Said this around the release of Returnal: Sony needs to at least consider releasing some games at lower price points, even if it's just 10 bucks lower. It makes absolutely no sense that huge block busters with huge budgets like God of War, Spider-Man and Naughty Dog games are priced the same as a game from a studio like Housemarque. There would be absolutely no shame in selling a game such as Returnal at a lower price than God of War Ragnarök.
EA already said they're thinking of not using the FIFA brand on their football/soccer games anymore.
EA Sports Might Lose ‘FIFA,’ and That’s Not So Bad
As the two sides negotiate over the price of the brand, “this is a time when you say goodbye to FIFA,” says one former EA exec.www.wired.com
True. lol
It's condescending. Trying to guilt someone for being angry about something and defending it by 'facts and logic' is just being rude.
Yep. My basic ass is sitting here going, if they want to actually stay on top (or as near to it as they are now), they need to buy Take-Two, Square, and Capcom right now and start putting a shitload of back catalogs on whatever Spartacus ends up being. That keeps them on kind of even footing.
Well If I was Sony I would be more worried that MS will just buy them. They would be peanuts compared to Activision.
I have seen more mentions of MAG today in this this thread than in any previous PlayStation Studios OT's and it warms my heart.
Guilt somebody? WTF are you talking about?
Well, this will likely end up being the biggest gaming news story of the year, so I think its okay to reference it haha.
Specialized but also small. we cannot say that 100 million people in a universe of 200 million is niche.
This can't be it..I don't want a world where no third party exists. I hope this shit can't go through.... Not optimistic and already planning on building a PC for the inevitability of PS games coming within 12 months of launch.
Yes. These options would also be possible, especially the T2 route. Still, if they buy the latter they should keep releasing their games on PC to recover the investment. GTA only on PS would be a good way to keep users on the platform. In addition, Sony, fortunately, has many multiplayer projects right now that can satiate COD players.
I'm just here reading takes, I don't think they are at all correct. Just because a publisher is in "third-place" doesn't mean they're failing.
I love Disney, and last thing I would want is them to be part of Playstation
And people/kids think: Hey I can get all these monster games for a few dollars on Game Pass. All Microsoft IPs, all Bethesda IPs, all Activision Blizzard IPs. Call of Duty, Halo, Doom, Wolfenstein, Minecraft, Starfield Elder Scrolls, Overwatch, Gears, Forza, Warcraft, Starcraft, Diablo, Crash Badicoot, Fallout and the list goes on and on. On Xbox. On Game Pass.
They will because being #1 is most certainly not set in stone YoY. I expect it to change if Sony doesn't act. I'm not saying go out and buy Take 2, but they will need to push into the PC space more aggressively because I fully expect MSFT to take that #1 spot if they lock up CoD. Day and date release on Steam will help too.
I think Sony is going to focus alot on new studios, we've seen a few partnerships announced already and who knows what's been put in contracts and stuff like that. Game releases is a success and buy it before MS gets the chance.... Who knows, today is crazy.
Those placements will shift quickly once COD is no longer providing revenue to SIE in the form of lost game sales and PS+ subs.
They were doing these timed exclusives regardless of what has happened since those deals were inked, so these would have been full measures as far as Sony was concerned. They may have started assessing the state of different publishers long ago for all we know, these kinds of deals take a long time to happen. Even if they announce more timed exclusive deals including the next Rockstar game (it's feasible), those wouldn't be some small thing.
That's kind of what I thought you meant by it anyway.
It appears they want to stay independent. And even if they wouldn't, they are really close with Xbox right now, and Phil Spencer loves them. Not to mention that they would be insanely expensive for a singular developer. Would be one of the biggest Sony acquisitions to date. It's not happening.
This…is dire. Like none of those options are good. And Take2 could arguably cost more than Acti or close to it because of GTA alone. Their stock is at like $152 a share currently. Sony legit cannot afford that. Not for PlayStation. Square is more realistic or Capcom. But currently the best strategy is to buy marketing and timed exclusives. That's all they can do. Buying a successful publisher that makes probably 40% of their revenue from Xbox platforms isn't the play.
Great remake. I'm just about two thirds of the way through Ghost of Tsushima on PS5, can't believe how good it looks at times considering it was made for PS4.
