- The CEO of Housemarque essentially said that Saro would not occur without the acquisition of Sony
- Saros probably has a big budget behind, which means that he could look like and play wonderfully
- This is a new positive for an exclusive PS5 and Saro game could be a game closely
If the last two years have been something, the game studios purchased by the big publishers have not been a walk in the park for them, with closings and canceled games. But Turned The developer Housemarque tells another story.
In an interview with the Finnish publication Helsingin Sanomat, as reported by VGC, the CEO of the developer, Ilari Kuittinen, essentially indicated that the next Housemarque match Woven This would not have taken off if it was not for the PlayStation studios which acquired the company.
Although we do not know how much is put in the development of Woven – An action -adventure game based on the lost colony of the world of the world on the Carcosa planet while it was under a disturbing eclipse – Kuittinen suggested that this could be compared to the remedy Alan Wake 2who had “an estimated development and marketing budget of around 70 million euros”.
Kuittinen noted that as “you could not have made such investments”, discussing the challenges of a small developer by asking you how long the company would survive the world of game.
“We had the feeling that it was better to try to enter a big family than to remain independent for the coming years,” said Kuittinen. “We thought we had to do the trick now.”
A positive wind of change?
To watch
After the closure of the developers belonging to Sony Neon Koi and the Firewalk Studios in 2024, and the trigger of Microsoft of Arkane Austin, Tango GameWorks, Alpha Dog games and round games in the same year, it is a rocky road for the developers who were acquired by the giants of play.
Kuittinen’s words are therefore refreshing and positive. And given how Woven seems to be a more ambitious title than Turnedwith actors like Rahul Kohli of Midnight mass Fame, and probably a game dripping with visual effects that really pushes the PS5 and potentially the PS5 PRO, it is a good sign that the developer feels supported by his Overlord PlayStation.
Likewise, the recent news of Fable 4 Being delayed until next year is, I hope, a sign that Microsoft is also willing to provide funds to developers to really polish their games and make sure they have the best chance of having a serious impact in a world of play dominated by tastes Fortnite And Call of duty.
I cross my fingers that all this is a positive indication that there is still room for big budget games which can explore interesting parameters and mechanisms without needing an existing or essentially deductible GTA 6.
