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Think I’ll pull the trigger on this; looks like it’ll scratch the Gears of War itch on PS5!

Got it for free on my phone. Great game for short bursts during a commute.

If they stop making consoles, my days of gaming will end. I’m not interested in PC gaming. But I don’t think this will happen, at least for a long time, as I’m sure I’m not the only person who feels this way about them.

The older I get, the more patient I become. I almost never buy new games at full price. The smartest game to play is the waiting game.

@OldGamer999 Exactly. Didn’t hurt Halo, Gears, or loads of others, right?

@OldGamer999 I don’t mind games with a multiplayer component, I just don’t want that to be all the game is (like Concord). And definitely not GAAS. Especially Crysis; what made that game fun was the single player sandboxes…although it had fun multiplayer too.

“ Frankly, we’ll be surprised if it’s able to afford to keep making these beyond the first few seasons…”

I think this game will only last the three contractually obligated seasons, and then be shut down. The player numbers were poor from the start, and I don’t think they’ll improve. Charging money for a PvP only game these days is a bad call, and Concord’s days are numbered. If they included some kind of campaign or other PvE elements, their chances would have been much better.

@OmegaStriver The PS360 generation was, in my opinion, the best. This generation doesn’t come close!

It’s my only console, plus my media hub, so PS5 gets loads of love. Money is tight, but I have a huge backlog and loads of PS4 games in my library. I do wish we had more compelling current gen only games, but Space Marine 2 is coming soon and I can’t wait!

I don’t at all agree that the franchise is bland. I love the art style, and the gonzo guns, and even though BL3’s writing sucked, BL2 was actually decently written. Also, I appreciate that a game in this genre is going for a lighthearted tone, even if the jokes are extremely hit and miss.

At the very least, I’d love to see Bungie apply their expertise to some new/resurrected FPS games from Sony. Hell, let them give Resistance a go! Forgot their experience with GAAS, Bungie make the best feeling shooters in games.

I feel (like many others) that the PS5 still hasn’t realized its potential yet. So why get a Pro? To slightly smooth out some existing games? I feel like some enthusiasts will buy this, but even fewer than bought the PS4 Pro (and I believe that was only around 20% of PS4 sales). The reason hardware sales have dropped off are due to people playing old games, often on PS4. Also, there are relatively few PS5 only games compelling people to buy one. So why would THEY now jump to PS5? GTA6 is the only game that may make people pick up a Pro, but it’s guaranteed that game will be well optimized for PS5 (which will be cheaper than the Pro). It’ll be interesting to see what happens!

That headline is terrible. Muddled and confusing.

Yes. Way too late after the fad has passed for this to be coming out. With extended dev cycles for games, if you’re chasing a trend, you’re going to release after it’s already over.

Would love a PS5 remake of this! There’s nothing quite like it on the market right now. Loved it back in the day, but it was HARD!

I’d buy the Master Chief Collection and a Gears collection day one.

Really enjoyed the first, couldn’t get on with the second, ignored the third. Would like them to come up with another new IP instead of more ‘dogs.

I wish Sony would focus on game, not new hardware when we don’t need it.

Upping the ante!

Waiting for a sale because this is (another) overpriced remaster, and I don’t care about the online stuff. It IS disappointing that splitscreen only supports two players, though.

Playing Ghost of Tsushima. Getting a hang of the combat, and becoming more formidable, which is fun. Also: one of the most beautiful games I’ve ever played.

Will be picking this up for sure. I still have friends that I game with in person, so the inclusion of splitscreen made this a no brainer (as long as it’s a good port, of course).

So dumb. The business will continue to do well as long as the great games keep coming. And if there’s a price drop (which admittedly seems unlikely in the near term), they’ll continue to do well. Investors getting skittish about a fart in the wind is just silly.

As long as these greedy companies keep raising prices, subs will not only plateau, but start dropping off. Which will prompt them to raise prices again (see Netflix, Disney, etc). Classic death spiral.

More AA games like Helldivers would help keep costs down.

That GAAS gamble could easily plunge them into the red…and it probably will.

“…begins to move beyond its peak years…”?! When were those?!

Drop (or greatly reduce) the live service focus, give us some new IPs, increase the value of PS Plus Essential, and increase the first party release cadence and I’d be happier. They’re doing a good job, so I’m relatively happy, but these are things I’d like to see.

What did you say about my mother?!

Wish there was a single player, offline mode as well. Not interested in playing online. But the game looks fun!

Nice! Not getting this, but hope it does well.

Halo, Gears, Starfield, Forza, and probably a few others I’m forgetting.

Would LOVE to play Gears on PS5!

Would love to play Starfield on PS5! I know it’s received mixed reviews, but I think I’d enjoy it.

I think the likelihood is greatest of existing multiplats being released on PS5, plus some new franchises, as rumoured. There may be a handful of exceptions (like Sea of Thieves). But I don’t think there’s any way we’ll see the likes of Halo, Forza, or Gears on PS5.

@theSpectre Don’t forget that Druckmann is also working on TLOU season 2 as production spins up. So while TLOU P3 MAY be in pre production, my guess is that it’ll be slowed by his work on the show.

Hate Soulslikes, but based on some of the comments here, it sounds like Steelrising allows you to tweak the difficulty. May give it a go. Definitely going to try Foamstars, and Rollerdrome has been on my radar for awhile, so I’m excited to nab that. All in all, a pretty solid month!

Waiting for all of the dust (and patches) to settle before jumping back in for another playthrough!

I know I’m definitely in the minority, but a more robust USB music player would be great (eg. the ability to shuffle all music on the stick, displaying album art in the music player). The PS4 could do it.

Fair enough. I love when we get whatever “big” games we get on Plus, but also feel like most of the time that benefits only me, not the dev. And they deserve to profit from their hard work.

Never played this. Got it on sale for PS4 for cheap, so I’m definitely going to spring for the remaster before playing.

Ghost Recon: Breakpoint. Having a blast, and glad I waited for all the fixes and patches before jumping in!

Still have this in my backlog, but will wait and see what Digital Foundry say about the upgrade. Not a huge fan of roguelites, so that’s not enough to justify the upgrade right now.

Quake 2 remastered, baby! Never played it back in the day, but it’s a twitchy blast.

Thank god. Stick to what you’re good at. Nothing wrong with having a multiplayer COMPONENT to your games, but GAAS is a voracious, resource hungry beast.

Waiting for the final patch and a big discount on Phantom Liberty before I jump back in and start from scratch. Loved this game!

Take your time, Sabre, and knock it out of the park!

If I ever work from home again, I might get one of these for times when I’m sitting around waiting on approvals. But that’s the only scenario. Seems like a decent machine, even if Sony really skimped on the features.

@2here2there Because it’s a Game Pass delivery mechanism. That seems to be pretty much the only thing that they care about.

This means that the arrogance, outrageous price hikes, and consumer unfriendly behaviour will only continue.