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Sony E3 2016 Press Conference: June 13 at 6 PM PT/ 9PM ET
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ChawlieTheFair
pip pip cheerio you slags!
Yum, didn't realize Barlog was back on. What happened to Stig?
And perhaps I should have said relevant like it used to be, like God of War 2/3 relevant. Drake has very much become Sony's big boy.
OrbitalBeard
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Stig's working on a project for Respawn now. He left SSM after an unannounced game he was leading got cancelled.
Half Life 3 is only bigger in terms of being a meme.
ChawlieTheFair
pip pip cheerio you slags!
Oh that's right, so he's on TF2? Could be great if he's doing work on some sorta SP campaign, not sure what his MP credentials are, but damn if GoW3 ain't a great game.
OrbitalBeard
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piccio_ssl
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Fushichou187
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You know, never really thought about it like that. I don't know if Sony would completely abandon the 'classic' knack as a mascot given how much effort they put into it, but the notion that it's just the orb really opens it up to be anything. Though I imagine at that point it'd just be ReCore.
StrongBlackVine
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Half-Life 3 is no where near FFVII Remake.
OrbitalBeard
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This is true. A Half-Life 3 announcement would be so much bigger.
It really, really is. It's bigger.
That's what I meant, the only category it's big in is the meme category. FFVII Remake was something else, not even speculated to be in development
OrbitalBeard
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I'd argue that Half-Life 2 alone is bigger and more successful than most Final Fantasy games. In fact, FFVII is probably the only game that even comes close to it .
How so? Half Life as a franchise is big among the PC gamers, not so much among the average gamer, at least not as big as FFVII.
Are we talking about sales?
Half-Life 2 has sold more copies than Final Fantasy VII. A lot more.
OrbitalBeard
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Sure, the Final Fantasy brand is bigger. It's been around a decade longer than Half-Life and is still active. But a Half-Life 3 announcement would easily be as big of a deal as the Final Fantasy VII Remake reveal and I'd argue it'd end up being bigger.
And if we're talking sales, it's really not a contest. HL3 would wipe the floor with FFVII Remake.
But why? Final Fantasy is a lot more popular than Half Life. So why would HL3 would cause more of an impact than the FFVII remake announcement?
Half Life is mostly relevant to PC gamers, Final Fantasy VII is popular on basically every gaming crowd.
Exactly. There's not even a competition.
OrbitalBeard
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Half-Life isn't only relevant to PC players. The Orange Box was hugely successful on consoles last generation.
And Final Fantasy VII isn't popular with every gaming crowd. Come on now.
Sad thing is, we'll never truly know how big HL3 would be, because it's never happening!
More popular than Half Life on most gaming circles? Definitely.
The development and release of FFVII as a huge event in the gaming industry, mainly because of what it meant to the competition between Sony and Nintendo.
Half Life 2? It's a great game, sure, but an event? No way.
Half-Life 3 is definitely happening at some point, though!
ChawlieTheFair
pip pip cheerio you slags!
Goddamn that game will be amazing.
Hl3 announcement would spread like wildfire, and you gotta consider how many people would jump onto a western developed shooter, vs anime/jrpg, which I would argue people prefer less as a genre.
Oh definitely, it would spread like wildfire, and people would go insane. But the impact would not be as big as the FFVII remake announcement.
HL alongside with Valve are huge on PC, but not so much within Playstation users/fans
was HL2 ever sold separately on PS3/360? because TOB sold 3 millions copies and most of that is probably on xbox360
http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=21319
no way that HL among PS users is bigger and half as iconic than FF7
but yeah outside of Sony E3 it probably will be bigger.
was HL2 ever sold separately on PS3/360? because TOB sold 3 millions copies and most of that is probably on xbox360
http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=21319
no way that HL among PS users is bigger and half as iconic than FF7
but yeah outside of Sony E3 it probably will be bigger.
OrbitalBeard
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You're talking about events that literally took place 20 years ago. Final Fantasy VII is an incredibly important game but it's relevance today isn't nearly the same. The FFVII Remake announcement was huge for longtime gamers and the enthusiast crowd. Thing is, Half-Life 3 would be catering to a very similar demographic (enthusiasts) but I believe it would be a bigger deal.
Oh, if we're talking specifically PlayStation fans, I completely agree.
I genuinely wonder if Knack 2 is an actual thing or rather a codename for another project that they don't want getting out, like what Harmonix did when they were developing the Rock Band Network, dubbing it Rock Band: Nickleback so people wouldn't give a shit lol.
LurkFish17
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Why in the world would Sony make a knack 2? I could see that reveal being the joke of E3.
ChawlieTheFair
pip pip cheerio you slags!
A lot of people don't know shit about Half Life but know that 3 and all the rumors over the years have blown the fuck up. The self-marketing PC gamers will provide on sites like reddit would more than likely be insane (I agree with you).
I still think FF7 remake has the bigger impact.
Fushichou187
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Because it moved units and made money.
ChawlieTheFair
pip pip cheerio you slags!
I just wonder about a remake for a legendary game vs one of the most anticipated sequels ever, from one of the most popular devs ever. Think about the Half life shit they could throw into Dota, and Tf2, and CSGO. Reaching even more millions.
What? FFVII has sold tons more than Half-life 2.
LurkFish17
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I guess I'm trying to understand why there's a running joke around here of people really liking that game.
Fushichou187
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People like different things? That's still ok, yeah?
OrbitalBeard
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I highly, highly, highly doubt it. Half-Life 2 has been available for incredibly low prices on Steam many, many times. Plus it's on four or five different platforms.
StrongBlackVine
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OrbitalBeard
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Valve is still very relevant. That alone means the HL brand will rise from the ashes the instant a new game is announced (of course, a new game won't be announced, unfortunately).
It's fun!
Blackleg-sanji1
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Isn't half life more of a pc thing
Well that's wrong. Half-Life 2 had sold over 12 million copies in 2011, Final Fantasy has sold 11 million copies last year.
OrbitalBeard
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I totally believe it, but where'd you get the Half-Life 2 numbers?
I think in the PC realm HL3 would be huge. Of course. But I think as far as cultural impact FF7 remake means a lot more to alot more people.
I think most game have at least heard of FF7 and no doubt they've heard of this remake and are interested.
FF7 was a game that fans requested remakes for since the PS2/PS3. Probably the most requested remake lol. FF7 for a lot of people was their first RPG and it's the favorite of many. While I have no doubts HL would be huge I just feel for FF7. That game and the remake just as a more cultural impact on gaming.
Ff7 sold over 11 millions half life 2 over 12 millions, less than 10% more it's not a lot more
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The way I see it, although this year's conference may have fewer surprise gigatons, I would say it has more megatons and overall could match up to last year's conference. Though, to be fair, if Agent and Crash Bandicoot are revealed next week, I would say that comes close to matching the holy trinity. In addition, we have that Spiderman game, Red Dead 3, GOW4, DDR and more. Agent is the wild card here for me. The rest of the games are heavily rumoured to appear, but who's to say Agent didn't manage to slip under the radar?
My only disappointment will be that ND likely won't show up at E3. The Uncharted 4 E3 demo last year was the perfect closure for the show.
Both are from Wikipedia, but they don't have references
OrbitalBeard
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I agree, they'd both be huge.
Unfortunately I think Agent is dead
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