What has it done beyond any other good game? I disagree that IP is an instant win. You can look down the long history of games based on movie/book/TV IP being flops. So isn’t it just about making a good game?
The game that you can say most clearly turned round the PS3 for Sony was TLOU. Not a movie or TV tie in or a known IP.
not really . It was MS fucking up and introducing kinect .
That’s why I am curious about Capcom’s exec joining Sony. Might lead to interesting development (and not good for Xbox).
I disagree. In the UK on TV TLOU was discussed on some mainstream culture programs as ‘a piece of art’. For a video game to break through like that into news (and not just this game’s really popular lets tell you why its bad for kids to play it news) is remarkable. It completely changed the perception of Sony and Video games.
I’m not saying its the only factor and the PS3 was always going to outsell the 360 anyway. But the premise that licensed IP is the key is absolute nonsense. Just the same way people were saying previously its 3rd person cinematic style games. The bottom line is you make good games people want to play and that’s all you can and should do. If thats licensed IP or new IP or sequels or whatever it is, good games bring people in.
I was also worried as I heard that, but realistically there isn’t a lot of places in Japan that could offer a bigger position.
I do believe that MS needs more cross media IPs. Their recent attempts did not bring that much so far. Like that Halo series which is in a limbo state or something. Let’s see what Fallout series will bring.
I am pretty sure it sold a huge chunk of Playstation consoles to a newcomers. I don’t understand why you are undermining the system seller.
READ what I said
sure . But a good game that is also a famous IP will bring 10X more people in .
It was a good game that has sold over 20M copies and numerous playstations for people to play it. Crazy concept and when The sequel drops it will also sell crazy amounts of copies and consoles because its spiderman and its a good game.
What makes you think I didn’t? Have read it back again and you said what I thought you said.
The discussion was veering off-topic, but I think it’s safe to say it’s completely off-topic now.
It is not about the position. But regarding influence. We can for example assume that in Square Enix Japan, there is one dude (I believe the one who is responsible for Forspoken) has warm relations with Sony and it brings benefits for Playstation.
On what basis? PS was selling before spiderman. And would have done anyway. I think we’re in danger of the tail wagging the dog here. PS is popular. Insomniac are a great dev. When they are making a popular Spiderman game of course that will generate hype. But has it sold more PS4’s or PS5’s - its impossible to measure but they were selling anyway. However, the point is a good game by a good dev is what is required regardless.
Strange. Before we have the concepts of system seller games. Now suddenly you are trying to deny it. Being a good game + huge IP is guarantee that it will bring more and new people.
No matter what you say, Spider Man is a system seller and am pretty sure that it being Spider Man allows the game to top the charts after all that time.
how ? The discussion is about if MS should invest in Superhero/ Cross media IPs . I think thats on topic .
How? It’s clearly about the acquisition of WB games, and the implication of licence ownership.
That’s taking the context out to fit your narrative, similar to a certain VGC article; Booty was specifically responding to the idea that they need to copy an Uncharted or Horizon game (basically the Sony 3rd-person “action” archetype).
I understand a lot of us blieve wb be a good fit…like it or not it sounds like it in limbo. The problem i see is it sounds like most their titles wre locked under discovery…so it looks like to m they want to sell as group everything so msft would have to buy all of discovery…ok personally that might of been a turn off to the deal. Idk imagine the bidders for it amazon, Disney, ,netflix to…idk i understand about needing mortal kombat, booty connection maybe ujst get that studio if can be bought,.
Whole Discovery is gonna be crazy expensive. Not everybody can afford it. It is gonna be 200b with bidding.
Well they have enough people to restore Black Isle, Midway and so on 
Buy WB game studios , make a deal that MS gets to make exclusive DC IPs for a decade and add the potential to extend the license if the results are good .