| BasilZero said: I still cant believe Live service and God of War was used in the same sentence/idea. |
hm I can see it. You got the MP game in Ascension, you got the rouge-lite in Ragnarok.
I would imagine that Bluepoint was building the game based on Ragnarok assets.
| PotentHerbs said: I wonder how that even came into fruition. Its not like Bluepoint started work on a live service God of War shortly after Demon's Souls. They helped out SMS with Ragnarok and moved onto a multiplayer project in 2023. Sony didn't acquire them until sometime in 2021. Were they just sitting idly by after the PS5 launch? |
Demon's released in 2020. Ragnarok was announced the same year. And it was Covid period. I suppose it makes sense.
| PotentHerbs said: At least Bluepoint released something during the PS5 generation. |
They were MIA during the PS3 too (not counting the Vita). Just disastrous management at that studio. I completely forgot they were on an Uncharted title, an IP they even had prior experience with. Definitely not the time for Bend to do something like this.
| VersusEvil said: The legacy of Jimbo will be one of the darkest stains in PlayStations history, ain’t no defending what he’s done for even the most hardcore Sony fans. Can’t believe after all this time Bluepoint, a studio that’s a masterclass in remaking games was making a fucking live service game. That’s 2 more studios not releasing a game for the rest of the gen … |
I know everyone likes to point to Jim Ryan and blame him for everything, but he's not the only one making these decisions. The actual studios themselves would've had a hand in the decision making.
What's important is that these studios move forward in as positive a manner as possible. Unfortunately, there might be some fallout.
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