Housemarquen mukaan Apex Legends teki saman kuin Stormdivers

Kotimaisen Housemarquen Stormdivers on kohta valmis ottamaan osaa Battle Royale -skabaan. Toimitusjohtaja Ilari Kuittinen puhui asiasta Reboot Develop -tapahtumassa, josta raportoi VG247. Kuittinen tunnusti, että kilpailu Battle Royalessa on kovaa. Hän ei myöskään pidä Stormdiversin menestymistä todennäköisenä.

"The problem is with us we always have to change our idea. We originally thought that the game would be a premium game but now it should be free to play. And do we have enough content to do that? I don't know. We're kind of a bit short of money to fully realise what we want to do as a launch edition of the game. We'll see. It is tough. Whether we're going to succeed, it's unlikely because of the tough competition."

Kuittinen paljasti, että "ehkä" ensi vuoden alussa on tulossa uuden pelin julkistus, joka on isoin Housemarquen peli koskaan. Sekin selvisi, että juuri Apex Legends teki sen, mitä Stormdivers haluaa tehdä.

"Apex did something that we had there. The maneuverability, and we have a class based thing. In a way Apex has taken that a bit away from us. Our game is third person so it's a bit different gameplay wise. We always had this idea that there are effects that push you forward. So there's tornadoes or bombardments, so there are PvE elements. The idea is that's it's a fast-paced thing. You can't really sit tight somewhere in a toilet with a shotgun. That is still the thing we're trying to accomplish there."