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Honestly, lost count how many Nintendo-tropes were copied in this trailer! It looks fantastic...but mostly because of it's "inspiration."

I don't get it. Has there been a shift to 8K that I've missed?

Lol, a love letter is a pr way of saying exclusive. Hahaha.

This is one of my most anticipated games. The replay loop is one of my favourites. The subtle story diversions. The amount of different playstyles. I loved the first game along with all it's odd quirks and as such, I would actually be disappointed if they were removed lol. Hmm...the only thing that did irk me (and it's more at the end, end, end game) was some classes just couldn't overcome certain situations with no pawns. Strider was probably the most versatile, but even that class struggled with one specific encounter. They don't need to make it obvious and cheesy, but if they can make sure any class has a chance (of varying degrees of difficulty) then I would be very happy. But honestly, that's only a very small QoL tweak and thinking about it, could spoil the reliance on pawns earlier in the game...hmm...so far from necessary.

I don't think general consumers are going to be affected much by this. And that was the point of the hearing. Sony fans, of course will be affected. Their God has been denied lol, but everyone else, it's just another Saturday.

@Rapthorne I'm talking about their gaming division. It maybe needs splitting up from the Microsoft (for the sake of fair competition within that market.) I dunno, there are loads of avenues to explore after this merger.

I wouldn't worry too much. Microsoft aren't getting their 69 billion dollars back in a hurry if they make their games exclusive.

A couple of things leave a bad taste in my mouth with this case.
1) Microsoft languishing in 3rd place for decades managing to spend 69 billion dollars on such a large publisher (instead of collapsing like Atari or Sega.) They really have transcended conventional market forces everyone else is exposed to!

2) The fact this merger was trying to be blocked despite talking about buying exclusivity as a norm. Maybe the industry needs some sort of legislation here.

Anyhoo, life is fluid. Who is to say Call of Duty is irrelevant in 10 years time.

Honestly, the way Twitter reacts, I would have thought everyone was playing Call of Duty!

I have zero respect for a company buying their way to number one. Where is the skill in that? Microsoft have contributed to the over bloating of game development over the last couple of decades to the point where they have to aquire new studios to be prolific. I have no sympathy for Sony either with this regard. Unfortunately, as much as I hate this sort of thing, I just can't see how they are committing any wrong doing. They have the bottomless pockets to do it. Activision aren't the first company to merge and won't be the last.
As for Jim Ryan, the sooner that man is out the door, the better. Nothing he says holds any water.

Sony doomed.

Wait...that doesn't sound right.

SONYdoomed.

Hmm...doesn't work as well

Remember when we all thought Last of Us looked amazing? Erm... All they can do is improve the graphics. And they aren't out of date yet. Is ray tracing really that big a deal?

Yuck.

@get2sammyb Don't play a game because it's where the world is. Play it because you want to That's no way to live.

@Matroska Lol, you are obviously not watching Treehouse (my favourite part of E3!) people sharing a couch, playing the games. It's perfect.

Man, what a blinkered view of the industry.

Sony are just as guilty as showing set pieces and CG. Infact they have been known to flat out lie in some reveals (remember Killzone?)

Luckily, Nintendo still remembers how to show gameplay and actually talk about it like it's the most interesting aspect of a game for gamers. Even when Sony is present.

This was like the PlayStation Classic of live 'Directs'.

Well done PS4. Seems you had all the games for the majority of the year haha

Ahhhhhhh, I knew PS4 owners were a bunch of moaners!

(I wonder if this is what folk mean about Nintendo's poor online service lol)

Lol, they have had one of their best years in decades and you still want a 24 hour helpline to Sony? Hahah. They can ride this year well into next and milk it. Look how Nintendo rode this year. They haven't done so bad.

Sony Directs. (I'm being straight.)

Come on Spider-man. Do it for Stan Lee!

Dreamcastguy says he's finished all 3, but can't remember them. That is literally saying they were forgettable hahaha

Cancelled my pre-order. Their initial 5 announcements weren't 'novelty' and were on the money, but it's so off point as a retro item, it's disappointing. Still, like Sammy says, I'm sure some folk will use it as an expensive plastic tat stocking filler.

Good game. It's gameplay is a bit too rigid but forgivable as Mario 64 hadn't been released yet. Glad it's on the classic. looking forward to replaying it

Generic looking video game character looks naff in real life. I am shocked!

1) Sony appeal to mass market with licensing brands and music. A retro nightmare.
2) They were pretty cynical not putting games on the system so as not to 'eat sales of recent remakes / re-releases'.

Some good games, but I fear it's far too compromised to be amazing.

I'll grab one. Hope it has authentic loading times and wobbly graphics lol.

@get2sammyb Hiya Sorry for being on the wrong website, but I was having a nosey and wondered if this was coming to Switch? Jeff Minter is a legend

I just don't see enough of a leap to justify a 4K TV and a Neo. I have more sense than money unfortunately Booo!