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[asdasdasdbb]

Record profits and they pull shit like this. This is MS level of evil and idiocy.

I have a feeling that if Sony is going to continue to do more remasters/remakes... it's gonna be done in China.

Austin, while not as pricey as LA, is not cheap either.

 

[Montauk]

But that's an appeal to authority fallacy. They certainly do have information we don't—hard sales numbers and the complete development timeline of the company, for starters—but knowing more doesn't automatically mean the decisions they make with that information any better. These same leaders had that same suite of information when they green lit bomb after bomb while tripping over themselves to try to follow live service trends (without the vision and passion to understand what made the OG giants and innovators in the space successful).

Sure, they have their reasons, but their track record—especially for consumers that loved their first party offerings—doesn't and shouldn't inspire confidence that they're making the right call here.

I didn't say they were right.

 

[Physiognomonics]

They got rid of them because they are not interested into some remake exclusive to PS5, like Demon's Souls is. They want a team that do PC /PS5 remakes, which Bluepoint is not.

 

[JayK47]

GAF really really likes remakes. Holy crap. Over 1800 posts.

Truly the state of the industry. New games are such ass, we just want remakes and remakes of remakes of actually good games. I hear ya. I want to have a good remake of Deus Ex and NOLF.

Remakes seem like the kind of thing AI could do really well though, so maybe this is just a casualty of AI. In a few years, I will probably just be able to ask AI to remake any old game I want and no need to wait for a formal remake from these dying game developers.

 

[Euler007]

They absolutely did. The Demon's Souls remake is a disgrace. I love the origial and remember being excited about this remake when it just got announced, but at the time I didn't know much about bluepoint. Shame it turned out being such a waste of opportunity, and an egregious one at that.

Not surprised in the slightest they got axed.

Counterpoint : it looks amazing and guys like you shitting on their work is a big part of why we lost them.

 

[deeptech]

GAF really really likes remakes. Holy crap. Over 1800 posts.

Truly the state of the industry. New games are such ass, we just want remakes and remakes of remakes of actually good games. I hear ya. I want to have a good remake of Deus Ex and NOLF.

Remakes seem like the kind of thing AI could do really well though, so maybe this is just a casualty of AI. In a few years, I will probably just be able to ask AI to remake any old game I want and no need to wait for a formal remake from these dying game developers.

Great, did you see those AI renderings of DKC from SNES, looks sick. A bit dev input a bit more AI (lol) and we would have great stuff in a year of devtime.
One could sense sometime ago when in PS4 era remasters began to swarm the platform, risk was too dangerous, games were already "safer" and shittier. Like PS4 will only be remembered as Bloodborne/GTAV console in 10 years.

 

[manfestival]

but... bloodborne remake/remaster

 

[Bernardougf]

It's so pervasive that even the idiot fanboys drone on about profits instead of games.

This is the truly saddest part.

 

[_Ex_]

I've quit gaming / I'm completely distancing myself from social media and forums / I came here just to say goodbye

 

[DenchDeckard]

I wonder JUST how many people bought a ps5 launch because of the Demons souls remake. It was the most hyped shit. So many in here saying they did. Must be at least a few hundred thousand worldwide at launch.

RIP

 

[bighugeguns]

I just get this feeling some random ass corpo spreadsheet warrior somewhere in Japan made the biggest mistake of his life. I don't think the Western leadership had anything to do with this. The decision is too alien.

Someone mentioned in a post that the Western guys basically just follow ad hoc orders as they come down from Japan.

How would you even begin to articulate the importance of little Bluepoint to guys like that.

Maybe the term "prestige studio" just isn't part of their corporate vocabulary.

Just my speculation.

 

[Saber]

john linneman tearing sony a new one

I knew he would. He loved Demon Souls from BP.
Finally he spitting some harsh truths. He would rather have everyone pushing this GaaS shit be fired.

 

[Knight of the Round]

I wonder JUST how many people bought a ps5 launch because of the Demons souls remake. It was the most hyped shit. So many in here saying they did. Must be at least a few hundred thousand worldwide at launch.

RIP

I bought it and I don't even have a fucking PS5. That's how much I wanted it.

 

[Famipan]

Ok so the dream of Bloodborne remake for PS6 is dead?

Could From Software acquire Bluepoint or their knowhow?

Micolash:
"No, we shall not abandon the dream. No one can catch us! No one can stop us now!"

"As you once did for the vacuous Rom, grant us eyes, grant us eyes. Plant eyes on our brains, to cleanse our beastly idiocy."

"Now I'm waking up, I'll forget everything..." (Upon defeat)