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Sony Santa Monica creative director Cory Barlog has urged the gaming community to start treating game developers better.

, Barlog again expressed his wish for the community to behave more respectfully.

Replying to a follower who said they blamed the journalists and insiders who had claimed the date reveal would be today, Barlog replied: “Don’t. The answer is not to find someone to blame or focus hate on. “Maybe just pay it forward and treat the people that make the things we love with some human decency and respect. This is not a battle, we are not at war. We are just trying to make and enjoy things together.”

 

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Game developers as a whole, need to treat the consumer better.

Fans should treat them better

phantom_kaiju Just work on a game. When it’s 80-85% done. Then make it public. Then you don’t get shit like this.

I agree with corybarlog on this as I'd like too see the games made by those who sit on twitter disrespecting game designers cause I bet now they will respect them once they see how hard and how much it takes too make a game like God of war or halo or any game out there.

WONT SOMEONE THINK OF THE GAME DEVELOPERS

EA doesn't count as a game dev tho, have at em

Agreed. Period.

well Stop charging 100$ for games that completely suck and are broken. BF 2042, Cyberpunk, the list goes on and on

I agree to disagree. If they do constructive criticism not just say profanity or say “you stuck at making games don’t ever make another again”. Like at that point your dumb like you’re not helping but if you actually tell them what’s wrong and how to fix it we could go forward.

One word. ELDEN RING. That how you tease the fans and fuck that shit. They didn't even announce shit until a year before release. Sure clusterfuck launching for pc, but i truly respect souls fan. You guys rocks ! 🔥🤟

Maybe you should start doing that, instead of calling personal attacks on people “claims”?

Rightfully so. Some people are so fucking entitled.

Developers at call of duty are lazy and brainless when it comes to making a good game 😂😂

Unfortunately fanatics will always be fanatics no matter the platform. Sorry this craziness lands on you guys. But I’ve never changed someone’s crazy by saying stop.

Ppl literally sent death threats to a bungie dev after he told them an exotic from destiny 1 would never be in destiny 2. He deleted almost all his tweets because of it

Stop abusing SST team, Cory said GoW Ragnarok is on track for 2022. Just give them time please...

I understand it for Sony and Nintendo but let’s be honest most game companies in todays world use there player base to buy the game then test it so no I believe the game developers should start treating there customers better if they want us to pay for 70 dollar games.

'the gaming community' How about their MANAGERS start treating game developers better, huh?

This guy is also not part of a studio that releases purposely unfinished games that forces their player base to beta test at full price. Instead of finishing the game they micro transaction the rest of the way to the finish line :(

FINALLY someone said it.

I think I read about that. Certain folks threatened to keep showing them lewd pictures until they gave out a release date.

Why, so they can keep shoveling microtransactions down our throats and their bosses can keep getting rich without them feeling bad? Nah.

Wait this is news? You should be treating everyone like a human regardless of the piece of plastic they play on.

Jfc. How about thy do there fucking jobs and shut up and make games.

Damn ponies

I don't respect greedy corporations but. I appreciate the work that goes into the games. I'd only show disrespect if it was placed upon me .. They are people, and most people are cunts. Live with it

How about 3d artist

Sony treating them badly

Listen other than Cyberpunk devs I respect the devs but publishers need to stop announcing games too early, because when the devs needs extra time they’re the ones that’ll take all the hate and toxicity not the publisher.

KatieBlueprint Of you want a good product it's typically in your best interest not to try and sabotage the team's efforts with your bullshit.

{if} these keyboard critics were serious and passionate, they would take the time to learn programming and or finance to learn how these things work.

Sooo looks like someone is piss off

Imagine this man chooses to do ya dirty bc of how toxic ya really are

I agree to a point. Games have become a lot less patient. Info and updates to how a project is doing are demanded constantly, and once a game is revealed they expect it to release within the next 6 months, even when no estimated date is given, and if it goes beyond that, they act

People need to stop harassing devs for information that leaking would get them in trouble we all want more news on our favorite games but if so go after publishers

Treat customers better by keeping them informed

Shout out to 343 devs definitely mistreated by “halo fans”

Ponies he’s talking to you.

Lol

The amount of people that are disagreeing with this is disgusting. They don’t understand how hard being a game dev actually is. You would understand if you were in their shoes. There are specific dates and time frames that devs are given to release. Not up to them to delay a game

Let's be real any Ponies or Xbots that get this worked up over games getting delayed, to the point you start saying stupid shit to devs you need to Sort your life out. It isn't that deep also yes im an Xbot and proud of it but, Ponies yall next level 🤡s. STAY 🧂

it also helps if you don't lie about the release date, if you don't have the ability to deliver on the promised date don't provide a date.

Harassement isn´t acceptable, but certain developers ought to keep a bit better self critique in mind and not blame others when they deliver faulty, or half finished products because it can be patched or similar.

To honest with you they've gonna keep doing until they get what they want that is the exact thing that happened when mortal kombat came out they were harassing them doesn't make sense that they really have to act like that in a disrespectful kinda way 💯

Only if they’re japanese

Ah yes, telling people to be good always works.

Stop releasing half baked disasters and we will. I'm stone cold staring at you, EA_DICE refund2042

Weird. I don't see a lot of devs getting massive amounts of hate, it's mostly companies themselves that get the hate, like EA, Blizzard, and Ubisoft, and only specific devs who think it's smart to shit on games like Elden Ring get hate, but other than that, this seems strawmanish

Hell no

I guess I'm not part of the gaming community, because I don't post hate online about devs. Really it's the publishers/management that need to stop hyping up a game years out from release, giving dates far in advance. I work in business software dev and we don't do what they do.

You bitch and moan when you're getting screwed over! But don't give a crap when you're screwing us over! Treat your customers better and we will treat you better. Before we go spending money on a game that don't work, tell us it don't work.....No different from an Indian scammer.

It's been a year since the first trailer for this game and we have yet to see gameplay or another trailer. I'm beginning to think that this game will get delayed.🤷‍♂️

About time someone said it ! Consumers have no rights to expect anything. Just go play or buy something else until it’s ready. The internet has created a spew of disgraceful human behaviour. There are games released all the time, just go play something else, simples…

A rare moment of Sanity on the part of a Jim Ryan's Playstation member.

BE BETTER

Than communicate with your community quit giving us the silent treatment

True that 😎👍🏾

Is gow ragnarok coming to xbox, clearly you mean playstation gamers not he whole community.

Totally agree it's not a sweat shop sorry. If you want games to truly look amazing? Show the respect to your teams and see what your games can truly become. Burn out after each title is not worth the brand names you work for.

Well it's time for developers and their publishers to stop releasing broken, buggy micro-transaction infused CRAP onto hard working paying customers, it's about give and take here and too many publishers are ripping off their customers, and I'm not just talking about EA.

They are the worst community nothing will change.

Too many ppl act like there aren't human beings making their favorite games. I bet the same ppl who are complaining about games 'taking too long' are the same ones who will complain if the game launches in a broken, buggy, and rushed state.

Why? 7 years companies been shitting on their customers with unfinished mess, broken promises, and garbage games

Guess who calls the shots you cry babies, get to work, and finish your products. We pay you for the 'blockbuster' you advertise to us, just deliver what you promise, works for car dealers.

They can start with firing this guy

maybe game developers should try treating us better first. How much money does it cost to max a character in diablo immoral again?...

Tell your publishers that

We will once the gaming development community starts treating game developers better and starts being honest with consumers. Bobby is still CEO at Blizzard, Todd is still top dog at Bethesda, has ANYTHING happened regarding Riot? Developers in glass houses bitching at us, smdh

Show the bad tweets in question?

But grove street games treat us like shit.

It's not right don't be assholes people but I'll tell u this playstation fans are sick of this top secret stuff all the time we littrally no nothing the frustrating thing for people is saying it's coming then teasing with GIFs it's out in 4 or something months apparently

& this harassment is occuring all cus of clout chasing 'insiders' Act of 'leaks' & 'insiders' in gaming industry is terrible practice which needs to be done away with Its yet another toxic thing microsoft brought into industry Gaming would be so much better off without xbox

Yea mfs out here fucking being toxic

Well the gamers will treat them better when they don't release shitty unfinished products and expect us to pay $70 for them

well start making better games lol

It's conceptually difficult work; Everyone should look at the progress gaming has made in the past 10 years; People struggled, some of these games are so extreme the process of making them literally destroyed people. Even the players suffer to complete great games.

Nah fam, I’m tired of spending my hard earned money on games like BF2042 or shit that I can’t even play because it’s either full of bugs or confusing af. Especially BF2042. It didn’t even have a good scoreboard. We treat they ass better when y’all treat us like people at least.

This is definitely about that no life PS profit dude that keeps harassing and degrading Alana Pierce

Absolutely, whenever things go wrong it’s always management, not the devs themselves

What more do you expect from twitter?

They take twitter too seriously, there’s literally thousands of ppl and bots on this app that have more time that we do because they have nothing to do with their lives. The gaming community In general is too busy gaming to harass devs and random ppl online.

It’s 100% adults who can’t live another year of patience on a final product 💀

It's not the gaming community it's the tantrum throwing Sony community and nobody else

send all those rats to war

Companies have been rushed by gamers so when Cyberpunk and Dying Light 2 came out, they were God awful! Some gamers never learned from their experiences.

So true

Tell him to stop being and insufferable twat then. He better not drag God of War down to his level with Ragnarok.

Some of their Sony fans are out of control they hate on Xbox and now they’re hating Sony because of a release date 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️

Fanboys are so toxic, trash talking games and developers for no reason other than it's being developed for a different console lol. Of course, he's probably also referring to comments from fans too. People in general are assholes lol.

Do a better job of being game devs then. Don’t rush shit and give good Quality pretty simple.

Sony Ponies sunk to a new low.

What he actually said was 'gawddamn ponies are a blight, stop being shitty'

The developers can eat shit, customers give them money so they should be thankful

This is true. These people work real hard to bring us these beloved games and you guys treat them like shit

Lol, asking the internet to do something is a sure-fire way to have the opposite happen

sonysta community is toxic to worse.

No, he didn't come to our wedding.

make better games

Imagine if people treated each other like this in person, screaming at the McDonald’s employees or threatening to kill each other. It doesn’t belong irl and it sure as hell doesn’t belong online

Sony fans are toxic to the point their own devs have to tell them to chill.🤦🏼‍♂️🤦🏼‍♂️🤦🏼‍♂️

And these are adults doing this. Can't wait for a videogame.

It’s Twitter I doubt that gonna do very little

Honestly the sheer toxicity that can come from the gaming community is bad. Developers might not always release a banger of game but taking a fat steaming crap on them when they're trying to put food on the table ain't cool regardless of the product.

No one’s feelings matter.

Imagine if they went full on dad mode and just deleted the game and said the shitty fans caused this. Yes I know they’d never do that, but damn that would be awesome to give all of them the middle finger. I’d be totally okay with it. Also happy that won’t ever happen.

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The sad thing is I think a lot of people in these comments just validate what he’s saying, throwing rather rash and harsh comments out without knowing how things actually work. I am happy there’s a lot of people who understand why this is important, though- that’s nice to see!

guys let's start with EA who charge you £70 every year for a mid sports game

Most people treat them nice, but some people act like douchbags for no reason, it’s literally a fuckin game bro it ain’t like you’ll die before it comes out

And its not even a big problem, the game might just get a delay lol

Don't understand why ppl feel the need to harass devs over a videogame. Grow up.

Yeh, Yeh, Yeh but what is the Gods of Wars:Raggamufins release date I neeeeeed to know or I will kill myself. AAAA. Physical Only , BANGERS XBOX HAS NO GAMESPASS. lmfao.I blame that Dreamcasts Guys.

Hes right the copius opinons and attitudes of people out here is atrocious.

It’s the higher ups fault they need to stop announcing games too early if you don’t really feel it will release in 12 months or maybe 24 months if pushing it, then just don’t announce it.

I urged Cory Barlog and all developers to make their games free for the players.

No i will not

The developers and engineers don’t deserve the hate the marketing teams do. They’re out here announcing things four years away or that something is coming out tomorrow only to get delayed then get shocked when we get tired of the cycle!

Dont pull a “battlfield 2042” and they will

Most devs gotta have the balls to stand up to greedy publishers first. Why should they be treated better if they DEVELOP & RELEASE shit?

Yeah and treat us better and quit telling us this game is coming out this year when there is no actual evidence so far to indicate that.

This is just sad.

only when they stop making crap games that cater to a small % of folks

Only time you should bash a dev is maybe if a game is rushed and broken/buggy.

They won't because demanding is easier, than buying the game LMAO.

DA RULES: Rule number 1: If devs ask their playerbase for suggestions you should be polite Rule number 2: Wait for the game to release

Nah

We would if the companies gave a fuck about changing the mediocre style of FTP games

He’s right but it goes both ways with certain franchises the consumers have been continually ignored & disrepected for years despite the gaming community’s help on what to do & what not do this is usually ignored in favour of a broader audience (money)

No.

Ya'll blame the consumers for reacting to poor decisions mgmt makes. Unionize.

Devs are not our slaves. I spent over 2000 in star citizen but won’t act like a tyrant when something doesen’t completely go my way. The entitlement some ppl have because a $50 game has another release date = annoying. It has to come out yesterday bit can’t have bugs!

Make games people want and people like, and you won't have to worry about that problem. I understand this is Sony, who put out The Last of Us 2, so they have a reason to worry about such things.

Telling them to be better is like talking to a wall. They are not true gamers who respect the gaming industry. They don't deserve to be on this planet.

Pass

We also wanna stop getting treated like garbage. No more unfinished games. No 10 dollar upgrade fee. Start putting out fucking good games and stop posting on Twitter about lgbt

And who tf is goin to listen to him🤣 dude is using a Twitter to change the world and Slaves are writing Articles about it in 2022🤓

Thank you! Yes! 100% agree. I will do my best to be as nice to game developers as possible!!

Okay wich SOB threatend them and their kids

sony fans*

Some gamers spend more time bitching than they do playing games.

sad this even needs to be said

I said it a million times already, but gamers are becoming one of the most toxic groups recently. Not quite to the extent of idiot of the far right and left but gamers are edging quickly.

Yah, that's not going to happen when you're in an industry full of people with the mentality of entitled l2yr old brats.

All these comments are mad, but you don’t see them making games

Sure makes sense to treat them fairly but at the same time dev's should be truthful and not insulting the fanbase. Fans and devs can be just as toxic.

If you're here to give some variation of tweet on how sony fans or xbox fans are bad stop being an instigator you're not helping. No this dosen't mean gow is bad and it's good Starfield was delayed it means more time spent improving the final product.

Not a fan of Cory Barlog but he's not wrong. There is a lot of disrespect towards game devs sadly.

Yeah as the games journalists and developers constantly talk down to gamers and are so freaking preachy and act morally superior. Screw him. Respect goes both ways

Pretty sure that this treatment came from the xbots.

Game devs are such crybabies man

Call them toxic Sony fans. That headline makes us all look bad

Consumerists have no clue what Producers go through on a daily basis to satisfy your neediness.

Release finished products then.

kcuf em

No

When EA gives me a refund for BF 2042 I will, lol. I call it as I see it, if a game is badly developed then I'm calling out the devs/studio/publisher. No more 'take my preorder $$ I trust you'. Some devs deserve more respect, others seem to pump out 💩 and still expect it.

I think people are mixing up developers with the publishers who put unrealistic timelines on the developers to put these massive words we like together.

2023 release but he is scared to say it.

Please rush rush god of war

We got nothing against the developers, we actually salute them. Its the big publishers that don't give them enough time to finish the product.

The gaming community on Twitter is a cesspool. The console warriors in particular are especially bad. They will never change. Ever.

Now I’m not gonna

Few animals out of millions ignore them , better yet they should put there dm’s on private

The Halo community should take those words to heart.

Ha! Good one. What’s next “stop calling devs Lazy because you can’t articulate ‘this isn’t my sort of thing’?”

Imagine if the an development team could go Phil Fish and Fez 2 their games. That would really teach us a lesson.

Sony simps are so toxic their studios have to ask them to calm the fuck down 😂 I am happy I'm not a pathetic Sony swine anymore

WE ARE CUSTOMERS. WE DONT OWE THEM ANYTHING

Apparently chubby cheeks still living in their mom's basement is the gaming community

Ponies getting called out hard nice to see.

Maybe we could start with Bethesda The amount of hate the devs have received on Starfield from people who spend too much time watching YouTube video essays on why Fallout 76 launch was bad (it was) is unbelievable. Seriously some of the overreactions were just insane

😉

Typical Sony dev, this is why Xbox is ahead in every way

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