The Medium is the next big game from Layers of Fear, Blair Witch studio Bloober Team, and as of right now, it's not coming to PlayStation 5. Announced only for Xbox Series X|S and PC, it's the first notable console exclusive of 2021 from either Microsoft or Sony. Given the fact the game is developed and published by a third-party team that has dabbled in the past with exclusivity, however, there was always going to be questions over whether or not The Medium will actually stick to its confirmed platform destinations.
VG247 posed the question to producer Jacek Zięba, who gave pretty much nothing away. When asked, he simply said the following: "For now we are just focusing on Xbox and PC." Zięba doesn't rule the possibility out entirely by choosing to bring the topic of conversation back to Microsoft's own points of entry. The funny thing is that Push Square was given the exact same answer when the question of Blair Witch coming to PlayStation 4 was brought up following E3 2019. Just four months after we asked, the game was confirmed for Sony's last-gen console. So, will The Medium also come to PS5? We can't say for certain, but we wouldn't be surprised if we're playing this ourselves six or so months down the line. Such is the nature of these deals — a tactic Sony also regularly employs.
[source vg247.com]
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If Project Athia and Final Fantasy XVI are timed exclusives then it seems a bit iffy to be chasing after Xbox third party (timed?) exclusives.
While Microsoft is very active making exclusivity deals with both indes and third party's and acquiring studios
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Sony is rejecting the devs projects
I mean look at the Japan studio everyone is leaving
I should get my series x on weds. One day before this launches. This might be the first game I play on it.
@Classic_console What about the two games @nessisonett mentioned as well as Deathloop and Ghostwire: Tokyo?
If it's not a hard "no," then it'll likely be ported eventually.
Wasn't it announced as a "launch exclusive"? I guess it'll be on other systems in 6 to 12 months.
It will be on Ps5 and Probably last gen systems in 6 months tops
this is where playstation lets us down , and xbox wins will be playing this on game pass , please sony give us an answer to Microsoft's game pass.
@LiamCroft we can not deny that Sony do have some few exclusivity deals.
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But why are they shy when it comes to doubling the investment on first party content and acquisitions? Unlike their main competitor
Not interested in this, maybe if the game is good, but it looks like an AA horror games. RE 2 remake looks better I think.
@Classic_console Looks at 3rd party deals microsoft is making vs sony, ghost wired tokyo, deathloop, ff7 remake, ff16 is way bigger games than this. It's hard for microsoft to make 3rd party deals because everyone didn't like to associate themselves with the losers of the gen, so microsoft have to make the exclusives themselves (by buying studio).
@Classic_console You not seen Kena and Little Devil both indies. Both look awesome. Final fantasy, Athina, That capcom game cant remember the name. Japan studio people leaving is natural also in Japan they have to retire at a certain age So we both know there's plenty of deals and many we don't know about so don't talk out of your a** and stop trolling.
This is just another one of those hide-n-seek horro games right? From what I saw in the trailers there's no way to fight back whatsoever. If that's the case think it's a hard pass for me, I'm so done with those.
@Classic_console - Maybe because Sony believes in growing their studio's organically, and building studio's from the ground up, while it wouldn't hurt them to buy a studio or two (Mainly Bluepoint & Housemarque), ultimately they don't need to. All the deals and acquisitions that Microsoft are making, is in response to what a terrible job they done since 2013, they NEED these deals and acquisitions, while Sony; not as much, and honestly it REALLY shouldn't have taken Microsoft so long to bounce back from mistakes made back in 2013, Sony were able to bounce back from mistakes made with the PS3 BEFORE the end of that generation, so Microsoft really has no excuse.
If I'm being honest; The Medium looks okay, but I'm not sold on it yet, I'm more interested in the other game MS has a deal with; Scorn, and the other game Sony has a deal with: Quantum Error. Scorn & Quantum Error look way more interesting personally.
I was under the impression that this was a timed console exclusive that is also the first Series S/X game that isn't coming to the current generation. I really didn't think this was a full console exclusive as we have seen both MS and Sony have in the past.
It can sometimes be difficult for smaller, independent studios to develop games across multiple platforms simultaneously and/or lack the funds/support etc to do so.
Both companies have numerous 3rd Party exclusive deals - timed or otherwise. Lets not forget Deathloop, Ghostwire: Tokyo, Kena, Project Athia etc too so its not as if MS are the 'only' ones doing this despite investing in Studio's (either acquiring/creating new or building up existing studio's) and 1st Party projects. Both have numerous exclusives, timed or otherwise, from 3rd Party developers
@Mad001 Here's your answer: Psnow. Check the library, you might be surprised
Would love for this to be Ps5 but in looking forward to it on my series S! Busting for a good horror game let's hope it lives up
Keep it
Yes Pushquare. That's all I have to say
@Classic_console Cause they ain't many goty makers around these streets!!!
@Classic_console that makes no sense Sony has made deals for big AAA+ games & a couple of devs leaving a studio happens everyweek.
I’ll be playing this on Gamepass when it’s released this week, looking forward to it. Looks like it won’t be amazing but could still be good.
I reckon it’ll be on PlayStation eventually.
@1_W1NG3D_4NG3L It was.
The other thing was a reply to that other persona saying sony ain't investing into their studios when they are. Jim said the studios are growing.
Better to make the goty makers make games faster than buy not good enough studios. Both approaches can be effective anyways.
They should buy BluePoint and we'll see if Returnal lives up to the $70.
Sony Japan just got astrobot and co developed demon souls. I think they are being treated better than media molecule. Sony Bend also needs to grow. They also made a second studio within San Diego and it seems ssm and guerrila (siege rumor) have second studios.
@nessisonett Because Sony actually tell people what's a timed exclusive. MS like to make things a lot more vague hence why people have to ask questions.
@AdamNovice ff7 remake? ff16?
@1_W1NG3D_4NG3L
Honestly. Bluepoint is the best choice so far.
@Fenbops nice. I'm getting the Xbox series S to play it this week. Can't wait! 👍
@LiterallyDoNotCare - From my understanding; I think Sony Bend are currently working on two projects, they were hiring for an unannounced AAA title 3 - 4 months before Days Gone released, then around 4 - 5 months after Days Gone released they were hiring for what sounded like Days Gone 2. So I think Days Gone did well enough for Sony to expand Bend Studios, that's has to be the case if they're currently working on two projects.
@JustPlainLoco Yeah. I think it sold like 6-7m from what I saw. I will play Days Gone with the ps plus collection
@Mad001 There answer is PSNow. U may not like there answer, but that’s what it is. Game pass does not appeal to everyone, and yes, it doesn’t appeal to some Xbox gamers.
Hopefully comes. PS could always use more horror games like this.
@Gaming365247 It can't be on last gen consoles because of the multi-dimension parts of the game. You can be in two dimensions at once and it shows it in split screen, and the last gen consoles can't do things like that.
@JustPlainLoco "Maybe because Sony believes in growing their studio's organically, and building studio's from the ground up, while it wouldn't hurt them to buy a studio or two (Mainly Bluepoint & Housemarque), ultimately they don't need to."
Bend Studio - acquired by Sony in 2000
Naughty Dog - acquired by Sony in 2001
Guerrilla - acquired by Sony in 2005
Media Molecule - acquired by Sony in 2010
Sucker Punch - acquired by Sony in 2011
Insomniac - acquired by Sony in 2019
Okay.
@KilloWertz
Yet you can play it on a PC with a HDD
@eduscxbox - I was referring to in more recent years, which is true, aside from the acquisition of Insomniac Games, they've been expanding upon existing studios (Guerrilla Games, Bend Studios, Santa Monica Studios, Naughty Dog & London Studios), and they have two recently built from the ground up studios, Malaysia Studios and that secret San Diego Studios supposedly working Uncharted 5, and they've pretty much said they want to build more studios from the ground up as opposed to buying more studios.
"For now we are just..."
The confirmation that isn't a confirmation within the game industry.
@JustPlainLoco Yes, there's also Santa Monica, Polyphony Digital and Japan Studio there were made by sony. But my point is, Sony acquired back them, Microsoft is acquiring now. It's not like they never built a studio or are not building now. The Coalition, Turn 10 and 343i for example are all made from the ground up by XGS, also in recent years they built The Initiative, that is currently working on Perfect Dark. From my point of view, sony and microsoft have the same strategy regarding studios, the only difference is the time of their actions.
Dunno why people bother asking when any Xbox "exclusive" these days NOT made by MS studios will come to PS eventually, it's literally stupid for them not to.
Totally coming to PS5.
@Gaming365247 I'm guessing it's going to have hefty system requirements on PC though, so it's still likely impossible to be able to be done on last gen consoles.
I thought it was more like RE. I'm not sure what you do to keep interest in the game. I haven't seen different story paths or something.
I do like the look of it if it's on PS+ one day.
All in all I feel it was much ado about not much with the hype the reveal made and it's the exclusivity that made it seem more than it is like it sometimes happens.
@eduscxbox - Yeah fair points, however my point was that Sony seems to want to build more studios from the ground up and expand existing studios, and they are very VERY picky with the studios they acquire, whereas Microsoft seems to be more focused on acquiring studios as opposed to creating studios, I'm only pointing out the difference in both company's approach.
I would not be too worried. Its average. Stiff and jilted animation. Framerate and Framepacing issues. Badly synced cut scenes....a dual screen mechanic that's not pushed hard enough...
It is more akin to Silent Hill but with none of that story quality, horror and sheer unsettling nature of Konami's first 2 games in the SH series.
It's as if Bloober Team had a great idea but not thr man power or production level to bring it to the top. It's not a poor game, or a great one...
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