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@Northern_munkey it will handle it fine. Assuming the developers struck a good balance of how to reduce the graphical fidelity. They launched this game on PC so they know how this works. Same for all developers really. It’s just a matter of time and desire really. If it was PS that was so far behind and series consoles were ahead it would be a different story this generation.

@ecurb7 the digital PC market is different mate. The windows software that one has on their gaming PC can last a decade at least. Even whenever someone updates it to the latest new windows, they don’t loose access to their digital content. Now I do think steam needs to allow full downloads to one’s games as their model isn’t ownership. The console market is about ease. My family has kept every console that we ever bought along with the games. We will never lose access to those games or versions of the games. As we all know the modernist crowd loves to update content for the “modern audience.”

I’m prepared to pay a premium for physical console media. As I pay a premium for all of my blu-rays and CDs. As I believe in ownership. I think consumers will realize how bad of a deal forced digitization for everything is eventually.

I don’t care that these companies and normal people are okay with the forced digitization. I will buy physical media for as long as I can. I will never buy a console that doesn’t support real physical media. As for me a console isn’t an IoT device forever. When a new system comes out, I keep my hardware and physical games. Then hook it up whenever I want to play or when a younger member of my family wants to play a great older game. For those that support digitalization your products need to be significantly reduced and there needs to be laws that allow for you all to download to any medium you want for future use. The day I cannot buy a console with physical media comes, I’ll just simply not buy that console. As I detest internet of everything.

I wish G games would rework their Killzone games! I’d pay full price for an individual release for all of the Killzones minus shadow fall. As that game was the start of the change in direction for G games for me. Come on Sony!

One thing I always hated about companies and their software used for hardware we pay for is that we are beholden to them always changing it. I hate being shown “news” and adverts when I boot up my consoles. I miss the PS3 interface because that only appeared when one when to the PlayStation store. Same for the Xbox 360. And in a store one will see adverts even in real life. In the internet of everything era, each passing day the world further creeps into one’s life. Pretty soon newer cars with giant iPads will be having adverts to to further capture our data and be invasive. I digress I know.

@twitchtvpat blokes do want new IPs. Just without the ethos of societies today in the western societies. Also even when gaming was less gelded than today. Not every new IP reached huge numbers. The marvel impact so to speak, has company suit types thinking everything needs to be a massive success. Instead of trying more AA or smaller games.

I don’t see why people want shorter RPGs. Long RPGs are good for the money and provide more entertainment hours to justify a full purchase price whatever the year is.

It’s a good game. There is always a demand for masculine games like this that represent brotherhood so to speak. Just as there will always be a demand for games that are cool with attractive female characters like the characters in Stellar blade. It’s really that simple. This game reminds me of Gears of war 1-3. Which were badass.

@Czar_Khastik lol. Almost all of the guys that play this game wouldn’t touch concord. Unless in that alternate universe concord was made by guys whom don’t embody today or an East Asian studio.

On one hand people cry when people in the vanity gaming industry get let go. As surprise people that work for gaming companies have salary, need healthcare and other benefits. And if people protest about the low cost of a new game that provides more entertainment hours than a new movie ticket then I don’t know what the solution is. 70$ to play a new game for the normal release date is fine. It’s optional to be in a rush to play a game a few days earlier. No one is forcing anyone to spend their money on hobbies. Which have nothing to do with the essentials of life. Remember folks gaming is a hobby. And hobbies cost money so does said equipment for a hobby.

The Japanese have their own culture and are free to do as they please. Not everyone has to do things like the anglos. I know many people in my home country would love some type of grace period before randomly getting axed.

I seriously doubt this will be as popular as other dragon ages. It looks like a new IP made in a modern corporate board room with a checklist to follow to get virtue points. It’s clear that the men that made BioWare have been long gone prior to Mass Effect A.

Killzone 2's "The Second Helghan March" and "Heavy Resistance" should definitely be played.

@Shigurui yea I didn't like the racing dynamics at all. Too Arcady for me like a Ridge racer. PGR2 was epic to me. From the online gameplay to walking in the show rooms to test drive cars.

@Perturbator great gameplay in Detroit but I agree. Its just impossible for me to "feel" for a machine that doesn't have a soul. Unlike every human being. I hope people don't have sympathy for machines in the future like androids or replicants in blade runner.

I hope it never comes to PS nor do other big Xbox exclusives. Those wanting to play it should just buy a Xbox one to play the MCC. Its one of the cheapest way to play it.

If they go private. They need get rid of their DEI modernist culture within and only bring mates in based on merit. As it’s clear that most talented blokes have left due to them having to outsource development for such a large company. In fact many gaming studios need to do this in the realm. Go back to just making games desirable to their respective fans and not trying to interweave modernist ideals of the hour into established IPs. New IPs it’s okay but they always fail which shows there is no organic demand. Anyways I truly don’t feel sorry for Ubisoft as they mismanaged and insulted their paying customers.

Recently I saw this video on YT comparing the concord development and Killzone 2 development. The old culture of G games was cool with cool mates and was how the gaming industry used to be from the beginning. Contrast this to the concord team whose ethos is present day and so many other studios embody the current days ethos in the realm. So Ubisoft won’t magically be better going private.

Or just be a real parent and limit screen time from the onset. Growing up my parents didn’t allow us to game Monday thru Thursday during the school year. We could only maybe watch an approved TV show for 30 minutes. Assuming we completed our home work to their satisfaction. It’s really not that hard.

@1UP-HUSKY he was a real person. Just not a samurai according to the Japanese. He was just a sword bearer also according to them from what I gathered. And sword bearer didn’t necessarily mean warrior either. I believe it was a westerner whom relatively recently wrote about this person. And he took artistic liberty to jazz up the real person it seemed, which is where the backlash seems to stem from.

The character the main protagonist was based on was never a Samurai, just a sword bearer according to Japanese sources. Which meant during those times carrying gear for a lord. I think Ubisoft became a victim to the author that wrote about this foreigner Samurai as if his material was source material and the truth. And Ubisoft just went with it of course as it supports their narrative. So it’s understandable the backlash against this game. As they didn’t have to go along with it but could have made it with a character from that cultural group. It’s the goal of the Antichrist brigade to normalize and force all cultures into one global culture.
It seems that Ubisoft may not make it out of this generation intact with so many failures as of late. Good thing for the consumers in the gaming industry. As companies will be forced to make good products and stop infusing the “message” into games.

Unless someone rented or leased an Xbox or PS from these companies, then one shouldn’t be receiving any ads. There needs to be a complete opt out of ads. I think the Xbox is more in ones face with the ads still. I haven’t liked the PS interface since the PS3.

@get2sammyb blame the cough era for production costs. As almost all semi conductors are made in China and Taiwan. Plants shut down but demand for chips increased throughout the cough era. So there is still a lag. So yes these cheap SOCs for the consoles could be made cheaper as they are old, however Sony, Nintendo, and microsoft need to pay for their production lines. Which have gone up in cost. Also new production methods for chips are being introduced recently. And the tools that make them are super super expensive. So consumers of chip manufacturers have to pay the cost. Going forward we cannot expect to see any serious reduction in costs for consoles throughout its generation. Unless the west actually gets serious about challenging east asia in semiconductor production.

@Lavishturtle Physical media will never completely die as there are those like me in the world whom will always pay a premium for it. This law gives people more options. And more options is good for the consumer. Even if everyone else remains ignorant to the goals of digitization.

This is a very good thing for every consumer no matter if they are into digital or physical media. Every country in the west needs these types of laws. The only protest against these types of measures are from lifeless corporate entities whom want everyone to be locked into their servers forever. So that they can control the narrative with their ecosystems. This is not just a Sony thing but every company is doing this. Again a complete win and I hope that it is further expanded. As this will allow digital owners to store their games on blank blu-ray discs or their own physical storage systems. So whenever in the future someone down the line in their families wants to play an old game. All they have to do is retrieve their created physical image.

@RoomWithaMoose its a start mate. California recently enacted a consumer digital rights act similar to what the EU has. Both laws protect consumers digital privacy. They don't go far enough yet IMO. But if they existed decades ago. Companies like google wouldn't be fifthly rich off of you and I's data. In which they have been invasive for decades selling off information. I digress. As a physical media owner for all types of content this is still a win for us physical owners too. As like you said there should be provisions in place if digital consumers want to download their Game to their own hard drive (or SSD) or to a blank blu-ray disc.

Oh wow so let’s squeeze more pixels out of this PS4 game yay! How about they develop a non cross generational full GT8 for the PS5. Then focus on making a good targeted 4k experience on the PS5. Nothing special new hardware running older software.

@Rambo-kind gamers whom are mostly men like female characters whom are attractive by worldly standards especially for fantasy games. Have since the beginning. Like you said men don’t like the loud and in charge characters that the Anglo world loves to produce. For somewhat historical period pieces the blokes including myself don’t like the infusion of modern practices into something that is supposed to be a period piece. The reality is that throughout the ages war has almost exclusively been the province of men. Even today only men are required to fight when things get rough despite equality under the law. Japanese history has so many warriors stories that could be told whom are blokes.

Wish there was another bloke as the main character for this type of game. I’ll pass.

@Lexluther23 the pro will be used longer than a year or two. As many will use it will into the PS6 launch. Judging by how the PS4 is still relevant. Unless Sony completely changes the mindset for PS6 and does not cross gen games which I truly hope for. Then I think your estimate would be correct.

If people are silly enough to sign up for this that is on them. 10K could be used for ones gaming needs for many years to come. One could even buy two launch PS6s then keep one sealed to sell for later. It’s a personal problem if someone uses these services.

@Malaise i vehemently disagree. Governments are already so large. We don’t need the biggest voting base deciding what we can buy. Responsibility and accountability comes with being an adult. From a legal standpoint these scalpers are just offering a middleman or consulting service. With your proposal, therapists/psychologists should be banned too since they cannot guarantee to fix anyone’s problems.

@Czar_Khastik and the Xbox series s would still be blamed for its poor performance on the PS3 as holding this generation back.

@NEStalgia I always get roasted for this but I believe they need to spend the money again to make a real bespoke console. One that has enough overhead to last 8 years. Yes this is a pricey strategy. But it’s needed to avoid these weak sauce SOCs that have been the PS4 and PS5. So no pros for a console generation. Early adopters would just pay a higher price like usual but make the games that showcase the potential of a new stronger platform that aren’t cross generation. Then people will adopt them. Either way I’ll still be a console gamer as there are just certain games I want to play in front of a big TV instead of a monitor.

It’s up to the consumer to educate himself. My dad always told us to do our research. And many premium electronic brands do provide more measurable value through metrics compared to a normal brand, beyond just a name. I’m really into audio and good equipment does provide value. Of course one can go down a rabbit hole and keep upgrading. As past a certain point one has to decide if the gains are worth it.

@SilentBluntman yes Sony makes good products. Their TVs for example hold their own in this competitive industry. My dad has a cool stereo system that he bought in the 90s that still works. In the 90s and early 2000s it was common for laser disc drives to go out. As the technology was still new and the laser wasn’t constantly in read mode. DVD players during the time had these issues as well. Compound this with the fact that consoles are cheap for what they are bringing to the table. PS1 and PS2 especially.

@jrt87 im saying the pro isn’t a cash grab because its just a higher trim of an existing product. In which there is a market for. Don’t forget the goal of any business is to make money no matter the industry. And Sony isnt a nonprofit agency. They are a hardware company at heart. Sure the LE pro has a stronger argument for cash grab as they are using nostalgia to lure people. But it’s an anniversary edition for the brand. Every brand does this. Every brand has super fans whom place immense value on these special editions. Not a problem for what people want to spend their money on. Again a base PS5 is still being mass produced.

@jrt87 they are barely making any of the LE pros. So they can get away with it. As there are millions of PS fans. This is what a true special edition looks like. More exclusive. Which will make the value very high for those whom like to collect things.

@NEStalgia the pro is no more a cash grab than PC GPUs coming out so often. Just so people can have more pixels and graphical fidelity via brute force since PC needs it. And many justify their purchase by showing that current or old game x can run at 1,000 fps. The pro is for those that want newer tech that is more flashy. The console market is just following the phone and PC market. I see no problem here. And of course they are into the development cycle of the PS6. That’s just how R&D works. Still years away.

Sonys electronics are expensive because they are good and quality. Their TVs especially. Sony is a premium electronic brand. But there are plenty of normal brands like vizio and insert Chinese brand here. Luxury lifestyle examples for electronics are McIntosh, Bang and Olufsen.

PS brand does have prestige worldwide. With prestige a brand can lure people in on name alone. And this is what the PS has. Sure we can all protest about how it’s being ran now. But I’m confident the Japanese will turn it around.

@thefourfoldroot1 developers hold the series s back mate. People need to stop repeating that as that isn’t how development works. Series s is current generation with “current” console tech. The reality is that this generation was/is held back by the Xbox one and PS4.

And so what? Sony is a hardware company and needs its own ecosystem to survive. PC gamers have a multitude of games to play anyways.

@Deadlyblack well PC gamers can always buy a console? They always say console gamers should buy a PC. Sony is a hardware company and needs its ecosystem to survive. Microsoft wins either way as PCs use their operating system software. And more money in their pocket when Xbox games go on the platform.

Either way so embarrassing and funny to me! Whom ever thought this would be the future was just pandering and was given wrong market data.

@trev666 for the games that Nintendo makes less raw power is okay. The trend that Sony and Microsoft set is more power the past two decades. Allowing for more ambitious console titles. And fans of the PS and Xbox expect these games each generation. I like Nintendo and I’m not hating on them. But Sony and MS suddenly going to underpowered systems for the present day would be a negative for them. Of course optimization play a big role but power is power.

@armondo36 early adopters for any generation of product will miss out on a fresh during a products midlife refresh.

I seriously hope that those that want the pro special edition get it. Since it’s limited. I suspect the base is to some degree also. I hope since it will be on PS direct that some scalper conglomerates don’t get anything.

I wish Sony should give more love to its other IPs which didn't make it past the PS3 generation. Spend the money to modernize those to fill this void of lack of bespoke PS5 games for this current generation. Horizon was fine when it launched on the PS4. It was a great tech demo from very competent Guerilla.

SE will still fail to meet their expectations going on the Xbox, also considering time spent to make a build for that system. Most of the user base for Xbox doesn’t care for these types of East Asian games. Historically PlayStation is home to these types of games. From the days when Sony treated the PS as a Japanese machine and not mostly western.