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Remedy Games will be acquired/purchased by Sony, mark my words.
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SLoWMoTIoN
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Stop being such a Hayter.
yurinka
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Bluepoint are the best ones remaking/remastering games and already have a long relationship with Sony.
Sony has a great catalog of classics that can be remastered/remade. It would be better for Sony to have a studio dedicated to these things so they make sure Bluepoint isn't busy with other projects when they need them and to make sure their other teams are focusing on new titles and not remastering/remaking stuff.
how about a 3rd person jrpg game that isn't a soulslike game>
Mass Shift
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No, it will be acquired by Microsoft..with no sweat or any effort.
MS doesn't want them. Takes them six years to get a game out of the door, that includes both Alan Wake and Quantum Break's development time. And they didn't deliver what they promised.
I want MS to scoop up Bioware before they are sent to the EA graveyard.
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SLoWMoTIoN
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No. Copy and paste 3rd person games. People keep buying them so we keep making them!
psygn0sis
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Quoting one of my favourite songs Bioware is "a lifeless object alive", I think they can't be saved without some sort of miracle
Vawn
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Isn't that like almost every JRPG ever?
pssst … people keep buying shin megamin tensei games so copy and paste what atlus is doing.
I've been found out. Run for it all jrpg lovers!
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yurinka
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Nah, JRPG became a too small market outside the 3/4 main IPs as Japanese console market keeps shrinking. Outside Japan it's too niche outside the few very popular series. With most recent AAA Sony games selling over 10 million copies they need to continue focusing on these kind of games and other ones that may give them similar sales (like open world or FPS).
For smaller genres like JRPG they may continue doing 3rd party exclusive deals only instead of making their own ones. In the case of JRPG they already have Final Fantasy, Dragon Quest, Tales, etc. so don't need to worry about it. In fact, they will make a ton of money with FFVIIR.
Remedy is "mediocre" because they have limited resources compared to games made in Sony, Ubisoft, Rockstar, etc. If they join a huge publisher like Sony or Ubisoft in addition to have extra money for their games they would get expert help and know-how from many other top-notch studios and would handle a lot of departments way better, things like PR, marketing, dubs, motion capture, etc. in addition to providing suggestions and feedback to improve their character design, world creation, art style in a way that would be way more appealing to the big market.
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GHG
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Honestly, looking at some gameplay from the opening hour of Control the game design looks like it hasn't moved on much from what they did with Alan Wake almost a decade ago.
That in itself isn't necessarily a bad thing if you loved Alan Wake but the problem is, single player narrative driven games have moved forward a lot in that time and in light of that I'm not sure how well its going to be received.
As it stands at the moment, being bought by Sony would most likely benefit them (Remedy) more than it benefits Sony and that's what makes this acquisition unlikely in my opinion. If you're looking to add a new company to your portfolio you do so because you believe they can add value to your organisation, it's not a charity.
That in itself isn't necessarily a bad thing if you loved Alan Wake but the problem is, single player narrative driven games have moved forward a lot in that time and in light of that I'm not sure how well its going to be received.
As it stands at the moment, being bought by Sony would most likely benefit them (Remedy) more than it benefits Sony and that's what makes this acquisition unlikely in my opinion. If you're looking to add a new company to your portfolio you do so because you believe they can add value to your organisation, it's not a charity.
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Because Sony trusting them to remake SOTC shows they'd allow them access to anything and everything in their back catalog.
Danjin44
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We need for Sony to support Studio Japan again.
bitbydeath
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I’m sure there are a dozen other studios more suited for purchase.
highrider
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Can’t say I’ve ever enjoyed a Remedy game. Max Payne was before my time in video games and Alan Wake despite some cool atmosphere was pretty terrible. Quantum Break is almost laughable. They aren’t bad with story and effects, but they are absolutely awful at compelling gameplay/combat. Sony already has Remedy type single player devs that at least can do decent combat and gameplay. I think there will be guys hired from Remedy, but they have devalued imo.
oldergamer
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Sony will not buy a studio they haven't previously worked with. This thread topic is pure conjecture.
decisions
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It's not guaranteed because Remedy hasn't really shown that they are worth being one of Sony's WWS. It's been a loooong time since Max Payne (R* did it better anyway), and it's been a long time since Alan Wake now too. The games they've made since AW aren't really up to par with the quality of game coming out of Sony WWS.
FF:Enhanced_Reality
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Huh. Here I thought you'd moved on from this site not long after requested my old account deleted.
Anyways.
I don't see it personally. The studios have a low relationship in comparison to studios they've acquired before today. Remedy are a great studio but I think people are reading too much into their actions.
bitbydeath
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He got a three day ban from 12Chan.
Shifty1897
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God, I hope not.
//DEVIL//
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Money of sony studios are well known studios in terms of big hits . I already have Control preordered. and i hope they get them. but i dont see it likely option.
Sony would rather keep kojima and get his studio under Sony is a more likely option for them assuming kojima willing to do that. which i dont see it either since he finally got his break to have his own studio. unless death stranding flops and he still wants to make big games
Sony would rather keep kojima and get his studio under Sony is a more likely option for them assuming kojima willing to do that. which i dont see it either since he finally got his break to have his own studio. unless death stranding flops and he still wants to make big games
The Alien
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I dunno. Could be a good fit with Sony, but I've never really been blown away by Remedy.
- They aren't prolific. Per Wikipedia, since 1996, they've only released 9 games. This includes the unreleased Control and 2 mobile games.
- The quality is good, not great., I enjoyed Alan Wake enough....and Max Payne was good, but QB was a snooze.
Oddvintagechap
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Both these studios literally make zero sense. And i dont know why people keep mentioning it. Housemarque and Bluepoint havent proven anything. The definitely dont need them, less want. Level 5 or go home. Level 5 was originally suppose to be a satellite studio to begin with.
Ozymandias013
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No,do you think Sony throws money left and right to acquire teams,maybe you don't remember,Sony also closed studios
Geki-D
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Historically Sony have only really purchased studios they've worked with, so ones that have made "second party" games. This isn't the case with Remedy.
It's not impossible, maybe MS's purchase of a bunch of studios is going to make Sony do a bit more blind spending too. Right now though, there's no historical precedent to back this up.
It's also pretty funny seeing people say "they'd be a good fit". Are you saying that, *gasp!* the much loved Alan Wake and American Nightmare, the game loads of Xbox fanboys wanted a full blown sequel to and Quantum Break, a game they defended to the bitter end are, in fact...
..."Third person cinematic games"?!
lol It would be funny if they did get bought up by Sony, so they suddenly go from beloved, darling dev to "walking simulator dev". It's especially hilarious when you consider the fact that Alan Wake has way more walking and way less combat than any ND game or God of War.
It's not impossible, maybe MS's purchase of a bunch of studios is going to make Sony do a bit more blind spending too. Right now though, there's no historical precedent to back this up.
It's also pretty funny seeing people say "they'd be a good fit". Are you saying that, *gasp!* the much loved Alan Wake and American Nightmare, the game loads of Xbox fanboys wanted a full blown sequel to and Quantum Break, a game they defended to the bitter end are, in fact...
..."Third person cinematic games"?!
lol It would be funny if they did get bought up by Sony, so they suddenly go from beloved, darling dev to "walking simulator dev". It's especially hilarious when you consider the fact that Alan Wake has way more walking and way less combat than any ND game or God of War.
nush
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Because there's not a permaban me if wrong option.
Farawayfromhell
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I hope NOT.
psygn0sis
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Resogun and Nex Machina are two among the best games of this gen IMHO and their output is generally really good, only Matterfall has been sort of letdown
psygn0sis
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From is owned by Kadokawa Games so no room for that, I agree with bold statement instead
VertigoOA
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Remedy is too talented to be degraded to a popcorn game developer for Sony.
Have they made anything as good as the first two max Payne games recently?
Max Payne 4: Zombies ate my Family. Starring Ellen Page and Kiefer Sutherland. Fuck that noise
Ps - max Payne 3 was a disappointment... remedy should be put back on their own ip. Rockstar am shit too
Have they made anything as good as the first two max Payne games recently?
Max Payne 4: Zombies ate my Family. Starring Ellen Page and Kiefer Sutherland. Fuck that noise
Ps - max Payne 3 was a disappointment... remedy should be put back on their own ip. Rockstar am shit too
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Oddvintagechap
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You really think Sony is trying to buy that studio? Who would they lose as a customer if Microsoft bought them? You? Alot of developers make great niche games.
Mister Apoc
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supposedly there's a rumour going around that Sony purchased Rockstar Games and will be announced soon
nowhat
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I don't personally see an acquisition coming - but if it would happen, I think it would be for the better. From my experience with Control with so far, I think Remedy could really benefit from the experience of other first-party studios. Namely, cutscenes and recurring animations (seriously, the jumping looks so ridiculous). The story so far is weird. I like weird. But the presentation, it could use some finetuning.
I don't know how far you remember history, but Resogun was a very important title for the PS4 launch. It was what many people were raving about. And for a good reason - arcade shooters may be a niche, but within that niche, Housemarque is really in a league of its own.
MiyazakiHatesKojima
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This thread was a mistake.
Vawn
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You know that's not true and you know we know that's not true. So I'm not sure what you're angle with this is.
Piku_Ringo
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As long as you realized your error, all can be forgiven.
FranXico
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What do you hope to achieve spreading such nonsense?
nowhat
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Free Internet points for igniting a platform war, duh.
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