Sony to release 5 mobile games by next fiscal year

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According to CNBC, they have received reports that Sony's PlayStation division will be creating 5 mobile titles for iOS/Android, which will be released sometime in the next fiscal year. These games will initially release in Japan, and then follow in Asia territories.

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So Nintendo should keep the IP and continue to do nothing with it but destroy?
The only destruction they've done with it amounts to Samus' personality, on a game even the other developers disliked.

Federation Force is a great game despite not being a main one.

The only destruction of substance here is being caused by the "fans" of the series and no one else.
 

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If only Sony had a portable PlayStation they could release these games on.
PS Vita is dead man, it just couldn't compete with the 3DS.

initially release in Japan, and then follow in Asia territories
This is where they're making a mistake, Pokemon Go, for example, released in Australia and North America July 6th, Europe July 13th, and Japan July 22nd.
 

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Welp, looks like game companies are starting to jump on the mobile bandwagon.

...and here I am, without a phone.
Regardless how you and most gamers feel about the matter, the unfortunate truth is that the mobile market is where there is the most growth (in Japan). PC gaming has almost no presence outside of a small group of enthusiasts. Even console gaming is seen as something lame for old people. The new generation spends dozens of hours a week looking at their phone, with almost every person having one or multiple devices. They would be stupid not to try and getting into the market. They have to do something in the span of the next 5-50 years before VR actually becomes viable for more than shooting galleries and 10 minute tech demos.
 

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PS Vita is dead man, it just couldn't compete with the 3DS.


This is where they're making a mistake, Pokemon Go, for example, released in Australia and North America July 6th, Europe July 13th, and Japan July 22nd.
But Niantic was an American developer, right? Playstation is Japanese, so it would make sense their stuff would need to be localized first.
 

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I don't find this as a good thing at all, speccially considering the direction the industry is taking these days. I can almost smell the shovelware games with Playstation logo or something.

Everyone is jumping to Mobile games because they're cheaper to make and the income is bigger. That's why Mobile gaming is sinonymous of cheap garbage.
 
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The only destruction they've done with it amounts to Samus' personality, on a game even the other developers disliked.

Federation Force is a great game despite not being a main one.

The only destruction of substance here is being caused by the "fans" of the series and no one else.
The last good Metroid game was released 9 years ago. If Sony had the Metroid IP they would at least try to compete with Halo.
 

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The only destruction they've done with it amounts to Samus' personality, on a game even the other developers disliked.

Federation Force is a great game despite not being a main one.

The only destruction of substance here is being caused by the "fans" of the series and no one else.
Federation force doesn't even have the same art style as part metroid games.
Other M for all of it's flaws at least had the atmosphere of a metroid game and looked like a metroid game.
Federation force just looks like a random coop shooter (with f*cking mii characters) that they slapped the metroid franchise on.
Happy 30th anniversary Metroid.
 

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Federation force doesn't even have the same art style as part metroid games.
Other M for all of it's flaws at least had the atmosphere of a metroid game and looked like a metroid game.
Federation force just looks like a random coop shooter (with f*cking mii characters) that they slapped the metroid franchise on.
Happy 30th anniversary Metroid.
Zelda Wind Waker didn't even have the same artstyle, atmosphere nor looked like the other Zeldas. Still a Zelda game.

Ugh, it seems Nintendo will forever have this double standard on them being criticized for stagnation, then bashed when they do different stuff.
 

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Zelda Wind Waker didn't even have the same artstyle, atmosphere nor looked like the other Zeldas. Still a Zelda game.

Ugh, it seems Nintendo will forever have this double standard on them being criticized for stagnation, then bashed when they do different stuff.
there is literally no reason why Federation force couldn't have been a new franchise.
No one would've hated Nintendo for doing everything differently then.
 
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If only Sony had a portable PlayStation they could release these games on.

Gee, a Portable PlayStation... A PlayStation Portable... You don't say...

In all seriousness, though, the Vita is dead, and this is proof that Sony is trying to abandon ship.
 

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The last good Metroid game was released 9 years ago. If Sony had the Metroid IP they would at least try to compete with Halo.

This is just a non-starter, suggesting Nintendo sells off it's IP to it's rivals Is just ridiculous. If Sony want to compete with Halo they can create their own IP.
 

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This is just a non-starter, suggesting Nintendo sells off it's IP to it's rivals Is just ridiculous. If Sony want to compete with Halo they can create their own IP.
People want another proper Metroid game but Nintendo won't make one because Other M flopped. So if it takes selling the IP off to get another proper Metroid game then so be it.
 

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this is $onys escape plan after their VR fails and the ps4 dies next year the neo won't save them either because they have fuck all games worth playing :lol:
 

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