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a free to play like Capcom Arcade Stadium with maybe a free game on rotation every week and everything else as dlc?

I'd much prefer that.

@johncalmc

this is why a 10 point scale is flawed, a 7 weirdly feels low to many people.

If the rating scale was just 5 points it gives less wriggle room but it feels more consistent. A 7/10 is suddenly a 4/5 which reads more positively. The downside is previous 9/10's get 5 stars and will be unfairly deemed as perfect.

Still for me 5 stars is better as a scale.

1 = Don't Play
2 = Should probably avoid
3 = Flawed experience but give it a try if you want
4 = Good experience and worth playing
5 = Great experience and shouldn't be missed

So much simpler for consumers and reviewers.

Do you think Sony's version of Spike Chunsoft bothers with something like this?

I've been really into my PS3 recently, got the platinum on Tales of Xillia last week and I'm currently playing DW Gundam 2.

I think the JRPG genre could reward more trophies for playing through the story. For many that's all they are likely going to do (if that even) and too often the trophies for doing that equate to less than a third of the actual trophies on offer.

I've also always been of the opinion that the most grindy and difficult trophies should be bronze only, because those doing them care more about 100% really.

For example I recently got the the Platinum in Tales of Xillia. Completing the story was around 30ish percent of the trophies. 40% was levelling each character to max, each getting a silver.

I don't know that doesn't seem balanced to me. I was going for the 100% either way but those that don't get left with just 30% for playing through the entire story which is often anywhere between 30-70hrs in a JRPG.

I like the idea of more DLC for Shenmue 3 to get the ball rolling.

I like the idea some have of going back to the low res clunky look of the dreamcast games and cranking out the rest of the story on a shoestring budget while feeding graphics nostalgia more.

Amazing what buying a celebrated developer with a niche audience that could only grow can do.

It's strange how purchases like this don't happen more often, though so often even when they do the studios are mishandled.

Like Sega ever heard of supergiant? Seems like an easy win. Though of course remaining independent is totally fine, just using them as an example.

Makes sense though I wonder if it can really compete with the switch model since the PS6 and the handheld will be sold separately. Also the Steamdeck is a Linux platform with a massive library too.

I'm sure it will sell well but I don't see it taking over the current standards in the industry,

So Soldier 76 won't have any recoil on his gun anymore? When I was playing Overwatch that was a tough change lol

and one day they'll delist it

@Boxmonkey cause the ps4 pro was more sold as a 4K device and most didn't have 4K displays back then.

@SoNico89 @Balosi

I was mainly talking about the individual releases for the dreamcast games on PS3 as well as I guess the mega drive releases too. These are being delisted on Steam and Xbox but supposedly not PS3 which is weird but I wonder if it maybe just something Sega didn't feel the need to mention.

The PS3 collection of mega drive games never got a digital release I believe.

So are the PS3 ports of those games being delisted or not? I assume so but the article is alittle confusing on that point.

lol I'm sure there is a difference but seriously not even for the meme's at least when he is just stood there at a glance I cannot see a difference between base mode and pro mode.

EDIT: I see the fps improvement obviously and that's great. I certainly cannot tell the difference, at a glance, in graphics but this game is unpatched so yeah.

I wonder if the level up bonuses and devil artes are included, the latter is available in game but could be bought as dlc to use earlier.

Still no word on how having access to the grade shop straight away is going to work? Are they just going to offer max grade if you want it or is the shop's buffs going to unlock as you go?

Honestly what a waste of decent assets. To not even attempt to do anything with it just goes to show how over budget this truly was.

Biggest failure in history of gaming, at least for software.

Wish they'd make this into a 3D adventure game instead of remaking the visual novel yet again.

Why not fully rework the game into something completely different that also could reach a larger audience as well?

I'd love to play that.

If it is an Anime game then it'll be coming to Playstation and/or Nintendo. Ain't no way MS are getting an exclusive of an Anime game in 2024.

I went full digital on PS4. Alot of games go on giant discounts all the time and with games I saw the writing on the wall so decided to build the digital library for my console that I can hopefully use for many years going forward. Hedged my bets really and decided if a PS6/7 was to be released as a fully digital console but still backwards compatible I would be able to still play my old favourites.

I know people get worried about the license stuff but I'm less concerned. I was a teenager when the PS3 come out and now I'm in my 30s. The PS3 digital games I have still work. Even if the store closes I don't forsee not being able to download the games.

Our time on this earth is finite. In 40 years I'll be 76. Seems like a long time from now but it's really not, we're already 18 years on from PS3. Do you think Sony will go away in that time? I don't and I don't think any of my digital purchases PS4 and on will likely do so either.

In a few years this whole digital ownership thing is going to come to ahead and I suspect customers will be on the winning side of it.

And hey if I'm totally wrong I can always just hack the console and get access that way.

It is so crazy how much the industry caters to its own needs and not the consumer. Okay not that crazy but seriously no one really asked for games to become what they are, which is mainly very expensive to make. But genuinely no one was asking for these levels of graphics and detail. As proved by the whole 75% of users opting for frame rate.

But now the answer is always 'games are so expensive to make now and take so long' which results in them costing a small fortune Day 1.

Again the consumers never really asked for this. Not as a majority. So yeah it sucks how the industry continues as so, making games with tech that pleases them and their needs but doesn't really care for the wants of the end consumer. Which is basically an experience of good value. Something which is rarely achieved these days at the AAA level.

Wouldn't it be in Sony's best interest to offer this service of making trophy lists for these games to Capcom, Namco and others? Even for free?

The result being they get more games on their service and the sales of the games on the store would be higher which they get a cut from as well.

@RudeAnimat0r I don't understand why they didn't just have it that the Festival dlc tracks work in RB4. Bet it'd be little work and it would keep the game alive for those not interested in Fortnite. Not that I expect epic to care about that I guess.

@Mikey856 Tetris Ultimate is truly awful btw. Only Ubisoft could f up Tetris it seems.

Very excited for this though I would've liked a few more unique entries. Really did expect Tetris Plus for example.

Oh well still a day 1 purchase for me.

@carlos82 eBay also technically doesn't allow bootlegs either. But if they willfully took those listings down themselves think of all the lost revenue from their commissions.

It actually surprises me that other industries haven't sued eBay over the years for the amount of fake products they sell, distort the market with while also making profit from.

Blame scalpers all you want but ultimately this is a Sony problem. They had no reason to make this as limited as it is. They make console plates and could've made this a fun celebration for all who wanted to decorate their systems in the classic grey.

But no we are no longer allowed nice things.

Good. Nothing earth shattering but still good all round really. Though I still feel like so many games look too similar these days.

again I must say that given this is coming to switch I don't see why this is skipping PS4. Not that big a deal, I like the look of it gameplay wise but I've got loads to play already but any game getting switch ports should be coming to PS4 as well imo.

The whole new gen/old gen thing just doesn't wash with me anymore. Diminishing returns means there are plenty of people like me in no rush to "upgrade". I've been playing games since the NES and I just don't value graphics anymore, in my mid thirties now and I don't like photo realism in games and the pursuit of it.

Anyway whatever, kinda went on a tangent there lol

surely not. If you must remaster stuff why can't you do something more interesting from the PS2 or PS3

That might as well be a Mugen Character Select Screen lol

Maybe make the games cheaper? AAA industry is maddening right now. Like a bunch of idiots desperate to cram their games full of tech and then they continuously cry how they aren't making a bunch of money.

Your margins are too small ffs, stop filling games with crap no one asks for. FF7 Rebirth runs bad on the only platform it released on and is crammed full of mini games and garbage no one actually wants.

@Bez87 If there wasn't a Switch version I would agree. But there is so I don't see why they can't offer a PS4 version.

I'm guessing the game debuting on PS Plus might've killed any potential PS4 version.

Nothing has to move on though, if there is enough customers on PS4 still (there is) then it's a shame to not provide them a version.

Don't get why this has skipped PS4 considering it came to Switch.

If the drive will always be seperate now (it will be) then can we finally get the dream of full BC from PS1 to PS5. The CD license would only have to be paid on every disc drive sold compared to every console which should mean support can return.

As a mid age Millennial an all encompassing Playstation console that supports all generations would be a dream. Even if they do it just this one time it would mean so much. Hell while I'm dreaming why not throw in a crazy addon that supports Vita and PSP too lol.

Honestly I don't expect this to happen at all but it's kinda what I need to get back on the current gen system buying again. I did buy a PS5 slim but I sold it weeks later as I hated it and don't play games that need it. So I'm still on PS4 Pro and still have a hundred games I'd like to play.

This game just goes to further show how awful pops look.

Sony have become so lazy it's unreal. How many times this generation have they done any significant showcase?

The fact this is a thing and yet the industry is still like it is with games taking longer and longer to make and costing more and more is just hilarious. The AAA part of this industry is so disconnected from their customer base.

@CallMeDuraSouka £700 includes tax yes. It is also the same as $914 in value. So abit more than $769

Genuinely want to know what it does for PS4 games because the PS5 has no games

This whole generation is a joke

Support Hamster and their mission to port every arcade game possible. This service isn't the way.

I've wanted a new Parappa for over two decades but yeah no IP's.

Wait we get the grade shop straight away? How does that work?

Is the game going to just come with thousands of grade from the start or what?

I know they won't but a feature for the game to check if you have a clear save from the ps3 from the cloud would be a cool way for returning players to start with all their grade.

This game was on Season 3 or something like a couple of months after release. Total madness.

This game doesn't even have a page on wikipedia it got forgotten so quick.

@nessisonett the first two have been released on arcade archives. I'm not expecting them to appear in this collection unfortunately.

My guess for some of the remaining 6 games is likely to be the other 90s developed Tetris games. Like Tetris Plus, The New Tetris and The Next Tetris.

The licensed games like Disney and Cardcaptor Sakura are almost certainly no goes.

The very rare sega Tetris that was included with the Mega Drive mini seems like a good choice.

There has been countless phone, old pc and portable versions over the years they could do. Tetris Diamond for example has a switch port, it could be interesting to see what they might include.

The brilliant Tetris Party on Wii would be cool but I'd be less sure on that one.

I'd be all over dlc ports for extra more obscure ports but I won't get greedy just yet lol

It was really nice getting £5 off twice a year, hardly much of a loss for Sony. Greedy F**ks

360 won hearts and earnt Xbox a place. The Xbox One gave that all away over a single completely unnecessary policy. In order to claw that back Xbox gave us Game Pass but in doing so taught players they had no longer any reason to buy games, like literally none. Games got more expensive to make an Xbox's solution to 'win' was to give those same games away cheaper than ever.

Just endless bad decisions, chasing trends old and new. You know that AI will be the next thing they'll heavily peddle on next time. The end product is an almost pointless product.

Xbox might not die, if they can sell systems and keep a portion of that Game Pass player base happy then it has its place. But the competition is over.

Looks cool...also makes me desire a Remake of Asura's Wrath from Capcom even more.

Finally Cel shaded graphics are soooooooooooooo underrated these days.

The decision to never play this game continues to save me so much money

my nephew loves fnaf so i'll take that