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Sony PlayStation: First Party Studios |OT4| Because we're skipping 3
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Here's hoping we get that Dreams release date tomorrow. They said they would have an update for us on the 20th.
I had such a bizarre dream
where they rebooted the Killzone franchise but it was directed by Kojima
where they rebooted the Killzone franchise but it was directed by Kojima
he was at GG's and then saw that timeline lore (he also had full free reign to change it up)
and a crazy KZ reboot was born
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Hmmmm.
Stockhausen/Crumb/Ligeti.
Will doubtless be hailed as completely original by gaming press & gamers.
Good tho.
For those who's been disappointed that Japan Studio has been VR-focused in the past 2 years and not showcasing higher end production, looks like the future looks more promising.
No new details about Blood and Truth until Days Gone is out am I right?
Itching for some news for that who might be VR game of the year
Itching for some news for that who might be VR game of the year
Sounds like a 3rd person open world KZ and that would be great :D
There was a news that Blood & Truth got rated in Australia.
Maybe we get a launch date soon...
https://pureplaystation.com/sony-londons-blood-truth-rated-for-release-in-australia/2019/02/
Hmm, just noticed that last year Sony's annual earnings announcement was April 27th (a Friday). Assuming they follow a similar schedule this year the closest Friday would be April 26th - the release date of Days Gone. Just a coincidence? Anyone think we might get more info on the direction they're headed on that date outside of whatever might be discussed in their conference call?
"Current trends and setting a high target" are not VR buzzwords.
The way high-target is worded here seems to imply more of production-side based off how they've talked of development in the past.
I'm rammed at work at the moment. I could set myself a goal of getting on top of at least some of the shit and watching the dreams stream as a reward but then if they announce a release date of '2019' I'll be pissed.
Will probably just catch up on twitch after I get home
Do we happen to know how many projects Japan Studio normally works on simultaneously? Or how many people they've got? Curious what sort of output they're capable of.
Estimated to be around 400 people working at Japan Studio, but not all are part of the programming and game design side.
Projects that they worked simultaneously in the past:
2012/13:
- Knack
- Playroom
- Puppeteer
- Gravity Rush
- The Last Guardian
- Gravity Rush 2
- Astrobot Rescue Mission
- Knack 2
But if they're aiming for a more ambitious production, I wouldn't be surprised it they're now only working on 2 bigger projects instead of 3.
Oh hellz yes Resistance and oh may be a MAG, MAG with Apex Legends visuals/gunplay will be insanely fun to play!
Oh my... don't do this to me :( People would love to see Killzone die, but for me it's the best FPS ever. There is great potential in the IP and they rushed Shadow Fall for the PS4 launch.
I don't really like Layden's stance on "fewer, bigger games", but hopefully that means Japan Studio will have bigger budgets for their games.
I'm torn on it, on one hand it's hard to complain when we're getting games like Horizon, God of War, and Spiderman. But on the other hand there are alot of first party published games that wouldn't be approved by third party publishers.
I think he meant it compared to older gens, game development time have increased for everyone.
Problem is that next gen things will be getting serious... Single players are more expensive than ever to produce and at the end of the day if rather have 1 really amazing experience than 3 mediocre ones.
This is exactly the path the industry needs to make, less games and more time In the oven
Yep and come next gen things will only get harder and harder to deliver
I was just thinking about it yesterday. If Shawn just says that they dont aim to expand player's backlog but instead of it launch games that you will want to play asap instead of everything else, I am not sure how anyone could oppose this.
I dont think his words mean that we will get 3 9/10 games instead of 5 8/10 games so we can chill.
Things will only get harder and more expensive if you keep betting all your chips on the unsustainable AAA model
Given the current trends, people are really thinking Sony will pour millions into JRPG development?
Maybe if they made another handheld, sure.
Maybe if they made another handheld, sure.
4 games (not counting portable), none of which was a great seller. Doesn't look like there is a great potential in the IP.
Only Resistance 3 would be fine.
Sony first party been stronger than ever (from a commercial perspective), so I think they got the right idea as long as their games continue to have a certain appeal other 3rd party games lack.
I lost hope in sony funding a big JRPG long time ago :/
I'd imagine they'd want to go big or go home when it comes to a JRPG, and that would require a team far larger than they have at SIE Japan. Perhaps they could team up with Level 5 again?
But SIE are expanding their studios because they want to reduce development time, right? They acknowledged there was a problem and they intend to fix it.
What I'm afraid of is that, with the rising production costs, we're going to see fewer new IPs and more sequels, fewer unique experiences and more "safe" ones.
Don't get me wrong, I am very pleased with their output this gen, but I miss their "smaller" games. And without a Vita successor I fear they're not coming back.
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I used to love Level 5, back in the PS2 days they were among my favorite developers.
Nowadays, eh...
Nowadays, eh...
This is the music that will be played on speakers minutes before Knack 3 is announced at the PS5 event.
Looking at this we can get a very clear picture of what we should wait for Japan Studio next :
- Team Asobi ( Playroom VR and Astrobot ) VR Games
- Toyama's Team ( Gravity Rush and Siren ) An adventure game
- One plataformer game since it's seems that studio likes to develop something in the genre ( Puppeteer, Knack and Knack 2 )
And to finish I would add something that is not in your post : one collab.
We have BB with From, The Last Guardian with gen Design ,Shadow of the Colossus with Bluepoint and Everybody Golf with Claphenz. So it's 'safe' to say they also are always involved in some sort of collaborations with external studios.
With that in mind I think it's kinda hard to imagine them working in a JRPG at the same time honestly.
If Sony really thinks they need a 1P JRPG in my opinion they should go after Tabata the same way they went after Kojima. I just have no idea if it would be worth it.
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