Milt

Milt

Just a dude playing Dreams

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Re: Rumour: Rayman Remake in Development, Former Prince of Persia Devs Involved

Milt

Geez the comments here are so skeptical. I know Ubisoft isn't making the best games and releases them in a broken state but they are not always like that. I mean, if Ubisoft Milan did a fantastic job on the Mario + Rabbids games then i'm sure they will cook with a Rayman remake. Michel Ancel is also involved with the new game so it'll be a hit with no misses.

Re: One Year On, Plucky PS Portal's Sales Remain Strong

Milt

It was a niche handheld console at the beginning but it became a bit useful thanks to the ability to connect to WiFi in public places like cafes and restaurants. I only use it when I have some interesting games to play on PS5 (like Astro Bot I played before my bowling session)

Re: Acclaimed PS5 Platformer Astro Bot Really Couldn't Be Selling Any Better

Milt

I believe Astro's Playroom being a free pack-in game for PS5 also helped the game to sell so well, just like I predicted.

I'm really happy to see a new 3D platformer IP doing so well, here's hoping PlayStation turns Astro Bot into a franchise so it can rival Mario, and Sony continues making and marketing more games like this.

Re: PS5's Astro Bot the USA's Second Best-Selling Game in Its First Week

Milt

I'm so glad this game had a solid sales debut.

While it isn’t a mega-hit like I initially expected (not every game has to sell billions to be considered a hit), it’s still a rare success for an original PlayStation game based on a diverse genre. Astro's Playroom being a free pack-in title for PS5 at launch certainly helped this game to sell good.

Not even Tearaway Unfolded or Dreams would reach that high in sales and I wished for these games to sell the same high numbers as Astro Bot.

Here's hoping Sony announces the sales numbers soon like they did with Rift Apart.

Re: Beware! Scalpers Reselling Astro Bot PS5 Controllers for Ridiculous Prices

Milt

I think this is an UK and US-only problem. I'm from Nordic and i pre-ordered the Astro Bot controller on the morning when the pre-orders opened I checked other retailers a couple of days later to see if they still had pre-orders available and they did. Yesterday I accidentally canceled pre-orders for both the controller and the game but luckily I managed to pre-order them again in the same retailer without failure.

Re: Reaction: You Said You Were Sick of PS5's Sad Dad Sims, So You Better Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is

Milt

I will get Astro Bot since i pre-ordered it on the day the pre-orders were open (and i will get the digital deluxe edition later), but i have not decided if i will get LEGO Horizon but it looks fun.

From a sales perspective, i'm sure Astro Bot will succeed because it's already #1 on Amazon in multiple regions, and I have a feeling Sony will market the game well since they featured Astro Bot in the Days of Play campaign before the game was officially announced.

But LEGO Horizon will prolly sell more since it's also on the Switch.

Re: US Children Want Subscriptions and Currencies for Christmas, Not Games

Milt

I gave my younger brother a physical copy of Sonic Frontiers for Christmas last year. While he thought the game was weird at first he still liked it. I'm planning to give him Sonic Superstars as a Christmas present this year.

With that said. I'm okay with the digital-only future since I only buy physical copies of games purely for pre-order bonuses, I did it back in 2015. I wish there was a way to gift PSN users digital games at the same price, it's weird how Sony hasn't thought of doing that yet, but I think it's feasible.

But what REALLY grinds my gears is how these American kids are into live-service games, letting their parents pay in-game currencies, battle passes, and pointless subscriptions for them. These kinds of things should be banned in general, it's like gambling.

Also, who the heck would still let their 10-year-olds play Call of Duty in 2023?

Re: Looks Like MediEvil Is Next in Line for a Film or TV Adaptation from PS Productions

Milt

Considering how successful The Super Mario Bros Movie was I wouldn't be surprised if PlayStation Productions began to make animated adaptations of their older mascot platformers like Astro Bot and Sackboy, or maybe give Ratchet & Clank and the canceled Sly Cooper movies another chance at Sony Animation and make them more in line with the games.

Also, MediEvil being animated makes sense even if I have zero connection with it.

Re: Concrete Genie Developer PixelOpus Is Shutting Down

Milt

PlayStation: "We create diverse range of games"
Also PlayStation: completely under market their games that aren’t in a realistic setting with actual people so that it doesn’t make Ratchet & Clank money and then shutting the developer down