Kamiya Has a Small Issue With Scalebound's GC Presentation

He's upset again.

That basically means "Those shits at MS... are they fucking with me...?". Shortly after he deleted this tweet.

It seems he's not okay with the way Scalebound is gonna be presented. Or his role in that presentation. He'll probably be there saying "this game is coming", followed by some gameplay. And the way he looked like at E3 back when they announced it, it seems he's just not okay with coming on stage and then leaving like that.

Scalebound's development is still going as planned.

It's not the first time Kamiya has issued problems with the game. He very much disliked the art Microsoft put up for the it. Mind you, he also had a problem with the way Nintendo changed the Bayonetta 2 cover, and how they handled the marketing of the Wonderful 101.

Kamiya speaks out. A lot.

Yeah, Kamiya just being Kamiya, i respect him for speaking his mind. I do find it funny he complains The Wonderful 101 didnt get hyped by Nintendo enough and then turn around and complain Microsoft is trying to hype Scalebound too much. I love him for it though, i love people who voice their concerns.

Man , Kamiya is just a grump.

I was behind him for the Bayo2 cover /it looks bland/ but this is just off the handlebars and crazy.

Love the guy.

So the man doesn't like to be pushed onto stage to wave say hi be excited, and then be told he's to walk off. Makes sense. Man is passionate about his projects would probably like to speak or present in a manor that he better explains or shows the game instead of small clips. I wouldn't want to be a place holder for 2 minutes of stage time, literally the person on stage to waste the time till the next video.

He doesn't want to be on stage just so MS can go "Look guys, Kamiya, we got street cred now", so I'm not exactly seeing where Kamiya shouldn't be annoyed. In his case he probably just wants to show the game and talk the game, but well modern video game marketing is modern video game marketing. IE bullshit, either way I want to see some gameplay already.

I respect Kamiya for all the awesome games he's made but he's such a fucking manchild.

Whatever, just need to see some gameplay.

Who cares if he is there or not ( not me )....just want to see gameplay.

man, this dude is a whiny little asshole.

Might I ask, who is Kamiya ?

He's directing Scalebound. He made games like Resident Evil 2, Devil May Cry and Bayonetta.

No kidding. Great games though!

...and this is why XBone has lost Japan for the XBox brand.

He probably doesn't want to spend 5 minutes on stage talking about how only XBox can allow him to use technology and creative freedom for something something something experience something something experience. Then show 30 seconds of gameplay that's going to be torn apart by pixel counters and forumites.

Didn't take long for our resident XBros to call him a whiny bitch for not wanting to fly for 17 hours to and from a conference just to do that.. Best. Fanbase. Ever.

Who says he has to spew that nonsense? Speculating much? And he does sound whiny....MS paid him money to make a game, this goes with it.

Like how major actors go on a promotion tour when it releases hitting up all the morning and evening talk shows. Still, I wonder if he's just upset he has to make a trip just to have a minor part in the presentation and not something more substantive and worth his time away.

I'm not the biggest fan of his games nor of his attitude here. Seems like that's the minority opinion on System Wars.

Looking forward to seeing what Scalebound will be like. I hope it's something that will interest me, that first CGI look was pretty cool.

Yup...they despise it, but it's part of the job.

Dosen't sound too different than most other devs who work exclusively with MS on projects.

The money attracts devs but when finally working with people in MS, something happens where they don't feel appreciated and their vision is not respected.

Business as usual with MS. Don't know why lems are calling him names this is NOTHING new. Go down the list of devs who have vocally had issues with MS when trying to work on a game and wanted to cut all ties after the project is finished and that list would be mighty long. Kamiya was MS's last chance. This will probably be the best, but also last big XB1 exclusive it sees this gen outside of internal studios (halo/forza/gears).

Will you make that list of Dev's for me

I love this guys ability to not give a shit what people think. incoming breach of contract, lol.

His tweeter picture fits him perfect since he sounds like a pouting child.

Here are some links

How Microsoft is trying—but failing—to court indie game developers

“I don’t like how Microsoft is restricting PC development with the Windows app store,” said Cavanagh."

"Some indie game developers don't like Microsoft's business philosophy, while others haven't had access to the development tools they need."

"Financially, it’s difficult to understand why developers are shunning Windows devices, as Microsoft offers a more generous revenue sharing agreement than either Apple or Google."

http://www.pcworld.com/article/2032768/how-microsoft-is-trying-but-failing-to-court-indie-game-developers.html

MS forcing devs to charge for DLC

Sweeney said, "We already released two [maps] and we have four more maps that we've built. We've been wanting to give them away for a long time but actually Microsoft has been pushing back on us for that.They're trying to build this business model around selling additional content for games and that's a valid idea, but definitely we would like to release more stuff for free, and we haven't been able to do so -- yet. Which is unfortunate, there's a lot of good business reasons for releasing free content for a game."

"He says there are simple business philosophies separating Epic and Microsoft.

After our conversation, Rein posted a statement on the Evil Avatar forum, sending a copy to Joystiq, which said in part, "Quite frankly Xbox Live Marketplace isn't our store. It's Microsoft's store....Rein says both Epic and Microsoft want to make money, they just have different philosophies on how to do it. Epic believes in giving content away for free, building the user base of their product by adding value after initial purchase."

http://theadultgamer.com/forum/index.php?/topic/10482-ms-forcing-devs-to-charge-for-dlc/

Microsoft forcing devs to charge for DLC

"Microsoft and Epic are currently fighting over the new Gears of War content"

http://kiloto.blogspot.com/2009/03/microsoft-forcing-devs-to-charge-for.html

Phantom Dust dev collapsed under Microsoft's demands - report

"Phantom Dust developer Darkside Game Studios have attributed the company's collapse to unreasonable demands made by Microsoft.

based on the testimony of five former Darkside employees - has exposed some important details about how that relationship deteriorated.

Phantom Dust was to be Darkside's first attempt at making its own game after years of contributing to other developers' projects. A deal for a multiplayer-only version of Phantom Dust - "along the lines of Hearthstone and League of Legends" - was struck, with the budget set at $5 million. Just one week later, Microsoft suggested a change of plan.

"They decided that fans were gonna want a single-player game,"one source said. "But they weren't going to change the budget or the timeframe."

In the months to follow, Microsoft moved the goalposts on "a nearly monthly basis," and generally in a direction that required more staff and more time."

http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2015-04-13-phantom-dust-collapsed-under-microsofts-demands-report

Don't know if you really wanted links to read up on this or if you were just trying to question the validity of my post, either way most people already know what I have said is true, for anything more feel free to do your own research. Like I said, this is nothing new.

Oh boy, that MS tweet.... seems like this partnership isnt going as rosey as the Nintendo one.

It totally fits MS's marketing tactics to be using him as a mascot of some sorts though lol

Poor dude if true.

Guy is getting a crap tonne of money to do what he loves, free flights to and from Germany, all expenses paid, he's lived and done more in life than 99% of us ever will, and done most of that for free, and yet, here he is, complaining.

The Xbox was never a successful console in Japan at any point in its 14 year history. It didn't have anything to "lose".

Has a non-Japanese console EVER done well in Japan?

It was probably a logical decision on Microsoft's side given that the amount of effort, cost and specialization required to break into Japan's already saturated and highly unique gaming market simply isn't worth it.

But he's acting like a little bitch.........

He still gets a free vacation in Germany, and he's getting a lot of funding for the game and marketing from MS compared to Nintendon't.

XBone fanbase is cancer confirmed. Question their platform and face hostility. Even when you are making games for them.

Yeah right, Sony fanbase said to get a second job if you wanted to get a PS3 last gen......

I'll say one thing, I've never seen a fanbase contain so many xenophobic members.

If this was a western developer, people would be straight flipping right the **** out right now.

he's crazy anyway but hey he makes good games so i can care less. Probably the only japnese dev i like

You mean the one where he was blasting them for doing a shitty job marketing the game?

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Dang it. Kamiya is an AMAZING game director. I've touted his name in SW since my account in 2005 and since then he's went on to do even more amazing games. One of my favorite developers since the late 1990's.

I hope M$ doesn't burn yet another bridge, this time with another high profile talented director. They have the worse reputation with developers between the big three consoles at the moment.

Scalebound was my #1 anticipated game coming out for next year on my Xbone. I always figured there is a huge possibility the game may flounder in sales, but I always knew I'd be there day one for this game like I was for Devil May Cry for PS2, Viewtiful Joe for Gamecube, Bayonetta day one for 360, Okami day one for PS2, Wonderful 101 day one for Wii U, and each and every one of his games since Resident Evil 2 on PS1. I hope the development of Scalebound isn't affected like Kamiya suggested above "Game might be in serious trouble"...

I don't confuse the art with the artist. Kamiya is very temperamental (as he was since interviews I read back in 1999 in Next Gen Magazine, etc), but that's who he has to be to make the wonderful games he does. I'm fine with that.

Come on, that second tweet seems much more personal than that. Not being happy with how you are being treated isnt exactly the same as being angry your game is being poorly marketed. Which it absolutely was btw.

he is creating it and he is only partnering up with ppl so i guess he can say it. lol i wonder if he is like itagaki with a big ass ego or he is just a perfectionist and a bit of a diva/divo lol

I don't follow Kamiya ,but from what im reading in this thread he apparently has a history of complaining and doesn't surprise anyone how he's acting. If you're being paid to develop a game and you go on twitter and publicly bash the publisher that is backing your game you WILL be called a whiny bitch. What he did was unprofessional and it very well could have an negative affect on the development of scalebound.

Good. I really hope it does. If you can't handle the ego of artists and creative types, then you don't belong in the entertainment industry. XBox is free to prove people like me right all they want.

And this surprises no one.

thought we were having a good convo for a min there..then you went and turned fakeboy

What has MS, Lems, and the Xbox brand ever done to you? Did they killed someone you loved?

Eh, just a little hyperbole. Seriously, though. In the entertainment industry, it takes a little out-of-the-box thinking to keep these people chill. It's actually weird to me MS is having these problems considering they had Itagaki of all people singing like a bird for them once upon a time.

Yet, that was when Itagaki was with Tecmo and Team Ninja, but not anymore and his game Devil's Third has been in Development Hell for so long.

MS is trying to promote the game to everyone, but when you have a talented dev that can't swallow his ego, it paints a bad picture to the press as well as the company that's funding the game. When you sign a contract, you better damn well follow it and not bitch about it, because he's the one that signed it. He had a choice not to, but in the end MS was the only option for him to fund his game.

Bring Scalebound to PS4; and leave out of touch Murricans to keep losing this entire gen.

You're such a fakeboy, also it's the Japanese that are out of touch, not Murricans

Well, now we're seeing the downfalls of the philosophy that one can merely buy their way into the industry. If this doesn't underline the need for pragmatism over billions, nothing will. I mean, let's call a spade a spade here. It's not like MS even had a big new third party IP to announce at E3 this year. Money isn't everything.

Such cliche drivel

Money is what gets you a place to live, eat, and provide your entertainment needs. I honestly hate money as it changes people's behavior, but for Kamiya, why didn't he go to Kickstarter instead to fund for his game?

No. It's the murricans in Microsoft. Hence, no Xflop console has had success in Japan. It should be in the interest of microsoft to appeal to all fanbases. Kamiya just noted the disrespectful nature of Microsoft that surprises no one at all except hardcore lems or idiots such as yourself.

Hah, I'm not the idiot that complained about buying an Xbox One and expected big changes with Console Gaming. I own a PC, Wii U, and Xbox One. I don't need a PS4 as I got everything covered for my Xbox One and PC for multiplats.

For all we know Kamiya wanted to do a 10 min live demo and/or an Q&A while microsoft didn't feel it necessary. i doubt Itagaki complained to microsoft about appearing in gaming conventions to promote his games. he loved the attention and being in the spotlight.