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@RadioHedgeFund The question is how big an audience is there for playing games regularly in hotels/on the go. Sure there's a small amount of people who appreciate that, but the vast majority don't consider that as something they need.
Take that strength away and there's not much left to sell streaming to people.

It'll only take off if it grabs the younger generations interest I think, it's pretty clear that the vast majority of the current gamers aren't interested.

@truerbluer lots of people enjoy creating 'free content'. Super mario maker, little big planet, Roblox, Fortnite, Minecraft.
People do like building stuff and showing it to the world.

When did people start getting upset at poor voice acting in resident evil games? I thought it's always been a given.

Super nostalgia I remember this. Though probably not enough to want to play it again. If we're reviving forgotten Amiga games how about mega-lo-mania? With a Vs multiplayer mode. I'd be on that day one.

@XenonKnight well no, an option to match psn only wouldn't hurt imo, just saying fighting games it's less of an issue

@XenonKnight pc gamers don't really have an advantage in fighting games though, they are probably using a controller too.
Cheating I guess though, more potential on pc of course.

People drink monster because they like the taste, not sure why people don't understand that.
I personally can't understand why anyone would willingly drink coffee. Foul stuff imo.

I'm torn, I know you can just ignore them if you want, but having options like that sat in the menu does play on your mind when you are trying to play the original experience.

I'll buy a physical copy if they make it available, I'll pass otherwise. Making the standard edition limited I won't support.

@Blacksmith1985 load times is one feature that has passed right over me to be honest. Maybe I'm just accustomed to them, but I don't really get any joy out of the ps5 loading a bit faster.
The occasional game was ridiculous, GTA online springs to mind, but waiting a few extra seconds means nothing to me.
Maybe I still compare everything to my starting gaming device, the spectrum lol.

The console itself can still blend into a modern living room, so the style definitely isn't retro.
The games, I don't know, not much has changed really apart from better graphics, there hasn't been a huge shift/evolution in gameplay types.

Based on 6 critic reviews according to that image, maybe should wait for a few more to come in.

@theMEGAniggle it's not really fair to call vr niche, but yes it's definitely not mainstream, it's somewhere in between.
It's got the potential to do well, with the right games, beat saber alone is proof of that.
I think meta/Facebook has blurred things somewhat, with their bizarre all in approach to vr, it's a slowly growing audience, not the immediate future.
Nfts haven't helped vr either, an unfortunate diversion.

Seems fairly harmless at that price I guess, standard price for a pack of any cards nowadays. Nfts are the free bubblegum now.

If they put a general physical release out I'll be out to get it full price day one. If not I'm going to sulk and wait for a deep digital discount.

@BeerIsAwesome We'll have ps controllers in our hands at least, playing our (AI generated) video games. Unless we've given up and we'll just be watching an AI play it for us.

@BeerIsAwesome Thing is, AI could possibly threaten the jobs of the people who usually like to make cuts one day. AI CEOs doesn't seem like such a stretch any more.

Crazy how far AI could go. I mean one day we might just be able to say 'make an RPG for me like final fantasy' and it might just do it.
Ais about to make some severe shockwaves I'm sure.
And video/voice AI of course, in a few years we could potentially not be sure if videos/audio are even real. Going to be crazy for people, innocent people having to prove AI voice/photo isn't real, and guilty people claiming the evidence is AI.

@KaijuKaiser I've always been open minded about final fantasy games, ran out and bought immediately regardless of the press and rumours, and enjoyed them.
This one feels different though, maybe it's just the tone of the interviews, I hope I'm wrong, but it does feel like it's being made by people who see the things I like about final fantasy as things to get rid of.

I'll play it for sure.

@NEStalgia I'm not overly hyped for this game, but square enix have put out a ton of decent RPGs over the last couple of years, even daring to go a bit a 'out there' like the underrated (imo) dungeon encounters.
This game isn't for me, and judging by the interviews the creators seem to be quite proud that it isn't, but square have released a lot of games that are so I can't get too annoyed at them.

@NB-DanTE cool life hack : if the headline is of zero interest to you then don't read the article.

Oof that Activision statement. They'd probably be better off keeping quiet than putting out stuff like that.

@ItsBritneyB_tch dreams is so cool, Sony really should make it free to play or something, ps+ at least.

@themcnoisy the current ai uses the internet data from human artists to produce its works, (well as far as my limited knowledge sees it anyway).
I assume, based on that, artists will still be able to be able to produce work that it is unable to. Though whether people will bother when AI will just take it and add it to the algorithm is questionable.
If no humans are producing art then ai is just going to have to rely on the same source material forever.

It's still going to need a heavy human presence I think, at least for the time being. If they just dump a load of ai text in unedited it's going to be a mess.
I've tried getting ai bots to write it's own sci-fi, and it's not very interesting, it's obsessed with time loops for some reason.

@belmont the reaction to Nintendo shutting the stores has been very similar to what Sony got. Nintendo just don't care about it apparantly.

Playstation has been the jrpg fans favourite console brand for years so yeah its pretty clear some money was paid to keep it away.
Still at this point, maybe they think most people who want to play 1 already have in some form, so it's not worth it any more.

How is the same character across different games going to work? All games are so different.
Only example I can think of is Nintendo's miis and they didn't exactly set the world on fire.

@Amnesiac no though I do remember that one too for some reason, this one was a big wheel on the controller, just had to Google it so I didn't dream it or something lol.

Edit : wasn't that a wipeout related one? Memories so vague though

I bought a PS4 pro and to be honest, never really felt the difference. I never compared them directly so maybe there was something. When I played on a friend's PS4 I didn't notice anything that made me wish I was on the pro.
But still, if a ps5 pro follows the same path as the PS4 pro, it won't affect the base model negatively in any way, more something to keep the frame rate watchers happy.

@get2sammyb I had that weird jogcon controller, it worked pretty well, like a minimalistic steering wheel lol.

The graphics for type 4 were stunning at the time, seemed a class above anything else on playstation for some reason, more of a next gen game.
Though I don't know how well that translates nowadays, I remember the gameplay being solid too though.

@Kelrics90 stop accepting 30fps? If people are unbothered by it then good for them.

I loved system shock 2 at the time. I never played 1 though, I'll prob give it a try, assuming it comes out in my lifetime.

I guess it'd keep the FPS chasers happy. I'm not sure I'd buy it though.

This 'limited time' thing is a major flaw for digital gaming, it's going to have to figure out how to solve it if it really wants to remove physical altogether.
Sure there's a lot of live for the moment gamers who don't care, but there's just as many who want to buy things that they feel like they own I think.

@StrawberryWave yeah digital is fantastic for retro games, I can't disagree with that.

@StrawberryWave yes I agree. But I do tend to buy a lot of cheap digital stuff, sales etc. I figure under £20 or so I'm prepared to lose the perks of physical. More expensive games, yes physical definitely.

Doesn't surprise me that the high price games are still favoured physically. Don't think I've ever spent over £20 on a single digital game.

@GamingFan4Lyf they are considered the shopkeeper I guess. I suppose it's on them to get it back from EA.

It's a tough one, they usually bring up trading cards as a defence, which is honestly quite a powerful one.
Though FIFA is (I assume) a very competitive game where the top draws give an advantage? That probably pushes them above trading cards.

In their defence they haven't stated that they are going to landfill have they? We're assuming a bit there I think.
Though they've never appealed to me either. I suspect it's just another product that most people are buying in the hope they are worth more one day.

@KaijuKaiser that's subjective I guess. I've personally got no issue with characters standing around waiting their turn, I enjoy it even, I don't really get anything out of the free for all's of action RPGs.

Edit: especially party based RPGs. What do I care what two NPC characters I have no control over mostly out of sight win or not?

@KaijuKaiser it's only fondly remembered because it's a highlight of the turn based age, I'm pretty sure turning it into an action RPG would lose most of its current fan base and not really have anything that a new ip wouldn't to attract a new one.

To the people tired of reading about it.. how about not reading about it? I know it's a wild idea but still..
It's a huge change and I'm glad it's getting so much discussion.

@cburg Microsoft is a competitor though. They have been in the business for years and have tons of money and experience. They actually did start overtaking Sony during the PS3/360 era.
They aren't a startup in need of a leg up for competitions sake.

@Topov81 oh god the singstar icon lol. I remember the outrage.

@Fiendish-Beaver yeah it looks like a fine place to start. Final fantasy is many completely separate stories that just tend to share similar things, like monster types and (previously) spells etc