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As I've been saying for a while now: Hybrid handheld with an (optional) egpu powered dock is the ps6... no inbetween gen, last gen, separate ecosystem etc. solution. Current library and ps6.

Challenging... Ok, time wasting... Nay

Haha, best subheader... almost couldn't read it because my oversized scarf was blocking my view

Don't know the game but that last ultraman movie was a lovely family romp.

I think it's good if they focus their efforts on coming projects.

Burning money. Just give us a psplus premium cloud gaming app finally instead of gatekeeping it for the psportal.

@MFTWrecks I would be willing to pay ps5pro prices if that base handheld would include a dock with a built in egpu to offer good visuals on a 4k TV.

@Mikey856 the hardware market on PC is way more fractured than any console hardware. Having any single pc hardware selling 3m is a feat as one could get any random pc hardware. Had a steam deck, performance was alright but if I spend more time tweaking than playing it's not for me.
Psportal isn't setting the world on fire either with approx. <1m sold, but doing way better than expected considering one could get a cheap tablet a telescopic controller and voilà... a better streaming device that can generally do more minus the fancy vibration that only is noticeable in astro bot.

@Mikey856 that's a bit of a maximalist take and it's not a given that handheld games of the past ran with 60fps. Steam deck often hit a good middle ground on 40fps, but if you plan to connect it to a bigger screen, yes... things get ugly.
But with new mobile chips and ai upscaling and frame sampling newer devices are an entirely new ball game.

@get2sammyb Sony should bite the bullet once again and make an attractive and affordable device and sell at a loss to get an edge again in the handheld department. They'll have to compete with steam and the likes if they make an expensive luxury item like the ps5pro.

Yes, that's what I'm hoping for! Their newest APUs run extremely well at low wattage (wukong, 1080p ~60fps on a tdp of 15w) which means longer battery life.
Of course we're also seeing an increased shift to arm processors which are even more power efficient, but also bring compatibility issues with x86 software on which PS4 and ps5 is based on. We'll see.

@Takoweevil wow, I'm impressed how you're understanding lacks any nuance 😂
Must be a blissful existence.

@Takoweevil not mad, just think they should finally make the game streaming option accessible and worth the premium subscription by giving all users access to it via a dedicated app and/or web browser support rather than gatekeeping it to portal buyers. The portal has the extra plus of utilising dualsense features, which is cool but not essential. Especially when considering that 3rd party remote play apps (pxplay & chiaki) offer a more reliable and better looking streaming experience than what the software on the portal provides.

@LogicStrikesAgain there's a pc application, but it runs pretty poorly and doesn't give you access to the full library. Actually the stream library over the windows app has not been updated in ages.
It'd be better to just have access over the playstation web site instead of having to install another shoddy windows/mac program but also develop a good game streaming app for android/iOS.

Couldn't care less what happens with the portal, but I do hope this feature gets rolled out to the playstation app or over web browsers.

I know I'm among Sony diehards, but I still have to ask the question: does anybody really profit from this!?

If they were struggling and couldn't continue independently, sure! But I think they've done well for themselves to avoid consolidation.

I'd have slitterhead already if it were physical.
Lower budget or not, I won't be duped to give up any consumer rights for any game over 20€ by buying digital.
The shallow explanation that big budget titles use for this "wait and see how many fomo into buying digital before we go retail" tactic used by the like of Alan wake 2, Wukong and Baldurs Gate 3 is annoying. These are all AAA examples, but even the most obscure indies still end up in retail somewhere in the world. The only question is how much do I care to import it.

It just didn't look very appealing to be honest, neither did exoprimal. I miss the clover studio days... now those were great originals.

This is one of the few upsides of this generation, that Sony is regularly releasing these classic (and sometimes really obscure) games. They should make surveys for psplus members where request can be made. Then they know where to put their efforts.
They should also continuously update their emulators so they can keep up with the homebrew devs.
Finally, part of the proceeds they make should go to institutions that work on gaming preservation.

Only played soul reaver 1 on the dreamcast back in the day and really enjoyed it, so I'm glad Sony is making more games available.

One great port on PS2 and one miserable port collection on PS3, and lots of wishful thinking about a psvr2 port make this anniversary barely playstation adjacent.

But hey, considering how much I hated this weird thing called steam that was forced upon me when installing half life 2 the pc world sure has changed a lot.

After a long cod hiatus, being very disappointed with black ops 2 I wanted to give it another shot. The campaign again can't hold a candle to the original bo. Multiplayer is the usual.

Is it just me or is the trippy/dream/nightmare mission the cardinal sin of story and level design!? It's practically to 3d games what water levels are to 2d games and I don't nearly feel as annoyed by water levels. I've been hating trippy levels since the original max Payne and I've yet to see any that don't bring the fun to a complete halt.

Another opportunity to get absolutely wrapped up into something totally meaningless 👍

I prefer story driven games between 8-20 hours. Occasionally a game can be long like Witcher and cyberpunk and the Yakuza games.
Though longer, the Kiryu Yakuza games had a perfect length with great pacing. Those were the Nagoshi days. The kasuga games however, while fantastic, slightly overstay their welcome imho.

I just want fully fledged remakes of the msx games. If they're really going chronologically, perhaps we'll get there after a remake of peace walker and a remaster of mgsV. By then I probably look like mgs4 snake.

@Northern_munkey haha, "supposedly rubbish performance" gets it right. I'm always baffled what is described as unplayable.

Hoping however to have the patches on disc. Holding off digital only releases always pays off. Next is Alan Wake 2.

Not gaming channels! The one place where youth can find fellow wholesome, uplifting and well adjusted individuals!

Shi*pickle! We have some avgn viewers here 😊

@babybilly right!? the irony of it just completely flew over my head! I'm clapping for your wit.

Wow, finally taking a breather from ps5pro shilling

Push square is doing an Oprah "You're getting a boost! and you're getting a boost! and you're...!"

The Normandy will have a nos intake, heckspoiler and alien girls in hot pants... and family of course... what can go wrong!?

Calm down and don't wet the bed pushsquare. You're really embarrassingly overselling the device with your coverage at this point.

Cross save is the big news here since I also enjoy playing it in VR.

I'll save up that money to get a pc handheld with one of those new low watt/high performance AMD chips and maybe an egpu dock for when I hook it up to the TV. My gaming time at home is so limited. I hope Sony will eventually make hybrid consoles as well instead of something as unimaginative and overpriced as the pro.

Sounds like a case of meaningless corporate virtue signalling Vs. a brain rotten culture warrior

@SMcCrae95 well, anybody with a Netflix sub has access to into the breach anyways. Great on the go in short bursts. Good job on the review!

Yay, had my eye on this since it was announced. The subtheader is only because Sony hasn't gotten triangle strategy yet 😉, but into the breach is amazing as well.

Ichiban no. 1, let's go!

@LikelySatan I gave it a quick try but got distracted by some big release at the time. Should give in another shot however. I know they're throwing the game out on any platform for real cheap.

@Intr1n5ic Ruiner was so dope. The style and soundtrack well above many cyberpunk indies.

@JohntheRaptor you must be that nobody then

@Oz_Who_Dat_Dare doesn't sound overly appealing, but I might try it out.

@GreatAuk https://www.theverge.com/2021/8/4/22609150/sony-playstation-5-ps5-loss-profit

The jump from ps4pro to ps5 really isn't that remarkable if you see games like Ragnarok, forbidden west and now jedi survivor.

Also, no matter how much "cheaper" a discless version becomes, it comes at the heavy price of withdrawing one's consumer rights of what one can do with his purchased game and in the long run giving companies the go-ahead to have us not owning anything in the future.

Seriously, a patch or PC port could also scratch that itch. I guess fomo, misplaced nostalgia and fanboyisms have worn most readers here down to adhere to Sony's current strategy to milk us for every penny for a bunch of lazy rehashes of things they just sold us not too long ago... like the ps5pro

I love j-horror but ghostwire looks like it forgot about the horror. Upcoming slitterhead unfortunately too from the latest trailers, which is a shame, since the announce trailer looked terrifyingly disgusting.

@GreatAuk in the past all playstation generations (and most other consoles) sold at a loss, meaning Sony would loose money with each console sold, but made up with software sales. Yes, even the super expensive PS3 sold at a loss. And you know why? Because it was a meaningful generational leap. The PS4 pro was reactionary, due to the rising mainstream of uhd.
PS5 was a different strategy... we payed a pretty premium price for a device that's not a real leap from the previous generation and the platform holder already made good money without being forced to offer the greatest value to make those software sales. The ps5pro is hitting that originally advertised baseline for a super premium.

Idiocracy is real

Sony bloody hell is sure acting like they're running some sort of monopoly these days. Even if the union might be slightly off, Sony deserves any sort of heat coming their way.

I find the statement that it doesn't matter who's behind the scenes rather troublesome. Keeping the image of a "magic factory" where you don't know how the sausage is made smells like a exploitable and disposable workforce to me.

Well of course new hardware is in planning well in advance, but this sheds an entire new light on the entire Cerny presentation when saying we "realized" how players didn't want to make the choice between performance and quality. It's clear how disingenuous this pr talk was. This wasn't reactive to consumer wishes, but rather a precalculated Achilles heel in the original system and exploitative of the consumer. I love the games, but Sony the platform holder and hardware manufacturer just stinks so bad.