I've been mainly playing on PC since 2008, so I really do see physical as something that can and will become more for collectors than anything else.
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The Last of Us Part II and Iron Man VR delayed until further notice
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They probably didn't want to give another date in case it got pushed back again
Hmm no ps5 news until fall and Part2, Ghost until maybe fall as well.
Yea if you "dont care" you might be in the wrong forum chief.
GOTY 2020 really gonna come down to the first 4 months of the year.
Sure is a good job they spent all those months / years forcing their workers to crunch to get this done on time.
My heart goes out to all the devs and QA guys being worked to the bone at Naughty Dog.
My heart goes out to all the devs and QA guys being worked to the bone at Naughty Dog.
Consoles need a ton of software printed, peripherals made, stock available (i.e can't paper launch like a GPU). There's a whole lot more that goes into a console launch than just a console, which will be logistically difficult And people see phones, GPUs, laptops as work expenses. Consoles are toys essentially, they're not used for productivity.
a lot of virus related media gets a watch from people during these times. I see 28 days later, contagion etc. recommended left and right, and as Eggiem states there is barely any backlash for RE3 or Half life Alyx by actual customers, instead only by a select amount of reviewers that deem it tasteless to release it during these times. A lot of businesses predict (probably more based on hope) that things will be cleared up around the end of the year, but I am 99% sure the PS5 and XsX will both be delayed to summer next year. We will be in this mess for a while, better get used to it
So... You are validating my point? Thanks! See? Companies only think for themselves. The ps5 and xbox are releasing this year with the games that are "indefinitely" on hold.
Yeah unfortunately don't think I should be buying ff7r at release right now.
New, but not exclusive. It's not really a big next gen push when your "hits" are current gen releases.
If they were sure it was a long term delay then why not announce it like films have done? That way you give yourself plenty of time to sort out the logistical issues regardless of what happens in the future. To me it seems obvious Sony are keeping this as open as possible as even they aren't sure if it's a short or long delay. It's all dependant on the virus. Sooner that clears up the sooner its released.
The same retail who are relying on physical to survive but can't open? They wouldn't dare stand up against a platform holder again.
they tried in 2013 with Nintendo by firesale-ing the WiiU
Oh well thanks covid19.... :/
Probably they're expecting market conditions to deteriorate especially in the US market so much that basically all sales coming from physical version would be fucked and given sales expectations vs costs of budget they can't afford it.
Honestly if FF7R managed to launch in these conditions they could have opted not to delay since the game is ready.
Don't know what's going to happen at this point, it's either June, or a PS4/PS5 launch title, or a PS4 title for the holiday season in place of the delayed PS5 LOL.
Probably they're expecting market conditions to deteriorate especially in the US market so much that basically all sales coming from physical version would be fucked and given sales expectations vs costs of budget they can't afford it.
Honestly if FF7R managed to launch in these conditions they could have opted not to delay since the game is ready.
Don't know what's going to happen at this point, it's either June, or a PS4/PS5 launch title, or a PS4 title for the holiday season in place of the delayed PS5 LOL.
Well, at least the game should be super polished by the time it's released and DLC will probably be not that far away.
I imagine they'll be working on whatever they have planned for multiplayer.
I imagine they'll be working on whatever they have planned for multiplayer.
imo I think there is zero chance of either console coming out in 2020...I think we'll be even lucky to see them in the 1st half of 2021
good point, I overlooked production, design, tech and QA and the tons of other departments that deal with wrapping up a project, lots of digital marketing work, audio and cinema departments etc. I usually don't deal with them enough, and we haven't had big crunch in our studio for years, and those who do are usually really small teams that work a few weekends tops.
Yeah I've gotten quite excited for it thanks to the feedback it sounded like it was getting.
Or maybe they think the relationship is reciprocal because a lot of people still buy physical rather than being a on sided power dynamic that they must flex at each opportunity. They may not hold a lot of power, but they do facilitate a lot of income.
Those patches aren't "near essential" unless something is really wrong.
I assure you, you can stick Spider-man, or God of War into a PS4 and play those games without difficulty directly off the disc without ever being connected to the internet. I know this because I've done it, specifically on a road trip in a rented sprinter that happened to have a PS4 in the passenger compartment.
AAA game producers do have quality control, you know.
Im confused
iron man will be a relatively small game heavily bought digitally. surely not planning to ship many physical discs (simply a smaller addressable market with PSVR).
does that mean that all release can be at risk now? Do Sony still ship directly to retail from DADC? Even third party games are printed and distributed by Sony either to retail or to distributors.
Stuff is still being sold through amazon and online retailers. GameStop/GAME are closed at retail but what percentage of a big game is high street retail vs online retail and digital?
iron man will be a relatively small game heavily bought digitally. surely not planning to ship many physical discs (simply a smaller addressable market with PSVR).
does that mean that all release can be at risk now? Do Sony still ship directly to retail from DADC? Even third party games are printed and distributed by Sony either to retail or to distributors.
Stuff is still being sold through amazon and online retailers. GameStop/GAME are closed at retail but what percentage of a big game is high street retail vs online retail and digital?
So Last of Us delayed because...what? They are afraid sales will suffer? A lot of retail chains are closed? AC and Doom Eternal seems fine. In fact more than fine. Is Sony concerned with the game not charting as high as they would like?
What a stupid fucking reason. Guess we can look forward to Ghost and the PS5 launch to be delayed indefinitely too if that's their reasoning.
Edit: Everyone lashing out at me can fuck right off. Digital exists. It would be nice for those of us like me and millions of others around the world who are unemployed, depressed and forced to stay inside for months on end to have some glimmer of happiness.
What a stupid fucking reason. Guess we can look forward to Ghost and the PS5 launch to be delayed indefinitely too if that's their reasoning.
Edit: Everyone lashing out at me can fuck right off. Digital exists. It would be nice for those of us like me and millions of others around the world who are unemployed, depressed and forced to stay inside for months on end to have some glimmer of happiness.
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I'm sure Guerrilla wouldn't mind a few more months to polish up Horizon 2.
They're concerned about getting the discs pressed and shipped around the world in time for a launch next month.
Shipments of all sorts of things are delayed. AC and Doom snuck through before the shit really hit the fan.
Doom sold before the worst of this hit. I got my copy mailed on time but FF7R is already having issues with on time fulfillment. Amazing what a month does when the world starts responding in earnest to a pandemic.
They haven't given a new date because, and this might surprise some here, corporations no matter how big or no matter how many
analyst they employ are not sure fire Nostradamus mother fuckers.
Governments and the WHO can't give a sure fire answer to when this shit is over so don't be expecting Sony to be knocking out dates for delayed games. They have no fucking clue as to when things will get back to normal to enable shipments. They can say summer all they want but if this thing doesn't come under control by then what's the point.
Sony and MS have a lot of inside info, a lot of clever analysts but they aren't the Oracles of Delphi.
Don't be looking to Phil Spencer to be indicating when this is over. He doesn't know. No one does.
analyst they employ are not sure fire Nostradamus mother fuckers.
Governments and the WHO can't give a sure fire answer to when this shit is over so don't be expecting Sony to be knocking out dates for delayed games. They have no fucking clue as to when things will get back to normal to enable shipments. They can say summer all they want but if this thing doesn't come under control by then what's the point.
Sony and MS have a lot of inside info, a lot of clever analysts but they aren't the Oracles of Delphi.
Don't be looking to Phil Spencer to be indicating when this is over. He doesn't know. No one does.
I care about it a lot more than TLOU2.
Edit: Ah I see the usual conspiracy theorists and warriors are out even in these times. Never change era.
So many more retail stores have closed since AC and Doom released, and many more will close before TLOU2 was supposed to release. Things change drastically on a weekly basis these days.
And today in "person who is completely oblivious to what is currently happening around the world".
Launch it digitally then only in certain regions. This could last for another year or more, what are they going to do, cease operations completely?
You are looking stupid.The world is already in the shit today,imagine in 60 days.
Who was naive enough to NOT see this coming??
Anyways, I wish the team the best and I hope they stay safe. Also, please don't stress yourself out trying rush to release date. Everything is in flux now, (reasonable) people will understand given the circumstances
Anyways, I wish the team the best and I hope they stay safe. Also, please don't stress yourself out trying rush to release date. Everything is in flux now, (reasonable) people will understand given the circumstances
don't forget the logistics. look at the current distribution of ff7r right now and how many people have access to it and how many don't. on top of that, we have no idea what physical distribution's gonna look like in late may. there are so many factors at play here.
Sony is stupid for chossing to not release a game during a period when lots of people cannot buy games ?
Fuck off. Digital exists and it would be nice for the millions of us depressed and unemployed to have some glimmer of happiness.
Understandable. Can see this coming out for holiday season this year with both the PS5 and Series X coming Spring 2021. I know it would make sense coming on release, but as the physical stores are closed at the moment, sales could be hit.
so when experts say don't expect this first phase of the virus to finish off till August... and then comes phase two in the fall and the next phase starting in December/January.
just expect all media to be a wash for the next year starting March 1st 2020.
We're really doing the "Sony is just using coronavirus as an excuse" thing again?
The Olympics aren't happening this year. The Hajj might not be happening this year. That's the level of disruption we're talking about. It's totally reasonable to expect the shipment of entertainment products to be affected, no need for secret ulterior motives.
If I were a betting person I would bet that this is now a PS5 launch title that also has a PS4 version, and that both new consoles are not coming out this year. If I were to guess, we won't see this game til Spring (March or April) 2021 with a PS5 release.