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North West Studio (England, VR, probably UE4) - Sony's new 1st Party Studio
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Neuromancer
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Commence a jigglin'
First thing that popped into my head
Sangetsu-II
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googleplex
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My barf bag is ready.
exmachina64
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Keep your expectations in check. There's no way Sony can make a PS4 game run in VR on the Morpheus at 120fps at high IQ.
There's also nothing to indicate this new studio is working on WipeOut. If they are, that's great, but dreaming of a 120fps Morpheus PS4 WipeOut game is setting yourself up for a huge disappointment.
Galactic Barret
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I thought Sony was broke and had terrible credit. Was not expecting a new studio being opened up so suddenly. Good shit.
To be truthful, I'd rather something out-the-box for their new VR add-on. I'd rather Evo scale DC down and repurpose it rather then get another high-profile racer, even if that does mean waiting longer for Wipeouts return.
To be truthful, I'd rather something out-the-box for their new VR add-on. I'd rather Evo scale DC down and repurpose it rather then get another high-profile racer, even if that does mean waiting longer for Wipeouts return.
LiquidSolid
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Yeah, that's what I'm thinking as well. They still have a campus in Liverpool, as that's where XDEV, their cert team and a few other teams are based.
SolidusDave
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This is why I have high hopes for Morpheus, Sony has the resources to put whole studios, old and new, onto it.
Do we know if this is a result of that restructuring (closing) their UK studios?
MFW I finger my gf but she's standing on a ladder.
Do we know if this is a result of that restructuring (closing) their UK studios?
MFW I finger my gf but she's standing on a ladder.
I'm in tears right now :'D
Newtype-001
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Nice. Having a dedicated VR studio is good.
atleast they seem committed to VR.
atleast they seem committed to VR.
BradleyLove
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Of course they can. It's all about using the available power appropriately. Simplify the graphics and it's no problem, especially given with VR, presence is the name of the game.
Mr. Luchador
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panda-zebra
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Urgh, first post doesn't look so bad now in comparison...
Sidewinder
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They built a studio to make Colony Wars, thanks Sony!
King Beyond the wall
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Huw_Dawson
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Oooo, interesting.
FWIW this is probably not a Liverpool thing. I would have heard about it. It might well be something in Cheshire or Manchester, though.
FWIW this is probably not a Liverpool thing. I would have heard about it. It might well be something in Cheshire or Manchester, though.
Leyasu
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Nightengale
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Assuming you are right, have they ever made anything since the amalgamation?
Drive Club? I mean Evo still has its name, Evo, but in job ads or whether I think I've seen theirs filed under 'North West'. BigBig was merged into Evo, and then the remains of Liverpool and Evo seem to be managed as one collective, this one.
Fake edit - from an article about Studio Liverpool:
It's just the name for the group of studios/departments located up there. SCE Xdev (management of external development, 'second party' stuff) is up there too I think.
From that ad I think it could be pretty reasonable to conclude that Evolution is working on a VR title. Which wouldn't be a huge surprise, given that a department within Evo was quite heavily involved in VR & Morpheus research for SCE.
PhantomVash808
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They also created PixelOpus last year.
Pankratous
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Good stuff! Hopefully see something from them soon.
CyclopsRock
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I have a chum working at Sony London and he said that's basically all they've been doing for a few years now (before that he worked on Wonderbook and before that EyePet so I think they're sort of the "new gimmick" studio.)
julzillamilitia
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hopefully something in manchester, we got nothing gaming related here, other than lego related stuff.
my dream man! my dream!!
thelastword
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The more studios working on games the better. It seems Sony isn't leaving any tables unturned for it's Morpheus launch. It's one of the events I'm looking forward to most in 2016.
BibiMaghoo
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My apologies if I offended. I live in North Wales, and we often banter this way with the Liverpudlians. They give as good as they get. It is only in jest.
void_if_removed
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The surprise would be in advertising new positions straight after making half the studio redundant.
exmachina64
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That's what I meant by "good IQ."
The way people bitch about how games look on the PS4 and XB1 already and you think they'll be happy with a simpler looking game?
John Bender
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Then why does it say "An exciting and rar opportunity to join an ambitious new studio" in the job posting?
I don't care if I have to play a game with PS3 level visuals on Project Morpheus (but with good AA, jaggies will ruin the experience). The experience of VR alone is enough to keep me interested.
ArkhamFantasy
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We need a better name than that Sony.
pixellated_man
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Once they've tried vr I think most people will be happy with ps3 level visuals. Vr is more about the feeling of being in a 3d space than quality of graphics.
Danlord
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It's a possibility if they keep similar level of detail they had with WipEout HD on PS3. Swap in some modern rendering tech like PBR to enhance the overall look of everything with minimal hit to performance, and getting that at 120 would not be too far fetched. Even still, they could be using Sony's reprojection technology to improve to 120hz from the solid 60. I'd be happy with that.
That's my thought pattern too, VR is a different type of experience that even with moderate graphics and aesthetic design it would be incredibly enjoyable. It might not work as well with lower quality visuals if played traditionally on a large screen TV, but the immersive quality of VR alone will be enough for many.
Yeah that's exactly what they do, hence why they designed eyetoy, singstar before going on to do Eyepet, Wonderbook and The Playroom.
Shin
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What a trip that would be, WipeOut VR I mean...shiiiit.
Ah, I missed that bit! Then yes, it rather sounds like something new/distinct, although I imagine they'll be called something different from 'North West Studio', while falling under that umbrella group.
I don't think anybody in his right mind would bitch about how inFamous, Killzone, & DriveClub look, they look as good as any high end PC game, people are bitching about the third party games that don't look that good & still have terrible framerate & IQ (& sometimes not even hit 1080p for some reason).