RudeAnimat0r

Actually most excited about Jackbox.

The answer to this is very simple: Microsoft spent $70b on Activision, plus there's no way Starfield has turned a profit. If subscriptions don't continue to grow they need a lot more revenue, and forcing people to either upgrade to Ultimate or actually buy the games is certainly a way to go.

The problem with this model is some people might play CoD all year long until the next one. Paying for a subscription. That now costs $240/year at the monthly fee is significantly more than just buying CoD every year a la carte.

Interested in Pathfinder, but don't think I have time for it. A decent list, but otherwise nothing else I'd likely play.

@Ravix First, I don't think Sega has the budget for that. The series is still fairly niche. Plus they are trying to annualize it, which means we should expect less radical alterations to the design going forward.

I guess I'm curious what you'd like to see them do to the city? Yes it's gamey, but like the whole series is insanely gamey. I'd argue that's part of the appeal. I'd love the game to have better writing and better animation, I think that would go a long way, but again I don't see that happening given the series's reach.

Definitely a spin off game again. Dead Souls 2 anyone?

No way are they changing from turn-based after only 2 games AND Infinite Wealth being the fastest selling game in the series globally.

I also saw some comments about making Like a Dragon true open world and I am not about that at all. You make a game that scale you need faster traversal methods, ie. cars, etc. You put your protagonist in a car and you're separating them from the city they live in. It's just a different game. Like a Dragon would need a drastic rethink structurally to be an open world game.

Only 2 new games I've played on PS5 this year are Infinite Wealth and PoP: The Lost Crown. Probably lean PoP, I just think it was an excellent Metroidvania with a few smart additions.

Sounds like it's about time for this to be a Plus game. I'd give it a shot.

I think the game looks decent but I don't have any friends playing, so my interest is minimal without the social aspect.

I always figured it would be both of these things, which I actually think can work well with CT's DNA. I don't think Crazy Taxi can work as it's old arcade game anymore, but lots of events that have the length of an arcade session is a perfect fit for updating it, and throw in other drivers, it's a great concept.

Now, let's see how it is executed...

Decent games, but nothing I'm interested in.

Can we be sleeping on something that the publisher hasn't really effectively marketed?

I've always thought this game looked interesting, but they've done a terrible job communicating what it even is. I had no idea it has strategy elements until this round of previews. Capcom has just sort dropped little trailers alongside other large announcements, like they assumed it would be a failure.

I never finished Elden Ring, but I intended on it. It just got a bit too big for me. I was doing everything I found and just burned out. I intended in resuming but never did.

I think about reinstalling it, but I don't have the HD space.

The PC Gamer preview didn't hold anything back. I'm no fan of the series so I don't have much of an opinion, but I do think it's interesting how far the pendulum swings with this series with each subsequent release.

I've played a decent amount of Origins and Inquisition and didn't particularly like either.

Some decent games but nothing I'm interested in.

I'm pretty curious about this, even though I shouldn't be - I'm in my periodic open world fatigue place currently. But I suspect I'll check the reviews out and if it's solid maybe I'll try and score a Black Friday copy.

The other thing is, it comes out pretty close to Astro Bot, so...

Hate the art style, but big turn-based RPG makes it interesting enough.

Feel bad for DA fans, but it makes me more interested. I found the combat in Inquisition really boring and hated Origins' combat.

Reading the comments, everyone is so cynical about it going physical now. It sucks that it wasn't physical at launch, but Remedy was up front about not wanting to use more resources to make discs. They even said they were passing the savings onto players by charging $60 when it could easily have been a $70 game these days.

All the reports say the game still hasn't been profitable, but it makes sense for them now to invest in making a physical version. If spending a little more can help them move the needle into the black, coupled with the renewed interest of the DLC, it's a good risk for them to take.

I know businesses exist to make money, Remedy not excluded. I just feel like players thinking this was some elaborate ruse or tricking players is a bit ridiculous. Again, it's a bummer they didn't launch on disc - I would have bought one myself - but this doesn't feel all that calculated to me.

I'm happy this is finally happening but also bummed as an early adopter. Love this game and would love a an actual copy to sit on my shelf, but not dropping $80 to buy a bunch of stuff I've already paid for, including the base game, expansion pass AND AW Remastered

Still, hopefully holdouts take the plunge and this helps the game turn a profit. Because honestly, the most important thing to me is that Remedy gets to stay independent and weird.

I think this is totally an expectations thing. Keighley went out of his way to set expectations, so if people stayed up late or were disappointed, it's on them.

He's also known for showing indie stuff and from newer developers, and he succeeded at that - we can certainly debate the quality of those new devs.

I did not personally see a lot of stuff that interested me, but frankly I never expected to. I got my SF6 season 2 (which is a major bummer IMO) and AW2 DLC (time to get my Sam Lake tattoo), and I found out about a few other things that looked neat. Did I need to watch a 2 hour show to do that? Eh, not really, but whatever, I'm too old to get all that salty about it.

Pretty bummed about this. Nothing against SNK or Fatal Fury, but I don't want guests in SF, especially when there's dozens of existing characters fans want to see return.

I'm not really excited about a single character in season 2, and that's a shame. I'd rather just play as Terry in Garou 2 next year.

There will likely be some stuff I'm looking forward to, like Remedy teased Alan Wake 2 DLC. But I'm not expecting anything too crazy.

The wording in the PS App makes it sound like you'll get the 30% off for upgrading when your current subscription ends, but the price they say you'll pay is the normal full price. I was considering upgrading to Premium, not be because I want it, but because with the discount it's less than regular price Extra. But apparently I just get 30% the rest of my existing sub? So I save 30% of $6 lol

What a bummer this is. I like Extra, and I think it's worth the price, but it's really a shame they don't give loyal subs anything. Even if they did like 15% off for people who want to stay put and 30% for new and upgrades.

Streets of Rage 4 is a GOAT to me, buy I've played it death and got the Platinum. Not remotely interested in the other two.

Streets of Rage 4 is a GOAT for me. If anyone has a passing interest in beat 'em ups it's a must play.

Otherwise, I'm interested in Dredge and that's it.

Isn't medieval Doom just Hexen?

I love Devolver and their shenanigans. If nothing else, it seems like they are have more fun than any other publisher.

Hopefully we get a Plucky Squire release date.

I mean I think studios have to move away from chasing the flashiest assets. However, continuing to improve emotional storytelling (great writing, animation) and personalizing experiences (programming multiple results to an interaction, or employing AI) likely aren't cheap either.

But he talks about reusing assets, so I think Sony is acknowledging games are taking too long to make and costing too much as a result.

I'll have to wrap up my playthrough of The Wild at Heart. Charming little game.

Red Dead is a nice get well after release, but I already have it - though I still havent gotten to it. I might give the Cat Quest games a go, otherwise nothing I'm tempted to try.

The bill on nearly $80b in acquisitions is coming due

In all seriousness, I'd like to see Starfield on PlayStation and basically all future projects from their acquired studios, like Double Fine, inXile, Obsidian, etc. Basically everyone except Activision.

Why would I worry about this?

I'm playing this currently and love it, despite its flaws. I think the idea of deck building and cards does not have "mass appeal", I'll be honest I didn't follow the trailers and such after I heard it was that. But beyond that, I just don't think this is a game that was easy to explain or market, nor was basing a game around a Marvel B-team a great idea. I like Marvel, generally, but had no idea what a Midnight Sun was.

It's a bummer it flopped. I think there's a really solid core. It's been a fun ride.

I'd love a new Sly game, but Thieves in Time was a really average, and thus disappointing, entry. If Sly comes back it needs a rethink.

I mean most of the spin offs have been good to great, so I don't necessarily have an issue with this. I'd just like to see mainline entries a little more frequently. Persona 5 is so old it was a PS3/4 cross gen game.

As a casual Assassin's Creed fan I already feel like there are too many titles, so this doesn't do much for me. I've played 1, 2 and Odyssey. One of these games evert several years is more than enough for me.

I'm a little interested in Red, but with GoT and RotR around a feudal Japan open world game is no longer the novelty everyone wanted 10-15 years ago.

I beat Persona 2 back in the day, so I'm not especially concerned. I also prefer combat that requires a little consideration, rather than just mashing on the next action to get it over faster.

Losing Tango and Arkane Austin is a major bummer. This is just another sign that major publishers see no market for these sub-AAAA titles. Redfall had to have done Arkane in, and I'd say it never felt like Ghostwire found an audience - plus it was included in both Game Pass and Plus.

Everyone is tightening their belts and doubling down on only the biggest franchises. It's sad.

I'm glad they acquiesced as quickly as they did. If they hadn't they would have done serious damage toward their PC business going forward.

The only question now is what they do going forward. Sucker Punch already daid GoT will require PSN to play Legends. That needs to be active at launch if Sony actually wants to make that happen.

I'm skeptical of Tomb Raider working in a true open world, and frankly, the open areas in Shadow kind of ruined that game for me. I got so overwhelmed with the side quests and villages that I just gave up.

I loved Reboot and Rise, so Crystal Dynamics has the chops. I'm curious how it'll turn out.

Sony really toasted this game and community. I get it, in an entirely cold, detached sort of capitalism prevails kind of way, but this is just the worst possible way to have handled this situation.

The player's reactions are both justified and completely predictable. The idea that most players were actually aware they would need a PSN account is laughable. It's like assuming players read the EULAs when you install a new game - I literally have no idea what I am agreeing to.

And people saying players need to grow up and take the 5 minutes, this is like if you bought a PS5 game and then needed a Ubisoft account to play something. Would I do it? Probably, but I'll moan about it the whole time.

I don't actually think it's a bad selection, I'm just not personally interested. Tunic is awesome, but I bought that at launch. I never finished the original Ghostrunner, and the sequel definitely got worse reviews. And Destiny and FC aren't for me.

I don't think it's made up for the lack of first party games. You can have as many exclusive third party games as you want, but they're not Naughty Dog, Sucker Punch, etc. games. And I'm not saying those third party games can't be great, it's just wanting some output from certain studios many of us love.

I think this is really unfortunate for the devs and the game. Helldivers has easily been the feel good gaming story of the year and this reaction is entirely predictable. Sony really dropped the ball here and this snafu will likely have major consequences for their live service business on PC going forward.

I'm looking forward to playing this still, just waiting for a steep discount. I really liked Remake.

This socks, Roll7 is a great little studio. Rollerdrome and OlliOlli World were both excellent games. I have them both installed on my PS5 still, although I'll admit I didn't pay for either since they were on Plus.

Tunic is excellent. Hopefully everyone gives it a shot.

I can't imagine with all of the CRPG studios under Microsoft's umbrella now that we won't see some non-Bethesda Fallout games in the future. Elder Scrolls, I'm not so sure, since that is their baby.

Not sure why everyone is so miffed by them teasing the announcement yesterday. If you really thought they were going to announce a new game, well, that's on you.

I'm kind of interested in the artbook. I might have been interested in the comic, but it sounds like it's just the story of the game? I also really loathe animated trailers for comics. It's impossible to see what the actual book will look like and it's just not reflective of what you're buying.

Could also be an art book. Dark Horse is heavy on vg art books, and the quality is pretty great. I'd be interested in seeing Returnal concept art.