Quantic Dream’s New PS4 Game Will Use Outsourced Animations

dualshockers:

It’s known that Quantic Dream is working on one (or more) PS4 games, but very little has been disclosed about it.

Today we learn that the developer is going to outsource part of the game’s animations to third party studios.

[EvilWay]

I can't wait to this what this game is going to be, they are a very talented studio

[DarkOcelet]

Am I the only one who want a sequel to FAHRENHEIT or maybe a remake with excellent graphics. That would be amazing.

[Neo_Zeed]

I would love to see Indigo Prophecy HD but I don't think it would sell.

[Scatpants]

That is my favorite game they have done. Their newer games, while OK, didn't have as interesting of a story to me.

[Yo Mama]

Another pointless Dualshocker article. All developers contract work out.

Dualshocker's next article:

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[Abriael]

First of all no, not all developers contract work out. Secondly, not all developers contract animation work out.
Thirdly, Quantic Dream runs one of the biggest/best equipped mocap/performance capture studios in the world in-house, so if they need to outsource animations, it means that their game is really quite massive at least for what the scope of the animations is concerned.

[xkvcq]

Massive? Maybe, all I'm taking from this is that they need help cleaning up all that mocap data though. That's usually what is outsourced and then the local team works on exaggeration and tweaks once the animation has been cleaned. Of course not all developers outsource. Some games are made by one person in a garage. However almost every major AAA game that comes out in recent times has outsourced work done. You'd honestly be surprised at just how many artists aren't credited in games(and movies) because they're just labeled as outsource. and I'm not just talking EA and Ubisoft. Even the big players like Rockstar and Naughty Dog outsource a TON of work. This and the visual fx industry are sick because of it if ya ask me :/

[Fireseed]

No. Alot of times they'll out source animation for things they just simply don't wanna do. Take for instance crowd shots. Animating a crowd of 100 people could totally be done in house... but I guarantee you not a single animator will apply for the task.

[xHeavYx]

@Yo Mama
Not true, next article will be a story made in regards of some silly tweet.

[TricksterArrow]

I play my PSP without it being plugged in. D:

[ger2396]

So why did you bother to read it and then complain about it?

[StormLegend]

Just announce the game already -_- sick of waiting to see what it is.

[THC CELL]

E3

[BitbyDeath]

Won't be out til at least 2016 so not much point showing it this year.

[JimmyDM90]

2016 seems like a pretty sure bet. They're on a 3 year cycle. B2S came out in 2013. Unless having 3rd parties chip in significantly diminishes their development time.

[Kurisu]

No doubt that the graphics are going to blow people away. Beyond Two Souls looked absolutely stunning on PS3, and if that could be done on last gen hardware then imagine what Quantic Dreams will produce on PS4.

Personally the highlight of Beyond was the ending, and I don't mean that in a troll way. Genuinely did have a good ending. But the rest of the game felt like a huge step back from Heavy Rain in terms of story and gameplay, so I hope they find a way to make a nice balance in their next project.

[Ryuk_2007]

David Cage loves pushing the boundaries when it comes to graphics. So i'm expecting some mind blowing shit once his game get revealed. Here's hoping he put more time and effort into the gameplay this time around though.

[TheRedPlayer]

The long awaited Omikron: The Nomad Soul Sequel please, that game was massive , lots of npcs for its time.