Name 5 video game companies that you think won't survive next gen and why

[Cloudie]

Me first:

Sega: Already going through a rough patch this gen/no successful new IPs/Yakuza only sells best in Japan
Insomniac Games: No big titles/ lack of success with Ratchet and Resistance/
Eat Sleep Play: Needs a new, appealing game to survive
Platinum Games: The Western consumer continues to look down on JP games, which will make it hard for them to move forward
Valhalla Game Studios: For obvious reasons

[DeviousOne]

THQ..they are already in a shitty spot

Activision..they are taking offers

if i had to pick on of the "BIG 3" Microsoft...if Nintendo and Sony take the top share in america they are done since they have no presence in Japan.

[DreDayDetox]

THQ: All I can think of.

[Kuro]

Lmao yeah I can only of THQ.

[R3D D3V!L]

If THQ survive it will be a miracle. I fear for Insomniac. Having left the Resistance IP and Overstrike nowhere to be seen, I can't see them relying on a Facebook game to keep them going. I know they have R&C games still but Sony owns the IP. I can't see how Platinum will survive either. Their games don't sell really and they can't be low budget affairs.

[DeviousOne]

Rare is another one

[Thorzilla]

Square-Enix's part of Square-Enix's. What do I mean from this? Forget about RPGs of Japanese games. I see a future with only Hitman, Deus Ex and Tomb Raider games from SE...oh, and lots of FF rehashes with no new titles as well.

[Cloudie]

Square-Enix's part of Square-Enix's. What do I mean from this? Forget about RPGs of Japanese games. I see a future with only Hitman, Deus Ex and Tomb Raider games from SE...oh, and lots of FF rehashes with no new titles as well.

I can see SE relying heavily on Eidos' IPs in the future but I doubt they'll kick Final Fantasy to the back door. Not as long as it still has a loyal worldwide following.

And, wow, how'd I forget about THQ?

[Blacksite]

As long as Activision has a popular franchise to milk (i.e. Call of Duty), they aren't going anywhere. Square Enix are also too big of a company to really fail. They can announce a dozen or so titles like they usually do and people will still end up buying their games enough times to keep them afloat.

[admartian]

Sony fanboy: "Nintendo".

MS fanboy: "Sony".

Nintendo fanboy: ​"Hopefully not us..."

[ps3freak18]

THQ-I think they are going to be dealing with PC only market imo. Just a hunch.
Sega- They have fallen on very rough times.

Only two that really come to mind.

[Fon]

The Japanese gaming market

[DeviousOne]

I think Sega will be ok TBH

[Blacksite]

Yeah, I really hope Sega pulls through. They've made some great games.

[Sub-stance1]

Rare is another one

lol....I doubt that..They are pretty stable financially. Its kind of hard to tell the future but if things don't get better financially for sony, I see them closing or maybe combining some studios. THQ just may pull through now that they have Jason Rubin on board as president.

[DarkVincent07]

Yeah, I really hope Sega pulls through. They've made some great games.

They had better! One day I hope to see Binary Domain 2 and Rhythm Thief 2 ><


And in regards to Insomniac... I sure hope they have something big up their sleeve for next gen :/

[Fon]

They had better! One day I hope to see Binary Domain 2 and Rhythm Thief 2 ><


And in regards to Insomniac... I sure hope they have something big up their sleeve for next gen :/

I don't think we should ever expect a, Binary Domain 2. It didn't sell well enough to warrant a sequel. I also played and enjoyed the game.

[LfCpS3]

Crytek if they really go the fp2 route.

[Shibby]

Would love EA to die a painful death, and FIFA to somehow survive.

[Thorzilla]

Crytek if they really go the fp2 route.

They're gonna bite the dust. Hard.

[Blacksite]

They had better! One day I hope to see Binary Domain 2 and Rhythm Thief 2 ><

I'm more interested in Phantasy Star Online 2 and the prospect of more RPGs. Valkyria Chronicles was the last game from Sega that I really enjoyed.

[mynd]

Evolution Studios-already on the brink.
Splash Damage- Brink flopped, and they have never been very good.
EA Black Box- The worst Need for speed games are made by them
Cyanide- Game of thrones creator ..nuff said.
Grasshopper Manufacture-Japanese devloper nuff said.

Endangered:
Climax Studios
Vatra Games
Anythig Capcom

[TGO]

THQ

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[UCONN for life]

THQ and Sega are in bad shape, they may die off outright. A lot of the Japanese pubs are in danger of becoming japan only, Konami, Capcom and Namco Bandai for sure. I've been utterly crushed by Namco, who made some of my favorite PS2 games, because of the decline in the quality of their games. I'm not sure why some people have said Insomniac Games. Is it because they are multiplatform now? The company has just started a new studio, that's not the sign of a failing business. Whatever developer makes the 2K sports games is in trouble, I think, if EA can get a good basketball game out. Sony absolutely ruined 2K's baseball franchise, despite the fact that they had a market to themselves on Xbox. Soccer, football and hockey are controlled by EA. Golf is all EA's. Tennis has too many companies making Wii clones to be competitive.

[Fijiandoce]

Evolution Studios-already on the brink.
Splash Damage- Brink flopped, and they have never been very good.
EA Black Box- The worst Need for speed games are made by them
Cyanide- Game of thrones creator ..nuff said.
Grasshopper Manufacture-Japanese devloper nuff said.

Endangered:
Climax Studios
Vatra Games
Anythig Capcom

only post with actual thought behind it....i'd like to rep.....but button is dead

How is THQ coming up??

Saints Row essentially fills the roll that GTA left open.
Company of heroes is the definitive strategy game.
Metro 2033 is practically the love child of PC gaming atm.

all these games have sequels due.

Activision and its subsidiaries look shaky tbh. so i'll put all of them in the list.....Simply put, the man at the top is a TOOL!!

EDIT: also, Rebellion Studios. how these guys still produce games is beyond me.... Yahtzee summed it up best though