They have. Years ago, in both cases.I think sony should formally invest in square and capcom, similar like how they did with from soft.
They have. Years ago, in both cases.I think sony should formally invest in square and capcom, similar like how they did with from soft.
Has this rumor basically been confirmed now? Apparently there are some records showing it's happened but...I just got that from reading a chapter headline on a MBG video :/
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Looks like y'all were right
Yes, Colin M looked into it and it all seems to be legit.
I would still hold off for 100% confirmation from official sources though.
Nice. Now I'm even more interested to see what game(s?) they're cooking up.
You saw the 'Bates Motel' on the list?
It's apparently Horror / Puzzle.... I imagine it will be somewhat like Until Dawn.
That name seems familiar. All I know is, the studio has ex-Supermassive members on it and I'd say it came down between Supermassive and Quantic Dream being the best in that new style of point-and-clicks. So whatever Ballistic's working on, has a lot of promise.
We should hopefully get a reveal at the June (May?) Showcase.
If the development process is efficient, they can be a great addition to flesh out a library.Are Until Dawn style games a big enough deal to have an entire first party dev dedicated to making them?
Makes sense. Personally I would like Sony to do something more in the vein of resident evil or silent hill (ie siren) for a first party horror game, or have a studio that could do Souls-likes since Fromsoft are often too busy with other projects to do any Bloodborne style collaboration with Sony.If the development process is efficient, they can be a great addition to flesh out a library.
Remember, Sony’s approach has never been about having one game that sells to every PlayStation owner, but to have a wide variety of games so that more people will find something that interests them.
Looking at it that way, having a team that makes that kind of experience with the technical and financial support that Sony first-party studios receive, they could make some really fun stuff that’s unique, or at least uncommon, in the industry.
The team doing Slitterhead is headed by a director who used to lead a team at Sony and who has very close ties, to the point where I don’t think he’s done anything that wasn’t for a PlayStation console. He was also the main creative force on the first two Resident Evil games and Siren, so Slitterhead is what you’re craving, for sure.Makes sense. Personally I would like Sony to do something more in the vein of resident evil or silent hill (ie siren) for a first party horror game, or have a studio that could do Souls-likes since Fromsoft are often too busy with other projects to do any Bloodborne style collaboration with Sony.
Until Dawn had a difficult development, since it started as a FPS PS3 PS Move game and suffered a lot of changes ended being the PS4 game we know. It took 5 years of development, which was pretty long. But even if it wasn't a huge hit, it ended being pretty successful, and their studio signed a long deal with Bandai Namco to make many similar games and now signed with Take 2's Private Division.Are Until Dawn style games a big enough deal to have an entire first party dev dedicated to making them?
Well, they made Siren at Japan Studio with the key former Silent Hill devs and were very unsuccessful. More recently seems Sony thought it was a better idea to make some deals with Silent Hill or Resident Evil (timed console exclusivities, VR mode exclusivities, no XBO version, etc).Makes sense. Personally I would like Sony to do something more in the vein of resident evil or silent hill (ie siren) for a first party horror game, or have a studio that could do Souls-likes since Fromsoft are often too busy with other projects to do any Bloodborne style collaboration with Sony.
So, any more hints at whether or not BM was acquired?
If Pitchbook says Sony bought them, it’s a dead certainty.Colin talks about it on Sacred Symbols, he used a website that requires a subscription that is used by venture capitalists etc and it says they are owned by Sony.
It seems pretty solid. I think we are all just waiting on official confirmation but it's as solid as you can get for now.
I wouldn’t be surprised if deviation games and an investment in square enix has happened as well. I wonder if illfonic, the people who made the predator game would be on Sonys radar?Colin talks about it on Sacred Symbols, he used a website that requires a subscription that is used by venture capitalists etc and it says they are owned by Sony.
It seems pretty solid. I think we are all just waiting on official confirmation but it's as solid as you can get for now.
I wouldn’t be surprised if deviation games and an investment in square enix has happened as well. I wonder if illfonic, the people who made the predator game would be on Sonys radar?
I think a stock buy would formalize whatever agreement they seemingly already have and also have sony be the publisher in a few cases as well. This could theoretically work out for sqaure as Sony funds the project and help Sony because it’s now a perm exclusive and they can work out the percentages of who gets what. I don’t think they need to get caught up in courts for a year trying to buy sqaure enix in particular when they already have they type of agreement you mentioned, just not formalized with Sony ownership.Illfonic just are not up to standard atm... IMO
I'd be super excited for them to buy Deviation and go on a hire spree and poach lots of COD and Titanfall people and make a kick-ass grounded shooter. (milsim)
I'm not a fan of piecemeal-ing Square, they already sold off their iconic western IP's and now they want to sell shares in studios.... it's just so messy and I think Sony should either just buy them outright or make a longterm exclusive agreement where they have first rights to see everything they make and get it eclusive or choose marketing rights etc. Seems like they already operate like this anyway but just to get it on paper.