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Quantic Dream to “Innovate the Field of Interactive Narrative” with “Ambitious & Original” PS4 Game

Very little is known about the upcoming PS4 game (or games) Heavy Rain and Beyond: Two Souls developer Quantic Dream is working on but it seem it'll include a degree of innovation.

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Relientk773481d ago

Whatever Quantic Dream is working on, I bet it's awesome

Xsilver3481d ago

Can't Wait to see what they come up with hopefully they make the controls more smoother that's my only problem with their games.

AliTheSnake13480d ago

I finished Heavy Rain few days ago. Holy crap that game is Great.

chrismichaels043480d ago

I really enjoyed Heavy Rain. Beyond Two Souls (while not as good as Heavy Rain), was a very good game too. Im really interested to see what Quantic Dream has in store for us on the PS4.

Conzul3480d ago

I <3 QD but Cage needs a new writer. He just can't write interesting characters. Heavy Rain was awesome but that was in the plot department. Beyond was OK but I never once felt any sympathy for Jodie, so something was wrong in there.

I like his take on interactive media, but he hasn't come anywhere as close to mastering it as he thinks he has.

lelo2play3480d ago (Edited 3480d ago )

Doesn't Quantic Dream have enough €€€ to produce a game and go multiplatform?
I wouldn't mind having their games on the PC.

Well, guess I'll have to purchase the PS4 version... if it's good.

Thatguy-3103481d ago

If they manage to do what they did with the kara demo then I honestly believe they can "innovate the field of interactive narrative".

Spotie3480d ago

I'd buy ten copies of that. Some of the best seven minutes of my life. I really do hope they manage to make a game out of that tech demo.

Torque_CS_Lewith3481d ago (Edited 3481d ago )

You are only as good as your last game and B2S was mediocre. So they are going into this with alot to prove.

The93Sting3481d ago

B2S was "Mediocre" because of your experience or because of the BS reviews?

Either way, I can tell that you didn't play that game. If you played it, you can NOT say it's mediocre.. because it isn't.

Venoxn4g3481d ago

I personally enjoyed Beyond much more that Heavy rain

MasterCornholio3480d ago

Why are you saying that Sunset Overdrive is a horrible game because the last game that insomniac made was mediocre?

Honesty what you said wasn't very smart. Even though a developer might screw up with a game that doesn't mean that all games afterwards are bad.

P.S I'm not saying Beyond is a bad game I'm just pointing out the flaws in your logic.

Silly gameAr3480d ago

I think you're wasting your with Torqe, Master. Something tells me that he doesn't game much on Playstation consoles, so he wouldn't know much about QD past works to give much of an opinion anyway.

Torque_CS_Lewith3480d ago (Edited 3480d ago )

Comprehension needs work.
I said they have alot to prove because their last game was mediocre. I did NOT say all subsequent games will be bad!
All I am saying is right now their reputation isn't nearly as sterling as it was when Heavy Rain was their latest game.

To simplify, B2S was poor, QD need to mend reputation (much like Insomniac had to) and your reading skills suck.

Silly you are welcome to my PSN ID via PM if you'd like it. As a show of how much I game on ps consoles.

Silly gameAr3480d ago

Ok. What didn't you like about BS2? What made it poor in your opinion?

gangsta_red3478d ago

Don't bother Torque, Cornholio has a way of not understanding what people write and then posting something completely the opposite of what you originally said.

"Why are you saying that Sunset Overdrive is a horrible game because the last game that insomniac made was mediocre?"

That makes absolutely no sense! Especially since Sunset Overdrive is not only a great game but has been getting great reviews. Unlike Beyond that got mediocre reviews and was not as good as Heavy Rain.

"Honesty what you said wasn't very smart."

Oh the irony of that right there needs to be framed!

Torque is saying that this next game is going to have to be good because a lot of people only remember how bland Beyond was. He never said or even implied the game would be horrible because Beyond was.

And I love these "You never played Beyond, if you did you would love it!", type of comments. Yea, because everyone MUST like what I like or else you're lying!

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DarkLord10033481d ago

Beyond is extremly underrated. I really enjoyed the game

gerol3480d ago

i like it better than Heavy Rain, and it is my first time to cry on a video game :'(

R6ex3480d ago

Same here. I'm a guy.

dragon823481d ago

I love their games and am very much looking forward to this next one.

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Quantic Dream to Present 'Hands-On' Opportunities at PAX East 2024

Quantic Dream are set to offering hands-on opportunities at PAX East 2024, but which game it will be has not yet been revealed.

CrimsonWing6999d ago

Hopefully, that Star Wars one they were working on…

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Quantic Dream Announces New Publishing Label Spotlight

Quantic Dream has announced a new publishing label, Spotlight, following the reveal of debut title Under the Waves.

sadraiden352d ago

Interesting to see how this works out for them. QD have had a very lucrative partnership with Sony. David Cage is a household name among Playstation owners, and he might not have been if QD stuck with Atari as their publisher. Now they're launching Spotlight so they can circumvent Sony exclusivity? I imagine this isn't the last we'll hear from Spotlight.

Abnor_Mal352d ago (Edited 352d ago )

Weren’t QD bought buy Tencent, and if so then I’m sure there wouldn’t be anymore Sony exclusivity.

Ok it seems to have been NetEase that bought them back in 2022.

mjchitown352d ago

this is not a Sony exclusivity. you can clearly see Xbox One Xbox Series X ps4 ps5

Sonic1881351d ago (Edited 351d ago )

Funny you mention that because in a few Diablo 4 articles, Xbox was the only console that was tagged. It didn't tag playstation or PC and Diablo 4 is a multiplatform game

porkChop351d ago

Bro they had a 3-game contract with Sony. That ended with Detroit. They've haven't been working together since then, so they aren't circumventing anything. They have no obligation to Sony.

CrimsonWing69351d ago

Didn’t they show a Star Wars fake at a Sony event?

I might be wrong about that, but I feel like that’s where I saw if.

porkChop351d ago

I don't think so, Star Wars: Eclipse was announced at the Game Awards.

CrimsonWing69351d ago

@porkchop

The Game Awards, you’re right!

Kekewei351d ago (Edited 351d ago )

I don't think so. There some sources claiming Sony was not happy with their partnership at the end, they even canceled a project that was supposed to be the 4th ps exclusive from QD.

https://www.playstationlife...

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InUrFoxHole352d ago

QD is gold! They make excellent games

mastershredder351d ago

Can’t wait for all those quicktime events and bash-you-with-boredom storytelling.

Snookies12351d ago

There's nothing wrong with QTE's. Never understood the hate for them. You press a single button to attack in most games. You press a single button to jump in most games. Why does it then become an issue when you press a button during a cutscene to do something?

JackBNimble351d ago

It's a niche market and not everyone is into that type of game.

RedDevils351d ago

I like their games, it's different from all the trash we seeing every years.

GoodGuy09351d ago

God was Detroit a gem. Hope that their new games are at least on par.

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Why Quantic Dream sold up after 25 years

From GI.biz: "Today, Quantic Dream embarks on a new chapter as it is brought into the fold of NetEase – the Chinese publisher's first European acquisition.

Over the past quarter of a century, the French studio has built a reputation for itself on the back of cinematic titles such as Heavy Rain, Beyond: Two Souls and Detroit: Become Human. While these games may divide opinion among individual gamers, generally speaking they have been well received by critics and praised for attempting something different when it comes to interactive storytelling.

The high profile of these games, and the studio's long-running partnership with PlayStation, put Quantic Dream on the map – to the point where co-CEO Guillaume de Fondaumière (pictured above left) tells GamesIndustry.biz the company has engaged in acquisition discussions with several potential buyers over its lifetime."

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crazyCoconuts634d ago

I guess another company that will be restricted on what they can and can't say by the Chinese govmt

camel_toad633d ago (Edited 633d ago )

China will be writing the Quantic Dream scripts from here on out.

masterfox633d ago

infinite supply of fried rice?, I kid I kid, most probably cash ?, retirement? running out of ideas, who knows.

rlow1633d ago

Well I wrote a big post on this but somehow it deleted from the stupid glitching advertisement on this site. Does any bodies screen jump around as the advertisement changes up. Just asking.

As for the Chinese buying up game companies. What’s one way to monitor people and behaviors? Through the gaming analytics they get from people playing. I really believe they are trying to manipulate the world as much as possible. Remember the bird nest at their first Olympics. Their Vision of the world all neatly tied up for them.. I know it’s a stretch, but either the Chinese government has a lot of Gamers, or something else is going on behind the scenes.

MadLad633d ago (Edited 633d ago )

Yeah.
It's freaking annoying.

Typing a thought out comment you made on the fly then, bam, you're in an ad and it's gone.

I mean, there's an ad in virtually every square inch of this site. Can I at least make a comment without worrying it's just going to be yeeted out of existence at the last few words?

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