Really leaning into that movie 3 hype, huh? Sega missed the boat by not having some type of new release to tie into the first two films. A remaster of one of the more beloved modern games with new Shadow content (hopefully not JUST a skin, but something more akin to the DLC in Forces - but better, like a handful of new zones that have relevance to the character) would do well.
If you put any stock into what Zippo says, there might even be a brand new title later in the year that also has a big Shadow focus.
I'm just hoping they've learned their lesson from handing the Sonic Colours Remaster off to an outsourced developer with a spotty track record. Do it in house, update it to Hedgehog Engine 2, give it the polish it deserves.
@Sergo Well something being the most popular does not always equate to being the best quality so... I suppose people do seem to love the "worse" games.
@Porco Half of the MGS development team doesn't know how to make a game? Many of the key staff who made the series what it was still seem to work over there.
@InsaneWade something like Acid is precisely what I was thinking of. I only want to see the original continuity touched if it's for a Rising sequel.
@Dragoon1994 not great, but not that horrible either. Survive was a low budget multiplayer spin-off of TPP - it's competently made for what it is. There's also the other spin-off games that Kojima is credited for as producer, but in reality had little involvement.
For Rising his only contribution was bringing Platinum into the project after Konami's internal team couldn't get the zandatsu mechanic to work properly with the Fox Engine on PS3 level hardware, and then asking Platinum to make it 60fps (which really, they probably would have done anyway). Otherwise he let them do whatever.
@InsaneWade Nomura gets scapegoated a lot. He has his issues for sure, but he's not even really a writer on this trilogy, yet gets all the blame for anything people dislike.
@Fight_Teza_Fight People overlook that this is exactly what they've been saying. Advent Children fits into the timeline at the end of this trilogy, that can't happen if Aerith lives.
There's other fixes not included in the patch notes also, sound issues in MGS1 are fixed, some legacy bugs from the HD Collection like MGS3 face paints using lower quality textures are addressed, etc.
Still some way to go, before it's ideal, but it's a solid improvement.
There's been a lot of misreporting on the leak too. People posting that Rift Apart was a flop because the leak "revealed" it only sold 2 million copies with an $80 million budget, but apparently that data is a projection of the first month sales dating back to 2020.
It's better to do like this site and just not cover the details at all.
@TheCollector316 Take into consideration the spinoffs tend to sell considerably less. Dancing in particular was a bit of a flop. Half of this number is probably Royal alone.
Okay, so Thrillville: Off The Rails for PS2 was not available on PS4 before, so this would mean that it's the first new PS2 game they've added in years. This might also mean they have a new emulator ready, or they've at least updated that rickety old one? The one that's been used on the currently existing PS2 Classics has some issues, and several games are broken when played on PS5. I though this might have been a typo in the article, but the PS Blog indeed specifically mentions the PS2 version. Potentially big news if it means we can get better PS2 representation on the modern PSN, which could also make Premium a more compelling option. Weird to start with Thrillville though?
Mocrosoft's stable of studios has definitely gotten big enough to support a first (and second party for other titles - Kojima's Overdose) party only version of Game Pass for non Xbox console Platforms. If Ubisoft and EA can have their own subscription services to themselves, why not Xbox, if they really do want to pursue this path of getting Playstation and Nintendo users playing their portfolio - even if it means Halo on PS5.
It feels a bit like an endgame scenario when it comes to Xbox hardware though, what happens there? There's a notable amount of people who have invested heavily into the Xbox console ecosystem.
It's really nice to see an increased focus on the greater asian area in the industry, especially with Sony's Hero Projects helping blossom a development scene in places like India. For so long in the console market in particular the focus has been on "Western games" (North America and Western Europe) and Japanese games - not "Eastern games", just Japanese ones really.
@Mephisto2869 Yeah, people are only just starting to notice the tip of that iceberg.
@GamingFan4Lyf It was just because the story was structured like a television show, where the missions were described as episodes, as opposed to previous entries being structured more like a film.
Considering this has gotten the Metroid Prime 4 treatment where development was shifted to an entirely different studio and rebooted, it's probably fair that we haven't seen it since that first reveal. Just look at how long Prime 4 has been kept under wraps. Sure, it's a remake and not a new game but it'll still take some time, especially if they want it to look better than that reveal.
The PSP and Vita were wonderful devices, but people need to accept that dedicated handheld consoles can't really exist like that anymore. The Switch is successful, but it's also Nintendo's sole hardware line, acting as both their home and portable systems. They were struggling to support both Wii U and 3DS, it'll only be worse with PS5 quality console titles and PS4 quality handheld titles. There's no way Sony will make the PS6 a hybrid device like the Switch either, the larger audience would be outraged at the compromises necessary for that to be achievable.
Handheld PC devices like the Steam Deck, and streaming devices like the PS Portal are the only viable options in the current market.
I burned out on this early into season 2, I gave it a pretty fair shot. Don't see myself getting back into it because I'm far more busy now, and there's higher priorities in terms of games. Spyro 4 please.
>He apparently ends up in Japan after his slave ship is wrecked
That's really funny, they take inspiration from this real African individual and change his background to be that of a slave when the real world equivalent (possibly) wasn't. This would be the 3rd of 4 black AC protagonists to have the transatlantic slave trade be a part of their character?
And yeah, as others have said, Yasuke's IRL significance is a little blown up in modern accounts of his story (was not actually a samurai), but Assassin's Creed has always been farcical at it's attempts at representing history so like, whatever I guess.
I may be coping, but I'm certain Peter taking a break means exactly that, it's a break and he will be back. It goes against his character completely to retire at such a young age. With great power, comes... no responsibility???
@czDante92 That's always been the biggest problem with Miles. Everything he has is from Peter, those electric powers came about as a desperate attempt to make him different. His rogues gallery is also the same as Peter's, the Prowler is basically the one main villain he has of his own (and that's still an obscure Peter villain, but he wasn't getting much use so whatever). If they follow through with this and actually have Miles against the Green Goblin - Peter's nemesis, without Peter stepping back into the fold... ridiculous.
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Re: South Korean Superstar Sejeong Is Tifa and Aloy in Asian PS5 Ad
Love Sejeong.
Simple as.
Re: Silent Hill: The Short Message Available to Download Now on PS5
Just beat it. I liked it.
Re: Rumour: Sonic Generations May Make a Comeback During Sony's State of Play
Sonic x Shadow Generations
Really leaning into that movie 3 hype, huh? Sega missed the boat by not having some type of new release to tie into the first two films. A remaster of one of the more beloved modern games with new Shadow content (hopefully not JUST a skin, but something more akin to the DLC in Forces - but better, like a handful of new zones that have relevance to the character) would do well.
If you put any stock into what Zippo says, there might even be a brand new title later in the year that also has a big Shadow focus.
I'm just hoping they've learned their lesson from handing the Sonic Colours Remaster off to an outsourced developer with a spotty track record. Do it in house, update it to Hedgehog Engine 2, give it the polish it deserves.
Re: Big List of Tomb Raider Remastered PS5, PS4 Upgrades Revealed
Those new controls with that original level design are probably an awful match.
Re: 14 Games on the Way to PS Plus Extra, Premium Next Week
Disruptor when
Re: Warner Summoning More Harry Potter Games After Success of Hogwarts Legacy
@Sergo Well something being the most popular does not always equate to being the best quality so... I suppose people do seem to love the "worse" games.
Re: Kaitlyn Dever Will Play Abby in HBO's The Last of Us Season 2
Good luck to her.
Re: Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League Previews Are Far from Positive
@Bamila Graham's Knights sounds like a banging video game.
Re: Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League Previews Are Far from Positive
I saw some footage amd the HUD makes me want to vomit.
Re: Warner Summoning More Harry Potter Games After Success of Hogwarts Legacy
@Sergo Wasn't nominated because it was an 8/10 in a year stacked with 9s and 10s.
Re: Metal Gear Solid Remake Hopes Kept Alive by New Report
@Porco Half of the MGS development team doesn't know how to make a game? Many of the key staff who made the series what it was still seem to work over there.
@InsaneWade something like Acid is precisely what I was thinking of. I only want to see the original continuity touched if it's for a Rising sequel.
@Dragoon1994 not great, but not that horrible either. Survive was a low budget multiplayer spin-off of TPP - it's competently made for what it is. There's also the other spin-off games that Kojima is credited for as producer, but in reality had little involvement.
For Rising his only contribution was bringing Platinum into the project after Konami's internal team couldn't get the zandatsu mechanic to work properly with the Fox Engine on PS3 level hardware, and then asking Platinum to make it 60fps (which really, they probably would have done anyway). Otherwise he let them do whatever.
Re: Metal Gear Solid Remake Hopes Kept Alive by New Report
Probably a hot take, but I would like to see new Metal Gear titles from Konami.
@somnambulance They never did it before, so I don't see it happening now.
Re: Bill & Ted's Excellent Retro Collection Will Be Removed from PS5, PS4 Very Soon
What was even the point of acquiring the license to resell these old terrible games only to have to stop mere months later?
Re: PS Plus Essential Games for January 2024 Announced
@Ephexis83 They would be wrong then, it's officially the three listed above.
Re: Two of PS5's Biggest 2024 Titles Will Have Massive Musical Components
@AK4tywill It is one of the few first party releases that we know about in 2024? In that context I guess you could make that claim?
Re: Nomura Promises Death Won't be Cheated in Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth
@InsaneWade Nomura gets scapegoated a lot. He has his issues for sure, but he's not even really a writer on this trilogy, yet gets all the blame for anything people dislike.
Re: Nomura Promises Death Won't be Cheated in Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth
@Fight_Teza_Fight People overlook that this is exactly what they've been saying. Advent Children fits into the timeline at the end of this trilogy, that can't happen if Aerith lives.
Re: Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection PS5, PS4 Getting Screen Setting Features Update in January
There's other fixes not included in the patch notes also, sound issues in MGS1 are fixed, some legacy bugs from the HD Collection like MGS3 face paints using lower quality textures are addressed, etc.
Still some way to go, before it's ideal, but it's a solid improvement.
Re: Devs Weigh in on 'Disgraceful' Insomniac Games Data Breach
There's been a lot of misreporting on the leak too. People posting that Rift Apart was a flop because the leak "revealed" it only sold 2 million copies with an $80 million budget, but apparently that data is a projection of the first month sales dating back to 2020.
It's better to do like this site and just not cover the details at all.
Re: Persona 5 Series Collectively Takes More Than 10 Million Hearts
@TheCollector316 Take into consideration the spinoffs tend to sell considerably less. Dancing in particular was a bit of a flop. Half of this number is probably Royal alone.
Re: Persona 5 Series Collectively Takes More Than 10 Million Hearts
Oh that promo video is cruel how it has a part with "PERSONA IS" in black text on a red background, and it having nothing to do with P2 Innocent Sin.
Re: Persona 5 Series Collectively Takes More Than 10 Million Hearts
Pretty impressive number considering most P5 fans haven't played a single Persona game.
Re: Like a Dragon Gaiden's Controversial English Dub Is Selectable on PS5, PS4 Now
An update? Like a patch? So I HAVE to download it when I get the game? That limited SSD space would be better served on anything else.
Re: PS Portal Was the USA's Fourth Best-Selling System in November
@Porco They're not making another handheld either way. Not even Nintendo splits their hardware anymore.
Re: 19 Amazing Games Join PS Plus Extra, Premium Next Week
Okay, so Thrillville: Off The Rails for PS2 was not available on PS4 before, so this would mean that it's the first new PS2 game they've added in years. This might also mean they have a new emulator ready, or they've at least updated that rickety old one? The one that's been used on the currently existing PS2 Classics has some issues, and several games are broken when played on PS5. I though this might have been a typo in the article, but the PS Blog indeed specifically mentions the PS2 version. Potentially big news if it means we can get better PS2 representation on the modern PSN, which could also make Premium a more compelling option. Weird to start with Thrillville though?
Re: Call of Duty Devs Walk Back Kratos Voice Actor Criticisms, 'It's Not About the Joke'
@CielloArc Apparently for developers it has been a sh*t year.
Re: Persona 3 Reload's Updated Combat System Looks Ridiculously Cool in Gameplay Breakdown
I for one am glad this remake doesn't include The Answer
Re: Larian Slyly Slips Realistic Jiggle Physics into Baldur's Gate 3
It's telling that certain outlets are frothing at the mouth over this, but if a game has breasts that react in any way to the laws of physics, well...
Re: Amazingly, 1,200 Skins Will Get Free LEGO Makeovers in Fortnite
@Ded_Nexus FORTNITE BAD!!!!!!!
Re: Solid Snake, Peter Griffin Dropping in Next Fortnite Season
Wild seeing those two names next to each other in a headline.
@kyleforrester87 That's exactly it, just cosmetic.
Re: Microsoft Still Wants to Put Xbox Game Pass on PS5, PS4
Mocrosoft's stable of studios has definitely gotten big enough to support a first (and second party for other titles - Kojima's Overdose) party only version of Game Pass for non Xbox console Platforms. If Ubisoft and EA can have their own subscription services to themselves, why not Xbox, if they really do want to pursue this path of getting Playstation and Nintendo users playing their portfolio - even if it means Halo on PS5.
It feels a bit like an endgame scenario when it comes to Xbox hardware though, what happens there? There's a notable amount of people who have invested heavily into the Xbox console ecosystem.
Re: Sony's Probably Not Done Partnering with Korean Devs
It's really nice to see an increased focus on the greater asian area in the industry, especially with Sony's Hero Projects helping blossom a development scene in places like India. For so long in the console market in particular the focus has been on "Western games" (North America and Western Europe) and Japanese games - not "Eastern games", just Japanese ones really.
@Mephisto2869 Yeah, people are only just starting to notice the tip of that iceberg.
Re: K-Pop Ultrastars BLACKPINK Make an Effort to Bring KartRider: Drift Back from the Brink
Wasn't expecting a Kep1er and Alice callout on Push Square dot com today, Sammy.
Re: Dragon's Dogma 2 Will Be 'The Ultimate Dragon's Dogma'
Are we going to the moon?
Re: Beyond Good & Evil 20th Anniversary Edition Announced, Out Early 2024
@GamingFan4Lyf It was just because the story was structured like a television show, where the missions were described as episodes, as opposed to previous entries being structured more like a film.
Re: PS1 JRPG Fans May Want to Keep an Eye on Arisen Force: Vonimir for PS5, PS4
"I can't believe it's not HD-2D!"
Re: Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic PS5 Remake Reportedly Not Dead, Actually
It's not cancelled? That's unfortunate.
Re: The Last of Us 2 PS5 Remaster's Anxiety-Inducing Lost Levels Revealed
It says you'll explore early development versions of cut levels so I doubt they'll be integrated into the story.
Re: 'Development Is Progressing' on Ubisoft's Troubled Prince of Persia Remake
Considering this has gotten the Metroid Prime 4 treatment where development was shifted to an entirely different studio and rebooted, it's probably fair that we haven't seen it since that first reveal. Just look at how long Prime 4 has been kept under wraps. Sure, it's a remake and not a new game but it'll still take some time, especially if they want it to look better than that reveal.
Re: PS Plus Extra, Premium Games for November 2023 Available Now on PS5, PS4
Give us the PS1 Resident Evil 2 and 3 already!
Re: Video: Why Sony Will Never Make the PS Vita 2
The PSP and Vita were wonderful devices, but people need to accept that dedicated handheld consoles can't really exist like that anymore. The Switch is successful, but it's also Nintendo's sole hardware line, acting as both their home and portable systems. They were struggling to support both Wii U and 3DS, it'll only be worse with PS5 quality console titles and PS4 quality handheld titles. There's no way Sony will make the PS6 a hybrid device like the Switch either, the larger audience would be outraged at the compromises necessary for that to be achievable.
Handheld PC devices like the Steam Deck, and streaming devices like the PS Portal are the only viable options in the current market.
Re: Spyro the Dragon Is Back... in Crash Team Rumble
I burned out on this early into season 2, I gave it a pretty fair shot. Don't see myself getting back into it because I'm far more busy now, and there's higher priorities in terms of games. Spyro 4 please.
Re: The Last of Us 2 PS5 Version Appears Inevitable Now
Removed
Re: Atlus Announces Inevitable Day 1 DLC for Persona 5 Tactica
We've known about this pack for a while I think
Re: Here's Another Sample of Kiryu's New English Voice in Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth
"This is some of the first stuff we ever recorded a year ago, performance got more refined as we went further along."
Why not show us some of the better recordings then? Does he think the earlier, "unrefined" clips still sound really good? Because lol
Re: Elon Musk May Try to Stop PS5, PS4's Twitter Integration Removal
He's always "looking into" things
Re: GTA 6 Reveal Trailer Debuts in Early December, Rockstar Says
Some mid incoming 🔥🔥🔥
Re: Rumour: One of Assassin's Creed Red's Protagonists Is Based on African Samurai Yasuke
>He apparently ends up in Japan after his slave ship is wrecked
That's really funny, they take inspiration from this real African individual and change his background to be that of a slave when the real world equivalent (possibly) wasn't. This would be the 3rd of 4 black AC protagonists to have the transatlantic slave trade be a part of their character?
And yeah, as others have said, Yasuke's IRL significance is a little blown up in modern accounts of his story (was not actually a samurai), but Assassin's Creed has always been farcical at it's attempts at representing history so like, whatever I guess.
Re: Sony Will Help Fund and Distribute a Live-Action The Legend of Zelda Film
@Ralizah Why not? Zelda's kind of been all about different art directions, live action and animated movies could co-exist just fine.
Re: Insomniac Confirms Primary Marvel's Spider-Man Moving Forward
I may be coping, but I'm certain Peter taking a break means exactly that, it's a break and he will be back. It goes against his character completely to retire at such a young age. With great power, comes... no responsibility???
@czDante92 That's always been the biggest problem with Miles. Everything he has is from Peter, those electric powers came about as a desperate attempt to make him different. His rogues gallery is also the same as Peter's, the Prowler is basically the one main villain he has of his own (and that's still an obscure Peter villain, but he wasn't getting much use so whatever). If they follow through with this and actually have Miles against the Green Goblin - Peter's nemesis, without Peter stepping back into the fold... ridiculous.