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@ATaco did you play the original? I never did but reviews of the (PS2) final chapter seems to be pretty negative from what I've seen. Complaints that it's just a dungeon crawl, and a really hard one at that.

@kedireturns yeah the phrase 'console exclusive', ignoring pc releases has been around for a while now. It's understandably a bit confusing so usually when you use it you'll get at least one response disagreeing, pointing out it's on pc too.

It probably wasn't that difficult to get, Xbox doesn't seem to have a huge jrpg fanbase. They've been trying to change that lately, but they still seem to be at the point where they need to offer a sweet game pass deal to get the devs to even bother putting them out on Xbox.

I've played this briefly on pc. From my short go, it does seem a lot more streamlined/simplified. Which is better or worse, depending on your opinion. It certainly didn't grab me like the first one did though for some reason.

@TrickyDicky99 yeah it's just the sacrifice the devs are willing to make to make other areas of the game better. Games are still power hungry, conforming to 60 (or even lol 120) FPS would push back other areas by several years. Maybe one day hardware will be so powerful and affordable it won't matter any more but we are clearly not there yet.

@DragonBl it's probably convinced a lot of people to at least give them a try. Whether they like them or not is a different question.

I don't know why they dont understand how successful live service works. Make a good game, attract the players, then introduce the live service elements when and if the game is successful. Dlc shops from the start are really going to hurt your chances of being successful in the first place.

Great series. In hindsight it's kind of surprising that the originals 3 and 4 didn't get more recognition on ps2. Well persona was quietly regarded as a series that people who tried it loved even back then, but it's odd that it didn't take off more.

@Ajbr8687 there are more indie games than before, but I don't think games from bigger companies has increased, if anything they have been making less lately. Putting all their efforts into making the two/three brands they hope will keep selling. The days of ubisoft/ea etc putting out loads of cool new games seem to be gone sadly.

I bought dreams as soon as it came out, but unfortunately I never found the time to learn how to use it properly, and ended up not playing it a lot, apart from sometimes looking at what other people have made.
Technically it is fantastic though, seems a shame to break up a team capable of making something so good just because they made something this time that didn't take off as well as they'd hoped.

@amatmulisha yeah technical issues aside, streaming seems like a bad time for gamers even if it ran fine. Your gaming library will be constantly at the mercy of the off switch, I really hope gaming manages to avoid the streaming route.

@Jill_Sandwich googling playstation tournaments brings you to the details, there's quite a lot to read so I can't summarise it, it doesn't really interest me. Sports, fighting games and uhh sackboy seem to be the games.

18 seems a bit harsh. Especially considering prominence poker, an actual poker gambling simulation, is a 12. You can even buy chips lol.

@Icey664 for a game that nobody supposedly wanted that game is certainly holding its value remarkably well. Even physical second hand is refusing to drop.

@Rmg0731 games website in the UK. Exclusive steel book, but it is a rather pricey £59.99 with postage included.

@Babayaga people have been able to trade their old games since the start of the industry. If anything it is less of an issue now with more people moving to digital.
Subscription services on the other hand, well who knows, they haven't affected my buying habits personally but I can't speak for everyone.

@CutchuSlow it's probably a bit presumptuous to assume that everyone has a phone that can do this. I think a lot of people are happy/put up with phones that are considered outdated.
Especially by phones ridiculous turnover rate, outdated if over a year old.

@Nem first time I played it I got through the entire game without figuring out how to get the summons, i finally found out near the end. The world without internet was a dark time.
Though I did like 8 a lot generally. The graphics especially, they did look realistic at the time.

@Bionic-Spencer I'm guessing there's a bit of time between a game releasing and it appearing the recommendation lists, even the new releases one, well most games, bigger ones prob get on them straight away.

Edit : nm me it is one the new releases section, I missed it first look

It'd be nice if the bards tale trilogy finally came to playstation. It's so niche that I doubt even the Xbox fans would care, but I'd certainly buy one.

Psn store appears quite high for all the games I'm testing on my mobile (chrome) browser. Aren't search results personalised based on your own usage somewhat nowadays anyway?

I quite like poker so I'll definitely give this a go. I still play prominence poker now and again, although my luck is terrible in that.

@Herculean aside from supply problems with physical media, it's safe to assume that it's a reasonable reflection of how digital is doing, it's the closest we've currently got to knowing weekly trends.

@MrMagic persona 3 would likely be in there if it was in stock anywhere too.

@messimagician yeah, there's no data to compare it to, so it's impossible to say how much/if at all digital only has affected it really.

Edit : although they are pleased that they can keep the price high now, presumably because of no physical competition, so I guess we've got that to look forward to in the supposed digital future.

@WizzNL yeah they initially said it was overlap, and now claim activision would've done it anyway 😬

3% left to invest in according to the figures here and Disney paid 1.5b for part of that. I guess epics worth a lot more than 31.5 nowadays.

@Gemini73 anti consumer might be a bit of a cliche lately, but there's no need to start throwing insults around.

There isn't that much in their library that I'd be desperate to play anyway. Star field maybe, but all the reviews have dulled my interest somewhat.
I would be less hostile towards ms buying so many companies if they were multiplat though.
Though I'm not going to believe it until they've announced it. I'm still think they might just be enjoying the free publicity.

@The_Pixel_King it is 'sort' of available, you can stream the PS3 version if you've got ps+ premium.

@TooManyBrownies what are you talking about? Millions of people play older games, myself included. And while I don't know about your 'archovd' hard drive, I do know most people's general hard drives are far more susceptible to the passage of time than a cd or cartridge.

@TooManyBrownies except they won't be stored forever will they? I don't think there's been a case of a big online storefront making older games unavailable to redownload yet, but it's on the way.
There have been many examples of games being unable to purchase any more. Imagine if the 3ds was a digital only machine. It would be a useless brick to anyone who didn't already have an account and games from the time. Interested newcomers wouldn't be able to buy second hand games for it.
And that's not even considering streaming. If that ever does take off, preservation goes out of the window. Single player games will be removed from rotation, if not enough people are playing them.

He's probably right. Just look at what Microsoft thought about Baldur's gate last year, there's no way they'd have made it.

@InsaneWade who's putting pressure on you to trophy hunt lol?

@jorel262 yeah it's the UK's (and Europe's I think) GameStop equivalent.
People say they are overpriced, but I always find some great deals in them. 🤷. Usually stuff on sale admittedly and second hand 3 for 2 you can often get good deals. Well 'could' I guess.

Stockholm syndrome lol, some Sony bashers really are hilarious.

Power wash simulator appears to have a largish following, not for me though sadly.

@jgrangervikings1 the disc drive has always been likely to be the first thing to play up on a console, that's why I find the replaceable one on the new ps5 intriguing. It could be great for physical lovers, but I suspect the drives won't be in abundant supply in the future, maybe even scalper bait.

@PixelDragon there's been some 'what if..' conversation but yeah, noone was expecting it really.

@UltimateOtaku91 Sony/Nintendo would take a cut from gamepass subscriptions on their platforms too. They'd prob be happy to negotiate lower than 30% for something that huge though.

How would it even work? Gamepass would need a first party only tier or something.

Healthy competition lol. A company spending billions on well loved and established franchises solely to have them removed from rivals is anything but healthy.

The game (older versions) was discounted pretty heavily last week too in a lot of stores.

Well I managed to extend my premium subscription at the offer price through the app so I can say you should be able to do that at least.

@TheIdleCritic the first comments were from the original article before they announced the pricing.

@NinjaSixx that would be right if it was working I think. 25% off extra and 30% off premium is what they usually do if I remember right.

It's not letting me access subscriptions at all, just an error message, with a month of premium left.I suspect it's a bug rather than a deliberate choice to not let existing subscribers have the deal, just a guess though.

Edit especially as the add reads on my ps5 home screen 'extend your current plan to save 30% for another year'

I try selecting the ps+ black Friday box, and just get a 'something went wrong' message. Still not a month on premium left active.

@VaultGuy415 I miss that too. No idea why they got rid of it.

@Northern_munkey I think video games huge growth into mass market has been one of main reasons prices have remained fairly consistent over the years. More people buying the game = less money per person needed to make it profitable.

Edit : which I guess could explain why big companies are so focused on growth