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Ubisoft moved I Am Alive to PSN/XBLA due to fear of competing with The Last of Us

PSM3 hears from Ubisoft insider that I Am Alive was driven to the PlayStation Network/Xbox Live Arcade out of fear with competing with The Last of Us.

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Trainz4895d ago (Edited 4895d ago )

Interesting.

@katalonie Wtf are you smoking dude?

Nitrowolf24895d ago

I Am Alive was announced way before Last of Us. Last of US got announced last month, Ubisoft had to have known about the title for some time now, either that or it's just an excuse. Either way doesn't bother me at all.

I always thought this game was gonna be a download only anyway.

Army_of_Darkness4895d ago

Hey, if I was possibly with another studio that was competing against the team that made the uncharted series due to very similar genre and atmosphere, I too would be shitting my pants! And go with "as a downloadable title" only! Lol!

-Alpha4895d ago (Edited 4895d ago )

Yeah, this is a rubbish excuse. Besides, I Am Alive would sell without problem of interference on the 360

This game has been in developmental purgatory for quite some time now, sounds like wishful thinking to me to associate the reason with TLoU.

I'd also like a proper quote from the proper spokesmen, the citation sounds like BS

Nitrowolf24895d ago

BTW I forgot to mention this
I Am Alive Releases next month
Ubisoft are so BSing here. Even if they went with a disc release, the latest would most likely be May-July release, still a good few months before Last of US releases.

Solid_Malone4895d ago

yeah this excuse sounds like bullshit to me, look at Infamous and prototype. Why didn't Activision make the same move?

gamingdroid4895d ago

I agree, this is stupid and most likely untrue.

da_2pacalypse4895d ago

@M4I0N3

Because a lot of people were expecting Prototype to be better than infamous... infamous took most people by surprise. Also, Activision is stupid!

EVILDEAD3604894d ago (Edited 4894d ago )

LMFAO...This article isnt remotely close to the truth..

Last of Us might may not even release this year and it isn't even close to I am alive as competition.

Evil

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Thatguy-3104895d ago

Though they do seem to have a similar atmosphere i doubt this is the reason. I mean IAA does look way out of TLOU league but I would have assume they were scare of it if they would have delayed the game until next year.

Drekken4895d ago

Trainz, have you ever said anything on topic or not trolling? How about interesting? I highly doubt it.

OT - I am alive should change its name to I am barley alive.

orange-skittle4895d ago

They just told the world "WE ARE SCARED OF NAUGHTY DOG!" Their name says it best ubiSOFT. Who admits that their game cant compete with another company that only has a handful of titles under it's belt. This a major upswing for Naughty Dog. They should be gloating right now. I can say, the only powerhouses out there now are Naughty Dog, Rockstar, and Sony Santa Monica. These guys can do no wrong. Whatever they touch is golden.

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kataloni104895d ago

but there was not The Last of Us when i am live announced

CarlitoBrigante4894d ago

And back then it was still a full retail game.

The Last of Us gets announced, the industry gets shaken and this game gets delayed and reduced to PSN/XBLA game.

I Am Alive looks really cool, but you can tell its limited budget by the graphics.

OcularVision4894d ago

I Am Alive was set to be a PSN/XBL game BEFORE The Last of Us was announced.

-Mika-4895d ago

lol what websites do for hits. I think the author answered his question at the last paragraph. It was not possible for them to know about the game before the reveal and im pretty sure i am alive is coming out way before the last of us. So there was no reason why a company like ubisoft would do something like that.

DrFUD4895d ago

I heard I Am Alive was moved to downloadable because it was having trouble becoming a good game and buyers accept lesser quality download games since they are lesser price.

Frankfurt4895d ago

Sounds like BS. I Am Alive was scrapped YEARS AGO and started over with a small budget. You mean to tell me they knew about Last of US before Naughty Dog even started making their game? I Am Alive is older than Uncharted 3!

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PlayStation - The Concert "Changes Everything" for Music Lovers

PlayStation - The Concert is a magical musical experience for fans of the brand.

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The Last of Us Complete Now Available on PS5, Physical Collector’s Edition Coming July

Two award-winning masterpieces, together in one incredible collection.

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Christopher66d ago (Edited 66d ago )

As expected. Unless it's going to Xbox or Switch 2, we can stop hearing about these older games now? We can move on to just news about new games?

darthv7266d ago

....until the PS6 remake followed by the PS7 reboot

Christopher66d ago

Man, first year of PS6 is going to be 90% remasters. I'm going to hate it and likely hold off until new games actually get released that I can't play on my PS5.

Cacabunga65d ago

Yes I’m waiting for complete remaster…. On ps5

OtterX65d ago

...20 years later, "you haven't heard the last of us yet!" *releases The Last of Us Retro Collection*

cloganart65d ago

@Christopher

Oof, yeah. I don't think I'm picking up the PS6 until "Pro" comes out 😂

Cacabunga65d ago

I haven’t played Tlou1 since PS3 and i have the greatest memory of it

Notellin65d ago

I'm already dreading all the cross generation games and remasters we'll see with the next round of consoles.

LonDonE65d ago

lmao this is getting ridiculous but thing is if people keep buying them.. then why would they stop making them?
Peeps STOP BUYING this game.. that actually hurts me to say this as the last of us is high up on my greatest games of all times.. its one of the few games i played through start to finish 3/4 times back to back as i loved it so much. But sony need to stop, give us a Resistance 3 remaster, i would love and buy that.. such an underated series as was killzone.
Or give us infamous.. so many great series and titles i would gladly buy but they just want to keep giving us last of us.

I am done buying that game.. i would only buy part 2 remaster if they remade it and kept joel alive, or i am not interested. Hate last of us 2s story killing off joel.. the actual game is stunning and incredible, they improved so much in the gameplay department but i hate the story with a passion.

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Profchaos65d ago (Edited 65d ago )

We can stop hearing about it when they stop re-releasing them I guess.

I reckon the ps6 version will be 8k 240 and I'll still not care.

I miss new games from nd

Inverno65d ago

And HBO just announced season 3 even tho LoU2 couldn't possibly be so long that it wouldn't be able to fit in 1 season. They're just milking it at this point.

darthv7265d ago

speaking of the HBO series... I felt they should have made part 1 across two seasons, then address part 2 in seasons 3 and 4. so now i have a feeling they rushed through part 1 in season 1 to make season 2 a cliff hanger with Joel's impending demise being the starting point to Season 3.

-Foxtrot65d ago

I love how they decided to rush, chop and change things for Season 1 to get through the game yet for TLOU Part II it’s like “we’re going to do multiple seasons and take our time”

Inverno65d ago

Okay after seeing that there's only 7 episodes I take it back. Though I think it's incredibly stupid not to have just made the season longer. Another season just to finish what could've just been a 13 episode season seems counterintuitive but aiight. I put that on HBO tho.

Neonridr66d ago

This will be the 4th time Sony sells us The Last of Us Part 1.. And the 2nd time on the PS5.

Knushwood Butt65d ago

They don't want Metroid Prime holding that record,

NotoriousWhiz65d ago

Strange, I thought the record went to Street Fighter 2.

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FPS_D3TH65d ago

We are approaching Skyrim levels here

Profchaos65d ago

At this point we are at Skyrim in terms of frequency. Skyrim was one per generation. If you exclude VR Skyrim we've now exceeded it

Tlou 1 PS3, 1 PS4 2 ps5
Skyrim 1 ps360 2 PS4/x1/vr 1 ps5/sx

Tlou 4
Skyrim 4

Christopher65d ago

Not quite. Skyrim had:

PS3/360/PC
PS4/X1
VR
Switch
Skyrim Special Edition PC/PS4/X1
Skyrim Special Edition PS5/XSX

VersusDMC65d ago (Edited 65d ago )

Also add skyrim bundles like the one below and all the humble bundles since that's what everyone is doing here

https://www.xbox.com/en-CA/...

darthv7265d ago

@Chris, LoU is getting just as bad by milking the same user base. At least Skyrim was able to sell to a wider audience via different platforms.

Christopher65d ago

@darthv72: I don't know why you're telling me that. I only corrected on number of Skyrim re-releases/ports/etc. I didn't say anything else.

Profchaos65d ago

@christopher guess I forgot just how much was out I think the special editions are technically one release despite being cross platform though would the Alexa version count

Christopher65d ago

@Profchaos: I guess, but I'd consider it a separate release since it rolled them into one at a later date but definitely there is a PS5/XSX version with PS5/XSX supported updates specific to them.

Chevalier65d ago

"LoU is getting just as bad by milking the same user base"

Weird. Like 35% of PS5 owners are NEW to Playstation. Plus this is really for new fans from the TV series for season 2 of TLOU.

I recall the same idiotic comments when the 1st one was remade just before TLOU TV Series came out and it went on the be one of the best selling games that year.

So maybe get your FACTS straight. Unlike Skyrim getting literally releases in 3 generations and 10 releases.

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Neonridr65d ago

I gotta figure RE4 is up there too

FPS_D3TH65d ago

No. Those are remakes. Not remasters

Neonridr65d ago

@FPS - we've had quite a few RE4 remasters, only 1 remake.

CrimsonWing6964d ago (Edited 64d ago )

@FPS_D3TH

It blows my mind how people do some mental gymnastics to try to cope with a game they like doing the same thing (technically more) they’re complaining about for another game.

RE4 - PS2, GC
RE4 w Motion Controls - Wii
Literally RE4 HD Remaster - Xbox 360, PS3
I’m assuming a port of RE HD - PS4, Xbox One
RE4 Remake - PS5, Xsex

1 Remake and the bunch are Remasters… how, I mean how—Y’know what, it doesn’t matter anymore…

P_Bomb65d ago

Store says I already own it. I guess it’s just a straight twin-pack. Looks like they added 4 maps to ‘No Return’.

VersusDMC65d ago

You don't need to buy this to get the maps, marlene and bill. It all got patched in to the game on the 3rd.

P_Bomb65d ago (Edited 65d ago )

Good to know. I’ve watched runs of ‘No Return’ but have yet to try it myself. Soon, soon 😉

Knushwood Butt65d ago

Yeah, No Return got a content update.
Three new trophies too.

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A mysterious physical edition of a Naughty Dog game is in the works

billibil-kun: "As The Last of Us season 2 prepares to air on HBO, we've spotted a mysterious reference to a special edition of a physical PS5 game from the franchise. Here's our take on the game, which remains unclear for now."

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Relientk7776d ago

It's probably a bundle of both The Last of Us games

Nyxus76d ago

Yeah that's what I'm thinking. The Last of Us Part 1 + II Remastered.

lukasmain76d ago (Edited 76d ago )

That's totally what it is I believe. It would be a great bundle for new players getting into the ecosystem

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Goodguy0175d ago

They're really milking this franchise lol

anast75d ago

You must comment on every Mario, Zelda, and Skyrim article too.

darthv7275d ago

....because there has been the same mario, Zelda and Skyrim games for three console generations?

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isarai75d ago

@darthv72

Literally yes 🤨

Cacabunga75d ago

Every Mario and Zelda is different. This is just the exact same game over and over

anast75d ago

Skyrim, yes. Mario and Zelda since the 80's

Loktai75d ago

@darthv72 Uh yes. Yes it has. They milked BOTW across Wii U and switch and they STILL want 40+ for it new and never discounted it. They made "remasters" of older zelda games as well on switch and in the past onto the other gameboy platforms from the older platforms. They have done the same with Mario. They port the paper mario games and mario RPG to switch. And now I PROMISE you they are going to show "enhancements" for those same games on Switch 2. I PROMISE you thats going to get mentioned, maybe even tomorrow. Last of us Part 1 has been across techncially 3 generations, but 2 has been 2- and JUST BARELY 2 because it released just a few months before the PS5 did - and so if that counts as milking it, what do you call breath of the wild on Wii U then going to switch or Twilight Princess coming uot on gamecube and Wii - OR ZELDA WIND WAKER HD coming out?

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Chevalier75d ago (Edited 75d ago )

"Skyrim games for three console generations?"

Darth showing some idiocy here. Seriously yes Skyrim has been re-released more than any other game period. It's been released on 3 generations - PS3, PS4, PS5, PSVR, PC, PC VR, Switch, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S. That's 10 releases across 3 generations! So Seriously get your DAMN facts straight.

Yui_Suzumiya75d ago

And yet Fallout 3 has never been Remastered. Prison time should be given for that offense, lol

darthv7275d ago

Skyrim sure, but the other two... not so much

thorstein74d ago (Edited 74d ago )

@darth GTAV says hi.

Skyrim has an Alexa edition.

Chevalier75d ago

Clearly a guy with business acumen! Why would Sony want to rebundle games and release them in time for the 2nd season of TLOU to release? I mean the last time a bunch of idiots laughed at Sony then guess what? TLOU part 1 for PS5 only hit top 5 sales and kept popping onto charts throughout the year?! Lol

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Chevalier74d ago

"Skyrim sure, but the other two... not so much"

Multiple Mario and Zelda games have made 2 generations. Maybe you guys forget that over a 3rd of the gamers on Playstation have NEVER owned a Playstation system before and some are coming into it as a result of the TV show.

People said the EXACT same crap when the 1st game got released on PS5, but, it ended up being one of the best selling games the year it came out.

Also for all the idiots complaining. Playstation at least offer $10 upgrades for some of these games. Have you EVER seen a re-release by Nintendo, Xbox, Bethesda offer that?! No I didn't think so.

darthv7274d ago

releasing a newer version because the previous version is not physically compatible is not quite the same as taking a perfectly good existing game that already works on the newer platform and repackaging it under a remaster brand for that newer platform and then repackaging it AGAIN for the same platform.

And that whole line of *insert people here may not have had a PS before* is a line of BS. PS2 is the most selling platform in history... chances are very good a high percentage upgrade to the PS3 and then upgraded to the PS4 and are upgrading again for the PS5. So dont give me that line of bologna. you'd rather swallow every bit of Sony propaganda instead of call them out for milking (and yes this is milking) this game. You know there will be a PS6 version and likely a PS7 remaster.

Of course i am purely speculating on the 6 & 7 but there is a high degree of probability because of what they did already between 3, 4 & 5. And you defending even the $10 upgrade when most of the XB games get free upgrades is just another sign of your blind loyalty. I didnt think it possible and gave you benefit of the doubt but now I can see i was totally wrong.

Chevalier74d ago (Edited 74d ago )

@Darth

Again your examples are absolutely terrible. Repackaged games for new audiences isn't new with the high cost of development. This release is timed for people that are new to Playstation coming from watching season 2 of the TV show. If you're surprised and annoyed by this then stop gaming then. It will happen if there's some new Skyrim, Fallout, Doom or whatever TV show comes out too.

Also you're the guy who defends Xbox for this crap too. Skyrim releases were done while owned by Xbox.

Also you mentioned the PS2, repackaged games happened all the time then too. If you think that repackaged games is going to go away with the skyrocketing cost of development is going away then sorry cover your eyes and plug your ears and pretend like an idiot then. You will be complaining daily soon.

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OhReginald75d ago (Edited 75d ago )

I hope it's both ps5 games bundled with all updates including the new no return add ons for April. I'll triple dip on that.

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