Steel76

Another overhyped VR game, ending in a disappointment. Was hoping for a proper horror game, like Isolation.
They could have saved the big scale action, for the ending, instead of unleashing waves of xenomorphs, though the entire game.
Would have been more effective, as a build up.

@StopBeingTribal
Xbox is multi platform now.
No more exclusives on Xbox consoles.
Except for timed, like the Indy game, I guess.

@Rich33
Difference is, that Oblivion is almost 20 years old now, while Sony often remaster games, that are barely 4-5 years old.

By the time it's released (2027?), including delays, I bet it's time for PS6 anyways. The Pro will run it at 1080p 30fps.

Great graphics, but brutally boring gameplay.

I miss the PS2 era so much...

Just give us a new Killzone game.
Maybe bring in the original team behind those games. Since Guerrilla don't care anymore, let another studio make it. Just don't make another game like Shadow Fall. Killzone needs to be dark and gritty.

"Oh no, nudity, how horrible"
But if someone made a "Brutal Doom" styled gorefest, of the battles (which would be fun), then it's no problem.
Strange world we live in, when some people fear a naked body, but not blood and violence 😂

@Medic_alert
Yeah, and no replay value at all after that.

@JustCameHereToSay
I'm not sure it will run in 60fps, even on Pro.
It's very demanding on PC, to reach locked 60.
But maybe, if the keep optimizing the game.

And, yes, the sound was pretty epic as well.

Much worse than the first one. It felt like one long QTE sequence. Amazing graphics, but that's it.

I'm just tired of female characters with a arrogant attitude. Would it be so bad, to actually have a likable woman in the lead?

People who say Astro Bot didn't deserve to be GOTY, due to not selling as many copies as Wukong and others on the list, don't seem to realise, that huge sales numbers, doesn't make a game better. If it did, then mainstream trash, like Call of Duty would win every year. 😂

Still got issues.
Performance mode is using framegen (from 30fps, which is too low), so still getting inputlag. You can get locked 40fps, IF you are using a VRR display.
This game is just too demanding, for a native 60fps mode.
Especially since even high end PC:s have to make compromises. It's just another example of a badly optimized UE5 game...

https://youtu.be/4x6vWeWe1o0?si=kvJD9l89n0WSGuYr

I'm a little worried, that they've turn it into a Souls game. I'm getting that vibe from the look of the actual gameplay in the trailer.

Since the native resolution, is below 1080p, I expect lots of PSSR shimmer. Unless they got it above 1080p on the Pro. Glad they included an option to turn it off, just in case.

Damn that looks amazing!

After all these years waiting for a new game, and we get this....

Damn, almost a year until release.

Great to see that Astro Bot actually won.
Hope Sony will deliver more fun stuff like this, in the coming years.

I wish Astro Bot would win, as it would give Sony an even bigger reason, to create more platformers.

But I expect Wu Kong or Elden Ring to win.
I love Metaphor, but I doubt it will have a chance.

Not surprised.
Except for enthusiasts, no one buys these players anymore. I collect a lot of movies, though less now than 10 years ago. And hopefully, when my Panasonic UB820 dies, it's still easy to get a replacement online.
I also consume a lot of movies and games digitally, so I'm not one of those that will stop gaming, even if PS6 is digital only.
I just wish that Sony would offer the same kind of refunds, as on PC and Xbox, if you don't enjoy the game you bought digitally.

@HonestHick
Yeah, it's hilarious, that they thought it would deliver that level of high end PC performance.

This should be standard on all games, when played on Pro.

AI always seems to be clueless, about how many fingers humans have 😂

Looks fun. That overhead shot, looked like the scene in the John Wick 4, using the same angle. 😁

Ubisoft should take a LONG break from making open world games, as no matter what title is on the box, it's still the same boring formula.

I enjoyed the latest 2D Prince of Persia and Mario + Rabbids game, and I wish they made more games like that instead. A new attempt at making a 3D Rayman, would be fun.
Stick to making AA games for a while.
And save the AAA budget, for the next Splinter Cell.

It's just cringe and a waste of time.
Better to pick and choose the gameplay and trailers you wanna see afterwards.
I sat through the awards live, once, and it was painful, and felt like an eternity.
Same with all Award shows.
It's just a industry circle jerk.

Tried it for about 15 minutes, and then uninstalled the demo.
I still can't get into this genre.

Rebirth is the only game, that really got a major graphical boost. Stellar Blade looks good. But Pro mode with PSSR, is sadly softer, as it blurs small details, like text on signs, fences and other things. Though the AA is much improved. So it's a bit hit and miss, like most of the patched games.
I would rather have the choice, to switch to FSR or TAA, on games that has problems with PSSR, and just gain higher resolutions and framerates, by using the extra power of the system. PSSR is sadly more demanding, like in Ragnarök, with lower framerates, as a result. Being stuck with bad PSSR patches sucks...

I wish the CPU would have gotten the same kind of update. As CPU heavy games, still have problems reaching stable 60fps.

With a drive added, it cost me equal to $1200 here in Sweden. At the moment, it just wasn't worth the money, especially with the PSSR issues.
But hopefully, things will improve next year.

Should have listened to myself, and kept the OG PS5. I was hellbent on NOT getting the Pro, but the curiosity got to me 😂

It's insane how many mediocre JRPG's are being released every year. It's becoming harder and harder to find a game, that really stands out.
But happy we got Metaphor ReFantazio 👍👍

All I want, is a revision, with pancake lenses (huge sweetspot), and an option to be able to play wireless.
Used finger tracking on Quest 3, and sure, easier to do things in the menu, puzzle games etc. But in action games, you need an actual controller, with sticks, buttons and triggers, to get that feeling of using a gun or swinging a sword, and moving around.
To me it just felt like a gimmick, that I quickly forgot about.

As mentioned, there are more important things to fix and improve. But with the lack of first party games, that actually uses the power of the PS5/Pro hardware, I still don't see things turn around, and making PSVR2 a success.

And even on sale, it's too damn expensive.

Just what the world DON'T need, more social media platforms...

And 95% of it, is crappy shovelware and DLC...

Wukong deserves it. 👍👍
And I would give the 2nd and 3rd spot to Astro Bot and Stellar Blade.

My favorite moments, are from the PS1-PS2 era.
So far, even though we have gotten some good games, this has overall, been the worst PS (same with Xbox) generation.
That old-school PS magic, has mostly been missing.
I hope things will get better, in the second half of this gen.

Having the PS1 startup sequence, when starting the console, gave me the ultimate nostalgia kick.
I wish we could keep these forever.
Still have my 20th anniversary theme, on my old PS4.

Can't wait for this. I hope Bloober continues to make great games from now. Sure the early games wasn't great. But how many developers, makes smash hits, at the early stage?

I mean, just look at early Naughty Dog, making a horrible Mortal Kombat clone
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_Ya4mSkDMI

@wiiware
Yeah, it felt like a return to the amazing PS2 era.
If we only knew, how the next one would end up...

I fear the future of Playstation, even more now...

Shu should make an epic return, four year later, to the gaming industry, by becoming the CEO of SEGA, and release the Dreamcast 2, with WAY higher specs, than PS6 and next Xbox, at a price of only $399.

Well we can all dream, can't we

I'm worried that the game will lack the edge and satire of the previous games. Everything has to be so damn sanitized today, to not offend everyone.
But maybe, when the game is released, the world has finally begun to grow a thicker skin again.

The world and machines look like a ripoff, but the gameplay is more like a Monster Hunter styled RPG.

I wish Nintendo acted like this, instead of suing everything.

Would love a V2 of the headset, with pancake lenses, and an option to play wireless.
Especially the tiny sweetspot, is annoying, after gotten used to Quest 3.

"the 60fps Performance mode will also benefit from PSSR"
You sure about that? I expect another example of shimmering and artifacts.

Reminds me of when the OG PSVR was released, and all the move controllers suddenly became impossible to find in stores...

If a developer can't get PSSR to work properly, then they should just stick with FSR, until they do. It's not just the artifacts, but also the softer image.
PSSR is also more demanding, like in Ragnarök, where you loose around 15fps, by using PSSR, instead of TAA, in the options.

They should have kept PSSR in the oven, for another 6-12 months.
Just increase the resolution, using FSR or TAA, and give the framerate a proper boost.

Stellar Blade isn't perfect either. Pro Max is much sharper than the PSSR mode. Text, fences and other small details, visible in Max, is blurred using PSSR. Sure you get less shimmer, using PSSR, but all of it is not erased.

This is both a step forward and backwards...

Never had games look worse on the PS4 Pro.

@themightyant
Those things should have been learned, before they added those PSSR patches.

Some of these patches was likely just rushed, to hit the release date of the console.

Just let people turn off PSSR, until it's fixed.
Like what the developers of Silent Hill 2 did.