Futureshark

Futureshark

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Re: Physical Games Represented Just 4% of Sales for PlayStation Last Quarter

Futureshark

The thing nowadays is that day 1 patches are so big and important now, it's almost like the physical disk is now just a 'key' that lets you use the installed software.
The actual code on the disc (especially after multiple patching or even almost game rewrites ala Cyberpunk) becomes old and irrelevant compared to the latest version.

So yes you own the 'key' to playing the game and a box to keep it in. For digital that key is electronic and you have no box (and no resale of said 'key' of course).

Re: Poll: Do You Think GTA 6 Will Release on PS4?

Futureshark

Of course it will, there's still a HUGE PS4 userbase out there which means even more $$$$$$$$.

GTA6 will still sell millions even if there's PS3 version, they don't care about new gen anymore or we would have seen PS5 exclusive DLC for GTA5, or at least decent ports of the GTA trilogy, RDR or even a 60fps RDR2 patch.

No it's all about the multiplayer and getting the player numbers high to get that large revenue stream from the start.

Re: PlayStation Users to Be Considered 'Part of the Xbox Community', Says Xbox Boss

Futureshark

Mr Delusional!!

I would think it's fairer to say with the massive hardware sales of the PS5 and the barebones mediocrity of the Xbox first party line up, that we should probably consider Xbox games part of the PlayStation community instead.

For example, it'd be a fascinating statistic to know how many PS5 owners bought an Xbox S/X to play Starfield, and then how many Xbox owners bought a PS5 to play Spider-man 2 (assuming they already didn't have both).

I bet it was the latter and by this statement I think Phil probably knows it too, hence the misguided belief that new Playstation users who already have Xbox's are now still part of the community.

Phil would make a great violinist of the string quartet who played while the Titanic sank.

Re: Housemarque to Establish 'the Nordics' Most Advanced Gaming Headquarters' in 2024

Futureshark

Returnal is such a wonderful game, the mechanics in it are quite brilliant and the gameplay itself is fantastic.

A hard but fair game, once you embrace it's roguelike nature and accept that 'dying' is actually part of the game progression you realise it really is one of the best shooters out there (IMHO).

Hollowseeker and Electropylon launcher for the win, things get alot easier once you get the Atropian Blade too.

Re: Techland Flaunts Surprisingly Robust Dying Light 2 Content Roadmap

Futureshark

@Neverwild
This!!

I got Assassins Creed Valhalla and kept putting it off as every time I finished my current game, I'd read there was a new 'update' or DLC for it, so I thought I'd wait until I could get the full experience.

Still not played it, been overtaken by other big hitters so basically sitting on the backlog and money poorly spent (will probably never get around to it now either).

Re: Unity Closes Multiple Offices, Cancels Town Hall Following Death Threat

Futureshark

@PixelDragon
you could well be right.

In the recent 'Harry & Megan' South Park episode, the bit that I thought hit the nail on the head was the branding agency helping all the clients, by listing each one as 'victim'.

Sadly it seems to be the state of the world where people who aren't really victims of anything at all want to gain attention and sympathy and this tactic seems to be the quickest way to do it.

Last quick example, a very famous BBC newsreader called Huw Edwards was recently outed as a major sex pest, funding teenage girls drug habits online to gain explicit photos as well as being inappropriate with young BBC staff as he believed he was effectively untouchable.
Once publicly named the narrative quickly changed to how his mental health had been affected by all the negative attention and we have to worry that he doesn't do anything silly before checking into a mysterious rehab and the story buried.

Modern life eh?