Psycho_Mantis
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I find it very weird on why they aren't picking this up as well. This is big news and yet not a single article. Not to mention theres a lot of evidence.
lol your not supposed to board it yet. Don't know why that poster did that.
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RUMOR: Project Beast (From Software/Sony Japan Studio, PS4) [Port begging = ban]
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I find it very weird on why they aren't picking this up as well. This is big news and yet not a single article. Not to mention theres a lot of evidence.
lol your not supposed to board it yet. Don't know why that poster did that.
dancrane212
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Maybe they've already seen the game and are under an embargo? I believe that happened before when Ubisoft had a bunch of their downloadable line up leaked; the press had already seen the games and had been subject to an embargo so they did not report on the leak.
The only site that is really guilty of calling just about everyone on NeoGAF an insider is Dualshockers' Guiseppe Nelva or however you spell his name.
Coulomb_Barrier
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Hmmm but wasn't Sony rumoured to be funding FF Versus only for the management to change and then that game being made multiplat?
Might sound like clutching at straws but I still find it quite remarkable this being a PS4 exclusive. Any word on a PS3 version?
SenatorBot
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According to the original leaker, he said he captured it during a journalistic stream. I have an acquaintance that confirms he knows of this project as well and he's a low level guy.
So I'm assuming that they are all under NDA to not talk about this, even posting rumours of this would break the NDA in a way because they might be seen as the ones who leaked it in the first place.
Lasthope106
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I'm only 10 hours in DSII, and I can't wait for this to come out. Hopefully it releases in the fall.
Stone Ocean
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Also 4chan has porn, Lots of it. I figure the last thing an editor would want is to have an article saying this info came from /v/, only to have your readers go to /v/ and have to deal with Pokemon porn while looking for Beast info.
Naturally NDAs are the most logical reason, though.
Naturally NDAs are the most logical reason, though.
Kadokawa will be hedging their bets. Nintendo is not going anywhere, Xbox One is not even released, so the PS4 makes sense because it currently is leading the way. They want to get bigger, so picking the leading exclusive console makes sense but for how long?
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Something I've been playing with with my mind is that Valve announces with Sony HL3, along with the Steam features for PS4. Or L4D3. But it ain't happening no need to kill my dreams when I've already killed them!
A month ago there was no confirmation of TLoU either, there is still no confirmation of GTA.
Presumably, if it's going to happen, it'll be aligned with something like a DLC release, and the announcement won't happen until that's ready.
I am super on this train. This is most hype I've been since Dark Souls II, before that Dark Souls and before that Demons Souls. I have not been disappointed.
Anyone who is not on this train - and claims to give a damn about interactive entertainment - is a fool.
SolidSnakex
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That just turned out to be a false rumor.
Why exactly? Yoshida has hinted at it. Tons of rumors have suggested that there was a project happening between Sony and From. People in this thread in the know have said that it's happening. As far as a PS3 version, there's really no reason to expect that. Sony doesn't have a habit of doing cross-gen retail games. MLB is the only one that exists right now, and that's a sports game so it makes sense.
Psycho_Mantis
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Most of the people are linking to neogaf it seems.
It's crazy how I had no reason to get a PS4 until now (if this ends up being exclusive). I planned on getting a One for KI and Halo, and a Wii U for Smash. It was pretty damned smart for Sony to secure a new Souls title for themselves. Especially after passing on Dark Souls exclusivity way back when.
Pretty safe to say they learned their lesson.
Pretty safe to say they learned their lesson.
From Software should own the IP rights for Dark Souls as a series, just like how they own Armored Core. But NBGI owns exclusive rights to the individual games which they paid for development (DkS, DkS2, ACV). The situation seems similar to MS and Ninja Gaiden. What this means is that From can probably make future Dark Souls games without NBGI, and they can probably remake or enhance the existing games and release them under a new title. But the key point is funding. Someone would have to pay for the development at the end of the day, and From partnered with NGBI in the first place because it lowers the financial risk significantly for them.
CarbonByGravity
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I'm not going to disparage your opinion however I must say that who the game director is does matter, a lot. Darks Souls II seemed disjointed and lacked creative vision. I'm not saying its bad, in fact I like it, but I don't love it.
sublimit
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Yeah but now that the story is out it seems kinda wrong for their readers to pretend to ignore it just because "we didn't report it ourselves when we were told to do it".
To my knowledge Sony never said that Versus was funded by them.
Dr. Kitty Muffins
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I don't see any way that it isn't exclusive. Sony is working on the title with From. They would demand exclusivity.
SniperHunter
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Did Yoshida ever respond to the GI editor?
Nightengale
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If NBGI paid for the development of the individual series, why does From self-publish the games in Japan?
sublimit
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Yeah.Gematsu for example barely mentions 4chan and connects GAF with the story thanks to DemoNite's posts that helped confirm this even more.Other sites could do the same i guess if they had such a big problem with 4chan.
Psycho_Mantis
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LegendofDragoonLives
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So you never thought that Sony might make a Souls game considering the success of both Demons Souls and Dark Souls?
Seriously?...
George Claw M.D.
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FYI, "From" is part of the whole studio name, which is "From Software." I understand how that's confusing for people who aren't familiar with them.S¡mon;110468053 said:
DarkLordMalik
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DemonNite only mentioned "Beast", which somehow validates the name "Project Beast". He never confirmed that these screens are indeed from the secret project. Apart from that, Verendus did confirm that he saw similar screens a few months ago and called this leak genuine.
Did you mean to quote me? If the rumors are true, I know and acknowledged it being a PS4 exclusive.
I'm saying I'd buy a brand new Souls game every other year from FROM, regardless who is directing it. No matter how you view DS2 in comparison to its lineage, it's still an amazing title, especially comparison to other games outside of the Souls games. Far eclipses everything else in production and gameplay.
sublimit
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Yup not trying to make Demon's Souls 2 (or a spiritual succesor) it would have been even more idiotic than missing the chance to publish the original game themselves outside Japan.
Nope. Last I checked I didn't have psychic power.
Except the source is actually 4chan and lying and saying GAF is the source is super scummy?
Coulomb_Barrier
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Oh ok, wasn't up to date on the deal with FF Versus/FF15.
And I really hope there isn't a PS3 version of this, just so they can push the PS4's capabilities without being completely hamstrung.
Probably for similar reasons why Tecmo published the Ninja Gaiden games in Japan. Clearly the main interest for the richer party here is the global sales.
The copyright seems clear enough though:
Dark Souls - (C) 2011 Namco Bandai Games Inc, (C) 2011 From Software, Inc
Dark Souls Artorias - (C) 2012 Namco Bandai Games Inc, (C) 2011-2012 From Software, Inc
Dark Souls 2 - (C) 2014 Namco Bandai Games Inc, (C) 2011-2014 From Software, Inc
These are the copyrights on every version of the games, even in Japan where From is publishing themselves. From's copyright is spanning, while NBGI's copyright is the year of that title's release. Definitely indicates that they copyright applies to that specific product, while From's copyright applies to the franchise IP at large.
sublimit
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I said that Gematsu barely mentioned 4chan but went further ahead and connected the story with GAF and DemoNite's posts.I didn't meant that they should be lying by not mentioning 4chan at all...That would be unethical.
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CarbonByGravity
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Okay, we agree
Finally bought a new console without regret. Remember buying ps3, and all the doom and gloom reported everywhere for the first couple of years. And if this is a real game in the souls series then my choise of console feels so right. Cant wait for e3. Last year was epic. More epic please 
I would probably appreciate this more if it were an original IP. The shotgun kind of indicates that it could/should be. I don't see how something like that would mesh with the Souls universe in the slightest, though having grimdark high fantasy with shotguns also seems really awkward. But I guess we'll see. Still, assuming it's actually true. I suspect people will go nuts if there isn't some mention of whatever this is at E3.
Dwight Schrute
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I'm amazed if we get this announced at E3, holy hype. I'm just unsure about the setting (shotgun ?), I tend to prefer purely medieval, berserk-style games, but the art seems amazing.
I would really love a direct sequel to Demon's Souls. I skipped Dark Souls and played only the sequel, and although I really enjoyed it, it lacked the sense of awe Demon's had.
As people have mentioned, unless Sony really is funding the development, I cannot see why FROM would release an exclusive tittle and not go multiplat
As people have mentioned, unless Sony really is funding the development, I cannot see why FROM would release an exclusive tittle and not go multiplat
Psycho_Mantis
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You skipped arguably the best one.
civilstrife
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Anyone else think FROM could make an absolutely killer Metroid game?
Dwight Schrute
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Errr
I mean, it depends on what was called "shotgun" I agree. I just would dislike this :
The sabers look very 1900. If this is purely medieval with some firearms, I kinda dig it. Just hope it's not, you know, too much 1800/1900.
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