My thoughts are use Bungie, Haven and Guerilla to create your own competitive game. This cry baby nonsense is pathetic. CoD is a power house for sure. But imo it's also stagnant and predatory. There are plenty of talented people to create a competitor
@IonMagi so where gonna take that Statement as 100% fact? Because it sounds like both Ryan and Spencer have been talking out the side of their mouths for a while. I'm no more inclined to believe Bungie stays multi forever the same way I'm no more inclined to believe that FF7R will ever come to Xbox or that CoD will actually stay on PS for 3 extra years. You can't trust guys with 2 first names. Lol
Sounds like having Bungie and Haven are a good thing. A dev can develop something that can compete. The key is to actually believe that and follow through.
Maxing all characters with the boy in Shredders Revenge, on final boss of the OG Dark Cloud...then probably on to Dark Cloud 2. Forgot how great that series was. Happy gaming on both sides of the pond
@RoomWithaMoose yes the could have. But the fact remains that Nintendo has no real reason to raise prices on tech that old. If they did that it would set a new precedent altogether. I can't think of another instance where something over 5 years old increased in price regardless of inflation. Xbox is consistently last in regards to market share and would only be shooting themselves in the foot as they struggle more than the other 2 to sell consoles. Sony is also selling new tech at a loss and now an even bigger loss. I'm not saying it doesn't suck but all 3 are in uniquely different positions. I'm just trying to keep an open mind to the situation.
@RoomWithaMoose you aren't wrong. Nintendo has inflated costs. But on a piece of tech that they are selling for a profit and have already sold almost 100 million units and are soon announcing a successor. Xbox can't raise prices because they just aren't as competitive. They are usually consistently last In hardware sales. They also can much more easily afford to sell at a larger lose because of Microsoft as a whole.
Nintendo Switch is old tech and that would be absurd. Xbox has consistently been handled by Playstation since the OG Xboxs inception, lacks compelling first party content and has the Microsoft war chest. This all makes sense and actually aligns most markets pricing to that of the US
In addition to the currency exchange rates the US is their largest market and is experiencing worse (I know it's bad everywhere) inflation than any other market that's considered 1st world.
@huyi no I mean Sony needs to eat the inflated costs of manufacturing not us. If they increased the ps5 models by 100 I think it would be devastating for them.
Just eat the cost. Xbox is the red headed step child of Microsoft and has never needed to be a cash cow with all the government contracts. Playstation is more like Sony favorite son lol. Granted Sony deals in Healthcare and insurance in Asia so its not their only avenue for money by any means.
I'd imagine some of these deals were already struck before the newly tiered plus versions were finalized. I'm sure this will eventually stop happening of happen less frequently. You have to continue to offer good games on your baseline tier or risk losing subs for any form of Plus
Jumping Flash and I can't wipe the smirk off my face lol. That damn game was waaay ahead of its time. And just some catchy ass music. My total upgrade til my current plus sub ended (146 days) cost me 20$ to try Premium for essentially 5 months. No brainer.
Same company that gave us the Chrono Cross "remaster" lol. I cannot, for the life of me, figure SE out. They seem to put so, so much effort into certain titles and then straight cash grab others.
Day 1 for psvr. Day 1 for psvr2. I most likely will game very little outside VR for quite some time. Especially considering the massive upgrade. I got lost in Moss, FarPoint (Co op campaign- legit), ASTRO, Thumper, Beat Saber, Wipeout, Creed, Arizona Sunshine, Blood and Truth, Tetris Effect...so, so much. And it was the worst** VR headset out att. With truly immerisve worlds and experiences...I'm gone lol. I have zero motion sickness or headaches. I could crank Wipeput VR in hour clips
So SF6 was a big surprise with a campaign. FF16 not dropping til next summer tells me FF7R2 is at LEAST 2024 at this point regardless of being different teams. Will be a day one buy for VR2 as long as I can find one
I highly doubt 55% live service content is feasible by any stretch of the imagination. For every banger success story for GaaS titles there are TONS that fail horribly. If Sony has 2 titles that catch mainstream out if the 10 or whatever they said they are developing it should be considered a massive success. And when the other 8 fail we will get back to more investment in single player experiences
I wished the remake would have an expanded version of Factions. Would have made more sense than this massive undertaking of creating and entirely separate experience. Factions was amazing and could easily be expanded into something even more special. Just makes sense to me
The reality is their pockets aren't as deep as Xbox to dump everything day 1 on a sub. The other reality is Xbox, outside Forza and Gears, hasn't came close to the level of quality that Playstation Studios puts out consistently. I think it's funny that Nintendo gets zero heat regarding this 1st party subscription nonsense
7 in VR was too much for me, so was Here They Lie in VR. I could only handle Dead Space is about hour long runs before my anxiety took over. Lol. I'm ok with a MP Resi game. But not blasting hoards...outsmarting a few terrifyingly hard and scary enemies with a few others sounds legit though
Other than the Aloy halo effect and falling into geometry one time I've had ZERO issues with this game. I'm taking it super slow. Few hours a week (kids lol) and am absolutely loving it. Trek to Yomi dropped today so I will give that game a front of the line pass for the next week
For me Shenmue is the most oddly endearing franchise I've ever played. Any negative light on the franchise makes a guy like me sad lol. Something about it just hit so different when it dropped that I've just out and out become enamored with the world and characters. It's an acquired taste and S3 was literally made for the few that feel the way I do about the series. I really hope 4 happens and he wraps it up. He isn't getting younger and neither are the fans.
@Ralizah hot take on that....BotW 2 footage was shown on a high end PC. Will be watered down on current Switch. Was delayed to coincide with the long rumored next Switch or Switch pro. The vertical nature of what was shown has gotta be taxing the piss out of the current model regardless of texture quality etc.
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Re: Talking Point: What Do You Make of Microsoft and Sony's Call of Duty Quarrel?
My thoughts are use Bungie, Haven and Guerilla to create your own competitive game. This cry baby nonsense is pathetic. CoD is a power house for sure. But imo it's also stagnant and predatory. There are plenty of talented people to create a competitor
Re: Best PSP Games
Happy to see Jean D'Arc so high. My biggest time sink on psp
Re: PlayStation Bites Back At 'Inadequate' Call of Duty Offer from Microsoft
@IonMagi so where gonna take that Statement as 100% fact? Because it sounds like both Ryan and Spencer have been talking out the side of their mouths for a while. I'm no more inclined to believe Bungie stays multi forever the same way I'm no more inclined to believe that FF7R will ever come to Xbox or that CoD will actually stay on PS for 3 extra years. You can't trust guys with 2 first names. Lol
Re: PlayStation Bites Back At 'Inadequate' Call of Duty Offer from Microsoft
Sounds like having Bungie and Haven are a good thing. A dev can develop something that can compete. The key is to actually believe that and follow through.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 441
Maxing all characters with the boy in Shredders Revenge, on final boss of the OG Dark Cloud...then probably on to Dark Cloud 2. Forgot how great that series was. Happy gaming on both sides of the pond
Re: PS5 Is the Only Console Getting Price Rise, Microsoft and Nintendo Have 'No Plans'
@RoomWithaMoose yes the could have. But the fact remains that Nintendo has no real reason to raise prices on tech that old. If they did that it would set a new precedent altogether. I can't think of another instance where something over 5 years old increased in price regardless of inflation. Xbox is consistently last in regards to market share and would only be shooting themselves in the foot as they struggle more than the other 2 to sell consoles. Sony is also selling new tech at a loss and now an even bigger loss. I'm not saying it doesn't suck but all 3 are in uniquely different positions. I'm just trying to keep an open mind to the situation.
Re: PS5 Is the Only Console Getting Price Rise, Microsoft and Nintendo Have 'No Plans'
@RoomWithaMoose you aren't wrong. Nintendo has inflated costs. But on a piece of tech that they are selling for a profit and have already sold almost 100 million units and are soon announcing a successor. Xbox can't raise prices because they just aren't as competitive. They are usually consistently last In hardware sales. They also can much more easily afford to sell at a larger lose because of Microsoft as a whole.
Re: PS5 Is the Only Console Getting Price Rise, Microsoft and Nintendo Have 'No Plans'
Nintendo Switch is old tech and that would be absurd. Xbox has consistently been handled by Playstation since the OG Xboxs inception, lacks compelling first party content and has the Microsoft war chest. This all makes sense and actually aligns most markets pricing to that of the US
Re: Rumour: Amazon to Announce Acquisition of EA Later Today
I wasn't sure how EA could be worse. Now I know
Re: Why the PS5's Price Hasn't Changed in USA
In addition to the currency exchange rates the US is their largest market and is experiencing worse (I know it's bad everywhere) inflation than any other market that's considered 1st world.
Re: Poll: Are You Happy with Your PS Plus Extra, Premium Games for August 2022?
@AFCC I mean they just gave us Stray and that proved very popular
Re: Poll: Are You Happy with Your PS Plus Extra, Premium Games for August 2022?
Need more classics. What's there is cool but we need another 20+ ps1 and ps2 games asap
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 439
Dark Cloud, Shredders Revenge with the boy, Two Point University hopefully tonight.
Re: New South Park Game Teased by THQ Nordic
SoT was amazing. FbW was a shell of that imo.
Re: Shuhei Yoshida Talks Gravity Rush, Puppeteer, Siren in Insightful Interview
Gravity Rush was just so, so good. I really enjoyed it.
Re: Sony's Not the Only One Struggling to Hold PS5, PS4 Players' Attention
Let's be real. Those 'peak' levels of engagement were all highly inflated due to covid and lockdowns.
Re: Sony Coy on Potential PS5 Price Increase
@huyi no I mean Sony needs to eat the inflated costs of manufacturing not us. If they increased the ps5 models by 100 I think it would be devastating for them.
Re: Sony Coy on Potential PS5 Price Increase
Just eat the cost. Xbox is the red headed step child of Microsoft and has never needed to be a cash cow with all the government contracts. Playstation is more like Sony favorite son lol. Granted Sony deals in Healthcare and insurance in Asia so its not their only avenue for money by any means.
Re: In-Depth The Last of Us Remake Comparison Deep Dives PS5 Improvements
Lots of complaining going on about a compressed YouTube video lol.
Re: The Last of Us: Part I's Emotional Intro on PS5 Has Leaked
@ryanburnsred wouldn't call that scene important? Lol
Re: The Last of Us: Part I's Emotional Intro on PS5 Has Leaked
Absolutely savage...welled me up once again
Re: Sony Faces Lawsuit Over Supposed PS5 Crashing Defect
I only had a crash in Astros playroom when I first got the console and 1 with Horizon. Other than that it's been smooth
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 435
Dark Cloud, Hot Shots Golf: Out of Bounds, TREK To Yomi, Shredders Revenge. Damn PS+ Premium and Gamepass crushing my nostalgia lol
Re: Stray's Day One Pawtch Notes Correct Naughty Cat Collisions on PS5, PS4
I really think this game is going to be something special
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 434
Damn ps+ premium has me hooked back into Dark Cloud. One of my fav ps2 rpgs. Almost done Trek To Yomi. Still playing Shredders Revenge with the boy
Re: God of War Ragnarok Release Date Confirmed for 9th November
@IonMagi look up Wednesday in correlation to Norse Mythology. Pretty cool they did that imo
Re: God of War Ragnarok Dev Sony Santa Monica Demands Respect After Unsavoury Week
Sad they even have to make a statement like that.
Re: Rumour: PS Plus Essential PS5, PS4 Games for July 2022 Leaked Early
I'd imagine some of these deals were already struck before the newly tiered plus versions were finalized. I'm sure this will eventually stop happening of happen less frequently. You have to continue to offer good games on your baseline tier or risk losing subs for any form of Plus
Re: Poll: Which PS Plus Tier Are You Subscribed To?
Jumping Flash and I can't wipe the smirk off my face lol. That damn game was waaay ahead of its time. And just some catchy ass music. My total upgrade til my current plus sub ended (146 days) cost me 20$ to try Premium for essentially 5 months. No brainer.
Re: Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Reunion's PS5, PS4 Remaster Is Jaw Dropping
Same company that gave us the Chrono Cross "remaster" lol. I cannot, for the life of me, figure SE out. They seem to put so, so much effort into certain titles and then straight cash grab others.
Re: PSVR2 Is 'Super Impressive' and Horizon Call of the Mountain Is 'Very, Very Cool'
Day 1 for psvr. Day 1 for psvr2. I most likely will game very little outside VR for quite some time. Especially considering the massive upgrade. I got lost in Moss, FarPoint (Co op campaign- legit), ASTRO, Thumper, Beat Saber, Wipeout, Creed, Arizona Sunshine, Blood and Truth, Tetris Effect...so, so much. And it was the worst** VR headset out att. With truly immerisve worlds and experiences...I'm gone lol. I have zero motion sickness or headaches. I could crank Wipeput VR in hour clips
Re: Reaction: Sony Kickstarts the Summer with Sizzling State of Play
So SF6 was a big surprise with a campaign. FF16 not dropping til next summer tells me FF7R2 is at LEAST 2024 at this point regardless of being different teams. Will be a day one buy for VR2 as long as I can find one
Re: Shenmue's Yu Suzuki Announces Space Harrier with Swans for Phones
Gotta give it to the guy... the wheels are always turning lol. Looks like a delightful acid trip to me
Re: Reaction: Why You Shouldn't Worry About Sony's New Strategy
I highly doubt 55% live service content is feasible by any stretch of the imagination. For every banger success story for GaaS titles there are TONS that fail horribly. If Sony has 2 titles that catch mainstream out if the 10 or whatever they said they are developing it should be considered a massive success. And when the other 8 fail we will get back to more investment in single player experiences
Re: Test Your PlayStation General Knowledge - Issue 10
11 out of 15. I'll take it! Lol happy gaming. Honor the fallen
Re: PS Plus Games for Asia Officially Confirmed
Making gamepass look less appealing imo. Good on Sony to deliver.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 427
Tiny Tina and Trek to Yomi if I'm lucky.... stinking kids lol
Re: The Last of Us PS5 Remake Allegedly a Major Holiday Release
I wished the remake would have an expanded version of Factions. Would have made more sense than this massive undertaking of creating and entirely separate experience. Factions was amazing and could easily be expanded into something even more special. Just makes sense to me
Re: HBO's The Last of Us TV Show Reveals Key Set Photos
I think whatever the new MP game is they should bundle it with TLoU Remake. Just makes sense. Factions was the MP mode for the first game.
Re: PS5, PS4 Exclusives Will 'Deteriorate' if Launched on PS Plus, Says Sony CFO
The reality is their pockets aren't as deep as Xbox to dump everything day 1 on a sub. The other reality is Xbox, outside Forza and Gears, hasn't came close to the level of quality that Playstation Studios puts out consistently. I think it's funny that Nintendo gets zero heat regarding this 1st party subscription nonsense
Re: PS5 Fans Hope Mind Blowing Unreal Engine 5 Demo Is a Glimpse of the Future
When the PS6 drops this will be exciting stuff
Re: Delayed PS4 Multiplayer Spin-Off Resident Evil Re:Verse Re-Emerges
7 in VR was too much for me, so was Here They Lie in VR. I could only handle Dead Space is about hour long runs before my anxiety took over. Lol. I'm ok with a MP Resi game. But not blasting hoards...outsmarting a few terrifyingly hard and scary enemies with a few others sounds legit though
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 425
Trek to Yomi on Series S, Forbidden West on PS5 and Kirby on Switch
Re: Horizon Forbidden West Patch 1.13 Out Now, Here Are All Patch Notes
Other than the Aloy halo effect and falling into geometry one time I've had ZERO issues with this game. I'm taking it super slow. Few hours a week (kids lol) and am absolutely loving it. Trek to Yomi dropped today so I will give that game a front of the line pass for the next week
Re: Sadly, There Are Currently No Plans for Shenmue 4
For me Shenmue is the most oddly endearing franchise I've ever played. Any negative light on the franchise makes a guy like me sad lol. Something about it just hit so different when it dropped that I've just out and out become enamored with the world and characters. It's an acquired taste and S3 was literally made for the few that feel the way I do about the series. I really hope 4 happens and he wraps it up. He isn't getting younger and neither are the fans.
Re: Best Final Fantasy Games
The top 3 are my top 3. Nobody ever has those 3 as the top 3 in that order or at all. Nice!!!
Re: First-Person PSVR2 QB Sim NFL Pro Era Puts the Ball in Your Hands
This looks amazing
Re: God of War Ragnarok 'Not Ready to Share' as Dev Gives Update on PS5, PS4 Sequel
@Ralizah hot take on that....BotW 2 footage was shown on a high end PC. Will be watered down on current Switch. Was delayed to coincide with the long rumored next Switch or Switch pro. The vertical nature of what was shown has gotta be taxing the piss out of the current model regardless of texture quality etc.
Re: Test Your PlayStation General Knowledge - Issue 7
10. Yah!! And I actually knew the 10 I got
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 422
Kirby and Spiderman with the boy, Horizon FW and Super Mega Baseball 3 solo lol