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@awp69 I have the demo installed but I havent had the time to delve into it given its 8hrs.

I REALLY want to though. The "passive" battles gave me pause. What is it like not controlling a squad directly in those battles?

I'm only 2 trophies away from platinuming Octopath Traveler 2!
When that's finally finished I may dip back into Granblue Fantasy Relink or Push through a finish my 1st run of Star Ocean 2 Remake which I paused near the end. I might pick up Rebirth soon but wont play it right away.

Ah yes, and I'm still playing and enjoying Foamstars!

Happy Weekend!

How does Aspyer keep getting Star Wars contracts when the games turn out like this? 1st they botched the Kotor 2 Remaster on Switch, never launched that dlc. Then fumbled the KOTOR Remake on PS5 and now here we are again.

I SAID.. may the Sapphire Star guide your way!

I vowed to platinum Octopath Traveler 2 by the end of March so I'm working on that. Not sure I'll play much more of Granblue Fantasy Relink now that I reached level 100 with my main. Theres more upgrading to do but I'm not really seeing the point beyond bigger damage numbers. And the new season of Foamstars just started so I'm playing that.

I'll also be watching the Android saga of DBZ with the wife in honor of Akira Toriyama.

Game on!

This is definitely on my "play this year" list but not right now. Not enough time and too many other games I nee to finish.

2024 SUCKS. This a great loss 😔

@Sakai Same! Cheers!😀

@Sakai Very true, neither of us know anything for certain.

My line of reasoning was that SE would make their forecast based on how many copies they THINK they will sell and not how many the NEED to sell to break even ect. For example based on Remake sales they expect to sell X but to make a profit they need to sell Y.

But obviously i dont know for sure.

@Sakai I dont look at it that way as the Exclusivity money isnt part of the sales forecast, but ok 🤷🏾‍♂️

@Sakai Pretty sure the money Sony paid for the exclusivity makes up for some of the "lost sales."

Good news for the dev team as they can focus on 1 platform to design and optimize for.

@naruball Same. Hopefully the rumors of GR2 PS5 and PC port are true and might help.

@Juanalf @naruball With Japan Studios having flops like The Last Guardian that took 9yrs to release or Gravity Rush 2 that was great but no one bought were the nails in the coffin. I dont think Knack 2 Electric Bugaloo sold alot either.

Dont forget Miles Morales also released on PS4/PS5 and "re-used" the map from the 1st game so it wouldnt have the same budget.

Boringly I'm not playing Rebirth this month so I'm grinding my to the Endgame difficulty in Granblue Fantasy Relink and playing Foamstars.

I'm also slowly making my way to the platinum for Octopath Traveler 2 and I have to sit down and give the Unicorn Overlord demo a try. Happy gaming everybody!

@InsaneWade Ahh yes you're probably right! 👍🏽

Its news to me that Sony Interactive Entertainment are printing discs for Square Enix.

Has this always been the case? Did they print the FFXVI discs too? Do they print ALL PS5 discs regardless of publishers?

Jeewze man! The purge needs to end!

"Its not a bug, it's a feature"

Game is hella fun, looking forward to the new character!

@PopoverButton Oh I agree on both fronts. Batman Arkham was the Batman TAS Nostalgia we didnt know we needed at the time and the played a big part in Rocksteadys success. That's what its draft to not only abandon the Batman Arkham title ( marketing wise anyway) but the KILL OFF the most popular character in the franchise built on his name 🤣

@carlos82 Imagine TLoU part 2 but a live service game where you ONLY play as Abbey and crew hunting down the cast of the 1st game. That backlash would have been legendary 🤣

@Jacko11 Sadly I think the staff that wanted a better game left. And more than likely this will be the end of Rocksteady 😪

Hope they learn from this.

Downloading now 😀

Cant read the review as I'm not getting the game at launch and want to go as fresh as possible but thank you all the same!
Just wanted to see the score.

My media Blackout begins... NOW

@Pat_trick I quit the beta after 30 mins. It was a "4A" into mediocrity.

Very busy this next 10 days I'll mainly hop on for quick matches of Foamstars

Still need to get into Granblue Fantasy Relink endgame. Happy gaming everybody!

How low will MS stock drop after the podcast episode 🤣

This was an absolute joke and a waste of everyones time. These excecs cannot be taken seriously and they're mocking the intelligence of every player and viewer of this farce!

@DiggleDog for real! Gaming Twitter has long since been out of touch with reality. And the Xbox podcast today will no doubt overshadow this terrible news 😪

@Art_Vandelay Agreed

@VaultGuy415 I forsee this gen getting extended like the PS3 gen did. Years like 2023 saw so many titles get buried by a crowded release window that alot of games will be slow burns rather than big sellers. Attach rate will increase once our wallets have a moment to breathe.

@Ravix not releasing TLoU Factions was baffling. They do have the Horizon multiplayer game ( early footage leaked some years back) but we've heard nothing about it.

@BacklogBrad that was interesting. Has anyone in the industry ever spoken on how much extra time/money multiplatform development takes up?

If it's not that expensive or time consuming then releasing on other platforms should be a no-brainer.

@Sil_Am @ Max_the_German Yeah no one would buy that.
Nintendo is an outlier that relies on brand loyalty/recognition.
Look at Pokemon for example. Anything with that logo sells regardless of quality. If Spiderman looked and ran like Pokemon Scarlet it would not sell at all.
People complained that SM2 was too short. Mario Wonder is shorter. The expectations for the 2 are just too different to compare.

Super happy for CyGames. The game is loads of fun and in enjoying it alot!

@DennisReynolds @Athrum yeah it really is an unfair spot to be in. Although I'll say this: Tales of Arise DLC came 2yrs after launching and despite it being my personal GOTY in 2021 and getting the platinum I couldnt be bothered to go back to it. Hell, It took effort and me replaying most of the game to get back into HFW for the Burning Shores dlc and that was only after 1 year.

Sometimes timing makes all the difference.

Playing Foamstars and loving it! Also finishing up the story in Granblue Fantasy Relink which is also great. Busy weekend tho. I might try the Skull and Bones Beta if I have time. Looking forward to the Superbowl as well

Have a great weekend folks!

@XboxistheBestBox PS3 alum here, definitely miss the MP era. I played alot of UC2 and 3 mp. I Even liked the UGC in Infamous 2.
Makes me wonder why Sony keeps letting other devs/Pub (SE in this case) make these and the pay for exclusivity when they cleary could do it themselves?

@pharos_haven Its on an hourly rotation with Happy Bath Survival. There will be a __ minutes left next to the name to tell you when the mode will switch.

8.5 so I rounded up to 9. Gameplay is great, presentation is fantastic. The story and characters are good but lacking in depth and content. But I'm having a great time with it.

@lightningbolt79 Nah I'm just making sure I understood you properly. 👍🏽

@lightningbolt79 So because you played a different game, that plays differently to this one, and you liked that game more you felt the need to come to an article about a bout and complain. 👍🏽

@lightningbolt79 Let's not forget Splatoon is on its 3rd iteration after lot and lots of content updates and gameplay tweaks.

I'm not sure why people feel the need to go out of there way to bash this game.

Thanks for the fair review.😀 Most arent even giving this game a chance. I'm really enjoying my time playing online.

@Ashina Yeah! I'm not mentally ready for Rebirth 😅 but SE dont care! So much great games/Demos/Betas this week and not enough hours.

@Areus No no, wasnt implying you hated it. I'm just shocked at the amount of people you keep finding "reasons" to not like a game they havent tried yet.

Didnt know Genshin PS5 had a plat 😯 I only played it on PS4 before I dropped it. I stand corrected.

"Boo! This game has no platinum, not gonna play" said no one, ever.

@Areus @nowings Sad to see so much negativity for this game. Did anyone care that Genshin impact doesnt have a platinum? Nope. Apex Legends? Nuh uh. Live service games not having plats isnt new but somehow it's more agregious that Foamstars doesnt have one? Not sure why so many hate this game already.