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twintail said:

I will admit that I think it's strange that Sony don't just publish these games themselves. But I do think that this licensing makes sense for them and doesn't go against their current strategy. These are older games getting remasters, so Switch and PC releases aren't really unexpected.

Though, I feel like in some cases this makes a case against the very PS Classics programe they have going on. I dunno, it's just weird how it's all come together.

They are reworked bro. I know it's weird to say something like "Sony doesn't have the people to do this" but they actually don't lol, these games aren't going to sell a lot (until they do and Sony knows where to attack next) and they need work to even run on other platforms let alone the extra options implemented, Sony won't put their people to do that so it makes sense to let someone else do the job. Actually I would be concerned if they put someone like Team Asobi to work in these ports instead of doing something new lol.

And about the PS Classics, there aren't EGolf games in there and the Patapon games technically were made to sell on ps4. What I'm trying to say is not all classic games will get a remaster by Namco so it doesn't really collide with PS+ extra.



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Blood_Tears said:

It's interesting to see that Sony will license their old Japan Studio IPs to Namco for Switch and PC ports but not on Xbox. They know there is nothing to gain from that move.

I mean there is no lies in what you said LOL.



Blood_Tears said:

It's interesting to see that Sony will license their old Japan Studio IPs to Namco for Switch and PC ports but not on Xbox. They know there is nothing to gain from that move.



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G2ThaUNiT said:
Blood_Tears said:

It's interesting to see that Sony will license their old Japan Studio IPs to Namco for Switch and PC ports but not on Xbox. They know there is nothing to gain from that move.

Interesting take and I am not surprised it's a Twitter/X post. I guess the fundamental difference in all of them is that Nintendo doesn't need to do anything at the current moment, Sony is trying to shine some light on some old dead IPs that have little value at the moment and MS is doing it out of necessity with old and new releases as they transition to a 3rd party publisher with their consoles sales now in the toilet. Context is everything. 



Blood_Tears said:

Interesting take and I am not surprised it's a Twitter/X post. I guess the fundamental difference in all of them is that Nintendo doesn't need to do anything at the current moment, Sony is trying to shine some light on some old dead IPs that have little value at the moment and MS is doing it out of necessity with old and new releases as they transition to a 3rd party publisher with their consoles sales now in the toilet. Context is everything. 

I'm hoping NSO somehow shows up on iOS, Android and PC as a app.

I can see it doing well on those platforms considering all three platforms you can easily emulate NES, SNES, N64, and the Gameboy Family games - might as well throw in NSO - have people sub to play it or existing users can use the PC app to play it on there if not on the Switch as a extra option. If needed, pay another premium amount on top of the NSO price - kinda like how companies have a Ad Free version with a Ad - or a better example - Amazon Prime Music having a basic version and a Unlimited version.

It'll be an extra feature kind of like Nintendo Music is and the new Nintendo news app that came out today since they are both on iOS and android.



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G2ThaUNiT said:
Blood_Tears said:

It's interesting to see that Sony will license their old Japan Studio IPs to Namco for Switch and PC ports but not on Xbox. They know there is nothing to gain from that move.

So you are reacting to a fact with some trash from X? Come on dude lol.

We know that you are the xbox fan of the conversation but you obviously understand how things work. The bigger the company the more money they have to make. Nintendo doesn't need to open because they are small compared with Sony and MS but ... not so small to not open for mobile. If you want fanboyish bs you can go to any other side of the internet, they love Nintendo and hate Sony in most of them lol.



GymratAmarillo said:
G2ThaUNiT said:

So you are reacting to a fact with some trash from X? Come on dude lol.

We know that you are the xbox fan of the conversation but you obviously understand how things work. The bigger the company the more money they have to make. Nintendo doesn't need to open because they are small compared with Sony and MS but ... not so small to not open for mobile. If you want fanboyish bs you can go to any other side of the internet, they love Nintendo and hate Sony in most of them lol.

No, I reacted to a fact with another fact. It absolutely is trash from X as it's a Nintendo stan account, but that doesn't affect the bottom line of platform releases regardless of how you want to spin it. Nintendo is not and will not ever return the favor. This is a very black and white setup here. Which is all that was being pointed out. Some have too much tunnel vision on dunking on Xbox that they can't see beyond that. Nintendo is small? Didn't realize nearly $80 billion in revenue as of early 2024 for a consoles lifespan was considered small. That's news to me. Sony and MS are bigger companies and need to make more money, but Sony only started their multiplat strategy in 2020 when the PS4 generation was finishing off. This tearing down of the walled garden isn't something that they've done for a long time. It's only been of recent times that Sony has had to make even more than before. Who knows what changed. Only info we have is wanting an increase in profit margins. I do 90% of my gaming on PC, and Sony is probably a few more exclusives away from me shelving my PS5 because like what Xbox did, I know the games will come to PC. Been having PC/Switch be my main combo and that's probably what I'm gonna keep having going forward.

I wouldn't go talking about fanboyish bs though when you also are getting publicly upset that news sites, including VGChartz isn't wanting to say that PS5 was leading sales of AC Shadows as if that matters to a 3rd party company lol. That's petty behavior getting upset about such things.

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GymratAmarillo said:
twintail said:

I will admit that I think it's strange that Sony don't just publish these games themselves. But I do think that this licensing makes sense for them and doesn't go against their current strategy. These are older games getting remasters, so Switch and PC releases aren't really unexpected.

Though, I feel like in some cases this makes a case against the very PS Classics programe they have going on. I dunno, it's just weird how it's all come together.

They are reworked bro. I know it's weird to say something like "Sony doesn't have the people to do this" but they actually don't lol, these games aren't going to sell a lot (until they do and Sony knows where to attack next) and they need work to even run on other platforms let alone the extra options implemented, Sony won't put their people to do that so it makes sense to let someone else do the job. Actually I would be concerned if they put someone like Team Asobi to work in these ports instead of doing something new lol.

And about the PS Classics, there aren't EGolf games in there and the Patapon games technically were made to sell on ps4. What I'm trying to say is not all classic games will get a remaster by Namco so it doesn't really collide with PS+ extra.

Yah I hear you and I agree with why it's happening. 

But at the same time, I don't see what's stopping Sony putting their PS1/ PSP games onto PS Classics when they have the service already established. But either way, these are dormant IPs that are not going to sell consoles, so licensing them out is probably the best move here. 



Is Uncharted old enough so I can wish this is a new Uncharted not only because I love the franchise but also because it would be "Sony going back to an old IP"? LOL.

https://thegamepost.com/naughty-dog-new-unannounced-game-uncharted-director-shaun-escayg-development/



Many dormant Sony IP's were made mainly by 2nd/3rd party developers, it was the case for Everybody's Golf and Patapon. A shame that the new games will be made by new developers, but better this than nothing.

On the off chance one of the revived IP's finds a large enough audience, Sony might step in and resume publishing. I imagine this is what Sega would have done if Bayonetta 2 and 3 were bigger sellers than they proved to be.