Noisepurge
Member
I thought Day Z was a mod made by just some guy? And well yeah, Bohemia is pretty indie if not a one man shop anymore. Although they have publisher duties too right?
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DayZ creator: Sony interested in PS4 DayZ port
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I thought Day Z was a mod made by just some guy? And well yeah, Bohemia is pretty indie if not a one man shop anymore. Although they have publisher duties too right?
I'd double dip in a heartbeat just for the big-screen, 5.1 surround, comfy couch experience.
I think Sony should really lock this one up. DayZ is by all accounts still a niche mod for a inpenetrable milsim on PC. Getting it on a console like the PS4 could bring sooo many new people to the franchise.
it's niche beacause it's a mod. Just see when the standalone comes out on pc, how niche it will be...
GlamFM
Banned
I´m so tiered of this..
Chuck Norris
Banned
They should make it under the Last of Us IP
FantasticMrFoxdie
Mumber
Have you played DayZ? It's still rather impenetrable just by the fact it runs on the Arma II framework, which by all accounts, is janky and convoluted. I hope the standalone version on PC tackles more of those problems than they have shown in the videoblogs so far.
I believe a well-designed control scheme for controllers would do a lot to alleviate those issues.
BurnOutBrighter
Banned
And not a single fuck about political correctness was given that day. Gotta love Kiwis.
OrlanisWorks
Banned
If DayZ got a PS4 version directly through Sony, would the dev be exempt from expensive-as-fuck patch bills?
Yes I played it a lot and yes it isn't userfriendly. I dont know how much the standalone will fix this, but I do know that a lot of people is waiting for it.
A console version, would definitely need a complete redo of the command interface as long as less stiff movements and animations from your character.
So what? Architecture and porting is not the point of this thread. The topic is that Sony have expressed interest and that's a good thing. Microsoft have not extended the same gesture (or one that we don't know of yet). Nonetheless whether DayZ will reach consoles will depend very much on the success of the PC standalone.
dead monkey uk
Member
Did I understand wrong, I thought all PS4 games will offer Vita remote play?
not a fan of the red and black i guess
Canis lupus
Member
That would be sweet, ever since the announcement there has been news of pc games (possibly) coming to ps4.
dead monkey uk
Member
DayZ would be great for Sony, but its no Minecraft. Next gen Minecraft will be Minecraft.
If Sony or MS could turn up to E3 and say they have a next gen exclusive version of minecraft it would be massive.
Noisepurge
Member
no update costs might be one of the changes they introduce with the PS4, also why a lot of indies are jumping on board?
DeFiBkIlLeR
Banned
Well the PS4 has certainly got the horsepower to run it, which is no mean feat, given what a resource hog the ARMA Gfx engine is, 8 cores & 8GB of ram will be a perfect match.
DayZ..Nah, Day one!!
DayZ..Nah, Day one!!
maverick40
Junior Member
It sounds like you think it is a bad thing Sony is doing?
They haven't committed to dumping patch fees, but they have said they are willing to waive them on a case by case basis.
Yeah, I still have some doubts whether the dev team is able to fix those issues.
With perhaps some Sony assistance on the PS4 version though, they could have a winner on their hands.
The Hermit
Member
Wow, Sony is making sure Ps4 is the new PS2.
Phonomezer
Banned
I thought it was already coming to consoles.
Blake'sGrave
Member
I've been dying to play this but don't have a pc suitable for gaming, do it do it do it do it
Holy crap you're right. Didn't realise that. It's all adding up now!!
astroturfing
Member
i'd buy it without reading a single review.
do it.
do it.
Coulomb_Barrier
Member
Yeah waiving patch fees and funding select titles are some of the developer incentives Sony discussed at GDC for the PS4.
A Bohemia Interactive dev made DayZ.
actually it seems to be the new ps1.
Really needs to be online only imo otherwise all its atmosphere will be lost. DayZ is one of the best mods I've played.
He didn't work for Bohemia when he created the DayZ mod.
Bohemia saw the mod go viral and employed him immediately though, so now it's a slightly bigger team working on the standalone version.
But it's true. Many PC exclusive games have been streamlined a lot when moved to consoles. Hopefully the game stays true to itself even after possible port.
No it's great. I just wanted to make a joke.
I don't particular cared for DayZ after they took the offline hunger element out of it and I think the game didn't scale well when multiple servers came up but Sony should go for it.
If there's any game that could actually benefit from a little streamlining, it's DayZ.
Streamlining, not dumbing down.
For example, make the inventory actually useable and make interacting with items more user friendly.
It will also need servers.
Well first he made the mode and then was hired by Bohemia to work on a fully-fledged game.
I do actually agree. After all it's a mod and could use plenty of polishing. As for the inventory? Inventory is hard to use with pad so you get rid-off it altogether :b
It depends how they streamline it, for a gamepad or for a KB/M. The former being terrible with mouse controls. From their blog updates they're already streamlining it for KB/M controls, so that's happening regardless of other future versions.
Got to agree, DayZ is a good concept but it was fucking horrible to play.
Pretty sure most of the PS3 online games have servers so that shouldn't be a problem, it's 360 that has most of its games p2p.
Welcome to world of mods. It's kinda amazing what some players are willing to endure in order to play some of these mods.
Agreed. PS1 had plenty pc ports (Diablo, Warcraft 2, C&C, Syndicate Wars, Quake 2 etc), had relatively elegant ram and it was easy to develop for unlike N64 (premature tech) and Saturn (clusterfuck). Even had an official Mouse.
Hydrargyrus
Member
if they could make that game a lauch title, it would be an instant win
Absolutely. SONY had so much success with the PS1 in part due to all the developer support they gave. They knew they had to earn the developers, so did everything in their power to get them on board. The end result was one of the best consoles in terms of library, "of the time" graphics, and lifestyle image ever.
With the PS2 they didn't need to, so they made a fucking complicated pig of a machine that took developers hours to figure out how to draw a single 2D shape. Yet it still became the most successful console of its time.
So with the PS3 they continued their weird architecture/little support approach. Success breeds arrogance.
Hungry SONY is best SONY.
SONY are hungry again. Developers and gamers alike win.
Hopefully PS4 lets them get back on top, and hopefully they learn from past mistakes.