No reason to attack, it is a bit hyperbole yes. But it's mostly what you just said. A remake of TLOU makes it crystal clear what Sony wants for its console, and it's not a direction I'm thrilled about.
We didn't get PS1 or PS2 BC when he was in charge of the American division of SIE, and Andrew House was in charge at that time, not Jack Tretton.
I mean of course this absolutely is not an or situation. We are talking about a 30 person team for the remake while TLOU2 with contractors and support studios was likely in the thousands! And even then the budget for the remake was considered too high. This remake is absolutely not replacing development for TLOU3. Completely different scales. I'd imagine even a story DLC would have a much higher headcount.
Well I mean the guys at Sony who worked on those deals at Japan Studio are gone so we already knew if bloodborne continues it's likely not be done by From and would not have the same creative and technical oversight.
Considering that 6 years on there were no plans for it, it was dead before any of this.
The people who are going to watch the show and consider playing the game for the first time. It's basically a cash grab. But it's a smart one.
Yeah, the idea that you would develop a remake at the same time as the sequel seems like it's doomed to run into problems. Like I get it from the idea of creating a package, as said, but how could the remake team make something that feels cohesive with something that's still being made? Not ND itself has such a big stake in the success of the franchise. I don't see how these folks were ever going to get the independence they wanted with this project.
Well, their consoles are selling out so it's not all bad. The games they have coming look decent. I think people love doom mongering because it feeds the warz. Somebody always has to be losing.
Nintendo's model is not high production, high expense tentpoles. Their most expensive game ever (BOTW) had barely any cinematics and only took 2m sold to break even.
I fail to see how Returnal is keeping the 'retro arcade style at the forefront' - when the first trailers heavily emphasized narrative and the bullethell elements weren't really exposed until later gameplay footage came out. That first trailer absolutely sells it as a mainstream, narrative TPS in perfect lockstep with the rest of Sony's brand catalogue. You have to dig in order to find the originality.
thats not what gets the clicks though ;P
And sequels can go in drastically different directions artistically, gameplay wise, and even genre wise.
It's kind of hard to do that when your lead writer said this series is about a certain set of characters: people who see joel & Ellie on tv will want more.
I might have my timelines mixed up, but where was Shawn Layden in all of this? Jim Ryan stepped up in 2019, right?
Just curious, lets say we take a look at the last 3 years of Sony's First Party output. What are some games that that you feel sad about that you wouldn't get in the future with he revelations in the article?
