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Wow thats Masamune

Cant wait for this. I'm currently working through Lost Judgment and still have Ishin to play - but at this point the latter will have to wait untill after this and the prologue (Like a Dragon Gaiden)

@ATaco Pretty much spot on i'd wager. Embracer seems to have little interest - and certainly a lack of experience - in gaming and the lack of nurturing for once great studios like volition proves that.

Crystal is a victim of bad publisher decision-making throughout their history. Tomb Raider never really recovered from the exclusivity deal with Microsoft for Rise (despite how good i personally think Shadow was, sales didnt reflect that).

Square Enix didnt have developer wellbeing in mind when they sold to Embracer group, and since then Crystal have been batted from pillar to post with this partnership with microsoft on perfect dark, and the whole tomb raider/amazon thing.

I really do hope they fall on their feet. The soul reaver and tomb raider ip deserves better treatment.

Sega is mad releasing this and Yakuza right next to each other (although i will be getting both). With FF7 Rebirth, my 2024 will be very JRPG heavy.

Anime looks good but awful music selection for the trailer imo

Lol. Obviously buying this as Yakuza is one of my favourite franchises. But is 2024 the year of the Segway? Not seen one in years and here they are popping up in Final Fantasy 7 and Like a Dragon.

It's the new grappling hook, bow and arrow trend it seems and i am absolutely here for it

Have fully caught up on thrle trailers and wow, they keep on upping the stakes with these things. Game looks absolutely fantastic. Day 1 buy

For context, Sony paid $229 million for Insomniac so you can see why publishers are falling over themselves to buy developers rather than tying up AAA games for subscription services.

The more interesting story linked to these leaks is what some of the publishers like Sega, Nintendo etc make of what Phil has been saying in private emails @get2sammyb , do you think companies will give it much care, or do you think they brush it off?

And where does Sony stand on all this? How do they react. Its inevitable they have similar conversations behind closed doors (i.e the Yves Cheshire cat comments), but its really unclear what their relationship with 3rd parties really looks like. And whats the deal with SEGA. Something must have happened that we dont know about that has strained that relationship and contributed to the real risk of a partnership with Microsoft. I bet they are fascinated by some of the reveals though. Didn't slick phil say Microsoft were not going to have a mid gen refresh during the trial, yet clearly that is not true based on these documents

Going to be a messy few years ahead.

@__jamiie which is why i felt yesterday's drama about Elder Scrolls 6 was massively overblown. By the time that's done i'd be amazed if game pass was not accessible somewhere in everyone's home if they truly want to play it

Really not a surprise this - and we already saw Microsoft's dossier of acquisition targets.

I wont be entirely one sided here. Lets not be naive and assume Sony doesn't have similar discussions and motivations. However i reckon a company like WB would have been much more attractive to Sony who tend to look for talent rather than ip in their acquisition strategy.

But people really need to start seeing through Phil Spencer. He is just another salesman who cares naught for anyone but his shareholders. Microsoft is an incredibly arrogant company who is completely out of touch with reality.

Nintendo have absolutely no need to sell out to anyone - and it would have to take a catastrophe of wii u standards 2 or 3 generations over to make them even consider it. I expect the play microsoft is now trying to push for will be launching a curated version of gamepass on Switch 2 to get that foothold into Japan - if Nintendo allow it. They have been cosying up for a while now.

I also dont see why valve would sell to Microsoft. Gabe may love the big M but a partnership- particularly if VR ever takes off, seems like a much more sensible proposition.

This whole thing is so exhausting now. I don't want to have to worry if my favourite 3rd party franchises like Final Fantasy, Persona, Yakuza, Tomb Raider etc are going to get released on my platform of choice. Its tiring

Isnt unity led by the ex EA CEO? So not a surprise what they tried to get away with.

I suspect this is the beginning of the end for unity now, damage is done and developer trust is gone

Im definitely getting this. Level 5 is fantastic and deserves support. Said it once and ill say it again, these are the types of developer Sony should be looking to acquire if they want to grow in the east and diversify their line up

I just hope there are plenty of side bosses from spidey's rogues gallery to battle during side missions. I still have a feeling Logan / Wolverine will make an appearance at some point too to set up a shared universe

@Shepherd_Tallon For me its not even the quantity. Spiderman, FF7 Rebirth, Like a Dragon, and Persona 3 alone are going to last me to next summer i expect 😅 im not sure how i'd be able to fit much more in. And thats not thinking about the likes of Assasins Creed Mirage, Phantom Liberty - plus the backlog! And anything else ive forgotten like Alan Wake

Ff7 rebirth looks spectacular. The Golden Saucer 🥰 and RE seperate ways looks great. Resi4 vr looks impressive and ghostbusters looks fun (abit like the star trek bridge captain game). Spiderman continues to look fantastic.

Show zipped by which is a positive but i'd have liked to see more titles.

Baby steps looked like an octodad clone so i failed to see what was particularly innovative.

Overall an ok show, but with some big spectacular highlights (not intentionally a spidey pun). Sony continues to have significant room for improvement but i think that was much better

February continues to look like a very expensive month!

Possibly the first time i'll go into a show without any hype. The last showcase genuinely damaged my enthusiasm for the future of Playstation. And a lack of first party content again after the last showing is a terrible decision.

Im sure if we see more FF7 rebirth i will get excited nonetheless. Lets see what they bring. Based on recent reveals, Stellar Blade will surely be getting a release date

Theatrhythm dlc finally on sale so will probs grab that

Hopefully leaks like this suggest a state of play is coming

Im certainly happy with my spidey controller. Cant wait to play the actual game once it launches

Just imagine if the physical hadnt been a limited print. Would have bought by now. Instead its on my wait for a sale list.

I stacked an extra year of essential to take me through to late 2025. Whilst i dont play online often, i have years of PS3, 4, 5, and Vita games through the IGC i want access to, and i value cloud saving. I will say this has been the most thought ive given to dropping my sub completely but ive not quite been driven to it yet.

Tbh, buying a 50 pound psn voucher on ShopTo for 42 pounds did help the decision

What Sony is clearly banking on, is people resubbing by the 6th and then forgetting all about this increase by the time it comes to renew in a few years time. They'll make a nice tidy profit now, and then people will be thinking about something else in a couple of years.

No its not the worst month and this is hyperbole. In the dying days of PS3, and when Sony gave no cares about Vita, and the PS4 was still young we saw some horrific months - sometimes for consecutive months at a time. At least in Saints Row there is a potentially passable title.

With that said, its a bad look on a day when they are yet again nickel and diming consumers. Its not a coincidence the line up is poor at the same time they put out a statement claiming that they need to increase costs in order to subsidise quality of games.

This was always going to be an issue with Sony fragmenting the Plus community with 3 different tiers. Im not best pleased about it as i have no intention of upgrading from the essential tier given i always have a huge backlog of titles to play, without adding to that with ps plus extra, yet it feels like i am having to subsidise those higher tiers.

Im not surprised at all to see them try it on though, particularly since stats show subscriber numbers on plus and game pass are falling off a cliff. Its a difficult balance to make, but increasing prices by 20% is obscene and months like this wont have people queuing up to resubscribe

@glassmusic they should put that quote on the back of the box for the physical

Can't wait to try and explain the hostess FMV's when my wife inevitably walks in at that moment when im playing through the game 😅

Will still lose sales based on being digital only unfortunately

Makes complete sense - not necessarily as dlc, but as a standalone shorter adventure like Uncharted Lost Legacy. Clearly they want to do something with Atreus and this is an opportunity to do that without the backlash they would get for releasing the next mainline god of war title without Kratos.

I can well believe this rumour is true

I just started Lost Judgement which will no doubt take me 60 + hours (given i have kids this will take several months to get through) and have a gigantic backlog so the rush of new games will largely have to wait (spiderman and FF7 are day one's though).

Awesome. I am up for both of these! Loved the one on the Vita. I think it was called serpents curse?

SEGA and Atlus largely operate as seperate entities so i wouldn't be surprised to see Like a Dragon drop at a similar time 😅

I reckon Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth will arrive in mid-March tbh, just before the financials have to be published

Loved this game. Finished it on Thursday evening and had a brilliant time with it 👏 was gutted to reach the end!

@PlayStationGamer3919 Returnal?

Will there be a free upgrade at all?

Look everyone. To paraphrase take two, i'm sure Capcom looked at the market environment and deemed this price 'commercially accurate' 🤔

Also Japanese developed games have a history of overpriced dlc. Just look at the abundance Atlus pump into the Persona series as an example. Vote with your wallets and steer clear!

Whilst i hope this flops as its clearly a cynical move by take2, the fact is, it won't. First time on switch will encourage people to buy it. And dropping a physical release close to Christmas will see big sales from well meaning family members etc as gifts. I'm sure there will also be people who justify the purchase as they will argue it is no longer 'locked to PS3'. Fact is, the backwards compatible Xbox version is the best, and most cost-effective way to play this game. Heck, you could probably buy a PS3 and a copy of RDR for less than the cost of entry here.

Am i going to buy it? No, despite absolutely loving this game. This is a greedy move. How much say does Rockstar have in this? I don't know anymore - but what i do know is that i've lost alot of faith in Rockstar games over the past decade and i won't be buying GTA6 untill i have seen clear evidence that the single player experience lives up to the standards i expect from them. If it turns out the experience is a throwaway secondary thought to the new version of GTA Online, i won't be getting it.

@ShogunRok Yes. Rockstar is clearly no longer the company it was back on PS3 when i felt anything they touched would turn to gold. Now the creative heads have all left, they seem to be geared up only to make money on past glories (RDR2 on PS4 still had the involvement of what was left of the creative team).

This port comes as absolutely no surprise - particularly at that price point.

People do need to manage their expectations for GTA 6 imo. I hope i'm wrong, but i am worried about it!

Since they announced they were happy with sales, they have appeared on stage with Phil at FF14 talking about strong partnerships with microsoft. Could this be a good excuse to use to justify an xbox port?

The above is tongue in cheek and i dont actually wear a tinfoil hat. But it is an interesting coincidence

What do Atlus/Sega achieve by continuing to pretend its not releasing on playstation or switch. I kind of understand it for the reveal trailer, but not for subsequent marketing material.

Personally find it quite offensive to those who supported them from the launch of Persona 5 onwards.

I dont think it beats PS4 (though hope i'm wrong) due to stronger competition from Microsoft and the Switch successor likely coming next year which could impact momentum

I played quake 2 for hours on ps1. Mightily tempted

I was very disapointed with MW2's campaign. Some heavy lifting to do here. I do wonder if they are rushing this out to reach the end of Sony's marketing agreement too. 12 months doesn't seem long enough between Modern Warfare titles

@KilloWertz i get what you're saying, but my argument with this is always that i am sure Sony are working on the big issues people want fixed, but they are more complicated and so take longer to implement. Whereas this is a small thing they can roll out fairly quickly.

Alternatively, perhaps i am giving them way too much credit 😅

Offers on PS5 in July will help to keep the momentum going no doubt!

'I felt a great disturbance in the Force, as if millions of playstation 4's suddenly cried out in terror and were suddenly silenced. I fear something terrible has happened'.

I'm sure EA can get this running on PS4. But it doesn't mean they should. Get the next gen versions running properly before looking back at last gen. The Xbox VCR will surely implode running this

@PaperAlien yep i have those too and was pretty annoyed that i couldnt. I can use them on my vita so there really is no excuse on my ps5.

It was clearly to get people to buy the pulse headset (which granted, i do own), but i would have loved to have the option to use my XM4's

Haha that's fair. I'll let you off I don't know what it was about him for me. He always felt very two dimensional compared to Ashe and Balthier. With that said, i do remember liking him much more in the sequel (FF 12 Revenant Wings) on Nintendo DS.

We welcome all opinions in this community. But hands up, who voted Vaan as the best FF lead 😅 Surely that can't be serious

@rjejr yes really good point!

@Marquez 🤝 haha that's how i felt too. Hope you enjoy it when it arrives 😃

I did laugh seeing the price drop on the dualsense shortly after dropping 70 on the spiderman special edition. It better look good in person if i am paying an extra 30 pounds for a white spider on a touch pad

@Netret0120 Exactly. The episodic format is absolutely fine if they develop it like Life is Strange True Colours and drop all episodes in one go, but i dont think having a gap between episodes works any more. I dont think people will forget the fear that they wouldn't see a finished series with the walking dead part 3. And then there is also the risk that you put the game down and then forget half the key plot points when the next episode drops.

So i'm like you. Im very much interested in playing the expanse (and wolf among us 2 when they get to it) but i'll definitely be waiting for the finished product