Firesprite have been on a hiring spree getting talent from studios like Naughty Dog, Rockstar, Rocksteady, and Ubisoft. I expect high-quality games to come from this studio.
Rumors are they are working on a dark narrative adventure game like Heavy Rain or Detroit, a multiplayer project, and a Horizon VR title. Exciting stuff if true.
What’s going on guys I finally wrapped up the platinum for Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart. I thought it was a great Ratchet & Clank entry, but I have to be honest I hard a really hard time getting into it after coming directly from the exhilarating Returnal.
Now I’ve finally started the incredible Demon’s Souls remake on PS5 and I’m impressed how good of a job Bluepoint Games have done here. I haven’t played the PS3 version since 2012 but it’s just like how I remembered it in my head rather than how it actually looks on PS3 hardware if you know what I mean.
A very beautiful game and many small quality-of-life improvements done by Bluepoint make it less frustrating than before without turning down the difficulty. Even though Bloodborne has more fast-paced action in general, Demon’s Souls remake has vastly superior load times and plays at 60fps which honestly makes it feel just as fast as Bloodborne to me. Especially because I’m going for a light armor build with the Blueblood Sword!
@Korgon Bluebox’s specific wording on Twitter I believe was something like “PC players will rejoice”.
But then I’ve seen them advertise Abandoned as only on PS5.
But either way, even if it’s coming to PC it’s at least console exclusive and one would think Sony must be interested in it if they have locked up some form of exclusivity for it.
And I just can’t believe for a second that they would agree to a deal without seeing the product, especially if it was from a supposed no-name developer who never put out anything good in the past.
@LiamCroft Sony are not funding it, but they did reach some sort of exclusivity deal right, either full exclusive or console. So they have to know more about this game than the public do at this point I’d imagine.
@Bleachedsmiles I really can’t think of other games on the PS Store that had their own app. I’ve seen games that release a demo, but a downloadable app made for viewing trailers is a strange one to me.
It could be a marketing con, I’m just struggling to see the end goal from Hasan if that were the case. If it’s some rinky-dink indie game of poor quality, would Hasan really think his empty promises and fake hype would still get purchases after showing a crappy finished product?
I would also expect Sony to vet this guy pretty thoroughly before giving him such a platform. Surely they would have to see how the game is coming along themselves before featuring it on Youtube and putting this downloadable app on the PS Store right? One would hope anyway.
@NeoTokyo404 It doesn’t make sense for a money launderer to be so attention-seeking on Twitter and among gaming media, and give interviews to guys like Keighley and Schreier.
I would think someone engaging in illegal activity would want to be far more under-the-radar.
@RobN Are you on a PS5? I think it’s PS5 only. I searched in the PS Store on my PS5 and literally just typed the letter “A” in the search bar on the store and Abandoned was the first thing that popped up.
@AdamNovice Ya it makes too much sense in my opinion. Additional anime and manga content like you said, and then they would have Fromsoft, which would obviously be huge on its own for gaming.
Sony already showed an interest in investing in them with the small 2% stake, and at the same time they announced some type of partnership I believe.
I can see them increasing their shares but you never know. With Sony sometimes the obvious isn’t always what they personally have in mind for their plans.
@__jamiie Nice try with the strawman there. Never did I claim they deserve to go bankrupt, that’s all you. I’m simply communicating with my wallet that if you want my purchase then launch day 1 on the platform that I use. There’s no animosity in me towards this company or any other, and I will never run out of other games to play.
There’s nothing wrong with voting with your wallet as a consumer.
Skipped Playstation and released on literally every other platform last year. I don’t really care if it sounds petty, you skip my preferred platform and you’re not getting a dime from me. I have still never bought Rise of the Tomb Raider either.
I am STILL slowly working my way through Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart, just completed planet 8. Might also play some It Takes Two with the better half for some trophy cleanup.
From the original trailer I was expecting this to be similar to a point-n-click adventure game. Pleasantly surprised to see third-person movement and mechanics. Animations have a bit of jank to them but they have alot of time to polish this up.
There sure are a ton of language options for such a small indie team. I’ve watched the video of someone start up the pre-load and clearly a ton of localization work has been put in with all the language choices.
@nessisonett Hasan denied it on Twitter that it was that asset of a man with an eyepatch. He said it’s their original artwork and anyone with an eyepatch will look similar to it with such a blurry photo. So more questions than answers once again which is the norm at this point.
Better than I expected coming into it with low expectations. Moss 2, Sifu, F.I.S.T, Jett, Lost Judgment, Death Stranding: DC all look like games I’ll pick up at some point. Deathloop even looked better than anticipated.
The 70’s vibe never appealed to me for Deathloop. The dialog I’ve heard has been cheesy to me personally. Those were my feelings from the beginning before any acquisition took place. The gunplay does look solid though.
I agree we have been shown more than enough of this game already and a further 9 minutes of it in the next SoP feels like too much already.
Also, while we can assume a sequel would be exclusive to Xbox/PC, I don’t think it’s a guarantee that Deathloop will even receive a sequel. It will likely depend on how Deathloop does commercially and also whether Arkane has envisioned a sequel for this game or not.
Not everything needs to be predicted first. And since when has Sony really been predictable about anything they haven’t announced beforehand? Predictable is boring and these “insiders” with their leaks are just like the people who try to spoil the ending of a movie for you before you’ve watched it.
Looks like this is not the big one with God of War. Guess we take what we can get for now. Hoping for Stray and Little Devil Inside release dates for the indie updates.
Ya they would have to be in talk with Nixxes for a while before the deal could get done. I was just thinking maybe they were talking to them both for some time now in hopes one of them would sell.
But yes, the change to “fully independent” in their Twitter bio was changed just yesterday.
Could it be possible that Bluepoint declined an offer so Sony decided to go with Nixxes instead? Just a thought based on Bluepoint’s recent emphasis on being fully independent.
The people who are saying this is just about porting Playstation games to PC can’t see the forest for the trees. A team at Guerrilla Games had to spend months porting Horizon: Zero Dawn to PC.
You give Nixxes the task now for porting older PS4 games to PC, now that team can be free to work on PS5 exclusives and release them faster. Nixxes will free up other Playstation Studios which will in turn improve output for console players. Everybody wins.
Guess it pays to wait sometimes. I’ve still yet to play Ghost of Tsushima, and this director’s cut PS5 version looks like the definitive version and the right time to jump in.
Here’s an idea, put out a compelling game and people will play it. It’s really that simple. I glanced at Neon Doctrine’s output and I’m not surprised their games don’t sell well on Playstation. Playstation sells more software than any of their rivals so your game needs to stand out. If the quality is there, people will buy it.
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Re: Talking Point: Did PlayStation Showcase 2021 Deliver on the Hype?
Deathloop again really?
But Star Wars: KoToR remake, Eve, Forspoken, Wolverine, Spiderman 2, GT 7, Ghostwire Tokyo, God of War: Ragnarok.
I'm quite pleased overall.
Re: New Sony Team Firesprite Is Bigger Than Media Molecule, London Studio Combined
Firesprite have been on a hiring spree getting talent from studios like Naughty Dog, Rockstar, Rocksteady, and Ubisoft. I expect high-quality games to come from this studio.
Re: PlayStation Showcase 2021: What Time Is Sony's Livestream?
It’s time to feast.
Re: Firesprite Will Produce PlayStation Exclusive Games Outside Sony's 'Core Offerings'
Rumors are they are working on a dark narrative adventure game like Heavy Rain or Detroit, a multiplayer project, and a Horizon VR title. Exciting stuff if true.
Re: Horizon Forbidden West Will Now Offer Free PS4 to PS5 Upgrade, Sony Confirms
So now it’s a free upgrade to PS5 from the PS4 version. So…why would anyone buy the more expensive PS5 version?
Re: Alan Wake Remastered Listed for PS5, PS4 Release on 5th October
Damn finally? Great game, been a long time since I’ve played. Might give it a go on PS5. Let’s see what the remastered enhancements improve.
Re: Strike Is a Board Game You Can Play Within Horizon Forbidden West on PS5, PS4
Always down for more card and board games of any kind. Looking forward to learning more about Strike.
Re: Negotiations for Death Stranding Sequel Underway, Reveals Star Reedus
Great to see that Kojima and Sony are continuing their relationship collaborating with games. Death Stranding II, exciting stuff!
@Snake_V5 Death Stranding is owned by Sony. In the trailer it states “Death Stranding is a trademark of Sony Interactive Entertainment America LLC”.
Re: Death Stranding Details What Its PS5 Director's Cut Offers
@Bleachedsmiles There’s no repurchase necessary. The Director’s Cut is $10 if you own Death Stranding.
Re: Death Stranding Details What Its PS5 Director's Cut Offers
Was that Moby Dick at the end of the video? Hmm 🤔
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 390
What’s going on guys I finally wrapped up the platinum for Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart. I thought it was a great Ratchet & Clank entry, but I have to be honest I hard a really hard time getting into it after coming directly from the exhilarating Returnal.
Now I’ve finally started the incredible Demon’s Souls remake on PS5 and I’m impressed how good of a job Bluepoint Games have done here. I haven’t played the PS3 version since 2012 but it’s just like how I remembered it in my head rather than how it actually looks on PS3 hardware if you know what I mean.
A very beautiful game and many small quality-of-life improvements done by Bluepoint make it less frustrating than before without turning down the difficulty. Even though Bloodborne has more fast-paced action in general, Demon’s Souls remake has vastly superior load times and plays at 60fps which honestly makes it feel just as fast as Bloodborne to me. Especially because I’m going for a light armor build with the Blueblood Sword!
Happy gaming everyone.
Re: Hades Dev Says Returnal Is One of His Favourite Games This Year
Real recognize real.
There’s no game on the level of Returnal so far this year.
Sorry Ratchet, still love ya.
Re: Talking Point: How Would You Improve PS Plus?
More day 1 releases of Indie games please.
Re: Abandoned App Patch Drops, Trailer Is the Same as Twitter Tease
@Korgon Bluebox’s specific wording on Twitter I believe was something like “PC players will rejoice”.
But then I’ve seen them advertise Abandoned as only on PS5.
But either way, even if it’s coming to PC it’s at least console exclusive and one would think Sony must be interested in it if they have locked up some form of exclusivity for it.
And I just can’t believe for a second that they would agree to a deal without seeing the product, especially if it was from a supposed no-name developer who never put out anything good in the past.
Re: Abandoned App Patch Drops, Trailer Is the Same as Twitter Tease
@LiamCroft Sony are not funding it, but they did reach some sort of exclusivity deal right, either full exclusive or console. So they have to know more about this game than the public do at this point I’d imagine.
Re: Abandoned PS5's Dev Insists It's Legit, Explains Trailer Delay
Check out the BlueBox website now. It says the issue has been resolved and the patch is going live in the next few hours.
http://blueboxgamestudios.com/
Re: PS5's Abandoned Trailer Isn't Delayed, Says Dev, It's Just Releasing Later
@Bleachedsmiles I really can’t think of other games on the PS Store that had their own app. I’ve seen games that release a demo, but a downloadable app made for viewing trailers is a strange one to me.
It could be a marketing con, I’m just struggling to see the end goal from Hasan if that were the case. If it’s some rinky-dink indie game of poor quality, would Hasan really think his empty promises and fake hype would still get purchases after showing a crappy finished product?
I would also expect Sony to vet this guy pretty thoroughly before giving him such a platform. Surely they would have to see how the game is coming along themselves before featuring it on Youtube and putting this downloadable app on the PS Store right? One would hope anyway.
Re: PS5's Abandoned Trailer Isn't Delayed, Says Dev, It's Just Releasing Later
@NeoTokyo404 It doesn’t make sense for a money launderer to be so attention-seeking on Twitter and among gaming media, and give interviews to guys like Keighley and Schreier.
I would think someone engaging in illegal activity would want to be far more under-the-radar.
Re: PS5's Abandoned Trailer a No Show as Blue Box Cites Technical Issues
@RobN Glad you could find it, and yep it just says “check back soon” for now. Hopefully there will be something new soon.
Re: PS5's Abandoned Trailer a No Show as Blue Box Cites Technical Issues
@RobN Are you on a PS5? I think it’s PS5 only. I searched in the PS Store on my PS5 and literally just typed the letter “A” in the search bar on the store and Abandoned was the first thing that popped up.
Re: PS5's Abandoned Trailer a No Show as Blue Box Cites Technical Issues
Kojima’s most recent tweet is very weird. He’s talking about some books but he says something about Thursday, not Tuesday.
Thursday happens to be the anniversary of P.T.
The waiting game continues.
Re: Sony Completes Acquisition of Anime Giant Crunchyroll
@AdamNovice Ya it makes too much sense in my opinion. Additional anime and manga content like you said, and then they would have Fromsoft, which would obviously be huge on its own for gaming.
Sony already showed an interest in investing in them with the small 2% stake, and at the same time they announced some type of partnership I believe.
I can see them increasing their shares but you never know. With Sony sometimes the obvious isn’t always what they personally have in mind for their plans.
Re: Sony Completes Acquisition of Anime Giant Crunchyroll
Sony basically IS anime now. Next step, increasing shares in Kadokawa Corp. from 2% to a majority stake.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 388
Probably going for the Clank set in Fall Guys and maybe wrapping up Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart.
Happy gaming everyone.
Re: Human-Munching Horror Game Carrion Squirms onto PS4 This Year
@__jamiie Nice try with the strawman there. Never did I claim they deserve to go bankrupt, that’s all you. I’m simply communicating with my wallet that if you want my purchase then launch day 1 on the platform that I use. There’s no animosity in me towards this company or any other, and I will never run out of other games to play.
There’s nothing wrong with voting with your wallet as a consumer.
Re: Human-Munching Horror Game Carrion Squirms onto PS4 This Year
Skipped Playstation and released on literally every other platform last year. I don’t really care if it sounds petty, you skip my preferred platform and you’re not getting a dime from me. I have still never bought Rise of the Tomb Raider either.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 387
I am STILL slowly working my way through Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart, just completed planet 8. Might also play some It Takes Two with the better half for some trophy cleanup.
Happy gaming everyone.
Re: Horizon Forbidden West Delayed to 2022, Says New Report
Well that sucks. It would be nice to get something official from Sony if true.
Re: Unbelievably, the Abandoned App Pre-Load Really Is Live on PS5
@Goat_FromBOTW Thank you, check out the album if you like, Emptiness - Nothing But The Whole.
Re: Stray Is Looking Purr-fect in PS5, PS4 Gameplay Showcase
From the original trailer I was expecting this to be similar to a point-n-click adventure game. Pleasantly surprised to see third-person movement and mechanics. Animations have a bit of jank to them but they have alot of time to polish this up.
Re: Unbelievably, the Abandoned App Pre-Load Really Is Live on PS5
There sure are a ton of language options for such a small indie team. I’ve watched the video of someone start up the pre-load and clearly a ton of localization work has been put in with all the language choices.
@nessisonett Hasan denied it on Twitter that it was that asset of a man with an eyepatch. He said it’s their original artwork and anyone with an eyepatch will look similar to it with such a blurry photo. So more questions than answers once again which is the norm at this point.
Re: PS5's Abandoned App Pre-Loads This Week, So Here's a Man with an Eyepatch
Well, I made it through July without thinking about Abandoned much. But better believe i’ll be there August 10 to see what this app is about.
Re: Ghost of Tsushima: Director's Cut Iki Island Expansion Gets Great Looking Story Trailer
@Juanalf Do you not own your original copy? Why would you need to pay $70 again?
Re: PS Store Summer Sale Discounts So Many Big PS5, PS4 Games
Feels like the right time to get Judgment for $25!
Re: Soapbox: PS5 Is Beautiful When Its Distinctive Features Are Used Properly
Ratchet & Clank is another game that utilizes the Dualsense and activity cards well. Returnal and Astro Bot also.
Re: Lost Judgment Looks to Satisfy All Your Minigame Needs in New Gameplay Trailer
This looks awesome. I gotta play the first Judgment.
Re: Round Up: What Was Announced During Sony's Latest State of Play Livestream?
Lost Judgment was perhaps the biggest surprise appearance at this State of Play and it looked great.
Re: Death Stranding Director's Cut PS5 Upgrade Costs $10
That’s a great deal considering the new content and PS5 enhancements. I’ll definitely be upgrading for a tenner.
Re: Talking Point: Was Sony's Latest State of Play Livestream Any Good?
Better than I expected coming into it with low expectations. Moss 2, Sifu, F.I.S.T, Jett, Lost Judgment, Death Stranding: DC all look like games I’ll pick up at some point. Deathloop even looked better than anticipated.
Re: Soapbox: Why I'm Less Excited for Deathloop on PS5 Than I Should Be
The 70’s vibe never appealed to me for Deathloop. The dialog I’ve heard has been cheesy to me personally. Those were my feelings from the beginning before any acquisition took place. The gunplay does look solid though.
I agree we have been shown more than enough of this game already and a further 9 minutes of it in the next SoP feels like too much already.
Also, while we can assume a sequel would be exclusive to Xbox/PC, I don’t think it’s a guarantee that Deathloop will even receive a sequel. It will likely depend on how Deathloop does commercially and also whether Arkane has envisioned a sequel for this game or not.
Re: Reaction: It's Time to Accept We Can't Predict PlayStation Anymore
Not everything needs to be predicted first. And since when has Sony really been predictable about anything they haven’t announced beforehand? Predictable is boring and these “insiders” with their leaks are just like the people who try to spoil the ending of a movie for you before you’ve watched it.
Re: State of Play Livestream Confirmed for Thursday, Featuring Deathloop
Looks like this is not the big one with God of War. Guess we take what we can get for now. Hoping for Stray and Little Devil Inside release dates for the indie updates.
Re: Bluepoint Stresses It's Fully Independent as Sony Acquisition Speculation Swirls
@AdamNovice @mrtennis1990
Ya they would have to be in talk with Nixxes for a while before the deal could get done. I was just thinking maybe they were talking to them both for some time now in hopes one of them would sell.
But yes, the change to “fully independent” in their Twitter bio was changed just yesterday.
Re: Bluepoint Stresses It's Fully Independent as Sony Acquisition Speculation Swirls
Could it be possible that Bluepoint declined an offer so Sony decided to go with Nixxes instead? Just a thought based on Bluepoint’s recent emphasis on being fully independent.
Re: Sony Acquires Dutch Developer Nixxes to Beef Up First-Party Tech Support
The people who are saying this is just about porting Playstation games to PC can’t see the forest for the trees. A team at Guerrilla Games had to spend months porting Horizon: Zero Dawn to PC.
You give Nixxes the task now for porting older PS4 games to PC, now that team can be free to work on PS5 exclusives and release them faster. Nixxes will free up other Playstation Studios which will in turn improve output for console players. Everybody wins.
Re: Ghost of Tsushima Director's Cut Bundles in New Island Expansion, Coming to PS5 and PS4
Guess it pays to wait sometimes. I’ve still yet to play Ghost of Tsushima, and this director’s cut PS5 version looks like the definitive version and the right time to jump in.
Re: Sony Acquires Dutch Developer Nixxes to Beef Up First-Party Tech Support
Nixxes were hiring last year for a game director as well apparently. Could be working on an original project of their own.
Re: Sony Acquires Dutch Developer Nixxes to Beef Up First-Party Tech Support
Great news. Not an acquisition that sets the gaming world on fire, but one that will improve the workflow overall.
Re: Spider-Man: Miles Morales Patch 1.10 Makes Ray Tracing Even Better
Is there any studio as prolific as Insomniac lately?
Re: Sony Under Heavy Fire for Handling of Indies on PS Store
“I have no idea how to succeed on this platform”
Here’s an idea, put out a compelling game and people will play it. It’s really that simple. I glanced at Neon Doctrine’s output and I’m not surprised their games don’t sell well on Playstation. Playstation sells more software than any of their rivals so your game needs to stand out. If the quality is there, people will buy it.