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Re: Talking Point: Is Sony Right to Skip E3 2020?

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It's impossible to say whether it's a bad decision or not until we know what Sony is doing to make up for its absence at E3. If they have nothing to replace their E3 conference then it's a horrible thing for them to skip the event. Hopefully that isn't the case though.

Re: Happy New Year from the Push Square Team

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2020 is already looking like it's going to be a killer year for vidya games. Can't wait to play Ghost of Tsushima, The Last of Us Pt 2, Dreams, FFVII Remake, Genshin Impact, Yakuza: Like a Dragon, Nioh 2, New Sakura Wars, Sable, Persona 5 Royal, Resident Evil 3, 13 Sentinels and most importantly, Gravity Rush 3 when it launches on the PS5!

Re: Hands On: Shenmue III Is a Fantastic Sequel That's Been Frozen in Time

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@Kidfunkadelic83 I've been a huge Shenmue fan ever since the first two games came out on the Dreamcast. I would say that Shenmue 3 doesn't miss a beat in replicating the vibe and feel of the older games, even though there are some differences, like how the combat mechanics work. And there are some frankly weird editing techniques used during certain cutscenes where the screen will fade to black on a regular basis. It's hard to explain but you'll see what I mean when you play it. Other than that though, it is Shenmue through and through.

Re: Random: PlayStation Fans at Paris Games Week Haven't a Clue Who Gravity Rush's Kat Is

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Sony's treatment of the Gravity Rush series from a marketing standpoint was pretty disrespectful to be fair. Shawn Layden (I presume) just did not care about it. Didn't bother to show the game at E3 '16, was reluctant to sell physical copies of the remaster and hell, even the PlayStation Youtube channel couldn't be bothered to upload GR trailers in a timely fashion.

It's easier to market post-apocalyptic, gritty action games than colourful anime ones I guess. Hopefully, fingers crossed, Jim Ryan will be different.

Re: Soapbox: Sony Is Doing Its Smaller Exclusives a Disservice

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Sony released the announcement trailer for Astro Bot two weeks before E3 2018. TWO WEEKS! And it ended up being a killer app for PSVR and one of the highest-rated exclusives on the PS4.

Sony can be real dunces when it comes to handling anything that isn't AAA. There's a huuuuuge marketing divide between their AAA exclusives and anything else.