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Sony PlayStation VR Can Be Played Without a TV; Works with Other Headphones

TCC: Sony has confirmed that its upcoming virtual reality headset can function without a TV. The news was confirmed via Twitter by none other than President of Worldwide Studios, Shuhei Yoshida.

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PixelGateUk3103d ago

Still a bit cautious over Son'y VR, burnt before with them focusing on tech heavily just to kinda forget it later on

Aloy-Boyfriend3103d ago

As opposed ro ther devices, VR is coming early this gen and has way more support. I can see them supporting it a lot. Hopefully they don't go overboard. I would worry about that more

PixelGateUk3103d ago

If i'm investing into VR, chances are it'll be the rift

S2Killinit3103d ago

With VR people have already had hands on experience and the response has been overwhelmingly positive. A little different from previous accessories by every manufacturer in the past.

PixelGateUk3103d ago

'If i'm investing into VR, chances are it'll be the rift'

7 disagrees

Woah, Sony bros, calm down. I'm not saying the PS4's VR will be bad or anything rofl. I have the PC to run Rift, it has more options at hand. Child Gawndems

johndoe112113103d ago

@Pixelgate

You're on a Sony psvr article talking about how you don't trust it and that you are gonna get the rift instead and when you get disagrees you want to know why??? Grow up and stop playing the victim card.

WalterWJR3103d ago

Honestly I am 50/50 on the success or failure on vr at this present time. I have had a gear vr for about 2 months and now the novelty has worn off I don't use it much. Other headsets may be different but I just don't find such a large device comfortable to wear on your head for prolonged periods of time. I look forward to the day when these things weigh no more than a pair of sunglasses.

dirkdady3102d ago

Finally I can ditch my tv for a vr headset.

Majister-Ludi3102d ago

Hey John doe. God forbid someone have a different opinion. I too am unsure about vr but if I make the jump chances are it will be rift or vive because I have a competent pc. Oh and before start attacking I have a ps4 as well but I always like the highest quality option. Just because someone doesn't shove sonys d*ck down there throat doesn't mean they shouldn't be allowed to voice there opinion maybe you are the one who should grow up.

johndoe112113102d ago (Edited 3102d ago )

@Majister-Ludi

I never said anything was wrong with him saying he wanted to get the rift, I simply was calling out the idiocy of him being shocked that he was getting DISAGREES because he came to a psvr article to talk negative about it. And then on top of that making it look like he's a bloody victim. A 4 year old could have seen that that was the whole gist of my post. Where did I ever say to him that he needed to have a particular opinion? Let me know if you need me to use phonics to explain my point next time so you can understand

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Griever3103d ago (Edited 3103d ago )

Yeah, it happens often in teh business world. Companies always try to create and launch something new in order to find potential hit products but it does not always works out. Majority of products end up failures or short lived and the customers who spent money early feel burnt. For example, Zune, N-Gage and Ouya. That is the risk of being an early adopter.

However, sometimes they do find genuine ground-breaking hits and it revolutionizes the industry. For example, iPhone, Sony Walkman, PSOne, Windows OS etc. In such a case the credit goes to the early adopters for their support. In return they they get to enjoy the product from teh first day. Let us hope PSVR also proves to be a revolutionary and successful product.

Muzikguy3103d ago

I'm skeptical myself but that's because I haven't seen it in person or tried it out. I'm waiting for a kiosk at Best Buy to see if I'll like it or not. As it stands right now, I like the idea of VR and what gaming could do with it.

MRMagoo1233103d ago

well I have tried the gear vr which I got free with my s7 edge phone and the experiences are amazing on that headset so the psvr will definitely be worth getting 😊

Cdn_Seahawks_Fan3103d ago

Glad you can use other headphones. Hopefully over the ear will allow better sound quality.

SpinalRemains1383103d ago

Agreed. I love cans and I don't understand why anyone uses little buds. They're just nowhere near as good.

To each his own I guess.

Muzikguy3103d ago (Edited 3103d ago )

Just thinkin of that, imagine how awesome it would be getting sucked into something like Alien Isolation VR. Oh that would be amazing! This headset thing could turn out to be really awesome news. Then think, with no TV, someone just watching would believe you're probably going crazy lol. Good times ahead 😄️

Scatpants3103d ago

They should make a backpack that you put the PS4 in when you use PSVR and add some better sensors like the vive so you could walk around.

WeAreLegion3103d ago

But...the PS4 would still be plugged into the wall. The headset cord is really long. Don't worry about it.

Scatpants3103d ago

Of course you would design some sort of battery system as well. Imagine using it in a football field. I know you would need a different kind of sensor, but that would be awesome. Multiplayer shooters would be crazy.

rainslacker3102d ago

They could release a really energy efficient slim model that runs off a couple potatoes. When one is done playing the heat from the console will have provided with one a nice baked potato to regain their stamina.:)

Muzikguy3103d ago

They should be like the Vive? Why? Let them do their own thing. They'll be fine

Scatpants3103d ago (Edited 3103d ago )

Having a vr system that is contained on your back is not like the Vive. It would actually be more like this
https://youtu.be/cML814JD09...

Muzikguy3103d ago

Ok, but that would cost more and people are already having a problem justifying it as it is. Not to mention other issues that would cause. This is all relatively new stuff and you have to allow for the tech to grow. Can't just jump out of the gates guns blazing

SaffronCurse3103d ago (Edited 3103d ago )

I'm a little cautious about Sony accessories/add-ons. They have a knack of cutting support early. I'll wait for about a year or two when the dust settles.

Rookie_Monster3102d ago (Edited 3102d ago )

Agreed. PS Vita, memory stick, Mini Disc, PS Eye, Betamax, their Mp3 players. Been burn too many times and I am taking a wait and see approach. Smart thing to do.

Oschino19073102d ago (Edited 3102d ago )

They only recently stopped making Betamax and Minidisc. They can't control what content makers and the market wants.

Betamax came out May 1975, stopped production of players in 2002 and tapes this very month of March 2016. They supported it for almost 41 years even though it lost mainstream favor to Vhs in the late 70's.

Minidisc came out September 1992, stopped shipment of devices in February 2013 selling the last in March 2013. They still offer content and repairs though. Despite losing mainstream favor in the late 90's they still supported it for over 20 years.

Both had numerous updates and upgrades through their lifecycles in attempts to win back market share and appease those who still preferred and supported each platform.

rainslacker3102d ago

Every version of PSEye maintained support for the entire generations in which they were released in. They even had support after hardcore support was dropped into new generations, because those devices were aimed at the casuals who were still buying or using the older systems and hardware.

AFAIK, Sony's memory sticks are still available, but their new devices support more mainstream solutions.

Betamax was supported, it just went out of consumer favor. It still had it's place in lower end production though, as it was actually better than VHS.

Sony still makes and sells MP3 players.

Vita they don't support with software, I'll give you that, but the system is still viable to Sony in some areas.

Surely you could find relevant examples that suit your argument.

If one were to always wait, then we wouldn't buy anything for years. Nintendo, Sony, MS, and any number of other tech companies have plenty of dropped support for devices, but that doesn't mean that they always do so.

It may be worth waiting, as your concern is justified, but realistically, the fervor with which Sony is approaching VR is head and shoulders over any of their other console related accessories.

slate913103d ago (Edited 3103d ago )

VR is the way of the future. I would understand if this was another handheld or motion control gimmick, but this is nothing to be "cautious" of. This tech is here to stay imo.
This is great news.

MatrixxGT3102d ago

You have to realize that even though hardcore gamers may be excited for it we have yet to see how the casual and general consumer will respond. Will it sell? Sure, VR is the new fad right now. The real question is wether the market runs away with it or without it? Me personally will wait and see. Motion controls became big and hyped then fizzled out. Kinect came out swinging and look where it's at now. How many times has 3D come and gone? The PS Vita came out swinging with arguably the best launch lineup of any dedicated game console/handheld ever. And in 3 yrs it's noting but a "legacy device".

I'm sorry but I have bought and paid for every one of the examples I just described so I have every inclination to be cautious of VR. The ones with mass market appeal will be PSVR and Gear VR. The others have their Niche on PC which are better but realistically we all know that if the consumers of PlayStation and Samsung cannot bring VR to widespread market then VR will be just as good as 3D ever was.

Someone needs to convince the masses that wearing this thing on your head is cool. Most will look at it and say ok that's cool so how much is it. $400?? Haha nope. There's adds on tv for the Gear VR for around $100 or less. But we all know that without the $700 phone it's useless and the quality will be nowhere near the PSVR. I'm not stating facts here it's just I've been burned on peripherals before and while i travel a lot for work being able to bring my ps4 to hotel and have a portable 60" tv with me sounds like it worth price of admission based on that feature alone. It would beat the hell out of remote play via vita.

I've yet to physically try it so maybe when I get that chance I can update my opinion on the tech.

vikingland13102d ago

It's more like 200 inch tv.

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State of Play returns tomorrow

State of Play is back tomorrow, September 24! Tune in live for news and updates on more than 20 upcoming PS5 and PS VR2 games from studios around the world.

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Sonic188110h ago

Hopefully not a lot of remasters

Eonjay9h ago

Agreed, but if I could pick one game to remaster first it would be Killzone 2. If you had to pick one which would it be?

Mr_cheese9h ago

I know it's not the same but I'd love a reboot of resistance or warhawk

u-bEttA-rUn9h ago

If they announce Kill Zone 2 remake or resistance 2 that multiplayer would be crazy. But Warhawk I would cry like a 2 year old 😂😂😂 give me bloody roar

ravens529h ago

God of War 1-3, Ascension, Ghost of Sparta and Chains of Olympus all in One.

RaiderNation9h ago

I love Killzone, but I would prefer a complete reboot of the franchise, using the newest version of the Decima engine, rather than simply a remaster of part 2.

SimpleDad8h ago

Sony will not do Killzone 2 or any Killzone because they don't have plans for it in the future... No TV shows, no sequel, no Lego game, no multiplayer...

This is dead for Herman... Only Aloy.
And that's sad.

Zero hype for tomorrow.

Kingrizzy908h ago

legacy of kane, resistance, or just something totally new that hasnt been already done

Cacabunga7h ago(Edited 7h ago)

Hopefully zero gaas, will show that they’re starting to reason!!!
And yeah the remaster trend must also stop.
PS5 exclusives or nothing go home

A new Killzone, Uncharted, Tsushima, inFamous, Resistance, Wolverine or something original single player.

CobraKai6h ago

Killzone 1. In think that needs a retelling

Profchaos5h ago

I either want something from the infamous franchise or the cheeky answer is being lemmings back as that's now Sony

DarXyde1h ago

Killzone 2 I think falls into remake territory.

I'll take a Warhawk remake or even a remaster but that's it, really.

Any remasters for a last generation game on a backwards compatible console is just insulting.

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IAMRealHooman9h ago

only remasters, even remasters of games that aren't even out yet

DodoDojo9h ago(Edited 9h ago)

Wrong, there will also be a 2 minute snippet of Lego Horizon.

bloop7h ago

If they don't show something from a couple of their big studios after the absolute disaster they've had with Concord then I'll lose all hope. This generation has been a complete letdown so far and there's very little to look forward to at the moment.

RaidenBlack9h ago

Pretty sure : RE9, Days Gone Remaster, HZD Remaster, 1 last SH2 trailer, Wolverine trailer, Until Dawn trailer
Maybe(s) : GoT 2 announcement, DS2 (but already happening@ TGS), Pragmata, TLOU2 or SpiderMan 2 PC announcement,
Wishlist : Santa Monica & Naughty Dog's new project tease, Marathon gameplay trailer
Don't Want : Any AC Shadows trailer, Any more remasters other than the ones leaked

Eonjay9h ago

You really think that other remaster is Days Gone? And my God what happened to Pragmata?!?

seanpitt239h ago

It’s 30 minutes, I think you’re being optimistic there, don’t have high expectations, I know mine are the lowest they have ever been since what i have witnessed these past 4 years!

Christopher9h ago

Only 5 remasters. They had to cut back to squeeze in 1 new announcement. They will have another SoP next month to cover the other 12 remasters.

-Foxtrot8h ago

*monkey paw curls*

Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered

Gravity Rush 1 & 2 Remastered

Until Dawn Remastered

DarXyde1h ago(Edited 58m ago)

In the case of Gravity Rush, a remaster of a remaster that plays on PS5 now would be bizarre. Then again, so does Horizon.

This only makes sense if it means a PC release, but they still closed the studio and releasing this would be very poor taste.

potatoseal8h ago

I'm presonally looking forward to a Days Gone one. Would love any excuse to play that game again. I loved it

darthv723h ago

Why wait for an excuse... just go play it now.

CobraKai6h ago

Im thinking showcasing Pro versions of existing games.

neutralgamer19926h ago(Edited 6h ago)

They could do a lot right by simply announcing a blood-borne remastered so many people have been waiting for it and they should not only bring it to PlayStation 5 but also PC

If they are all intent on doing a lot of remasters, how about doing some of the remasters from the games during the PlayStation 2 and three generation instead of PlayStation 4 games?

Can we get infamous collection? Can we please get Socom from the PlayStation 2 generation? Uncharted trilogy God of war trilogy twisted metal collection, kill zone trilogy, resistance trilogy some of these games they can simply just unlock online multiplayer. They’re only one need to do a lot of work and people would enjoy them

But instead, let’s just remastered the last of us horizon zero down the God of war 2018 this PlayStation Sony executive bosses are some of the most idiotic in the past 10 years

PlayStation has such a long history. They can simply do a lot of fun service and get so much positive PR but they keep making the same mistake again and again and again.

Rimeskeem3h ago

I would honestly prefer remasters/remakes/reboots of games than GaaS they have tried to push.

TheEroica2h ago

Release the remastered games on the sheep!

JackBNimble6m ago

Hahaha... I was going to make the same joke.
That's all they have

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Relientk7710h ago

Hopefully there's good games, but we'll see. Going in with low hype, and I hope to be pleasantly surprised.

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Why do Sony keep making obviously bad decisions?

TSA writes: While the PlayStation 5 has been the runaway winner of the generation, running laps around Xbox for the last few years, it's been a pretty bumpy ride.

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darthv7217d ago

I disagree... Sony may make a bad decision now and then, but to say "keep making" implies they are doing it all the time. That is MS who does that. And to be honest, Sony gives every idea a chance, no matter how good or bad the end result turns out. The "bad decisions" are more associated with the teams who come up with them than Sony who just lets them do their thing.

pwnmaster300017d ago

100% agree.
One thing I like about Sony is they at least give it a try. No matter how much some fans disagree, they always take chances.

I mean look at Concord and Astrobot.
Two completely different games.

GhostScholar17d ago

Concord is the whole point of the article and no one wanted it and no one is playing it.

outsider162417d ago

They should have researched how the fanbase would react to it.
Would the game be better as a f2p model or paid.
100 million or more spent, they could atleast have done that.

Chevalier17d ago

I think people forget the original Uncharted opening month only sold 50,000, but, Sony believed in the series and built it up from nothing.

They could have been complacent and said no to TLOU when Uncharted blew up too.

Cacabunga17d ago

It’s ok to make bad decisions, the important thing is to learn from them and improve from there.. grants you more respect

fr0sty17d ago

Jim Ryan steered them off course with the GaaS BS, and once you start up several projects and dump hundreds of millions into them, you have to try to at least make something back off of them. Now that these games are releasing, we can start to move past them, and back to what made Sony so great to begin with.

thorstein17d ago

Concord was made by a studio that Sony bought a year ago. This entire article makes no sense in that context.

Tankbusta4016d ago

Concord wasnt a chance it was a idiotic cash grab that was 5-7 years too late to the hero shooter genre...a chance would be creating a game in a genre that wasn't established

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GhostScholar17d ago

But people blasted Microsoft when they let the redfall devs “do
Their thing” lol

Rude-ro17d ago

Big difference in waiting a decade for a new AAA ip from Microsoft for it to be redfall vs A game that got hammered non stop from the beginning from Sony.
Huge difference.

DodoDojo17d ago

Let them do their own thing? Lol Microsoft had them rush it outdoor when clearly they needed more time and according to reports many of the devs left during development because they didn't want to make a multi-player game.

pwnmaster300017d ago (Edited 17d ago )

Yeah like how everyone busted Sony for the same thing.

But also Sony didn’t really hype up concord. It was already blasted to hell.
Now MS hyped up redfall fully knowing it was ass.

Also red fall was really bad at launch unlike concord.

The only thing that saved red fall from having the same fate as concord was game pass. If Sony put concord on plus it would have a way more active fan base and be alive still

For me redfall is far worse then concord.

TheNamelessOne17d ago

@pwn

Sony didn't hype Concord? Open and closed beta, tons of advertising. They even spent the money to get it featured on that upcoming Amazon tv show - Secret Level. They outright bought the studio.

The hundreds of millions of dollars Sony spent around the Concord IP says otherwise.

derek17d ago

Neither the maker of Redfall or Microsoft are the victims of unfair treatment.

pwnmaster300017d ago (Edited 17d ago )

Thenamelessone.

I rarely saw any ads for concord, compare to other games like god of war, spider etc. tons of advertising??? Literally just normal advertising for a game they own.

Open and close beta, of course they will do an open beta. It’s a multiplayer game. Has any multiplayer game not have that?? The purpose of it is to work out the kinks that people didn’t like. That is not hyping a game up. Your reaching.

They literally just released how a normal multiplayer game should be. of course they will market a game they own, it’s literally their job to do so, but they did not overhype it to be something more then it was.
Redfall had more advertising then concord and that’s fact.

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Einhander197217d ago

Ok, Redfall and Concord are totally different problems.

Redfall was rushed by Microsoft so much that the game was completely and obviously unfinishe. You might remember they had to put a sticker on the box because it didn't have the promised 60FPS mode, as well as the game being so broken the games enemy AI didn't work as well as textures that took minutes to fully load and many other problems, the game was barely even a beta build on release.

Concord was a fully finished and highly polished game that consumers simply didn't want. The game was not bad on the technical level at all, it was 100% made to Sony's highest standards.

FinalFantasyFanatic16d ago

@pwnmaster3000

I think I only ever saw one or two ads before Concord released, and even then, I saw more from streamers talking about the game, otherwise it's like this game barely existed, or at least the marketing barely existed.

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CrimsonWing6917d ago

Jim Ryan has been a complete sh*t show from the very start. In fact, this whole Gen has been maybe the weakest I’ve seen since… well, ever for Sony. I thought with Jimbo out things would be brighter, but… well, we’ve got a bunch more GaaS coming our way. Let’s just hope it gets balanced out with their stellar traditional games.

DarXyde16d ago

Frankly, we shouldn't really care if they do GaaS. Why not?

The issue, for me, is having the very competent non-GaaS studios work on GaaS. If they want Haven to do Fairgame$, I really don't care. Bungie can make Destiny and Marathon forever. But when you try to get Naughty Dog, Sucker Punch, Insomniac, Guérilla, etc etc on that?

Now we have a problem.

CrimsonWing6916d ago (Edited 16d ago )

@DarXyde

What is the point of the GaaS business model vs just making a traditional game? I guess the real question is why would you choose to develop GaaS games? I’ll give you a hint, it’s to f*cking continuously milk consumers through recurring revenue on a budget stretched thin over years.

The model is disgusting and quite frankly it’s some Frankenstein’d concept stemmed from the mobile game design model. I don’t care how fun a GaaS game is, it’s a model that is the cancer of this industry and the fact that they keep forcing it after failure after failure is revolting.

DarXyde14d ago (Edited 14d ago )

Mate, I'm not a fan of GaaS games. I also don't like online multiplayer or first person shooters.

So what do I do?
Avoid all of them. I just pretend they don't exist. And really, I don't care for the studios making them either. Never played a Treyarch, Bungie, or whatever game I couldn't just tune out.

Same deal. Allow them to exist, but don't engage. They can be super scummy pay to win models, but we've got to let the community decide. Sony has already learned the hard way that a great single player studio doesn't mean they're a great GaaS studio.

I think they're learning the lessons quickly, really. Even if they still have some GaaS in the pipeline, we see how quickly they pulled the plug on Concord. They've been letting Insomniac cook, so I tend to believe they're being cautious and not letting their golden geese make those games.

0hMyGandhi17d ago

why do I get the impression that no one actually reads the articles anymore.
Read the article.

BehindTheRows16d ago

They'd rather argue with each other. If it wasn't so typical, it'd be funny.

Jin_Sakai16d ago

You don’t keep making bad decision when you just released one of the best games of the generation.

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Goodguy0117d ago

This gen has all but been odd.

Philaroni17d ago

I'm glad I'm not the only one who feels this. I don't want to even guess what's next. For all I know we could finally divide by zero. And the Mc Flurry machine will work at every Mc Donald's.

FinalFantasyFanatic16d ago

I don't even know what's going on anymore, it seems like dumb decisions all around despite clear warning signs, from Microsoft/Sony, from multiple developers, etc... The entire gaming landscape is just baffling at the moment.

VivaChe17d ago

The writer's take on PSVR -- totally true. But it's not just PSVR; for whatever reason all the VR companies just don't invest and support the platform like they should. Even the mighty Oculus Quest 2 + 3 have oddly feeble software support. I see mostly the same games and apps on the store now as I did 3 years ago. PSVR is another one of Sony's "abandonware" examples (along with Vita, PS TV, etc. etc.) that are just head scratchers. Like why even develop and release a piece of hardware if you're not going to support it? I don't know.

But the writer isn't correct about the Portal. That one has been a success I think. It works pretty well, and lots of people love it. Now notably, that one doesn't require much ongoing support from Sony -- it has one purpose and it does it fine enough -- so maybe that has helped.

ChasterMies16d ago

VR companies are appropriately investing in and supporting the platform. VR is still niche, generally uncomfortable to wear, difficult with glasses ,still causes motion sickness, and requires a play space that a lot of people don’t have.

TheNamelessOne17d ago

They've definitely fumbled hard in the live service space (buying Bungie, the utter failure of Concord, spending years on Factions 2 just to cancel it), Even Helldivers 2, which was a hit at launch, has lost most of its user-base due to weak post-launch support.

Other than that though, they've been doing well.

RhinoGamer8817d ago

Spoiled and arrogant. PSVR failures should have resulted in a house cleaning. The Discord Sony team should be fire...lots of talent on the market.

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Sony Executive Admits Company Needs To Work On Having More Original IPs

Sony CFO says that the company lacks the creation of enough original IPs, but this statement spans more than just Sony's gaming division.

-Foxtrot18d ago

The thing is they do have a lot IP wise but most of them aren't be used

Legend of Dragoon? Syphon Filter? Resistance? Dark Cloud? Ape Escape? Heavenly Sword? The Getaway? LocoRoco?

You have the IPs, you just don't try to use them

How long have we been wanting Bloodborne 2 or even a remaster?

Whitey2k17d ago (Edited 17d ago )

Or just buy a publisher that do have IPs

EA
Capcom
Sega

These 3 publishers has tremendous amount of ips and not just gaming ips but also for sony movies entertainment and for Esports aswell that includes Live services aswell looking at EA apex titanfall etc etc

Tbh I'm getting sick of remasters it be like gta 5 , ps3 , ps4 , ps5 , eventually ps6 and 7

tehpees317d ago

No. Just no. The first parties cannot afford to buy out major publishers so stop pushing this practice. It’s BS!

Microsoft closed so many because the amount they bought was not financially sustainable.

The only benefit to the buyer is they inherit their IPs. It’s bad for gamers and it’s bad for workers. Enough with the ‘revenge buy’ nonsense

KyRo17d ago

Buying whole publishers is lazy AF. Sony has some incredible IP that people love but they refuse to use them. GoW was reinvented. There's a lot of other IP that could reinvented and modernised too.

The one thing that has let Sony down this generation is staggering out PS first party games (remasters don't count like TLOU, Until Dawn). Were a bit starved of them. Let's hope this state of play fixes some of that.

Profchaos17d ago

How's that working out for Microsoft hasn't killed their platform and forced them to go multi plat because they had to make a return on invest at all right ?

MrDead17d ago

Why would they need to buy those publishers when Sony are their lead platform in the console market? They already make games for the PlayStation, all that would happen is what we've seen with MS, a handful of already rich people getting wealthier at the cost of industry consolidation and thousands more devs being fired.

Whitey2k17d ago

@Mrdead and others Microsoft are a bunch of fools and they don't know what there been doing since xbone all I'm saying is just one. there not just for us gamers but it would probably help them alot more within the movie space and Esports arena if there concerned about the lack of ips not just for games but movies aswell

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Profchaos17d ago (Edited 17d ago )

Nintendo have successfully recycled their legacy IP since the 80s if an IP is good it will have staying power

Sony for some reason love to run with a particular mascot or game series for a generation of two then send them out to be retired.

It's also funny timing this was said right after the launch of the highest metacritic rated game of the year which happens to be their IP

FinalFantasyFanatic17d ago

I honestly don't know why they've benched all these IPs, there are lots of people who would clamour for a new entry from any of them. I already bought some of these games as Playstation Classics on the PS4, I also believe they don't need to spend AAA budgets on them, some of them can easily be done on a AA budget.

raWfodog17d ago

New IPs are always welcomed but, as Foxtrot pointed out, Sony has a vast library of proven IPs that they can draw from. Whoever is in charge of making these decisions needs to get their head out of their you-know-what.

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DOMination-16d ago

Unquestionably, Sony are sitting on a lot of unused IP .but how many of those games would go on to be commercially successful? I feel like this is the reason why we don't see them being greenlit (even though nearly all of them were critical hits).

Out of all of the ones listed by users, Syphon Filter imo has the potential to be a big hit if they made it a AAA game. There's an obvious hunger still for that genre and there's a gap in the market with Ubisoft continuing to sit on/screw up their Tom Clancy games.

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Lionsguard17d ago (Edited 17d ago )

It just still irks me that they have something like Astrobot for YEARS now and they've really done JACK with it. They could have had a Fall Guys game with the Astrobots before Fall Guys were a thing. They have something great and they're just sitting on it like idiots, that is until the recent Astrobot game and even then... they ignored any VR compatibility...like, what are they thinking? Do the people in charge just hate money or something? That must be it if they sat there and thought Concord was going to do gangbusters. Still no Bloodborne 2, not a damn thing from Naughty Dog or Insomniac other than Spider-man. This entire generation has been a bust.

porkChop17d ago

"they ignored any VR compatibility...like, what are they thinking? Do the people in charge just hate money or something?"

Bro the PSVR2 failed. It was DOA. They aren't going to waste a bunch of extra resources on making the game VR compatible.

And, sure, they could have done a Fall Guys-style game with Astro Bot. However if you just pump out trendy games like that under the Astro Bot name it'll devalue the brand. It's called milking, and it's what killed a lot of great franchises.

Profchaos17d ago

I agree they wouldn't waste a bunch of money on making it compatible but they should it's about respecting the fans that outlayed hundreds of dollars for a headset that they dropped within a year.

If Nintendo can respect it's fanbase enough to release multiple huge games on the Wii U with 13 million sales Sony should be able to respect it's fans who brought the psvr2 also

Lionsguard17d ago

It wouldn't have failed if you know...they made games for it but now we know where all the money is going, crapfest GaaS games. You also can't devalue something if they never really valued it in the first place. Also, is Nintendo devaluing Mario? The ONE thing Sony has going for them and all of a sudden you're protective of it? I'm not saying they have to cram Astrobot into everything, but to also neglect it to this degree is also criminal.

UltimateOwnage17d ago (Edited 17d ago )

PSVR 2 was never going to reach a bar critics would say is a success. Even the PS Vita didn’t achieve that and it was still a fantastic platform with excellent games. PSVR 2 shows Sony is willing to take risks to make new types of content. MS basically bowed out of VR completely and it’s kind of baffling.

Michiel198917d ago

i honestly dont give a fuck about their ips and which they use, just give us more games that aren't 3rd person action games and stop thinking that if you wan't to revive an IP, you need it to be the biggest blockbuster game ever with budgets in the hundreds of millions.

RaiderNation17d ago (Edited 17d ago )

Sony has a blue billion IP's that have been in friggin "cryosleep" for years! I'd rather see them revisit some of those before adding new ones...

Killzone
Resistance
Socom
Syphon Filter
Dark Cloud
Bloodborne
Motorstorm
Mod Nation Racers
Wipeout
Warhawk
Legend of Dragoon
Jack And Daxter
Sly Cooper
Infamous
Twisted Metal
Patapon
Fat Princess
Puppeteer
Jumping Flash

And I'm sure there are more that I'm forgetting!

bRuud8317d ago

They have enough IP's but nog enough studio's to actually make them.

RaiderNation17d ago

I don't expect ALL of those. I'm just pointing out that they already have a ton of existing IP to choose from that are known quantities. I'd rather see them resurrect some of those before choosing to add more to the list.

red2tango17d ago

The fact that we don't have a SOCOM game yet since Confrontation is bull$hit.

porkChop17d ago

We got SOCOM 4 after Confrontation. Though it wasn't so good, and it released the day before PSN went offline after the big PSN hack. Terrible timing and it was DOA.

red2tango15d ago

porkchop, Nocom 4 wasn't socom. That was a lame ass attempt at COD in 3rd person.

GOULDYBOBS17d ago

I played nearly all of this list and yet wouldn't be interested in remake or prolonged sequel! I want something new

RaiderNation17d ago

I don't believe you at all. The law of averages alone say there's at least SOMETHING on that list you'd be interested in playing a new iteration of. I think you're just being hyperbolic to make a point.

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