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Re: Reaction: Bethesda Acquisition Is a Kick in the Balls for PS5, But Sony's Goals Won't Change

Eadgar

@get2sammyb "Clearly the project is deep in the red right now, but the firm doesn’t seem all that fussed about the losses it’s incurring."

This line the the article you wrote caught my eye, so my question is, do developers/publisher make money by putting their game in game pass? If they do, do they make the most they could possibly make, or could they have made more, for example, if they released the game normally or traditionally?

I know Microsoft pays them to have their game in the game pass model, and gamers certainly benefit the most from the model, but my question was regarding developers. I did not want to comment since I still know little about the subject so I had hope you might know more. Thanks in advance.

Re: Reaction: Bethesda Acquisition Is a Kick in the Balls for PS5, But Sony's Goals Won't Change

Eadgar

Definitely a monumental moment in gaming history, I do not think a purchase for that amount of money had ever been done (if I am incorrect, feel free to correct me).

Definitely not upset as some are, as it is business. Make no mistake, microsoft is trying to sell you some xboxes or get you into it's ecosystem with this purchase. Good luck to them and their ambitions.

I will definitely miss Arkane Studios. Dishonored is amazing and if they continue the franchise I will not be able to play it unless I invest in building a PC, which this move has all but certainly made me realize it is not a bad idea to do.

Re: Devs Evangelising the Ease of PS5's Development Environment

Eadgar

Good to hear the support. Sony has always had the support of third party developers, the best really, and growing up it was painful to admit as I was a huge( and still am) Ninty supporter. But I soon realized that Sony merited that support as they were easier to work with than Nintendo.

The only hiccup one can say is the PS3, because of the cell architecture. It is still an amazing console and I still own and play on mine, but sony has definitely learned from this so-called setback and realized they need to do what made developers happy to work with them in the first place. Long may it continue.

Re: Soapbox: Screw Sony's PS5 Game Pricing, I'll Just Wait for Sales

Eadgar

Still have not decided what exactly to do. On one hand, gaming is a passionate hobby of mine, but one I do not need to live a comfortable and enjoyable life. I have an obligation to myself and others in my life to decide that there are more important things, necessities, to spend your hard earn money on.

On the other hand, I decided to go all digital with the V because I wanted to support some of my favorite development teams and I know, or rather have read articles on the topic, that buying digitally supports them and is financially healthier for them in the long run.

All of us have a difficult decision to make but waiting for sales is always a sensible thing to do.

Re: Reaction: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of Today's PS5 News

Eadgar

@Matroska I agree. The facts and thruths are there for all to see, even though it is admittedly still hurtful. We all love gaming and it is a passionate hobby for most, but there are definitely more important things to spend your money on.

The good thing is we still have options which I will implore people to consider. Waiting for a sale, or better yet, waiting for the inevitable complete edition to release with all extra content will be the way to go for many this coming generation.

I will suggest only preordering a game from your favorite developer for example.

Just my thoughts as I understand the rise in prices but I am still not happy to see it.

Re: Godfall Gets Its Best PS5 Trailer Yet

Eadgar

If I change my mind and decide to purchase the fiver on launch window (was originally thinking of waiting a year and play my backlog of PS IV games), this is at the top of my list of games to purchase, along with Demon's Souls if it is a launch title.

Exciting times!

Re: Activision Bumping PS5 Price Points Beginning with Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War

Eadgar

@rachetmarvel No offense taken mate and you bring up a good point about the assets being reused.

We as gamers can refute these advances by talking with our wallets and I believe may of us will defo do this. I think companies need to set a budget then in order to keep cost down and reassess game lengths in order to do this. I think there was an old article here on push square a while back about a former Sony CEO mentioning this. He was bang on I felt.

Re: Activision Bumping PS5 Price Points Beginning with Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War

Eadgar

Not particularly static to be paying more but I do understand the reasoning, at least with regards to rising development costs (I am okay with DLC that adds to the gameplay experience, but against microtransactions, but that is just me).

The truth has always been that gaming has never been an inexpensive hobby for most, and it will continue to be this way if not worse, maybe. Time will tell how gamers react to this, and it will show on sales charts that is for sure.

Re: Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War Announced, Full Reveal Next Week

Eadgar

I have not played a COD game since Blops II. I really enjoyed both Blops I and Blops II, but decided to leave the series after that because I had my enjoyment. Since it has been a while I am definitely looking forward to the game because I might jump back in since the series will feel fresh to me, at least I hope. Looking forward to next week.

Re: There's Been a Big Scandal About Whether PS5 Can Run Games in 4K

Eadgar

Console Wars are fun for me from a personal perspective, as long as they are not hurtful. I do not take part in them, but they do provide me with hilarious material I can read and laugh to.

However, spreading false information is something nobody should tolerate. What is the goal of lying? I am glad this was proven false but people should never take what is said on social media as thruth.

Shame that some sites ran with it and made entire articles about it, that is just bad journalism.

Re: A Bunch More PS5 Box Art Has Emerged

Eadgar

Like previous comments have mention, the blue box coloring does not mesh well with the new black and white header. They should of used the color of the PS3 cases, it would of worked well.

However, from a personal standpoint it will not matter to me much since I will be going all digital with the PS5.

Re: 13 Sentinels Gets 19 Minutes of Gorgeous English Gameplay

Eadgar

I have had it pre-order since it was announced it was getting a western release date, back in June I believe. Big admirer of Vanillaware, so anything with their name on it will get my attention. I am looking forward to the game and believe it will continue to uphold the quality of Vanillaware.

Re: Guide: All PS4 Controller Colours

Eadgar

The alpine green is my favorite. The white and green combination is always great, and it just looks class.

I still regret not getting it while it was still being manufactured but, I still had a working controller at the time and could not justify adding another.

Re: Control Locks Free PS5 Upgrade Behind Ultimate Edition

Eadgar

So glad I have waited on my purchase of Control. I know how highly thought of it is to many, a great game.

For me this has no negative effects but, I do feel for early adopters who supported the game from day one. If anything this teaches us all to be more patient when it comes to game releases, since it seems an inevitable complete edition will be release in the future.

Re: Game Sales Are Leaning More and More Towards Digital as Sony Reports Huge PlayStation Store Success

Eadgar

I have over 150+ physical games for both PS3 and PS4 (around 75 games for each, maybe a bit more) but, I will be transitioning to all digital when I eventually get the PS5.

I do still prefer physical games but my main reasoning to go all digital is for the health of the developers, as a while back I read an article about how healthy Capcom business is at the moment and they themselves credited digital sales for that.

I think they get a bigger cut of a game sale is it is sold digitally over physically if I am correct.

Re: Koei Tecmo Celebrates 20 Years of Dynasty Warriors with Nostalgia-Driven Trailer

Eadgar

Congratulations to the franchise. Any franchise that can last 20 years is a great accomplishment. I myself have never played a Dynasty Warriors game but I do own and enjoyed the Dragon Quest games for the PS4 that are similar in gameplay to Dynasty Warriors. Fun games and worth playing if you have not.

Developed by Omega Force, the same team that is part of Koei Tecmo.