It's always the dark, depressing, and gritty games that get the top number of votes. To coin a popular anime term, there are SO many edgelords out there lol. 😅
@ShogunRok I mean Estelle and Joshua have been in 3D in games since Sky so it's not really a new thing, though their new look in this new engine is AMAZING! <3
Yet somehow darn near everyone I know IRL has at least one game console in their home. Kinda odd if there were only 125 million households globally with a game console. Your numbers aren't jiving. Sounds like you're only counting current gen and maybe last gen consoles and not older consoles.
Alot of casual gamers don't upgrade consoles often and then there are a lot of people who can't afford consoles and are handed down retro consoles by family members. You are most definitely grossly underestimating the number of active retro consoles out there.
@RadioHedgeFund I would hardly call the 10% of the world's population who are console gamers "A niche market". There are roughly 700 million console gamers between modern and retro consoles so again it's hardly a niche industry.
Yeah I seriously don't want to steamroll the game. I thought World and Rise were still welcoming to newcomers while still providing a challenge for returning players while Wilds seems to forego the need to grind at all rendering the gameplay loop that the series is known and loved for completely pointless...
@breadbox22 There's a setting in the system options to have games playable offline, but changing that setting requires the server to be working at the time of the change.
@yOr @dskatter You could if you set your console to do so when the servers are up in your system settings. Playing my digital copy of Monster Hunter Rise offline right now with no problems...
@Member_the_game The problem with that theory is that the PS5 is still priced too high for most of the holdouts to upgrade. Even I wouldn't have one if it weren't for my grandparents gifting me the console.
@themightyant @nhSnork @playstation1995 @Max_the_German @Northern_munkey @DualWielding @rjejr @Quintumply This is the first month that's EVER been a complete bust for me. I own EVERY single game being added! That said, I'm glad more people will have the chance to play these great games!
@RobN You do realize that there's almost no one left alive in Japan from that era, right? I don't blame modern Japanese people for the atrocities "some" of their ancestors committed...
@ShogunRok Uh...the OG FF VII is MUCH longer than 40 hours long unless you're just doing the story and have the entire game memorized. For most it'll be closer to 60 hours long to beat and WAY longer to complete...
@AdamNovice It should damn well run on PS5 Pro, otherwise why even bother. It's doubtful there will be that many PS6's in the wild at that point which would hold back how many units of the game will sell.
By 2028 the economy will be FAR worse than it is now, so I doubt any of the next-gen consoles will sell more than 50 million units after all is said and done.
@belmont As others have said it isn't guaranteed to be releasing in the Western hemisphere yet, so maybe keep the pitchforks ready, but don't pull them out just yet.
I have no doubt my most played games of the year at least on Sony hardware is Call of The Wild: The Angler on PS4/PS5 followed by The Legend of Heroes: Trails Through Daybreak!
@rjejr Playing games on a tiny screen would be absolute Garbo regardless of how pretty the graphics were...with my impaired eyesight I'd go blind within months putting that much strain on my eyes...NO THANKS...
@Orpheus79V Not unreasonable if they aren't refunded. I don't disagree with the removal itself as long as people who paid for the DLC get their money back.
@Tymelock Uh...? Might not be smart to gloat about breaking a law. Just saying. That said, I definitely don't agree with this law. Would this also ban the Playstation Store and the Nintendo eShop as well as access to your digital games?
@Ravix Not really since if it weren't for being gifted a PS5 I never would have been able to afford one, and from the looks of it PS6 is going to be pushing $1000 USD if the PS5 Pro is anything to go by. 😮💨
@atthegates AFAIK all games will need to be available for the base PS5 as well. Sony learned from Nintendo's mistakes with the New Nintendo 3DS as most exclusives for that had abysmal sales.
@Ravix Hard disagree, the only reason this is happening is because devs are aiming for 60 FPS. If devs aimed for 30 FPS which is 100% okay for the vast majority of us, the PS5 would be a long ways away from reaching its limits even for the biggest games.
@get2sammyb I doubt that's the case, but honestly wouldn't be surprised if Sony's throwing around money to entice devs to make Pro upgrades for their PS5 titles.
@DonJorginho I would hardly say they are struggling on the system, sure they might not run at a fluid 60 FPS, but neither did the vast majority of games on the PS4.
@DonJorginho @get2sammyb @riceNpea Considering most PS5 games don't push the base PS5's hardware anywhere near its limits the PS5 Pro comes across as a money making scheme meant to milk gamers' out of a large amount of money...
@LiamCroft Not quite all of them though. PSOne, PS2, & PSP downloaded games from the Classics Collection are actually retained if they leave the service, but everything else is as you say.
Uh...the sale page was never added in NA even though the games are indeed on-sale...what gives? I literally need to use the search function on PSN to find the games in the new sale...
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Re: Poll: Vote for Your PS5 Game of the Month (March 2025)
It's always the dark, depressing, and gritty games that get the top number of votes. To coin a popular anime term, there are SO many edgelords out there lol. 😅
Re: Random: Square Enix, Nomura Have the Most Kingdom Hearts Social Media Exchange Imaginable
@Khayl "SE said, "Hmm!?" Ro which Nomura replied"
I think you meant to NOT ro lol. 😅
Re: Rumour: New Trails Game Announcement Incoming as English 'Trails Beyond the Horizon' Name Is Leaked
@McBurn Seeing the Green Onion Kevin on the box art is so AWESOME! He's been absent for what 7 games now? Can't wait to see him in 3D finally!
Re: Don't Worry, Forza Horizon 5 Won't Require All 165 Trophies for the Platinum on PS5
@Quintumply Can you play offline modes without a Microsoft account?
Re: Atelier Yumia's Protagonist Finally Gets a Good Outfit with Free Tales of Graces f DLC on PS5, PS4
@get2sammyb That's a take, not a good one mind you, but a take nonetheless! 🤣
Re: Trails in the Sky PS5 Remake Looks Outstanding in New Screenshots, Trailer
@ShogunRok I mean Estelle and Joshua have been in 3D in games since Sky so it's not really a new thing, though their new look in this new engine is AMAZING! <3
Re: Konami Announced a New Suikoden Game, But There's a Huge Catch
Yet somehow darn near everyone I know IRL has at least one game console in their home. Kinda odd if there were only 125 million households globally with a game console. Your numbers aren't jiving. Sounds like you're only counting current gen and maybe last gen consoles and not older consoles.
Alot of casual gamers don't upgrade consoles often and then there are a lot of people who can't afford consoles and are handed down retro consoles by family members. You are most definitely grossly underestimating the number of active retro consoles out there.
Re: Konami Announced a New Suikoden Game, But There's a Huge Catch
@RadioHedgeFund I would hardly call the 10% of the world's population who are console gamers "A niche market". There are roughly 700 million console gamers between modern and retro consoles so again it's hardly a niche industry.
Re: Some Monster Hunter Wilds Fans Are Losing Their Minds Over the Game Being 'Too Easy'
Yeah I seriously don't want to steamroll the game. I thought World and Rise were still welcoming to newcomers while still providing a challenge for returning players while Wilds seems to forego the need to grind at all rendering the gameplay loop that the series is known and loved for completely pointless...
Re: Ridiculously Successful Marvel Rivals Loses USA Studio to Layoffs
@wildcat_kickz Yes, yes it was indeed Net Ease...
Re: PSN Down Worldwide as PS5, PS4 Players Can't Log In or Play Online
I woke up to the servers being down again here in Arizona @ShogunRok
Re: PSN Down as PS5, PS4 Players Can't Log In or Play Online
@ShogunRok It's back online here in Arizona.
Re: PSN Down as PS5, PS4 Players Can't Log In or Play Online
@breadbox22 There's a setting in the system options to have games playable offline, but changing that setting requires the server to be working at the time of the change.
Re: PSN Down as PS5, PS4 Players Can't Log In or Play Online
@yOr @dskatter You could if you set your console to do so when the servers are up in your system settings. Playing my digital copy of Monster Hunter Rise offline right now with no problems...
Re: Forza Horizon 5 Confirmed for PS5, Out This Spring
Does the game require PS+ or does it have a single player element/modes?
Re: Sony to Mostly Drop PS4 Games from PS Plus Starting January 2026
@Member_the_game The problem with that theory is that the PS5 is still priced too high for most of the holdouts to upgrade. Even I wouldn't have one if it weren't for my grandparents gifting me the console.
Re: Hollow Knight: Silksong Dev Trolls Fans with Delicious Chocolate Cake
I just hope Switch 1 still gets the game as I highly doubt it wouldn't run fine on the OG Switch.
Re: 11 New Games Are Coming to PS Plus Extra, Premium Next Week
@themightyant @nhSnork @playstation1995 @Max_the_German @Northern_munkey @DualWielding @rjejr @Quintumply This is the first month that's EVER been a complete bust for me. I own EVERY single game being added! That said, I'm glad more people will have the chance to play these great games!
Re: Gaming Colossus Tencent Added to US Blacklist, Accused of Ties to Chinese Military
@RobN Oops tagged the wrong person...sorry about that! 😅
Re: Gaming Colossus Tencent Added to US Blacklist, Accused of Ties to Chinese Military
@RobN You do realize that there's almost no one left alive in Japan from that era, right? I don't blame modern Japanese people for the atrocities "some" of their ancestors committed...
Re: Almost 3,000 Massive PS5, PS4 Deals Added to PS Store
@belmont Most physical releases on Switch do contain the entire vanilla game so that's more a PlayStation issue than physical issue in general.
Re: EA Shot Down Creators' Dead Space 4 Pitch in 2024
Why do I having a sinking feeling that even most established franchises are about to go the way of the Dodo?
Re: Final Fantasy Devs React to Clive's Revealing Tekken Crossover Outfit
Nice loincloth lol. 🤣
Re: Game of the Year: #7 - Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth
@ShogunRok Uh...the OG FF VII is MUCH longer than 40 hours long unless you're just doing the story and have the entire game memorized. For most it'll be closer to 60 hours long to beat and WAY longer to complete...
Re: CD Projekt Red Won't Say Which, If Any, Current Consoles Can Handle The Witcher 4
@tselliot FYI your post makes no sense. I have no clue what you're trying to say...🤔
Re: CD Projekt Red Won't Say Which, If Any, Current Consoles Can Handle The Witcher 4
@AdamNovice It should damn well run on PS5 Pro, otherwise why even bother. It's doubtful there will be that many PS6's in the wild at that point which would hold back how many units of the game will sell.
By 2028 the economy will be FAR worse than it is now, so I doubt any of the next-gen consoles will sell more than 50 million units after all is said and done.
Re: Falcom Pulls an Atlus, Announces a 'Significantly Upgraded' Version of Ys X: Nordics
@belmont As others have said it isn't guaranteed to be releasing in the Western hemisphere yet, so maybe keep the pitchforks ready, but don't pull them out just yet.
Re: Your 2024 PlayStation Wrap-Up Will Be Available Starting Next Week
I have no doubt my most played games of the year at least on Sony hardware is Call of The Wild: The Angler on PS4/PS5 followed by The Legend of Heroes: Trails Through Daybreak!
Re: Ex-PlayStation Boss Thinks the Days of Consoles Are Numbered
@rjejr Playing games on a tiny screen would be absolute Garbo regardless of how pretty the graphics were...with my impaired eyesight I'd go blind within months putting that much strain on my eyes...NO THANKS...
Re: Hitman Studio Will Remove All Conor McGregor Content After Court Ruling
@Orpheus79V Ah! I see.
Re: Hitman Studio Will Remove All Conor McGregor Content After Court Ruling
@Orpheus79V Not unreasonable if they aren't refunded. I don't disagree with the removal itself as long as people who paid for the DLC get their money back.
Re: 13 PS5, PS4 Games Set to Leave PS Plus Extra, Premium Next Month
@Hyena_socks Don't you mean "That CHAOS!!!"? 🤣
Re: Australia's Planned Social Media Ban to Include PSN
@Tymelock Uh...? Might not be smart to gloat about breaking a law. Just saying. That said, I definitely don't agree with this law. Would this also ban the Playstation Store and the Nintendo eShop as well as access to your digital games?
Re: Phasmophobia (PS5) - A Hilariously Horrid Co-Op Experience
@AaronBayne Unfortunate.
Re: Sony Shuts PS Studio Neon Koi without Ever Releasing a Game
@rjejr At this rate every Sony studio will be shutdown soon. 🤦
Re: Players Made Uncomfortable by Talking Palicoes as Monster Hunter Wilds PS5 Beta Goes Live
Talking Kitties is Pawesome! 😻
Re: Phasmophobia (PS5) - A Hilariously Horrid Co-Op Experience
@AaronBayne @BranJ0 I'd also like to know this. I would love some couch co-op with my mates if it's an option!
Re: Soulslike Lords of the Fallen Resurrects with 40% Higher Pixel Density on PS5 Pro
@Ravix Not really since if it weren't for being gifted a PS5 I never would have been able to afford one, and from the looks of it PS6 is going to be pushing $1000 USD if the PS5 Pro is anything to go by. 😮💨
Re: Soulslike Lords of the Fallen Resurrects with 40% Higher Pixel Density on PS5 Pro
@atthegates Ah gotcha! Makes perfect sense.
Re: Soulslike Lords of the Fallen Resurrects with 40% Higher Pixel Density on PS5 Pro
@DonJorginho I suppose I was being a bit harsh, so I edited my post.
Re: Soulslike Lords of the Fallen Resurrects with 40% Higher Pixel Density on PS5 Pro
@atthegates AFAIK all games will need to be available for the base PS5 as well. Sony learned from Nintendo's mistakes with the New Nintendo 3DS as most exclusives for that had abysmal sales.
Re: Soulslike Lords of the Fallen Resurrects with 40% Higher Pixel Density on PS5 Pro
@Ravix Hard disagree, the only reason this is happening is because devs are aiming for 60 FPS. If devs aimed for 30 FPS which is 100% okay for the vast majority of us, the PS5 would be a long ways away from reaching its limits even for the biggest games.
Re: Soulslike Lords of the Fallen Resurrects with 40% Higher Pixel Density on PS5 Pro
@DonJorginho And for 99.9% of us a few extra FPS isn't worth $800...
Re: Soulslike Lords of the Fallen Resurrects with 40% Higher Pixel Density on PS5 Pro
@get2sammyb I doubt that's the case, but honestly wouldn't be surprised if Sony's throwing around money to entice devs to make Pro upgrades for their PS5 titles.
Re: Soulslike Lords of the Fallen Resurrects with 40% Higher Pixel Density on PS5 Pro
@DonJorginho I would hardly say they are struggling on the system, sure they might not run at a fluid 60 FPS, but neither did the vast majority of games on the PS4.
Re: Soulslike Lords of the Fallen Resurrects with 40% Higher Pixel Density on PS5 Pro
@get2sammyb No, but Sony certainly does. Edited first message since it was a bit vague as to what I meant.
Re: Soulslike Lords of the Fallen Resurrects with 40% Higher Pixel Density on PS5 Pro
@DonJorginho @get2sammyb @riceNpea Considering most PS5 games don't push the base PS5's hardware anywhere near its limits the PS5 Pro comes across as a money making scheme meant to milk gamers' out of a large amount of money...
Re: Cash Rewards Still Unavailable for Millions in PS5, PS4 Rewards Scheme PS Stars
@Ken_Kaniff The activity feed on PS4 has been broken for years as well.
Re: Huge List of 18 Major Games to Leave PS Plus Extra, Premium Next Month
@LiamCroft Not quite all of them though. PSOne, PS2, & PSP downloaded games from the Classics Collection are actually retained if they leave the service, but everything else is as you say.
Re: Over 2,800 PS5, PS4 Games Score Discounts of Up to 90% Off
Uh...the sale page was never added in NA even though the games are indeed on-sale...what gives? I literally need to use the search function on PSN to find the games in the new sale...