I feel like they would sell better on Playstation. Cinematic games do well there.
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Remedy now expanded into two teams; two new games in development; has new partner
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I feel like they would sell better on Playstation. Cinematic games do well there.
Barry Burton
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Yup. If Alan Wake's story ever does get wrapped up, it's almost certainly not going to be in video game form. Bummer...
Hopefully mutliplatform games.
Yeah that's what I think this signifies.
Jimmyfenix
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BaraSailey
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Noooo!!! :/ I've been waiting so long for a sequel.
Just to summarize since the info is scattered between Remedy's blog post and the Polygon interview:
Remedy is working on two new games
Both are AAA
At least one is a new IP with a new partner
Especially one game aims at "new audiences", possibly new genre
"not abandoning story" but open to incorporating new things (multiplayer?)
No VR
No Alan Wake 2
Looking at other mediums (TV, comics etc.) for Alan Wake
I guess they also dissolved their mobile unit?
Remedy is working on two new games
Both are AAA
At least one is a new IP with a new partner
Especially one game aims at "new audiences", possibly new genre
"not abandoning story" but open to incorporating new things (multiplayer?)
No VR
No Alan Wake 2
Looking at other mediums (TV, comics etc.) for Alan Wake
I guess they also dissolved their mobile unit?
All i'm sayin that QB bombed. This news has nothing to do with QB performance anyway. Maybe i didn't understand your previous post.
Mass Effect
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I wouldn't say it bombed, but I also wouldn't say it did great for a MS flagship title. It did 150K with almost a full month of tracking (NPD).
This news has nothing to do with QB's performance though. I agree with you on that.
yes.
dugdug
Banned
Huh, yeah I forgot about all that. Would be interesting to see some kinda collaboration between the studios if that's even a possibility.
JayWood2010
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Triggerhappytel
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I mean, it doesn't seem to have done particularly well in the UK (MS's second biggest market) with a launch of 32k sales, but MS have not talked about sales numbers yet. Did we get any figures from NPD on its NA sales?
matrix-cat
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Yeah, I don't want that. I'm not interested in Alan Wake comics or novels or live action or motion comics or whatever bullshit. I don't want to see Remedy moving further away from video games. They can get as crazy as they want within their video games; give me all the Dick Justice, Captain Baseball Bat Boy, Mr Scratch nonsense you can cram in there. But if they just start making entirely non-video-game related stuff I think I'm out. I enjoyed watching short episodes of Night Springs when I found them in Alan Wake, but when Quantum Break wanted me to sit there twiddling my thumbs for 20+ minutes watching TV episodes as part of the main story I found it really hard to take.
AmaterasuOni
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Triggerhappytel
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Would certainly be an interesting pairing, but I don't see it happening - even though I agree that it would be a pretty smart move on Sony's part.
Maybe, But it has nothing to do with the new games because they started before QB was even released. So saying. "i guess QB bombed hard" with this news doesnt add up.
Below 150k with bundles IIRC.
Commanche Raisin Toast
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oh right. hmm, i dunno. this could always be Gamestop trying to expand into larger games.
do we know if both games are AAA? they could be making a big and a small. who knows. *shrug*
BruceLeeRoy
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Not AW2?
Well to hell with life then.
Well to hell with life then.
So it's two Alan Wake games?
They self publish AFAIK, I expect after the success of Witcher 3 they might expand that area (its not like they havent already got reach with things like GOG)
Remedy and CD Projekt would be a tantalising fit...
EDIT: Complete guess btw, just like how it sounds
ps3ud0 8)
Mass Effect
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both are
Commanche Raisin Toast
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hmm, well then no Oculus (saw the update) and probably not Gamestop.
i'm going to guess EA or maaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaybe Sony. but that would be a longshot guess.
exciting that they are ramping up 2 projects though. i've never owned xbox consoles so i haven't played AW or QB.
Well Street Fighter 5 is on PS4 and PC so they seem to be okay with doing it in some cases.
RealityPales
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So they're dropping Microsoft? Interesting.
Entitled much?
KinofChaos
Banned
What does new partner mean, not MS?
wapplew
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More like the opposite.
They did, it's called PC. And it was handled horribly for Quantum Break. Alan Wake was okay on PC, though.
BlazingDarkness
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More likely that Microsoft dropped them, no?
QB must have been a huge money sink.
LiquidMetal14
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It's about time Remedy got back into the multiplatform game.
OH yeah, amazing. Let's jump out of one shitty exclusivity deal and dive right into another one.
Can't understand why people don't root for a broader reach instead of exclusivity.
iNvid02
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completely agree, ok its disappointing hearing them say alan wake is not one of those 2 games in development, but to say they want to continue it in other mediums is what irks me most.
hopefully whatever they come up with is just a stop gap, it would be tragic if alan wake were to end relegated to another medium
DriftingSpirit
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Interesting.
dr_rus
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Or maybe they just want to do something new.
Hesemonni
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While Quantum Break didn't exactly light the sales charts ablaze the financials aren't too bad (considering their slow pace of releases).
During the 2015 fiscal year they made 13.7M € of revenue and turned in 0,7 M € of profit. They also employed 126 people in 2015.
Miles Quaritch
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Focus of resources, bigger scope for game, additional development help, better post release support with potential for DLC.
There's lots of resolve to argue for exclusivity. Might not be acceptable for one console owners but you can't expect every single game on your platform or choice just because.