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@Max_the_German "Microsoft however… will show us a new understanding of what a console can be: open like a PC, easy-to-use like a traditional console (when using the Xbox surface)."

That's going to be very expensive. Consoles are subsidised because the market is controlled. There's no incentive to do that if people are just going to buy their software on Steam or Epic Games Store or whatever.

@Dragoon1994 I knew someone was going to say that. First comment, too! Damn!

@Apollo2212 It's not going away so what's the point in fighting it? People who ploughed fields manually also hated the combine harvester.

Let's look at how we can use it rather than treating it as the boogie man, no?

@Godot25 I don't know why people act like AI is universally bad. It definitely has uses for tedious tasks.

It feels like people yelling at clouds as usual. There's definitely ways AI can be used to help support the work humans do!

God there's some seriously low prices here!

I mean, the cosmetics were the same price as in other games. At this point, Arrowhead is kinda just teaching their awful community that they just have to cry about stuff they don’t like and they’ll get pandered to immediately.

I wish them luck!

@Judal27 Timed console exclusive announcements are the new timed exclusives.

It's priced the same as other cosmetics in other games. Arrowhead has provided a lot of content for free, too!

@Icey664 I THINK it's because they don't want you to put the camera in a position where you can't see anything at all. A lot of games do this.

@breakneck Depends on Bandai Namco's contract.

@PSDeckSwitchOwner I genuinely don't think it would have happened even if they bought the company outright.

Of course, looking at the latest Xbox sales, there's an argument these titles could eventually become PS5 and PC exclusive anyway. (Assuming the Switch 2 can't run them).

@twitchy_emu92 PC is bigger now and also I think the crucial difference is they can't get the price down like they could with the PS2.

The PS2 sold a ton of units AFTER the PS3 had come out.

@OldGamer999 I mean they did say they're making one, right? I don't know why they'd say that if they weren't at least planning one right now.

@AdamNovice It’ll comfortably get about 100 times as many players as Foamstars, haha. If not more!

I think it’s kinda wild, and a testament to how good the show was, none of us said Elden Ring. What a strong showing!

@TheDudeElDuderino Bruce Straley was game director. The whole concept of The Last of Us was dreamed up by Druckmann. It’s his story.

@Oz_Who_Dat_Dare I think that's a fair opinion to have. I think it's fine for people to resonate with the works of a team and be excited for their next project. (You might be excited for a new album by a band you like before hearing any of the songs, for example.)

Personally, I really enjoyed the vibes of the trailer, but this is just an initial reveal. Of course there's lots more to learn before launch.

@Sequel It seems like it's set on one planet judging by the blurb.

Very good show in my opinion. Genuine surprises and tons of great trailers. Just overly long as usual, but I appreciate it wouldn't exist without all the ads.

@XanderTigerclaw Yep, Blade Runner is another good shout. Clearly a big influence here.

@ED_209 That's some good intel!

@Dalamar You couldn't sound more pretentious if you tried. But good thing you don't have to play this one if you don't like it; hundreds of other games to choose from!

@Dalamar I mean, if you say so. You do know he created the original The Last of Us, too, right? (And the sequel is absolutely incredible, y'all are just weird about it.)

@Netret0120 I mean, it just means this is coming out first. They might do The Last of Us next.

Considering this was supposedly a light year for PS5, Sony had a helluva night.

@DadJKP @Fartingale Time to end this discussion now guys. Don't want to have to be removing comments or issuing bans.

I thought this looked brilliant. I can't wait to learn more.

Day one! Absolutely can't wait for this!

This is so awesome! Let's goooooooooooo!

Bring. Me. NewJeans!

I’ve never understood streaming personally. I just don’t get why you’d watch someone else play when you can play yourself. Unless you’re watching like pro players or something.

I do sometimes watch guides and gameplay trailers.

@don-neto @DennisReynolds Thanks yeah, I updated that.

@MidnightDragonDX See you say that, but Infinity Nikki, Marvel Rivals, and Path of Exile 2 are launching this week, and all three are likely to be gigantic hits.

Obviously I’m not entirely sure what the secret sauce is that sets these projects apart from others, but there absolutely is a way to get hits. It’s just risky.

This market is so tough to crack. I enjoyed the game for a bit, but fell off and didn’t return. It’s a shame but not massively surprising.

@W0rl0ck Huh! So what was the reason behind that? Because as far as I remember, the tape was just pushing down a small button which caused the disc to spin?

@MatthewJP Amazing store! I remember there was games not far from the front, and then you "went up the ramp" to all the toys.

@LuXifer I didn't know you could do that with the CDs, that's awesome!

@MrPeanutbutterz I mean, the article's actually about a new GTA Online expansion...

I love the touch of Sony doing this but I think the themes look bad. They just don't work with this UI in my opinion because the big game artwork is supposed to be your "theme".

@ShogunRok The PS Move staff is a very nice touch.

@Dom_31 I'm pretty sure I've mentioned it frequently. Perhaps not in this article, but certainly others.

@saffeqwe It's reader voted so you can submit your own scores if you disagree!

@Cloud39472 I think a lot of the sales chatter around Rebirth is massively, massively overblown. People act like it's completely flopped compared to games like Metaphor and Infinite Wealth, but it's probably done more than both combined on a single platform.

The discourse is poisoned.

As a reminder everyone, please can we try to remain on topic.

While I completely appreciate the popularity of Bluesky is directly linked to the current state of Twitter, we're threatening to go completely off topic with some of the comments here.

Perhaps try to temper it a little bit, as we'd rather not close the comments.

@Coolmusic I can't think of many better ways!

@somnambulance Not when it's your job to know everything about them. Haha.

You lot sound like fun.

For me the problem with X/Twitter these days is that whenever you click to engage with something, all the replies are about completely unrelated things.

I've got an account on Bluesky but I've not really used it much yet.

I dunno. I can understand why Sony is testing the waters, but I think all this is going to do is split userbases.

@Nexozi An amazing Xmas awaits! Enjoy!

@Mikey856 Congratulations! All the best to your family!

@Jrs1 There's definitely been some bad implementations, but also some very good ones. Hopefully this is a positive example.

Inject it into my veins!