Who else could put out a better subsim than Ubisoft

Ducimus · 04-15-11, 10:09 PM

Only an indie would bother with a submarine sim this day and age. Publishers like EA wouldn't touch this genre with a 12 foot pole. Too much investment for too little return.

mookiemookie · 04-15-11, 10:17 PM

After seeing how EA has completely porked every IP they've gotten their hands on, they're the last publisher I'd want touching a sub sim.

FIREWALL · 04-15-11, 10:36 PM

As you describe. $500.00 games don"t sell to well.

andycaccia · 04-16-11, 04:58 AM

Blizzard Entertainment.

A serious company that puts Quality at the first place. I have seen what they have done with the Masterpiece called Starcraft II Wings of Liberty, I have great expectations for Diablo III and I'm sure they will be up to the task.

A sim made by such company would be excellent.

Another candidate is Bioware (now and EA Brand), Lovely games...

What do you think?

jwilliams · 04-16-11, 05:25 AM

Blizzard do put out quality games.

But one of the main reasons is because the games that they make are huge money makers..... I would seriously doubt that they even consider making a game that is for a niche market. And pump as much money into a game that is not going to sell millions of copies.

Quality game cost lots of money to make and the return on a sub sim wouldn't be worth pumping huge amount of money into.

Hench why SH5 is unfinished. Ubi didn't see this game selling millions of copies, so wouldn't extend the due date to when it would be ready. As doing so would mean less profit (IF they even made a profit from it).

Alky · 04-16-11, 04:09 PM

Ideally a wealthy, bored SH5 player would buy the rights to it and start a software company to further develop and finish SH5

04-15-11, 10:17 PM	#2
mookiemookie Navy Seal Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 9,404 Downloads: 105 Uploads: 1	After seeing how EA has completely porked every IP they've gotten their hands on, they're the last publisher I'd want touching a sub sim. __________________ They don’t think it be like it is, but it do. Want more U-boat Kaleun portraits for your SH3 Commander Profiles? Download the SH3 Commander Portrait Pack here.

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FIREWALL Eternal Patrol Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: CATALINA IS. SO . CAL USA Posts: 10,108 Downloads: 511 Uploads: 0	As you describe. $500.00 games don"t sell to well. __________________ RIP FIREWALL I Play GWX. Silent Hunter Who ???

04-16-11, 04:58 AM	#4
andycaccia XO Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Italy Posts: 418 Downloads: 261 Uploads: 2	Blizzard Entertainment. A serious company that puts Quality at the first place. I have seen what they have done with the Masterpiece called Starcraft II Wings of Liberty, I have great expectations for Diablo III and I'm sure they will be up to the task. A sim made by such company would be excellent. Another candidate is Bioware (now and EA Brand), Lovely games... What do you think? __________________ "Memento Audere Semper"

04-16-11, 05:25 AM	#5
jwilliams Ace of the Deep Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: New Zealand Posts: 1,013 Downloads: 124 Uploads: 0	Blizzard do put out quality games. But one of the main reasons is because the games that they make are huge money makers..... I would seriously doubt that they even consider making a game that is for a niche market. And pump as much money into a game that is not going to sell millions of copies. Quality game cost lots of money to make and the return on a sub sim wouldn't be worth pumping huge amount of money into. Hench why SH5 is unfinished. Ubi didn't see this game selling millions of copies, so wouldn't extend the due date to when it would be ready. As doing so would mean less profit (IF they even made a profit from it). __________________ Windows 7, 64bit. Phenom II 965BE (OC 4cores @ 3.8 Ghz). Radeon HD4870 (1gb gddr5). 6gb Ram.

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Alky Lieutenant Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Abbotsford BC Canada Posts: 258 Downloads: 141 Uploads: 0	Ideally a wealthy, bored SH5 player would buy the rights to it and start a software company to further develop and finish SH5 __________________

04-15-11, 10:09 PM	#1
Ducimus Rear Admiral Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 12,987 Downloads: 67 Uploads: 2	Only an indie would bother with a submarine sim this day and age. Publishers like EA wouldn't touch this genre with a 12 foot pole. Too much investment for too little return.