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@MB81 you think it's kids keeping physical alive? I assumed the opposite, the older holdouts such as myself refusing to let it die.
Though in switches case there's a variety of reasons. Games hold their resale value, it's a cartridge which makes it feel like a tangible product, and general distrust of Nintendo's legacy console interest.

@Korgon I've tried playing dreams again recently, and was really surprised by the high quality of the user content on there. I wouldn't be surprised if Sony have found a few promising potential game designers through that.

@GreatAuk The 'joel doomed mankind' thing is more open ended I think. It's never clarified that the fireflies killing Ellie would actually have found a cure, and the whole plan sounds a bit desperate to be honest.

Edit : And when you finally meet them in the final act, they hardly rolled out the red carpet for Joel and Ellie, they treated the situation terribly.

@RainbowGazelle I really liked the gameplay in 1, limited resources to keep it exciting but never enough to be frustrating. I remember clearing out entire human areas just figuring out patterns and stealth killing everyone, not needing to fire a bullet. Not very realistic but I certainly enjoyed it.

I like his videos, seems happy to rate the game on what he actually thinks, rather than public opinion.
I'm unaware of any of the accusations here, I've never seen them in his videos.

I love some bust a move. Always wondered why it hasn't been around last few generations. It's main theme song will prob be stuck in my head forever.

Retro picks for me, final fantasy 1-6, p3p and suikoden. Sea of stars, diablo 4 and octopath 2 runners up.
I'd love final fantasy xvi on my list, but from what I've seen so far, I'm not even sure if it's going to be an RPG.

@ItsBritneyB_tch the souls supposed difficulty has always been it's main selling point, take that away and I suspect it prob just be a series of little interest to most people.

@Rafie Seems unlikely that they plan so far ahead regarding ps+ to be honest. Fallout 76 has a subscription plan and microtransactions for people who really get into it, games like that they want to get out to as many people as possible.

@Milktastrophe there's a couple trophies for the original, the twins fight as said, and a special persona I think that you only get quite far into a second run.

Edit : and that's not even mentioning that following a step by step guide really isn't the best way to play it first time round. Though I guess that's just opinion, maybe some people enjoy it.

@itsfoz there's a lot of single player stuff nowadays, well at least I've heard that from YouTube videos.

4 golden and the original V needed two playthroughs too. Or 1 and a 1/2 at least in Vs case. Royal was significantly easier, perhaps a nod to people who've already played v to death.

@Deljo the RPG category seems to expand ever outward. It's bloated a long way since the original days of simply meaning a computer game attempt at d&d. Other genres take elements traditionally associated with RPGs, which puts their own category into question, while traditional RPGs strive to lose the same elements, in the name of simplicity!

If a games got enough people to rate it as a top ten game, then it's a top ten game.
Sure, it probably wouldn't be here if it wasn't Sonic, but he's a beloved character who has proven to be really hard to make decent 3d games for. I guess it's a big achievement they've made something the fans are happy with.

@Sam_ATLUS The crisis core figures are very interesting, especially considering that switch owners are more likely to buy physical games.

munches tobacco back in my day a platinum meant something. I still remember getting my first final fantasy 13, took me ages, and even that was considered to be one of the easier ones at the time.

Edit : I remember someone on the official playstation forum (rip) talking about having 50 platinums. They were met with both awe and a discussion about whether they had a life or not.

@Unlucky13 I use it mostly when I want to use headphones, plugged into the controller.
I know, it's all about the wireless nowadays but I'm a bit behind in that area.

@MickOnYourFace squares figured out how to beat the scalpers. Charge scalper prices in the first place.

@funkyflounder83 beat saber sells tons of music packs, a large proportion (myself included) buys every single one, there's a good chance meta will want it on any popular vr I think.
Also it's unclear how concerned meta are about hardware sales, they seem to be more interested in the vr 'space' or how to put it.

@sanderson72 it's an odd one, as far as I know Sony have never clarified that the drive is literally incapable of reading them.
Not that it really matters I guess.

@CWill97 1 and 2 are very old school, worth a look if you are really into RPGs and/or the shin megami series, but most people probably won't be interested.

@sanderson72 Did it ever get confirmed that the ps4/5 disc drives are physically incapable of reading CDs? I've always assumed it's just that the drivers etc aren't there.
To this day the thought of a drive that is literally unable to read a cd (but dvds and blu rays) seems odd to me. I'm not that knowledgeable on the subject though.

@thefourfoldroot1 the save system in p4 golden isn't that bad anyway really. The dungeons are floor based (like mementos in p5) and each floor is quite short. If you need to save then just use a gohom to get back to the start, and can re-enter at the floor you left.
If you die, you get the option to resume at the start of the floor you are on. So usually not much progress is lost.
My biggest setback was accidently fusing my main persona without updating it in the registry sometimes. That was irritating, I guess an autosave feature would've saved me from that maybe.

Probably mostly aimed at people hoping that it'll go up in value even further in the future. Which, it has a good chance of doing. The collectors edition market is an odd one.

@LifeGirl there were rumours a few years ago of a ff13 trilogy remaster coming out, never amounted to anything though.
I'm sure it'll happen one day, square enix have done it to many other less high profile titles.

It's a bold move not to have one of the established characters, I can respect that.
You kind of expect some sort of fight to be taking place though.

I quite like the idea, the disc drive tends to be the part most at risk of breaking/playing up from my experience, being able to buy just that sounds great on paper.

10 million?? Fighting games aren't so niche nowadays after all I guess.

@NEStalgia Yes the world at the moment is probably hurting vrs chances of taking off, it's still pretty pricey technology.
Vr as a concept isn't going anywhere though I think, it's been an ambition of video games since video games started. The last few years really have been quite exciting, seeing it take great strides.
One day it will be mass market, probably not any time soon, and all the nft/meta nonsense is probably doing more harm than good, but sooner or later a vr machine will become a household staple I'm sure.

@Gamer_Guy Um niche and high prices always go together. It's mass market that bring prices down.

I'm more on the negative side, I don't think final fantasy needs to be gorey and 'mature'.
Though I'm pretty negative about this game in general, definitely not looking like one for me. Glad everyone else is looking forward to it though.

If Microsoft had given assurances that Starfield wouldn't be affected by the Bethesda buyout, then it's not really surprising that their promises are being met with raised eyebrows now.

@tallythwack yes woke has devolved to practically a meaningless insult at this point. It's one step away from being just another curse word.

I figured it didn't do better mostly because it came out after the zombie game popularity had faded somewhat.

@VeldinX the majority of them seem to be 'play any game' so far, but you do seem to need to access the app and activate the 'challenge' to get it.

@ThomasHL I've got a friend whose household has 4 switches! Him, his wife and his daughter, plus an oled one he bought and regrets a bit

@TrickyDicky99 they hit the target sometimes. Rocket league and fall guys for example. Great for everyone involved when it works, but yeah it seems to be a dice roll.

Looks pretty cool to me, though I do love turn based games.

I liked the 'weird' command based hybrid gameplay of the original.. i'll still try this though.

i'm wondering if the quiet man is worth a shot at 2.39.. i know the reviews are bad but i don't know, the premise is interesting.

@Ralizah i wasn't aware of 7s origins, probably passed me by because it didn't appear to get released in europe. i've got the 3ds version though lol.

@Ralizah yeah dragon quest an odd example. we didn't even get any dqs for ps1 and ps3, and only one each for ps2 and ps4 (at least afaik).
though those 2 are considered to be highlights in the libraries.

i bought 2 camo ones last friday (one as a christmas present for someone) then went out and got another black one when i heard about the horizon deal.
i usually grab at least one controller on black fridays nowadays, because i know what a pain it is finding decent controllers for older gen playstations.

@Green-Bandit Microsoft are behind in other countries if you focus on consoles only, they pretty much own the pc market (leisure and business) world wide. As a company, they are not an underdog anywhere.

@Green-Bandit Even Microsoft's fans are aware that they have far more money than their competitors, noone views them as the underdog, which makes their claims ridiculous.
Microsoft have the money and (I assume) talent to be a true force in gaming, it really is baffling why they are unable to produce their own decent IPS

Sony do have a point. If you could just knock out a FPS that rivals call of duty then Microsoft could just do it instead of spending such an insane amount on the leader.

The problem is that china place strict rules on what is featured in their media.
Fine if Sony want to dabble in that market but I worry about censorship of the games we are used to if Sony want to sell their stuff there.

I honestly can't think of a simple system around it, unless people can opt out of their higher tier with instant effect.
A system where people's paid subscriptions grade down in the future seems really complicated to implement to me.

@nookie_egg the controller has to be the black one to get the deal (or maybe white? Definately not the other ones though)

Edit: nm you already wrote that sorry

@IndoorEnthusiast physical sales are easily trackable, it's the closest they can get to measuring popularity.