What? They most assuredly announce when games have sold a shit ton.
Days Gone looks like it sold very well and has gotten zero sales updates from Sony at all.
What? They most assuredly announce when games have sold a shit ton.
It has been pretty odd. Didn't like a ton of misinformation also come out from a magazine about like no waypoints and stuff like that that Sucker Punch had to dispute? Seems like I recall that.
Did the same with HorizonThat's only been the case for two titles so far actually. Gow and now ghost
June 26th I believe.Wasn't the game meant to be out in June and got moved back a month ???
I feel like this game was screwed by TLOU2 delays (especially the initial one).
Feels like Sony still wants to advertise TLOU2 and GoT has to take a backseat even tho it's like only 2 months away.
Valhalla is a really bad comparison. It was revealed last week and isn't releasing til the end of the year. Ghost has been announced for more than two years I believe and is releasing in two months. We are like 95% of the way through Ghosts reveal to release cycle and only 5% of the way through Valhalla's.We've seen far more gameplay of Tsushima than Halo or even Assassin's Creed Valhalla.
Doesn't seem that strange to me.
Nope
June 26th I believe.
So about one month after TLOU2. I mean that still is the case except with June and July now. So there is still time for Sony to give it all the attention it needs after TLOU2 comes out.
Sony's marketing has been awful for the past few years. Really feels like incompetence with no proper planning.
i agree. The only rationale i can come up with, is that they know their games will sell and thus dont feel the need for huge marketing campaigns any longer
What is it with Sony and the persecution complex posts? I swear every thread about a Sony game there are at least a couple posts lamenting the fact that only Sony games get treated this way. That only Sony games have such negativity or some other thing to complain about.
I'm sure I've said this before in a Days Gone preview thread but If you are constantly feeling like only Sony or Nintendo or Xbox etc. gets attacked or treated a certain way its because you are invested way more into that companies games than the others which makes it seem like they get criticized more often than they actually do.
There isn't a directed effort to shit on your favourite companies games or a favourite developer. It's all because you are more invested (sometimes too invested) in those games.
or maybe...their games sell because their marketing is actually effective and posters on this message board are largely out of touch with what is and isn't effective marketing?
nah can't be that.
The PS5 will be backward compatible so release closer to the PS5 shouldn't be an issue. In fact Sony better announce something similar to what MS is doing with the enhanced version of XO games for the Series X. I could imagine this game getting a patch to enable higher framerate and other graphical feature.I'm guessing this is the case and they just can't give Ghost of Tsushima more than a month of breathing room (because otherwise is getting way too close to the PS5 launch).
When you put it that way...There's always concern trolling about Sony first party games. It's like clockwork. I was just talking about this on another thread, so I'll put some of the past narratives here as well:
Uncharted 4: unnecessary sequel with shoehorned brother.
Horizon: no way the game will look/play as good in reality as it did in the promos.
God of War: Sony only makes sad bearded dad sims now.
Spider-Man: Puddlegate
Days Gone: zombie fatigue (while hypocritically hyping up Resident Evil 2)
The Last of Us 2: where to even begin lol. This will be the Last Jedi moment, concern trolling over dogs, SJW agenda, yada yada yada
A game that had good sales and people that genuinely thought it was cool?It feels like Days Gone and it's honestly a little worrying because the game seems interesting.
Also the "outrage" about the "ride" joke. People love and hate sony gamesDays Gone: zombie fatigue (while hypocritically hyping up Resident Evil 2)
Even jaw saying it now lolYeah, I feel like I don't know shit about how the game plays. It's very pretty, but I need extended gameplay footage and in-depth explanations on how the combat system and game economy works.
or maybe...their games sell because their marketing is actually effective and posters on this message board are largely out of touch with what is and isn't effective marketing?
nah can't be that.
And how is some peoole asking for preview events, etc... Under current covid circumstances?
Even so, things didn't really close down until just about three months before the original planned release date. That's cutting it a little close even if they were planning something before the shutdown.I don't know what the issue is. Covid changed all plans. They cannot do a regular press hands on anymore. They are also trying to figure out how to advertise the game.
Those are both massively well-known IPs. Better comparisons would be Days Gone, Horizon Zero Dawn, Quantum Break, Sunset Overdrive, etc . . .We've seen far more gameplay of Tsushima than Halo or even Assassin's Creed Valhalla.
Doesn't seem that strange to me.
What if the whole plan originally was to start the marketing push like in March, a little after the original TLOU2 date?There has been almost no gameplay released for the game in the nearly 2 years since its reveal. The gameplay we did see looked interesting, but we also have no indication on how the game's HUD works, how the actual combat will work, as what we saw looked very much scripted, and we have very little understanding of the general structure of the game.
It's not "concern trolling" to think Sony is handling the trailers and advertising for this game strangely when it releases in barely over two months. Yes, COVID probably changed some elements of their marketing plans, but that doesn't mean it's any less strange how Sony has chosen to tease gameplay.
They probably were gonna ramp up the promotion / marketing after TLOU2 releases and then COVID and the delays happened
I been saying it lol. Y'all killed me in discord for it. Before the pandemic was even a thing more gameplay should've been shown lol
Because they don't have any object permanence, so if a studio is not media blitzing the usual outlets at maximum effort at all times then are they really trying to release a game?Why are people so unnecessarily "worried" about this game in particular
It's possible, but considering they released that brief stroy trailer in mid-March, I'm confused as to what the timeline on that was actually looking like, especially because they had just released a sort of story trailer back in December at The Game AwardsWhat if the whole plan originally was to start the marketing push like in March, a little after the original TLOU2 date?
It feels like Days Gone and it's honestly a little worrying because the game seems interesting.
It had a 49 minutes long presentation at TGS prior to launch, all gameplay
We've seen far more gameplay of Tsushima than Halo or even Assassin's Creed Valhalla.
Doesn't seem that strange to me.
There's always concern trolling about Sony first party games. It's like clockwork. I was just talking about this on another thread, so I'll put some of the past narratives here as well:
Uncharted 4: unnecessary sequel with shoehorned brother.
Horizon: no way the game will look/play as good in reality as it did in the promos.
God of War: Sony only makes sad bearded dad sims now.
Spider-Man: Puddlegate
Days Gone: zombie fatigue (while hypocritically hyping up Resident Evil 2)
The Last of Us 2: where to even begin lol. This will be the Last Jedi moment, concern trolling over dogs, SJW agenda, yada yada yada
Which to me is honestly stupid since they are such different games. But Sony's marketing team wants to do it this way so there really isn't anything we can do about it.I'm guessing this is the case and they just can't give Ghost of Tsushima more than a month of breathing room (because otherwise is getting way too close to the PS5 launch).
Valhalla is a really bad comparison. It was revealed last week and isn't releasing til the end of the year. Ghost has been announced for more than two years I believe and is releasing in two months. We are like 95% of the way through Ghosts reveal to release cycle and only 5% of the way through Valhalla's.
Infamous was released at the very beginning of the gen with a low install base. It's a totally different dynamic now and I think they're very confident about their numbers now.We haven't seen a proper gameplay video of the game and it's out in a couple of months. Infamous Second Son had so many gameplay videos and impressions well before launch. It actually makes me worried that Sucker Punch is hiding something. Either that or Sony is just not concerned about the title getting enough marketing. Maybe the preorder numbers were really good where they thought they would save money? Not sure. We can only speculate at this point.
We also know much more about how Valhalla's open world works. That's my main complain about GoT. The trailers would've been enough for a linear game like TLoU but for an open world they need to show more Horizons world and lore was right up my alley and I love it so much, but that game was a disappointment for many precisely because these days most open world games are built on the Ubisoft 101. There is a high chance that GoT will suffer from the same fate.
All the worrying is completely warranted. It's understandable that they don't want to push the marketing with TLoU around the corner but I still have no idea ifI should buy this game or not.
Also LOL at people who think this only happens to Sony titles. It happens to every new AAA IP release.