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@thefourfoldroot1 100 hours of Spiderman 2? I hope not.

@SoulChimera I had zero sleep last night and i’m too tired to even move my face; yet I lol’d at your Haiku 👌.

As a re-release of an old game this did every single thing right; from the content right down to the price. The score does seem odd in that regard.

Still need to go through 1 but intending to do it co-op with a friend after Prodeus.

Also good to see people here aren’t “done with Bethesda” after all!

Will play this on Xbox eventually. Probably not the worst thing for the Xbox version that it got delayed. Can play Starfield and then play this afterwards

@Rafie lol yes I get it now. I still disagree about their transparency but there we go.

@Sekijo I definitely misworded that comment with “especially” their timed deals when really I was thinking of the one; but I brought it up to emphasise my point about Sony not being any more transparent than Xbox (but they weren’t transparent about it and then it became permanent and they didn’t say a word about it). And in that sense… i have no examples because i’m referring to something that isn’t there… (the transparency). I feel like we only knew Deathloop & Ghostwire were specifically 1 year because Xbox literally bought Zenimax. Just like we only know about Stalker 2 being a 3 month timed because of an internal Microsoft document. I don’t think either are transparent about it.

@Rafie I don’t get it… you’re saying go to Square because what? It’s third party? Literally all of what we are talking about are third party deals, but you are saying Sony is transparent and Xbox is not. So then surely in all these cases we should go to the third party; which means it’s not up to Xbox at all then is it? Why should folks go to Square (not Sony) in that case, but with Xbox timed exclusives only ask Xbox?

@Rafie I will say about Playstation that they are also not transparent. Especially with extensions to their timed deals. Occasionally an advert will say *exclusive for 2 years, but it’s not that often.

@Member_the_game Yea i mean I got an Xbox One X and whilst it was nice to have a boost in resolution; a couple of years later the Series X was out and so all in all I don’t feel it was worth it. Not going for any mid-gen consoles this time no matter which side it’s on.

Plus it will make the eventual jump to next-gen even better.

Good that you can get the plates separately but I don’t think I can get away with that in the living room for long. The controller though is tempting.

@JAMes-BroWWWn and there are people saying Xbox has no games… crazy. Also, going all the way back to 2015?

I thought High on Life was a fun game. I completed it but didn’t mop up the last couple of achievements. But it depends on your sense of humour. It’s pretty messed up!

On Xbox side you will still be able to shop around for your digital codes which is good. Sucks for Playstation gamers though.

@NEStalgia I didn’t look it up but isn’t that Asda that is Walmart?

@LightningLeader yea… more like 70%!

Look forward to first party titles at £52.99

You know Halo and Gears are great single-player games that also work as well, if not better, as incredibly fun co-op experiences. They are still cinematic and story-driven. If Sony starts doing that then awesome.

But I doubt they will.

@StrawberryTurtle what is wrong with Gamepass? It can be a pretty huge money-saver. You sound extremely bitter. I’m not saying this is beneficial to Playstation players but what I am saying is it’s stupid to play dumb and pretend there are no benefits to Xbox players (besides… bragging rights apparently?).

And you’re saying it’s not pro-consumer since the games were already on Xbox but if they start hitting Switch surely that is a benefit. Maybe not to you but that’s not the point.

There are so many different angles to argue regarding the whole acquisition (either in favour or against) but blind fanboyism is just a waste of everyones time.

@StrawberryTurtle i assume they mean Gamepass plus the opportunities provided with Backwards Compatibility for older COD, Tony Hawks, Crash, Spyro games etc. Whether you like it or not, the benefits to Xbox gamers at least are pretty obvious…

Man Pikmin 4 vs God of War. Both awesome series but I know which one I would rather play 💙❤️💛. Crazy how production values don’t always equal fun.

I’m really enjoying XVI as a story (just over 60% through apparently); it has me hooked. But the game itself is lacking something that made previous mainline games special to me. It might be the lack of RPG systems and it might be the lack of exploration. But yea I am left wanting more from the gameplay. Story though, as I said, is good stuff so far.

Got Pixel Remasters digital on PS5(PS4) and physical on Switch so i’ve done my bit. If they hit Xbox I will probably get them again ahem .

@Ralizah yea well it’s frustrating after we get article after article touting 70% of a game’s sales being on Playstation when they know that is only half the picture. It’s always incomplete. And now it’s to do with an exclusive being on the wrong end of that it’s become an “issue”.

I actually think FFXVI has done well for being a single console (no PC, Xbox, Switch or last gen) release. It’s up against the zeitgeist that is Tears of the Kingdom. The damage control is unnecessary.

@Kevw2006 I have heard multiple times on this site that Xbox players don’t buy Final Fantasy games unfortunately (though somehow my day one FFXV copy was an Xbox copy 🤷‍♂️ as was my Royal Edition).

Anyway I wonder how Alan Wake 2 will chart…

These physical charts have always been half the story. Not just now that Final Fantasy got bumped from number 1.

@Scottyy I apologise I think I misunderstood your initial comment. I read it as like “10 of” meaning they keep pumping out the same game.

Everyone likes what they like; but for me I look at a studio like Obsidian where they have Grounded as an ongoing game; they release a passion project in Pentiment; and then have the bigger budget Avowed on the go at the same time. That is a good mix to me and means you get more regular releases. Of course only a studio of a certain size can keep that going.

All of these articles about games taking 5-6 years to make but that is only because of the sort of games they are making.

@Neverwild because it’s literally 5 days later and you can play it on Gamepass? Most people probably moved on with their lives?

@Scottyy that’s a really weird comment especially when there are like 6 Uncharteds, a million Ratchet and Clanks. What has Grounded got to do with it? Have you played it? I’ve had so much fun with that game. Just feels like a random attack on Xbox even though their games have way more variety. And Halo isn’t exactly spammed out; it started in 2001.

In my opinion these big budget games are great but you also need smaller budget games to go alongside them. As these all end up feeling quite similar (have you ever climbed a rockface/mountainside by any chance?). Despite being highly polished.

I am playing it - but my PS5 seems to think i have only played 52 minutes. How can it be that broken? Like how hard can it be to fix that? The game doesn’t seem to have an in-game gameplay timer either does it… does anyone know if there is one?

Loved XIII and XV so i’m sure I will enjoy this too. Famitsu’s review means absolutely zero to me though.

Im getting 89 on Metacritic vibes. Let’s see! Not played the demo though. And not fussed if it scores a bit lower either. Should be a good time.

I think the issue for a lot of people, including myself, is that I have Gamepass and PS Plus Extra… and whilst Playstation seems to be adding more games each month; most of them have been on Gamepass already. If you never had Gamepass then you will be getting more for your money with PS Plus.

Also with Gamepass there is the guarantee that if the game is a day 1 addition then most people haven’t played it and can be excited about it. With PS Plus the older games get added and you may have already bought them. Still can (and does) happen with Gamepass too of course; with those that aren’t day 1 additions.

But the lack of day 1 additions is still going to affect Sony’s sales I assume… for instance I never bought Rift Apart as I knew it would eventually hit PS Plus. And it did.

From the title of the article i thought this would be a trailer of Sony’s wallet!

@practicein2021 Xbox has their extended, less hype but possibly still interesting,
Showcase tomorrow as well.

@Neverwild a contract is in place to not announce other platforms even though they may very well be in development ; so ultimately it’s the same thing.

Gotta keep all the immature fanboys in check. PushSquare knows its audience.

Also remember the FFXVI PC version getting deleted off the trailer? As if Playstation doesn’t have its own embargoes…

Edit: at least with what you are referring to with Xbox you only wait 24 hours or whatever. Playstation’s deals are a lot longer so that you buy the game there first. The impatience is unreal. Imagine a game getting announced for the original Xbox and everyone had to wait 24 hours for it to get announced for PS2. Im sure they were fine.

Love this series!

It’s a good thing to be able to shop around for Xbox digital codes. I saved £14 on Diablo IV digital. That adds up per game so yea… Playstation not offering it is a bad thing. But the usual people are defending the decision… so stupid.

@Toot1st I was going to ask the same thing.

Twisted Pixel in the article (2nd Paragraph) should be Twisted Voxel. Confused me for a second as I love games by Twisted Pixel (Splosion’ Man, The Maw, The Gunstringer etc).

Unfortunately they are now owned by Meta.

@Kevw2006 I know this doesn’t mean the games are the same (and I am sort of saying this in jest but also… sort of not) but whenever I play a Playstation Studios game and you have to climb up some sort of mountain side with little hand holders and the slightly different coloured blocks/rocks/beams that show where you go next… I roll my eyes. Not sure why anyone thinks that is fun, especially not copy pasted in every PS game. Sure this is reductive but literally put “(insert Playstation game name) climbing” into google…

… it’s the same picture.

FFVII Remake was just “Okay” to me so was hoping this would be the special one. Going to play it asap regardless to get some use out of my PS5.

Sony may have made a deal with Konami… for marketing of these games, as opposed to exclusivity. But anyway the more platforms the better!

Recently tried Metal Gear Solid for the first time (PS1 port on Vita)… was still blown away by the production values attached to that intro; but struggled to get into it. Happy to start from a remake of the prequel and go from there.

69 Billion towards some timed/permanent exclusives then 🤷‍♂️ really think this was a bad call and rejecting the deal will for sure hurt competition as opposed to helping it.

Also the immaturity here is… depressing.

On the final final boss of Wo Long and loved the game! Played on Gamepass but obviously that deal still benefits Koei Tecmo so silly to see people here whinging about it.

@Keyblade-Dan Lost Odyssey and Blue Dragon are not in the same conversation. Microsoft financed the start-up of Mistwalker to create these games from scratch. Nothing wrong with that at all; so don’t twist that.

@UltimateOtaku91 For Resident Evil 4 or a completely different unrelated game?

Also i’ve seen some of those comments and i’ve myself asked for digital to be included. I don’t think anyone expects Xbox to outsell or match PlayStation when there are more PS5s sold and 100million PS4s. The point is the gap is lower than reported, which can be true and is in this case. If they just reported digital sales and not physical; that would be an incomplete picture too.

@UltimateOtaku91 how is it copium if that is literally what has happened? As @GodOfCapcom said it’s usually higher on PS, we see figures like 87% etc which sets off a Push Square Circle Jerk. But this time digital is actually included so it’s down to 65% on PS…

XIII is awesome and it was awesome back in 2009. Great story and lore, great music, and beautiful graphics. I even liked the characters for the most part.

I wonder if Sony are making this because they are worried Xbox is making one; and Xbox is doing the same thing on their side… when neither one of them truly believes in it but they just can’t be caught with their pants down.

@tallythwack at least you tried it to come to that conclusion. Obviously most people disagree. Just a shame when someone writes it off without trying it!

@UltimateOtaku91 check it out on Gamepass. It’s the sort of game thats so addictive you can play it on Xbox for the achievements, and would want to go back and get all the trophies when it finally comes to Playstation and play it through again.

Actually loved this game; and the DLC.

And anyone dismissing it because of the graphics? Thick and I guarantee if it was on Playstation you wouldn’t be so quick to overlook it.

Surely Mark Cerny should be working on Knack 3 anyway?

Nintendo needs something but no thanks to Playstation and Xbox. I love new tech but it needs to come at the right time. All this is going to do is put people off; myself included.