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Sosokrates
Report me if I continue to console war
Rofl
Didn't Hulst and Ryan said they are not in arms race with Microsoft few weeks ago?
Housemarque, Nixees, maybe Bluepoint and now Firespite
It sure as shit looks like arms race to me
They are absolutely in a arms race. Both companies know that games are the biggest driving factor in the gaming platform business.
Arcadialane
Member
Happy for the Liverpudlians
El Pistolero
Banned
It kinda is true, thus far. The candidates have had a long relationship with Sony Computer, for the most part. HM was making exclusives. Firesprite is made of ex-Liverpool developers and worked mainly on PS VR.Moving goalposts already?
Because Ryan and Hulst told us bedtime stories about "organic growth"
PS Studios create their own IPs, Xbox bought a dozen of them. Both are viable strategies, mind you, and business is business, but the former option is what I would call organic.
SEGAvangelist
Gold Member
Please don't just make VR games!
Lions Gate
Member
.Pennywise
Banned
Wait, is this organic enough?
assurdum
Banned
phil_t98
#SonyToo
3liteDragon
Member
Bluepoint acquisition’s gonna be announced tomorrow at the show.
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Bryank75
Banned
onesvenus
Member
Firewalk and Haven are not Playstation studios
Dick Jones
Gold Member
You're shitting on Bluepoint now?You really want to finish me, don't you....
Relax the cacks Bryan.
Perrott
Gold Member
Yeah, people who are bitching on Firesprite in this thread doesn't seem to know what they're working on. They are an extremely versatile and huge studio (because at 250 people they are bigger than the majority of PS Studios) working on a story-driven adventure game (think Until Dawn, Detroit), a multiplayer shooter project and an Horizon VR game - and as a side note, I'm under the suspicion that all three titles are being worked on in partnership with Guerrilla Games.
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Rean no Kiseki
Banned
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kanjobazooie
Mouse Ball Fetishist
Why does their logo have Japanese text? Are they weebs?
Bryank75
Banned
Nah, Bluepoint are good.
Haven is totally unproven and need to release something.
However I'd like something beyond a remake studio and a fledgling studio to be added to the roster, something with actual valuable IP's.
Dick Jones
Gold Member
Horizon VR game? Where was this mentioned?
Perrott
Gold Member
If there's something Sony doesn't need is more IPs lol
Just look at the amount of beloved Sony-owned franchises that they're doing nothing with.
Tripolygon
Banned
I don't think it was implied. Those studios are making PlayStation exclusive games.
Elbow Identity Shallow
Member
I'll be honest, although I knew of their games and obviously their long history with Sony I had no idea that they were that large at over 250 employees. They've never actually not been a part of PlayStation since they were created really. It's one of those acquisitions like Insomniac and Housemarque in that it doesn't really make a hell of a lot of sense not to secure them as you're working so closely with them and for so long.
Perhaps surprisingly, both Insomniac and Housemarque have created more games that weren't released on PlayStation than Firesprite.
Perhaps surprisingly, both Insomniac and Housemarque have created more games that weren't released on PlayStation than Firesprite.
Building up for gamepass service?????
PlayStation Now - Wikipedia
People love to ignore PSnow for whatever reason. It has existed since 2014. There’s nothing for Sony to contend to. They already have a streaming and download service.
mckmas8808
Mckmaster uses MasterCard to buy Slave drives
Yes!
Perrott
Gold Member
It's been an open secret for years now, due to a couple of leaks and multiple job openings at Firesprite.Horizon VR game? Where was this mentioned?
ElCasual
Member
Playstation the new Xbox.
8BiTw0LF
Banned
Banjo64
cumsessed
It’s because PS Now isn’t very good, so it’s not a competing service at all.Building up for gamepass service?????
PlayStation Now - Wikipedia
en.m.wikipedia.org
People love to ignore PSnow for whatever reason. It has existed since 2014. There’s nothing for Sony to contend to. They already have a streaming and download service.
I see it as a competitor but I don't know if it is a proper competitor to GamePass until Sony commits a release schedule for first party games to that service.Building up for gamepass service?????
PlayStation Now - Wikipedia
People love to ignore PSnow for whatever reason. It has existed since 2014. There’s nothing for Sony to contend to. They already have a streaming and download service.
Didn't get any numbers in terms of the cost, did we?
It is in the Rare size of acquisition and 2x Ninja Theory in terms of employees
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Rambone
Member
For those that might not know, they are mostly working on the Theatres of War game mode for Star Citizen. shorturl.at/gkABS. It is still being worked on, hopefully. Theatres of War is a Battlefield like experience.
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kyoji
Member
Congrats for buying back Sony Liverpool
If only MS could buy Bungie back, Maybe if they beg hard enoughShame they closed studio liverpool then to buy them back
I know the comparison is flawed cause Rare has a library of IP and Firesprite doesn't but to give a top end. Rare was $375m and it's a similar size in terms of employees.
Team Andromeda
Member
Hopefully SEGA next Wednesday
Men_in_Boxes
Snake Oil Salesman
Does announcing this the day before the PS Showcase suggest we'll see one of their games tomorrow?
Dick Jones
Gold Member
Release Bluepoint on the back catalogue of Sony IP. There is a lot of quality there. Bethesda was bought as MS First Party IP isn't as deep as Sony's.
Of the PS partnerships currently announced, there won't be attempts to buy them until they are proven, just like previous studios.
It takes time, no need to buy SE as the main games are tied to PS (see FFXVI) so no need to buy the lot if they are open to exclusives with the big guns.
I can't see Konami selling but I'd love to see their IP licenced out for Sony to work on.
Capcom should have been bought before they turned things around. More expensive now and better off keeping a partnership between the two. Of the lot, that's the dream studio.
Even if you want the big publisher bought, I'm okay with this acquisition. If Sony buy too much too quickly, they could mismanage the studios.
T0minator
Member
The acquisitions Sony are doing this year look like ones that are made for retain parts of their strategy this gen. To create more VR games...or more PC ports or more Multiplayer games... There's an obvious goal here. They don't just need to buy an entire publisher to have gamesPoor SONY, Just hasn't got to billions needed to take on MS purchases
Elbow Identity Shallow
Member
Looking into it, it was announced by Cloud Imperium Games in March that Firesprite would be creating the multiplayer side of Star Citizen. That game is never going to be finished.
BoxFresh123
Member
Could they work/be working on that Horizon VR spin-off rumoured a while back?
MastaKiiLA
Member
I wasn't aware they were that big. I'm curious to know what this multiplayer title is that they supposedly have in development. It feels like I should be able to finally get my hands on a PS5 soon.
Bryank75
Banned
I'd be happy with just Kadokawa (From), Remedy or IOI. Even Arc System Works....