Hardcore Gamer: After two years in development, PlayStaton All-Stars Battle Royale was released to much anticipation and a solid critical reception. Apparently, that wasn’t enough, as reports are coming in that the studio has laid off around 20 people.
While Playstation All-Stars Battle Royale didn't get the best review, there are still some aspects of the game that deserve some credit.
Though PlayStation All Stars Battle Royale is a bit of a cult classic, it could have been a big hit if it launched in 2022 instead of 2012.
It wouldn't have mattered, Sony would've rushed it out and left it to die. More so now than before with their focus now being on SP narrative driven AAA games.
Oh, but somehow Smash Bros. 64 made it work?
It just couldn’t compete with Smash Bros. and it wasn’t a free-to-play game like Multiversus.
I think it released at the right time. It's just after the success of Smash and Multiversus, it's finally time for a sequel.
I'd be all in on a remake or remaster of the original. I enjoyed it because I didn't sit there and compare every aspect to SSB. I just enjoyed it as it was.
Sony should make part 2 and dump a good amount of money on it. Scrap super only kills and it's bound to succeed.
God of War: Ragnarok has plenty of fun references to PlayStation history, but now fans have discovered a conversation that calls back to PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale — the crossover fighting game released for the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita.
That’s interesting. It actually does make it canon lol. He mentioned it in a mainline game. I’d say that’s pretty cool.
How bad were PSA sales?i know the game didn't have any kind of real marketing though...
This is what happens when people don't buy games. Sad to hear. Too many studios have been going under, including a ton of Sony's studios. Great games don't get purchased and supported by the gaming community and people lose their jobs.
Part of the blame falls on Sony though, for horrible marketing.
Sony needs better commercials a guy in a fat princess costume isnt gonna make people buy a game. When do these advertisement agency's get that you need to show a lot of gameplay. Gamers could make better commercials for games then most ad agency's these days.
The gameplay of the game was really good but presentation and extra's fell short. It even got a tournament at the Socal regionals which was amazing too watch.
I enjoyed PSASBR but there's definitely a hint of incompetence at SuperBot. After 5 patches, the game is still suffering from bugs that were in the beta. Hopefully, this isn't a sales issue but SuperBot just cutting the unneeded fat.
Its always sad to see someone lose a job.