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[Yoboman]

Well hopefully if they are steering ahead with this PC port nonsense this will mean they aren't wasting developer resources on it by having Nixxes dedicated to it

 

[mckmas8808]

Why would it be hyping up more division? That's only true if you think playing video game version is a competition.

If someone watches The Godfather on BluRay and someone else watches it on 4k BluRay, they've experienced the same movie.

Bring more PS games to PC, it doesn't harm people who play on PS at all.

If does if it's day and date. That's just a fact. But if it's a year, 2, 3, or more years later then yeah put them on PC.

 

[Little Chicken]

This acquisition makes day 1 PC ports of new Playstation exclusives more believable.

 

[01011001]

If does if it's day and date. That's just a fact. But if it's a year, 2, 3, or more years later then yeah put them on PC.

how does it harm people it it's day 1?

 

[MaDBrute]

Many people on this forum will hardly disagree, going by their logic no exclusives=no reason to own the console.

Many? Like 2? First party is still going to be built for ps5 and probably release a year before the port.

 

[Wunray]

PC gamers about to eat.

 

[Shifty1897]

This is 100% going to be the studio that ports first party games to PC. A really smart acquisition.

 

[Unknown?]

I think people are getting ahead of themselves thinking they're going to exclusively port games to PC. In sure some will be ported by them, but their worth is much greater than that.

 

[On Demand]

Hilarious everyone is jumping to conclusions on this being about PC ports. They are a support studio helping to make PS5 games. Can they be used to make PC ports of whatever game Sony decides to bring to PC? I guess so, but they were not bought for that

 

[mckmas8808]

how does it harm people it it's day 1?

My guy Yoboman said it above.

Well hopefully if they are steering ahead with this PC port nonsense this will mean they aren't wasting developer resources on it by having Nixxes dedicated to it

Making video games is a business. And that means resources are limited. As a Playstation owner I couldn't care less if the PC version of Playstation 1st party games get bug fixes and updates. I only care about the console versions.

 

[Amiga]

there is really no point to exclusive consoles. AMD/NVidia own their tech. Sony and Nintendo should just join MS and make their own PC store and launch games day1. unite the whole gaming community. shift the competition to software and services. to avoid MS control Sony and Nintendo can make their games exclusive to Linux.

 

[Fredrik]

Yeah, it sucks for them for sure, but again just like other gamers they will just have to adjust to things as they are now. IMO if someone's a genuine fan of a developer's content or a certain franchise, they won't suddenly stop playing those games just because they aren't on the platform they used to be on. They tend to follow where the games go, especially when enough of them transition from one platform to another.

In Nixxes' case it's not quite the same because they haven't actually made their own games, and I don't think PC gamers are suddenly going to stop buying their ports just because they won't likely be doing ports to PC for companies outside of Sony; they're still getting ports of games and those ports are still being done by Nixxes, so if the games themselves are appealing, PC gamers will buy them.

We don’t know how Sony will use them. This is from their website:

”In July 2021 Nixxes joined PlayStation Studios to focus on delivering the highest-quality gameplay experiences for PlayStation fans.”

Could mean more Playstation games on PC or just more Playstation games on Playstation.

Nixxes are great but as a PC gamer it’s hard to see it as a positive thing until we know more about how it’ll affect future console-to-PC ports from Sony as well as Square Enix.

 

[MasterCornholio]

Did I get master-baited?

You'll know when I'll bait you. Just look out for the TP on the door knob.

 

[Ezquimacore]

looks like someone had some pressure lmao, hey, more PC ports

 

[wipeout364]

My guy Yoboman said it above.


Making video games is a business. And that means resources are limited. As a Playstation owner I couldn't care less if the PC version of Playstation 1st party games get bug fixes and updates. I only care about the console versions.

I still don’t understand why people think making PC ports means pulling people out of Naughty dog or Santa Monica. It’s almost always a studio that is hired that specializes in porting. And financially it makes more sense to port then not when it comes to older games.

 

[ShaikhCroft]

If PlayStation wants to bring their games to PC then trust me this is the best dev for porting games.

 

[Ass of Can Whooping]

I still don’t understand why people think making PC ports means pulling people out of Naughty dog or Santa Monica. It’s almost always a studio that is hired that specializes in porting. And financially it makes more sense to port then not when it comes to older games.

GG had to come in to fix the PC port for Horizon

Pretty sure bend also handled the port for Days Gone

 

[Prof. Tivor Tontomo]

I see Kane 2, Avengers, Theif, and Absolution on that list. That drops their value significantly and so does Rise in some cases.

I dont see a reason for this acquisition outside PC ports. But that would go against what Sonys been saying for about 2 years now. It would be a 180 for them to start expanding more on PC.

 

[mckmas8808]

I see Kane 2, Avengers, Theif, and Absolution on that list. That drops their value significantly and so does Rise in some cases.

I dont see a reason for this acquisition outside PC ports. But that would go against what Sonys been saying for about 2 years now. It would be a 180 for them to start expanding more on PC.

They also will be helping with making Sony 1st party games too. They help make Killzone ShadowFall for the PS4.

 

[Prof. Tivor Tontomo]

They also will be helping with making Sony 1st party games too. They help make Killzone ShadowFall for the PS4.

You aren't helping them sir. Lol.

 

[RGB'D]

Finally. Please SONY get them to work on porting everything so I can sell your hideous white monstrosity. Also include dual sense support for PC please too with your ports! (Although if i get another damn stick drift I am done for good with that damn controller... if I have the option. Great controller functions, but made so cheaply)

EDIT: I kid. I likely wouldn't sell it as I do enjoy having a living room option. Just lamenting the design choice. But I would definitely buy PC versions over PS5 for most games.

 

[mckmas8808]

You aren't helping them sir. Lol.

WOW! Didn't know that page existed. And wow at the reason for the ban. I knew he would do that to alot of my post, but didn't realize it was noticed by the Mods here too.

 

[Dabaus]

For what’s it’s worth for my own amusement and against my better judgment, I ventured to the depths of an Xbox centric forum to see the reacts. They’re speculating that Sony is desperate buying who they can for cheap because ms is about to drop 50 billion on multiple publishers. They’ve gone from one aa IP according to jez to multiple publisher buyouts.

 

[Dr Bass]

If does if it's day and date. That's just a fact. But if it's a year, 2, 3, or more years later then yeah put them on PC.

How is it a fact if it's even day and date? How does it hurt you playing on PS5?

That makes no sense.

 

[MasterCornholio]

For what’s it’s worth for my own amusement and against my better judgment, I ventured to the depths of an Xbox centric forum to see the reacts. They’re speculating that Sony is desperate buying who they can for cheap because ms is about to drop 50 billion on multiple publishers. They’ve gone from one aa IP according to jez to multiple publisher buyouts.

 

[Dabaus]

What do you mean?

 

[ResilientBanana]

Cool, sounds like Sony just bought an in-house PC porting machine.

 

[MasterCornholio]

What do you mean?

Sounds crazy especially the part about buying multiple publishers.

 

[Dabaus]

Sounds crazy especially the part about buying multiple publishers.

Yeah, That’s my point. Genuinely insane.

 

[Physiognomonics]

Of course they probably bought them to make PC games (like TLOU or Uncharted), something they are good at. But I think Nixxes are even better at doing consoles ports.

 

[Merkades]

Some of you people are either crazy or ignorant (or unaffected, I guess). Nixxes is a very solid port company for porting to PC. This is a great get imo. Hopefully it means faster, better and more PS games to PC.

I get it if you don't care about PC gaming, but if you do, this is a very solid get. This has me as excited as when I see Durante of PH3 games is working on a port.

 

[Keihart]

So this is the internal dev that is going to take the workload of porting games to PC?
To see the day that PS becomes slowly but surely mostly a publisher, interesting.

 

[RGB'D]

We don’t know how Sony will use them. This is from their website:

”In July 2021 Nixxes joined PlayStation Studios to focus on delivering the highest-quality gameplay experiences for PlayStation fans.”

Could mean more Playstation games on PC or just more Playstation games on Playstation.

Nixxes are great but as a PC gamer it’s hard to see it as a positive thing until we know more about how it’ll affect future console-to-PC ports from Sony as well as Square Enix.

Very true but it's not exactly a stretch to think that this is the primary reason given their history. Literally only their first port was not a PC port (although they did some console in there to be fair):

year	title	Original developer	Porting for
2000	Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver	Crystal Dynamics	Dreamcast
2001	Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 2	Crystal Dynamics	Windows
2002	Legacy of Kain: Blood Omen 2	Crystal Dynamics	GameCube , Windows , Xbox
2003	Legacy of Kain: Defiance	Crystal Dynamics	Windows , Xbox
2005	Project Snowblind	Crystal Dynamics	Windows , Xbox
2006	Tomb Raider: Legend	Crystal Dynamics	Windows , Xbox
2007	Tomb Raider: Anniversary	Crystal Dynamics	Windows
2008	Tomb Raider: Underworld	Crystal Dynamics	PlayStation 3 , Windows
2010	Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days	IO Interactive	Windows
2010	Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light	Crystal Dynamics	PlayStation 3 , Windows
2011	Deus Ex: Human Revolution	Eidos Montreal	Windows
2012	Hitman: Absolution	IO Interactive	Windows
2013	Tomb Raider	Crystal Dynamics	PlayStation 3 , Windows
2014	Thief	Eidos Montreal	Windows
2015	Rise of the Tomb Raider	Crystal Dynamics	Xbox 360 , Windows
2016	Deus Ex: Mankind Divided	Eidos Montreal	Windows
2018	Shadow of the Tomb Raider	Crystal Dynamics	Windows

 

[Corndog]

Studio specialized in PC ports, so that tells the whole story.

Yep. More Sony games coming to pc.

 

[Ezquimacore]

Next xbox will be a full win 11 machine and you will be able to play PlayStation exclusives on Xbox.

 

[oldergamer]

Next xbox will be a full win 11 machine and you will be able to play PlayStation exclusives on Xbox.

No it won't... and no you won't.

 

[Ezquimacore]

No it won't... and no you won't.

we are getting playstation exclusives on PC, Xbox exclusives on Nintendo and Nintendo games on phones. "No" is a stupid word these days.

 

[01011001]

Next xbox will be a full win 11 machine and you will be able to play PlayStation exclusives on Xbox.

I could see them making it able to download and use everything on the WIndows Store, but a full Windows machine? never. that would not go well.

having access to everything the windows store offers tho could be something that can work

 

[Pedro Motta]

Yep. More Sony games coming to pc.

Yes, but not only that, they are an excelent support/technical studio that will provide a lot of resources to the rest of the PS Studios family. Hermen Hulst is a very smart guy.

 

[Ezquimacore]

I could see them making it able to download and use everything on the WIndows Store, but a full Windows machine? never. that would not go well.

having access to everything the windows store offers tho could be something that can work

windows 11 is going to be the same software across all the platforms even if the ui is different. You don't need microsoft word on a windows 11 xbox, but Steam or Epic will be possible if they develop the next xbox around Windows 11.

 

[01011001]

windows 11 is going to be the same software across all the platforms even if the ui is different. You don't need microsoft word on a windows 11 xbox, but Steam or Epic will be possible if they develop the next xbox around Windows 11.

possible =/= allowed. there is no way they will release a console that runs full WIndows 11... the current Xbox systems all run windows 10, but it is a highly modified version. this could happen with Windows 11 as well, eventually maybe they will make it so the Xbox has access to the full Windows 11 Store... that's the most they will do tho

 

[Ezquimacore]

possible =/= allowed. there is no way they will release a console that runs full WIndows 11... the current Xbox systems all run windows 10, but it is a highly modified version. this could happen with Windows 11 as well, eventually maybe they will make it so the Xbox has access to the full Windows 11 Store... that's the most they will do tho

I mean, PC will be a full Xbox with the new integrated xbox app so I don't think they're against the merge.

 

[Jigsaah]

A porting studio? More PC games incoming? Hell yea! I like this decision.

 

[bitbydeath]

In July 2021 Nixxes joined PlayStation Studios to focus on delivering the highest-quality gameplay experiences for PlayStation fans.

Sounds like their purpose is to assist studios in delivering content quicker, not port PC games as many suspected.

 

[LMJ]

One of Sony's biggest strengths is that it's in house development teams are notorious for sharing their tech/engines/techniques etc. It sounds like Nixxes are a great acquisition and while I abhor the recent trend of purchasing studios willy-nilly (or worse the cheering for it) I can understand the logic with this one.

I think this will only speed up delivery and development of Playstation studios... and if Sony's smart they'll also be sending these members to key third party studios as well...easier tools, faster development... better for us Gamers!

 

[Diddy X]

"I wish Sony buys a new studio"

 

[Hezekiah]

This acquisition makes day 1 PC ports of new Playstation exclusives more believable.

Acaully it means it's is less likely. If it were day one, first-party devs would just target PS5 and PC. Instead Nixxes will be porting over games to PC after a specified time period as was the case with Horizon and Days Gone.

 

[GhostOfTsu]

It's an arbitrary, emotionally-stunted, goalpost-shifting tactic though. Even if IP were not acquired, resources that were once available to multiple platform holders were acquired, and now those resources are no longer available to them.

Even aside the fact those platform holders have either gone 3rd-party (Sega) or handle console/PC ports in-house (Microsoft), that doesn't "make up" for third-party software houses that no longer have access to this option for their console games to PC, such as Square-Enix.

No, it is not the same. No one cares about the nameless tech ressources in the background. It's about the GAMES. The IPs. The popular series. That's what people care about. You've been playing the victim for so long to prove there is a double standard with MS you became blind. No one agrees with you that buying a tech studio with no IP is equivalent to what MS did.

Nixxes is a tech support studio. Square Enix will just find someone else to do their ports. Nothing lost but keep writing those novels. Phil might hire you to write his bio.

 

[I Love Rock 'n' Roll]

Makes for optimizations of PC ports. Previously PS4 games pot to PC were so bad. I guess Sony thinks the same.

 

[mckmas8808]

How is it a fact if it's even day and date? How does it hurt you playing on PS5?

That makes no sense.

Resources. I've already explained it. This isn't a weird opinion or unheard of.