The people making movies aren't devs/coders. So when you say "concentrating on its core business" that's what they're already doing. If anything this helps the gaming business by bringing in more newcomers to an IP. In the past we had game adaptations of movies, now we get movies of games. That's because the gaming business is what they're 'concentrating on' most.
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Columbia Pictures and Sony PlayStation Developing ‘Horizon Zero Dawn’ Movie
Ridicululzz
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Honestly would be cool to see giant robo dinosaurs on the big screen
killatopak
Member
Starring either Tom Holland or Zendaya.
laynelane
Member
That's how I read it too. I suspect lots of people who enjoyed the TLoU series went on to check out the game or bought the remaster if they'd already played it, for example. It also ties back to something Sony spoke of a while ago - how they want their IPs to reach way more people. Gaming, tv, and movies is a pretty smart way to do it.
David Ricardo
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The original game was already strong women, benevolent black guys and evil white men. If they swapped anybody it would make the story less woke.
GymWolf
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Way too skinny.
Cyberpunkd
Member
Because some bigwig at Sony has against all logic a gigantic hard-on for the IP.
april6e
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This seems like even worse of an idea than the Uncharted movie due to the sheer amount of CGI that would be needed to properly convey Horizon in a movie setting. I would love to be wrong though.
Also, it's an utter shame that Lance Reddick passed away since you could have placed him in the movie 1:1 for Sylens.
Also, it's an utter shame that Lance Reddick passed away since you could have placed him in the movie 1:1 for Sylens.
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Kerotan
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They are indeed totally different companies. This is the first intelligent thing you've said in this conversation.
Kerotan
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This guy's an idiot. As a playstation fan I'd rather Sony use their movie resources to help grow the playstation side of the business instead of making another Adam Sandler movie.
VulcanRaven
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Has Sony had any failed movie/series adaptations? The Last of Us and Uncharted made a lot of money. Twisted Metal got renewed for season 2 too.
Astray
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I swear to God there are people who exist to get pissed off about things, if you don't like the idea of the film then don't watch it.
Aloy is boring as fuck, but Horizon is like one of the top 3 bestselling Sony IPs, and the only one with a PG13 rating (God of War and Uncharted are both R).
It's basically the Avatar of games, the enthusiasts barely talk about it, but normies can't get enough of it.
It came in at a 1/3rd of the cost of Dial of Destiny too.
RIP Lance Reddick, one of my favorite actors ever.
Gran Turismo, Uncharted and TLOU were all successes.
Concord's Secret Level episode was probably a failure too lol.
"If I ignore reality, then my delusion can become reality".
Aloy is boring as fuck, but Horizon is like one of the top 3 bestselling Sony IPs, and the only one with a PG13 rating (God of War and Uncharted are both R).
It's basically the Avatar of games, the enthusiasts barely talk about it, but normies can't get enough of it.
The Uncharted film was a hit in theaters, and it made almost quadruple the budget, almost double if you count the marketing budget too.
It came in at a 1/3rd of the cost of Dial of Destiny too.
RIP Lance Reddick, one of my favorite actors ever.
The failures were mostly at the development stage, the Horizon adaptation was originally going to be a Netflix series, but got ganked after the showrunner got himself into a scandal.
Gran Turismo, Uncharted and TLOU were all successes.
Concord's Secret Level episode was probably a failure too lol.
FunkMiller
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Sadly, you’re not quite intelligent enough it seems to detect sarcasm.
mansoor1980
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bella thorne as aloy
Kerotan
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Unless you've been sarcastic from the very start of the conversation that doesn't help your case. Because bringing up MS gaming implosion is irrelevant when if anything Sony's little crusade to bring gaming IP's to the big screen will help the gaming side of the business if anything.
FunkMiller
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‘Crusade’.
Lord Panda
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DAHGAMING
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The Horizon games are decent, brilliant graphics but nothing mind blowing other than that, nice easy dumb fun to switch off to after work when your not feeling like getting into anything to deep. I know they have sold well but it feels like Sony see Alloy and the Horizon name as something massive recognised by everyone even if there not into games, like Mario. Good luck to them, hopefully its better than that Uncharted shit a few years ago.
Playstation benefits from this collaboration as proven by the last of us adaptation.
TintoConCasera
I bought a sex doll, but I keep it inflated 100% of the time and use it like a regular wife
"It's about persistence"
Kerotan
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Yeah TLOUP1 remake would have been a hard sell with it's high price point without the show.
PendekarRajawali
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Let’s make aloy black
hemo memo
You can't die before your death
Yeah you're joking but they might actually do it.This is where I come in:
Unknown Soldier
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Lego Horizon Adventure flopping wasn't enough proof people are tired of this franchise?
I guess maybe a movie flop might be enough to wake Sony up?
Then again Sony are the ones making masterpieces like Morbius, Madame Webb, and Kraven the Hunter so maybe they are looking forward to another tax writeoff
I guess maybe a movie flop might be enough to wake Sony up?
Then again Sony are the ones making masterpieces like Morbius, Madame Webb, and Kraven the Hunter so maybe they are looking forward to another tax writeoff
Randall365
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The one with the big chin off Last of Us as Aloy, Kumail Nanjani as her sidekick and a CGI soup of Dinosaurs no doubt.
Count me OUT
Count me OUT
Edellus
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IMO, I think a movie set in the end of the world of the ancients, when the Zero Dawn project is created, could be way more interesting than an adaptation of the first game.
I reckon it would also be a lot more expensive due to being a lot of more action, but there would also be a good amount of intriguing exposition (Ted Faro, Elizabeth, the military heroes, moral and emotional dilemmas of Zero Dawn). A bittersweet ending at the end of the world but with the hope of what comes after. I guess that would mean if there were to be a sequel (set in current Horizon time-line), they can't rely too much on what happened in the end of the world for exposition and intrigue.
Also, they could skew the story somewhat even more towards the AI aspect. The game already does it a good deal, but not in a way that is directly relatable to our current situation with AI. If they focus on that (potential and risks of AI, human input on AI, corporate greed, etc), and they market it as such, maybe it could be a very successful movie. I would definitely watch that, at least.
I reckon it would also be a lot more expensive due to being a lot of more action, but there would also be a good amount of intriguing exposition (Ted Faro, Elizabeth, the military heroes, moral and emotional dilemmas of Zero Dawn). A bittersweet ending at the end of the world but with the hope of what comes after. I guess that would mean if there were to be a sequel (set in current Horizon time-line), they can't rely too much on what happened in the end of the world for exposition and intrigue.
Also, they could skew the story somewhat even more towards the AI aspect. The game already does it a good deal, but not in a way that is directly relatable to our current situation with AI. If they focus on that (potential and risks of AI, human input on AI, corporate greed, etc), and they market it as such, maybe it could be a very successful movie. I would definitely watch that, at least.
Trilobit
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Just cast Rose Leslie for Aloy. Easy peasy.
If they decide to go the peach fuzz route there is another option:
Perrott
Member
Ah, fuck, just when I thought that my library of PS1 obscurities loaded onto my Vita was finally complete... you reveal to me the existence of this awesome-looking first-party visual novel from no other than the GOATs Sugar & Rockets
Btw, just how many of these iconic developers/production companies merged into SCEI back in the day? I believe Contrail was another one of them.
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Moriarty1889
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She is far too pretty for them….has to be more butch. I agree though she would make an excellent Alloy.Just cast Rose Leslie for Aloy. Easy peasy.
Moriarty1889
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They are cowards and would never have Alloy look like that due to the outrage it would cause from the weirdos.
PatientGamer
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I've defended Herman to the ends of the earth on this place, but I'm wearing thin. Why is 'Horizon' being shoved down our throats as if it's some ground-breaking franchise that catapulted PlayStation into what it is now?
Aloy is the most boring, tepid, rude MC from PlayStation Studios with zero personality whatsoever. This will flop hard.
Aloy is the most boring, tepid, rude MC from PlayStation Studios with zero personality whatsoever. This will flop hard.
BlackTron
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Both or none. They're inseparable now.
ComputerBlue
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Is this series way more popular than I think it is? Because it feels to me like they’re heavily pushing it when they shouldn’t. Lego horizon? Who thought that was a good idea, I know that didn’t sell well.
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Hari Seldon
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Ugggh another CGI trash movie. I wonder how they con investors into going along with this shit when it is clearly and obviously going to fail.
Unknown?
Member
The first was their best selling new IP at well over 20 million and Horizon 2 is on its way to 20 million as well.
I'm not too big into it but I liked the first and the VR game.
TerribleAtThisGame
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This franchise is everything generic, boring, formulaic and corny about modern videogames rolled into one, some aggressively formulaic IMAX version was inevitable. Digital tofu.
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