You can look at the first pdf linked in the OP.
See slides 16 to 19. Not layoffs.
You can look at the first pdf linked in the OP.
See slides 16 to 19. Not layoffs.
We know nothing about that game at all.
Though I hope no one is getting their hopes up for it to be multiplatform at launch, as there could already be a contract in place with Sony for that.
That's some good news!
Hopefully they'll finally have some real sales on PC too - it's laughable that FFVII Remake is still at 80 Euros and goes on sale for like 40 or so.
Also stuff like Nier 1 remake - always more expensive than Automata and less successful.
Hopefully they'll finally have some real sales on PC too - it's laughable that FFVII Remake is still at 80 Euros and goes on sale for like 40 or so.
Also stuff like Nier 1 remake - always more expensive than Automata and less successful.
Did they already have their earnings call? I would be surprised if no shareholders asked them to address Rebirth sales at all.
Speaking on FF7 Remake project, the exclusivity deal with Sony was probably needed at the time for the project to take off safely. It's probably a mutual benefit deal for Sony and SE at the time.
And I reckon the Sony money + sales of Remake (7m+ ?) probably reached expectation for them to continue and make Rebirth as big of a game as it is.
But for sure it hurts the sales of Rebirth when it's only available on PS5 (and losing PS4), it seems the exclusivity period was shortened so hopefully it'll launch on PC soon. I do wonder if they'd renegotiate with Sony re: exclusivity for the last game.
And I reckon the Sony money + sales of Remake (7m+ ?) probably reached expectation for them to continue and make Rebirth as big of a game as it is.
But for sure it hurts the sales of Rebirth when it's only available on PS5 (and losing PS4), it seems the exclusivity period was shortened so hopefully it'll launch on PC soon. I do wonder if they'd renegotiate with Sony re: exclusivity for the last game.
They're SD as in smart devices, not standard definition. I was puzzled by the term until I saw it stating that it's referring to Smart Devices/PC Browser.
Would not expect them to go PS6. Probably end of gen release. Then they'll upscale/remaster to re-release the games on the PS6 again.
I'm on the edge of my seat. Are they REALLY not gonna announce 😭
People were upset about the KH series being on cloud because they could run on Switch natively. There were already 30fps HD remasters on PS3.
Remake and (especially) Rebirth are not possible on the original Switch. Making them cloud titles would be the only possible option. Switch 2 is obviously another story.
Capcom got $5m from Sony for VR and demo timed exclusivity for RE8. I'd guess in the $30m+ range probably (including marketing spend).
It's more powerful than base PS4 at least, so anything last gen is a given. Rebirth didn't exactly light the world on fire in the graphics department so I don't think it's off the table either. The game size is a bigger problem than performance at this point.
I see SE maintain their reputation in creating confusing terms. Next you gonna tell me HD stands for "hard drive" as that's where those games are installed.
Yep. Gonna be really hard to balance game content and polish with day one multiplatform on multiple platforms, but it's the most sound way forward.
Good luck to them.
There was a recent leak that seemed to indicate it'll use UFS 3.1 storage, which is essentially diet NVMe (like 10-30% slower, but much much faster than a PS4 hard drive or a SATA SSD). I think it'll manage.
If that's the case, then making Remake and Rebirth on cloud on switch 2 would be the most asinine decision they could make.
I might consider double dipping if they do put it on the switch 2, but if it's on cloud? Zero chance.
No worries, its too difficult to tell what caused the miss really so not going to dig into that.
Honestly the fact that the exclusivity window for Part 2 of the Remake was smaller made it clear
Based on the chip I've heard speculation in the ballpark of base PS4 in handheld and PS4 Pro or slightly better while docked. With more and faster RAM (12GB), and around standard SSD performance.
It can certainly run Remake, while Rebirth can probably run with big cutbacks.
Nintendo's hardware is always several steps behind how's that gonna work. I imagine multiplatform development is gonna take more work, I remember back in the day when Wii releases of HD games resulted in completely different games from the Xbox and PlayStation counterpart.
more inhouse development, kinda sucks for small studio like tose, tri-ace, etc
I'm curious about this, maybe we'll get t see the original Octopath Traveler on more platforms.
The new system is speculated to at least be powerful enough to be a candidate for cross-gen releases. The latest rumor suggested that in Handheld mode it would be above a PS4, while in TV mode it would be between the PS4 Pro and Series S.
Maybe every texture will look like the worst rock textures when running undocked.
I don't think you have anything to worry about here. The talk is that Switch 2 is at about PS4 Pro level so if games continue to look at around FF7 Remake level on Switch 2 (which looked fucking fantastic on PS4 Pro) and scale up to Integrade level on PC and PS5 (which looked fucking fantastic on PS5) then we're all sweet.
If Final Fantasy VII Remake isn't a Switch 2 launch title, they've already fucked up. Pull out all the stops to get it there immediately.
That would sell well imo at say $40 USD.
Then release Rebirth later in the year.
That would sell well imo at say $40 USD.
Then release Rebirth later in the year.
I would consider this an absolute win. SE has some amazing artists so pushing for cohesive design that runs well on modern hardware without breaking the bank is the way forward for their AAA games imo.
I am perfectly happy playing games that look like Intergrade for another 8+ years if it keeps costs down and lets them focus on creating content rich games like Rebirth.
This is great to hear. PlayStation and PC should be the absolute minimum for their AAA releases moving forward. Switch 2 is probably necessary to really improve sales in the Japanese market (assuming current trends extend into the Switch 2's lifespan), although obviously those ports will be compromised due to hardware limitations. Xbox would be nice, although I'm honestly not sure what they can expect from sales there at this point.
Genuinely think if they could get the online infrastructure working well in Switch 2, XIV could be a pretty big deal. That's a huge potential for them to get subscribers with younger audiences and in Japan. If I were Square and that looks at all technically feasible, I would probably prioritize it over XVI/7R for Switch 2.
Am I dreaming, are we back to acting as if Nintendo doesn't have 3rd Party support?
Switch has third party, but Switch 2 genuinely seems poised to lock in something like perma-cross gen, with most games being made with Switch 2 in mind and PS5/Xbox just getting higher res/framerate versions with maybe a few effects like ray-tracing added. That said, for porting games that were made as PS5 exclusives, I'll believe it when I see it. XVI could already fall to pretty low internal resolutions on PS5, that resolution is going to get loooow on a Switch 2. We'll have to see if they can keep it high enough for DLSS to make up the difference.
You wouldn't notice with 569P resolution. I didn't when I played XB2.
literally had this typed and thought "i'll check the thread in case someone already did it"
But seriously I love how games as a function of play are so fundamentally at odds with corporate speak that there is no reasonable way to talk about Fun as a selling point due to how nebulous it can be.
