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I finding it unbelievable that you can't sort games by price anylonger on the new PC/mobile store. Honestly, I simply gave up browsing these deals because of that.

If you're buying on a brick-and-mortar retail store, remember to bring a hand cart as the thing is huge and weights a ton.

I just want no waiting time between UI elements. Shouldn't be so hard.

I just can't be bothered with cinematics trailers. No gameplay = not interested.

All of this is very interesting, but I'll stick to my approach for the past generations: wait between a year or two to get it, specially since there's no way to predict how badly the economy will tank and how this will affect my income.

Smooth as silk. Just failed getting the plat for Detroit: Become Human this minute.

Not my cup of tea, but a solid month I reckon.

This is the first Final Fantasy I actually disliked. I hate the draw system with a passion, Squall is a pain in the neck and the levels of cheesiness of the Rinoa/Squall affair is way too high even by JRPG standards. I did complete it though, but there's not a chance in hell I'd play it again.

Journey mini?

I only hope they announce EPIII Noctis release will be last piece of download so I can play the damn game and move on with my life.

@naruball Either way the complete experience is game + DLC. What I mean is that we are at a strange time in which games are not sold as an updatable service, but as "full games" + a bunch of overpriced extra content. It would be fairer to sell them a service from the get-go, not as retail game that is sold rather expensively and requires you to dish out more money afterwards to have the full experience.

Good or not, I simply don't support having DLCs announced on release for a full-priced title. If people want to have gaming as a service, fine, but don't charge $60 for the "full" game when it's not "full' then. Sell a subscription bundle/pass instead.

What's the point of creating artificial divisions between gamers again? Some people game more and prefer more complex/harder games, other people prefer to chill and play casual games occasionally. So what?

Still looking good, but I totally see this tanking bad. And that narrator... why...?

@Pinkman I want to, but my issue is really having the time to actually sit in front of the TV for a couple of hours. My gaming time theses days is basically an hour at the most of VITA/3DS here and there. I try to make up for it when I have a time-off, but it's becoming harder and harder to do. Almost all big hitters I have for the PS4 are still untouched on my shelves.

I've been loyal to Sony consoles since the PS1, but this time I think I'll buy a Switch by the end of the year and wait a long time until I get another console, Sony or otherwise. Portability is everything for me these days, and my PS4 didn't get a fraction of the playtime my PS3 for instance got.

I have half my original 1TB hard drive full and have been noticing the OS is not as fast as it used to be, although it never were as speedy as I would hope. I have the PS4 hooked via ethernet with a very stable fast internet. I guess we'll never see a console from Sony without loading time on the UI.

@Jaz007 All you need to know: https://www.forbes.com/sites/erikkain/2018/07/18/what-is-no-mans-sky-next-heres-everything-you-need-to-know/#3b1875d6161f

I'm surely a minority, but the simple fact that you can go 3rd person sells it for me. Could never play 1st person games without suffering from terrible motion sickness.

"Enough to spend $399.99 on a special edition, mayhaps?"

AHAHAHAHAHA

AHAHAHAHA

AHAHA

The day I spend this kind of money on one edition of a single game is the day you can commit me to the madhouse. I work too hard for my money, thank you.

Takes a lot of luck to survive a near miss of a rocket launcher blast that sends you flying though

Not the most creative designers it seems.

Some exquisite spritework there. Colour me interested.

Will I buy these games again for the 10th time? Yes I will. Yes I will.

@johncalmc You can do it in one hour tops, trust me. I did it last night. Do it now so you don't regret it later

@Jenny_Jones I think I beat your score last night to get the trophy! Thanks, lol.

I don't mean to be all doom and gloom and, if that's what the future holds, that's what the future holds... BUT, the way gaming is "evolving", it is clearly pushing me out of the picture. I guess in a few years time I'll be solely devoted to my enormous backlog instead of entering this rate race of subscription models, season passes, dlc, online only games etc.

It's the concept that displeases me you see: the "usefulness" and "worthiness" of a game based solely on it's userbase, revenue potential and monetization opportunities. As soon as it is not profitable anymore, it is unplayable (servers pulled out and/or main features inacessible) or it disappears from existence.

How will it be possible to preserve gaming history this way, if all games eventually disappear in the ether? If all plataforms embrace this model, in a relatively short time (think NES days until today) a whole library of a given system can be totally unsalvageable except for the ones the companies understand they can make a profit out of it again by remastering/re-releasing etc.

Maybe that's not important for people anymore, and that's fine. But, for me, memory, preservation, a sense of safeguarding intelectual properties is a huge deal.

I wonder why Super Hydorah is coming one day later to the VITA

No love for Golden Abyss, I see. I very much enjoyed it, and it WAS impressive at the time to see a full fledged Uncharted game on the VITA.

If this is the future, I'll stay in the past. Never paid a subscription for a game and never will — my gaming time is all over the place, I don't wanna fell I'm throwing money away by paying a monthly fee and actually playing a few hours a month.

I can see myself playing more and more older games 10 years from now with all these (at least for me) negative changes on the gaming scene. I'm still bugged by the fact that Final Fantasy XV for instance is basically a neverending update fest. I don't see this as value for money, but as a hassle instead. Give me complete games on the box anyday.

I personally like when films/videogames/books reminds us that violence is supposed to make us flinch and feel uncomfortable — violence is so pervasive and tailored to do the exact opposite these days that I find it refreshing when someone has the guts to show it as it is and make us stop and think about it for a second.

Having said that, I don't think it was a particularly good choice for a reveal: I would rather have a snipet of actual gameplay.

That's one sleep inducing teaser!

I liked the first one so much I've platted it the vanilla one on the VITA and the Turbo edition on the PS4. Will certainly get this down the line, but I must confess that lately I've been preferring new stuff instead of sequels.

Unprecedented market domination makes companies greedy you know.

I honestly don't know how mid-tier studios manage to survive this generation. Between indie titles and actual AAA heavy-hitters, who really favours this type of effort? Must be real tough for the developers to even capture people's attention.

Hum, maybe I'll get Slain, Cursed Castilla and Exile's End...

Ghostlight running out of business in 3, 2, 1...

Would love to give this a try. If it's on the short side, I probably will, but will most likely wait for a sale.

Just pre-ordered the VITA Standard Edition

Even if 2019 is the case (although I think 2020 is more likely), I won't be getting one before 2022. Makes no sense to me anymore getting consoles early in their life cycle. I already have too many games from past generations I'm still playing.

I can live without this, considering my ever increasing backlog for Sony systems.

Dammit. I love physical copies, but with this new market approach for indies of releasing them way after digital is available I never know which ones will come out physically or not. I buy them digitally and a few months later ta-da a physical copy appears.

I always thought that visually Ninja Theory is one of the most mindblowing companies in the biz. I'll be getting this for sure.

I guess we should prepare to see a lot of Kratos' back then.

@MAntonioLimon Thanks

So how many story DLCs are on the pipeline again? When will they ever end so I can play the whole package. I don't see myself going back to them unless I play everything in one go.

I guess he has the data and numbers to back that bold statement of his regarding European gamers tastes, but it's always strange to hear this kind of overarching talk about such a big and diverse market.

Having said that, I totally agree that Ascension was a totally unnecessary game that added nothing to the series as a whole, but, unless the new GoW is awesome in its own right, removing its hack and slash nature is a risky move. It's kinda like turning Devil May Cry into something else entirely. Not sure I'm down with that, but we'll see.

Frankly, this is so much suitable for handheld gaming. I plan to get a Switch down the line, and this is just the kind of game I want to play on it — so Sony will lose a purchase from me on this and other games that would be perfect for the VITA.

I was terribly late to the party, but when I did arrive, I had a blast. Truly an incredible system. Will never forget the joy of playing God of War III for the first time, nor the surprise of seeing the first trophy pop (didn't even know they existed). Fond memories.