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This is, on paper, excellent!

It is going to be great, question is 'how great in this state of business' which can look rough at times with layoffs and strategies of remaking and republishing games across different platforms.

A good amount of polishing and tweaking goes into a true classic, as well as ample content. Behemoth is another example of a seemingly great game for PSVR2.

Oh jeez. That list is filled to the brim with great looking games. I need like three of me: one to play VR, one to play my backlog I keep wanting to replay (I managed to, on the whole, clear out my backlog!) and finally a 'me' that can buy and play NEW games.

You should ban me. I've been playing freakin' X-COM 2 for friggin' months. I am like the anti-christ of growth in the industry.

This game keeps reminding me how much I need it in my life. Pretty cool. I've been dedicated to turnbased titles for months now in Baldur's Gate 3 and X-COM 2. Maybe this is exactly what I need to get virtual again.

A good decision! You guys deserve a mental highfive.

Any event relaying information about Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 is going to be a joyful occasion. Getting delayed probably means more polish and content, and February will come soon enough. It sucks with the timing as I will be very busy, but such is life.

80 $: Buggy, incomplete game w/o DLC
39 $: Polished, complete game, with 1-2 years of extra content.

One you can get now, the second will have to wait a year. What does monkey brain choose?

I would settle for Starfield. I can wait until they've released all dlc, though.

I don't know if it has the charm of Fallout, but who knows how great the experience will be once they finish adding to and changing the game.

Great title on paper. A win for the eligible players, I think.

@Boucho11

Yes, it is a little bit of a joke. Certainly not real outrage, more of a happy statement that I timed my exit so that these past many months I haven't missed neither online functionality nor the library connected to my chosen tier.

Hope that cleared everything up for you in a satisfactory manner!

Just a quick edit: There's probably titles I would try if I did have a sub running. But nothing there will draw me back. Premium tier offers Timesplitters galore, and I played it at the time, and had my fill.

Is there a greed aspect to the nerfs, which I gather is mostly the reason for leaving this game?

It seems dumb to ruin your own success without any ulterior motive.

Gonna be the highlight of 2025 for me in terms of releases!!!!

Absolutely nothing for us (me) non-subscribers.

After not paying for PS PLUS I suddenly find it LUDICROUS to pay to play online! You forget when you just used to top off on Black Friday for yet another year.

@NEStalgia
That's quite the surprising take that it is better.

Sure, it MIGHT be cheaper. It ain't where I am from, and you get first gen Nintendo buttons in the pocket, whereas you get the newest 5th gen controller with Portal.

Looking at the archaic Retroid Pocket, I can't see how the screen isn't going to ruin every game in comparison with the Portal.

I haven't played the original game nor will I be playing this reimagination of a game. I am thoroughly against violence against zombies. People think it is okay to just shoot zombies and it isn't. These are people with a disability. They should get handicap parking not a bullet to the brain!

If you find a zombie in your game take heed: they are people who need treatment. Keep all zombies you find in your basement and remember to feed them until we can cure them. But remember to only consentually trap them. They should sign an agreement or at least establish a verbal understanding. In zombie you can say: "raaaaaagr huuiiiinmmh" if I remember my high school zombie correct.

This is a game that will mostly be experienced as spoof material for some YouTuber.

Also, should I get one just to sell in a few years as a collector's item... Hmm

I like it. Can I have it for free?

The more I hear about combat the less interesting this game gets. It is frustrating that news related to this game is 50/50 discouragement and vague attempts at appealing to old fans like me.

A shame to see a series that once was made for you slowly turn into someone else's game.

I couldn't say it any better than the guy pointing out the price of a Switch isn't going to be higher than the PS5, so please don't hold your breath waiting for it to happen.

A real good comment on here is to view Silent Hill 2 Remake as its own game and judge it on the experience it is in and of itself.

I don't remember much about the story and never got anywhere to begin with, so if I read a strong score it gets on my 'interested in'-list. At any rate, you kinda want a Silent Hill-game to succeed. Realistically, it will be a technically and creatively limited product and inferior to Alam Wake II.

It can only surprise us in a positive way. Let's hope Blooper Team rises above their past pedigree.

Also!!!!

"Gemaplay" what the hell is that!?

This is my most anticipated title by far! I just can't wait🪄✨🎉

There's a certain Xbox Gold-energy about this offering. Critics will say that Xbox Gold featured even smaller games, but this tier is inching towards irrelevance/garbage.

I don't have a foot in the race, so this is not meant as a complaint, more of an observation.

@Solingo_Bill

Such an impotent statement. What people? Surely, each individual has their own narrative!?

Have you even read the article? The rumour brought to us by the so-called game journalists here was that Bungie gave criticism that ultimately contributed to ND dropping Factions. That is still the case with the non-news as reported by toad Schreier.

These snarky oneliners are so goddamn empty and deserted, but it empowers you to feel smart, so whatever.

@naruball

Let's say that it got revived and had decent sales (I will assume as much since you don't consider Destiny dead).

Let's say that 4 billion is spent on having *a little sum of money coming in from the dying throes that a game with a last DLC represents. They can maybe sustain a much smaller team working with the game for two years before new cuts are made.

*40 people start off what can become a Sci-fi game that will have a very good shooter engine to carry over from Destiny.

I don't see the advantage in their timing, it gets worse with hindsight. So, as a deal goes. Not the best.

@naruball

That is easy to say. Destiny 2 was all but abandoned. What was their path forward?

If you can't think of any, take a moment and appreciate the sheer incompetence by Jimmy R.

What a scam and a cash grab.

First they buy a worthless studio, then they offer them a lot of money to stay on, then the studio fails and everyone who aren't staying gets a golden severance package.

Wow. Jimmy Ryan was such a bad decision maker in terms of what I wanted to see happen. I don't respect PlayStation any more, and I don't trust them to make decisions that are good for the likes of me.

I called it looooong ago.

It was an unnecessary purchase. Nothing has changed to make it look like a good decision, if anything it is just getting worse.

Jim Ryan was a complete and utter failure, lacking in basic competence and didn't even manage holding a controller correctly. Under his management I have boycotted PlayStation, and I have been a core customer since the first playstation. Only a complete idiot would ever manage that.

Him establishing Haven proves his complete lack of judgement when it comes to Jade Raymond, a talentless hack with nothing but vaporware to offer. CLOSE HAVEN already. Their SoMe is as dead as their development is. Sue them for the wages they never earned. (I will look like the biggest tosser there is, if Haven suddenly shows a decent game, but my head is on the chopping block here, come get it Haven employees.)

Cancelling Days Gone 2 was the end for Bend. Now they're collecting wages and are apparently transitioning into cooks and crooks. It is harsh criticism based on a lack of insight into what they're making, but I know I won't touch anything they make until their former leadership is reinstated and DG2 is in development. Their community Manager's only credential is being a fan of Days Gone, and now he vehemently defends his pay checks spreading only negative stories in the news about the very people whom he was supposed to respect.

Neil Druckmann ruined Naughty Dog's reputation for me. He also was a moving force in cancelling Factions, as far as I can tell. They could have easily had a live service team AND a single player team. But he is quoted for saying they couldn't. If it was up to me, I'd fire him so fast and salvage Faction and rework whatever the hell he made TLOU into. Yep, I would even have them retcon the God awful writing of TLOU 2. TURNS OUT Joel had a twin posing as him for a week. And yes, it would feature a brutal murder of Abby with wet noodles.

The lack of PSVR2 titles are also a huge point of criticism for me. GT7 and a Horizon-on-rails-climbing simulator isn't good enough.

Happy to not be part of PlayStation services any more.

Ever since covid and the transition to PS5, I think that SONY has been generously giving out games to try, but with the recent rise in fees and the decrease in value it has been great to not be part of it.

It was SONY that introduced me to Slay the Spire, Days Gone and X-COM 2 all of which deserves a spot in the Gaming Halls of Valhalla for outstanding gameplay and value for money.

Since then, SONY decision-making have been mostly miss and not hit for me. So, I'm tapped out and turned away. It is nice to save a little money where one can👍

@LazyLombax

What is so great about this game? I haven't heard about it, and is it even available on PS5?

Thank you in advance🌹

Great article! Makes for an enticing read!

I really don't want to buy games because of time/money/backlog constraints, but this sounds like a childhood dream.

I wonder whether this or Survivor should be played first? Or which is better if you will.

I would be inclined to switch it off, probably. Nice to have the choice.

@NEStalgia

Your whole argument about how easy it is to convert into VR is something I have thought about as well. Kudos for writing it out in long form.

Your second point about developing games so as they are VR ready is also something we have seen Capcom do.

I think they purposely throttle what their output is to wait until the market is big enough.

@NEStalgia

You purposefully didn't understand, shame on you.

I just used Rolex as an example of something that not only retains its value, but actually (due to false scarcity) grows in value over time.

Things like the PSVR2 headset devalues over time. I probably paid like 600 dollars (just a random currency most people understand) and expect to recuperate about half.

For you, I'll sell it for 400 dollars because of the extra explanation and service. You have to pay for shipping, not included.

@PsBoxSwitchOwner

I am getting 200-300 when I sell, and you have to live with that fact, Mr. Economist.

Shall we shelve this wonderful discussion?

@PsBoxSwitchOwner

Hahaha... You are precious. A sale is just a temporary price cut, dear.

@NEStalgia

I will get 200-300 dollars back if I choose to sell. I am laughing that you are upset about this! My friend has bought a Rolex, he will get even more back when he sells it than what he gave. This is just the facts of commerce.

@PsBoxSwitchOwner

It costs 500. I will sell it for 300 eventually. Are you upset about it?

What a bad day for the poor people who cannot afford it, and proclaim its immediate death. My condolences!

Don't worry, you might still be right about it being a clearance of stock, and that funding from first party is still and will be absent.

There's a huge enough library for me to eventually sell this and recuperate losses. That is one of the things the poor people don't get - owning a headset is like having 200-300 dollars in the bank. But it is strapped to your face instead.

Or I might not sell because I am (too) slowly working my way through a library of titles. Although, no Astro Boy is a slap in the face, I am still sort of boycotting PlayStation. They seem to just double down on decisions I don't like.

I am pretty sure Russian hackers repurposed a Redfall trailer into the trailer we somehow got on Veilguard, besides this very important factoid I have completely forgotten about that demo and its god awful art direction.

Ever since, the marketing and media coverage has painted the Veilguard in the best light possible. I will forget about the combat system as it looks good, but isn't to my liking per say.

The small game play clip was gorgeous and the news about the sheer amount of dialogue is riveting.

There's 4 (four!!) voices for the protagonist alone, so that's where all the dialogue goes. Don't think this is traditional Dragon Age in that sense. We are introduced to Erika Ishii as one of the choices and this person has a great voice and good experience as a VA. The person identifies as some sort of fluid or juice, which is a bit boring to someone like me who identifies as a combat Apache helikopter with all weapon systems online, but who actually cares with massive talent like that in only the person's voice!?

I am intrigued to hear the three other choices, but Ishii will definitely be part of one of my playthroughs.

Great game, or so it would seem.

I like their ideas for the game world and story, the graphics, the RPG elements and the turn based strategy elements. I am okay with a little agency on enemy rounds.

This game has my attention although I might forget about it again only to rediscover it again. Was it featured in the gacha- state of play that I initially rated highly but remembered for being gacha-centered and less good than Microsoft's showing?

Word up father

Everybody liked that

This is exactly the type of game that Sammy Barker and Liam O'croft deserves to play - so obviously they do not because the universe is not a fair place.

@Ralizah
How are you going to play GT7 which is the best VR game available?

And PSVR2 is coming to PC which would extend the use case.

I have yet to see that many SONY PlayStation games for PS5, so maybe the strategy could be to develop games that will be playable on the headset like Capcom has done. Or maybe we settle for 3rd party titles only. The library for PSVR2 is incredibly strong and it only Asgard's Wrath and that valve game I would want to cross over.

I have even used my headset as a home theater so I could lie down and look up in the ceiling for a perfectly comfortable viewing session (aside from having something strapped on my face).

Now, is as good a time as any to try the headset. I recommend it for those who can afford it, as it greatly diversifies the gaming experience.

@LimitedPower

I couldn't get into PSVR1 personally because of the graphics, but PSVR2 is just enough for me to be glad to have the opportunity. I have been extremely lazy in using it, but that also means that I still have a solid backlog, and Gran Turismo 7 is just a nice game to play on and off as a casual non-competitive and non-grinding player.

@nomither6
hey there slim(y)

PS5 is selling very well, so why lower the price? You pass off criticism, that misses the mark, as incredulity, but what you fail to deliver is ar-gu-men-ta-tion as to why it would be lowered.

I get that you have been working hard towards the appearance as someone with the charisma of a punching bag, so I have to say congrats, you're nailing it.

Kombat has never been better
Attacking feels right
Moves are easy to learn
And there's more
Let's talk about the fatalities
Angry, visceral art forms they are

One game eclipses everything:

Kingdom Come: Deliverance II

The world they created is so real and grounded in our knowledge of European history and culture. The attention to detail in architecture alone has made Kingdom Come-tourism a thing and people are posting their visits to in-game locations.

I have myself recently been to Poland and visited an old and still functioning bee-farm and apple orchard, and I felt taken back to the aesthetics of KCD. I am looking forward to really taking my time with this title as the first one received plenty of cool DLC. This time I am jumping right in day one - it'll make for a different experience for sure.

Other worthy mentions:

PSVR2 titles Alien Incursion and Metro -
if they are good I will relapse into VR gameplay something that flatscreen experiences has wrestled me away from ATM.

Dragon Age: Veilguard - I remain sceptical about the gameplay of this title and how it would affect the story, but I will be picking this up if the quality of the game is deemed high enough by reviewers.

Star Wars Outcast - my backup if Veilguard isn't up to par with Inquisition. I like the idea of an immersive world where my adventures level up my playing experience.

Metaverse Phantasio (title incorrect) - Atlus has my attention after the great Royal Persona 5. If the game is a 9/10 or better I will, instead of an eventual replay of Persona with focus on Royal characters, delve into a new experience altogether.
If one or more of these titles simply don't cut it I have a backlog of yet-to-own titles including Jedi Survivor, Spider-Man 2 and GOW: Ragnarok. No Man's Sky VR, Dragon's Dogma 2, FF 7: Rebirth, Legendary Tales VR, Shin Megamix Tensei 5, Citizen Sleeper, and the list is long with many VR titles I want to give a try.

TOO MANY GAMES