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Should Naughty Dog buy themselves back from Sony?
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Jpop
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lol
If they were making games for the PC, Switch and everything inbetween they'd be far more constrained, they'd also lose ICE Team, which is a big reason they are so good on a technical level. They'd probably sell more copies if they keep the quality up, but they are hardly slacking there, TLoU probably sold 10+ million copies and Uncharted 4 isn't far behind.
StrongBlackVine
Banned
I'm sure you would.
nekkid
It doesn't matter who we are, what matters is our plan.
What's that supposed to mean?
Fuck no, sorry for being crass but naughty dog is in a very good position. They have a triple A status and allowed to work on seemingly whatever titles they would like. But even better than that they are a privileged team in that they have access to the console designers and engineers to better power their ideas. If they were third party they would not have this privilege and their status as technical wizards wouldn't be as high as it is now.
This idea was awful in 2013 and is still awful now OP.
This idea was awful in 2013 and is still awful now OP.
thekiddfran
Member
I want Nintendo EAD to buy themselves out?
Is that how it works? They are the same position as Naughty Dog. Wholly owned
Is that how it works? They are the same position as Naughty Dog. Wholly owned
Stilton Disco
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Outside of a few indie focused publishers, the only one I can think of that allows as much freedom, support and patience with their studios is Nintendo, and even then, Nintendo wouldn't sign off on the mature, narrative driven titles that Sony lets their partners make.
I mean they're not perfect, and I definitely think they've been far too quick to close studios that haven't quite hit performance targets in recent years, but the sheer variety of their first and second party output puts everyone else to shame, from tiny budget titles to big AAA new IP, they're leaving almost all the other big publishers in the dust.
Basically I think Naughty Dog would have to be insane to want to partner up with any other third party publisher.
Sure, they'd get a short term profit windfall, but good luck to them not getting stuck running one franchise into the ground, having all creative freedom stifled and not getting shut down or altered beyond recognition within a decade, as has happened to so many studios under the likes of EA, Activision and Ubisoft.
davepoobond
you can't put a price on sparks
sony should buy themselves out
Hydrargyrus
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Yup, pretty much
TheRedSnifit
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Naughty Dog games on PC would be amazing. No more holding back.
Mass_Pincup
Banned
Why would ND care about the amount they sale?
They have creative freedom and are getting a big marketing push as well as great reviews as of now.
They already can do what they want.
Who is going to fund them while letting them do basically what they want?
StrongBlackVine
Banned
There is no hidden meaning behind what I said. The whole point of exclusives is to convince you to buy their platform.
Yes. All great first party studios go on the market to the highest bidder(EA, Activision or Ubisoft). I see no way this could go wrong.
FIREKNIGHT2029
Member
Hell no.
robertsan21
Member
No ND stays with Sony cause its the best fit.
ND does what they want when it comes to their games. Sony will do everything to make them happy so they are already doing what they want.
ND does what they want when it comes to their games. Sony will do everything to make them happy so they are already doing what they want.
LiquidSolid
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Sorry for the bump... The Decima Engine thread brought me here. A few people did raise some valid points.
An almost 4 year old bump because I made a post mocking this thread for its console wars nonsense and you thought there were some "valid points" raised? SMH
Devilgunman
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A lot of people want to play Nintendo game without buying Nintendo hardware as well.
miller.skippins
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what with all the recent 'passive agressive' port begging thread recently in regards to sony games, developers and engines...??
- Should guerilla license Decima to games for other platform
- Should sony publish bloodborne for PC
- Should ND buy themselves out of Sony
etc etc etc...
the envy of non-playstation owners are real these past few weeks...
- Should guerilla license Decima to games for other platform
- Should sony publish bloodborne for PC
- Should ND buy themselves out of Sony
etc etc etc...
the envy of non-playstation owners are real these past few weeks...
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