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@Ginkgo I agree. The only angle that still releasing a blockbuster on ps3 makes sense from is from the 3rd party developer's perspective. I would not fault a 3rd party for making that decision at all. But Sony shouldn't be doing it. And they should still provide incentive to try and get those 3rd parties to reward their early adopters of the ps4 too.

@MadchesterManc Whatever Microsoft did transitioning from the xbox to the 360 seemed to work pretty well for them, didn't it? And in turn they rewarded their most loyal customers, the early adopters, through their successful generation transition. The people that sat on their hands for 6 or 7 years waiting to buy a ps3 do not deserve new games made for them when the next generation is released, and they also don't need new games — they have 6 or 7 years worth of great games to work on. Sony will of course keep making money selling ps3s and old games for a long while now, but they should be spending all of their money on games for the ps4 and advertising for the ps4.

I really don't understand Sony's strategy of generation transitions. Late adopters have nothing to complain about, they know full well that they're late to the party. And they suddenly have years and years of great games to play that are completely new to them. Don't spend a second of your time on the old console, reward the early adopters of the new one. I'd even like to see them go so far as to encourage and provide incentive for 3rd parties to transition as well.

@ShogunRok Interesting. I've had it for a while, but I haven't gotten much more than a few hours into Skyrim yet. Would I be better off starting over now to avoid glitches with my save file? Would it make that much of a difference?

I honestly hate Sony's approach to generation transitions.

It's funny, as a consumer, I actually don't like Sony's commitment to legacy consoles. I couldn't be more frustrated to see the PSP doing well. And if I buy a PS4 at launch I will want to see the PS3 killed and buried.

It seems like it would be a better business decision too. Sure, make the PS3 cheaper and keep selling it. You'll get purchases from the people out there who have waited 7 years for a $100 PS3. But don't use any of your resources on it. You already have the money of the people that bought PS3. Now you want them to buy the PS4. Make them feel like their PS3 is obsolete. Honestly, who cares if they don't like it. They'll probably grumble all the way to the store and pick up a PS4. Reward early adopters with your attention.

@get2sammyb Ha! That's awesome. Thanks for pointing that out. That technology of theirs is fantastic. I really liked the Kara short too I hope the next game follows that story and uses the same actress too.

Kara looks a lot like the nanny in The Following.

Lol, love his confidence in his work. Wasn't going to set the world on fire, probably had a number of weak spots... But probably worth playing.

I'll be picking up dragon fantasy tonight. I really like day 1 discounts, because even though my backlog is very full, I am reassured by the fact that the first week is cheaper. You see because usually I could say I have too many games to play now, I'll just wait until it goes on sale.

Awesome! They better confirm that vita version.

Rats, PS2 classic. I'd buy a remake of this concept on PSN where I can play other player's creations.

@rjejr couldn't agree more these days.

Nice interview, I've pretty much decided to get this day 1 too. Love retro RPGs and indie love letters alike.

I am playing Guacamelee. Trying to finish up 100% before I start it on hard. Some of the secret area platforming parts can really be very challenging. Curse you Tree Tops!!

Awesome! My wife actually loved this game. I will buy this enhanced version for sure.

I like the addition of speed run leaderboards. This is really a fantastic game. I really like the genre. Now I can't wait for the next Shantae.

I really enjoyed KZ3's multiplayer. I hope they sell it to me separate for this game too.

That's cool. Biggest thing I want in an update now is a wishlist in the store.

I was kind of hoping for one of those big sales where LOTS of games get DEEP discounts. Like Halloween and other sales of that sort. But I'm glad Guacamelee and Dragon Fantasy get day 1 sales. Guacamelee is really a lot of fun to play.

I want to see more collaboration with Studio Ghibli

Apparently Guacamelee will be getting a discount as well. Maybe it's technically part of the spring fever sale. Looking forward to the details tomorrow.

Awesome. I don't mind if it's just a port, but of course it would be nice to fit widescreen naturally. Kinda hope it's crossbuy too.

I will purchase this one quickly too. My backlog is way too big and I could easily wait for a sale or it to show up on ps+. But there are times like this when I want to support devs for making a game like this. The only truly effective way to vote for the types of games you'd like to see made.

I'll need to find a review of this one too. Very interested. I love the graphics actually. What I need to make sure of is that the mechanics and gameplay are enjoyable. Wonder how many trophies it has.

Microsoft just took the time to release a statement that that guy's personal views don't reflect theirs, but still didn't bother to debunk the rumor. It must be true then bc I can't imagine they wouldn't simply say "it's not true" at this point.

@astroshamu You are absolutely right about that. Fans tried to warn Nintendo. Lots of people tried to tell them it was a horrible idea to name it the Wii U. Wii 2 would have been much wiser. And now I run into many people who think the Wii U is a new controller for their Wii and many more who don't know it exists. These are friends that play video games from time to time and are generally in-the-know, and they had no idea the Wii U exists.

I really love Costume Quest. I'd pay full retail for an updated Costume Quest with a little bit of new content and voice acting. Maybe a few cut scenes.

Very cool news. I liked both of those games. The good news just keeps on coming for Vita.

That's a pretty cool idea.

Very excited about Demon's Souls. I rented it and didn't even kill a single boss. Now I can devote some time to it.

I'm mildly disappointed that they chose another PSP fighting game because I know I'm only going to spend 5 minutes trying it. I really think fighting games are overrepresented by PS+. IMO it's probably the most niche genre that PS+ regularly gives. And not only that, but we consistently get the nichest games of this niche genre.

I'm glad to find out now that this is going to be a free PS+ game. I'm very excited now to try this one out.

looks like there's a screenshot hidden in there at 42 seconds

@charlesnarles I'm not sure if that's been specifically addressed either. The problem now is how incredibly choppy and laggy remote play is when you try to do it over most wifi connections. So hopefully the plan is to use gaikai technology to make the wifi streaming much smoother. This would clearly be a humongous selling point for the Vita and PS4 if you could literally play your ps4 catalog anywhere with a wifi connection.

@redd do you have a link for that?

edit: I found the link to that new announcement. That is a fantastic update on this feature. They really had me worried earlier when they said they wouldn't require it but would encourage it.

We'll see about the Vita integration. I'm still annoyed that they said they still won't require devs to implement remote play

small typo on the subtitle there

This is still good news. Keep snatching up that Vita everyone.

Really looking forward to this. They haven't said anything about cross-save between the two yet have they? And how exactly does the cross-play using Vita as a remote work again for this game?

I wasn't expecting $40 either. But I'll still withhold judgement until reviews and videos come out. I will say this, I bet this would be a lot of fun if you had 3 friends with a Vita in the same room.

I like the art a lot. And I love fantasy themes. What I'll have to hear more about is the actual gameplay and the depth. Need to see reviews addressing whether it gets repetitive and how accurate the fighting mechanics are. The inexact nature of the contact with enemies in sidescroller brawlers like this drives me nuts.

All this talk about 100 games coming to the Vita this year. I hope they aren't including PSM in that figure. If there are really 100 PSN and retail games coming to Vita this year they would be wise to start announcing some of them to keep up some positive momentum.

But if Sony really and truly plays their cards right with remote play I still think the PS4 can be the Vita system seller.

I'll wait for the Vita version, just like I have for Rainbow Moon and Machinarium.

I was just thinking the other night that what I need on the Vita is multiplayer. Give me a game like Might & Magic: Clash of Heroes or Fat Princess or Critter Crunch on my handheld and I'll be busy for a long time. Seriously why hasn't this happened. We can't even get a simple chess game with real multiplayer.

@Shinobi Your harsh criticism of wayforward is very misguided. Clearly it's the publisher Capcom that decides which systems the game will be released on.

This is pretty cool. I'd probably prefer it on my Vita, and I only have the 2 episodes that were free with PS+. So I'm hoping they charge 20 bucks or so for the whole game on Vita and I'll get it there.

I haven't been happier about an announcement in a long time. Just fabulous news. Amazing.

My backlog is overwhelming. There are very few games I haven't played at all yet, maybe only 1 or 2. Most of them I have played but haven't yet beaten. Across all formats my backlog is pushing 200 right now. PS+ certainly isn't doing me any favors in that department. I need to bite the bullet and swear off buying new games until I make a dent in the older ones.

Wow that's a good month for y'all. I'd love to get Okami. And Virtue's Last Reward is fantastic I'm glad more people will play it now.

It looks like the website has sparkly ash piling up on what may be a bed of grass. I don't know enough about Sega's IPs to make an educated guess about this though.

I think Sony was right to announce first. With the general perception that Xbox "won" in the west, they certainly didn't need to be the ones playing catch up again.