While we can all agree on PlayStation’s greatest games, choosing a personal hit from the last 24 years is a little harder. After reaching a milestone with issue 150, Official PlayStation Magazine asks some of their favourite developers about the games that impacted them the most, and the franchises they think changed the industry forever. Hold onto your DualShock, we’re about to a trip down PlayStation memory lane. Cory Barlog (Creative Director, God of War)What’s your favourite PlayStation game of all time, on any system? Wow, this is a really hard question. Picking just one game above all is nearly impossible for me, but if I had to, it would be Metal Gear Solid. I remember being completely blown away with the story, the mechanics and the overall presentation on my first playthrough.What PlayStation series most affected you? I would say that Fumito Ueda’s games (Ico, Shadow Of The Colossus, The Last Guardian) had a gut-punch of an emotional … [Read more...] about Cory Barlog, Keita Iizuka, and more PlayStation developers on the games that defined them
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‘Fix PUBG’ overhaul wraps up, developers say
“Fix PUBG” is over. PUBG has been fixed. PUBG Corp. said on Friday that the three-month project to shore up PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds’ performance, matchmaking, balance and fair play has drawn to a close. Going forward, said Taeseok Jang, the game’s executive producer, developers will focus on stability and gameplay quality — priorities that had been forsaken as the team pushed to get new content out, leading to the need to fix PUBG. “At first, this is likely to slow down our build cadence” Taeseok wrote, “but as these processes become more proficient, we hope to provide new content as fast as before, while maintaining our new stability and quality-first goal. “We acknowledge that in this process, we have overlooked issues that matter to you and we have reflected a lot on our mistakes,” Taeseok said. It’s not literally the end of fixing the game, of course, but Taeseok said PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds … [Read more...] about ‘Fix PUBG’ overhaul wraps up, developers say
PlayStation Developers Reveal Their Favorite PS4 Games With God of War Being Most Popular
Today is the fifth year anniversary of the release of the PS4 and to celebrate, the PlayStation Blog has hit up some of the console’s most noteworthy developers and key Sony members to see just what their favorite games from the past five years on the platform have been. From Sony Interactive Entertainment President Shawn Layden, all the way down to some of the company’s most notable first-party developers like Neil Druckmann and Cory Barlog, the PlayStation Blog asked 23 people in total what their three favorite games have been over the course of the first five years of the PS4. As you might expect, some games appeared more over the course of each person’s list than others, but overall, a wide array of titles were mentioned with each giving some unique insight into just what each creator tends to enjoy playing in their own free time. By far the game that appeared most often on each designer’s list was that of Sony Santa Monica’s God of War. Of … [Read more...] about PlayStation Developers Reveal Their Favorite PS4 Games With God of War Being Most Popular
5 reasons why the PlayStation Classic is missing classic PlayStation games
Today, Sony revealed the complete lineup of games included in the PlayStation Classic. The 20-game collection has been met with a lukewarm reception. Where Nintendo’s recent plug-and-play retro consoles include best sellers, critical darlings and cult classics, Sony’s hardware has many glaring software omissions. Sony was perhaps doomed from the start in curating a perfect lineup for the PlayStation Classic. Let’s walk through a few potential reasons why the PlayStation Classic is missing so many of the console’s standout games. Music licensing Many PlayStation developers took advantage of the console’s disc-based storage by including licensed popular music. The soundtracks to extreme sports series like Tony Hawk Pro Skater and JetMoto spanned a variety of record labels and required complex licensing agreements. Music rights are generally limited to a certain period of time, impacting how games are sold years after release. For example, a … [Read more...] about 5 reasons why the PlayStation Classic is missing classic PlayStation games
Sony Will Attend GDC 2018 With PlayStation Game Kiosks and Talks
Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) and PlayStation will once again grace their presence at the annual Game Developers Conference (GDC). The GDC is the largest annual gathering of professional video game developers, with focus on learning, inspiration, and networking. Sony Interactive Entertainment representative Ron Laserna reveals the details of their GDC activities via PlayStation Blog. First of all, there will be many game kiosks showcasing a variety of PlayStation's PS4 and PS4 Pro titles. These include games like Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom, Monster Hunter World, Gran Turismo Sport, Shadow Of The Colossus, Donut County, The Swords of Ditto, and Guacamelee! 2, as well as PS Vr titles like Moss and Bravo Team. There will be tech kiosks featuring PlayStation HDR Development and PlayStation Developer Tools – SN Systems. The “Ask Developer Relations @GDC” station will also be returning at this year's GDC, where the Third Party Developer … [Read more...] about Sony Will Attend GDC 2018 With PlayStation Game Kiosks and Talks