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Huh, I completely forgot that this is a Bethesda game but I'll always incorporate it with the wonderful Ikumi Nakamura. Anyway, I'll be looking forward to this. Ghostwire Tokyo does have a lot of mystery into it.

Yeah, I still don't trust every word this guy say. We don't really know what exactly happened during that "good call". They have the power to pull the plug if they desire. Sure, they won't be doing it now but the moment Sony does something big, they can just push that big red button and make CoD exclusive to Xbox.

"We're more concerned about Amazon, Google and Apple that we feel like buying them sometime in the future"

"What?"

"...what"

Tried playing it and too bad that it's F2P. I might keep playing for a while and then go back to Legacy of the Duelists. Hope we get a decent YGO game similar to the Tag Force games from the PSP era. Really love the story modes and some of the unique characters you meet in those games.

I wish Japan Studios is still around to continue this series. Out of all the recent PS IP, Gravity Rush is one of my most favorite Playstation exclusive. I miss Kat's character

If the main reason for the Activision-Blizzard buyout is to oust this man then MS did all of us a favor. Still wondering how Phil will redeem the company after all the mess Kotick did but this is a first step to the right path.

I don't remember anything Activision-Blizzard related games that made me want to go buy a specific console so the answer is obviously yes, I'd still buy a PS console. In fact, I don't know of anything Activision-Blizzard games that I enjoyed. I mean, there's the N.Sane trilogy but I see them as part of the PS legacy more than anything relating to ActiBlizz. There's a lot of better games out there that are worth playing than anything they made in recent years.

@Rob_230 If only Sony can go back to their roots and be a Japanese company again but that's wishful thinking (at this time at least). Anyway, Nintendo is dominating the Japanese market and MS will have a higher chance of dominating the west with these acquisitions. Sony might want to make a move soon though I'm positive that by the time they announce their next line of games, it will be just as big as this announcement. Sony already have their strong devs and all they need is to focus on fleshing out their IP

@SilverTangerine Sony and Nintendo did a partnership once to bring down SEGA. Didn't really work well for them. It ended up with Sony creating the Playstation, which became the Nintendo's direct competitor after SEGA decided stop making consoles for good

We live in fear of gaming studios being monopolized little by little. Thank God for indie devs. They are our saving grace in modern day gaming

@Badheelman Last thing Nintendo and Sony wanted is to be at each other's side. You can have Nintendo/Microsoft and Sony/Microsoft partnership but never Nintendo/Sony.

I guess this is my only take on this recent acquisition. The fact that Crash and Spyro, two beloved Playstation mascots, are now owned by Microsoft. Of course, being a mascot of PS hasn't been a thing for both character for years now but still, as someone who grew up in the PS1 era of gaming, I've always incorporated these two with the PS brand. Sony really needs to keep their IPs intact.

@Sunzy98 Yeah, in a way, Sony's recent acquisition made more sense as they build relationship with them first and then acquire them once a stronger relationship has been established on both parties. At least at the time they acquire them, it wasn't when they were working on major multi-plat games

@Col_McCafferty Doubt Sony will be the next Sega. The gaming industry is far different from back then and the PS brand of console is already popular enough to stand against MS and Nintendo

@MrSensical doubt Sony has anything that can compete with this acquisition. Best they can do is to iron out the games that they have with their owned IP.

@Bentleyma Nintendo is just gonna laugh at them again for another hour or two.

@TommyNL Didn't know about this law but good to hear. Still, I'd rather that Sony stay away from acquiring Japanese devs as well (even Nintendo). Let these devs work on whatever console they feel like working with

@MS7000 Yeah, exactly why I don't trust any words spoken by these execs, be it on MS or Sony's side. You hear Phil saying that exclusivity hurts the gaming industry and the next day, you see them acquiring studios to boost their exclusive libraries.

Anyway, so long as they keep their hands off on Fromsoftware, Square Enix, Capcom and any Japanese devs then it's all good. I'd rather that these companies be free of whatever console they want to work with.

Whatever happened to Phil saying they are "Re-evaluating" their partnership with Activision Blizzard?

Anyway, not the biggest fan of anything Activision-Blizzard made so this acquisition is not a big deal for me. Good luck to Phil Spencer managing this messed of a company tho, I guess.

A teaser of KH4 would be nice and maybe, just maybe....something something Verum Rex with Yozora as the main character. That would be great to see.

Highly highly doubt FFXVI will be released this year but I can't wait for the next update. I've been waiting far too long, SE.

As much as I love Sekiro (and any Soulsborne games), I don't think I can afford to do these challenges anymore. I love playing difficult games but I don't think I can go this far. Impressive blindfold challenge tho.

ngl an open-world Sonic game would be something I'll be looking forward to and I'll be keeping my eyes on that Slitterhead game

Was an okay presentation, nothing really mindblowing or anything. Del Toro trolling about Silent Hill caught me by surprise and was hoping for "something" throughout the show but nothing. FFXIV and Arise winning was good enough for me and that Slitterhead reveal looks interesting. Still no FFXVI announcement tho. Honestly didn't expected the GoTY winner but if people loved it and happy that the game won then good enough.

My predictions are FFXVI will have some sort of announcement, Hideo Kojima shows up and just talk about whatever he is doing and maybe an announcement of a PC port of P5R as rumored.

I'm not expecting anything Sony exclusive being announced (aside from FFXVI) and I feel like that is something that will be reserved for a future PS event but who knows, right? Anything is possible but I'm keeping my expectations low for anything Sony exclusive

Didn't play much of the newer games released this year but the ones I enjoyed are RE Village, Tales of Arise (which I haven't finished yet) and Ender Lillies, which might be a hidden gem of this year since not a lot of people are talking about it but it's such a fantastic metroidvania game.

Unity was so underrated. Yeah it was riddled with bugs and glitches. I remember avoiding it like a plague. I finally gave it a try and honestly, it wasn't so bad, especially once the bugs and glitches were patched out. I mean, the game can still get glitchy at times but for the most part, I enjoyed my playthrough. One thing that I really love about Unity is the parkour, which IMO still has the best one among the franchise.

13 Sentinels Aegis Rim getting nominated at the very least. I'm happy with that. GoT and FF7 remakes are my 2020 games and glad seeing them both winning especially GoT.

It's been years since Lost Soul Aside was announced. I really need to know what's the latest update for this game.

More exclusives is good but how about variety? One thing I miss about the PS1 and PS2 era (even PSP and Vita) are the exclusive genres to choose from. Hack n Slash, JRPG, Platformers, etc. The PS4 also did well with the variety but not as extensive as the PS1 and PS2. With the restructuring of Japan Studios and Sony's focus on "blockbuster" hits like TLOU, I fear that the exclusive games for the PS5 will look and feel the same.

Playing Genshin on PS4 but the lag and framerate drop are really an issue. Would love to play this on PS5 in glorious 60FPS.

I got to say, for a F2P game, it's really fun and I haven't even spent a single dime on it yet. It's a good alternative if you are looking for a BoTW like game while waiting for BotW2

Wouldn't be surprised if they announced the shut down only for them to back out of the decision just so they can earn more when people are panic buying games for their Vita and PS3.

Seriously though, glad they retracted the decision.

YongYea will have a field day on this one

Played this game on PS2, Gamecube, PC, Switch/Switch Lite. Should I play it on VR? Probably but I'll have to wait for the PSVR version first.

Congrats to Sony but there's really no need to use Jim Ryan's face.

Jokes aside, it's still hard to get a PS5 from where I live. Not in a rush anyway but I hope to get one before FFXVI is released

Debunked already and I sure am glad it was

I'm fine with either Sony or Nintendo considering SE's history with them. When I think SE, I always think of JRPG and action RPG (yes they also publish other genre but none of them interested me other than their RPG titles). Usually, if there are exclusive games that SE will make, it's either Playstation or Nintendo. While M$ may have more money to buy them, I just really don't see them clicking together and Xbox was never really known for JRPG games. It's usually Playstation and Nintendo consoles.

Anyway, I still want SE to be an independent company since I don't want any game devs to be under one eco-system just for the sake of monetization. SE is one of my all time favorite game companies out there and I want them to keep supporting multiple consoles.

Going to make a petition and hoping that it will be successful? Yeah, good luck with that.

Even if Bend does end up making a sequel, I doubt it will be because of a lousy petition like this

Glad I wasn't hyped for Cyberpunk 2077. Will I play the game? Maybe after they fix all the bugs and glitches in this game

I don't know why this excited me. I still don't have a PS5, lol

I don't have nostalgia for Jak and Daxter nor Ratchet and Clank but the PS4 version of R&C is great and I would love to see J&D get the same treatment. Too bad they're focused on TLOU

Just bought P5 Strikers on PS4. Even though I have a Switch, I still favored framerate over portability. The game looks good in 60fps. Plus, I'm used to playing Persona in PS consoles that It'd feel weird for me to play it on a Nintendo console

Honestly, no. I've played the game during the PS3 era and played the remastered on PS4 but I never spent too much time with it unlike Persona 5, Ghost of Tsushima, FF7 Remake, Bloodborne and Gravity Rush. It may be Sony's AAA powerhouse but I've never really gotten into the hype for this game. Not saying that it's a bad game but I just decided that it's not for me.

Not just Shawn Layden, Andrew House and Jack Tretton were also key to the PS4's success. While I understand that it was Microsoft's own fault that XBone failed, both Andrew House and Jack Tretton gave PS4 the boost that made it a powerhouse today. Heck, I even miss Kevin Butler. He may just be paid actor to advertise the PS3 but he was part of the reason that console ended being a success despite its rough start

While there are a lot of bad news from Sony lately, I don't think it's as bad as the PS3 era. I chose "Kind of, PlayStation's still on top but Xbox is doing well". Microsoft may have failed the XBone but the Series X is off to a good start. Personally, I don't think that Sony needs a direct response to Game Pass and just do what they were good at, make quality exclusive games. I mean, Nintendo doesn't have their own response to Game Pass but it's doing great this generation despite being in the middle of the newer gen consoles because of their exclusive libraries.

Sony may have considered this a failure from the start but I still love the Vita. I still play mine regularly and hearing about the webstore closing just hurts me as a fan of this handheld.

Sony nowadays is that parent who disowns their children if they can't produce a nearly perfect score in school, while ND, is that one child who is always being favored by the parents and is often being bragged about for being "perfect".

Nothing against TLOU (at least the 1st one) but this is completely unnecessary. I wish they would focus on their Japan studios more but nope, gotta milk out TLOU. So many dumb decisions from Sony lately

I love Gravity Rush so much. Such an underrated Playstation exclusive. To see the team who worked on this game leaving left and right hurts so bad. Whatever this overhaul better be worth it since I haven't seen anything positive out of this yet.

P.S. - that illustration of Kat is so cute but dang, this could be the last official artwork of my favorite girl

I've been playing Story of Seasons PoOT since launch and I can't stop. I'm also replaying Suikoden II and I really, REALLY need to finish Nioh and Nioh 2. :/

I'm a big fan of games in any Feudal/Mythical Japan setting and I would love to play this Samurai Yakuza game. Not just Ghost of Tsushima, Nioh and Sekiro are also good games that gained positive reception and are additional reason for this Yakuza game to be localized. Hopefully, we see some future installments for Tenchu and Onimusha as well.

Surprised to see Nintendo that low but good on Sega. They deserve it. Persona 5 Royal and 13th Sentinels are some of my favorite 2020 games alongside Ghost of Tsushima and Final Fantasy VII Remake