Playstation The Last of Us Part II Coming June 19th

[venom]

I don't think there will actually be a ps5 version due to backward compatibility. Though, they probably will sell a remaster update that may also get rebranded as a physical release for ps5.

I would like to belive that Sony is not THAT greedy and would offer PS5 enhancements for PS4 games similar to what X does for 360 games like the original RDR. This might be a little too far fetched but Microsoft has been making some pretty great moves for the past couple of years and that should give Sony second thoughts before trying exploit their position as a market leader.


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[venom]

that is IF ps5 does backwards.

I think it's an open secret now that the PS5 is indeed backwards compatible at least with the PS4.


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[manigamer]

I think it's an open secret now that the PS5 is indeed backwards compatible at least with the PS4.


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Nothing official so i won't keep my hopes high

 

[CerebralTiger]

Nothing official so i won't keep my hopes high

There was official confirmation. They just said they're not yet sure if they can guarantee "complete compatibility", which means that maybe 5-10% of the games won't be compatible at launch. I wouldn't expect any of Sony's own games to be incompatible.

Speaking to Famitsu, and translated by Japanese journalist @bk2128, a representative from Sony Interactive Entertainment's Public Relations unit stated that the PS5 "dev team is putting all power on verifying whether they can secure a complete compatibility. Please wait for more information."

We're presuming that "complete compatibility" simply means support for every single PS4 game across physical and digital media, as opposed to - for example - the Xbox One's backwards compatibility programme, which has a limited (but ever increasing) library of Xbox 360 titles that can be enjoyed on Microsoft's console.

https://www.gamesradar.com/ps5-backwards-compatibility/

 

[Chandoo]

Nothing official so i won't keep my hopes high

It's the first thing they announced when talking about the PS5 lol, it's 100% given after all the shit they've received for no PS3 BC.

 

[Chandoo]

In anticipation for TLoU 2, enjoy a play through of the first game with Nolan North and Troy Baker

 

[Necrokiller]

Naughty Dog bumping The Last of Us II from February to May has meant three more months of developer overtime at a studio that’s well-known for workaholism, according to those I’ve asked about it.

This is also confirms what Cog Connected had reported earlier last year:

“The truth [is] they don’t tell you that you have to work X amount of hours,” the developer said. “But you have to get your work done. And the amount of work is just impossible for any person. It is just way too much. And if you don’t hit the goals you will be fired. So I guess you don’t have much of a choice.”

The developer also claimed that they were reprimanded for missing a weekend shift and, in a different instance, for not working “at least 14 hour days”. This was despite completing their “well done” work on time, the developer told COGconnected.

“I called Sony HR once (they have a hotline) asking what was this all about and they just ignored me [saying], ‘You will get used to Naughty Dog’s way of doing things,’” they said.

https://cogconnected.com/feature/naughty-dog-crunch-game-development-sony-playstation-ps4/

 

[Chandoo]

Meanwhile, some studios themselves proudly proclaim crunch despite earlier promises to not:

Yesterday, Cyberpunk 2077 developer CD Projekt Red announced that it was delaying the much-anticipated role-playing game from April 16 to September 17. During a Q&A with investors last night in Poland, where the company is based, co-CEO Adam Kiciński took a question about overtime in the wake of this delay. Here’s how that went:

P6: And is the development team required to put in crunch hours?

AK: To some degree, yes – to be honest.

This shouldn’t come as a shock to anyone, even after the studio’s promises to Kotaku last year that it would do its best to mitigate overtime

 

[Necrokiller]

They were asked and they shared unfortunate reality of AAA games development. Unlike the management at ND who doesn't have the balls to tackle these questions.

COGconnected contacted Maximov multiple times for this news story but never received a response.*

Naughty Pussies more like.

 

[Chandoo]

But they did, if not in such direct words under pressure from an investor :laugh1:

https://blog.us.playstation.com/2019/10/24/the-last-of-us-part-ii-comes-to-ps4-in-may/

At this point we were faced with two options: compromise parts of the game or get more time. We went with the latter, and this new release date allows us to finish everything to our level of satisfaction while also reducing stress on the team.

At the very least they are going in the right direction:

https://gamedaily.biz/article/1331/...2-until-may-2020-to-reduce-stress-on-the-team

It's not to say that crunch won't happen in these games because of the timeline adjustment, but Druckmann's statement about "reducing stress on the team" is an indication that Naughty Dog wants to move away from the terrors of crunch culture

 

[Necrokiller]

Firing developers who don't do overtime is one way to reduce their crunch :laugh1:

 

[iampasha]

Hey I like naughty pussies

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[Chandoo]

Reducing workers stress versus giving your employees depression, bad backs and hemorrhoids while bullying them :laugh1:

And crunch will hit current project hard. Because spreadsheet planning + incompetent overseers = hemorrhoids, bad back and depression."

Another review says bullying is a problem in the workplace, while others describe a "culture of blame" and an "extremely politicized work environment" where personal ties matter more than competence or qualifications.

https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2017-10-16-cd-projekt-red-responds-to-glassdoor-reviews

Hey I like naughty pussies

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If you also like hemorrhoids, you know which studio to work for :laugh1:

 

[Necrokiller]

Truckman: "We are trying to reduce their stress"

“But you have to get your work done. And the amount of work is just impossible for any person. It is just way too much. And if you don’t hit the goals you will be fired. So I guess you don’t have much of a choice.”

By firing them :laugh1:

 

[Chandoo]

ND's reason to delay game "To reduce stress on team and avoid crunch culture".

CD's reason to delay game "To get out of FF7's way and incur more publicly acknowledged crunch on team".

And yet people will still defend it :laugh1:

 

[Necrokiller]

Not having to come to work at ND.... No stress for crunch. Problem solved :hah:

 

[Chandoo]

Work at CDPR, get complementary hemorrhoids as your signing on bonus :laugh1:

 

[Necrokiller]

Word at Naughty Dog, get sexually harassed, get fired for not putting in crunch hours.

No crunch, no stress. Only sexual harassment.

Truckman: "We are trying" :laugh1:

 

[Chandoo]

Work at CDPR. Thrive while making homophobic and transphobic content, but still get bullied and harassed and hemorrhoids

CDPR: "More crunch y'all" :laugh1:

 

[Necrokiller]

Naughty Dog: "gUyzZ w3 @re tRy1ngG"

:laugh1: