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[Spaced Harrier]

So how much money/resources would these feasibly be using, if they are so unpopular?

 

[Pai Pai Master]

never even opened my Sports Champions game

You missed out. Bocce ball was my shit lol

 

[Josh378]

You got shut down those servers for the next SOCOM Navy SEAL game(starts crying)

 

[PatientGamer]

It sucks that a core component of a game can be ripped away and as you said we're paying for online. I was super bummed when Devil's Third went offline, I loved the multiplayer. It's like games can expire.

This current trend in gaming is why I never buy games at full price anymore. Especially from the online store.

You pay for the game, you then pay for PS+ (allowing you to play online).

Then a few years later, they just snatch portions (you paid for) away. There's nothing stopping these corps from just revoking your console access to content you paid for at any time.

People will argue, it's cause servers cost money. But surely that's dependent on the load of the server? Someone correct me, I'm probably wrong here.

 

[Ricky_R]

Read "Sony shutting down" and skipped a beat. Though another studio was getting the axe.

 

[Papacheeks]

What players are playing those games lol?

No one, he's just trying to be witty.

And it's not working.

 

[MrChocolate]

Sports Champions was an incredibly fun time. But I never played it online. Whatever happened to Zindagi Games?

SC1 didn't have online other than scoreboards. So, it's no big deal. SC2 I never played it TBH, but I'd like to.

 

[Theslammer]

This current trend in gaming is why I never buy games at full price anymore. Especially from the online store.

You pay for the game, you then pay for PS+ (allowing you to play online).

Then a few years later, they just snatch portions (you paid for) away. There's nothing stopping these corps from just revoking your console access to content you paid for at any time.

People will argue, it's cause servers cost money. But surely that's dependent on the load of the server? Someone correct me, I'm probably wrong here.

It's why I'm glad Drawn to Death was a PS+ game because I'm always hesitant buying a game that's online-only.

Also, wanna repeat my question from earlier: can someone familiar with Kill Strain help me out on what went wrong? Was it that it didn't review well, or was there more in its development that made it look like a bomb?

 

[Noisepurge]

People will argue, it's cause servers cost money. But surely that's dependent on the load of the server? Someone correct me, I'm probably wrong here.

Have to keep an active server listening for matchmaking players. And they can now stop supporting the game in other ways too like for refunds and customer service with issues about the game.

 

[Donos]

Shame modnation never took off as a franchise

Fugly art. Would have been 10 times better with Sackboy.
PS3 also had lots of technical problems and downright bad fps iirc.

 

[Berordn]

Fugly art. Would have been 10 times better with Sackboy.
PS3 also had lots of technical problems and downright bad fps iirc.

How does LBP Karting factor into this?

 

[giancarlo123x]

There was a Sports Champions 2??

I said the same thing, I had a lot of fun with the first.

 

[BigEmil]

Lol at Killstrain what a bomba it was a terrible game

 

[meirl]

Didn't Kill Strain release like less than a year ago ?

Well, that was fast.

 

[SkyTurnsRed]

It's why I'm glad Drawn to Death was a PS+ game because I'm always hesitant buying a game that's online-only.

Also, wanna repeat my question from earlier: can someone familiar with Kill Strain help me out on what went wrong? Was it that it didn't review well, or was there more in its development that made it look like a bomb?

Reviewed really poorly and I think it shipped with a single map, so even the ones who did play it weren't given much of an incentive to stick around.

 

[Dragonslayer_023]

This current trend in gaming is why I never buy games at full price anymore. Especially from the online store.

This current trend of shutting down servers for years old games that no one is playing? Who cares???

 

[Donos]

How does LBP Karting factor into this?

Modnation came first and most agreed that art was bad and would have been better with Sackboy.

LBP Karting was to little to late and had also technical problems I think. (haven't played lbp Karting but Modnation)

 

[BigEmil]

I did say Sony San Diego might be on the studio closure list at some point and was very unpopular for saying so but are they really making enough money to support the business?

MLB The Show makes money, i imagine the studio will get some layoffs with less people only working on MLB the Show now on

 

[Theslammer]

Reviewed really poorly and I think it shipped with a single map, so even the ones who did play it weren't given much of an incentive to stick around.

WTF

 

[sackninja]

WTF

It's a moba, all moba's have one map. It's just a really bad moba.

 

[Theslammer]

I did say Sony San Diego might be on the studio closure list at some point and was very unpopular for saying so but are they really making enough money to support the business?

A cheap F2P game doesn't do well and they're on the chopping block, despite MLB The Show making the charts year after year.

This mindset of closure speculation is getting tiresome.

EDIT: I know this comes off as snarky, but you just happened to be the last comment I saw mentioning this. Sorry. =P

It's a moba, all moba's have one map. It's just a really bad moba.

Shows how much I pay attention. xD~~

 

[PLASTICA-MAN]

Wow I need to play Kill Strain soon. Do people still play it?

I thought by shutting down few Game Servers that only few servers will not be avaialble but the entire online modes for those games?

Why do they do that?

 

[Septic360]

They'll probably put the servers to use for GT Sport or something.

I never understood Kill Strain? I thought it was a mode in Helldivers.

Didn't Sony kill online support for GT5 quite prematurely too?

 

[Ryukori]

Kill Strain only released like 9 months ago, though!!

 

[Son Of D]

#4ThePlayers

I'd say it's more like #The4Players who still play these games.

 

[BigEmil]

Wow I need to play Kill Strain soon. Do people still play it?

I thought by shutting down few Game Servers that only few servers will not be avaialble but the entire online modes for those games?

Why do they do that?

No one plays it because it's a really terrible game, how did this get greenlit.

 

[Pandora012]

Kill Strain only released like 9 months ago, though!!

From what I'm seeing it a shitty game and no one is really playing it.

 

[Katana_Strikes]

Kill Strain only released like 9 months ago, though!!

You can only play 1 small map a certain number of times before you want out.

Had potential but the 1 map killed it for me.

 

[Stallion Dan]

I'm trying to think of what online functions Medieval Moves: Deadmund's Quest, Sports Champions and Sports Champions 2 even have? Leaderboards?

Probably, Sports Champions games have no online trophies at least.

 

[Experien]

Kill Strain was also very unforgiving to new players. I played the beta and barely understood what was going on and how powers worked.

 

[Stallion Dan]

Didn't Sony kill online support for GT5 quite prematurely too?

Shortly after GT6 released.

 

[Circinus]

I did say Sony San Diego might be on the studio closure list at some point and was very unpopular for saying so but are they really making enough money to support the business?

MLB The Show makes money, i imagine the studio will get some layoffs with less people only working on MLB the Show now on

Pretty sure I read a thread here not too long ago that said they laid off the people that worked on Kill Strain and other games that aren't MLB The Show. Basically they're probably only doing MLB The Show going forward (though they did just publish a PSVR game Starblood Arena a couple of weeks ago).


Edit: http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1278679

 

[nycgamer4ever]

So even paying for PS+ being a requirement for online play doesn't guarantee titles won't be deactivated on ps4.

Awesome. I've got no interest in Kill strain at all, but that's a poor precedent to set, even if the playerbase is low. Is there a different reason that they're doing this?

It's hardly a precedent set by Sony. unfortunately this happens.

 

[Jawmuncher]

Kill Strain was destined to fail sadly. I still remember the E3 where they had to beg for claps since the audience was unimpressed.

 

[Triggerhappytel]

Man, Kill Strain must have been a massive bomb. Not surprised they're shutting it down as really no-one seemed to give a shit. Hope the dev studio is secure though.

 

[Gaminar]

Dear Devs,

No matter where you are and who you are. DO NOT PUT MP TROPHIES TOGETHER WITH SP TO ACHIEVE PLATINUM.

If you're going to do it... Then Mass Effect is your best example.

Burnout Paradise is still working after almost closing in on a decade.

 

[jroc74]

#4ThePlayer

FTFY.

I'd say it's more like #The4Players who still play these games.

This might be better, lol

 

[MaDKaT]

You would think they would have ported Sports Championship to PS4 with heavy emphasis of VR support and kept it going.

 

[Doomshine]

#4ThePlayers

lol, like clockwork.

 

[Diablohead]

Didn't Sony kill online support for GT5 quite prematurely too?

When GT6 launched there was talk that GT5 was being stopped shortly after, I remember reading stuff about it back then.

 

[Jack The Nipper]

Disc Golf really needs it's own game with courses, disc dog, disc mini games.

Game is so good it's like the hot shots of disc golf.....

 

[QuantumBro]

But they made it for us!!!

 

[pretty done]

#4ThePlayers

Luckily, these shutdown games had none.

I could see the bitching if they closed down games people were playing but come on lol

 

[Ridley327]

Kill Strain always struck me as one of the more cynical Sony titles, like they HAD to have some kind of stake in the MOBA game because they were "in" and very popular on Twitch. The only hook it ever had was resembling more of a twin stick shooter, but why bother when there's at least a dozen twin stick shooters out there that aren't tied to f2p practices?

 

[HeisenbergWW62]

I forgot Kill Strain was even a thing, that's one of those games that should have never been greenlit

 

[opricnik]

Modnation came first and most agreed that art was bad and would have been better with Sackboy.

LBP Karting was to little to late and had also technical problems I think. (haven't played lbp Karting but Modnation)

Both played like garbage on PS3. Technical and gameplay standpoint. Both had terrible art design. terrible track design. terrible music. drifting and racing isnt fun on those games imo.


Sonic game was better in every regards

 

[wenaldy]

I knew Kill Strain was a dead giveaway. Those forced impression from players at E3 gave us a nod.

 

[Fisty]

I wish they'd remake Deadmund's Quest for PSVR. That was a pretty fun game

 

[NolbertoS]

#4ThePlayers

I came into this thread expecting this and leave happy . I think Kill strain had low users. I played abit of it, but didn't hold my attention for long. Modnation racers though, thats abit of a surprise

 

[OldMuffin]

Shame that kill strain is shutting down, but I hope this leads Sony to allow the San Diego studio to work on something that is not some sort of free to play game or baseball. Maybe get them to work on a long forgotten ip like midevil or something, I mean I'm sure the studio is making enough money with MLB to justify taking on a risk or two.