Lack of online influenced Sony decision to cancel Eight Days

joe382 - 511 days 14 hours ago

Well it is probably because it cost a hell of alot to produce.

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anh_duong - 511 days 14 hours ago

i think sony made a mistake in caning both these titles.. brutal economics but give me a hardcore game such as the getaway then casual games any day

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PirateThom - 511 days 14 hours ago

I don't care if it has no Online. Neither did Uncharted and it was awesome.

GIVE ME EIGHT DAYS, YOU ASS.

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RiseOfMonster - 511 days 14 hours ago

Whether this is good or bad news depends on the type of gamer; I just hope that the single player campaign is not gimped. But I have faith in Sony Santa Monica.

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PirateThom - 511 days 14 hours ago

I'm urging everyone to spam the PS Blog with requests to bring Eight Days back to the foreground.

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Goldsack - 511 days 14 hours ago

..need a mp-mod in those games.
look at gta4, when u end the story/game u cant do something like in scarface or older gta´s san andreas - no interaction with the city!!!

mgs, resident evil, god of war or silent hill...all from them dont need an online mod. the time u spend for a correct mp in those games is totally useless.

a strong single player game or a game which is only for MP..thats the best way for good games!!!

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kewlkat007 - 511 days 13 hours ago

I remember this game as part of "THAT" games list everytime there was one.

Sony get your sh^t together. The biggest storied/known exclusive for 2008 just came out. We used to hear about a lot of Delays now the words is "what do you think will be next to get Axed?".

The fact that you can't get online mode to function is pathetic. How do you put faith in Sony's online infrastructure? It's going on 2 years..sheesh

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Bill Gates - 511 days 13 hours ago

Sh!t, Eight Days looked very promising too,...Oh well, back to MGS4. Exclusively on the PS3 Entertainment System, and no other system..lol

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BlazeXXL - 511 days 13 hours ago

I loved the trailer back in 05, and was so happy when they said they were working on it. I'm a singleplayer gamer, I'd kill for a good story, and if that means that theres no room for multiplayer, so be it.

Since when is multiplayer so goddamn important? I mean, yeah it can be fun, but for me, it's just a tacked on feature, unless you have a game like warhawk ofcourse. I don't see why in f*cks name you would cancel a game because it doesn't have multiplayer options... It doesn't make any sense, and what's even more stupid is that reviewers deduct points because some games don't have multiplayer...

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Baka-akaB - 511 days 13 hours ago

It blows but i kinda understand them ...
Part of the prob with the ps3's first year was the lack of major multiplayer exclusives , with the exception of fps and racers , while on 360 i can only remember bioshock as a single player exclusives , or rpgs .

I agree with people that dont mind lack f multi in some genre and titles however let's not fool ourselves ... it's a major deal breaker for people buying games .

When they see something like uncharted , unless its mind blowing (like it actually is) , many would go like "meh i'll just rent"

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sinncross - 511 days 13 hours ago

the preface of eight days lent itself to a single player experience, not online.

this guy is such a loser

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shadow master - 511 days 13 hours ago

the game industry is heading towards HELL FIRE!. Must every game on this planet have online functionality? this is very sick. I'm so angry i think i might sell my PS3 because of this. Uncharted, amazing game had no online, but it didn't have any problems and didn't get cancelled. to me is seems like a lame excuse to cancel the games.

Very soon single player games wont exist anymore, and its sad.

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Syronicus - 511 days 13 hours ago

Multiplayer games are great but we have a few of those already. Not every game released needs to be MP. Having a few great titles that are single player only work well into the gaming genre.

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Baka-akaB - 511 days 12 hours ago

sadly and quite frankly , yes they do . Even just to save face , and to not be cast aside as a potential rental or used only purchase .

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Daz - 511 days 12 hours ago

I was looking forward to both of them. dame it.

Sony should jump in and help to pay for one of these games or are they to stuck in killzone2.

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DARK WITNESS - 511 days 12 hours ago

i speak not as a fan of a console, but as a gamer, it is sad when a big budget high profile game gets stuck in the freezer just because it has no online mode.

multiplayer is good as a hook to keep some replay value in a game, but i won't buy a game if all it is is a multiplayer game.

there needs to be balance. someone needs to keep games true to what they should be.

Just because it does not have multiplayer, does not mean it can't be fun or more importantly, it does not mean people wont buy it, play it and enjoy it.

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BlackIceJoe - 511 days 12 hours ago

I don't know what to think about this. But I will say some thing. Does every game need to have an online mode. What is so wrong with just good old fashion single player. I for one love single player games. So why cancel Eight Days and Getaway. If the reason is because the games did not have an online mode. I am saddened because not every games needs online. Plus without the online the team making the game could have made the single player better. Just look at Uncharted that game is a single player action adventure and has no online and is a great game. So why the need to cancel these games just because no online.

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beavis4play - 511 days 12 hours ago

when did multi-player become the deciding factor as to whether a game is made or not? multi-player is a nice "extra" to have in a game; but i'd never call it a necessity.

give me a great story driven game any day.(like god of war, resistance, ratchet, uncharted, HS,KZ-yea the story is good, jak and daxter,bioshock, ME, zelda ,RE,MGS...etc...)game companies would like to see multi-player games because they are cheaper to make. but, they are also very similar: running around shooting other players. it's fun, but not very immersive. and i want more for my money than that.

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Apocalypse Shadow - 511 days 12 hours ago

although i believe that it was a poor decision to cancel 8 days,

i do believe that one of the titles should have been cancelled.and that it should have been the getaway.but work continued to finish 8 days and release it.but not getting any new info,i can't say if it was going to be a great game or not.moving on,they should be salvaging the products and adding the content to other games and services.

we have seen getaway content added to GT5 as a track.they could just added more areas to race in so that the money and time to produce those assets aren't wasted.

how about adding LONDON as a HOME area to shop and give people an idea what it's like to be there without being there?cut it in sections if need be.

adding people and cars from getaway to other future games.

adding 8 days vehicle damage to some future game.but "something." not just give up altogether.

but i believe this man thinks london studios is the leader in sony's push for casual gaming and want to expand on it.BUZZ,SINGSTAR,EYETOY,PSEYE, LBP(media molecule is being helped)etc.,have come from this studio.all have sold millions(or will with LBP) and the masses still want more from these products.and more like it.

so,even if I COULD CARELESS for online gaming over single player,it makes sense to push forward with getting HOME out the door sooner than later.connecting this new "ALWAYS CONNECTED SOCIETY" that loves cell phones,texting and sending each other content like pictures.

so if this guy can bring new things to the table like the pseye SCAN and CREATE games(see the video),XMB control with camera(see the video),remote play casual gaming through PS3 from anywhere using psp and maybe a VR headset to go with the rumored breakable controller.....

i could live with the decision to cancel what looked like 2, potentially good games.but it's funny how 360 gamers who now have ps3s care all of a sudden when they hated what sony was doing before just a year ago......kewlkat.........

apocalypse.........

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DJ - 511 days 11 hours ago

But only in the genres that need it. I've had GTA IV since the day it came out, and still haven't touched multiplayer. Requiring online in every title is exactly what Microsoft does, and I don't know what the big deal is. It's not like the majority of the gaming community is screaming for Team Deathmatch in Final Fantasy or something.

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retro - 511 days 11 hours ago

Eight Days looked great!

And how stupid is the decision about the (absence of an) Online Mode? Did Uncharted have that?

Keep it real, Sony! Not everybody wants casual online multiplayer games... many many people still enjoy a single player (WITHOUT ONLINE!) action/adventure!

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BrianC6234 - 511 days 10 hours ago

I hope this isn't a sign of things to come. Not everyone cares about online play. I like it but I don't mind games with no online features. There's room for both as far as I'm concerned. Sometimes online play ruins a great game because the developers puts all their time into the online side of the game the single player game ends up being mediocre.

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Baka-akaB - 511 days 10 hours ago

Yet how many complains were made the very day a rumor stated the force Unleashed would receive a multiplayer on 360/ps3 ?

And how many stated then they no longer planned on buy it , despite the single player campaign being the sole interest of the game , and the wii's multiplayer looking like a crappy and bonus afterthought ?

That's the harsh reality of it , even if slapped with a crappy multi , games sells better nowadays with integrated online .

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Kyur4ThePain - 511 days 10 hours ago

Gaming as we know it is going all to h3ll with this online-this-online-that cr@p.

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IWentBrokeForGaming - 511 days 9 hours ago

I was looking forward to those titles. Sony released Uncharted and Heavenly Sword without online and without a problem so how is this an issue? don't like it!

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CrazedFiend - 511 days 5 hours ago

FIRE YOSHIDA!!!

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Dark General - 511 days 5 hours ago

I myself prefer single player games but i do like this direction they are taking with actually really trying with online gaming. It's some good first steps in my opinion. Just don't touch Uncharted and make it have online. If anything include some online co-op for Uncharted 2. Also don't include online in God of War 3. Please.

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bishop-br - 511 days 2 hours ago

Eight days actually DEMANDS multiplayer. If I remember right, it was about 2 (I said TWO, multiplayer...) guys running over US states trying to accomplish something (it was a cop and a bandit, or whatever like this, not?).

Still I don't know if Sony would cancel those games just for it, if it was worth, they would just give them more time with a express order to encorporate multiplayer. Eight Days in special, I think they already have a multiplayer in place, but probably this and/or many other things don't meet Sony's expectation or business demands, so it was seen as money drowers.

And I really don't exactly know 'till now if those games was canned or delayed. Someone has made a official statement or something?

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thereapersson - 510 days 15 hours ago

This whole "online gaming fixation" really sucks, because there are so many developers who can't focus on one or the other (SP & MP respectively) because they are worried their game will be criticized for lack of multiplayer options. Then they add in a half-baked online option and it doesn't matter because it's just a knock off of every other multiplayer mode in every other game before it. But because the game has online, in the eyes of many people it automatically makes it better, even if the ability to extend replay value is rather shallow due to the integrity of the features themselves.

I commend developers who have the balls to make a game the best it can be without worrying about pleasing both single player and multiplayer fans; developers such as insomniac games who made warhawk a multiplayer masterpiece (due to scrapping the single player), and Naughty Dog, for making Uncharted such a damn great adventure without a hint of shallow online bullcrap to be found.

I believe only when a game does both equally well can it be considered an excellent achievement (games such as Burnout: Paradise, and Metal Gear Solid 4 are good examples of equal integration). I just don't think that a game HAS to have multiplayer to be good; in many cases the multiplayer ends up being very underwhelming, just being in there for the sake of appeasing people and not for the actual title itself.

edit: Just to clarify, I love online games, but I really believe that unless the multiplayer modes have a ton of replay and fun factor (such as Halo's remarkable multiplayer features), I think that developers just shouldn't bother.

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Silogon - 511 days 14 hours ago

The end of gaming as we know it has begun. Sorry to say. Even if all it would've been was deathmatches and capture the flag, by god we need it so people can leave it alone and not play it.

This is probably the last year for gaming as we all know it. It is changing into something I simply don't like and slowly refuse to support.

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Bathyj - 511 days 13 hours ago

Please say this isn't so. Not everyone cares about online play. If fact the silent majority probably still prefer a good single player challenge. If I really wanted to compete against people I'd porbably rather go bowling or play tennis. I like videogames because I like what the dev have set out before me. I have no problem with games having Multiplayer but no at the expense of the SP experience. And let face it, SP always has a better story, setting. It deeper and more involving. MP is usually always deathmatch or capture the flag. Dont we have enough of that.

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heyheyhey - 511 days 13 hours ago

that's ridiculous

there are so many games to play on the PS3 for online purposes, Eight Days wouldn't need to have online at all

just deliver what it was promising, a cinematic single-player experience

this sounds like porkies anyway, didn't they say they ran out of budget for the game?

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DFresh - 511 days ago

Right now.
Yes it wouldn't be ready to release Eight Days now but once Home comes out this fall and they take time to work on it it's back on track to release Eight Days.

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t-0_ot- - 510 days 22 hours ago

Ahahahahah to all the Ps3 fanboys that said it (as well as The Getaway) wouldn't get canned..

Too bad though, I was looking forward to Eight Days.

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