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@Banjo- Yeah! It's not only on Xbox now, but it's a Play Anywhere title! This made it an instant purchase for me.

I will use my rewards points to buy it and then happily play it between my Series X and my ROG Ally.

Came here for the news, but stayed for @Czar_Khastik's comments.

@NEStalgia Cool! Let me know how it works on the Ally. I hope to make some space soon in it to install this massive game (86 gb or so), but with P5R, P3R, Alan Wake II, Control, Hellblade II (I know, I know, I'm those few lost souls who loved that one), both Octopath I&II and some other massive ones I didn't recall right now, it will be difficult. And I don't want to fry a micro SD putting it on my Ally! (Tbf, I think they fix this issue...at least, I think so).

@Czar_Khastik Lol!

@NEStalgia Lol! Sega is messing with his luck. If Atlus weren't that good at making those sweet RPG's...

@NEStalgia I get you, my Ally is already overflowing with Atlus goodness.

I wasn't interested in this, and I've yet to play the demo, but thanks to the reviews I've read so far, I am certain I will get this before the end of the year.

@Czar_Khastik I'm going to try that difficulty!

@nessisonett I was thinking the same. Everybody says about how far out are the plots and stuff, but his games are very well-designed from a control perspective.

@NEStalgia I'm pretty sure there will be one, Nier has crossovers with anything (as long as Yoko Taro can squeeze money out of it)!

@Max_the_German @Czar_Khastik

Me too, mate, me too! I've been a fan of yours, Czar.

@Yousef- So true - it's truly a funny priority. I think it would be more fitting for a series like Uncharted.

@SystemAddict You're right! Maybe back in the day, I didn't notice it that much because of the novelty factor. I did actually endure all that clunk and jank through to the very end.

I loved the game back in the day.

Then I played it on PS4 some years ago and, oh boy, does it feel clunky and janky!

But a hidden gem nevertheless.

@get2sammyb Agreed!

Maybe it is because it looks like a simpler upgrade than before. IIRC, The Death Stranding and Ghost of Tsushima upgrades added some more things and the like (both of which I bought and enjoyed greatly, and were released when the games were not as "old"). And this is the same game, expansions and all. Or maybe I am reminding things in the wrong way...

On HZD, I played it, liked it, the game looked (and looks) great, so I don't have any stakes here, hehe. Glad there is the option for an upgrade for folks who love this game.

@VicerExciser LOL, I haven't seen that video!

Other than the Lake House DLC for AWII and the Soul Reaver remasters, not so much for me on this SoP.

The remastered HZD looks great, but it always has been a great looking game since the PS4 era. GoY looks great, but it needs to offer something unique and different from GoT to really gain my attention.

But glad there was something interesting for everybody.

@UltimateOtaku91 "You can see the PlayStation Plus yellow coloring on the TLOU, Alan Wake 2 and Shredder games".

Exactly this.

Loved these games back in the day!

I hope we can finally see a new entry in the series (or a remake on one of those fancy new game engines!).

@NEStalgia I think it is a real shame Sony is becoming a luxury brand. Because consoles (at least, in my humble and maybe idiotic opinion) were gearing, some years ago, toward expanding gaming to a wider audience. As much as I don't like to use this word, the industry was kinda "democratizing" gaming as we understand it in these forums (because mobile gaming has, in one way or the other, become the real deal).

That's why I liked the way MS were doing things a year or two ago, before Satya and Amy took charge of MS gaming division. They were, in a clumsy way, trying to open their platform to a wider public, in an "affordable" way.

@rusty82 good point, thank you! I didn't know that (I have been off of Plus some time now).

@PsBoxSwitchOwner Maybe not, but wouldn't it be nice if Sony included those Pro enhanced titles on Plus to show off the new console's power? Kinda like they included those 20 or so games when the PS5 launched.

@Americansamurai1 And Alan Wake II and Shredder's Revenge maybe will be Plus titles too.

Yeah, the story and the actors may suck, but how well does it run? Does it have a performance mode (60 FPS)?

I know where the exit is...

@get2sammyb I know! Killer7 is my current GOAT, very few games have blown me away like this one.

@Specky @Miserablefish Yeah, indeed, it can be very political.

I would like to quote my favorite plot analysis (which you can check in full here:https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/gamecube/562551-killer7/faqs/38193):

"This game can be anything from the extended commentary on
Japanese-U.S. relationships that I have suggested above, to a
story involving the badass adventures of Garcian and Dan
Smith. Pick your cup of tea and drink it, but don't say that
because you have a choice of cups, there is no tea."

@Pigrotto "Master. We're in a tight spot!".

Yei! My heart is happy today, even if nothing is official yet, I'm happy to see my GOAT in the news.

@Korgon I've been replaying MGS since the launch of the Master Collection, and it is indeed a blast! It has a pace and soul that not many modern games have. I cherished those times when gaming was all about experimenting with playability and story-telling...

@OrtadragoonX I, also, would love to read about this saga.

@Stocksy Oh, thank you! I'll be downloading it once I return home.
And nice to see it runs great on Deck and that is great fun!

Has anyone downloaded it on the Steam Deck? I want to know the download size, but I haven't found that info yet on the web (and I am away from home atm).

@XandertheWise Oh, thank you very much. You're right, I messed up the two titles!

@get2sammyb Like Deadly Alliance, which had a chess mode (IIRC)?

@LiamCroft Spot on. I listened the full interview, and you have pretty summed up his comment.

Alan Wake is one of my all-time favorites. So this sound too good to be true, so I would like to believe Remedy on this one.

Maybe this will be one great year (for me, at least), if Hellblade 2 comes out too (highly unlikely, but one can dream ).

@Khayl Came for the news, stayed for the Jim Ryan fine art!

@johncalmc "And coming from a studio like Bloober, it seems unlikely it'll be amazing."

My exact same thoughts. Nothing aganist Bloober, but I am yet to see an amazing game from them.

I voted for Onimusha (as I surely would loooove a modern way to play Onimusha 3). But I'd rather prefer a new iteration of this (sadly) forgotten IP.

Great article @get2sammyb! Of course I would love to see more of this!

@Matroska On this matter, I have read many times that "physical" is better because is a way to keep games "forever", as if a disc or cartridge won't damage over time.

For example, my disc of GoW (2018) suddenly stopped working. I inserted it one day on my PS4 and bam! Nothing happened. I checked it. No scratches. No dust. No dirt. It just...stopped working.

Dead.

And I am very careful with discs and consoles and all that. I kept the disc in its box, on a nice and fresh, clean space. Same thing happened with AC: Odyssey.

So, two games I bought in a physical form let me down. I don't know why it happened and they are the only ones that stopped working. But, my point is, and many folks have said it, physical media have some downsides too. Those who think it is the only way to keep a game "forever" is thinking in the short term.

And like @ShogunRok said, with day one patches, you may end up with a nice coaster if the game isn't working properly right out of the box. It is what it is, I guess.

Just sharing a little story to keep things in perspective. Either way you choose to play, is alright!

Happy gaming everyone!

But "Gold Gold" or "Cyberpunk Gold"?

I know where's the exit, guys...

I just want to say that Sayonara Wild Hearts is superb. Great to see it included on the service, especially for those who haven't played it yet.

@pip_muzz Agreed! Although GoW (2018) is a great game, I liked DMC5 more.

Count me happy, indeed.

Now, Konami, bring back Castlevania too!

@__jamiie Yes! I have the PC remaster. But I would love to see it in consoles (because I rarely play on PC).

IIRC, there's some licensing issues preventing a port/remaster in consoles - I think that's because Capcom is the owner of the rights.

Why Capcom released the remastered version only in PC is a mystery to me.

@Danloaded Man, a Suda collection would be awesome! But it's very unlikely

@__jamiie Man, I am with you, I WISH for a consoles remaster of Killer7.

I think this was a no brainer for FIFA, since CGI man is already in CGI!

Reading the comments, I know that reviewing (and scoring) this game would be a "damned if I do, damned if I don't" case.

So, with that in mind, thank you for an honest review @get2sammyb!

So sad the Sly Collection (PS3) is only in streaming .

Over here we have PS Deluxe, not PS Premium, and that means not streaming for us.

@Anti-Matter I think the same.

Of course, mobile gaming is "too big" to ignore, but so far, the mobile gaming market hasn't hooked me yet. I far prefer the "usual" way to play, with a console or a dedicated handheld (Vita, Switch).

@get2sammyb Of course, it would be interesting to see what Sony can do in the mobile gaming market!