As to whether or not the protagonist in Intergalactic proves likeable or comes off like the Beyond Good & Evil 2 swearing gorillas time will tell. (Still disappointed me when I just wanted to continue Jade's story there).
Thus far,it's hard to judge much on a cinematic. Will any spaceship parts be playable or more likely the ground based wannabe light sabre bits?🤔 Will it take an RPG lite approach like Horizon on upgrades & skill trees? Lots to learn yet before making judgements on the gameplay yet.
As for sensible discourse on such things, one only has to see the current flood of fuzzy camera "drone" footage & hysteria that an Independence Day Alien invasion is upon us to guess how likely that sort of debate will turn out! 2024....I still wonder if Biff stole Doc Brown's Delorean & squashed a butterfly with the sports almanac at some point!😬
Seen the dispatch style mechanic used before in the likes of This Is The Police,but certainly looks a bit flashier than it was & bit of Incredibles style humour mixed in. Got my interest,hopefully comes on PS5 too. PC wishlist meantime to keep a watch!
Still saddens me how Beyond Good & Evil 2 pivoted from a probable single player sequel to continue the story of finding P'eyj to that MMORPG "thing" with swearing gorillas & live services masquerading as a sequel!
Ubisoft's problems are numerous,but abandoning single player franchises like Rayman, Splinter Cell etc.,& having cookie cutter Assassin Creed, & Far Cry sequels sure didn't help!
Did see among the mass outpourings of tweets from indies & outside third parties,to the current & former Playstation staff one from Greg Rice (formerly business manager of Double Fine before),who joined the Indies team headed up by Shu Yoshida. In tweeting his well wishes to him Shu responded "it's all in your hands now Greg", which might be a sign he'll be taking over.🤔
That said,he'd been overseeing a separate Indie initiative called Day of the Devs but that seems separate from Greg Rice's Playstation duties,so who knows!
But agree,much like a Shawn Layden,that they could nominate old obscure titles just as easily as they could a big AAA title across each gen showed their passion was about games being fun as much as their roles were to make blockbusters. That random people could hit Shu up on twitter & ask what he's playing or recommended in sales & it wasn't corporate speak "engagement"....
One only has to look at the PS Blog,or PS Social channels or where the likes of Herman Hulst etc., avoid any interaction unless it's some high end publication ala WIRED etc. (And has gone into hiding just about since Concord).
@Rob_230 Yep, this 100%. Been fearing this day would come,but agree like departures of Sean Layden or Adam Boyes,they were execs who not only enjoyed their games,but could nominate smaller more obscure titles just as easily as big AAA ones. Even more so as you say,he was easily the most senior exec still there that would chat directly with gamers.
Compare that to Hermen Hulst as SIE head who'd only speak to sites like WIRED ,(much as Jim Ryan),& only interactions would be an Avatar change. As someone touched on Greg Rice has been part of Yoshida's team to turn around their indie coverage. But did note he seems less involved heading up a Day of the Devs initiative first started at his previous job at Double Fine.
Like you say,the lack of other prominent execs that interact in the same way as those past did be it twitter or even on their own PS Blog doesn't help that feeling of disconnect. 😕
A definite loss,but certainly been a great & positive force behind the scenes as he was at the coalface. One can only hope his replacement will be as good.
Whilst the silence on what was an own goal in the first instance was disappointing,at least it's finally been fixed. Given GOG has been touting having "classic" RE 1-3 available on PC to buy,it'd made Capcom's refusal to do the same on PSN even more puzzling!🤔
Now let's hope it can extend to more Capcom titles (& more third party titles generally), eg: Maximo Quest for Glory/Army of Zin, RE 2 & 3, Dino Crisis 2,Ultimate Ghosts'n'Goblins, Breath of Fire Fire 3 to suggest a few?
Something overlooked in these Lego Horizon articles has been the absence of TT Games who were involved during the Lego licensed Golden run be it Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter 1 & 2, Lego Marvel Superheroes etc. Things sadly went astray there with more so-so licenses or incomplete ones ala Lego Hobbit etc.
Likewise the departure,retirement of several veterans there as WB extended their control of the studio. At their creative zenith (as much as you could say Lego cookie cutter game design), you could imagine the sort of humour they could apply & possible game worlds to retell things the "Lego way",(the banana arrows in LOTR still make me smile!).
Insofar as the lack of success of recent full priced remakes like the buggy Until Dawn (with little new content & no upgrade path for existing owners), TLOU, or the unpopular Concord in the last year or so,that firmly comes on now Co-CEO & SIE Worldwide Studios Hermen Hulst.
On one hand you have Sony 2IC Totoki say they're in need of more IP's,& yet there's been multiple older IP's like LBP, Infamous,Sly Raccoon, Jak and Daxter ,Twisted Metal, even Colony Wars, etc all sitting in the IP Toy chest in the attic.
Mr Hulst appears to be focused on either finding the next COD live service first party hits or more keen towards Guerilla or other creative heads he's closest to vs niche titles of the past ala Last Guardian,SOTC, Concrete Genie etc.
He might have his favourite studios or pet projects in the works,but they're not necessarily resonating with wider audiences. Playstation gamers tended to trust the likes of Sean Layden or Shuhei Yoshida who knew their PS History in a way that Hermen has struggled to connect with since.
Used to always take advantage of either mid-year or this time of year to grab a PS Plus sub from a brick & mortar store.
Ever since they introduced the Essential, Extra, & Deluxe not only has the ability to buy a subscription anywhere but PSN vanished, the discounts have mostly gone with it. 😕😑
Whilst there's little doubt a cheapskate Take-two allocated little resources as observed by the missing songs compared to the PS2 versions,& feigning ignorance at the dodgy trailers that omitted any gameplay....its also no small irony the same Grove Street Games that released the equally trashfire PS3 San Andreas,& retasking their buggy mobile efforts into A.I. & dumped out the "remastered trilogy" shouldn't be complaining.🙄 They seemingly were happy to block or spam complaints over obvious bugs & performance to Rockstar Support whilst patting themselves on the back. Modders on the PC scene with NO official budgets & off their own backs had released various GTA Mods that put the laughable A.I. efforts to shame!
Instead of shutting modders down,its a shame Take-two don't fund a Rockstar Classics studio & let them work their magic brining the older games to modern platforms!
@get2sammyb Whilst Take-two being cheapskates on renewing music licensing on several of the original soundtracks (ironic for a so called "definitive edition"),sadly will never be fixed,I will be curious to hear if the "falling through the textures" bugs like the ramp to the cargo ship in Vice City or the area near its Airport that did the rounds have been addressed? 🤔
@get2sammyb Unfortunately the "reclusive Sony" approach has been much in play since Jim Ryan took over & is still in play with the new management.
Much as you touched on years ago,since the departure of the likes of then Sony Third Party Relations Adam Boyes or the much missed Sean Layden as US SIE head,a public "face" of Playstation has been missing.
Whilst there's no doubting roles like CEO involve a lot more than simply interacting with Gamers on social media,away from the likes of Shuhei Yoshida being the face of Playstation Indies or Mark Cerny as the face of new console announcements you'd be hard pressed to remember anything Herman Hulst engaged with gamers on when SIE Head apart from changing avatars...& the social/P.R. people have had a mixed bag on delivering showcases or the PS Blog.
Likewise,instead of talking to gaming sites first & foremost they seemingly talk to Wired,Variety etc. Not exactly the sites Playstation gamers are likely to read their gaming news.
It'll be a sad day the likes of Yoshida or Cerny retire,because there doesn't feel like anyone else in coming through that'd take up the baton.
Why do I get the nagging feeling that the CWA probably had some previous "settlement" over buyout concerns (much like Activision also making the numerous lawsuits involving Kotick etc disappear),& this word salad came after a quick anonymous call reminded their execs the deal didn't have an expiry date?!🙄
After all,remember when several members of American Congress (from both sides) suddenly started the inquisition of the FTC "bullying" poor little Microsoft & why they weren't supporting a "Murican" mega corporation buying another USA megacorp?
I'm not suggesting Sony was saintly with Jim Ryan & Hermen Hulst having gone on a live service expansion spree hoping to find the elusive first party COD pot of gold.....until seemingly reigned in by a nervous upper Sony Group executive like 2IC Totoki in his reign as acting CEO.
After the previous layoffs & cancellations across Worldwide Studios, one can only speculate that Hulst protected Concorde on the basis he expected it to sell big & been left cleaning up his mess & possibly a bit less clout now than he might’ve had prior to his promotion.
If memory serves part of the reasoning for splitting the CEO roles was supposedly feedback from Jim Ryan in part.
The other part not mentioned here is also 2IC of Sony group Totoki,whom seemingly is keeping a tighter financial leash on the Playstation division especially in light of the multi billion outlay for the likes of Bungie & probably has questioned the value on return thus far...🤔
@get2sammyb @Gravity_Bear Living across the pond from Gravity Bear Down Under. Currently the PS App now only shows a $15AU redeemable option for 3,750 points. Can't recall the lower amount before if it was $7.50 or $10 or similar... but do know I had been close to the $30AU for 7,500pts which has vanished.
I'm pretty sure the older "smaller" walket option was less value vs saving for the $30AU option. So in theory can get 2×$15AU credits & haven't "lost" anything....But that was after having to accept the new Terms of Service & 12months expiration.
PS Lifestyle & PS Profiles mention various responses of PS Support,one saying it was a "glitch",& will return soon,& another saying the total removal of wallet options was intentional.
As usual,not only is the budget outsourced "support" centre Sony uses is clear as swamp or Loch NESS,but Sony P.R. is completely silent communicating what the PS Rewards changes are beyond the new 12 month points expiration. 🙄
Communicating wasn't exactly a strong point under Jim Ryan,but somehow the new management make the old regime look like a gossiping bunch of parrots in comparison!
@Fishnpeas @Mostik @sanderson72 Been seeing some posts on twitter from OG creator Andy Davidson...seemingly asking Amiga modders & sceners to contribute new levels for a "Worms 1.5" project of sorts. Not tied into official release AFAIK,but Team 17 have given their blessing. So might be worth firing up WinUAE or similar & keep an eye out!
Agree its a shame there's no Amiga version being offered but given the mess of Amiga tech ownership & those still trying to milk $$ over anything related to it,guessing it leads to most publishers doing retro releases a wide berth 😕
Despite the rarity of seeing the Amiga Turrican games again in the Collections for them, I see ININ have gone with a modern remake of X-Out. Oh well,Chris Huelsbeck is providing new tracks for that!🤓😎
@get2sammyb Just how much of the musical interludes have changed? Though a while since I last played it through,do recall the background music to be suitably creepy & atmospheric! Seems bizarre choice dropping it!🙄😕
Agree the lack of upgrade options & lack of new content to justify the price...even if they'd done something like reworking The Inpatient "prequel" from its PSVR origins might’ve at least offered something extra.
Whilst Jim Ryan ultimately signed the cheques on the likes of this & purchases like Bungie,(the latter no doubt in regards to Microsoft buying ABK, Zenimax etc),really does bring a focus on "prmoted upwards",Hermen Hulst's tenure as SIE Studios head & no co-CEO.
In the rare interviews given,he'd be gushing about their going big or go home approach to AAA Live service games,or buying Firewalk,PC or Mobile devs,but away from his TV/Movie spin off projects,(admitted,successful for those who liked those sort of things),TLOU/Uncharted babies & HZD remasters etc.,we never really hear him talk about PS Gaming history in the way a Shu Yoshida,or Shawn Layden etc.,could.
Implicit Conversions clearly has a fraction of the resources (& isn't even first party),porting mostly PSP,& occasional PS1/PS2 titles & nowhere near the amount of third party content there should be.
Opportunities to test some of the PS3 titles like Motorstorm series,Resistance,Little Big Planet etc with mtx add ons,much less ports of Sly Raccoon, classic Ratchet,Ico,Twisted Metal to test doing full borne remakes have gone missing. Nevermind the games cancelled in the past year or two & studios closed whilst noone made the hard call here.
God of War infamously had to pivot it's development after a Shu Yoshida visit & they acknowledge it made the game better. Away from his Guerilla Games bubble can Hulst do the same ?
In the shorter ti medium term might not make too much difference to gamers for games already published & out there. BUT will be a right royal pain to indie devs either working on unreleased titles,or existing ones recently released regarding console ports, patch updates etc.,if managed by the publisher.
New staff,& wherein they need to learn the various PSN,Eshop,,XB Store backends,ditto the third party who might’ve had good relationships with the old staff are suddenly dealing with new crew for PSN,Gamepass deals etc.
The old crew likely have a backer,& be up & running sooner than later,but the indie devs tied to existing deals will be left feeling like the meat in the sandwich meantime!
@get2sammyb The decision to add a 2tb SSD more expensive,(cheaper than when the ps5 expansion slot was enabled though),but wise given the file sizes needed...whether if the higher resolution textures are included in the same standard ps5 game update files time will tell i guess!🤔
Unfortunately,one only has to look at the Nvidia/AMD GPU Duopoly (& typically AMD being a gen behind on raytracing tech),as far as what constitutes mid range "value" 192bit gpu's now being around $900-$1200+ (My region),depending on if you're team green or team red to realise even the "cheap" 128bit cards being $600-700 that next gen PS6 & Xbox won't be cheaper & probably more than PS5 launch prices were.😕
Might help if they didn't have a CEO who had only worked at one of their in-house Studios (not including the ones they closed!),prior to being promoted to his World Wide studios role wherein he focused on remasters for TV tie-ins!🙄😂
Just brainstorming off the top of my head, but Legend of Dragoon, Lomax, Colony Wars, Wipeout, Alundra (at least as UK publisher), Motor Toon Grand Prix, Lemmings. Then Jak, Ratchet, Sly Raccoon,Getaway(?),Infamous, Motorstorm, Last Guardian,SOTC/ICO, Twisted Metal (forgetting the last one like an Indiana Jones sequel!),Litlle Big Planet, LBP Karting (effectively morphing Mod Nation racers into it),Resistance.
Daresay I've left some others ala Rain etc.,from Studio Japan but I am glad for Astrobot. But yep, maybe hire some execs & managers that know your catalogue! Or maybe its more code for 'Stuff that can be turned into our own GTA/COD cashcow"?🙄😂
Back in my former lifetime of being (ultimately), a games store manager we initially had ps4 copies ship of Saints Row 4(?), ship on release which shipped with the "full" EU version with certain banned Aussie content thanks to our quaint classification rules which even updated saw previously MA15+ games mostly get tagged as R18+!
Don't think I sold any of the offending copies before we got ordered to pull them off the shelves & ship them back,but I imagine a small number slipped out there.
Before my time on release,but also later we couldn't trade in the Hot Coffee ps2 GTA San Andreas even though you needed an Action Replay (not sold by the store),to even access it after that version was recalled.
Whilst I know Playstation marketing seems to prefer pushing the mega blockbusters &/or new indies, the Suikoden games were very much part of PS1 folklore as per the later Final Fantasy games were! Missed opportunity...again!
Oh well,at least no timed exclusives. Let's hope the delay has meant Konami has allowed the devs to do the job properly rather than rush it out on the back of Eiyuden Chronicle's launch. 🙏🤞
Activision decided to pull out of single player titles in favour of live service games".... More like due to Bobby Kotick "investing" in an army of lawyers & NDA "settlements",trying to get the Microsoft buyout across the line & give himself a golden parachute!🙄
In my region still 900 odd points short of reaching the elusive $30 7500pts,so sadly guessing I'll unlikely hit it before the changes start influencing things...
Albeit even if they'd announced it on the PS Blog, I get stuck in an endless loop logging in on the Web or the App -but then doesn't allow me leave any posts/feedback anymore!😕🤐
Goes to show not much has changed in the post Jim Ryan era to the previous one with this & pricing on remakes like Until Dawn.
Whilst the Xbox division pivoted from hardware console numbers over a generation ago,to "user engagement",Microsoft has seemingly gotten shy with sharing exacting Gamepass engagement to shareholders these days by trying to merge PC Windows & Xbox all under the same umbrella.
Whilst Satya might be aiming to assure shareholders the billions lent to Xbox is going well, you can bet internally they're looking closely at how the new multi-tiered Gamepass numbers are faring to dictate potential future multiplatform releases even if as potential "stealth drops" later
@LiamCroft @Sequel That's awesome news! 👍Always regarded Barrington 's contribution as understated much like his works in Inspector Morse/Lewis tv series,it perfectly set the mood for each & every scene.
Rented the first two games on ps1,as rarely saw them in the shops,but eventually picked them up on PC CD Rom,as I did Beneath a Steel Sky having only played the Amiga demo of the latter
It was only when upgrading to a Celeron 900mhz build from my original Celeron 266,did I learn of a hires mode for the graphics when I'd been perfectly content with the lores ones all those years,was quite an eye opener!😅
Played the DS Directors Cut which was alright but not quite as good as the original & picked up the GOG versions years later. Liam you definitely owe yourself playing the original one here! Guessing you won't need to ring a toll number Playstation hints like as I needed to multiple times to learn just exactly how you needed to pass the goat! Not so easy on the non analogue ps1 OG controller!!😂😱
I almost get the feeling Phil has gone from showing up early to Satya's board meetings (when he could use the corporate credit card ad infinitum to buy up whatever he wanted), to dreading the phone calls from HQ & needing to flash his corporate I.D badge ,& insist to Satya's secretary he definitely has an invite these days!😋
I well remember ringing the Playstation tips line toll number on Broken Sword & trying to get past that dastardly goat! 😅 Rented both hames on PS1 before buying them on PC CD ROM & eventually seeing them in high resolution mode! First game in particular with locations like Lochmarne Pub still my favourite!
Guessing they may include the Director's Cut extras which felt a bit sandwiched in compared to the originals classic opening...Paris in the Fall.
They want all their legacy fighting games on PS4/PS5? Oh good,I look forward to them putting Alien vs Predator out on anything else but an overpriced arcade fighting stick!😋
It's easy to pin this solely on Jim Ryan,(& not to suggest as SIE head he doesn't bear responsibility). But a critical part of that "entourage" is now co-SIE head Hermen Hulst either.
With stories like the recent ones about Sony looking for possible content or studio opportunities in China/India etc.,suggests Hiroshi Totoki (as previous interim SIE Head & still Sony Group 2IC) is keeping a close watch on the spreadsheets now. One only has to look at the brutal axe weilding of SIE studios & projects.
They might well still splash $$ on third party timed deals,but I doubt we'll see many multi billion studio buyouts vs smaller studios chasing that live service Gold. Its unfortunate that to seemingly claw back those overspends its not only come at a cost regarding Bungie staff,but other Sony studios (eg those in the UK),copped the repercussions.
As always,the higher ups get quiet payouts & move on,or like Hulst promoted!
@danzoEX Yep. Always found it rather strange how PS3,nevermind PS4 never saw Academy Edition,Table Tennis or GTA IV Complete edition ports...but then again look how long it took for Red Dead Redemption/Undead Nightmare to get just a PS4 gen port!🙄
Much like tightwad Take-two will never do a proper GTA "Definitive edition" with full soundtracks etc., because they don't want to fork out on certain music licensing that increased from the PS2 era! Or GTA LCS/VCS etc.😕
Although being an LRG release means ridiculous shipping fees to my neck of the woods precludes considering a physical copy,(mores the pity),will keep an eye out assuming they don't stuff up the digital release like they have in the past to select PSN regions & not others. (Only more recently addressed in some cases).
Whilst clearly there wasn't enough there for the kind of mega blockbuster GTA/COD beating live service game,(or without a heavily expanded ND to maintain it & still work on other projects),its surprising if no thought was given to retask some of it into a dlc expansion or similar to TLOU 2.
Given this is the same Randy that (in my former life), stood in front of a bunch of us games store managers showing off Colonial Marines trailers extolling how amazing it was!!...🙄 And then all the collectors editions i ended up getting cancelled as I couldn't flog them in good conscience without warning customers if I still wanted them as regular customers to preorder anything again! "Sure Jan!"😂 I'll wait!!
This brings to mind the demise of another Indie Publisher Versus Evil Games literally on Xmas eve last year by Tiny Build coincidentally after announcing a mega millions investment by Atari & allegedly missed transactional payments by them after buying out Versus Evil.
As others have said,the entire staff have been gutted,publishing operations outsourced to a third party,literally the only thing remaining is the name! 🙄 A true word salad response by Ziff Davis worthy of a Strauss Zelnick or Phil Spencer double Dutch reward!
Commiserations to those affected,including in dev games finding out they've been dumped onto a new group without any warning.😕
Has there been anyone else find some crossbuy PS4/5 games occupy their wishlists even after adding both versions to their library thus needlessly taking up one of their woshlist allotment....annoying when you're limited to 99 maximum or whatever it is!🤔
"They're blessed with marketing budgets we'd dream of!"....says the marketing division rep of a company whose parent is a multi trillion corporation that has spent billions buying up the biggest AAA Third party publishers!
I bet Playstation's acquisitions team had "Gamer" Phil Spencer's corporate credit card to splash the cash too!🙄😅
So much for a certain other site claiming it was back "globally"...so globally is only the U.S. now?!😅 Had logged out & in & wondering why it wasn't working!😔
At least Push Square got it right. Not hodig y breath Down Under but hopefully tied into the EU Store region return.🤞🙏
Not the first or last time one has to only look at the likes of Metal Gear & Bayonetta in the last few years,or as others have said already Resident Evil. Anyway,a diplomatic response...whereas look at say select past GTA voice actors that though their chances of an appearance again were unlikely, they well & truly burnt bridges when they were quite vocal on complaining about video game payments vs other mediums!
@dskatter Yep,it's a shame considering Double Fine did remasters of Day of the Tentacle (& Maniac Mansion technically hidden away!),& Full Throttle but no such luck for Sam & Max Hit the Road,or Indiana Jones & the Last Crusade or Fate of Atlantis. Likewise there was the Secret of Monkey Island 1 & 2 remasters done by Disney back in the PS3/360 era & GOG/Steam, that'd be welcome too! Oh & the much forgotten Curse of Monkey Island!
The Telltale adaptations were alright,but not quite as the golden era Lucasfilm games were.
Did play a little bit of it back in the day & the respawns were amusing. But if I had a wishlist of ports,it'd be the mainstream PS2 & PS3 Ratchet & Clank games,& the Resistance series.
Still surprises me that Sony bought Bluepoint who produced some great remasters & reboots but instead they're working on a "original IP"! Though time will tell what that is.🤔
There's been some comments (& not that I don't agree with the sentiment),about why they don't hire modders that are involved with PCX2 & others to write the emulators?
One of the co-founders of Implicit Conversions that have been tasked with the PSP/PS1/PS2 emulation efforts,Jake Stine apparently was involved with PCSX2 in the past. So there literally is a modder of experience involved.
I agree its annoying when the OG company that made the consoles should have the documentation of its old hardware but to what extent we don't know. The PS1-PS3 engineers like Ken Katuragi have long retired from their roles. Matk Cerny as a developer no doubts knew how to get the best out of the older gens having helped make some of their top games. But as lead on PS4,PS5 & possibly PS6 he's busy with next gen work & its never a clear cut thing.🤔
Though we're not going to see Implicit bag their employers or imply they only funded a cheap emulation effort,it would be interesting if Push Square did an interview (or DF),& discuss the challenges of official emulation design.
Sony have always used a mix of hardware or at times software efforts BITD. Eg: PS1 emulation on ps3 & PSP were pretty good from memory. But is this PS2 effort based off the so-so emulation that was used on the original PS2 Classics on PS4?
Ever since I learned in GTA V PS3 version how earning decent $$ to afford additional properties etc was tied into buying & selling on the stock market & then there were online & offline versions i knew the GTA games as I fondly enjoyed were being stripped away....by how much with GTA Online I could've never guessed until when I used to work was swarmed with digital shark card purchases!
I miss old Rockstar,its wearing a suit & tie & laughs along with Strauss Zelnick's jokes in board room meetings!🙄😔
Still a bit of a concern on if the camera is a bit wonky as I got too far into one of the maze like sections with guards last lime on PS3 & lost & stuck it'd need a restart....there's an intriguing story underneath. Oh well,will keep an eye out for a discount later.
Still bums me out the ideas for a single player focused sequel back in the ps3 era got abandoned by Ubisoft/Ancel in favour of the MMO online live service pipedream monstrosity with swearing gorillas...what a waste of an IP!😑
Seen Dead Rising 1 & 2 ps4 ports on sale on the odd occasion but never quite took the plunge despite enjoying the little bit I tried on 360 once. The time limit is a central part of the game, but can see myself getting distracted with side quests!🤔 Well,that or replaying it i think to do things you missed first time?
In theory,it would be a wonderful thing. However even with the recent RPCS3 update you still need some reasonable CPU horsepower to throw at emulation. I find it a pity that for all the $$ thrown at buying Nixxes,mobile dev studios,Bungie,alongside the smaller purchases of Insomniac,Bluepoint etc., some of that wasn't assigned to a porting studio or two.
For example we don't know what Bluepoint is working on other than "original IP"...but would've loved to have seen stuff like Rain,LBP 1 & 2, PS3 era Ratchet & Clank,Motorstorm series,Resistance series & others in the Sony catalogue get even a more basic port. A mid range price to compensate for just unscaled old gfx,not everything needs a high end remake. Good way to test the waters for some on a sequel/reboot too!
As it is,still PS1 stuff,nevermind 3rd party ps2 stuff that'd be ideal for porting out there if they could convince publishers....Maximo please Capcom?
Clearly Embracer saw the Nvidia CEO's "the more you spend,the more you save!",speech...& believed it! 😂 Grabs a bag of crisps & comfy chair awaiting who they'll blame when their next A.I. driven reboot flops!
I'll admit to occasionally playing a bit of Bubsy on the department store demo Megadrive BITD, (Can only imagine whoever did it cackling in delight taking out lethal enforces or Mortal Kombat & replacing it)!😂
Felt uninspired in a glut of similar platformers but a little surprised it got its reputation when I'd seen some worse ones out there! McDonald's Land for example! That said, the only way they could polish Bubsy 3 is with a belt sander & grind it to oblivion!😱😂
Much like say Earthworm Jim,anything beyond the 2d 16bit era games feels like a waste of disc space...those CD-R's aren't as easy to find as they used to be after all!😋
Well this is something I didn't have on my bingo card for 2024!🤯 Owned the OG Miles Edgeworth game which I thought was alright if filler between waiting for more of the mainstream Ace Attorney series....heard the sequel was pretty good but felt as mythical as the Sherlock Holmes themed one!
To now have most of the older gen releases on PS4 (& even resorting to picking up the odd entry on Steam if they get a decent discount),is a joy even if i can't yell Ojection like i did on DS or bang the stylus like the judge does his gavel!😅
Wonder if this will pave the way for the 3ds games to get a port & complete the set?!🤔🤞 Also,given Capcom have only ever done PS4 ports please Mr Corny make sure to slip in PS4 backwards compatibility on PS6,cos I'd hate having to re-buy PS5 native ports by the time that happens!
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Re: Naughty Dog Turns Off Intergalactic PS5 Trailer's Comments As Discourse Turns Nasty
As to whether or not the protagonist in Intergalactic proves likeable or comes off like the Beyond Good & Evil 2 swearing gorillas time will tell. (Still disappointed me when I just wanted to continue Jade's story there).
Thus far,it's hard to judge much on a cinematic. Will any spaceship parts be playable or more likely the ground based wannabe light sabre bits?🤔 Will it take an RPG lite approach like Horizon on upgrades & skill trees? Lots to learn yet before making judgements on the gameplay yet.
As for sensible discourse on such things, one only has to see the current flood of fuzzy camera "drone" footage & hysteria that an Independence Day Alien invasion is upon us to guess how likely that sort of debate will turn out! 2024....I still wonder if Biff stole Doc Brown's Delorean & squashed a butterfly with the sports almanac at some point!😬
Re: Ex-Telltale Talent Announces Dispatch, a Superhero Comedy Adventure Game
Seen the dispatch style mechanic used before in the likes of This Is The Police,but certainly looks a bit flashier than it was & bit of Incredibles style humour mixed in. Got my interest,hopefully comes on PS5 too. PC wishlist meantime to keep a watch!
Re: Ubisoft's Handling of Canned PlayStation Exclusive WiLD 'a Real Scandal', Says Director
Still saddens me how Beyond Good & Evil 2 pivoted from a probable single player sequel to continue the story of finding P'eyj to that MMORPG "thing" with swearing gorillas & live services masquerading as a sequel!
Ubisoft's problems are numerous,but abandoning single player franchises like Rayman, Splinter Cell etc.,& having cookie cutter Assassin Creed, & Far Cry sequels sure didn't help!
Re: Shuhei Yoshida's Resignation Prompts Massive Outpouring of Love for PlayStation Legend
Did see among the mass outpourings of tweets from indies & outside third parties,to the current & former Playstation staff one from Greg Rice (formerly business manager of Double Fine before),who joined the Indies team headed up by Shu Yoshida. In tweeting his well wishes to him Shu responded "it's all in your hands now Greg", which might be a sign he'll be taking over.🤔
That said,he'd been overseeing a separate Indie initiative called Day of the Devs but that seems separate from Greg Rice's Playstation duties,so who knows!
But agree,much like a Shawn Layden,that they could nominate old obscure titles just as easily as they could a big AAA title across each gen showed their passion was about games being fun as much as their roles were to make blockbusters. That random people could hit Shu up on twitter & ask what he's playing or recommended in sales & it wasn't corporate speak "engagement"....
One only has to look at the PS Blog,or PS Social channels or where the likes of Herman Hulst etc., avoid any interaction unless it's some high end publication ala WIRED etc. (And has gone into hiding just about since Concord).
Shuhei is going to be a very hard act to follow.
Re: PlayStation Exec Shuhei Yoshida Will Leave the Company in January
@Rob_230 Yep, this 100%. Been fearing this day would come,but agree like departures of Sean Layden or Adam Boyes,they were execs who not only enjoyed their games,but could nominate smaller more obscure titles just as easily as big AAA ones.
Even more so as you say,he was easily the most senior exec still there that would chat directly with gamers.
Compare that to Hermen Hulst as SIE head who'd only speak to sites like WIRED ,(much as Jim Ryan),& only interactions would be an Avatar change.
As someone touched on Greg Rice has been part of Yoshida's team to turn around their indie coverage. But did note he seems less involved heading up a Day of the Devs initiative first started at his previous job at Double Fine.
Like you say,the lack of other prominent execs that interact in the same way as those past did be it twitter or even on their own PS Blog doesn't help that feeling of disconnect. 😕
A definite loss,but certainly been a great & positive force behind the scenes as he was at the coalface. One can only hope his replacement will be as good.
Re: Capcom's PS Plus Premium Games Available Now without Subscription
Whilst the silence on what was an own goal in the first instance was disappointing,at least it's finally been fixed. Given GOG has been touting having "classic" RE 1-3 available on PC to buy,it'd made Capcom's refusal to do the same on PSN even more puzzling!🤔
Now let's hope it can extend to more Capcom titles (& more third party titles generally), eg: Maximo Quest for Glory/Army of Zin, RE 2 & 3, Dino Crisis 2,Ultimate Ghosts'n'Goblins, Breath of Fire Fire 3 to suggest a few?
Re: Sony's Latest First-Party Release Is Struggling to Do Concord Numbers on PC
Something overlooked in these Lego Horizon articles has been the absence of TT Games who were involved during the Lego licensed Golden run be it Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter 1 & 2, Lego Marvel Superheroes etc. Things sadly went astray there with more so-so licenses or incomplete ones ala Lego Hobbit etc.
Likewise the departure,retirement of several veterans there as WB extended their control of the studio. At their creative zenith (as much as you could say Lego cookie cutter game design), you could imagine the sort of humour they could apply & possible game worlds to retell things the "Lego way",(the banana arrows in LOTR still make me smile!).
Insofar as the lack of success of recent full priced remakes like the buggy Until Dawn (with little new content & no upgrade path for existing owners), TLOU, or the unpopular Concord in the last year or so,that firmly comes on now Co-CEO & SIE Worldwide Studios Hermen Hulst.
On one hand you have Sony 2IC Totoki say they're in need of more IP's,& yet there's been multiple older IP's like LBP, Infamous,Sly Raccoon, Jak and Daxter ,Twisted Metal, even Colony Wars, etc all sitting in the IP Toy chest in the attic.
Mr Hulst appears to be focused on either finding the next COD live service first party hits or more keen towards Guerilla or other creative heads he's closest to vs niche titles of the past ala Last Guardian,SOTC, Concrete Genie etc.
He might have his favourite studios or pet projects in the works,but they're not necessarily resonating with wider audiences. Playstation gamers tended to trust the likes of Sean Layden or Shuhei Yoshida who knew their PS History in a way that Hermen has struggled to connect with since.
Re: Huge PlayStation Black Friday Sales Begin 22nd November
Used to always take advantage of either mid-year or this time of year to grab a PS Plus sub from a brick & mortar store.
Ever since they introduced the Essential, Extra, & Deluxe not only has the ability to buy a subscription anywhere but PSN vanished, the discounts have mostly gone with it. 😕😑
Re: GTA Trilogy Dev Implies Rockstar Made a 'D*ck Move' Removing Its Name from PS5, PS4 Remasters
Whilst there's little doubt a cheapskate Take-two allocated little resources as observed by the missing songs compared to the PS2 versions,& feigning ignorance at the dodgy trailers that omitted any gameplay....its also no small irony the same Grove Street Games that released the equally trashfire PS3 San Andreas,& retasking their buggy mobile efforts into A.I. & dumped out the "remastered trilogy" shouldn't be complaining.🙄
They seemingly were happy to block or spam complaints over obvious bugs & performance to Rockstar Support whilst patting themselves on the back. Modders on the PC scene with NO official budgets & off their own backs had released various GTA Mods that put the laughable A.I. efforts to shame!
Instead of shutting modders down,its a shame Take-two don't fund a Rockstar Classics studio & let them work their magic brining the older games to modern platforms!
Re: GTA Trilogy Massively Upgraded on PS5, But No PS4 Patch Yet
@get2sammyb Whilst Take-two being cheapskates on renewing music licensing on several of the original soundtracks (ironic for a so called "definitive edition"),sadly will never be fixed,I will be curious to hear if the "falling through the textures" bugs like the ramp to the cargo ship in Vice City or the area near its Airport that did the rounds have been addressed? 🤔
Re: Sony Adopting 'Show Don't Tell' Strategy with PS5
@get2sammyb Unfortunately the "reclusive Sony" approach has been much in play since Jim Ryan took over & is still in play with the new management.
Much as you touched on years ago,since the departure of the likes of then Sony Third Party Relations Adam Boyes or the much missed Sean Layden as US SIE head,a public "face" of Playstation has been missing.
Whilst there's no doubting roles like CEO involve a lot more than simply interacting with Gamers on social media,away from the likes of Shuhei Yoshida being the face of Playstation Indies or Mark Cerny as the face of new console announcements you'd be hard pressed to remember anything Herman Hulst engaged with gamers on when SIE Head apart from changing avatars...& the social/P.R. people have had a mixed bag on delivering showcases or the PS Blog.
Likewise,instead of talking to gaming sites first & foremost they seemingly talk to Wired,Variety etc. Not exactly the sites Playstation gamers are likely to read their gaming news.
It'll be a sad day the likes of Yoshida or Cerny retire,because there doesn't feel like anyone else in coming through that'd take up the baton.
Re: Labour Union Blasts Sony for Looking to Further Monopoly with Studio Closures
Why do I get the nagging feeling that the CWA probably had some previous "settlement" over buyout concerns (much like Activision also making the numerous lawsuits involving Kotick etc disappear),& this word salad came after a quick anonymous call reminded their execs the deal didn't have an expiry date?!🙄
After all,remember when several members of American Congress (from both sides) suddenly started the inquisition of the FTC "bullying" poor little Microsoft & why they weren't supporting a "Murican" mega corporation buying another USA megacorp?
I'm not suggesting Sony was saintly with Jim Ryan & Hermen Hulst having gone on a live service expansion spree hoping to find the elusive first party COD pot of gold.....until seemingly reigned in by a nervous upper Sony Group executive like 2IC Totoki in his reign as acting CEO.
After the previous layoffs & cancellations across Worldwide Studios, one can only speculate that Hulst protected Concorde on the basis he expected it to sell big & been left cleaning up his mess & possibly a bit less clout now than he might’ve had prior to his promotion.
Re: PlayStation's Dual CEO Setup Has 'Opportunities and Risks'
If memory serves part of the reasoning for splitting the CEO roles was supposedly feedback from Jim Ryan in part.
The other part not mentioned here is also 2IC of Sony group Totoki,whom seemingly is keeping a tighter financial leash on the Playstation division especially in light of the multi billion outlay for the likes of Bungie & probably has questioned the value on return thus far...🤔
Re: Cash Rewards Still Unavailable for Millions in PS5, PS4 Rewards Scheme PS Stars
@get2sammyb @Gravity_Bear Living across the pond from Gravity Bear Down Under. Currently the PS App now only shows a $15AU redeemable option for 3,750 points. Can't recall the lower amount before if it was $7.50 or $10 or similar... but do know I had been close to the $30AU for 7,500pts which has vanished.
I'm pretty sure the older "smaller" walket option was less value vs saving for the $30AU option. So in theory can get 2×$15AU credits & haven't "lost" anything....But that was after having to accept the new Terms of Service & 12months expiration.
PS Lifestyle & PS Profiles mention various responses of PS Support,one saying it was a "glitch",& will return soon,& another saying the total removal of wallet options was intentional.
As usual,not only is the budget outsourced "support" centre Sony uses is clear as swamp or Loch NESS,but Sony P.R. is completely silent communicating what the PS Rewards changes are beyond the new 12 month points expiration. 🙄
Communicating wasn't exactly a strong point under Jim Ryan,but somehow the new management make the old regime look like a gossiping bunch of parrots in comparison!
Re: Worms Armageddon: Anniversary Edition to Be Updated with Three More Games in 2025
@Fishnpeas @Mostik @sanderson72 Been seeing some posts on twitter from OG creator Andy Davidson...seemingly asking Amiga modders & sceners to contribute new levels for a "Worms 1.5" project of sorts. Not tied into official release AFAIK,but Team 17 have given their blessing. So might be worth firing up WinUAE or similar & keep an eye out!
Agree its a shame there's no Amiga version being offered but given the mess of Amiga tech ownership & those still trying to milk $$ over anything related to it,guessing it leads to most publishers doing retro releases a wide berth 😕
Despite the rarity of seeing the Amiga Turrican games again in the Collections for them, I see ININ have gone with a modern remake of X-Out. Oh well,Chris Huelsbeck is providing new tracks for that!🤓😎
Re: Until Dawn (PS5) - Killer Teen Slasher Snags a Pricey New-Gen Remake
@get2sammyb Just how much of the musical interludes have changed? Though a while since I last played it through,do recall the background music to be suitably creepy & atmospheric! Seems bizarre choice dropping it!🙄😕
Agree the lack of upgrade options & lack of new content to justify the price...even if they'd done something like reworking The Inpatient "prequel" from its PSVR origins might’ve at least offered something extra.
Re: Rumour: Concord Cost $400 Million, Sony Believed It Was the 'Future of PlayStation'
Whilst Jim Ryan ultimately signed the cheques on the likes of this & purchases like Bungie,(the latter no doubt in regards to Microsoft buying ABK, Zenimax etc),really does bring a focus on "prmoted upwards",Hermen Hulst's tenure as SIE Studios head & no co-CEO.
In the rare interviews given,he'd be gushing about their going big or go home approach to AAA Live service games,or buying Firewalk,PC or Mobile devs,but away from his TV/Movie spin off projects,(admitted,successful for those who liked those sort of things),TLOU/Uncharted babies & HZD remasters etc.,we never really hear him talk about PS Gaming history in the way a Shu Yoshida,or Shawn Layden etc.,could.
Implicit Conversions clearly has a fraction of the resources (& isn't even first party),porting mostly PSP,& occasional PS1/PS2 titles & nowhere near the amount of third party content there should be.
Opportunities to test some of the PS3 titles like Motorstorm series,Resistance,Little Big Planet etc with mtx add ons,much less ports of Sly Raccoon, classic Ratchet,Ico,Twisted Metal to test doing full borne remakes have gone missing. Nevermind the games cancelled in the past year or two & studios closed whilst noone made the hard call here.
God of War infamously had to pivot it's development after a Shu Yoshida visit & they acknowledge it made the game better. Away from his Guerilla Games bubble can Hulst do the same ?
Re: Annapurna Interactive Exodus Sees Entire Staff Resign
In the shorter ti medium term might not make too much difference to gamers for games already published & out there.
BUT will be a right royal pain to indie devs either working on unreleased titles,or existing ones recently released regarding console ports, patch updates etc.,if managed by the publisher.
New staff,& wherein they need to learn the various PSN,Eshop,,XB Store backends,ditto the third party who might’ve had good relationships with the old staff are suddenly dealing with new crew for PSN,Gamepass deals etc.
The old crew likely have a backer,& be up & running sooner than later,but the indie devs tied to existing deals will be left feeling like the meat in the sandwich meantime!
Re: In Case You Missed It, PS5 Pro Has a 2TB SSD Included
@get2sammyb The decision to add a 2tb SSD more expensive,(cheaper than when the ps5 expansion slot was enabled though),but wise given the file sizes needed...whether if the higher resolution textures are included in the same standard ps5 game update files time will tell i guess!🤔
Unfortunately,one only has to look at the Nvidia/AMD GPU Duopoly (& typically AMD being a gen behind on raytracing tech),as far as what constitutes mid range "value" 192bit gpu's now being around $900-$1200+ (My region),depending on if you're team green or team red to realise even the "cheap" 128bit cards being $600-700 that next gen PS6 & Xbox won't be cheaper & probably more than PS5 launch prices were.😕
Re: Sony Execs Seem to Think the Company Doesn't Have Enough Original IP
Might help if they didn't have a CEO who had only worked at one of their in-house Studios (not including the ones they closed!),prior to being promoted to his World Wide studios role wherein he focused on remasters for TV tie-ins!🙄😂
Just brainstorming off the top of my head, but Legend of Dragoon, Lomax, Colony Wars, Wipeout, Alundra (at least as UK publisher), Motor Toon Grand Prix, Lemmings. Then Jak, Ratchet, Sly Raccoon,Getaway(?),Infamous, Motorstorm, Last Guardian,SOTC/ICO, Twisted Metal (forgetting the last one like an Indiana Jones sequel!),Litlle Big Planet, LBP Karting (effectively morphing Mod Nation racers into it),Resistance.
Daresay I've left some others ala Rain etc.,from Studio Japan but I am glad for Astrobot. But yep, maybe hire some execs & managers that know your catalogue! Or maybe its more code for 'Stuff that can be turned into our own GTA/COD cashcow"?🙄😂
Re: Outer Wilds PS5 Physical Edition Ships with Wrong Version on Disc
Back in my former lifetime of being (ultimately), a games store manager we initially had ps4 copies ship of Saints Row 4(?), ship on release which shipped with the "full" EU version with certain banned Aussie content thanks to our quaint classification rules which even updated saw previously MA15+ games mostly get tagged as R18+!
Don't think I sold any of the offending copies before we got ordered to pull them off the shelves & ship them back,but I imagine a small number slipped out there.
Before my time on release,but also later we couldn't trade in the Hot Coffee ps2 GTA San Andreas even though you needed an Action Replay (not sold by the store),to even access it after that version was recalled.
Re: Suikoden 1 & 2 HD Remaster Assembles an Army in March 2025 on PS5, PS4
Whilst I know Playstation marketing seems to prefer pushing the mega blockbusters &/or new indies, the Suikoden games were very much part of PS1 folklore as per the later Final Fantasy games were! Missed opportunity...again!
Oh well,at least no timed exclusives. Let's hope the delay has meant Konami has allowed the devs to do the job properly rather than rush it out on the back of Eiyuden Chronicle's launch. 🙏🤞
Re: Crash Bandicoot 5 Reportedly Cut in Favour of More Live Service Games
Activision decided to pull out of single player titles in favour of live service games"....
More like due to Bobby Kotick "investing" in an army of lawyers & NDA "settlements",trying to get the Microsoft buyout across the line & give himself a golden parachute!🙄
Re: Sony to Short-Change PS Stars Members with PS Plus Renewals Starting Next Year
In my region still 900 odd points short of reaching the elusive $30 7500pts,so sadly guessing I'll unlikely hit it before the changes start influencing things...
Albeit even if they'd announced it on the PS Blog, I get stuck in an endless loop logging in on the Web or the App -but then doesn't allow me leave any posts/feedback anymore!😕🤐
Goes to show not much has changed in the post Jim Ryan era to the previous one with this & pricing on remakes like Until Dawn.
Re: Reaction: It's Time for Xbox to Tell Us Which Games It's Bringing to PS5, and Which Games It Isn't
Whilst the Xbox division pivoted from hardware console numbers over a generation ago,to "user engagement",Microsoft has seemingly gotten shy with sharing exacting Gamepass engagement to shareholders these days by trying to merge PC Windows & Xbox all under the same umbrella.
Whilst Satya might be aiming to assure shareholders the billions lent to Xbox is going well, you can bet internally they're looking closely at how the new multi-tiered Gamepass numbers are faring to dictate potential future multiplatform releases even if as potential "stealth drops" later
Re: Preview: Broken Sword Is Back in the Most Passionate Remaster Possible
@LiamCroft @Sequel That's awesome news! 👍Always regarded Barrington 's contribution as understated much like his works in Inspector Morse/Lewis tv series,it perfectly set the mood for each & every scene.
Rented the first two games on ps1,as rarely saw them in the shops,but eventually picked them up on PC CD Rom,as I did Beneath a Steel Sky having only played the Amiga demo of the latter
It was only when upgrading to a Celeron 900mhz build from my original Celeron 266,did I learn of a hires mode for the graphics when I'd been perfectly content with the lores ones all those years,was quite an eye opener!😅
Played the DS Directors Cut which was alright but not quite as good as the original & picked up the GOG versions years later. Liam you definitely owe yourself playing the original one here! Guessing you won't need to ring a toll number Playstation hints like as I needed to multiple times to learn just exactly how you needed to pass the goat! Not so easy on the non analogue ps1 OG controller!!😂😱
Re: Xbox Renegotiated Indiana Jones Deal to Exclude PS5, Then Ported It Anyway
I almost get the feeling Phil has gone from showing up early to Satya's board meetings (when he could use the corporate credit card ad infinitum to buy up whatever he wanted), to dreading the phone calls from HQ & needing to flash his corporate I.D badge ,& insist to Satya's secretary he definitely has an invite these days!😋
Re: Stone-Cold Classic Broken Sword: The Shadow of the Templars' PS5 Remaster Releases in September
@Kidfunkadelic83 "Get out McGuire! Come back when you're old enough!"😂 Good old Mr O'Leary always with an eye to his future patronage!😁
Just not so much on discerning would be electrician's who possibly flood his basement!😱😂
Re: Stone-Cold Classic Broken Sword: The Shadow of the Templars' PS5 Remaster Releases in September
I well remember ringing the Playstation tips line toll number on Broken Sword & trying to get past that dastardly goat! 😅
Rented both hames on PS1 before buying them on PC CD ROM & eventually seeing them in high resolution mode! First game in particular with locations like Lochmarne Pub still my favourite!
Guessing they may include the Director's Cut extras which felt a bit sandwiched in compared to the originals classic opening...Paris in the Fall.
Re: Capcom Wants All of Its Legacy Fighting Games to Be Re-Released on PS5, PS4
They want all their legacy fighting games on PS4/PS5? Oh good,I look forward to them putting Alien vs Predator out on anything else but an overpriced arcade fighting stick!😋
Re: Bungie Accused of Overselling Itself to Sony, Promising Success It Couldn't Deliver
It's easy to pin this solely on Jim Ryan,(& not to suggest as SIE head he doesn't bear responsibility). But a critical part of that "entourage" is now co-SIE head Hermen Hulst either.
With stories like the recent ones about Sony looking for possible content or studio opportunities in China/India etc.,suggests Hiroshi Totoki (as previous interim SIE Head & still Sony Group 2IC) is keeping a close watch on the spreadsheets now. One only has to look at the brutal axe weilding of SIE studios & projects.
They might well still splash $$ on third party timed deals,but I doubt we'll see many multi billion studio buyouts vs smaller studios chasing that live service Gold.
Its unfortunate that to seemingly claw back those overspends its not only come at a cost regarding Bungie staff,but other Sony studios (eg those in the UK),copped the repercussions.
As always,the higher ups get quiet payouts & move on,or like Hulst promoted!
Re: Outstanding Academic Open World Bully Being Added to PS5, PS4 Sub GTA+
@danzoEX Yep. Always found it rather strange how PS3,nevermind PS4 never saw Academy Edition,Table Tennis or GTA IV Complete edition ports...but then again look how long it took for Red Dead Redemption/Undead Nightmare to get just a PS4 gen port!🙄
Much like tightwad Take-two will never do a proper GTA "Definitive edition" with full soundtracks etc., because they don't want to fork out on certain music licensing that increased from the PS2 era! Or GTA LCS/VCS etc.😕
Re: Tomba! Special Edition (PS5) - PS1 Oddity Remains a Fun, Fresh, and Unique Platformer
Although being an LRG release means ridiculous shipping fees to my neck of the woods precludes considering a physical copy,(mores the pity),will keep an eye out assuming they don't stuff up the digital release like they have in the past to select PSN regions & not others. (Only more recently addressed in some cases).
Re: Naughty Dog Allegedly Found Bungie's Feedback on Binned The Last of Us 2 Multiplayer Extremely Helpful
Whilst clearly there wasn't enough there for the kind of mega blockbuster GTA/COD beating live service game,(or without a heavily expanded ND to maintain it & still work on other projects),its surprising if no thought was given to retask some of it into a dlc expansion or similar to TLOU 2.
Re: Randy Pitchford Says Fans Will Be 'Very, Very Happy' with Next Borderlands Game
Given this is the same Randy that (in my former life), stood in front of a bunch of us games store managers showing off Colonial Marines trailers extolling how amazing it was!!...🙄 And then all the collectors editions i ended up getting cancelled as I couldn't flog them in good conscience without warning customers if I still wanted them as regular customers to preorder anything again! "Sure Jan!"😂 I'll wait!!
Re: The Humble Games Team Has Reportedly Been Laid Off
This brings to mind the demise of another Indie Publisher Versus Evil Games literally on Xmas eve last year by Tiny Build coincidentally after announcing a mega millions investment by Atari & allegedly missed transactional payments by them after buying out Versus Evil.
As others have said,the entire staff have been gutted,publishing operations outsourced to a third party,literally the only thing remaining is the name! 🙄 A true word salad response by Ziff Davis worthy of a Strauss Zelnick or Phil Spencer double Dutch reward!
Commiserations to those affected,including in dev games finding out they've been dumped onto a new group without any warning.😕
Re: We Find This PS5 Wishlist Issue Irrationally Irksome
Has there been anyone else find some crossbuy PS4/5 games occupy their wishlists even after adding both versions to their library thus needlessly taking up one of their woshlist allotment....annoying when you're limited to 99 maximum or whatever it is!🤔
Re: 'PlayStation's Blessed with Marketing Budgets We're Not Able to Enjoy,' Xbox Bigwig Bemoans
"They're blessed with marketing budgets we'd dream of!"....says the marketing division rep of a company whose parent is a multi trillion corporation that has spent billions buying up the biggest AAA Third party publishers!
I bet Playstation's acquisitions team had "Gamer" Phil Spencer's corporate credit card to splash the cash too!🙄😅
Re: PS Stars Finally Coming Back Online in North and South America
So much for a certain other site claiming it was back "globally"...so globally is only the U.S. now?!😅 Had logged out & in & wondering why it wasn't working!😔
At least Push Square got it right. Not hodig y breath Down Under but hopefully tied into the EU Store region return.🤞🙏
Re: Frank West Voice Actor Won't Be Returning for Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster
Not the first or last time one has to only look at the likes of Metal Gear & Bayonetta in the last few years,or as others have said already Resident Evil. Anyway,a diplomatic response...whereas look at say select past GTA voice actors that though their chances of an appearance again were unlikely, they well & truly burnt bridges when they were quite vocal on complaining about video game payments vs other mediums!
Re: Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse Remastered Tells a Tale on PS4 This August
@dskatter Yep,it's a shame considering Double Fine did remasters of Day of the Tentacle (& Maniac Mansion technically hidden away!),& Full Throttle but no such luck for Sam & Max Hit the Road,or Indiana Jones & the Last Crusade or Fate of Atlantis.
Likewise there was the Secret of Monkey Island 1 & 2 remasters done by Disney back in the PS3/360 era & GOG/Steam, that'd be welcome too! Oh & the much forgotten Curse of Monkey Island!
The Telltale adaptations were alright,but not quite as the golden era Lucasfilm games were.
Re: Sunset Overdrive PS5 Port Not Happening, Insomniac's Too 'Busy'
Did play a little bit of it back in the day & the respawns were amusing. But if I had a wishlist of ports,it'd be the mainstream PS2 & PS3 Ratchet & Clank games,& the Resistance series.
Still surprises me that Sony bought Bluepoint who produced some great remasters & reboots but instead they're working on a "original IP"! Though time will tell what that is.🤔
Re: PS5, PS4's New PS2 Emulator Fails to Pass Tech Test
There's been some comments (& not that I don't agree with the sentiment),about why they don't hire modders that are involved with PCX2 & others to write the emulators?
One of the co-founders of Implicit Conversions that have been tasked with the PSP/PS1/PS2 emulation efforts,Jake Stine apparently was involved with PCSX2 in the past. So there literally is a modder of experience involved.
I agree its annoying when the OG company that made the consoles should have the documentation of its old hardware but to what extent we don't know. The PS1-PS3 engineers like Ken Katuragi have long retired from their roles. Matk Cerny as a developer no doubts knew how to get the best out of the older gens having helped make some of their top games. But as lead on PS4,PS5 & possibly PS6 he's busy with next gen work & its never a clear cut thing.🤔
Though we're not going to see Implicit bag their employers or imply they only funded a cheap emulation effort,it would be interesting if Push Square did an interview (or DF),& discuss the challenges of official emulation design.
Sony have always used a mix of hardware or at times software efforts BITD. Eg: PS1 emulation on ps3 & PSP were pretty good from memory. But is this PS2 effort based off the so-so emulation that was used on the original PS2 Classics on PS4?
Re: GTA 6 Fans Nervous As GTA Online Locks Crucial Quality of Life Feature Behind GTA+ Sub on PS5, PS4
Ever since I learned in GTA V PS3 version how earning decent $$ to afford additional properties etc was tied into buying & selling on the stock market & then there were online & offline versions i knew the GTA games as I fondly enjoyed were being stripped away....by how much with GTA Online I could've never guessed until when I used to work was swarmed with digital shark card purchases!
I miss old Rockstar,its wearing a suit & tie & laughs along with Strauss Zelnick's jokes in board room meetings!🙄😔
Re: Beyond Good & Evil 20th Anniversary Edition (PS5) - Cult Classic's Remaster Nearly Picture Perfect
Still a bit of a concern on if the camera is a bit wonky as I got too far into one of the maze like sections with guards last lime on PS3 & lost & stuck it'd need a restart....there's an intriguing story underneath. Oh well,will keep an eye out for a discount later.
Still bums me out the ideas for a single player focused sequel back in the ps3 era got abandoned by Ubisoft/Ancel in favour of the MMO online live service pipedream monstrosity with swearing gorillas...what a waste of an IP!😑
Re: Legendary Zombie Game Dead Rising Gets a Second Remaster, Out in 2024
Seen Dead Rising 1 & 2 ps4 ports on sale on the odd occasion but never quite took the plunge despite enjoying the little bit I tried on 360 once. The time limit is a central part of the game, but can see myself getting distracted with side quests!🤔 Well,that or replaying it i think to do things you missed first time?
Re: Rumour: Sony's Still Working on PS3 Emulation for PS5
In theory,it would be a wonderful thing. However even with the recent RPCS3 update you still need some reasonable CPU horsepower to throw at emulation.
I find it a pity that for all the $$ thrown at buying Nixxes,mobile dev studios,Bungie,alongside the smaller purchases of Insomniac,Bluepoint etc., some of that wasn't assigned to a porting studio or two.
For example we don't know what Bluepoint is working on other than "original IP"...but would've loved to have seen stuff like Rain,LBP 1 & 2, PS3 era Ratchet & Clank,Motorstorm series,Resistance series & others in the Sony catalogue get even a more basic port. A mid range price to compensate for just unscaled old gfx,not everything needs a high end remake. Good way to test the waters for some on a sequel/reboot too!
As it is,still PS1 stuff,nevermind 3rd party ps2 stuff that'd be ideal for porting out there if they could convince publishers....Maximo please Capcom?
Re: Embracer Claims Newly Adopted AI Policy Will 'Massively Enhance Game Development'
Clearly Embracer saw the Nvidia CEO's "the more you spend,the more you save!",speech...& believed it! 😂 Grabs a bag of crisps & comfy chair awaiting who they'll blame when their next A.I. driven reboot flops!
Re: Bubsy Is Back in the Purrfect Collection on PS5
I'll admit to occasionally playing a bit of Bubsy on the department store demo Megadrive BITD, (Can only imagine whoever did it cackling in delight taking out lethal enforces or Mortal Kombat & replacing it)!😂
Felt uninspired in a glut of similar platformers but a little surprised it got its reputation when I'd seen some worse ones out there! McDonald's Land for example!
That said, the only way they could polish Bubsy 3 is with a belt sander & grind it to oblivion!😱😂
Much like say Earthworm Jim,anything beyond the 2d 16bit era games feels like a waste of disc space...those CD-R's aren't as easy to find as they used to be after all!😋
Re: Ace Attorney Investigations Collection Brings Miles Edgeworth Spin-Offs to PS4
Well this is something I didn't have on my bingo card for 2024!🤯 Owned the OG Miles Edgeworth game which I thought was alright if filler between waiting for more of the mainstream Ace Attorney series....heard the sequel was pretty good but felt as mythical as the Sherlock Holmes themed one!
To now have most of the older gen releases on PS4 (& even resorting to picking up the odd entry on Steam if they get a decent discount),is a joy even if i can't yell Ojection like i did on DS or bang the stylus like the judge does his gavel!😅
Wonder if this will pave the way for the 3ds games to get a port & complete the set?!🤔🤞
Also,given Capcom have only ever done PS4 ports please Mr Corny make sure to slip in PS4 backwards compatibility on PS6,cos I'd hate having to re-buy PS5 native ports by the time that happens!