Besides a teaser at 2005's E3. The Getaway for the ps3 has been under wraps for some time now. With dwindling thirdparty exclusives Sony needs to look for 1st party games for some footing in the Next Gen Race. Thats where the stable franchises are born. Gamestop has placed a release that for The Getaway. The first of July. The steady flow of games continues with games like Lair, Heavenly Sword, The Getaway.
What the hell happened to once hyped Getaway series?
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I still think London Studio is one of the most under utilized yet most capable devs in the industry. Whether its Sonys duing or their own decision to only focus on peripheral based games and smaller projects, i really wish they would get/take a shot at a flagship title
You're probably right on the under utilization of the developer. But I'll say they are the most successful risk takers at Sony instead of them just making another expected third person game. There's plenty of those.
Getaway is no more but the quality from them is definitely there with their other products. Blood & Truth VR being one of their recent killer rides. Call it a spiritual successor. Still wish they could have used that PS3 Getaway tech demo data to make B&T bigger. Or ported the original Getaway to VR. But they probably only had a small amount of funds to use.
But we need at least one of Sony's top developers making VR games that is capable because it's not like the other top teams are jumping in anytime soon. Not even a small 8 man team on the side just to say they tested the waters of VR.
They need to reboot it and really put a lot of thought into it
Do it the right way and this could be Sony's Grand Theft Auto if they wanted.
The UK has tons of cities to visit aswell. London, Manchester, Newcastle Upon Tyne etc
Rumor has it sony have some sort of exclusive with rockstar on the next GTA. Talking of that..
This would really seal the market up for them.
Also interestingly I remember getting a Sony VAIO Pro 13 laptop it had some sort of special SSD the way it's interfaced which motherboard was light years ahead back in 2013 then nvme. M. 2 and all that jazz came along with my little laptop from 2013 already heard similar albeit not by name.
Just goes to show they are ahead in technology terms ASWELL as games. I cannot wait to see the SSD speed on ps5. I'm thinking it's twice as fast as competitors..
Now you would think all manufacturers would using off-the-shelf Samsung made fastest Evo model but from my laptop I had in 2013, I know so if they put their minds to it, they they will make a better one.
(just incase anyone's interested)
I also think it's down tuo how big a loss there wiling to take per console.. and being Japanese, very humble... I'm sure it's quite a lot!
There was a rumor that made a lot of rounds on the internet in the winter last year about PS5 specs and next generation launch games, including said GTA exclusive and Bad Company 3, long before anything official was mentioned about PS5. The PS5 specs, to this point, was pretty much spot on, especially if you've been paying attention to AMD since then, and some games on the list have even been confirmed in development. There was also the false report about Sony buying Take Two, which could have been the GTA deal misinterpreted.
So before anyone writes off any rumors, let's wait and see. There's a lot of time between now and next generation. And it's not like there's no precedence for GTA timed exclusivity on PlayStation.
If you know 'The Getaway' series, then you may already know who Katie Ellwood is. She worked as Sony Europe's narrative producer, as well as having a role on the original Getaway game and The Getaway: Black Monday. However, more recently, she has broken away from Sony to pursue a more independent career, now screenwriting for games and film as a director of two different business. She took some time out of her schedule to talk to Gamer's Guide to Life about writing for games, films and The Getaway series.
Yeah, it's a shame The Getaway was cancelled, as it looked like it was going to be a great game. I suppose it was just the fact that it'd cost too much to develop that made Sony drop it.
Not to mention, not many people valued the franchise when it was back on PS2.
To be honest, that's a big generalisation, and people often forget that the original PS2 Getaway wasn't actually that awful. The thing is, Black Monday was so bad, they forget that the original was actually okay. I see your point, but I do believe that people tend to be a little hard on the game.
Yea your right black monday was terrible but Id like to see them give it another go.
You probably remember some talk of the 3rd installment of The Getaway, for the PS3 & some of you may not remember, but the ones who did, Eight Days. I personally never was a fan of The Getaway series and when Hiphopgamer asked me to write this story, I will admit, I was a bit skeptical, but now, here I am...
the getaway is an awesome sandbox game, i loved how if you crashed the wrong way it would mess up your steering, totally realistic. and the story and game play was awesome too.
eightdays looked awesome
if i had to choose between the two, id choose The Getaway.
But Getaway have a fan base.. so.. if sony could revive one of this two games, i'd choose getaway. And if getaway come back to life, i know it would sell a lot and then they could finish eight days.
Good plan isn't it?
Damn it. I saw the title and got all excited and then i saw the source:(
If this was only from a credible source
I loved the 1st Getaway , didn't really enjoy Black Monday as much , but I was hoping I would have seen the game on PS3 since the footage they did show of the game looked great..
but im all for 8 days coming back..that trailer looked awesome as hell...
I will say that these games weren't "cancelled" and instead "shelved" for completion down the line when there are less big name titles in the pipe.
You'll see both these games in 2-3 years time. That being said this kid is the king of speculation passed off as actual news.
The concept of Eight Days sounds awesome. I hope they either bring this game back (and Getaway) or implement it in another game.
HHG and his sidekick hydro.
perhaps people should wait for confirmation! anyway, 8days does look good, but after the let-down of the getaway, and it's sequel, i wont be getting hyped like i did all those years ago.
plus, seeing how long it took to do the first one, i wouldn't expect a new getaway until just before the next olympics!
peace to all the mutherfuking G's
Eight days please.
There were only 2 games so far this generation that I was hyped for. One of them was MGS4, the other was Eight Days.
I was really disappointed when I read Eight Days was canceled.
I agree the 8 days tech demo looked fun as hell, and I would definitely want to play it. It looks like a super fast action packed Uncharted.
Unfortunately I haven't played any of the Getaway, but it looks like GTA set in Europe.
so i am good to go :) now just hoping that at least Eight Days comes back.. don't really care about the other one.. coz ive never heard of it, or seen anything of it :P
Neither on of these games has been canceled indefinitely,expect to hear about 1 of them at GDC
i don't know about gdc but yeah i believe it wasn't canceled but put on hold for a while
everything i've seen so far (which is only a little bit) seemed like it had great potential.
Quality not quantity from 1st party Devs.
All they have to say is Heavenly Sword and i think to myself.
Nuff Said!
I cant wait to actually try this wicked game
i fisrt getaway was the s***( one of best games i've played) can't wait to play this.
The getaway was such a terrible game and the second is even worse. But the voice acting and story is top notch, they are the only 2 things thats good about the series.
i loved the first one more though,had a very nice plot to it