Excess

My fondest memories of SEGA games are all in the racing genre. They did some really amazing stuff back in the day. I’m sure the developers who actually worked on them have moved on, but I’d still be interested if Daytona, SEGA Rally, or Virtua Racing were revived in addition to Crazy Taxi.

Yes, I’m also voting with my wallet and getting this today. Hopefully, Sony gets the message.

My PS5 works perfectly fine so if Sony wants to sell me on a Pro, they need to show some software that takes advantage of it. Until then, my wallet stays closed.

Soundtrack doesn’t fit? What does that mean?

Show off some games that take advantage of a PS5 Pro and I’ll consider it. Until then, I’m perfectly happy with the base PS5.

With the Chinese government’s recent crackdown on gaming wiping out nearly $54 billion of Tencent’s value, this is actually not that surprising.

I decided to downgrade to Essential when I had to renew last week. Pretty happy with that decision right now.

@Amusei Yes exactly, but they’re hitting some kind of uncanny valley here that rubs me the wrong way when realistic graphics meet janky animation. This is on PS5 after all, it’s not like they couldn’t detect that the character is up against a wall and should react to that.

This is probably going to be an unpopular opinion, but the juggling against the wall at the 1 min mark really bothers me. With such realistic graphics, why does this have to look so bad? At least they could have added a little variation instead of repeating the same animation?

Of course, I’m still looking forward to the game and Kuma’s cool and all.

This is just sad.

I don’t see any mention of the aggressive monetization in Push Square’s review. Were they added after launch or is that an oversight on the reviewer’s part?

Maybe I’m just getting old, but the amount of killing in the majority of the games on display made everything blur together to the point where I was unsure what I was looking at. It felt like a nice breather whenever a racing game or platformer showed up 😅

This needs to stop. The only way they can justify this is by going free-to-play.

Did everybody forget about WipeOut Omega Collection? That was released only 6 years ago.
In comparison, it’s been 20 years since F-Zero GX 😢

At this point, Naughty Dog must be starting to feel a little embarrassed…

I’ll wait for them to actually show some games that take advantage of the new hardware before considering an upgrade. I’m perfectly happy with the base model as is.

They better keep the micro transactions in their pants this time around. That sort of thing has no place in a LEGO game.

Why does this have an 18 rating?
Gameplay looks a little bland to me… virtually empty streets/ locations and no damage model on the cars.

Doesn’t work for me. It says I already used my free trial. I don’t have Apple One.

This is a great month for me. I loved the first Jurassic World Evolution, but never picked up the sequel. Trek to Yomi also managed to fly under my radar.

I think Lego Harry Potter is also on Extra. Surely, it’s not just leaving Premium?

I wonder what the thought process was behind this 😂 Sure, let’s take this enthusiastic group of young graduates and put them on… a port of Zool 😁

Can’t say I’m surprised, although this sure makes Geoff Keighley’s efforts seem all the more impressive.

A bit of a short run for WWE 2K22, wasn’t it?

Pretty cool to see Tchia launching into the service.

Yeah, this is a pass. Luckily, there are plenty of other games to play.

I’ll play it if it comes to PS Plus.

I found a good deal on Corsair’s MP600 Pro LPX 2TB. My internal storage has been maxed out for quite some time so I’m looking forward to not having to manage it all the time.

I hope some of the profits are donated to actual animal shelters. That would be a nice gesture.

I was hoping for Criterion to bring back some of the magic from their previous Need for Speed games. This trailer just makes me feel old 😄 I guess I can always go back to the excellent Hot Pursuit remaster.

I was a big fan of Top Gear Rally on the N64, but never played any of the older SNES titles. This might be worth a go if there’s more to the games than nostalgia.

Great games, I enjoyed them, but I look forward to the day Naughty Dog releases something new.

I find it amusing that Peppa Pig is on this list, but Returnal is not 😄

Alex Kidd was my first ever console game, built into the Sega Master System way back in the day. I don’t expect it to be any good, but I’d like to try it again for the nostalgia.

Put it on PS Plus Extra and I’ll play it.

I like Geoff, I really do. And I’m sure he’ll deliver a great show some day, but that was not today.
Thinking about this, I’d actually like to see Geoff host a dedicated Sony event with first party exclusives. I’m sure that would beat seeing Jim Ryan on stage.

What kind of monetization does this have? I hope they just sell costumes or something like that. If it’s pay-to-win then I’m not going to bother checking this out.

If true, I would be very happy with Crash 4. Never got around to play it.

Cease and desist in 3..2..1..

If the sense of speed in the actual game can match this, then sign me up! Looking forward to a review.

It felt like there were way too many shooters on display. Not much for me, but I appreciate the work Geoff puts into the show.

@get2sammyb The dev who did Turrican is Manfred Trenz, not Benz 😂
Anyway, while I was a huge Turrican fan, I never played this. Could be interesting if there’s more to this than just the nostalgia.

I’m voting for that big summer showcase just because I want to see that happen 😄

I generally don’t want to get invested in live service games because I simply don’t have the time to make it worth it. Traditional single player games are so much easier to drop in and out of without feeling left behind.

I’m excited for this, not because of the current gen focus, but because Criterion is at the helm again.

I thought it was a decent show, but the format really needs something exciting to close on. Like a “one more thing”-moment.

I played this a little on Apple Arcade, but it didn’t hold my interest for long. Maybe the console version is better?

Looking forward to giving Planet Coaster a go. To me, this is better than last month since I already had Dirt 5.

Yeah, I would argue that the output of these studios doesn’t even come close to “dwarfing” the first party output of Sony’s studios. Quantity over quality, nothing more.

I’d like to see Golden Abyss remastered. Never played that one.