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With all the, to me, crazy decisions Sony has made ever since .... the release of TLOU2 I have been very wary with the wallet. The last game I bought was probably Baldur's Gate III and I'm nowhere near being done with that (Cyberpunk and Fallout 4 swooped in and demanded new playthroughs), so I'm good on content.

It is the most effortless boycut you could imagine. Plus, the games I would have wanted Days Gone 2 and Factions 2 have both been axed. Spider-Man 2 and GoW: Ragnarok are the two main victims here. I could buy those, still.

But with Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 coming in soon - I would not expect myself to shell out for those titles. I am going to be all over KCD2.

I've played all Dragon Age games, twice actually in the case of Inquisition, but I have no memory of any 'Harding'. I wonder why people are so happy to see her😁

I think the article forgets that PushSquare also reported that the gameplay would be very different and removed from Inquisition. It also suggests that Inquisition itself was an evolution of what came before, and I remember struggling at first with falling in love with it. But I did find in much to love in its RPG elements. The Veilguard, however, needs to show me that it fundamentally is a story-focused and deeply strategic party-RPG or I am out and will at best consider it a not-for-me spinoff and hope that the real game will come at some point in the future. At worst, it means that the games Bioware makes are simply not for me.

And I would consider that to be a real loss. It would mean that the effort, to lovingly bring the Mass Effect Trilogy up to date, wasn't an educational exercise for its new developers to learn the ropes of a game that tells brilliant stories through its many characters with strong arcs for party members and meaningful choices for the protagonist to shape his/her/their journey through the game, but rather a cash grab that was quite easy to do.

So, it would be a loss for me, a loss of a really great studio.

I really appreciate the people who tale their time to comment on other comments and say: "Hey, guys, let's see the gameplay before we start a riot!" If not for Game Informers articles (whom I've not read btw) I'd say 'you're right'. I await tomorrow with trepidation.

What the actual HELL is this polished turd!?

This is NOT the game people who love Dragon Age want to see.

I'm shocked because this announcement kills my hopes of seeing where the story was going and it effectively kills everything Bioware was to consumers like me.

Wow. It is immensely

The graphics and color of the hotdog guy blew me away.

It was like looking at a hotdog and for the first time really seeing it🫣

Ever since the ending of the DLC I have been hyped for the continuation of the story - I want to like this game. Fingers crossed

I hear they cancelled it because nobody likes the story.

Instead, they want to dedicate themselves to a new, secret multiplayer game involving different factions at war.

The ironic thing is the man that made the decision to change course perished in a golf accident.

I find it a bit dumb to defend Microsoft. They purposely created a last-gen console to complement their new-gen X-model.

Of course it will hold back game development. The proof of that are developers at conventions admitting this. People saying 'where is the evidence' are reading the evidence (article). It's bizarre.

I feel like I cursed this lousy machine way back when this abomination was revealed and now Microsoft is a vassal state in Sony's gaming kingdom, in that they provide software to Sony's hardware.

Might Microsoft kill it off? Or is this about maintaining a world in where their developers are able to output games? Like, do Microsoft developers, as a whole, lack the know-how to create new-gen quality games?

I tend at the moment to look positively at my hobby. I therefore took the most enthusiastic of the options, and I don't really know what I want to see.

I would like, this I do know, to see Kingdom Come II be the game that runs away with the headlines. Maybe a musical number and stage talk + gameplay previews. It deserves to shine in the spotlight in my humble opinion. Being the highlight of a show outta drag new people in. Let's see... what else ...

I'd like to see a new fallout. I /fell/ into Fallout 4 and have been doing a comprehensive playthrough picking at the newly formed seams of the so-far definitive experience of the game. It kinda makes me excited for Starfall to come to PlayStation. Although, as I hear it, updates and expansions are sorely needed.

Very interesting article 🤔 Some important questions are raised. I wonder how committed Google would be to root out this low integrity behaviour.

Since you bring up the so-called "lead balloon" that is Sony's last state of play...

It is quite predictable that people don't want to rate it highly and it plays well into the journalistic angle of sensation and conflict.

There was one comment though that stood out in the boring criticism: There was a lot of gambling-games from Chinese predatory companies. Maybe someone in the staff might try their hand at journalism and produce some articles that answers

• How much is Sony paid to promote this gambling den of a game that is Chinese
• How many are afflicted with an addiction towards gambling in these games?
• What are some of the individual stories about exploitation of gaming individuals? Like how does it adversely affect those who fall into these gambling dens?
• How do these products masquerade and trick users into believing the product is the game (not the transaction)
• How much economic gain do sites like Pushsquare earn from giving these products attention?

it seems off-topic but who knows how many gambling products are present at Keighley's shin dig

What I really want:

A showcase of FairGame$ that are widely criticized by everyone.

What I'll likely get:

Some boring, super exciting game announcement.

Imagine if Fairgame$ looked super great, and I would have to walk back two years of critizising Haven and Jade Raymond.... the horror...

I am guessing they go for flatscreen version first to make sure this is an economic success and then it'll be ported to VR2 to fill out a window of releases.

No thanks, a lot of good games out there minus the pretentiousness.

I might play his next shameless self-promotion documentary though, that is some good fiction

This might become one of my favorites games ever.

I have such an admiration for the first game which was fun and educational. It immersed me in a believable universe and helped shape my understanding of life in Bohemia.

It is a day one purchase for me + all eventual DLC. So stoked!

I tried Greedfall for free, and I even finished it I think. Or got quite far. It was rough. I like to hear about the improvement to combat, but I think the developer will need to restart a new IP on the basis of everything the studio have learned and honed further for me to be interested.

I am one of those who was put off by the cards mechanic.

I love X-COM 2 and jumped into the demo excited, quickly left with the feeling this isn't for me. I'd rather play more X-COM 2.

I think Sony is going to deploy more games day 1 on multiple platforms.

Arrowhead has shown a way forward in terms of interactive storytelling that has been fun following from a distance.

I didn't do my part for democracy, but it IS an eye-catching title that would be prime material for a subscription -based service the moment the sales have declined.

I bet there'll be an idea to try and develop this game into something people want to throw additional money after. Like expansions or season passes.

@Weez
Yeah, that is the real issue, you're right.
Did they give them money back? Can people just use another country's storefront? Or will it somehow geolock!?

Yes, I support a man who supports his community's best interests. Although, not signing up for PSN is the smallest hill imaginable that you can die on (which he did).

Geez, I don't know if a man that incites his community for such a small thing, that might help the developer keep a clean game without consequences for ingame bullying, deserves his job!?

I am still convinced that people were upset to sign up for PSN because of stubbornness... "PC master race and all that jazz".

Am I mistaken?

Yeah, I think that MS as a console seller are through. They are transitioning to publishing and will cut down everything and move to AI instead.

As primarily an RPG-gamer I have the luxury of a having such a rich backlog coming out of a historically good year in 2023.

Not only that, but there are loads of games I haven't picked up yet, that I can't justify buying just yet.

I haven't even mentioned the replay values of currently owned games, but right now Fallout 4 is getting my attention in what could be my third playthrough.

The trolls are out in full force for this piece of news, and it shows exactly WHY I celebrate Xbox's transition to publisher. Every piece of news doesn't have to mired in polarising discussion.

The need for registration is because of moderation, the Arrowhead announcement declares. The good kind where trolls are handed a ban on playing for ruining others' experience.

I am surprised that so many people frequented a game review site to spend 5 minutes bombing the game they enjoy instead of... registering for 5 minutes.

I think these people are tip-toeing around the real issue. It isn't about the minor inconvenience or that select countries like Russia are banned. It is about their identities as non-playstaytion players. Sony should not reconsider, them rage it out for a week.

@Jay767

Yes! Basically, PlayStation won the console wars, proclaimed Microsoft recently. The moderation in here acts like it is a novel and dangerous thought, but the proof is that all the trolls are gone and that is a great thing. Less strife, less negative engagement.

And is it illegal in here to say "No thanks" to the boat simulator and Toy Story knockoff?

@Godot25

I think there are plenty of different folks who might be interested in some titles and not others. My previous post indicated that Microsoft is a publisher now, 'meeting players where they are'. And are awarded shiny stickers of recommendation from salesmen all over. 😂 That doesn't make them any better than the multitudes of quality games out there.

I had to see for myself. I am very fond of this game and it is the definitive experience locked on a Sony console for sure.

Here are my observations:

• It feels like playing fallout 4 the way it was intended. It runs smoothly and loads quickly. Little things like a barrel or two rolling down stream near sanctuary I never noticed before because the game couldn't do it on PS4!
• Because of the extra horsepower I was blown away by a radiation storm hitting my shelter in Sanctuary. I noticed a crackle of thunder and the grass legit MOVED in the wind and the skies and surrounding became distorted. Very impressive. Again, it is like how it was meant to be in the first place.
• Facial animations are way better. I feel like I saw Preston Garvey and Mama Murphy for the first time and their acting was actually great!
• Gunplay is better, but aiming is hard!

Lars Lossgefors more like...

Wow, this is maybe my most anticipated game ever😍😍😍😍

And choosing to built faithfully on what made the original great and polish on that is just an amazing decision.

I can't wait to get to buy it. Definitely preorder or day 1 purchase. I would be a sucker for gear as reward for early opt-in.

Thanks to Warhorse🎉🎉

This game has to be good to justify having a 'season pass'. Obviously, games can be ongoing even if they focus on single player content and most games are not finished at the time of publishment. Most games also offer paid DLC pretty regularly which lessens the controversy.

I will rely on video games journalists to tell me if this is a positive or a negative.

I got onboard the fallout franchise by trying and really loving Fallout 4.

I was not coloured by earlier experiences, but I felt encouraged to try New Vegas and Fallout 3, and eventually Fallout 76.

My favourite is still the fourth one, so for old times sake, I'll maybe start it up to see if I can spot a single improvement.

That makes a lot of sense. Those titles would have been regarded highly by platform users. I wish I was as interested in gaming and having a portable console like Vita back then when it needed my support.

I am absolutely thrilled for this!

I predict an absolute riot when we get our first look at

• Hiroki Totoki's literature club
• PS5 Pro Remake of the Last of Us 2
  An extended look at an externally made CGI trailer for Fairgame$
• Marathon-Verb Concord

Oh man, if we get all of that, we'd be feasting!

This is a great little article, thanks!
The estimate that 60 per cent of live service gaming is going to older titles tells me a few things.

Firstly, it would seem that the "window" for when to release a live service game is difficult to get right. But the games are getting older, so with the right timing you might migrate an audience from one title to a new one that offers 'a newer and better experience'.

Secondly, and in fact to the contrary, it might show us that live services have a unique sticking power which has been evident with Rocket League, Counterstrike, Fortnite and Siege.

@__jamiie

First, thanks for providing the link.
Second, I think you just state a fact, whereas others want to start a debate on which is better. I cannot fault you for that, so my comment to you is now obsolete and also misleading. Sorry for that.

It is, however, an interesting question: who is stronger Sony or Nintendo. Their "specs" are as different as their consoles.

But yeah, we're done here.

@__jamiie

You clearly don't, and it is hilarious 😂

Your ability to argue has been reduced to "I know I am right." What about sharing a link to this factual information that you claim to have?

I'll admit to trolling the troll, here, but these answers you provide are a joke when the other part goes out of his way to demonstrate the facts that establish a premise.

Glad to see him leave, honestly.

I will remember Playstation's days of play during COVID where everyone could download some good games. That was pretty cool of them.

Recently, though, the many, many decisions that I don't agree with is what defines his legacy for me. That and him holding the controller most awkwardly.

It was only a matter of time before Epic and Microsoft (especially M$) would stop bankrolling their customers as well as the developers!

I don't understand why people won't use Epic over Steam though. It is just a storefront and why not keep two storefronts at least?

I can understand why xboys won't buy their games. They've subbed for nothing and stacked their memberships to last years upon years.

In general, the big companies are overpaying a segment of employees who enjoy mythological levels of idolation from an always news- and games starving media who has to rapidly burn through what can be month-long experiences.

X-COM 2 has a very big discount. I have all DLC and expired subscription, so now I have it for the times I am not subbed. I found out very late how good this game was, so if you need good, cheap strategy games this is the one for you!

My gut feeling was that the PS5 wasn't used optimally - interesting to hear from a reporter that some people in the industry may think the same.

Leaks have confirmed that a totally unnecessary mid-cycle refresh with a minimum of extra juice is already coming. This is maybe just further buffoonery from SONY who have been carefully ***** up their decisions for several years now at least to my liking. I stopped buying games all together and unsubscribed plus, although it is also because of a rock solid backlog. It doesn't really matter in the grand scheme of things.

Damn, I really thought they were actively expanding on BG3. This is a huge loss.

TL;DR 8/10 PushX

The attitude of the reporting is that any changes in staff spells doom for the games. Could be this was a positive change.

GRamarillo has interesting viewpoints, but I think that Sony's investments and decisions regarding their studios has been mindnumbingly stupid. The cherry on the turd has to Haven studios, and they are H I D I N G right now. The media are even protecting them. Everyone thought, "*****, Failgame$ look insanely dumb and a waste of money. Let's forget about them while the industry around them shrinks."

I see so much negativity in this thread. Pity.

1. The tech is good, and the game play can reach transformative levels.
2. The list of games is actually quite substantial and the potential for new titles to provide different or improved experiences are multitude.

You can talk about high prices and tough competition, or you could argue that the entire industry is less than expected, but I wouldn't call it dead with a straight face.

Good timing for this title.

The success of 2077's 2.0 and Phantom Liberty -release will leave many, like me, starved for content in the same vein. Of course, it won't be like an CDPR RPG but a clever and engaging detective story will placate the more mature gamer's palate.

My eyes are on this title now.

Not currently on a subscription, but adding Marvel's Midnight Suns to extra and Ace Attorney to premium does make me think about resubbing. But, yeah, enjoy everyone

I carried out the betrayal of a character in my cyberpunk DLC ending. Now I have two characters, male and female who each took a different binary choice path way to the endings.

So, I finally tried the Devil ending which made me stop up and reflect on all the dilemmas and choices that made up that playthrough.

I still need to see out 2 different endings, but my first ending with Lesbian V was very special and good. The other male ending V was tough in a good way.

That means I am so close to seeing "all" of the story this game offers. The size of this game is such that there are still things I didn't see or do and lots of skills I haven't fully tried out.

I set out to be done with Cyberpunk but... you can never truly finish this game I feel. There's still 30-40 hours of Nomad path to try when all is said and done. I want to go back to Baldur's Gate III soon. Or Forbidden West. Considering to restart both games because of the time spent away from them.

I love everything Viking so Valhalla should have been right up my alley. And when it came to PS PLUS I dove straight in, and my overall experience is the following:

I didn't like it. Other games had better story, a more interesting map and scenery (this was too big!), better combat- and stealth mechanics and so on. I really wanted to like it, but I stopped around the 4-7 hour mark satisfied with the fact I would miss out on it if it somehow improved over play time. If the world doesn't give me the perfect Viking game, I might in the future revisit this game for a second opinion.