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It's amazing how Sony went from a game publisher to a game distributor this generation.

Not to burst Sony's bubble, but the Switch 2 is coming.

Sounds like the Sony equivalent of saying this will be a "AAAA" game.

YEEEEEEEES!! This is what I've wanted Sony to do, but I gave up on that dream since they said they only wanted to create "blockbuster" video games. Some of my favorite stories and experiences I have ever experienced in video games weren't photorealistic. Celeste, Persona 5, Nier: Automata, Journey, and The Legend of Zelda are some of my favorite games, but none of them had or even needed the budget Sony blockbuster games have. Hopefully, this also means shorter development times.

So, I went and read the comments on the game trailer, and, boy-howdy, there are A LOT of pissed off Japanese people. The main complaint from Japanese people is that they feel Ubisoft is tackling cultural appropriation with more cultural appropriation. The art, clothing, customs, etiquette, and architecture are apparently waaaaaaay off the mark in terms of having any historical accuracy.

It seems gone are the days of in-game Notre Dame being so accurate that they can use it to repair the real Notre Dame.

I have no desire to play any AC games, including this one, but I did just read up on Yasuke. He sound like pretty intriguing person, so kudos to Ubisoft for wanting to tell a story about him. We don't really know much about him historically, so his story has already become a mythological in nature, which I think would align him perfectly for this role in a fictional video game. I think this was a smart move on Ubisoft's part, because it they told the story of some anonymous Japanese samurai then it probably wouldn't stand out as much from Ghost of Tsushima, which people are going to inevitably draw comparisons to this new AC game.

The only way this could have ever been true is if it was a remake instead of a whole new game because that's all Sony knows how to do anymore.

It's great! Now I never have to buy a Playstation console ever again! I bought a PS4 and PS5 for console exclusives games. That's not a thing anymore, so I'll just stick to PC and Nintendo from here on.

If you go to OpenCritic, you'll see that this 8/10 is one of the lowest reviews for this game. Most everyone else is giving it a 9/10 or 10/10.

@Deoxyr1bose The Steam reviews will recover. Over time, Steam marks reviews that are considered "off-topic," and they ultimately don't affect the overall Steam review score. Since Sony rolled this back, those reviews will dissipate.

It makes me sad that the PC community had to go to these lengths for Sony to notice, but that means there are now 170 countries that were about to be barred from being able to play HD2 that can now keep playing. That, in my opinion, is a massive win. Gamers in third-world countries should be allowed to play. It brings the whole gaming community together across all nation lines.

This has to be one of the the most bat-s*** crazy moves I've seen from Sony. This was easily their most successful game in years, and they're choosing to tear the game out of the hands of people that already gave them money to play it. This move is going to go from people boycotting the game to outright boycotting Sony and their games. Stunts like this reassure my decision to buy my games exclusively through Steam and the Nintendo eShop, and not even think about buying the PS5 Pro or the PS6.

@Stevey_Mac Dude, you don't get it. There are only 73 countries that allow you to access PSN. Everyone else, even if you already bought the game, will be barred from playing Helldivers 2 without a PSN account.

I would say this isn't a big deal, except that this move is going to bar anyone living in countries that can't access PSN from being able to play the game, even if they already purchased it.

Looking at the Steam review scores taking an absolute nose-dive off a cliff, I can't believe how badly Sony just s*** the bed with this move. Easily their most successful game in years, and they still managed to screw it up.

I think the kicker here is that if you're patient then you have no need for a PlayStation whatsoever. Everything will come to PC, both Sony first-party and third-party. Sony has decided to just not show up this generation. When they do, it's a sequel or a remake. At this rate, there is no chance that I will be picking up a PS6.

This comment section is interesting because it's a bit of an echo chamber. I mean, it makes sense that FF fans would click on this article on a PlayStation-specific news outlet and comment on it. Many people here are upset because the number of sale doesn't match up with their experience. Sadly, this comment section is a really small demographic, and the market as a whole doesn't interact with these articles, let alone spend $70 on a game they may not be interested in. An average outsider that own a PS5 could look at FF7 Rebirth and think, "I've never played an FF game," or "I didn't play the first FF7 game." Judging by these sales numbers, these two types of consumers are coming to the same conclusion, "This game isn't for me."

When the top 4 should actually be the top 4

Indie studios are going to have back problems this year because they are frigging carrying the industry right now.

I let my PS Plus subscription lapse 6 months ago and I've haven't even noticed.

Top of their game... with only, like, 5 Sony games to play that aren't remakes.

I don't think people are aware that this thing is probably going to be between $700 and $850... to play the same games they already have because nothing new is coming out this year for PlayStation.

I remember when I first booted up The Last of Us Part 2 on the PS4 and thought, "Wow. This is the best-looking game I have ever seen." It was like seeing a miracle watching my PS4 run that game. By the end of the night, my room would be so hot because the PS4 was spitting so much heat out the back, but it ran beautifully. It pushed that little guy to its absolute limits.

Nothing I have played on the PS5 has even come close to that experience, where I thought my PS5 would explode trying to run something. We don't need a Pro console, we need exclusive games and better optimization.

@nessisonett You must be mistaken. So there's this sport called Soccer where teams need to kick a ball into a goal only using their feet.

If this term has not already been coined, please forever call these games Socc-RPGs.

@GloriosaDaisy Honestly, I've had days where I've questioned why I even bought a PS5. The PS4 was amazing. You're really not missing much.

I could not care less about this. With all the games that I play on Playstation, I have only had one game that gave me trouble with the performance. These days, all I play on my PS5 are my old PS4 games and indies. Here's an idea, Sony. How about making games instead of console iterations?

My theory of why Rebirth isn't selling as well is that it's a sequel that requires you to have played the previous entries. This isn't always a big deal, except that these games are MASSIVE. Plus, many of the references and nuances of the game only make sense if you played the original FF7. For me, I understand that Rebirth is one of the highest-rated games of the year and will likely be nominated for GOTY, but I've never played an FF7 game before. I feel like I can't hop into Rebirth, so I'm one of those people who would love to play this, but I have no intentions of picking it up. I don't have that kind of time anymore.

I would love to see Playstack sue for damages for something this absurd.

There's a super easy work-around on Switch. Create an account set in a region that the game hasn't been delisted. Buy it, download it, and then play it on your regular account.

Seeing as how there won't be a single first-party Sony game until mid-2025, I wouldn't be optimistic about the PSV2 getting any better.

@NieR_Dark Doesn't your save data transfer over from the demo to the main game? I could be mistaken, though.

I've had my eye on this one since it was announced. I had a really good feeling about it. I can't wait to pick those one up.

A terrible game releases that was clearly created by a team of tonedeaf executives:

Publishers and Executives: Why didn't anybody buy it?

PushSquare needs to start putting "Not a third-person action adventure or first-person shooter" in the cons column, because those seems to be the only types of games that ever gets a 10/10 on this website.

How is "less than 3 hours long" a con? Limbo and INSIDE are both less than 3 hours, and those games are basically perfect. I'm not saying this game is perfect, but I'm getting pretty tired of the only games that get 9/10 or 10/10 on this website, i.e. 20+ hour long third-person action games.

@twitchtvpat Of course I'm not celebrating people losing their jobs. I hate that the awful business decisions of higher-ups and investors are destroying the lives of thousands of employees. I'm grateful that the game industry is shifting away from games-as-a-service. The reality is that if these greedy CEOs and stakeholders would take a pay cut to keep and pay their employees then most of the layoffs from this year wouldn't have happened.

I am so grateful that Sony's plan to focus on live-service games is flopping. Sony and their community needed this to flop. The game industry at large needs this push for live-service games to flop. Live-service games cannot, and should not succeed over focused, creative single-player experiences. I know there are a lot of people who play multiplayer games that will be sad about this, but I am so grateful that Sony and their studios are backing away from this gaming model.

Thank Goodness You're Here might be my MOST anticipated game for 2024. It looks absolutely hilarious.

Honestly, why not be an exclusive? Or at least a timed exclusive. Sony has Spider-Man, so why not have some friendly competition? I think it would be fine to have an exclusive for Team Green, and this is coming from someone who doesn't own an Xbox.

I thought his joke was one of the best jokes in the show. I find it kind of odd at how so many people didn't think the joke was funny and got offended. I work in the creative industry, and we crack jokes like this all of the time. It's all in good fun.

I don't think this needed it's own article. 🙄

@MatthewJP Oh, this is perfect timing for you. Epic gives away 1 or 2 games per week, but they give away a new game every day for the 15 days (15 games total) during December for Christmas. They're usually really great games too. Last year, one of the games they gave away for free was Death Stranding.

@MatthewJP You can't. It's only for PC/Mac/Linux. If you have a computer of any kind then you can claim and play these games.

I let my subscription lapse after the price increase and, so far, it hasn't been a loss at all. I already own Sable, so that wasn't a problem for me. If you're diligent about claiming free games on Epic each week, you already own most of the games that Sony puts on PS+.

Please, oh please let this just be a $10 upgrade like Uncharted 4. If this costs more than that, I can't justify getting it.

I admit that I am the target audience for this product, but $200 is just way too much for a streaming tablet. I'll just be using my phone and Backbone controller until the price of this thing comes WAAAAAAY down.

What Sony really needs is a $10 per year tier that's just online play and cloud storage without including any games.

But really, what is going on at Sony right now behind the scenes? It seems like things are falling apart internally.

The PS5 console? Great. The PS5 exclusive library... kind of mid, to be honest. There's really only 4-5 actually exclusive games on the platform. It's definitely been a let down of a generation for Sony in my opinion.

@elchorno Saying that something could be more expensive than it is doesn't mean that it isn't overpriced.