Didier Malenfant explains Ready at Dawn's departure from PSP development |
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A few days ago, Ready at Dawn Studios broke the news that it was done developing games for the Sony PSP. It was a point the studio drove home by returning all of its corresponding dev kits to Sony. While this was a rather jarring turn of events, Ready at Dawn president Didier Malenfant stepped up recently to shed some light on the studio's decision.For one, Malenfant explained that they had done everything they wanted to for the PSP with the release of Daxter and God of War: Chain of Olympus. There were other projects to focus on for other platforms. There was also the matter of piracy being a possible cause for the pullout, as some of the readers here commented in our last report. According to Malenfant, however, both of their titles were enjoying healthy sales:
We sold over 2.3 millions copies of Daxter and are on track to beat that with Chains of Olympus so we're pretty happy with our sale. Could we sell more games if piracy was non-existent? Maybe. But we don't target the market that could be, we target the market that is.
Speaking more regarding Ready at Dawn's future plans, Malenfant noted that the studio actually has two new IPs under development. The studio also has ideas for one of their existing IPs, although Malenfant didn't provide any specifics details during the inquiry.
With most of their dev plans now heading for the next-gen system, does this mean that the studio is truly leaving the PSP scene? Well, yes and no: Malenfant noted that there might be a possibility that some of their future games might see a PSP port. On the other hand, they currently have no plans to create games specific to the handheld.
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Well of course they could sell more if piracy didn't exist. Everyone would sell more.
I'd like to see the same people that commented on the last article saying piracy wasn't part of the reason. What are you going to say, Ready at Dawn is wrong?
No, they're not wrong at all. They also didn't blame it on piracy, AT ALL.
"Could we sell more games if piracy was non-existent? Maybe. ***But we don't target the market that could be, we target the market that is.***"
they sold so many copies of Daxter because it was the FIRST psp bundle to come with the slim, and for a full month it was the ONLY way someone could aquire slim psp.
once the GoW pck is out for bit I bet sales will keep going up on that game as well.
I dont know enough about RAD studio. But I was always under the impression they are a bit smaller when it comes to staffing. So they only can focus on one or two games at a time. Look how long it took them to get GOW out. SO, I beleive that they just wanted to look at the PS3 and 360 to develop for them as well. The studio tends to make pretty good games, so it would be nice to see something worth while on the PS3. Instead of hopped up graphics remake of all the games I got bored of on my PS2!
I am considering buying the MGS4 pack.
But did "piracy" spell the doom of RAD publishing for the PSP? they dont seem to say so in the quote, and I really doubt it did. If other studios want to complain about piracy, then the answer will always be "make games worth buying" or lower the price.
Freeplay, damnit. Of COURSE they don't come out and blatanly blame piracy, they're a respectable development team, possibly the best for PSP. For example, if a football player gets hit dirty and injured, during the interview he will always say "It was a clean hit, he was just trying to make a play," but he still knows it was dirty. Same with Ready at Dawn, during the interview, he says it out of the blue, "Could we have sold more if piracy was non-existent?" That's just his way of saying "Yes," without causing much fuss.
Also, about targeting markets... obviously? He only has one choice.
I was writing about it some time ago, there -> http://pspupdates.qj.net/Ready-At-Dawn-officially-ends-PSP-development/pg/49/aid/121005#comments
How can you know that they would sell more without piracy? You can't. And making claim that it is just makes you look thoroughly stupid. They did not blame piracy because they're not stupid, because only the stupid blame their own poor performance on someone else. I applaud Ready At Dawn for that, just like I applaud them for their games that are actually worth buying. Perhaps those that blame piracy could learn something. And perhaps you could learn something from Ready At Dawn by backing off of the obviously dead horse that is blaming piracy.
I would also very much like to add: RTFA. In case you're as ignorant as you act, that means "read the *****ing article". QJ is more of a news aggregation site than an original new site, so most articles are linked to the original article, just as this one is.
FTA (from the article):
"Following news of Ready at Dawn's PSP plans, or rather lack thereof, some suggested that piracy might have been a contributing factor in driving the developer away from the platform. We asked Didier if he considered piracy on the PSP to be a real problem."
Joystiq themselves asked about piracy based on the idiots like you who claim it to be the problem, Malenfant did not "[say] it out of the blue". Take some time to think about what you're saying, inform yourself, and create a sensible statement next time so you don't end up looking like an ass.
No.
Also, " How can you know that they would sell more without piracy?" Are you kidding me? You lost it there.
Sorry if I hurt your pride there. The best way to deal with it is to simply admit that you did not take the time to read the article and develop a sensible opinion. At least then you'll have your integrity left. Or will you?