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Veknoid_Outcast on 29 May 2018
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setsunatenshi said:
Veknoid_Outcast said:

I'd be fine if Sony took over under-performing studios that share its design philosophy: story and characters above all else. So maybe what's left of Ready at Dawn? Quantic Dream? Dontnod? Fullbright, maybe?

I do not want the publisher to purchase a studio like Insomniac or From Software. I think being more beholden to Sony would be a negative thing. Plus, the PlayStation ecosystem is going to get exclusive games from those partners anyway.

@ bold: Why would it be a negative thing? If anything, Sony are quite hands off and give enough creative freedom to their own studios while bankrolling their projects. Case in point Guerrilla Games and their transition from an FPS type of studio to making something like Horizon. Or the fact that Polyphony seems to have free reign to create 1 full game per console generation and no heads roll.

So, yeah... what's the negative there? 

The negative is Sony. It has a spotty publishing record, and I'd rather some of my favorite independent studios, which are doing fantastically and ALREADY providing exclusive content for PlayStation, maintain their independence. It's a win-win. Honestly, I don't want to see another Sony Liverpool, or Evolution, or Guerrilla Cambridge. Check out this quote from Tom Jones, who was jettisoned with the rest of Cambridge:

"Traditionally, being part of Sony pushing new hardware has challenges. Chasing that hardware developing and keeping up with that is very tricky. Often, artistically, you have to make compromises here and there and make concessions where you don't feel you have to..."

Plus, I think Sony's "entertainment DNA" is a bit at odds with studios like Insomniac or From Software. As someone who is turned off by cinematic action games and narrative-driven titles, I don't want to see some of my favorites pick up any bad habits.