By using this site, you agree to our Privacy Policy and our Terms of Use. Close

Forums - Sony - Shuhei Yoshida "'Hates' Annualized Franchises"

Player2 on 06 February 2015
pokoko said:
Player2 said:

"And that's why we made three SingStar and Buzz games per year instead of one until we burned them". He forgot to say.

Regarding the early days of PlayStation:

Are you really trying to use sports games to negate what he's saying?  Seriously?  Games which are annual by necessity and generally easy to develop?  As opposed to franchises which have no actual need for annual entries and have to be rushed to fit schedules?  

Do you really have no understanding of what he's really talking about here?

No. I'm using Buzz and SingStar to show that he's and hypocrite.

Sport franchises don't need to be yearly, specially in this day and age. A DLC roster update (which is what most of them are and why they're easy to develop) priced at $10-20 should be enough.



Around the Network
KLAMarine on 06 February 2015

He's right. There's always a struggle between profit-driven and art-driven endeavors.



Goodnightmoon on 06 February 2015

He hates one of the strongest reason why people buy his console... ok. We agree on that.



fluky-nintendy on 06 February 2015

He supports innovation rather than blunt milking of franchises. Color me surprised the reasons why PS is so successful.



...Let the Sony Domination continue with the PS4...
pokoko on 06 February 2015
Player2 said:
pokoko said:

Are you really trying to use sports games to negate what he's saying?  Seriously?  Games which are annual by necessity and generally easy to develop?  As opposed to franchises which have no actual need for annual entries and have to be rushed to fit schedules?  

Do you really have no understanding of what he's really talking about here?

No. I'm using Buzz and SingStar to show that he's and hypocrite.

Sport franchises don't need to be yearly, specially in this day and age. A DLC roster update (which is what most of them are and why they're easy to develop) priced at $10-20 should be enough.

No, you're being purposefully pedantic.  You know he's talking about sequels and games with long development profiles because it's right in the article.  It's completely and totally clear exactly what he's talking about, where franchises are rushed to fit marketing schedules and released unfinished rather than suffer a delay that takes them out of the holiday window.  Of course, I'm sure you already understand that.  



Around the Network
shogunknight on 06 February 2015
Goodnightmoon said:

He hates one of the strongest reason why people buy his console... ok. We agree on that.


Hmm?..........Could you clarify why people buy his console?



Goodnightmoon on 06 February 2015
shogunknight said:
Goodnightmoon said:

He hates one of the strongest reason why people buy his console... ok. We agree on that.


Hmm?..........Could you clarify why people buy his console?


Well, if Ps4 hasn´t Call Of duty, Fifa and Assasin´s Creed every year, it would be behind PSVita, those are the real system sellers, and a console without them struggles.



Sensui on 06 February 2015

I'm so glad sony has people like him. Shuhei speaks his mind and I hope he stands behind this statement. I know I do:).



pokoko on 06 February 2015
Goodnightmoon said:
shogunknight said:


Hmm?..........Could you clarify why people buy his console?


Well, if Ps4 hasn´t Call Of duty, Fifa and Assasin´s Creed every year, it would be behind PSVita, those are the real system sellers, and a console without them struggles.

Oh, obviously, that's why the PS2 struggled so much.  



Goodnightmoon on 06 February 2015
pokoko said:
Goodnightmoon said:


Well, if Ps4 hasn´t Call Of duty, Fifa and Assasin´s Creed every year, it would be behind PSVita, those are the real system sellers, and a console without them struggles.

Oh, obviously, that's why the PS2 struggled so much.  


?¿ I´m talking about system sellers TODAY. Not 15 years ago...