OldGamer999

My top 2 Astro and Star Wars
Release within one week of each other?
Someone correct me if I’m wrong

@Marquez
Concord has left the building with Sammy Snake. 🤣

Think I would go with that top five.
Would be really interesting to re-run this once they are all released and see where they all stand then.

I sure number one will stay the same but not sure about the rest of the top ten.

@Maubari
Companies are only nice and giving to the fans when their backs are against the wall and want something, like increased sales.

Sony and Nintendo are at the top of tree, they not bothered that much.

Good for them do not get distracted and dragged into something else, using up resources.
Stick with Wolverine.
To many other studios spread themselves to thin arsing around with remasters etc.

@Mustoe
Sounds like a powerful bit of kit.
Used to go into the Bios and adjust things and overclock a little. Guess that’s done differently nowadays.

I have a good console set up. Last month got the Sony X95L 65” mini led tv and have a very good Dolby Atmos set up for what it is.
The best improvement is the rear sounds, makes a game so much more.

@Mustoe
I was a PC gamer decades ago when Crysis was the PC test 🤣
I remember building my own ground up, what a learning curve that was.
I gave it up in the end though I always had consoles as well and game on consoles now.
I don’t even own a PC, I have a company laptop, surface pro as that is what they issue. Though any new company laptops are Dell now top end, they switched about 6 months ago.

@Mustoe
Yes Xbox was my dominant platform, but not from today.
To summarise I feel better about everything Sony going forward from now into the next decade future wise.
I buy all digital and want hardware in my entertainment centre. Cloud gaming does not interest me at all. I want the best quality a game can be, 4K, frame rates etc.
Also of course I’m investing in an eco system moving forward as well.

I also believe and it may not feel like it right now apart from Astro Bot that Sony will produce the best first party games in the near future.
They are the ones that have a single platform and the studios that push console gaming getting the best out of hardware.
For example Naughty Dog etc will drop their next games starting 2025 and I will be wowed.

Getting back into Destiny 2 and also some uncharted 4 both PS5.

Made my mind up last night that moving forward PS5 is now my main console platform.
So moving forward all third party titles like Star Wars outlaws etc will be on PS5. Of course the eco system comes with that as well with PlayStation Plus etc.

Of course the big change is that series x was my main platform and with third party titles.
A tough choice but I think the right one

Which also means the PS5 Pro will be all mine when released and PS6 going further forward.

Anyone interested go watch the Digital Foundry hands on impressions video.
They had hands on for one hour in Germany Sony HQ.
It well sell you on this game Astro Bot even more and includes some new gameplay footage.
Day one for me definitely.

@RobN
That’s true got an amazing preview in Eurogamer
Full of praise for Astro Bot.

Great preview demo up on Eurogamer
I don’t think I heard them praise a game like this in ages. Astro Bot.

Astro Bot of course.
And I mean this will total respect to Astro Bot, but it goes to show what a weak year this really is looking at the percent score it has.

@UltimateOtaku91
Hope it is 80, the more the better for that little Bot 😄

Totally on this game but one thing I’m unsure about.
Yes it was mentioned about 80 levels in some text.
But on the official website it mentions 50 worlds, which I’m guessing means levels of course.
That’s is not 80 levels.

Any amazing game of AAA campaign quality from a Sony studio would extremely welcome right now.

Downloading the demo right now, very slow internet so won’t play until tomorrow.
Gone for series x for demo as that’s my normal multiplatform machine.
It’s VRR drops lower to LFC than PS5 and quick resume comes in handy. Which I can’t believe Sony haven’t done both of these features as well now on PS5.

I’ve lived and breathed every uncharted on day one. Probably the most amazing series of games for me top three easy.
I really thought ND what have followed up by now exclusive and on PS5 with Drakes daughter, a new chapter in the series.

When Sony Studios start producing again also with their other fantastic AAA campaign games I shall turn my PS5 slim on.
Until then it stays rather dormant.

Another state the obvious analyst. 🤣
They should re name the job, common sense thoughts.

@Mustoe
The out sourced resources could also help to make new games.
The main studios always out source lots when making new games as well.
I bet millions of hours in the last year have been used making old boring remasters.
This generation has been so held back by cross generation games that take resources and remasters taking resources.
This the worst generation I have ever known in the modern gaming era.

@BecauseBecause
I know but it’s bloody boring when you have played them already on the older console.

I think if you took all the resources of all these remasters etc over 2023 and 2024.
You could make the most amazing new ip that would blow every AAA game out of the water.

@Mustoe
I think of you took all the resources of all these remasters etc over 2023 and 2024.
You could make the most amazing new ip that would blow every AAA game out of the water.

Another year another load of remasters etc.
todays remaster headlines.
Mickey and his paint brush
Luigi mansion 2, boo
Beyond this and that.
At least the second half of the year looks new.

@__jamiie
You are definitely spot on there, especially with reference to the actual console sales.

@__jamiie
Totally off subject.
If you are single console owner this generation and including Switch. This has to be the most bemused generation to ever try and own just one console.
I’m saying this because they all seem to have some advantages and some disadvantages and this generation no individual console has really been a superstar.
I have in the past settled for owning one console however but have swapped during the generation sometimes, but this generation is just not settled after a good few years into any real rhythm or any particular console been a total stand out.

Maybe the dream one day.
Just one console all games the consoles can turn into studio wars to keep that lot happy.
All games Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo studios one console.
Many can make the console like we do blu ray players to specifications.
Lets end this rip off us gamers put up with multiple hardware to play all games day one.

ONE CONSOLE.

It will be very interesting over the next couple of years to see how far Microsoft go with this.
So far it’s sort of service games and older games.
And one big AAA Doom, day one.
I can see Bethesda and Activision big AAA day one, well most of them.
But the older initial studios that make Gears and Forza and Halo staying Xbox only.

@Nem
I hear you and feel the pain as well.
Studios need to get a grip.

Oh good, does that mean I’m gonna get an amazing ND AAA campaign game now.

It’s goes to show when right now I’m sitting here playing Uncharted 4 PS5 edition.
And for overall gameplay, action scenes, graphics and surround sound. Not much has touched it since, is where we are today.
And that was released in, what for it I had to check and could not believe it 2016 a dam 8 years ago and we have hardly improved at all.

@Neither_scene
Definitely end of ps3 and ps4 era was best for me.
Many big top end Sony studio AAA campaign games.
Ps5 started well as was my most played console out of all three. 2020-2021 and also 2021-2022.
But what a down turn for me in 2022-2023 they got demoted to third.
This year is looking like second so far.
This is play game time analysis on my memberships you get at the end of each year.

I’m hoping it is just a dry spell from top Sony studios and 2025 they will bounce back in full force. Like Xbox had for a year and a bit.

I’m glad Xbox and Nintendo are keeping me going and might give Sony a wake up call.

The thing with Sony is they do get complacent like they did with the TV market.
But then I purchased a Sony X95L 65” TV and it’s the best TV I’ve ever owned in every single area of TV watching.
And I’ve had a LG C3 and Samsung S90C which is tough competition.

So I’m hoping in game world next year Sony will come and show the rest how to make the best AAA games ever.

Well I guess it’s a wait and see to see how good the top 5 games actually are.

But the top two are almost definitely guaranteed to be well polished and have the least bugs as they are produced by solid studios that are used to making these games.

We all have ago at Sony and yes I think they definitely deserve some of the bashing they are getting.
But if say in September 2024 they pop up with a PS5 Pro and a couple of big AAA campaign games for early ish 2025. All be forgiven 🤣

You could argue they don’t have to do much of late.
I think they have better profits than with the PS4 console sales, even thought they are 5 million consoles sales down in Europe against the PS4, same time line.

Sometimes it’s not about selling the most, but also about making more profit instead.

No I didn’t, Sony and Nintendo do their own thing and the high cost of showing things at these shows must be off putting as well.

Let’s remember these shows are for us the minority the geeky gamers.
Sony and Nintendo spend their money and advertising on targeting the mass general public.
Hence why they are so successful.

I just wanted a new AAA Uncharted game.
They could pick it up with Drakes daughter.
But there you go, we not allowed to make these games anymore.

@Flaming_Kaiser
I know what it is, but rightly or wrongly it was just my opinion.
I want nothing more than the game to an amazing top end AAA. Because I really could do with one.

@Sanquine
Yep you know what type of game you gonna get a dam fun platform game and with some challenges to make it more of a challenge.
60fps and a game honed without any big bugs etc.

I will be there day one. Probably my only day one game this year at the moment.

I just watched and going only by gameplay fighting and traversal it’s got a long long way to go to capture the overall enthusiasm that spider man had and obtaining a unique gameplay identity.

Fingers crossed for this one.

The obvious wait for release and some reviews.

@UltimateOtaku91
Be fair they stayed awake for the first half 🤣
They best be fully awake this Thursday for Denmark.

@breakneck
Wasn’t a great performance.
Perhaps they should be playing PS5 until 3am, it might help.
May I suggest FIFA 24 🤣

Has to be Astro Bots for me overall.
Special mention.
Star Wars outlaws
Assassins creed
Doom

Summer game feast, No
Sony thing, bad to ok, Astro saved it.
Nintendo, no show.
Xbox just nailed it, as simple as that and I’ve never been happier to have game pass.

Looking for to my Astro Bot platform adventure.
About time we had a great main platform game on PS5.

@Ergoshotz
Great article on Eurogamer today.

Why the gradual death of the console exclusive makes business sense