sony to stop selling full-game download codes at retailers"

https://www.videogamer.com/...

Killer2020UK7d ago

About time. There is zero fair reason why digitally distributed products that you cannot recoup any value when you want to dispose of them, should be priced higher than that of physical copies that entail all of the costs and the benefits of owning.

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The Order: 1886 Sequel Would Have Featured Larger-Scale Battles & Multiplayer

A sequel to Sony and Ready At Dawn's action-adventure game, The Order: 1886, would have featured larger-scale battles as well as multiplayer.

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pwnmaster300034d ago

I missed it when games use to have a multiplayer to them.
Hope Sony revives the game at one point

KyRo34d ago

Killzone, Resistance, Uncharted, TLOU, Motorstorm. Great times. Its a shame how far they've fallen this generation

Muigi34d ago

Oh they still do…its just the whole game now 😂.

-Foxtrot34d ago

Why add multiplayer when the single player (despite enjoying it for what it was) had flaws?

You'd work out the issues with how you craft the single player then once you’ve perfected it do multiplayer after.

RaidenBlack34d ago

https://www.videogameschron...
"Two sequels were planned for the franchise, The Order 1891 and The Order 1899. While the third game was never in development, Weerasuriya says he had planned where the story of the franchise was planned to go, if he had been able to develop the full trilogy."
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Alas, we'll also might never get the PC version of 1886, which is currently residing in some dev's hard drive, nearly ready for a release if required.

Charal34d ago

It’s a shame we didn’t gave its chance to this franchise.
Game world was very interesting, and gameplay could have evolved to a major hit with sequels.
Not even speaking about graphics that were way ahead of their time.

Reaper22_34d ago (Edited 34d ago )

If "we" is sony, i agree. I liked the game but it was metacritic that contributed to it's death. It's a shame.

AshleeEmerson34d ago

No, we are "us," the gamers who rated it so low on Metacritic, hurting... Killing its sales. I agree it is a shame. I loved this game.

Charal34d ago

No it is not, it is us has a community which crucified this game, which is happening much too often.

CrimsonWing6934d ago (Edited 34d ago )

I think MP being co-op would’ve been awesome. Essentially, I always viewed this as Sony’s take on the Gears series.

However, it really failed to measure up to what I expected. I definitely saw the potential but there were some things that really bogged it down for me like the forced slow walking segments (which I know was to hide loading), the repetitive warehouse werewolf fights, not enough variety in enemies, oddly we fought more humans than Darkstalkers, and the stealth sections were infuriating.

One thing there’s no denying though, this damn game was a looker. Such a shame at the wasted potential.

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Sony Aims To Sell 15 Million PS5 Units This Year, but Is Shifting Focus to Monthly Active Users

Sony CEO Hiroki Totoki and CFO Lin Tao talked about the state of the PlayStation business and the strategy and targets going forward, including how they're responding to the tariffs.

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1Victor48d ago

I wonder how the USA tariffs war will affect that projection. 🤔

S2Killinit48d ago (Edited 48d ago )

I think they take that into consideration when they announce their projections. Currently, after the xbox price increase, the PRO is cheaper than the series x! That is ridiculous, and it can’t last.

darthv7248d ago

you keep saying that but the price of a PS5 Pro is S699.99 (US) and the price of a Series X is $599.99 (US)

S2Killinit48d ago (Edited 48d ago )

The series x with 2 TB storage space is more expensive than PS5 PRO which also has 2 TB storage space.

darthv7248d ago (Edited 48d ago )

Oh so you are pitting a regular Pro with a special edition X... got it. If you are going so far as trying to compare apples to apples... please add in the optical drive and stand to the Pro. Seeing as the X has both of those by default.

I will help you if you are unable to do so.
PS5 Pro 2tb: $699.99, Optical Drive: $79.99, Stand: $29.99 = $809.97
Xbox Series X Galaxy Black Special Edition 2TB: $729.99

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S2Killinit47d ago (Edited 47d ago )

The PS5 PRO has 2TB storage. The series X with 2TB storage and much weaker, is… more expensive! So yeah, Im pointing out that fact.

Also, the PRO does not require a stand.

Ps: regular series 2TB is $749 (where did u get 729?)

darthv7247d ago

Its right here on the official XB site: https://www.xbox.com/en-US/...

Okay, so no stand for the Pro, but you might still want the optical drive. So $779.98 vs $729.99. A properly outfitted Pro is still more $$ than a 2tb X.

S2Killinit47d ago (Edited 47d ago )

Do I need to mention that the series x is not nearly as powerful as the PS5 PRO?

And no, the PS5 PRO runs just fine without a drive, and people don’t have to buy the drive right away, assuming they want it.

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drivxr48d ago

I wonder why they are shifting focus to MAU.

RaiderNation48d ago

Because that's where the real money is made, in microtransactions.

Profchaos48d ago (Edited 48d ago )

People are spending less time playing is a typical trigger for this.

The less time spent playing the less likely you are to spend more money on games and services including subs or even the next console.

Increased engagement equals more money.

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DarXyde48d ago

Same reason Microsoft does it: it looks better to investors and it's a solution when unit sales slow down.

Personally, I'm not a fan of this metric; and by using it, you're kind of signaling that you're moving into the "This is a PlayStation" era.

Z50147d ago

Because the PS4 also has users and not necessarily sales

Obscure_Observer46d ago

"I wonder why they are shifting focus to MAU."

Because they´d finally realized that MS wasn´t wrong after all.

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