Mana Games

[manutoo]

tmihai20,
yes (otherwise Sony will not approve the game), the PS4 games work on PS5 (with a few exceptions).

[RastkoR]

Hi man im sooo thankful youre keeping up the good work for the PS port, i just cant help but ask if you are confident about the October release? (I know its now on Sony so im asking if these sort of things take less or more than a month)

[manutoo]

RastkoR,
it's very hard to do a prognostic. I guess right now, it's 50/50 for October. It'll mostly depend on the thoroughness of Sony testing. Microsoft one was ending relatively fast when they were finding a couple of minor issues, but they were super fast to test & send their report.
Or maybe it won't have any mistake with the 1st version, but I'd not bet my hand on it...

[Hisham88]

Hey, thanks a ton for everything you’re doing with the game! I grabbed it a few months back on PC and have been really enjoying it. Super pumped for the PS release! Just curious, how much will it be on console? Do you think an October release is still on track for PS?

Also, I read that you’ve got plans to improve player animations with mocap. Is that still in the works? Any chance we might see it next year?

[tmihai20]

Mocap in TE4? That would be more than awesome, it would be formidable. I also second the question about PSN price of TE4.

[manutoo]

Hisham88,
the price is $/€30 on all platforms.
For the anims, it's the next task ; a bit more info => viewtopic.php?p=291755#p291755 .
The October release is now at a 20% chance.

[tmihai20]

I hope you won't mind, but is there any chance we could get a discount if we own TE4 on Steam or if we bought it from your website? It's not a big issue if it is not possible. I would love to get it on PlayStation anytime this year or next year. I know you are working on it by yourself. Whenever it is done, it is done and that is all.

[manutoo]

tmihai20,
a discount for the PS4/5 version ? No, sorry, it's not possible. (that'd require extra work to get less money... )

[tmihai20]

No worries, I knew it was a longshot. Please don't get upset about my question. I want a proper tennis game on my PS5 too much to complain about its price, especially when the full price is lower than the existing games.

[manutoo]

Everybody,
I moved everything about the PlayStation release to its own topic => topic15-35955.php .

[anrox335]

I noticed that your next task is motion-tracking-based running animation. I wanted to ask if you plan to improve the shot preparation animation as those should start while running. At the game's current state, the player starts the shot preparation animation a little late. He seems to move his hands only when he reaches near the ball. I feel the player should start the shot preparation animation significantly earlier.

[manutoo]

anrox335,
no, I won't work on that.

[matservant]

Hey manutoo !
In your last dev blog post, you mention the v1.0 that will come around january.
Do you already have some infos to share with us about the content of this v1.0 ?
Like a potential new UI, or a new animation system, stuffs like that ?
Thanks for your work and enjoy family time

[Actarus69]

Manu, best wishes for a Merry Christmas, and also to the forum

[manutoo]

matservant,
I have no plan to change the menus, especially as they are moddable...

For the rest, read today's mini-blog post.


Actarus69 ,
thanks.