PushSquare: Sources Indicate PlayStation Bidding For Remedy
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Quantum Break is why. An expensive disaster.
And that was after Alan Wake which had middling success after many delays and development hell (the game was open world for most of its development).
But with Sony's resources and experience, bringing them in-house could potentially resolve some of their issues.
Will be interesting to see if this happens. Also worth remembering that Remedy is currently working on Crossfire's single player campaign in addition to Control. Not sure if they have capacity for a third project.
I miss their Max Payne days, those were the Remedy golden years.
If true, they must be really impressed with Control. Do we know any of the other projects Remedy is working on? I seem to recall they'd broken into a few different teams and one of their projects was supposed to be an online game.
Edit - was it Remedy who was working on the single player mode for that Korean online shooter?
Edit - was it Remedy who was working on the single player mode for that Korean online shooter?
I'm not really a fan of these acquisitions if it leads to more exclusive games that would have previously been multiplatform, but if it could lead to better games and a healthier development studio from a financial perspective, then I hope Remedy chooses what's best for them.
Hmm. Not big on these sorts of acquisitions. However if Sony are looking for another quality studio with linear story experience - this seems like a good fit I guess.
This is something that a lot of people seem to miss. At least in the case of Sony, the games that come out post-acquisition wouldn't really be possible as an independent studio. Like, I don't see Bend making a game with the scope of Days Gone if they were independent. And how long ago would Dreams have been on the chopping block if they weren't under Sony? They take a lot of safe bets too (you gotta), but they often use those safe bets to see less safe bets through to their completion.
Yeah. We need a studio that would deliver us a great Wild Arms sequel or reboot. ;)
Yooo....how about funding some of them Sony monies for Alan Wake 2 and get Bluepoint to remaster part 1and American Nightmare in the process while we wait.
i mean, they could make the same scope of games with an exclusivity deal for a specific game, wonder why they rather acquire remedy instead.
anyway this is good if true, remedy deserves more budget than what control has (12m dollar budget is depressingly low for AAA development)
Remedy is great but IMHO Sony should find spiritual successors of Psygnosis, Evolution and Zipper...
Jesus....sony really have brainwashed y'all into buying remasters. How about just being able to play the original game upscaled for free.....
It is probably tax related. If each region keeps its own profit to avoid being taxed twice, this would be Europe's acquisition budget that can't be used in Japan. And of course, a Japanese studio that is small enough for Sony to buy would probably already be working on PlayStation and not Xbox projects.
they are making new studios though, new san diego studio and a manchester VR studio i think.
Never said they weren't, but where in a thread about them buying remedy soooooo.
Not sure what to think of this, as a PlayStation customer. Their games don't seem any interesting to me, though I've only checked them out on YouTube, but they do seem like a good fit for Sony, style-wise.
Also, I see that they've just recently bought back the rights to Alan Wake. Pretty weird to get snatched up after buying back their IP.. Not sure if source is actually credible.
Also, I see that they've just recently bought back the rights to Alan Wake. Pretty weird to get snatched up after buying back their IP.. Not sure if source is actually credible.
While I'm not a fan of this acquisition it will be very telling of MS. If Remedy keeps making the same quality of games under Sony as they did with MS with AW and QB then we can safely say Remedy ain't what it used to be. But if the next PS exclusive AW2 or whatever turns out to be GOTY or a much, much higher quality of games than they delivered with MS.... oh boy. Now that, will be a bad look on MS.
Why is it that I can't help but feel like this is some fairy tale bullshit and no such acquisition is happening at all.
I love Remedy by the way. Have done since the Max Payne days. But does Sony really need another cinematic, third-person shooter dev under its belt?
I love Remedy by the way. Have done since the Max Payne days. But does Sony really need another cinematic, third-person shooter dev under its belt?
Good fit for Sony
Although, it would mean that they will have 2 studios that produce games at a snails pace. Polophony and remedy
Although, it would mean that they will have 2 studios that produce games at a snails pace. Polophony and remedy
you said that this move is trash because you rather they make their own studios so i replied to you that they are making new studios and this is in addition to these studios (if true, and i hardly believe push square)
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