In every console generation, we see both gaming companies and video game franchises give up the ghost. With the eighth generation of video game consoles well underway, here are the top 10 video game franchises we saw die during the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One era.
Whether it's showcasing damage realistically or simulating fractures and conditions, these games are worth checking out.
The Metal Gear series has sold 60.2 million copies, as of September 2023.
Too bad it was a lazy release. They could've updated the visuals and everything. Missed opportunity.
...and yet, they couldn't give more respect and effort into the collection.
What a terrible company.
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Yea I don’t get why they’re allowing old reviews to be posted here. Someone did one on Soul Reaver and I got so excited thinking there was some stealth release of an HD Remaster, but no… it’s just someone who had a slow day posted an old review…
I liked the game but for me it felt somehow like a military simulator rather than a proper MGS.. i got bored of that
The author was in a coma for 9 years and didn't get to play the game when it released.
Amazing how bad this game looks already. We keep acting like this gen doesn't feel like an update but I think we're starting to see it.
Looks better than Starfield, Cyberpunk and most recent games out. Still fine.
The gameplay was great. It was the tacked on open world and repetitive missions that messed the game up.
The game started really strong in that hospital, but after a couple of hours I wondered if it was even an mgs game I was playing.
The hospital section was the only bit that felt like a MGS game.
MGS4 was the ending for me. I totally ignore the fact 5 exists. It didn't need to exist tbh
Killzone isn’t dead. We saw Guerilla make another IP, but that doesn’t mean they abandoned the previous one.
I don't think you guys no what the word dead means
I'm sure most of these franchises aren't "dead". The definition of dead in this article is either hasn't been released in years, poor sales, lack of support or any combination of all three, which might be misleading.
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I don’t think an IP’s dead just because it’s been a few years since the last. Especially if the developer’s been busy.
For that reason I don’t think Killzone is necessarily killed. Uncharted didn’t die during the 5 year gap between 3 and 4 when ND switched gears to TLOU. Came back and sold more than ever.
Dead Space on the other hand. When the developer gets shut down and the publisher stops supporting the genre, yeah you can make a case.
Heavenly Sword is probably dead. The animated Netflix movie I saw pop up a couple years ago was the only new addition this gen. Developer got bought by MS.