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PushSquare: Sources Indicate PlayStation Bidding For Remedy
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Imo I don't think Sony will be satisfied until they can release two good AAA single player games every year... And for the moment this is not possible at all. Sony Santa Monica, ND, Sucker Punch and Sony Bend will not release a PS5 games before a few years. Probably the same for Insomniac or Kojima Productions... Out of Guerrilla or some independent third party studio (Housemarque?, maybe Studio Wushu?, maybe Ready at Dawn?), they don't have games ready for the first two years of the PS5 . And they need exclusives game to move early adopter to PS5 as fast as possible like they want to do...
What is this supposed to mean at this point? What's the problem with Push Square?
They have always wanted to be independent. I thought their statement is never too beholden. Financial stability would be nice however.
The studio could do something else right?
Maybe/hopefully a full-fledged RPG which is also not open-world.
I would love that.
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From what we've heard from DF and others in the know it's pretty much agreed that Ray tracing on new gen consoles will be very limited in terms of resolution and frame rates. Maybe they'll surprise us, maybe engines will get better in pushing
Ray tracing and it will not be so bad but I taut doubt it.
Remedy, a bigger name than Obsidian? Nah. I mean they made two mediocre selling games in past 10+ years. I love Remedy's games, even QB, but I honestly don't see how it's a smart investment. There's a reason Microsoft didn't buy them and isn't investing in new games from them.
Single player games are considered GAAS if played through EA Play/GamePass.
Not big fan of acquisitions, I prefer funding/publishing deals since the studio remains independent.
But it will be a good get for sure.
But it will be a good get for sure.
You're right. They should just change to GAAS multiplayer online only games instead.
Of course they could but, like, Remedy has been doing 3rd person shooters for two decades at this point. Hard to imagine Sony would be buying them to develop some hack 'n' slash RPG for them or anything. But I guess this could also be the opportunity for Remedy to branch out into new directions, Horizon style.
I mean it would be weird if Sony weren't looking at them, right? The certainly fit into their roster of first party studios.
I just hope nothing happens until Control releases. Who knows? Maybe the game will be a big success for Remedy and they can continue to make the kind of game they make best without exclusivity.
I just hope nothing happens until Control releases. Who knows? Maybe the game will be a big success for Remedy and they can continue to make the kind of game they make best without exclusivity.
Well exactly.
Naughty Dog could be freed up to make that first-person game they are still interested in doing. Sony is clearly not stepping away from doing multiplayer games either and it looks like Guerrilla is working on one for the PS5.
Yah, let's denied the game to the ps4 users because that makes so much sense.
How about they continue to be multiplatform?
Agree with this. Besides Gorilla all the top Sony studios have or will have released a game in last year or so before next console. Gorilla gonna have to carry the PS5 for 1st year or so unless Sony buys some exclusives
I would love to see this happening as I have been saying due to the fact that Remedy would fit in WWS.
Well, they are expensive to run and they already costed a lot of money for MS will little to no return.
If you look at MS acquisitions, the biggest studios acquired were Playground Games, Ninja Theory and Obsidian, the rest are small studios <100 people.
Market cap is 112m Euros.
Despite what some here might say, they aren't struggling in the same way that Double Fine or Obsidian were struggling for funds. Their key financials look pretty healthy.
Sounds like they are just basing it on Shu visiting their studio and then throwing "anonymous sources" at the end, like what people here say. But Shu's vist could just as much mean Remedy are working on a PS5 exclusive, like what MS did with Insomniac.
I understand that it's very hard for a studio of Remedy's size to keep everybody at work on something valuable. However, I think Remedy is in the best condition it could possibly be. They have a deal with Smilegate that should bring a lot of financial stability, since the CrossFire franchise is so immensely popular in Asia. Then there's the creation of own IP through Control (and who knows what will come after that). Of course Control isn't that much of a headline yet, but its release right between Gamescom and PAX West is very strategic, and in combination with good critical scores, that can be the key to good launch momentum. Control isn't a AAA game, so it doesn't have to sell many millions of copies to break even. And now they got the publishing rights for the original Alan Wake back, which means the brand is finally completely in their hands. As pointed out earlier, there's a TV show coming up, so a sequel around the same time is likely. Now they have an option to remaster the original for a release inbetween.
These three parts - stability, new IP, and ownership of a brand that is already strong - set Remedy in a position where big growth for the company is possible. Their current stock market value is around €120 million, but I wouldn't be surprised if we'll see a significantly higher number in a couple of years, after they've self-published one or two more games after Control.
These three parts - stability, new IP, and ownership of a brand that is already strong - set Remedy in a position where big growth for the company is possible. Their current stock market value is around €120 million, but I wouldn't be surprised if we'll see a significantly higher number in a couple of years, after they've self-published one or two more games after Control.
Yeah BUT.... the best SP games are on PS.
And the best MP games as well. 3P but still. If you want to play the best SP AND MP games you are set with just a PS. Can't say the same for Xbox. Unless Gears, Halo etc become the juggernaut they once were, which I doubt. Xbox used to be the king of MP. Now they have acquired diverse studios but doubt they'll ever be the best of any genre, MP or SP. Time will tell and I truly hope i'm wrong but I'm not too optimistic about most of the studios they bought. They need bigger ones. Sony is smart. They got SP games on lockdown. Then got exclusive marketing deals with the biggest 3P sellers. Why spend so much money on trying to crack the MP genre when the best MP games are 3P anyway and available on your platform as well. I hate those timed exclusive deals but it's very important for them. I bought every fifa on xbox because ea access was only on xbox which allowed me to play the game earlier AND you had icons in UT.
zhuge confirmed on the 3rd page that sony are exploring this, so it isnt just speculation.
Yeah the main takeaway from this is Sony is definitely looking hard at acquiring studios. And apparently not just studios that they have been working with recently.
more importantly they are not looking into acquiring small developers, but rather a AAA studio of 200 developers.
You didn't understand: IF they have to be bought it's way better MS (Xbox + PC + maybe Nintendo too since Cuphead) then Sony (PS4 only) and I say this as a PS and PC user, it's way better to have it on PC too that only on a one console... IF they have to be bought.
But yeah, better stay indipendent.
You could say the same things about many of the studios Microsoft has bought recently. Like, what's Compulsion Games last successful IP? They've only released mediocre bombs.
You still haven't provided a source for this budget claim.
He said it was explored at some point. I don't recall him using the present tense.
Ah, that adds some weight to it then, I guess it points to Shu really liking what he saw. I think it'd be a good match and Sony looking to buy some mainland Europe devs seems most likely imo, given there's GG and no one else. With the UK adding MM, London (VR mostly), Manchester (VR) and Xdev (more a publisher), none of which are really making that big traditional AAA game. But Sony straight buying a studio with no real working history (we know off, I think a PS5 game is likely) would be very unlike their other buys.
I could see Sony publishing a PS5 exclusive but not just straight up buying them without working with them previously.
Op got people hyped for no reason he didn't post the whole article or even the whole remedy section of it just bits and pieces to fit a false narrative
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