Journey to the Savage Planet developer Typhoon Studios has just been acquired by Google, boosting the company's line-up of teams which form the Stadia Games and Entertainment initiative. This means that once the studio's debut title arrives on PlayStation 4 next month, the Montreal-based team will develop games exclusively for the streaming service Google Stadia.
Revealed by Jade Raymond on the Google Blog, she describes it as an exciting opportunity to boost the number of developers working with the platform. "Under the leadership of its co-founders, Reid Schneider & Alex Hutchinson, Typhoon Studios has built an incredible team of industry veterans who are committed to the player experience."
It's hard to judge whether this is a real loss to the PS4 community just yet. Journey to the Savage Planet is Typhoon Studios' first project, and despite having the director of Far Cry 4 on board, the studio is unproven. We'll have to wait until next month rolls around to discover whether we'll truly miss the efforts of the team or not. Still, it means that a few less games will be making their way to Sony's consoles in the future.
How do you react to this news? Does Stadia acquiring a developer scare you? Let us know in the comments below.
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I'm sure they'll be making PlayStation games again once Stadia goes under in the next three months (if it lasts that long)
Will Stadia even still be a thing by the time their next game is ready?
I think the acquisition business is getting a little out of hand now. Splintering the market through such aggressive tactics isnt great for the consumer, the publisher or the developer. Lets be real. People arnt buying a playstation, a stadia, an xbox and a switch to play all this content.
Developing and building strong First party studios? Completely fair enough. But going after all these 3rd parties is a concerning trend.
Sony needs to step there game up and at least acquire one or 2 more studios to go toe to toe with Xbox next gen
When Stadia flops they will be back or at the very least will (hopefully) have clauses in their buyout that will allow them to again be independent
Does Stadia acquiring a developer scare you?
that's the most laughable question i have heard this year........Who killed Bambi?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rDyb_alTkMQ
@Morenoj1220 kinda the opposite lol. MS needs to continue to acquire and support for years to come the reach Sony WWS level
@Nyne11Tyme I understand that but you can’t fall sleep on obsidian and ninja theory they can deliver good quality games. I just feel like they need a good studio that can deliver good rpg games. They only have horizon
There but for the grace of God.
@Zombie9ers
For some reason I have a feeling Google will stick it out much longer than that, which is why I think it's important Sony locks down some of its closest partners. Getting Insomniac was good because I'm sure MS and Google both had it on their radar. From Software, Bluepoint and Supermassive Games should all be under consideration to be added before it's too late.
So precious.
Keep hating...
@Gamer83 fromsoft is already owned by another Japanese company kadokawa who Sony could buy fromsoft from I think they should buy falcom they make good jrpgs but because they are a small company it takes a long time for their games to get locolized
Stadia is finished the moment sony sells games with streaming.
@wiiware The industry itself is finished if buying games that are streamed from a remote location becomes the norm...
find this a really bad idea for them because Google Stadia is not going to break into the industry & cause damage like old Jade thinks it will🤦♀️ & when game makers are making money nextgen these guys will be ghosts that nobody remembers.
@Morenoj1220 HZD is light years ahead of The Outer Worlds, which feels like a decade old game. Hell TLoU feels more like a current gen game than TOW. I am disappointed in the game and the media over hyped it. Neither Obsidian or Ninja Theory make system sellers like Sony's devs and all M$ games will continue to be on PC. Sony does not need to worry about M$.
As for this studio, R.I.P.
From the trailer I saw the other day, when I saw the game in the Christmas sale, it's not much of a loss.
This studio just commited suicide.
@TowaHerschel7 I'm okay with buying streaming games as long as it's optional like playstation, I don't want services like stadia to become successful, I just don't trust game companies with this power.
I don't think I ever heard music or movies companies use gambling like mechanic in their music or movies for children, game companies on the other hand.. 😕
Just wondering, has anyone played stadia? I haven't, just wondering how well it works. As for me i would much rather have the game on my console. I have really fast internet, but sometimes it gets really slow or goes down completely. Streaming games seems like it could be ok with MP games, but for SP games i dont like the idea of it.
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