| RolStoppable said: Even if the thread title is the same as the article's, there should be enough responsibility on this forum from either the members or the moderators to precede the title with a clear note that the content is pure speculation from an opinion piece. More specifically on topic, I find the suggestion to buy RaD on the basis of 1m sold copies laughable. Such a number would constitute a flop for a game that has been in development for several years. But even that aside, Sony hasn't bought any studios in recent years and instead closed quite a few inefficient ones or sold them off (SOE being the most recent example). Furthermore, there is no point in buying up a studio that already develops pretty much exclusively for a console manufacturer. |
Well they didn't even start hiring developers to begin work on The Order until early 2012. I would assume that development actually got underway halfway through that year. Then, it was certified gold halfway through January of this year so thats like... 2 and a half years to make? The Studio as a whole is estimated to be between 50-200 members ala their LinkedIn profile. Considering that it's a new IP, only a Single Player mode and it has a relatively short play through time, I really don't see how this game could've cost that much for Sony. So realistically speaking if this game sells 1 million copies, it very well could be commercially successful.
I think that Sony is more keen on critical response at this point because again, it's a new IP and significant sales won't come until the second iteration anyway; With that being said, this is a game that was built to make profit. Short dev time, small dev team and only one console to code for. All in all what's going to make SCE want to purchase this studio is their current ability and future potential. It's almost like this game is a 'test' to see how they perform with their first IP / console exclusive. They made it to the big leagues now.
