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@charbtronic

Yeah Shu even says that he is expecting better and more original questions right at the start of the interview.

@breakneck

Ah sorry I misread, and haven't got to that part of the interview yet!

Isn't Death Stranding 2 clearly a second party game, by their definition?

Just for those sweet platinums, which seems to be a common theme in the comments.

Never owned an Xbox or high end PC. Just every piece of Playstation and Nintendo hardware.

As such, this would be epic for me

And, Colin was Right?

@Oram77

Correct.

Now that is a conclusive poll!

Slightly cliche, but it's just Metal Gear Solid.

Great fun going through the list though. Many memories, long since accessed.

I'm begging for a platinum trophy.

Can't believe I'm asking this...

Does it have trophies?

One for Chris Ray Gun

The genre description is absolute filth!

My favourite game series but only really love MGS 1-4 and the Acid games. It's sacred territory that could easily be mismanaged, but this is looking more and more promising.

@MidnightDragonDX @ShogunRok

Cheers, that was my best guess. The MGS Delta treatment.

Can someone explain to a Dragon Quest novice why they would do 3 before 1 and 2?

As a lover of platinums who has never played these games because I was in 30 hours a week of Pro Evo mode at the time, I am bloody thrilled about this.

Well said.

I don't care for the Lego games, and think Horizon is overrated, but Astro Bot could be a sleeper GOTY contender if the pack-in game is anything to go by.

I don't understand how a traditional playstation fan isn't completely pumped for the game. It's a Playstation celebration effectively.

Massive and unmitigated congratulations on the sub headline.

Extraordinarily well played.

Being upset about this is the perfect characterisation of moaning for the sake of moaning.

Started playing on Friday on PS5No issues for me whatsoever so far.

Brilliant game, the first online multiplayer game, excluding souls games, that has grabbed me since Warzone during COVID.

@Nowings

Although you're right that most people don't care, it is simply completely untrue that no one does - as evidenced by the comments!

I think that's fair. It's a great game but doesn't excel in any particular domain, other than perhaps "next-gen" feel with how fast travel works etc.

Having said that, the game awards show itself was irritating, nigh on completely gross. I hope it turns into a trailer sizzle reel, and does away win the "awards" all together.

Long live the BAFTAS

Nothing to add really that hasn't be said.

Tricky one isn't it - they have employee benefits that sound nonsensically good to most working adults (in or outside of a cost of living crisis).

Having said that, a lot of it comes from massive success across many, many years.

Coming back down to earth.

This is April Fool worthy material.

I'd consider getting involved if they threw some trophies in, but I doubt that would be easy or worthwhile for them to do.

Thought this was a genuinely great mission that provided intrigue and value, rather then trying ram something down the player's throat, or fit a square peg in a round hole.

Think it deserves the recognition, even it wasn't the "best" from a gameplay perspective.

I want to play this but have held off buying because I thought PS Plus seemed inevitable.

She needs to hit the gym 14 times a week between now and 2025/26.

Unless they decide to ignore that the character was impossible hench to begin with (given the timeline presented in the game i.e. she's shown as having no obvious athletic ability just a few years prior)

Great if you care about trophies.

Presumably there could be a significant drop off in the amount of time players spend with a game, although I'm sure the hope would be that they just move onto another PS5 game.

I'd feel aggrieved!

Shooting the quality of the game in the foot and they absolutely do not need the money.

@NinjaSixx

Maturity 20/20

@Kevw2006

Yeah, it's really no big deal at all when you do that. I got used to it pretty quick. Would be a disaster if they removed the cursor option though!

Oh God.

I took St Albans from the Conference South to winning the champions league in the PS5 version and got the plat. 257 hours. Thought it was finally over.

Now you're telling me I can carry on with the same lads in the new version.

I'm a lost cause.

Game Pass will be a platform on the other hardware.

Colin was right.

If Xbox pulls out of hardware manufacturing though, a new player needs to emerge, otherwise Sony will just become lazy and anti-cosumer without a direct competitor.

Feeling slightly guilty that this is tempting me to jump back in. (For the first time since early April 2018!)

@nessisonett

Every big company periodically lays people off when they get too bloated, or the scope of the business changes.

It's obviously always sad when good employees lose their jobs, but it's just the way it is.

What a storm in a tea cup.

Bungie are often regarded as treating their employees really great, and their retention bonuses after the acquisition were fairly ridiculous.

This is more just reflective of what's happening in the industry as a whole but nonetheless sad for those that lost their jobs.

I love Sony, I really do.

But their messaging is awful sometimes. The Playstation Link system is explained awfully IMO.

@LifeGirl

Don't doubt anyone's right to an opinion, passionate or otherwise. And I'm on here because I share the same passion, obviously.

I just don't understand how you get to the opinion some are offering. It's a remake, twenty years, and three generations down the line. The atmosphere is going to be different by definition. Beyond that, I don't think it's possible to draw the conclusions people are drawing from the limited exposure thus far. I'm not convinced of much of anything about the game yet, other than it doesn't seem like overt dud/disaster. (Although it still might be!)

Think it's also worth mentioning that the site ran an article yesterday saying they thought it looked sick, and in this very article they are surprised by some of the backlash. (Which is too strong a word but you know what I mean).

@nomither6

Stand by the point completely, I could have maybe said partially maintains a PS2 aesthetic, but that wouldn't have made much difference.

I can't see the logic in being critical of the art style in a AAA remake (of this nature) in this way.

The point of contention, if that's the opinion, needs to be with there being a remake in the first place - which is absolutely not what people are saying (unless I am mistaken, which I might be!)

Metal Gear is my favourite series, I'm looking forward to the remake, but accept that it will probably be different in many respects.

Feels a bit like negativity for the sake of negativity...

Find the critique slighty bizarre actually. Not sure what the expectation would be... A remake of a 20 year old game that somehow maintains a PS2 aesthetic?

That seems like an exercise in futility to me.

My only comment is that Big Boss' face is going to take a bit of getting used to! Seems altered, rather than remade.

Re: the BIG BOSS/FOX trophy;

BIG BOSS is extreme mode with all the stipulations.

FOX is hard mode with all the stipulations.

The trophy is basically, do a top tier run on hard or higher.

What I can't remember is... Does using the stealth camo invalidate your ranking?

I'm not interested in live service games because I'm both 'hardcore' and therefore an eclectic gamer, and don't have the free time of a 13 year old.

Having said that, if this is what they are interested in, as sort of eluded to in the article, they need to tap the resources and brains at Guerrilla. This studio has proven to be the most adaptable of all the top tier Sony studios.

In that respect, they have the special sauce. (Saying that even though I personally find Horizon to be overrated)

@Powerplay94

You're preaching to the choir. I love the guy. His content has always been insightful, going back 10 years+ at this point.

Oh dear. Hopefully the project resurrects as they must have some sort of licensing agreement. But also hopefully, Embracer can just go away, become a much more focused company, or series of focused companies.

It was all doomed from the start.

@Th3solution

I agree. The Gamepass model is also objectively fiscal suicide (unless you're a massive corporation with limitless funds), so their model is unsustainable and bad for the industry, in my opinion.

This model of smaller games Day 1 is much more sustainable.

Without actually seeing any footage, I got blast corps vibes.

"Colin was right"

September 2023

@Gprime

Yeah. If the game is good I couldn't care less about the name. However, from a marketing perspective, and getting eyes on the game, considering it's a new IP, feels like they should revisit it!

Absolutely awful name, but the art style looks really cool.