PlayStation Community Thread

[Legend]

A rumor is just a rumor until announced by our official site and social channels! ????

— Kena: Bridge of Spirits (@emberlab) February 24, 2021

That's not a denial, Kena on PS Plus would be so amazing.

If I was to bet I would say its not happening though.

Sounds like a denial without closing any doors.

I'd prefer Returnal on PS+. Kena I'll buy full priced if it plays well.

[kitler53]

Sounds like a denial without closing any doors.

I'd prefer Returnal on PS+. Kena I'll buy full priced if it plays well.

I would prefer kena and returnal on ps+.  

either why I intend to play both but "free" is always nice. 

[Xevross]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/vgc-sources-playstation-is-winding-down-sony-japan-studio.384869/

Sources: PlayStation is winding down Sony Japan Studio | VGC

https://www.resetera.com/threads/playstation-studios-ot17-good-vibrations.355570/post-59493593

[the-pi-guy]

On the one hand, I'm not too connected with Sony Japan studios.  Most of their stuff is external like Bloodborne.  

It still feels concerning that Sony is shifting down development.

MS is working on expanding hard, and they're already bigger than Sony's studios.  

Unless Sony has some big things underway, it feels concerning.

[Xevross]

On the one hand, I'm not too connected with Sony Japan studios.  Most of their stuff is external like Bloodborne.  

It still feels concerning that Sony is shifting down development.

MS is working on expanding hard, and they're already bigger than Sony's studios.  

Unless Sony has some big things underway, it feels concerning.

Yeah same here.

Japan Studio's self developed games have been insignificant for a long time. What did we get this gen, I think Knack 1&2, GR2, TLG and that's it? Asobi team is still sticking around and its collabs and X-Dev for stuff like Bloodborne and Demon's Souls is still around, so this isn't much of a loss.

Problem is that Sony are shutting down and downscaling when they should be rapidly expanding.

[Legend]

I'm pretty much done with Sony's new leadership. They might end up being amazing, but right now I don't have faith in their overall vision.

What the fudge are they doing closing Japan Studio? They have been involved in so many of my favorite games!

[Xevross]

I'm pretty much done with Sony's new leadership. They might end up being amazing, but right now I don't have faith in their overall vision.

What the fudge are they doing closing Japan Studio? They have been involved in so many of my favorite games!

I feel this as well, new leadership doesn't seem to have made any good decisions yet.

[DerNebel]

You know.

fudge Japan Studios. Bunch of clowns, seriously.

I still remember clearly back in 2013 or 2014 making a thread on Vgchartz still about how they would be the studio to watch last gen.

They weren't... not even close. Empty promises and disappointment after disappointment is what they delivered, with Astro Bot and Bloodborne being the only exceptions.

People will direct their anger at Sony's headquarters in California and keep screaming about how "Sony is abandoning Japan", as if Japan Studio in recent years held any relevance to their strategy for Japan.

Japan Studio is a joke. Do you remember how big Allan Becker was talking about his plans for the studio in 2013/2014? They were going to come back in a big way.... yeah, right. They refused to adapt to AAA development but were also unable to attract talent to actually make their mid budget game plan work. Smaller budgeted games can be great, amazing even but anyone who tells you that Japan Studios output in recent years (excluding the aformentioned exceptions) fell into those categories is deluding themselves.

I wanted them to make something that amazes me, I still want that, I bought stuff like Gravity Rush 1/2 or The Last Guardian in hopes of finding that there, but those games didn't come close.

Will this be the kick in the butt that gives rise to new talent to grow that studio into something worthwile of representing SIE's japanese game development branch? Dunno, probably not. Maybe they'll at least be able to consistently make Astro Bot games from now on... but I can already see them tying the next one to the next VR headset instead of just doing a fullfledged non-VR game for the franchise.

Now I'm in a bad mood an hour before the SoP, great.

[kitler53]

You know.

fudge Japan Studios. Bunch of clowns, seriously.

I still remember clearly back in 2013 or 2014 making a thread on Vgchartz still about how they would be the studio to watch last gen.

They weren't... not even close. Empty promises and disappointment after disappointment is what they delivered, with Astro Bot and Bloodborne being the only exceptions.

People will direct their anger at Sony's headquarters in California and keep screaming about how "Sony is abandoning Japan", as if Japan Studio in recent years held any relevance to their strategy for Japan.

Japan Studio is a joke. Do you remember how big Allan Becker was talking about his plans for the studio in 2013/2014? They were going to come back in a big way.... yeah, right. They refused to adapt to AAA development but were also unable to attract talent to actually make their mid budget game plan work. Smaller budgeted games can be great, amazing even but anyone who tells you that Japan Studios output in recent years (excluding the aformentioned exceptions) fell into those categories is deluding themselves.

I wanted them to make something that amazes me, I still want that, I bought stuff like Gravity Rush 1/2 or The Last Guardian in hopes of finding that there, but those games didn't come close.

Will this be the kick in the butt that gives rise to new talent to grow that studio into something worthwile of representing SIE's japanese game development branch? Dunno, probably not. Maybe they'll at least be able to consistently make Astro Bot games from now on... but I can already see them tying the next one to the next VR headset instead of just doing a fullfledged non-VR game for the franchise.

Now I'm in a bad mood an hour before the SoP, great.

lol, but i kind of agree.  what did japan studio do last gen.

[Legend]

lol, but i kind of agree.  what did japan studio do last gen.

They co-developed bloodborne lol.

[kitler53]

They co-developed bloodborne lol.

sure.  what have they done since march 24, 2015?

[Legend]

sure.  what have they done since march 24, 2015?

Gotg knack 2 baby.

[DerNebel]

Gotg knack 2 baby.

This game is possibly the biggest insult to come out of Japan Studio last gen.

That they seriously had a team spend 3.5 years making a sequel to fudgy Knack, when they have beloved IP's they could have gone back to or new things they could have tried, is the kind of stupidity that exemplifies why I'm fed up with them. It's only fitting that Knack 2 may very well be the biggest retail bomb Sony released on PS4.

Knack 2's retail performance in Japan was so bad, that the game isn't even listed on Gamedatalibrary for instance. So much for Japan Studio making games for Japan.

[DerNebel]

PlayStation Confirms Japan Studio Will be Re-Organized - IGN

Re-org now confirmed.

[kitler53]

PlayStation Confirms Japan Studio Will be Re-Organized - IGN

Re-org now confirmed.

reads sony's statement...

...okay so I know it's a PR statement and PR specilizes in spinning shame to look like gold but...   a re-org to put greater focus on team ASOBI sounds good to me.