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[SpokkX]

Sony first party is irrelvant

Without competition from Xbox - what is the point of niche studios?

Only big hitters will matter

I predict in the following years

• Guerilla will start licensing Decima to third parties cheaper than Unreal (after Horizon fortnite flops)
• Bend will shut down (without releasing a game)
• Media Molecule will FOR SURE shut down (without releasing a game)
• Haven Studios will shut down (Fair Game$ will not release)
• Firwalk Studios will shut down (without releasing a game)
• Firesprite will become a support studio
• Naughty Dog will downsize to one team
• Bungie will be downsized even more (but a core team will work on Destiny 3 while D2 dies and Marathon trucks on)
• Nixxes will flourish with contract work

 

[Zacfoldor]

What the fuck are these idiots doing.

Okay, I need the calm down, be back later.

Fucking idiots.

 

[Yoshichan]

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[FauxXeno]

There goes yalls hope for BB remake ... Die a hero or live long enough to become the villain ... I've seen the warning signs the past 10 years ... not surprised

 

[envyzeal]

Too soon?

Wtf Sony

 

[memoryman3]

Lmao, so we're not even getting a Bloodborne remake as a PS6 launch exclusive?
What the fuck is going on with these publishers

Nixxes would likely take that project. They're Sony's Port/Remaster house now.

 

[falconhoof]

PlayStation's Bluepoint Games Drops Info on Next Game After Cancellation - PlayStation LifeStyle

PlayStation's Bluepoint Games gives a bit of info about its next game after its God of War multiplayer game was canceled earlier this year.

www.playstationlifestyle.net

So they seemed to be hiring after the shut down of their God of War Multiplayer game last year, making it sound like they had another project in the pipeline.

 

[Chuck Berry]

This is fucking insane. What the hell is going on over there? I'm utterly fucking bewildered.

So much for that (probable) PS6 Bloodborne remake.

 

[OverHeat]

Sony first party is irrelvant

Without competition from Xbox - what is the point of niche studios?

Only big hitters will matter

I predict in the following years

• Guerilla will start licensing Decima to third parties cheaper than Unreal (after Horizon fortnite flops)
• Bend will shut down (without releasing a game)
• Media Molecule will FOR SURE shut down (without releasing a game)
• Haven Studios will shut down (Fair Game$ will not release)
• Firwalk Studios will shut down (without releasing a game)
• Firesprite will become a support studio
• Naughty Dog will downsize to one team
• Bungie will be downsized even more (but a core team will work on Destiny 3 while D2 dies and Marathon trucks on)
• Nixxes will flourish with contract work

Make sense

 

[ShaiKhulud1989]

Conspiracy theory:

The core of the team will be absorbed into SSM to further work on GoW Trilogy Remakes and the move is just cheap and lazy cost-cutting.

 

[dgrdsv]

Hulst's complete lack of any management skills has reached another milestone. No idea how but he's managed to destroy the only thing which Sony had going - their own unique studios.

 

[Msamy]

Sony first party is irrelvant

Without competition from Xbox - what is the point of niche studios?

Only big hitters will matter

I predict in the following years

• Guerilla will start licensing Decima to third parties cheaper than Unreal (after Horizon fortnite flops)
• Bend will shut down (without releasing a game)
• Media Molecule will FOR SURE shut down (without releasing a game)
• Haven Studios will shut down (Fair Game$ will not release)
• Firwalk Studios will shut down (without releasing a game)
• Firesprite will become a support studio
• Naughty Dog will downsize to one team
• Bungie will be downsized even more (but a core team will work on Destiny 3 while D2 dies and Marathon trucks on)
• Nixxes will flourish with contract work

Hopefully those fuckers who defend sony bullshit this gen enjoy it

 

[Donkaapo]

yo is Hulst and Spencer doing a competition in who is the bigger Retard? BluePoint was one of there best Studios and one of my favorite, like wtf?

 

[sloppyjoe_gamer]

There needs to be more money to fund these woke franchises and main lesbian characters like Aloy and the Antifa Yotei skank.

 

[Killer8]

And yet there are dozens on this board who insist that Sony haven't mismanaged their studios.

You fucking retards.

 

[Memati187]

Not surprised in the least. Sony fucking sucks, but shills try to defend anything related sony, no better than the xbots who still walk around believing in spencers balls.

 

[Danjin44]

I feel you guy's anger, that was my feeling when Sony shutdown Japan Studio.

Now the only Studio I like from Sony is Team ASOBI but knowing modern Sony I don't think they are safe either.

 

[Sticks]

These guys best join Nightdive. Fuck Sony

 

[March Climber]

Who the hell wants a live service God of War game

 

[Kacho]

What else would you blame this on?

Sounds like Sony and BP couldn't come to an agreement on the next project. Don't think anyone but Sony brass are to blame for this one. This is a travesty for gamers.

 

[Badlucktroll]

 

[Hero_Select]

yo is Hulst and Spencer doing a competition in who is the bigger Retard? BluePoint was one of there best Studios and one of my favorite, like wtf?

Because a single-player game only brings in so much money.

They should have pitched a live-service service game filled with microtransactions.

 

[Ass of Can Whooping]

God his fucking statement is so cringe. Bet he made it with copilot the disgusting fucking prick

 

[marcincz]

I assumed Bend or MM will be first. Unexpected.

 

[Euler007]

Stick to what you're good at.

 

[Loomy]

Correct me if I'm wrong but didn't Sony acquire them not long ago? Makes no sense at all if their purpose was to make ports

5 years ago.

Is Austin getting that expensive for tech companies now that everyone's moved out there?

 

[K' Dash]

It looks like after killing Xbox, Sony will kill themselves, lol.

 

[ChuckeRearmed]

How Media Molecule still survives?

 

[Montauk]

Surprising.

 

[LordCBH]

PlayStation randomly for no fucking reason:

 

[OverHeat]

God his fucking statement is so cringe. Bet he made it with copilot the disgusting fucking prick

How do it feel when your god betray you?

 

[Danny Dudekisser]

Is Hulst actually a fucking retard? The best case scenario for justifying this is: "you completely mismanaged a great studio".

Guy fucking sucks.

 

[HerjansEagleFeeder]

No need to be upset guys, this is good for the shareholders.

 

[Saber]

Remember that we had a leak not long ago that shows that Bend Studio was also "forced" into making a live service game that also got cancelled. So far all these studios were wasting all this time and resources doing live service games.

 

[Guardian Monkey]

What in the actual fuck?

How Media Molecule still survives?

No shit right?

 

[MALpractice311]

I feel you guy's anger, That was my feeling when Sony shutdown Japan Studio.

Now the only Studio I like from Sony is Team ASOBI but knowing modern Sony I don't think they are safe either.

Fuck. You're probably right. Christ, if I was a member of Asobi, I'd be looking to jump ship right about now.

Well, anyhow, I think between this shit, the ridiculous pricing of the PS5 Pro, the lack of price drops on the base PS5, creating and immediately abandoning two VR headsets, the obsession with live service slop, and their complete and utter abandonment of all their well regarded IP from prior generations (not named Horizon and GoW), I'm officially done with PlayStation. Fuck them.

 

[Ass of Can Whooping]

How do it feel when your god betray you?

 

[sodstall]

well, guess PS4 emulation gets another fire ignited in its heart.

 

[Chuck Berry]

This is why you hold onto your old systems guys. Back when the industry had some semblance of normalcy. It's only going to get worse.

 

[Mr Moose]

No need to be upset guys, this is good for the shareholders.

 

[PauloRoberto]

Sony first party is irrelvant

Without competition from Xbox - what is the point of niche studios?

Only big hitters will matter

I predict in the following years

• Guerilla will start licensing Decima to third parties cheaper than Unreal
• Media Molecule will FOR SURE shut down (without releasing a game)
• Firewalk Studios will shut down (without releasing a game)

1) To be honest, idk why they did not do that yet...
2) After so many years without any direction, it wont matter..
3) Already closed.

This is 100% upper management fault (by Bluepoint and Sony).

 

[Emmy Ator Best]

How Media Molecule still survives?

Because they have a project in development. But it needs to be a big hit or Sony will shut them down too for sure.

 

[Topher]

 

[Boss Mog]

Sony have clearly lost the plot. Green-lighting that woke piece of shit Horizon GaaS game while shutting down the only studio they had that was producing quality output even if it was only ports, remasters and remakes.

Kiss that Bloodborne remake goodbye.

 

[Dr. Samuel Hayden]

GAAS destroys everything it touches.

If you're working on a GAAS game, it's not a matter of if you'll die. It's when.

 

[ChorizoPicozo]

Blue Point died for Bungie to still be around a couple of years more

 

[Jesb]

Holy fucken shit. I did not see that coming. What in the fuck?

 

[SHAKEZ]

No fucking WAY Hahahahahaha
Keep churning those random Horizon games though...

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

Bruh moment. Nothing else to add.

 

[Miles708]