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PixelJunk Raiders announced, Stadia exclusive
- Thread starter CloseTalker
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I'm sure it will come to other things in future - this is modern revenue generation for developers.
Multiplatform developers can now go:
Stadia or Epic
Then PlayStation Exclusive
Then Game pass
Take a chunk of cash for each one , whilst you work on the game for the next platform
Multiplatform developers can now go:
Stadia or Epic
Then PlayStation Exclusive
Then Game pass
Take a chunk of cash for each one , whilst you work on the game for the next platform
Never liked any of the PixelJunk games from what I tried, but this looks pretty cool. I would like to try it out eventually.
It's allowed for anything that is universally despised for some reason. Sanctioned dunking.
Try doing this in certain other threads and you'll be against the grain and be moderated in a second.
The Ouya was a tough sell, but Stadia doesn't require any hardware. You don't even have to download the game. The barrier for entry couldn't be any lower. If Stadia had more mindshare I could see devs approaching them, rather than the other way around.
How about you lighten up. You want a real response? Here...
It was a low effort post because Stadia is a low effort platform that will immediately be abandoned even more than it already has. Game looks fine but it being a Stadia exclusive completely limits its marketability and any opportunity it has to initially succeed.
It wouldn't fly in those other threads because those companies, while still being about their bottom line, actually provide a product that functions and won't be left on the side of the road leaving their customers with lighter wallets for something that provides little to no value.
The barrier of entry is putting money into a service knowing that it might not exist in 12 months.
Eh, hardware is one kind of barrier to entry. Stadia has more or less demonstrated at this point that "you pay us full price for access to a game you can only stream over the network, from Google, a company not known for long-term support of its non-mega-successes" is just its own kind of very tough sell.
A low effort post is a low effort post. This is about mantaining productive discussion which low effort, drive-bys do not promote (especially when there are several of them telling the same joke on the same thread). I'm not against criticism so feel free to criticize but the one-two word posts do not add anything constructive.
That's not really a barrier to entry. It's a risk that might make some people discount the value of the games or the subscription. But if it's a short term engagement like a demo or a free trial then it's not really relevant. Those are the types of experiences I think AAA developers would be seeking to capitalize on with cloud technology in the near term.
And I also think permanent ownership is also less of a concern for games that are bundled into subscription services, otherwise Apple Arcade wouldn't have gotten off the ground. There's no one size fits all business model for selling games because different audiences have different priorities.
Yeah, I can imagine posting "lol but can't shift anything in Japan still!" in every Ps5/XBS announcement thread would be looked upon quite dimly, so the same should stand here. This isn't a thread to grandstand about how annoyed you are that a platform exists and how it chooses to exist.
It's step away from the keyboard time at that point.
Man, what a trip. I used to adore PJ games back on PS3 but then their ideas started to get stale, and they started making stuff I wasn't into. Now they come up with one that looks awesome but it's not on my platform.
This actually looks really cool! I have a lot of respect and appreciation for Q-Games and the PixelJunk brand.
I slept on The Tomorrow Children even though that game looked amazing and then I ended up missing out on it. I don't want to repeat that mistake for this game.
I slept on The Tomorrow Children even though that game looked amazing and then I ended up missing out on it. I don't want to repeat that mistake for this game.
To better quote someone:
Meanwhile I made a constructive argument as to why I said "lol stadia".
The other poster came into an Xbox thread posting State of Plays tweets purposely trying to incite arguments. There's a difference and if you're going to ignore that difference there's nothing more to discuss.
So, you made a "constructive" argument, by coming into a platform exclusive game thread and shit posting on a platform where said game is going to be, yet you don't see the irony of you getting upset by someone going to a platform exclusive thread and shit posting on that platform?
I wish I could go through life so blissfully unaware
I'd imagine this was a deal done months and months ago.
I can't see any dev deciding to do a Stadia exclusive going forward.
Again, the platform itself is literally being abandoned by a company that has a history of acting like that. It is literally a nonsense for someone to try and pretend that a Stadia exclusive game will be anything but trapped on a dying platform. Stadia is literally a joke to many in this industry and on this board. The fact that so few will actually have access to the game is a shame.
If Google actually tried and didn't send emails to employees saying they were doing a great job only to shutter the studio the very next week, I wouldn't have "lol"ed. By all accounts Google deserves every lol they get because in the gaming world, they are comical.
yeah if it can make them finish the game this is cool, but we know what happen few days ago so....
Don't worry we got some warnings against like, the first three people. It's a big hard to really discuss a game where the major aspect is that most people won't be able to play it. I hope the google money was worth the lack of sales.
Dude. I dont care. stop @ing me. if you cant see that you got called out for being a hypocrite, and got warned for driveby shitposting and still think you're right thats fine.
you cared enough to @ me 3 times in a post, but we've derailed enough so we can keep it moving.
First time being able to fully digest the trailer and I'm really liking what I'm seeing. The graphics, music, and gameplay all seem very interesting. Also want to hear how they're implementing State Share. Apparently there's a blog post coming up that'll dive deeper into how it plays.
Bless Q-Games but it's a miracle they're still in business with how they always get in such awkward contracts.
Incredibly pedantic but I don't know why they stick with pixeljunk as a brand when the games in it are so dissimilar and the name is reminiscent of shovelware.
Incredibly pedantic but I don't know why they stick with pixeljunk as a brand when the games in it are so dissimilar and the name is reminiscent of shovelware.
"How a platform chooses to exist" is an important thing to consider when you buy a game exclusive to that platform.
Looks right up my alley. But Stadia is a pass.
Very good question.
Looks like a great game. It's a shame it's on Stadia. The indie dev took their money to most likely help with development costs.
I would support Stadia if they supported themselves.(not axing their first party studios)
I would support Stadia if they supported themselves.(not axing their first party studios)
I remember that first PJ game on PS3 that was the first game to export your gameplay video directly to youtube. That was the first video on my youtube channel lol.
SAME! I was blown away by the fact that was even possible. That and games that supported custom soundtracks without the OS just playing music on top of the games.
Looks suuuuuuuuuuper cool, but lol Stadia.
Pretty much. There will be more. And bigger. Ouch.
Pretty much. There will be more. And bigger. Ouch.
Haha , i didn't buy pathless because i m sure at 100 , this is the road the game is taking