Yes, it is. Didn't you catch the memo? Make a game, and then just swap out the textures for new ones once a year and add '1' to whatever number the game is.So innovation is bad now, great. :roll:
zeeshanhaider
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Yes, it is. Didn't you catch the memo? Make a game, and then just swap out the textures for new ones once a year and add '1' to whatever number the game is.So innovation is bad now, great. :roll:
zeeshanhaider
The thing people seem to be forgetting in debates like this is that you are exchanging a nice long RPG like FF III or even FF VII with games like TLOU. In other words, the money that could have been thrown into a really long story is now being thrown at developing ultra realistic sweat. This is really sad, and the obvious reason why so many rpgs come to handhelds and even mobile devices over consoles. Just so much money to have to put into a 40 hour game when you are trying to render so much stuff on screen at once. Hopefully though, the game will sell a lot of units.psx_warriorNot a big issue for me. I like nice long stories too, but I don't think that "long stories" should be an "industry standard". Shorter games can absolutely be fine, it's about the overall experience rather than any one particular aspect. Now granted...if a game is too short then I'll be less inclined to pay $60 for it. But that should factor into the budget. Maybe just don't spend quite so much money making the sweat so ultra-realistic, and I'll probably like it just as much as I did before. Even after I wait for a price drop, the company will probably still be closer to making the money off of me that they needed to just because they didn't spend so much money on this that really didn't enhance the game that much. But I like my long games and I like my short games too. There's a place for everything.
[QUOTE="Dilrod"]
Naughty Dog had the money, Im sure Sony put some in it, but they aren't the sole provider here. Â Naughty Dog has made a ton of money this gen.
CallOfDutyRulez
So why is SONY only making $16 million in quarterly profits while Microsoft is making close to $500 million?
Microsoft uses the same IPs over and over again to lower development costs. SONY tries to fund great, innovative games that take up too much money and garner crap sales. How many times must it take for you cows to realize people want to be milked dry?
You are using the wrong game and company as an example, the uncharted series is one of the more profitable games for sony as they sell in the 5 million range (just as much as gears of war) so Naughty dog games are known to sell well and i'm sure the last of us will be the same.[QUOTE="LOXO7"]How many games did Sony publish this generation? Even if they didn't have the money, they could get money from a loan. The number of successful games they already published is evidence of their capabilities of paying back the loan and interest.I disagree with that. If they continue to have a hard time turning a profit, how do you know they won't sort to making a CoD style game in the future for the series since they believe that's what makes money? In other words, CoDfy it? After all, they are trying to make a living too. Naughty Dog games recently are the CoD of the action adventure genre. I don't know if they'll jump ship from their bread and butter and CoDify their formula. Unlikely. As they are employed to differentiate the PS3 from the competitors. They make exclusives. They grew from 2006 to 2012 with the Uncharted franchise, in that they were successful enough to make three games. I mean, if they were in trouble or they tanked on one of them, do you think they would have a chance with more games?When games barley make profit, it is of no consequence to us. We get to play great games. Any kind of positive profits are still growth. If these kinds of numbers are not good enough then maybe the creators should look at cutting their production expenses more so then their innovative ideas?psx_warrior
So what TC is saying is "games that are different and innovative are bad for the industry."
And his name is "CallOfDutyRulez".
Must be a troll topic.
Just read this topic now for the first time...you people got trooled real badSo what TC is saying is "games that are different and innovative are bad for the industry."
And his name is "CallOfDutyRulez".
Must be a troll topic.
turtlethetaffer
[QUOTE="turtlethetaffer"]Just read this topic now for the first time...you people got trooled real badSo what TC is saying is "games that are different and innovative are bad for the industry."
And his name is "CallOfDutyRulez".
Must be a troll topic.
maddogmark25
Well I didn't. I just posted here a little bit ago.
But yeah SW is incredibly easy to troll.
[QUOTE="Dilrod"]
Naughty Dog had the money, Im sure Sony put some in it, but they aren't the sole provider here. Â Naughty Dog has made a ton of money this gen.
CallOfDutyRulez
So why is SONY only making $16 million in quarterly profits while Microsoft is making close to $500 million?
Microsoft uses the same IPs over and over again to lower development costs. SONY tries to fund great, innovative games that take up too much money and garner crap sales. How many times must it take for you cows to realize people want to be milked dry?
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