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Should big companies be allowed to crowdfund games?

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Teeqoz on 02 July 2015

Given that this "platform" Sony made was never meant for games, I don't see how this is relevant....

Now, you don't seem to have understood what this crowdfundibg platform really is for. It's not for funding the R&D of Sony's massive projects, but smaller ideas employees got, but were turned down by higherups because they didn't see a market for it. This removes some of the power those higherups have, because this enables them to go to this crowdfunding platform and show that people want it (or be shown that there really wasn't a market for it if the crowdfunding campaign fails).

This will be for brand new products, not something like the next Bravia or Playstation or Walkman etc. anyway.



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super6646 on 02 July 2015
DerNebel said:
super6646 said:
DerNebel said:

I'm worried that you still don't quite understand this: This platform is not meant for games.

They didn't say it couldn't be for games though. And anyway did you read it, I fixed that part. Yeah, I saw the article, it didn't specify games. Doesn't mean it won't come to that. And look at E3 2015, where they told us it was from the kindness of their hearts, but turned out they where funding anyway. See the point?

The Shenmue Kickstarter wasn't a Sony thing though and before you ask, for games like Shenmue, yes I find using crowdfunding to gauge interest very much acceptable.

Yes it was. They lied to gamers to fund it, only to say "oh, we're funding it anyway". They didn't bother saying that till they had the money however...



super6646 on 02 July 2015
Teeqoz said:
Given that this "platform" Sony made was never meant for games, I don't see how this is relevant....

Now, you don't seem to have understood what this crowdfundibg platform really is for. It's not for funding the R&D of Sony's massive projects, but smaller ideas employees got, but were turned down by higherups because they didn't see a market for it. This removes some of the power those higherups have, because this enables them to go to this crowdfunding platform and show that people want it (or be shown that there really wasn't a market for it if the crowdfunding campaign fails).

This will be for brand new products, not something like the next Bravia or Playstation or Walkman etc. anyway.


Yes, I read the article. I'm concerned this will extend into gaming, and like I said before, they never singled out anything within the company.



DerNebel on 02 July 2015
super6646 said:
DerNebel said:

The Shenmue Kickstarter wasn't a Sony thing though and before you ask, for games like Shenmue, yes I find using crowdfunding to gauge interest very much acceptable.

Yes it was. They lied to gamers to fund it, only to say "oh, we're funding it anyway". They didn't bother saying that till they had the money however...

1. The Shenmue Kickstarter was a deal between Suzuki and Sega

2. Sony are not funding the game, they are paying for marketing and are helping to some degree, the game still very much depends on Kickstarter.



MoHasanie on 02 July 2015

No, big companies shouldn't do it. If executives and managers reject employees' ideas, then maybe Sony needs to higher new younger less stubborn managers who are willing to accept new things.



    

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DerNebel on 02 July 2015
MoHasanie said:

No, big companies shouldn't do it. If executives and managers reject employees' ideas, then maybe Sony needs to higher new younger less stubborn managers who are willing to accept new things.

That is really not how it works.



Mr Puggsly on 02 July 2015

I'm okay with it IF doing so encourages studios to give us games that would be considered risky.

For example, I want another Virtua Fighter. I would pitch in some money to help make that happen.



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super6646 on 02 July 2015
DerNebel said:
super6646 said:
DerNebel said:

The Shenmue Kickstarter wasn't a Sony thing though and before you ask, for games like Shenmue, yes I find using crowdfunding to gauge interest very much acceptable.

Yes it was. They lied to gamers to fund it, only to say "oh, we're funding it anyway". They didn't bother saying that till they had the money however...

1. The Shenmue Kickstarter was a deal between Suzuki and Sega

2. Sony are not funding the game, they are paying for marketing and are helping to some degree, the game still very much depends on Kickstarter.


Very well, you got me again. Even so, Sony is clearly getting into this, and its not something I'm excited about. If they adopt this kickstarter thing, so will others.



Teeqoz on 02 July 2015
super6646 said:
DerNebel said:
super6646 said:
DerNebel said:

I'm worried that you still don't quite understand this: This platform is not meant for games.

They didn't say it couldn't be for games though. And anyway did you read it, I fixed that part. Yeah, I saw the article, it didn't specify games. Doesn't mean it won't come to that. And look at E3 2015, where they told us it was from the kindness of their hearts, but turned out they where funding anyway. See the point?

The Shenmue Kickstarter wasn't a Sony thing though and before you ask, for games like Shenmue, yes I find using crowdfunding to gauge interest very much acceptable.

Yes it was. They lied to gamers to fund it, only to say "oh, we're funding it anyway". They didn't bother saying that till they had the money however...


You do know that Sony aren't funding Shenmue III?

 

Anyway, there is absolutely zero evidence to suggest that this platform will also be for games, yet you talk about it like this is a way for Sony to fund their games..



gabzjmm23 on 02 July 2015

Big companies would surely abuse it but it is up to the gamers if we wanted it or not.

I also hate kickstarter but they already funding the game. It is just an assurance that publisher would get profits from that game.