Cliff Bleszinski’s new game LawBreakers will be making the jump to consoles this year, with a release on PS4.
CliffyB shared the following on the PS4 blog
After a few twists and turns last year after our initial Alpha, the game really got in front of a lot of players. There was no NDA so people could post footage, and we found that there was a lot of interest from console players for this very fast, competitive multiplayer game. To be honest my Twitter feed was one part “Bring LawBreakers to console!” or “Fix Gears!” (hah) So, we made something spectacularly vertical. Something heavily skill-based and super competitive, with our twist on game modes that haven’t been done before. We were making the game we wanted to play, and it seemed to resonate. When deciding which platform to bring the game to these players, it was a hard choice. I’ll leave it at that. The choice, obviously, was PS4.
Ok – here’s where we all are going. LawBreakers is coming out this year on PS4 as a digital-only title. Discs are like voicemail, so ten years ago. It’s important to know that something that’s important for the studio and me is to create a game with no season passes and no “pay-to-win” mechanics at a price that is what we feel is fair to players. It will be $29.99. We don’t want to fragment our playbase with silo’d season pass BS, nor do we want to pollute matchmaking with “pay-to-win” incentives. We want to create a game ecosystem that’s all about highly skilled players competing on even playing fields, and a landscape for average players to aspire to become better. More details on launch date soon. Right, PR?
LawBreakers is an interesting take on the genre, and looks to put its own spin of competitive gaming. It is interesting that the game is coming to PS4 but he explained is reasoning well.
LawBreakers has gained a bit of an interesting reputation for how it does things, and I think most gamers on PS4 will appreciate this. Plus the pricing and pay model are well thought out and not insulting to players.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUgLXx3iPlQ