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"Oh, and the combat is action-based"

And I'm in. All I needed to hear.

@Yousef- Apparently an appropriately coloured panel will be provided for those wanting a disc drive according to the article.

Controller looks nice but they can keep it.

Saw this during the presentation, then they immediately talk about all the ways they are enhancing graphics with the Pro. Feels like no lessons were learned here.

We are beyond worry at this point. This is a big fumble.

That price point for diminishing returns, when it still doesn't really feel like the base PS5 has been used efficiently... Plus raising the price of the dualsense.

I need some of whatever Sony is smoking.

Good to see Hayride again.

Thrilled about this. I still need to finish TP Hospital, but I have 100% TP Campus. I am always curious to see where these guys go next.

@RoomWithaMoose That gives me a bit of hope if 3 is better. I will keep going and see what happens. =)

Recently brought a bundle with the intention of playing through them. I played through Precursor Legacy 100%, fantastic game. On Jak II, and not enjoying as much. Hoping I find my motivation to continue.

To be fair, it could just be less people playing for Plus rather than people upgrading plans but eh. If Sony are convinced that the additional offerings are worth money, they could make online multiplayer free again... but they won't.

Not sure how only requiring internet for installation makes it any better; the whole draw of having a physical copy is knowing it will work down the line when it is no longer possible to connect to a server.

Granted, I am very unlikely to play this anyway; never got into the series. But it does irk me how we collectively keep letting practices like this become common place. People seem to think gaming is disposable; which is exactly what it will become.

@get2sammyb Or even better; stop trying to get more people on the PSN ecosystem and let them play the games. People keep saying making a "free" account is a nothing burger, but then lose their minds when it turns out it is not needed.

@ShogunRok Hey, looks pretty good
I can think of a member of staff or two who could use it. =)

I like how many commenters who were calling PC gamers cry babies for pushing back against having to create and link a PSN account are now getting as upset because it was rolled back. If the PSN requirement really was that meaningless then why would you get this upset at Sony for backing down?

I guess Sony really need that PC money if they are willing to go back on this though perhaps the damage is already done.

Congrats to PC community however. They know what they are about.

Just finished downloading and about to start playing. See ya later. =)

UPDATE: Think I may have already soft-locked myself.

Another slow start doesn't exactly thrill me. I only really got around to plowing through Like a Dragon a few months ago despite owning the game since it's launch because the game just took forever to get going for me. The change in gameplay didn't help either.

As much as I want to know what will happen to Kiryu, I think I'll wait for this one until cheaper.

"That's the consumer shift that needs to happen. They got comfortable not owning their CD collection or DVD collection."

Who said it "needs" to happen? Your CEO? Other industry "leaders"?

Biggest scam is people being told they don't need to own the content they are consuming.

@DennisReynolds To add on to that. I believe news outlets, including PushSquare, reported on the Capcom Leak with a timetable of games releases, and that hack also contained employee information. Funny how there was no qualms with that despite being just as morally questionable. I am not sure what makes Insomniac so special.

That said, I hope the devs are supported here. They didn't deserve this.

Finished LaD Gaiden last night. Still playing to 100%, but that ending ruined me. Kiryu deserves the world. Probably will be my GOTY at this rate.

5. Lost Judgment - 82 Hrs
4. Hades - 102 Hrs
3. Yakuza: Like a Dragon - 108 Hrs
2. Two Point Campus - 116 Hrs

1. Bloody Skyrim - 139 Hrs

All together: 547 Hrs.

Compared to total time across all games of 621 Hrs.

To my credit, at least 4 of the top 5 were games I hadn't played through before. Guess I am a slow burn.

I am fairly sure there is already a 2007 live-action film for Yakuza based off the first game.

A persona film might be interesting, but I am sceptical.

Doesn't sound like Kiryu to me, but to be fair, when I get around to playing this, I was gonna play in Japanese like usual anyway.

Yeah, you need a lot longer than 95 seconds to fully understand just who Kiryu is. I would still encourage people who started with 7 to play through 0-6, even if the combat is different from the turn-based they are used to.

I play the games in Japanese anyway. Hearing English coming from these characters doesn't sound right after having played the entire series in Japanese as the only option.

That said, I will probably wait for a sale for this. I still haven't finished 7 (not gelling with the combat), so probably wouldn't be getting 8 at launch anyway, and there is no physical version (in the West without importing), so it is low down on my priority list, even if I am very interested in the story.

@TripleKing333 *In the west.

I know about playasia but shouldn't really need to import.

As long as the whole game is on the discs, patched, and with all DLC, this is a good thing. I can only hope companies continue to support physical... looking at you SEGA, you should be putting Gaiden on a disc!

I don't assume much will change for the next year, but will be interesting to see what happens next.

This has been enlightening. It's no wonder people are happy with games becoming digital only when you have people who are even more happy for whole aspects of games, whether voice acting, art, or even coding to be handled by AI. There is no respect for any original creative passion.

I do hope that everything goes well for the voice actors and they need not proceed with a strike, but in this world, I fully expect it to happen sooner rather than later.

I must confess, as someone who has never subscribed to PS+, this has been very interesting to see the reactions to this. I feel like these price hikes were always inevitable, and to think if online wasn't part of the equation, perhaps the situation would be very different.

I certainly hope people who genuinely do not like the price hike actually follow through with letting subscriptions lapse. It never should have got to this point in the first place with people paying an additional fee to play online.

If it's happening, I would certainly be interested. Would probably be the first thing from PS Productions that I would watch. A remake of the second game would be good as the PS4 remake was my first experience with MediEvil.

@Cashews Hope you have fun when you get to it. It is a strange game, but one that I would definitely love a sequel to. The DLC practices were very scummy. I heard that it was spun as the game not performing very well so they wanted to give a definitive ending, but this is also the same company that had the whole Disc Locked Content debacle with Street Fighter X Tekken, so...

@Cashews I am aware. I was being overly snarky in my comment just now. =)

My comment was more in response to the idea that Sony only raised the price of the PS5 from £450 to £480 to be in line with inflation. I suppose we could argue that perhaps the cost of components has indeed gone down hence the sudden firesale of PS5s but given the rumours of the new SKU, I am doubtful that is the full explanation.

@marty8370 My mistake, I wasn't aware inflation is now negative, hence the sale. I look forward to my food bill going down as well now.

It's amazing what a price cut can do. I am still baffled Sony even raised the prices in the first place.

This is a bit better. Just a pity that it has come at the worst possible time for me, so probably won't be able to take advantage of this... oh well.

That's a bit better. Though not quite at the sweet spot for me yet, but good if finally heading in that direction.

I thought this was coming. Went in to Tesco shortly after TOTK came out and noticed they hadn't stocked the game at all. Took a look at the other games there and noticed that they were missing some other recent releases.

I very much despise the way everything is going.

Still waiting for that price drop in UK. £450 didn't look appealing to me, let alone the £480 it costs at present.

Does seem bizarre to have a price-drop now, but I won't complain.

Gaming looks more and more miserable every day. At this rate, I might not ever get into next gen.

Ahhh, I wanted P5 Tacos...

In all seriousness, all over P3 Reload. P5T, not so much, not a fan of that genre, so I might end up watching a playthrough.

Whoops, looks like Atlus social media was eating a sandwich. Definitely real, just saw the trailer.

I think the listing also made mention about two fighting styles; Yakuza and Agent. Yakuza is traditional Kiryu, whilst Agent involves gadgets and speed? Either way, I am excited to hear more.

Nome of the above. FF and Diablo are not my cup of tea, and whilst I like Street Fighter, I suck at fighting games so I would rather wait until the end of its life to pick it up with as much content as possible.

Persona 5 Tacos - Joker has moved on from curry and now sells tacos in Hawaii.

All hail the mighty Cloud^TM lest it rain down upon your misery.

I don't know, I always find it funny that it is referred to as "The".

I wonder if this will crash and burn like Stadia did.

Persona 5 Tussle - new fighting game.

I can't say I am surprised that in a race to the bottom to churn out never ending sequels that studios would value writers less and less. That said, I still think there are a lot of good games out out there with decent stories so perhaps it is not a universal experience.

Also, I saw some comments above mention Yakuza which have brilliant stories, but at the same time, the first thing that popped into my head is rubber bullets.

I still remember the days of Street Fighter X Tekken with Disc Locked Content. Good times. But yeah, I typically wait for fighting games and DLC to become dirt-cheap now before I ever play them.

I mean, I guess it is technically better than what you can get on the market at present, but with regards to the original RRP (£450) it's hardly setting the world on fire.

I'll keep on waiting.