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Days Gone Director, Analyst Disagree Over Why Big Games Can Flop

· April 18, 2021 ·

It doesn't appear we'll be getting a sequel to Sony Bend's Days Gone, and some of the game's creative leadership is no longer at the studio. This includes director and writer John Garvin, who appeared to put the blame for games not getting sequels--at least in part--on players not willing to pay full price at launch. Speaking to fellow former Sony developer David Jaffe , Garvin said ( via VGC ) that "If you love a game, buy it at full ****ing price," and said he has heard players talk about getting games on sale or through PlayStation Plus, instead. Jaffe asked the obvious rebuttal to this, which is how can you know you love a game you haven't played? Garvin doubled down but didn't have much of an answer. He pointed to the PS4-exclusive God of War getting more support out of the gate. NPD Analyst Mat Piscatella, who previously worked for both Activision and Warner Bros. in the business and sales planning departments, disagreed with putting the blame on players. If a game … [Read more...] about Days Gone Director, Analyst Disagree Over Why Big Games Can Flop

Days Gone writer says if you love a game, you should buy at full price

· April 18, 2021 ·

The writer and creative director of Days Gone says that players shouldn't "complain if a game doesn't get a sequel" if they didn't buy it "at f-cking full price". In an interview on David Jaffe's YouTube channel , John Garvin was asked if the game's debut on Sony's PlayStation Plus subscription service had sparked new interest in the title. "I do have an opinion on something that your audience may find of interest, and it might piss some of them off," Garvin said (thanks, VGC ). "If you love a game, buy it at f-cking full price. I can't tell you how many times I've seen gamers say 'yeah, I got that on sale, I got it through PS Plus, whatever'. "Don't complain if a game doesn't get a sequel if it wasn't supported at launch," Garvin added. "It's like, God of War got whatever number millions of sales at launch and, you know, Days Gone didn't. Just speaking for me personally as a developer - I don't work for Sony - I don't know what the numbers are." Garvin also opened up on … [Read more...] about Days Gone writer says if you love a game, you should buy at full price

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