which franchise will die in the gen ?
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nailbombxx
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Assassins Creed hopefully. This series is the embodiment of franchise fatigue.
Barry Burton
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I feel like some AAA games that are right on the fringe, like Max Payne, Devil May Cry, Splinter Cell and others might get one more shot at a sequel but I could just as easily see those going into "extended hiberation" for a while.
RespectThySole
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Uncharted
Fable
Killzone
Assassin's Creed
Fable
Killzone
Assassin's Creed
Croatoan
They/Them A-10 Warthog
Lol are you serious with battlefield? BF4 is an incredible game that sold really well. The issues with the game were blown out of proportion at launch and fixed fairly quickly. Right now it is the best shooter on ps4, IMO, and it's only competition is Hardline.
Everyone that said Halo failed to recognize that it's been dead for a while now (they just keep cranking out games).
And, yes, 343 studios is terrible.
And, yes, 343 studios is terrible.
CaviarMeths
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Yeah, I think the whole Wii brand will be on the chopping block. Wii Sports, Wii Fit, Wii Party... Wii Music, if that still exists even now.
Uncharted 4 might be ND's last. I can see them wanting to move onto other things after this one.
Killzone is most likely done. Sony really doesn't need a 1st party FPS like they did in the PS2 gen anymore. CoD, BF, etc are more popular anyway and are doing fine on Sony's platforms. They don't need their own "Halo killer."
I dunno, I think very few annualized series will continue to be annualized. Maybe just CoD, now that they have 3 studios working on it.
And of course everything Konami does.
Uncharted 4 might be ND's last. I can see them wanting to move onto other things after this one.
Killzone is most likely done. Sony really doesn't need a 1st party FPS like they did in the PS2 gen anymore. CoD, BF, etc are more popular anyway and are doing fine on Sony's platforms. They don't need their own "Halo killer."
I dunno, I think very few annualized series will continue to be annualized. Maybe just CoD, now that they have 3 studios working on it.
And of course everything Konami does.
Fable - The franchise has been mediocre at best, and I suspect it'll be done this gen.
LBP - Aside from the decline of the series, the aesthetic has overstayed its welcome. Playstation needs a cheerier, bright and more vibrant platformer that is new and refreshing. Perhaps continue the idea of play, create, share, but start from scratch.
Halo - While there will probably always be a Halo as long as there is Xbox, I think the series was milked too much with the 360, and it simply doesn't have the pull it once had. It's a known entity and has it's fans, but it'll never return to it's former glory, especially after Halo4/MCC.
LBP - Aside from the decline of the series, the aesthetic has overstayed its welcome. Playstation needs a cheerier, bright and more vibrant platformer that is new and refreshing. Perhaps continue the idea of play, create, share, but start from scratch.
Halo - While there will probably always be a Halo as long as there is Xbox, I think the series was milked too much with the 360, and it simply doesn't have the pull it once had. It's a known entity and has it's fans, but it'll never return to it's former glory, especially after Halo4/MCC.
I hope this isn't the case, but if the reboot doesn't mix things up a bit to pull in more people, it's hard to see it being anything more than a moderate success. The franchise has always seemed right on the cusp of being something more, but never quite got there.
Crack in Time really was quite awesome, and it'll be hard to see them go beyond that.
PurpleSquid
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hmm well besides the obvious ones(anything related to konami), i think Uncharted will be put to sleep like Jak was. I think after that Naughty Dog will focus on "emotional story telling" games(not a fan personally). Assassin's Creed will most likely die to, even my casual friends are getting tired of it and its like one of the 5 games they buy per year. Also heres a super bold prediction, not only will call of duty die this gen, but so will battlefield! you heard it here first folks.
BabyFaceKillah
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everything.
this Gen is the Video Game Apocalypse
this Gen is the Video Game Apocalypse
Bomb? No. Finish? Yes.
Series is just about wrapped up anyway, wouldnt mind seeing it end even though I love it.
Unless the next God of War game really changes the formula/foundation of the franchise I'm betting that we will see the end of it. It just hasn't seen it's popularity grow since the release of GOW 3.
Assassin's Creed could see it's demise but they keep changing the settings so at least it has that going for them.
I wouldn't be shocked if Battlefield became this gen's Medal of Honor.
With the way Konami is thinking I'm afraid we might see the end of Castlevania
Assassin's Creed could see it's demise but they keep changing the settings so at least it has that going for them.
I wouldn't be shocked if Battlefield became this gen's Medal of Honor.
With the way Konami is thinking I'm afraid we might see the end of Castlevania
AntiFacebook
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Nintendo
Sorcerer Supreme
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I'm starting to feel this way too. I would've liked to see a new game in the series and not a reboot or remake.
To me, they have been dead for centuries
You are hoping for it, but the Franchise is as strong as ever.
As for my guess: I think everything from Konami and Sega is on the Death Watch (-Sonic the Hedgehog)
Not going to lie, I giggled a bit at these two responses for being so true. It hurts, but Japan should just stick to making hardware.
And they should stop making pachinko games. No one has fun with them. Not even Japanese people. They are a slave to the crap machines and every company that engages in the action of making pachinko machines deserves to go bankrupt. Same with slot machines and anything that requires pure RNG with no input whatsoever. People have an addiction to gambling, knowing a bit of psychology, I understand the reasoning behind it, but when you have perfectly good developers and such choosing to go indie because the main company wants to focus on horrid mobile games and gambling machines then there is a problem in this industry. It's a sad world that we are living in, where projects are cancelled for no reason and a talented studio is dissolved with no rhyme or reason in doing so... I really hope that more of the professionally made indies that become better than their AAA counterparts take over this industry and even if they fail once, not turn to mobile. I don't even remember when this crap started.(Midway through 7th gen I believe) I blame all of the mobile crap on Apple, WWDC 2009 I believe. Not saying that there are no good mobile games, on the contrary there are some fantastic ones that make you pay once and THAT IS IT. What happened to demos? I loved those demo discs for the PS2/Xbox that came in the mail/magazines. Plus the demos for the 7th gen consoles helped me realize that Just Cause 2 was not for me (too empty, don't judge me 
). I wish people didn't have to release patches to fix a game day one, that should have been dealt with when it went gold. I don't mind bug fixes that happens rarely that somehow breaks the game, but your game should work day one, no problem, especially from large studios with tons of money backing them (I'm looking at you Battlefield 4). I actually do not mind DLC, if and only if it is made after the game has gone gold and cannot be added to the game disc/download itself. Also if free-to-play is done right (TF2, Dota 2, LoL, etc.) then I think that the company should continue with that model. Though if I get a notification from one of my friends on Facebook saying that they need more hearts on some crap like Candy Crush Saga/Clash of Clans, I block the notification and contemplate if I have the right friends. I think that business it great, it is the invisible hand of economics that keeps us grounded and makes the world go round, though there is one thing that I have learned from business, the customer/consumer is always right. If you do something to upset your user base then there is no hope for you as a company.
TLDR; Companies need to make better decisions and think with the customer/consumer first, not themselves/their interests first.
(Sorry I'm having a wakeup sheeple moment.)
). I wish people didn't have to release patches to fix a game day one, that should have been dealt with when it went gold. I don't mind bug fixes that happens rarely that somehow breaks the game, but your game should work day one, no problem, especially from large studios with tons of money backing them (I'm looking at you Battlefield 4). I actually do not mind DLC, if and only if it is made after the game has gone gold and cannot be added to the game disc/download itself. Also if free-to-play is done right (TF2, Dota 2, LoL, etc.) then I think that the company should continue with that model. Though if I get a notification from one of my friends on Facebook saying that they need more hearts on some crap like Candy Crush Saga/Clash of Clans, I block the notification and contemplate if I have the right friends. I think that business it great, it is the invisible hand of economics that keeps us grounded and makes the world go round, though there is one thing that I have learned from business, the customer/consumer is always right. If you do something to upset your user base then there is no hope for you as a company. TLDR; Companies need to make better decisions and think with the customer/consumer first, not themselves/their interests first.
(Sorry I'm having a wakeup sheeple moment.)
aygomyownroad
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Mgs will die this generation...
So will PES... Basically konami.
Mirrors Edge will bomb.
So will PES... Basically konami.
Mirrors Edge will bomb.
Beelzebufo
Banned
Here's the winner, lol. Wonderful 101 as well.
At the level Nintendo has been marketing the game, I wouldn't worry about Splatoon dying off anywhere anytime soon.
Americanmushroom
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Infamous
Littlebigplanet
Driveclub
Fable
Watchdogs
Dark Souls
Littlebigplanet
Driveclub
Fable
Watchdogs
Dark Souls
RealityPales
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Call of Duty.
I came here to post this.
Although to be fair most of them died last gen now that I think about it.
SprachBrooks
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Final Fantasy and Silent Hills
Haha, it's already dead guys.
You can't kill something that's already dead
I agree with your other points though. Sony's first party stable always changes with each generation. That's just how they've always been. That said I think compared to past generations, I think a good number of the current stable could potentially make it through this gen with the right push.
Ratchet and Clank seems like it's really gonna hinge on how well the movie/game do.
Sly is in a weird position. It's definitely NOT dead and the movie could also decide its future. At the same time though there's no guarantee that it will still continue as an IP. I don't remember seeing any Sony IP that's changed hands and still continued so strongly afterwards.
inFamous has potential. Despite having two games already, it feels like Second Son gave them a new slate and there's a chance for the IP to really break out into its own. It is gonna depend on how they approach it though, and squandering its potential a la Resistance to Resistance 2 is still possible. That said even if it doesn't do so well I do feel like it might last long enough to go late into this generation (or even outlast it depending on long it goes).
LittleBigPlanet however could easily get the axe. I didn't hear good things about 3 and even after 3 main iterations and several side titles it still doesn't seem particularly big. It doesn't help that the last iteration wasn't made by Media Molecule (and again Sony IP's don't seem to last long the moment they go into the hands of another developer)
While I do not disagree with your point, Killzone was never, ever meant to be a Halo killer. That was just an awful marketing push that was entirely separate from Guerilla Games.
CouchMaster
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Ninja Gaiden has been dead for almost a decade.
The_Hitcher89
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Pro Evolution Soccer
And it'll make FIFA ever shitter when it goes.
And it'll make FIFA ever shitter when it goes.
OuterLimits
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Sadly I'm thinking Disgaea. Sales keep declining it seems. D5 was a massive flop in Japan. I doubt it will do well in the West either unfortunately.
People keep saying Call of Duty but I highly doubt that. Maybe it won't be the juggernaut it is now but it's not gonna die. Seems more like wishful thinking than anything. "Declining sales" for that franchise means approaching a number most games would only ever dream of having. I also wouldn't be surprised if AW has now passed Ghosts in sales since it had a lot more staying power on sales charts than Ghosts did (although I'm struggling to find sales figures, maybe someone here knows? I could be wrong).
Treyarch is the darling of the CoD name now, and they're making a direct sequel this year to one of the most popular CoD releases, and with the cold reception Ghosts received I wouldn't be shocked if IW went back to Modern Warfare next year. That'd be two more years of pretty strong sales just on name alone I imagine, so that would leave what, three or four year afterward for the franchise to die? I just don't see that happening. Again, I think it may not be the huge juggernaut it typically is, but not breaking records every year doesn't mean it's dead.
Treyarch is the darling of the CoD name now, and they're making a direct sequel this year to one of the most popular CoD releases, and with the cold reception Ghosts received I wouldn't be shocked if IW went back to Modern Warfare next year. That'd be two more years of pretty strong sales just on name alone I imagine, so that would leave what, three or four year afterward for the franchise to die? I just don't see that happening. Again, I think it may not be the huge juggernaut it typically is, but not breaking records every year doesn't mean it's dead.
The Lone Courier
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Need for Speed if the reboot of Underground fails.
Bluekaveli
Member
Halo
CoD
Ass Creed
Guitar Hero
Rock Band
Tony Hawk
The last 3 somehow made it back from the dead.
CoD
Ass Creed
Guitar Hero
Rock Band
Tony Hawk
The last 3 somehow made it back from the dead.
zero shift
Banned
While playing Xenoblade X
you realize that it is just the first episode/prologue of a much bigger series.