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Forums - Sony Discussion - Uncharted 4 Game Director Justin Richmond Leaves Naughty Dog

Jizz_Beard_thePirate on 27 March 2014
episteme said:
Jizz_Beard_thePirate said:
I hear that Nintendo is hiring

But seriously... so many leads left, whats happening guys?

AAA games have become too expensive to develop.

Yea but leads?? Wouldn't it be better if the smaller guys left rather than the important ones?



                  

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Nem on 27 March 2014
jamesmarkus87 said:
Personally, I enjoyed Uncharted 3 a lot more than I enjoyed The Last of Us.


Me too, but dont let "The last of us" fans catch you saying that. Its gospel.



pokoko on 27 March 2014
Ka-pi96 said:
pokoko said:
What we'll likely see is big names leaving, with junior staff members moving up to take their positions at less pay. Could be bad, could be good. We'll just have to wait and see which.


This may be a good thing in the long term. Getting some new people with new ideas in could definitely help with making some good games.

Strange that they are doing things like this at their highest profile, and probably most profitable, developer though rather than some of the smaller ones.

If the Sony source on Gaf is right, the Studio heads are the ones responsible for cuts.  Yoshida probably just passes down revised budgets and the studios themselves have to figure out how to meet them.  Also, this does not preclude layoffs later.  As I said, higher level employees will often be warned ahead of time so they can find other positions or they're given an option to accept a pay-cut or move on.



kitler53 on 27 March 2014
Dark_Feanor said:
Talent goes where the money is...


so are you calling bungie talentless or ms poor?...



Augen on 27 March 2014

"I have in fact made the decision to leave Naughty Dog," Richmond told IGN. "I love the company and the people and know that they will continue to create awesome games going forward. On a happier note, after careful consideration and exploration I have joined Riot Games. There is some really innovative stuff going on here that I can't wait to be a part of."

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Innovative? In what sense? Unless they actually make another game feels like a simple, "I came here because they paid me a lot more" situation, which is fine for him.



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TheBlackNaruto on 27 March 2014
Blood_Tears said:
Uncharted 4 is headed into 75-80 meta score now. Seriously though, things are not looking good for Sony's 1st party. Which is why I am waiting on getting a PS4. With a ton of JRPG support still coming for PS3, i'll have more then enough to play on that platform. The future looks very dim right now for Sony's 1st party line up..


I don't get it...why does the future look Dim? I know people are leaving and moving around...but that means things are not looking good for thier first party?



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pokoko on 27 March 2014
Chevinator123 said:
pokoko said:
My guess would be that budgets have been lowered, resulting in people being asked to take pay-cuts. Not all that unusual during restructuring. Many people will choose to test the waters of the job market instead. It's also possible that people near the top have been warned that positions will be eliminated in the future, which allows them to find another job and leave on their own. Sounds unfair but it's pretty common.

Studios will probably have to work with fewer employees from now on. Without knowing how much bloat or how many superfluous positions were on the roster originally, it's impossible to see what kind of impact this will have in the long run.

What we'll likely see is big names leaving, with junior staff members moving up to take their positions at less pay. Could be bad, could be good. We'll just have to wait and see which.

maybe

but TLOU sold 6million @ pretty much full price why would sony punish their studio thats making the most money?

Pretty much everyone has to get more efficient during restructuring.



episteme on 27 March 2014
Jizz_Beard_thePirate said:
episteme said:
Jizz_Beard_thePirate said:
I hear that Nintendo is hiring

But seriously... so many leads left, whats happening guys?

AAA games have become too expensive to develop.

Yea but leads?? Wouldn't it be better if the smaller guys left rather than the important ones?

You're right, I missed that your were only talking about leads. Yes, that's strange.

He might get more money at Riot, but why didn't he finish Uncharted 4? Was it in an earlier stage than we thought?



Mystro-Sama on 27 March 2014

What the fuck could be possibly happening over there!? o.o



badgenome on 27 March 2014
TheBlackNaruto said:

I don't get it...why does the future look Dim? I know people are leaving and moving around...but that means things are not looking good for thier first party?

Sony's most acclaimed studio going through some obvious turmoil, DriveClub's problematic development, major restructuring of WWS, and generally being very quiet about any upcoming AAA games except for The Order... seems pretty easy to see why some people wouldn't be excited about first party output in the foreseeable future.