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@itsfoz Even so there didn't seem to be anything that's going to shift the needle or change the perception of the air of negativity surrounding Xbox.

@itsfoz Don't know about that, most of their games lack release dates.

@yazzika Thank you...that was the joke.

Helldivers is barely 4 months old and it's already getting copycats.

@Beerheadgamer82 Wow you described my experience with it, word for word.

During Sony's business meeting over a week ago they actually broke down how they categorise their games.
There are in one of three groups.

"Tentpole: Existing hit franchises/new IPs with high ambitions.

Transformational: Primarily live service with ongoing content.
Differentiate through IP, theme or gameplay.

Experimental: Showcase innovation, reach new audiences, target new genres.
High potential games, with discipline on scope and budget."

Lego Horizon fits the "experimental" group since it's reaching new audiences, plus it has high sales potential while presumably been a lower budget game.

@get2sammyb it's interesting to see where each of Sony's games fit with that outlook.

Man what a masterpiece John Carpenter's The Thing was. Such a wonderful balance of suspense, effects and acting.
The dvd commentary between Carpenter and Kurt Russell was worth listening too as well...very informative but also it was like two mates watching a film.

@Korgon Yeah I would have liked 5 or 6 but with how the fighters are added into the single player mode it probably takes more work. Hopefully content comes along that gets you excited.

It was a decent show, for me far too many look at these shows wanting only AAA games and when they don't get it they pine for the E3 days which wouldn't fix the issue. In fact it would make things worse.
It would cost publishers a lot more money and it adds to the Devs workload since they would need to do a "E3 demo." The Last of Us Part 2 documentary showed just how stressful it was to do that, just because of the expectation that "they had to show something."

Meanwhile Sea of Thieves added 195 trophies on top of the base 59, no excuses.

The lighting looks stunning, wonder if there using ray tracing? Was surreal seeing the Lego version of the Tallneck when I have the real on one on my desk lol.

How long will it be before people start questioning why Nintendo isn't sharing now lol

@JB_Whiting Abe's Odyssey and Overboard were my go to demo games.

@Tintin I was glad that Skill Up recognised what the game was going for and who's made by...I.E. the former Destiny PVP team.

@QiaraIris Well every PC game from Sony going forward will require a PSN account so people will just have to get used to it, if they want Sony's games.

@Topov81 Thanks for telling me about The Game Collection, just put in my preorder.

@QBGaming12 I always believe in giving games a chance regardless of genre, artstyle, price etc.

Arrowhead also said that they are lengthening the time between war bonds releasing cos they want to give people more time to finish the previous ones.

All of it, just give me all of it Sony and I will pay.

@get2sammyb Think that's an alien concept to many on here.

@NEStalgia Worked for Overwatch. It's cutscenes never had anything to do with the game.

People will nitpick anything to do with Sony these days.

@Americansamurai1 We don't know what state Factions was in to begin with, plus Naughty Dog wouldn't have handed it off to a 3rd party. They either had to fully commit to it at the expense of their single player games or drop it.

Hopefully with this price point we'll get a Helldivers 2 like business model where it doesn't feel ridiculously grindy or full of FOMO.
Hopefully the beta impresses, they will do well to reach out to Destiny's player base who feel like it's PVP mode was left to die.

I'm still thinking that the Lego Horizon game might be a mobile title, Sony do have a mobile studio after all.

No I don't remember Tomba but I do remember Tombi.

Imagine if we could bottle this game's charm.

@UltimateOtaku91 I so hope Astro is a GOTY contender. Out of all of Sony's IP's, this is the one I want to see succeed.

@UltimateOtaku91 It's some just want to be outraged all the time.

Sony's entire lineup this year is:
Helldivers 2
Rise of the Ronin
MLB The Show 24
Stellar Blade
Concord
Astro Bot
and Until Dawn Remake.
That's not a bad lineup considering there isn't a huge IP launch this year.

Concord and Astro for me.

@Orpheus79V Yeah I'm never a fan of them doing that.

Well here's the acid test...do people love Astro enough to want to buy it. The trophy completion rate on Playroom was quite low despite it been an easy game and free.

Seriously though the Astro games are chill, imaginative platformers with buckets of charm, I really hope that it's his coming out party.

Well we were trying to tell you that it'll just be Concord, Until Dawn and Astro.

Sony will have PS5 Pro to sell soon, so anything there saving for 2025 will around then.

This basically is Destiny's neglected PVP mode.
Of course everyone is writing it off already...have you lot not learned from Helldivers?

Glad there sticking to the current plan of tentpole titles been PlayStation first.

@LordVile When Sony added Horizon Forbidden West to Plus it tanked sales of the game. I think Sony will wait a lot longer now to put their games on Plus.

@AndyKazama Was thinking that myself.

@ATaco Couldn't argue with that.

@DNortonX Microsoft will make a lot of money but there doing it at the expense of their platform. Xbox consoles are tanking, GP subs have stagnated and the fanbase is disillusioned.

PS2 games been added gives me hope that we'll get some classics coming.

Hopefully the game doesn't get brought down by it's business model cos the devs clearly brought a lot of love to the game, plus they have a near endless supply of characters they can bring in. Freakazoid would be my number 1 choice.

For me, spending stars points on individual games is never worth it. I always prefer to save for the £20 wallet top up cos then at least I can use it for any game.

@AKAslickdaddy40 Do they call you "Stretch Armstrong?" Because you aren't half reaching.
My point was that people aren't interested in hyperbole buzzwords, that means nothing. If he really believes in that then just let the game do the talking.

With respect to him, show...don't tell.

So a visual showcase that's 6 hours long, minimal gameplay and black bars? I didn't know the The Order: 1886 got a sequel?

What timeline are we in where a game has Jason Voorhees fighting Bugs Bunny? Lol

@GymratAmarillo I suspect the new faction will get announced at a showcase or SoP.

@UltimateOtaku91 FC24 has a huge casual audience that probably don't buy Plus for the games. Not to mention that it was the end of the Premier League season so that would have spiked sales.

At least now I don't have to buy any of the fighter passes to get the songs, cos for me they were the only thing of worth to me.
I don't mind the music for 6, it fits the hip hop summer vibe that the game's going for but that SF2 soundtrack is iconic for a reason.

@0niguy Very much doubt it, Shift Up are worth a hell of a lot of money, recent reports mentioned around $2.3 Billion, plus Tencent have already invested in them. I can see Sony buying minority shares to keep the partnership going though. And with Sony as a company looking to buy Paramount, PlayStation will to be a lot choosier about who they buy now.

@Northern_munkey That's a problem I have with FromSoft's storytelling...they never give definitive answers to most of it, it's left to interpretation for YouTubers to analysis over.