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@riceNpea replace data miners with they (subjective case) or them (objective case).

it took less than 48 hours for them to rip near-complete
it took less than 48 hours for they to rip near-complete

it took them less than 48 hours to rip near-complete
it took they less than 48 hours for them to rip near-complete

... I think.

@Khayl I think "whom" was correct, since it's the object, not the subject of the clause.

@LowDefAl just looked it up. Apparently it was 10 years ago:
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/691087-playstation-4/69579601 (and it was 4/10, not 6/10 that were making a profit)

(this was the link, but it doesn't work: http://www.dualshockers.com/2014/07/04/shuhei-yoshida-only-four-out-of-ten-playstation-games-make-money-but-sony-will-always-support-talent/)

@LowDefAl I've thought about that and I realize that you may be right, but it seems to me that they've changed strategy altogether.

For example, in the past they said that only 6 out of 10 games they release make a profit, but they're ok with that because some are very successful and can fund the less successful ones. They no longer do that. Every game needs to be (or have the potential to be) a big hit or they won't bother making it.

@LowDefAl Sony could have chosen to lose some money on each unit sold and make it up through software sales. It's what they used to do generation after generation worldwide. They were able to see the bigger picture. Now they're so focused on increasing profits that they're stuck with a terrible image in Japan and as a result have almost completely lost the market to Nintendo.

Hardware sales are what Sony deserves for raising the price this many years in. Glad some games are selling relatively well, though I do miss the days when successful games like FF (13?) would sell 1m+ copies first week.

20 comments, eh? It'd be a shame if someone commented again...

(still can't understand how games like this -which seems brilliant, but isn't high profile- can sell 20m copies, whereas games that get far more attention don't sell anywhere near as much)

@LifeGirl some people will always find something negative to say.

@lindos just 50%? Why not 99%? If you're gonna make assumptions based on zero evidence, might as well go all the way.

The ps portal is a success no matter how much some people wish otherwise.

@LifeGirl as long as you realize that it works both ways

@Svark thanks, papa.

@Anthony_Daniels for one thing, the brand, another would be sales of ps games. Plenty of people state they'd rather get the PC version whenever it comes out. And considering how many people pirate games, they may end up losing money instead of making more.

Also, keep in mind that several ports were made in-house, thus taking sources away from new games.

The sooner Sony's PC bubble bursts, the better.

@thefourfoldroot1 I strongly agree though based on previous discussions, it seems that opinion is divided. Damned if they do, damned if they don't, it seems. Also, it's worth keeping in mind that games launch with serious technically issues that affect the score they receive, even if they're soon afterwards fixed. So, there is no ideal solution here.

If memory serves, Sammy gave the remaster of the excellent Heavy Rain a low score as well, so I'm getting the impression he's a bit harsh on older games.

Will get it at some point, possibly when the frame rate is fixed.

Take that, Ninty!

Are you kidding me?! I think I just died and went to heaven.

Quite the mystery...

@jrt87 hahaha. Ok, so you get that reviews are for people who haven't actually played the game, right? No one can judge the game and see if they, personally, like it than each individual playing it themselves.

@StrickenBiged thanks for this. People are so quick to pass judgement that a misleading title is all it takes to fool them.

@jrt87 yes, seeing videos pointing out what's wrong with something gives you a much better sense of a game than actually playing it.

Makes sense.

@Buckster666 same thing happened to Larian studios. Last year they went woke with Baldur's Gate 3 and, as we all know they went broke. Right?

@Porco "anyone remember the afro samurai anime/games from 15 years ago? well, nobody seemed to have a problem with that franchise."

Do you think that if Afro Samurai came out in 2024 people wouldn't have a problem with it?

@AhmadSumadi sorry to hear that. Hopefully one day we'll move on from this mindset.

@HamKnight "All of the context surrounding Ubi’s decision to include Yasuke as a main character points to disingenuous intent."

By "all", you mean the Black Lives Matter movement? That's the entire context? Zero other contributing factors?

How about the percentage of black people who live in France? How about the black employees that work for Ubisoft? Were they being cynical, too?

That's the problem with bias. You see all the points that fit your narrative and ignore all the other possible contributing factors. When I first started reading your reply, I thought "that's actually a good point. At that moment it wasn't clear if focusing on black characters would increase sales; I didn't think about that. HamKnight could actually be right about that". But then you had to make several assertions that undermined your point.

A shame. A real shame.

@ButterySmooth30FPS wasn't that a while ago, though? When black characters were just that, black characters, as opposed to "DEI hires"? Same for women, LGBT characters, etc. I firmly believe that, had the movie Alien just come out, it'd have been attacked by a certain crowd.

@IamJT the worst part is that many, if not most, people are happy to believe a claim as long as it confirms their bias. If it doesn't, they're all skeptical.

@HamKnight yes, but you can't be cynical and do something that won't be beneficial to you. There is no guarantee that such a move would lead to more profit. On the contrary, only a few games that have chosen such a direction have been successful.

"There are already others here who have pointed out the Samurai character was swapped out after events of 2020. This directly speaks to my original point."

And what source did these others provide to support their claim? If I make the opposite claim, will you accept it or reject it because you don't like it?

@Kalime78 Order in Decline was a huge disappointment to me, whereas every previous album was ace. Thankfully, Heaven :x: Hell was a good middle ground and unsurprisingly "Landmines" was one of their biggest hits ever.

@Paramahansa yup. Same with Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown. Excellent game that was criticized to death when it was revealed.

@HamKnight if it's just cynical "bandwagon-jumping" shouldn't they be making gaas games instead? They have nothing to gain from this.

@carlos82 yeah, I get it. It can be quite frustrating.

@Kalime78 there are so many games to play, so many movies/TV series to watch, so many activities to do, etc, nowadays, that there is no excuse even for people with too much time on their hands to get that upset over a game. When my favourite band released an album which was very different from the rest of their albums (went from pop punk to heavy metal), I listened to it once and (even though I bought it) never again. There was no need to be furious. There were more artists to enjoy.

@carlos82 you mean in order to download a game you feel like playing at the moment?

@Yousef- yup. That's my guess, too.

@REALAIS yup. Which also means that the ps portal currently doesn't work.

@LavenderShroud I'm convinced that their anger stems from the limited control they have over their unhappy lives. No one who is content with their life experiences such anger over trivial things like video games.

@jedinite gotta love confirmation bias.

@Shadcai some people really feel/act like the world revolves -or should revolve- around them.

I'm only checking it out because of its brilliant title. It seems to be drawing on Sartre's "L'enfer, c'est les autres" ("Hell is other people").

I think the message in The Walking Dead was similar.

@1UP-HUSKY imagine having a €1000 phone

@NEStalgia "meanwhile plenty of that accomplished guys are proven to have had no idea what they were doing"

I have to somewhat disagree. Internet people will point out all the mistakes these higher ups make as if they have some crystal balls. Most armchair experts didn't expect things like Minecraft or Genshin Impact to be that successful before they launched. Had they failed, they would have been acting all smug saying "they shouldn't have green-lit this! What were they thinking?". I mean, they don't know if Factions 2 was any good, yet are convinced that it was a mistake to cancel it.

@UltimateOtaku91 excellent point.

@nessisonett wow. I had no idea. I've never seen it.

In general, I disagree with statements that lack nuance. For example "love is love". Is it if it's not between consenting adults? Is it when when one can manipulate the other? Same with "censorship" and the like.

@Jayslow my thoughts exactly. 36 is... nothing to write home about, especially if in reality it's lower than that.

@Lup "Videogames are art, and as such, they should be able to show whatever they want to show"

including underage characters' private parts? It's art, after all.

Woohoo, 4/10 again!

@Nem while Sony is making more revenue than ever, apparently their profits are exceedingly low. Which is why they're not spending money on games that aren't a sure thing (other than gaas, which has the potential to be a gold mine - or a financial bomb). So, as a gamer who loved their AA games, this is bad news.

@RadioHedgeFund "If Sony convince the market that £700 should be the going rate for the Playstation 6 then we're in trouble"

Ι don't think it will be that expensive. They know they need casual gamers for free to play games and MTX. They won't lose them just so that they can deliver cutting edge technology. They may push for the digital only version, though, to reduce costs.