Reminder that this will all be free for Xbox owners, you know the fanbase that didn't help them get where they are now. It wouldn't surprise me if at some point they decide to drop PlayStation (as a giant middle finger) and just focus on Xbox/Steam/Nintendo.
If Xbox is so irrelevant why is Sony paying millions just to keep it off of Xbox? I was told it was basically a dead platform yet Sony is moving mountains to make sure it doesn't touch a Xbox console π€
@Jay767 "I donβt want both of those franchises to rot in the grave like a lot of rare classic ip."
I hate to be that person (proceeds to be that person!) but there's plenty of Sony ips that are rotting and are already decomposed, far too many to name here but the number is most definitely over 100 if we go as far as the PS1 π
If you look at the profit for all these companies they are making more money now than ever before in their history yet we are seeing more layoffs now more than ever, what's going on here π€
@Toilet_Goat Ironically you're the first person that's whining in this article, sounds like self fulfilling prophecy! Gotta love the people that whine about whiners π (I'm aware I'm also whining about a whiner so it's a vicious cycle!!)
Have no need for it as I have a Steam Deck, that said if Sony get's in the portable gaming race like Microsoft probably will then I will happily sell off the Deck and more!
I thought your comment was parody at first π What exactly was woke about it? Because Deathstroke was black? They were just going by the one that was featured in the movies.
Because Wonder Woman was the only one that got a heroic send off? Maybe because she has an upcoming game made by Monolith so they wanted to make her look as good as possible?
Again I'm not excusing the god awful writing showcased in the game, the people that wrote everything have probably never read a comic book in their life.
But you're trying to put the blame on going woke and going broke. I'm pretty sure the giant feminist film Barbie proved that people don't really care one way or the other, they just want to be entertained.
I feel I'm not worthy of playing a AAAA game so I won't! I would also have to be flinging poo insane and desperate to buy a Ubisoft game at full price when their games drop in price faster than any other publisher.
Honestly that's the feeling I get from most of your post, you're usually going "both sides are so dumb but I'm beyond such petty squabble I'm the bipartisan queen π" I say this respectfully of course!
Yes she looks like a man in that image but that's just concept art I doubt she will look exactly like this in the final game, Is not a big deal really.
This generation feels like a rip off, we are still getting cross generation games and now we are entering the end game of the system? PS5 will be the most underutilized system in PlayStation's history!
@kazuyamushima "PS Studios games will release on Nintendo and Xbox consoles"
Based on what he is saying I don't see why not? If his goal is to make maximum profit and that's his driving force then he should also port to the new Switch and Xbox, again if he's only thinking of profits which it sounds like he is π€·
Don't see the problem here, the content is there to enjoy regardless of what they write in the warning so it's really a non issue. Like some have said here I think Crystal Dynamics is just trying to manufacture some controversy as that leads to more eyeballs.
So the Koreans that don't care about any of the politics (I doubt much of the younger generation were offended) and just wanted to play a potentially great game will now have to what, pay extra to have it imported?
Like the Activision fiasco I want to get this over with one way or the other, it shouldn't take this long for a multi trillion dollar company to communicate something by now.
@UltimateOtaku91 They are worth 3 trillion I think poor old Microsoft will be just fine π Is just the Xbox fanboys having a complete meltdown and then some insufrible PlayStation fanboys gloating, I think someone here fits that second one perfectly π
Stellar Blade looks incredible and is a day one for me, the only very small complaint (very very small) is that her footwear looks weird, the shoes look like centaur shoes or the foot binding from ancient China.
That being said that can be solved using a different skin so it's a non issue, honestly probably wasn't even worth mentioning it but I felt like writing apparently π€·
Edit: My bad I thought those were different characters they were showing not costumes, so a super day 1!
How all the higher ups in Embracer Group still have jobs is beyond me, how could these people be so terrible at their jobs and not have to worry about being fired? If any of us messed up half as bad as them in our jobs we would be fired, sued and blacklisted.
This is looking like a train wreck and we are positively seeing the end of Rocksteady as we know them, I think the entire studio could be folded into WB Montreal with lots of people losing their jobs.
@Max_the_German "Which game is more embarrassing? This or Palworld?"
Seeing as Palworld has a 94% very positive score on Steam and isn't even part of this article yet you brought it up because it bothers you people are having fun on a game you hate I will say this game π
We already see that this is Sony's Vita part 2, they once again threw their hands in the air and said "All right were done with any kind of support for this thing, third parties is all up to you now we believe in you π"
@Mephisto2869 "I'm either missing something or I'm getting old ,but I thought it was absolute crap ,but hey,if the kiddies like it."
So what you're saying is you don't play any Nintendo games as most of the audience is kids? GTA Online is also filled with children so not that, honestly most online games are filled with kids so I assume you don't play any.
Can you share your manly man list of appropriate games for adults to play? Is The Day Before and The Walking Dead: Destinies part of the list?
Now we understand why they were so generous with the $10 upgrade, they barely did anything to the game it's self that would earn it the remaster name. Why though?! this is one of Sony's most successful games ever, why wouldn't they go all out for it?
The game looks fantastic but unfortunately not worth $70 for me at least, they basically just confirmed like Tekken 7 it will have many season passes. Also Eddie is one of the most recognized characters in the series so having him as dlc is pretty off-putting.
Like many here I'm expecting the announcement that Rocksteady is closing by the end of the year, WB set them up to fail and that's exactly what's going to happen unless by some miracle the game catches on by regular folk.
@Jacko11 "And people complain about their focus on entering the mobile/live service markets."
As they should, we saw Nintendo who have more universally loved IPs than Playstation try their hand at mobile and failed miserably. Also seeing as Jim's brilliant live service strategy is imploding on itself we the complainers were correct.
PlayStation needs to focus on what they do they best, unfortunately that also is not sustainable. They seem to think that they can only make 200+ million budget games, smaller scale games are impossible π€·
She would have been the perfect Ellie on top of being a better actress, missed opportunity and now she gets stuck with a role that will only bring her misery. If I was her as soon as the show starts airing I would disable all my social media accounts, if nothing else to protect her mental health.
This is following Avengers same path and will end up in the same destination, maybe in faster time. Unfortunately judging by the new dictatorial like leadership at WB it might be the end of Rocksteady, their Superman single player game should have never been canned!
Seeing as Sea of thieves is a live service game I'm surprised how long it took for it to hit other platforms, it's already known that Phil will keep the single player games as exclusives and port the live service games to as many platforms as possible.
I also don't understand the gloating that's going on in these comments, Sony will be doing almost the same thing with it's live service games (those that haven't gotten canned at least!) starting with Bungie's Marathon coming to Xbox platforms π€·
@Darude84 "Miles Morales already was a bit dull because it was basically the same game as SM1. I feel no urge whatsoever to play the same game for the third time."
Looking at Insomniac's leaked list of games they are making you we will have to play the same game 6-8 times π¬ that's all they will be making, Marvel superhero games.
It looks like for films and TV superhero fatigue is setting in, I doubt games will be the exception. Insomniac is a very talented studio that's capable of creating new characters and worlds, they shouldn't be relying on low hanging fruit that is superheroes that have everything premade (story, characters, world's, etc.)
So to summarize Spider-Man 2 has only received goty from the official PS Blog and PushSquare, Starfield on the other hand has only received goty from PushXbox and probably Phil Spencer. All check out, can't really be too mad if you don't defend your home court who will π€·
@CharlieChooChoo "I canβt wait to read all the butt-hurt comments when they put out the #1 game."
Does this mean you're butt-hurt about people being butt-hurt? Sure sounds like it π§ does it bother you that people are being mean and grumpy to a shiny PS exclusive?
Well can't really be too surprised, just a bit disappointed in the undeserving game that's probably going to be No 2. I do hope RE4 get's some awards in other publications though, Capcom has become one of the best publishers/developers!
@AdamNovice As it should have been, it was clearly fanboys giving it everything it was nominated for to make up for Game awards. Just like fanboys made Starfield goty on PX, is hard to be subjective when you pledge alligance to a piece of plastic.
"Capcom's support of Sony's virtual reality headsets has been nothing short of outstanding"
Capcom's support for PSVR2 has been much better and more frequent than Sony. I can see Capcom porting over other RE titles like the older remakes while Sony will continue to pretend they aren't in the VR business.
You guys gave Spider-Man 2 a 8 and Alan Wake 2 a 10, this looks pretty terrible imo. Do you get 2 invisible points for being an exclusive? This is just as bad as awarding Starfield goty.
@UltimateOtaku91 If you're going by the strict outdated definition then most games today are rpgs. Ragnarok, DMC5, all Assassin's Creed, Starfield, all Spider-Man games, Dead Space, Most Resident Evil games, TLOU and hundreds of others should be in this category according to you.
I don't think this is the right category for Final Fantasy XVI (and Lies Of P). It should be in best action game, if XVI goes here than DMC5 should have been in the best RPG category in 2019.
@species I know everyone has different taste but man is so weird having Call of the mountain which at the end is a tech demo over RE4 that is a full experience. Also I agree that Alyx is in it's own class when it comes to VR, only the 3 Resident Evil VR games come close.
@CharlieChooChoo "The old games are so dated in terms of gameplay"
Gow 3 rivals DMC in how fast and all the different ways you have to dispatch enemies. Look at the youtube videos of the combos, in comparison the new games look like they are running in slow motion.
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Re: Hi-Fi Rush (PS5) - Xbox Gem Makes Its Rhythmic Debut on PS5
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Re: Persona 3 Reload: Episode Aigis Will Be Locked Behind Expansion Pass
Reminder that this will all be free for Xbox owners, you know the fanbase that didn't help them get where they are now. It wouldn't surprise me if at some point they decide to drop PlayStation (as a giant middle finger) and just focus on Xbox/Steam/Nintendo.
Re: Sony Secures Final Fantasy 7 Remake Trilogy as PlayStation Console Exclusives
If Xbox is so irrelevant why is Sony paying millions just to keep it off of Xbox? I was told it was basically a dead platform yet Sony is moving mountains to make sure it doesn't touch a Xbox console π€
Re: Crash Team Rumble Support Winding Down with Final Update Next Week
@Jay767 "I donβt want both of those franchises to rot in the grave like a lot of rare classic ip."
I hate to be that person (proceeds to be that person!) but there's plenty of Sony ips that are rotting and are already decomposed, far too many to name here but the number is most definitely over 100 if we go as far as the PS1 π
Re: EA Cuts Roughly 700 Jobs in Another Round of Industry Layoffs
If you look at the profit for all these companies they are making more money now than ever before in their history yet we are seeing more layoffs now more than ever, what's going on here π€
Re: PS Plus Essential Games for March 2024 Announced
@Toilet_Goat Ironically you're the first person that's whining in this article, sounds like self fulfilling prophecy! Gotta love the people that whine about whiners π (I'm aware I'm also whining about a whiner so it's a vicious cycle!!)
Re: Unannounced Games from PlayStation Studios Have Been Cancelled
@TrickyDicky99 You said this to poke fun but I could definitely see most of those if not all coming true π¬
Re: PS Portal Proving More Popular Than Sony Expected
Have no need for it as I have a Steam Deck, that said if Sony get's in the portable gaming race like Microsoft probably will then I will happily sell off the Deck and more!
Re: Poor Suicide Squad Sales Disappoint Publisher Warner Bros
@Zenos "Another case of 'Get Woke Go Broke'"
I thought your comment was parody at first π
What exactly was woke about it? Because Deathstroke was black? They were just going by the one that was featured in the movies.
Because Wonder Woman was the only one that got a heroic send off? Maybe because she has an upcoming game made by Monolith so they wanted to make her look as good as possible?
Again I'm not excusing the god awful writing showcased in the game, the people that wrote everything have probably never read a comic book in their life.
But you're trying to put the blame on going woke and going broke. I'm pretty sure the giant feminist film Barbie proved that people don't really care one way or the other, they just want to be entertained.
Re: Poll: Are You Playing Skull and Bones?
I feel I'm not worthy of playing a AAAA game so I won't! I would also have to be flinging poo insane and desperate to buy a Ubisoft game at full price when their games drop in price faster than any other publisher.
Re: Cult Spin-Off Resistance Retribution Is Coming to PS5, PS4 with PS Plus Premium
Instead of giving us 20 superhero games in a row maybe Insomniac can give us some variety with a remake of Resistance or Resistance 4?
Re: Looks Like This Is the New Lara Croft in PS5's Next Tomb Raider
@LifeGirl "holier-than-thou attitude"
Honestly that's the feeling I get from most of your post, you're usually going "both sides are so dumb but I'm beyond such petty squabble I'm the bipartisan queen π" I say this respectfully of course!
Re: Looks Like This Is the New Lara Croft in PS5's Next Tomb Raider
Yes she looks like a man in that image but that's just concept art I doubt she will look exactly like this in the final game, Is not a big deal really.
Re: PS5 Is Entering the 'Latter Half of Its Life Cycle', Says Sony
This generation feels like a rip off, we are still getting cross generation games and now we are entering the end game of the system? PS5 will be the most underutilized system in PlayStation's history!
Re: Sony Plans to Improve Profit Margins with 'Aggressive' PC Release Strategy
@kazuyamushima "PS Studios games will release on Nintendo and Xbox consoles"
Based on what he is saying I don't see why not? If his goal is to make maximum profit and that's his driving force then he should also port to the new Switch and Xbox, again if he's only thinking of profits which it sounds like he is π€·
Re: Crystal Dynamics Warns Racial, Ethnic Stereotypes Remain in Tomb Raider 1-3 Remastered
Don't see the problem here, the content is there to enjoy regardless of what they write in the warning so it's really a non issue. Like some have said here I think Crystal Dynamics is just trying to manufacture some controversy as that leads to more eyeballs.
Re: Rise of the Ronin's Korean Release Cancelled Following Commentary Controversy
So the Koreans that don't care about any of the politics (I doubt much of the younger generation were offended) and just wanted to play a potentially great game will now have to what, pay extra to have it imported?
Re: Pentiment Pegged for PS5 Amid Ongoing Xbox Strategy Shift Rumours
Like the Activision fiasco I want to get this over with one way or the other, it shouldn't take this long for a multi trillion dollar company to communicate something by now.
Re: Microsoft Employee Inadvertently Adds More Fuel to the Xbox Multiplatform Fire
@UltimateOtaku91 They are worth 3 trillion I think poor old Microsoft will be just fine π Is just the Xbox fanboys having a complete meltdown and then some insufrible PlayStation fanboys gloating, I think someone here fits that second one perfectly π
Re: Rumour: Xbox Console Exclusive Starfield Is Setting a Course for PS5
Could you give me the Halo collection and all the Killer Instinct games while you're in such a generous mood Microsoft π
Re: PS5 Exclusive Stellar Blade Dated for 26th April on PS5
Stellar Blade looks incredible and is a day one for me, the only very small complaint (very very small) is that her footwear looks weird, the shoes look like centaur shoes or the foot binding from ancient China.
That being said that can be solved using a different skin so it's a non issue, honestly probably wasn't even worth mentioning it but I felt like writing apparently π€·
Edit: My bad I thought those were different characters they were showing not costumes, so a super day 1!
Re: New Burnout Game Possibly Teased in Developer Tweet
Yes sign me up I would take any type of Burnout at this point! could be 4, Paradise 2, reboot of series or remakes/remasters of 2 and 3.
Re: Deus Ex Game Reportedly Cancelled, Almost 100 Devs Laid Off
How all the higher ups in Embracer Group still have jobs is beyond me, how could these people be so terrible at their jobs and not have to worry about being fired? If any of us messed up half as bad as them in our jobs we would be fired, sued and blacklisted.
Re: Site News: Where's Our Suicide Squad PS5 Review?
This is looking like a train wreck and we are positively seeing the end of Rocksteady as we know them, I think the entire studio could be folded into WB Montreal with lots of people losing their jobs.
Re: Suicide Squad Already Taken Offline as Glitch Completes the Game for Early Access Players
@Max_the_German "Which game is more embarrassing? This or Palworld?"
Seeing as Palworld has a 94% very positive score on Steam and isn't even part of this article yet you brought it up because it bothers you people are having fun on a game you hate I will say this game π
Re: Rec Room Dev 'Can't Justify' a PSVR2 Port
We already see that this is Sony's Vita part 2, they once again threw their hands in the air and said "All right were done with any kind of support for this thing, third parties is all up to you now we believe in you π"
Re: Shuhei Yoshida Eyes 'Pokemon with Guns' Phenomena Palworld for PS5
@Mephisto2869 "I'm either missing something or I'm getting old ,but I thought it was absolute crap ,but hey,if the kiddies like it."
So what you're saying is you don't play any Nintendo games as most of the audience is kids? GTA Online is also filled with children so not that, honestly most online games are filled with kids so I assume you don't play any.
Can you share your manly man list of appropriate games for adults to play? Is The Day Before and The Walking Dead: Destinies part of the list?
Re: Video: The Last Of Us 2 PS5 vs PS4 Graphics Comparison
Now we understand why they were so generous with the $10 upgrade, they barely did anything to the game it's self that would earn it the remaster name. Why though?! this is one of Sony's most successful games ever, why wouldn't they go all out for it?
Re: Tekken 8's Opening Movie Is a Stunner, Eddy Gordo Confirmed as First DLC Character
The game looks fantastic but unfortunately not worth $70 for me at least, they basically just confirmed like Tekken 7 it will have many season passes. Also Eddie is one of the most recognized characters in the series so having him as dlc is pretty off-putting.
Re: Yes, You Can Play PS5 Games Inside Sony's Electric Car
I doubt this will see the light of day, almost all these concept cars in these shows never make it to mass production.
Re: Rocksteady Lifts Suicide Squad Alpha NDA in Apparent Bid to Counter Damning Previews
Like many here I'm expecting the announcement that Rocksteady is closing by the end of the year, WB set them up to fail and that's exactly what's going to happen unless by some miracle the game catches on by regular folk.
Re: Here's Why Sony Is Making Big Moves in the Mobile Games Sector
@Jacko11 "And people complain about their focus on entering the mobile/live service markets."
As they should, we saw Nintendo who have more universally loved IPs than Playstation try their hand at mobile and failed miserably. Also seeing as Jim's brilliant live service strategy is imploding on itself we the complainers were correct.
PlayStation needs to focus on what they do they best, unfortunately that also is not sustainable. They seem to think that they can only make 200+ million budget games, smaller scale games are impossible π€·
Re: Talking Point: What Do You Want from Sony and PlayStation in 2024?
@UltimateOtaku91 "They haven't even put any out yet π, Give them a chance."
Yeah I'm not letting you or anyone else forget Sony started the generation with the live service mega failure that is Destruction AllStars π
Re: Kaitlyn Dever Will Play Abby in HBO's The Last of Us Season 2
She would have been the perfect Ellie on top of being a better actress, missed opportunity and now she gets stuck with a role that will only bring her misery. If I was her as soon as the show starts airing I would disable all my social media accounts, if nothing else to protect her mental health.
Re: Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League Previews Are Far from Positive
This is following Avengers same path and will end up in the same destination, maybe in faster time. Unfortunately judging by the new dictatorial like leadership at WB it might be the end of Rocksteady, their Superman single player game should have never been canned!
Re: Rumour: Sea of Thieves Might Be One More Xbox Game Coming to PS5
Seeing as Sea of thieves is a live service game I'm surprised how long it took for it to hit other platforms, it's already known that Phil will keep the single player games as exclusives and port the live service games to as many platforms as possible.
I also don't understand the gloating that's going on in these comments, Sony will be doing almost the same thing with it's live service games (those that haven't gotten canned at least!) starting with Bungie's Marathon coming to Xbox platforms π€·
Re: Game of the Year: #1 - Marvel's Spider-Man 2
@UltimateOtaku91 " Euro gamer gave Baldurs Gate 3 an 8/10 so..."
Really? you're searching the Internet for low reviews of BG3 and saying see! not everyone likes it π
Noisy Pixel gave Spider-man 2 a 7/10 so...
You see how that's not an argument for anything?
Re: Game of the Year: #1 - Marvel's Spider-Man 2
@Darude84 "Miles Morales already was a bit dull because it was basically the same game as SM1. I feel no urge whatsoever to play the same game for the third time."
Looking at Insomniac's leaked list of games they are making you we will have to play the same game 6-8 times π¬ that's all they will be making, Marvel superhero games.
It looks like for films and TV superhero fatigue is setting in, I doubt games will be the exception. Insomniac is a very talented studio that's capable of creating new characters and worlds, they shouldn't be relying on low hanging fruit that is superheroes that have everything premade (story, characters, world's, etc.)
Re: Game of the Year: #1 - Marvel's Spider-Man 2
So to summarize Spider-Man 2 has only received goty from the official PS Blog and PushSquare, Starfield on the other hand has only received goty from PushXbox and probably Phil Spencer. All check out, can't really be too mad if you don't defend your home court who will π€·
Re: Game of the Year: #2 - Baldur's Gate 3
@CharlieChooChoo "I canβt wait to read all the butt-hurt comments when they put out the #1 game."
Does this mean you're butt-hurt about people being butt-hurt? Sure sounds like it π§ does it bother you that people are being mean and grumpy to a shiny PS exclusive?
Re: Game of the Year: #2 - Baldur's Gate 3
Lol did I stumble into the PS blog by accident!? well you're not the sister site of Purexbox for nothing! π€·
Re: Game of the Year: #3 - Resident Evil 4
Well can't really be too surprised, just a bit disappointed in the undeserving game that's probably going to be No 2. I do hope RE4 get's some awards in other publications though, Capcom has become one of the best publishers/developers!
Re: Game of the Year: #4 - Alan Wake 2
@AdamNovice As it should have been, it was clearly fanboys giving it everything it was nominated for to make up for Game awards. Just like fanboys made Starfield goty on PX, is hard to be subjective when you pledge alligance to a piece of plastic.
Re: Game of the Year: Best PSVR2 Game of 2023
"Capcom's support of Sony's virtual reality headsets has been nothing short of outstanding"
Capcom's support for PSVR2 has been much better and more frequent than Sony. I can see Capcom porting over other RE titles like the older remakes while Sony will continue to pretend they aren't in the VR business.
Re: Game of the Year: #4 - Alan Wake 2
You guys gave Spider-Man 2 a 8 and Alan Wake 2 a 10, this looks pretty terrible imo. Do you get 2 invisible points for being an exclusive? This is just as bad as awarding Starfield goty.
Re: Game of the Year: Best PS5, PS4 RPG of 2023
@UltimateOtaku91 If you're going by the strict outdated definition then most games today are rpgs. Ragnarok, DMC5, all Assassin's Creed, Starfield, all Spider-Man games, Dead Space, Most Resident Evil games, TLOU and hundreds of others should be in this category according to you.
Re: Game of the Year: Best PS5, PS4 RPG of 2023
I don't think this is the right category for Final Fantasy XVI (and Lies Of P). It should be in best action game, if XVI goes here than DMC5 should have been in the best RPG category in 2019.
Re: Game of the Year: Henry's Top 5 PS5, PS4 Games of 2023
@species I know everyone has different taste but man is so weird having Call of the mountain which at the end is a tech demo over RE4 that is a full experience. Also I agree that Alyx is in it's own class when it comes to VR, only the 3 Resident Evil VR games come close.
Re: God of War Trilogy PS5 Remaster Rumours Surface from Suspect Source
@CharlieChooChoo "The old games are so dated in terms of gameplay"
Gow 3 rivals DMC in how fast and all the different ways you have to dispatch enemies. Look at the youtube videos of the combos, in comparison the new games look like they are running in slow motion.
Re: Game of the Year: #8 - Dead Space
@Mad001 "I played 20 minutes nah I stick with the original had the woke mind virus in this remake."
You can't be a real person, are you perhaps trolling us? π