Executive producer at Hi-Rez Studios confirms that Paladins supports crossplay between the Nintendo Switch and Xbox but not the PS4 as Sony is not keen on crossplay.
Star Wars Battlefront 3 was in development at Pandemic Studios, but LucasArts wanted the team to make the game in just one year.
Ex- employees Hope Studio Gets "Consolidated Into Sony"
Former Bungie employees speak out in a new report, blaming greed and leadership for the studio’s troubles, and say full Sony consolidation is the best way forward.
Interesting article, even with some actual names of the people voicing their thoughts.
I think that we've had enough similiar situations at other studios and publishers already, hell even completely different businesses, to know that OF COURSE it's always about hostile environments at work and the search for rather effortless profits than causing excitment with great ideas.
All deflecting statements, wether from managements or other people in charge, have always, literally always been untruthful. Always.
And it's so silly.
Nothing of this crap causes a nuclear war.
But all the people in charge act like everything is top secret f'n CIA like intel, trying everything to not stand up for their mistakes.
I mean it's pathetic, it really is. In the brand scheme of it all it's truly pathetic.
Bungie was indie, so they depended on in game monetization. Sony makes money from other sources: music, movies, psn, ps hardware...
...so devs are hoping by full Sony consolidation they will cut down the monetization part, and make things easier for them...
...but keep in mind, Sony bought them because of their monetization and live service model and design, so much so they tried to make every Sony IP into a live service spinoff.
So I don't see much change in anything, for us consumers, if Sony takes full control.
Ilari Kuittinen and Gregory Louden of Returnal developer Housemarque have revealed during an interview with Eurogamer at the studio’s 30th anniversary event last week that it has no plans to develop live-service or free-to-play games, “as long as people are buying premium games.”
This is pretty much official from Sony now. That they just don't want crossplay with Xbox or Switch.
Sad from a developer point of view that has this set up and ready to go and able to help their game stay afloat with users.
Also harsh on friends/gamers that might only own one different console from one another.
Paladins...I seriously hate these kind of F2P games.
Neither are the majority of Sony's fans. We're just fine and we don't give a crap one way or the other about crossplay. I personally just want Sony to keep doing what they're doing. They are hitting it out of the park constantly. Xbox fans want crossplay. Sony fans just want Sony to keep on doing their thing.
thats ok because PS gamers also don't give a toss about Crossplay. the crossplay noise only comes from the xbone camp.
The REAL REASON why Xbox and Phil Spencer wants crossplay
https://www.youtube.com/wat...
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Not surprising since last gen