HamPster PamPster
Member
Worse than I thought, jesus in a 2 year span.
Not to mention first party studios like Studio Liverpool, Zipper and Bigbig Studios. It's just depressing
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Sony officially cuts ties with Superbot; All-Stars DLC now handled by Santa Monica
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Not to mention first party studios like Studio Liverpool, Zipper and Bigbig Studios. It's just depressing
What a stupid thing to say. Sony is not without fault, especially when it comes to advertising. But most of these companies have themselves to blame the most for their downfall.
And how the heck did Sanazru get a mention there? Their game isn't even out yet
AgentChris
Member
SCEA should market these games but some of these games are going to bomb no matter what. They need to focus on a key franchises and IP's. Also bring back Syphon Filter.
Sir Dan was a great choice as far as pulling from PS1. I was so happy they picked him. Cole had to be in the game, too. (Though I agree two Coles is stupid).
Pachterballs
Banned
thank you.
Interfectum
Member
Worse than I thought, jesus in a 2 year span.
Uh they destroyed themselves. What did Sony have to do with it? Should they pay to keep bad developers alive?
Yes. Final Fantasy 7 was the 1st game in the series.
There's not going to be a next game, full article makes it sound like the end of Superbot.
which pretty much refutes Sony's statement about this being an amicable split.
Sony tried to have a diverse offering of games and we all saw how that went. Went Shuei Yoshida mentioned that he was going to focus on few titles (ala Microsoft) this was kind of a given that the middling Sony offerings were going to disappear.
How about Liverpool and Zipper
And here's the downside to having all these decent exclusives that don't sell. It sucks for the people working on it but gamers have benefited for the most part.
Sony destroyed Sony Liverpool. Enough said.
ubersticky
Member
What does it mean that they're cutting ties though? No more PS first party characters?
BruceLeeRoy
Banned
Awful news. Makes me sad. I picked up PSABR and I'm getting Sly 4. PSABR wasn't perfect but it didn't deserve the kind of vapid marketing that Sony threw at it.
Well Jaffe said Twisted Metal kind of broke even. And Twisted Metal had zero marketing during release .
CriterionDog
Member
God, this is awful. The game may have not sold that great, but the men and women who developed the game must feel crushed. They landed a deal with Sony to develop a Smash-esque fighter, all the hype around it and bam! They lost their partnership. Such a terrible thing. Does this mean there will not be a Playstation Allstars Battle Royal 2?
Haha, I was a big fan of the old Sly Cooper games on the PS2 but I didn't even know that it was coming out tomorrow.
If I, a person who follows up on gaming news everyday, didn't know, then I'm pretty sure that people who don't follow up on game news don't know either.
Goodness Sony... why are you so against advertising your products? Mind boggling.
diffusionx
Gold Member
What happens to those companies if Sony decides not to fund those games? Don't they just go out of business sooner?
Was LightBox in line for the next Call of Duty before Sony came in with Starhawk or something?
Aquamarine
Member
Team ICO is up next on the chopping block, if the Last Guardian--the PS4 launch title--doesn't perform.
Worse than I thought, jesus in a 2 year span.
rofl, more like they destroyed themselves. They had a lot of freedoms to create the games they wanted, but as sales show, not many out there wanted to pay for.
Father_Brain
Banned
Bend is most likely to be next, I'd say. But I hope not.
leatherhat
Member
Super bot made a bad game. It was a competent fighter but thats only part of a crossover game. Compare any of the smash bros. or vs. capcom series to PS all stars.
Joke post? Sly Cooper Collection came out over 2 years ago, and that means Sony shouldn't market the new one? Please explain to me how this works.
AgentChris
Member
Out of all the studios SCE closed down, SCE Liverpool was the worst. They deserved a second chance.
I'm sure Sony will try again, it'll just be under the behest of another developer.
Gemüsepizza
Member
Worse than I thought, jesus in a 2 year span.
So it's Sony's fault that they made shitty games? What?
Kickass667
Banned
Speak for yourself!
All of the developers listed got no or barely any marketing. I mean this is besides the quality. It is really depressing.
grimshawish
Banned
I have images of them running about trying to hide their work so as to pretend they've not got anything to release.
Not to mention there should be some focus on publishers working with developers. Especially when they are outsourcing IPs; Sony should be the expert.
wait, Idol Minds shut down? Pretty sure they're still working on Ratchet & Clank Deadlocked HD? Unless did miss something? Along with Sanzaru being mentioned too? wtf
Nihilistic though, man that studio dig their own grave.
I highly doubt that with what I heard about the favoritism the management feels towards the team.
diffusionx
Gold Member
Then, as I said, the game shouldn't have been made.
Smash Bros. is a fun game but the initial draw is the characters.
Nobody wants to play a fighter as Fat Princess or Killzone dude. And I like both of those games.
That's probably the most frustrating thing. Who knows what the tens of millions of dollars wasted on the last guardian could have funded in Japan.
Hero of Legend
Member
Don't forget Liverpool got hanged as well.
Man, what is up with Sony?
Good luck to all.
Man, what is up with Sony?
Good luck to all.Because yosp is best buds with Ueda.
Everybody was pissing their pants over the rumored "Starhawk" for like a year or two. I still don't get why that didn't resonate with their market. I guess people just thought Warhawk was better and stuck to that but I don't see why.
Father_Brain
Banned
Superannuation said:
That'd definitely include Lightbox, at least.
Sucks for the people who lost their jobs
But if it does not sell, there is nothing you can do.
I wonder where these orders come from, i doubt SCEA directly made these decisions, has to come from higher ups in Japan who are just looking at raw numbers and making decisions, after all that is how it most likely is
But if it does not sell, there is nothing you can do.
I wonder where these orders come from, i doubt SCEA directly made these decisions, has to come from higher ups in Japan who are just looking at raw numbers and making decisions, after all that is how it most likely is
fvng
Member
They don't own Superbot, not Sony's decision to close them down
Seth was not a Superbot employee
Duxxy3
Member
Did it sell enough to make it profitable though? Those were pretty extensive remakes.
Diddy Kong
Banned
Best of luck to the employees :/
slightconfuse
Banned
The bigger news here is that sly 4 is out tomorrow.
I had no idea
I had no idea
Hot Coldman
Banned
He's speaking for so many others too, otherwise the game wouldn't have performed the way it did.
Let's be honest, it was a lazy concept and Sony's stable of properties could be combined in some much more interesting ways.
K
kittens
Unconfirmed Member
Dang. Hope Superbot isn't impacted too much by this.