Alright....let's discuss HEAVY RAIN's success!

[wholikeswood]

CGI-Quality said:

wholikeswood said:
It's not going to inspire a shift whereby this subgenre of gaming becomes more popular with developers.

Quantic Dream were given a luxurious amount of time and plenty of technological and financial assistance from Sony.

Third-party publishers would have to take it exclusive to Sony to secure the same kind of backing, and they just won't do that because development this gen is so expensive. They'll stick to a normal gametype and release for both HD consoles.

Sad, but I think also the truth.

You don't see Microsoft or Nintendo possibly backing this type of project?

Nintendo make an SD Heavy Rain? A mature game for the Wii from a company that loves making money? Ha.

As for Microsoft, I'm sure they'll continue to back projects like Gears and Alan Wake, but I just can't seem them doing a murder-mystery with QTEs. Ninja Blade is a terrible comparison as it was a bad game and had little concern for narrative, but Microsoft published it and watched it bomb, so I doubt they have any motivation to give any backing to a similar venture, even if it has better quality prospects.