Read the sticky at the top of the forum. Dragging another brand into this thread isn't doing any favors.
It's not that they're going after MP games, they're going after BAD MP games. Sony really needs their own on-going game like Sea of Thieves. There's nothing wrong with a MP game if it's something like Sea of Thieves that continues to improve the game three years after launch:
Sony could have their own R6 Siege with SOCOM. Hell they could make a Starhawk game like No Man's Sky that could be their own Sea of Thieves. Instead they're paying for exclusives on shit like Godfall and buying the devs of garbage like Destruction All Stars.
Well, if you remember back to when Rocket League launched, it actually started on PS+.....but Sony let them get bought by Epic. That game was fire in a bottle.
They could have easily put in all the Twisted Metal cars and everything else in there and had a world cup tournament with national colors on cars etc.
Singstar is shut down and was incredibly popular with girls and families and they let F1 go to Codemasters after years with Liverpool.
I agree that Socom could be huge but I think they are going to try and shoehorn Killzone in as the IP again due to Hermen being in charge and it will just flop. Socom could be incredible and is a huge chance to do something really different with levels with under-water approaches, destructible bridges and other structures etc.
It could be highly dynamic...
I just don't know if Sony has it in them now to pull it off though.
Jim seems to be so focused on cutting costs and increasing margins at the expense of quality, value and customer happiness that I constantly expect the worst from them now.
Sorry to be a downer today!
Sony has the IPs to do great MP games. In the 2022 shooter environment, SOCOM could be HUGE. After Battlefield and the tepid CoD response there's a big hole open for a modern military shooter. Even brining back Killzone would be welcome and Shadow Fall was a great jump for the game after the PS2/PS3 games that felt much slower. They should be looking at their own IPs and not stuff like Godfall. I have zero faith in the Firewalk game based on the studio leadership there.
They made the deal and it is becoming a trend that since Jim took over they have been going for these terrible multiplayer focused games, like this and Destruction Allstars, several others too and then forcing PS studios to focus more on multiplayer.
Every move PS has made since Jim came in has been one to increase margins and cut costs, the art and quality doesn't seem to be even in the top 3 priorities anymore.
Games going to PC was enough for me to see he didn't understand one thing about the console model or about the customers he is supposed to be serving.
PS is not far off just being a blue version of xbox these days. Except Xbox at least offer value.... PS now doesn't have proper exclusives, is more expensive than everywhere else and has the worst communication and PR with fans and the worst customer service in the industry.
Jim Ryan the new Don Mattrick Prime.They made the deal and it is becoming a trend that since Jim took over they have been going for these terrible multiplayer focused games, like this and Destruction Allstars, several others too and then forcing PS studios to focus more on multiplayer.
Every move PS has made since Jim came in has been one to increase margins and cut costs, the art and quality doesn't seem to be even in the top 3 priorities anymore.
Games going to PC was enough for me to see he didn't understand one thing about the console model or about the customers he is supposed to be serving.
PS is not far off just being a blue version of xbox these days. Except Xbox at least offer value.... PS now doesn't have proper exclusives, is more expensive than everywhere else and has the worst communication and PR with fans and the worst customer service in the industry.
minus the story content of the base game and Fire & Darkness expansions
Want to experience the story and campaign of Godfall? Godfall: Challenger Edition players can purchase the Deluxe Edition at any time to gain access to both
I’m right there with you.I'm not even going to bother redeeming this - don't want to give them the satisfaction
Lets goooooooo
Yeah this is bullshit, me and a mate held off buying it when it was discounted because we heard this was coming on PS+, and they put up a fucking demo? Garbage.
I mean that’s all you really need in a loot grind game. In most loot grind games the story is straight trash anyway.lmao they're only giving an endgame partial content drop for PS+??
Not defending the decision but most games like this really only begin once you reach max level anyhowI mean that’s all you really need in a loot grind game. In most loot grind games the story is straight trash anyway.
Nah, they are just testing the new F2P release of the game.This is just bizarre.
I mean that’s all you really need in a loot grind game. In most loot grind games the story is straight trash anyway.
They're giving just an add on for free. Not the base game at all. PS Plus has def hit a new low!Wait, someone help me understand. So the PS+ version isnt the full base game? Or is this is an add on of the base game ?
Buy an Xbox, I hear Gamepass is the best thing in the market.Same.
Fuck em. This type of bullshit is becoming routine with PS now though... like they want to fuck us over at every turn. Is there an undercurrent of maliciousness against us as fans?
Not defending the decision but most games like this really only begin once you reach max level anyhow
Its still a shitty move by Sony
Very true I doubt Sony has much say what gets released on their system from first party especially whats getting put on PS+Why is this by Sony?
Eh?.... The mental gymnastics of some of you in this thread.
The dev themselves are the ones who sat down and decided to start carving content out of their game in order to include it on PS+.
Do you guys really think Sony specifically offered them money to provide a carved up cadaver of a game for the Dec PS+ if the full game was on the table?
"Sony: Hey dev, we'd like your game on PS+ for the month of Dec. We're willing to pay you X amount.
Dev: Sure, Sony.
Sony: I know, maybe only give us half the game. That'll piss off Bryank75 some more and increase his hate boner for Jim. We just like fucking with him.
Dev: Sure, Sony. That's a great idea."
Is this really how you thought this went?!? REALLY!?!?.... Wut!
Or don't you think, Sony offered them money for the full game, and the dev said, "well we don't wanna give you the full game but would rather expend even more dev resources carving this shit up so we can sell PS the rest as a MTX. We like nickel and diming fuckers."
Lol Godfall is not a 1st party game or published by Sony.Very true I doubt Sony has much say what gets released on their system from first party especially whats getting put on PS+
What a shitty move by Sony.
fuck me, that’s a new low
More like Godfall: Mentally Challenged Edition.
Why is this by Sony?
Eh?.... The mental gymnastics of some of you in this thread.
The dev themselves are the ones who sat down and decided to start carving content out of their game in order to include it on PS+.
Do you guys really think Sony specifically offered them money to provide a carved up cadaver of a game for the Dec PS+ if the full game was on the table?
"Sony: Hey dev, we'd like your game on PS+ for the month of Dec. We're willing to pay you X amount.
Dev: Sure, Sony.
Sony: I know, maybe only give us half the game. That'll piss off Bryank75 some more and increase his hate boner for Jim. We just like fucking with him.
Dev: Sure, Sony. That's a great idea."
Is this really how you thought this went?!? REALLY!?!?.... Wut!
Or don't you think, Sony offered them money for the full game, and the dev said, "well we don't wanna give you the full game but would rather expend even more dev resources carving this shit up so we can sell PS the rest as a MTX. We like nickel and diming fuckers."
Well the fact that Randy Pitchford might have been involved makes me think he bamboozled Sony by telling them he'd put a "new and improved version of the game releasing specifically for Plus".Nothing goes on PS+ without Sony signing off on it. The devs can offer whatever they want but Sony has to say yes. Sony knew full well what they were offering this month. This is on them.
Well the fact that Randy Pitchford might have been involved makes me think he bamboozled Sony by telling them he'd put a "new and improved version of the game releasing specifically for Plus".
Though at best this would make Sony criminally naive.
At end game you get the loot that matters. The loot you start off with is just that…loot that makes you level prepared for the stuff that matters.So you get all the loot automatically without having to do any of the grinding. Where is the fun in that? I've played plenty of games where the story was "trash" but the game was still fun to play.
There is nothing about this that makes sense.