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Sony Worked Closely With Rare To Port Sea Of Thieves To PS5

Sea of Thieves is the first Rare-developed game to launch for a PlayStation console, and Sony was heavily involved in helping the studio bring the swashbuckling pirate romp to its flagship console.

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shinoff218377d ago (Edited 77d ago )

Out of curiosity could any of these ms games going to ps5 have been leaked by Sony themselves? Not Sony but someone at Sony

potatoseal77d ago (Edited 77d ago )

Why would Sony want to rock the boat? MS wanted to put the games on Sony's platform, why then would they jeopardize that and potentially damage that future game pipeline? Doesn't make sense. I think rogue Xbox employees leaked. Not developers though, they were happier than a pig in shit to have their creations be played and seen by more people.

shinoff218377d ago (Edited 77d ago )

I corrected it, I'm referring to say an employee at Sony. It wouldn't be the first time an employee from a company leaked something. I mean it's typically how things leak. I didn't mean Sony as a company like the president of Sony out here leaking shit. It's not far off if Sony had people working closely with ms it's not far fetched

GhostScholar76d ago

Rogue Xbox employees 🤣 you people are so far up your own buttocks. Maybe it was one of the many employees Sony just sent packing in favor of ai.

RaidenBlack76d ago

... now it the most wish listed upcoming title by PS community

Eonjay76d ago

Which games are you referring to? Stuff like HiFi seems to have been datamined. If you are talking about Starfield, I think that was a given. I think in general Microsoft leaked some details and that only makes sense and it's easy to see why they want to do that. Specifically which leaves are you referring to?

S2Killinit76d ago (Edited 76d ago )

My guess is that MS did the leaks itself (MS itself, not employees) because they needed to soften the blow to their fanbase. That is usually how these corporations break bad news that can shock consumers in a negative way. This way they control the frenzy somewhat.

SyntheticForm76d ago (Edited 76d ago )

Who is this "bad news" for? The "frenzy" eh? What frenzy?

S2Killinit76d ago (Edited 76d ago )

I thought that would be obvious. The bad news was for xbox fans. Who else? Or are we pretending this news doesnt have a PR aspect?

And the frenzy, was a reference to wjat happens when every youtuber picks up on a news that triggers people.

Christopher76d ago

Why would they do that? Industry news is spread daily by internal people, do you think Sony would want Microsoft to leak what they obviously know about Sony's plans? Why would they go all toxic and do that when others could do the same to them?

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DarXyde76d ago

Because it's coming to their platform...?

Profchaos76d ago

Because the last non Microsoft system rare made games for was the N64 this is the first rare game ever on a PlayStation system ofcourse there's a learning curve

SGT_Squirrel76d ago

They released Diddy Kong Racing in 2007 and Viva Pinata in 2008 on the Nintendo DS.

Obscure_Observer76d ago

Because Sony wants Playstation gamers to have the best gaming experience as possible.

Elda75d ago

Not with that game...lol.

Obscure_Observer75d ago

"Not with that game...lol."

Well, Sony clearly disagrees with your opinion, which means very little actually since the game is already a hit among Playstation gamers according to pre-order numbers.

Elda75d ago

The game looks whack. Some PS gamers play games that I may find uninteresting & vice versa. I highly doubt SOT will be that hit game on the PS5.

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phoenixwing76d ago

sony isn't about to let some console wars get in the way of trying to make microsoft become a third party dev by showing them that they make more money with them than without them. of course with that in mind they'd help them. it's also doubly so because microsoft are bringing what is considered a popular game over that can also make sony money

Tzuno76d ago

lost time and money, this game will have the fate of watch dogs legion

franwex76d ago

I would agree with you, but I guess the pre orders are high for this game. So I guess people actually want to play it.

shinoff218376d ago

I'm not interested but I think your wrong. People want pirate.

Asplundh76d ago

Watch Dogs Legion ended up selling over 10 million copies, not a good choice for an example there.

RomanPSX76d ago

Really? All I heard was ppl trashing the game. Is it any good? now I feel like trying it.

Asplundh76d ago

I haven't tried it myself. I remember thinking it looked good and then like you I heard it was bad and never touched it.

Michiel198976d ago

@roman I played it when it released, really fun game especially if you got a group of friends to play with.

Profchaos73d ago

Benifits of being a launch title it was a extremely bad game but the choice of what to play was pretty slim I know I had it and miles Morales not much else so I understand why it sold well

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ocelot0776d ago

Sea of thieves has been around for 7 years. Watch dogs legion 4 years. Sea of thieves is about to get a whole new community so how on earth will it get the same fate at watch dogs.

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Barlos76d ago (Edited 76d ago )

Nice.

Still don't want it though.

Tell me Killer Instinct is coming to PS5 and then we'll talk.

Barlos76d ago

Wouldn't it? I'd be all over the recently released anniversary edition.

darthv7276d ago

Which killer instinct would you want... the Rare one or the iron Galaxy one?

Barlos76d ago (Edited 76d ago )

Iron Galaxy. This is the one I played on my Steam Deck about a year ago. Deck ran it very well at 60fps with all max settings but the servers were terrible and 90% of the time I couldn't get a game so I got a refund. Would expect it might be better now following the release of the anniversary edition a couple of months back, if the anniversary ed came to PS5 then I'd be all in.

Mind you, I love the Rare originals as well, so I wouldn't say no to a KI classics collection with SNES KI, N64 KI Gold and the arcades 1 and 2. Not sure who owns the rights to these though, and if it's Nintendo - which I suspect it will be, we'll never see them on PS5.

darthv7276d ago

you should look into Rare Replay for the classic KI games.

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Resident Evil Zero and Code Veronica Remakes are reportedly in the works, not Resident Evil 1

Industry insider Dusk Golem reveals that there is no Resident Evil 1 Remake in the works. Instead, Capcom are reportedly in active development of Resident Evil Zero and Code Veronica.

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RE Zero would be better to do first over RE1 because they can tie the story into RE1 more.

The original RE Remake was weird because Rebecca never mentioned anything about what happened in Zero and it felt so disjointed because Zero was developed during the Remake and they clearly didn't share any notes with one another.

Cacabunga11h ago

Wise decision. 2 of my favorites!

Knightofelemia1d 10h ago

Give me Dino Crisis dammit Capcom

TGG_overlord15h ago

And all it took was +24 years + a phone call from me lol.

GotGame8188h ago

LOL! A phone call from you? ROFL! They have been remaking RE games for YEARS! It was a matter of time!

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Metal: Hellsinger dev says he is against Game Pass after seeing how it affects sales

Founder of Metal: Hellsinger studio says he wasn't against Game Pass until their game launched on Microsoft's service, which affected game sales.

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TheProfessional21h ago(Edited 20h ago)

Why did PS copy gamepass if it's so terrible and unprofitable? PS Now was before gamepass but it was streaming trash that no one had any interest in.

And honestly the way the industry releases overpriced and broken games with day one season passes and dlc who wouldn't want to just pay for a subscription instead of $70 per game?

Only biased PS fans would defend paying more to a corporation rather than an option that's cheaper for the consumer overall. If it's from an indie studio that needs the sales that's different but games published by larger companies are fine on a subscription model. Also any of these devs who complain did decide to put their games on gamepass in thr first place.

ocelot0719h ago

Ahhh yes the typical but but but Sony in a Microsoft article.

When did Sony copy Microsoft? I havent seen Sony's big day one titles such as God of war Ragnarok or GT7? Do you want to know why they are not on the service? Because people are still willing to PAY for the games. Sony has already admitted they lost millions putting Horizon Forbidden West and Ratchet & Clank on PS+ Extra.

"larger companies are fine on a subscription model" Oh really? So why is all the cod games yet to be on it? Where is elden ring? Resident Evil 4 Remake? Street Fighter 6? Boulders Gate 3? Alan Wake 2? Where are they of gamepass is great and big publishers are fine putting newer games on it?

I'll tell you where they are. They are currently still selling for their respected publisher's. You know actually making them money. That money they can use to fund the next project.

who wouldn't want to just pay for a subscription instead of $70 per game?

I'm one of the millions who much rather pay $70 so fully support the publisher. Why do we do this? Well for starters I rather just pay for it rather than keep renting it each month. If we all just kept renting years ago blockbuster would still be around. Secondly, I rather we have AAA titles in 10 years time to enjoy. Rather than play mobile quality crap from a subscription.

Tell me how this is a good thing for gaming going forward. The last time I subbed to Gamepass was October 2023. During that one month subscription I played the newly released Starfield, Forza and a few other titles. All for the cost of about $7. Since then Microsoft have not released anything I want to try out or put anything on GP I want to try. So they last made $7 from me 8 months ago.

In the last 3 months. I have bought Sea of Thieves on PS5 (earning MS more money on that than my 1 month subscription to gamepass). Resident Evil 4 for £20 and Diablo 4 for £25 (again earning MS more buying this than buying a sub). Tell me how it's best for gaming I pay $7 and play the latest and greatest for a month. Rather than just buying what I want even if it means waiting a few months and getting it cheaper than full price yet earning the publisher more than renting said games of a monthly sub.

darthv7211h ago

...but didn't this game leave GP and then join PS+?

If a sub service is so bad, why get into another one right away?

Cacabunga11h ago(Edited 11h ago)

Finally devs waking up! More will follow .. reminds me of capcom during PS3,360 era almost going bankrupt they released extremely poor games because Xbox gave them paychecks not to release them on PS3 for as period. Sales were terrible and they went away from that.

Hofstaderman18h ago

Sony has never released new titles day one. They experimented with Forbidden West which was fairly new and quickly discovered that it cannabalized sales. XBOX gamepass was always an act of desperation to remain relevant and in their desperation they effectively dug their grave where today everybody is biding their time for their formerly exclusive titles. In a nutshell GamePass made XBOX not relevant.

Plague-Doctor2711h ago

It wasn't desperation. Subscription Models had a very different outlook in 2017 and then with the gaming surge during COVID reaching critical mass seemed more and more possible.

Phil convinced Satya to chase a trend and it hasn't worked out

shinoff21837h ago(Edited 7h ago)

Pretty much. People can say what they want but Ms said it themselves with the court papers. It was definitely desperation. Xbox was getting it handed to them. They were desperate.

lellkay18h ago

Literally dev who put game on gamepass:
It's not good

TheProfessional: but but sony but sony

S2Killinit17h ago(Edited 17h ago)

Sony didnt copy MS. MS copied Sony, then MS went on to make xbox a subscription device. Remember that part? Yeah.

MrNinosan16h ago

You're not too bright, right?

First of all, Sony didn't copy Microsoft regarding PS+ and GamePass, which you admit to early in your comment, but with some faults. PSNow was not only streaming.
The mentality at Xbox gamers, is to NOT buy games, because they are used to get it on GamePass, preferbly day 1 like with all Xbox Studios games.

This is not a thing at PS+ and never was.
Sure there was plenty day 1 games on PS+ like, Rocket League, Stray, Sea of Stars, Tchia, Operation Tango etc, but those didn't take away from gamers that it was more like a "bonus" than a "thing".

Playstation gamers buy games, a lot of games and PS+ has been proving to be way better for business than GamePass, both by actually having more subscribers but also no eating up sales.

dveio16h ago(Edited 16h ago)

"Only biased PS fans would defend paying more to a corporation rather than an option that's cheaper for the consumer overall.“

How can you possibly come to this conclusion?

First, you pay for a subscription.

Then download games. But games will eventually leave the service. You will again need to buy them if you want to play them ever again. Or if you cancel your subscription. Right?

Eventhough this may NOT have an effect on every subscriber, this IS in fact the economical motiviation behind the service like GP.

If you are not already paying "double" this way, you pay at a 1.2 or maybe even at a 1.5 ratio eventually than opposed to simply buying the game in the first place.

As I said, this maybe doesn't apply to every subscriber. But this doesn't erase the fact of this business model existing. And possibly keep growing.

It's driving me nuts at times that especially the die hard Xboxers seem not to understand what they are actually cheering for foolishly.

The Wood15h ago

xbots always tryna group...

..they'll never understand or refuse to acknowledge why these two console brands are miles apart. Gamespass isn't the golden egg some would have you believe. Its hit its peak and is nowhere near the demanded target of subs by the purse holders

The Wood15h ago(Edited 15h ago)

xbots always tryna group...

..they'll never understand or refuse to acknowledge why these two console brands are miles apart. Gamespass isn't the golden egg some would have you believe. Its hit its peak and is nowhere near the demanded target of subs by the purse holders. on top of that it seems more devs on top of the devs that have shunned the service are not seeing the value of subs vs actual sales. Sell first, sub later works better than sub off the bat. MSGaming has a major sea change decision to make regarding COD. Do they release it dod and lose a high portion of up front revenue or either up the price of gp on the whole or create an even higher sub tier to cushion the blow or don't release it on gp at all and potentially damage the good will gesture reiterated not too long ago. The acquisition money wasn't free money....they'll have to pick their poison

anast13h ago

"Why did PS copy gamepass if it's so terrible and unprofitable?"

They didn't copy GP. They aren't dumb enough to put their exclusives day 1.

"Who wouldn't want to just pay for a subscription instead of $70 per game?"

People who don't like to rent things.

outsider162412h ago

It's funny when he says who wouldn't pay for a subscription instead of paying 70$. Well no shit...if MS keeps releasing average titles who wouldnt..🤣

Cockney10h ago(Edited 10h ago)

The reason is playstation didn't copy anybody and they don't release broken games, their games are still not day 1 and Ps players still buy games so ps+ is just an option for those that want a subscription service, the fact playstation doesn’t push it front and centre should tell you a lot.
On xbox gamepass IS front and centre with an option to buy games on the side, look how that is panning out for them!
Xbox fans are the only ones trumpeting this from the rooftops

shinoff21839h ago

Weren't we able to download ps3 on ps3 and ps4 on ps4 systems back then I really don't remember.

Truth is Ms still copied Sony and made a couple adjustments. One adjustment being day one games which clearly has been xboxs issue hence the ps5 releases, and they groomed the base to not buy games.

romulus237h ago

To be fair it takes it's own level of bias to not see the harm day one game pass is doing to xbox and the industry as a whole. Harm that xbox themselves have admitted to.

ChasterMies7h ago(Edited 7h ago)

“Why did PS copy gamepass”

This is a long story that spans decades. Sony subscription services for games (PS+ and PS Now) before Microsoft. Sony and Microsoft weren’t the only ones. We’ve seen OnLive die, Google’s Stadia die, and disc rental services die. What made Game Pass successful is the amount of money Microsoft is able to lose. Everyone expected Sony to offer a one-to-one Game Pass competitor and they did. To actually make money, Somy sells its own games for at least a year before relegating them to PS+. Sony also has scale. More PS5s sold means more users which means more money. Will these subscription services last? Probably not. Few things do.

Flewid6384h ago

As a huge fan of PS Premium, I don't recall a single AAA game launching on it. Even a AA game.

Everything I've found on PS Premium has already been out for sometime. Better selection too. There are games I trialed that I said "yup, I'm buying".

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Skuletor20h ago

I feel no sympathy for the guy, it doesn't take a genius to figure out that putting your game on gamepass would affect sales.

JEECE14h ago

Seriously, how is it that devs need one of their games to bomb in sales due to Gamepass for them to realize what so many people could easily predict? Like people joke about "armchair CEOs" on here, but at least with respect to the effect of Gamepass, we keep seeing that the armchair CEOs are actually smarter than the real heads of these indie studios.

Skuletor7h ago

Probably short-sightedness when he saw that initial Microsoft check, temporarily made all reason jump out the window 🤑

shinoff21836h ago

In some of the devs defense they know the game won't sell. So why not take the gamepass check. Hopefully yaluza/like a dragon sell decent on Xbox. I'd like to keep this series around.

dveio18h ago(Edited 18h ago)

The 'day-one' feature is the breaker or maker with GP, business-wise.

GP is no Netflix.

Because, from all the Marvel's Avengers to Sicarios, illustratively speaking, they all had their box office money. Before they had entered Netflix.

This concept shows you what Microsoft have actually put themselves into.

And what situation studios put themselves into if they go day-one into GP.

solideagle13h ago

GP/PS Extra day one is best suited for GAAS or free to play games

truthBombs18h ago

Why not sell your game the traditional way first? Then after about 6 months to a year put it on a sub service.

Day one on gamepass is a gamble. It works for some (Pal world) and not for others.

anast13h ago

It's the old psych. experiment. Set out some candy and tell the person they can have it all now, or if they wait, they can have double the amount. Most choose the first option, then complain when it doesn't work out for them.

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Istanbul based developer teases new game based on Turkish mythology

Shadowfall Studios have announced via X.com the studio is now an official PlayStation partner.

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https://www.shadowfallstudi...

Looks like a Skyrim clone. Very interesting if done well.

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Terry_B1d 17h ago

Is there even one good game created in the Turkey so far?

PitbullMonster1d 17h ago

Metin 1&2 and the Mount and Blade Series are the most known ones.

Michiel19891d 17h ago

Metin ....how dare you name that in the same sentence with the word "good"

Cacabunga1d 14h ago

Crytek says hi.. learn before posting

Zeke681d 13h ago

"Crytek was founded by the Turkish-German brothers Cevat, Avni and Faruk Yerli in September 1999 in Coburg, Germany."

So he's right, Crysis games are not made IN Turkey... ;)

Terry_B1d 9h ago

Just as Zeke mentioned..Crytek is a German developer, created by a turkish guy who lives there, was probably born there.

What I meant are games completely made in the country

MrNinosan1d 6h ago

@Terry
3 turkish guys, not 1.

ghostliving1d 4h ago

-Mount & Blade: Warband
-Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord
-Oddmar
-Anomaly Agent
-Demonologist
-Stygian: Reign of the Old Ones
-Cardboard Town
-Conarium
-Monochroma

S2Killinit1d 9h ago

What is turkish mythology? They don't have a mythology of their own. Unless we are going to rewrite history? Can someone fill us in on what mythology turkey has.

Eonjay1d 7h ago (Edited 1d 7h ago )

It could mean folklore, proverb, or even fairytale like Jack and the magic beanstalk. It could even just be lore about historical figures like you even see in American culture like Jonny Appleseed (a real person whose life story was mythologized).

S2Killinit1d 7h ago

I see. I was thinking in terms of actual deities. But that makes sense.

purple1011d 4h ago

You know that thing called google. (Or DuckDuckGo, depending on preference 😏)

Have a go at it sometime. It’s good

https://en.wikipedia.org/wi...

TheCaptainKuchiki16h ago

Do you even know what "mythology" means?

S2Killinit7h ago(Edited 7h ago)

Yes I do, which is why I know turkey does not really have one of its own. At least not in the same sense as some ancient cultures that have a mythology that is separate and distinct from the rest.

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