PlayStation’s Jim Ryan wants people to know he doesn’t hate old games | VGC
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PlayStation’s Jim Ryan wants people to know he doesn’t hate old games.
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Nah, he said on the same interview that Sony/PlayStation like the approach of remaking an old game and then continue with the IP from that. He mentioned Ratchet 2016 as example.
Well, it's too bad they had an entire store across multiple systems for buying old games. Sony doesn't have the resources to re-make every old IP, and in fact, many are not their IPs.
actions speak louder than words, and I still have digital PS3 games, that I
1) can't play on a PS5
2) almost had the plug pulled on said PS3 games
1) can't play on a PS5
2) almost had the plug pulled on said PS3 games
I wanna play Ratchet Going Commando. When's that remake coming?
Agreed. And I don't want to have to wait several years and pay all over again for a new version of a game I already own.
I know it's going for a ha-ha moment, but clearly nothing was learned. Like, if the first thing you say is "why would anyone want to play that?", for such a forward-thinker trying to focus on the new and future, wouldn't you rather say something like "wow look how far we've come!" I mean, clearly the first one was great for the time, but it's dumb to just look at the past and think about how bad it was. Past tech and all, but were enjoyed by millions at the time and beyond, and that's where he seems lost.
I mean, to a point I get this, but it also sounds like a big company going "we're cheap". There's lots of things that COULD have feasibly been implemented if wanted, but if that's not where the $$ goes, some don't want to cater to extra groups.
Is he being serious?
How does this correlate with his own actions, what Team Asobi did in their game?
Nobody cares about the literal words.
They're just used in a playful way to illustrate shortcomings with how the company has supported it's legacy games/BC. It's a meme to make a point or to make a joke out of something people see as a blunder. It's Ryan's "We have a console for those people…" or "get a second job". And, like those, it'll follow him around for the rest of eternity.
It's just a meme. Fun to see him actually talk about it though! Good on Totilo bringing it up. It must be awkward but great to see him see the funny side of it.
They're just used in a playful way to illustrate shortcomings with how the company has supported it's legacy games/BC. It's a meme to make a point or to make a joke out of something people see as a blunder. It's Ryan's "We have a console for those people…" or "get a second job". And, like those, it'll follow him around for the rest of eternity.
It's just a meme. Fun to see him actually talk about it though! Good on Totilo bringing it up. It must be awkward but great to see him see the funny side of it.
The new remake seems like a shallow Cliff Notes version of that series though, so I hate that approach. Let us play the whole collection. But they've already made it very clear it's going to be PS now or nothing as far as that goes.
thankfully the new game seems amazing, so I guess sometimes we need to be thankful that our legacy is continuing at all. RIP Sly Cooper.
Yes, that game that features a lot of PlayStation callbacks and history from a studio they just shut down.
Of my many thoughts on this I do think it is actually hysterical that forums, gaming sites, and social media picked up this quote so much that Jim probably has had moments where he goes "oh god damn it" every time he sees it come up.
Still actions speak louder then words Jimbo
Still actions speak louder then words Jimbo
Is he gonna point to references of Jak and Daxter and Sly in Rift Apart to say "see we still care about our PS2 era franchises" too?
"I let you get collectibles in Astro….see we care"
fuck out of here you know that's not what the people mean.
fuck out of here you know that's not what the people mean.
More games from that generation hold up than people think once you up the resolution to 1080p.
Just insane. Love how he's pretending that was his idea as well in Astro's Playroom. We ain't hating on the Studios/devs for putting in homages to their classic franchises, it's all on you Jim Ryan lol.
Then find a way to preserve your legacy content; just postponing the closure of the PS3 & Vita store for a year or two ain't it.
Yeah, it's nice that someone who cars remembers but it would need some actual follow ups for it to matter for the future. They've got old IP's and if most of them are on life support by Sony barely not killing the old stores then the confidence isn't that high. Cameos only go so far in showing your love. Also fucking Ape Escape, at least make them more available with a collection or something, i'd even take a VR exclusive, just exist please.
This is entirely different from letting us enjoy the back catalogue. A remake here or there and a sequel is not the same thing. I get it's probably a money thing but stuff like this continues to make Ryan seem out of touch with what people are talking about.