the animations look stiff and appear to be running below 30fps. something looks off. did they put new textures over the old character models and animations? that is what it looks like. wish i could be blinded in my own optimism and be excited for this, but i can't.... this will likely turn out poorly. doubtful they have even a single consultant from the original team as they all work for kojima now. all factors considered, there is no reason to be anything more than cautiously optimisitc for this remake, but even then, it is just a remake of a great game we have already played at the end of the day. the AAA industry in a nutshell. it is either a remake or a generic sequel. after the ps5 gen is over, i might be able to count on one hand the number of great, NEW ip that were released.
wow, i am amazed at how many people have reported their experience with bugs here. why were none of these problems taken into account by the big media outlets? sounds like spiderman 2 deserved a few points of criticism on review day but were overlooked for.... reasons. it would be best that people hold sony accountable so that their quality control doesn't slip over time. not looking good when you consider how last of us (pc) or day's gone (ps4) launched, not to mention horizon forbidden west (ps4/ps5) or zero dawn (pc).
please do not include mgs v in volume 2. there is no reason to do so other than for konami to inflate the cost of the collection. i thought collections were intended to bring a bunch of games together onto a new platform that previously were not available? all mgs v needs is a ps5 patch and it is done.
no, bring back some other mgs games that have been lost to time... such as mgs ghost babel and the two mgs acid games. that would be far more fitting. and if they do in fact port mgs 4 onto modern platforms, i have very little faith it will run well haha... i think it will be a complete mess and people will wish they had held onto their ps3's
very much expected considering the current state of the studio and troubles they have endured over the past 10 years. i respect what they have done with dreams, but the market clearly did not. it is time to stop experimenting with indulgent ideas and get back to making proper games that will appeal to a wider audience. looking forward to whatever they do next, but i hope it is something out of their comfort zone this time around and does not feature any form of community creation. just a single player experience will satisfy most. keep in mind that ex employees of larger studios often form their own studios after their departure. foam sword studio is one such case (made up of ex mm staff). i wouldn't be surprised if some of the staff who were let go find themselves in a new indie studio of their own or join forces with an established one.
called it months ago. i knew this collection would launch subpar and should be avoided. passable? perhaps. but not worth the upgrade from the ps3 hd remaster unless they do a 4k patch down the line. konami did the bare minimum here which should not surprise anyone.
sounds like they just confirmed a bite-size venom standalone expansion/dlc then. i hope insomniac is working on a new IP that is not based on a superhero franchise next.
if sony actually got the pricing right, there would be more buzz. they botched it and charging an additional $30USD for the vertical stand was just icing on the cake.
@MikeOrator i see. that's a unique use case. if my ps4 suddenly died on me, i might resort to that as well. thankfully, i have never had a ps console fail on me and i own 8 sony consoles including three handhelds.
@truerbluer that's a good point. most people purchased a ps5 completely blind and based on FOMO and manufactured hype. in reality, there have been very few experiences that can only be found on ps5 to make the investment worthwhile. best to wait another year or two to see what sony's studios have been cooking and make a decision based on that.
@Mythologue yea, by the end of year 4 or 5, the software lineup should be in a much better place than it is now. but with all the pc ports, it begs the question whether or not a console is still worth the investment, especially at the high asking price. i'm due for a new pc one of these days so i will be debating what to do. ratchet and clank is also on pc, so it is just demons' souls that awaits (and spiderman 2 of course) haha
@Smiffy01 how long are we going to blame the pandemic and man-made inflation for the current state of the world? the tech in the ps5 is now 3 years old; the components have come down in price for sony but that is not reflected in the pricing of the slim models which is quite baffling. they even incresed the price of the slim digital model and are charging an additional $30USD for a vertical stand that should be in the box. at this point i can only call that insulting.
as for the lack of "exclusive" content on ps5... well, sony made a conscious decision to take the "cross gen" route (and hold games back graphically). being 3 years late to the party was a business decision and could have been avoided but sony preferred to go after the short term gains and release on the ps4 as well. i understand the situation with the chip shortage, but by not forgoing optimal software sales for 12-18 months (which they would recoup back anyways once supply improved) and encouraging innovation in their games, they made a mistake in my opinion, reason being most 3rd party developers have also gone that route, easily making this "generation" of gaming the worst in playstation history.
unless there is a sizeable msrp drop and sony manages to build a solid lineup of ps5 exclusive (ok and pc) titles, then i have no interest in picking up a ps5 this console generation. currently, i do not feel like i am missing out on much with my ps4. spiderman 2 may mark the TRUE beginning of the console cycle in some ways (it feels like we are 3 years behind) but they have a lot of work to do still.
oh, and the ps5, slim or not, still looks ugly. perhaps we will get a 3rd revision where they actually get it right?
@OrtadragoonX absoutely. i hope they will make a true sequel to sonic mania, sprite based graphics and all. all sega needs to do is: stay the hell away from christian and his team and let him make another classic without any interference.
the sad reality of all this is the fact sega never really figured out how to place sonic in a world with polygons. it is that simple. people (mostly hardcore sonic fans) may defend various entries in the 3d space, but if we are being truly honest, essentially all of them are medicore and never quite managed to adapt sonic's mechanics well enough. i enjoyed sonic generations, but it was more so for the side scrolling levels (rendered in 3d). some of the fully 3d levels were passable and had moments of fun, but they all suffered from faults in one way or another (floaty jumps, loss of momentum, framerate hitches, poor auto targeting system etc). sonic superstars was supposed to be sonic generations but with just the side scrolling levels... idea sounds good on paper but i guess it lacks any sense of inspiration to elevate it beyond "meh ok" territory.
what i find most amusing is regardless of how medicore sonic games have been (generally) over the past few decades, whenever a new sonic game is announced or teased, people go gaga in hype and anticipation haha... now that is something i will never quite understand
this feels like we are in a new golden age of licensed games! this takes me back to the 90s and 2000s when you could count on licensed games being hot piles of trash almost every time!
first time in playstation history where there is a price increase with the "slim" model. yup, this gen keeps getting worse. sony has not given me any reasons to own a ps5. it is nice being able to catch up with the old backlog, though, and worry less about the latest releases (many of which are still on ps4 anyways).
@mwatcher sure? except you now have to to pay an extra $30USD for a verical stand that should be included in the box. oh, and still no price drop despite using cheaper and more cost effective components. not exactly pro consumer.
@Ainu20 hysteria? i don't believe so. people are disappointed that naughty dog is stuck in a last of us rut at the moment. since uncharted 4 was released in 2016, they have talked about nothing but the last of us and quite frankly, people are sick of it. even worse, they have not created a new IP in over 10 years. they are using valuable resources to remaster games that don't need to be remastered instead of working on a new project — the majority of naughty dog fans would like to see them tackle something fresh and exciting. studios that fail to innovate or step out of their comfort zone become compacent and ultimately fall. this will only lead to bad things for the studio in the long run, including the brain drain of talent that has already left the studio for obvious reasons. unless they figure things out now, they are in trouble.
there is a bigger, fundamental problem here that is being overlooked. we are witnessing the downfall of a once beloved studio.
looks to me that naughty dog has hit a brick wall creatively. they are likely years behind schedule of their next game, whatever it may be (likely last of us 3), due to factions and the development hell it has caused. if i were to take a guess, the last of us 3 is probably 3-4 years away at this point (a game i don't want or need to be honest, but i understand those who want the story to reach a more comprehensive conclusion). naughty dog needs some smaller projects to fill the void and that is why they are resorting to petty and ultimately pointless remakes of games that don't need the treatment. oh, and they are doing it for marketing purposes to coincide with the tv show... talk about shallow
i called out naughty dog years ago in that they would quickly become "the last of us studio" if they delved too deeply into the franchise and sure enough, that is what they have become. i hate naughty dog in its current form and i think it is a travesty that they did not work on a new IP after they completed uncharted 4. all we are getting from naughty dog on the ps5 is the last of us 3 and maybe factions (if it doesn't get outright cancelled) which is destined to be a failure at this point. well, there is always the ps6
haha. well, this is a budget game disguised as a AAA release. why do all the cool licenses go to the worst developers? those voice actors belong in an 80s cartoon. looks like a solid 5/10. might be worth a look if it's ever released on ps+ essential but not something i would directly spend money on.
fifa fans will buy just about anything that resembles football. makes me wonder why ea puts any effort into these games whatsoever if they, in theory, could pump out a game with less than half the budget and expect similar sales. the sales of fifa games are inelastic to quality. arguably, it is the same situation with the 2k games.
contract workers are given no benefits or severance pay, no matter the job industry. everyone working as a contractor knows this before they accept the job. these job cuts are no better and no worse than what goes on everywhere, so let's not try to spin this as anything unique. these contract jobs at nd may have been related to tlou factions...
good. hopefully half of the service games in development get cancelled or in some cases, transitioned over to single player experiences. sony needs to come back to reality and focus on its strengths. only allow bungie to put out the tentpole service games and utilize its strengths. as for all the other ps studios, they can continue to make single player games like they have always done instead of expecting the impossible from them (the next fortnite etc). that would be like asking nintendo to suddenly plan for 10 service games to see what sticks haha... talk about a waste of resources. we all know that the vast majority of service games that get released (some get cancelled after tens of millions of dollars were sunk into them) fail within a year or two... sony's output would/will be no different.
without actual numbers, reporting of an item selling out is of zero value. sony likely tempered its own expectations and only manufactured a small amount for launch. also, like with any new item that hits the market, it is common for the initial batch to sell out, no matter how terrible said item is. that is just FOMO culture for you. there is no reason to panic and buy into this faux narrative. the hope is sony has taking some inspiration from the switch and steamdeck and will consider a hybrid console to supplement the ps5 one day.
easily one of the best indi games ever made so this is easily forgiven. i recently purchased the japanese ps4 release from amazon japan since it had awesome packaging and art work by the great yoshitaka amano.
i do believe that the patch will hit ps4 at a later date (not confirmed but a hunch). don't forget that we were told cuphead would never see the light of day outside of the xbox and pc platforms... and sure enough here we are. no hard feelings that xbox gamers get the patch first since they were the first platform to have the game released on. this content is somewhat sentimental to coincide with the 6 year anniversary of the xbox release afterall.
shocking news! ryan was only head of SIE for 4 years... i thought we had another generation with him at the helm. glad sony can change course sooner rather than later.
that said, all the service-based games are already in the pipeline and deep into development so it would be naiive to think all that noise will just go away with a new CEO. unfortunately, we will have to endure the next 4 years, for better or for worse. this is easily the worst generation in playstation history without a doubt (a big part of the problem is the current state of the AAA industry at large, of course), but let's hope things get better in 2028 with the ps6.
this is pretty surprising news to be honest. things have looked rocky at platinum for a while now (and let's try to forget about their stint with activision), but bayonetta 3 and nier automata were great. i am still amiss as to why nintendo has not acquired them yet — platinum clearly needs some financial security and nintendo would be a perfect home for them. all the best to kamiya. he is a legend.
@theSpectre absolutely. i do not understand why sony (or even microsoft for that matter) were not involved in the purchase of s-e' western divisions and ip. we all know they easily would have outbid embracer in a heartbeat. tomb raider, deus ex and thief under sony leadership and first party studios would be a major win for sony and the gaming industry at large. thief in particular needed a reboot badly. not to mention, there has been a void of stealth franchises (outside of hitman and dishonored — mgs is all but dead) so obtaining thief and deus ex in particular would serve the market well. that s-e firesale really did not make much sense in how it all went down, especially when you consider sony's close relationship with s-e and the advantage that would give them to get the deal done!
@Uromastryx perhaps, although uncharted 4's ending has set up a continuation or spinoff for the franchise should sony wish to go in that direction. that would be a very close replacement and spiritual successor to tomb raider.
@NinjaNicky yea, you could say that... uncharted borrowed from tomb raider and then tomb raider borrowed from uncharted. funny enough, the ending of uncharted 4 does in fact set up an uncharted spinoff and spritual successor to tomb raider in an even more specific way. i won't say any more than that so not to spoil it for anyone who does not know
there won't be another tomb raider game. the IP is dead in the hands of embracer or amazon. this is the one of the biggest messes in the gaming industry at the moment. let's just forget tomb raider ever existed. it was a good run, but it is time for a spiritual successor and to move forward...
it was poor. but this isn't entirely a sony problem anymore... it is an issue with the AAA industry at large and across all the platforms. this industry has become complacent and predictable. even quality titles, while very polished and enjoyable, rarely exude a sense of wonder or subvert expectations in a meaningful way. i suppose the "special" games are becoming harder to find these days... maybe a couple a year if we are lucky. as for those who are still very young and only getting into gaming now, then this is your golden age perhaps and is equivalent to the 90s through the 2000s for us older people haha.
we need a new IP from media molecule now. rehashing little big planet yet again would be a very bad move. those games just don't have the same appeal and novelty that they once did and there is nowhere for the franchise to grow any longer. mm has the potential to surprise us with something completely out of left field. another failure on their part could spell their demise so it is important that they get it right. sadly, i have a feeling they will be put on a ps5 vr title and if that is the case, good luck to them...
@dskatter there is a disconnect to what you are saying and what other people are thinking. the iphone hardware is great, but the problem lies in porting home console games that were designed for a large screen (tv) to a phone... yes, even a 6.7" screen is far too small for a "home console" game since the ui and various elements were not designed for it. that isn't to say that games designed specifically for the iphone couldn't be good (with a controller mind you) because they could. that is why the psp and vita library still look and play well today — the vast majority of games on those platforms were designed specificially for the handheld experience and that also includes the art direction and design, as well as the gameplay that was tailored to the control pad and buttons available. ergonomics is crucial with handheld gaming but a cell phone is literally incapable of handling it by default for most AAA games (unless you pair up a controller). death stranding was certainly not designed for a mobile device and would be the last place one would go to play it. playing most modern pc and console games on a handheld just isn't not a good experience generally speaking since there are better alternatives (playing them on native hardware of course)... now if apple releases a tv dock, suddenly your iphone magically turns into a "switch" and you have more options at your disposal. this still doesn't solve handheld mode problems but it's better than nothing. on the other hand, nintendo takes into account handheld and docked modes when they design their games so they fare pretty well on both fronts. if nintendo ported its switch games to iphone, that would be a better pairing.
late feb through march 2024 seems like an ideal time to release this game. it won't get overshadowed by the heavy hitters later this year. a new IP such as this needs all the help it can get so that it is a success. looks promising.
under the new umbrella and managaement, has embracer released a single good game? there was some news a while ago that they sold the rights of tomb raider to amazon but the details were left very vague so nobody knows if they merely sold the movie rights or the entire IP, including the game rights... in either case, tomb raider looks to be dead now since neither publisher is capable of putting out a decent game or has a clue as to how the gaming industry actually works.
as for gearbox? couldn't care less what happens to them. they are a one trick pony that failed to innovate.
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Re: Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater Is Going to Look Unreal on PS5
the animations look stiff and appear to be running below 30fps. something looks off. did they put new textures over the old character models and animations? that is what it looks like. wish i could be blinded in my own optimism and be excited for this, but i can't.... this will likely turn out poorly. doubtful they have even a single consultant from the original team as they all work for kojima now. all factors considered, there is no reason to be anything more than cautiously optimisitc for this remake, but even then, it is just a remake of a great game we have already played at the end of the day. the AAA industry in a nutshell. it is either a remake or a generic sequel. after the ps5 gen is over, i might be able to count on one hand the number of great, NEW ip that were released.
Re: Insomniac Promises Fix for Incorrect Flag in Marvel's Spider-Man 2
sorry, that is quite a blunder for a $100m+ production.
Re: Poll: Spider-Man 2 PS5 Bugs are Apparently a Real Problem, But Have You Had Any?
wow, i am amazed at how many people have reported their experience with bugs here. why were none of these problems taken into account by the big media outlets? sounds like spiderman 2 deserved a few points of criticism on review day but were overlooked for.... reasons. it would be best that people hold sony accountable so that their quality control doesn't slip over time. not looking good when you consider how last of us (pc) or day's gone (ps4) launched, not to mention horizon forbidden west (ps4/ps5) or zero dawn (pc).
Re: Metal Gear Solid 4, 5, Peace Walker Ports are Almost Certainly Planned, Says New Evidence
please do not include mgs v in volume 2. there is no reason to do so other than for konami to inflate the cost of the collection. i thought collections were intended to bring a bunch of games together onto a new platform that previously were not available? all mgs v needs is a ps5 patch and it is done.
no, bring back some other mgs games that have been lost to time... such as mgs ghost babel and the two mgs acid games. that would be far more fitting. and if they do in fact port mgs 4 onto modern platforms, i have very little faith it will run well haha... i think it will be a complete mess and people will wish they had held onto their ps3's
Re: Media Molecule Confirms Report of Layoffs, Has Begun Consultation Process
very much expected considering the current state of the studio and troubles they have endured over the past 10 years. i respect what they have done with dreams, but the market clearly did not. it is time to stop experimenting with indulgent ideas and get back to making proper games that will appeal to a wider audience. looking forward to whatever they do next, but i hope it is something out of their comfort zone this time around and does not feature any form of community creation. just a single player experience will satisfy most. keep in mind that ex employees of larger studios often form their own studios after their departure. foam sword studio is one such case (made up of ex mm staff). i wouldn't be surprised if some of the staff who were let go find themselves in a new indie studio of their own or join forces with an established one.
Re: Konami Aware of Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Launch Issues, Fixes Incoming
called it months ago. i knew this collection would launch subpar and should be avoided. passable? perhaps. but not worth the upgrade from the ps3 hd remaster unless they do a 4k patch down the line. konami did the bare minimum here which should not surprise anyone.
Re: Venom Spin-Off Game an Option for Insomniac, If Fans Want It
sounds like they just confirmed a bite-size venom standalone expansion/dlc then. i hope insomniac is working on a new IP that is not based on a superhero franchise next.
Re: Is It Surprising that PlayStation Fans Don't Really Care About the PS5 Slim?
if sony actually got the pricing right, there would be more buzz. they botched it and charging an additional $30USD for the vertical stand was just icing on the cake.
Re: Poll: Will You Be Buying a PS5 'Slim'?
@MikeOrator i see. that's a unique use case. if my ps4 suddenly died on me, i might resort to that as well. thankfully, i have never had a ps console fail on me and i own 8 sony consoles including three handhelds.
Re: Poll: Will You Be Buying a PS5 'Slim'?
@truerbluer that's a good point. most people purchased a ps5 completely blind and based on FOMO and manufactured hype. in reality, there have been very few experiences that can only be found on ps5 to make the investment worthwhile. best to wait another year or two to see what sony's studios have been cooking and make a decision based on that.
Re: Poll: Will You Be Buying a PS5 'Slim'?
@Mythologue yea, by the end of year 4 or 5, the software lineup should be in a much better place than it is now. but with all the pc ports, it begs the question whether or not a console is still worth the investment, especially at the high asking price. i'm due for a new pc one of these days so i will be debating what to do. ratchet and clank is also on pc, so it is just demons' souls that awaits (and spiderman 2 of course) haha
Re: Poll: Will You Be Buying a PS5 'Slim'?
@Smiffy01 how long are we going to blame the pandemic and man-made inflation for the current state of the world? the tech in the ps5 is now 3 years old; the components have come down in price for sony but that is not reflected in the pricing of the slim models which is quite baffling. they even incresed the price of the slim digital model and are charging an additional $30USD for a vertical stand that should be in the box. at this point i can only call that insulting.
as for the lack of "exclusive" content on ps5... well, sony made a conscious decision to take the "cross gen" route (and hold games back graphically). being 3 years late to the party was a business decision and could have been avoided but sony preferred to go after the short term gains and release on the ps4 as well. i understand the situation with the chip shortage, but by not forgoing optimal software sales for 12-18 months (which they would recoup back anyways once supply improved) and encouraging innovation in their games, they made a mistake in my opinion, reason being most 3rd party developers have also gone that route, easily making this "generation" of gaming the worst in playstation history.
Re: Poll: Will You Be Buying a PS5 'Slim'?
unless there is a sizeable msrp drop and sony manages to build a solid lineup of ps5 exclusive (ok and pc) titles, then i have no interest in picking up a ps5 this console generation. currently, i do not feel like i am missing out on much with my ps4. spiderman 2 may mark the TRUE beginning of the console cycle in some ways (it feels like we are 3 years behind) but they have a lot of work to do still.
oh, and the ps5, slim or not, still looks ugly. perhaps we will get a 3rd revision where they actually get it right?
Re: Sonic Superstars (PS5) - A Solid 2D Sonic Game, If You Play It Solo
@OrtadragoonX absoutely. i hope they will make a true sequel to sonic mania, sprite based graphics and all. all sega needs to do is: stay the hell away from christian and his team and let him make another classic without any interference.
the sad reality of all this is the fact sega never really figured out how to place sonic in a world with polygons. it is that simple. people (mostly hardcore sonic fans) may defend various entries in the 3d space, but if we are being truly honest, essentially all of them are medicore and never quite managed to adapt sonic's mechanics well enough. i enjoyed sonic generations, but it was more so for the side scrolling levels (rendered in 3d). some of the fully 3d levels were passable and had moments of fun, but they all suffered from faults in one way or another (floaty jumps, loss of momentum, framerate hitches, poor auto targeting system etc). sonic superstars was supposed to be sonic generations but with just the side scrolling levels... idea sounds good on paper but i guess it lacks any sense of inspiration to elevate it beyond "meh ok" territory.
what i find most amusing is regardless of how medicore sonic games have been (generally) over the past few decades, whenever a new sonic game is announced or teased, people go gaga in hype and anticipation haha... now that is something i will never quite understand
Re: Gollum May Not Be the Worst PS5, PS4 Game of the Year After All
this feels like we are in a new golden age of licensed games! this takes me back to the 90s and 2000s when you could count on licensed games being hot piles of trash almost every time!
Re: Sonic Superstars (PS5) - A Solid 2D Sonic Game, If You Play It Solo
typical. i guess sega will never reach sonic generations or sonic mania levels again. why are they so unable to figure it out?
Re: PS5 Slim's Digital Edition Gets a Stealth Price Increase in USA
first time in playstation history where there is a price increase with the "slim" model. yup, this gen keeps getting worse. sony has not given me any reasons to own a ps5. it is nice being able to catch up with the old backlog, though, and worry less about the latest releases (many of which are still on ps4 anyways).
Re: Infinity Strash: Dragon Quest The Adventure of Dai (PS5) - Bang Average Anime Adaptation Moves at a Snail's Pace
that's ok. nobody asked for this game in the first place. more resources squandered by s-e as their stock value continues to crash.
Re: PS5 Slim Officially Unveiled, Attachable Disc Drive, Launches November
@mwatcher sure? except you now have to to pay an extra $30USD for a verical stand that should be included in the box. oh, and still no price drop despite using cheaper and more cost effective components. not exactly pro consumer.
Re: The Last of Us 2 PS5 Remaster Seems to Be Real
@Ainu20 hysteria? i don't believe so. people are disappointed that naughty dog is stuck in a last of us rut at the moment. since uncharted 4 was released in 2016, they have talked about nothing but the last of us and quite frankly, people are sick of it. even worse, they have not created a new IP in over 10 years. they are using valuable resources to remaster games that don't need to be remastered instead of working on a new project — the majority of naughty dog fans would like to see them tackle something fresh and exciting. studios that fail to innovate or step out of their comfort zone become compacent and ultimately fall. this will only lead to bad things for the studio in the long run, including the brain drain of talent that has already left the studio for obvious reasons. unless they figure things out now, they are in trouble.
Re: The Last of Us 2 PS5 Remaster Seems to Be Real
there is a bigger, fundamental problem here that is being overlooked. we are witnessing the downfall of a once beloved studio.
looks to me that naughty dog has hit a brick wall creatively. they are likely years behind schedule of their next game, whatever it may be (likely last of us 3), due to factions and the development hell it has caused. if i were to take a guess, the last of us 3 is probably 3-4 years away at this point (a game i don't want or need to be honest, but i understand those who want the story to reach a more comprehensive conclusion). naughty dog needs some smaller projects to fill the void and that is why they are resorting to petty and ultimately pointless remakes of games that don't need the treatment. oh, and they are doing it for marketing purposes to coincide with the tv show... talk about shallow
i called out naughty dog years ago in that they would quickly become "the last of us studio" if they delved too deeply into the franchise and sure enough, that is what they have become. i hate naughty dog in its current form and i think it is a travesty that they did not work on a new IP after they completed uncharted 4. all we are getting from naughty dog on the ps5 is the last of us 3 and maybe factions (if it doesn't get outright cancelled) which is destined to be a failure at this point. well, there is always the ps6
Re: Watch This RoboCop: Rogue City Gameplay, You Have 20 Seconds to Comply
haha. well, this is a budget game disguised as a AAA release. why do all the cool licenses go to the worst developers? those voice actors belong in an 80s cartoon. looks like a solid 5/10. might be worth a look if it's ever released on ps+ essential but not something i would directly spend money on.
Re: Turns Out EA Sports May Never Have Needed FIFA After All
fifa fans will buy just about anything that resembles football. makes me wonder why ea puts any effort into these games whatsoever if they, in theory, could pump out a game with less than half the budget and expect similar sales. the sales of fifa games are inelastic to quality. arguably, it is the same situation with the 2k games.
Re: Now Naughty Dog Is Reportedly Downsizing, Cutting Multiple Contract Jobs
contract workers are given no benefits or severance pay, no matter the job industry. everyone working as a contractor knows this before they accept the job. these job cuts are no better and no worse than what goes on everywhere, so let's not try to spin this as anything unique. these contract jobs at nd may have been related to tlou factions...
Re: PlayStation's Push for Live Service Games Hasn't Been Going Smoothly
good. hopefully half of the service games in development get cancelled or in some cases, transitioned over to single player experiences. sony needs to come back to reality and focus on its strengths. only allow bungie to put out the tentpole service games and utilize its strengths. as for all the other ps studios, they can continue to make single player games like they have always done instead of expecting the impossible from them (the next fortnite etc). that would be like asking nintendo to suddenly plan for 10 service games to see what sticks haha... talk about a waste of resources. we all know that the vast majority of service games that get released (some get cancelled after tens of millions of dollars were sunk into them) fail within a year or two... sony's output would/will be no different.
Re: Demand for PlayStation Portal Sky High in Japan, Pre-Orders Reportedly Sold Out
without actual numbers, reporting of an item selling out is of zero value. sony likely tempered its own expectations and only manufactured a small amount for launch. also, like with any new item that hits the market, it is common for the initial batch to sell out, no matter how terrible said item is. that is just FOMO culture for you. there is no reason to panic and buy into this faux narrative. the hope is sony has taking some inspiration from the switch and steamdeck and will consider a hybrid console to supplement the ps5 one day.
Re: New Cuphead Update Skips PS4, Will Be Exclusive to Xbox, PC
easily one of the best indi games ever made so this is easily forgiven. i recently purchased the japanese ps4 release from amazon japan since it had awesome packaging and art work by the great yoshitaka amano.
i do believe that the patch will hit ps4 at a later date (not confirmed but a hunch). don't forget that we were told cuphead would never see the light of day outside of the xbox and pc platforms... and sure enough here we are. no hard feelings that xbox gamers get the patch first since they were the first platform to have the game released on. this content is somewhat sentimental to coincide with the 6 year anniversary of the xbox release afterall.
Re: Jim Ryan Retires as PlayStation Boss in March 2024
shocking news! ryan was only head of SIE for 4 years... i thought we had another generation with him at the helm. glad sony can change course sooner rather than later.
that said, all the service-based games are already in the pipeline and deep into development so it would be naiive to think all that noise will just go away with a new CEO. unfortunately, we will have to endure the next 4 years, for better or for worse. this is easily the worst generation in playstation history without a doubt (a big part of the problem is the current state of the AAA industry at large, of course), but let's hope things get better in 2028 with the ps6.
Re: Horizon Forbidden West Complete Edition Officially Announced for PS5, PC
why would sony release a game that runs on ps4, only to make the dlc exclusive to ps5? there is no logic in that...
Re: Bayonetta Director Hideki Kamiya to Leave PlatinumGames
this is pretty surprising news to be honest. things have looked rocky at platinum for a while now (and let's try to forget about their stint with activision), but bayonetta 3 and nier automata were great. i am still amiss as to why nintendo has not acquired them yet — platinum clearly needs some financial security and nintendo would be a perfect home for them. all the best to kamiya. he is a legend.
Re: Looter Shooter Sequel The Division 3 Casually Confirmed by Ubisoft
is there another major publisher out there as preditable and boring as ubisoft?
Re: Swery65 and Suda51 Join Forces with Hack and Slash Action Game Hotel Barcelona
so they are finally teaming up huh? long time coming! unfortunately, this is not the game i was hoping for
Re: Preview: Bandai Namco Is a Publisher Quietly on the Up
thanks to elden ring and dark souls series, bandai namco has been sitting comfortably for a while now...
Re: Tomb Raider Developer Crystal Dynamics Hit with Layoffs as Embracer Crumbling Continues
@theSpectre absolutely. i do not understand why sony (or even microsoft for that matter) were not involved in the purchase of s-e' western divisions and ip. we all know they easily would have outbid embracer in a heartbeat. tomb raider, deus ex and thief under sony leadership and first party studios would be a major win for sony and the gaming industry at large. thief in particular needed a reboot badly. not to mention, there has been a void of stealth franchises (outside of hitman and dishonored — mgs is all but dead) so obtaining thief and deus ex in particular would serve the market well. that s-e firesale really did not make much sense in how it all went down, especially when you consider sony's close relationship with s-e and the advantage that would give them to get the deal done!
Re: Tomb Raider Developer Crystal Dynamics Hit with Layoffs as Embracer Crumbling Continues
@Uromastryx perhaps, although uncharted 4's ending has set up a continuation or spinoff for the franchise should sony wish to go in that direction. that would be a very close replacement and spiritual successor to tomb raider.
Re: Tomb Raider Developer Crystal Dynamics Hit with Layoffs as Embracer Crumbling Continues
@NinjaNicky yea, you could say that... uncharted borrowed from tomb raider and then tomb raider borrowed from uncharted. funny enough, the ending of uncharted 4 does in fact set up an uncharted spinoff and spritual successor to tomb raider in an even more specific way. i won't say any more than that so not to spoil it for anyone who does not know
Re: Tomb Raider Developer Crystal Dynamics Hit with Layoffs as Embracer Crumbling Continues
there won't be another tomb raider game. the IP is dead in the hands of embracer or amazon. this is the one of the biggest messes in the gaming industry at the moment. let's just forget tomb raider ever existed. it was a good run, but it is time for a spiritual successor and to move forward...
Re: If It Wasn't Obvious, The Elder Scrolls 6 Will Skip PlayStation
microsoft will lose at least 30% of potential revenue by cutting off the playstation platform. their loss.
Re: NBA 2K24 (PS5) - Stunning Sports Game Wants You to Spend
this lackluster IP should have been a free to play service game a long time ago. inexcusable model for a $100CAD product.
Re: Hands On: Cyberpunk 2077 2.0 Update Is an Outstanding, Game-Changing Overhaul
"we shouldn't have had to wait over two years for it to reach its current form"
yes, but closer to 3 years!
Re: Poll: Was Sony's Latest State of Play Worth the Wait?
it was poor. but this isn't entirely a sony problem anymore... it is an issue with the AAA industry at large and across all the platforms. this industry has become complacent and predictable. even quality titles, while very polished and enjoyable, rarely exude a sense of wonder or subvert expectations in a meaningful way. i suppose the "special" games are becoming harder to find these days... maybe a couple a year if we are lucky. as for those who are still very young and only getting into gaming now, then this is your golden age perhaps and is equivalent to the 90s through the 2000s for us older people haha.
Re: With Live Support Now Over, Media Molecule Outlines What's Next for Dreams
we need a new IP from media molecule now. rehashing little big planet yet again would be a very bad move. those games just don't have the same appeal and novelty that they once did and there is nowhere for the franchise to grow any longer. mm has the potential to surprise us with something completely out of left field. another failure on their part could spell their demise so it is important that they get it right. sadly, i have a feeling they will be put on a ps5 vr title and if that is the case, good luck to them...
Re: Star Ocean: The Second Story R Demo Out on PS5, PS4 Now
@Darylb88 yup. one of the worst narrations i have ever heard.
Re: Death Stranding, the PS5, PS4 Game, Is Coming Natively to iPhone 15 Pro
@dskatter there is a disconnect to what you are saying and what other people are thinking. the iphone hardware is great, but the problem lies in porting home console games that were designed for a large screen (tv) to a phone... yes, even a 6.7" screen is far too small for a "home console" game since the ui and various elements were not designed for it. that isn't to say that games designed specifically for the iphone couldn't be good (with a controller mind you) because they could. that is why the psp and vita library still look and play well today — the vast majority of games on those platforms were designed specificially for the handheld experience and that also includes the art direction and design, as well as the gameplay that was tailored to the control pad and buttons available. ergonomics is crucial with handheld gaming but a cell phone is literally incapable of handling it by default for most AAA games (unless you pair up a controller). death stranding was certainly not designed for a mobile device and would be the last place one would go to play it. playing most modern pc and console games on a handheld just isn't not a good experience generally speaking since there are better alternatives (playing them on native hardware of course)... now if apple releases a tv dock, suddenly your iphone magically turns into a "switch" and you have more options at your disposal. this still doesn't solve handheld mode problems but it's better than nothing. on the other hand, nintendo takes into account handheld and docked modes when they design their games so they fare pretty well on both fronts. if nintendo ported its switch games to iphone, that would be a better pairing.
Re: State of Play Livestream Revealed for Thursday, a Focus on Indie and Third-Party Games
pragmata and a proper ps5 slim announcement would make this worthwhile. anything else and easy pass...
Re: PS5 Console Exclusive Stellar Blade Will Have a Physical Release
late feb through march 2024 seems like an ideal time to release this game. it won't get overshadowed by the heavy hitters later this year. a new IP such as this needs all the help it can get so that it is a success. looks promising.
Re: Borderlands Studio Gearbox May Be Sold by Embracer Group, It's Claimed
under the new umbrella and managaement, has embracer released a single good game? there was some news a while ago that they sold the rights of tomb raider to amazon but the details were left very vague so nobody knows if they merely sold the movie rights or the entire IP, including the game rights... in either case, tomb raider looks to be dead now since neither publisher is capable of putting out a decent game or has a clue as to how the gaming industry actually works.
as for gearbox? couldn't care less what happens to them. they are a one trick pony that failed to innovate.
Re: Fortnite Boss Donald Mustard Is Stepping Down
enoy your burger, mr. mustard, sir!
Re: Megan Fox Lends Her Likeness to Nitara in Mortal Kombat 1 on PS5
she can't get a decent movie role i guess... been doing trash films her entire career. gotta get paid...
Re: FromSoftware Still Can't Get the Frame Rate Right in Armored Core 6, PS5 Analysis Shows
depending on perspective, ps4 wins then? that's funny to see.