It's the same reason people panicked about Microsoft regarding games after focusing on entertainment for a conference. People put stock into what a company publicly pushes, and for two straight conferences, Sony has put massive stock into non-AAA games, particularly with its last conference where they were nearly its complete focus. Basically, people are short sighted. Like gaming for Micrososft, AAA development is a given with Sony, so it makes sense to push something untraditional - or in this case - Indie style games. It's a preconceived notion that Sony is going to bring AAA games to its platform, so why waste your efforts on the already assumed and potentially bury Indie gaming, instead of potentially propping up the latter? The same for Microsoft and the Xbox One's Entertainment features.
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SHOCKING NEWS:Sony Will Show More than Ten PS4 Titles at Tokyo Game Show(dont hype)
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It's the same reason people panicked about Microsoft regarding games after focusing on entertainment for a conference. People put stock into what a company publicly pushes, and for two straight conferences, Sony has put massive stock into non-AAA games, particularly with its last conference where they were nearly its complete focus. Basically, people are short sighted. Like gaming for Micrososft, AAA development is a given with Sony, so it makes sense to push something untraditional - or in this case - Indie style games. It's a preconceived notion that Sony is going to bring AAA games to its platform, so why waste your efforts on the already assumed and potentially bury Indie gaming, instead of potentially propping up the latter? The same for Microsoft and the Xbox One's Entertainment features.
Indies.
Quite honestly the days of SCE announcing things years early are dead. You're going to see much more "announce and release within the same year." In the long run, it's smarter because games will be shown closer to their final state and not some pipe dream like Last Guardian was.
erm...
What do you want him to say? Do you want him to give you the titles?
SolidSnakeUS
Member
Demon's Souls 2. Make it HAPPEN.
Crimson_Gold
Member
erm...
That means at least 5. Right guys?
Hyped beyond belief. Someone hold me. I may see the next level 5 title. That's all I need. A level 5 ps4 exclusive
No but it sounds like he doesn't know about any 4 new titles, or perhaps he's trying to not get our hopes up.
Or maybe what he said ^
To put it bluntly, you have a funny way of getting value out of your purchases.
For the upgrade in RAM alone, I'd rather play indie games on the "expensive console" than on existing 7-8 yr old hardware. Better investment of my money all around.
I dont think hes going to confirm or deny rumours on his twitter page.
ThisWreckage
Banned
This is very smart because they've learned their lesson from announcing titles too prematurely.
NoirVisage
Banned
After GT 5, TLG, Vs 13, and Agent it's great they've finally figured it out.
Still a major new AAA IP from Santa Monica will need 18 months of Pr and coverage. The same goes for any big new Ip really.
Edit. Which means these big games that Sony have to reveal for next year, need to be announced at some point in the next 3 months.
darkside31337
Tomodachi wa Mahou
erm...
Get even more hyped. There are at least 5 now!
Titanfall will only have been announced for 9 months or so between E3 and release.
Really? And I thought Titanfall is the most hyped game on the planet right now and it'll be released 9-12 months after it's announcement...
Are there any laws stating how early you have to announce something?
Why?
Dead Prince
Banned
brave fencer musashi revival plz
Kazuma Kiryu
Member
Thanks for proving my point that it was all about the games and that they did unveil new ones.
No, it really doesn't. GT6 is one of Sony's biggest games and will be released within 7 months of original announcement. You can expect some things to be shown at the VGAs, however, that should see release in Fall 2014.
Watch Dogs however was announced last E3 and releases November and I'd put Titanfall down for a June release making a year between announce and release.
I think Sony have one last AAA game for next year to announce and I'm thinking it's UC 4 at the VGAs.
And suffering for it, based on come downs in impressions from the initial reveal to now.
AyaisMUsikWhore
Member
I'm not hyped. I feel like I have already accepted what could be just another batch of unannounced games. Whether it be AA or AAA or indies.. It's games.. I'm more concerned about getting my PS4 now.
I said any new IP.
Assuming Sony are launching a few AAA new games next year, they'll need to be announcing them this year for them to make next year.
As I stated earlier UC 4 I think will be Sonys last AAA game for next year and it will be announced at the VGAs.
Even for a new IP, 18 months seems excessive. If you look at Watch Dogs, Ubisoft waited many months after E3 2012 before even talking about/showing the game again.
Psycho_Mantis
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DarkLordMalik
Member
I am way more excited for the VITA titles than PS4 ^_^
Keeps coming up among the GAF dreamers, more like.
From's under contract with a different company for a series of games that are near-as-damn blood brothers to Demon's Souls. Bandai-Namco's not going to let them trot on back to Sony to make a game that cannibalizes the fanbase they explicitly commissioned From in order to gain.
BloodMoney
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I also like the new strategy of revealing games closer to their actual release date. Announcing a game only to delay it is extremely frustrating for gamers. The wait for GT5 literally killed me... I was dead, and then Thanksgiving rolled around and Sony managed to get the paddles on my chest and bring me back to life.
Unfortunately, you shouldn't be. At least we know we'll be getting PS4 titles...
I doubt From will want to go back to working on an IP they don't own either.
Edit. I'm glad I'm not the only guy sceptical of that rumour.
Shhh. Shhh, shhh, shhhh. The time for reason has passed. Just let the hype wash over you.
3rdamention
Member
Here is the thing, what would you rather have. A mix of big budget titles and Indie Games, or just Big Budget titles and hardly any Indie Games?
Look at what the Xbox One has revealed in the last three conferences. At E3, it was games, games, games. Then at Gamescom, it was all the same games they revealed at E3. Then at PAX, even after Major Nelson tweeting exciting news and "game announcements I am not at liberty to divulge, yet" it was the same games once again. The exciting game announcements? Titanfall and Lococycle are available to play on the show floor, 2 games announced at E3.
Now look at Sony, they reveal their bigger budget titles at E3, have the Indie Games Blowout at Gamescom announcing tons of new titles, in addition to having playable demos of all the games revealed at E3. Finally, at Pax, more Indie Games are announced, in addition to being able to play all the titles at E3.
So I am getting a feeling that some people are just hating on Indie Games because it is something the PS4 has that is easy to try and attack. As a gamer, people should be really excited about these titles. Any Indie Game, on either system, could be the next big thing that everyone has to have. Any Indie Developer could end up having a studio that grows and creates a very successful big budget title in the future.
Just because Sony is focusing on Indie Games, doesn't mean their AAA First Party studios are evaporating in thin air. All of Sony's First Party Studios are working on PS4 games, they didn't just close shop because Sony is courting Indie Developers and announcing new Indie Games at every conference around the world.
It is getting pretty much embarrassing at this point when people start dissecting and bashing Sony's Indie Focus. They are not the only Focus. Sony has put themselves in a great position to reveal games, one by one, throughout the next year. Take a look at how many Xbox One Exclusives were promised by the end of next year, a majority of them have already been revealed. This doesn't really leave Microsoft with a lot of big surprise announcements to hype up gamers in the near future.
Meanwhile, Sony has a stable of 1st Party Devs working on all kinds of secret titles that just generate hype at each conference with gamers hoping to hear whats next. Sure, the Indie Titles aren't going to sell systems on their own. But the Indie TItles, in addition to the games that have been announced, in addition to the games we know will be announced from Sony's AAA 1st Party Developers together will sell systems AND make gamers more comfortable in opening their wallet for a PS4 for the next year to come.
I think the purpose of the E3 reveal is to generate intrigue amongst gamers. Then they go silent so we "the audience" are left wanting more. This way people are speculating and talking for months on end which generates more interest in the IP.
It is an effective way to sell a new IP IMO, and if I remember Watch Dogs was being talked about for months after.
Keep in mind that it's made by Capcom Online Games, who makes all their f2p phone games (and almost exclusively their f2p phone games), so I would temper my expectations a bit, especially after that last trailer.
fastford58
Member
AHAHAHA!
Oh, you tease!
H_Prestige
Banned
You do realize Namco doesn't control From, right?