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With cost of games getting higher next-gen
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Roman Empire
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Maybe they will use the 6 months - 1 year time window strategy to release a game on PC. It all depends on the sales performance and popularity of said games. I'd imagine people double-dipping for big titles like God of War, Gran Turismo 7, Horizon Forbbiden West, etc.
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deriks
4-Time GIF/Meme God
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LordOfChaos
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With video game costs getting higher, it makes sense to milk previous installments in franchises that have already sold pretty much all they can on Playstation, meanwhile building hype for the next one (i.e Horizon on PC right before Forbidden West again is a PS exclusive at least for now).
why not?
AV
We ain't outta here in ten minutes, we won't need no rocket to fly through space
It makes sense as long as you leave it long enough. 1 year seems like a good timeframe. The eventual profit from a 1 year on PC port would easily outweigh the loss from the tiny crowd who think "I'll just get this when it's on PC".
Releasing on both day one is something Sony simply doesn't need to do in the way that MS does. While I'd love it and happily dump that £500 from my unnecessary console into a better PC, it just doesn't make sense for them to do it. I'm not waiting a year to play God of War 2, I have the money and I'm happy to spend it.
Releasing on both day one is something Sony simply doesn't need to do in the way that MS does. While I'd love it and happily dump that £500 from my unnecessary console into a better PC, it just doesn't make sense for them to do it. I'm not waiting a year to play God of War 2, I have the money and I'm happy to spend it.
johntown
Banned
If they were really smart they would not even tell PC players they are coming to PC until later. There are ppl like me who can wait it out but if there is no announcement or lord forbid EGS then I would probably get it for the PS5 and even double-dip on PC later.
This is typically what happened for almost all Final Fantasy games. I would buy on PS4 and then eventually they would come to PC and I would get them again. My paitence won for FF7 Remake and I am hoping it is not an EGS exclusive.
This is typically what happened for almost all Final Fantasy games. I would buy on PS4 and then eventually they would come to PC and I would get them again. My paitence won for FF7 Remake and I am hoping it is not an EGS exclusive.
Honestly if Sony releases there games on epic first it would give good competition against steam.
johntown
Banned
If they release it to all PC storefronts it is a win for everyone.
Abear21
Banned
Exactly! Re-release all the old shit that’s saturated on the console already will probably be their strategy!
Also, I understand costs go up with the times, inflation, etc, but why is it safe to assume it’ll be so much more expensive to develop games on the new hardware?
It seems some features in the new consoles may make it actually easier to develop for them and not having to dumb down assets so they can run on 8 year old hardware should make the job a little easier too. I know little about the actual development process so please correct me if I’m wrong!
LordOfChaos
Member
It's just been a fact of the industry, in excess of inflation. You can see that the bottom end decreased, which means that indie games may be having an easier time than ever with new engines and platforms, but as AAA games grow in scope and details, think of all the extra artists you need creating more assets than ever and in higher detail, the ballooning amount of audio in games, and so on. Some engine features can reduce these costs, but the cost of AAA game production has steadily increased regardless.
This is a good read
The cost of games
Yesterday I was in Anaheim giving a talk called “Industry Lifecycles.” (click here for slides and video). It was intended to be a brief summary of the blog post of the same title, with …
www.raphkoster.com
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GlockSaint
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I think sony is realising how lucrative the pc market is, hopefully hzd and ds do well enough for them to release their other stuff on pc too. But the thing is sony games run really really well on the ps4 (besides Bloodborne) so double dipping might not be worth it. Gow runs and looks incredible, same for hzd, tlou2 etc.
deriks
4-Time GIF/Meme God
Because the new games doesn't need to be bigger than it was before. Because not every game needs to be AAA. Because there's other games with less budget that are more fun, and even sold more
martino
Member
this graph without audience and sales graph too is only half the storyIt's just been a fact of the industry, in excess of inflation. You can see that the bottom end decreased, which means that indie games may be having an easier time than ever with new engines and platforms, but as AAA games grow in scope and details, think of all the extra artists you need creating more assets than ever and in higher detail, the ballooning amount of audio in games, and so on. Some engine features can reduce these costs, but the cost of AAA game production has steadily increased regardless.
This is a good read
The cost of games
Yesterday I was in Anaheim giving a talk called “Industry Lifecycles.” (click here for slides and video). It was intended to be a brief summary of the blog post of the same title, with …www.raphkoster.com
Abear21
Banned
It's just been a fact of the industry, in excess of inflation.
This is a good read
The cost of games
Yesterday I was in Anaheim giving a talk called “Industry Lifecycles.” (click here for slides and video). It was intended to be a brief summary of the blog post of the same title, with …www.raphkoster.com
That was a good read thanks, the cost of marketing isn’t even included in his analysis! I have no problem paying $10 more next gen, it’s expected. This makes me appreciate a solid indie title!
What Sony 1st party non AAA title has sold more?
deriks
4-Time GIF/Meme God
Everybody's Golf comes to my mind, but the point is to reduce costs and allocate the big budget on one game or another rather than "all". Nintendo does that and they're like an oil company with money