This seems to fit with Falcom's normal pattern, they building the game in Japanese for a single platform. When it gets as publisher at a later date, they will probably port it to other platforms and localise it to other languages.
@nessisonett What matters for a commercial project isn’t the size of the company it’s the amount of revenue that project could generate. For more niche projects like this. That budget can certainly be smaller than the amount of time and enthusiastic ammeter can commit. Hence amateurs can do better work that would not be commercially viable.
I think I’m close to the end of my female protagonist play through of persona 3 portable. So I’ll probably finish that this weekend. If there’s time I might also play some Resident Evil 4 remake.
@Triumph741 Most games are developed primarily on PC. There’s a difference between an an unoptimised build that only been run on the developers own hardware and a finished game that will run well on any modern computer.
@LifeGirl Freedom means being allowed to do what you want. It’s not surprising that free societies are more inclined to allow activities that have external costs.
I’m pretty sure you can’t circumvent copyright by putting the in front of the name of the thing you’re stealing. I doubt this is going to pass certification.
@MikeOrator It works across all the hookshot media sites. So Pure Xbox and Nintendo Life as well. I haven’t tried anywhere else so I can’t comment beyond that.
It’s more likely that it’s so far away. That they haven’t committed to bring it to the current generation of Xbox. Than that they are considering bringing it to PlayStation.
If you take the approach of just buying something you’re actually going to wear you’ll be fine. You don’t expect to walk into a clothes shop and get one of everything. You don’t expect to get every skin in Destiny 2. Both are ruinously expensive.
Nine years is a long time, but we don’t know how actively Persona 6 is in development. Metaphor: ReFantazio is the announce new game, which makes me question how inevitable any of Atlus actions are.
I will certainly play Persona 6 if and when it comes out.
The Callisto Protocol and Weird West or to game I want to play but certainly won’t have time for in 2023. Will add to my library and they can motivate me to stay subscribed when the time comes.
English voices certainly add to the experience of games that they’re in. But I would hope that games would ship without rather than delaying.
People deserve to be paid fairly, but fair for a video game that is a game. It’s different from a live action film where essentially the product is the work of the actors.
I hope it can be resolved quickly, but compromise is certainly required on both sides.
I bought it on PS5 and will play it at my own pace. Without the distraction of a bunch of games. That I might want to play at some point. But I don’t want to get to now. Leaving a subscription service whilst I’m playing it.
If you end up getting sectioned under the mental health act in the UK. You’re in a far worse position than if you’re convicted of a crime.
If you’re convicted of a crime, you get a fixed sentence. If you’re sectioned under the mental health act, the doctors can do whatever they want to you until they decide you’re better.
Historically our doctors have been reluctant to decide anyone is better ever.
@Grimwood We had a pandemic (new disease, burning through the population) that’s over, the coronavirus is now endemic (still around and killing people, but not disruptive anymore).
The situation has changed there now 4 endemic coronaviruses in the world rather than 3. Ultimately it doesn’t have any significant impact on our lives anymore. Even if the virus itself hasn’t changed.
@XenonKnight Low-budget spinoffs in a different style have been around since long before game pass. They are a good match for game pass though. This is still likely to be fun so is worth watching regardless.
@JustPlainLoco You need to wait a few months for them to do another run for the price to come down. This is Square Enix so history suggests they will overproduce the physical version of the game eventually.
Ultimately, Microsoft buy activation won’t make it for largest gaming company or platform holder in the UK. Therefore, this deal will not lessen competition between platform holders.
Microsoft statements about what they will do are irrelevant because regulators always assume you will do the most anti-competitive thing you can unless stopped.
I don’t think they should do it. Dividing the attention of developers makes game production slower.
I would get one for the best experience like I did with the PlayStation 4 pro but I’d rather just stick with my PS5.
As for timing, if we assume the PlayStation six is in 2028. Then 2024 is the halfway point. The PlayStation four pro released in the first half of the PlayStation fours live. If it comes out in 2025 or later, it’s too late.
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Re: Incredible Looking Trails in the Sky Remake Is Real, But PS5, PS4 Players Will Have to Wait
This seems to fit with Falcom's normal pattern, they building the game in Japanese for a single platform. When it gets as publisher at a later date, they will probably port it to other platforms and localise it to other languages.
Re: Online RPG Blue Protocol Shutting Down, Western Release Cancelled
Sad to see a game I was planning to check out not come out.
Re: Preview: Persona 3 Reload's Episode Aigis Remake Will Still Divide Opinion
@ShogunRok I played Persona 3 Portable late last year. Can I play episode Aigis without playing the main campaign?
Re: Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus PS4 Reportedly 'Runs Almost 10% Faster Than It Should'
@nessisonett What matters for a commercial project isn’t the size of the company it’s the amount of revenue that project could generate. For more niche projects like this. That budget can certainly be smaller than the amount of time and enthusiastic ammeter can commit. Hence amateurs can do better work that would not be commercially viable.
Re: Capcom Hits Record High Profits for Seventh Year in a Row
@Bentleyma Is Gamepads A typo or an insult. I guess it does pad you out with many games.
Re: That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime Is Coming to PS5, PS4 as an Action RPG
Great source material, but it does look very switch.
Re: Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth's Rage-Inducing Retry Wording Has Been Quietly Re-Worked
Glad I always just selected the top option rather than trying to carefully read over the wording.
Re: Rumour: PS5 Pro's 'Enhanced' Label Covers Resolution, Frame Rate, Ray Tracing Upgrades
@Czar_Khastik
1. Game on PS5 - 30fps
2. Game on PS5 Pro - 33fps
It’s 10%
Re: Persona 3 Reload: Episode Aigis Will Be Locked Behind Expansion Pass
What are the odds it discounted before the answer is released.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 509
I think I’m close to the end of my female protagonist play through of persona 3 portable. So I’ll probably finish that this weekend. If there’s time I might also play some Resident Evil 4 remake.
Re: Surprise! PS5 Exclusive Stellar Blade Has Been Delayed to 2024
At this point it’s safe to assume that anything with a 2023 Window that hasn’t been released yet has been delayed till 2024.
Re: Insomniac Breaks Silence on 'Distressing' Data Breach, Marvel's Wolverine PS5 to Continue as Planned
@Triumph741 Most games are developed primarily on PC. There’s a difference between an an unoptimised build that only been run on the developers own hardware and a finished game that will run well on any modern computer.
Re: New Chinese Rules Could Change Some of PS5, PS4's Biggest Games
@LifeGirl Freedom means being allowed to do what you want. It’s not surprising that free societies are more inclined to allow activities that have external costs.
Re: PS5, PS4 Suika Game Knock-Off Causing a Stir on the PS Store
I’m pretty sure you can’t circumvent copyright by putting the in front of the name of the thing you’re stealing. I doubt this is going to pass certification.
Re: Beware! Marvel's Wolverine PS5 Assets Are Beginning to Appear Online
@MikeOrator It works across all the hookshot media sites. So Pure Xbox and Nintendo Life as well. I haven’t tried anywhere else so I can’t comment beyond that.
Re: Beware! Marvel's Wolverine PS5 Assets Are Beginning to Appear Online
@UltimateOtaku91 put [ spoiler ] [ /spoiler ] around the text without the spaces between the words and the bracket like this
Re: Disney Says There's 'Still a Lot of Demand' for Knights of the Old Republic Remake
Disney would be happy to take their cut if it’s done. But are unlikely to make the investment and take the risk.
Re: Could Marvel's Blade Come to PS5? Bethesda Declines to Comment
It’s more likely that it’s so far away. That they haven’t committed to bring it to the current generation of Xbox. Than that they are considering bringing it to PlayStation.
Re: Players Point Out Destiny 2's New Crossover Cosmetics Probably Cost More Than The Witcher 3 and All Its DLC
If you take the approach of just buying something you’re actually going to wear you’ll be fine. You don’t expect to walk into a clothes shop and get one of everything. You don’t expect to get every skin in Destiny 2. Both are ruinously expensive.
Re: Rumour: Persona 6 Targets 2025 Release While Metaphor's on Track for 2024
Nine years is a long time, but we don’t know how actively Persona 6 is in development.
Metaphor: ReFantazio is the announce new game, which makes me question how inevitable any of Atlus actions are.
I will certainly play Persona 6 if and when it comes out.
Re: GTA 6 Will Not Be Delayed if Voice Actors Eventually Strike
If the strike goes long a rising number of those American characters might end up with Scottish accents.
Re: Embracer Collapse Continues, with TimeSplitters Dev Allegedly Next on the Chopping Block
Sad news. I’ll certainly like the opportunity to play Time Splitters 2 again. I sold my copy went Time Splitters 3 came out, and it was a bad trade.
Re: PS Plus Essential Games for October 2023 Announced
The Callisto Protocol and Weird West or to game I want to play but certainly won’t have time for in 2023. Will add to my library and they can motivate me to stay subscribed when the time comes.
Re: Disgaea 7: Vows of the Virtueless (PS5) - The Crazy RPG Series at Its Best
I enjoyed Disgaea 1, 3 and 4. But really didn’t like Disgaea 6. Has sanity returned the numbers, or is everything still in the thousands.
Re: A Video Game Actors Strike Could Happen Following Union Vote for Action
English voices certainly add to the experience of games that they’re in. But I would hope that games would ship without rather than delaying.
People deserve to be paid fairly, but fair for a video game that is a game. It’s different from a live action film where essentially the product is the work of the actors.
I hope it can be resolved quickly, but compromise is certainly required on both sides.
Re: JRPG's Persona 3 Portable, Persona 4 Golden to Get Physical PS4 Versions
Given the current state of the Embracea group I would rather not order anything in advance for delivery in the distant future from them.
Re: Trails through Daybreak Is the Official English Name for Kuro no Kiseki, Coming to PS5, PS4 in Summer 2024
Always down for more Trails. Coming out well clear of the current RPG glut.
Re: Pretty Tactical RPG Unicorn Overlord Announced for PS5, PS4
Looks like Vanillaware is back to fantasy. Isn’t really to my taste, but then the only Vanillaware game that has been was 13 sentinels.
Almost looks like Ogre Battle 64 which I did like so if it reviews well I might get it.
Re: PS4 JRPGs Trails of Cold Steel 3 and 4 Are Getting PS5 Versions, It Seems
Isn’t directing you to buy the full price version of a PlayStation store an upgrade path? It just isn’t a discount.
Re: Despite Being on PS Plus Extra, Sea of Stars Tops 100k Sales in One Day
I bought it on PS5 and will play it at my own pace. Without the distraction of a bunch of games. That I might want to play at some point. But I don’t want to get to now. Leaving a subscription service whilst I’m playing it.
Re: Persona-Inspired Eternights Launches a Little Earlier Than Planned on PS5, PS4
That timing certainly makes it more likely that I’ll pick it up day one. Assuming it’s good, I’m going to wait for reviews.
Re: Mid-Generation Upgrades Like PS5 Pro 'Aren't All That Meaningful', Says Take-Two CEO
The PS5 pro probably won’t make a meaningful difference to Take Two. Their output is a mixture of last gen and cross gen.
That doesn’t mean it won’t be meaningful to enthusiasts. I certainly always appreciate a higher more of a stable frame rate.
Re: New PS5, PS4 Game Tenebris Pictura Has a Touch of Eternal Darkness to It
Looks to be an interesting spin on bullet hell horror.
Re: Accused GTA 6 Leaker Deemed Unfit to Stand Trial by Psychiatrists
If you end up getting sectioned under the mental health act in the UK. You’re in a far worse position than if you’re convicted of a crime.
If you’re convicted of a crime, you get a fixed sentence. If you’re sectioned under the mental health act, the doctors can do whatever they want to you until they decide you’re better.
Historically our doctors have been reluctant to decide anyone is better ever.
Re: Melee-Focused Battle Royale Naraka: Bladepoint Draws Steel on PS5, PS4
@Alex_P it’s certainly out on PS5. I’m downloading it now. But I don’t see any indication of the being a PS4 version available.
Re: This Year's Tokyo Game Show Will Be Its Largest Ever
@Grimwood We had a pandemic (new disease, burning through the population) that’s over, the coronavirus is now endemic (still around and killing people, but not disruptive anymore).
The situation has changed there now 4 endemic coronaviruses in the world rather than 3. Ultimately it doesn’t have any significant impact on our lives anymore. Even if the virus itself hasn’t changed.
Re: Morgana Gives Enemies of the Phantom Thieves Paws in Fresh Persona 5 Tactica Trailer
@Kidfried It’s been established that Morgana like sushi. Unfortunately he gets is about as frequently as we get mainline persona games.
Re: Morgana Gives Enemies of the Phantom Thieves Paws in Fresh Persona 5 Tactica Trailer
@XenonKnight Low-budget spinoffs in a different style have been around since long before game pass. They are a good match for game pass though. This is still likely to be fun so is worth watching regardless.
Re: Breaking: Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth Will Have a Story
@Ken_Kaniff Square is literally in the website name. What did you expect?
Re: Final Fantasy Could Ditch Numbers for Future Instalments
Unfortunately, they train the audience to expect unnumbered Final Fantasy games to be cheap spinoffs.
Re: PS4 Version Helps Final Fantasy Pixel Remasters Sell Two Million Copies
@JustPlainLoco You need to wait a few months for them to do another run for the price to come down. This is Square Enix so history suggests they will overproduce the physical version of the game eventually.
Re: Hogwarts Legacy, PS5's Spellbinding Harry Potter Spin-Off, Massively Exceeded Sales Expectations
Is making that kind of money is why they felt comfortable delaying suicide squad?
Re: With All Eyes on Activision Blizzard, EA Is Actually Driving Most Console User Engagement
@Vivisapprentice I suspect a large chunk of that Microsoft number is Minecraft.
Re: Shuhei Yoshida Wants to Change the Way Indie Developers Percieve PlayStation
From a consumer standpoint. The always seem to be more indie games launching than I have time to check out.
Re: PS5 Has Been Discounted for the First Time Since It Launched Over Two Years Ago
For PS5 being readily available at RRP price and bundles starting to be discounted to be a good deal is certainly a positive sign.
Hopefully come November it will be possible to pick up a PS5 below RRP price.
Re: UK Regulator No Longer Concerned About Activision Buyout's Impact on Console Competition
Ultimately, Microsoft buy activation won’t make it for largest gaming company or platform holder in the UK. Therefore, this deal will not lessen competition between platform holders.
Microsoft statements about what they will do are irrelevant because regulators always assume you will do the most anti-competitive thing you can unless stopped.
Re: Artistic PS4 Visual Novel Anonymous;Code Gets an English Dub and Western Release Date
@Grimwood This website covers topics as diverse as TV shows and firmware updates. If it’s coming out on PlayStation, it’s in scope.
It’s all entertainment why attempt to silo it?
Re: A Bunch of EA Classics Are Getting Delisted from PS Store
@Gamer_Guy Yes but if you don’t own them you can still buy the discs, even if they’re delisted.
Re: Talking Point: Is 2024 Too Soon for PS5 Pro?
I don’t think they should do it. Dividing the attention of developers makes game production slower.
I would get one for the best experience like I did with the PlayStation 4 pro but I’d rather just stick with my PS5.
As for timing, if we assume the PlayStation six is in 2028. Then 2024 is the halfway point. The PlayStation four pro released in the first half of the PlayStation fours live. If it comes out in 2025 or later, it’s too late.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 467
I’ll be playing Trails to Azure during the daytime and project zero: Mask of the Lunar Eclipse in the evening.