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PushSquare: Sources Indicate PlayStation Bidding For Remedy
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Sony would release games on PC if they had a PSN client, but why would they support Windows for free?
I don't know if Sony will acquire Remedy as in the history of SIE they have never acquired a studio they had not previously worked it.
Though many signs certainly suggest SIE are partnering up with Remedy on a new game for next generation:
1. Control was announced during Sony's E3 2018 Press Conference
2. Sony has a marketing deal and timed exclusive content for Control
3. In a financial statement, Remedy's future plans included multiple partnerships.(So far 2 partnerships have been revealed with 505 Games publishing Control and Remedy collaborating with Smilegate on the single player portion of Crossfire X. Perhaps SIE is another partnership) https://2qyvea42zlxl2lzrbajpdvgw-wp.../2017/04/Remedy-2018-financial-statements.pdf
4. Kojima visited Remedy back in January.
5. Shuhei visited Remedy back in May. Shuhei only visits either first party studios or other Worldwide Studios they collaborate with SIE on games
6. Remedy visited both Naughty Dog and Insomniac last month
7. Lastly in this Gameinformer video in which Sam Lake discusses Kojima's studio visit he mentions the two compared notes and specifically says one of the notes they discussed was Publishers.(around the 30 second mark) Other than SIE, Konami is the only publisher Kojima has worked with when it comes to publishing his games. Ain't no way Kojima going to talk positively about Konami after they way the ousted him.
Though many signs certainly suggest SIE are partnering up with Remedy on a new game for next generation:
1. Control was announced during Sony's E3 2018 Press Conference
2. Sony has a marketing deal and timed exclusive content for Control
3. In a financial statement, Remedy's future plans included multiple partnerships.(So far 2 partnerships have been revealed with 505 Games publishing Control and Remedy collaborating with Smilegate on the single player portion of Crossfire X. Perhaps SIE is another partnership) https://2qyvea42zlxl2lzrbajpdvgw-wp.../2017/04/Remedy-2018-financial-statements.pdf
4. Kojima visited Remedy back in January.
5. Shuhei visited Remedy back in May. Shuhei only visits either first party studios or other Worldwide Studios they collaborate with SIE on games
6. Remedy visited both Naughty Dog and Insomniac last month
7. Lastly in this Gameinformer video in which Sam Lake discusses Kojima's studio visit he mentions the two compared notes and specifically says one of the notes they discussed was Publishers.(around the 30 second mark) Other than SIE, Konami is the only publisher Kojima has worked with when it comes to publishing his games. Ain't no way Kojima going to talk positively about Konami after they way the ousted him.
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Quote the part were I talked about backlash.u can't cause those are ur interpretation of what i said.i never talked about backlash .
Because a sale is a sale. Does every PC game have it's own client? ( I know it feels like it's getting that way..lol) but they dont.
This is as ridiculous as saying "the last thing Nintendo needs is more colorful 2D games". A game being third person and having cutscenes doesn't mean they're the same.
here is something thats been on my mind after zhuge's posts.
jim ryan saying in interviews that they are looking for acquisitions. now we have this rumor that sony were exploring the acquisition of remedy but later backtracks and says he doesnt think it will happen.
does that mean he knows of a more likely acquisition?
Obviously yeah, the operating cost isn't the same and it might not have been worth it for Microsoft. I'm just saying dismissing Remedy because of their porfolio of games is not a good argument.
Don't forget that Remedy isn't a private company, they're traded on the Nasdaq Nordic
Just to be 100% clear here, I think you should quote the full Remedy section of the article.
I have heard from a few sources that Sony is looking to acquire Remedy. But as I say later in the article, I think things like the Alan Wake buyback cast doubt on it.
My personal opinion is that Sony will probably publish Remedy's next game, and that's where the speculation is coming from.
I hope this makes things a bit clearer, as I don't want people to be misled.
I have heard from a few sources that Sony is looking to acquire Remedy. But as I say later in the article, I think things like the Alan Wake buyback cast doubt on it.
My personal opinion is that Sony will probably publish Remedy's next game, and that's where the speculation is coming from.
I hope this makes things a bit clearer, as I don't want people to be misled.
Thanks for clarification .
Yea their next game is probably ps5 AAA exclusive . No buyouts
This implies that there was no backlash. If everyone was fine with it there would be no backlash.
Because Microsoft is not holding back Outerworlds and We Happy Few from PS4 fans?
Interesting. I didn't know that. An acquisition seems even more unlikely then.
I don't see it happening even if it's just because of the fact that we're talking about spending over $100mil to buy a studio which is just more of the same. For that kinda money they'd be better off buying some smaller studios like Housemarque, IllFonic and Arrowhead in my opinion.
But these games were announced before the buyout. Bleeding Edge is not coming to PS4
Remedy didn't 'buyback' Alan Wake.
Geez, not a good look for y'all over at Push Square when you get something so simple so wrong.
Not how a platform holder operates (well outside of Xbox now), maximum sales at the cost of the platform, isn't worth it.
I own a PlayStation, I own all platforms. But hey fuck me for wanting them to be able to be still published on all platforms? They make good use of the PC.
Exactly. Why can't people stop bullying Microsoft. It's not fair
You missed this post too, as it seems so did many others...
And can we get that source for the 12m budget for Control you keep posting?
Everyone was fine with it . That's my opinion.ofcourse few hard core fans were not happy but it was overall positive .backlash would have been having non stop threads about it and complaining or attacking these developers Twitter like hardcore fans did for TR which thankfully didn't happen.
So overall positive imo.
Anyways let's not derail the thread
Facts:
Ms acquired 6 studios in 12 months
Sony acquired zero studios in 7 years .
I just hope we don't lose Remedy's PC ports. They are always top tier and I consider them a PC developer since the original Max Payne. I bought a new GPU for that game!
I agree, great PC Devs. Would really suck to see them locked down to a console environment.
I wonder if them getting back alan wake ip has anything to do with this
In any case, im excited for a possible aw ps4 remaster
In any case, im excited for a possible aw ps4 remaster
If that's what it takes for Alan Wake 2, i'm in. I do find it weird that there was a lot of backlash against Ms's first party acquisitions but a lot of people now seem weirdly happy about this.
Remedy has always owned the Alan Wake IP, Microsoft just held the publishing rights to the first game. Remedy even confirmed that all the way back in 2015 that they pitched Alan Wake 2 to multiple publishers, but once they pitched it to Microsoft it turned into Quantum Break instead https://www.polygon.com/features/2015/4/20/8450329/alan-wake-2-prototype-video-interview
I did see zhuge saying that "but later backtracks and says he doesnt think it will happen. "
and i already said that i cant find it, which is why i stopped mentioning it, but i explained that the source is from their presentation 2 months ago and it was in one of the slides i am 100% certain of it. if you want you can try looking for it, but for some reason i cant seem to find it.
Microsoft is a PC publisher and a platform holder. Hopefully Sony will be a PC publisher too if they purchase Remedy.
or Is the Spin that it's OK now, because MS did it first?
Just because you say something is your opinion doesn't mean it overrules the facts. The fact of the matter was that there was a backlash, so not everyone was fine with it. PERIOD.
Sure if it makes u happy, backlash was there . And we r seeing a backlash for rumor right here in this very thread so ur point is mute .
To other point , can u refute this :
Ms acquired 6 studios in 12 months
Sony acquired zero studios in 7 years .
Why shouldn't Sony acquire more studios ? Can you naswer that ?
Its not weird, in the sense that playstation will almost always be given the benefit of the doubt by a quite vocal group. Probably has to do with their resounding success this generation. But a lot of people see xbox buys studio=bad sony buys studio=more god of war/uncharted level products. Ms still has to prove themselves, but for some people who have already made up their mind, they will never prove themselves enough and that goal
Post will keep on moving
Lot of backslash? Where?
People saying that they dont like 3rd party devs to be bought is not backlash
I think that's very reasonable stance, they are definitely more a PC dev than PlayStation one. But I don't think Sony will buy Remedy personally, just doesn't fit their past buys. I think it's very possible Remedy are making a PS5 exclusive though.
I'm pretty sad I won't get Double Fine games on PlayStation anymore, it's shit, but better than the alternative, so I'm happy for DF, despite that.
I wasn't arguing about that. I was arguing the portion I bolded.
In the announcement threads about the acquisitions. I won't go looking into that for you.
And, yeah, no shit, sherlock. That's the same thing that would be happening here.
I don't understand what your point is in this. MS got ripped for 5 years for not having strong enough first party studios and output, Sony didn't. MS probably saved the studio's they purchased and we can 100 percent confirm that these games will be coming to PC. giving the customers choice on where to purchase.
Like I said, I have no problem with Sony buying anyone if they would support Devs in releasing PC versions of games, Saving a studio like remedy and securing Jobs. Especially Devs who are renowned PC developers. Literally WHATEVER it takes for Alan Wake 2. - just release it on PC please.
Just don't cut me out of a RTX version please.
Both fanbases engage in this behavior tbh. Like we can see from your post.
So u had issue with tiny part of my sentence but not the main point of my post lol.talk about missing the point. Thanks anyways .
Point is Sony hasn't acquired anyone in 7 years . It is time to do so if the want to stay relevant in AAA content .
Will the salt over AW2's exclusivity be bigger than Bayonetta 2 in this town? I kinda wanna see it.
Like some people aid, i'm expecting Sony to fund a game at best. Won't buy them.
Cinematic
Third person
Realistic graphics
Over the shoulder camera most likely
Sony's favorite first party ingredients
Like some people aid, i'm expecting Sony to fund a game at best. Won't buy them.
Cinematic
Third person
Realistic graphics
Over the shoulder camera most likely
Sony's favorite first party ingredients
Nobody buys any of their games though. Watch control sell one million. Nobody cares about it. Nobody is talking about it. It's sad. Most people are just waiting on bl3. This is a huge AAA game. They have rtx. And nobody cares about it.
I'm going to get criticized for saying that on here. Because, strangely, lots of people are supportive on this site. But I just don't hear it talked about on Reddit or twitter
I'm going to get criticized for saying that on here. Because, strangely, lots of people are supportive on this site. But I just don't hear it talked about on Reddit or twitter
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