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@nomither6 What an ignorant BS. I just mentioned that I think that Wonder will be more profitable than Spidey, due to much lower production costs, while shipment numbers could be roughly the same. Of cause there is a huge market for AAA games, but successful full-price AA games are probably the sweet-spot profitablewise.

Sony spends more on marketing for Spidey than Nintendo spent for Super Mario Bros. Wonder in total. It should already be clear what the more profitable game will be.

@PushSquare: Here‘s another documentary worth watching about a gaming disaster, Cyberpunk 2077, and its long way of gaining lost trust with the release of Phantom Liberty:
https://www.ardmediathek.de/video/inside-the-game-cyberpunk-2077-phantom-liberty/inside-the-game-cyberpunk-2077-phantom-liberty-english-version/ard/NGVjMjk1MDktMmZjOC00NWNhLTg2NWUtMmY3NDNmNTJhN2Vj

I didn’t buy my PSVR2 for zombie games.

The strongest competitor is the regular DualSense: very high quality at a much lower price.

@LifeGirl With one difference: The controversy was about ideology, and the TLoU games are genuinely great. As ND, I wouldn’t risk to ruin my superior reputation.

@theSpectre Sony won‘t do that. People could stick with it and ignore those other GaaS games with ridiculous and pricey cosmetics.

@Titntin PS Link will likely be a Wifi protocol for audio, which has several advantages: 1) No Bluetooth chip needed for PS Portal 2) No interferences between Wifi and Bluetooth (when using 2.4 GHz Wifi) 3) No extra audio lag (which can be extremely annoying), audio comes directly from the PS5, bypassing the PS Portal.
For video though it will likely use the existing PS Remote technologies.

@Titntin „Sony's new propriety connection protocol“, I‘ve not heard of it. Is it really for video transmission, or do you mean this new Bluetooth audio replacement?

Just have read the following statement on the German (= European) PlayStation Direct store:
„Aufgrund der großen Nachfrage kann jeweils nur 1 Remote Player bestellt werden.“ = „Due to high demand only 1 Remote Player can be ordered at a time.“
Was this message there before?

Now they probably focus on TLoUP3, and it is in such an early concept state that they can’t engage the whole existing team. At least from a consumer standpoint, that could result in a positive ending.

OK, I just preordered it on Amazon to make sure my wife has a nice Christmas present for me. If the reviews are bad (high latency), I will cancel it.

I‘m wating for the Digital Foundry review, with focus on input lag. I doubt it will look great in this regard. Looking forward to the latency comparison with the Wii U gamepad, both running Rayman Legends.

@Czar_Khastik Reap and sow, until it is done.

Now many of us are looking forward for Callisto Protocol, and then we realise that the Metacritic score of 69 wasn’t an accident.

@BusyOlf But where is this Bulake exactly located?

The guys at Larian seem to like loads of text.

So this is basically PS4 graphics vs. PS5 graphics, literally.

Image CP2077 would have received in this version 2.0, what a totally different story it have been.

„Pedestrians will now try to avoid running into moving vehicles.“

@Sergo And these games often become quite cheap when they are in good shape. But there are also first-party games which run like a dream from day one. Why should you wait to play Zelda TotK or GoW Ragnarök day one?

Where‘s the PL review gone?

@SuntannedDuck2 All I wanted to say is: Nintendo had the first console with Rumble (N64) and HD Rumble (Switch), and BOTH PlayStation and Xbox copied it.

So Xbox also finally gets HD Rumble?

I would only offer a 60 fps mode and focus the limited resources on getting the most out of it.

I don‘t find the time for such long games in front of my TV, and I am no „RPG guy“. But from what I read and hear and see everywhere, this game must be a phenomenon. Result of a world-class studio, working on RPGs for decades, and now peaking their technological and creative potential.
I‘m looking forward to play this on Switch 2!

Why Wall of Shame? It just shows what you really love, and that’s a good thing for me.
Edit: Okay, I have to admit that gaming can also be an addiction, and addictions are probably never a good thing.

Not too many new announcements in this show, right? I mean, this was this was the same with the Nintendo Direct, but those new announcements rock!

I somehow prefer the look of the 80s films.

I think such long story-driven games are dangerous for smaller studios like Remedy. They cost a lot to produce, so a commercial disaster can become a financial threat for the whole studio. Let’s hope it goes well.

My wish for the next big update: Setting the headphones volume without pausing the game. Just by holding the mute button and pressing R1 for higher or L1 for lower volume.

Beep already deactivated.

@Cashews Just ignore all the open-world stuff, and you will have a great time.

@Cashews Poor American boys, ping-pangs are funny.

@naruball I assume that people buy Mario Kart 8 with their consoles. Bad assumption?

@naruball Maybe we are seeing the „cliff“ of Switch sales. Switch 2 launch in March 2024 would be a perfect timing.

@koffing Switch 2 was allegedly demonstrated with the Matrix demo, which ran with 30 fps on PS5. I can’t imagine that Nintendo demonstrated it running with less than 30 fps, so it could perform even better than Series S, with superior image quality due to DLSS 2.

NYC without the Chrysler building looks ridiculous.

@HonestHick Played version 1.52 which was almost bug-free, so with the announced improvements you should have a blast. Plays more like a first-person action-adventure then an RPG, with the exception that your bullets of the same weapon make more damage on higher street-cred, which feels totally off. CP is not perfect, but it has this special something, play it!

@HonestHick It‘s fun if you just ignore this whole open-world stuff and focus on the missions. And you can see almost everything interesting in your first run, lasting 20 to 30 hours, replay value is pretty low.

Why don’t they just drop the software update and let the players find out the differences by themselves? Did it need the event back then for the Witcher update? Stupid trend of „eventation“

Too many gameplay mechanics for my taste. Looks like a spooky Detective Pikachu X The Last of Us. I‘d prefer a spooky TLoU clone.

That‘s this new movie, right?

@Mauzuri I‘m also thinking about not extending my PS Plus Essential subscription in December. It depends on the prices at Black Friday. In fact, for the price of one year I can buy two or three world-class retail games per year and have more fun.

I must admit that it could fit to my gaming habits. BUT as long as I haven’t seen an analysis of the latency and screen quality, I don’t even think about ordering it.

Where’s the inevitable poll „Are you happy with the games of PS Plus Essential for September 2023“? It will be a slaughter.

I‘m not often emotionally affected by news like this. But this makes me sad. So many developers of mediocre copy-cats live on, while mimimi games really got quality, an own identity and soul.

Edit: All 3 main games reached a Metacritics score of 85. There are not many studios out there with such a track record!

I‘m hoping for a soon double-announcement: First teaser for Astro Bot 2, and a final trailer for Astro Bot Remastered with shadow-drop.

@IAmAshCohen17 So they did replace these cringy characters with people who don’t talk BS all the time?

Thank Goodness You're Here! What else?