That is technically true. I do think Xbox can still come in and make those kinds of decisions if they want to though, but it's true that Bethesda has been running themselves. That's how we ended up with Redfall in the first place.
I wouldn't let Xbox off the hook though because they obviously would have known that Bethesda were shutting them down and let them do it. Xbox could have just moved Tango directly under Xbox Game Studios instead.
But those kids don't really know what Horizon is. And why bring them into a franchise where they can't play the other games? Idk man, it seems like a really weird decision.
If what we've heard is true, the reason FIFA games don't change is literally because of FIFA itself rejecting nearly every pitch for new features and mechanics.
Yup, Kojima really doesn't suit Mad Max. Avalanche did a great job though. It looked, felt, and played like what I'd expect from a Mad Max game. I really enjoyed my time with it, and the sand storms were handled incredibly well.
This had better lead to a Heretic/Hexen revival from Raven.
Correct, and RDO was DOA because of it. That
makes it unlikely they'd do that again, at least anywhere near that level.
To be fair, while GTA Online is monetized heavily both GTA Online and GTA V offer a massive amount of content without paying anything extra. Though I do think GTA Online's optional subscription is bullshit.
COD makes truck loads of money on microtransactions. That's likely the play. Get more people in the door through Game Pass and sell more microtransactions. Have a steady stream of events to keep people interested so they keep their sub, and then just the sub alone would double the revenue from that player each year.
I'm really curious to see what he's going to do. It seems like a GTA-style game, but I wonder how it'll differentiate itself.
I don't know anything about Hideaki Nishino, but I do know that Hermen Hulst is great and an actual dev. He understands game dev and what players are looking for. I hope these two can guide PS' first party to a more varied rotation of games.
The cinematic action adventures Sony have been putting out have been great, sure, but they used to put out a far wider variety of games.
Get some teams on RPGs like Wild Arms and The Legend of Dragoon, and som...
There's no way to spin this shit, it's just indefensible. This industry is seeing record profits every year and yet studios keep getting gutted or closed. It's unacceptable.
"the same exact thing would have happened at PlayStation"
But the same thing *has* been happening at PS. They've closed, what, 3 or 4 studios so far this gen? Laid off plenty of staff, restructured studios, etc.
Yeah overall this gen is pretty shit. Everyone is making horrible decisions, great devs are getting either gutted or entirely shut down regardless of quality or success, very little in the way of innovative games, etc. This industry needs to see some drastic changes.
1) You're in Canada, a country that PSN operates in. That's not necessarily apples to apples.
2) The game didn't require a PSN account. It was optional. People bought the game based on it being optional. To then force it just isn't ok.
1) Not every game can be a new IP. Some IP are just begging for sequels and spin-offs because the lore and world building are so good.
2) Both Obsidian and inXile have multiple teams, so this wouldn't stop either from also putting out new IP.
I'd love an FPS spin-off from Obsidian and isometric spin-off from inXile. That would give us a steadier stream of Fallout while Bethesda can take their time with TES VI and Fallout 5.
I don't really care about this game personally but what do you expect? Much of the marketing focused on the fact that the main character is hot and that the game isn't censoring anything regarding gore. If you market your game one way and then start patching out the stuff you marketed it's incredibly disingenuous. It's a bait and switch. Anyone who bought the game to support the anti-censorship approach has the right to be upset. It's not really about cleavage, it's ab...
The disagrees are from people who have common sense. They aren't trying to kill mods. Most mods for any game will break with a new update because they rely on files/code that have been changed. This isn't new. Even with Bethesda this would happen way before the creation club. Mod support is literally one of the things that got Bethesda to where they are, and they're one of the only devs that releases comprehensive mod tools for each of their games.
WD1 was cool but felt a bit too generic and formulaic for a game about hacking, plus Aiden was a psychopath. T-Bone was a far more interesting character and should have been the focus from the start. His expansion was great.
WD2 was a much more fun game overall, though the characters were far too Gen Z-ified. They were obnoxious, totally unlikeable. There was a bunch of dumb social media crap too. I remember the overall gameplay loop being significantly improved though. ...
I don't think it needs to be Marvel. It needs to be a totally new IP. That's what Rocksteady should have done after Arkham City. They've pigeonholed themselves as DC devs.