@Sakai It’s worth taking into account what I played was completely different to the demo that was made public last week. I didn’t even know the demo existed when I played the game at an event.
@Futureshark Your latter question is exactly why price is very rarely factored into reviews. It fluctuates and doesn't reflect the quality of a game. The Last of Us: Part I's situation was one of the very few situations where it was applicable. Besides stuff like that, we don't factor it into our reviews. Most outlets don't either.
@KeldorTheCursed If you still like the horror genre in general, I think you would enjoy it. It's still a good game even with the disappointment that it's a bit too much like Dead Space.
@Jacko11 The only mention of PlayStation at that event was for Silent Hill 2 being a PS5 console exclusive. None of the other games received confirmed platforms.
@Jacko11 There’s a negative undertone because what the topic of that article isn’t really a good thing. It was corrected a few days later, but at the time we didn’t know that, right?
Concerning negativity, I find myself in the same situation as you. I’m maybe halfway through Ragnarok after 25 hours of play, and absolutely loving it. I have a backlog of like 25 new games to play, and there loads to look forward to in the coming months. I’m excited, and so is everyone else on the editorial team. I think if you asked Sammy, Rob, and Stephen, you’d find they’re pretty happy with PlayStation at the moment too.
What’s frustrating about Sony, though, is they seem to slip up sometimes on the most simple of things. They’re a multi-billion dollar company that make seemingly silly mistakes, and we can’t just let them get a pass. We praise them when they do good; we criticise them when we do bad. The site has always done that and will continue to.
I understand sometimes things can look negative, but believe me, everyone on staff still loves PlayStation and is more engaged than ever before. We’re all here because we love the system and its games; that’s why it’s a bit annoying when something goes wrong. 👍
The headline isn't clickbait; it simply isn't. Using the word "seemingly", there was no jumping to conclusions. Furthermore, I even wrote it could be a glitch that Sony might fix. The rest of the article is fact.
@Jaz007 It's basically the exact same implementation as Black Ops Cold War and Vanguard, where different weapons have varying resistance on the adaptive triggers. It hasn't felt any different over the past three entries, though.
@dark_knightmare2 That's how Sony has reported its sales numbers for Spider-Man, its biggest games. What do you want me to do? Guess what each one has sold individually and therefore make the article inaccurate?
@Ryall The mechanism is that while you can have a code for the PS Store to use, it may not have been activated yet. Codes Sony sends out to reviewers are activated by them and can be redeemed, thus triggering a download. Presumably, codes for retail — like this one — will be activated later on.
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Re: Free Death Stranding 2 PSN Avatars Can Be Claimed Now
@ThaBEN What? No it doesn't.
Re: Free Death Stranding 2 PSN Avatars Can Be Claimed Now
@NateGoesLive The EMEA code, of course.
Re: Preview: Forspoken PS5 Feels Like a More Magical inFAMOUS
@Sakai It’s worth taking into account what I played was completely different to the demo that was made public last week. I didn’t even know the demo existed when I played the game at an event.
Re: All The Game Awards 2022 Winners
@KundaliniRising333 I mean, game direction is about a lot more than just story.
Re: PlayStation Blog Opens Votes for Its Game of the Year 2022 Awards
@AdamNovice @Ralizah The PS Blog rules state Spider-Man 2 isn’t nominated because it won most anticipated last year.
Re: Days Gone Director Blames Woke Reviewers, Programmers for Critical Reception
What a truly embarrassing man. Thank god Sony got rid of him.
Re: SpongeBob SquarePants: The Cosmic Shake Gets Ready for Release on PS4 in January
This game looks so good!
Re: Brand New The Last of Us HBO Trailer Revealed
@brazzios_84 So..? Isn't that a good thing? The TV show is based on the game.
Re: Brand New The Last of Us HBO Trailer Revealed
This looks genuinely incredible.
Re: The Callisto Protocol (PS5) - Just Like Dead Space, for Better and Worse
@Futureshark Your latter question is exactly why price is very rarely factored into reviews. It fluctuates and doesn't reflect the quality of a game. The Last of Us: Part I's situation was one of the very few situations where it was applicable. Besides stuff like that, we don't factor it into our reviews. Most outlets don't either.
Re: The Callisto Protocol (PS5) - Just Like Dead Space, for Better and Worse
@JohnGrey It’s not seven hours long and price has very little to do with a review.
Re: The Callisto Protocol (PS5) - Just Like Dead Space, for Better and Worse
@KeldorTheCursed If you still like the horror genre in general, I think you would enjoy it. It's still a good game even with the disappointment that it's a bit too much like Dead Space.
Re: The Callisto Protocol (PS5) - Just Like Dead Space, for Better and Worse
@Futureshark I played on the normal difficulty setting.
Re: PS Stars Members Can Celebrate PS3 Game Wonderbook This Month
@rjejr I know, it was sarcasm
Re: The Callisto Protocol (PS5) - Just Like Dead Space, for Better and Worse
@trev666 The key word there is “action”. Dead Space wasn’t combat combat combat pretty much 100% of the time like The Callisto Protocol is.
Re: PS Stars Members Can Celebrate PS3 Game Wonderbook This Month
@ChrisDeku Neither of the points-based rewards are live until 6th December.
Re: Round Up: Midnight Suns PC Reviews Say It's One of the Best Marvel Games
@Happymoogle It helps if you read the opening paragraph.
Re: Random: Spanish Theme Park Announces New Ride Based on the Uncharted Movie
I've been to Port Aventura a few times. Dragon Khan is great!
Re: Reaction: Sony Poised to End 2022 without Major Press Conference
@Jacko11 The only mention of PlayStation at that event was for Silent Hill 2 being a PS5 console exclusive. None of the other games received confirmed platforms.
Re: Reaction: Sony Poised to End 2022 without Major Press Conference
@Snake_V5 This isn't a thing that's actually happening. It came from a tweet from a completely unreliable Twitter account.
Re: Ys 8 Back on PS Plus Extra After Backend Issues Are Solved
@Robinsad @KundaliniRising333 Come on, not everyone is looking to pull a fast one on you. 😂 There’s no reason not to believe the reasoning.
Re: Spider-Man: Miles Morales Has Better PC Launch Than Sackboy, Uncharted
@B-I-G-DEVIL You're right, I completely forgot about that.
Re: Disgruntled PS Plus Premium Members Can't Downgrade for Black Friday Discount
@Jacko11 There’s a negative undertone because what the topic of that article isn’t really a good thing. It was corrected a few days later, but at the time we didn’t know that, right?
Concerning negativity, I find myself in the same situation as you. I’m maybe halfway through Ragnarok after 25 hours of play, and absolutely loving it. I have a backlog of like 25 new games to play, and there loads to look forward to in the coming months. I’m excited, and so is everyone else on the editorial team. I think if you asked Sammy, Rob, and Stephen, you’d find they’re pretty happy with PlayStation at the moment too.
What’s frustrating about Sony, though, is they seem to slip up sometimes on the most simple of things. They’re a multi-billion dollar company that make seemingly silly mistakes, and we can’t just let them get a pass. We praise them when they do good; we criticise them when we do bad. The site has always done that and will continue to.
I understand sometimes things can look negative, but believe me, everyone on staff still loves PlayStation and is more engaged than ever before. We’re all here because we love the system and its games; that’s why it’s a bit annoying when something goes wrong. 👍
Re: Disgruntled PS Plus Premium Members Can't Downgrade for Black Friday Discount
@Jacko11 @naruball I'd like you to both actually explain where in that article I was overly "slating" PlayStation, where the "clickbait headline" is and how it was an "outrage" piece. Here, read it again: https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2022/10/sony-seemingly-scraps-ps-plus-game-expiry-dates
The headline isn't clickbait; it simply isn't. Using the word "seemingly", there was no jumping to conclusions. Furthermore, I even wrote it could be a glitch that Sony might fix. The rest of the article is fact.
I look forward to your explanations.
Re: Lots of New Footage in The Callisto Protocol Launch Trailer
@MattBoothDev A 60fps mode has already been confirmed: https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2022/10/at-least-the-callisto-protocol-will-be-60fps
Re: Ubisoft Shares Early Splinter Cell PS5 Remake Concept Art
@RogerRoger Yeah you're definitely right there
Re: Ubisoft Shares Early Splinter Cell PS5 Remake Concept Art
@RogerRoger You know more than me! I loved the original game but don't remember much beyond the first mission.
Re: We Were Denied a Grand Theft Auto Movie Starring Eminem, Proof the Earth Is a Cold, Dead Place
@HeeHo We do use it: https://www.pushsquare.com/tags/random
Re: Best Online Multiplayer Games on PS5
@Jaz007 The list is based on votes from Push Square users and has been on the site for nearly one and a half years. This is just a refresh.
Re: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (PS5) - Infinity Ward Proves It Knows Best
@Jaz007 It's basically the exact same implementation as Black Ops Cold War and Vanguard, where different weapons have varying resistance on the adaptive triggers. It hasn't felt any different over the past three entries, though.
Re: New PS Stars Rewards Celebrate God of War, Ratchet & Clank, PS3
@B-I-G-DEVIL They're releasing throughout the month.
Re: Naked Man Leaks Gameplay of Hideo Kojima Game Overdose
@Snake_V5 It is being played on a phone. Look at the video of the woman in the bottom left who's playing the game.
Re: GreedFall Another PS4 Game Leaving PS Plus Extra Soon
@Ooccoo_Jr This is not true. You lose access to the game when it leaves the service.
Re: God of War Ragnarok Is Now Sony's Highest Rated PS5 Game
@jdv95 Review code for that isn't out yet, and I'm doing The Callisto Protocol.
Re: Puma, Versace Among the Real-Life Brands in PS5's Need for Speed Unbound
I like to think I'm somewhat down with the kids, but even I've only heard of like four of those brands. Disappointed in myself.
Re: PSVR2 Games Offer Free Upgrades if You Own PSVR Version
@MaccaMUFC We're going to do a guide on all the games with free upgrades, certainly.
Re: The Last of Us HBO Show Confirmed to Premiere on 15th January 2023
@Sqush-Pare "In the UK, the series will be available for viewing on Sky."
Re: New PSVR2 Game Tentacular Takes a Squid Out of Water
After loving Ghost Giant so much, I quite like the look of this one!
Re: This Japanese God of War Ragnarok Ad Is an Absolute Must Watch
@themightyant Let's hope this is the song that plays over the credits
Re: This Japanese God of War Ragnarok Ad Is an Absolute Must Watch
@themightyant I'm afraid I couldn't get much out of the video description through Google Translate, everything I could find is in the article!
Re: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (PS5) - Infinity Ward Proves It Knows Best
Updated with a final score!
Re: PS5, PS4 Remaster Fatal Frame: Mask of the Lunar Eclipse Out March 2023
@KidBoruto While there are a few minor things that connect the games together, I believe they are all mostly standalone stories.
Re: God of War PS4 Sells 23 Million Units Ahead of Ragnarok's Release
@stvevan No, I'm reporting the news. End of. It's not a negative slant when it's based on fact.
Re: God of War PS4 Sells 23 Million Units Ahead of Ragnarok's Release
@dark_knightmare2 Sales numbers don't really mean anything if you don't have something to compare them to.
Re: God of War PS4 Sells 23 Million Units Ahead of Ragnarok's Release
@dark_knightmare2 That's how Sony has reported its sales numbers for Spider-Man, its biggest games. What do you want me to do? Guess what each one has sold individually and therefore make the article inaccurate?
Re: God of War PS4 Sells 23 Million Units Ahead of Ragnarok's Release
@stvevan I’m literally reporting facts, it’s not my fault the news isn’t kissing Sony’s arse everyday 😂
Re: Deadpool 2 Actor Will Appear in Next Hideo Kojima Game
@RBMango Thanks for that!
Re: PS Plus Lost Two Million Members in the Last Three Months
@Yaycandy Returnal has been on PS Plus Extra from day one.
Re: Sony Accidentally Sends God of War Ragnarok PS5 Bundle to Customer
@Ryall The mechanism is that while you can have a code for the PS Store to use, it may not have been activated yet. Codes Sony sends out to reviewers are activated by them and can be redeemed, thus triggering a download. Presumably, codes for retail — like this one — will be activated later on.
Re: Sony Accidentally Sends God of War Ragnarok PS5 Bundle to Customer
@freddquadros @paulbuck1996 She*