@UnlimitedSevens And the franchises we love from whatever third party devs get snatched up by Sony would probably disappear or take a back seat to whatever first party IP is handed to them as their next project. Sony makes amazing games, don't get me wrong, but best case scenario the acquired third party's own IP releases would slow to a trickle or worst case disappear entirely.
@nessisonett We might as well start calling this site ToxicSquare because the trolls are reaching 4chan levels of critical mass.
Anyways second party studios make sense, but let's not hope that a ton of third party companies with zero affiliation to the big three get eaten alive and lose their creative freedom.
@Kidfunkadelic83 Nah there will be much more releasing this week. Sony no longer does press releases of the upcoming week's games so this is likely only 10% to 20% of this week's actual PS4 releases.
@Kunfoostu What do you do that makes your DS4 break after only a few hundred hours? I'll admit they're absolute garbo by first party controller standards, but as long as you aren't abusing your controller by jarring the fronk out of your analog sticks, you can easily get well over 1,000 to 2,000 hours out of it. That said since my launch Wii's Wiimote and Nunchuk, Wii U gamepad from 2014, and my original PS2 AND PSOne controllers all still work, it shows how crappy the DS4 controllers are since I already replaced two of them...
@Ashkorsair I'll get the PS4 version myself which will happen since the game'll definitely surpass the $1 million stretch goal by a hefty amount at this rate! 😎
@Feena The last JRPG we got as part of PS+ was some silly PS3 JRPG that I liked, but can't remember its name. The main character was called Chou Chou and it was a silly adventure where she and her minions tried to take over the world by enslaving each world's demon lord and hero. It was definitely fanservicey, but fun. It was offered for free back in Summer of 2017 I believe.
@stinkyx All of those "closed" shops still allow you to redownload previous purchases. For example I can still redownload previously purchased WiiWare and Wii Virtual Console games on the Wii Shop Channel despite it having "closed" a year or two ago.
@NomNom I do. Like I said before I only buy one game in the series every generation and it's always a second-hand copy so the developer and publisher makes absolutely nothing off my purchase.
@KisekiFan7 I also never buy new so there goes your theory that I'm supporting them. Eventually your insulting behaviour will earn you a banhammer of justice.
@Constable_What People like you are just as big a problem, with the at least it's not affecting the games I like mentality. Because trust me, it'll bite you on the rear someday when the games you like are also affected and gamers like yourself simply watched and laughed while more casual gamers got rear bumped by the company.
@Ken_Kaniff I pretty much buy one Madden game every generation so each game I get is usually pretty fresh, but I gotta agree with the fans on this one, Madden 18 on PS4 is barely different from Madden 13 on PS3 aside from the visuals.
@arnoldlayne83 Plus the games are great if you like anime style or Japanese games. It's also the best console if you don't like pew pew or ultra violent games.
@AdamNovice Not really. I did not see a single JRPG or any Japanese fighters, heck it looked like those of us who like Anime style or Japanese games will be SOOL with the PS5. Also there were WAY too many experimental games with atypical or bizarre gameplay. The PS5 also looks as large as a PC setup so it likely won't fit in our entertainment consoles. Lastly, Bloody hell does the PS5 look ugly. About the only place it would actually look good in is the living quarters of a starfleet ship...
@Bagshot It's not bad at all. The VA's are the same as the anime which has many top Japanese voice talents so it'll be great there, assuming you don't mind Japanese dub with English subs.
This looks like an amazing game. I have liked all of the SAO games, but each game has gotten better and better! This one looks like it may be absolutely amazing!
@JohnKarnes I'm guessing most are probably barely working at that price. NEVER get anything below very good condition on Ebay because 9 times out of 10 it'll be broken.
@InsertUsername Another thing worth mentioning is that some things, for example PS3 controllers are actually completely impossible to find, even in used condition.
@InsertUsername Except consoles don't last forever and people would prefer to not pay twice the original retail price for used legacy consoles, perhaps? Smdh.
@Nich0 Another thing that I get is that both games are of the same rather unpopular genre so the backlash is understandable, but the entitlement is kinda ridiculous. That said the PS Now thing is absolutely a legitimate thing to be upset about. Also for those who say, but we got Uncharted: NDC and Journey for free...only non-PS+ members got them for free and get to permanently keep them. Uncharted: NDC was a free PS+ game this February and Journey was free a few years back which I redeemed both of them before the pandemic promotion. While I like what Sony did, it doesn't change the fact that the gesture was useless to us PS+ subscribers.
@PSbest I'm just saying that it's okay if someone cries during a scene in a game, just because you and I wouldn't doesn't mean that it's abnormal by any means.
@PSbest Some people don't cry when they witness someone die right in front of them irl, sure crying during a game is a little extreme, but it shows that they are sensitive and oftentimes sensitive people are far more kind than a lizard who is unmoved by death as I mentioned above.
@wiiware Here's the thing. They aren't bad games, but are EXTREMELY niche. Anyone interested in either of these games already has them and the 90% that don't are stuck sucking a lemon this month.
@Saucymonk Not only that but two dark games that will remind us there's an ongoing pandemic. C'mon kids are quarantined too and not all of us adults appreciate having twisted or dark games shoved down our throats by the fistloads every month. Something more lighthearted would be much appreciated.
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Re: PlayStation Wants to Acquire Firms with Abundant Creativity to Enhance First-Party Portfolio
@UnlimitedSevens And the franchises we love from whatever third party devs get snatched up by Sony would probably disappear or take a back seat to whatever first party IP is handed to them as their next project. Sony makes amazing games, don't get me wrong, but best case scenario the acquired third party's own IP releases would slow to a trickle or worst case disappear entirely.
Re: PlayStation Wants to Acquire Firms with Abundant Creativity to Enhance First-Party Portfolio
@nessisonett We might as well start calling this site ToxicSquare because the trolls are reaching 4chan levels of critical mass.
Anyways second party studios make sense, but let's not hope that a ton of third party companies with zero affiliation to the big three get eaten alive and lose their creative freedom.
Re: Guide: New PS4 Games This Week (10th August to 16th August)
@Kidfunkadelic83 Nah there will be much more releasing this week. Sony no longer does press releases of the upcoming week's games so this is likely only 10% to 20% of this week's actual PS4 releases.
Re: You Can't Use PS4's Controller to Play PS5 Games
@Kunfoostu Wow the passive aggressiveness is strong with you...
Re: You Can't Use PS4's Controller to Play PS5 Games
@Kunfoostu Yeah, but a few hundred hours is like 1/8th of the amount of time my controllers have been lasting me...
Re: You Can't Use PS4's Controller to Play PS5 Games
@Kunfoostu What do you do that makes your DS4 break after only a few hundred hours? I'll admit they're absolute garbo by first party controller standards, but as long as you aren't abusing your controller by jarring the fronk out of your analog sticks, you can easily get well over 1,000 to 2,000 hours out of it. That said since my launch Wii's Wiimote and Nunchuk, Wii U gamepad from 2014, and my original PS2 AND PSOne controllers all still work, it shows how crappy the DS4 controllers are since I already replaced two of them...
Re: Eiyuden Chronicle, the Suikoden Spiritual Successor, Wants $1 Million for PS5 Version on Kickstarter
@Robocod A PS4 version is part of the console stretch goal. 😉
Re: Eiyuden Chronicle, the Suikoden Spiritual Successor, Wants $1 Million for PS5 Version on Kickstarter
@Ashkorsair I'll get the PS4 version myself which will happen since the game'll definitely surpass the $1 million stretch goal by a hefty amount at this rate! 😎
Re: PS Plus August 2020 PS4 Games Announced
@Feena The last JRPG we got as part of PS+ was some silly PS3 JRPG that I liked, but can't remember its name. The main character was called Chou Chou and it was a silly adventure where she and her minions tried to take over the world by enslaving each world's demon lord and hero. It was definitely fanservicey, but fun. It was offered for free back in Summer of 2017 I believe.
Re: Gamer Girl Dev Removes Announcement Trailer and Marketing Following Backlash
@KratosMD The sad part is most of these self-righteous blowhards are likely not even gamers.
Re: PlayStation Store Update: New PS4 Games This Week (20th July to 26th July)
Little Town Hero?! It has been available since last month lol! xD
Re: Danganronpa Games Will Be Pulled From PlayStation Store in September
@javiboy2 Uh...delisted Wii Shop games could be redownloaded in fact they still can...
Re: Danganronpa Games Will Be Pulled From PlayStation Store in September
@stinkyx All of those "closed" shops still allow you to redownload previous purchases. For example I can still redownload previously purchased WiiWare and Wii Virtual Console games on the Wii Shop Channel despite it having "closed" a year or two ago.
Re: Ty the Tasmanian Tiger PS4 Release May Be Just Around the Corner
@Medic_Alert To be fair the issues were mostly only present in the Switch version. The PS2 and Gamecube version was much better.
Re: Ty the Tasmanian Tiger PS4 Release May Be Just Around the Corner
@carlos82 @Medic_Alert Says the guy who doesn't even know that this was a PS2 and Gamecube game. Kappa
Re: Leyou Technologies Halts Trading Ahead of Possible Sony Takeover
@LiamCroft Is this a hostile takeover or is Sony going through the proper channels?
Re: Madden NFL 21 Devs Comment As #FixMaddenFranchise Trends
@NomNom I do. Like I said before I only buy one game in the series every generation and it's always a second-hand copy so the developer and publisher makes absolutely nothing off my purchase.
Re: Madden NFL 21 Devs Comment As #FixMaddenFranchise Trends
@KisekiFan7 I also never buy new so there goes your theory that I'm supporting them. Eventually your insulting behaviour will earn you a banhammer of justice.
Re: Madden NFL 21 Devs Comment As #FixMaddenFranchise Trends
@Constable_What It's not like I buy yearly, just once a generation. If everyone did that they'd have to change their practices...
Re: Madden NFL 21 Devs Comment As #FixMaddenFranchise Trends
@NomNom I thoroughly disagree. Not that it's amazing, but NBA 2K is still a solid 7.
Re: Madden NFL 21 Devs Comment As #FixMaddenFranchise Trends
@Constable_What People like you are just as big a problem, with the at least it's not affecting the games I like mentality. Because trust me, it'll bite you on the rear someday when the games you like are also affected and gamers like yourself simply watched and laughed while more casual gamers got rear bumped by the company.
Re: Madden NFL 21 Devs Comment As #FixMaddenFranchise Trends
@Ken_Kaniff I pretty much buy one Madden game every generation so each game I get is usually pretty fresh, but I gotta agree with the fans on this one, Madden 18 on PS4 is barely different from Madden 13 on PS3 aside from the visuals.
Re: Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon 2 Dated for 10th July on PS4
Looking forward to this one!
Re: Action RPG Tales of Arise Delayed, No New Release Window Given
@Alexface I'll add that not minding is acceptable, but being pleased by a delay for a popular game series is pretty odd.
Re: Action RPG Tales of Arise Delayed, No New Release Window Given
@Alexface Oh? Seems like a selfish thing to be pleased by since most of us fans have been waiting years for a new game in the series, but I digress.
Re: Talking Point: Did the PS5 Games Reveal Event Meet Your Expectations?
@suikoden PS2 had Wild Arms III and Dark Cloud at launch.
Re: Talking Point: Did the PS5 Games Reveal Event Meet Your Expectations?
@arnoldlayne83 Plus the games are great if you like anime style or Japanese games. It's also the best console if you don't like pew pew or ultra violent games.
Re: Talking Point: Did the PS5 Games Reveal Event Meet Your Expectations?
@BAMozzy Yeah most entertainment consoles don't have room to fit what is essentially a gaming PC tower...
Re: Talking Point: Did the PS5 Games Reveal Event Meet Your Expectations?
@AdamNovice Not really. I did not see a single JRPG or any Japanese fighters, heck it looked like those of us who like Anime style or Japanese games will be SOOL with the PS5. Also there were WAY too many experimental games with atypical or bizarre gameplay. The PS5 also looks as large as a PC setup so it likely won't fit in our entertainment consoles. Lastly, Bloody hell does the PS5 look ugly. About the only place it would actually look good in is the living quarters of a starfleet ship...
Re: PS5 Reveal Event Scheduled for Thursday Has Been Postponed
@keihtg He literally called white supremacists "fine people" during a live broadcast so yeah, he is pro white supremacy based on his own wording.
Re: Sword Art Online: Alicization Lycoris Shows Off Character Customisation, Bonding Events
Hollow Realization and then Accel World Vs. SAO since I'm a HUUUUUGE Accel World fan!
Re: Anime RPG Fairy Tail Gets Over 20 Minutes of English Gameplay
@Bagshot It's not bad at all. The VA's are the same as the anime which has many top Japanese voice talents so it'll be great there, assuming you don't mind Japanese dub with English subs.
Re: Sword Art Online: Alicization Lycoris Shows Off Character Customisation, Bonding Events
This looks like an amazing game. I have liked all of the SAO games, but each game has gotten better and better! This one looks like it may be absolutely amazing!
Re: PS5 Fans Are Panicking Over Backwards Compatibility
@InsertUsername I'm starting to suspect that you're either a bot account or a non-sentient being, either way your behaviour is a joke.
Re: PS5 Fans Are Panicking Over Backwards Compatibility
@JohnKarnes I'm guessing most are probably barely working at that price. NEVER get anything below very good condition on Ebay because 9 times out of 10 it'll be broken.
Re: PS5 Fans Are Panicking Over Backwards Compatibility
@InsertUsername Another thing worth mentioning is that some things, for example PS3 controllers are actually completely impossible to find, even in used condition.
Re: PS5 Fans Are Panicking Over Backwards Compatibility
@InsertUsername Except consoles don't last forever and people would prefer to not pay twice the original retail price for used legacy consoles, perhaps? Smdh.
Re: Rumour: Second June 2020 PS Plus PS4 Game Leaked Early
@LiamCroft So uh, any confirmation or updates regarding this? Shouldn't Sony have announced the PS+ lineup by now?
Re: PS Plus June 2020 PS4 Game Announced
@Fedef_nt Whoa! That is WAY beyond uncalled for and is most certainly against Push Square's ToS. Yikes!
Re: PS Plus Members Launch Petition Against 'Dumbfounding' May 2020 PS4 Games
@Nich0 Another thing that I get is that both games are of the same rather unpopular genre so the backlash is understandable, but the entitlement is kinda ridiculous. That said the PS Now thing is absolutely a legitimate thing to be upset about. Also for those who say, but we got Uncharted: NDC and Journey for free...only non-PS+ members got them for free and get to permanently keep them. Uncharted: NDC was a free PS+ game this February and Journey was free a few years back which I redeemed both of them before the pandemic promotion. While I like what Sony did, it doesn't change the fact that the gesture was useless to us PS+ subscribers.
Re: PS Plus May 2020 PS4 Games Announced
@PSbest Ah! I gotcha!
Re: PS Plus May 2020 PS4 Games Announced
@PSbest I'm just saying that it's okay if someone cries during a scene in a game, just because you and I wouldn't doesn't mean that it's abnormal by any means.
Re: PS Plus May 2020 PS4 Games Announced
@PSbest Some people don't cry when they witness someone die right in front of them irl, sure crying during a game is a little extreme, but it shows that they are sensitive and oftentimes sensitive people are far more kind than a lizard who is unmoved by death as I mentioned above.
Re: PS Plus May 2020 PS4 Games Announced
@wiiware Here's the thing. They aren't bad games, but are EXTREMELY niche. Anyone interested in either of these games already has them and the 90% that don't are stuck sucking a lemon this month.
Re: PS Plus May 2020 PS4 Games Announced
Hell hath no fury like an angry nerd!
Re: Monster Hunter World: Iceborne's Alatreon Update Has Been Delayed
Inb4 all future updates are cancelled.
Re: Rumour: PS Plus May 2020 PS4 Games Leaked, But Source Is Shaky
@Saucymonk Not only that but two dark games that will remind us there's an ongoing pandemic. C'mon kids are quarantined too and not all of us adults appreciate having twisted or dark games shoved down our throats by the fistloads every month. Something more lighthearted would be much appreciated.
Re: Sword Art Online: Alicization Lycoris Delayed to July Due to Coronavirus Situation
@nessisonett Them's fightin' words!
Re: Days Gone, The Last of Us 2, Gran Turismo Sport Listed for PC Release
@wiiware PS3 beat out Wii and 360 in 2016. So every PlayStation home console so far has beat out the competition by the time they were discontinued.
Re: Days Gone, The Last of Us 2, Gran Turismo Sport Listed for PC Release
@get2sammyb Who are you talking to? Or was the message you were replying to deleted?