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[dgrdsv]

How Media Molecule still survives?

Probably downsized to 5 people doing some network programming for GAAS MP games or something.

 

[Gitaroo]

can't even get them to port Demon Souls remake to PC at the very least

 

[Cyberpunkd]

Did someone at Bluepoint fuck Herman's wife? Because that corporate letter is ice cold.

 

[KeepThemEyesOpen]

 

[ElCasual]

Not Woke enough.

 

[Sanepar]

Playstation became a disgrace. They almost doesn't have sp Studios anymore.

Why they can't Go independent again?

 

[Gonzito]

Hermen Hulst a cancer for Sony. He needs to resign

 

[bighugeguns]

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

GaaStation 4 life.

 

[Angry_Megalodon]

How Media Molecule still survives?

They have the Hulst files.

 

[Guardian Monkey]

 

[Inanilmaz]

Don't worry guys, Purplepoint Studios starting next week.

 

[Saber]

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

If Marathon doesn't go well I can bet you that Bungie would be the next to the chooping block. I got a feeling that they are using all the power and money to make that thing being a hit.

 

[SlimySnake]

And this is why you dont sell your studio to these corporate buffoons. Stay private. You wont be making hundreds of millions but you will be comfortable.

Let this be a lesson to everyone.

 

[MDSLKTR]

This is worse than Evolution and Zipper shutting down. DeS is still this generation's undisputed graphics king and now the Bloodborne PS6 remake is dead. Herman will just outsource the remaster to Aspyr and make it drop on the same day as horizon 3.

 

[Trogdor1123]

wtf… one more reason to ditch Sony.

Morons.

 

[playbignbox]

I swear, Sony's biggest fans are too fucking perpetually locked into console war bullshit to provide them with meaningful feedback. This kind of bullshit is the result.

Sony fans remain loyal regardless of what Sony does... price increases, games full of woke crap, horrible GaaS, mass layoffs, studio closures, PC ports that devalue the platform, etc.

They deserve it.

 

[Hero_Select]

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.

They are so focused and desperate to get a live-service hit that everything else is going by the wayside.

Whatever good will Horizon had as a franchize is being melted away with how desperate they want to turn it to their GaaS hit.

Do we need two Horizon GaaS games? Are they just throwing everything at the wall hoping one of them sticks? They were trying the same thing with GoW before that got cancelled too.

Sony is completely lost and I blame Hulst and management entirely. Stop chasing trends and go back to the myriad of IPs you own you fucks.

 

[Steve Holt]

The fuck is this. A studio that churns out hit after hits.

 

[sncvsrtoip]

What an idiots. They forced them to do gaas that they had 0 expierience of instead of Bloodborne remake, wasted their time and talent and now close one of their best studios. F sony, worst generation ever.

 

[zeroluck]

Support studio could be had much cheaper outside the USA.

 

[Baki]

Totoki is such an unimaginative CEO with no ambition, and is just a shitty bean counter. Stock is down 30% under him and Sony trades at a pathetic 14x PE ratio. He's squeezing the golden goose.

 

[Danjin44]

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.

Currently Sony only cares about making money and that means going after Fortnite and Overwatch audience.

I guess it turn out Sony wants be like Xbox and eventually it will share its fate.

 

[Luipadre]

What. The. Fuck. Are they retarded?

Yes they are

 

[JaksGhost]

Now this is dumb as fuck

 

[DeepEnigma]

 

[Zacfoldor]

Ser Arlan of Pennytree we need you! In the name of the mother leave that boy be!

These devils have fucked us gents.

 

[Represent.]

These guys made 1 remake then did absolutely nothing for 6 years.

Its not surprising Sony saw them as expendable.

Still a retarded decision. But i'm not going to cry for these fucking incompetent devs anymore. Make fucking games.

6 years and you've done nothing? Bye.

All Sony had to do was give them the most obvious thing in the world, bloodborne remake.

But nope. too fucking stupid to do the obvious.

Herman needs to go. And these devs need to stop being so fucking incompetent.

 

[Men_in_Boxes]

Hopefully those fucken fanboys who support that cunt hirman hulst enjoy it right now with gaas cartonish titles that he turns sony first party studios to make then shut down them

Hulst isn't to blame.

This is where the market is and where it's headed. Chinese studios are 3x cheaper.

In what world did BluePoint deserve 5 more years based on their track record?

 

[MiguelItUp]

What the fuck?! Man, wtf is going on at Sony?!

 

[kittoo]

Man this Hulst guy. Absolute reverse Midas touch he has, along with a very punchable face.

 

[Steve Holt]

Sony fans remain loyal regardless of what Sony does... price increases, games full of woke crap, horrible GaaS, mass layoffs, studio closures, etc.

They deserve it.

170 posts or so in, and literally see no one defending this.

 

[ChiefDada]

My thoughts exactly. I saw so much potential for PS5/PS6 remakes and who better than Bluepoint to capitalize on those countless opportunities?

What a waste.

 

[Emedan]

Buying up such a talented studio just to then shut it down and rob us all of them.. Sony be retarded..

 

[Mr Moose]

 

[chromatic9]

They could be working on something awesome, this is a Sony problem.

Meanwhile please play our next cartoony service guff

 

[Panajev2001a]

Makes sense. It's better to just outsource remakes etc to Virtuous as gamers don't reward technical execution.

To be fair… you are right, most do not. See how many jumped on Oblivion: Remake and see how much care Virtuous put into it to make it polished and well…

 

[Hollowpoint5557]

I'd like to remind those of you who are unhappy that thankfully Haven't Studios still exists and Fairgame$ is still on its way to hopefully make you feel better.

LOL!!

 

[Kusarigama]

Terrible news. I was hoping bluepoint would be the studio remaking Bloodborne for PS6 launch. Awful decision by the people in power.

 

[Clear]

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

Guy fucking sucks.

No successful IP, and Nixxes took their spot on ports. Evidently they didn't land a pitch in 5 years.

 

[proandrad]

Another one down due to gaas slop. Live service games are killing western AAA studios.

 

[mayham2199]

WTF is happening in Austin Texas??? First Facebook shoots Armature in the head now Sony does the same with Bluepoint.

Probably getting to expensive. On top of that maybe Sony is done with remakes now and sees no point in keeping them around anymore? I thought they were doing GOW remake but I guess not.

 

[March Climber]

The fuck is this. A studio that churns out hit after hits.

This situation is Ready at Dawn Studios 2.0

 

[JORMBO]

A super talented team with a large backlog of old games they could remake available to them. I don't get Sony.

 

[Astray]

Sony is having their Tango Gameworks moment.

Was literally telling someone this exact same thing.

Very retarded decision that doesn't even save that much money (70ish headcount in Texas).

 

[AJUMP23]

Studio shipped several games and was successful and you reward that with closure.

Sony financials must be terrible.

You were supposed to shut down BUNGIE!

 

[Ass of Can Whooping]

I'd like to remind those of you who are unhappy that thankfully Haven't Studios still exists and Fairgame$ is still on its way to hopefully make you feel better.

LOL!!

As long as Men in Boxes is happy, i'm happy

 

[Xtib81]

Oh wow. I didn't expect that. Bend might be next.

 

[IntentionalPun]

Sony expanded their 1st party partly in response to MS buying every company that was for sale.

As S SpokkX said now that XBox is essentially just a 3rd party they have less of a reason to take risks on 1st party games.

 

[Kacho]

then did absolutely nothing for 6 years

Incorrect. They worked on a God of War live service game, which got cancelled. Everything they pitched to Sony after that didn't get approved for whatever reason.

 

[Hero_Select]