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Fire Hulst. What a POS.

 

[Det]

What else would you blame this on?

I didn't know that PlayStation had a website like "XboxEra" that gives Redfall an 8/10 rating.
Do you have a link to the "PlaystationEra" video where they give Concord an 8/10 rating?

 

[HeisenbergFX4]

Sony, of course. Somehow you think PlayStation fans have been ok with the direction Sony has been going this generation? Come on now.

In before someone hits you with the record profits slide and celebrates said profits saying it proves how great Sony is doing

 

[Pokedot]

This is almost as baffling as Naughty Dog making an online TLOU for years only to realize they have to keep supporting it.

Out of all the GaaS games Sony was working on, a TLOU online as an extraction game could seriously work. Just look to Arc Raiders for a blueprint.

 

[Danjin44]

Say what you want about Nintendo but you dont see them shutting down devs like Monolith Soft just because their games dont sell as much as Mario games.....Unlike Sony Nintendo see value in Monolith Softs's talents.

 

[Jesb]

That's the thing too, Bluepoint was a support studio for GoW Ragnarok, they could have easily pivoted them to something else

Yeah exactly. I was fully expecting them to be on or helping with the god of war remake. How are they not useful there, this is preschool stuff. You have remake wizards and you can't find something for them….

 

[Pokedot]

Say what you want about Nintendo but you dont see them shutting down devs like Monolith Soft just because their games dont sell as much as Mario games.....Unlike Sony Nintendo see value in Monolith Softs's talents.

There is a difference in the budgets. It's easier to break even with Nintendo games.

 

[DEAD ORIGINAL]

That's pretty sad they we're good, although the Uncharted remastered collection they did fuck up Elena's face.

 

[ShirAhava]

The chances of any remakes of old games from Sony were greatly diminished with this. If you are ok with that because you didn't like Bluepoints work then sure, I guess nothing was lost. Seems a bit short-sighted to me though.

If it isn't going to be done correctly I'd rather just play the old games as is

 

[AutumnLeaves]

What an abysmal decision. Just horrible.

 

[DinoD]

Fkn c*nts.

 

[vodka-bull]

Sad, but if it takes them more than a year to realize that they should do an ICO remake, they're the only one to blame.

 

[begotten]

Factions and Spider-Man MP got cancelled whilst Concord still launched and Horizon MP & Fairgames$ get to live on.

Bluepoint shut down before MM and Bend Studio, despite being acquired on one merit and not just sticking to course (Remakes). Terrible leadership.

People say Phil Spencer has a bad taste and read on games... but to say Herman Hulst is an absolute clueless dumbfuck is an understatement.

You got all your Horizon shit you moron, you can back to being a cockroach at GG now and continue being salty over God of War 2018.

 

[Anchovie123]

We need to boycott marathon as revenge.

 

[Nonehxc]

Haha

Fuck you Sony, you seem hellbent on me taking another 14y hiatus on giving you a single fucking cent after you got me back good with PS4 Pro in December 2018.

So be it, more time and more money to dedicate to my other hobbies and systems.

 

[HeisenbergFX4]

We need to boycott marathon as revenge.

 

[ByWatterson]

We need to boycott marathon as revenge.

 

[Guardian Monkey]

You weren't getting it anyway, lol.

 

[RafterXL]

Absolutely idiotic. These companies are filled with retards making these decisions.

Lol suddenly he values fps ?? Lol he was one of the big supporters of "i cant see the difference between 30 and 60fps"

Always knew he was full of shit ... retarded

You have to remember the golden rule for console fanboys. Features are only important when their favorite toy has them and does them well, if they don't have those features they are unimportant and useless.

 

[ChorizoPicozo]

I just saw everyone shitting on Herman… well, I thought you were based, that you were an alpha, aura-farming leadership and masculinity... but you ended up being just a simp embracing wokeness

Hopefully, the internet army takes this opportunity, now that Marathon is around the corner, and lets them know how we really feel.

 

[blacktout]

Say what you want about Nintendo but you dont see them shutting down devs like Monolith Soft just because their games dont sell as much as Mario games.....Unlike Sony Nintendo see value in Monolith Softs's talents.

You don't see Nintendo shutting down development studios for two main reasons:

1. Nintendo don't acquire most of their development partners. Instead they mostly work with independent studios and studios owned by other publishers on a contractual basis. So when they need to cut back or they're unhappy with the work produced by one of these studios, they simply don't contract them for future games. Hypothetically, let's say Nintendo decides that Forever Entertainment bungled the Donkey Kong Country Returns HD port. Well, they don't own Forever, so they can just choose to work with a different studio the next time they want a Wii game remastered for the Switch or Switch 2. They don't have to close the studio and pay severance packages and get a lot of negative press. Hell, no one blamed Nintendo when Mario & Luigi dev Alpha Dream went under, even though they were long time partners, because Nintendo didn't own them and didn't have to pull the trigger.

2. Nintendo places a lot of value in the ability of their "lesser" studios to support their main studios. So you won't see Monolith shut down in spite of the fact that the Xenoblade titles are niche products, because Monolith regularly provides essential support to Nintendo's Zelda team. Likewise, Retro is probably safe in spite of what Metroid Prime 4's iffy performance, because Retro has done support work on Mario Kart and other titles that move serious units. It's not just that the success of big games are subsidizing smaller ones; it's that many of these studios are making meaningful contributions to Nintendo's major franchises, they're just not leading development on those games.

 

[bender]

In before someone hits you with the record profits slide and celebrates said profits saying it proves how great Sony is doing

You going to take this laying down, nial ?

 

[kungfuian]

Want Sony to listen? Speak with your dollars folks!

 

[Msamy]

Hopefully those cunts who defend hirman hulst and sony gaas strategy enjoy it right now, fuck sony fuck hirman hulst fuck anyone defend them

 

[mclaren777]

I was just daydreaming yesterday about how cool it would be if Bluepoint did a 4K remake of Warhawk.

 

[nial]

You going to take this laying down, nial ?

wait until june

 

[yogaflame]

I hope it becomes trending, Fire Hermen.

 

[Jesb]

I was just daydreaming yesterday about how cool it would be if Bluepoint did a 4K remake of Warhawk.

Kind of baffling this was not a Gaas choice from Sony.

 

[OuterLimits]

I won't be buying it out of principle.

You don't buy a good company, have them follow so ridiculous design idea and the close the company - affecting employees ability to put food on the table. That's some seriously messed up decision making.

No, Marathon is an easy one to skip.

I'm sure Bungie is thrilled that Sony decided to drop this news just two weeks before Marathon launches.

 

[daclynk]

Sony is BELIEVING IN GAAS oh GENERATIONS

 

[DavidGzz]

Every time I start to scroll on the gaming discussion I see this fucking headline and still can't believe it. It's like, if Bluepoint isn't safe, how do these devs go on for other studios. Any day may be your last. Wtf

 

[firegamer273]

wait how did they choose to close bluepoint games over haven studios . they haven"t put out a single game yet.

 

[TGO]

I know one thing, no studio is safe.
If you failed at a GaaS game and got another game in development? You better hope it's a big success and I don't mean it sold well, you better hope it sells more then any of your previous stuff.

 

[ChorizoPicozo]

I just saw everyone shitting on Herman… well, I thought you were based, that you were an alpha, aura-farming leadership and masculinity... but you ended up being just a simp embracing wokeness

Hopefully, the internet army takes this opportunity, now that Marathon is around the corner, and lets them know how we really feel.

Woow, they actually did.

 

[Shubh_C63]

wait how did they choose to close bluepoint games over haven studios . they haven"t put out a single game yet.

I guess they are preparing their sheets for Haven does gets closed down.

 

[alphachino]

I am so fucking glad I ditched Sony for PC gaming this gen. Fuck 'em.

 

[ReasonBeing]

I didn't know that PlayStation had a website like "XboxEra" that gives Redfall an 8/10 rating.
Do you have a link to the "PlaystationEra" video where they give Concord an 8/10 rating?

Okay, so he started accusing "PlayStation fans" of behaving like the Halo "monkey" Craig...
Miles away

There isn't a single "PlayStation Era" site giving Concord an 8/10 like there was with Redfall.

Are you just going to repeat this until someone engages?

 

[Embearded]

wait how did they choose to close bluepoint games over haven studios . they haven"t put out a single game yet.

BP didn't have an active project for a year, Haven still has Fairgames which is still in development as far as i know.

 

[March Climber]

Kind of baffling this was not a Gaas choice from Sony.

Neither was Socom, Little Big Planet, Wipeout, Syphon Filter, or any of the other legacy franchises Sony owns.

If it weren't for the fact that Ratchet, Gran Turismo, and God of War still live, I would fully buy that Sony doesn't believe in long term franchises like Nintendo and Xbox does.

They toss aside their I.P. nearly every gen or two. To be fair it's incredibly brave but it is also incredibly shortsighted.

 

[Salz01]

I have more hours spent in the Demons Souls remake than playing both Horizons combined. Not sure how Hulst ever got to be where he is.

 

[Rentahamster]

Sony is just utterly retarded

No idea how they're still on top.

They can succeed on mild incompetence when their main competition doubles down on even worse incompetence.

 

[Lord Panda]

Sony is just utterly retarded

No idea how they're still on top.

Because the other side is even more retarded. A large swathe of the western gaming industry is fucking retarded.

 

[Men_in_Boxes]

We need to boycott marathon as revenge.

 

[Generic]

Woow, they actually did.

The comments section in that twitter post is basically people who have no interest in Bungie or Marathon talking about another studio.

What's the logic?

 

[L*][*N*K]

 

[Baki]

Fire Hulst. What a POS.

Fire Totoki, bring back Kaz. These moves are coming from a culture of fear, straight from the top.

 

[MagusMajul]

I guess no blood born remake

 

[skit_data]

Fucking retarded decision

 

[Generic]

Neither was Socom, Little Big Planet, Wipeout, Syphon Filter, or any of the other legacy franchises Sony owns.

If it weren't for the fact that Ratchet, Gran Turismo, and God of War still live, I would fully buy that Sony doesn't believe in long term franchises like Nintendo and Xbox does.

They toss aside their I.P. nearly every gen or two. To be fair it's incredibly brave but it is also incredibly shortsighted.

Now that you mention, a GaaS Syphon Filter would be dope.

 

[Generic]

I just saw that the Demon's Souls remake only sold 2 millions. This explains everything.