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Destiny Interview: ‘We Wanted To Make Something That Was Actually A Game Set For All Moods'

Destiny is Bungie’s most ambitious game ever. The recently concluded alpha and beta of the online multiplayer first-person shooter was only a taste of things to come. There is a lot we don’t know about the game and Bungie are doing well to keep it a well guarded secret. GamingBolt got the opportunity to speak to the game’s senior environment artist, Jason Sussman, to know more about the game.

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GribbleGrunger3969d ago

Well that's certainly one way of deflecting attention from the real concern. LOL.

GribbleGrunger3969d ago (Edited 3969d ago )

Not one single person on one single forum ... anywhere on the entire internet has been asking this question. The question everyone ... everywhere on the internet has been asking is: Will the PS4 version be dumbed down because of the XB1. The reason for that is Bungie have already said they're aiming for parity between the platforms.

It's really very simple. The evasive nature of this statement is shamefully obvious. Bungie won't be getting my money regardless of how hard Sony promote them.

Palitera3969d ago

To be fair, the dumbness is due to something much more problematic: PS3 and X360...

XBox One possible parity would only affect graphics.

Gazondaily3969d ago (Edited 3969d ago )

"It's really very simple. The evasive nature of this statement is shamefully obvious"

Eh? Sorry if I'm getting confused here but the question asked was:

"What made you want to make as a co-op game from the beginning, what was the inspiration for co-op?"

So what has this got to do with "the PS4 version being dumbed down because of the XB1"?

Also, notice that the interviewer asked about the X1 version being dumbed down, not the PS4 one.

And just to answer your question, you're worried about the PS4 version somehow being dumbed down by the X1 and not the Xbox 360 or PS3??

GribbleGrunger3969d ago (Edited 3969d ago )

You are right! Ignore me folks, it seems I have confused two separate posts on two separate forums. This is not the article I thought it was ... serves me right for assuming it was and not clicking the link.

Note to self: Must limit amount of tabs!

Palitera3969d ago (Edited 3969d ago )

If the versions were exactly equal, it would mean that the PS4 version had been dumbed down to the level of a less powerful machine. Don't be offended, XBox fans. It's not all about power.

Glad they said they're *trying* to deliver the same across consoles. We know what it means. PS4 here.

Hands Up For Games3969d ago

"At this moment in time, we cannot go into too much detail about the Xbox One version of Destiny as Sony is paying us not too but rest assured, it will be on par with the PS4 version**."

**Sony PR: Shut up! Bungie, what are we paying you for?

98xpresent3969d ago

So that means the ps4 version was gimped

XtraTrstrL3969d ago

They didn't need to tell you that. The fact it looks how it does and runs at only 30fps on PS4 tells you it was gimped. The cross-gen is what's holding it back. I was losing my hype for this game from a little before the alpha came out. It's really not a leap forward in evolution to Halo, it's a decent progression. The open-world doesn't seem big enough to me, It needed to be more on a scale of Skyrim/Witcher 3 for me to really enjoy it as a cool FPS MMORPG type game. It still feels like I'm confined to kinda small areas, they aren't small, but when you have games like Battlefield with huge mp maps, you'd expect a game that's suppose to be putting you in a whole world to have way huger locations than a single MP map in a regular shooter.

Then you have the poor choices they made with the voice chatting and stuff, rather than making it mute players by default and giving us the option to unmute. They just make us unable to chat unless we invite someone to our fire team. I don't wanna always be inviting people when I run up on someone and join them on missions, it's a pain. You just wanna relax and chat casually. I don't see why they had to make the choice for us.

The AI doesn't seem to have advanced either, it seems like basically regular Halo AI, which isn't bad - but I expected more for next-gen.

strangeaeon3969d ago

All your points are my gripes with the game, I just didn't feel like there was a whole lot going on in the world. I don't understand why the hub is separated from the world, why is there this unreasonably long loading time when you choose an area? I expected much more from this gen, guess we are in for a wait.

Kayant3969d ago

This says nothing new.

"Currently, there are no microtransactions, everything is in-game." - For now....

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Star Wars x Destiny Collaboration: Gear & Cosmetics Launching February 4th

Destiny 2 x Star Wars collaboration is here! Get exclusive gear, cosmetics, and accessories when Heresy launches on February 4th. Don’t miss it!

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coolbeans143d ago (Edited 143d ago )

Fortnite-ification comes for all live-service games.

Neonridr142d ago

now this is an armor set done right.

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Destiny Mobile spin-off will reportedly be revealed very soon

The long-rumoured Destiny Mobile game from NetEase may finally be ready for reveal according to multiple leakers.

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Xbox Passed On Destiny & Guitar Hero According To Phil Spencer

Phil Spencer talks candidly about missing out on both Destiny and Guitar Hero

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anast290d ago

He paid billions for Starfield. This should be the real story.

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Sciurus_vulgaris290d ago

Microsoft bought all of Zenimax Media for 7 billion, while Sony paid 4 billion for Bungie. I think Microsoft got the better deal due to acquiring Fallout, ElderScrolls and Doom.

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anast290d ago

This can't be true. They only bought Starfield...

InUrFoxHole290d ago

@anast
Should've thought that one out buddy, lol.

anast290d ago (Edited 290d ago )

Yeah, I thought it out. I'm not sure you did. But since we are buddy's now, you're welcome.

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anast290d ago

"Clearly your parents didn't teach you"

You know you lost, when you have to resort to this tactic.

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Profchaos290d ago

So you're saying that Microsoft has missed out on so many huge gaming franchise in the last 25 years from GTA exclusivity to guitar hero and destiny it's just laughable they had so many misses

Reaper22_290d ago

Yea, but they're still 100 times more wealthy than Sony. I would say it worked out well.

Gamingsince1981290d ago

Xbox is dead all that money doesn't help.

Hypertension140290d ago

What has work out well? It sure as hell had nothing to do with Xbox.

andy85290d ago

That isn't because of Xbox though. This is a gaming page, not an I get supplemented by father Windows page

Bathyj290d ago

Microsoft's money has nothing to do with Xbox.
Xbox is a money pit to them they would love to ditch but are after some ROI first.

Let's face it, Xbox is like a red headed stepchild that steals from you to buy drugs.

Hofstaderman290d ago (Edited 290d ago )

MIicrosoft is NOT XBOX. The current situation illustrates this. And Microsoft wants its ROI.

@Bathyj and daddy Satya has just force admitted Phil to rehab.

gold_drake290d ago

you know why MS has so much money, and it aint cause of the gaming xbox branch.

so lets not kid ourselves.

PhillyDonJawn290d ago

Xbox was shown to be more profitable than ps

jznrpg290d ago

@PhillyDownJawn not more profitable. More revenue with ABK acquisition but them going multiplat shows they are not making much profit

ocelot07290d ago

That's great for Xbox gamers ain't it that Microsoft are more wealthy than Sony. Is that really a argument use are using now lol?

Imagine me in my job. Arguing with a fellow security guard at another company. Hahah well the company I work for is worth £800m the one you work for is only work £600m!

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Knightofelemia290d ago

Microsoft may have more money but Sony has the talented studios and the games to back up those studios.

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Chevalier290d ago

Plus turning down Marvel too. Spiderman is only exclusive to Playstation because of that

Hedstrom290d ago

Best deal deal in gaming must be when Sony bought Insomniac for 229 million dollars. They made over 800 millions on Spiderman for the ps4 alone. Thats just crazy!

XBManiac290d ago

More in the 1.000 million now.

gold_drake290d ago

another Interview?

how is he the only one who loves the spotlight as much as he does lol

Futureshark290d ago

Let's not forget he also famously passed on Spider-man, Genshin Impact and GTA3.

However it's almost kind of cute how he can keep that sh1t-eating grin and say he's a 'no regrets' kind of guy, especially when you think how much just these 5 titles could have swung the world in Xbox's favour instead of Sonys.

How he's kept his job I don't know, he must sure be keeping Papa Nadella's shaft warm somehow.

"But, but Gamepass, he introduced that!!!"

Yes he did, and now look at Xbox, all it's exclusives are coming to Playstation now rendering the platform obsolete.

DarXyde290d ago

Honestly, with that kind of track record, you can't convince me Spencer hasn't eaten it from the back in the name of self preservation. Probably unwashed...and at least twice.

That aside, my interpretation of everything here is Xbox has been mismanaged a bit too much and Nadella came down from his throne. The way it is now, I don't believe for a minute the multiplatform move was Spencer's idea. I don't even think the acquisitions was Spencer's work. At this point, I reckon he's got as much power in his role as Hunter Biden at a Ukrainian energy company.

DivineHand125290d ago

You can never tell how things will turn out if he had said yes to those games. Xbox already has access to some great IPs, however, they hardly do anything with them or fail to deliver. It's also possible their presentation wasn't good at the time, and they made sure the next presentation was better.

I believe that part of being successful is releasing things in the right place at the right time.

Many major corporations have a story similar to passing on successful business ideas. Let us look at Sony Pictures for example. Back when Marvel went bankrupt, they had the opportunity to buy the entire Marvel for only $25 Million but turned them down. An unnamed big shot at Sony reportedly claimed that “nobody gives a shit about any of the other Marvel characters,”. They ended up taking Spiderman for $10 Million instead.

https://www.avclub.com/sony...

Fast forward to today, we can see what the Marvel brand has done for Disney. Is it possible the same success would have been possible had Sony acquired those IPs. We can't say that for sure and it is possible most of those IPs that are successful today may not have been used.

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