I agree. This gen has had some real bad trends. No single player in many FPS titles, way too many remasters and a lack of creativity and new ip's.

They are definitely testing the waters with this type of release.

It is in a way smart business to keep users interested in a game and keep them coming back. Also drawing out the game in episodes instead of being one and done and having to start over on another sequel.

I can only imagine it might have some impact on cost development when doing it this way.

FF7 and Hit man are being released in 2 completely different formats.

Hit man is being released in episodes. Small $ for a small amount of gameplay.

FF7 is having its story played across a few full length, full priced $60 releases.

Not even close to the same thing.

You believe can buy the 1st part for $15 and then 10 after that, or not at all.

I don't disagree, merely where did you hear this? lolz.

What the hell are you trying to say, was that English or Swaheelee? If Square Enix wants to experiment why don't they experiment on something new and different. Hitman is an established game, not something that needs an experiment. The series has lots of diehard fans which want the full game. So go back to your Swaheelee lessons.

Agreed.

I've found that many on here don't even have real arguments, merely assumptions and MOST actually think no final game is coming out and this is merely the only way of playing it.

I read earlier someone who wasn't a Hitman fan, would buy the first part to gauge interest.

How on earth is that NOT a good thing? He could become a huge fan of it and end up buying the final thing.

At the end of the day, Hitman is still coming fall this year.

I'd rather have it come fall this year with feed back, more money from fans to help its development and clearly more fans buying the final game without feeling they don't know what they are getting into.

Gangster Red made a great point, what if they released the final game along with episodes?

What this would mean even if we don't factor it being worked on, if it was released this way when the game is finally done, how would that hurt anyone?

If you want a full game.....your free to buy it that way, but they are correct to have a method that is pay for smaller parts to even see if you'll like the game.

For all we know, this can help them not only make more money, it can help fans see if they will even like the game BEYOND your standard demo.

I've hated games mid way through and just stopped playing, why spend $60 for a game you don't like half way through, when for half of that you can just stop and save your money?

This is a great thing for all gamers and publishers.

Imagine being able to give feed back WHILE the game is still being made.

For those who want a full game, nothing is actually stopping that, your still getting a full game this fall and I've read nothing about Square making this based on episode per episode dependent. They merely want input and feed back before its fall release. They are not making half a game in less then a year folks.... MORE then half of that game is already done and what I've read stated the game releasing in March is their final build in terms of function and design ie your not merely buying half of a game build or anything, it is of final production value, merely not the whole levels or hits.

errrr...not really.

Its based on this site doesn't speak for millions and millions of gamers.

Someone clearly likes Rainbowsix for its MP if many are buying it.

Mind you, for all we know they are still making a single player game.

"yet we buy the same sequels yearly instead of supporting new IP's. that's why publishers don't take us serious"

That isn't really true either, we actually are still getting new IPs and more new games then remasters.They are not being made instead of as they are not even being done by the same teams that actually produce games.

Bluepoint games for example doesn't actually make games....they merely port them, sooooo you where never actually going to get Uncharted 5 or The Last Of Us 2 from Bluepoint games..

That is a huge misconception. Just cause gamers on this site don't like something, doesn't mean they represent all of gaming as a whole, seriously....don't buy too much into what is being said on here, many times people feel as if what many read on here is solid fact when in reality its merely a small minority of a few folks.

I mean...who is "we"?

People still support new IP, look at Destiny, Titanfall, Watchdogs etc When a game is doing 10 million, 13 million etc, its clear someone is buying it.

Playing a remaster doesn't mean a new IP or new game won't come based on someone buying that remaster.

RE Zero remastered.....Capcom CONFIRMED to be remaking RE2 and making RE7 right now on top of another new RE game.

I mean...we go Uncharted collection by a different team, that isn't involved with Uncharted 4, the other half of Naughty Dog is actually working on TLOU2 and a new IP.

Sooooooo how on earth are folks buying remasters, suddenly stopping brand new developments when some of those publishers are already and have been making new IPs and games as we speak?

I mean...you really think all the remasters Sony paid other teams to make are stopping new IPs? Yet The Order exist? Until Dawn exist? Uncharted 4 being made? I mean...

Maybe we can get both..

_-EDMIX-_

seriously man? you want to talk destiny and watch dogs? 2 of the biggest games with huge advertisement budgets. and did both bring anything new to the table? one is halo with random loot and the other is a gta wanna be

now titanfall actually tried to improve the FPS market but still it didn't sell as well as expected.(it was suppose to be COD killer)

sunset overdrive? new IP

and i am fine by remasters to be honest with you. but my point was people buy known franchises more than risking it by buying a new IP

each year some of the best selling games are the same

batman
witcher 3
mgs 5
battlefront
black ops 3
halo 5
fallout 4
rainbow six

all sequels or known franchises were the top selling games of 2015

I was just going to say this, their biggest and top rated game here is TLOU2 for PC….it’s embarrassing.

Even Ubisoft and EA are ahead

Kind of surprised Nintendo is pretty low aswell, their biggest game is also a rerelease with the Switch 2 version of TotK.

@christopher:” Take note, Sony, you're falling behind by a lot.”
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Why single out Sony? Microsoft didn’t do any better than the year before 5th same as Sony 9th and they have acquired activision and other mayor titles that have boosted their score massively from a 9th and Sony a 4th the year before the acquisitions.
Sony does need to do better without a doubt and I do hope they do take note but not the note of buying publishers is the way to succeed.

Big part of that has been the live service push resulting in cancellation or flop after flop but when they put out the games their fans want we get amazing stuff like astro bot

Leadership really screwed the pooch trend chasing

Square doesn't help that it fear mongers itself with ridiculous 'goals' that they can't reach and then they proclaim failure if they don't reach it. They're quite freaking profitable and people act like they're dying.

to be very fair

being number one on these things does not indicate how "well" their games do selling wise.

Or, alternatively, don't cut Switch and Steam out of your biggest releases day one.

If your response to a 112 page presentation from a profit-maximizing investment fund about the need for corporate restructuring (i.e. layoffs), integrating non-gaming (i.e. sell merch or build a theme park) and other corporate initiatives, is that it's about "go woke, go broke", then it's because you've lost the ability to think in any terms. Awful way to live your life. Private equity is destroying the games industry while you obsess that Square made a cringe game everyone thinks is cringe in 2023. Time to move on.