Zim said:
radishhead said:
They said the same thing about 3DS - so I guess the developers that cancelled their 3DS projects to move to Vita are now moving back to 3DS?
There never was any developers moving, it's just developers trying to scare Sony |
Some developers did move projects off the 3DS though. Assassins Creed: revelations is a key example. And boy does it show, the console version is a massive step backwards.
I think actually the most damning thing about this story is the response from Sony's senior vice president of Worldwide Studios. Look at the language he uses. If it was flat out wrong he would say so instead we get marketing spin. The original article states that some MAJOR Japanese companies are shifting focus, his retort?
''there is no way anyone could stand in front of a camera and say that all developers are changing focus from one platform to another''
Erm great that doesn't address the original point AT ALL. He simply changed the question, most likely because it's true about major companies.
He guesses it is exagerrated, still true mind you but he guesses exagerrated. He then states ''I know many, many, many third party developers and publishers are feverishly working on Vita titles''.... erm that's great but again not the issue. The statement wasn't 'ALL developers are stopping work on it'' it was that some major ones are. Saying there are still lots of games coming refutes it in no way at all.
Is it a real trend? '' No, I absolutely haven't heard.''......Right so we know that you don't know about it. Perhaps it's your job that you should be in a position to categorically state 'No it isn't a trend'. Instead we get what is the marketing equivalent of ''I don't know''
''There's always going to be the hot platform of the moment in the industry'' right and that isn't the Vita right now and the question is 'Is that making it lose developer support?' Something he hasn't bothered to answer.
I also don't remember developers cancelling HD console projects to work on facebook games like he seems to claim. I remember developers doing small experiments while continuing their development on HD consoles.
My guess is that this is very likely true. We saw the 3DS get cancelled titles such as AC, Saints Row, Mega Man, bloodrayne was put on hold (seems to be cancelled now) and we have no idea how many unannounced titles were cancelled/put on hold. For these titles there wasn't a clear alternate either. Maybe try and redo the game to work on PSP or DS? Possible but both those are systems on the way out. For cancelled Vita titles there is a very clear alternate option.
The wishy washy comment from a high up at Sony and the fact we saw this happen with the 3DS mean there is a fair chance it's true. That of course doesn't mean there aren't any big titles coming for the Vita. Just less than perhaps there were before.
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To play devil's advocate, I would say he's acknowledging that the news COULD be true, but that he hasn't heard of anything. Obviously he can't say "that's a lie" as it could be true somewhere, but I think it's a close to saying "that's a lie" without actually doing so.
Remember, this is one rumor from one source. Nobody has stepped forward announcing their intentions, no cancellations have been made, no other source has backed the rumor. He also says something very poignant with, "greatly exaggerated", in a culture where exaggeration really doesn't sit well, I could only imagine that this was the work of incendiary journalism, or a western reporter.
