it wasn't debuted with CGTo think this game was debuted with CG on that severely underwhelming 2023 Showcase.
At least Jim got the last laugh.
it had parts of the CG intro yes but half the trailer was actual gameplay footage
View: https://youtu.be/rE7KTE28HrA
this trailer made me hyped beyond believe as a HD1 fan
That has far more to do with them putting the games on Game Pass, which obviously would not be the case with PlayStation titles.
They announced starting development on HD2 in 2020, which I assume meant full development and not pre-production, meaning it was fully supporting the first game for roughly six years.
It's just an account integration. It's not like the whole game is built around something like that. It gets added at the end of dev anyway, and imo six months sounds reasonable enough that calling it interference sounds like a complete exaggeration. Doesn't mean it was handled well, because it clearly doesn't work atm like it needs to if Sony wants to do that.
What Arrowhead does next is Helldivers 2. There's not an inch of room for anything else. You think they'll just double in size with a snap of a finger and also want to change the publisher? How and why would they do that?
Many third parties work with Sony, but name one with a ten year partnership and the only relevant IP being owned by Sony? It's very different to every single third party partnership Sony has had where the developer hasn't also been acquired. It's been done for way less and Sony's first party output has been great for ages.
Arrowhead can remain independent, but independent or not, they 100% need the support when HD2 has become so big. It's already apparent that they're struggling with keeping up.
Amazing game and I have a feeling that these sales numbers will put a lot of pressure on Sony to release more of their games day 1 on PC.
I think he knows this.
Ideally you want a few GAAS games that target different demographics and genres and then that's you set.
Like if you release a competitor to Helldivers then you don't really gain that much. If anything it makes each individual title less likely to succeed since they are all scrambling for a piece of the same pie.
So they will have:
Destiny - shooter RPG and story driven
Helldivers - PvE horde game
Marathon - battle royale/extraction shooter
Concorde - PvP hero
FairGame$ - small team objective
And honestly I think they'll stop there. Marathon and TLOU being basically in the same category is likely why only one got to survive.
I bet even Sony didn't see this coming. This may heavily change their strategies going forward.
Sony should embrace day-1 PC releases regardless how their console fans feel and react. They have the numbers demonstrating the huge difference between day-1 release compared to 24+months late ports.
I wouldn't worry about that considering the amount of GAAS they canceled.
HD2 does have microtransactions which could be significant.
With EU and NPD data we have PC is >50%, but we don't know if it's 55% or 60% or even more globally.
Some folks (and maybe the executives) will conclude that Helldivers 2 is an anomaly and can't be used as standard, since it's vastly different from the other Sony's offerings.
They also have GT too, which they pretend isn't a GaaS (probably because a GT8 is already planned for and in development I guess) but by every metric it is a very successful service game for Sony.
I would have never thought it would be successful, let alone beat GoW:R
That said, it's a very interesting title compared to most PS studios big games: lower priced, launch on PC, multiplayer focused game.
In fact it seems it hasn't moved many consoles despite the big numbers. Which will be, for sure, taken into consideration when planning their future strategies.
That said, it's a very interesting title compared to most PS studios big games: lower priced, launch on PC, multiplayer focused game.
In fact it seems it hasn't moved many consoles despite the big numbers. Which will be, for sure, taken into consideration when planning their future strategies.
Yeah the singleplayer games are still the ones that push consoles.
If TLOU 3 launched on PS5 and PC at the same time, it would still significantly push consoles and the revenue from PC would make up for any minor decrease. Many PC gamers will simply never buy a console.
Its nothing but fear mongering this.
Xbox has made countles mistakes since 2013 to be where the are.
I think it's less about how console fans feel and more of the fact that they have multiple consoles they want to sell lol.
Especially when their first party output is going to increase in the next couple years which will guarantee more console sales.
That's ok, the only people who knew we were in for a treat were Helldivers 1 players and there aren't THAT many haha
They just need to find a good middle ground, whatever that is. They obviously still need to sell the consoles, but the way HD2 has performed feels too big to ignore as only an anomaly.
Some folks (and maybe the executives) will conclude that Helldivers 2 is an anomaly and can't be used as standard, since it's vastly different from the other Sony's offerings.
So you think if Nintendo releases all their games day-and-date on PC, it would only lead to a minor decrease in hardware sales as well? Since the games being singleplayer is the main factor for pushing consoles in your opinion, and not the exclusivity.
Nintendo is different and you know it. Sony doesn't sell 50 million copies of one first party game and their game development costs are far higher.
One if the biggest things people need to remember with Helldivers is that it got huge in large part because of memes and montages too
The games setting is just absolutely perfect and also hilarious enough to make tons of content for, both serious and funny
I don't see many other GaaS from Sony in the future having that perfect mix
The games setting is just absolutely perfect and also hilarious enough to make tons of content for, both serious and funny
I don't see many other GaaS from Sony in the future having that perfect mix
Yeah, word of mouth and virality is very important for these games.
People are still in denial but it's obviously coming. With the rise in budgets it is inevitable that they either reach a bigger audience or stop making these big ass cinematic first party games.
Not CG? The rest of the showcase was a bit meh but Helldivers 2 was an instant standout for me because of the gameplay shots themselves.To think this game was debuted with CG on that severely underwhelming 2023 Showcase.
At least Jim got the last laugh.
Yeah i already linked the trailer earlier
I think that poster just remembered the first half
There is only one Switch game that sold 50 million or more copies though, Mario Kart 8.
Yeah just think of the intro to the game alone
The "look familiar? Scenes like this are happening all over the galaxy..." bit alone has become a viral meme with tons and tons of video edits
The theme music has already become "iconic" too
I could go on, there are so many memes lol
Hopefully more like this and less FPS pvp shooters.
Already have zero hope for Marathon
I'm most intrigued about FairGame$. If it has ridiculous stuff of heists going very, very wrong then it will have the same meme potential.
They need a variety of games to appeal to all types of gamers.