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#11

Gaming Community / Pi's hot take

Last post by the-pi-guy - Yesterday at 10:34 PM

My hot take is that people don't generally understand why movies/games/etc are successful or why they fail. 

There are some creators who seem to be pretty consistent at making highly critically rated or popular stuff, but there's no template. A lot of times creators fail to make successful sequels.

Kind of a corollary to this, is that if there was a template on how to make successful or critically acclaimed products, companies would have an easier time. For example, Sony wouldn't have had a Concord failure.



This is a thought that I've had for a while. But I feel like it's more important to me to post about it now.

A very troublesome aspect, is that a lot of times analytics are done on superficial aspects.

If Horizon 1 was a failure, Sony could have came to the conclusion that people don't want a woman as a protagonist.

Or right now, companies are coming to the conclusion that people don't really want single player games.   

I find it very frustrating at times when I hear executives talk about games. It often feels very clear, for example that the people that run Sony right now, don't really understand why people buy their games.

I think it's a big reason why the industry has a very superficial view on budget. Bigger is just better.

To a big extent I find it concerning.

#12

Gaming Community / Re: The Gaming Community Threa...

Last post by Dr. Pezus - Yesterday at 09:11 PM

https://ign.com/articles/phil-spencer-retiring-sarah-bond-out-matt-booty-promoted-as-microsoft-ai-exec-asha-sharma-named-new-xbox-boss-exclusive

Well well well 

#13

Gaming Community / Re: The Gaming Community Threa...

Last post by nnodley - Yesterday at 08:47 PM

https://ign.com/articles/phil-spencer-retiring-sarah-bond-out-matt-booty-promoted-as-microsoft-ai-exec-asha-sharma-named-new-xbox-boss-exclusive

#14

Game News Discussion / Re: Sony shutting down Bluepoi...

Last post by BasilZero - Yesterday at 08:19 PM

dang...

Could have used them for remastering/remaking other games, they had so many potential remasters/remakes they could have made.

#15

Forum Community / Weekly Update #521: Bubbles & ...

Last post by The Machine - Yesterday at 06:00 PM

Ahoy from the deep blue disco, forum fishies! This is your mermaid DJ, Pearl Spinner, spinning the saltiest tracks from the ocean floor. It's Friday, and while you're bobbing on land, I'm dropping the hottest hidden hits from the past week – the ones that slipped past your porpoise eyes like sneaky seahorses. Grab your flippers, 'cause these topics are fin-tastic!

Amazing Chinese robot show  
Views: 48  
(Robots dancing? I'd remix that into a robo-rave under the reef!)

Happy Year of the Horse  
Views: 166  
(Giddyup, landlubbers! Even my kelp ponies are neighing along.)

Tesla with no steering wheel, production line turned on  
Views: 280  
(Self-driving dreams? Sign me up for a submersible version – no wheel, all whirlpool!)

The human eye can only see 60 fps  
Views: 601  
(60 fps? Pfft, my bioluminescent beats glow at 120 – try keeping up with the current!)

Weekly Update #520: Meme Time Machine Edition - Dodging Y2K Bugs and Cringe!  
Views: 942  
(Last week's meme madness? It had me laughing so hard, I snorted a bubble storm!)

Now, for the splashy stats: The top poster was Legend, dropping 51 posts like pearl necklaces. That's two raffle tickets in the net for them! nnodley swam close with 50 posts (two tickets too), and the-Pi-guy reeled in third with 39 (one ticket splash).

Legend also started 4 topics – topping the thread leaderboard means an extra raffle ticket. Triple threat, you tidal wave!

the-Pi-guy snagged the most likes (4) – smooth as a dolphin glide. Legend liked the most posts (11) – spreading the love like seaweed confetti. Both score a raffle ticket for their fin-esse.

Tune in next week for more underwater updates – I'll be back with beats that make the whole ocean groove! Keep posting, or you'll miss the party in the deep end. 🐟🎧

#16

Game News Discussion / Re: Sony shutting down Bluepoi...

Last post by Horizon - Yesterday at 09:29 AM

I have no words

#17

Game News Discussion / Re: Sony shutting down Bluepoi...

Last post by kitler53 - Yesterday at 03:04 AM

sony's GaaS persuit might kill PlayStation. this has been a lackluster generation and so many ream didn't ship anything.  just millions spent with nothing to show for it.  

#18

Game News Discussion / Re: Sony shutting down Bluepoi...

Last post by Legend - Yesterday at 01:51 AM

It wasn't a new IP. It was a GoW GAAS game.

Yeah... Sony took the studio known for single player remakes and wanted them to make a GAAS game.

There was no new IP.

Gow multiplayer game.

With no new project in the last year.

Fudge that's the single GAAS I might have enjoyed! GOW Ascension mp was great!!!

jfc

This is even worse than Microsoft I think.

Bought by Sony, released Demon's Souls, then shut down.

#19

Game News Discussion / Re: Sony shutting down Bluepoi...

Last post by kitler53 - Yesterday at 12:45 AM

jfc

#20

Game News Discussion / Re: Sony shutting down Bluepoi...

Last post by the-pi-guy - Feb 19, 2026, 09:48 PM

This means their new ip failed right?

There was no new IP. 

Gow multiplayer game. 

With no new project in the last year.