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[RoboFu]

Sony's current administration doesn't know what they're doing. This is the beginning of the brand's devaluation. And just a few days ago, Hermen Hulst said they were being cautious about porting their games to other platforms.

They're slowly going down the same path as Microsoft.

They always say that right before they announce ports. It's not "We won't" more than a " Its only a few.. I promise! " way of pre quieting the mob.

 

[tTHANOSs]

The game is technically already available on the Xbox Ally, this way they will entice some Xbox console only players to buy the game.

It's available on steam which is of course on a pc handheld...

 

[Paltheos]

GAF's console mindset is so weird sometimes. I don't care whether x title is coming to one console or another. Not this much.

I'm more concerned about a great game that, even at the best of times is more likely than not to have some technical bug or balancing issue that breaks basic gameplay somewhere or another, is being ported to another platform and will presumably include crossplay. 'What's going to break this time?' Hopefully nothing.

The worst bug on the current patch is the game consistently crashing after purchasing upgrades in the weapon customization shop which, all things considered, is pretty mild.

 

[Scrawnton]

I woke up feeling really good after yesterday. I'm fucking fuming Hulst you stupid piece of shit.

What a fucking BELLEND

WHAT THE FUCK

You woke up feeling good because Microsoft fired a bunch of people and closed studios?

I hope this is a joke / meme post....

 

[Calverz]

 

[nowhat]

I woke up feeling really good after yesterday. I'm fucking fuming Hulst you stupid piece of shit.

What a fucking BELLEND

WHAT THE FUCK

...but how do you really feel?

 

[LordOcidax]

Helldivers 2 is going to ben announced for the Switch 2 in the next Nintendo Direct…

 

[Astray]

If that were the case then why on earth would you port this game there?

I'm actually surprised that so many people are failing to see this for what it is.

People have been wondering what nixxes has been up to - it's this.

People have been wondering why they haven't managed to find the resources to get this game (and others) properly patched up for the Pro - it's this (or at least it's a contributing factor).

Current PS5 (and pro) customers suffer because they want to port this game to a "dead" platform? How does that make any sense?

It's because user gains and drops for these games and platforms are no longer happening en masse. More like a drip feed that moves slowly.

A big chunk of those 30m are not guaranteed to move to PS5 (at best we're talking about PS6, if ever), if they get even %10 of that total userbase (around 3m) then that's a chunk of change that will help them keep the game's momentum going and its player population growing.

Ironically enough I think it's things like not being free to publish on Xbox that drove Arrowhead away from Sony.

 

[adamsapple]

Did I fall into bizarro world? What the fuck is going on man?!! I'm

Eh, nothing surprising.

Just two Third Party publishers putting games on different console hardware.

 

[GHG]

Thread 'Sony Is Allegedly In Preliminary Talks To Bring Helldivers 2 To Xbox Series X|S'

Apr 21, 2024

Sony Is Allegedly In Preliminary Talks To Bring Helldivers 2 To Xbox Series X|S

Sony is allegedly in preliminary talks to bring Arrowhead Game Studios' cooperative third-person shooter, Helldivers 2, to Xbox Series X|S.

twistedvoxel.com

Sony Interactive Entertainment is in preliminary talks to bring Arrowhead Game Studios' cooperative third-person shooter, Helldivers 2, to Xbox Series X|S, based on the latest rumor.

Speaking during the latest episode of The Xbox Era Podcast, co-host Shpeshal Nick mentioned that there are some very early discussions on-going regarding the possibility of Helldivers 2 being released on Xbox Series X|S. He believes that the current PlayStation boss is a little more open to "certain things", hinting at the...

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I'll gladly eat crow on this one. Didn't think current Sony management could be this stupid, but here we are.

Disregard anything I've said regarding ports etc, all bets are off at this point.

 

[mckmas8808]

They'll quickly learn no one on Xbox buys games.

Sony will. Just like when they learned that putting Horizon Forbidden West on PS+ too early killed those sales also.

I don't see a problem here, helldivers 2 needs more players.

Do they though? And why isn't there a proper HD2 PS5 Pro update yet?

 

[LordCBH]

They always say that right before they announce ports. It's not "We won't" more than a " Its only a few.. I promise! " way of pre quieting the mob.

"It's only 4 games."

Look, these CEO's are all the same, just in different fonts. We all know this.

 

[Loomy]

I'll end up fighting you like I have the dumb arse xbros for the last decade, and you'll all end up hating me.

Dude, I've owned 1 xbox (360) my entire life and I owned it for like 2 months while I played Gears 3 before I sold it. Only ever owned PS consoles and a few Nintendo ones here and there. I'm the farthest from an xbro lol.

Having said that, if Sony ever stops actively supporting their own consoles, then I'll join your crusade. But they're not kneecaping themselves here.

People have been wondering why they haven't managed to find the resources to get this game (and others) properly patched up for the Pro - it's this (or at least it's a contributing factor).

Current PS5 (and pro) customers suffer because they want to port this game to a "dead" platform? How does that make any sense?

What would a proper Pro patch look like for Helldivers 2?

 

[StreetsofBeige]

Is it on Gamepass? Says it in the footnote.

 

[Astray]

Sony will. Just like when they learned that putting Horizon Forbidden West on PS+ too early killed those sales also.

And if they buy the game?

Ironically enough, if they find this to be profitable then they will probably port GT7 next, especially now that MS basically killed off Forza Motorsport with the layoffs yesterday.

 

[PendekarRajawali]

Sony: Now give me my Halo.

 

[Kerotan]

They'll probably bring it to the Switch 2 as well.

 

[adamsapple]

Is it on Gamepass? Says it in the footnote.

No that just says you need Core to play this, which yeah .. that's what the game is.

I'll gladly eat crow on this one. Didn't think current Sony management could be this stupid, but here we are.

Disregard anything I've said regarding ports etc, all bets are off at this point.

Published by Playstation themselves no less.

Not even a case where a spun up subsidiary like MLB is publishing it. Sony has officially entered the fray on publishing 1P games on Xbox directly now.

 

[digoutyoursoul]

Wow. They could have waited for negativity to spread around Xbox and Microsoft a bit longer, but no, they had to bail them out lol. Sony made many bad decisions this gen, this one is right up there.

it's a port of a game over a year old , hardly bails them out , they are still doing a terrible job

 

[Banjo64]

This actually surprises me. Will they get a fat Game Pass pay check?

If I were Sony I'd be getting this on S2 ASAP where it'll actually make some money.

 

[Astray]

Is it on Gamepass? Says it in the footnote.

Nah it says it requires Gamepass Core to be able to play because it's a paid online game.

 

[Artistic]

Only heard good things about this game, so will be playing.

 

[Draugoth]

When I said Sony would release their games on Xbox everyone called me a Madman

 

[Aion002]

Is it on Gamepass? Says it in the footnote.

Gamepass core. It's the online play tax.

 

[TintoConCasera]

Helldivers 2 is going to ben announced for the Switch 2 in the next Nintendo Direct…

If you are truly lucky you'll get an EDF 5 + 6 bundle which, trust me, is the actual kino experience.

 

[pqueue]

 

[GHG]

Dude, I've owned 1 xbox (360) my entire life and I owned it for like 2 months while I played Gears 3 before I sold it. Only ever owned PS consoles and a few Nintendo ones here and there. I'm the farthest from an xbro lol.

Didn't say you were an Xbro, please read again.

Having said that, if Sony ever stops actively supporting their own consoles, then I'll join your crusade. But they're not kneecaping themselves here.

They are.

What would a proper Pro patch look like for Helldivers 2?

PSSR support, better resolution/IQ, etc.

I can tell you first hand that there is a huge delta between how this game runs on PC vs how it runs on console. Instead of getting nixxes to help with that, they got nixxes to do an Xbox port.

 

[onQ123]

We're almost there

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Thread 'IMO Sony is forced to release their games on PC because soon it will be all about the digital locker & being able to play your games anywhere'

Jan 17, 2020

If Sony didn't release games on PC they would be at a disadvantage in the digital locker age. in the digital locker age hardware will not matter you will just buy the software & play it wherever you like but it would be pointless for people to choose to by from Sony if their licence only worked for PS5.

This is where we are headed

Next mind bending prediction: You will be able to play PS5 games on your PS4 , Xbox One , Xbox Scarlet , PC , Mac , Android phone & iPhone even if you don't own a PS5.

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Thread 'IMO Sony is forced to release their games on PC because soon it will be all about the digital locker & being able to play your games anywhere'

Jan 17, 2020

If Sony didn't release games on PC they would be at a disadvantage in the digital locker age. in the digital locker age hardware will not matter you will just buy the software & play it wherever you like but it would be pointless for people to choose to by from Sony if their licence only worked for PS5.

This is where we are headed

Next mind bending prediction: You will be able to play PS5 games on your PS4 , Xbox One , Xbox Scarlet , PC , Mac , Android phone & iPhone even if you don't own a PS5.

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[GHG]

Published by Playstation themselves no less.

Not even a case where a spun up subsidiary like MLB is publishing it. Sony has officially entered the fray on publishing 1P games on Xbox directly now.

"no red lines" as a man once famously said.

 

[drganon]

 

[Skifi28]

I never claimed I'm neutral. I definitely prefer Xbox. I have them both and think one is definitely better.

Ask the biggest PS trolls on here the last time they bought a game on an Xbox console. I got Astro Bot last year. Don't really care if you have a problem with my posts honestly.

I'm not racist, I have a black friend!


I think that's enough bullying Miku for today.

 

[Edder1]

lol they are past that. xbox is irrelevant outside of gaming forums.
you never run out of negativity with xbox anyways, phil takes care of that.

It all started last gen with Xbox becoming a meme online. People act like online discourse is irrelevant when literally everyone and their grandmother spend all their free time on their phones browsing social media.

 

[Trekinspace88]

Hopefully this is just the first step for Sony ending exclusivity on all their 1st party titles and they will eventually release everything Day 1 on multiple platforms as exclusivity imo only hurts gamers.

 

[Punished Miku]

I'm not racist, I have a black friend!


I think that's enough bullying Miku for today.

Except in this analogy I never claimed I'm not racist. Wait a minute ... fuck.

 

[Edder1]

it's a port of a game over a year old , hardly bails them out , they are still doing a terrible job

You don't help your enemy when they are on the ground, you kick them. It's what Sony always did in the past (the kicking that is).

 

[Kacho]

 

[GHG]

It's because user gains and drops for these games and platforms are no longer happening en masse. More like a drip feed that moves slowly.

A big chunk of those 30m are not guaranteed to move to PS5 (at best we're talking about PS6, if ever), if they get even %10 of that total userbase (around 3m) then that's a chunk of change that will help them keep the game's momentum going and its player population growing.

Ironically enough I think it's things like not being free to publish on Xbox that drove Arrowhead away from Sony.

If I'm Arrowhead I feel hard done by or bitter because Sony are out there purchasing Bungie and a bunch of unknown/unproven GAAS studios instead of them. Not because they can't port their game to Xbox.

 

[Baemono]

This is stupid

 

[Topher]

Does Sony not read GAF? Apparently no one buys games on Xbox.

G GAF , did you say this?

 

[Loomy]

I can tell you first hand that there is a huge delta between how this game runs on PC vs how it runs on console.

That's not going to change with a Pro patch, unfortunately.

If Sony releases Ghost of Yotei on Xbox, then yeah. That' a different story.

But Fairgames, Marathon, Helldivers 2, Destiny, + whatever other Live Service games they're working on will likely come out on Xbox. It just makes sense for those games.

 

[Bojanglez]

Hard to justify not bringing it to Xbox when they were going to allow Marathon to go on Xbox.

Games like this need all the userbase and exposure they can get.

 

[adamsapple]

You don't help your enemy when they are on the ground, you kick them. Its what Sony always did (the kicking that is) until recently.

You gotta stop looking at it like that lol, some of the top selling games on playstation right now are from Xbox Games Studios. There's absolutely no reason for them to be needlessly antagonistic.

I wouldn't be surprised if this was an agreed upon 'exchange' thing for Gears coming to PS.

 

[Heisenberg007]

Sony owns the Helldivers IP, but they don't own Arrowhead. I wonder who pushed for this.

I know that Xbox owners really wanted this game but I'm surprised it's happening.

The buck still stops with Sony. They have to say yes or no in the end.

One day, what if Sony Santa Monica or Naughty Dog say to Sony that they want to publish God of War or TLOU on Xbox? Will Sony allow that, too?

Arrowhead may have pushed Sony, but it is ultimately on Sony to allow this or not.

 

[GHG]

But Fairgames, Marathon, Helldivers 2, Destiny, + whatever other Live Service games they're working on will likely come out on Xbox. It just makes sense for those games.

And here's the crux of the matter.

They shouldn't be wasting resources on making those types of games in the first place.

 

[Kacho]

Sony has officially entered the fray on publishing 1P games on Xbox directly now.

Then where is Hot Shots golf and Patapon?

 

[tanners]

That's not going to change with a Pro patch, unfortunately.

If Sony releases Ghost of Yotei on Xbox, then yeah. That' a different story.

But Fairgames, Marathon, Helldivers 2, Destiny, + whatever other Live Service games they're working on will likely come out on Xbox. It just makes sense for those games.

they could bring concord out of grave too L

 

[Ass of Can Whooping]

...but how do you really feel?

 

[adamsapple]

Then where is Hot Shots golf and Patapon?

 

[Maddoxswe]

No Game Pass, no sales. Sony, this will be your first and last exclusive released on Xbox.
Edit: Before the green rats attack saying it's not the first exclusive... yes, I know.

 

[Horseganador]

I was wondering how long it would take Sony to do something stupid, not even 24 hours.