Too bad I can't know which 'certain point' it is without looking it up and getting spoiled.
Mine did shut down at one point, but I attributed it to the day's heat and playing for many hours in a row rather than the fight itself, because it happened to be a rather mundane encounter - far removed from this game's spectacular clashes.
My story progress according to PS5 is 77% incidentally, but my one crash happened a lot earlier.
Either a remaster or a remake would be cool by me. I completed RDR2 last year and enjoyed it, so it'd be nice to play its chronological sequel on modern systems with a face lift.
Hopefully it'll be done in-house and not outsourced to the likes of the team who botched the GTA Trilogy, though.
Square was probably projecting about 10 quadrillion copies sold as per usual so they'll likely be disappointed, but 3 million for a PS5 exclusive in less than a week sounds pretty damn good.
"We're just trying to help the gaming industry grow and evolve, I swear we're not trying to create a monopoly. Will these secret emails about how we want to spend our competition out of business convince you that I'm being sincere?"
If securing Starfield was the whole point, wouldn't it have been more reasonable to just buy exclusivity for that game (timed or otherwise) instead of the whole ass company? As much as Microsoft loves throwing money around willy-nilly, I think they're just making an excuse here.
It was a silly statement to make, or to take at face value really.
I assumed there would be some sort of early patch because there are always things to improve upon on games this big. I'm just glad the version that went gold is polished enough that only minor tweaks are required.
I wonder if stores that break street dates actually get punished at all, or blacklisted. It happens so often you would think they all see zero risk in doing it.
@WallyWest I was talking in general, but in Diablo's case specifically, give it a while. Plenty of games withhold pay-to-win schemes during launch period to ensure good press and reception, then implement them later. A story older than time.
Not that I care about Diablo, but it's always hilarious to me when this excuse is used for any game.
If the issue truly were that the less efficient dungeons are being ignored by players, then work on making those more efficient and fun to farm on, instead of making the current favorites worse.
It's got nothing to do with keeping a balance between areas, it's just about increasing the grind a.k.a. engagement time of as many users as possible - and, needless to say, tempting them more towards microtransactions.
I wonder for how long. Many people got Premium when the service began or got it as a continuation of PS Now, so the question is whether they'll renew when that period's over.
And sure, of course it'd be a "pleasant surprise" to offer a garbage tier with garbage updates as the most expensive option on your service and have it be the most popular option. It's almost free money.
It'd have been absolutely weird to make Yuffie's chapter PS5 exclusive only to then make the next full game cross-gen. It'd be like Horizon 3 being available on PS4 after Burning Shores already made the leap forward.
At least the series isn't completely forgotten. This 4-5-6 collection was also in that Capcom leak from years ago, so fingers crossed once more that Ace Attorney 7 is indeed real as well.
Kind of funny how this game only ever gets updates when they want to say it's been delayed. Some sparse gameplay footage this time at least, but it didn't tell me much at all.
I remember being pretty excited about the idea of an Atlus fantasy game when that was teased ages ago, and today the wait paid off. Looks really cool, keeping an eye on it for sure.
I wonder if the potential benefit of press related to the announcements being focused on just their platform for like 24 hours is worth the price they pay for that "exclusivity".
@Splat This is being released on November, Ishin (a remaster of an existing game) launched on February, and the previous Like a Dragon game launched on January 2020.
I'd be more concerned about your warped perception of time than the status of these devs.
I'm always up for some more Bloodborne/Souls-inspired indies - recently completed Thymesia and had a good time, still need to get around to Steelrising. Hopefully Lies of P will be good as well.
I haven't looked at any of its trailers in a while.
Ultimately I'll leave it to the upcoming demo to sell me on the game, I'd rather get excited about FFXVI via my own gameplay than via what amounts to curated spoilers.
Once again I wonder what the point of Sony specifically hyping up the Days of Play sale is, because here's yet another big sale that blows that one out of the water.
I feel like the "cooperate with party members in closer ways" bit might be referring to a system similar to what Yuffie and Sonon had on her DLC campaign.
This has been a rather bizarre marketing strategy indeed, and I guess these daily "updates" might or might not culminate in an actual trailer/presentation.
Preposterous. They have no idea what they're doing with this franchise. I didn't sign up to FF for no fancy schmancy "narrative developments", please bring back the times when the series was just a still picture of a blank wall.
Trek to Yomi's the kind of game that I was always deciding whether to buy or not every time it was on sale. Getting it via Plus settles the matter and saves me some money, so that's nice. I'll probably start it as soon as they give it away.
I don't care about the other two games, but 1 out of 3 is good enough for an Essential drop.
I always find it funny when these articles about Naka's arrest are accompanied by photos of him wearing the Balan top hat, because it makes him look like a cartoon con artist who just failed at his latest scheme.
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Re: Final Fantasy 16 Is Overheating and Crashing PS5 Consoles Completely
@Kevw2006 I appreciate the reply. Nothing concrete for me to worry about for the rest of my playthrough then, good news.
Re: Final Fantasy 16 Is Overheating and Crashing PS5 Consoles Completely
Too bad I can't know which 'certain point' it is without looking it up and getting spoiled.
Mine did shut down at one point, but I attributed it to the day's heat and playing for many hours in a row rather than the fight itself, because it happened to be a rather mundane encounter - far removed from this game's spectacular clashes.
My story progress according to PS5 is 77% incidentally, but my one crash happened a lot earlier.
Re: There's Already Concern Over Crash Team Rumble's Future
20-30 people watching on Twitch for a newly released multiplayer game is actually not just bad, but abysmal.
Re: PS Plus Extra, Premium Lose These 10 PS5, PS4 Games Next Month
Thinking of trying at least the first Bioshock and Raiden V.
Re: New Korean Rating for Red Dead Redemption Has Fans Hoping for a Remaster
Either a remaster or a remake would be cool by me. I completed RDR2 last year and enjoyed it, so it'd be nice to play its chronological sequel on modern systems with a face lift.
Hopefully it'll be done in-house and not outsourced to the likes of the team who botched the GTA Trilogy, though.
Re: PS Plus Essential Games for July 2023 Leaked Early
Cheers for Alan Wake, I was hoping that'd be coming sooner or later since the sequel's releasing soon. I guess I'll see what the series is all about.
Might give Endling a try as well. Good month.
Re: PS5 Exclusive Final Fantasy 16 Hits a Slightly Skewed 3 Million Sales at Launch
Square was probably projecting about 10 quadrillion copies sold as per usual so they'll likely be disappointed, but 3 million for a PS5 exclusive in less than a week sounds pretty damn good.
Re: Microsoft's Potential Game Plan in 2020: 'Spend Sony Out of Business'
"We're just trying to help the gaming industry grow and evolve, I swear we're not trying to create a monopoly. Will these secret emails about how we want to spend our competition out of business convince you that I'm being sincere?"
Re: SEGA and Bungie Were On Microsoft's Shopping List in 2020, Xbox Emails Show
Gross. Hands off my Like a Dragon and SMT.
Re: Xbox Insinuates It Bought Bethesda to Block Starfield PS5 Console Exclusivity
If securing Starfield was the whole point, wouldn't it have been more reasonable to just buy exclusivity for that game (timed or otherwise) instead of the whole ass company? As much as Microsoft loves throwing money around willy-nilly, I think they're just making an excuse here.
Re: Unsurprisingly, There'll Be No E3 in 2024 or 2025
Can't wait for the ESA to announce E3's return in 2026 and for everyone to bail out again as the memes pour in.
Re: Indiana Jones Game Deal Amended to Exclude PS5, PS4
Oh no, not the licensed garbage, you can't take that away from PS! You monsters!
Re: "We've Lost the Console Wars," Says Trillion Dollar Underdog Xbox
The saddest part of this is them actually using the term "console wars". This has now officially devolved into an argument between manchildren.
Re: Poll: Are You Playing Final Fantasy 16?
Yup, having good fun with it so far.
Re: YouTuber Yong Yea Is the New English Voice of Kazuma Kiryu
Nice for Yong to keep picking up major roles. As always, though, I'll play LaD in Japanese.
Re: The Calisto Protocol's Story DLC Is a Timed PS5, PS4 Exclusive for, Er, 48 Hours
Callisto Protocol is a huge deal so I'm sure everyone's going to care a lot about a DLC coming two days sooner, right?
Re: So, Final Fantasy 16 Will Have a Day One Patch on PS5 After All
It was a silly statement to make, or to take at face value really.
I assumed there would be some sort of early patch because there are always things to improve upon on games this big. I'm just glad the version that went gold is polished enough that only minor tweaks are required.
Re: Poll: Are You Happy with Your PS Plus Extra, Premium Games for June 2023?
Sure, I'll play a bunch of them, starting with The Talos Principle.
And I've already completed Inscryption myself (twice...), but it's an awesome addition to the catalogue.
Re: Final Fantasy 16 Dev Pleads for Cooperation As PS5 Game Leaks
I wonder if stores that break street dates actually get punished at all, or blacklisted. It happens so often you would think they all see zero risk in doing it.
Re: Blizzard Nerfs Dungeons to Stop Rampant Diablo 4 XP Farming
@WallyWest I was talking in general, but in Diablo's case specifically, give it a while. Plenty of games withhold pay-to-win schemes during launch period to ensure good press and reception, then implement them later. A story older than time.
Re: Blizzard Nerfs Dungeons to Stop Rampant Diablo 4 XP Farming
Not that I care about Diablo, but it's always hilarious to me when this excuse is used for any game.
If the issue truly were that the less efficient dungeons are being ignored by players, then work on making those more efficient and fun to farm on, instead of making the current favorites worse.
It's got nothing to do with keeping a balance between areas, it's just about increasing the grind a.k.a. engagement time of as many users as possible - and, needless to say, tempting them more towards microtransactions.
Re: Xbox Had Embargoed Persona Dev's Metaphor: ReFantazio After All, as Fantasy RPG Is Confirmed for PS5, PS4
Hope it was worth the dough, MS.
Re: PS Plus Premium Has a 'Bigger Share' of Subscribers than PS Plus Extra, Says Sony
I wonder for how long. Many people got Premium when the service began or got it as a continuation of PS Now, so the question is whether they'll renew when that period's over.
And sure, of course it'd be a "pleasant surprise" to offer a garbage tier with garbage updates as the most expensive option on your service and have it be the most popular option. It's almost free money.
Re: There's Growing Concern Over Persona Dev's Metaphor: ReFantazio Being an Xbox Exclusive
They probably paid for a longer embargo on that one since it's the biggest Atlus announcement out of the three.
Re: No, Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth Is Definitely Not Releasing on PS4
It'd have been absolutely weird to make Yuffie's chapter PS5 exclusive only to then make the next full game cross-gen. It'd be like Horizon 3 being available on PS4 after Burning Shores already made the leap forward.
Re: Lord of the Rings Needs to Be the Biggest Game Franchise in the World, Says Embracer
Nothing quite like the hubris of a clueless big corporation.
Re: Preview: Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective Demo Is a Short But Sweet Taste of a Cult Classic
Ghost Trick was a very neat game, glad it'll reach more players now.
Re: Hold It! Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney Trilogy Brings the Later Games to PS4 in 2024
At least the series isn't completely forgotten. This 4-5-6 collection was also in that Capcom leak from years ago, so fingers crossed once more that Ace Attorney 7 is indeed real as well.
Re: PS5 Title Pragmata Finally Reappears Only to Confirm an Indefinite Delay
Kind of funny how this game only ever gets updates when they want to say it's been delayed. Some sparse gameplay footage this time at least, but it didn't tell me much at all.
Re: Poll: What Do You Think of the Final Fantasy 16 PS5 Demo?
It sold me on the game, enough said.
Re: Persona Dev's Project Re Fantasy Finally Revealed as a Ridiculous Looking Turn-Based RPG
I remember being pretty excited about the idea of an Atlus fantasy game when that was teased ages ago, and today the wait paid off. Looks really cool, keeping an eye on it for sure.
Re: Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth Is the Next Mainline Game as Ichiban Goes Nude on a Beach
How great would it be if he met here with the student guy from the previous game and he were the one to teach him some English?
"GO GO GO. GO YOUR WAY. BELIEVE IN YOURSELF!!!"
Re: Don't Panic if Third-Party Games Aren't Immediately Announced for PS5, PS4 in the Aftermath of Xbox Showcase
I wonder if the potential benefit of press related to the announcements being focused on just their platform for like 24 hours is worth the price they pay for that "exclusivity".
Re: Sorry Physical Fans! The New Like a Dragon May Be Digital Only on PS5, PS4
Sucks for the guys who strictly prefer physical. On a personal note I've been buying RgG games digitally for a while anyway, so it doesn't affect me.
Re: Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name Launches 9th November
@Splat This is being released on November, Ishin (a remaster of an existing game) launched on February, and the previous Like a Dragon game launched on January 2020.
I'd be more concerned about your warped perception of time than the status of these devs.
Re: Tekken 8 Closed Beta Test Confirmed for PS5, and You Need to Register Quick
Thanks for the heads-up, registered for PS5. With the way these things go I bet I'm too late already, but might as well try to get in.
Re: Baby Steps Is the Weirdest PS5 Game You'll See Today
I actually really like Getting Over It, so this has my attention.
Re: Poll: Was Summer Game Fest 2023 a Sizzler or a Wash Out?
Gaiden, Rebirth and the Lies of P demo made it okay. For the most part, I had the showcase on mute.
Re: Bloodborne-Style Pinocchio Action RPG Lies of P Looks Locked for 19th September PS5, PS4 Release
I'm always up for some more Bloodborne/Souls-inspired indies - recently completed Thymesia and had a good time, still need to get around to Steelrising. Hopefully Lies of P will be good as well.
Re: Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name Can't Erase Release Date Leak
Cautiously optimistic about this new Joryu lad, seems to be a cool dude.
Re: Square Enix Doesn't Think You've Seen Enough Final Fantasy 16 PS5 Gameplay
I haven't looked at any of its trailers in a while.
Ultimately I'll leave it to the upcoming demo to sell me on the game, I'd rather get excited about FFXVI via my own gameplay than via what amounts to curated spoilers.
Re: PS Store's Double Discounts Sale Crashes PS5, PS4 Prices for PS Plus Subscribers
Once again I wonder what the point of Sony specifically hyping up the Days of Play sale is, because here's yet another big sale that blows that one out of the water.
Re: Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth PS5 Has 'New Comrades' You Can 'Cooperate With'
I feel like the "cooperate with party members in closer ways" bit might be referring to a system similar to what Yuffie and Sonon had on her DLC campaign.
Re: This New PS Plus Premium Free Trial Is Rather Pitiful
Depending on who you ask, that might not even be long enough to step out of Character Creation.
Re: Odd Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth Quotes Continue, Don't Need to Play the First Remake
This has been a rather bizarre marketing strategy indeed, and I guess these daily "updates" might or might not culminate in an actual trailer/presentation.
Re: Breaking: Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth Will Have a Story
Preposterous. They have no idea what they're doing with this franchise. I didn't sign up to FF for no fancy schmancy "narrative developments", please bring back the times when the series was just a still picture of a blank wall.
Re: Square Enix Allegedly 'Slightly Panicking' About Final Fantasy 16 PS5 Pre-Orders
One can only hope the game will sell like hotcakes, as a giant middle finger to the perceived importance of preorders.
Re: Poll: Are You Happy with Your PS Plus Essential Games for June 2023?
Trek to Yomi's the kind of game that I was always deciding whether to buy or not every time it was on sale. Getting it via Plus settles the matter and saves me some money, so that's nice. I'll probably start it as soon as they give it away.
I don't care about the other two games, but 1 out of 3 is good enough for an Essential drop.
Re: Sonic Creator Yuji Naka Could Face Over Two Years in Prison
I always find it funny when these articles about Naka's arrest are accompanied by photos of him wearing the Balan top hat, because it makes him look like a cartoon con artist who just failed at his latest scheme.
Re: Out Today: We Love Katamari Reroll + Royal Reverie Revives a Classic with New Content on PS5, PS4
Already playing and having a grand time.