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Stadia was working on Savage Planet 2, a multiplayer project and more | VGC (videogameschronicle.com)
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[VGC] Stadia G&E backed out of proposals for Hideo Kojima and Yu Suzuki to create exclusive games for Stadia (plus info on their cancelled projects)
- Thread starter FelipeMGM
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More details on the cancelled and rejected projects in the link:
Stadia was working on Savage Planet 2, a multiplayer project and more | VGC (videogameschronicle.com)
oh boy, those announcement threads would have been a bloodbath
this also tells me they're not moving on to chasing third party deals anymore (the pixeljunk deal or any that will soon be revealed were probably inked before all of this), which was something people thought they might do after shutting down first party production.
this also tells me they're not moving on to chasing third party deals anymore (the pixeljunk deal or any that will soon be revealed were probably inked before all of this), which was something people thought they might do after shutting down first party production.
This would explain why Resident Evil 7 and Resident Evil Village didn't show up for Stadia.
If Kojima was willing to work with Google for the money, I half expect his next game might end up at EGS if they're willing to be just as generous with funding.
If Kojima was willing to work with Google for the money, I half expect his next game might end up at EGS if they're willing to be just as generous with funding.
Damn, this would have been entertaining (the announcement thread even more than the games 🤣).
Sadly, Google doesn't want to pull through.A Kojima exclusive would have gotten people to try the platform and after you have tried it, it is difficult just to shit on it because it works rather well.
Sadly, Google doesn't want to pull through.A Kojima exclusive would have gotten people to try the platform and after you have tried it, it is difficult just to shit on it because it works rather well.
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Seems to be the ideal partner for them yeah. Good budget, great engine support (if they leave Decima and shift to UE) and most importantly, keep IP rights of whatever they make
Imagine being the CEO of typhoon studios and securing what looked like a great bag and security in uncertain covid times, get a sequel to your game greenlit and told you are doing a great job and then your shut down.
All in the space of a few months.
Really unprofessional from Google especially on this one tbh
All in the space of a few months.
Really unprofessional from Google especially on this one tbh
You'd think Kojima would know better than to sign a deal for a Stadia exclusive. Thank god though. The thought that the Kojima directed horror game I have always wanted would be completely inaccessible to me would have been devastating.
wow... feel for these devs also Kojima has always believed in streaming and cloud tech, I really hope he doesn't give up on his dreams of making a cloud based game, also I hope MS atleast was able to meet up with some of these devs and probably jump in on some of these canceled projects and failed third party licensing deals.
I wonder if Gamepass could sign a deal for it. Unless there's something specifically in the steaming side they have had episodic games release over a few weeks on there before
On one hand it sucks, on the other hand Kojima avoided a big failure.
Still sucks it had to go this way. Planning an idea like that only for Google to pull this bullshit is a big waste of time.
Still sucks it had to go this way. Planning an idea like that only for Google to pull this bullshit is a big waste of time.
Imagine if Shenmue 4 was exclusive to Stadia. Imagine that.
Not even I would buy a Stadia for Shenmue 4.
Not even I would buy a Stadia for Shenmue 4.
I hope there will be some compensation from Google to companies that already started development.
True.
Expecting "boomers" like us who grew up playing Shenmue to for some weird reason get Stadia just to play Shenmue is, well you know.
lol, unironically thank you Phil Harrison. I'd be so pissed if there was a Kojima horror game locked behind fucking Stadia.
Tbf without knowing more about the project, I would probably turn down Yu Suzuki too at this point.
Turning down Kojima's horror game considering the hype for P.T does strike me as foolish though. Even if the game was shite in the end, that's one of the few things that might actually sell Stadias
Turning down Kojima's horror game considering the hype for P.T does strike me as foolish though. Even if the game was shite in the end, that's one of the few things that might actually sell Stadias
I mean...
venturebeat.com
After Death Stranding, Hideo Kojima wants to make a game in the cloud
Hideo Kojima is going to begin moving on from Death Stranding soon, and he's looking at making movies and a cloud-streaming game.
venturebeat.com
Hit my thoughts perfectly. Kojima's game would have been a service seller, no doubt.
stadia is in funeral mode for sure the support is gonna unwind 1-2 more years and it's going to get shut down.
But they would've had content they would get people to try it out. People could hate all they want, but to play the new Kojima game, you would have to play it on Stadia. That's huge. Instead they spent tens of millions on games that other platforms already had.
I wonder what made Kojima cancel the game (other than missing the budget Google would have paid them, of course, but I'm sure some other publisher would have picked it up).
If it couldn't be on other platforms, maybe it used some of Stadias weird features for gameplay?
If it couldn't be on other platforms, maybe it used some of Stadias weird features for gameplay?
i'm not saying it would have been a bad thing, just that there would be meltdowns if the next kojima game was stadia exclusive.
Google just isn't willing to put in the money. Stadia's only been out for a year and 3 months. Microsoft lost billions establishing Xbox. Google somehow thought they'd be successful with their platform barely a year after starting from scratch and they're already giving up.
I thought Death Stranding was self-indulgent garbage, but an exclusive Kojima title for Stadia would have likely gotten their platform some additional eyeballs for sure.
So assuming this news is accurate, it's pretty much the final nail in the coffin for the idea that they were shutting down SG&E in order to throw money at big external exclusives (which is no surprise whatsoever).
So assuming this news is accurate, it's pretty much the final nail in the coffin for the idea that they were shutting down SG&E in order to throw money at big external exclusives (which is no surprise whatsoever).
So let me get this straight an industry legend who has a cult like following wanted to make an exclusive game, which could drive thousands of people to stadia and you said no. I mean how are they this stupid like really.
EDIT: Stadia's first mistake was hiring Phil Harrison
EDIT: Stadia's first mistake was hiring Phil Harrison
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I don't blame people for taking the opportunities but betting on Stadia was never going to end well
phew.
what is Stadia btw, is it a box you buy or a service you access through Chrome or what? haven't really kept up lol.
what is Stadia btw, is it a box you buy or a service you access through Chrome or what? haven't really kept up lol.
It's both. You can use some chromecasts or also the browser.
Thing is, thats what Phil Harrison is for? In some respects, I am not too bothered that Google dont know because thats why they hire people who do. Unfortunately they got cold feet, probably after hiring the wrong person (people)