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SIE Worldwide Studios |OT5| Part II
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Linkedin changed how it works so it's entirely possible that Jonathan is still working there, but his work on PII is finished and he's moved over to something else. There's nothing in his Twitter timeline that suggested that he'd left in September.
I believe he was correct about when the review embargo went live for Days Gone, but outside of that I don't really follow the predictions or claims he makes.
Never?(clarification talking about his gaf posting days, dunno what's he is hinting/teasing at twitter) although this time he'll be right
Linkedin says "Present" in the date range if you still work somewhere.
Or atleast, it does on my resume.
Or atleast, it does on my resume.
Lol, even if it's true it will be a remake so he is wrong 🤷🏻♂️
Honestly, looking at Cooper's profile, he's either going back to EA/Bioware (he worked there before) with a great opportunity, or he's taking a break from game studios to focus on sharing knowledge (book, courses, university, etc).
The latter has been a focus for him since a long time, and the former has a way better work/life balance than Naughty Dog (and likely a better salary too if he's leaving). He'd probably work on a Star Wars title, which is always a good temptation.
edit: anyway, it's a good time to leave when you're done with a project.
And the two people at the top of the page haven't left at all. There's "today/aujourd'hui" written, which just says they're still in this position.
The latter has been a focus for him since a long time, and the former has a way better work/life balance than Naughty Dog (and likely a better salary too if he's leaving). He'd probably work on a Star Wars title, which is always a good temptation.
edit: anyway, it's a good time to leave when you're done with a project.
And the two people at the top of the page haven't left at all. There's "today/aujourd'hui" written, which just says they're still in this position.
So Horizon 2, New Capcom game, Rocksteady's new game, Bluepoint's remake/remaster.. should be a great PS5 reveal.
I think it's still not clear if he really left Naughty Dog. As someone else mentioned, his Twitter only says that he stopped working on TLOU2 last month. Either he quit at ND, which would be weird since we are mid October and no one posted a goodbye, or he just changed project within ND. ND is surely already in preproduction of their next game.
Colleagues usually don't acknowledge this kind of thing if the person doesn't post a message about it, which he likely will when he's officially in his new role.
You don't update your Linkedin profile without adding a new position if it's in the same company, even for undisclosed projects.
He's high profile and a good get for any studio.
Personally I don't think he left tho.
Probably ended his major work on the game and got some rest.
Probably ended his major work on the game and got some rest.
I think that every animator who works at ND must be very skilled.
If all those are true titles, than I am all about Killzone online + all the others! :D
I'd much rather play Horizon 2 in early 2021 so the game isn't rushed to meet the PS5 launch. Even if they will have been working on the game for more than 3.5 years by the PS5 release, those extra months could go a long way if it releases in the following year.
Not neccessarily, he might have finished his work on TLOU2 and just didnt update what position he is taking after that? He is still listed as working for naughty dog on the link
I doubt they'll rush it out if it's not ready. I remember back during the PS4 launch when there was a Sucker Punch employee that had Second Son listed as a launch title, but that never was something announced publicly. It seemed like an internal goal and ultimately SS came out four months after the launch.
Well Sony had Killzone: Shadow Fall, and to a lesser extent, Knack to be the first party muscle at launch then. If Horizon 2 is meant to be a launch title and there is no other big first party title ready then there won't be any room to delay it.
I mean I hope Ratchet and Clank PS5, Demon's Souls, and potentially Gran Turismo are the first party launch games and Horizon 2 is left to release when ready.
A Fall 2020 release would give HZD2 a three year development. Considering it's a sequel made by a very competent team that has vastly increased in size, using tools and an engine that are among some of the best in the business, I doubt it will be "rushed".
Launch game or not I just hope it's a PS5 exclusive.
I've taken all that into consideration, but this is a massive new franchise for PlayStation and when it launches it needs to amaze. The more development time it gets, the better. And the fact that the PS5 needing a big title at launch gives the feeling that it HAS to release at that date if Sony is banking on it being the launch showcase game.
It could very well still be amazing with the amount of dev time, but it would bother me knowing the game had to be ready at launch when the game should release when GG feels it is fully done.
At this point, I'll be surprised if it isn't a PS5 exclusive.
Something Yoshida has noted this generation is that they've learned that it's best, not just for the games but also financially overall, to just let games come together without rushing them to completion. Look at how they handled DS, Part II and possibly GoT as an example of this. Those developers were allowed to work on their games without announcing even a timeframe until they were specifically ready to announce a date. With Horizon they have a big new franchise, and I think the potential downsides outweigh any upsides there may be in pushing it out at launch.
I was a bit worried they'd go cross-gen for the sales potential on PS4.
Well there is only partial truth to that. The PS4 was a runaway success and practically sells itself so I can understand that mentality when there is much less pressure at that point of the PS4's life cycle for that wave of exclusives.
Launching what I believe will be a pricey ($499) new major platform means that they have to have a couple of enticing first party games no matter what. There isn't an option for them in this case to allow more dev time if that means a barren launch for first party games, so I just hope Horizon 2 isn't meant to carry the line-up.
With the PS5 power and their previous work on SotC, we can be sure that this one will be reworked well and not juste « simple » remaster, especially if it's a launch game
He's a writer at remoteplay.co.uk ..... again, could be nothing but you never know.
Potential +5 million seller games don't make sense when not enough install base, being launch games is a mistake imo.
1-2 million sellers that cater to specific 'hardcore' gamers, usually early adopters, seems more reasonable to me.
So for me Demon's souls remake or Bloodborne sequel would make much more sense (even if those don't interest me at all) than horizon for example.
She's made fuck all, but for some reason so many people on this forum are obsessed with her.
HZD2 I'm sure is going to be anywhere from November 2021 to April 2022.
You miss e3 she was developing ghost wire tokyo
helped on Okami
Concept art for bayo
And lead concept for evil within
and for some reason some ppl on this forum get so mad about it lol. Yet y'all get excited in here for y'all corys, neils etc. what's wrong now all of a sudden. Ppl latch on to a personality nothing new
Surely you can understand why people get excited about talent like Cory/Druckmann/Kojima and etc.
She simply hasn't done anything remotely comparable to be mentioned alongside these directors.
Whether you believe she is worth hiring or not you cannot deny there is a LOT of smoke. She has been in the industry for a long time and learned under Mikami. You talk like she is someone that has never worked on a game before. I'm not saying she deserves her own studio right, but Hell yes hire her. The fact that she wants to make horror games bringing something different to WWS as well.
Who said she was? She is a rising talent though. Who was Druckmman 10 years ago?
She doesn't have to you saying she did fuck all is some bullshit
The way this thread act toward anything not made by them devs is honestly off putting as hell
It's the right level of BS, given the creepy fandom that's cropped up following her E3 debut.
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