Sony has long been reputed to be far less than generous with information about its upcoming titles. Traditionally you need to wait for E3, TGS, or a Sony Gamers Day for some nice info on an upcoming title. Things seem to be very different with Socom: Confrontation. Sony has allowed Slant Six to interact directly with the gamers that know and love just about everything Socom. There are weekly posts about the weapons, developers, and information on how to get into the closed beta. What more could you ask for?
Is this the start of Sony turning over a new leaf? Or is this merely a test to see how this affects gamers perception of both the company and the game? Time will tell, but I certainly hope that it is the start of something great.
Last year I wrote an article titled, The State of SOCOM. I discussed my
love and history for the beloved third person shooter that helped pioneer
online multiplayer on consoles. It has been six years since we last had a
new SOCOM game.
Baffles me as to why they have not done anything with this franchise. Seeing as how it was #1 on the official PlayStation poll.
With all the trash put up weekly on the App Store why has nobody done a clone of this yet. I've been playing Defiance as my go to 3rd person since 2013 but still nothing like that old school Socom/Socom 2 up all night gameplay.
the only game on that list that's like socom is wild land if you want socom type games then you will have to invest in a PC
RAINBOW SIX: is the closest you'll get to Socom.
Also, in response to @lookatthisi
They let go the creators, and I think socom is a game that's hard to clone even the creators had a hard time making Socom 2, Socom 3.
JM:
"Would you purchase a game you can’t play for a single penny? Video game retailer GameStop seems to think that it is worth trying to sell to this market."
Depends the situation. Usually if they have a trade in X and get Y bonus for preowned purchases, a store will let you have the excess credit if you make 1 purchase and 1 cent is cheap enough where I wouldn't have to bother returning it or eating the cost out of laziness.
Stan replied passionately, sadness creasing his face, “they’re shutting us down. Offline, man, off-fucking-line. I dedicated my life to this, and it’s just ending. This is the last battle.” - PSLS
MAG will be missed, my all-time favorite shooter. They're shutting servers down in January.
ok let me put some reason why this is the case on Socom
for one thing ppl can play demos and even beta test games today. Im not sure but i dont think the normal gamer last gen could beta test games. Maybe im wrong but i always thought a selected handful of ppl got that job. mostly ppl that work in gaming.
Im sure making a game on the PS2 wasnt cheap when it launched but compared to the machines, games, market today the cost of making games is big big money.
Its not Sony turning the leaf as so much Sony staying in tune with this gen of gaming.
Plus when a new company is making Socom, a game that ppl really did sink the fangs into, you need to make sure its all WE want.
When Zipper brings co-op and story mode with online then this Socom will look alot like GT Prolouge. Just a snack b4 the fiest