PS3: No SNK Title till 2009

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I wasn't going to make a new thread since we have the atari news, but based on the board we are on I figured it was worth it.

http://www.gamesindustry.biz/content_page.php?aid=18699


'For us, the PlayStation 3 is a risk' - Koyama

An SNK Playmore executive has spoken out about PlayStation 3 pricing, indicating that the developer may wait as long as four years to begin work on it - despite having already pledged titles to Nintendo Wii.

"My first impression is that it's expensive. The PlayStation 2 is good enough. It's small and cheap. For us, for manufacturers, we have to invest in a new system, and the PlayStation 3 is a risk," overseas marketing manager Yoshihito Koyama told gaming blog Kotaku.

"There won't be enough consoles at launch. Few consoles mean few software sales. We need to wait three or four years. Maybe 2009-2010 is a good time to release a game for the PS3."

SNK Playmore, whose games are published in the UK by Ignition (and, under the teams of an agreement announced Monday, distributed by Atari), has previously said that it will support Nintendo Wii.

A Metal Slug Anthology, based on the popular 2D shoot-'em-up, is already planned, and SNK president Ben Herman said the company wanted to use the Wii controller "in a new and unique way that enhances the gameplay".

SNK's take on the main next-gen contenders, Sony and Microsoft, was previously unknown, although a recent deal with Ignition to publish future titles in the UK was worded to cover next-generation projects - in addition to the likes of King of Fighters: Maximum Impact 2 for PlayStation 2
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The next thread is going to say "PS4: No PachinkoPlus title until 2050."
 
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Nah. It'll probably say.

EA -- We have the PGA Tour license until 2010 or something. Then it'll be bought by HAL.

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unfortunately, SNK will never achieve the same status & high-quality games as they did in the 90's, so this shouldn't bother most people (and re-releases of aof, kof,etc. don't count).

I'd have a lot more fun dusting off my AES for some Nam, then buying the latest 3-D KOF for PS3/360, or how about Metal Slug 3-D?
 
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cafu1982 said:
unfortunately, SNK will never achieve the same status & high-quality games as they did in the 90's, so this shouldn't bother most people (and re-releases of aof, kof,etc. don't count).

I'd have a lot more fun dusting off my AES for some Nam, then buying the latest 3-D KOF for PS3/360
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I agree with you 100%. Pretty much unless you grew up through the golden years of gaming, you either won't care about Neo:Geo games or don't know what Neo:Geo is and once told would go back to "not caring." I was surprised a year or so ago when my (then) 14 yr old brother in law became a rabid fan boi of all things Neo:Geo after playing Shock Troopers, NAM-1975, KOF 2002, and Blazing Star. But most of the lost generation coming up (as in they have no fucking indentity... they LOVE everything, everything's "cool" :rolleyes: ) today would dismiss it, or say "Cool" upon seeing/playing the games then go back to playing some worthless FPS game that's been hyped up to death or a GTA game.

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or how about Metal Slug 3-D?
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Uhhh..... no!

That's fucking video game blasphemy of the highest order right there and grounds for deportation after a severe ass beating. Metal Slug and 3-D shouldn't even be in the same room with one another let alone have a game that's going to use the medium and only turn an already "Cult" fave into a forgetful franchise.
 
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Not too suprising, PS1 was supported for a good year or 2 after PS2's release, and so I'd figure the same would happen now, and honestly no reason for them to put games on PS3 since they're not making huge leaps in requirements for games. I'd rather take the $30 sp2 SNK game than a $50 one with all that unused spaced. Unless they start making huge collection titles for PS3 they don't have a real reason to get to porting games for it.
 
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I guess SNK is sleeping with the Wii..... As long as they support 360 too, that would be good.
 
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The Digital Distribution of the Wii and 360 also has profit (via cost reduction) potential for snk.
 
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all 3d snk title's are crap.. like the kof MI
 
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racecar said:
all 3d snk title's are crap.. like the kof MI
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opinions vary... MI is getting better, play worthy. SNKP is getting there, so where's Capcom's street fighter 3D nowadays?

metal slug 3D will get better.
 
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I agree that KOF MI showed some promise after Capcom's 3D attempts really went downhill. Also, considering it followed much poorer 3D examples by the original SNK. Obviously, the 2D KOFs kill it, but if you compare to other 3D titles, in their belt; I'd have to say it was a remarkable improvement since their past endeavors. If SNK/Playmore don't improve on that front, they will die a 2nd death, guarranteed. I don't blame them for trying, but I really hope they figure out perhaps an "all new" series in 3D that will catch on. They do have some 3D talent now, they shouldn't waste it just on reviving old licenses. They need their own "Resident Evil". Some game using 3D that comes out of left field. I'm not so sure about the 3D Metal Slug. To me, it reminds me a bit of the earlier SNK 3D attempts in terms of how well they carried out the conversion.
 
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Stormrider_2977 said:
Metal Slug and 3-D shouldn't even be in the same room with one another
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That room would be called an arcade, ever been to one?
 
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alec said:
That room would be called an arcade, ever been to one?
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Yeah I have one in my house actually.
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I'm simply stating that Metal Slug has no place being a 3-D game.
 
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Snk should just be honest.

We don’t have the creativity to makes great original games anymore.

We're over the hill as a company. And don’t have any body to compete with on a head to head basis to push our level of creativity.

Sony won’t allow us to make games as we use the same sprites over and over and it won’t be tolerated on the ps3 and our user base is so small it wouldn’t matter anyways.
 
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cafu1982 said:
unfortunately, SNK will never achieve the same status & high-quality games as they did in the 90's, so this shouldn't bother most people (and re-releases of aof, kof,etc. don't count).

I'd have a lot more fun dusting off my AES for some Nam, then buying the latest 3-D KOF for PS3/360, or how about Metal Slug 3-D?
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Dude you must be kidding me, have you PLAYED KOFXI?

It's awesome man, I prefer it over 98 anyday.

I'm hopeful for MOTW 2 to be incredible.
 
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JHendrix said:
Dude you must be kidding me, have you PLAYED KOFXI?

It's awesome man, I prefer it over 98 anyday.

I'm hopeful for MOTW 2 to be incredible.
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Yep. KOF 11 is probably the best kof they ever released. Really really fun game. I hopeful for the MOTW 2 aswell. And card fighters clash on the ds. But they are original games so im a little skeptical.
 
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Stormrider_2977 said:
Yeah I have one in my house actually.
And back in the day it was...

The Pizza Inn
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Ahh...6-year-olds slamming a greasy large pepperoni in between tantrums, then slapping their filthy hands on the WWF Wrestlefest machine's buttons. Those were the days.

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wizkid007 said:
Snk should just be honest.

We don’t have the creativity to makes great original games anymore.

We're over the hill as a company. And don’t have any body to compete with on a head to head basis to push our level of creativity.

Sony won’t allow us to make games as we use the same sprites over and over and it won’t be tolerated on the ps3 and our user base is so small it wouldn’t matter anyways.
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No kidding, Sadly SNK doesnt even know what to do anymore and it shows, they should just give up or make a few more titles on the Neo-Geo (where they are wanted) and then just die allready. I dont want them to die after making some shit 3d titles, thats just not going out in style. Now if they woulda just stopped after KOF2000 they would have been remembered as a truely legenday company and not some crap company making crap 3d garbage like the vast majority of 360 games.
 
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Fakk2 said:
No kidding, Sadly SNK doesnt even know what to do anymore and it shows, they should just give up or make a few more titles on the Neo-Geo (where they are wanted) and then just die allready. I dont want them to die after making some shit 3d titles, thats just not going out in style. Now if they woulda just stopped after KOF2000 they would have been remembered as a truely legenday company and not some crap company making crap 3d garbage like the vast majority of 360 games.
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From this and your other post in the same topic, you clearly don't have a lick of sense. The thing is they're NOT just making fancy 3D titles. They're sticking with their 2D fanbase and making great games for that and trying out 3D versions of franchises to bring something new. SNK needs to branch out yes, come up with some new franchises sure, but I don't see what's so wrong about sticking to what they're doing better and better with each new release, 2D fighters. You can't blame them for TRYING to do Metal Slug in 3D, because it's new. And watch, the new installment will be an improvement just like MI.

If you look at "Playmore's" releases since 2001, they've gone nowhere but up. That's just plain FACT!

Yes I don't think they'll be a big company like they used to along the likes of Namco and Capcom, they'll still be a pretty niche company, but they're making good games that are fun to play. This news is SNK saying, "We don't need so many fancy polygons, that's not our thing, we're about 2D games, we're focusing on gameplay!"
 
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Cain Highwind said:
From this and your other post in the same topic, you clearly don't have a lick of sense. The thing is they're NOT just making fancy 3D titles. They're sticking with their 2D fanbase and making great games for that and trying out 3D versions of franchises to bring something new. SNK needs to branch out yes, come up with some new franchises sure, but I don't see what's so wrong about sticking to what they're doing better and better with each new release, 2D fighters. You can't blame them for TRYING to do Metal Slug in 3D, because it's new. And watch, the new installment will be an improvement just like MI.

If you look at "Playmore's" releases since 2001, they've gone nowhere but up. That's just plain FACT!

Yes I don't think they'll be a big company like they used to along the likes of Namco and Capcom, they'll still be a pretty niche company, but they're making good games that are fun to play. This news is SNK saying, "We don't need so many fancy polygons, that's not our thing, we're about 2D games, we're focusing on gameplay!"
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They don't seem to be willing to take risks anymore, not that you could blame them. They seem to be spending an excessive amount of time on their most popular franchises like every other company theses days.

I have waited years for a new Real Bout game or Last Blade game for that matter. But it looks doubtful that they will attempt a rebirth of these titles. I'd even be satisfied with some compilation CD's with some added extras. I don't necessarily care about their transition to 3D, but if they don't "lift their game", they will just exist but they will not expand their fanbase.
 
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Cain Highwind said:
From this and your other post in the same topic, you clearly don't have a lick of sense. The thing is they're NOT just making fancy 3D titles. They're sticking with their 2D fanbase and making great games for that and trying out 3D versions of franchises to bring something new. SNK needs to branch out yes, come up with some new franchises sure, but I don't see what's so wrong about sticking to what they're doing better and better with each new release, 2D fighters. You can't blame them for TRYING to do Metal Slug in 3D, because it's new. And watch, the new installment will be an improvement just like MI.

If you look at "Playmore's" releases since 2001, they've gone nowhere but up. That's just plain FACT!
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Quoted for the truth.
 
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They can't afford to port games onto the PS3.
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Well why bother, if you can instead just port them onto the PS2 and then the PS3 will also be able to play them by virtue of its backwards compatability.

SNKP basically said "The PlayStation 2 is good enough", which, when you think about it, makes perfect sense. If you are a company whose output is all 2D or low-end 3D stuff (I mean 'low-end' as in hardware requirements, not nesecarily quality - thats entirely down to individual opinion), and the PS2 is likely to be alive for a good few more years just like the PS1 was, then yea, why bother making the jump to next-gen straight away?

Unless they want to make a High-def 2D KoF game.
Oh wait, that would mean actually redrawing all the sprites wouldnt it.
Pfft, yea, Like thats gonna happen.:p
 
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Let's face it if we want to see 2d games from snkp in the future we need them to make a great selling 3d game for the graphic whores out there. Metal slug in 3d didn't work and probally never will. Some kind of resident evil game for the wii would probally make em some money though. It's sad that from here on out 2d is dead. The new consoles will just not allow it. On a better note though we might see some xbla ports of old neo games with online support seeing as snkp is a listed xbla devoloper.
 
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