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Nice to see the champion isn't wasted on the regular edition cover. Still not buying an EA-published game though lol.

You just know development is absolutely ****ed when, at your biggest showcase of the year, you cannot show gameplay for a game supposed to be in beta in under three months.

No release date either. I feel so bad for the many Singaporeans Ubisoft put through years of crunch for this.

Shades of Game Freak, remaking Ruby/Sapphire rather than Emerald so they could cut more corners. Despite FR/LG and HG/SS already existing.

Do the vast majority of people prefer to play the original over FES/Portable? Then why remake the inferior title? Disappointing.

Persona and Like A Dragon at the XBox show rather than at the PS one.... what a shame.

The devs have an excellent Discord where they've actively taken (American Fugitive) community feedback, really hope this new game does well. Definite play for me if it hits PS Plus Extra.

The live service market is hardly expanding to the best of my knowledge.

Yet new games are constantly released that want a slice of the pie. To be successful, these titles need to pinch players from other live service games. To that end, where does Foamstars to get its playerbase from? Fortnite? Apex?

It looks a lot less awful than Fairgame$, but by jove, I don't expect this one to survive for long.

The creator of Sonichu went to jail for a while, very poetic that Sonic's also stays behind bars.

And he will. Japan's justice system is nuts - something crazy like 99% of people accused will also be found guilty.

I spent most of the trailer's runtime trying to match it to one of Ubisoft's IPs, what a horrendous waste of time. DOA.

Sorry, this is being filed under 'C' for 'Cringe'.

Just need confirmation of David Hayter returning now.

Nathan Drake Collection is doing the same thing for me, it's not too big of an issue really as the game graciously pauses itself as you get kicked out.

I can wholeheartedly agree with this, although my decision to stack five years' worth of Now membership at 60 EUR p/a to get access to Premium helps.

I insist on getting the Platinum for every game I play, and Plus ensures I likely won't have to spend a single extra dime until 2027 unless there's a game I really can't wait to play or don't expect to be on the service (Madden NFL being an example of a title I got a cheap physical disc of due to this reasoning).

Oh.... right, this game exists still.

I paid for 5 years of Plus Premium upfront by stacking PS Now cards. At the discounted online price I got them, that was maybe 270 Euro? I'm all set until 2027 - so perhaps I'm part of the slowing growth?

But then again, PS Plus is the only entertainment service I've ever subbed to - and always upfront, turning automatic renewal off is always the first thing I do when I restarted membership in the past. No Netflix or the like either - that content is available for free if parrots are your pet of choice. Same for football, NFL, and especially Formula 1. Come to think of it, I don't even have a phone plan; I just mooch my company's unlimited plan and they don't say anything because I'm a bit too irreplaceable to fire.

I feel enough despair travelling the actual line from time to time when work forces me to, might have to pass on the opportunity to relive the dread on a home console.

16 years later, I will still go to bat for the KZ2 campaign. That entire journey was just chef's kiss. Such a shame they changed the writing team and delivered a much less memorable, much more generic story for KZ3.

KZ2 as a whole was peak PS3 for me, I think. Really sad I couldn't get the Plat done before server shutdown. Both the base and DLC maps were fantastic. Beachhead's probably my fave map, best level in the singleplayer is The Cruiser. Something very awe-inspiring about those ISA ships, vertically positioned in the atmosphere above Helghan.

Got my fingers crossed for a new Killzone being one of Sony's many live service projects. Ideally one that reboots the series so we can forget about 3.

Played Metro 2033 Redux and Tour de France and completed them, not fussed about the rest leaving.

I'll take Riders Republic, but not much interest in anything else on offer here

Dishonored showing up there - I 100% it on PS3, including the Dunwall Trials. Never again.

Jedi is cool, but have you considered remaking Star Wars Bounty Hunter? For those with the higher tiers of Plus, it's in the Game Collection, give it a try.

And why couldn't this be available at launch? Sony has been riding the series hard as far as inclusion on Premium goes - I assume they plan months and months ahead, so to release this past launch window - when most die-hards will have finished the game - is disappointing.

I hate FIFA and EA equally.... it has been quite the conundrum, trying to pick a side in this stupid feud.

I might just go play bowls.

Might play it if user-generated content makes the Plat quick and of trivial difficulty. Easy pass otherwise.

Ended up pretty much Platinum'ing Battlefield three times.... just some cleaning up left to do. Won't ever bother with the other two, but this has been a terrific month for me.

Credit for the effort put into the tiles, some different sizes among the lot. Lack of a Plat is surprising, I can't recall a single instance where one was added to an existing Trophy list that lacked it.

Same issue as with Saints Row; promise and/or sell a season pass before release, then be held to it when the game flops badly. I appreciate that a lot of planning and resourcing goes into DLC, which are still massive projects even if smaller than a main game, but it's still unfortunate.

Did they sell a season pass before release that promised this content and thus makes them legally responsible for delivering it (or issue refunds)? If yes, I wonder whether they're now regretting committing to it.

The Ezio games were drab and repetitive, as were the games that followed the trilogy up until Origins. Mind, it didn't get better after - Odyssey and Valhallah were different but not exactly great in my mind.

Given that the last 'old-style' game - Syndicate - came out seven-and-a-half years ago, I question whether people A. haven't just moved and B. whether the old formula will still hold up anno 2023.

I cringe every time I remember this game. Server shutdown within 24 months of release, guaranteed.

Not one for me, most likely. Looking forward to learning what other games will accompany it in April.

The football publication I read is already using AI for match reports. The revolution can't be stopped.

'We’d like to think EA will at least discount these titles before they’re gone'

@get2sammyb I'm 99% sure Sony actually no longer allows for discounts on the PS3 and Vita storefronts. Supposedly permanent price drops are still okay but no publisher bothers.

Just 19? The Madden Trophy lists have become heavily truncated as well - they used to have 40 Trophies but Madden 22 (on PS4) went as low as 17. They just can't be bothered but perhaps it's for the best.

We should re-normalize and expect any given Platinum to involve 100% completion or an otherwise equivalent metric; Plats should reward dedication and skill.

If not, their existence and you unlocking them is even more meaningless than collecting digital stamps already is

I don't see how they can top WoA anyway - neither the second nor third installment topped the Hokkaido map for that matter. But hey ho, WoA has so much content, you're only allowed to complain once you unlock every last challenge.

I am nuts. I am playing the PS4/EU and PS5 stacks of Battlefield 2042 for the Plats on both, and I took out a month of PS Plus Essential on my American dummy account to then also play the PS4/NA stack. Doing stuff three times over.

Hated these from the very first time I saw one, such soulless, soulless designs. Those beady eyes. All the knock-offs are horrendous too. The West could do with a reset in terms of what we do and don't value when it comes to material possessions. Vinyl figures, artificially scarce or not, ain't it.

Should the planet not melt down completely and humanity die out, whatever apex predator comes after us eons from now will wonder whether they happened upon a mass grave when they find this landfill.

He's done for then, the Japanese justice system will have a field day with this.

I'm a Yakuza 5 apologist. Maybe it's the trauma of having spent years praying for it to come over to the West. Five cities in one game, including three new ones? Plus a snowy mountain village? Come now, how could I resist? Yakuza 0 is a solid 2nd best. Everything else got an 8 or 9.

Couldn't bear scoring any of these lower than an 8. Please add Dead Souls though, it is ultimately part of the series - if Ishin and the Judgments are there, you can't exclude Dead Souls.

Glad to see all the LADs have been buying Ishin, 8th on this chart really isn't that bad for a semi-budget remaster/remake of a ten year old game.

@ErrantRob Leave it for until it inevitably comes to one of the PS Plus tiers somewhere in 2024. If they still haven't fixed the many glitched Trophies, just skip it entirely.

Interesting banner image to accompany the article. What manga is that average VR enjoyer from?

I'm not crying, you're crying.

Will play it when I get through Kiwami 2 and Lost Judgment.... might even play the remaster of 4 first. So glad the series is doing so well in the West.

Why use key art? Why not use the opportunity for something new? I know it's cheap and all, but c'mon

And they still won't fix the glitched Trophies in Exodus. Just like how the original version of Last Light still has issues with its DLC too.

I wish 4A the best, but honestly, they need to work on their QA processes.

The Curator's Cut didn't change that much for Man of Medan, would expect the same here.

Wonder why they couldn't have just included the Friend Pass at launch. Besides wanting shift more copies in the release window, of course. Oh, there's the reason.

@thefourfoldroot1 I've played the series in release order starting from 3 back in 2010, but broke the sequence to play Judgment and LAD before Kiwami 2. Looking to get back on track and go K2 -> LJ -> Ishin Kiwami -> Gaiden -> 8 -> Kiwami 3 (PLEASE).

I also own Kenzan, but no Trophies to be had there.

FoTNS I don't really consider part of the series (although I acknowledge that that is simply my personal bias), and I can't see myself tucking into it unless RGG stops releasing games on Playstation/PC.

@Pepsiman_100 Trophies, orginally at least, were meant to serve as rewards for beating tough challenges, and badges of honour to be worn by those who were up for it.

As such, I don't think it's unreasonable to ask for 100% completion of a game in return for the Plat, even if some minigames and most Ultimate Challenges can be infuriating. The Yakuza games are tough in many different ways, but they're hardly on the level of, say, Super Meat Boy.

Platinum Trophies I have;

• 3
• 4
• Dead Souls
• 5
• 0
• Kiwami
• 6
• 7
• Judgment [PS5]

Saving Kiwami 2 for my 150th Platinum milestone. Bring Ishin on, fear is an emotion entirely alien to me.

I'm extremely near-sighted, can I use PSVR2 without my prescription glasses?

Absolutely zero interest in playing any of these, but I'm over the moon for everyone who is excited by this selection.

Something decent for Premium now, please?