Should Remedy end their partnership with Microsoft?

It seems that ever since remedy teamed up with Microsoft the quality of their games has gone done. Max Payne 1-2 are amazing games, Alan wake was good but not great and Quantum Break was mediocre. The sales and financial success of their games has also gone down as of late. A partnership with Sony would probably do wonders for Remedy tbh

Absolutely. Like you said, it all went wrong when they joined Microsoft. Perhaps they should try Sony. Never heard any complaints of a developer that works/worked with Sony.

Not only that, but they could team up with Naughty Dog, a developer who will show them how to make a great looking game with brilliant storytelling. Definitely something Remedy needs to work on. And Quantum Break shows this. They needed a full fledged TV show to get the game's story across.

Not good.

@freedomfreak: YASSSSS, agreed. :)

They would have a much greater chance of finding an audience if their games were on PS4. Its tough to sell on Xbox consoles if your game ain't an FPS.

It wouldn't have made a difference. MS gave them a shit ton of money, time and marketing and remedy still couldn't put it together.

Don't know if it would suddenly make Remedy a better developer, because a lot of their short comings, probably have their lineage going back to Max Payne, the difference is that Max Payne has way the **** better mechanics than anything they've done since. But, I generally get the impression that Sony tends to give more creative freedom, where Microsoft at times can be a bit too hands on.

MS threw money at Remedy but in return wanted them to try something new (bullet time movie game) instead of giving us Alan Wake 2.

They'd probsbly be a lot more successful and they're games would most likely sell more on Playstation brand

What? Do you have proof of this claim? Or are you making wild assumptions because you are simply board?

If it makes the most fiscal sense for them as they are an independent developer.

I am not certain it would have fixed QB at all, but QB would have had more platforms to sell on. Whatevs.

Hi, Sony fanboy here, so of course I say make a deal with Sony. All this in spite of Remedy not complaining about MS in any way shape or form because you know I know what I'm talking about.

Lets see how big a fall Alan Wake was shall we?

Gamerankings: 83.64% on 360/Metacritic: 83/100

Max Payne 2

Gamerankings: 85.75% Xbox, 76.64% on PS2/Metacritic: 84/100 Xbox; 73/100 on PS2

Yeah, I'm not believing MS is bad for Remedy based on that. QB is a 77/100 and if SF5 isn't Sony's fault then QB isn't MS' fault. Hypocrisy at its finest, folks.

The Alan Wake games were good, just Quantum Break sucked, and I'm pretty sure that's entirely on Remedy.

If they know it's gonna take them five years to release a game then they should at least give closure to their games I stead of ending them in cliff hangers

From the looks of it 2 of their lead developers left after quantum break. There website also says they are hiring a bunch of new people for pretty important roles.

This isn't going to be the same remedy that made alan wake and max payne. The next game they make be sure to check out reviews first.

Lol, some of you PS fan boys are so delusional. It's quite funny.

SFV and QB aren't exactly the same.

Remedy is in bed with MS while Sony just bought the console exclusive rights to SFV.

Capcom is all to blame for that fiasco. As is Remedy for theirs. It's like mems said....all that money, time and advertising and Remedy still couldn't get their shit together.

Yes they should. Microsoft doesn't know how to handle game developers. They destroyed several studios in the past and ever since Remedy partnered with them, they are also going downhill.

Max Payne 1 and 2 were masterful games, Alan Wake was excellent, American Nightmare and Quantum Break are just decent. They should find a better publisher and release games for all platforms. I'm definitely not looking forward to Alan Wake 2 if it's published by M$.

The way I see it is they pitch things to Microsoft, and if they accept the terms (in this case, TV TV TV), then it's their own fault if it goes sideways.

They could just say no and find another publisher.

I don't know. I don't think their quality has gone down. I love Max Payne 1&2.

But Alan Wake is such an amazing story. And I really enjoyed Quantum Break as well. I know I'll replay both those games.

I know that without MS money we would've never gotten these great new IP. But on the other hand since they teamed up with MS the PC versions have been either botched or postponed indefinitely.

Go back to 2013 early '14 dude. And especially after RotTR deal was announced, cows were claiming Sony was helping dev SF5. But then it came out and well guess not.

Actually in this particular case of Alan Wake and Quantum Break, I'd say Microsoft was too lenient and those games actually would've benefited from more tightly supervised production, because they were trying to be too many things at once, but not excelling at either of them. And as for Sony, I think they actually are a lot more tight in this respect, the difference is they usually know exactly what they want and that this or that idea will easily resonate with mass audience. Microsoft is too liberal in my opinion whereas Sony is conservative, even if they do endorse more experimental, etc. games, it is also very calculated, so that those games are inhumanly focused on presentation and on such game elements that would garner high Metacritic scores and video gaming awards, but are not always exactly overly artistic or ambitious on their own.

I doubt the reason for their suckage is because of Microsoft. A bad developer is gonna be bad everywhere.

Not sure that would change anything, they seemed quite happy to be partnenered with Microsoft and from what I read they made the game they wanted with QB. It's not something that preoccuppies me anyways, since I quite enjoyed QB. They were partners with them too for AW, and that was a game I enjoyed as well.

I don't think Microsoft has anything to do with that, it just sounds like Remedy as developers aren't all that hot- more than anything, they seem to have struggled with the transition to HD consoles.

GS = lol

IGN SwedenApr 1, 2016

100

"Remedy has created something new and special with their bold storytelling and great action sequences. Quantum Break isn't just the best game I've played on Xbox One - It's one of the greatest games I've played in years."

Opinions vary, MS/Remedy are just fine & dandy... just sayin. :P

@cainetao11: they claimed that? Well they made their bed.

He's right, they did. I was one of the people who did, because that is explicitly what Sony and Capcom both implied.

Maybe Remedy just sucks now.

i mean, lems say Bungie sucks now, so i guess Remedy is not that behind.

@charizard1605: well....that game was a royal **** up on both their parts in that case.

quantium brake sold rally good and its a really good game

sony fans always see xbox games as fails even if they sell better then most games

Edit: you people do know its the best selling

"xbox exclusive new ip"

(sorse link) ---> http://news.xbox.com/2016/04/14/39364/

meaning titanfal sold 2.8

there for quantium brake sold at the very least 2.8 mill (if not more )

Only if they go Multiplatform, until then they are gaming gods to lems.

so QB sucks because its on xbox but if it came to ps4 they are gaming gods?

LOL sony fan are so delucional whats even worst is how they are all convince QB is a flop dispite it selling at the very lest 2,8 mill in a short time

No, if QB came to the PS4 in it's current state, it's still a sucky game.

And do you really want to start a sales war?

How do it suck? because you say so c-mon dude your being a fanboy and wtf is a sells war I am just stating 2.8mill its not a flop from what I read online uncharted4 have yet to sell 2mill sure its only been a weak or so but at this rate they are selling exacly the same as QB DISPITE PS4 2:1 ratioo

Someone(mods) needs to perform an exorcism on alts to draw out the people that posses them.

LMAO!! No. Should From Software end their partnership with Sony? Give it a rest. QB actually sold pretty well for a new IP. Until Dawn and Bloodborne actually took months to break 1 million on the PS4 and you trolls complain about new IP sales on the XB1. What a joke.

You are correct, with the Metacritic score after all the hype, yes it would still be a mega flop. Also, imaginary sells numbers to boot.

hard for ps4 to hit a low metacritic whit all this sites giving it 10/10

all of this are Sony affiliated sites who rated ps4 games 10/10 or 9.5/10

PSX-Sense.nl

Meristation

DarkStation

PlayStation LifeStyle

Playstation Universe

Push Square

LaPS4

PSX Extreme

Play UK

Playstation Official Magazine Australia

Playstation Official Magazine UK

Playstation Magazine

DarkStation

on top of that there sites who rate all xbox games 4/10 EVERY SINGLE TIME look at what a 4/10 Qb SAY ABOUT THE GAME

the NEGATIVES

("Quantum Break is, by contrast, unplayable")

("in a group. It is, rather, a single-player")

here is a HALO MCC 4/10 reviwer nagatives towards the game

("this game contains: blood and gore, language, violence. Keep your kids away from this one: ") LMAOL friking halo = GTA5

Metacritic = crap

Yeah, care to show the EU Xbox sites?

LaPS4, pfft, you go on about QB not being a flop, yet judge the PS sites.

xbox sitets rate xbox games on normal scores ALEN WAKE got a 7/10 from xbox mag

look at uncharted 4

PSX-Sense.nl 10/10

Meristation 10/10

DarkStation 10/10

PlayStation LifeStyle 10/10

Playstation Universe 10/10

Push Square 10/10\

how can ps4 game score low when 50% of reviewers are sony affiliate sites

Same could be said about MS sites.

Care to link Xbox mag so i can see that 7?

He should also link the site where MS said QB sold 2.8 million copies.

Not even MS can link us that.

it sold higher then titanfal and titanfall sold 2.8mill

and can someone explain to me how QUANTIUM BRAKE 4/10 review was made by

Simon Parkin (wheter men who dont play video games)

if ask me some probly use his credentials jernolist lic to get a bad review on QB

link

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/apr/04/quantum-break-review-remedy-entertainment-xbox-one

I know, just a Lem making up numbers.

lol QB really good and sold well

"xbox exclusive"...wasn't exclusive at all

Titanfall sold over 10 million,I guess QB already surpassed that?

Alan Wake was awesome. Quantum Break wasn't great, but I wouldn't call it mediocre. Are you saying that because of review scores or because you actually played it? The movie clips were well done, and actually entertaining. Would it being on PS suddenly make it great? Lol listen to yourself.

when did titanfall sold 10minn

2.8mill prove

http://www.vgchartz.com/game/72891/titanfall/

and QUANTIUM BRAKE its not only exclusive but the ip belongs to Microsoft so its not coming to ps4 ever

VGCharts, good grief.

ok here

http://metro.co.uk/2016/04/11/quantum-break-is-best-selling-new-xbox-one-ip-of-the-generation-5808479/

http://www.ign.com/articles/2016/04/11/quantum-break-is-microsofts-biggest-selling-new-ip-this-generation

http://www.gamespot.com/articles/quantum-break-is-microsoft-studios-biggest-selling/1100-6438962/

pick 1 have fun

http://ca.ign.com/articles/2015/10/05/titanfall-sales-pass-10-million-globally

lol vgchartz