They’re not making a GaaS game though?
They are, and here's an excerpt from one of their job listings from February:
In that slide that you posted, Bend is listed in the "Evolving" category because they're pivoting from singleplayer, narrative focused games to multiplayer, live-service titles, and not quite there yet, unlike Bungie or Haven/Firewalk, both of which were set up from the start to be live-service powerhouses.
Bluepoint was never stated to be working on a new IP, all they said was "original content". Insider Shinobi602 also hinted at them working on an existing franchise currently, rather than an original property.
I'd love them to try a new Syphon Filter since Ubi has given up on Sam Fisher.
Days Gone was buggy as hell at launch and it took 6+ years for Bend to release it. It rated a 72 on metacritic, and yes, many players came around to playing it, but at deep discounts. Bend studio was poorly managed compared to Sony's other AAA studios, which is why DG2 was never greenlit
So have them do a 250 mill GAAS that is way harder to do lol?
Direct from Bend.
Unless you think including MP in an SP game = GaaS?
He probably doesn't know and seems to be making an educated guess, as the studio are receiving a salary over these years (although my maths comes to $300+k pa average, which is obviously not the case)
They're not spending "over 250 million dollars" on a new IP single player game, which have been consistently crushed in the market.
Where are you getting that from?
I don't trust a word that guy says. Dude sucks and just wants twitter pity points. Secondly, Bend's next game is almost certainly not a full on GAAS game because Sony chose to label their studio(multi-genre) and not a GAAS studio. It is probably a single player game with co-op elements. Days Gone was supposed to have an open world co-op mode as well that was scrapped late in development
Well, it’s confirmed to be an SP game with MP elements, take that how you want.
That quote you posted is two years old. Mine, from Bend's own careers page, is three months old.
www.eurogamer.net
Unless it is an established GAAS studio like Bungie or Blizzard, 250 mil for a GAAS game would be dumb as hell. It would be a much better investment giving 5 smaller studios 50 mill and hope one of them strikes gold, like Arrowhead
Your link reinforces it?That quote you posted is two years old. Mine, from Bend's own careers page, is three months old.
Again, from the horse's mouth:
Bend Studios' next project will be a "AAA live-service" game
Bend Studios' next game will be a "AAA live-service" game.
You wish, lol.
Just because two years ago they said to have been working on a game that includes multiplayer doesn't mean that two years later, a Bungie review of the live-service portfolio that led to the cancelation of The Last Of Us Online later, their own statements about their game being a live-service title, for which they're looking people experienced in live-service titles, are somehow negated by a two years old quote.
You could be right, but if they believe in the concept (AAA PvP survival game hello?!) then hitting as hard as possible is smart.
He's probably having a mid life crisis and complaining about the days gone by.This guy is finding ANY opportunity to bring the talk back to DG.
Even if we don’t like GAAS games?
Only two types of gamers. GAAS gamers and future GAAS gamers. There is no one else.
Wow. Could you define GAAS if you paint such a depressive future?
Just as my GAAS brethren were at their lowest, a new North Star has emerged to which we now follow. A Live Service juggernaut in the making over at Sony Bend...
Yes they are, stop the wishful thinkingThey’re not making a GaaS game though?
GAAS games are always improving. They're widening their reach as well as deepening their reach. It's only a matter of time before you find yourself saying "I typically hate GAAS but this one is actually pretty fun." Then a short while later you'll say "Some GAAS are good. Some are bad." Then you'll say "Remember when we actually thought non GAAS had a chance?"
Same category as Guerrilla, Polyphony and Media Molecule. If you think they’re all doing GaaS too, then more power to you.
Think less like a gAmEr and more like a CEO.
Sony always focuses on accessibility. That throws survival genre out the window. PvP, am not sure, they have tried those before in ps3 era. Especially Harmen Hulst has a lot of experience. That also doesn’t justify that sort of expenses.
Nah, there's ways to sand off the survival genres rough edges. Rust, DayZ, Ark, Valheim, Lego Fortnite are all pretty accessable today. I could see them polishing up the genre further as there's so much to explore there. Should have been Concord FFS.
I like games that are improved. No Man’s Sky, Starfield, Cyberpunk, are among my favorites.
Accessible as in clear cut quest markers and objectives. And very beginner friendly.
Those games are already very popular on console. I encourage you to try out Rust on console or Ark SE on console and see how janky and unpolished they still are. Those games do quite well and they clearly have tons of room for growth. We just need a AAA dev/pub willing to raise the bar. Honestly can't think of a genre with more potential.
I find this kind of response a lot in my interactions with the anti GAAS crowd. "I will never like GAAS because all the GAAS games I've played I haven't liked."
