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Rockstar Games Having "Tremendous Success" With its PS4 Releases of PS2 Games

During Take-Two Interactive’s quarterly financial conference call, CEO Strauss Zelnick talked about the performance of Rockstar Games’ PS2 titles recently released on PS4.

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Aloy-Boyfriend3285d ago

I'm haven't given up on Agent yet

poppinslops3284d ago (Edited 3284d ago )

You probably should - the last bit of info on Agent came from one of Rockstar's environmental artists, who was taken off the game in 2009 to work on GTAV... his work was solid (he released a bunch of concept images), but he never went back to work on Agent and has since left R*.

Yes, they're holding onto the name, but who wouldn't? It's a good name for a game - one they might eventually decide to make - but the odds of their next game being anything other than Red Dead 3 are very, very low... that leaked map ('authenticated' by Shinobi602) was the clincher, plus Take-Two have all but confirmed it.

freshslicepizza3284d ago

they would also have great success if they could put ps3 games on it too. does playstation now have rockstar games?

gangsta_red3285d ago

Good to see that the classics are still being played.

poppinslops3284d ago

I think the only way a game (or any work of art) can be defined as a 'classic' is by transcending it's 'life-cycle' and being enjoyed for years after it's release - which is why I can't for the life of me understand why anyone wouldn't want backwards compatibility... at the very least this report shows all these "backwards compatibility is worthless - no one uses it" types how ridiculous they sound.

Kyosuke_Sanada3284d ago (Edited 3284d ago )

Wholeheartedly agree but it's a case of sour grapes in my opinion. I remember years ago on n4g during the Dual Shock debacle how people agreed with Sony's hollow words of controller vibration being unneeded so I am not surprised of the yes man reaction to this issue as well.
I don't want to want to repeat myself on why I think backwards compatibility is a great add-on especially during the early years of a new console but a lot of modern gamers disagree on the notion of some games being timeless.

Angeljuice3284d ago

Accept your perception of what makes a classic isn't shared by everyone and figures show that a tiny percentage of people with backwards compatibility on their system actually use it regularly.

So no, they don't sound ridiculous at all.
No figures have been released so any success is relative (the highest selling title could have 50k sales for all you know).

poppinslops3284d ago

Amazon just reported sales for CoD:Blops increased by 13000% - it's number 2 on their charts... UK stores are reporting the game is now effectively 'sold out'.

80000 players online, and noone's using it?

joeorc3284d ago

@poppinslops2m ago
[I think the only way a game (or any work of art) can be defined as a 'classic' is by transcending it's 'life-cycle' and being enjoyed for years after it's release - which is why I can't for the life of me understand why anyone wouldn't want backwards compatibility... at the very least this report shows all these "backwards compatibility is worthless - no one uses it" types how ridiculous they soundsound]

" "backwards compatibility is worthless - no one uses it" types how ridiculous they sound."

I would say its a little bit of both.
Being its not being seen by a number of gamers as a useless feature , but at the same time it does show its not as big of an importance as many are trying to make it be as a lever in console wars.

What it shows is people are willing to buy older games on a newer console again. Yes backwards compatible console saved the consumer money..but all last generation the Xbox360 had very few BC with original Xbox games and many gamers stated..I bought my xbox360 to play new game's.

While many made fun of PS3 Users stating we had backward compability.. But again many stated ..what.you have backwards compability..? Those...games that I can play already on my PC with Emulation!

Now it's being made out to be this big thing because Xbox one has it but PS4 does not..its ironic that while the xbox360 was easy to code for and PS3 was such a pain in the @ss..now backward compatibility is being made out to be the "Must have" function when Sony had backwards compatible system even up to the PS3 and it was counted by many as not that big of a deal or meh..

Or downplayed because I can just Emulate that game on my PC!
Gamers throwing it up in the face of playstation gamers face now..

well that is good call for those to have that attitude but let's see how this plays out in the future when game consoles evolve further.

I'm going to bet its not really going to matter all that much like it really has not have that big of a deal already as is.

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sammarshall1023284d ago (Edited 3284d ago )

I thought Xbox owners were only playing Black ops because they had no new games to play /s

Germany73285d ago

Many games of Rockstar are avaliable already, but please, don't forget about Manhunt 2, Max Payne 2, Red Dead Revolver and The Warriors.

wars19863284d ago

Manhunt 2 with censors is horrible, ruins the game. I still have my CFW psp with the uncensored version on it.

Silly gameAr3284d ago

I still have my PS2 version of the game.

P_Bomb3284d ago

Picked up Bully and Max Payne from their set. May get Manhunt during a lull. Good fun, especially since cheats don't disable trophies. There's something liberating about that.

LucasRuinedChildhood3284d ago

Definitely! Games really need to stop disabling trophies when using cheats, or come up with a new solution. It always persuades me in a lot of games to not even use them, which is terrible. It's not like these GTA games are easier than other games in terms of trophies either.

CorndogBurglar3284d ago

Lol what?

Trophies are meant to be earned by completing specific accomplishments. Why shouldn't they be disabled if you used cheats to get it?

Thats the equivalent of saying its okay to go to a test in college with answers, or even your notes hidden in your sleeve. You really aren't earning the trophy as intended if you use cheats to make it easier.

LucasRuinedChildhood3284d ago (Edited 3284d ago )

@CorndogBurglar

I understand what you are saying. Hmm. Maybe I need to explain this a different way. Basically, I feel like trophies (or at least some) should be created with cheats in mind. Trophies shouldn't always make the player feel that they shouldn't be using cheats. Whenever you activate cheats in modern games, they give you a stern warning, deactivate trophies, turn off autosave, and just kind of make them feel like a hassle to use. "Can't get any trophies - lets not use them to be safe."

As I was saying, maybe they need to come up with some solutions for this. Example, a trophy for activating a cheat and achieving a heightened challenge based around that cheat. For example, you've activated Explosive bullets - blow up 50 cars in a minute. This challenge would be borderline-impossible usually, but it would be a nice reasonable challenge with the cheat enabled. Trophies shouldn't clash with cheats as much as they do.

P_Bomb3284d ago (Edited 3283d ago )

@corndogburglar
Who says the cheats have to be tied to the trophies? Spawning a rhino has nothing to do with finding all the collectibles. Having a money cheat to buy all the vanity items like clothing has no bearing on finishing difficulty x,y or z.

These rockstar ps2-ers are dinosaur games that I've already owned and finished multiple times anyways. Big part of the appeal for me has been replaying these games without trophies getting in the way and disabling things I used to enjoy doing.

It's kinda liberating to just have fun again and knock off a stress free 100% without grinding your way through 33hrs of Minecraft survival mode only to have the developer accidentally glitch the trophy out with a patch. Which they did. Digital copy here, stuck at 98%. Thx mojang

RosweeSon3284d ago

Still great games even now. Bought GTA3 for its soundtrack alone the fact the game is epic is a bonus.

PSN_ZeroOnyx3284d ago

Vice City had the all-time ultimate game sound track hands down.

RosweeSon3284d ago

Yeah I've got that to come but I loved the tunes on GTA3 Gaaaame classics... I'm the King produced by Alchemist. I'm a ride til I can't ride no more ;)

Vice city is great as well tho can't beat a bit of Jacko when you get on your first moped.

Oschino19073284d ago (Edited 3284d ago )

I would argue the game in my avatar Interstate 76 had the best video game soundtrack ever. It was composed by the founding member of Third Eye Blind and featured many other accomplished musicians. Also the music was all original.
http://interstate76.wikia.c...

My runner up would be Streets of Rage series also with all original and at the time groundbreaking music.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/...

Although I will say I do very much enjoy every GTA soundtrack from the original to V.

@Roweeson, referring to arguably the greatest musical performer of all time as "Jacko" shows you have little to no respect for him and honestly you aren't worthy of listening to his greatness.

XanderZane3284d ago

I had the bonus soundtrack that game with the collector edition. It's a large box with a 5 pack CD. It looks like this. Mine was still sealed as well. This it may be in storage.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW...

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Capcom Cracks Down on Modders, Reveals Anti-Cheat Patent for Monster Hunter Wilds

MHHQ - Capcom has issued an anti-cheat patent aimed at detecting and stopping game data tampering during Monster Hunter Wilds multiplayer hunts.

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Jade Raymond Has Left Haven Studios, The PlayStation-owned Studio She Founded

Veteran producer Jade Raymond has left Haven Studios, the company she founded in 2021.

According to a new report by Bloomberg, Raymond – who rose to prominence after producing Assassin’s Creed and executive producing Assassin’s Creed II, Assassin’s Creed: Bloodlines and Watch Dogs – has left her studio, which is still in the process of developing online shooter Fairgames.

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Obscure_Observer1d ago

Jesus Christ man...Unbelievable!

I can´t believe that Playstation Studios can´t manage to develop and deliver ONE single successful high quality first party LS game throughout the whole current generation!

Hermen Hulst needs to be fired ASAP! He´s Jimbo 2.0!

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S2Killinit21h ago

Sure buddy. Don’t forget, we have everything you have, but more. 😝

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Lightning7720h ago

Can you stop the fanboying for 2 seconds? Seriously this deflecting and ignoring everything that's going on with Sony's first party the past few years is frustrating and ignorant. You know there's others who have a PS also and want Sony's best like we use to get right? Stop trying to ruin it for everyone else with side steps. Not this BS deflecting that you ppl constantly do.

Besides HD what other LS game thrived so far? Has Herman made good buissness choices and decisions when it comes to LS yes or no?

Start questioning PS Studios.

S2Killinit19h ago(Edited 19h ago)

@Lightning
Fanboy? You talking about me, or yourself? We got alt guy over here with his brand new account burning up from rage, and you are asking me stop “fan boying”?

Sony have at least 3 first party heavy hitters coming up, that we know of, and its not like we are lacking in exclusives department.

As to LS, they had Helldivers, and GT7, both were resounding success. They had a complete flop in concord. Not sure why you think we need to be concerned. They are destroying the competition and that market share translates to games.

Lightning7718h ago

"Fanboy? You talking about me, or yourself?"

What's are you talking about how am I a fanboy? Those alt counts will be gone nobody will see them anyway.

I wouldn't call Marathon a heavy hitter and Yotei yes definitely. However they do have DS2 I just feel like there should be more. We all know why there isn't more.

They only have two LS HD as I mentioned and I totally forgot about Grand Turismo. Only 2 While canceling Twisted Metal and Spiderman LS. Who knows the quality at least those games sound compelling.

Btw MLB isn't a live service its a Yearly released sports game.

DodoDojo17h ago

Only one LS flop? Were just going to ignore all the canceled LS games that were in development for years? Ok then.

Reaper22_16h ago

More? Oh, you must mean Concord.🤭

darthv7213h ago(Edited 13h ago)

@S2... does that mean you are thankful for XB games? Who'd of thought MS helping to keep PS [only] fans fed during these trying times.

S2Killinit13h ago(Edited 13h ago)

@Lightning
you womt call it a heavyhitter? Really, interesting. There is also intergalactic. Sonyes there will be more.

@darth
Why would I complain about xbox exclusives being playable on PlayStation? I mean xbox really didnt have a lot throughout the years but that doesnt mean they didn’t have anything at all. I normally dont like bro-dude games with bulky dudes, but I may actually play gears of war if just to try it. (Assuming the games arent too outdated at this point)

Redgrave8h ago

Listen,

I am as Sony bred as they come, never owned an Xbox of any kind, Playstation first and foremost even over Nintendo, and a PS+ Premium member. I have put 90% of my gaming time into the past 4 generations of Playstation since the PS2.

Sitting here presently, I find myself asking why I bought a PS5 instead of going PC. I can't think of one single game put out exclusively for PS5 by Sony that has made me glad to have the console.

There have been third party games, like FF7 Rebirth and Expedition 33 that have given me the "hell yeah" feeling about the purchase, but nothing Sony has done. It's been either remasters, the Last of Us again, or attempted Live Service slop that nobody asked for and either couldn't even make it to the table or died out as soon as it did.

There's no true "it" game. Returnal, GoW Ragnorok, and Horizon are all good games, terrific even. But are they truly system seller worthy?

If this direction continues onwards as blaring as it has been, I can't see myself getting a PS6. Ps+ is extremely expensive for no real reason, at $230 + tax for tier that pumps out classics that are more hit than miss. Remasters outnumber exclusives 10 to 1, and we have another Concord game that will likely fair exactly the same and just have been several years of improperly guided directions away from what put Sony on the map in the first place. Buying Bluepoint and sticking them on a live service God of War game? How can you defend that kind of decision making?

We don't have "anything you have" and more. It sucks just as much on PS as Xbox because WTF are we paying all this money for? I haven't seen the monthly offerings surge in quality since the last two psn price hikes and I already brought up Premiums current state. To get games nobody asked for or wants? To be PC port playtesters?

None of us are eating good except PC users, and for them it actually pays to be patient.

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VenomUK14h ago

Sony helped finance Jade Raymond to set up her own studio, then bought it. So even though Haven has yet to release a single game, whatever happened she's made millions. Not bad!

crazyCoconuts14h ago

I don't really care about LS, but the overall output for the last 1.5 years has dropped dramatically, along with the transparency on what teams have teed up. Sounds like a mess over there.

kayoss12h ago

That's rich coming from you. An xbox lover but yet support a console that havent develop and deliver ONE single successful High quality first party game throughout its entire two generations of consoles.

Aloymetal11h ago

Bingo!
The nerve on these green fanatics. They have a weird sense of reality.

Obscure_Observer10h ago

"An xbox lover but yet support a console that havent develop and deliver ONE single successful High quality first party game throughout its entire two generations of consoles."

Hmm... Not from what I been seeing and hearing from actual Playstation players and Playstation Store sales stats.

MIDGETonSTILTS1712h ago

Helldivers 2 is a massive success, and you’re ignoring it.

And, when the competition doesn’t bring anything to the table themselves, a handful of games like Helldivers 2 and Returnal are enough to win the competition.

You can’t win a console war if you don’t compete with games. Xbox lowered the bar for Sony, and I blame Xbox for that.

SCW198211h ago

She leaves every studio she goes to before a single game is released. Do some research

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Lightning771d ago

Yeah hate to break it to you Sony but I think they need to shelve their LS efforts almost all together. They formed LFG ex Bungie guys and making another LS but I don't have much hope for it anymore. Marathon is quickly getting overshadowed by Arch Raiders, We all know what happened to Concord.

Only solution I can think of is have 3rd party like a Arrowhead make them a LS game. Speaking of AH their next project is completely funded by them so it won't be from them. I just think it's a good idea that they seek a 3rd party for LS. They'll save time, money and won't take time away their SP efforts. Which is suffering immensely this gen due to all this LS.

S2Killinit21h ago

Wait we are writing off games that arent even out yet?

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Lightning7720h ago(Edited 20h ago)

It might come out it might not. Sony said they're still pushing the project. That's a good thing. Even if it does come out will it be any good? There's too many questions and hurdles surrounding the LS.

Bigger question when are we gonna see it? Will they have a PS showcase or State Of Play? Grubb said Sony was debating whether to have a showcase, SOP or anything.

I sure hope they have a showcase or something in the coming weeks. I want Sony first party and their teams not just Xbox events and shows basically saving the damn day at this point.

Of all the companies it's freakin Xbox that's doing it. Who'd a thought.

S2Killinit19h ago(Edited 19h ago)

Look at alt guy with 3 comments history over here.

Desperate.

Johnh522311h ago

Playstation its ok you have more xbox games to play :)

Loktai9h ago

All those games were already on PC anyway. They're only so easy to port because PlayStation has literally copied Sonys architecture for multiple generations, just worse / corners cut (XBSX still doesnt have the fill rate of a base PS5 due to clocks, and it shows)

Sonyslave323h ago

Live services games are hard to make & and even harder to make if you trying to create an original game.

Just copy and past succesful gaas or gacha games with their anime license they can easy make a overwatch or geshin impact clone.

DarXyde15h ago

This is actually good advice.

Not that I condone live service games, but if they're trying to succeed, this is sound.

Miraak82 12h ago

I think they should use some of their Ips to test the waters instead of creating something from the ground up , I think something LittBigPlanet would be I good contender but instead of DLC they just put out new Pass ever few months with new costumes,building materials and developer created content . Warhawk could be a good contender for a battle royal . The reason HD2 2 succeeded was because it wasn't directly competing with anything else.

goken10h ago(Edited 10h ago)

Not necessarily… MiHoYo have quite consistently successfully hit it out of the park.
Fate Grand order is a LS game is even owned by Sony.

Sony needs to stop with the arena shooters and get creative

Inverno6h ago

Its funny how the excuse is always "games are hard to make". Sure on a technical level they take weeks/months/years, but ideas aren't all that hard to come up with, nor hard to figure out that they might not work well as a games concept. That's why they prototype these ideas. What's weird to me is how so many service games go into development for years and no one seems to come to the conclusion that it's turning out bad. That and how slow devs are these days. You watch docs on game development on older games and devs talk about figurine out mechanics in just a few days. Now it takes a dev a year to texture something.

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16 Ubisoft Titles Can Now Be Purchased on The Xbox PC Store

In a very intriguing and interesting move, 16 Ubisoft titles can now be purchased on the Xbox PC Store. Of course, this is a first as Ubisoft PC titles have never been purchasable on the Xbox PC Store previously.

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jznrpg1d 5h ago

Servers are going to be bogged down by that 1 guy who will use this.

SimpleDad1d 3h ago

Ahhh, the good old... Xbox PC store?
Who tf uses that?

Tacoboto22h ago

Kind of weird without them being updated to Xbox Play Anywhere purchases

MrDead16h ago

I uninstalled it as I was sick of the ads popping up on my login screen.