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Former Lionhead boss joins PlayStation

Stuart Whyte will lead VR product development at London Studio

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Aenea2543d ago

VR product development? The what now? Didn't Sony give up already on PSVR and close ALL studios doing VR?

So all those other brand fanboys were wrong huh? Whaddayaknow!

Am sure some new PSVR products will be shown this E3! Can't wait!

donthate2543d ago (Edited 2543d ago )

It's Sony throwing the last bone to PS VR before it goes the way of PS Move, PS Vita, PS TV and PSP Go.

Yeah, VR got a long way to go.

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uptownsoul2543d ago

@donthate -- It's Sony throwing the last bone to PS VR before it goes the way of PS Move, PS Vita, PS TV and PSP Go.

Yeah, VR got a long way to go."

Well the more risks a company takes, the higher the possibility for failure. But without risks PlayStation might only be known for the same 3 franchises over and over and over again like a different video game company.

LexHazard792543d ago

I dont know why youre throwing shade when MS will have VR on Xbox as well. or should we jusy say it will be DOA.

IGiveHugs2NakedWomen2543d ago (Edited 2543d ago )

@donthate
Perhaps you should actually pay attention to your name and actually try PSVR before trying to downplay it. If Microsoft doesn't know how to keep talent I'm sure that there are other companies who will be more than happy to give them a shot and Sony is one such company.

P.S.
I can't wait for Farpoint next Tuesday!!!!!

bouzebbal2543d ago

gives some hope for some VR titles.
hoping for the best.

morganfell2543d ago

"I can't wait for Farpoint next Tuesday!!!!!"

This. Got my preorder bundle controller coming from Amazon.

EatCrow2543d ago (Edited 2543d ago )

@XsomedudeX
"Glad to have him in PlayStation, where he can have much more freedom instead of being forced to make some MTs filled F2P crap. "

Good now he's forced to work on VR junk instead. I know some VR titles are decent but the majority are not.

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LOGICWINS2543d ago

I appreciate that Sony wants to expand the VR gaming market by creating an affordable product, but you're absolutely right. VR has a LONG way to go before it becomes meaningful enough for it to come standard with all future PS consoles. I'm assuming that's what Sony wants.

I don't see the appeal of paying $50 for 4 hour games like Farpoint personally, but it doesn't matter what I think in relation to what the market thinks of it.

fiveby92543d ago

Sony is doing what they do which is trying to push gaming to new mediums. MS tried this with Kinect. Granted it was a failure. And the big difference is that PSVR is not a required purchase like MS tried with orig X1 / Kinext. Also MS must see some potential with VR as I believe they will support VR with Scorpio. So Kudos to Sony and I sure hope VR makes strides in gaming.

Bathyj2543d ago

Wait!?! Who the hell said VR has to be standard?

It's niche if anything, but it's there for people who want it. Stop acting like Sony is forcing you to buy it with a PS4.

Who would be dumb enough to box an expensive optional peripheral that not everyone wants in with every console?

candystop2543d ago

@bathyj

I guess it was inevitable for the true sickening fanboy to finally come out!

Ot: Good to see Sony is taking VR serious and not just pushing it aside. I want to see what they have planned for this e3. Hopefully there competitor takes note and developers share tech to make everything much better for future tech.

morganfell2543d ago

"Who would be dumb enough to box an expensive optional peripheral that not everyone wants in with every console?"

@Bathyj,

You have to do that when you can't just disconnect the thing. It isn't as simple as that... /s

Aenea2543d ago

Just like MS is throwing Xbox fans the last bone in the form of Scorpio I suppose, hmm?

ILostMyMind2543d ago

You forgot to say XBO too. These hardware abandoned by their manufacturers are regrettable.

lolosgolos2543d ago

@XsomedudeX The junk kinect sold better than all VR put together. http://www.bbc.com/news/bus...

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candystop2543d ago

Vr makes playstation move and eyetoy look like a joke as well. ;)

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S2Killinit2542d ago

PSVR is the most exciting thing this generation for me.

Hanilugtehul2542d ago

Have you played dirt rally on psvr with logitech g29, its The best gaming experience i Have had in my life, its superb and i normally dont play racing Games:-) and there are many others great titel in vr.

medman2542d ago (Edited 2542d ago )

+donthate
You're a short term thinker...that sort of thinking tends to lead to limited success in life. Sony plays the long game, which leads to success over the long term. Think bigger.

darthv722542d ago

So did he bring Milo with him to make into a real VR game???

Dragonscale2542d ago

@donthate, your name is so ironic lol. Wonder if you'll say that if ms announce it for scorpio.

DigitalRaptor2542d ago (Edited 2542d ago )

Resident Evil 7 on PSVR, is better than any game Kinect ever had.

If devs use that masterpiece as a blueprint to make games, VR will be just fine.
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@ candystop

PSVR uses Move, and only the PlayStation Camera makes the EyeToy look like a joke, because it's more advanced and required for PSVR tracking. If anything, PSVR validates the existence of those old peripherals and efforts spent over the years because they were all leading up to be integrated into a VR solution. If Microsoft supports VR on Xbox, they'll probably attempt to use Kinect with it... maybe.

rainslacker2542d ago

@Eatcrow

Forced? I'm pretty sure given his job description he willfully joined Sony to work on VR. It's not like he was hired for general development, but his employment was to a specific function to work on VR.

If he's being forced, then it was before he joined Sony. Maybe by his wife who told him he needed to get a job or something.

Smokingunz2542d ago

Damn thats a lot of failures sony has under its belt

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omarja14052543d ago

VR is growing every day why would Sony give up on PSVR?

RE7 is a perfect example on exciting and an amazing VR hardcore gaming.

Aenea2543d ago (Edited 2543d ago )

I know, I was making a dig at those "other brand" fans who downplay PSVR....

uth112543d ago

Lots of people seem desperate for VR to fail. They write it off every chance they get. I don't think it's just fans of a certain console. It's been strongly hinted they are getting VR too.

Aenea2543d ago

Yeah I don't get it, have they even tried it?

I think there are 3 groups of people who downplay PSVR:
- Xbox fans since they don't have it
- PC fans who bought the more expensive headsets not wanting to believe PSVR is just as good in many departments
- people who are afraid VR will change the way they play their games

Especially the last group is kinda funny since it eventually will change to the way we play games only it's going to take quite some time before that is going to be the case (I mean when the devices are wireless, ridiculously high resolutions and you don't even feel you're wearing it, ie. 30+ years from now).

uth112542d ago

@Aenea - I suspect it's lots of number 3 as well. They aren't even pro-PC VR. Just ready to declare VR dead and buried before it's even had a chance.

Fear of change is probably the right answer. But VR isn't a threat to your preferred way of gaming just yet.

EatCrow2542d ago (Edited 2542d ago )

@Aenea
And you forgot playstation fans who don't like it either. I know quite a few of them.
Never mind being one.
And you forgot xbox fans who do have it. Either on PC or their playstation.

In the meantime studios close because of VR.
Rigs may have sold a lot more if not for VR for instance. Can't know for sure but im thinking it would have.

When VR was announced the first time I think a lot of people were interested..up until they saw what its like and tried it themselves. Some liked it more other were turned off by it.

Aenea2542d ago

@Eatcrow

The Xbox fans who also have a PS4 and don't like fall in the last category, just like the PS4 fans/owners who don't like it without ever having tried it. The PC owners were already covered. Xbox fans who own a PS4 and PSVR apparently like it otherwise they would've sold it already.

So no, I don't think I forgot anyone :)

And which studios close because of VR? I don't know of any. If you're referring to Guerrilla Cambridge who says it was because of VR??

rainslacker2542d ago

If you dig into those same people's comment history...particularly the one's above, you'll actually find them saying how it's going to be good on Xbox because of Occulus, and now with that AMD thing going on.

They're very selective of when they find VR having a long way to go.

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boing12543d ago

Nah. They're actually speeding up the production.

Aenea2543d ago

I know, perhaps I should've added a /s

OB1Biker2543d ago

"I'm super excited to be joining the London team to lead them further on their journey to becoming the world's leading AAA, VR Team," Whyte told us.'

Thats great to know they seem to be ambitious.

XanderZane2542d ago

Well I was hoping we would get some new information and new games at the E3 for PSVR. It's been pretty quite the last couple of months. I'm interested to see what Sony has to show for it as the E3.

OB1Biker2542d ago

'Well I was hoping we would get some new information and new games at the E3 for PSVR. '
What do you mean?

XanderZane2542d ago

@OB1Biker
Just what I said. More information on new PSVR games. Only thing I've heard recently was that Everybody's Golf would have a VR mode. Before that it was about how good Resident Evil 7's VR mode was. I haven't heard of any new games that is strictly for the PSVR only. Have you? Have any links?

Chevalier2542d ago

@Igivehugs and Morgan

My bundle is on the way as well! Also excited for Farpoint.

Chevalier2542d ago

@Logicwins

" I appreciate that Sony wants to expand the VR gaming market by creating an affordable product, but you're absolutely right. VR has a LONG way to go before it becomes meaningful enough for it to come "

Yeah so did 3D graphics and many elements of gaming. If you're not going to take your time to build the blocks then don't expect that path to be built. You have to start somewhere. Can you imagine if Sony hadn't taken the risk during PS1 where we would be today? Someone has to take the risk and start building. Its the only way you can make it happen. Just look at Sony studios and what they built over the past decade then look at MS and their mailed in Halo, Gears and very few new IPs.

rainslacker2542d ago (Edited 2542d ago )

This means that even with the new studio dedicated to PSVR game development, they are also working on it in their London Studios....which is where most of their UK studio closings were appropriated to in the restructures.

I wish Whyte the best of luck. Not sure of his portfolio or qualifications, but Lionhead wasn't a bad studio at all. Just had some bumps in some of what they tried to achieve from time to time.

@some others

"VR has a long way to go"

Yeah, well to get there a company has to work at it. It isn't just going to happen on it's own. Sony seems to be trying to get it to where it needs to be...probably more than any other company out there, because they are both making the hardware, and looking to support it with compelling software to get people interested to make it viable.

I don't get why that's a bad thing. Sony is working to improve it. That's what they should be doing.

Ceaser98573612542d ago

AAH!! Sony is the best place to work when it comes to video games... I read SQ EN is looking for a buyer for IO Interactive.. and Sony should buy it asap! and make HITMAN exclusive.. Thats gonna be another awesome deal..

http://gadgets.ndtv.com/gam...

Ceaser98573612542d ago

Unless SQ EN owns the IP of HITMAN ..

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Relientk772543d ago

Awesome, you are more than welcome Stuart

AspiringProGenji2543d ago (Edited 2543d ago )

It is awesome they got studios to work on VR while the other focuses on the core stuff. Everyone wins!

Sony gets it right once again!

ps360s2543d ago

get the best of both worlds

I do want a Fable like game for the PSVR tho :D

Kaneki-Ken2543d ago

Spiritual successor Fable will be awesome and probably be better since PlayStation gives creative freedom, risk and huge budget

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SaveFerris2543d ago

He has a lot of experience and I hope he can help create some great VR games.

IGiveHugs2NakedWomen2543d ago

I'm really hoping that Sony brings a first person RPG to PSVR. Something like King's Field. Anyone remember that game?

https://www.youtube.com/wat...

It wasn't visually impressive since it was a PS1 game, but it was an interesting adventure based RPG made by From Software.

Ron_Danger2543d ago

Woah... haven't thought of that game in like 20 years 😂 I had a demo of it that came with OPM when I was in junior high. I'd also love a new Wizadry for psvr, but they'd obviously need to make a few design changes for that to work.

fenome2543d ago

Hell yes I remember that game! Imagine what From could do with it now after all the experience they have with the Souls games.

rainslacker2542d ago (Edited 2542d ago )

I really loved that game, even though i hate the genre in general. Seems like a reboot would be a perfect fit for PSVR.

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Tacoboto21h ago

"the capital group of PCF Group S.A."

If you're getting funding from a group that needs two different ways of Acronyming itself, things will not go the way you want them to.

banger8815h ago

If it was more online-only crap then good riddance.

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Outriders was crap. They slapped that game together and threw in a loot system to get players' attention. This game was absolutely jank and the always online nonsense made it stutter like crazy. People Can't Optimize.

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Christopher15h ago

$250? Do they not know all the other games that already exist or will be made in the future that can do similar?

SimpleDad6h ago(Edited 6h ago)

This is for the hardcore people that have 2500 h in the game. They basically play that one game the whole year.
Oh and those same people are mad as hell at this... what a way to reward fans of your game and annihilate newcomers.

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darthv7219h ago

Xbox content + services up 62% while hardware down 31%... seems about right with the way they tout you don't need the hardware to play. People can play on their phones or smart tv or other means. I don't hardly play on my consoles directly since getting devices like the logitech g-cloud and ps portal. Which is to also say I have been playing more digital than physical because of these devices.

solideagle6h ago

you should apply in MS PR team buddy, I think you will do a great job in my humble opinion :)

Sonic18813h ago

I thought darthv72 and Obscure_Observer already work for Microsoft 🤔

dveio3h ago

MS: "Xbox services and content without AB up 1%, with AB up 62%. Hardware down 31%. In total a loss of 350 mill."

darthv72: "Seems about right."

MS: "Excuse m ..."

darthv72: "I don't hardly play on my consoles directly."

MS:

Cacabunga5h ago

I can tell people like you are an absolute minority..

If service is up means their fans and fanboys accepted this model and subscribed to it. The near future you will see a big decline because the service is saturated.

shinoff21834h ago

But that's been ms for years. When things aren't going their way they try to change the way things are said. For instance console sales are down, they stop telling how many sold instead telling us how many hours spent in halo or headshots. So it makes sense console sales down just say people are playing on more devices then previous. What they won't say is how many xbox players jumped ship to ps5.

Cacabunga3h ago

Hardware sales are so bad that Sony and Nintendo are blowing the sales off the water with their hardware.

If Xbox are losers, others aren’t..
Xbox already tried everything with Xbox live then subscriptions went down so much that they had to find something else. Their fans subscribed then reached saturation rather quickly.

Hardware and exclusive games is where it’s at! Keep gamers excited, announce decent software and people will support you

purple1018h ago

Xbox hardware revenue tanks to lowest point of Xbox Series generation

Profchaos7h ago

I'm not surprised surface is struggling they aren't relevant anymore

XBManiac7h ago

Too expensive hardware when others offer the same or more for less? Good work, Green Team.

SimpleDad6h ago(Edited 6h ago)

"Despite some early successes for Xbox games on rival platforms, Xbox hardware is down by a massive 31 percent this quarter."
"Without Activision Blizzard, Microsoft’s overall gaming revenue would have actually declined this quarter."
"Xbox content and services would have only been up a single percent without Activision Blizzard..."
"It looks like next quarter is going to be a similar story for gaming at Microsoft, too."

That is crazy... so A/B/K is carrying the whole Xbox gaming.
Oh and Microsoft will be fine. Windows, Office and Cloud are growing with each pc purchase.

purple1016h ago

Activision: "we gonna need a bigger rucksack/backpack please"

Microsoft: "why's that"

Activision: "to carry yo' weak ass'

Profchaos6h ago(Edited 6h ago)

Top brass have also wanted to start seeing returns on the 100 billion they have put into various Xbox related moves so seeing more multiplatform games is highly likely especially from abk

It's basically saying that PlayStation is the reason Xbox is afloat right now thinks to Ps5 versions of COD

Kornholic4h ago

So basically PS and PC gamers' money is keeping Xbox on life support.

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