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@Uromastryx @MrStark I really don't understand what either of you are expecting from these lower entries in the top 10 list; these positions are always going to come down to more personal taste of the staff. You're both acting like there's some widely agreed upon best seventh and eighth game of 2025 haha

@Fiendish-Beaver It's an enterprise value of $82 billion and an equity value of $72 billion

@Ravix @Max_the_German GTA 6 has already won the Most Anticipated award on the PS Blog, and it's taken out of the category when it wins for future years. It's explained on the blog.

@Fiendish-Beaver The new Trophies will be added as a DLC list, so they won't affect unlocking the Platinum for the base game.

@Darude84 I guess you didn't read the whole review then?

@WolfyTn @EK42 @Gremio108 It's on Game Pass from today, thus we republish the guides.

@nicc83 That's why "could be" is in the headline.

@darylb24 We're all different editorial teams that request review codes separately; there's not just one code for the entire network of sites and only one of us gets it. I can't speak for what happened with Pure Xbox's access, but we source our own independently.

I refuse to believe this is going to be the last DLC and they're moving on, this game has been way too successful for them to stop now.

I reckon they'll put out a larger expansion next year, like Phantom Liberty for Cyberpunk 2077.

@Northern_munkey The servers were online for most of our review process, but there weren’t enough people with access to the game to fill them. This is why we’ve done the right thing and gone with a review in progress that’ll be updated with a final score next week.

@Oram77 There hasn't been any reliable reporting about it yet.

@sanderson72 It's listed for PS4 on the PS Store page: https://store.playstation.com/en-gb/product/EP4837-PPSA04158_00-GS3MAINGAMEPACK0

Seems only a special edition is on PS4 normally, but it's on PS Plus Essential for PS4 owners too.

@StrickenBiged No, I don't believe there's a transmog system. I certainly haven't come across one, at least.

@SeaDaVie They're called Hard and Lethal.

@BeyondKnight Yes, and I still have some more to do.

@rjejr @PuppetMaster There are 5 difficulty options available from the start; there's not an unlockable harder mode after completion. There's an easy mode and then a casual mode below it.

I haven't tested the hardest mode, but the AI poses a fair challenge on medium, which is what I used for the review. I imagine the hardest mode is really quite challenging!

@Cerny There's definitely a little bit of clipping tied to your weapons and clothing, but that's all I noticed.

@MichaelNau All the side content I've played up until now has been pretty engaging — most of it has been more than just settling a dispute over a farm etc.

@KundaliniRising333 One of the optional activities to do is clear enemy camps, yeah.

@KundaliniRising333 You have to flick coins at other coins without them falling off the table or colliding with another to score points. It's simple but I really enjoyed it.

@Rich33 You create your own map markers by identifying landmarks through the spyglass. You have to be very close to something if you stumble upon it completely naturally for it to be marked on your map.

Hey everyone, thanks for reading! I have tried to keep this review as spoiler-free as possible, but if you have any questions beyond what's covered, feel free to copy me in.

It would be great if people could read the article to see Saros is already confirmed for the show. 😂

@Broosh I've fixed that now, thanks for pointing it out!

@Fiendish-Beaver Yeah, there's a Trophy for beating the game on the hardest difficulty.

@Fiendish-Beaver No worries! Story and Hard mode are unlocked from the start, but you need to finish the game first to access the hardest mode.

@Fiendish-Beaver All your character upgrades (health, sanity, stamina) carry over, and you can select a new, harder difficulty option.

@Hyena_socks The game autosaves pretty frequently, and there are little shrines dotted about where you can make additional saves.

Some enemies do respawn, yes.

It's mostly more action and combat-focused in general, but there is a certain point in the story where the gore and action is seriously cranked up. That's in relation to the narrative.

@pawlslax On the standard difficulty (which is called hard), it’s a tough game that’s definitely harder than Silent Hill 2. There is a story mode below it, though, that proves a lot more manageable.

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If the performance issues are fixed, I think the game is just about an 8/10. However, it was impossible for me to ignore them in my playthrough.

@Ricky-Spanish Yes, it's linked in this very article. The reasoning didn't come from Sony, though.

@Ricky-Spanish No, Sony hasn't said anything publicly about reducing the SSD size.

@Nightcrawler71 Yes, they're universal. You link your Shift account to your profile on whatever platform you want to play on.

@WolfyTn I don't own the game yet and have successfully redeemed the first Shift Code to the account I'll be using on PS5.

@KundaliniRising333 From what I've seen, it's a new area that leads off of the Vatican map from the base game.

@Fiendish-Beaver Nah, I don't think the original game has been updated in any way. The DLC has simply added this new content to it.

@Fiendish-Beaver The DLC is built into the base game, as you access it via a new quest that triggers when you load up a save. However, the quest takes you to a new area in Rome, and the whole expansion takes place within that new space.

@Flaming_Kaiser It's been available for over a year: https://store.playstation.com/en-gb/product/EP0082-PPSA18287_00-OCTOPATH1PS5E000

@Enuo I did. This is how it's always worked. Outlets gather information from sources they trust, and then publish an article when they feel confident enough in the story.

You don't publicly state what your sources are, otherwise, you'll never have any sources ever again.

@Enuo Did you read the article?

@wildcat_kickz That's from January 2026 onwards.

@ElectricWizard No bias whatsoever. I review what's put in front of me.

@awp69 MGS Delta looks and plays far better than Gears of War: Reloaded does. This is basically the same game from 2006 with improved visuals, while Delta has gameplay improvements.

Metal Gear Solid 3 is also a better game than Gears of War.

@Frmknst No, four actually!

@Ravix It's not advertising, I can only report my experience with the game. I noticed frame rate drops, but they didn't come across all that major to me.

@Kidfunkadelic83 Yes, you can crouch and move at the same time.

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@Dodoo No idea I'm afraid, we don't have review code. It looks like code was only available for PC.

@BLKxHER0 Nope, the Phantom Edition doesn't include beta early access.

@Simulated-Soul https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2025/07/ps-stars-program-marks-its-eventual-shut-down-with-one-last-collectible

@get2sammyb @Hi569 The interview with Jamal Musiala confirms the shoot for the FC 26 cover was done in May.