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New interview with Atsushi Inaba (PlatinumGames) - a new project that "has never been done before", two unannounced independent IPs
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I'd be down with that as long as they're more creative. I never picked up those Activision games because they were so generic.
Though I'm a bit worried about the independent IP they're working on being a VR title.
Platinum.... Owning their own IPs....?
Well the big huge problem I can see up front is that Platinum type games don't sell well enough. Not on their own anyway.
Well the big huge problem I can see up front is that Platinum type games don't sell well enough. Not on their own anyway.
I *think* I remember reading they deal with Southeast Asia a lot. Maybe China too I guess.
Oh yeah, and the Bayo 3 news.
Is it just me or does it sound like they hit a snag and had to redo some stuff?
Is it just me or does it sound like they hit a snag and had to redo some stuff?
All of those games are funded by different publishers. PG have never funded and published a game with their own money before.
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i think they announced the game way before they seriously started development, it was just a teaser to get people to buy bayo 1+2 on switch.
You're really underestimating the budget for those games, or overestimating what Platinum can do while self-financing.
On the one hand i am happy for them for transitioning to being more independent.
On the other i want a new nier.....
On the other i want a new nier.....
Didnt the director that was assumed to be bayo 3's director leave as well? I think it is safe to say the game got rebooted in some form.
Somehow i think they could do that.
Show Scalebound, but call it something else, like Scaleborne.
I still think there's a sliver of a chance he's involved with Babylon's Fall (though they probably would have advertised that at reveal if it was the case), just because the timeline felt like his MO and he's written a game for PG before (MadWorld).
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That's what I thought as well seeing how bare-bones the reveal was, but going back to watch the Bayo 2 reveal it was the exact same thing and that game came out like 2 years after, right on time.
That I did not hear, but I suppose isn't surprising in hindsight.
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did i imagine things or was there some news about a new nier being in the works, this time in-house by SE?
I thought it was just speculation because of the success of automata. I dont think that was ever confirmed.
I wish them the very best. No one does action games like Platinum. They're one of the few developers with the kind of pedigree that guarantees my attention.
I'm sure another Nier project is in the works, it just doesn;t necessarily involve Platinum
So far Platinum has relied on other publishers to stay alive. If all of the sudden they are using their own funds and only release games on everything but Nintendo consoles, it would be weird to come back later to them if your projects fail.
Platinum games is known for their quality, not for having big sellers.
I mean I not saying they should be exclusive to any console, I would probably buy both PC and switch, but if I was a business I would not upset the hand that was helping me while I was in a bad time.
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i honestly don't think nintendo would care about missing out on whatever this is, to the point of not wanting to work with PG again.
and who knows, it may come to all platforms, including switch.
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i'm aware of that, inaba is just repeating that stuff in this interview, while sharing some plans for PG's future
Bayonetta 2 and TW101 are some of the most impressive looking games on Wii U, and they both integrates gamepad functionalities, we know how difficult it was to make games for that system. Switch port of Bayonetta 2 is also top notch.
Scalebound looked AAA considering the scale (Open world RPG while still keeping Platinum's flashy combat).
Vanquish and Metal Gear Rising were some of the most impressive last gen games.
Platinum can make big sellers while still releasing games on all platforms as they currently do.
I don't understand why you have to choose between Nintendo and other platforms, they ain't Capcom.
Coming back to a partner they're currently developing games for? FFS not absolutely everything HAS to be on Switch, Nintendo will be more than glad partnering with Platinum again in future endeavors, I'm sure and Platinum is allowed to have ambitious projects that might not be suitable for Switch. And we don't even have more specific details...
Why? Over the past few years, besides some low budget Activision stuff, Nintendo seems the most willing to work with Platinum despite none of their titles making bank. Bayonetta 2/3, Wonderful 101, Star Fox Zero, Star Fox Guard, and Astral Chain over the past 5 years alone.
If they were happy with their current situation they wouldn't be looking to make new IP that they will fully own.
They want to maintain relationship with Nintendo (thus releasing game's on it) and expand their audience further. Nothing wrong with that.
In the interview he said Platinum didn't plan to drop their partnership model with other publishers, that would still be a thing.
It's tough to see artists loose rights to what they create, but when it's bankrolled by the bigs you loose lots of those rights unfortunately. /=
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Nintendo is not the issue, it's that they don't own anything
