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@2cents Are you seriously trying to deny what you said? Wow. Reflect on your words and actions, apologize, and move forward.

@2cents Your needlessly inflammatory and tribalistic comment just comes off as sexually insecure and homophobic - just FYI.

I assume this means the year of exclusivity / release on Xbox is delayed as well then, which means I won't be playing this for almost 18 months... Oof.

I played it on GamePass and didn't think it was anything special 🤷‍♂️

It's also is literally the only game that has ever given me motion sickness 🤢

@munstre Comparing Windows and macOS to Xbox and Switch is inapt and nonsensical. I'm also going to choose to look at the reality of what's here and now rather than wallow in a pessimistic vision of the future.

@Serialsid Sounds like you're making several more assumptions than I did - I don't share your doom and gloom vision of the future of gaming.

@UltimateOtaku91 You aren't calculating the money gained from the sales of the games themselves.

@munstre Are you not counting Apple MacOS as an option??

@munstre If MS starts to provide a bad experience for the consumer, people will just go to the thing that's better. Competition allows the consumer to choose and therefore win. MS is providing a great experience with GP, and I'm all for it. Also, just FYI, I also subscribe to PS+ and have PS3, PS4, and PS5 all hooked up and played regularly.

@ThomasHL Netflix doesn't sell movies. Spotify doesn't sell music. MS sells games, and their rental/subscription model is increasing sales. That is the big difference.

@thefourfoldroot Are you asking because you didn't read it? Here's some more developer success story examples for you:
https://www.purexbox.com/news/2021/03/xbox_game_pass_subscribers_spend_20_percent_more_on_gaming_says_exec
https://www.purexbox.com/news/2021/03/descenders_dev_says_xbox_game_pass_helped_the_game_sell_a_ton
https://www.purexbox.com/news/2020/09/drake_hollow_dev_reveals_highly_successful_xbox_game_pass_launch
https://www.purexbox.com/news/2020/12/yes_your_grace_has_exploded_in_popularity_with_xbox_game_pass
I could probably go on, but I'll stop there.

@thefourfoldroot Read what the developers are saying about GamePass in the article.

@itsfoz Sony would practically go bankrupt if they did that. GTA 5 is one of the best selling games of all time.

@ThomasHL https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2021-02-17-is-xbox-game-pass-too-good-to-be-true

@Cycologist I work retail management and believe me, people absolutely "cry fowl" when items are out of stock or discontinued. Also, I agree with @ThroughTheIris56 that comparison doesn't even really make sense anyway.

@Playstation The Wii U eShop is still up - You might be thinking of the DSi Shop, although 99% of that is still on the 3DS eShop.

@JaysonWayne3121 Sony isn't going to give you a high-five for defending them. What they're doing here is not good for anyone, they should absolutely be called out for it, and ten "rights" doesn't make one "wrong" right again.

@T0mizawa @Snake_V5 Of course I didn't go out and check every one, but I'm pretty sure 99.99999% of all games and DLCs are backed up and available online at this point - even the incredibly obscure stuff is out there if you know where to look AKA Google search. These games and DLCs will not be lost, but merely no longer available to buy. Anyone who truly wants to play that stuff can do so if they try hard enough, and it honestly isn't that difficult.

Great article! It's worth noting that several of these titles are very much available elsewhere, while others are actually exclusive to these particular stores.

First of all, why does anyone care if GamePass is profitable/sustainable? Do you have stock in the company or something? It seriously doesn't matter - take advantage of it as a consumer while you can.

Second, lots of developers have told the public that GP actually increased game sales. Increased - as in, more sales than if/when the game was/is not on GP. Just because that feels counterintuitive to you doesn't mean that you're right.

Third, MS has stated multiple times that GP is actually very profitable. Just because you don't think it is, or it doesn't seem like it would be, doesn't mean that it isn't.

Just to be clear, I own and play all of the major consoles and love them all.

This is bad news. I'm really disappointed with how Sony is handling this situation. I believe I have what I want from the stores at this point, but just in case I change my mind some day in the future, I'm aware of "other means" that would allow me play these games, even on original hardware. If it really and truly matters to you, look into it. These games will never actually be gone forever, they'll just take a bit more effort to access.

So many 10/10 masterpiece games,
it's hard to come up with a top ten even!

Here are my personal favorites in alphabetical order:

Batman: Arkham Asylum
Bioshock
Dead Space
Deus Ex: Human Revolution
Hotline Miami
Last of Us
Portal 2
Tomb Raider
Uncharted 2
Walking Dead: Season One

@awp69 I doubt that will happen, but it would be awesome if they did! My wallet is open and I'm ready to spend if they do one last big sale.

@mrbone I bought some DLCs from the PS3 store a couple months ago. If they still had sales, I'd probably buy more. It's too bad for Sony too, because I purchase 360 games on the Xbox One/Series store fairly regularly. Guess they just don't want my money anymore 🤷

Looks awesome - nice to see a great score - will be paying on GamePass

I own this on PS3 from some Sega bundle I bought forever ago - didn't know it was actually decent. Maybe I'll actually play it one of these days.

I prefer pinball on Switch anyway - TATE mode with the Flip Grip.

How about instead of Ghost of Tsushima - which will never happen - we get Ghost of a Tale?

People talking about PC... Comparing PC to consoles is a bit like comparing a bicycle to a motorcycle - both can get you where you want to go, but obviously one of them is a lot faster, and a lot more expensive and complex because of it. No one is surprised or impressed you sped past a bicycle in a race with your motorcycle.

I choose frames over resolution every time, and consider myself a bit of a fame snob because of it. That being said, 30 will never be unplayable in my mind as I've enjoyed many, many 30 fps games over the years - even those with pretty bad performance - but 60 is gold. Recently though, playing games like Ori atWotW, Rocket League, and Sea of Thieves at 120 on XBSX has been a real treat.

@Shepherd_Tallon https://www.google.com/aclk?sa=L&ai=DChcSEwj2_Yny0cHvAhWDglsKHQR6DkIYABAEGgJ5bQ&ae=2&sig=AOD64_3de9dLFx3kOKIvJf4DxpG1IAA8QA&ctype=70&q=&ved=2ahUKEwi10_zx0cHvAhVSXc0KHWFaCXIQwg96BAgCEBo&dct=1&adurl= these are perfect for the Xbox controller battery issue - works great for me, anyway

Just talking about this the other day in a different article. Valve Index is $1,000... No thanks. However, I would buy the (assumed) less expensive PSVR2 if it had Half-Life Alyx. Personally, that's the game it would take to get me to bite. If it's not there, I will almost for sure not get PSVR2.

@Flaming_Kaiser Watch Jake Randall on YouTube - he helped me and literally tens of thousands of people get PS5s. Dude is super positive and helpful.

Nooooooo figured it would happen and is ultimately for the best also I still have loads of games I purchased but haven't even played yet on my backlog but nooooooo

😂 That tagline..

@thefourfoldroot https://store.steampowered.com/valveindex Unfortunately HL Alyx isn't on PSVR, although I heard something about how it wouldn't be the same experience even if it was due to the way it's designed for Valve Index - Honestly, I'm not 100% sure what I'm talking about, but that link shows Valve Index priced at $1,000 for everything you need.

I'm still not sold on VR, and so far I don't think this will win me over. The only VR game that seems appealing to me is Half Life Alyx, but spending over $1,000 for one game seems like... not the best idea.

Shadow Warrior is $5.99 this week - snapped it up. The original is free on GOG, and SW2 is on GamePass, so I have the whole series now. Hopefully I find the time to actually play them all 😅

Edit: Tomb Raider at $2.99 is insane.. If you somehow haven't played that yet, get it. Absolutely a must play IMHO.

Once I beat a game, I'm done with it (99% of the time). There are too many great games out there, and my backlog is too big to waste time playing a game over again. Variety is the spice of life. Live in the now.

@RudeAnimat0r SE Montreal are the devs who make the "Go" games for mobile, such as Hitman Go, etc.

@nessisonett Really? Huh. I have - lots of times. Just last year I bought and played through the DLC for Dead Space 2 on PS3, and that came out in what, 2011? Hahaha.. Different strokes I guess 🤷‍♂️

Nabbed it and topped off! Thanks for the heads up!

Nabbed it (even though I had it already on plus). Thanks for the heads up!

I feel like the headline is misleading - it's a TIMED exclusive. It doesn't even say "timed exclusive" in the article to clarify.

Seems cool! I'm excited to try it out!

@PhhhCough It's always been a negative. You're discounting the key word: too. The difference between trying and trying too hard is that the latter ends up feeling inauthentic and/or hollow.

@Nepp67 Evil Within 3 would 99.9% for sure be Xbox exclusive. However, Ghostwire Tokyo (same dev as Evil Within) is still coming to PlayStation. Looks to be amazing!

I didn't really enjoy this one. Felt like it was trying way too hard.

I'd recommend Hotline Miami over this 11 times out of 10.

I'd love to play a remake of Parasite Eve!

I know everyone loves Chrono Trigger, but I had trouble getting into it for whatever reason. Actually, maybe a remake would help?

Started Amnesia: AMFP a couple days ago, and will likely finish that up. It's not great but it's so short I might as well see it through. I know people love Amnesia, especially the first one, but I haven't really liked either one. I didn't like Justine either. I think a remake with better lighting, textures, and HDR implementation would go a long way to improve the experience, but I don't know, maybe it's just not for me. I don't really enjoy the gameplay anyway. I didn't really like Soma either.

On a more positive note, I finally started The Swapper last night (after getting tired of paying Amnesia), and so far it's been really interesting - I'm only 30 minutes or so in, but I'm excited to progress and see where the game goes, both mechanically and story-wise.