JRPGfan said:
pitzy272 said:
Part 2 of thread: Why has Sony seemingly sent this game out to die? It was very strangely absent from Sony’s recent PS5 showcase, but I was willing to forgive that, since I figured Sony would give the game a big marketing push leading up to launch. But, there’s been ZERO marketing from what I’ve seen. I actually forgot Kena was releasing tomorrow until I saw Kena articles from IGN and VGC, today. This is super disappointing on Sony’s part. What small developer will want to partner with Sony after seeing this severe lack of support?
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The devs themselves are worried about spoilers, and duration of the game (short 8-10hours) getting out.
So they themselves, didnt want to hand out review codes or copes of the games to reviewers, until like less than 24 hours before release.
Maybe sony caught on? and doesnt believe this will be as big as they did at first?
Also the devs, where out quick, to point out its just a timed exclusive.
You pay for marketing rights, and time exclusivity, if you as a dev, are quick to come out and yell, "dont worry soon on other platforms"....
it rubs the wrong way.
I think equal parts responsiblity lay on the devs.
If your a small dev, dont make trouble for the platform, and they generally treat you better.
Dont think this tells small devs, not to work with sony.
And again, we dont know the workings behinde the scene. Maybe theres costs for sony to promote things, and devs wherent okay with it?
We dont know what type of deal and the specifics of it they had.
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Can you expound on the part mentioning that Ember Lab has been pointing out Kena is timed? Were they doing this on Twitter or something?
Kyuu said:
I remember the studio talking about their next game being designed around PS5 specs. If the game finds commercial success, Sony is probably gonna try to acquire them at a reasonable price.
The game's production values are extremely high for a small team indie!
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That’s exciting to hear about their next game. Do you remember where you read that? I think the talent and uniqueness of Ember lab is undeniable, so I really hope Sony picks them up.
Last edited by pitzy272 - on 22 September 2021
