@BorntobeGeek75 Sony usually announces stuff at the Game Awards which is only 15 days away. Though given all signs are pointing towards GTA6 being at the event, I feel Sony doing their own event away from the GTA6 reveal would have the bigger impact.
@UltimateOtaku91 Given the way gaming has been recently, I think if GTA6 doesn't reach Take Two's expectations that either Rockstar will be sold off or Take Two as a whole will be acquired.
Seems to be what happens nowadays. A company with huge IP has bigger companies watching to acquire them and those bigger companies pounce at the moment expectations aren't reached.
@Rob_230 I think the main reason Sony is criticised the most is that the vast majority of their PS5 remasters are of PS4 games which are already playable on the system via backwards compatibility. If they delved into their goldmine of pre-PS4 games, people would be much more happy.
While the Switch got a lot of Wii U ports (which was needed anyway given no backwards compatibility), it also got plenty of ports/remasters/remakes of games from older platforms. Look how excited people were when TTYD got announced in September for example.
Given how during the entirety of the Game Awards there has only been 1 GotY winner that released in the 2nd half of the year (Dragon Age Inquisition in 2014, the first event), I think TotK will win as the only 1st half of the year releases nominated this time are TotK and RE4.
PC is the only reason this exists. Releasing on PC but not PS5 would cause backlash as shown by HZD and GoW 2018 PC ports getting features that PS5 would support but didn't get because no native PS5 version. In addition, releasing on PC makes PS4's "Only on Playstation" branding false marketing.
This is going to be a trainwreck just like Suicide Squad. I really hope Jim Ryan's replacement stopped this nonsense with Playstation Studios before it was too late (sadly we know Bungie already ruined Naughty Dog but the state of most of the rest of the studios are unknown).
So is this a comparison between PS4/XB1 November 2013 - October 2016 and PS5/Series X|S November 2020 - October 2023?
If so, the Xbox situation makes a lot of sense. While MCC was buggy for awhile and Halo 5's campaign was bad, Xbox still had a much stronger lineup in the early XB1 era than the early Series X|S era and in June 2014 they added the no Kinect bundles.
@somnambulance I think Sony has the marketing for this game given the State of Play in February so probably PS+ Extra/Premium getting this game rather than Game Pass.
Interesting about Dragon's Dogma timing. Capcom added RE7 to PS+ Extra/Premium 1 month before RE4 remake released so it does seem to suggest we'll see Dragon's Dogma 2 with a Q1 2024 release.
My guess would be February given that the Apollo Justice trilogy releases in January.
It's really odd that nothing else has been announced for PS+ Extra/Premium this month. Is Jim Ryan's replacement perhaps going to do a major shakeup of the tiers?
The drop (and that the past few days will have been boosted by PS5 hardware bundles that won't return because it was tied to the old PS5 model) makes it seem like next week could have a different #1 spot. There are 2 main candidates that could take the spot (Super Mario RPG as it releases on Friday and HL as it releases on Switch tomorrow).
I'm really hoping it's Super Mario RPG that gets #1 and not HL.
@Craigybear91 I think the lack of a promo cycle is because of Spider-Man 2. By being silent on Wolverine until a certain time period after Spider-Man 2's launch, Spider-Man 2's sales increase.
So like the Game Awards or a PS event in November/early December would be a good place to showcase Wolverine. Then Sony would do their end of year blog post saying about how PS5 owners have lots to look forward to in 2024 like FFVII Rebirth, Rise of the Ronin, Death Stranding 2 and Wolverine.
Fall/Holiday 2024 sounds about right given the announcement timing. Sony announced both Spider-Man 2 for 2023 and Wolverine for TBA in the September 2021 Playstation Showcase. Given the PS5 era has generally been smaller gaps between announcement and release, 2024 seemed most likely.
@IOI I think Sony's problem is the closure of studios like Japan Studio as well the as the removal of smaller scale games and remasters/remakes of pre-PS4 games. Given games take around 5 years to make nowadays, we can look back at 2017-2019's PS4 lineup and compare:
Gravity Rush 2 - Japan Studio is no more
Horizon Zero Dawn - Already got a sequel in 2022 but got DLC and a VR game in 2023
MLB The Show 17-19 - MLB The Show is annual so got a game in 2023
Several remasters/remakes of old games (PaRappa the Rapper, LocoRoco, Wipeout, Patapon, LocoRoco 2, Shadow of the Colossus, MediEvil) - After 2020's Demon's Souls remake, the only pre-PS4 remaster/remake was TLoU Part 1 of which TLoU was already remastered for PS4
Matterfall - Returnal released in 2021
Uncharted The Lost Legacy - Naughty Dog are all focused on TLoU
Everybody's Golf - Japan Studio is no more and since that happened, Clap Hanz released an Apple Arcade exclusive and a Switch exclusive
Knack II - Japan Studio is no more
Gran Turismo Sport - GT7 released in 2022
SingStar Celebration - SingStar franchise seems to be finished
God of War - Already got a sequel in 2022
Spider-Man - Already got a standalone expansion in 2020 and got a sequel in 2023
PSVR games like Astro Bot Rescue Mission, Blood & Truth, Everybody's Golf VR - It looks like Sony has pretty much abandoned PSVR2 already
Days Gone - Bend are currently working on a new IP
Concrete Genie - Pixelopus are no more
I don't think complacency is the right word. I think it's just that they reacted in a certain way to Microsoft trying to buy up everything (going all in on live service to be able to be self-sufficient) and it backfired.
@Bionic-Spencer @rockodoodle The leak also said they're leaving gaming if Game Pass growth doesn't quadruple by 2027. Which makes it seem like someone at Microsoft who is above Phil Spencer has issued an ultimatum for the gaming division, "Become as profitable as our other divisions like Windows or we will shut it down."
I wonder what the Black Friday and holiday deals will look like for PS5. It's clear that all the recent deals like the MW3 bundle are only about clearing stock of the old PS5 model so will likely all be gone even before Black Friday.
@Sam_ATLUS I think it's very bizarre that for something that's been officially announced and is rumoured to be released tomorrow, Sony still hasn't given it a release date. You'd have thought they'd have given the release date about a week in advance like they did the PS4 Slim in 2016.
Anyone think it's odd how Sony haven't announced the PS+ Extra/Premium games for November yet? In the past it was always announce on the 2nd Wednesday of the month for release on the following Tuesday like for August:
Announce August 9th
Release August 15th
(I used August as an example as like November it had 5 Wednesdays)
But now it's already passed that day (November 8th is the 2nd Wednesday of this month) and nothing announced.
@DennisReynolds I figure that the digital only Series X replacing the current disc Series X would result in publishers stop making physical games for Xbox. So while disc Series X owners could still buy older physical games, there wouldn't be new ones.
@K1LLEGAL Yes, the new setup being a 2 model setup of digital only Series X + Series S. It's possible Phil Spencer saw the backlash in response to the leaks and decides to change strategies but given what we've seen recently I think the Activision acquisition went to his head and we get full on arrogant Microsoft like Don Mattrick in 2013.
@DennisReynolds Xbox's push to digital only is earlier than next gen, the Xbox leaks revealed that the current Series X disc model is being replaced by a digital only Series X model in 2024.
@get2sammyb Don't forget that MLB The Show is live service so we already know that 3/6 games is that (MLB The Show 24, 25, 26) given the franchise releases almost every year in March. So from that it seems the 6 are:
MLB The Show 24
MLB The Show 25
MLB The Show 26
Concord
Fairgame$
Marathon
If they're counting PS Studios games where they don't own the studio like Helldivers 2 then replace one of Concord/Fairgame$/Marathon with that game.
Looks to me like Sony's change in direction is leave live service to the live service studios (Bungie, San Diego, Firewalk, Haven) meanwhile studios that traditionally work on single player epics, work on single player epics.
I thought the obvious thing to do would be pivot from live service to normal games and use ports/remasters to fill in the gaps between new games. Like how in December, Switch is getting a port of the Rocksteady Arkham Trilogy.
But I guess they fell for the same traps as before by looking at Fortnite breaking records and not the gigantic live service graveyard that has formed over time.
I think Switch 2 will get GTA6 and a reasonable expectation for that console is base PS4 power. So Rockstar releases it on both.
If it doesn't release on last gen or Switch 2, I think it'll be another Baldur's Gate 3 situation where the Series S massively hurts the Xbox experience.
@naruball Forums get considered as a separate entity. Like when forums shut down, the closing message points the blame at social media as for why the forums are shutting down.
Sounds like a threat. Leaked emails (via the big Xbox leak) reveal Microsoft are leaving gaming if Game Pass growth doesn't quadruple by 2027 but that won't be possible without the subscription being on PS and Nintendo systems. As Microsoft owns CoD now, the tactic will probably be "put Game Pass on your systems or CoD disappears forever".
@nessisonett @Godot25 @themightyant Nintendo in the Wii U era showed you can solve the problem by having the CEO take a pay cut instead. The strategy paid off too given the Switch's gigantic success.
@MFTWrecks I agree that what Bungie did was wrong and Jim Ryan shouldn't have given them control over Sony's other studios (shouldn't have acquired Bungie in the first place either).
I would say that the original Factions had an advantage in the sense that it was bundled with the TLoU single player campaign. Like many games of that era, you'd get it for the single player and check out the multiplayer while you're there.
I think the best chance for Factions 2 taking off in the traditional sense (playerbase sticking because the game is fun) would've been a GoT Legends type release approach. You can buy it standalone or as part of a bigger bundle that includes a single player release (in Factions 2's case, standalone or as part of TLoU 2 Remastered).
@MFTWrecks I think there's a much bigger discussion to be had about whether people play online multiplayer games for fun anymore in the PS/Xbox space or is it just because of psychological tactics trapping them into a grind.
Of course it's very possible Sony reveals the Slim release date via a blog post but I still get the feeling of a State of Play on Thursday with everything going on.
@Tchunga Because Capcom is more financially stable nowadays. When Capcom were less financially stable, they made more exclusivity and exclusion deals with 1st parties. For example SFV PS console exclusive, MH World blocked from releasing on Switch, Dead Rising 4 Xbox console exclusive, etc.
But now everything's multiplatform (of course if the teased game is a Zelda remake it would be Switch exclusive given 1st party IP), naturally some games are skipping Switch because it's not powerful enough but that would likely change when Switch 2 is announced.
I don't see Capcom announcing a new Monster Hunter (let alone releasing it) before Switch 2 is announced so I think that leaves Resident Evil (e.g. RE5 remake, Code Veronica remake, Revelations 3) or Zelda (Oracle remakes, Minish Cap remake).
While the original versions of the Zelda games listed already got added to NSO this year, Nintendo may be wanting to preserve those games in proper physical form in case Capcom gets acquired.
Not surprising given trust and marketing are things that Xbox lack. With the former you have Phil Spencer constantly saying "next year will be better" and it turns out even worse. Meanwhile it's been a long time since Xbox has had some fantastic marketing, pre-Game Pass era I'd say was the last time.
Though sadly Microsoft are being rewarded for this as they were allowed to acquire several studios including 2 gigantic publishers.
I think next week will remain the same top 2 with WarioWare rounding out the top 3. Then inevitably CoD takes over the following week but like Diablo 4, I think it'll slow down faster than usual as people expect it on Game Pass (we may see Super Mario RPG take the #1 spot later in November as a result for example).
@ChrisDeku The upcoming platform holder published lineups for all 3 confirmed at the moment:
Playstation
Stellar Blade - 2023
Helldivers 2 - February 8th 2024
Destiny 2 The Final Shape DLC - February 27th 2024
Rise of the Ronin - 2024
Lost Soul Aside - 2024
Concord - 2024
Fairgame$ - TBA
Marathon - TBA
Wolverine - TBA
Death Stranding 2 - TBA
TLoU Factions 2 - TBA (though maybe cancelled)
Nintendo
WarioWare Move It - November 3rd 2023
Super Mario RPG - November 17th 2023
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Booster Course Pass Wave 6 DLC - Holiday 2023
Pokemon Scarlet/Violet The Indigo Disk DLC - Winter 2023
Another Code Recollection - January 19th 2024
Mario vs. Donkey Kong - February 16th 2024
Princess Peach Showtime - March 22nd 2024
Splatoon 3 Side Order DLC - Spring 2024
Luigi's Mansion 2 HD - Summer 2024
Paper Mario The Thousand-Year Door - 2024
Metroid Prime 4 - TBA
Xbox
Modern Warfare III - November 10th 2023
Hellblade II - 2024
Avowed - 2024
Flight Simulator 2024 - 2024
Towerborne - 2024
Clockwork Revolution - TBA
Everwild - TBA
Fable - TBA
The Outer Worlds 2 - TBA
Perfect Dark - TBA
State of Decay 3 - TBA
South of Midnight - TBA
Kojima Cloud project - TBA
Project Mara - TBA
Project Maverick - TBA
Contraband - TBA
Indiana Jones - TBA
Elder Scrolls VI - TBA
Fallout 5 - TBA
My take on this situation:
Sony over the PS5 era have chosen to have smaller gaps between announcement and release. Also early 2024 is packed between PS Studios and 3rd party exclusives not published by Sony (e.g. FFVII Rebirth, Granblue Fantasy Relink) so big brand new announcements would distract from those. Small State of Play and/or Game Awards presence would work. My guess would be by the end of the year we see TLoU2 Remastered as well as a release window for Death Stranding 2 and Wolverine meanwhile showcase happens in Spring 2024.
Nintendo are getting ready to announce a new console (the upcoming Switch schedule is packed though the only new games are WarioWare Move It, Princess Peach Showtime and Metroid Prime 4). Also TTYD already got rated in South Korea and Brazil which suggests that game releases in the 1st half of 2024.
Xbox Game Studios have some massive internal problems but are being rewarded for it by being allowed to acquire gigantic publishers.
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Re: It's Utter Domination for PS5 in Europe as Xbox Continues to Lose Significant Ground
@BorntobeGeek75 Sony usually announces stuff at the Game Awards which is only 15 days away. Though given all signs are pointing towards GTA6 being at the event, I feel Sony doing their own event away from the GTA6 reveal would have the bigger impact.
Re: The Last of Us 2 PS5 Remaster Announced, Has a Brand New Survival Mode, $10 Upgrade Path
@UltimateOtaku91 Given the way gaming has been recently, I think if GTA6 doesn't reach Take Two's expectations that either Rockstar will be sold off or Take Two as a whole will be acquired.
Seems to be what happens nowadays. A company with huge IP has bigger companies watching to acquire them and those bigger companies pounce at the moment expectations aren't reached.
Re: The Last of Us 2 PS5 Remaster Announced, Has a Brand New Survival Mode, $10 Upgrade Path
@nomither6 I could see Rockstar stop doing Red Dead so GTA can have a slightly shorter gap between entries. Currently we're looking at:
So the next 2 games after GTA6 would probably be somewhere around 2031 and 2038.
Re: The Last of Us 2 PS5 Remaster Announced, Has a Brand New Survival Mode, $10 Upgrade Path
@Rob_230 I think the main reason Sony is criticised the most is that the vast majority of their PS5 remasters are of PS4 games which are already playable on the system via backwards compatibility. If they delved into their goldmine of pre-PS4 games, people would be much more happy.
While the Switch got a lot of Wii U ports (which was needed anyway given no backwards compatibility), it also got plenty of ports/remasters/remakes of games from older platforms. Look how excited people were when TTYD got announced in September for example.
Re: The Last of Us 2 PS5 Remaster Leaks, Has a Brand New Survival Mode, Cut Levels
Looks like we've found Game Awards 2024's GotY winner and 2024 hasn't even begun yet
Re: Poll: What Will Win Game of the Year at The Game Awards 2023?
Given how during the entirety of the Game Awards there has only been 1 GotY winner that released in the 2nd half of the year (Dragon Age Inquisition in 2014, the first event), I think TotK will win as the only 1st half of the year releases nominated this time are TotK and RE4.
Re: The Last of Us 2 PS5 Version Appears Inevitable Now
PC is the only reason this exists. Releasing on PC but not PS5 would cause backlash as shown by HZD and GoW 2018 PC ports getting features that PS5 would support but didn't get because no native PS5 version. In addition, releasing on PC makes PS4's "Only on Playstation" branding false marketing.
Re: Rumour: Dragon's Dogma 2 March 2024 Release Date Leaked
Makes sense, get DG2 released before Switch 2 is announced so that they can talk about the next MH being for Switch 2/PC/PS5/Series X|S.
Re: The Last of Us 2 PS5 Version Appears Inevitable Now
This'll probably be a Game Awards announcement then as Game Awards 2020 was essentially TLoU 2 Awards.
Re: Single Player Wonder Woman Game May Still Have Live-Service Elements
This is going to be a trainwreck just like Suicide Squad. I really hope Jim Ryan's replacement stopped this nonsense with Playstation Studios before it was too late (sadly we know Bungie already ruined Naughty Dog but the state of most of the rest of the studios are unknown).
Re: PS5 Is Now Above PS4 in USA, While Its New-Gen Rival Flounders
So is this a comparison between PS4/XB1 November 2013 - October 2016 and PS5/Series X|S November 2020 - October 2023?
If so, the Xbox situation makes a lot of sense. While MCC was buggy for awhile and Halo 5's campaign was bad, Xbox still had a much stronger lineup in the early XB1 era than the early Series X|S era and in June 2014 they added the no Kinect bundles.
Re: Suicide Squad Returns with All-New PS5 Gameplay
@somnambulance I think Sony has the marketing for this game given the State of Play in February so probably PS+ Extra/Premium getting this game rather than Game Pass.
Re: 14 PS Plus Extra, Premium Games Coming Next Week
Interesting about Dragon's Dogma timing. Capcom added RE7 to PS+ Extra/Premium 1 month before RE4 remake released so it does seem to suggest we'll see Dragon's Dogma 2 with a Q1 2024 release.
My guess would be February given that the Apollo Justice trilogy releases in January.
Re: PS Plus Extra Game Teardown Is Out Now on PS5
It's really odd that nothing else has been announced for PS+ Extra/Premium this month. Is Jim Ryan's replacement perhaps going to do a major shakeup of the tiers?
Re: When Is The Game Awards 2023?
I hope Sony announces something. In these current times when all we're hearing is bad news from Sony, it would be nice to see good news for a change.
Re: Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth Is So Long, It's Being Called 'Monster-Class'
Hyping up length as a major selling point doesn't usually end well.
Re: PS5's Twitter Integration Now Offline
I think what Sony needs is to create their own version of Miiverse.
Re: All The Game Awards 2023 Nominees Announced, Baldur's Gate 3 and Alan Wake 2 Lead the Way
Larian posted this on twitter: "Xbox fans, and fans of physical media, watch this space for a formal announcement. It's going to be a busy week 👀"
https://twitter.com/larianstudios/status/1724125970968248732
Looks like Baldur's Gate 3 is likely getting a physical version.
Re: UK Sales Charts: Everyone Hates Modern Warfare 3, But It's Still Number One
The drop (and that the past few days will have been boosted by PS5 hardware bundles that won't return because it was tied to the old PS5 model) makes it seem like next week could have a different #1 spot. There are 2 main candidates that could take the spot (Super Mario RPG as it releases on Friday and HL as it releases on Switch tomorrow).
I'm really hoping it's Super Mario RPG that gets #1 and not HL.
Re: PS5 Fans Think They've Found Marvel's Wolverine's Release Year
@Craigybear91 I think the lack of a promo cycle is because of Spider-Man 2. By being silent on Wolverine until a certain time period after Spider-Man 2's launch, Spider-Man 2's sales increase.
So like the Game Awards or a PS event in November/early December would be a good place to showcase Wolverine. Then Sony would do their end of year blog post saying about how PS5 owners have lots to look forward to in 2024 like FFVII Rebirth, Rise of the Ronin, Death Stranding 2 and Wolverine.
Re: PS5 Fans Think They've Found Marvel's Wolverine's Release Year
Fall/Holiday 2024 sounds about right given the announcement timing. Sony announced both Spider-Man 2 for 2023 and Wolverine for TBA in the September 2021 Playstation Showcase. Given the PS5 era has generally been smaller gaps between announcement and release, 2024 seemed most likely.
Re: Sony Takes Control of UK as PS5 Climbs to 51% Market Share
@IOI I think Sony's problem is the closure of studios like Japan Studio as well the as the removal of smaller scale games and remasters/remakes of pre-PS4 games. Given games take around 5 years to make nowadays, we can look back at 2017-2019's PS4 lineup and compare:
I don't think complacency is the right word. I think it's just that they reacted in a certain way to Microsoft trying to buy up everything (going all in on live service to be able to be self-sufficient) and it backfired.
Re: Sony Takes Control of UK as PS5 Climbs to 51% Market Share
@Bionic-Spencer @rockodoodle The leak also said they're leaving gaming if Game Pass growth doesn't quadruple by 2027. Which makes it seem like someone at Microsoft who is above Phil Spencer has issued an ultimatum for the gaming division, "Become as profitable as our other divisions like Windows or we will shut it down."
Re: Sony Takes Control of UK as PS5 Climbs to 51% Market Share
I wonder what the Black Friday and holiday deals will look like for PS5. It's clear that all the recent deals like the MW3 bundle are only about clearing stock of the old PS5 model so will likely all be gone even before Black Friday.
Re: Stop the Presses: Xbox Actually Outsold PlayStation in Japan Last Week, But There's a Big Catch
@Sam_ATLUS I think it's very bizarre that for something that's been officially announced and is rumoured to be released tomorrow, Sony still hasn't given it a release date. You'd have thought they'd have given the release date about a week in advance like they did the PS4 Slim in 2016.
Re: PS5's Install Base Closes on 50 Million As Sony Gets Increasingly Aggressive
Anyone think it's odd how Sony haven't announced the PS+ Extra/Premium games for November yet? In the past it was always announce on the 2nd Wednesday of the month for release on the following Tuesday like for August:
(I used August as an example as like November it had 5 Wednesdays)
But now it's already passed that day (November 8th is the 2nd Wednesday of this month) and nothing announced.
Re: Physical Games Represented Just 4% of Sales for PlayStation Last Quarter
@DennisReynolds I figure that the digital only Series X replacing the current disc Series X would result in publishers stop making physical games for Xbox. So while disc Series X owners could still buy older physical games, there wouldn't be new ones.
@K1LLEGAL Yes, the new setup being a 2 model setup of digital only Series X + Series S. It's possible Phil Spencer saw the backlash in response to the leaks and decides to change strategies but given what we've seen recently I think the Activision acquisition went to his head and we get full on arrogant Microsoft like Don Mattrick in 2013.
Re: Physical Games Represented Just 4% of Sales for PlayStation Last Quarter
@DennisReynolds Xbox's push to digital only is earlier than next gen, the Xbox leaks revealed that the current Series X disc model is being replaced by a digital only Series X model in 2024.
Re: Sony Delays Six Live Service PS5 Games, But Company Remains Committed to Model
@get2sammyb Don't forget that MLB The Show is live service so we already know that 3/6 games is that (MLB The Show 24, 25, 26) given the franchise releases almost every year in March. So from that it seems the 6 are:
If they're counting PS Studios games where they don't own the studio like Helldivers 2 then replace one of Concord/Fairgame$/Marathon with that game.
Looks to me like Sony's change in direction is leave live service to the live service studios (Bungie, San Diego, Firewalk, Haven) meanwhile studios that traditionally work on single player epics, work on single player epics.
Re: Suicide Squad Backlash Doesn't Stop Warner Bros from Doubling Down on Live-Service Games
I thought the obvious thing to do would be pivot from live service to normal games and use ports/remasters to fill in the gaps between new games. Like how in December, Switch is getting a port of the Rocksteady Arkham Trilogy.
But I guess they fell for the same traps as before by looking at Fortnite breaking records and not the gigantic live service graveyard that has formed over time.
Re: Poll: Do You Think GTA 6 Will Release on PS4?
I think Switch 2 will get GTA6 and a reasonable expectation for that console is base PS4 power. So Rockstar releases it on both.
If it doesn't release on last gen or Switch 2, I think it'll be another Baldur's Gate 3 situation where the Series S massively hurts the Xbox experience.
Re: The Battle for Game of the Year in a Superb 2023 Begins on Monday
My guess is: TotK, SMB Wonder, Spider-Man 2, BG3, FFXVI, RE4 with Zelda winning.
I don't think Alan Wake 2 will get nominated because of the PC side of things.
Re: GTA 6 Reveal Trailer Debuts in Early December, Rockstar Says
I'm going to guess this releases in September 2024 given the whole thing about gigantic Rockstar profits in the fiscal year April 2024 - March 2025.
Re: It's Clear to See Why Sony Isn't Calling the New PS5 Model 'Slim'
The left one looks cheap and tacky. While the right one is bigger, it looks higher quality.
Re: Sony Will Help Fund and Distribute a Live-Action The Legend of Zelda Film
This will help Sony's shareholders forget about Jim Ryan's live service disaster.
Re: Twitter Integration to Be Removed from PS5, PS4 Next Week
@naruball Forums get considered as a separate entity. Like when forums shut down, the closing message points the blame at social media as for why the forums are shutting down.
Re: PlayStation Users to Be Considered 'Part of the Xbox Community', Says Xbox Boss
Sounds like a threat. Leaked emails (via the big Xbox leak) reveal Microsoft are leaving gaming if Game Pass growth doesn't quadruple by 2027 but that won't be possible without the subscription being on PS and Nintendo systems. As Microsoft owns CoD now, the tactic will probably be "put Game Pass on your systems or CoD disappears forever".
Re: In Show of Dominance, Fortnite OG Draws 44.7 Million Players in One Day
@nessisonett @Godot25 @themightyant Nintendo in the Wii U era showed you can solve the problem by having the CEO take a pay cut instead. The strategy paid off too given the Switch's gigantic success.
Re: Game Director of The Last of Us' PS5 Multiplayer Project Says He's Still Working on It
@MFTWrecks I agree that what Bungie did was wrong and Jim Ryan shouldn't have given them control over Sony's other studios (shouldn't have acquired Bungie in the first place either).
I would say that the original Factions had an advantage in the sense that it was bundled with the TLoU single player campaign. Like many games of that era, you'd get it for the single player and check out the multiplayer while you're there.
I think the best chance for Factions 2 taking off in the traditional sense (playerbase sticking because the game is fun) would've been a GoT Legends type release approach. You can buy it standalone or as part of a bigger bundle that includes a single player release (in Factions 2's case, standalone or as part of TLoU 2 Remastered).
Re: Game Director of The Last of Us' PS5 Multiplayer Project Says He's Still Working on It
@MFTWrecks I think there's a much bigger discussion to be had about whether people play online multiplayer games for fun anymore in the PS/Xbox space or is it just because of psychological tactics trapping them into a grind.
Re: Game Director of The Last of Us' PS5 Multiplayer Project Says He's Still Working on It
I'd guess what happens is they go back to the original plan where Factions 2 is part of TLoU 2 and it ends up being in the rumoured $70 remaster.
Re: New PS5 Slim Adverts Reveal Bundle with a Free Game
Of course it's very possible Sony reveals the Slim release date via a blog post but I still get the feeling of a State of Play on Thursday with everything going on.
Re: Expect a 'Major' Unannounced Title from Capcom Before March 2024
@Tchunga Because Capcom is more financially stable nowadays. When Capcom were less financially stable, they made more exclusivity and exclusion deals with 1st parties. For example SFV PS console exclusive, MH World blocked from releasing on Switch, Dead Rising 4 Xbox console exclusive, etc.
But now everything's multiplatform (of course if the teased game is a Zelda remake it would be Switch exclusive given 1st party IP), naturally some games are skipping Switch because it's not powerful enough but that would likely change when Switch 2 is announced.
Re: Expect a 'Major' Unannounced Title from Capcom Before March 2024
I don't see Capcom announcing a new Monster Hunter (let alone releasing it) before Switch 2 is announced so I think that leaves Resident Evil (e.g. RE5 remake, Code Veronica remake, Revelations 3) or Zelda (Oracle remakes, Minish Cap remake).
While the original versions of the Zelda games listed already got added to NSO this year, Nintendo may be wanting to preserve those games in proper physical form in case Capcom gets acquired.
Re: It Sounds Like PS5 Is Handily Outselling Its New-Gen Rival in France
Not surprising given trust and marketing are things that Xbox lack. With the former you have Phil Spencer constantly saying "next year will be better" and it turns out even worse. Meanwhile it's been a long time since Xbox has had some fantastic marketing, pre-Game Pass era I'd say was the last time.
Though sadly Microsoft are being rewarded for this as they were allowed to acquire several studios including 2 gigantic publishers.
Re: UK Sales Charts: Spider-Man and Mario Trade Places in Battle for Top Spot
@Deoxyr1bose 15th, Nintendo Life reports on the top 40:
https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2023/10/uk-charts-mario-wonder-jumps-ahead-of-spider-man-2-and-takes-the-top-spot
Re: UK Sales Charts: Spider-Man and Mario Trade Places in Battle for Top Spot
I think next week will remain the same top 2 with WarioWare rounding out the top 3. Then inevitably CoD takes over the following week but like Diablo 4, I think it'll slow down faster than usual as people expect it on Game Pass (we may see Super Mario RPG take the #1 spot later in November as a result for example).
Re: PS5, PS4's Most Played Games Probably Won't Surprise You
@Oz_Momotaro Xbox's top 10 are:
1. Fortnite
2. Starfield (Game Pass)
3. MW2 (2022)
4. GTAV Remastered (Game Pass)
5. Minecraft (Game Pass)
6. Roblox
7. Payday 3 (Game Pass)
8. Rainbow Six Siege (Game Pass)
9. Apex Legends
10. Party Animals (Game Pass)
Roblox will no doubt be in October's list for PS.
Re: Sony Does a Lot Behind the Scenes to Ensure High Quality PS5 Exclusives
@Th3solution No, it's currently just a rumour.
Re: Sony Does a Lot Behind the Scenes to Ensure High Quality PS5 Exclusives
@ChrisDeku The upcoming platform holder published lineups for all 3 confirmed at the moment:
Playstation
Nintendo
Xbox
My take on this situation: