What do Undead Knights, Naruto Shippuden: Legends: Akatsuki Rising, NBA 2K10, Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Republic Heroes and Cars: Race O Rama have in common? All of these are PSP games released on UMD after the PSP Go's October 1 launch -- and all are currently without a digital equivalent. Owners of the Go system are unable to play these games because they simply aren't available on the PlayStation Store.
It turns out that many moons ago, Microsoft once had its eye on the Sony published LittleBigPlanet series.
Microsoft in a nutshell. Always tried to poach Sony employees, games, 3rd party games and devices like the depth camera that was turned into Kinect but was running on PS2 before Xbox 360. Wouldn't be surprised they wanted LBP. Just like they worked behind the scenes pushing the MLB to bring Sony's baseball game to Xbox instead of making their own.
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They didn't spend years trying to develop their own baseball game. They wanted Sony's game.
They're scum.
"However, Healey said Media Molecule wouldn't have felt right doing that, adding it would have been "morally corrupt"."
Major kudos to Media Molecule for being an upright studio with principles.
Great, more stories like this please. Show the last of the zombies holding the line what we've been saying for years: Microsoft is anti competition, anti industry and has no interest in making games at all.
But hey, at least there's an Xbox Games Showcase to look forward to, right?
Well considering SONY just killed the series, LBP would've been dead by now either way. Though MM probably wouldn't exist by now either, so I'm glad they stayed with SONY, hopefully they don't get shut down any time soon or ever honestly.
Acquire, famous for games like Tenchu and Octopath Traveler, becomes KADOKAWA subsidiary. Can this mean a revival for beloved series?
I would kill to have a Way of the Samurai game with a huge budget and modern tech... The first game was one of my greatest joys on PS2 back in the day. And I really hope From Software will do something with Tenchu... I hate that they're just sitting on the IP like it doesn't even exist.
Tenchu would be superb in this day and age. Ninja and samurai games are hot right now and more is better.
Final Fantasy 7 has come back under the spotlight thanks to the release of Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, but is it worth replaying the original?
Very much so. Graphically it's dated but the story and the gameplay haven't aged a day. It's still one of my all time favourite RPGs and for me is better than Remake in some ways.
Failure Sony.
I was thinking this might happen. You figure these 3rd parties released their games on UMD and to go back and digitize them should be easy but maybe not cost effective. I am sure it all has to do with sales.
We know sony will try and fill the store with back catalog and new stuff. Oh well. It just means some UMD games may be worth more seeing as there would be no digital version to purchase as an alternate.
If this is going to be like trophies. Where Sony gives devs the choice at first, so that they can have the chance to get accustomed to it, and then later force them to include it. Or will this always be the case. If it is, Sony have really lost it when it comes to the PSP. I don't understand how they can be forward thinking with the PS3, and not the PSP. It's like the saying goes... "the right hand doesn't know what the left hand is doing."
LOL! Sorry but that is terrible. A great service for the psp go owners for sure.
For me, the problem is Eric Lempel, this guy should be fired. I have never liked this guy, just looking at him makes me realize that the PSN is not up to XBL yet because of him. I know they have made huge improvements with the PSN since launch, but I know it could be miles better if this guy wasn't in charge. I mean, just look at update 3.00, who the hell asked for all those stupid "cosmetic" changes, while all the fans are screaming for features like Cross game invites, cross game chat, etc...?
I don't know if it's all Eric Lempel's fault, or the team's or both, but something I am sure, is that Sony really needs a new PSN team, cause they obviously suck...
(rant over)