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Announcing Games Way Ahead of Launch is Not a Big Deal

"Sony has gotten a lot of flack thrown its way due to the company announcing games way ahead of release. Example: Sony announced The Last of Us Part II and Death Stranding way ahead of launch; Sony stated that the two titles were still in early development. Is this good or bad? I think it’s great for the consumer, as it is futureproofing the consumer’s purchase." -- Gaming Enthusiast

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PhoenixUp2433d ago

Why would it be a problem when your platform consistently gets games released for it on a monthly basis?

IGiveHugs2NakedWomen2433d ago (Edited 2433d ago )

Completely agree. Knowing that the console you own is going to get so many exciting games is part of the allure, the hype, the excitement and Sony knows that's the reason why PlayStation is so well respected and well known in the gaming world. Keep announcing those games Sony! The only people getting upset are the people who know they aren't going to be playing these amazing exclusives unless they buy a PS4.

Erik73572432d ago (Edited 2432d ago )

It sucks waiting for last of us 2 when you know there's nothing near as good to play on the system thats coming out now.... yea theres games coming out but not as good as last of us 2 is gonna be hence why people are noticing the wait for it.

You dont really notice people complain about the long Pokemon RPG/Metroid wait for Switch do you? There occupied with other newly released 95+ metric titles like Zelda Breath of Wild and going to be again with the upcoming Mario Odyssey next month.

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DigitalRaptor2429d ago (Edited 2429d ago )

Get out of my head.

Nah seriously, this has always been my train of thought when people decided to complain about Sony for announcing games early. There's always something else to play while the hype is being stoked for upcoming games.

StormLegend2433d ago

Indeed it's not. I would rather know a game is announced and being worked on then to never hear about a game. How can I trust a company to deliver games when no games are announced? Having a game shown off and then released is cool and all, but it doesn't build up any hype or give you time to prepare for it.

porkChop2433d ago

Building hype and giving time to prepare doesn't mean they need to announce games 3 or 4 years in advance. I understand announcing a game that will come out next year. But beyond that? There's no benefit to that. It often has a negative impact because many games go through significant changes in early development, resulting in a fairly different game at release.

OB1Biker2433d ago (Edited 2433d ago )

And it seems on average games get announced about two years before release which I guess is about OK for you from marketing point of view. There r exceptions of games announced close to release or those announced when still early in development.
I think people are caught up in the marketing side of it and give too much attention to apparence rather than facts. What if someone asks if X game is in development? The studio replies yes it is. There you go. No need all the commercial fuss about it. The rest is smoke and we should push for honesty rather than apparence.

TheColbertinator2433d ago

Its 50/50 honestly.

Some games were announced within a year of launch and I thought they were boring. Dead Rising 4 for one.

OB1Biker2433d ago (Edited 2433d ago )

'I think it’s great for the consumer'
Exactly.I agree. From a responsible grown up consumers point of view it's best to be informed. Some people act like kids you have to hide surprises because they can't cope with knowing. The important thing is that they should be honest and not pretend a cg trailer means it will release soon.
I think Hellblade is a nice example of how they can treat gamers as responsible consumers in giving an honest account of how the development is doing.

Goldby2432d ago

I think if more developers, AAA included, did developer diaries or something similar it would create a better connection with their audience as well as having to hold their game to a higher standard.

DivineAssault 2433d ago

To me, only nintendo can do this. They need to let their fans know that beloved series' arent dead with a teaser shot or something.. Also that 3rd party games will be coming.. Whenever done with other platforms, i just ignore it. Could be cancelled or not even release the same generation..

Araragifeels 2432d ago

PlayStation can do this too except Xbox because Crackdown 3 was announced years ago.

DivineAssault 2432d ago

PS doesnt always follow the plan either.. Remember Last Guardian taking forever or that Rockstar exclusive not even out yet? Honestly Sony doesnt need to show stuff early because people know games will release for it.. With nintendo its more like reassurance certain stuff thats expected is coming.

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PlayStation Plus Game Catalog for May: RDR2, Deceive Inc., Crime Boss: Rockay City and more

All titles release May 21.

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PlayStation Plus Extra and Premium | Game Catalog

- Red Dead Redemption 2 | PS4
- Deceive Inc. | PS5
- The Sims 4 City Living | PS4
- Crime Boss: Rockay City | PS5
- The Settlers: New Allies | PS4
- Stranded: Alien Dawn | PS4, PS5
- Cat Quest | PS4
- Cat Quest II | PS4
- The LEGO Movie 2 Videogame | PS4
- Watch Dogs* | PS4

PlayStation Premium | Classics

- 2Xtreme | PS4, PS5
- G-Police | PS4, PS5
- Worms Pinball | PS4, PS5

shinoff21839d ago

They gotta do better on the premium side for sure. Where are any of those jrpgs from the ps1 Era. Come on Sony.

jznrpg9d ago

Most of the Sony JRPGS have been released. Square has a ton that could be ported over but they would need Squares involvement.

VenomUK9d ago

Crime Boss! I know it hasn't reviewed well but I love the eighties action movie vibe of the trailer but didn't want to risk any money on it so this is a great way for me to play it.

Exvalos8d ago

I don't know why Sony is not getting some of the legendary ps1 games from square like parasite eve, xenogears, brave fencer musashi

outsider16249d ago

Looking at this list, i gotta ask what is even the point of premium?

raWfodog9d ago

I'm good with just my PS+ Essential

GamerRN9d ago

I have premium, and I'm also wondering why I have it

Xeofate8d ago (Edited 8d ago )

I think there are a ton of good games on Premium, and don't sleep on the movie collection if you like 90's and 2000's movies, the selection is stacked with classics and gets updated pretty regularly.

Abnor_Mal9d ago

G-Police is a game I have fond memories of and will definitely download to replay. I remember controlling your helicopter was a bit difficult and would make my hand cramp having to press all the shoulder buttons to go up and down and I think yaw left and right.

The next game they should add to Classics is Colony Wars, and I wouldn’t mind replaying Nightmare Creatures. I’d also like to replay Black, PSI Ope: The Mindgate Conspiracy.

Redgrave8d ago

Nightmare Creatures, Deathtrap Dungeon, Urban Chaos

TheColbertinator8d ago

Colony Wars, G-Police, Black and PsiOps were all amazing games. Such creative games from a golden age.

DefenderOfDoom28d ago

I would love to play Black again on a higher difficult setting . Black was so fun to play!

MrBaskerville8d ago

G-Police is nice. But might be among the hardest games I've ever played.

Bathyj8d ago

G Police.
I almost want to upgrade for that.

But let's face it, there's no way the game has held up.

MrBaskerville8d ago (Edited 8d ago )

You can just buy it, you don't need premium.

And it's still good, but there's a couple of early missions that are extremely tough. But they don't really make games like this anymore.

DarXyde8d ago

2Xtreme was the first game I ever bought for PS Plus (I still have the PS1 version somewhere).

Game is awful, but it's stupid fun. Like Thrasher: Skate and Destroy.

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hiroyukisanada9d ago

Man.... Premium has been a massive letdown but this is the only month they don't have a single thing for me. Oh well. I've gotten my money's worth so far and still need to finish up Rebirth and Rise of the Ronin then I'll hop back in to Relink and Helldivers after that.

hiroyukisanada8d ago

I should clarify that I was referring to the Classics catalog, in particular. Only 1 PS1 game I've loved is the Legend of Dragoon and the Tekken/Soul Caliburs on PSP

Petebloodyonion9d ago

RDR2 is a win for Sony and Crime boss is a good fit to help promote a struggling game
but we're far from what was removed this month (including Horizon Zero Dawn)
https://www.pushsquare.com/...

crazyCoconuts9d ago

Yeah I was hoping burning shores would have been added now that it's a year old vs. the base game being removed.
I wouldn't be surprised if both MS and PS continue to either walk back the quality of games in the sub services or increase the price, since it's now clearer to them how cannibalistic these services are

isarai8d ago

The game deserves to struggle, it's garbage

Petebloodyonion8d ago

Indeed it's bad but it does offer incredible Hollywood star power so for free it might draw a crowd while giving a boost to this game.
Just remember Fallout 76 was the biggest turd and yet there are now tons of ppl playing it.

shinoff21838d ago

When I seen video on this game I thought Holy sht this is gonna be awesome. Then the footage continued and I seen what type of game it was going for. Was so disappointed. Would've loved a gta style game not from Rockstar,like we had back in the day some studios trying. I'm all about being different but a little gta clone idea been cool with.

Yui_Suzumiya8d ago (Edited 8d ago )

To be fair, I'd play Crime Boss before GTA any day. I mean I have no interest in either but just for the celebs I'd pick Crime Boss, lol

JL29308d ago

How is a 6 year old game a win for anything? Anyone who cares has already played it.

Petebloodyonion8d ago

Simply because ppl do play it!
As much as I don't like it GTA V always managed a boost of ppl when it was offered on Game Pass or PS+.
NOW RDR 2 was never offered on a subscription service.
Again the point isn't about will hardcore gamers play the game because we already played it. it's about having a huge star power game never offered on service that will make casual ppl subscribe to it.

MrBaskerville8d ago

You are aware that new people are born every day? All the 5 year olds probably didn't play it when it released.

But I guess you played every game ever released, which is quite impressive.

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seanpitt238d ago

A 6 years old game is a win? Yes it's a masterpiece but I am sure most of hardcore gamers have already played it! I doubt it would be shifting ps plus extra subs if there was a native ps5 version or 60fps option then maybe

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6 Games That Genuinely Deserve A Current-Gen Upgrade

Games such as Mad Max, Red Dead Redemption 2, and Batman: Arkham Knight desperately deserve a modern-day revisit.

thorstein37d ago

Mad Max is underrated. Such a fun game.

Cacabunga36d ago (Edited 36d ago )

RDR2 still looks astounding on PS4 Pro. i cannot imagine how it could look with a next gen upgrade.

JonTheGod36d ago (Edited 36d ago )

Probably not very different.

No idea why this article is highlighting recent beautiful graphically-advanced games and saying they need current gen makeovers. They already look better than most new releases; just compare Arkham Knight and Suicide Squad!

exputers36d ago

I see what you did there.

Yi-Long36d ago

It's obviously never gonna happen since Sony killed the game and studio, but Driveclub. Even in its current state, 10 years after release, it still puts many competitors to shame ...

Demetrius35d ago

I'm not into racing games but yeah I even looked at gameplay of that sometimes

redrum068d ago

It's a shame they cancelled the game. Definitely the best racing game I've ever played on Playstation. Just got GT7, but it feels so slow and less arcade-y, which is to be expected of a sim racer of course, that I just enjoy it less.
Driveclub also graphically looked insanely good for its time. I wonder what a Driveclub 2 would look like for the PS5.

Demetrius35d ago

Mad max ikr! Far cry primal, it amuses me how ubisoft just left ac unity hanging, sadly most of the good staff left from rocksteady while being forced to make that abomination smh