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I used to watch a fair bit of Giant Bomb a lot less nowadays and watch a fair bit of nextlander. I usually watched them to see there thoughts on games and actually got me interested in lots of games I normally wouldnt have tried or even known about like I only found out about Cat Quest through Giant Bomb. But I do play way more then I watch.

Not being able to extend at a discount has cost them money this year. I would have extended my extra last year if it would let me. It didn't my sub has now run out and will downgrade to standard ps plus from now on.

The problem this could cause it could spread the playerbase a bit to thin in some modes. I tried fortnite a few years ago and the OG season last year was not for me it was completely different from how the latest BR maps played. I have completely skipped this second OG season. Since they have introduced all these new modes the quality of the updates has slipped massively.

If Sony are serious about the live service push they need to stop bringing Bungie into the discussion. Bungie live service model is the worst in the business so as soon as Sony mentions Bungie they lose all credibility in my eyes.

Yeah not sure what difference 1 week makes. I would guess a lot of people would only have time/money for one of these games in that short period of time. 3 to 4 weeks would make more sense.

I hardly buy games day one anymore. Astro bot maybe the only game this gen I have bought day one. Most games have bugs day one so if you wait you get a better deal financially and experience wise. With a huge backlog I am more then happy to wait. I havent even purchased spiderman 2 yet.

Yeah I never understand the not playing a game if hasn't got trophies. I am guessing all these people dont date/marry unless there partner gives them a gold star for taking the trash out, washing the dishes etc.

Had a lot of fun with Dead Island 2 for a game in development hell turned out quite well, so I would recommend that. For anyone thats interested Ghostbusters can be done solo with bots.

The 30th aniversary console should have been by invite only offer, it to people that have trophies on the ps3,4 and 5, Or have been PS plus subscribers for a certain period. Once they have at least offered it to there main fans then it can go on general sale.

Thing we will not know is how many are being bought by scalpers. I presume Sony has a rough idea of how many PS5 pro they are going to sell this year wonder if they have enough disc drives to cover that.

@Barryburton97 Yeah I have been casually on the lookout for a cheap OLED but not hugely bothered at the moment unless a good deal comes up. So for me it would have to be an upgrade on the TV first before considering the pro and there is no way I can justify both, its very hard to justify one at the moment!

I think something that seems to being overlooked is that you would need an expensive TV to get the full benefit of the upgrade. So with me with my few years old 4K Samsung tv without full HDR I would not benefit much from the pro. You need a OLED and full HDR screen and a right size screen and be the right distance away from it to get the full benefit.

Yes it’s to expensive but as seen in the comments there is enough people that will blindly buy it so it won’t flop. Sadly this doesn’t surprise me this gen with Sony they don’t seem to know what there customers want.

I have attempted to complete 8 3 or 4 times in the past never got further then the 2nd disc. Loved triple triad but always lost momemtum playing the game. I picked up the remastered version the other week so may have one final go to get through it hopefully the cheats will get me over the line.

Another poor decision by bungie and Sony. Destiny needs to be on a new engine they should have made destiny 3. This should have been done 2 or 3 years ago when they took away paid content from everyone.

What a baffling take. So by that definition any game that gets a new game + mode added after release ( happens a lot these days) is a live service game. You could argue if a game got multiple updates/content that could be classed as a live service game. Astro had 1 update!

The thing is Astro could become a good live service game they could add a new time trial or challenge levels each week/month to keep people coming back. I think you may have lost a bit of respect from a lot of readers for this article

@riceNpea Please explain to me how these great business people created this demand. What did bob living in his mum basement do to create this demand. They are are taking advantage of this new demand but they didnt create it. I sold a disc copy of Deadpool a month or so a go for a nice bit of profit. I am definitely not calling myself an entrepenure or claiming i created the demand.

@riceNpea Why are you crediting them as entrepenures? They didnt create the demand. Sony created the demand unless these people intentionally didnt sell there copies so the game would fail spectacularly.

@riceNpea
There is a perceived demand as people are of the thought that this will be worth something in the future. Whether it is worth anything in the future is up for debate. This has happened with physical copies before on games like Too Human and X-men Destiny they had to be recalled and selaed copies did for a time go for a lot of money. I think what you don't seem to be grasping is people think a sealed copy of Concord could be worth a lot of money in the future. I am not saying I agree with these people but that is there thinking and thats why there is a demand.

If it has any chance of being a hit Sony need to start showing gameplay now and not leaving it to a couple months before release. This way the studio can make any adjustment to feedback recieved.

@Czar_Khastik I bet it made you so angry you couldn't find any spoilers, you just sat there shaking your fist.

Now I am wondering who is going to die! Can there really be many spoilers for a platformer?

@riceNpea Right this minuite in the UK!

@Member_the_game
I do wonder why some people play games sometimes seems a digital check mark is more important then having fun with a game.

My Extra runs out in a few weeks time and wont be renewing it seems the games are rotating out a lot quicker now. I have such a big backlog I never get round to playing the games in extra. I will miss the odd good day one game like Stray and Tchia, I will miss out on lucky spire which is a shame but extra doesnt have the value anymore because I dont have time to play that many games.

Looking forward to this been waiting a long time. Surprised there arent many similar games on PS5 a few more recently. Did have fun with Spirit Hunters

With no easily availble physical copy £40 does seem a lot for a remaster without the original music as others have pointed out. Was one of my favourite PS3 era games but I think I will wait for a sale.

@Flaming_Kaiser I like the collectors edition but the price is too much and you wouldnt get it til May! Probably longer for myself living in the UK

Seems on the more expensive side compared to Shadows of the Damned

@UltimateOtaku91
There should have been a Destiny 3, 4 or 5 years ago on a new engine which would have made making content slightly easier. Didn't they make a deal with Tencent or someone a while ago to make a game not heard anything about that since.

I think sports games seems a stretch to call a simulation game. If we are doing that surely Hitman is a simulation game! Arcade Paradise really needs to be on this list.

When you consider Bungie were better and more consumer friendly under Activision it shows what a horrible purchase Bungie was. I can understand wanting some live service experience but Bungies model was and still is the worst one in the business.

Actually not a bad month for me least I can try and FNAF game as never played one before.

I would be tempted by the collectors edition but not from limited games

If there were a lot more normal character action games then it wouldn’t be a problem but it seems 90% of character action games are souls like. It seems most developers have got lazy and just chasing trends instead of making something unique.

Typical got mine last week just a tip if you have PS plus premium you get 5 or 6 PSVR 2 included and they are all pretty good games as well.

Sony seems to have made bad decision after bad decision with Concord.

The state of play reveal was bad as didnt really show any gameplay and a lot of cinematics which initially gave off a different vibe of game then it was. In the same state of play they advertised Marvels Rivals a direct competitor.

Then decided to charge for the game again when most rival games are F2P.

In my opinion this isn't my type of game but I think Concord looks a lot better then Marvel rivals from the gameplay I have seen would of possibly given Concord a go if it was free. But most people will know Marvel Rivals will do quite well just off the Marvel name alone.

@yohn777
Thanks do you know if the physical is just from Limited run games or will there be a proper release in Europe/USA? I see play asia are doing a japanese physical version.

Very good price for this definitely will be tempted loved Suda's PS3 era work. Anybody got an idea how much Lollipop will be?

@Jaz007 I know netflix has games but i have no idea how to download them! Its more me not playing games on my phone then anything but the game side of netflix is not really advertised clearly by them.

I think the gaming industry is in a tough spot at the moment. Xbox did have a couple of different looking games. But all shows seem to have same looking games how many soulslike games did we see last week. There were at least 3 5v5 team PVP shooters. We dont seem to get to much new and exciting as I have said many times before this gen seems to be Remakes, Sequels and Souls likes.

@PuppetMaster totally agree the PS3/360 era was a lot more exciting then the current generation. I would add Binary Domain, Darksiders, Dantes Inferno and Enslaved to the list as well. Not many games make you feel like a crazy badass these days most modern action games have very down to earth combat.

My opinion is Microsoft had a good selection of games to show did get me a little excited which is something Sony hasn't done for a while. One of the negatives was that there was not a lot of gameplay in a lot of the trailers which Sony is usually better at it. Sony's problem is they are being so tight lipped about everything I think a lot of people would be a lot happier if Sony had trailers and announcements for a couple games that are further out. We don't need to know every game they are making but one or two would go a long way to build a little bit of hype.

So it seems like hack and slash and crazy combo action games have become niche genres for some reason. As I have said multiple times why does every action need to be souls like its boring now. Been duped so many times last few weeks seeing these games in cool settings then show the combat as souls like. As others said this is the 6th or 7th similar looking setting game we have seen in 2 weeks surely a lot these will fail due to oversaturation.

@QiaraIris Interesting does sound a lot different to what they showed. No idea why they made it look like another soulsborne as it would have turned a lot of people of the game myself included.

Aaahhh the dreaded soulsbourne word well there goes my interest. Can any developer make an action game without making it "soulsborne" weirdly last one i can remember is Final Fantasy XVI that how bad the industry has gotten.

With the huge number leaving this is a very poor selection. Cat Quest games are really good but platinumed both so no use to me.

I think I am in the same boat as a lot of people suscribed to extra for remainder of my sub. I just don't have time to make use of it have such a big backlog never get chance to really use it. Will be downgrading down to essential in September.

Extra is good value for money if you have lots of free time and no backlog. I signed up to extra for the rest of my sub which runs out in September but I will drop down to essential as I dont have enough time to get through the games I have purchased let alone the many games on extra.

Happy with Tunic. Ghostrunner 2 seems to have come to plus quite quickly with the first also being on plus a while ago. I like the look of the games just know I will be useless at them!