SIE Worldwide Studios |OT5| Part II

[Akabeko]

Death Stranding is awesome. I guess I could sour on it later on (I'm only about 6 hours in), but it's so satisfying carrying these packages everywhere. I made the mistake of parking my trike in some timefall and it's been so tense for the last hour or so because I'm afraid that it'll explode at any time, leaving me with way too much cargo to carry on foot. I generally get frustrated easily in games, but all I can think about is getting back into it tonight and completing my next delivery.

Also... the game looks so damn good. Feels like a sneak preview into next gen or something. Horizon 2 is going to be insane.

 

[Gamer17]

Guys a question about days gone . Is it just me or there is a big difficulty spike toward the end of the game ? Or am I doing something wrong ? I m starting to do some side tasks to get skill points and bike upgrade as I feel I m not prepared . And leveling up Takes sometime :(

 

[NinjaScooter]

Guys a question about days gone . Is it just me or there is a big difficulty spike toward the end of the game ? Or am I doing something wrong ? I m starting to do some side tasks to get skill points and bike upgrade as I feel I m not prepared . And leveling up Takes sometime :(

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Some of the later games hordes gave me some trouble and from what I remember the game sort of forces you to interact with them more. Even then I never found them super tough. Some of those just became an battle of attrition. Just hoarding bombs and ammo, running in a circle and dropping mines and explosives behind me until they all died. Was probably my biggest issue with the game was that i more often get annoyed by hordes rather than afraid of them.

 

[Gamer17]

Some of the later games hordes gave me some trouble and from what I remember the game sort of forces you to interact with them more. Even then I never found them super tough. Some of those just became an battle of attrition. Just hoarding bombs and ammo, running in a circle and dropping mines and explosives behind me until they all died. Was probably my biggest issue with the game was that i more often get annoyed by hordes rather than afraid of them.

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My issue is that they r unpredictable. Many times they started attacking me from different sides and causing me to get stuck in the middle of them and die . I finished the chalmute horde but I switched to easy and I did it like that lol

 

[Cyberia]

A lot of openings right here.

 

[Nakenorm]

A lot of openings right here.

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EDIT: NEVERMIND!

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[SolidSnakex]

And the big Cory Barlog news that definitely needed to be a thread is that he...stopped using Caps Lock

 

[DigSCCP]

And the big Cory Barlog news that definitely needed to be a thread is that he...stopped using Caps Lock

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SSM new IP is a Sci Fi game by Cory , LETS GO !

 

[dgrdsv]

Can there be a sci-fi game without logic?

 

[Blackleg-sanji1]

My issue is that they r unpredictable. Many times they started attacking me from different sides and causing me to get stuck in the middle of them and die . I finished the chalmute horde but I switched to easy and I did it like that lol

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That's my favorite part. That they all don't run at you in a straight line or one direction unless you finesse them into one.

 

[MisterP𝕏L]

 

[Hitokiri03]

Guys a question about days gone . Is it just me or there is a big difficulty spike toward the end of the game ? Or am I doing something wrong ? I m starting to do some side tasks to get skill points and bike upgrade as I feel I m not prepared . And leveling up Takes sometime :(

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What are you struggling the most?
If is human enemies, use Shotgun.
If is the horde, early game game use MG45, end game use the Chicago Chopper and the .50 BFG.

 

[Testobjekt]

people spinning anything into some massive negative conspiracy

I'll give you some

Cory's tweet = him leaving (lol like clockwork)
Herman apparently from no proof what so ever pushing Sony to ditching Japanese games and RPGs
Shu's new position is him being exiled under the Ryan Regime

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👍

 

[edo_kid]

Finally started DS and damn this looks ridiculously good, those graphics... *sweat*

 

[Imitation Of Life]

So when we might get the release dates for Dreams and Ghost of Tshushima... both of them definitely PS4 games and I can really see Dreams being released in April and GoT in September, but when we might see the official announcements?

I think the first episode of State of Play of 2020 should have a release date for Dreams, But GoT? State of Play episode pre E3?

Also there was a hint that we haven't seen the last of Ratchet & Clank on PS4, when we can possibly hear an official announcement.

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GoT gonna be a PS5 launch title. Dreams who knows. Might be moved to PS5 too. Would probably benefit it a lot for exposure.

 

[Deleted member 59519]

Did I miss something and GoT is pushed to Q3/Q4? I remember Jason saying it would release in the first half of 2020

 

[poklane]

Did I miss something and GoT is pushed to Q3/Q4? I remember Jason saying it would release in the first half of 2020

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Yup that's the rumor as we obviously have never gotten an official date or even a window. Rumor was that The Last of Us would be early 2020 (February 21st) with then Ghost of Tsushima a few months later, but with Part II being pushed GoT has been pushed as a result because Sony obviously doesn't wanna release them within like a month of each other.

 

[Imitation Of Life]

Did I miss something and GoT is pushed to Q3/Q4? I remember Jason saying it would release in the first half of 2020

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it has been hinted that the TLOU2 delay pushes GoT into late 2020. Might as well be a cross-gen PS5 lauch title unless they want to Puppeteer/GT6 it...

 

[Sausage_Poison]

A lot of openings right here.

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They are definitely working on something big. Wonder what it is...

 

[Deleted member 59519]

Yup that's the rumor as we obviously have never gotten an official date or even a window. Rumor was that The Last of Us would be early 2020 (February 21st) with then Ghost of Tsushima a few months later, but with Part II being pushed GoT has been pushed as a result because Sony obviously doesn't wanna release them within like a month of each other.

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it has been hinted that the TLOU2 delay pushes GoT into late 2020. Might as well be a cross-gen PS5 lauch title unless they want to Puppeteer/GT6 it...

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Ah, damn. That's a bit of a bummer but there's no shortage of games in the first half. If it's going to release in H2, I'm not against it launching as a cross-gen game with PS5 either.

 

[NediarPT88]

Not sure it's a good idea to push GoT into a cross-gen launch. Competition will be crazy in those months and they don't really need that much software to sell the PS5s they can produce at that point. They'll also surely have some exclusives planned for that period already.

SP invested so many years in the game, they will most likely have more attention centered on them and better sales releasing the game in September or so.

The only way I can see it happening is if some of the games they have planned for launch can't make it and need more time (iirc that was the case with inFamous Second Son and Driveclub when PS4 launched).

 

[DriftingSpirit]

Launch games usually perform well because people want new stuff for their new console. I think Ghost would be fine as a September release or as a cross-gen launch title. It could be the last big first party exclusive for this gen and the biggest first party release for the PS5 launch.

 

[Bundy]

They are definitely working on something big. Wonder what it is...

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A new IP ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

 

[Deleted member 59519]

RAD needs to dig deep and bring out that studio that made Ghost of Sparta

 

[Shairi]

it has been hinted that the TLOU2 delay pushes GoT into late 2020. Might as well be a cross-gen PS5 lauch title unless they want to Puppeteer/GT6 it...

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There can't be a Puppeteer/GT6 situation. PS5 has BC which makes it a total diffrent story.
Sony should release Ghost of Tsushima before the PS5. Let the launch exclusive not steal Ghost of Tsushima's thunder and vice versa.

What would be the point of delaying GoT to not compete with TLoU2 just to let the game compete with PS5 launch exclusives?

 

[poklane]

September with a PS5 Enhanced patch along the PS5's release sounds fine to me

 

[That1GoodHunter]

They are definitely working on something big. Wonder what it is...

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Who their publishing partner will be, is almost as interesting a question.

 

[DriftingSpirit]

There can't be a Puppeteer/GT6 situation. PS5 has BC which makes it a total diffrent story.
Sony should release Ghost of Tsushima before the PS5. Let the launch exclusive not steal Ghost of Tsushima's thunder and vice versa.

What would be the point of delaying GoT to not compete with TLoU2 just to let the game compete with PS5 launch exclusives?

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That would apply to any game in a launch lineup and it doesn't really impact them. Launch games usually sell rather well. At least the bigger ones meant to stand out anyway.

Knack, Shadowfall, Dead Rising, etc... performed well and those weren't even critically successful games.

 

[DriftingSpirit]

Who their publishing partner will be, is almost as interesting a question.

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Right, who is even funding RAD's new building? Whoever they are partnered with is going all in.

 

[That1GoodHunter]

That is actually an interesting conversation to have. Which combinations of launch exclusives would not result in one of them totally eclipsing the others.

Games like: Any Japan Studio Game, a new Housemarque/Arrowhead IP, and any Bluepoint Sony Remake that is not DeS.

would likely be overshadowed by games such as: GoT, Gran Turismo 7, Ratchet, or TLOU2 MP.

 

[Sausage_Poison]

A new IP ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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Well, that is accurate.

Who their publishing partner will be, is almost as interesting a question.

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I think that is a lot more interesting. New building and hiring spree. That publishing partner must be rich.

 

[That1GoodHunter]

Right, who is even funding RAD's new building? Whoever they are partnered with is going all in.

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That's exactly why I doubt Sony is footing the bill here. Unless Sony got real impressed by their VR games, it would seem odd for them to go all in with the studio after the Order.

 

[Imitation Of Life]

There can't be a Puppeteer/GT6 situation. PS5 has BC which makes it a total diffrent story.
Sony should release Ghost of Tsushima before the PS5. Let the launch exclusive not steal Ghost of Tsushima's thunder and vice versa.

What would be the point of delaying GoT to not compete with TLoU2 just to let the game compete with PS5 launch exclusives?

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GoT would be the biggest PS5 launch game over Demon's Souls, R&C or any other realistic bets. And would still sell a ton on PS4 as well. Being a PS5 launch game only helps it get more attention in my eyes.

That's exactly why I doubt Sony is footing the bill here. Unless Sony got real impressed by their VR games, it would seem odd for them to go all in with the studio after the Order.

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Who do you think is funding them? Obviously they are getting help from a major player. I honestly would not shocked in Sony gave them another shot. They have a LONG history together. I don't think it is Microsoft..

 

[Shairi]

That would apply to any game in a launch lineup and it doesn't really impact them. Launch games usually sell rather well. At least the bigger ones meant to stand out anyway.

Knack, Shadowfall, Dead Rising, etc... performed well and those weren't even critically successful games.

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Sure, they do well but these games still compete with each other. People have budgets, especially when they buy a new console for 400-500€. Not everyone is going to spend so much money in one month to get a console and 3-4 new games.

Ghost of Tsushima will do great numbers if they launch it in august or september. And the game will get another sales push because of the ps5 patch. Launch exclusives will sell way better without GoT launching on the same date.

 

[That1GoodHunter]

GoT would be the biggest PS5 launch game over Demon's Souls, R&C or any other realistic bets. And would still sell a ton on PS4 as well. Being a PS5 launch game only helps it get more attention in my eyes.



Who do you think is funding them? Obviously they are getting help from a major player. I honestly would not shocked in Sony gave them another shot. They have a LONG history together.

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Well to be honest, they have had long history with many studios, some of them they owned, then shut down after just one or two clunkers. So Sony turning down publishing for an independent studio after it botched their last (and biggest) game toguether would not be odd at all. If it's a huge VR game, it's Sony's, end of story.

 

[poklane]

GoT would be the biggest PS5 launch game over Demon's Souls, R&C or any other realistic bets. And would still sell a ton on PS4 as well. Being a PS5 launch game only helps it get more attention in my eyes.



Who do you think is funding them? Obviously they are getting help from a major player. I honestly would not shocked in Sony gave them another shot. They have a LONG history together. I don't think it is Microsoft..

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Maybe it's Google? They're gonna need some exclusive content for Stadia.

 

[Shairi]

GoT would be the biggest PS5 launch game over Demon's Souls, R&C or any other realistic bets. And would still sell a ton on PS4 as well. Being a PS5 launch game only helps it get more attention in my eyes.

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Sure, GoT would win the battle for attention against the other games you named but that is a problem, too. GoT would cannibalize the sales of the other launch exclusives if they are smaller in scale.

Jim Ryan just said that he wants a fast transition of players from ps4 to ps5. Making a cross-gen game the front runner for the ps5 won't help the case. They need PS5 exclusives in the center of attention to get people to upgrade as fast as possible. A PS4 game won't do the trick.

 

[Imitation Of Life]

Sure, GoT would win the battle for attention against the other games you named but that is a problem, too. GoT would cannibalize the sales of the other launch exclusives if they are smaller in scale.

Jim Ryan just said that he wants a fast transition of players from ps4 to ps5. Making a cross-gen game the front runner for the ps5 won't help the case. They need PS5 exclusives in the center of attention to get people to upgrade as fast as possible. A PS4 game won't do the trick.

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How does GoT launching on PS5 hurt transition? If Got launches in say September I could see plenty of people just saying they will wait until PS5 launches to play it which will hurt until sales. Why play the inferior version that close to a better one?

 

[Imitation Of Life]

Maybe it's Google? They're gonna need some exclusive content for Stadia.

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That's a possibility, but I'm hesistant to believe Sony is done with them.

 

[ArkhamFantasy]

I just started concrete genie and the facial animations remind me of the old rudolph the red nosed reindeer movie and now i really want a rudolph game made by pixel opus lol

 

[Shairi]

How does GoT launching on PS5 hurt transition? If Got launches in say September I could see plenty of people just saying they will wait until PS5 launches to play it which will hurt until sales. Why play the inferior version that close to a better one?

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Because people hate to wait. It's called the preference for the present. People rather consume an inferior product today than a better product tomorrow.
Obviously some people will wait for the PS5 version of GoT but it won't be a desicive factor.

And GoT being a launch game might hurt the transition by taking the spotlight while being a cross-gen game. Sony needs a PS5 exclusives in front and center to give people reason to get a PS5. Jim Ryan talked about the fastest transition ever.

If the game that is most talked about during the PS5 launch is also playable on the PS4, how would that help the transition?

 

[shinobi602]

They are definitely working on something big. Wonder what it is...

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[Imitation Of Life]

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True or not I'm taking this to mean Sony affiliated.

 

[Imitation Of Life]

Because people hate to wait. It's called the preference for the present. People rather consume an inferior product today than a better product tomorrow.
Obviously some people will wait for the PS5 version of GoT but it won't be a desicive factor.

And GoT being a launch game might hurt the transition by taking the spotlight while being a cross-gen game. Sony needs a PS5 exclusives in front and center to give people reason to get a PS5. Jim Ryan talked about the fastest transition ever.

If the game that is most talked about during the PS5 launch is also playable on the PS4, how would that help the transition?

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PS5 is gonna sell out the first 3 or 4 months no matter what. By the time the launch hype dies down they will hopefully have a big Spring game close to launch.

 

[Doom_Bringer]

Did Bend fuck around with Days gone graphics again? I went back to the game after a few weeks and I am noticing a lot more pop in than before on Pro. WTF Bend?

 

[Saint-14]

True or not I'm taking this to mean Sony affiliated.

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Imagine Sony having faith in them again and giving them an AAA budget.

 

[Shairi]

PS5 is gonna sell out the first 3 or 4 months no matter what. By the time the launch hype dies down they will hopefully have a big Spring game close to launch.

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Probably. Sony might produce more consoles this time around. So let's see what Sony has planed with GoT and PS5 and everything else.

I can't wait for 2020.

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Shinobi, give us something. Does Ready at Dawns still have a working relationship with Sony?

 

[OG_Thrills]

Imagine Sony having faith in them again and giving them an AAA budget.

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It still has a ton of potential. Sure, it fell short in terms of gameplay but the lore is still appealing to me.

 

[Screen Looker]

All I'm saying is if we must have a JRPG, then I'm all for teaming up with Level 5 and Nickelodeon to make a true Avatar: The Last Airbender story about the world in balance!

think about it, you got elementalists, summons of the Avatars, acast and expansive world and philosophy and a ton of silliness all in the anime art style of a popular series. What could go wrong? It's not like they're giving it to platinum

 

[Callibretto]

Imagine Sony having faith in them again and giving them an AAA budget.

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Maybe it's just AA vr game budget