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Now that’s out, get on with the PS5Pro Sony.
Probably a year from now, but would love an April 2024 release.

Absolute madness. Didn’t give a ****. Some of the decisions by these corps have some reasoning behind it (whether we like it or not), but there’s no logic here. It’s almost like ‘hey we’re going under let’s make as much money as possible & burn everything down with no regard to anyone’.

They’ll still be publishing. Any dev that goes with them only has themselves to blame.
As a fellow German I could not be more disappointed. Hope the government steps in as I believe part of the dev cost came from a grant.

Amazing month if true. 2 from the wishlist, 2 from the would try pile.

If this included P5 Tactics I’d be all over it.
I’ll probably get this when it drops down to half price.

@J2theEzzo Yep it’s been too long but you could do something similar with the in-battle fusions as well.

Although my favourites were probably Ultimate gohan & SS2 Teen Gohan. Great times.

I’m sort of in a AC mood with the release of Mirage, so I might start AC odyssey today.

@J2theEzzo The load-outs tied to transformations are the best aspect of the game.
You can make each form feel unique. One form standard, another melee, next glass cannon,… .

@Topov81 Yep efootball is still my go to.
Now if they finally added Master League it would be perfect.

Makes sense if Factions is on ice. Hopefully everyone affected can land on their feet.

@Mikey856 I’m sure it’ll be perfectly fine at launch. Within a year or so they usually put out a new model with slight changes for their hardware.
Sony puts out quality hardware so there shouldn’t be anything to worry about. I can wait a year for a slight price drop. I’m planning to use it mostly when the football is on so I can wait a bit.

I’ll be all over this when I get it. Sure it’s a luxury accessory, but gaming is a luxury hobby as it is.
Will probably wait for a revised model to come out first though, as this will be new ground for Sony.

@straw-hat-crew *YES! chant breaks out

@Grumblevolcano Thanks!
That’s more than I would’ve expected. Digital growth would’ve only been a few single digit percent. Interesting.

Any idea how it sold comparatively to FIFA23?
It’ll be interesting to see just how much that FIFA moniker is worth.

Wasn’t this featured on a SOP? Remember thinking that it looked pretty good. I’ll probably check it out.

If there was someone within Sony/PlayStation to take over permanently they would’ve announced it.
So count out Shu & Hulst. Sony might be holding interviews in-house, but I doubt it.

A Shawn Layden return would be ideal.

One of the main reasons why Sony/PlayStation were so dominant in Europe. He’s clearly very good at what he does- having been at Sony for 30+ years.

He’s was there at the conception of PSOne. Imagine the things he would have seen. Pitched ideas, early builds of cancelled games, etc. Shame we’ll never hear about it due to NDAs.

Thanks for all your hard work Jim 🍻.

Also is the new guy the money/finance guy?

Not my winner, but it deserves it. FromSoftware’s best game- even though Team Ninja did it better.

Callisto Protocol? Yes please.

Into my veins, dood!
Disgaea isn’t just a game. It’s a lifestyle.

Obviously go get paid what you’re worth, but the big corps. will try to hold out for as long as possible or just give them breadcrumbs. This is one of the major reasons Netflix has started pumping out K-dramas.
Not every actor can just sit at home. During the last major strike some actors & writers got 2nd jobs.

Selfishly I’m just glad the new season of It’s always Sunny got out before the strike.

Wonder how badly this will affect game dev time? Total standstill? You’d imagine Wolverine would be affected.

That’s a pretty terrible & overpriced special edition tbh.
SEGA did much better when they kept it in-house. Yakuza 6 is probably the best special edition I ever bought.

Never give into blackmail.
It sucks, but you can’t reward that behavior. It just feeds it.

Would love to know how much Hogwarts Legacy sold so far. 30million by the end of the year?
What an incredible success. Probably had WB think twice about selling off its games division.

Probably got a nice gig at NetEase.

Wonder what’ll happen to Bayonetta? Doubt he would be poached by Nintendo & Bayo without Kamiya isn’t going to work.

Finishing off Sea of Stars. Some Final Fantasy IX & Humanity & my weekend dose of efootbal24.

Good that Sony are messing around with the pricing scale again this gen.
Last gen the likes of R&C, Uncharted: LL, WipeOut & more ‘smaller’ first party games released at a more budget friendly price.

Maybe if Immortals of Aveum had launched at a similar price tag they wouldn’t have had to close down half the studio.

I’m busy with other games, but I’ll get it eventually.
Games that launch Day 1 on gamepass seem to get discounted quicker. Might pick it up around Christmas.

@RedShirtRod I mean people that frequent websites like PushSquare, Resetera, etc. probably are aware.
It’s in their financials.
It’s already been said that after the pandemic high these subscription services are already flattening out (little to no growth).
So these big corps have to increase the costs because these deals are expensive & they need to squeeze as much cash out from us consumers as possible.

Also there are plenty of people that just sign up for a month or two & then they’re done.
Do that with EA play retry much every year.

$300 mill for SW:Jedi Survivor? Just to put it Day 1 on Gamepass?
Horizon FW & TLOU:P2 entire budget was around $220mil.

Also they estimated it would cost $5mill for Badlur’s Gate 3. Think they might have been a bit off with that estimation😅

Sea of Stars & FFIX for the foreseeable future.
Some efootball 2024 as well. Trying to catch up with some of the weekly events.

Well the show started off with Baby Steps (literally) & I really started to fear for the worst.
But they turned it around. One of the better SOPs. 7/10.

I can’t wait till February🤩

Terrible name, but it looks great. On the watchlist.

Stellar Blade release date? FFVII Rebirth before TGS as well- so that’s a lock.
Sony is not going to have a first party showcase just before Spider-Man 2 comes out.
Would take too much attention away from it.
There’ll likely be a Spidey 2 SOP just before launch as well.

@ChakaL00T Isn’t 2-3 games in what you say is a bad month enough to hold you over?

I’m in the same boat. NieR Replicant & 13 sentinels & maybe Star Ocean Divine Force.
That would probably take me around 1 1/2months. As an early adopter I can barely keep up.

Love the beeping beep.

@Smiffy01 When they first marketed NieR Replicant they called it a game that would be somewhere between a remaster & remake.
The version number is the square root of 1.5.
Pretty clever really.

Great month if true.
Always wanted to try NieR Replicant & 13 Sentinels. Never played Star Ocean before so might give that a go as well.

@Quintumply Just in time for Roblox dating😂.
https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/8/23864858/roblox-ceo-prediction-adults-dating-experiences-rdc-2023

Been on a bit of a JRPG kick lately so I’m going to continue on with the excellent Sea of Stars & Final Fantasy IX.

I’ll also be checking out the new season in efootball 2024.

@Cashews You know you do get something out of it once funded (if not money back). In this case £3 gets you a digital copy of the mag & it’s already funded.
Think that’s a better spend of capital than a Starbucks coffee.

Sure there’s a risk involved. That’s why you make informed purchasing decisions. Guy has a good track record & seemingly puts out quality stuff.
In most cases you get in on the ground floor at a cheaper price as well.

Also if it wasn’t for Kickstarter we wouldn’t have Shovel Knight 🤷‍♂️

He wrote the PS3 book, right?
Might get a digital copy. Only £3.

I’m knee-deep into FFVIII so mostly that. Might jump into Sea of Stars for a bit if I get bored.

Volition unfortunately just seemed stuck in the past. Agents of Mayhem to Saints Row reboot. Bomb after bomb.
Embracer really just wanted them for the IP & back catalogue.

It makes me fear for TimeSplitters.

@bindiana Yep that’s my plan. Extra is well worth it. No need to panic & give Sony money until you have to. You’ll be able to get it around, if not cheaper than the current price.

This is really a move to get all those newcomers that’ll be jumping on board during the holidays & when Spidey 2 is out.

I’m paid up till May for Extra, so probably around Black Friday/the holidays I’ll keep my eyes peeled for a deal for Extra.

Not really interested in Premium. I don’t think there’s anything that would get me to sub to that service, not even full PS3 bc would do it.

Nothing for me this month. Tried a bunch of times to get into Saints Row, but it’s just not for me.

Great stuff.
It had a little launch discount, but they still managed to pull in over $3mill in revenue in a single day.
They also got both the Gamepass & PS+ Extra money bag, as well as being funded successfully on Kickstarter.

Happy for the devs. They’ve probably secured their long term future already. It helps that the game turned out pretty great as well.

PSVR2 needs a shot in the arm.
If Astro can’t do it. No one can.

Day 1! Just waiting for the download…. .

EDIT: Available now!!!

Also this reminds me that I should probably finish The Messenger. Got about half way through, then stopped due to new games coming out.