Yes, the PS4's Getting Yet Another Battle Royale Game

Farside is an athletic game, apparently

by Sammy Barker Thu 2nd Aug 2018

Have you ever seen that Donald Duck meme where he walks in a factory and comes out commenting on everything being the same? It feels a little bit like that on the PlayStation 4 at the moment with Battle Royale games – there are bloody loads of them. And during a Chinese press conference in Shanghai today, Perfect World Entertainment took to the stage to announce Farside – yes, a Battle Royale game.

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There’s a trailer captured by DualShockers above, which sets the tone for the title. To be honest, it looks like your standard Battle Royale affair – there’s a big shrinking map, and you’ve got to try and emerge the victor in it. There’ll be vehicles for you to drive, and there’ll even be a skill tree so that you can upgrade your character over time. The title will launch worldwide later this year.

[source dualshockers.com]

As the Editor of Push Square, Sammy has over 15 years of experience analysing the world of PlayStation, from PS3 through PS5 and everything in between. He’s an expert on PS Studios and industry matters, as well as sports games and simulators. He also enjoys RPGs when he has the time to dedicate to them, and is a bit of a gacha whale.

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Derpie1
Thu 2nd Aug 2018

So how many is that already?

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jdv95
Thu 2nd Aug 2018

yey! (i said in the most sarcastic tone possible)

this trend has become drier than the 2018 EA press conference.

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sketchturner
Thu 2nd Aug 2018

I don't mind that a bunch of BR games are releasing. I feel like the concept is great but no game has really nailed it yet. I'm still waiting for one that delivers on the promise made by games like PUBG.

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SoulsBourne128
Thu 2nd Aug 2018

You know what I want? A team focused battle royale game where it's humans vs aliens. It could take examples from Resistance and possibly even War of the Worlds and other cult scifi movies.

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BowTiesAreCool
Thu 2nd Aug 2018

@sketchturner H1Z1 could've had AI zombies/small hordes dotted around the map, shopping centres, forests etc as an additional strategic element. They really missed a trick there.

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ShadowWarrior
Thu 2nd Aug 2018

yawns

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TFHH
Thu 2nd Aug 2018

And yet another fps, and side scroller, and puzzler, and action adventure, and survival, and on and on. There are multiple titles in every genre with more being made all the time. We currently stand at 2 battle royale games....fortnite and h1z1....the culling 2 was removed for obvious reasons. Unless I'm missing something, what are all the other ones currently on PS4?