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Too many games in the space. You simply cannot pull people from the GaaS they have already invested years in.

@Mikey856 why do you say this? Because of AI? If so, AI can replace fairly wrote actions for sure but for jobs that still require strategy and planning through use of computers… or jobs that deal with confidential information, AI cannot remotely replace the worker.

In a side note welding seems super cool and I love seeing a good welding job. Went down a rabbit hole online once watching people weld 🤣

@PuppetMaster Gaming is in a weird space with players expectations vs. the amount of money charged. This was a small dev team who took a risk and developed something, that I and many others, think is truly a special experience. It’s really hard for me to understand why people think it should be free! Although I’m in law and have billable hours that have to be justified down to every six minutes so I might be biased on this subject.

I have only seen the first trailer. This is a game I want to be surprised by!!

@Olmaz You might have a point if the game didn’t have near universal praise because it’s a simple and fun experience. I doubt most people saying they love it is because they want to show they can praise and understand the game like you claim. It’s just good simple fun.

Also, in general, it’s bad practice to assume you understand why people like something and then make a widespread proclamation based on your presumption. Sets you up to look bad when people point out the obvious inaccuracy of the presumption.

@Malaise there’s a demo on your smart phone

Sammy it’s a 10 and you know it.

@LifeGirl Sony has almost Apple-like consumer loyalty in the console space. It’s hard to quantify but people buy PlayStation over Xbox because it’s a PlayStation.

It’s important to remember there is a huge divide in the consumer base between casual purchasers and hobbyists. Most purchasers are casual and buy the brand they recognize for having the big budget high resolution exclusives they see marketed. PlayStation consoles are likely going no where based purely on that brand recognition.

@Ssimsim I keep seeing people say Firewalk’s devs were forced to make Concord… it’s super weird they were independent for six years. This game, and its characters, were locked in when Sony bought them.

@carlos82 my baseball team has a mariachi band that does the cantina song when they do the Star Wars celebration game and it’s absolutely epic. The whole stadium gets hyped.

Where’s the Are You Playing Vampire Survivors post???

@get2sammyb I do have a faint memory of the same accusation around the internet for Baldur’s Gate 3… but now one took it seriously. It’s just the parity clause for the Series X and S. Seems like this is the natural result of the consoles releasing with different specs.

Why are we still talking about this game? Vampire Survivors is out.

@NEStalgia If they want to be accurate to the books with this game, only Griffindor can ever win a match 🤣

@HonestHick I think it’s only fair to say Helldivers 2 was a hit multiplayer game for them.

@LifeGirl I buy full price on release for games I want to support because (1) they are the types of games I enjoy and want more of or (2) they come from a favorite developer and I want to encourage them to continue what they are doing.

@Americansamurai1 It has been fixed apparently but you may need to replay. I’m still missing the gold rating trophy.

@PsBoxSwitchOwner I don’t think I have ever played a 1/10. A score that low means the game doesn’t function.

@Titntin for whatever reason over the last decade the gaming hobby space has gone from excitement, and a general realization that most games have flaws, to being overly negative. It’s a real bummer. I’m not sure the cause really outside the explosion of social media and online communities/communication which eventually destroys all fan communities.

@DennisReynolds Keanu Reeves is great at what he does. Kinda like John Wayne. I don’t know if he’s a great actor, but he has some all time iconic roles (John wick, the matrix, bill & Ted).

Sonic is a franchise that always puts my world view into perspective. I have never actually met a sonic fan but there are clearly a lot of them.

@BloodyBlact Yea I don’t game on PC either classic sofa console gaming is by far my preferred way.

@Northern_munkey haven’t played in a few years but I played the 2019 one and first multiplayer match I was called a particularly disgusting racial slur (for a race of which I am not) and just muted all matches from that point on.

@clvr Just gonna throw it out there that 99% of Americans don’t care about the “culture war.” As far as I can tell it only exists in online comments and twitter. Never once have I heard it mentioned in real life other than people making fun of it.

@UltimateOtaku91 You’re kinda right in that a Ps5 Pro will outperform the Xbox consoles and the game will run better at a higher resolution. But the “best” place to play would be a high end PC. Regardless, I think we put too much stock in visuals and performance and the “best” place to play is whatever console you own/can afford. So for many, the best place to play is likely the series s with gamepass.

EDIT: my bad, my comment is fairly duplicative of other comments so feel free to ignore.

I think I will be playing this at launch. Been playing a lot of smaller indies lately and some Ubisoft checkbox gameplay might feel nice.

@Frmknst A traitor to a corporation? What are you talking about?

Factions would have had Helldivers numbers. It would have fallen significantly… like Helldivers… but that’s fine. Sony would have made a bundle while it was popular and they could have moved on when the players did. Trying to make these “appeal to everyone forever” games will continue to not work out 99% of the time. The space is to crowded and no one is leaving their current live service dopamine drip for a new version.

@AdamNovice I agree I don’t think they are ugly. I do think they are boring and super derivative though. But as soon as the put in pronouns it definitely set a certain crowd off though which I think is what started the “ugly” conversation. Unfortunately, video games are at the center of the “culture war.” Quotations used because it’s a bunch of garbage with bad actors on both sides.

Death Stranding is an amazing experience. I try and tell my friends how special it is and no one will even try it. If you buy in to what the game is trying to do it’s a truly unique experience and has moments of sheer beauty throughout.

@Icey664 to be fair quidditch isn’t competitive ever. The rules make little sense and griffindor always wins.

This has been a wonderful year for smaller games for me. Dave the Diver, Balatro, Cult of the Lamb... and now Vampire Survivors. I can go another year easy without any big AAA releases at this rate just catching up with these smaller games.

@Dalamar There are a lot of great games that deal with loss which I have found comforting over the years.

@Intr1n5ic I think the lack of launch titles does have something to do with it. I also think GamePass is actually not that good of a deal. The largest subset of gamers play one or two games exclusively. Very few jump from game to game. Unless you are one of the people who like to jump game to game... I think its unlikely you will really get your money's worth from the subscription model. It just appeals to too few people.

Once again, I am completely out of touch with what people want 🤣

@NEStalgia I agree with the market identity issue. At the start of the generation it was clear to me that Xbox had a goal of selling more consoles with an emphasis on gamepass being attached, basically automatically because it’s such a good deal. This would drive console sales and subscription numbers. However, the narrative has changed so much due to their mixed messaging that any person looking to invest in an ecosystem would really need to question the point of Xbox. PS offers extra (which has a ton of good games), PS exclusives (which take years to appear on PC), and now… Xbox exclusives within six months?

The lack of clarity on strategy is really what’s sinking the ship. What I thought they were doing at the beginning of the generation is not at all what they are doing now!

Among the “core gamers” I predict lots of people moving mostly to PC before the next generation. Among the casual audience I expect Nintendo and PS to control with a very small Xbox niche market going forward. It’s too bad… the OG Xbox was so exciting back in the day I wish it was still like that!

Really enjoyed the Godzilla DLC and the platinum run for Dave. Have no idea who the singer is or what the alchemy game is but I love Balatro so it’s cool to see the collab! Will
Check it out!

@nessisonett I don't blame companies chickening out on anything there is a lot of money/jobs on the line!

@nessisonett Such a great idea but waaaaay to risky currently for a developer. They pretty much have to play it safe these days.

I know it doesn’t really matter… but are the trophies still broken for DL2?

This should surprise no one. The game was destined to be huge. I would really love to see how many Series S consoles were pushed during this same period of time vs. PS5.

@breakneck he has a fairly narrow world view but no one makes better predictions or has better analysis on SIE.

At the start of the generation I predicted a huge gain in the console space for Microsoft. Instead they seem to intentionally be killing any reason for purchasing their hardware, including only keeping a six month exclusivity period for a game that they should be positioning as a huge platform exclusive. Essentially they are telling everyone “wait six months and play the patched version on the console you prefer anyways.”

Long story short I know nothing.

He is wrong for many reasons. He is not wrong that the current “core gamer” market is unpredictable. I do believe that’s because the volume is too high. Great games can go unnoticed while flash in the pan games can garner a huge audience. It’s a tough industry but embracer’s plan was doomed from the start and it never really made sense.

@DennisReynolds Okay awesome I handled Stellar Blade so this game probably wouldn't drive me insane.

@WhiteRabbit Very good description I know exactly what I would be getting into now! Thank you!

@WhiteRabbit How would you characterize the difficulty level? Leaning towards FromSoftware or more like Stellar Blade? I am seeing conflicting views on this!

@nick_dizel The complaints about prices are everywhere even though it’s technically the cheapest time ever to be a gamer with the subscription services, deep sales constantly, and even just adjusted for inflation.

@beltmenot A study of the parasocial fanbase or the studios insistence on constant balance updates to a PVE game? Both have been weird.