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I didn't know Hopper was in the game, awesome!

I have quite the backlog I'm working through and I'm hoping that at some point during that time they announce production for a physical release. Why release Alan Wake Remastered physically to then go digital-only for the sequel?

I’ll be there on Day-1. I’ve always enjoyed the Mana series and am thrilled to see a new entry!

Final Fantasy Rebirth, Suikoden, Eiyuden Chronicles, Visions of Mana and my write-in games is Mina The Hollower!

Man, this game looked really cool. I played WrestleQuest on day 1 and literally ran into all of that same cons that were listed for this game. I couldn’t progress due to soft locks and bugs and I wasn’t the only one, everyone in the Reddit group had the same issues. The game is apparently all fixed now and I do plan to eventually return to it but completely unacceptable to release games in this poor of a state.

I preordered the set right when the Kickstarter opened. This is an impressive product line that I plan to use for my portable streaming/recording setup. 👍🏼

I’m sure it will be re-released at a premium. I played through it on my PS5 at 60FPS and truly do not feel it needs a full priced PS5 version but that’s the age we’re in right now. You know they want SKU’s for Part 1 and 2 on the PS5 before they come out with Season 2 and before they announce Part 3. IMO that will be the inevitable timeline of events.

I preordered and am looking forward to using it. I will get plenty of use when the wife and I are watching TV or watching Phoenix Suns Basketball. To no longer have to stop playing PS5 will be well worth it for me!

I’m just glad I got to go to E3 one time and that I did it right and partied the whole time we were there. I have nostalgia for E3 since I’ve followed it since it’s inception in 95’ so part of me would like to see it be successfully rebooted but then another part of me says that Geoff has things under control with SGF and that having a huge show like E3 really isn’t as necessary as it once use to be thanks to the technology we have today. 🤷🏻‍♂️

I still have my unplayed preordered copy of CyberPunk, awaiting the day for it to finally be optimal to play. Of course now that the time has come, I don’t know if I’ll have the time to play it right when it comes out with so many new games to play and review. The game release calendar finally starts to ease up a little bit in December but then of course it’s the Holidays. Either way, I’m looking forward to finally playing this game in peak form.

I would like an update on Mina The Hollower!

With that news I’ll just stick with my PS3 MGS Legacy Collection. Sadly, Konami is not the same company we grew up with and hasn’t been for awhile now but this just further solidifies their direction. I suppose this is now for the new Gamers that don’t have access to older systems. I wonder how much interest they will even have in trying out a dormant franchise they likely know little to nothing about… 🤔

I've been playing 2K every year since the Dreamcast launch and am an avid MyTeam player. This is unfortunate news.

Looks fantastic. I still have the original for NES. Inin has done a great job bringing retro games into modern gaming.

I helped Kickstart this game a few years ago and couldn't be more excited to finally play this game! I've read all the Kickstarter/Developer updates as soon as I receive them like it's a new Nintendo Power arriving in the mail. Yasunori Mitsuda who composed the majority of the OST for Chrono Trigger joined the Sea of Stars team to work as a guest composer which is pretty big deal!

My physical edition should be arriving today! I've been playing Double Dragon since the beginning with the NES so I'll be getting that extra hit of nostalgia dopamine!

@Cloud39472 I 100% agree! Why is this a thing now? Last week it was Starfield offering the Premium Upgrade that gives you a steelbook for a game that is free on Gamepass. What’s the point!?

I preordered Cyberpunk along with the steelbook and have still yet to play it. I didn’t play it initially because I had other games I could play while CDPR worked on fixing the game. Then of course life happens and we all get busy. It’s now the Summer of 2023 and it just so happens to be one of the craziest years in gaming. I would love to finally find the time to play it even with my gaming schedule being pretty much jam packed!

@Vacuumator thanks for the heads up! I will Google the model number and check! Appreciate the info!

After owning Apple Airpod Pro's for around 3 years, they are starting to crap out on me. When I use them now, there's a lot of static. They are barely usable. If these are priced lower than or comparatively with Apple, I will buy these instead as my replacement earpods.

I have PS Premium and streaming PS3 games is a poor experience. I bought a backbone and sadly it's been a poor experience. I've literally tried it in the same room as my PS5 and Router, tried Ethernet cables and the remote play still lags and/or says it has 'poor signal'. If this device can't fix that it, I see no point in buying this. Will save my money for the eventual Switch 2.

I played the Humanity Beta on my Youtube Channel and really enjoyed it. Very clever game that really makes you use your brain to solve the puzzles. Stoked we are getting it for free and overall great lineup this month! For anyone who hasn't played Tomb Raider, all 3 are amazing games. I've yet to replay it on the PS5 but Shadow Of The Tomb Raider has a 60FPS Patch Upgrade that was added back in August 21'!

I'm in. Just waiting for the preorder to go back up on Amazon. Looks like Scott Pilgrim meets Double Dragon. Great to see Abobo at the end of the trailer lol, classic bad guy. We went so many years without any beat em' ups and then suddenly we were treated to the return of Streets of Rage, Shredder's Revenge and now Double Dragon! Games must be selling well!

39 million is a big number but I'd be interested in seeing Nintendo and Xbox's sales to see the entire picture. I agree in that I believe it to be attributed to the overall state of the economy. I work in finance here in the US. Overall DTI, Credit Card balance and delinquency rates have all skyrocketed in the last couple of years, let alone the last 6-12 months which have been abysmal. During Covid, videogames were discovered by many for the first time or people rediscovered their love for videogames. Naturally, numbers would drop off when the world went back to normal but in reality it hasn't went back to normal because we're experiencing some of the worst inflation in US history and most don't even believe the current reported inflation rate to be true and accurate. Now, we add in the higher priced games and many people are reevaluating how and when they spend their money. People are asking themselves do I really need to play this game on day 1 or can I wait until Black Friday and score the game for $20-30 bucks? Do I have games in my backlog that I can play and wait for these new games I want to go on sale in an effort to stretch my dollar further? From what I've gathered, many are doing just that. We'll always have our games that we pick up on day 1 like Zelda or God Of War but in reality, most can wait.

In order for me to purchase it would need to be completely lag free. Currently I can be in the same room as my PS5 and remote play is completely unstable. For me, the remote play experience is actually worse than streaming PS3 games on the PS Premium service and unfortunately they are practically unplayable. Fingers crossed it's something cool that would work. If it's like the Wii U Gamepad I would be interested if the price is not atrocious.

Looks good, I’ll be intetesting in checking this one out!

I just finished live-streaming this for 4 hours on my YouTube channel and am forcing myself to go to sleep otherwise I’ll stay up all night and play it. This is so freakin good. I am a lifelong Castlevania fan since the original NES and this feels like a Castlevania roguelite. Totally worth the price!

Would love to see Astrobot for PSVR2. Metal Gear would be rad. Would like to see RE7 make its way over to PSVR2 and would love to see RE4 be fully playable in VR. Either way, always happy to have a new State of Play!

Really low expectations for this game but like all of us, curious to see how it reviews. I’m sure we’d all love to be pleasantly surprised but it doesn’t appear to be very realistic…

@C25CLOUD that’s a good point to consider. It would make sense for them to push as hard as possible to release it during the anniversary.

I don’t expect to see Rebirth until 2024 but of course would gladly take it this year if it’s truly ready. The amount of games that we for sure know are coming out this coming year is insane not counting the tentative “TBA 2023” games. Super excited!

Very reasonable pricing and nice QOL improvements!

I still have not played it but have the complete edition in my hands. I literally had this next on my backlog list and then CDPR announced the PS5 upgrade and I decided to hold off. It’s been a long wait! Can’t wait to see the improvements!

I’m still super excited for this game and hey, at least they give us the option to choose between the two graphical settings. I will likely go with the 1080/60. Maybe down the road they can patch it to run 4K/60 like Sony did with God of War 2018 on PS5. One can only hope!

Sonic will probably go down to $20 during Black Friday sale.

I backed it on Kickstarter more than a year ago and will be trying out the PC Demo soon! As said, I hope it plays as good as it looks!

They had to of known this would be controversial…

Super excited to pick up this collection! Great to see Konami working on video games again!

Oh I never forget my friend, I just beat Turtles 1 finally which was a bucket list game! Respect on your gaming heritage 👊🏻! I think you are misunderstanding much of what I’ve said but much love and god bless! 🙏

@huyi Hi Huyi, I did not say that. I said every game I’ve bought I keep because I love video games. Meaning any game I bought, I played it and beat it and never traded it in. Each game is a memory to me. I’ve been playing video games since 1988. I still have all my regular Nintendo games. I keep them because I still play them. God forbid if I lost my job, had to get an emergency surgery, maybe had to pay for a family funeral and I didn’t have the money, I could always sell my video game collection if I absolutely had to. Does that make sense? Any game I’ve bought, I’ve played and beat. If it’s a super limited game, I may buy the physical version and purchase the digital version. Doing stuff like that really helps to support the game developers and keep the gaming community thriving. Hopefully all of this makes sense my friend. I am just an old man who loves to play video games and am not looking for any sort of internet quarrels. God bless Huyi.

@huyi I look at it as somewhat of a future grail game given the limited quantity/availability of the title. Sort of like ripping open a pack of cards and pulling a Jordan or Lebron rookie. You know you could sell it immediately and make a profit or you can hold onto it and let the value appreciate. I’ve never bought games to sell then as a profit and I’ve never traded my games or systems in. I keep everything I buy and because of that my collection value is pretty high.

I was able to lock down the Firedly edition last night. I do not play on opening it nor do I plan on reselling it. I’m just going to HODL. When/if this hits PS Premium, I will play it again!

@PegasusActual93 same. I want to feel this game but it’s not happening for me. I will be really interested to see how this one reviews. 🤔

@Amnesiac I agree on Sonic Origins! Still waiting for something 20 or less!

Maybe they should have Aspyr’d to do more with the game.

I would of considered the Collectors Edition but without the disc it’s a hard pass. Standard edition preorder!

I had high hopes when the game was first announced and have had it on my list of potential games to purchase. After seeing this clip today, I’m going to pull the trigger and preorder.

Excellent review! I’d like to see more reviews in poetry fashion!

Must say it’s pretty pawesome that we’re getting this included with PS Extra and Premium, wasn’t expecting that!

Locked in til April 2026!