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I am really looking forward to this game. There are not enough great action-oriented Warhammer 40K games. I need more!!

@pyrrhic_victory
I totally agree with you. It is absolute madness when people compare the two strategies or justify Microsoft buying Bethesda to make Bethesda games exclusive because Sony pays for timed exclusivity here and there. Apples and oranges.

Also, awesome name.

@__jamiie
Aside from Bungie, which comes off to me as a knee-jerk reaction to Xbox's buying sprees, PlayStation only purchases studios they have a history of working with and certainly never bought any publishers to gain control over game franchises that are already popular elsewhere. That is the key difference. Microsoft and Sony both do timed exclusivity deals, so no real comparison to make there.

I think there is also a difference because Xbox is out there acting like they are super pro-consumer while making these ultimately anti-consumer, industry-damaging moves. PlayStation doesn't say nearly as much as Xbox does. Phil loves the attention. The guy buys up studios and all their studios are epically mismanaged, but he says nice things and wears gaming t-shirts, so we're supposed to like him? Nah.

@__jamiie
Starfield, Redfall, Hi-Fi Rush (until shareholders forced Phil's hand recently), and Hellblade 2 (the first game was on both Xbox and PlayStation). I mean they are all stinkers except Hi-Fi Rush, but PlayStation versions of at least Starfield and Redfall were canceled when "Gaming for All" Phil bought the studios, which is the point I was making. Likely, ports of those and every Xbox game will come eventually as Xbox transitions into Microsoft Gaming under the watchful gaze of shareholders finally noticing Xbox.

Can you imagine how much damage Microsoft/Xbox's already paper-thin reputation would take if they made Doom (or any multi-platform franchise exclusive)? It would be immense. If it's true Doom is remaining multi-platform and that was always the plan, I'll give "Gaming for All" Phil some credit because it's actually one thing he didn't lie about. The man took more games away from players than he gave to them, but after the ABK acquisition caused the eyes of the shareholders to actually look at Xbox for a change, they are forcing games to go multi-platform to grow revenue. That likely wouldn't have happened if they didn't buy ABK. Phil got his wish, but the monkey paw curled.

With a subtitle like that, how could I not click??

I still need to play Rogue Trader. I enjoyed Owlcat's Pathfinder games. I waited a year after release to play those, so there would be a great deal of patching and they still had bugs. I'm doing the same with Rogue Trader.

That will be a nice addition to liberty's arsenal!

The PVE mode sounds and looks fun! As the Emperor wills.

I had the collector's edition pre-ordered as soon as they went live. I really want that statue because, despite being a massive Warhammer 40K fan and statue collector, I have zero Warhammer 40K statues. I typically don't pre-order anything unless I'm really looking forward to the game and it has a substantial incentive for pre-ordering, like a statue, not knickknacks and digital items. I hope the game is good. I can always cancel my pre-order if not.

@Nei
Yep. I have to roll my eyes whenever I see someone say PS5 has no games because it's a ridiculous claim. PS5 owners have been eating so well.

Nintendo's dominance in Japan continues to astound me. I plan on picking up Stellar Blade when I finish Rebirth.

Neil is a legend that has proven himself many times. I have full faith he'll deliver something great.

I am just glad Sony didn't make all their PC games exclusive to the Epic Games Store. That would have been a bad move.

The first game had awesome sound design and mediocre everything else. Maybe I'll check out the second game when it eventually comes to PS+. It certainly is not worth the $50 current asking price and I suspect that will become evident as sales figures are revealed. Game Pass will have its own deleterious effect on the game, too. RIP in peace, Ninja Theory.

@Americansamurai1
PlayStation does have a lack of communication, but some, including myself, argue that is a good thing because they are doing so well without saying anything. In fact, they don't say much, so they don't get all the negative press around things they say or don't say. Phil Spencer, Sarah Bond, and Matt Booty over on Xbox get caught in lies constantly and are always out there talking out both sides of their mouths, so you see so much content out there just trying to interpret what they are saying or calling them out.

@Americansamurai1
I suppose you could be right. I just hope they don't start doing stupid things like sell $20 weapons or armor sets to support the game being free-to-play. The monetization currently is quite generous.

@Americansamurai1
They would have to completely revamp the business model of the game to support it going to free-to-play because the monetization in the game is not egregious and certainly cannot support the game itself. I can see the game coming to PS+ eventually, years from now, but porting the game to mobile is wild. I can't see that happening.

@Americansamurai1
You see a lot of things that don't make sense.

Congratulations to Arrowhead.

@Icey664
Right. I'm waiting, too.

Do whatever you need to do, Arrowhead. My trust in them has been earned.

@QiaraIris
Off the top of my head, I can think of two unrelated games named "Prey," two games named "God of War," two games named "Twisted Metal," two games named "Tomb Raider," and two games named "Doom." There are almost definitely tons more.

CC: @BeerIsAwesome

@CielloArc
They promised parity, but Sony is not dumb enough to put it on PS+. Not only would it cost a lot of money to put it on the service, it would also cost a ton in lost revenue.

It's expected Call of Duty will launch into Game Pass and that's going to really hurt the Activision-Blizzard part of Xbox. The revenue loss will be massive, but it's what Xbox asked for. Unfortunately for Xbox, after buying ABK, Xbox is no longer a pet project and shareholders want a return on their large investment. Expect the losses to be made up elsewhere such as releasing actual Xbox games like Halo and Gears of War, etc. on other, more popular, platforms and Xbox going fully multi-platform.

It's worth noting Automatons are significantly more difficult (and annoying) to fight, so most people keep going after Terminids regardless of orders. Also, Terminids attack in far great numbers, so it's easier to get more Terminid kills. Also also, brand new players all fight Terminids by default and filthy casuals don't pay attention to orders.

Because they didn't put actual shutters on the closed studios, the CEO will die on that "we did not shutter those studios" hill.

Nintendo's dominance in Japan is just astounding.

@The_Pixel_King
Good catch. @Get2SammyB should see this.

Tango Gameworks would have been just fine without Microsoft's meddling. Never forget.

@AhmadSumadi
Man, I loved Champions of Norrath!

Finally, an AC game I have slightly more than 0 interest in.

These figures cement why Sony's PC strategy is vastly superior, which I have been saying from the start. They can still get some revenue from PC sales, but do not cannibalize their console sales like how Xbox does. So, if there is any wonder why Xbox is in trouble to the tune of needing to spend $80B more than Xbox has ever made over the last few years and go multi-platform, it's because they implemented a system that tanks their console sales and implemented a system that tanks their game sales.

@Perturbator
It already happens, particularly with Japanese games, and will happen more often.

@slips666
Not a bad idea!!

As soon as there is a deal on one, not just MSRP, I am going to buy one. I'd even take the standard 5% off at Target (with Circle Card).

I can't imagine it does cost that much to port since the consoles are as similar with each other as they are with PC now, so it's never been easier. However, there are lots of games out there that go to PlayStation and developers forego an Xbox version by choice (i.e. without PlayStation signing any exclusivity). That is because they don't believe making a port is worth the investment. Even if they do manage to make some profit from Xbox sales, they likely have determined their resources are better spent working on the next game or whatever.

Well-deserved success. The game has me hooked. Destiny 2 and World of Warcraft are the only other games I've been this obsessed with.

@Decimateh-xblz
Depending on the porting costs, yes.

They'll release games everywhere but Xbox unless Microsoft pays them to put their games on Game Pass. The reality is they would be very unlikely to sell enough units on Xbox to justify the porting costs.

Investing in new studios and cultivating talent? What a novel idea!!

I really like the airburst rocket launcher and use it as much as I can, but the choice to liberate Penta or Choohe was not a good one. You could just immediately start liberating Penta (to get the airburst rocket launcher). You had to liberate a planet before you could even get to Choohe. There was no way we were going to get the anti-tank mines.

@Colt22
Different regulators, but yes, the regulators who approved Microsoft buying even more power are clearly very bad at their jobs.

@zhoont

It could still be. Without the multiplayer working in certain regions those consumers could argue they are being sold and inferior product for (presumably) the same price. That doesn't look good to regulators.

Wait.... JAPAN is a restricted country?!?

Releasing games on PC at a later date is a much better strategy than not releasing them at all and certainly monumentally better than releasing on PC day 1 like Xbox does. Xbox's approach devalues their console and Sony's does not.

Xbox has no soul. IGN should know that by now. In any case, on the Sacred Symbols podcast, they mentioned ABK being a poison pill. Before that acquisition, shareholders gave zero craps about Xbox, but after that massive amount of investment in Xbox, they want a return on that investment. Phil may have gotten his victory, but now Xbox is under the microscope. The thing he thought might save Xbox as we know it certainly seems to be hastening its demise instead.

I think it's a good thing how engaged with the community Arrowhead is, but I also think they should have just released the warbond as planned without calling any additional attention to it. It's a good idea not to cede too much power to the players, especially not to the more vocal members of the community who would be the ones more likely to participate in polling and already proved they have severe reading comprehension issues.

@Zenos
Your first sentence makes literally no sense, but the second one totally does. What a rollercoaster.

@nomither6
There are tons of Batman stories they can tell that are adjacent to the events of the current Arkham games or perhaps they can tell so many after Arkham Origins before the main trilogy. Heck, a reboot altogether would be much better.

I bet if Rocksteady made another great Arkham game, they would have matched or exceeded Hogwarts Legacy's revenue.