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@LifeGirl They're resellers.

@LogicStrikesAgain Would make sense, yes.

@trev666 No one is criticising it, just pointing out that the delay makes sense because it naturally doesn't look quite ready yet.

I'm sure it'll be fantastic when it's finished.

@Enuo The visuals look incredible but the gameplay snippets look a bit rough. Interested to see more.

@CVCubbington What didn't you like about it? Just not a fan of the genre?

@Nakatomi_Uk Just to be clear, I didn't drop a point because of the font size. That is something worth pointing out though.

@ChrisDeku I suppose the theory is that if you've got a CD Keys or whatever selling digital game codes, you could potentially be able to buy a $40 game for $30 because the retailer itself offers a promotion.

Then you might get Amazon trying to price match or bringing it down to $28 and so on.

None of this happens at the moment because you can only buy the game through the PS Store.

I tend to agree, though, I'm not sure how much mileage there is in this case.

@HonestHick Thanks for reading!

The turnaround throughout Push Square's lifespan has been impressive. When I started the site, Sony was in an absolutely horrendous position. They were bleeding money all over the place (not just PS3) and seemed to have no direction or purpose at all.

Kaz Hirai obviously fixed PS3 and then went on to start the process of turning the company around.

As this article shows, they're now in a very, very strong position again. Really impressive turnaround which started mostly with Hirai as CEO.

He'll be remembered for the memes, but he was a really impressive CEO.

@B_Lindz Do you really think Sony’s not going to release another game this year?

This is why these acquisitions f**king suck! These big companies overspend when the money's flowing, then they gut them without a care in the world once things get tight again.

It's so frustrating, and there's seemingly no consequence to it at all. In fact, some corners of the Internet cheer these acquisitions on.

Embracer, NetEase, Microsoft, even Sony, they all do it and it's gross.

@Oram77 Black Myth would be third-party. Sony helped the team but didn’t really invest in it.

@bazchillin I’m sure it’s already happening haha!

This looks so good!!! Blast from the Past indeed!

@Mostik I loved Stellar Blade so much. Hope you enjoy it!

@rjejr Yeah that’s fair, I’ll do a better poll next time. I suppose there are people who will wait for sales etc so are interested just don’t necessarily want to pay full price.

But that’s part of the problem I guess.

@Rudy_Manchego While I do agree to an extent, it just seems a bit mad to keep funding games they know are unlikely to move the needle, even if they do add to the overall portfolio.

I think they’d probably argue they’re better off investing that money elsewhere.

The thing is, all those games they used to fill out their schedule with on PS3/PS4, stuff like Journey, Flower, Escape Plan, Fat Princess, Trash Panic, and so on, they've been replaced by indies.

Back in the day there'd be like two or three new games on the PS Store per week. Now there's 20-30 new games per day.

I do wish they'd still find a slot in their schedule for stuff like Everybody's Golf though.

It’s worth noting, while it’s unlikely, there is always a possibility they find a way to make this work in the future.

If it really was as good as everyone says, it might not be dead forever. I wouldn’t be shocked if it re-emerged at some point.

@Dodoo He doesn't see it that way. He says in the interview that he was constantly thinking they needed a fresh perspective and new ideas, and he points to stuff like PS Productions which he admits he never would have done.

@Godot25 I don't think that's really backed up by anything Yoshida says in this interview though.

@Oram77 There's actually a lot more overlap between Game Pass and PS Plus than you'd think. And not only that, Sony wants the 30% they get when a game is sold on PS Store; they don't want Microsoft wading in and giving all those games away for "free" on their own platform.

@Godot25 He did say in the interview that they'd both been at the company so long and were friends they were able to be completely honest and frank with each other.

Surely stuff like Sackboy did worse?

I guess they're not counting it for some reason because it's not made by a PS Studios team.

Either way, I will say, it's clear that Helldivers and perhaps Ghost of Tsushima aside these ports aren't really getting the same kind of attention they used to.

@DeepSpace5D The original Armored Core was published by Sony so that seems like the most likely of the three to get Trophies.

It's hard to say with the non-first party stuff, though. As others have said, we likely won't find out until the day before.

I’m kinda fine with the nonsense but honestly a little disappointed it’s so long. Haha. Don’t get me wrong it’s great there’s lots to see and do, but I don’t really consider 30+ hours to be a side story! 😂

I’m not sure when I’m going to fit it in!

@arra1213 PS Plus Extra/Premium you can only play as long as they're part of the service. Once they're removed you need to buy them to continue.

@Dalamar I'm also a fossil, don't worry. I guess this one just completely passed me by!

@Dalamar I've never heard of Dropship before until they announced the PS Plus update!

@kevinm360 Are there really fewer AAA games releasing, though? It feels like there's more games than there's ever been in general.

Yoshida did an incredible job. The reality is that, as things stand, the Switch as a product is simply a better "fit" for most indie games than the PS5.

If Yoshida and his team was able to overcome some of that then credit where credit's due. I think things like PS Portal will help even further in the future.

I know Yoshida left behind a great team, but they need to keep the same energy now he's gone. Keep doing what they're doing and ensure the content continues to flow.

@Randinator123 Jim Ryan was CEO, he wasn't greenlighting games.

The artwork on these makes me wish I understood Magic the Gathering.

I can't wait for this game. Looks so good!

@Frmknst Please explain how they're "not offering anything".

It's such a massive change in strategy because it wasn't that long ago they were embargoing third-party devs to prevent them talking about other platforms for up to 72 hours.

Can't wait for this!

Very tricky question! Definitely Tides of Annihilation for me. I love Stellar Blade and Nikke so went with that in second. Then third I could have picked from a bunch — Sonic Racing, Shinobi, Saros — but I settled on Metal Gear Delta.

I'll give it a chance. Nothing wrong with spending more time on it to make it as good as it can be if that's what's happened here.

I mean it's not the end of the world but it doesn't kinda suck. The good news is these games should play pretty much the same on PS4 anyway really.

@wiiware It's a Chinese developer.

This is incredible.

@IceClimbersMain I think they just don’t mind spreading announcements around. Like, we’ve got Death Stranding 2 at SXSW.

To be honest, at least it always gives us new stuff to write about. 😂

@Oram77 Nice!

I think Premium is really good, I just don't think the sub works for my gaming habits anymore.

I wish I had something like this as a kid!

@Nintendo4Sonic No, but retailers don’t keep hoarding stock that isn’t selling. Sony ships more units every quarter because retailers are selling through their existing inventory.

More Astro Bot is good for the soul. Great to see PS5 Pro support too!

This happens every time 🤣

@carlos82 You're going to see Death Stranding 2 in early March: https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2025/02/new-death-stranding-2-updates-and-details-coming-next-month

@Brundleflies21 Also true.