Rumor: Sony Liverpool Had Been Working On PS4 Launch Titles

I didn't like reading that Liverpool was disolved. While I never felt I gave WipEout HD the time I wanted, I do really value the franchise. THe Vita game is on my first batch of games list. That with Madden and Ninja Gaiden Sigma.

Stealthy game, eh? hmm. I like stealthy.
A year and half, eh? Man, nearly seems like they had a Nov 2012 soft date for PS4. Doesn't look like that's going to happen now, but intriguing nonetheless.

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Wipeout 2048 and Ninja Gaiden Sigma are by far my favorite Vita titles so far. Though running at only 30fps each (presumably for conserving battery), both games surprisingly don't feeled nerfed, and bringing the console experience mobile, while packing so much content on the go never before experienced on a hand held.

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Hey master shams, long time no see.
Crap so NG Vita is 30fps?
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I'll still get it

Yea and WipeOut vita is nice I tried it a few weeks back and thought it looked pretty slick. Effect wise it seemed better to me than Wipeout Hd.

Whenever the time becomes right I'll pick one of 'em up.
I'm sort of hoping for a product revision with longer battery life. Not a deal breaker or nothing of course.

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I've been around, Sensei Temjin, just not commenting as much (I got a long work commute these days). And no sweat about the battery life. Even with Uncharted:Golden Abyss, I'd get about 6hrs on flight mode before needing a recharge. Surprisingly, I get less battery life playing Rayman, which runs at 60fps, confirming my suspicion about framerate and power consumption. The Vita really is a joy.

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Wonder why they canned em and if the games survived with anyone else. PS4 is gonna need a helluva lineup. Any decent game needs 2 years of dev time, maybe 3 for a new console so it's getting to be around that time. I'm more interested in having the best software than the MS threat so I hope they don't just release PS4 as a reaction to the 720 or whatever they decide to call it.

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I think 2 years is cutting it close. 2.5 or 3 seem to be the sweet spot for games. But yeah I too wonder if they were canned or given to another studio.

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Depends on the developer, Sony's top tier are pretty fast like Naughty Dog.

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that would explain why that studio didnt release any standout titles after formula1. could the ps4 be released next year?

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Bring on the next consoles!!!

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I hope the talent from Liverpool is not let go by Sony even if the studio dissolves. They could use their power in other areas in other studios.

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Studio Liverpool (aka Psygnosis) used to be one of my favourite studios. I have so many fond memories going back to the mid 80's playing their games.

A sad moment indeed.

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Yes me too. This studio has been around for THREE decades.

Why shut it down? Why not sell it instead? Surely it must be worth *something?

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Perhaps the projects were rationalized into other locations and those working on them are moving with them. Remember it's not the entire campus, and they announcement talks about some moving to other roles/locations. If you look at their game production over the last 6-7 years it's been pretty much limited to 1 Wipeout game on PS3 and 2 wipeout games on PSP and 1 wipeout game on PS Vita. It's tough to justify keeping a whole studio for that kind of production, rationalization may have been the best choice.

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That's probably so, High.

But still... We talk about a brand that has deep, deep roots in gaming history. Why did they even change the name of the company when they bought it? I didn't even know this is where Psygnosis went until now!

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Sad about Liverpool Studio. I really hope that WipEout lives on, if only because of the legacy that it holds. Maybe it'll go to Evolution or someone. As for the other game... that sounds really interesting. I hope that it is shuttled off to another studio to aim for a PS4 launch.

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SYPHON FILTER!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?
packs torch, lighter, gallons of gasoline, and books ticket to liverpool.
no one, and i mean NO ONE cancels sir logan!

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Don't forget the taser. Nothing better than spontaneous combustion begun by tasering.

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Just an FYI for the younger gamers on this site....

In case you don't know Sony Liverpool & their old name as Psygnosis, here's a list of all 168 games developed and published by Psygnosis and SCE Studio Liverpool:

3D Lemmings
3D Lemmings Winterland
3X: The Science of War
Adidas Power Soccer
The Adventures of Lomax
Agony
Air Support
All New World of Lemmings
Alundra
Amnios
Anarchy
Aquaventura
Armour-Geddon
Armour-Geddon 2: Codename Hellfire
Assault Rigs
Atomino
Attack of the Saucerman
Awesome
Baal
Ballistix
Barbarian
Barbarian II
Benefactor
Bill's Tomato Game
Blast Radius
Blood Money
Bloodwych
Blue Ice
Bob's Bad Day
Bram Stoker's Dracula
Brataccas
Brian the Lion
The Carl Lewis Challenge
Captain Fizz Meets The Blaster-Trons
Carthage
Christmas Lemmings
Chronicles of the Sword
Chrono Quest
City of Lost Children
Colony Wars
Colony Wars: Vengeance
Colony Wars: Red Sun
Combat Air Patrol
Creepers
Cytron
Darker
Darkstalkers
Daughter of Serpents
Deadline
Deep Space
Defcon 5
Destruction Derby
Destruction Derby 2
Destruction Derby 64
Destruction Derby Raw
Diggers 2: Extractors
Discworld
Discworld II: Mortality Bytes!
Drakan: Order of the Flame
Eagle One: Harrier Attack
Ecstatica
Ecstatica II
Eliminator
Expert Pool
Formula 1
Formula 1 97
Formula 1 98
Formula One 99
Formula One 2000
Formula One 2001
Formula One 2002
Formula One 2003
F1 04
F1 05
F106
Formula One: Championship Edition
G-Police
G-Police: Weapons of Justice
Global Domination
Globdule
Guilty
Hired Guns
Infestation
Innocent Until Caught
The Killing Game Show
Kingsley's Adventure
Krazy Ivan
Lander
Last Action Hero
Leander
Lemmings
Lemmings 2: The Tribes
Lemmings Paintball
Lemmings Revolution
Lifeforce Tenka
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
Matrix Marauders
Menace
Metal Fatigue
Microcosm
Misadventures of Flink
Monster Trucks
Nations: Fighter Command
Nevermind
Nitro
Novastorm
O.D.T. - Escape... Or Die Trying
Obitus
Obliterator
Oh No! More Lemmings
Ork
Overboard!
Panzer Elite
Perihelion: The Prophecy
Prime Mover
Prince of Persia 2: The Shadow and the Flame
Pro 18 World Tour Golf
Psybadek
Puggsy
Pyrotechnica
Rascal
Rastan
Retro Force
Ring Cycle, The
Riot
Roll Away
Rollcage
Rollcage Stage II
Rollcage: Limited Edition
Rosco McQueen Firefighter Extreme
Rush Hour
The Second Samurai
Sentient
Sentinel Returns
Shadow Master
Shadow of the Beast
Shadow of the Beast II
Shadow of the Beast III: Out of the Shadow
Shipwreckers!
Speedster
Spice World
Stryx
Team Buddies
Tellurian Defense
Terrorpods
Theatre of Death
Thunder Truck Rally
Toy Story
Tricks N' Treasures
Walker
Wipeout
Wipeout 64
Wipeout: 2097/Wipeout XL
Wipeout 3
Wipeout 3: Special Edition
Wipeout Fusion
Wipeout Pure
Wipeout Pulse
Wipeout HD
Wipeout HD Fury
Wipeout 2048
Wiz 'n' Liz: The Frantic Wabbit Wescue
X-It
Zombieville

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Last edited by BikerSaint on 8/23/2012 1:23:09 PM

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How many in the last 5 years? How many in the last 10? Most of their output happened in the 80s and 90s.

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Colony Wars was the bomb. Too bad there aren't any great star ship games anymore. Anyone do X-Wing or Tie-Fighter back in the 386 and 486 days? The very best those types ever got. The sequel X-Wing vs. Tie Fighter wasn't too great.

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