Uhh... and the mobile gaming market isn't crowded?
They're just acting as a publishing arm mainly for indies to give them more exposure on platforms as written in the OP.
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Sony Music announces multiplatform publishing label Unties; Tiny Metal, Deemo, more
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Uhh... and the mobile gaming market isn't crowded?
They're just acting as a publishing arm mainly for indies to give them more exposure on platforms as written in the OP.
Maintenance
Member
Isn't mobile the worst crowded market? Crowded with "free" games?
I guess that is why they release on Switch, the only market that is not crowded
yet
Also, some games work better on PC/consoles and some on mobile. Better to release to the right market, even if it's more crowded.
seeing how H1Z1 has over 7M players on Steam, yeah I agree
DXB-KNIGHT
Member
So only Capcom remains in denial about Switch.
killatopak
Gold Member
Stupidity.
It wouldn't be a thread without a junior trashing the Vita for no reason when a switch is mentioned.
Ready2Rokk
Member
How did I miss Tiny Metal? This is the Advance Wars game I've been waiting for, for over a decade!
So if another company also has branches that go in opposite directions then it becomes ok? Yeah that's really clever.
The most blatant evidence of what a mess Sony is it's how Vita was mismanaged, Japanese and European branches were willing to(and did) support it while the American one didn't even give it E3 space 3 months after its release, and they were all part of the Playstation branch...
If MS and Sony make money despite this think how much more money they could do with a better coordination.
Just to be clear i'm not saying that this is a bad news, for gamers more games the better.
Theslammer
Member
I think this year saw better fortunes due to their Marvel partnership involving Spider-Man. We'll see how it does long-term.
Kaz was a big part of Playstation and runs Sony, so in a way, it's not surprising that they see the value in gaming.
Doctor_Thomas
Member
Sony Imagesoft fell under Sony Music and released on other platforms.
This sounds like a return if Imagesoft under a different name.
Nothing to do with SIE, a different beast.
This sounds like a return if Imagesoft under a different name.
Nothing to do with SIE, a different beast.
They were. Once PlayStation launched SME canceled all their unreleased SFC games, including the fully complete Jerry Boy 2. They also immediately ceased Mega CD and PCE CD-ROM2 publishing.
The only Sony division that kept multiplatform support going was Psygnosis (under SCE) somehow for awhile on Saturn and N64. SME went PSX only though and they shut down their western branch (Imagesoft) with its resources being folded into SCEA and its development team becoming 989 Studios.
Yes, Tenchu was originally a SME property. Others include Solstice/Equinox, Skyblazer, Extra Innings, Jerry Boy/Smartball, Kileak the Blood, Kowlooons Gate and Speed Power Gunbike. They also handled a lot of licensed games like Robocop, Hook or Mickey Mania.
Robert at Zeboyd Games
Banned
Sony never owned the Popolocrois IP - the games are actually based on a manga series.
SIE does own gaming rights to the property, theyre even in the copyrights for the 3DS game.
Hero of Legend
Member
Not just that, oh my fucking god, they actually credit two actual SIE employees in the credits:
http://www.mobygames.com/game/3ds/return-to-popolocrois-a-story-of-seasons-fairytale/credits
Woah.
Unties has a Twitter account:
https://twitter.com/UNTIES_Games?s=09
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There seems to be an Unties event going on at the moment:
https://twitter.com/johntv/status/920256122061123584
https://twitter.com/UNTIES_Games?s=09
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There seems to be an Unties event going on at the moment:
https://twitter.com/johntv/status/920256122061123584
Its also already on iOS, Android, Vita and Switch so its a known quantity. Rayark has also sort of made a name for themselves in the rhythm genre between this, Cytus and Voez.
Thebullfrog
Member
Oh man, Tiny Metal looks like it could be pretty damn cool too.
more like Switch is a new Vita
If Sony's publishing games for it then it can't possibly be the new Vita.
Joking, of course, but it is crazy to think that both Microsoft and Sony are publishing Switch games now.
Lol
Why would you do that?
Member
I wonder if Fujii is there because his new rhythm game Gal Metal for Switch will be published by Unties, or if he is just there to support the cause.
LambdaTeos
Member
... that explains why the button mode is being developed for deemo switch...
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Fujii isn't an indie developer, he works for DMM who greenlighted his project Gal Metal.
Cloud_Hidden
Member
I'm really excited about this push, and I'm *really* excited for Tiny Metal. I'm craving an Advance Wars game, and it's hard to believe that this is coming before Wargroove. Out of nowhere!
(Still really excited about Wargroove.)
(Still really excited about Wargroove.)
NeOak
Member
One of the many mistakes SIE made IMO
Following from what I said.
It was just a kick-off party that people were invited to.
Link: https://entertainmentstation.jp/130086