We've known for a while now that French developer Quantic Dream, best known for its work on former PS4 exclusive Detroit: Become Human, wants to release its future titles across all platforms. Following investment from Chinese company NetEase in January, the studio headed by David Cage has once again stated that it plans to launch its next game on more than just a PlayStation system.
Speaking with DualShockers, David Cage said: "Quantic Dream is not exclusive to any platform anymore. So yes, unless there are some specific exclusivity deals on a title-by-title basis, all our games will be released on all platforms at launch." In other words, unless Sony forks out some cash for another batch of exclusive titles, those experiences will make their way to the likes of the PC and Microsoft's next-gen system.
Much more interesting, however, is that the team hopes to shift its position somewhat and start publishing games from other developers, describing itself as "a boutique publisher". Quantic Dream plans on supporting originality and high quality, as well as providing technical and industrial support. Using the knowledge it gained from porting Heavy Rain, Beyond: Two Souls, and Detroit: Become Human, the studio aims to approach proceedings ethically and not take ownership of the IP in question.
It sounds like big things are ahead of the publisher, but what do you make of this? Let us know in the comments below.
[source dualshockers.com]
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Cant help but feel like QD will lose some of their identity in the years ahead by going multiplatform, but maybe thats just me.
@Rob_230 i cant help but agree with that. Being synonymous with PS is a good thing. And he knew the architecture inside and out because of being exclusive. Insider secrets for the hardware are gone going multiplat. Didnt all the other guys crap on the "walking sim" anyways lol. Or they were just jelly they didnt get to play
Good riddance...
@Rob_230 I feel the same, seems to be the norm. When you start trying to garner the attention of people outside your fanbase, how much are you willing to sacrifice?
Sounds like the dev wants to go in a new direction, in every way. Wouldn't be surprised if their next game is very different.
Comments aren’t obvious and salty at all. A publisher says they are only working on Nintendo or Xbox people here claim they hate exclusives and it’s killing the business. These guys wanna get their games to more gamers and it’s “good riddance” they aren’t going anywhere.
IMHO more games that are on more platforms the better. We don’t want or need a monopoly- when one console have a strangle hold it’s bad for business for gamers
I hope we have more choice and better games on any platform
@Stocksy
So are you going to petition Nintendo to release all their Mario and Zelda games on Xbox and Playstation? Maybe Sony can port The last of us II to PC and Mac, How about we get God of war on IOS and Android?
If exclusives are a bad thing why don't Nintendo, Sony and Microsoft just fuse into one giant company. That way everyone gets to play all the games without having to choose between platforms. If you hate that exclusives exist why not go all the way 😒
Just because you can now swim in a larger ocean doesn't mean it's twice as deep. I think QD might be in for a shock if they think PCs and Xbox players want to play their games all of a sudden. Try asking Insomniac how well that went for them.
@Cutmastavictory @Nyne11Tyme yeah, pretty sure QD went to microsoft in the past, possibly for Heavy Rain or Fahrenheit, and they wernt interested.
The 3 games they have released over PS3 and 4 were specifically designed around playstation architecture. And they were a pefect fit for the type of experience that only works on playstation. Things like Until Dawn for example.
And thats before we consider what impact QDs new investors may have.
I cant help but feel that all the stuff that has gone on behind the scenes has influenced alot of this
"It sounds like big things are ahead of the publisher, but what do you make of this? Let us know in the comments below."
A bankruptcy, like with Anapurna Games.
I totally appreciate exclusive software is what defines a platform. I also feel the real exclusives are made by first party developers that are owned by the platform manufacturer.
QD are not owned by Sony. I wish them every success because I absolutely love their games. It doesn't bother me how many platforms their games are on as long as they keep producing quality games like they have done in the past.
No one complaints when Capcom release quality games like the residents evil games on all platforms so why can't QD do the same?
@Stocksy
The 5 thumbs down are from sony fanboys lol.
@AdamNovice You Would Think They Would Know Better Considering Everybody Else Passed On Heavy Rain But Sony was The One Who Took a Chance on Them
@shuvamg009
Are you the same person who smashed a ps4 because of a breath of wild clone, because that childish post certainly sounds like the type of thing someone like that would do.
Sony really should of bought them as an exclusive but not going to go.psycho like some people
@Juanalf
Funny you should say that seems like Nintendo and Xbox are getting best buddies lately so you might get Nintendo exclusives on Xbox, All Xbox exclusives on PC. seems like most PlayStation exclusives end up launching on PC too see Death Stranding lates rumors. Now you wanna change something lets get all PC exclusives on consoles.
'what do you make of this? '
Well I dont know what to make of it, Haha
'We confirm our next games will be multiplatform, unless they are exclusives'
Ok
"seems like most PlayStation exclusives end up launching on PC" what? Based on Detroit and maybe Death Stranding, it's hardly an influx is it, unlike xbox's.
Why can't we all just get along lol, console wars are for kids. I only own a PlayStation but I would love to play some of the available Xbox/Pc/Nintendo games on it, if that would ever happen. I'm fine with it the way things are, cause the PS exclusives suit best for my taste either way. But I could care less for any of our exclusives to go multiplatform, I will still enjoy them as much as I would.
Any publisher is free to do what they want unless they are under contract! Sony is free to try and make exclusive deals with any publisher. With out funding from Sony why would QD make any game a exclusive to PlayStation and not multiplatform? Nothing is NEW here.
I don't like this
I have a feeling all this talk about exclusivity will result in a Talking Point feature in the near future. Do it, Push Square.
some devs failed to realize that multiplatform doesn't mean more will be able to play it, just look at big ip like ff15, mgs5, re2 these games failed to reach 10 million copies sold but games like hzd, gow, uc4 even a remastered game like tlou sold over 10 million, ps fans love supporting exclusive games specially if its a good one
@suikoden If you think my post was childish, then by all means continue thinking so...
But I've always been of the idea that Sony would be better of investing that kinda money in other studios...
Investing in QD certainly wouldn't have been cheap, and despite being good games in themselves I never had 'fun' playing them...
Supermassive outdid them quite some time back and will do so again with MoM...
Thing is, I don't care about QD games now, let alone be exclusive...
If they wanted to go multiplat, then I'm really happy for them and gamers who enjoy their games...
But Sony should really be investing in studios and IPs that are actually fun to play...
In the end, I'm just a kid at heart who thought that DmC was one of the best games of its generation and that Ninja Theory is one of the most talented studios out there...
@Juanalf You can't compare first party and third party exclusive. There is a difference between an IP owned by a console manufacturer and an IP owned by a 3rd party studio with an agreement with a console manufacturer.
You could argue that Pokemon should go multiplatform since it is not a Nintendo owned license, but I would never expect Zelda, Mario or Horizon Zero Dawn to be released on other platform
don't feed the troll what KnightWolf wants
@Stocksy You forgot they got the funding from Sony and free advertising but who keeping score. Most of these exclusive games would never been released without funding. 😆
@KnightWolf You 2 dont tell the complete story thats my issue. Without funding most of these games in this scale will never release. 😆
@Stocksy most of the comments seemed quite sensible to me not salty? you do understand Sony NEVER owned QD so why would anyone be shocked if they made a game somewhere else? Sony let the deal run out for a reason & I loved QD games but the company was mocked by the majority of games media but PS fans stuck by them every game.
Multiplat does not mean more sales & money a lot of time it can mean wasting more money.
having exclusives is great & I love that Sony does it main reason I will always be with Playstation the games they make. if every game is on every system there would be no point in 3 consoles & would be boring.
But this comment press release sounds somewhat annoyed. Didnt Sony fund their stuff already?
I’ve said this before, but my concern is not so much that QD will publish on other platforms, but I’m more worried that the NetEase investors will start to stifle their creative freedoms. Sony has been good about supporting developers to do projects they are passionate about, even if it’s not what is predicted to sell (see Dreams, Concrete Genie, Death Stranding, Day’s Gone, Etc....) rather than churn out annual releases, popular game clones, or other financially “Safe” projects. I’m no expert on these kinds of things , but when you get outside corporate investors involved like NetEase, then I think you run the risk of meddling with creativity for the sake of profitability. Probably it’ll be okay, but I’d love to see more games like Detroit so I hope they keep it up.
@KnightWolf Yeah Nintendo is going too publish Mario, Zelda, Metriod on the Xbox? Are they going too cofund their games too. 😆
You know why we get that one game from Xbox on all the platforms simple because if they would not do that they would be losing money.
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