I would love a new Mister Mosquito game. But for now i'll put this port on my wishlist.
Btw, From Mister Mosquito wiki page:
"According to Famitsu, Mister Mosquito was the fifth best-selling video game in Japan during its release week at 41,006 copies sold. Approximately 160,210 copies were sold in the country by the end of 2001. The game was released as part of Sony's PlayStation 2 the Best line of budget titles the following year. Sales of Mister Mosquito in other territories were apparently much poorer."
Japan loves this weird / wacky game but sadly other regions like US or EU doesn't like it.
I can't believe Sony still remember Mister Mosquito. Can they give Team Asobi or some indie devs a small budget to make a new game for this unique and cute IP?
A 40 bucks physical copy and it has a lot of goodies inside it? Man, i wish every company doing this or at least give a manual booklet again.
We used to have physical copy that include nice manual booklet or some goodies. Like MGS 2 / 3 PS2 copy has manual book with all page in colour that shows the control, map, characters, and some mini comic strip.
Jump to PS4 era, games became more expensive but the manual booklet was gone and replaced with a single white paper 😐 . Although some games still gave cool goodies as replacement like MGS 5, RDR 2, and GTA 5 has a big poster shows the full map. Mega Man collection has a card that shows every boss weakness, ND gave that ND sticker logo, or Cyberpunk has maps / badge / sticker. Some games also has reversible cover art which is nice.
But now, publisher wants to go full digital and people thinks inserting a disc is a hassle. sigh...
Kojima doesn't involved with the remake. So it's normal his name will not be used. But it doesn't hurt him if he gets credits at post end credits.
But again, it's Konami...i heard the old president who fired Kojima already retired and the new guy is the reason why Konami making games again including those collection. But i'm not sure how far they've changed with the new president.
PS5 Pro is 700 bucks and if it sold well, do you think Sony gonna give cheaper price for PS6 like 300-400 bucks, a console that will be stronger than PS5 Pro? I mean PS4 Pro launch at 400 and we got PS5 disc at 500.
I personally appreciate what Nintendo did with their console to keep down the price. Sure hardware wise they are a lot weaker than PS. But at least the price is pretty affordable for consumers who doesn't have deep pockets.
You can see Nintendo console price are pretty consistent for decades. NES, SNES, N64, and GC all launch at 200 bucks, Wii launch at 250 bucks, and WiiU and Switch launch at 300 bucks. We can safe to predict how much Switch 2 cost, either 300 or a bit higher like 350+ bucks.
Sony used to do this with both PS1 and PS2 launch at 300 bucks. They keep the price down so everyone can get their console. But they've changed since PS3, chasing more powerful console with premium price (600 bucks) and aimed for people with higher disposable income. We all know it doesn't do well for Sony and made them humble with PS4 launch at 400. But here we are with PS5 at 500 and PS5 Pro at 700...sigh 😔
Lol looking how whiny Helldivers 2 community asking for buff this or nerf that weapon, it reminds me of how whiny the FGC when comes asking for nerf and buff characters.
I fear if PS5 Pro sold well, Sony will used it as a reason to charge PS6 at 800-1000 bucks without disc drive. Heck, they could jack up the price for their 1st party games from 70 to 100 because why not when people are okay throwing 700 bucks for a console.
Oh well. I guess PS5 is my last console with Sony. Next gen i probably gonna go with Nintendo if Switch 2 price looks fair.
Or...i just stick with my old consoles. It's not like i'm running out of games with my huge backlog.
@GamingFan4Lyf "Who needs lights and shadows? Who needs textures? Heck, who needs character models for that matter?"
You're missing my point and I clearly didn't say any of that. Don't put words in my mouth.
"If people had the same attitude about 3D rendering as people have for real-time RT, we wouldn't have progressed past SNES days."
Are you fking joking here that you're comparing Ray Tracing with the jump from 2D to 3D which is revolutionary because not just affecting graphics but also gameplay?
"Yes, real-time RT hasn't been used for any gameplay purposes as far as I know. But it is important for companies to invest in so it is no longer resource heavy"
Here's the thing. The jump from 2D to 3D is big, hence why it's justified for companies to put their money on 3D because 3D open up a lot of new gameplay that 2D can't do.
But with Ray Tracing, it's nowhere as big as the jump from 2D to 3D. You even admit it yourself that it doesn't have no used for gameplay.
@GamingFan4Lyf I mean, Collection vol 1 doesn't have any improvement whatsoever compare to Bluepoint remaster for PS3. In fact, i believe Konami introduced corrupt save files and bugs or audio problems that doesn't exist on the original game or remaster that they keep releasing patch to fix the collection.
But ok then let's see if they can port / remaster MGS 4 to current console without any technical error cause i will lol'd so hard if the PS3 version is still better.
I know that blurry Tifa image is edited to pictured CNET "it felt like putting a new glasses on!" statement.
But all these "ohhh the graphics looks sharper and the puddles can reflect every hair in your nostril with 120 fps + 8K" stuff feels really unnecessary.
Like what's Ray Tracing can do for gameplay? Cause so far i don't see any devs used it beside for cosmetic purpose and satisfy people who have big boners when they see their characters got reflected in the mirror. And i believe ray tracing used a lot of resources too. So no wonder we still see AAA games has performances issues.
Or what's 120 fps + 4K/8K can do for fighting games when i played SF 6 and Tekken 8 just fine with 60 fps + 1080p.
And it's cool to see faster loading time got implemented into gameplay like Insomniac did with R&C Rift Apart changing dimension. But outside that, i don't see any devs that do something revolutionary with loading time for their games.
So this is my biggest problem not just with Sony but with big companies and gaming industry nowadays who keeps chasing the graphics should be "bigger, higher, sharper, more detailed" while didn't do much to evolved gameplay. All the focus on graphics only makes devs cost higher and higher to the point it's not sustainable anymore.
@nedbvai "Friendly reminder PS3 was well over £550 nearly 20 years ago"
And it doen't sold well at launch because of that high price. The lost from each unit also put Sony financials in the red that almost bankrupt them.
Luckily based Kaz Hirai turned the table with PS3 Slim which was much cheaper along with great games + funny ads from 'Kevin Butler'. If Sony stick with the initial price, PS3 wouldn't sell 80+ million units and even last for 7 years.
The mistake with PS3 made Sony humble and put reasonable price for PS4. But here we are again with 700 bucks for PS5 Pro that came without disc drive. SMH 🤦♂️
@C25CLOUD It's not about "who forced you to buy PS5 pro?" but the very premium price and how Sony treated disc drive as optional is a worrying future for PS6 and physical disc...
@MrPeanutbutterz You think Astro Bot have big advantage over Rift Apart just because current PS5 at 60 million userbase?
That's like saying Astro Bot gonna sell more than Rift Apart, at least 2 million copies in 2 days and one country, despite Astro is a very young franchise that only has 1 VR game and 2 tech demos.
I'm just glad i'm not crazy on graphics. So i don't need this $700+ console when i had tons of fun playing simple games like Vampire Survivors, Shadow of the Ninja Reborn, Patapon, or retro games.
But thanks to Cerny, his soothing voices helps me feels asleep faster than before lol.
Saying "aren't huge" by comparing sales with R&C which is a well known long running series since PS2 era and it has much bigger fanbase than Astro? Like come on now, Rift Apart clearly will have bigger sales than Astro.
But it's just two days and i heard it's no 1 at Amazon UK along with Amazon Japan, US, Germany, etc.
At least it already sold much better than the catastrophical flop which is Concord.
@Shalooda "they haven't been churning out 8 a year up until recently"
You live under the rock since they've been churning out 9's pretty consistently. Even Dark Souls 2 which is consider as the weakest Souls game is still much better than your beloved Outlaws 😁
"they're all exactly the same,roll roll stab stab"
It's obvious you never play Souls games since they have parry, magic, long range weapons, blunt weapons, and even special moves.
But your statement is very ironic looking at todays Ubisoft who pretty much copy and paste their open world games lol.
"2009 you say ,well that's interesting,so from software have been making the same type of game for 15 years"
You mean they're making high quality and beloved games that also inspired many devs for 15 years. And 2 of them won GotY awards; Sekiro and Elden Ring, which i'm sure Outlaws, AssCreed Shadows, and XDefiant will not win any GotY 😆
On the other hand, todays Ubisoft isn't the same one with Ubisoft from 15 years ago who produced great games like Splinter Cell, Rayman, R6 Las Vegas, Child of Light, etc. Todays Ubisoft is pathetic and a disrespect towards their old history and fans like you are part of the problem because you keep consumming their games without question.
But like i said, you should praying for Ubisoft because right now everything doesn't look very good for them 😁
@Shalooda "it's the only company not churning out soulslike nonsense these days, I'm hoping that particularly bubble bursts pretty soon"
Lol you're acting as if Soulslike trend just started for 2-3 years when it was already happening for 15 years since Demon's Souls released in 2009. There's no sign the bubble will burst too especially with the recent success of Elden Ring and Lies of P.
You can hate Soulslike all you want but it will stay as long as there are gamers who wants challenging games without handholding their hands.
In fact, you should pray for your beloved Ubisoft since they're the one who's in big trouble with their mediocre AAAA games doesn't sell well 😁
@wiiware Yesterday i downloaded The First Descendant just to see if it's deserve 3/10 like PS review. I thought the game is okay with graphic looks nice, standard story, and nothing revolutionary in gameplay.
I had some fun for a couple of hours but gyattttt d*mn the female characters are eye candy af lol. It's like every single one of them is a super model with 2B cake haha. Well the male characters also good looking too lol except Ajax caus i can't see his face 😆
Not my favorite FF but definitely one of the best in the series.
And i just learn that Squall never say the famous "Whatever..." in Japan version. What Squall said in Japan version was closed to "i'm sorry" or "my bad" which doesn't makes him looks like an ignorant and cold b*stard. Like why the english localization made a big changed like that? :/
The difference between Astro Bot and Concord is like heaven and hell.
Every Sony studios except Firewalk and Haven Studios, celebrate and congrats Team Asobi after Astro Bot released. But i didn't see a single congrats for Firewalk after Concord released.
But i hope this isn't just a wake up call for Sony to put fun and creativity back to their games. But also a wake up call for gaming industry especially publisher that showed you don't need $100+ million budget, DEI agenda, or live service to make a fun game that received well by critics and gamers.
There's no need to keeps chasing realistic graphics that makes the budget blow up into sky high and put the developers at higher risk of being lay off if the game didn't sell well.
@UltimateOtaku91 "I hope this game is mega successful sales wise"
It sold out at Amazon Japan and it also no 1 at Amazon US, UK, Germany, Italy, and some countries. I think Astro Bot possibly already break even the devs cost.
But yeah, Astro Bot makes me wants to finish my playthrough for Patapon Remastered and Concrete Genie.
Wait wait wait, i thought SW Outlaws sold like hotcakes?!
The shareholders should check that Outlaws got no 1 at Amazon Ethiopia.
And it also got 94% at metacritic as the highest rated game for this year. Critics and gamers universally praised the smart AI enemies, the fun and incredibly deep stealth & shooting gameplay, the carefully written dialogues / story / characters that makes people thinks about their life, and of course the very polished graphic including beautiful facial animation and water physics.
Come on shareholders, Yves did an amazing job with Outlaws and XDefiant and this is one if not the best time period for Ubisoft fans! . . . . . . 😁🤪
@Yagami I wish i got paid to talk about games, especially good games.
@MasterChiefWiggum Sony doesn't own Capcom, Bamco, Konami, Sega, Atlus, ArcSys, Activision, Ubisoft, and plenty of 3rd party studios. But their characters appear in this game.
@Cherip-the-Ripper Ah yes Babylon's Fall...and also Foamstar, Valkyrie Elysium, and Diofield Chronicles. SE really wasted a lot of potential with their games...
@wiiware Don't forget Korean devs 😁. It seems Stellar Blade, Wu Kong, Lies of P, Genshin, ZZZ, and The First Descendant generate better money for Sony compare to what SE produced 😁
@Flaming_Kaiser It's sad to see og Twisted Metal and God of War creator became an irrelevant and disgruntled old man who just spitting his hot takes towards his ex co-worker and company.
Don't know what happened but it seems Sony x SE relationship became sour after PS5 exclusives like FF XVI, Rebirth, and Forspoken didn't sell a gazzilion copies like SE wants.
And with SE new president Kiryu said they're going full multiplat (except with Nintendo which i'm sure they will make plenty of exclusives for Switch 2), SE probably wants to distant themself from Sony...
@Rob_230 I believe there's no cameo from Insomniac Spider-Man too. Either Team Asobi gonna include SE and Spiderman cameo as DLC or they didn't get the permission from Disney and SE...
@BrettAwesome "just to use the protagonist to promote a game they DID green light"
It's more the other way around: Astro Bot IS promoting Deacon & Days Gone as well other cameos.
Astro Bot itself can stand alone without cameos since the small and cute robot is pretty popular among PS fans. Some even wants it as official PS mascot.
But Team Asobi wants to celebrate PS legacy considering this year is PS 30th Anniversary. That's why they included a lot of cameos that has been part with PS history.
And people love these cute cameos which they will search what games that been used for references. If they see Deacon-bot with his bike, they will search what game he came from which is Days Gone, watch the trailer, and even buy the game too if they find it interesting.
So i found it sad for Garvin childlish and unprofessional statement that showed his ego problem.
Garvin should feel honored that Team Asobi still remembered Deacon and include him as iconic PS characters along with Kratos, Joel & Ellie, Ratchet, Nathan Drake, Ape Escape and even iconic 3rd parties icon like Kazuya from Tekken, Ryu & Ken from SF, Solid Snake from MGS etc etc.
Santa Monica unannounced sci-fi game lead by Cory Barlog https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2024/03/development-of-santa-monica-studios-next-ps5-game-appears-to-be-going-swimmingly
As much as i want new IP's, i feel it's about time Sony make a new game from their classic IP's. The fans has been asking for years for a new Twisted Metal, Syphon Filter, Wild Arms, Ape Escape, Sly Cooper, Legend of Dragoon, Jak, Socom etc. Sony can't let their classic IP's rot and forgotten.
@TheTraditional I heard the kickstarter for Armed Fantasia already a success and they maybe already got publisher too, possibly either NIS, Bamco, or SE...
But i wish Shuhei Yoshida is still the president of SIE Worldwide Studios. Under his leadership from 2008-19, we got plenty of unique-different games from Sony 1st party studios. But since Hermen replaced him, we got fewer and fewer unique titles.
Now Shu got "demoted" as the head of PS Indies and supporting external devs. But i'm sure he's the guy who convinced Sony to greenlight China Hero Project, India Hero Project, Middle East / East Asia Hero Project, and a bunch of collabs with Korean and Chinese devs that ended up with games like Stellar Blade, Phantom Blade Zero, Genshin, ZZZ, etc.
Kaneko: "Of course there are still very popular JRPGs like Persona 5, but with Persona 5that's the fifth installment. If it's a part of series that already has a first game, it's alright, but when it comes to making a new JRPG, Japanese publishers just won't take the risk. In my case, I went to Sony over and over again, but nothing came of it. It's not so much that JRPGs aren't popular, its that publishers won't let us make them."
I bet Hermen doesn't greenlight Patapon 4 too since the creator used kickstarter to make Patapon spiritual successor, Ratatan.
Jimbo is a big problem which i'm glad he's gone. But i feel Hermen is another big problem that's blocking PS studio creativity. I'm not surprised if he had half his hands on Japan Studio and London Studio closure.
@MrPeanutbutterz I do know Slayer but i'm not sure if this band can be compare with Slayer in terms popularity. The thing is there's plenty of Synth-pop band in the 80's that didn't reach my country. I don't remember that i see any Heaven 17 album on my local music store or my local radio played Temptation or any of their song. Heck, back then my local tv has MTv but i only remembered they played a lot of the bands i mention especially Duran Duran, Pet Shop Boys, and Depeche Mode.
Anyway...i just check that one of Heaven 17 song called "Penthouse and Pavement" was included in GTA Vice City Stories (i never play this game though). So this is not the first time they worked together with R*, which mean what R* offered could be in line with what they gave the band back in 2006...
@MrPeanutbutterz "who are very much contempoaries and bigger than some that you've mentioned"
Bigger than some band that i mention but i still don't remember anything about this band or their song. So i guess those bands are still bigger than this band, at least for me.
@Stragen8 Ikr, free 7500 for doing nothing. R* doesn't even ask them to re-recording the song.
@Shalooda 7500 bones for an old song that isn't an ultimate mega hit like Billy Jean, Beat It, etc etc and the band isn't active anymore doesn't sounds like a bad initial offer to me.
I mean, it's a free advertising with GTA 6. Think about the side effect with millions of new people hearing the song when they're playing GTA 6 and then buy the band album if they like the song. That definitely will generate plenty of money.
And R* can pick other band if they want and pay less. There's no shortlist of Synth-pop band from the 80's.
That's why i said at least negotiate first, maybe R* can offer more with some bonus. But the guy choose his pride and rudely slammed the door.
@MichaelNau My SF6 CFN is FireballMania with Ed in my profile. Feel free to add me 😃
But unfortunately my PS+ subs just ended today and i probably gonna renew it next month. So for this month, SF6 or any fighting games isn't on my playing list. I'm very sorry 🙏
If i'm Team Asobi director and read Garvin tweet, i probably gonna delete Deacon bot from the game asap and then tweet Garvin "Hey brotha, you're Decon is gone. Satisfy?" 😁
But i wonder what's Bend Studio staff reaction when Garvin left the studio cause i can't imagine myself working with people who has a massive ego / attitude problem.
Possibly a hint of why Sony didn't greenlight Days Gone 2 too. I'm not surprise if Garvin throwing a tantrum in Days Gone 2 presentation day and screaming "Sit down, my brotha, the adults are talking!" towards Shu Yoshida or other SIE higher ups lol.
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Re: Zany PS Plus Oddity Mister Mosquito Is an Unmissable PS5, PS4 Addition
I would love a new Mister Mosquito game. But for now i'll put this port on my wishlist.
Btw, From Mister Mosquito wiki page:
"According to Famitsu, Mister Mosquito was the fifth best-selling video game in Japan during its release week at 41,006 copies sold. Approximately 160,210 copies were sold in the country by the end of 2001. The game was released as part of Sony's PlayStation 2 the Best line of budget titles the following year. Sales of Mister Mosquito in other territories were apparently much poorer."
Japan loves this weird / wacky game but sadly other regions like US or EU doesn't like it.
Re: 13 More Games Join PS Plus Extra, Premium Next Week
I can't believe Sony still remember Mister Mosquito. Can they give Team Asobi or some indie devs a small budget to make a new game for this unique and cute IP?
Re: This May Be the Most Pointless Boxed PS5 Game Ever
A 40 bucks physical copy and it has a lot of goodies inside it? Man, i wish every company doing this or at least give a manual booklet again.
We used to have physical copy that include nice manual booklet or some goodies. Like MGS 2 / 3 PS2 copy has manual book with all page in colour that shows the control, map, characters, and some mini comic strip.
Jump to PS4 era, games became more expensive but the manual booklet was gone and replaced with a single white paper 😐 . Although some games still gave cool goodies as replacement like MGS 5, RDR 2, and GTA 5 has a big poster shows the full map. Mega Man collection has a card that shows every boss weakness, ND gave that ND sticker logo, or Cyberpunk has maps / badge / sticker. Some games also has reversible cover art which is nice.
But now, publisher wants to go full digital and people thinks inserting a disc is a hassle. sigh...
Re: Metal Gear Solid Delta PS5 Won't Be 'a Hideo Kojima Game'
Kojima doesn't involved with the remake. So it's normal his name will not be used. But it doesn't hurt him if he gets credits at post end credits.
But again, it's Konami...i heard the old president who fired Kojima already retired and the new guy is the reason why Konami making games again including those collection. But i'm not sure how far they've changed with the new president.
Re: Despite Price Point, Analyst Firm Expects PS5 Pro to Sell Like PS4 Pro
@Ainu20 "Then again, the PS3 lauch happened"
That's what i fear.
PS5 Pro is 700 bucks and if it sold well, do you think Sony gonna give cheaper price for PS6 like 300-400 bucks, a console that will be stronger than PS5 Pro? I mean PS4 Pro launch at 400 and we got PS5 disc at 500.
I personally appreciate what Nintendo did with their console to keep down the price. Sure hardware wise they are a lot weaker than PS. But at least the price is pretty affordable for consumers who doesn't have deep pockets.
You can see Nintendo console price are pretty consistent for decades. NES, SNES, N64, and GC all launch at 200 bucks, Wii launch at 250 bucks, and WiiU and Switch launch at 300 bucks. We can safe to predict how much Switch 2 cost, either 300 or a bit higher like 350+ bucks.
Sony used to do this with both PS1 and PS2 launch at 300 bucks. They keep the price down so everyone can get their console. But they've changed since PS3, chasing more powerful console with premium price (600 bucks) and aimed for people with higher disposable income. We all know it doesn't do well for Sony and made them humble with PS4 launch at 400. But here we are with PS5 at 500 and PS5 Pro at 700...sigh 😔
Re: Arrowhead Offers Peek at Helldivers 2 Patch Meant to Satisfy the Masses
Lol looking how whiny Helldivers 2 community asking for buff this or nerf that weapon, it reminds me of how whiny the FGC when comes asking for nerf and buff characters.
Re: Space Marine 2 Enjoys a Launch Worthy of the God-Emperor Himself
Congrats to Focus Entertaintmenf 👏🫡
It's nice to see people still loves games with arcade design like this :3
Re: Despite Price Point, Analyst Firm Expects PS5 Pro to Sell Like PS4 Pro
I fear if PS5 Pro sold well, Sony will used it as a reason to charge PS6 at 800-1000 bucks without disc drive. Heck, they could jack up the price for their 1st party games from 70 to 100 because why not when people are okay throwing 700 bucks for a console.
Oh well. I guess PS5 is my last console with Sony. Next gen i probably gonna go with Nintendo if Switch 2 price looks fair.
Or...i just stick with my old consoles. It's not like i'm running out of games with my huge backlog.
Re: 'It Felt Like Putting New Glasses On,' Claims First PS5 Pro Hands On
@GamingFan4Lyf "Who needs lights and shadows? Who needs textures? Heck, who needs character models for that matter?"
You're missing my point and I clearly didn't say any of that. Don't put words in my mouth.
"If people had the same attitude about 3D rendering as people have for real-time RT, we wouldn't have progressed past SNES days."
Are you fking joking here that you're comparing Ray Tracing with the jump from 2D to 3D which is revolutionary because not just affecting graphics but also gameplay?
"Yes, real-time RT hasn't been used for any gameplay purposes as far as I know. But it is important for companies to invest in so it is no longer resource heavy"
Here's the thing. The jump from 2D to 3D is big, hence why it's justified for companies to put their money on 3D because 3D open up a lot of new gameplay that 2D can't do.
But with Ray Tracing, it's nowhere as big as the jump from 2D to 3D. You even admit it yourself that it doesn't have no used for gameplay.
Re: MGS: Master Collection Vol. 2 Is in the Works, But Games Not Decided Yet
@GamingFan4Lyf I mean, Collection vol 1 doesn't have any improvement whatsoever compare to Bluepoint remaster for PS3. In fact, i believe Konami introduced corrupt save files and bugs or audio problems that doesn't exist on the original game or remaster that they keep releasing patch to fix the collection.
But ok then let's see if they can port / remaster MGS 4 to current console without any technical error cause i will lol'd so hard if the PS3 version is still better.
Re: 'It Felt Like Putting New Glasses On,' Claims First PS5 Pro Hands On
@GamingFan4Lyf Ok so RT is doing nothing for gameplay and still pretty much limited for cosmestic purpose. Oh and it eat a lot of resources too.
Re: 'It Felt Like Putting New Glasses On,' Claims First PS5 Pro Hands On
I know that blurry Tifa image is edited to pictured CNET "it felt like putting a new glasses on!" statement.
But all these "ohhh the graphics looks sharper and the puddles can reflect every hair in your nostril with 120 fps + 8K" stuff feels really unnecessary.
Like what's Ray Tracing can do for gameplay? Cause so far i don't see any devs used it beside for cosmetic purpose and satisfy people who have big boners when they see their characters got reflected in the mirror. And i believe ray tracing used a lot of resources too. So no wonder we still see AAA games has performances issues.
Or what's 120 fps + 4K/8K can do for fighting games when i played SF 6 and Tekken 8 just fine with 60 fps + 1080p.
And it's cool to see faster loading time got implemented into gameplay like Insomniac did with R&C Rift Apart changing dimension. But outside that, i don't see any devs that do something revolutionary with loading time for their games.
So this is my biggest problem not just with Sony but with big companies and gaming industry nowadays who keeps chasing the graphics should be "bigger, higher, sharper, more detailed" while didn't do much to evolved gameplay. All the focus on graphics only makes devs cost higher and higher to the point it's not sustainable anymore.
Re: MGS: Master Collection Vol. 2 Is in the Works, But Games Not Decided Yet
I'll buy it if it have Acid 1 & 2 and Revengeance. But i'm not sure if the current Konami can port / remaster MGS 4 without any compromise.
Re: Astro Bot Director Surprised By Level of Support from Fellow PlayStation Studio Heads
@Nakatomi_Uk Not from Bend Studio but from ex Bend Studio.
Re: PS5 Pro Announced, Costs $700 and Out in November
@nedbvai "Friendly reminder PS3 was well over £550 nearly 20 years ago"
And it doen't sold well at launch because of that high price. The lost from each unit also put Sony financials in the red that almost bankrupt them.
Luckily based Kaz Hirai turned the table with PS3 Slim which was much cheaper along with great games + funny ads from 'Kevin Butler'. If Sony stick with the initial price, PS3 wouldn't sell 80+ million units and even last for 7 years.
The mistake with PS3 made Sony humble and put reasonable price for PS4. But here we are again with 700 bucks for PS5 Pro that came without disc drive. SMH 🤦♂️
Re: Freelance Artist Attempts to Redesign PS5, PC Flop Concord's Cast
There's plenty of artist who redesign Concord characters.
Watch this CriticalArt_64, who did the redesign with sketch + 3D model which looks great
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ksyqqojCNJI&t=0s
Re: Don't Worry, You Can Add an Ultra HD Disc Drive to PS5 Pro
@C25CLOUD It's not about "who forced you to buy PS5 pro?" but the very premium price and how Sony treated disc drive as optional is a worrying future for PS6 and physical disc...
Re: Astro Bot PS5 Sales 'Aren't Huge' in UK, But There's Still Hope
@MrPeanutbutterz You think Astro Bot have big advantage over Rift Apart just because current PS5 at 60 million userbase?
That's like saying Astro Bot gonna sell more than Rift Apart, at least 2 million copies in 2 days and one country, despite Astro is a very young franchise that only has 1 VR game and 2 tech demos.
You're not making any sense 🤦♂️
Re: Don't Worry, You Can Add an Ultra HD Disc Drive to PS5 Pro
I guess it's safe to predict that Sony will go fully digital with PS6.
Oh well, i have my old consoles ready.
Re: PS5 Pro Announced, Costs $700 and Out in November
I'm just glad i'm not crazy on graphics. So i don't need this $700+ console when i had tons of fun playing simple games like Vampire Survivors, Shadow of the Ninja Reborn, Patapon, or retro games.
But thanks to Cerny, his soothing voices helps me feels asleep faster than before lol.
Re: Poll: Are You Sold on PS5 Pro?
I'm not gonna spend $700+ when i personally don't give a F* about ray tracing or AI upscalling in general.
Re: Astro Bot PS5 Sales 'Aren't Huge' in UK, But There's Still Hope
@MrPeanutbutterz Are you denying R&C as a franchise isn't much bigger than Astro Bot?
Even when PS5 install base still small, R&C already has advantage with millions of loyal userbase from PS2 era who will support Rift Apart.
And i wouldn't call the sales worrying when it's just two days in one country.
Re: Astro Bot PS5 Sales 'Aren't Huge' in UK, But There's Still Hope
Saying "aren't huge" by comparing sales with R&C which is a well known long running series since PS2 era and it has much bigger fanbase than Astro? Like come on now, Rift Apart clearly will have bigger sales than Astro.
But it's just two days and i heard it's no 1 at Amazon UK along with Amazon Japan, US, Germany, etc.
At least it already sold much better than the catastrophical flop which is Concord.
Re: Ubisoft Investor Calls for Company to Go Private, and CEO Yves Guillemot to Be Replaced
@Shalooda You don't want to read because you can't handle the truth 🤣
Re: Ubisoft Investor Calls for Company to Go Private, and CEO Yves Guillemot to Be Replaced
@Shalooda "they haven't been churning out 8 a year up until recently"
You live under the rock since they've been churning out 9's pretty consistently. Even Dark Souls 2 which is consider as the weakest Souls game is still much better than your beloved Outlaws 😁
"they're all exactly the same,roll roll stab stab"
It's obvious you never play Souls games since they have parry, magic, long range weapons, blunt weapons, and even special moves.
But your statement is very ironic looking at todays Ubisoft who pretty much copy and paste their open world games lol.
"2009 you say ,well that's interesting,so from software have been making the same type of game for 15 years"
You mean they're making high quality and beloved games that also inspired many devs for 15 years. And 2 of them won GotY awards; Sekiro and Elden Ring, which i'm sure Outlaws, AssCreed Shadows, and XDefiant will not win any GotY 😆
On the other hand, todays Ubisoft isn't the same one with Ubisoft from 15 years ago who produced great games like Splinter Cell, Rayman, R6 Las Vegas, Child of Light, etc. Todays Ubisoft is pathetic and a disrespect towards their old history and fans like you are part of the problem because you keep consumming their games without question.
But like i said, you should praying for Ubisoft because right now everything doesn't look very good for them 😁
Re: Ubisoft Investor Calls for Company to Go Private, and CEO Yves Guillemot to Be Replaced
@Shalooda "it's the only company not churning out soulslike nonsense these days, I'm hoping that particularly bubble bursts pretty soon"
Lol you're acting as if Soulslike trend just started for 2-3 years when it was already happening for 15 years since Demon's Souls released in 2009. There's no sign the bubble will burst too especially with the recent success of Elden Ring and Lies of P.
You can hate Soulslike all you want but it will stay as long as there are gamers who wants challenging games without handholding their hands.
In fact, you should pray for your beloved Ubisoft since they're the one who's in big trouble with their mediocre AAAA games doesn't sell well 😁
Re: Astro Bot PS5 Fans Wonder Where All the Square Enix Characters Are
@wiiware Yesterday i downloaded The First Descendant just to see if it's deserve 3/10 like PS review. I thought the game is okay with graphic looks nice, standard story, and nothing revolutionary in gameplay.
I had some fun for a couple of hours but gyattttt d*mn the female characters are eye candy af lol. It's like every single one of them is a super model with 2B cake haha. Well the male characters also good looking too lol except Ajax caus i can't see his face 😆
Re: 25 Years Ago, Square Released the Best Final Fantasy Game
Not my favorite FF but definitely one of the best in the series.
And i just learn that Squall never say the famous "Whatever..." in Japan version. What Squall said in Japan version was closed to "i'm sorry" or "my bad" which doesn't makes him looks like an ignorant and cold b*stard. Like why the english localization made a big changed like that? :/
Re: Astro Bot Director Surprised By Level of Support from Fellow PlayStation Studio Heads
The difference between Astro Bot and Concord is like heaven and hell.
Every Sony studios except Firewalk and Haven Studios, celebrate and congrats Team Asobi after Astro Bot released. But i didn't see a single congrats for Firewalk after Concord released.
But i hope this isn't just a wake up call for Sony to put fun and creativity back to their games. But also a wake up call for gaming industry especially publisher that showed you don't need $100+ million budget, DEI agenda, or live service to make a fun game that received well by critics and gamers.
There's no need to keeps chasing realistic graphics that makes the budget blow up into sky high and put the developers at higher risk of being lay off if the game didn't sell well.
@UltimateOtaku91 "I hope this game is mega successful sales wise"
It sold out at Amazon Japan and it also no 1 at Amazon US, UK, Germany, Italy, and some countries. I think Astro Bot possibly already break even the devs cost.
But yeah, Astro Bot makes me wants to finish my playthrough for Patapon Remastered and Concrete Genie.
Re: Ubisoft Investor Calls for Company to Go Private, and CEO Yves Guillemot to Be Replaced
Wait wait wait, i thought SW Outlaws sold like hotcakes?!
The shareholders should check that Outlaws got no 1 at Amazon Ethiopia.
And it also got 94% at metacritic as the highest rated game for this year. Critics and gamers universally praised the smart AI enemies, the fun and incredibly deep stealth & shooting gameplay, the carefully written dialogues / story / characters that makes people thinks about their life, and of course the very polished graphic including beautiful facial animation and water physics.
Come on shareholders, Yves did an amazing job with Outlaws and XDefiant and this is one if not the best time period for Ubisoft fans!
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Re: Marvel vs. Capcom Fighting Collection: Arcade Classics (PS4) – Certified Classics in a Nice Package
@anoyonmus Yeah possibly. Hopefully Capcom fix it asap.
@bring_on_branstons I check other reviews and i don't hear any frame drops.
Re: Poll: Are You Playing Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2?
I beat the first one on PS3. Really fun game despite i don't know a single thing about Warhammer.
So yeah, i will play the sequel later down the line.
Re: Marvel vs. Capcom Fighting Collection: Arcade Classics (PS4) – Certified Classics in a Nice Package
"For whatever reason, in Marvel vs. Capcom 1 specifically, we’ve been experiencing frequent framerate drops on PS5"
But the frame drop doesn't happen when you played on PS4 yes?
I'm getting a physical copy though, November 22.
Re: Astro Bot PS5 Fans Wonder Where All the Square Enix Characters Are
Sorry kinda off topic but some report says Astro Bot is sold out in Amazon Japan and some retailers in Tokyo.
https://gamingbolt.com/astro-bot-has-sold-out-on-amazon-japan
But it also no 1 in amazon US, UK, Germany, and some countries.
https://x.com/Zuby_Tech/status/1832404729898344902?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1832404729898344902%7Ctwgr%5E05703d854c9fe6d721c13c80aa2f2ea208f484c7%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fsystemwars.net%2Fbb%2Findex.php%3Fapp%3Dcoremodule%3Dsystemcontroller%3Dembedurl%3Dhttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.twitter.com%2FZuby_Tech%2Fstatus%2F1832404729898344902
Maybe some PS staff could write a story about this report
Re: Astro Bot PS5 Fans Wonder Where All the Square Enix Characters Are
@Yagami I wish i got paid to talk about games, especially good games.
@MasterChiefWiggum Sony doesn't own Capcom, Bamco, Konami, Sega, Atlus, ArcSys, Activision, Ubisoft, and plenty of 3rd party studios. But their characters appear in this game.
Re: Astro Bot PS5 Fans Wonder Where All the Square Enix Characters Are
@Cherip-the-Ripper Ah yes Babylon's Fall...and also Foamstar, Valkyrie Elysium, and Diofield Chronicles. SE really wasted a lot of potential with their games...
@wiiware Don't forget Korean devs 😁. It seems Stellar Blade, Wu Kong, Lies of P, Genshin, ZZZ, and The First Descendant generate better money for Sony compare to what SE produced 😁
Re: Days Gone Director Roasts 'Small Game' Astro Bot PS5 for Deacon St John Cameo
@Flaming_Kaiser It's sad to see og Twisted Metal and God of War creator became an irrelevant and disgruntled old man who just spitting his hot takes towards his ex co-worker and company.
Re: Astro Bot PS5 Fans Wonder Where All the Square Enix Characters Are
Don't know what happened but it seems Sony x SE relationship became sour after PS5 exclusives like FF XVI, Rebirth, and Forspoken didn't sell a gazzilion copies like SE wants.
And with SE new president Kiryu said they're going full multiplat (except with Nintendo which i'm sure they will make plenty of exclusives for Switch 2), SE probably wants to distant themself from Sony...
Re: Astro Bot PS5 Credits Indicate DLC Cameo Bots Could Be Inbound
@Rob_230 I believe there's no cameo from Insomniac Spider-Man too. Either Team Asobi gonna include SE and Spiderman cameo as DLC or they didn't get the permission from Disney and SE...
Re: Days Gone Director Roasts 'Small Game' Astro Bot PS5 for Deacon St John Cameo
@BrettAwesome "just to use the protagonist to promote a game they DID green light"
It's more the other way around: Astro Bot IS promoting Deacon & Days Gone as well other cameos.
Astro Bot itself can stand alone without cameos since the small and cute robot is pretty popular among PS fans. Some even wants it as official PS mascot.
But Team Asobi wants to celebrate PS legacy considering this year is PS 30th Anniversary. That's why they included a lot of cameos that has been part with PS history.
And people love these cute cameos which they will search what games that been used for references. If they see Deacon-bot with his bike, they will search what game he came from which is Days Gone, watch the trailer, and even buy the game too if they find it interesting.
So i found it sad for Garvin childlish and unprofessional statement that showed his ego problem.
Garvin should feel honored that Team Asobi still remembered Deacon and include him as iconic PS characters along with Kratos, Joel & Ellie, Ratchet, Nathan Drake, Ape Escape and even iconic 3rd parties icon like Kazuya from Tekken, Ryu & Ken from SF, Solid Snake from MGS etc etc.
Re: Sony: It's Massively Important PS Studios Develops Games in Various Genres
@Bluemoon2008 "i'm simply asking where the variety and the new IP is going to come from"
Some Sony studios are making new IP:
https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/naughty-dog-new-ip-game-leaked/
https://gamingbolt.com/bluepoint-games-reiterates-its-next-game-is-not-a-remake
https://gamerant.com/returnal-2-when-housemarque-next-game-new-ip/
https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2024/03/development-of-santa-monica-studios-next-ps5-game-appears-to-be-going-swimmingly
As much as i want new IP's, i feel it's about time Sony make a new game from their classic IP's. The fans has been asking for years for a new Twisted Metal, Syphon Filter, Wild Arms, Ape Escape, Sly Cooper, Legend of Dragoon, Jak, Socom etc. Sony can't let their classic IP's rot and forgotten.
Re: Sony: It's Massively Important PS Studios Develops Games in Various Genres
@TheTraditional I heard the kickstarter for Armed Fantasia already a success and they maybe already got publisher too, possibly either NIS, Bamco, or SE...
But i wish Shuhei Yoshida is still the president of SIE Worldwide Studios. Under his leadership from 2008-19, we got plenty of unique-different games from Sony 1st party studios. But since Hermen replaced him, we got fewer and fewer unique titles.
Now Shu got "demoted" as the head of PS Indies and supporting external devs. But i'm sure he's the guy who convinced Sony to greenlight China Hero Project, India Hero Project, Middle East / East Asia Hero Project, and a bunch of collabs with Korean and Chinese devs that ended up with games like Stellar Blade, Phantom Blade Zero, Genshin, ZZZ, etc.
Re: Days Gone Director Roasts 'Small Game' Astro Bot PS5 for Deacon St John Cameo
@Cherip-the-Ripper Not long ago David Jaffe was complaining about Kratos character development in the new game.
https://80.lv/articles/god-of-war-s-creator-thinks-that-the-character-of-kratos-took-a-wrong-turn/
The guy wants Kratos to do the same sh*t just like the first game: got angry and kill gods over and over.
Re: Sony: It's Massively Important PS Studios Develops Games in Various Genres
Does Hermen only realized that now cause I want an explanation from him of why he didn't greenlight a proposal to make a new RPG / Wild Arms from Wild Arms lead designer, Akifumi Kaneko?
https://www.resetera.com/threads/armed-fantasia-developers-ex-wild-arms-went-to-sony-over-and-over-again-but-got-rejected-everytime.634187/
Kaneko: "Of course there are still very popular JRPGs like Persona 5, but with Persona 5that's the fifth installment. If it's a part of series that already has a first game, it's alright, but when it comes to making a new JRPG, Japanese publishers just won't take the risk. In my case, I went to Sony over and over again, but nothing came of it. It's not so much that JRPGs aren't popular, its that publishers won't let us make them."
I bet Hermen doesn't greenlight Patapon 4 too since the creator used kickstarter to make Patapon spiritual successor, Ratatan.
Jimbo is a big problem which i'm glad he's gone. But i feel Hermen is another big problem that's blocking PS studio creativity. I'm not surprised if he had half his hands on Japan Studio and London Studio closure.
Re: 80s Synthpop Stars Heaven 17 Resist the Temptation of PS5's GTA 6
@MrPeanutbutterz I do know Slayer but i'm not sure if this band can be compare with Slayer in terms popularity. The thing is there's plenty of Synth-pop band in the 80's that didn't reach my country. I don't remember that i see any Heaven 17 album on my local music store or my local radio played Temptation or any of their song. Heck, back then my local tv has MTv but i only remembered they played a lot of the bands i mention especially Duran Duran, Pet Shop Boys, and Depeche Mode.
Anyway...i just check that one of Heaven 17 song called "Penthouse and Pavement" was included in GTA Vice City Stories (i never play this game though). So this is not the first time they worked together with R*, which mean what R* offered could be in line with what they gave the band back in 2006...
Re: 80s Synthpop Stars Heaven 17 Resist the Temptation of PS5's GTA 6
@MrPeanutbutterz "who are very much contempoaries and bigger than some that you've mentioned"
Bigger than some band that i mention but i still don't remember anything about this band or their song. So i guess those bands are still bigger than this band, at least for me.
@Stragen8 Ikr, free 7500 for doing nothing. R* doesn't even ask them to re-recording the song.
Re: 80s Synthpop Stars Heaven 17 Resist the Temptation of PS5's GTA 6
@Shalooda 7500 bones for an old song that isn't an ultimate mega hit like Billy Jean, Beat It, etc etc and the band isn't active anymore doesn't sounds like a bad initial offer to me.
I mean, it's a free advertising with GTA 6. Think about the side effect with millions of new people hearing the song when they're playing GTA 6 and then buy the band album if they like the song. That definitely will generate plenty of money.
And R* can pick other band if they want and pay less. There's no shortlist of Synth-pop band from the 80's.
That's why i said at least negotiate first, maybe R* can offer more with some bonus. But the guy choose his pride and rudely slammed the door.
Re: 80s Synthpop Stars Heaven 17 Resist the Temptation of PS5's GTA 6
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Re: Street Fighter 6 Still Kicking, Over Four Million Copies Sold
@MichaelNau My SF6 CFN is FireballMania with Ed in my profile. Feel free to add me 😃
But unfortunately my PS+ subs just ended today and i probably gonna renew it next month. So for this month, SF6 or any fighting games isn't on my playing list. I'm very sorry 🙏
Re: Days Gone Director Roasts 'Small Game' Astro Bot PS5 for Deacon St John Cameo
If i'm Team Asobi director and read Garvin tweet, i probably gonna delete Deacon bot from the game asap and then tweet Garvin "Hey brotha, you're Decon is gone. Satisfy?" 😁
But i wonder what's Bend Studio staff reaction when Garvin left the studio cause i can't imagine myself working with people who has a massive ego / attitude problem.
Possibly a hint of why Sony didn't greenlight Days Gone 2 too. I'm not surprise if Garvin throwing a tantrum in Days Gone 2 presentation day and screaming "Sit down, my brotha, the adults are talking!" towards Shu Yoshida or other SIE higher ups lol.