Sounds like a good review. I might have to buy it on Xbox, because, according to PushSquares sister site, Pure Xbox, this game is an 8/10 on Microsoft's system. So if this website has the integrity to give an honest review then I am sure Pure Xbox has given us an honest review as well.
This game is going to be just fine. We need to stop looking for reasons this may fail. Be it marketing, slow tutorials, or enhanced editions in a year. This game has unique visuals, an interesting combat system, and an amazing pedigree. The developers are also being very upfront with us on what the game is with the slow drip feed of new details.
I really want this game to skate through its release cycle without becoming a battleground in the culture wars or game company hate fests.
Ubisoft Haters: I am cheering for Star Wars: Outlaws to fail as I feel of all the companies trying to earn a profit off my back for some reason when Ubisoft does, it's 100 times worse.
Review Sites: Star Wars: Outlaws is pretty good, solid 7 or 8 out of 10. Not revolutionary but if you like games like this you will like this game. Not GOTY but a fun game with some good content.
Ubisoft Haters: The game still sucks, everyone who likes the game is either a casual or is a shill for Ubisoft.
They certainly are interested in steamrolling over things they don't like that's for sure. Nothing is more fun on the internet than a good old hatred pile-on. Last week was Borderlands movie, next week will be more Star Wars Outlaws. I can't even watch most of the weirdo game influencers on YouTube any longer. They are completely obsessed with wokeness, digital female bodies, and historical accuracy in fictional games. /eyeroll.
I went to the site to preregister and they asked if you are registering for IOS, Android, PC or Console. So I can only assume the 12 million number is for every and any platform it is coming to.
I couldn't finish it. The game felt like something was always just over my shoulder. Analysis of the game files and camera breaking later showed that this was part of the game's design. How can 0's and 1's creep me out that bad, how do digital assets make me feel like I am being followed? Amazing!!
I agree. I'm unsure where all the hate is coming from for this movie. Typical internet pile-on I guess. I thought Cate Blanchette was really good in the role of Lilith.
My daughter cut her video game teeth on Borderlands and Mario Kart and since there isn't a Mario Kart movie opening this weekend I'll be going to Borderlands...lol...
It's not Ubisoft's fault you are stuck in the past. LOL...
I mean sure, Ubi are not groundbreaking developers. They just make games that fill in the gaps between the groundbreaking games. Like Action Blockbusters.
Let’s see how excited everyone is for more Outlaws content. Ahh comments as unhinged as ever. If this game had Fromsoft or Rockstar on the label this comment section would have a completely different vibe. But big bad Ubisoft is looking to make money on a product they developed so it must be evil.
I also remember my grandpa saying that Jaws, Star Wars, and the Exorcist were crappy movies and they sure didn’t make movies like they used to. He blamed corporate greed and a lack of talented writing. He also didn’t like that black actors were in lead roles. Just saying, the more things change the more they stay the same. This is why I don’t make any sweat over what’s happening in entertainment. I enjoy what I do and leave the rest.
I do not own Sony stock so I do not have a horse in the race, but maybe, just maybe, there are fewer fans because they all expect something from Sony that is being seen through rose-tinted glasses. Each gen for Sony has been different. This is not worse or otherwise...it just is.
The problem is nowadays people can only see in terms of black or white. There can't just be an ok generation with some good games, bad games, and some great games it has to be "THe WorSt GenERatiOn PlaYstaiOn has HaD". I find that attitude to be tiring and boring.
Anyway, the Bungie deal was bad because PS did not get Halo with the purchase...lol...
"The only thing we know about the future is that it will be different" - Peter Drucker 1909 - 2005 (smart business guy)
Even if a person could predict the future I don't think anyone would believe and if they did they would burn them as a witch.
But I do know one thing, If Naughty Dog continued to make "Factions 2" it would never have lived up to the expectations of the niche community that played the first game. Sony would have had to adjust the game in ways that keep the casuals happy to make the most money off of it. It would have been filled with microtransactions, season passes, paid cosmetics, upgrade timers, and the so-called "woke agenda". This would have triggered the original fans of the game who would have turned on Naughty Dog faster than you can say Gacha.
This is not my most anticipated game of the coming fall season, that honour goes to Metaphor: Refantazio. But Star Wars: Outlaws will be a great start to a full season of great new games.
It's a merry-go-round of exploitation. If even the richest on the planet are worse off that means we're truly bleeding the planet dry and that once the resources run out and wealth can no longer be generated we will have the death of capitalism and possibly a new dark age. Either that or the merry-go-round will all keep spinning faster and faster and fewer and fewer people will be able to hang on.
Anyway, I am sure glad Rockstar is still able to exploit their labour and use AI without consequence. Not sure, is that what the article said?
It's all diversified so well that we can't tell. Black Rock, Vanguard, Morgan Stanley. Trillions of dollars in assets are spread over multiple companies with very few people having a stake in these firms. They are just portfolios in a ledger.
This is not just the gaming industry. Food, medicine, petrol, heat, housing, other forms of entertainment etc...etc... It's like the world's wealthiest are vacuuming up wealth in preparation for something big on the horizon.
Now that Shift Up is publicly traded I am surprised that photo mode is not paid DLC. Shift Up could make millions for their shareholders if they did this.
Why was there so much less sympathy within the Western game-buying community for trans people regarding Hogwarts than there is for this game? We don't even know the story or the circumstances surrounding the plot in Shadows.
Once I realized that nothing is ever made for the fans by big corporations and that these franchises are now simply there to make money I started enjoying things again. I now have the "it is what it is" attitude. Some things are crap, some things are good, some things are excellent, but none of it is made for the consumer/fan.
Creators are so beholden to shareholders now we will never see this change. It's all numbers on a spreadsheet.
What alternate universe Star Wars fandom are you talking about? As far as I can tell, if it's new and says Star Wars in the title most fans hate it even before they see what it's about. Star Wars fans HATE Star Wars these days.
I refer to this as the Streamer/Influencer tax. The pressure to ensure theirs is the freshest content, makes them feel compelled to participate in these early access schemes.
Cops are class traitors who are paid for with our tax dollars to protect the assets of the ultra-wealthy and to fill for-profit jails. Not all cops are explicit in this but they all participate in it.
Even Jake Peralta
The game looks cool though. Are there water canons, rubber bullets and riot shields or just armoured vehicles and assault helicopters?
I was responding to a couple of other posters talking about real special edition consoles. I was saying how these special edition consoles only serve the resale market and price gouging and not those who want one because they like the thing the special edition is celebrating. Nothing more, nothing less.
I am at the point where I am going to cancel all the subs I have, gaming, video, music, software, websites, etc...then only resub to things that I find I am truly missing. It's ridiculous that these services never improve but the price keeps increasing.
I played all weekend, got lots of free pulls and even got two S tier. However, getting the mats to upgrade is getting harder and harder and I know this game has a week left on my hard drive before it goes in the bin just like Genshin and Honkai. Fun though, and I would pay full price for a non-gatcha version.
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Re: Star Wars Outlaws (PS5) - Open World Pledge Produces a Superficial Space Outing
Sounds like a good review. I might have to buy it on Xbox, because, according to PushSquares sister site, Pure Xbox, this game is an 8/10 on Microsoft's system. So if this website has the integrity to give an honest review then I am sure Pure Xbox has given us an honest review as well.
Re: Preview: Metaphor: ReFantazio Won't Blow You Away in Its First Hour
This game is going to be just fine. We need to stop looking for reasons this may fail. Be it marketing, slow tutorials, or enhanced editions in a year. This game has unique visuals, an interesting combat system, and an amazing pedigree. The developers are also being very upfront with us on what the game is with the slow drip feed of new details.
I really want this game to skate through its release cycle without becoming a battleground in the culture wars or game company hate fests.
Re: Things Are Getting Worse for Floundering PS5, PC FPS Concord
@Pushsquarian
Its a type of grape.
Re: Round Up: Star Wars Outlaws PS5 Reviews Are Hit and Miss
Ubisoft Haters: I am cheering for Star Wars: Outlaws to fail as I feel of all the companies trying to earn a profit off my back for some reason when Ubisoft does, it's 100 times worse.
Review Sites: Star Wars: Outlaws is pretty good, solid 7 or 8 out of 10. Not revolutionary but if you like games like this you will like this game. Not GOTY but a fun game with some good content.
Ubisoft Haters: The game still sucks, everyone who likes the game is either a casual or is a shill for Ubisoft.
Re: Site News: Where's Our Concord PS5, PC Review?
@naruball
They certainly are interested in steamrolling over things they don't like that's for sure. Nothing is more fun on the internet than a good old hatred pile-on. Last week was Borderlands movie, next week will be more Star Wars Outlaws. I can't even watch most of the weirdo game influencers on YouTube any longer. They are completely obsessed with wokeness, digital female bodies, and historical accuracy in fictional games. /eyeroll.
Re: Poll: Are You Playing Concord?
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Re: Photorealistic The Sims Rival inZOI Will Eventually Settle on PS5
@riceNpea @LifeGirl
It's just the AI testing the Matrix for their human battery farm.
There is nothing to see here, cease your questions.
Re: Over 12 Million Fans Have Pre-Registered to Play PS5 Fashion RPG Infinity Nikki
I went to the site to preregister and they asked if you are registering for IOS, Android, PC or Console. So I can only assume the 12 million number is for every and any platform it is coming to.
Re: Lara Croft's Working on Her Sh*t in Netflix Animated Show
Sounds like this shows themes trigger the fragility of the white male ego. I may need to resub to Netflix and give it a watch.
Re: Unknown 9: Awakening's Release Date Now Known to Be October on PS5, PS4
@Bentleyma
I too am interested, but you are right...October will be the death of it. Too bad though, it should be a Feb or Aug game.
Re: Eliminate Them All in Slitterhead's Official PS5, PS4 Story Trailer
My credit card is going to melt this autumn.
Re: Cancellation of The Last of Us Online Was 'Not a Bloodless Endeavour'
Industry-adjacent "journalists" expound on things they heard from a "reliable source" about what are most likely rumours based on workplace gossip.
Re: 10 Years Ago, Hideo Kojima's P.T. Scared the Hell Out of Us on PS4
I couldn't finish it. The game felt like something was always just over my shoulder. Analysis of the game files and camera breaking later showed that this was part of the game's design. How can 0's and 1's creep me out that bad, how do digital assets make me feel like I am being followed? Amazing!!
Re: Unsurprisingly, the Borderlands Movie Has Completely Bombed
@frankmcma
I agree. I'm unsure where all the hate is coming from for this movie. Typical internet pile-on I guess. I thought Cate Blanchette was really good in the role of Lilith.
Re: Movie Review: Borderlands - As Bland As the Brand It's Based On
My daughter cut her video game teeth on Borderlands and Mario Kart and since there isn't a Mario Kart movie opening this weekend I'll be going to Borderlands...lol...
Re: Yakuza Wars May Be the 'Surprising' New Game from RGG Studio
@BeerIsAwesome @Matroska
If there was ever a live service or a gacha game that I would pour money into...this would be it...lol...
Re: Two Star Wars Outlaws DLC Packs Set for Fall and Spring 2025
@Yagami
It's not Ubisoft's fault you are stuck in the past. LOL...
I mean sure, Ubi are not groundbreaking developers. They just make games that fill in the gaps between the groundbreaking games. Like Action Blockbusters.
Re: Two Star Wars Outlaws DLC Packs Set for Fall and Spring 2025
Let’s see how excited everyone is for more Outlaws content. Ahh comments as unhinged as ever. If this game had Fromsoft or Rockstar on the label this comment section would have a completely different vibe. But big bad Ubisoft is looking to make money on a product they developed so it must be evil.
Re: Reaction: Sony's Billion Dollar Bungie Buyout Is Looking More and More Like a Blunder
@NEStalgia
I also remember my grandpa saying that Jaws, Star Wars, and the Exorcist were crappy movies and they sure didn’t make movies like they used to. He blamed corporate greed and a lack of talented writing. He also didn’t like that black actors were in lead roles. Just saying, the more things change the more they stay the same. This is why I don’t make any sweat over what’s happening in entertainment. I enjoy what I do and leave the rest.
Re: Reaction: Sony's Billion Dollar Bungie Buyout Is Looking More and More Like a Blunder
@NEStalgia
I do not own Sony stock so I do not have a horse in the race, but maybe, just maybe, there are fewer fans because they all expect something from Sony that is being seen through rose-tinted glasses. Each gen for Sony has been different. This is not worse or otherwise...it just is.
The problem is nowadays people can only see in terms of black or white. There can't just be an ok generation with some good games, bad games, and some great games it has to be "THe WorSt GenERatiOn PlaYstaiOn has HaD". I find that attitude to be tiring and boring.
Anyway, the Bungie deal was bad because PS did not get Halo with the purchase...lol...
Re: Reaction: Sony's Billion Dollar Bungie Buyout Is Looking More and More Like a Blunder
@nomither6
lol... isn't that what comment sections are all about...lol...
Re: Reaction: Sony's Billion Dollar Bungie Buyout Is Looking More and More Like a Blunder
@nomither6
I'm not sure about it being the worst PS generation, however, it does have the most whiny and entitled fans.
Re: Reaction: Sony's Billion Dollar Bungie Buyout Is Looking More and More Like a Blunder
"The only thing we know about the future is that it will be different" - Peter Drucker 1909 - 2005 (smart business guy)
Even if a person could predict the future I don't think anyone would believe and if they did they would burn them as a witch.
But I do know one thing, If Naughty Dog continued to make "Factions 2" it would never have lived up to the expectations of the niche community that played the first game. Sony would have had to adjust the game in ways that keep the casuals happy to make the most money off of it. It would have been filled with microtransactions, season passes, paid cosmetics, upgrade timers, and the so-called "woke agenda". This would have triggered the original fans of the game who would have turned on Naughty Dog faster than you can say Gacha.
Re: Preview: Star Wars Outlaws Thrives in Its Rewarding Open World
This is not my most anticipated game of the coming fall season, that honour goes to Metaphor: Refantazio. But Star Wars: Outlaws will be a great start to a full season of great new games.
Re: GTA 6 Not Affected by Current Union Strike Over AI Issues
@NEStalgia
I'm guessing that even the union bosses, regulators and lawmakers want GTA6 to hit its fall 2025 release date too.
Re: GTA 6 Not Affected by Current Union Strike Over AI Issues
@NEStalgia
It's a merry-go-round of exploitation. If even the richest on the planet are worse off that means we're truly bleeding the planet dry and that once the resources run out and wealth can no longer be generated we will have the death of capitalism and possibly a new dark age. Either that or the merry-go-round will all keep spinning faster and faster and fewer and fewer people will be able to hang on.
Anyway, I am sure glad Rockstar is still able to exploit their labour and use AI without consequence. Not sure, is that what the article said?
Re: GTA 6 Not Affected by Current Union Strike Over AI Issues
@NEStalgia
It's all diversified so well that we can't tell. Black Rock, Vanguard, Morgan Stanley. Trillions of dollars in assets are spread over multiple companies with very few people having a stake in these firms. They are just portfolios in a ledger.
Re: GTA 6 Not Affected by Current Union Strike Over AI Issues
@OldGamer999
This is not just the gaming industry. Food, medicine, petrol, heat, housing, other forms of entertainment etc...etc... It's like the world's wealthiest are vacuuming up wealth in preparation for something big on the horizon.
Re: Borderlands Film 'Final Trailer' Makes Another Play for Your Attention
I will reserve judgment for the toxic comment section on IGN
Re: Gacha Spinoff Persona 5: The Phantom X Coming to Console, with More on the Way
@somnambulance
Its not easy, its - not - easy...
Re: PS5 Smash Hit Stellar Blade's Photo Mode Appears Imminent
Now that Shift Up is publicly traded I am surprised that photo mode is not paid DLC. Shift Up could make millions for their shareholders if they did this.
Re: Capcom Says It Won't Give Up on Physical Games, Despite Utter Domination of Digital Sales
Aww Sh*t, here we go again.
Re: Latest PS5 Firmware Update Adds Game Session Sharing via URL, Here Are the Patch Notes
Wake me up when we get the UI update that has been floating around in beta for months. I want those widgets and live Wallpapers.
Re: Ubisoft Responds to Assassin's Creed Shadows Criticism, Apologises to Japanese Players
Why was there so much less sympathy within the Western game-buying community for trans people regarding Hogwarts than there is for this game? We don't even know the story or the circumstances surrounding the plot in Shadows.
Re: 'Unpolished' Star Wars Outlaws Gameplay Gets Blasted, But Ubisoft Insists on August Release Date
@BeerIsAwesome
Once I realized that nothing is ever made for the fans by big corporations and that these franchises are now simply there to make money I started enjoying things again. I now have the "it is what it is" attitude. Some things are crap, some things are good, some things are excellent, but none of it is made for the consumer/fan.
Creators are so beholden to shareholders now we will never see this change. It's all numbers on a spreadsheet.
Re: 'Unpolished' Star Wars Outlaws Gameplay Gets Blasted, But Ubisoft Insists on August Release Date
The only thing that will keep me from buying this game is if it shows up with 30FPS as its only option. If it isn't 60FPS it stays at the store.
Re: 'Unpolished' Star Wars Outlaws Gameplay Gets Blasted, But Ubisoft Insists on August Release Date
@BeerIsAwesome
What alternate universe Star Wars fandom are you talking about? As far as I can tell, if it's new and says Star Wars in the title most fans hate it even before they see what it's about. Star Wars fans HATE Star Wars these days.
Re: Random: Former Beetroot Farmer Currently Senior CDPR Dev on The Witcher Sequel
@ApostateMage
All the ploughing in the Witcher is done on the back of a stuffed unicorn.
Re: EA Sports College Football 25 Sells 2.2 Million Copies for $100
@PuppetMaster @Malaise @tangyzesty
I refer to this as the Streamer/Influencer tax. The pressure to ensure theirs is the freshest content, makes them feel compelled to participate in these early access schemes.
Re: Interview: Learning All About The Precinct, PS5's Super Promising Sandbox Cop Game
@DogPark
I'm looking forward to the mission where you get to beat up university students who have the audacity to disagree with the ruling corporate elite.
Re: Interview: Learning All About The Precinct, PS5's Super Promising Sandbox Cop Game
@glassmusic @Golem25 @riceNpea
Cops are class traitors who are paid for with our tax dollars to protect the assets of the ultra-wealthy and to fill for-profit jails. Not all cops are explicit in this but they all participate in it.
Even Jake Peralta
The game looks cool though. Are there water canons, rubber bullets and riot shields or just armoured vehicles and assault helicopters?
Re: Check Out a Full 10 Minute Star Wars Outlaws Quest on PS5
@PaperAlien
More like "The Divison" meets "Ghost Recon" without multiplayer and a more open-world design
Re: Free-to-Play Phenomenon Genshin Impact Gets Its Own PS5 Console Bundle in Japan
@Specky
Is the answer yes? because I choose yes! lol
Re: Free-to-Play Phenomenon Genshin Impact Gets Its Own PS5 Console Bundle in Japan
@awaltzforvenus
I was responding to a couple of other posters talking about real special edition consoles. I was saying how these special edition consoles only serve the resale market and price gouging and not those who want one because they like the thing the special edition is celebrating. Nothing more, nothing less.
Re: Free-to-Play Phenomenon Genshin Impact Gets Its Own PS5 Console Bundle in Japan
@nomither6 @awaltzforvenus
These specially designed items do nothing but feed the re-seller market and give the real fans FOMO.
Re: Genshin Impact Fan Frustration Boils Over As Backlash Goes Viral
miHoYo: Hey Ubisoft, Hold my Beer...lol...
Re: The First Descendant (PS5) - A Mindless and Repetitive Grind
Well, it certainly isn't being talked about like either Helldivers 2 (GAAS) or Stellar Blade (T'n'A).
Re: Talking Point: Was Sony Right to Resist Adding PS5 Exclusives to PS Plus Day One?
I am at the point where I am going to cancel all the subs I have, gaming, video, music, software, websites, etc...then only resub to things that I find I am truly missing. It's ridiculous that these services never improve but the price keeps increasing.
Re: PS Store Sales Charts: GTA 5 Manages to Dethrone Elden Ring in Shadow of the Erdtree Release Month
This GTAV game looks very popular. Is it like Fortnite? I'm not a big fan of GAAS but may give it a go if it ever goes on sale...lol...
Re: Poll: Are You Playing Zenless Zone Zero?
I played all weekend, got lots of free pulls and even got two S tier. However, getting the mats to upgrade is getting harder and harder and I know this game has a week left on my hard drive before it goes in the bin just like Genshin and Honkai. Fun though, and I would pay full price for a non-gatcha version.