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Whether these analysts are wrong or not, they are being very kind by not just saying Microsoft.

Arrowhead needs to stop bowing to the crazies. Sure, all the stuff should have been the price of a Warbond, not more, but giving half of it away for free in a game that has more than earned our money is not the right answer. Arrowhead keeps finding themselves in these situations because they keep letting the vocal players who complain about everything dictate what they do.

Perhaps it seems Kadakowa will be acquired piecemeal, millions of dollars worth of shares at a time.

@themightyant
Perfectly said. I have nothing to add.

Wow... Xbox is doing worse than in 2006 and that's AFTER they spent ~$80B acquiring two publishers that were profitable on their own and releasing Xbox and "Xbox" games on PlayStation? YIKES!

Game Pass wasn't a good idea after all.

In no particular order:
Ghost of Yotei
The Dark Pictures Anthology*: Directive 8020
Judas
Borderlands 4
Split Fiction

*A very underrated series.

The first game had incredible audio design and lackluster everything else. It does not surprise me the game didn't do well sales-wise, even without the Game Pass effect. Should the game make it over to PS5, this will be a PS+ game eventually.

@Toot1st
Your first mistake is believing what Phil says. He says lots of things and leaves himself tons of wiggle room. If anything, the messaging has become more consistent now that Phil has less control.

People are awful.

@AFCC
Not that I am aware of, fortunately. Generally, you can just pick whatever you want and have fun, the way it should be.

Last night, there were almost 200K players on the planet that the Illuminate are invading. There were probably other players elsewhere. That was incredible to see.

1. Helldivers 2
2. Astro Bot
3. Warhammer 40K: Space Marine 2
4. Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth
5. Tekken 8

Those are the big games I played this year on PlayStation in order of my personal enjoyment. Helldivers 2 dethroned Destiny 2 to become my third most played game ever behind World of Warcraft and Heroes of the Storm.

@Americansamurai1
Switched for me!

If you buy from scalpers, you are the reason scalpers exist.

You love to see it.

It seems like Sony shareholders are not concerned with the treasonous felon's tariffs in the U.S.

I hope they are right.

Considering how much I've played Helldivers 2, I'm afraid to look...

Man, the trailer for Wild got me so amped for the game. It's a shame we'll never get to play it. Oh well. I'm going to torture myself now by watching the trailer.

Speaking as an American here, too many people casting crappy, uninformed votes this year.

Typically, I completely ignore free-to-play games. The quality is generally lower and they are microtransaction hellscapes. However, I was convinced to not ignore Rivals because, at first glance, they appear to have done the monetization correctly. I was thinking you would have to pay for characters. That is not the case. All microtransactions I've heard of so far are cosmetic only. There is no "free selection" of characters that you can play as but need to spend money to have access to a character you like permanently. I think that is good.

It's still not my kind of game, but I'll at least pop in every once in a while to play it, which is more than I ever expected when the game was revealed.

@SystemAddict
You're right. WWE games are annualized, so they are on a tighter timeline.

@PuppetMaster You are indeed right. Tekken makes owning the complete game confusing and costly. They keep pumping out new seasons for $40. Even the ultimate editions of the game have one season pass and costumes, so are not ultimate.

I broke down and bought the base game for $30 a month or so ago. Maybe next year they'll have a nice big discount on the first season pass or perhaps even a bundle. Or, I'll continue getting by with the base game. It's up to Bandai Namco .

I hate this business model. $70 game + $40 for four more characters, but then they ask for another $40 for another four characters because this is a new "season." All the fighting games do it. I buy just Tekken as far as fighting games go now and wait forever for a complete version to be at a reasonable price.

Hopefully, this interest turns into sales.

@Frmknst
Completely free, you say?! Explain.

@GymratAmarillo
You and I are in agreement about Obsidian and Machine Games, but I'd take id Software over inXile.

@nomither6
He thinks AAA games are not worthwhile and also believes PlayStation will eventually be just a software publisher via their own or other cloud streaming services.

I liked Shawn Layden when he was PlayStation CEO, though he was no Jack Tretton. Increasingly, I find myself more and more happy he is still not the CEO because he just has so many bad takes.

@FutilityInExcellence
I wouldn't know. Musk has been taking credit for things long before he lost his mind.

@FutilityInExcellence
He sure takes credit for a lot of things, if that's what you mean.

I stopped using Twitter when Elon Musk took over. It was already awful and only continued to get worse, even more precipitously under Musk's ownership. When I heard about Bluesky as an alternative, I signed up for that. It is way better, but still does have bots and trolls. For me, the difference is robust and working moderation and moderation tools. I can block the MAGA clowns and move on. Elon removed the ability to do that with Twitter because his feelings were hurt. Plus, Bluesky will actually do something about bots and policy violations.

In short, Bluesky looks like Twitter, but is nothing like it.

I'm rooting for Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth and Astro Bot! I'd be happy with either.

This is ultra cool! It was a pleasant surprise. I hope they keep this ability permanently due to the overwhelming positive reception.

Hell yeah! Well deserved! The fact Helldivers 2 was not nominated by The Video Game Awards for game of the year is a travesty.

"PS5 is still trending around 8% ahead of the PS4 launch aligned in USA, despite its higher price point and pandemic-induced stock shortages."

The idiotic tariffs in the U.S. will "fix" that right up.

It Takes Two is a masterpiece!!

I want to see this Helldivers 2 pad!!

Noooo!!!! He should have been PlayStation CEO.

Ooooh! I am still on the fence about getting a DualSense Edge. I am not sure I need the extra buttons.

Also, I have to see the Helldivers 2 controller and need absolute confirmation no more 30th anniversary controllers are on the way.

I don't need another controller, but... I love Helldivers 2, so I guess I need to buy this, assuming the design is good. Perhaps this is the reason I couldn't get a 30th anniversary controller. That and scalpers. Mostly scalpers.

I do most of my gaming on PC, but Lego games I only buy on console because they are perfect for couch co-op with my wee one.

@colonelkilgore @11001100110zero
The reason phones are being forced to be opened up to other storefronts is because phones are seen as essential devices and both Apple and Google have a chokehold on them. That same logic would not apply to a console, which is strictly seen as a luxury item.

Helldivers 2 didn't get nominated for game of the year, and thus, can't win. There are greater injustices!

Well, I was planning on playing both The Last of Us games, so this is quite nice.

I waited in the queue for 30 minutes and then got let in and... sold out. Booooooo!!!

After trying many times unsuccessfully, I am going to try to get the controller one more time.

The fact that only two of those incredible games won (so far) is a travesty.

@Shakybeeves
"We"

@1UP-HUSKY
It's a win-win in this regard.

I am not a fan of industry consolidation, but this one actually makes sense and is the righting of a wrong since Sony foolishly let From Software (and Quantic Dream, for that matter) get away all those years ago. Sony can't sit idly by while their competitor buys up the whole industry.