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Between the recent big hitters like Tekken 8 and upcoming games like FFVII Rebirth, I'm happy that Relink did very well. I'm really enjoying the game despite not knowing much about GranBlue's lore. This might become a sleeper hit and will be buried under these major releases but nonetheless, kudos to Cygames for hitting a million. We jrpg fans are eating good!

I'm not a big Xbox fan but I don't want them to stop making consoles. Much of a PS fan I am, I don't want for Sony to dominate the whole console gaming. Competition is necessary for growth. I know Nintendo will also be around for much longer but they're not even bothering with competing and just doing their own thing

lmao, already a day 1 buy for me even before Rebirth was announced. Already pre-ordered

P3 Reload and Granblue Relink are both amazing. But damn, Square shadow dropping FF7 Rebirth demo will take most of my weekends. Might take a while for me to get back to those two games

Love the phasing and pretty much gameplay focused. Kinda spent more time with Kojima near the end though but it's all good.

This SoP made me hyped for Stellar Blade more now

Surprised to see this in today's CES. Pretty skeptical about the movie but I do hope this sparks some interest from Sony to greenlight any potential Gravity Rush 3 or at least remaster Gravity Rush 2

This is my personal goty this year, though it was a tie between this and AC6 but I'll give it to FF16 since I enjoyed the story and characters in that game. On the other hand, I'll give it to AC6 for having a fun gameplay overall

I know people love longer games nowadays but I hope the length of the story doesn't drag far too long and that the pacing wouldn't be slow because that's where I'll be focusing on in Rebirth

1. FF7 Rebirth
2. Grandblue Fantasy Relink
3. Persona 3 Reload
4. Rise of the Ronin
5. Visions of Mana

Also, Tekken 8, Eiyuuden chronicles, Alone in the Dark, Blue Protocol and Unicorn overlord

This year is for us JRPG lovers and I'm so excited.

Open-world doesn't always mean the game will be great. In fact, JRPG works well if they're not fully open-world, but rather, with large open areas. Case in point, DQ11, Ni No Kuni and Xenoblade

I'm all for this and will definitely get Visions of Mana once released.

I"m so excited for this. I was worried that this was going to be a gacha mobile game but I'm glad it's a proper JRPG. I grew up with Legend of Mana and while it's not the best in the series, it's the Mana game I remember fondly and replay countless of times. I hope I get to enjoy this just as much as LoM

I love Kojima for MGS, ZoE and Death Stranding but man those memes are just funny.

At the end of the day, I just think Geoff don't want a repeat of Judge's speech last year and I'm sure it's not his intention to disrespect the winners

This year had been an amazing year for games in general. Regardless of which game won, I think we had plenty for 2023. I'm just happy that there's a lot of great games for everyone to choose from for this year

Gotta thank Rise for finally getting into the MH games so I can look forward to this as well.

Looks like Capcom will be skipping Switch and that's to be expected. Nintendo might want to announce their next gen console if they want that new MH sugar

Early 2024 is already packed. P3 Reload, Granblue Fantasy Relink, FFVII Rebirth and now Rise of the Ronin. My wallet is already crying and my backlog is not looking good lol

I think people are forgetting that Sony is more than just PlayStation. I mean sure, Sony Pictures have marketed many PS related franchises but this one has no impact to the brand

Twitter is just a hellhole and Elon just made it worse. Highly doubt many people use their consoles for social media stuff anyways

@theSpectre lol, Tifa is the last character I expect them to kill. There's no merit in killing her.

"Lies of Phil"

-Lie or Die-

Really sucks that said "fans" would resort to something as low as threatening writers if they don't get what they wanted.

Writers are free to tell the story however they wanted to. Fans shouldn't have control over how the events will go.

It's one thing to take criticism into consideration but it's another once devs allow fans to dictate how the story should go

lmao, never really understood the obsession with the puddles in this game. Well good on Insomniac for making improvements on the puddles just to shut twitter I guess

I already have a PS5 so there's no reason for me to get this new model but even if I still don't own one, I'd still get the Fat model. Not that I hate the slimmer design, I just have a history of owning the OG PS console designs since the PS1 era

Part of me hopes it's something Bloodborne related, like an HD remaster. Just give me something new for Bloodborne, Sony.

A bit misleading disclaimer having a stand sold separately but I guess it does comes with one Oob

Edit: nvm, it's a vertical stand only but not horizontal as mentioned

Anyway, I'd probably get this model if I don't have one yet. I do like the desin ngl

Phil is just being grateful to his old pal Jim for making it easy for them to acquire ActiBlizz and Bethesda lol

@Darklaw Not as restricted as FFXV lol. Traversal in Elden Ring allows you to jump/climb cliffs fairly easily (though you could die in most cases if you jump off on the wrong cliff lol), same with BoTW, ToTK, Pokemon SV, Genshin Impact, AC Odyssey, AC Valhalla. pretty much most open-world games with similar settings. FFXV's open world just feels limited due to lack of how you can traverse its world despite having a large map. The only limitations in those games I mentioned are the boundaries at the end of their maps.

Very unlikely but whoever becomes the next CEO, please fix your Japanese market and try to bring back Japan Studios if you can. I'm still mad for it being shut down. I still want a new Gravity Rush game, possible sequel to Blooodborne and a new Ape Escape game

Never been a fan of Jim Ryan's leadership. I'm sure he did his best but still.... Hope this takes Playstation back to its Japanese roots.

I suppose we can expect Dante swearing most of the time now.

That aside, I'm excited for this. The Castlevania Netflix series has been great and I expect the same here

I enjoyed Advent Children, especially the director's cut version (flaws and all). That said, this is a bit worrying considering certain characters' fate will remain the same when the remake trilogy ends lol

@Darklaw We're just talking video games here, lol. Obviously I'm not gonna go to places where I shouldn't be IRL. BotW/ToTK lets you explore almost anywhere with how you can traverse vertically. Any recent Assassins' Creed game, Genshin, even Pokémon SV lets you do it. Point being, with how big the map of FFXV, the traversal really feels restrictive in terms of exploration compared to most open-world games

Really excited for this but I have concerns considering most open-world games being empty. This was my problem with FFXV's map being large and all but it feels so empty and exploration is very limited before you hit a wall. Though FF7 Rebirth's map looks more traversable compared to FFXV (and you can even swim). I really hope there's something more to explore but otherwise, I'm excited for this just for the fact that it's FF7

Don't get me wrong, I love Bloodborne and both great games but if we're to consider the legacy of PS, FF7 deserves it.

While I don't mind having one, Sekiro was one of those games that feels complete and doesn't need a DLC. Really challenging but very fulfilling and one of Fromsofware's best game created

Can't blame those who are turned off by these kind of game's gacha mechanics. My personal experience with Genshin is that it least it feels the least scummy when it comes to gacha. You can play the game without paying for anything and still be fine (sure you can pull every now every now and then with their free Primogems that you can collect from time to time). Though this is one of those live-service games that you had to be there from the start or otherwise, you'd be overwhelmed by the story contents and events.

Never tried PS Home myself but I've been hearing people singing praises about it for being way ahead of its time.

That said, having a PS Home with modern day trend in Metaverse could become problematic.

Played this on the 3DS but never got the chance to finish it. Glad it's getting rereleased to modern consoles

So how many free games will Sony offer this time?

He's gonna start his own company and make his own "strand-type" of game

I'm just here for the weekly Mario Kart 8 sales and how did it fare compared to the more recent games, lol.

Haven't watched the full trailer yet since I want to go blindly on this game (want to experience it as if it was my first time playing P3 like I did back in the PS2 era). Not sure if I'm getting this day one since my priority is still FF7 Rebirth but I'll definitely get this given the time and budget

"If we can't beat them, buy them" - Phil "we're the underdog" Spencer

Glad that I didn't care for Bethesda or otherwise, I'd be extremely disappointed lmao

If this was Square Enix, or Fromsoftware, I'd be raging hard by now.

FF7 Rebirth with Vincent and Gold Saucer! We good, Sony, we good!!!

Always keep your expectations low. At least after this, it will be the Nintendo Direct so there's something to look forward to in case this SoP doesn't deliver (which I expect will be the case for most of us)

EDIT: nvm, this one's after Nintendo Direct. Still, there's something to be hyped about even if this one fails

No but based on the overwhelming positive responses for this BG3, I'm glad that a full-priced game is actually delivering

Played the game from start to finish and the framerate dip wasn't that big deal for me. While I prefer smoother framerates nowadays, the dip in framerate for this game wasn't all that bad and most of the time, barely noticeable.

Then again, I guess I'm just used to 30fps and some framerate dipping considering I also play on Switch and some older consoles. Also Bloodborne in 30fps still looks great and cinematic imo.

As great as these game releases are, my wallet is not going to be happy. Better save up this early now (Armored Core 6 is the only remaining game this year I'm willing to get day 1 anyway)

Little Nightmares 3 was a welcoming surprise. Granblue Fantasy Relink finally getting a release date. Was expecting ZZZ to have a PS5 announcement (but I feel it's only a matter of time) and was really hoping to get an actual release date for Honkai Star Rail. Crimon Desert looks interesting but still needs some PS5 details

Yes finally! I've been waiting for this. 2024 is already packed with great JRPGs. Definitely getting this alongside FF7 Remake and P3 Reloaded