A surprise revelation just minutes into the FTC v. Microsoft hearing.
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Following a recent interview with Sony, Naughty Dog head Neil Druckmann claims the original intent was “unfortunately lost” in the process.
Glad he clarified it but i'm still somewhat skeptical. Plus, his comments about how Ai will revolutionize storytelling were still pretty iffy.
Druckmann claims the tech could 'push the boundaries of storytelling in games.'
I’m more interested in what else he said.
“Neil Druckmann says new Naughty Dog title could ‘redefine mainstream perceptions of gaming’
He also said it has "ethical issues we need to address" but of course that doesn't get the clicks.
I’m all for it. Cuts the time to make a game. Look, Hellblade 2 took 5 years to make, if AI can do that in half the time, as a consumer, I support it.
Why not just lead with this though, knowing MS has a bigger plan and coming out to talk about two publisher acquisitions along with all the new IPs they've now acquired would have been better than just focusing on COD.
Call of Duty could still be part of that argument but it holds up even better if they'd mention everything like buying up a big part of the gaming industry. I mean he even says "they have the cash to make moves like this" so part of the argument could be "After Activision what's next?"
Ryan went on to say, “We have some good stuff cooking,” referring to Sony’s Bungie acquisition which Sony announced just days after the email exchange. “I’m not complacent, and I’d rather this hadn’t happened, but we’ll be OK, we’ll be more than OK.”
I know ppl want to make fun of Jim but he's just doing his job at PS. He's not gonna just flat out tell the regulators yeah it's OK Xbox buys ABK. No he's gonna fight against the deal even if he's made hyperbolic statements.
It's also interesting that he knew this whole time MS wasn't gonna make it exclusive also.
It looks like he believes in Bungie in particular. Maybe Marathon will be able to compete with cod? He seems to speak highly of them more than the other live service studios. Then again their other studios aren't proven.
Posted this same story from IGN and was told it was a duplicate. Go figure.
Say whaaat!?!? What a revelation.
Hold up.... 😕 I just fully read the article after typing that sentence....yo WTF is Jim Ryan doing?! He basically gave up the fight. Yo Phil definitely paid Jim off. Aint no MF way Jim just goes "ya it's no biggie we'll be alright, Phil's cool this has nothing to do with exclusives" like wth!!! I'm shocked and confused asf. 😕.... if he's in fact against the merge still then he put up a shiddy argument
Not a surprise Sony caught lying again.
It's no wonder Phil is seen as the golden child he's the only exec that tells the truth.