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PlayStation Ireland confirms Crash Bandicoot Trilogy is PS4 Exclusive
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Banjo-Kazooie
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Any guy with a blog can get verified on twitter these days
So? Goldeneye was associated with Nintendo but its remake was a timed exclusive on the Wii.
This pretty much, I still think that it's a time exclusive.
Yeah, CTR (presumably) wasn't part of the co-publishing deal with Universal, so it's the one and only Crash game that Acti doesn't own.
Interesting, though there isn't much Sony can do with that as they don't own the IP.
Sony has publishing right and source code to the PS1 Crash games, Activision owns everything else.
Sooo the Remaster kinda falls outside that area and Activision should be free to release it on other systems later down the line.
Are you confusing Republic of Ireland for Northern Ireland? If so boooy did your geography teacher let you down.
This image isn't valid evidence as it was answered by someone on the developer social media team and not the developer themselves.
This doesn't offer any insight into the nature of the game's exclusivity, either. "Set to be released exclusively on the PS4" means just that -- that it's releasing exclusively on the PS4.
Pancake Mix
Copied someone else's pancake recipe
Sony and Nintendo rely on getting gamers into their dedicated ecosystems. Exclusives are good for them, and they're good for hardcore gamers who want to justify a console purchase, like for example if you play on PC other than exclusives, you need those exclusives to justify a dedicated platform.
I don't subscribe to the notion that every game should be on every system, it's one of the reasons I'd never buy an Xbox anymore now that Microsoft has done away with exclusives.
Would Activision prefer multiplat? Sure, but Sony might hold residual rights, and they made the right decision regarding exclusivity here. As a Sony (and Nintendo) gamer, I'm pleased.
Obnoxious portbeggars do not mean Sony and Nintendo should compromise their potential profit. Exclusives have always been huge draws for both of them. Horizon is just coming out next week, for example.
We've gotten two confirmations that it's exclusive. If anything, I'd expect it to be a PS4 timed exclusive, and come to PC later, but not Xbox One or Switch.
Jawmuncher
Member
How many times do we have to go through this?
So many games go through this, and then we end up seeing "it was only timed" a few months later. Parties never go out of their way to specifically state what they are. Even Nier Automata which is coming to PC now, was at first said the be an exclusive even by SE.
The best bet is to always take it with a grain of salt. But at the same time to not fully expect it.
So many games go through this, and then we end up seeing "it was only timed" a few months later. Parties never go out of their way to specifically state what they are. Even Nier Automata which is coming to PC now, was at first said the be an exclusive even by SE.
The best bet is to always take it with a grain of salt. But at the same time to not fully expect it.
Primethius
Banned
Nah, I don't buy it.
More than a couple. ^^
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Crash_Bandicoot_video_games
(I'm counting the spin-offs though since those have plenty in common with the mainline games IMO)
The weid thing is that this sounds like a good thing yet you paint it like a bad thing
I mean, i totally understand that you're just shitposting, but there have been in fact just as many Nitnendo exclusive CB games as there have been Sony exclusive ones.
For 'Timed' exclusives, developers will often talk in code and say "Right now we are concentrating on the _______ version." Case in point, when Grinding Gear Games was asked recently about a PS4 version of Path of Exile, they replied: "At this time we're only announcing the Xbox One version."
Unaha-Closp
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I just assumed it was. Based on nothing at all granted. Just an assumption. Seemed feasible and logical somehow.
Pancake Mix
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No. Exclusives are a good thing, I have no problem with them. They justify dedicated hardware purchases, and I love Sony and Nintendo both for their commitment to them. I have no problems with exclusivity.
Without dedicated exclusives, there'd be a lot less incentive to get their systems and join that ecosystem, especially Nintendo's. They're not stupid. It's not anti-consumer in any way, as they fund the exclusives specifically so you'll buy their box, not so someone else (say Valve or the Google Play Store) gets a ~30% cut even for digital sales.
TheSpoiler
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This thread is already
I still don't see how this would be a bad thing. For me as a consumer, there's absolutely no reason to want more than one platform. I don't need an incentive to buy more than one, as i would be perfectly fine with just owning one if that one could play all the game si wanted.
Yeah, it'd have to licence the IP in order to greenlight a remake, which will probably happen -- and hopefully happens -- if the trilogy sells well.
But why would you?
Also, Ireland has long been PlayStation country. The highest number of PlayStation owners per population after Japan has traditionally been Ireland... Not sure if that's still true today but I wouldn't be surprised. And that's my useless fact of the day out of the way...
TheSpoiler
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It's not coming to any other system. That includes PC. You can pretend that there's a "right now" and wait for eternity, and either be lucky on the guess and it eventually comes or continue to wait until the heat death of the universe takes us all, but the only system it's for is PS4. No sense in pretending anything else will happen. You'll live a longer life.
I'd support this even if it was on the N-Gage.
I'd support this even if it was on the N-Gage.
Sangetsu-II
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Shu took 5 years to be verified lol.
You are aware that Nintendo systems did get 4 exclusive Crash games?
Nah, I can see the Xbone and Switch getting a port later down the line.
It's interesting to note that the articles states that Activision is publishing the game and not Sony, so I don't really see anything stopping it being a time exclusive.
goldenpp72
Member
I don't believe this, though I'm buying it on ps4 either way since I have a pro.
mindatlarge
Member
Seems fitting considering the franchise was born on PlayStation. Hopefully those wishing for it on other platforms will get their wish down the road.
Battlechili
Banned
There are quite a few Crash games on Nintendo platforms. In addition, its not unheard of for people to use multiple and/or different gaming platforms over time
Pancake Mix
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Less incentive to join Sony or Nintendo's ecosystem without them. It'd be incredibly shortsighted and I'm glad Shu and co. don't listen to the small minority of vocal port beggars. Nintendo and Sony know very well how to get gamers to want their platform, and have been doing so to great success for literally decades at this point.
I have no reason, as a Nintendo or Sony fan, to wish that Valve or somebody else could get a ~30% cut. I buy physical, so retailers get a cut, but why would I actively want Sony and Nintendo to compromise their ecosystem? Why should I want them to pay a competitor for the privilege of undermining their ecosystem? I say lolno to that. It's called dedicated hardware for a reason, it's so they can collect licence fees and not have to pay one for simply putting the game on the platform themselves.
It makes good business sense. I don't see any reason to compromise that for a tiny minority of obnoxious people who want the system's exclusive features and products, can generally afford a more expensive system (as they own a decent PC), and yet think they're entitled to that system's exclusive features and products. Too bad.
There's nothing more to say so I'll leave it at that.
I ask because that's the only reason I could see Activision not publishing the game on other platforms either through a timed exclusivity window or in perpetuity.
Either Sony gave Activision money to fund the development of the game with Vicarious Visions or Sony outright gave Activision money for exclusivity, timed or permanent. Otherwise, why would Activision choose to only publish the game on one platform?
OmegaDL50
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The difference in this case though is Horizon is from a first party Sony owned studio. There is no expectation for a first party game to ever appear on anything but a Sony platform.
In the case for Crash however, Activision owns the rights to the IP they are effectively under no obligation to restrict its release to a single platform. So your comparison with a first party release is not apples to apples in this regard.
get2sammyb
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It will eventually be announced for other platforms, but it's going to do the bulk of its business on the PS4, which makes total sense.
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And PlayStation got 5 exclusive games, and are the ones people actually liked.
Literally I am not.
Crash Bandicoot has starred in garbage games for a decade. The only people excited about new Crash are 30 year olds that loved him as the PSX mascot that yelled at Mario with a loudspeaker.
Jawmuncher
Member
This reads like someone who ran into a few obnoxious posters once and decided to label everyone into that group.
Battlechili
Banned
To be honest I think Microsoft is the most based 1st party company right now precisely because they're giving their customers options as to how they want to play their games, rather than forcing an Xbox One on everyone (and also allowing their audience to go back and forth as they desire to play their games however)
Phil Spencer wanting to do away with walls was the best thing Microsoft has ever done. I just wish they'd actually put out interesting games. Bring back Blinx or something.
So in other words, you don't actually care about your own perspective as a consumer and just want a million dollar company you subscribed yourself as a consumer to, to make money? Alright.
Pancake Mix
Copied someone else's pancake recipe
We don't know if Sony owns some residual rights.
If this is indeed truly exclusive, then yes, they almost certainly have a say. Doesn't matter that Activision owns the Crash IP generally if there is an obligation we don't know about.
It's all conjecture.
My perspective as a consumer is simple: Fuck portbegging.
Mass Effect
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If it's timed, I can't imagine it being anything less than a year. I wish Sony proper (or Activision) would just give us a clear definitive answer. But of course that would be bad for Sony's bottom line if it is timed.
Well, every major Crash game after 3 did come out on Nintendo and Xbox systems, so I imagine that there are quite a few of them out there.
Sounds petty
MDSLKTR
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Didn't you heard that it would be a perfect fit for the switch
Good initiative. I hope more people refuse to buy the trilogy as well. 😋
I'm now interested in reading how people fell in love with Crash Bandicoot, the bejorted marsupial, without doing so as teenagers playing PSX. I literally just discovered a bunch of Crash games that came out on the Xbox and Wii. They all look pretty bad. Are there Crash fans who missed out on his not actually that impressive glory days on PSX? Who found him via Mind over Mutant and thought, this character, this character I'm interested in seeing again? Tell me your stories.