Nihilistic: "It is not our call to put Zombies Mode in BO: Declassified."
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WickedLaharl
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That's okay. They would have done a terrible job anyways.
Dead Prince
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did they ask them to reskin resistances too?
slaughterking
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They don't want to overwhelm them with additional tasks.
Iacobellis
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If Sony cared they would have been all-in for it, then asked Activision. It is Sony's platform, mainly it is their call.
Remember that some Sony executive included this in the list of things to look to when it comes to 3rd party support.
jimmypython
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I still don't understand why not to just port CODBO2 to Vita.
Iacobellis
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Where is this list?
Takamura-San
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Ports are bad, remember that.
Then people would bitch about it being another port-able
It's Activision's brand, i'm sure it's more up to them than it is up to Sony.
Anyway, it must be going gold soon, surely? Only a month left until release.
Kobun Heat
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This.
Impeccable
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snoopeasystreet
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And it'd involve putting money into it.
Acquiescence
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Zombie content will eventually be DLC. That there is the plan.
No .. it's more that Sony asked for it's franchise to be on the Vita, Activision said yes but you develop it. Final sign off is still Activision.
Gemüsepizza
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Right, because Sony wouldn't want Zombies in a CoD Vita game. Smh.
KillerTravis
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It probably wouldn't run it without a major downgrade.
Father_Brain
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So... this seems to further confirm what many of us have suspected since Gamescom: this is effectively a first-party title that Activision is merely publishing. Otherwise, why would Sony have any control over the game's feature set?
Noisepurge
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mmh, sounds like some producer at Activision has taken the OCP approach and is like "WHO CARES IF IT WORKS" it will sell enough copies anyways, why bother! 
Canis lupus
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OP seems to make it out like its Sony's fault.
I was hoping I could shoot the monkey's of Ape Escape. If not shoot, throw bananas instead of knives?
Someone said they should suggest it to Activision/Sony and Nihilistic said
"We absolutely have"
https://twitter.com/NihilisticInc/status/254279837320089600
So clearly Activision/Sony don't want Zombies.
"We absolutely have"
https://twitter.com/NihilisticInc/status/254279837320089600
So clearly Activision/Sony don't want Zombies.
plagiarize
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not that i know anything for a fact, but based on the rumours i've heard, the reason i expect it *is* more on Sony that need to make this happen is because i imagine what needs to happen is this:
Sony need to pump more funds into the project for Nihilistic to make a Zombies mode. i bet all Activision have to do is give them a green light to do so.
right, because as we know Sony is bankrolling this project yes? that matches up with the rumours doesn't it?
Duh, everything is Sony's fault.
Tallshortman
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What is wrong with OP or does he just have selective reading? Why would Sony purposely not want a developer to add value to a product. It's obviously Activision's call since they're the publisher and IP holder.
Iacobellis
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Koller is the same guy who is responsible for the PSP never seeing an actual keyboard and the camera coming out years later in the US than Japan. I wouldn't believe what he has to say.
MisterC20XX
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Wow, I sense much defeat in that tweet. 
AranhaHunter
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Zombies would not make this game good. Nothing would make this game good when the developer is terrible.
plagiarize
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unless we think Nihilistic are lying in that tweet Sony are in a position to prevent it. now consider *why* that might be. all the rumours suggest that Sony are basically bank rolling the Vita port. if they didn't budget for a zombies mode, Nihilistic aren't going to have the staff to make one.
i mean, that's only my theory, but Sony's name wouldn't even be in that tweet if they didn't have the ability to prevent Zombies going in. that 'AND' wouldn't be an 'AND' if they didn't have the ability by themselves. again, not saying that's a fact, cause i don't know...
but it sure seems logical.
Mutanthands
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Which is why Gearbox and Rovio where pushing for the same thing for their games.
Seems to me Sony would have to give it the go ahead from a budget POV, but it's Activision's IP so they'd have final say on whether it goes in the game or not.
plagiarize
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right. that's what i said. if Sony were prepared to put the money up for zombies mode, their name wouldn't be in the tweet. so i deduce they weren't. if it had been half decent I'm sure Activision would have had no problem signing off on it given how the rest of the project is looking.
You said Sony would have the ability to do it by themselves, but i doubt they would.
E: You edited it now
Maybe Activision think Zombies being in there would tarnish the Zombies brand or something. Or they're planning on releasing a standalone Zombies game? King Beyond the wall
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What a bunch of fucking nihilists, dude!
But seriously doesn't suprise me zombies aren't in there anyway, that would take too much effort for declassified...
But seriously doesn't suprise me zombies aren't in there anyway, that would take too much effort for declassified...
Mutanthands
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Sony is developing the game under license from Activision (and likely bankrolling the project), Activision is publishing. Nihilistic got the call to develop from Sony.
Has this been confirmed? I know this was an assumption around E3 time because Sony published the last couple Nihilistic games, but they are an independent studio.