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Re: Microsoft Bigwig Implies PS5 Is Losing Marketshare to Xbox

B_Lindz

To my memory, I don't remember a console this good struggling this hard to get off of the ground. COVID threw an unprecedented wrench into its launch and who knows when this stock shortage will finally end. If it's any consolation, a couple of my friends have seen GPUs in stock and on the shelves at a few stores in the past couple of weeks, so there might actually be a light at the end of this stock shortage tunnel, but we're probably still a ways out.

Re: Mini Review: Ganryu 2 (PS4) - A Brutal Tribute to Retro Side-Scrolling Action

B_Lindz

Celeste and Super Meat Boy are about as far as I can go into "trial and error" territory. I even dipped out of Hollow Knight partway through because it got frustrating and (I'm going to get so much crap for saying this) boring. The older I get the less time I have to devote to games where their shtick is "get good." Sometimes I can't devote the time and energy to get good, nor am I willing to pay money for an experience like that.

Re: Reaction: Activision Blizzard Buyout Is Devastating for PS5, PS4

B_Lindz

It kind of bugs me when people hop on here and say, "Oh well. I didn't play CoD anyway." You don't understand. This could honestly be the beginning of the end of the console wars, and Microsoft is looking to become the final winner. Sony really may become solely a software developer and only release their games on PC. There's no competition when one company owns them all. This sucks so much. I wouldn't be surprised if PS5 was the last PlayStation-made console.

Re: Microsoft Buys Call of Duty Publisher Activision Blizzard

B_Lindz

I don't play any of the CoD games, but this is going to have huge repercussions if this deal isn't blocked by the courts. CoD has almost always been one of the best-selling franchises on PS consoles. This could be a huge hit to Sony's pockets if Microsoft makes CoD and Xbox exclusive. I don't see why they wouldn't.

Re: Hands On: The Matrix Awakens Is an Unreal Demonstration of PS5's Power

B_Lindz

@RBMango I played through the demo last night and, personally, I did think it was quite impressive, but not necessarily earth-shattering. However, I started to think about what games could look like if the art direction was less about photorealism and more about focusing on a stylized art direction, like Breath of the Wild or Kena. If a game was created with that style in UE5 then I think the outcome could be mind-blowingly beautiful and could easily run at 4k 60fps.

Re: Fan Clamouring for Assassin's Creed Origins 60FPS Update on PS5 Continues

B_Lindz

I'm not big on AC games, honestly, but I wish developers would do more to support their games on current-gen consoles. It blows my mind that games like Hollow Knight, Tomb Raider, and Journey are locked at 1080p, and games like Gravity Rush 2, Crash Bandicoot, The Last Guardian, and Concrete Genie are locked at 30 fps. All of these games should be running at a flawless 4k 60fps, or at least 1440p 60fps, on the PS5. It's an absolute shame, really.

Re: Talking Point: Is Sony Being Stingy with PS5's First-Party Pricing?

B_Lindz

@Nem @Nessisonett @GADG3Tx87

I apologize. I should have clarified. I live in the U.S., so the price difference is much smaller. Switch games are $60 while PS5 games are $70 at full price, but Nintendo games almost never drop in price. Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart (which came out this year) just dropped to $50 at some stores while games like DK: Tropical Freeze (which came out in 2014) dropped to $45 for Black Friday, which is the lowest that price has been all year.

I'm very sorry that the prices are higher on your side of the world and I think that Sony should make those prices more even from currency to currency.