Commissar SFLUFAN Posted June 15, 2022 Share Posted June 15, 2022 What has happened to all the video games? WWW.GAMESINDUSTRY.BIZ As the industry braces itself for a quiet 2022, and with more major games getting delayed, we ask developers about the challenges they are facing Quote There was a sense of optimism at the start of 2022 that this was going to be a banner year for video games. The first few months were full of major releases: Pokémon, Elden Ring, Horizon, Gran Turismo, Dying Light, to name just a handful. And although the slate beyond that was uncertain, there were some big titles due over the year. The two biggest (outside of annual titles like Call of Duty) was Starfield and The Legend of Zelda. But both games have been delayed, the release schedule has dried up, and the majority of game reveals over the last month have been for titles due in 2023. It's not true to say there is nothing coming out this year, but there is little on a scale that media owners and retailers were hoping for. So what's going on? Ask any developer and they'll tell you that we're witnessing the repercussions of COVID-19. Yet with the movie and TV industry continuing to deliver major releases, what is it about games that means we're still struggling some two years since the pandemic started? This one made me smirk: Quote The Cyberpunk warning The quality drop is the biggest concern. Our Canadian developer observes: "Look at the games that didn't get delayed or when the teams weren't given more time. The best two examples I can think of is Battlefield 2042 and Call of Duty: Vanguard. They came out on time, right? Same time they always do. But they disappointed. And that's not my opinion, that's the Metacritic score speaking. That's not right. These are some of the best game studios in the world." Indeed, it is possible -- as the likes of Battlefield and Call of Duty have proved -- to still hit your schedules and get your game out. But publishers and developers are, broadly speaking, less willing to release a title that isn't ready. "We took one look at what happened to Cyberpunk 2077 and thought 'yep, we're delaying this'," says a US game director from one of the world's biggest game franchises. "CD Projekt is one of the most respected games studios in the world. And they released a game so broken that Sony pulled it from their own digital store. That's unprecedented. That's humiliating. We knew our game wasn't in the best shape, maybe we could patch it up with a Day One update... but we saw Cyberpunk and decided it wasn't worth the risk. I suspect that was a wake-up call across the industry." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Vic20 Posted June 15, 2022 Share Posted June 15, 2022 Indies are picking up most of the slack this year for me. Its a weird time for a AAA graphics whore, but adaptation hasn't been without its pleasant surprises. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stepee Posted June 15, 2022 Share Posted June 15, 2022 Elden Ring will take most people all year to finish anyway so it’s fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crispy4000 Posted June 15, 2022 Share Posted June 15, 2022 Pushed ahead. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spawn_of_Apathy Posted June 15, 2022 Share Posted June 15, 2022 I think it has been past time for delays to become regular occurrence again. It’s about time developers stopped taking the Fallout 76 approach, and releasing broken ass games they know they’re going to have to spend 6 months to a year fixing and completing. one of the things the industry needs to look at next is management. Stop changing directions 8 times in development. Stop feature creep causing a game that’s untenable to make and support. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crispy4000 Posted June 15, 2022 Share Posted June 15, 2022 Scrubbed through release dates, these are the AAA games coming this year after the shows: Xenoblade 3 Saints Row Splatoon 3 The Last of Us Remake Overwatch 2 Marvel's Midnight Suns Forspoken (...doubt) Gotham Knights CoD:MW2 Pokemon Scarlet/Violet The Castillo Protocol Sonic Frontiers Hogwarts Legacy Mario + Rabbids Spark of Hope (... doubt) Annualized sports games as well, but that's a given. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stepee Posted June 15, 2022 Share Posted June 15, 2022 2 minutes ago, crispy4000 said: Scrubbed through release dates, these are the AAA coming this year after the shows: Xenoblade 3 Saints Row Splatoon 3 The Last of Us Remake Overwatch 2 Marvel's Midnight Suns Forspoken (...doubt) Gotham Knights CoD:MW2 Pokemon Scarlet/Violet The Castillo Protocol Sonic Frontiers Hogwarts Legacy Mario + Rabbids Spark of Hope (... doubt) Annualized sports games as well, but that's a given. Not amazing but if that all hits and considering the first few months this year, ain’t bad. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crispy4000 Posted June 15, 2022 Share Posted June 15, 2022 Oh, and God of War Ragnarok is still up in the air. Plenty of reason to doubt that, not the least being no E3 showing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stepee Posted June 15, 2022 Share Posted June 15, 2022 6 minutes ago, crispy4000 said: Scrubbed through release dates, these are the AAA coming this year after the shows: Saints Row Splatoon 3 The Last of Us Remake (if on pc in 22 Forspoken (...doubt, also doubt) Gotham Knights CoD:MW2 Pokemon Scarlet/Violet The Castillo Protocol Sonic Frontiers Hogwarts Legacy Mario + Rabbids Spark of Hope (... doubt) Annualized sports games as well, but that's a given. I want those ones and GOW2 if it comes out, decent haul. Nintendo could still have a surprise or two. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted June 15, 2022 Share Posted June 15, 2022 36 minutes ago, crispy4000 said: Pushed ahead. When you don’t have to worry about optimization because the fans accept it running at 320p/15fps, all games could be pushed up. 1 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zaku3 Posted June 15, 2022 Share Posted June 15, 2022 28 minutes ago, ManUtdRedDevils said: When you don’t have to worry about optimization because the fans accept it running at 320p/15fps, all games could be pushed up. I can't wait to get my copy and rip it on my hacked switch, load it on a flash drive, put it on my Neo or Deck and marvel at 720p. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crispy4000 Posted June 15, 2022 Share Posted June 15, 2022 2 hours ago, ManUtdRedDevils said: When you don’t have to worry about optimization because the fans accept it running at 320p/15fps, all games could be pushed up. I have some faith this won’t run as poorly as Xenoblade 2 did. Just played through Torna on the 4K TV and it was fine. The pixelated depth of field effects caught me more off guard more than the performance did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stepee Posted June 15, 2022 Share Posted June 15, 2022 30 minutes ago, Zaku3 said: I can't wait to get my copy and rip it on my hacked switch, load it on a flash drive, put it on my Neo or Deck and marvel at 720p. Does deck actually emulate demanding switch games at 720p already? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zaku3 Posted June 15, 2022 Share Posted June 15, 2022 1 hour ago, stepee said: Does deck actually emulate demanding switch games at 720p already? Depends on the game. I have success with Xenoblade 1 and 2. They do have some errors but run at 30FPS. I'm ecited to see what the 6800u can do and the future 7800u. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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