I'm not sure someone would be able to play a game like that without suffering an complete emotional breakdown.kinda off but, wouldnt this be a dreamy collaboration:
https://twitter.com/genDESIGN_Inc/status/910720280581914624
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Sony Playstation: First Party Studios & their Current Projects
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Saint of Killers
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Brings to mind the "tour" Kojima went on...
https://twitter.com/HIDEO_KOJIMA_EN/status/911166691907747840
https://twitter.com/Playdead/status/911234832864129024
https://twitter.com/HIDEO_KOJIMA_EN/status/911166691907747840
https://twitter.com/Playdead/status/911234832864129024
Jawbreaker
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Is Playdead on a Japanese tour?
LiquidSolid
Member
Presumably attending TGS.
ASilentProtagonist
Member
Playdead is a very talented studio. Looking forward to their next project. Hopefully this one doesn't take over half a decade to release.
Theslammer
Member
I've been playing Resogun multiplayer again, and DAMN, it's still as fun as ever. Love arcade, love survival, love protector. In between, I played some co-op in Lost Legacy/UC4 (really fun!) and I started the Nathan Drake Collection yesterday for my UC2/UC3 goodness (could only get an hour into UC1).
But seriously, if you've never played Resogun, get off your butt.
But seriously, if you've never played Resogun, get off your butt.
DriftingSpirit
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I've been getting pressured to play Resogun by some other people I know. I want to but I got too many games and too little time.
I will try to bump it up my backlog though.
unknownstranger
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Not really 1st party but I feel like a Crash Team Racing remake reveal is a guarantee at PSX (with a slight chance of it being at PGW instead). I'm gonna guess it'll launch for $20 digitally in April with a retail release with it and the N'sane trilogy the same day at $40. It'll be exclusive at launch but will release on Xbox One and Switch in fall 2018. Less likely but I think a completely new Crash platformer will be announced at PSX as well. It'll release in the first half of 2019 but release on PS4, Xbox One and Switch at the same time.
Miniature Kaiju
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I've been getting pressured to play Resogun by some other people I know. I want to but I got too many games and too little time.
I will try to bump it up my backlog though.
Resogun is a pretty good game to play in quick bursts, though. The perfect palate cleanser between heavier games.
CTR is a Sony IP, as the original game was published by Sony (hence why the "sequel" wasn't CTR2, but Crash Nitro Kart instead). If it gets remade, it will be a full exclusive.
The OG Crash trilogy was also funded and published by Sony, but the games were still Universal property licensed to SCE at the time
What seems to be the case with CTR is while Universal still owned the property it was based on, SCE owned the game itself. Thats where the ''Sony owns CTR'' talk comes from it seems
Blackleg-sanji1
Banned
Weekly reminder that dreams will be the best new ip of the gen..that is all
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Deleted member 471617
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Damn.....that's some very high hopes/expectations.
Blackleg-sanji1
Banned
Somebody has to have hype for the title
Magic Mushroom
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I doubt anything will top Bloodborne for me.
Blackleg-sanji1
Banned
Most creative new ip of the gen? Work with me here
I'm excited for it! Just need it to resurface because there really isn't a lot to discuss about it right now.Somebody has to have hype for the title
Yes it will!!
But only because by this rate it will be released very early on the PS5 days
Blackleg-sanji1
Banned
You stop that!!!
DriftingSpirit
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PLASTICA-MAN
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Whenever this thread gets bumped, I expect something major form first party studios was announced or Dreams Beta.
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Deleted member 471617
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Somebody has to have hype for the title
True. I'll agree that it will probably will be the most original/unique/innovative new IP this generation but whether or not Dreams turns out to be a good game remains to be seen.
Moon Presence
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Sucker Punch still radio silent. I think it's safe to assume that whatever they were working on got cancelled or got a major overhaul. It's been too long for a studio that was very competent in almost every department, not a trailer, teaser, a leak, nothing.
ArkhamFantasy
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New IPs commonly take 4-6 years to make. Its been 3 years since first light.
ASilentProtagonist
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BB is game of the gen to me. I think FROM Software's new IP ARPG could dethrone it, though.
Yoshida has played it multiple times. He seemed pretty excited about it.
Theslammer
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It is not safe to assume that.
Moon Presence
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But that's the thing, we don't even know if it's a new IP. We know nothing.
Editerhaps a troubled development? If it's a new IP.
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erhaps a troubled development? If it's a new IP.2blackcats
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Uh, no.
Sony have been Killing it with there game pipeline.
I think the only reason it hasn't been announced is because they haven't needed to.
Hoping to see it at PSX but wouldn't be surprised if we have to wait til E3.
Funny to think that some of these studios will be moving on to PS5 projects soon.
For anyone who likes Playdead's games, I absolutely have to recommend Little Nightmares which scratched a very similar itch to Limbo and Inside. It's a fantastic game and if you haven't played it, might help towards filling the long wait for Playdead's next project.
I mean, they are working on a new IP, and could be a major shift for them in that matter. Guerrilla complete overhaul from concept to shipping Horizon was almost 6 years, and they were a bigger studio than Sucker Punch, whom for today standards are not that big (~150 people, while Guerrilla is ~260 and Naughty Dog ~380 for example)
And their last game shipped in August 2014, so its been barely 3 years since then, not that long really.
But that's the thing, we don't even know if it's a new IP. We know nothing.
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according to Shinobi its a new IP
Theslammer
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But that's the thing, we don't even know if it's a new IP. We know nothing.
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Shinobi leaked a while ago that it's a new IP. That being said:
Guerrilla started work on Horizon, a new IP, in 2011. We first heard about it four years later at E3 2015.
Bend Studio released a turn-based card game of Uncharted in 2012. They finally went into full production with Days Gone, a new IP, in 2015 and we first heard about it in 2016, another four year gap.
These things take time. Also remember that Sucker Punch isn't the size of Naughty Dog or Guerrilla, either.
DriftingSpirit
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It is a new IP and Sucker Punch isn't a very big studio.But that's the thing, we don't even know if it's a new IP. We know nothing.
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ItWasMeantToBe19
Banned
FWIW, the Glassdoor reviews of Sucker Punch paint a pretty consistent picture of a team that wants to make something great but has no idea whatsoever what that thing exactly is.
July 11th 2017:
May 27th 2017:
October 4th 2016:
February 29th 2016:
March 24th 2016:
Almost every review of the company from 2016 on is just "jesus christ, stick to a fucking vision already and quit second guessing literally everything."
July 11th 2017:
May 27th 2017:
October 4th 2016:
February 29th 2016:
March 24th 2016:
Almost every review of the company from 2016 on is just "jesus christ, stick to a fucking vision already and quit second guessing literally everything."
DriftingSpirit
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The potential is unsurprisingly there but they just need to hammer it down and stop being indecisive. So, we can assume internal issues coupled with the troubles that come from developing a new IP are keeping this from being revealed yet.
Development troubles are nothing new, of course, but it does give us perspective on the wait.
Development troubles are nothing new, of course, but it does give us perspective on the wait.
unknownstranger
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Sounds similar to what Sony Bend went through before settling on Days Gone.
ItWasMeantToBe19
Banned
Reading through these Glassdoor reviews for various studios is pretty interesting. Sony Santa Monica's management got praised a lot (though apparently they work in a small studio in terms of actual physical space? That was the main complain I saw) and Naughty Dog's employees seem pretty happy other than the crunch whereas Rockstar San Diego's reviews are just "This is insane, they're treating us like slaves and they banned access to the internet."
Wish that Rockstar had responded to GTA 5 breaking all sales records by treating their employees better.
Wish that Rockstar had responded to GTA 5 breaking all sales records by treating their employees better.
yeah, solely judging these its no wonder they are still in the dark about it
And thats fine, dont do it unless you feel confident with it and have gone through these development bumps stronger
I also started to read a bunch of them. Naughty Dog lines up so well with what Jason Schreier wrote on his book. Creative freedom with no producers and even devs who dont mind the crunch and rather embrace it
Also, from when is that SMS review about the space? They moved in 2014 to a way bigger place
ItWasMeantToBe19
Banned
2013 so I guess Sony did take care of their main problem which is good.
What?
According to those Glassdoor reviews, that new SP IP doesn't seem very far along, like, at all.
In fact, if those reviews are to be believed, should we even be hyped for the end product?
It doesn't sound appealing whatsoever.
Indeed...
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According to those Glassdoor reviews, that new SP IP doesn't seem very far along, like, at all.
In fact, if those reviews are to be believed, should we even be hyped for the end product?
It doesn't sound appealing whatsoever.
Indeed...
:/
pixelation
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Sounds bad, discouraging really.
ItWasMeantToBe19
Banned
I mean, they're a good studio.
It just takes time to just blunt force come up with a new idea. It's difficult to start development and go "okay, we're going to make something new here but we don't know what." It seems less far along than I would have guessed, but it will probably turn out fine since Sony will give them all the time in the world to make it and they're good at making games.
And this isn't completely uncommon. As mentioned above, Sony Bend spent like 3 years going "so... what game are we actually making here" before starting on Days Gone.
Pai Pai Master
Banned
That sounds believable coming off of inFamous. The IP has always felt like something that had great potential, but didn't really try to break out on its own and do new things to push the genre ahead. I liked Second Son a lot but it felt like a lot of the same. Like they're clearly a talented studio but they lack creative vision in leadership to go above and beyond.
DriftingSpirit
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Did we read the same thing? The reviews say the product has potential to be great. I mean, sure, that doesn't mean we should necessarily be head over heels but what info are you reading that suggests the product isn't appealing?
Theslammer
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The reviews sound like what others have said about Sucker Punch. I think I read a few years ago from somebody who worked there that management thinks they know more than they do, or think they know everything, or something. This was even before 2016, so I'm assuming the same things were said leading up to Infamous: Second Son.
It took Guerrilla 6 years to make Horizon, MM 6+ years to make Dreams, new IP's are taking longer, and that's most likely what SP are working on, and new IP that's open world. The safer assumption is it's probably content heavy, more than Second Son which I would argue felt extremely short, with more complex systems, so it's probably taking them longer.
It's been 3 years since First Light launched, they're fine, especially if the game comes out soon after reveal, with a late 2018 release or early 2019 release.
LiquidSolid
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lol. Damn, dude. What a leap.
Yeah. I always thought they did a great job making games that are really fun to play but when it came to the mission design, world and writing, things fell a little flat. Hopefully they figure things out at some point, though it sounds like they'd really need a management shakeup to get there.
That last review in particular, which talks about the shocking lack of diversity and the attitudes about it, isn't really a good sign though.
SolidSnakex
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How old are those SSM reviews? Because they got a new studio in 2014 and it seems fine in terms of size judging by other large studios i've seen
ItWasMeantToBe19
Banned
How old are those SSM reviews? Because they got a new studio in 2014 and it seems fine in terms of size judging by other large studios i've seen
It was 2013.
These seem pretty damning, as they're reflective of what's actually happening at SP.
Potential is there, for sure, but none of this is inspiring any confidence in the final product.
I'm tempering expectations going forward, with respect to SP's new IP.
ItWasMeantToBe19
Banned
I mean, these sound like they don't know what their game is and should be exactly yet.
They need a clear vision and then to stick to it but once they get past that point (and this should have been decided like year 1, not year 4 it's true), they'll probably make a good game.
But maybe expect to wait a bit longer.