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Source: Stadia turned down an exclusive Death Stranding follow-up from Kojima
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Andrew Evenstar
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honestly, i didn't want that trash on Stadia either, so good business decision to keep Stadia having only the best games.
The Fuzz damn you!
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If the rumour is true, the value is in the details.Kohima doesn’t exactly have a reputation for being developer friendly, and the value for the service has to be balanced against the cost. If Kohima went to stadia with an idea fo a game demanding $100,000,000, full creative control and no deadlines, they’d be fools to fund him knowing that the service itself was really just a proof of concept that could well fold before they’d even have a chance of recouping dollar one.
Google wasted billions shutting down a service they never seriously supported. I don't think your hypothetical $100 million was a factor in turning Kojima down. The top execs involved with Stadia admittedly are not gamers, and it showed.
The Fuzz damn you!
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I picked an arbitrary number, but are you saying that the price of the rumoured game did not factor into their decision not to pay that price? Because that’s an interesting take if so.
Have you seen their plethora of other terrible decisions for Stadia? It's not far-fetched to think this hypothetical "high price point" is not the real reason they turned Kojima down.
darrylgorn
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+1 for Stadia, I guess.
VolticArchangel
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Yeah, definitely getting rumors mixed up here.
DS is owned by Sony and they would never let their IP on a competing platform that isn't PC.
This is Overdose. Microsoft are on it now. Imagine if DS2 is a Xbox/PC/Xcloud exclusive. LMFAO
DS is owned by Sony and they would never let their IP on a competing platform that isn't PC.
This is Overdose. Microsoft are on it now. Imagine if DS2 is a Xbox/PC/Xcloud exclusive. LMFAO
Azurro
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Because it was a sales disappointment and didn't do that well critically either. It's a fucking weird game, the only Kojima game I have bought and never finished.
Kojima is brilliant, but he needs someone to bring him back down to earth with some of his ideas, what a slog of a game that was.
The Fuzz damn you!
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It is undoubtedly part of the reason, the only question is how much? I don’t see much value in just saying “it was a bad decision because they make bad decisions” - these are not stupid people, even if they do fuck up in ways that seem obvious in hindsight (or even foresight).
MasterCornholio
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Yeah Kojima or Google would have to buy it from Sony for that to be possible. There's definitely a mix up of rumors involving Kojima like how Overdose might be that cloud game he's working on or possible something Silent Hill related.
lostinblue
Banned
This was in hindsight good for Kojima.
It was out of respect for his big career.™
It was out of respect for his big career.™
saintjules
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brian0057
Banned
And then people wonder why Konami kicked him to the curb.
Yeah, i mean, look at all these amazing gaming masterpieces Konami has made since then. Kojima was really dragging them down.
brian0057
Banned
"Amazing gaming masterpieces" don't necessarily pay rent, salaries, and bills.
Even if we gamers hate what they've been doing, it's clearly working for them.
They're a for profit company, not a charity. And people always seem to forget that.
Topher
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Yeah, I sure do. Can’t tell me he didn’t make a ton of money for Konami.
brian0057
Banned
Apparently, not enough. Given that they fired him.
Topher
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We don’t know why he was fired though. Like I said, I seriously doubt it was due to sales/expenses, but it is speculation either way.
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I don't give a shit about their profits, i give a shit about their games. I am a gamer.
SmokedMeat
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Imagine being turned down by Stadia.
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