Housemarque's Returnal Launch post
Sounds like Housemarque has had a long and challenging but fulfilling journey making this game. I hope Sony, as big a publisher as they are, continue to invest in projects like this. They may not have mass market appeal, but it is worth giving the time and budget to games that have such a strong creative vision, especially when the team behind it has proven talent.
Other snippets from the post:
There's a bit more at the link.
The game was in development for 4 years, 2 years before that it was in concept phase. Not only did they make something new and different but they also had to adapt to the challenges of finishing and releasing a huge project like this in the midst of an ongoing pandemic with COVID-19.
What Housemarque has accomplished is truly special. They played to their strengths but also made something so new and took on many creative risks. And were able to release a crticically acclaimed game at the end of it.
This story also highlights a growing pattern I'm seeing from Playstation, where they are investing a lot of time and money into studios to create something new, something out of their previous wheelhouse.
They did it with the Days Gone team, they did it with Guerrilla making Horizon, Sucker Punch making Tsushima, and now Housemarque with Returnal.
I hope this kind of investing in new, different IP continues, even with studios that have to tackle something they've never done before. So far I'd say its paying off.
Sounds like Housemarque has had a long and challenging but fulfilling journey making this game. I hope Sony, as big a publisher as they are, continue to invest in projects like this. They may not have mass market appeal, but it is worth giving the time and budget to games that have such a strong creative vision, especially when the team behind it has proven talent.
Other snippets from the post:
There's a bit more at the link.
The game was in development for 4 years, 2 years before that it was in concept phase. Not only did they make something new and different but they also had to adapt to the challenges of finishing and releasing a huge project like this in the midst of an ongoing pandemic with COVID-19.
What Housemarque has accomplished is truly special. They played to their strengths but also made something so new and took on many creative risks. And were able to release a crticically acclaimed game at the end of it.
This story also highlights a growing pattern I'm seeing from Playstation, where they are investing a lot of time and money into studios to create something new, something out of their previous wheelhouse.
They did it with the Days Gone team, they did it with Guerrilla making Horizon, Sucker Punch making Tsushima, and now Housemarque with Returnal.
I hope this kind of investing in new, different IP continues, even with studios that have to tackle something they've never done before. So far I'd say its paying off.
