Rodimusprime1313

Their are two issues. Sony doesn't want to lose money selling the ps5 so they will keep it as high as possible as long as possible. I think that despite the ps5 claiming the top spot the new console sales are stagnant. The other issue is Sony keeping expecting to sell more consoles even if they don't produce many new games. It seems Sony wants to focus on live service games, which can be hit or miss. For every COD, Destiny 2 and Fornite their are 10-20 Babylon Fall. Godfall was a disaster on the Playstation but it has seemed to do well on the Xbox.

This is what I personally find so frustrating about ps+ is that they insist on sending a email for the ps+ rentals(that is exactly what they are). Small tip for anyone checking out the games in the classic catalog, buy them rather then claim them with premium. Sony just added ps4 versions of classic Star Wars games and they can be bought for $7-$13 CND. You will be forced to go through the dialogue which tries to get you to just claim them with premium, but just say no and outright buy the games.

@PuppetMaster I doubt MS is going to lie in court filings without some even weak proof. I would say their is enough hearsay to say that there are reasons why FF7 will not appear on the Xbox. From playing FF7 remake on the ps4 I don't see anything that could've been done on the X1, even the VCR model.

@PuppetMaster Never read or knew their was a Washington Post article. When SE announced FF7 Sony claimed at exclusive to Playstation, SE immediately said it was a timed exclusive. In court filings with the FTC MS stated on the record that FF7 was permanently on Playstation and couldn't get a Xbox version. Sony also said that FF7 remake after it was released would only be on the Playstation. After the release of FF7 rebirth, Sony also claimed it secured permanent right to a Playstation only release. And you are right that it was marked as a timed exclusive and 3 years later no Xbox version. I thought it would get released for the series Xbox but still no release. It a big mystery why.

@PuppetMaster I don't have any "proof" about FF7, exactly. SE said FF7 exclusive for 1 year, Sony immediately said it's permanently permanently exclusive to the Playstation. MS in their court filing said FF7 cannot get released on the Xbox. With the second FF7 game released Sony said " It permanently exclusive to Playstation" I don't know any of the story behind it, but I do think Sony would continue doing this as much as they could. I am just speculating but I am guessing Sony wanted to do permanent exclusive deals like they did with SE, so that prompted MS to outright buy Bethesda.

@PuppetMaster Both Sony and MS did exclusive deal before Jim Ryan took over. Jim Ryan when out of the way to get a permanent exclusive deal with SE to only put FF 7 remake only on the Playstation. Their was some other game that is permanently exclusive to Playstation, don't remember the name. They also got a limited exclusive for Ghostwire and Deathloop. Likely if MS didn't purchase Bethesda Sony would of tried to get the games permanently exclusive to the Playstation. Almost nobody knows how Sony got the permanent exclusives, my best guess is they bought the rights to the game, as a licence holder.

@PuppetMaster True, but the SE games later got a ps4 release, except Infinite Undiscovery which is still exclusive to the x360 and x1 w/bc. The Ninja games were exclusive to the x360 but got a ps4/x1 remaster. Tales of V and Sonota both had a later ps3 release and Tales of V got a ps4/x1 remaster. Mass Effect released first on the x360 and later got a ps3 version. So even with the deals MS made to get the games on the Xbox they later appeared on the Playstation.

Everyone knew that Bungie had limited potential with Destiny 2. What Bungie likely sold Sony on was their expertise and experience running Destiny 2. Likely someone made the bad decision to go ahead with buying Bungie at a very inflated price. Unfortunately I doubt this has been the only mistake since they were acquiring various game studios who hadn't published a single game.

Let me think about it. Spend way more time trying to find one particular thing or location to complete a quest or simply follow the yellow paint which will show you the exact way to go. If anyone has played games without the yellow paint you will quickly realize how useful it is.

Hear was the problem with Sony buying Bungie. Bungie has basically 1 game which is close to a decade old and all they are doing is releasing paid seasons. Destiny 2 is "successful" but many of the endless changes were any power builds are quickly nerfed and most seasonal bonuses often become irrelevant after the end of the season.

I figure the only reason that the ps3/vita store is still available is that Sony was able roll back the software to close to the original version. The ps3/vita store seems to have some sort of DRM which allows for secure payment. The other reason is that the ps3 digital games are used as content for the ps+ premium and for training to create backwards compatibility with ps3 games on the ps5. All this is speculation but who knows?

I would why so many indie games often end up on game pass, because in addition to money up front they get lots of exposure. And the other issue might be is that the original x360 version is backwards compatible so there is no reason to get a new version. Not the same for the ps4/ps5.

Most previous consoles only got any discounts a few years after they launched. The ps3 launched for ~$600-$800 and only after several years did they drop to $300. And the X360 launched at $500 - $400. Several years later x360 was selling at $300 - $400. The VCR X1 launched at $500, only to drop to $400 after dropping Kinect were as the ps4 launched at $400. Incredibly the X1X launched at ~$750 but it was below cost and was discontinued after about a year. Just some background.

My take is that VR2 is becoming Kinect 2.0 and the sales of ps5 has stagnated.

The price is definitely right. Now the big choice is to get it for my ps4 or my series xbox.

Sony is all in on the Playstation since it's their main source of revenue. When Sony originally introduced the Playstation they made all kinds of other electronic, now outside of a few DVD and blu-ray players I can't think of anything else.

The ps5 is a powerful console and what does Sony focus on. Until just recently they focused on selling the vr2 add on to play vr2 games which sold for a grand which is more than a ps5. The other focus has been live service / multiplayer games which are not really my thing.

I think Sony has sold too many Playstation 5 that everyone who wants one already has one. And with being at the top the challenge is to stay there.

It seems that BG 3 has been very influential.

Almost made it to level 4. 45 more rare and above trophies and I will be level 4.

The ps+ is just bad, there are occasional a handful of good games but they all take time to finish so you are often better off just buying what you like. On the other hand Game Pass seems to focus primarily on indie games, yes there are good ones, but there is so much junk as well.

It seems that ebay uses AI automation to decide what gets taken down, at least that is what it seems.

I still think Lego 2k racing has everyone beat. Lego 2k is a single player game that is loaded down with micro transactions. Almost every "extra vehicle" costs a huge amounts of money and you get almost nothing by finishing the in game racing.

I suspect whoever bought the dev kit knew exactly what they were buying and also knew how to overcome any problems that they might encounter.

I just hope I still have the same points that I had before and they didn't just suddenly jump the points needed for a psn card. It was 1250 points for a $5 psn card. I believe I had around ~1400 points.

To be the core series ended with Odyssey and other titles are just side stories rather then part of the main story. Ubisoft is going to keep releasing AC game after AC game since they sell.

I believe the problem is due to the fact that Sony locks the resolution on all there consoles to improve the visual fidelity. This means the games look great on the current consoles but they don't looks nearly as good on newer consoles. And an additional factor is that ps1 and ps2 are using standard definition and ps3 is were the Playstation moves to HD (sort of), with the ps4 having full HD.

My attitude about the ps2/ps3 emulator is that it's too little too late. For both the ps2 and ps3 they are reasonable powerful consoles but Sony locks the resolution on both consoles which makes it near impossible to upscale the graphics. From what I've seen Sony might add a few minor games, usually games from Sony or games that already have a HD version. It like out of roughly a library of 400 they release 3 games, which is nothing.

I will admit some games are hard then you might expect. Found with Cuphead I couldn't get pass the second boss and just quit the game. The two Middle Earth games shadows of war and shadows over mordor are just brutal and I gave up after get killed over and over by unwindable fights.

First the price was way too high, even hard core Playstation gamers were not interested. MS quickly realized Kinect 2.0 was a failure and changed direction and moved on. I would mind getting the older VR for the ps4, if I can get a working one at a good price.

@Frmknst Me. I know they are all exactly alike but they are simple relaxing games to play. They usually go on sale cheap as well.

All wrong. Previous Batman games have be single player games with an excellent story and plenty to do. WB decided to go full in on live service and big surprise it's not popular.

I didn't understand the point of advertising that the ps5 was capable of 8k when 99% only have 4k TV's at best. Seems that it was just hype not fact.

@andrewsqual I have watched previous State of Plays and for both first and third party titles over half of the shows show off various VR2 games for the ps5. Numerous shows have had half the focus on VR2 games time and again.

I'm personally sticking with my ps3/ps4 for the immediate future with no plans to upgrade to the ps5 or ps6 anytime in the future. Then again I didn't plan to get a ps4 but I did anyways. I think the problem with Playstation is the focus on VR2 which nobody wants or has any interest in.

I like getting Tunic last month and I'm happy that Hellsinger was added to extra so I can complete both these games again.

If Sony believes that I have some swamp land to sell them. Most PC gamers believe PC gaming is superior to consoles in every conceivable way. Even if you give them a console which is superior to a PC they still won't be convinced.

Gamestop formerly known as EB Games formerly known as Electronic Boutique has largely become ToyStop, given the amount of Toy and game merchandise they sell. Seriously what is the point of going all the way to Gamestop for a digital code when you can get the exact same thing online via your console and most digital content will go on sale unlike physical copies or digital codes( which never go on sale) I will almost always go for the cheapest option when getting games digital or physical since there are always games that don't drop in price or go on sale.

Nothing of any interest to me. Once my subscription runs out I don't plan to renew it since I've played every on the ps+ I wanted to. I figure it cheaper to just buy the games when the go on sale the bother to subscribe to ps+.

It sounds great but, I doubt there will be any new digital games available that have not been available on the ps3. And most classics ps1/ps2 games have been remastered for HD consoles so I do question the value of what is likely to be a limited selection of ps2 games. If a wide selection of ps2 titles were available including titles that are not available digitally or a remastered version then I would be very interested in the ps2 classics. What I personally want to see on the ps+ premium tier are the ps1/2 Tales of games along with the Xenosega trilogy.

I don't hear any real plans just lots of buzz words that don't mean anything. Game developers in general need to spend way more time writing the story before they even start doing any programming. I know lots of people who have Playstation consoles but I don't know anyone who actually has the VR or VR2. The VR2 with a Horizon bundle sells for $800 for just the VR 2 and the Horizon game.

Sony has the same problem with the ps5/ps4 as it has with the ps3/ps2. The ps2 was very successful there was little reason for lots of people to upgrade to the ps3. The same is true for the ps4, there is so much on the ps4 and not very much on the ps5 there is little reason to upgrade when the ps5 sell for around $600. I have not seen one must play ps5 exclusive game that I want to play. Even then there has to be a collection of games otherwise it not worth buying a ps5.

Too me it's too little too late. I had high hopes for the emulated older games but they only games were classics Sony titles and almost no third party games. I suspect the ps2 emulator will be the same.

To me critic reviews often mean anything since they tend to be very biased not very objective. I never understood why "professional critics" couldn't understand how to complete the cuphead tutorial which required you to shoot down to jump up. Hades was original and had lots of challenges to complete. I never buy a game without seeing actual gameplay first. Even games that get terrible critic reviews can be fun.

The ps4 had a amazing amount of games lots only available on the ps4 or just the ps4 and switch. Unfortunately for the ps5 Sony seems to focus on remastering older titles rather then producing anything new. The thing about 3rd party titles is they are not guaranteed to remain exclusive unless Sony is going to pay an arm and a leg. Final Fantasy XIV finally got a Xbox release and despite minor problems it's likely to help MS get future titles. Nintendo is releasing more games for the switch then Sony is releasing for the ps5.

Unfortunately SE keeps making the same mistakes over and over. What SE should realize is big budget titles don't always guarantee success and that smaller cheaper titles are sometimes the way to go. SE has a huge back catalogue of titles it could use or revamped for newer consoles and they don't all have to cost multi millions. Lots of titles could be released which could be reasonable cheap and they could easily make money on these titles. But unfortunately SE has gone the route of games that have flashy graphics yet the story is just not there, or just a afterthought. I believe FFXV is were SE stopped making games that had great stories, in my opinion.

I might be wrong but I believe this is largely a Playstation issue due to the ps4 and ps5. Unlike the Xbox which has smart delivery which allows X1 versions to be upgraded to Series Xbox versions while you keep the X1 version. The Playstation registers a ps4 and ps5 versions as two separate versions even for the same game. I believe that any ps4 version that is upgraded to the ps5 version overwrites the ps4 version and after upgrading you only have the ps5 version. There is also all kinds of issues related to ps+ versions of games as well. Once you claim any ps+ version of any game the playstation app will not allow you to purchase the same game because you "own it", even if it's just claimed for free with ps+. The only way to purchase any game claimed with ps+ is to either purchase the game on your console or to insert the physical copy which converts the ps+ to either a digital or physical version. Then of course there is game and content you can't claim or purchase due to owning another version. Personally I found from claiming the FF7 remake demo on the ps app it won't let me purchase the full game because I already own different version of FF7 remake.

Slightly interesting but I don't know why it's so hard to at least try for ps1 level graphics. Tunic uses fairly simple graphics but it looks nice. All I want to see is the graphics to look polished, not something that is hard to look at.

@AFCC So True. What even better deal is to simply buy the games in the premium tier when they go on sale, so long as they have a ps4 version.

The biggest issue I have with ps + is that there are more games leaving extra than actually join extra. The only games being added are classic titles which end up in the premium tier. Since the beginning of 2024 PS extra is loosing more titles than it's adding.