DrClayman

@gbanas92 tremendous write up, thanks for this. It's one thing bashing a bad port (totally deserved), but I really appreciate you laying down all the facts, giving examples, and pointing out positives as well where appropriate. 3/10 game, 10/10 review!

@CVCubbington For Battlefront, each server has a 64 player capacity. There were about 10,000 people trying to play at launch on Steam.

Thank the heavens I went for the Steam version on this and I can get a refund.

I've already got Sifu unfortunately, it's the highlight of the lineup. Alright month.

Although IJBOL at an old destiny dlc being branded as a "game".

@GamingFan4Lyf Yeah, that's fair mate, i think we're on the same page anyway. I could have worded that different, didn't mean specifically base rates, just a better allocation of funds/profits so people don't lose their jobs was my main point.

@GamingFan4Lyf Bonuses/salaries, whatever needs to be done. I realise sometimes the grim reality is that layoffs might be necessary to save a company from folding (so to avoid even more people losing their jobs), but this should be the absolute very last resort after everything else has been implemented. The fact that these companies don't mention senior management pay cuts, stopping bonuses etc always makes me think this is not the case and they go to layoffs first.

Bobby Kotick took 400 mil with him just months before Activision laid off 2000 people. I'm dreading to find out what Jim Ryan will take home next month, cause I really doubt he's gonna forfeit any bonuses he might be eligible for after all his years at Sony to save some people from losing their jobs.

@TwoDents Ah, nevermind pal, looked at the wrong reply, sorry!

@TwoDents Sorry what? What makes you think I support all this?

@PaperAlien Yeah, there's probably lots of reasons, but the big factors are overhiring during the covid boost, and CEOs/execs refusing to take pay cuts basically.

A Rare occurence then.

@ShogunRok Good shout, been wondering what's the best way to pronounce that and only got as far as things sounding like "Twix-co" or "Tuco".

But "Double KO" or even just "Double" or "Doubles" seems more likely, especially given the nature of the game.

@Bentleyma Ah cool, didn't know if that's allowed/happened before lol. Seems weird but always thought there was rules about not mentioning other consoles as part of compliance. Been playing ESO for ages as well and they never have added any mention of being an Xbox studio after the acquisition.

Really curious, does it have a "Xbox Game Studios" splash screen when it starts up?

@TheArt If anyone's saying that about Demon's Souls, they're an extreme minority, the large majority of people love that remake.

And San Andreas' port was just utter garbage.

You can do a good port, and a good remake. Of course there's bad examples out there.

@Max_the_German Yeah, I'm not that surprised that some of these things are not happening, but really, really fn surprised none of these things are happening.

To elaborate, if there was a hypothetical PS5 remake/remaster version in the works, then I'd see them not wanting to patch the game for business/greed reasons (you want 60fps, you'll have to buy the new version). Fine, not great, it is what it is.

But if something like this is not in the works, which it doesn't look like it is, then why on earth not release a patch?

The fact that one of the most popular PS IPs is just sitting there rotting away is mind boggling.

@get2sammyb Agreed. It's such an important part of PlayStation's history, and it's barely ever mentioned by either Sony or FromSoft. Was quite surprised to see Miyazaki actually talking about it here.

Even a PS5 patch to unlock the framerate would be grand.

@LifeGirl PS3 was a marvel of a hardware tbh, don't think they can ever repeat that. The sheer amount of formats it supported was staggering, especially the early models with PS2 compatibility. And then you had even three different types of memory card slots, blu-rays, audio cds, multitudes of digital media formats, network drive support. Analogue AND digital outputs. Majestic, still have a launch PS3 hooked up.

@LimitedPower Sheik is Zelda?! Literally just found that out lol. Don't really care for Zelda spoilers, just surprised how I've missed that all these years.

Oft, if that's true that's so dumb. Dreams would thrive on PC and would have been kept alive for so much longer by modding communities.

That's fine, I'd love to see a new IP from Naughty Dog for a change, it's been a while.

I hope their next game is not too far off tbh. It's been almost 4 years since TLOU2 so I'd expect to at least see a tease or something this year.

@sanderson72 Yo, whaaaaaa? I've only played on PS5 for the past year and a bit, and always wondered why the rumble doesn't kick in when you're getting close to the right point. Just assumed it was a bad design choice until now, didn't realise that's exactly how it is on the PS4 version lol

@Shigurui oh really? That's a bit disappointing. Remember seeing some good reviews when it first came out, wonder if they were based on a PC version now.

Yeah, solid selection imo. Had my eye on Sable for a while now, 2K Drive I'd happily give it a go, and Power Wash simulator is fantastic, I've already spent hours on it on Xbox, great to hunt for some trophies now. Good month.

Yeah, I don't own a single physical disk for my PS5, and I've had it since launch. Genuinely believe the next generation of consoles will be digital only (apart from Nintendo).

Hmmm not too keen for that but I'll keep an open mind. Hopefully it's a bridge type of game that takes us from norse to the next mythology. I really hope they're not doing an Atreus spin-off.

@AdamNovice Yeah I was sceptical about the change to Top 6 but think it worked out well.

Didn't watch as much as I wanted tbh, more dipped in and out. I didn't expect Leffen to get past Noobie or Umisho, so that was a bit of a surprise.

Good to see Marvel on main stage as well, wonder what else they'll bring back.

One thing I noticed, all winners (bar MK11) played on stick. Interesting to see in the era of as optimal controllers as possible, as stick is supposed to be the least optimal. Another case of play with what's comfortable to you.

@Northern_munkey Eh, no, not really. The frame pacing issue their games suffer from are precisely because of the 30 frame rate cap, any game they've ran unlocked has not had that issue.

DS3 had frame rate issues, yes, but that was the PS4 Pro hardware not being powerful enough to run it at a solid 60. On PS5 which has tons of headroom, the game runs fine, and so does DS2 and Sekiro. So uncapping Bloodborne would most likely be a similar case.

Only issue in their older games in that the physics was tied to their frame rate, but they also figure that out long ago as it's not been an issue recently.

@Northern_munkey I mean, this is very clearly not a technical challenge, it's not that From (or anyone) is incapable of doing this. My guess is either politics/rights getting in the way, or getting in the way of future roadmaps (i.e. planning to do a full price remake or remaster later and don't want to patch it).

I very much doubt it's a case of they can't figure out how to unlock the framerate.

@JevVoi Hey man, just my two cents here. If you only ever want to play world tour and single player, that's grand, you should play the game however you want.

However if you were ever wanting to try the online and someone told you that you'll ruin they're experience with your casual play, that they are the true players and you're not, or anything like that, you should not listen to any of that, that's legit scrubtalk.

Every type/level of play is legit, and newbies are more than welcome, that's how you expand the genre, not by closing doors. SF6 has multiple avenues for that, either go straight to ranked and match up with people of your skill level, or go to BH/Casual and bang your head against a wall for a few hours until you learn, both of these are acceptable ways to go about it, depending on the person.

Again if that's not what you want, that's absolutely fine, just don't want you to be put off for the wrong reasons.

@themightyant Yeah, it's a pretty big deal, fighting games have a much smaller audience unfortunately.

For example Strive, that was one of the best reviewed and most celebrated fighting games of the past few years, took over a year to reach 1 million sales.

Very few in the genre break numbers bigger than these, namely Smash and MK.

@Kidfried that made me lol, thank you

@Hundred_Hand_Slap Haha, more power to you man, glad you're enjoying it! 76 is impressive, can't see myself sticking with it that much, think I'm around 40? It is a good way to get outfits though if you grind the scrap yard minigame, although not sure if that has any effect on leveling.

@Cashews Yeah, it's not terrible or anything, I actually quite like the setup/idea of it, I just think it's a bit too long, only want to finish it now because I'm close to the end and want the trophy lol, but would have preferred if it was closer to 8-10 hours instead of 20, it's overstayed its welcome just a little bit.

Yeah wouldn't mind it being a month for the battle pass, and would also be nice to get other daily challenge kudos, like ranked for example, seems to always be Battle Hub wins.

Minor gripes though, I've only played for an hour or two most nights since launch and still managed to get through it in good time.

Got through the last battle pass relatively quickly, not nearly as grindy as other games, and I can get this one with the credits from the last one. Such a great idea.

Tbh at £4 I'd be more than happy to pay again, the game is incredible. World Tour is a bit of a slog tbh, but can't take away from the whole package.

Uncapped FPS to 120 with VRR would be so sweet

Damn, if they keep rolling that being able to get the next battle pass by finishing the previous one, that's a huge incentive to keep everyone invested long term.

Maybe not so great for making money though lol, so the pessimist in me thinks that's just for this month. Great stuff so far though, makes me a lot keener to throw the 4 quid in.

I really hope we see SF6 getting some wider recognition when it comes to awards season. Fighting games have always felt like they're relegated to the "Best Fighting Game" category, no matter how good they are. Hopefully with scores like these, we can see SF6 nominated for GOTY, if not win.

Code Veronica remake, and a X-Men/Marvel/MvC fighting collection please.

I've not had a huge amount of time to put into Street Fighter, but very glad it's doing well sales wise, Capcom seem to have put a lot of effort into it so good news it's paying off.

Also, come on, who is still buying GTA V 😂 is there anyone left that doesn't own this game?

Yeeesh, if that's the best they can show mid-gen, ouch. Still no mention of Bloodborne, nothing from Sucker Punch, Factions 2 seems dead by now...

Couple of positive things, but thought this would have been the banger they were holding off for.

Nope, sacriledge. Might as well stop calling it Final Fantasy if we're dropping the roman numerals.

A Final Fantasy announcement with a number on it holds a lot more weight than when anything else FF related is announced. Don't wanna lose that.

Not too surprising tbh, MK11 is at what, 80-90gb I think?

@Th3solution I disagree, I think a Bloodborne would do insane numbers on PC, wouldn't be surprised if it outsold every other Sony first party release so far. There's a huge FromSoft community, and Bloodborne is regularly brought up as the company's best game. Esp now after Elden Ring got such a reception.

PS5 as well, I've put probably 300 hours in the original? I'd still buy it day one, whether it was full price or upgrade, port or remake. And as you say, PS5 customer base is much bigger now than when DS remake launched.

It's still mad to me that Sony is just sitting on that property doing nothing with it. We've not seen any signs about a PC Port, PS5 remake or a sequel happen. Not saying that all of these should/will happen, but you'd think at least one of those would be in motion by now.

Playstation Ball Stars - 3v3 arcade football game where you build your team of three from Playstation characters, third party too why not, and they've got specials and supers and stuff. Yup, definitely happening.

Let's gooooooooo

@Polley001 Yeah, depends how you define metrics. SF2 has sold over 20 mil I believe, but that's only if you combine all individual version sales.

@0niguy No, they weren't involved at all, PC port seems to mainly have been developed internally at Naughty Dog