But nobody nowadays talks about good things like SOT, SOD2 that actually happened this year and marketed heavily. SOT was done more than gears if im not wrong.

SoT and SoD2 are difficult to say, simply because all we’ve are vague player counts across 2 platforms, and a lot of PR crap with no actual software numbers.

As far as I’m aware all the forms games have sold minimum of 1mil plus so I wouldn’t use them as an example. Quantum Break was a weird one, I personally really enjoyed the game but a lot of people were turned off by the TV stuff. Recore has a great concept but it’s execution was poor. But you’re right heavy marketing doesn’t always equal huge sales success, look at Detroit

Just being honest bro. 1 million across 3 platforms in over a year really isn’t that impressive lol

Seriously.. good God the sony force is strong in this place lol.

Sorry bro. Your post reeks of concern trolling. It's an invalid comparison. Might as well be more honest next time if you're gonna dismiss a studio's achievement. Regardless of who they are/were affiliated with.

I’d guess the real is answer is Sony never approached them. They’re not hurting for studios, and MS desperately needed to try and reassure fans they were still invested in gaming.

I can see it now.
Sony: "If you so much as talk to MS about bringing Hellblade to Xbox then we're never talking to you again."
MS: "Thanks guys! How about we just buy you instead?"

I doubt Sony wanted them after they went timed console exclusive, instead of console exclusive for Sony.

Oh Well.

Congrats Ninja Theory!

Lol I’m sure NT would have had no problem being bought by Sony if Sony was interested. I would even go as far to say they would have preferred that scenario compared to being bought by MS.

Sony are more dev friendly than Microsoft, they nurture studios creativity not kill them. Ninjas relationship with Sony was obviously better with Hellblade coming to them first, and their best game and main fanbase, heavenly sword was a PlayStation exclusive. So I don't know if don't was interested or not out even in the conversation. I'm just saying they're a better fit. They sold to Microsoft for the financial umbrella. Nothing more. And I don't blame them given the Perilous nature of their studio. I'm just calling a spade a spade.

Well then how do you know MS wouldn’t give NT creative freedom? MS had changed alot recently which is one the reasons why they bought 5 studios at once. Let just give them a chance would you? Sony is not the end all be all of gaming.

They're getting their chance. Nothing I say will change that. And I hope it works out for them. They're a great studio. Just a shame they can't make games for the console where most their fans are anymore.

Man these people are going crazy. Kinnda funny actually. Last year these fanboys were in love with NT. This year they shit on them and everything that they do.

@kun_adr tbh i never really saw people hype up NT quite the opposite in fact. What he said isn’t far from the truth most of the games NT have made barring hellblade have been mediocre so it isn’t like they were some in demand powerhouse

A million is a lot, no doubt. But given its release on three platforms, low price point, and insane amount of hype, it really isn’t nearly as impressive as it seems at face value.

It's not. As generations go by the cost of game development increases. So sales need to increase as well to turn a profit. If sales don't increase, developers have to find another way to increase revenue. Before, developers would just increase the price of games. But with online gaming being a thing now, dlc and micro transactions have allowed games to stay 60 bucks.

Hellblade has no dlc and no micro transactions. A single player only game in today's market needs to sell 3 million to be viable.

We Happy Few is still coming to PS4, so you can find something else to bitch about.

Wait.... so sony has never bought a 3rd party dev? Ever?

You sony fanatics are acting like slugs trying to find a way out of a salt maze

I’m still optimistic about we happy few but the early access impressions weren’t positive at all so I’m a little nervous. The only other game they’ve made was contrast which was beyond mediocre. It’s funny seeing fanboys hype up these MS purchases when two of them were pretty much MS first party it’s just now official,ones a brand new studio with one employee and the other two have made nothing but mediocre games barring hellblade from NT. You never saw those fans hyping up we happy few or its maker compulsion and they def weren’t bigging up NT especially when hellblade was only ps4 and pc at first