Looking at the history of various SKU models of both the PS3 and PS4 it seems Sony release a new revision around 10-12 months after launch. Given I'm only really interested in the heavyweight First party titles like God of War 2, HZD - Forbidden West and Grand Turismo 7, I think I'll wait. By the time those games are released, there should hopefully be a new, fresher model of the PS5.
Been exclusively digital since about halfway through the PS3 era. Never bought a single disc for PS4.
Having a Steam account helped the transition somewhat as was used to downloading PC games.
Got completely fed up with my family scratching or losing my PS3 discs while I was at work. So digital has saved me hundreds over the years in that regard and it's simply so much less hassle.
Sad sign of the times with all these remakes and remasters just like the movie industry running out of ideas.
Publishers are simply too afraid of the financial risk nowadays of investing in original new IP's.
Nostalgia is an easy drug, all you need to do is prey on a consumer’s childhood memories and it’s just content being recycled to make more money.
In the case of Demon's Souls, I've no desire to trundle through a game I played ten years ago with a next-gen lick of paint.
Remakes and remasters succeed because individuals who played classic titles as children have continued to game as adults and have the disposable income to spend on nostalgia. Hence all these little mini consoles releasing too.
The PS1 and N64 era of 3D games have aged terribly from a graphics standpoint which is why they're generally the ones being remade right now.
However, as graphical leaps have lessened with each console generation, the justification for remaking a game may decline too.
Remakes of today’s titles may not be quite as appealing to future audiences.
So developers and publishers need to be mindful that this gravy train of nostalgic remasters and remakes may not last, so they're milking it while they can...
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Re: You'll Age Each Time You Die in PS5, PS4 Kung-Fu Game Sifu
@BloodNinja The developers are practitioners of Bak mei. The game appears to be influenced with a Jackie Chan / The Raid Redemption kinda vibe.
Re: Stock Constrained PS5 Unit Sales Lag Behind PS4 by Less Than 1 Per Cent in USA
Looking at the history of various SKU models of both the PS3 and PS4 it seems Sony release a new revision around 10-12 months after launch.
Given I'm only really interested in the heavyweight First party titles like God of War 2, HZD - Forbidden West and Grand Turismo 7, I think I'll wait.
By the time those games are released, there should hopefully be a new, fresher model of the PS5.
Re: Talking Point: What Are Your Expectations for PSVR 2 on PS5?
Will we have to pay £500 for this too? because Scalpers 🤷🏽♂️
Re: Why GTA 5 on PS5 Will Be More Than Just a 'Simple Port'
Ports? Remakes? Remasters? Yawn.
Just release GTA6 ffs. GTAV was released in September 2013 !
Re: Guess What? Cyberpunk 2077 Still Has Serious Crashing Issues on PS5, PS4 After Patch 1.10
Appears my crashes were related to the 1.10 patch corrupting my game install on PS4 Pro. Probably when it's doing the 'Copying' bit.
Deleted and redownloaded the game and it has been running fine for hours.
Re: Cyberpunk 2077 Patch 1.10 Out Now on PS5, PS4, Includes Crash Fixes and Stability Improvements
Appears my crashes were related to the 1.10 patch corrupting my game install on PS4 Pro. Probably when it's doing the 'Copying' bit.
Deleted and redownloaded the game and it has been running fine for hours.
Re: Poll: Are You Buying Cyberpunk 2077?
I'll wait a few months until the bugs get ironed out the same I did for The Witcher 3, Red Dead Redemption 2, AC Odyssey and Ghost of Tsushima.
Re: Soapbox: PS5 Is Pushing Me Ever Closer to All-Digital
Been exclusively digital since about halfway through the PS3 era. Never bought a single disc for PS4.
Having a Steam account helped the transition somewhat as was used to downloading PC games.
Got completely fed up with my family scratching or losing my PS3 discs while I was at work.
So digital has saved me hundreds over the years in that regard and it's simply so much less hassle.
Re: Demon's Souls (PS5) - Cult Classic Becomes PlayStation's Best Ever Launch Game
Sad sign of the times with all these remakes and remasters just like the movie industry running out of ideas.
Publishers are simply too afraid of the financial risk nowadays of investing in original new IP's.
Nostalgia is an easy drug, all you need to do is prey on a consumer’s childhood memories and it’s just content being recycled to make more money.
In the case of Demon's Souls, I've no desire to trundle through a game I played ten years ago with a next-gen lick of paint.
Ditto CoD, Sypro, Crash Bandicoot, Tony Hawks, Mafia, FF7, Resi Evil etc etc
Yawn.
Remakes and remasters succeed because individuals who played classic titles as children have continued to game as adults and have the disposable income to spend on nostalgia. Hence all these little mini consoles releasing too.
The PS1 and N64 era of 3D games have aged terribly from a graphics standpoint which is why they're generally the ones being remade right now.
However, as graphical leaps have lessened with each console generation, the justification for remaking a game may decline too.
Remakes of today’s titles may not be quite as appealing to future audiences.
So developers and publishers need to be mindful that this gravy train of nostalgic remasters and remakes may not last, so they're milking it while they can...
Re: Assassin's Creed Valhalla Skewers Largest Launch in Series History
I personally prefer Odyssey over Valhalla which is more on par with Origins I feel.
Valhalla and Origins were both developed by Ubisoft Montreal which makes sense. Odyssey by Ubisoft Quebec.
Looking forward to the next AC game from Quebec. Time to ditch AnvilNext 2.0 and create a truly new next-gen engine!