Kinda weird considering Astrobot has been a huge success.
I agree with others that Sony needs Japanese talent. Buying either a big Japanese studio or a bunch of small ones would do them good.
Microsoft will only continue to chip away at available talent otherwise. I mean MS have the capital to buy basically any Japanese studio if they wanted.
@Gremio108 The fabled PS1 Mag demo Vol.42 had a compilation of Net Yaroze games. I played Haunted Maze, Rocks 'n' Gems and Total Soccer so much. Some of my most played titles on the system.
What kills me about this is I see EA just lumbering them with sodding Need For Speed at somepoint. I've never known a franchise be peddled so much without improvement.
EA already had a superb UK based racing game studio, in fact they had a couple and they destroyed one i.e Criterion and almost the other in Slightly Mad.
What they will end up doing to Codemasters I do not know. Though I suspect some sort of Ultimate Team will end up in Formula One games in a couple of years.
Do you remember how cool cel shading was? wtf happened to make the game industry despise it so much that now even a XIII remake doesn't really have it. All those Bandai Namco Shonen Jump games should be cel shaded and so few of them are.
MS are on course to win or at the least match Sony next time round. Apparently the arrogance of market leaders has struck yet again, a trend that has existed since pretty much Nintendo moving from the Snes to N64, the only outlier being PS1 to PS2.
Outside of already being invested in the PS economy I have no desire for a PS5 anytime soon.
This could mean Sony decide to make a new IP in this genre to tackle the frankly tired Fallout and ES series'. I mean Sony have waaaaay too many character action games be it GOW, Uncharted, Last of Us and Days Gone. They need to diversify alittle and this a great excuse to do that.
I am so hyped for this game. I've been dying to play some Sega style arcade racing. Really hoping this game is a HUGE success and we can see a return to this style.
Why are we the only region that don't have the Arcade Archives/Neo Geo games on Sale?
Once again these sales are just the same stuff. I wish they had some of the indie titles on sale right now. Money is tight, would have been a great chance for some indie studios to sell more copies by having discounts on their games.
Not having full compatibility with PS4 is a HUGE DEAL, let alone not having PS3 either. I just want my digital purchases to carry over, I'm fed up of this. If these companies want us to go full digital like the PC market then backwards compatibility is a requirement not an extra feature.
That should have been a secondary reveal. We should have already had the public unveiling.
Also the system not even being fully compatible with PS4!? Are you actually kidding me? Seriously might jump ship back to Xbox. There is a sense of that PS3 era arrogance creeping in about how Sony have handled the PS5 thus far. It's like the companies in the lead just can't help themselves and always just act with arrogance and complacency. Sony did it with PS3, MS did it with XONE and Nintendo did it with the Wii U.
It's always the same games on Sale over and over and over again. There are so many indie titles I'm interested in getting that never go on Sale ever. Always seems to be the same circulation of 200 or so games on sale and thats it. So frustrating.
For Example a Puzzle Game I'm interested in called Tumblestone has been barely on sale once I think. The game is £11.99 normally on Switch but it's £24.99 on PS4. I think the lowest I ever saw it was £16 something the one time it was on Sale.
I'd also like to get Crystal Crisis and I may actually cave soon at full price as that game to date has never been on Sale on PS4 once. Not only is it normally cheaper on Switch anyway but it's currently on Sale on there for just £8.99
Hey if E3 goes away this year maybe it means any conferences that might now be just digital can actually be on at a time that suits Europe as well as NA in terms of time.
Wish Sega would do this with After Burner and Outrun. All they would have to do is make generic versions of the vehicles. So frustrated to have missed out on both of those.
I think it's a mistake. Because while yes while it is easier now than ever to talk to your audience there is still no denying that E3 is when the audience is most switched on and ready to consume that information. Any other year sure give it a miss if you feel you must but when you're launching a new console E3 in 2020 still has its place.
The only thing I can think would make more sense for Sony is to host an event for the PS5, in a Playstation Experience style, about a week AFTER E3. If you do it before all that information gets swallowed up by E3 but if you do it after people will talk about the PS5 all through E3 knowing that all will be revealed very soon.
E3 in 2020 is still just about relevant and that is because us consumers still expect it to be and as long as we do that then E3 will live on in some way.
So unless Sony still capitalize on E3 in some form with the timing of their reveal or subsequent reveals then I think they will regret it. Otherwise I think this is once again Sony getting big head syndrome just like they did with the PS2 to PS3. Microsoft will be ready to pounce and Sony will not have it so easy this time. Which is the part people forget from the last time around, Microsoft basically handed Sony this generation through appalling vision and misreading of what consumers wanted on MS's side. All that has changed, Microsoft have spent the last 3 years building the brand up again and building the foundations for this generation. Game Pass is better than PSNow, Studio acquisitions sensible and their Cloud gaming service likely to supersede Sony's current offering. Sony should be quite wary.
Really disappointed. I swear 85% of psn store sales are just the same games over and over again. So many indie titles I was hoping to see on sale but it's just the same old EA, Ubisoft, Bandai Namco and Bethesda titles for the most part.
I might actually try this game out. I love Minecraft and this series has always had that vibe emanating from it or more to say I think the appeal is the somewhat similar.
I'm actually really happy this month, Yakuza 5 is a great addition and the Tetris Tower thing looks like a ton of fun. I'm a huge Tetris fan so I would have bought this for sure anyway so it's nice to get it for 'free'.
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Re: PS Store Mega March Sale Is a Banger, Lots of Good PS5, PS4 Deals
Original Guilty Gear is only 79p!
Re: Reaction: Japan Studio's Disbandment Is Disappointing, But Not Surprising
Kinda weird considering Astrobot has been a huge success.
I agree with others that Sony needs Japanese talent. Buying either a big Japanese studio or a bunch of small ones would do them good.
Microsoft will only continue to chip away at available talent otherwise. I mean MS have the capital to buy basically any Japanese studio if they wanted.
Re: PS Plus March 2021 PS5, PS4 Games Announced
Holy *****! I mean I can play the game for nothing and then buy the PS5 version later. Insane!
Re: Random: Watch Someone Build an Awesome See-Through PlayStation 2 Console
Wish companies would do this more often with official releases
Re: Random: Long Lost PS1 Game Magic Castle Resurfaces After 20 Years, Available Now
@Gremio108 The fabled PS1 Mag demo Vol.42 had a compilation of Net Yaroze games. I played Haunted Maze, Rocks 'n' Gems and Total Soccer so much. Some of my most played titles on the system.
Re: PS Plus January 2021 PS5, PS4 Games Announced
Greedfall is a game I've been interested in for awhile so that is a great addition for me.
Re: Random: This Guy Has Five PS5s
While they are the minority, the amount of people in the comments genuinely taking offense to this joke I find disheartening.
Re: Cost of Fixing Cyberpunk 2077 Irrelevant, Says CD Projekt RED
How very noble of them lol
Re: EA Speeds Past Take-Two's Bid for Codemasters with Huge Counter Offer
What kills me about this is I see EA just lumbering them with sodding Need For Speed at somepoint. I've never known a franchise be peddled so much without improvement.
EA already had a superb UK based racing game studio, in fact they had a couple and they destroyed one i.e Criterion and almost the other in Slightly Mad.
What they will end up doing to Codemasters I do not know. Though I suspect some sort of Ultimate Team will end up in Formula One games in a couple of years.
Re: Cracking Arcade Racer Hotshot Racing Gets Free DLC Pack Today on PS4
@doctommaso Rubber banding in this game wrecked it. Also the AI agression is too much
Re: The XIII PS4 Remake Looks Like a Massive Disaster
Do you remember how cool cel shading was? wtf happened to make the game industry despise it so much that now even a XIII remake doesn't really have it. All those Bandai Namco Shonen Jump games should be cel shaded and so few of them are.
Makes me so sad.
Re: Watch Dogs Legion - The Dullest Ubisoft Open-Worlder Yet
Ubisoft have been making the same game since 2007. It's insane!
Re: The New PS Store for Web, Mobile Is a Dramatic Downgrade
MS are on course to win or at the least match Sony next time round. Apparently the arrogance of market leaders has struck yet again, a trend that has existed since pretty much Nintendo moving from the Snes to N64, the only outlier being PS1 to PS2.
Outside of already being invested in the PS economy I have no desire for a PS5 anytime soon.
Re: Grab a Physical Copy of Final Fantasy VIII Remastered on PS4
Why can't they put the logo on the spine? I seriously hate it when companies don't do that.
Re: PS5 Themes All But Confirmed via Dead by Daylight Listing
I've been using the PS2 legacy theme ever since it came out.
Re: Talking Point: Are You Worried About the Future of Western RPGs on PS5?
This could mean Sony decide to make a new IP in this genre to tackle the frankly tired Fallout and ES series'. I mean Sony have waaaaay too many character action games be it GOW, Uncharted, Last of Us and Days Gone. They need to diversify alittle and this a great excuse to do that.
Re: Hotshot Racing - Cracking Arcade Racer Is a Constant Joy
I am so hyped for this game. I've been dying to play some Sega style arcade racing. Really hoping this game is a HUGE success and we can see a return to this style.
Sim Racers are just do boring.
Re: Hotshot Racing - Cracking Arcade Racer Is a Constant Joy
@SegaBlueSky username checks out
Re: Poll: Did PS5 or Xbox Series X Have the Better Next-Gen Showcase?
Easily Playstation in terms of reveals. The literal stream quality from Microsoft was far superior to Sony.
Re: First Impressions: Street Power Soccer Is PS4 Footie for the YouTube Era
I totally read this as Puma Street Soccer and thought it was one hell of a weird nostalgia attempt for the PS1 game :S
Re: Sumo Digital Has a Whopping 21 Games in Production Right Now
A port of the two Sega All Star Racing games would be nice. Team Sonic Racing was a step backwards.
Re: PlayStation Store April Sale Expands with New Selection of Great Discounts
Why are we the only region that don't have the Arcade Archives/Neo Geo games on Sale?
Once again these sales are just the same stuff. I wish they had some of the indie titles on sale right now. Money is tight, would have been a great chance for some indie studios to sell more copies by having discounts on their games.
Re: Guide: Best PS4 Puzzle Games
@Dan_ozzzy189 Came to type exactly that! Also where is Crystal Crisis?
Re: Poll: Should Sony Giveaway Free PS4 Games for Those in Isolation?
I would have liked a new unique blowout sale. Mega March Sale is very bland.
Re: PS5 Backwards Compatibility Will Support 'Almost' All PS4 Games
Not having full compatibility with PS4 is a HUGE DEAL, let alone not having PS3 either. I just want my digital purchases to carry over, I'm fed up of this. If these companies want us to go full digital like the PC market then backwards compatibility is a requirement not an extra feature.
Re: Talking Point: Did Sony's PS5 Deep Dive Live Up to the Hype?
That should have been a secondary reveal. We should have already had the public unveiling.
Also the system not even being fully compatible with PS4!? Are you actually kidding me? Seriously might jump ship back to Xbox. There is a sense of that PS3 era arrogance creeping in about how Sony have handled the PS5 thus far. It's like the companies in the lead just can't help themselves and always just act with arrogance and complacency. Sony did it with PS3, MS did it with XONE and Nintendo did it with the Wii U.
Re: EU PlayStation Store Mega March Sale Discounts Lots of PS4 Games
It's always the same games on Sale over and over and over again. There are so many indie titles I'm interested in getting that never go on Sale ever. Always seems to be the same circulation of 200 or so games on sale and thats it. So frustrating.
For Example a Puzzle Game I'm interested in called Tumblestone has been barely on sale once I think. The game is £11.99 normally on Switch but it's £24.99 on PS4. I think the lowest I ever saw it was £16 something the one time it was on Sale.
I'd also like to get Crystal Crisis and I may actually cave soon at full price as that game to date has never been on Sale on PS4 once. Not only is it normally cheaper on Switch anyway but it's currently on Sale on there for just £8.99
Re: E3 2020 Is About to Be Cancelled
Hey if E3 goes away this year maybe it means any conferences that might now be just digital can actually be on at a time that suits Europe as well as NA in terms of time.
Re: DOOM 64 PS4 Port Features a Never-Before-Seen Level Fans Should Enjoy
Thought this was a Switch exclusive, nice to see it on PS4 too
Re: DuckTales: Remastered Returns to Digital Stores After Months of Downtime
Wish Sega would do this with After Burner and Outrun. All they would have to do is make generic versions of the vehicles. So frustrated to have missed out on both of those.
Re: PS5 Controller Will Track Your Heart Rate and Sweat Secretion, Suggests Patent
The Vitality sensor re-emerges
Re: Talking Point: Is Sony Right to Skip E3 2020?
I think it's a mistake. Because while yes while it is easier now than ever to talk to your audience there is still no denying that E3 is when the audience is most switched on and ready to consume that information. Any other year sure give it a miss if you feel you must but when you're launching a new console E3 in 2020 still has its place.
The only thing I can think would make more sense for Sony is to host an event for the PS5, in a Playstation Experience style, about a week AFTER E3. If you do it before all that information gets swallowed up by E3 but if you do it after people will talk about the PS5 all through E3 knowing that all will be revealed very soon.
E3 in 2020 is still just about relevant and that is because us consumers still expect it to be and as long as we do that then E3 will live on in some way.
So unless Sony still capitalize on E3 in some form with the timing of their reveal or subsequent reveals then I think they will regret it. Otherwise I think this is once again Sony getting big head syndrome just like they did with the PS2 to PS3. Microsoft will be ready to pounce and Sony will not have it so easy this time. Which is the part people forget from the last time around, Microsoft basically handed Sony this generation through appalling vision and misreading of what consumers wanted on MS's side. All that has changed, Microsoft have spent the last 3 years building the brand up again and building the foundations for this generation. Game Pass is better than PSNow, Studio acquisitions sensible and their Cloud gaming service likely to supersede Sony's current offering. Sony should be quite wary.
Re: Gigantic EU PlayStation Store January Sale Offers Discounts on a Huge Range of PS4 Games
Really disappointed. I swear 85% of psn store sales are just the same games over and over again. So many indie titles I was hoping to see on sale but it's just the same old EA, Ubisoft, Bandai Namco and Bethesda titles for the most part.
Re: Talking Point: What PS4 Firmware Update 4.0 Features Do You Want?
Folders and PS1 games would be cool.
Re: Oh No! Darksiders' PS4 Remaster Has the Worst Subtitle in History
Deathinitely the worse subtitle ever.
Re: Corn, Blimey! Catch a Glimpse of Farming Simulator 17 PS4 Gameplay
I might actually try this game out. I love Minecraft and this series has always had that vibe emanating from it or more to say I think the appeal is the somewhat similar.
Re: People Really Aren't Happy with August's PlayStation Plus Games
I'm actually really happy this month, Yakuza 5 is a great addition and the Tetris Tower thing looks like a ton of fun. I'm a huge Tetris fan so I would have bought this for sure anyway so it's nice to get it for 'free'.