Yup! haha It was nice knowing them.
Whether or not this is a right move doesn't matter much for me, I don't play social mobile games.
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Konami's new CEO: Mobile is the future of gaming, is Konami's main platform
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Whether or not this is a right move doesn't matter much for me, I don't play social mobile games.
njean777
Member
Hardcore will just go to the PC, PC will always be around. That is my plan if consoles die.
MR ARCADE FOREVER
Member
From SNES top developers to a pile of poop
maquiladora
Member
I appreciate them being honest about it at least.
...in Japan. Not everywhere.
There's always going to be certain games that will not play well on mobile.
ElBoxyBrown
Banned
Zone of the Enders 3,
COMING OUT ON ANDROID AND IOS.
COMING OUT ON ANDROID AND IOS.
Maybe in Japan. The old guard that walk this path will die out and be replaced by dozens of smaller companies building a new legacy and creating the games that they want to play. Games of quality will never die out, and gaming will never be all mobile. There are too many genres and experiences that just cannot be touched in that form factor.
Interfectum
Member
Hardcore gamers are going to rally behind PC for sure. That's where I see Steam Machines and similar setups becoming popular in the next 5-10 years.
SerTapTap
Member
Honestly this is my biggest problem with mobile other than slimey F2P schemes--the genres that Mobile tends to support are extremely narrow. IT was very telling that Zynga recently refocused around 5 specific genres of games, the type that there are already literally thousands of on the market.
On the plus side, All The Bravest was apparently too disgusting (or perhaps just too narrow in appeal) to particularly thrive on mobile.
TheSlySoul
Member
Exactly.
Lower budgets with the same profit potential means more money in both publishers and developers pockets.
Also I agree PC gaming will not die in general. People forget that PC gaming didn't go anywhere when Atari died out.
The new death of gaming will mostly be I think the high costs of developing AAA games. It seems you need at least $5 million to get anything done.
Monty Mole
Member
PS4 sales numbers alone mean little when combined sales are tracking behind last gen and AAA dev budgets continue to rise.
The_Darkest_Red
Member
Nintendo is our last bastion of hope at this point.
Man if this is where gaming is going, then soon it will be time to outgrow it. I just cant see myself ever having the same experience on a mobile phone, games on that are just there to kill some time, not to make time for and appreciate.
Why do I get a feeling the OP might be why Kojima and Konami parted ways - I doubt hes that interested in mobile gaming?!?
ps3ud0 8)
Why do I get a feeling the OP might be why Kojima and Konami parted ways - I doubt hes that interested in mobile gaming?!?
ps3ud0 8)
DarkLordMalik
Member
TyrantGuardian
Member
Good riddance, at this rate.
Interfectum
Member
Once they get a taste of that mobile money you'll see them change too.
Tizoc
Member
Capcom had to end services for a bunch of their iOS games though right? Their main success has lately been with consoles and the 3DS. They be doin' something weird if they ain't making bank on iOS stuff.
Welp
I'm definitely done with Konami now
Looks like the dream is dead now
Nah, touchscreen controlled Raiden will be incoming. But you only can use Zandatsu 10 times per day- only $1.99 for a recharge.
That is true- in a subsequent post I clarified that I was responding to the particular quote in which he refers to pushing mobile in the west.
This one:
"We hope that our overseas games such as MGSV and Winning Eleven continue to do well, but we are always thinking about how to push our franchises onto mobile there too."
Point being that there is still a thriving traditional game market, just not in their home region at the moment.
They would have gotten away with it, if it wasn't for you pesky Gaffers!
Darkstorne
Member
Metal Gear Solid 6, free-to-play on iOS and Android.
Pay $1 to refill Snake's energy meter and keep playing immediately, or wait 5 hours while he smokes a cigarette...
The_Darkest_Red
Member
Quite possible.
Yes, it sad to see the rise in selling consumables, not actual content. More sad that so many people spend money on such schemes to make it a viable business model.
I don't have anything against mobile games inherently, but so many are just glorified gambling games.
People still play board games, sports, word games, PNP rpgs, etc. and will far into the future. Console/PC gaming will be the same.
Psycho_Mantis
Banned
Have you missed the recent announcement of Nintendo investing into mobile?
Dr. Buni
Member
For a few years, until mobile takes over Nintendo as well.
eso76
Member
Holy shit, that message reads like he tried hard to piss Neogaf off in every possible way.
I believe he managed to mention every single business practice people loathe here.
Amazing 573 hit combo.
Wow.
The backlash will be huge, but they'll still laugh sitting on a mountain of cash.
I believe he managed to mention every single business practice people loathe here.
Amazing 573 hit combo.
Wow.
The backlash will be huge, but they'll still laugh sitting on a mountain of cash.
Neff
Member
This part is literally invisible to anyone requiring the emotional ammunition to fire off a few rage rounds over recent events.
It goes without saying that they'll continue to make games and merchandise based on franchises which still command attention, and they do have a few of those, contrary to popular belief.
lol
I agree with this. The pie is only so big and can support so much, with Sega planning to flood the market over the next financial year with a new game per week, it's going ot be easy for anything to get lost in the shuffle. I think there's going to be a couple of big name publishers that are hedging the bets on mobiles get burnt by it over the next few years.
It won't be fully. They might double down on the MyClub F2P model if that works, but it will be on console in some form. IIRC, 2015 saw a resurgence in sales, although not a major shift. The current game has additional revenue streams that people can pay for as well as the MyClub mode has a currency, so depending on how well that did, it could be a much better result financially.
MightyHedgehog
Member
Their peak was in the '80s with Famicom/NES, IMO. I hope they license their IP and still dabble with digital on console and PC, though, even if just for the sake of nostalgia. We need a kickass Konami collection of arcade and console games from the '80s and '90s this gen.
Project NX
TheSlySoul
Member
Mostly I am a bit worried when 2 million and 5 million sales can still be considered a failure and lead to developers being closed.
I think the huge AAA budget will kill traditional gaming more than mobile would.
We only can hope Nintendo mobile games doing horrible sales wise, yeah not happening :c
If they home run in mobile arena I can see they shifting more resources towards mobile development, will see.
