Current Events > Well, the end of Platinum Games as we know it is nigh

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Pass me all the copium

I don't even know what the fuck that statement means.

Open world shit?

Open world, here we come

Jagr_68 posted...

I don't even know what the fuck that statement means.

Open world shit?

what's the term for games that are recieving lots of bullshit new paid content continuously, drip fed to players to make them keep spending? live games or something like that? essentially they want to transition to a GTA5 model, where they put in minimum effort for maximum profit on a game that can last for years.

How about Nintendo fucking buy them already

Still can't believe they let AlphaDream die

Jagr_68 posted...

I don't even know what the fuck that statement means.

Open world shit?

Sounds more like live service/GaaS type stuff, I'm pretty sure Babylon's Fall is already going that direction

Idk why they would change what has been working for them. That statement makes me think of skyrim or gta; terrible gameplay but made up for with abundance of content.

Jagr_68 posted...

I don't even know what the fuck that statement means.

Open world shit?

GaaS-y shit.

This was obvious when they announced Babylon's fall:
https://www.platinumgames.com/games/babylons-fall

Finally, the greatest allure of BABYLON'S FALL is its 4-player online multiplayer action, which will be supported with regular updates post-launch and at no additional cost. BABYLON'S FALL, a collaboration between Square Enix and PlatinumGames, is in development for PlayStation5, PlayStation4, and Steam.

Solid_Seb posted...

Idk why they would change what has been working for them. That statement makes me think of skyrim or gta; terrible gameplay but made up for with abundance of content.

because game publishers are beholden not to the people playing the games but the investors who throw money at them. investors dont give a fuck about game quality, they care about profit from games, and nothing on the market right now is more profitable then something like GTAV or even skyrim.

gachas.

Making fun games that can be enjoyed for longer periods of a time aren't mutually exclusive concepts. There are very few that don't descend into grinding to purchase items, though. Square Enix is notoriously bad at this, so I don't expect Babylon's Fall to be anything but that.

So... is everyone just utterly failing to learn the lessons of Avengers, or was everything too far along in development to abandon?

R.I.P. to games the likes of:
Viewtiful Joe
Okami
MadWorld
Bayonetta
Nier Automata

(Yes Clover Studios counts)

Nier NFT incoming.

To be fair, I can't exactly blame Platinum games for at least giving this a shot. A studio with hundreds of employees probably doesn't love riding off of the residuals of a couple of past games knowing that every game they release has to be a smash hit or risk dragging the entire company under. The idea of having a title that brings in a steady stream of revenue and is relatively low effort to maintain is the kind of foundation that every studio would dream of because it gives them enough financial security to make the types of games they really want to make rather than chasing trends.

The problem is the deal with the devil that you have to make with a publisher to get that kind of game in the first place.

Platinum is such a mediocre studio that I can't find myself caring that much. They have some great games, but they also have a lot of turds. Maybe they have some new ideas that would benefit from this model.

Oh boy. Time for Live Service games that get abandon after a few years.

Solid_Seb posted...

Idk why they would change what has been working for them.

They make good games, but they tend to be niche a.k.a not highly profitable. I love platinum, but this isn't exactly surprising.

s0nicfan posted...

To be fair, I can't exactly blame Platinum games for at least giving this a shot. A studio with hundreds of employees probably doesn't love riding off of the residuals of a couple of past games knowing that every game they release has to be a smash hit or risk dragging the entire company under. The idea of having a title that brings in a steady stream of revenue and is relatively low effort to maintain is the kind of foundation that every studio would dream of because it gives them enough financial security to make the types of games they really want to make rather than chasing trends.

The problem is the deal with the devil that you have to make with a publisher to get that kind of game in the first place.

I thought they were a publisher

YookaLaylee posted...

I thought they were a publisher

Nah, they're almost a pure development studio. Their games are (almost) always published by a third party (Sega, Konami, Activision, etc):
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PlatinumGames#Games_developed

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Cant do that without Square and Yoko Taro.

Open world or RPG it seems. Might even be a gotcha style game.

I see no issue here. With this method they can reduce cost, time and maximize profits. People don't have a issue when MMOs do it, so why other genres?