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@Jaz007 Don't respond to that guy. He's just here trolling.

@Tharsman DF reported that RDR1 actually runs better on PS4/5 and Switch than the BC Xbox version.

@XboxTheBestBox That version only has MGS2/MGS3 and Peace Walker. MGS1 isn't included.

@Netret0120 PS2 was supported all the way up to 2013 with the final game being PES 2014, which released on PS2, PS3, and PS4. PS4 will need another 3 years to catch up. The last PS3 game released in 2020, 14 years after the PS3 launched.

Final Fantasy XIV as I just started Shadowbringers and it already seems more interesting than Stormblood, which was a slog to get through. I'm also working my way through Crisis Core FF7 Reunion. I hadn't played it since 2007 on PSP and it's nice to go back to while waiting for Rebirth.

It's a good move to delay Alan Wake II out of Spider-Man 2's week, but a delay to November would probably be better. Though, they can link it to Halloween, good time for horror games.

While it isn't a full remake a la Resident Evil 2/3/4 or even a true remaster, there is more to the port than previously indicated. I don't think it's worth $50, but at least it's playable on modern consoles (the lack of a PC port is weird, though). Now we just need a GTAIV re-release (and Max Payne 3).

Is it the ultimate Final Fantasy? I'm not sure. Final Fantasy VII is still the benchmark, I think. But XVI is so good and easily the best entry in nearly 2 decades.

@naruball Yeah, that was an op-ed from a writer who often takes anti-Sony positions. The game has done just fine.

@Ludacritz That's semantics. Sony is the publisher for Returnal and Housemarque is now a first party studio.

@Oz_Momotaro Uncharted 5 is likely being handled by an external studio with Naughty Dog supervising like they did with Uncharted: Golden Abyss (my money is on Bluepoint). Druckmann is likely working on The Last of Us Part III, whilst ND's second studio is working on a new IP.

@KingPev I haven't played MW2, but as of summer 2022, you could not install MW (2019) without Warzone 1.0. Well technically you can, but you couldn't play the campaign without Warzone installed.

@Powerplay94 Who cares about pre-orders? Most games are bought digitally now completely usurping the need for pre-orders. My fear is that launching 3 days before Spider-Man 2 will hurt Remedy (though that isn't Remedy's fault).

My guess is that Neil Druckmann's game is The Last of Us Part III. Sony is likely going all in on The Last of Us. Naughty Dog does have a new IP in the works that is rumored to be an open-world (sci-fi?) RPG. I just hope they release something before 2026.

@PlayStationGamer3919 Returnal?

@Netret0120 I just want to play the campaign without having to install a completely separate game. Is that too much to ask? Apparently it is....

Boring. One question, will I be able to install Modern Warfare 3 without Warzone?

@Godot25 Sony did close Pixelopus which is unfortunate. That said, MS is on another level from Sony. It's not a great look when you lay off 20,000 employees whilst trying to spend $69 billion to buy a company. They could use $1 billion of that money, retain their employees, and buy ABK for $68 billion. As for Arkane Austin, they were made the scapegoat by both Bethesda and MS. Bethesda forced them to make a game they had no interest in, resulting in over 70% of the staff from Prey leaving the studio during Redfall's development. MS was then so hands off with Arkane, that they had no idea what the game was or what state it was in. That failure falls to MS. Then, Spencer and Matt Booty blamed Arkane for 'not understanding what it means to be an Xbox Games Studios first party developer' instead of being like, yeah, we messed up and should have done more quality control. Honestly, with developing and releasing the turd that is Redfall, it would seem that Arkane Austin understood exactly what it means to be an Xbox Games Studios developer.

Honestly, at this point, just be happy we're getting anything. No, this isn't perfect, but at least RDR1 is no longer locked to PS3/360.

@cragis0001 MS has had 2 massive layoffs in the last 6 months. If Xbox's plan doesn't work out and Game Pass adoption continues to stagnate, MS is eventually going to stop opening its checkbook to bail out Phil Spencer and yes we'll see studio closures.

@Godot25 Just wait.

@Areus I'm not the biggest Crystal Dynamics fan, especially after The Avengers debacle. But they would probably be a good get if they were to stick to what they do best (Tomb Raider). Eidos Montreal would be great for Deus Ex and getting The Avengers and Guardians of the Galaxy could help with Insomniac's Marvel Universe.

This is interesting and I'm happy for Larian. Looking forward to this one. Gonna be a crowded fall for gaming: Baldur's Gate 3, Alan Wake II, Spider-Man 2, Stellar Blade (maybe), and yes Starfield too (even though I won't be playing it).

@DennisReynolds I wonder if Embracer is going to be acquired soon as they seemingly flew too close to the sun when that $2 billion fell through. My guess is that Tencent is likely to buy them, or maybe Amazon since they already bought the rights to Tomb Raider (Sony should've bought that).

This is what is going to start happening to all of the studios that Microsoft has bought. I think Arkane Austin is going to be shuttered before long and MachineGames will be closed when their Indiana Jones game (and the next Wolfenstein) fails to recoup development costs because MS felt the need to exclude the PS5.

I started Ghostrunner on PS5 the other day. I'm also playing Xuan Yuan Sword 7, which is a hidden gem from China (Taiwan). On PC, I'm going through Final Fantasy XIII.

@HonestHick Making Doom exclusive to one platform would be going against the very culture of Doom.

@GamingFan4Lyf I agree with that. I think Xbox's strategy has moved beyond the console and we already know they want Game Pass on Playstation and Nintendo. I don't see Sony allowing it unless MS were to agree to have native versions of the games.

@GamingFan4Lyf Fair point, I suppose. Personally, I think we may see a change in MS towards Playstation if Game Pass continues to be stagnant and the PS5 continues to crush Xbox sales. They'll reach a point where MS will stop supporting Xbox if Xbox isn't bringing in as much money.

@anoyonmus Could be, it's just an odd choice. That being said, I'd love for every game to get updated. Game preservation is important. Now, please, give us Spider-Man 1 and 2 from PS1.

@GamingFan4Lyf "All future Zenimax games will be Xbox exclusive." email from Phil Spencer in November 2020, revealed during the FTC trial.

This is a strange move, but it's EA so....

@SJR I won't either. Haven't picked up the last 2 CoDs, though I'm considering Vanguard now that it's about $30 on the Playstation sale.

@Jacko11 So, not very?

Good on Larian Studios for staying independent. I'm sick of all of this consolidation. It's nice to see studios that have rejected being acquired like Sega saying they aren't for sale or Kojima embracing independence.

@Stragen8 Guerilla Games.

Well deserved for RE2 Remake. Capcom has been on fire ever since they released RE7. Also, RE3 Remake has done pretty well at 7.6 million copies. For a game that wasn't received as well (but is arguably more graphically impressive than RE2), that's really good. Here's hoping Code Veronica gets the remake treatment next (though I think it'll be RE1 again).

Well this is a weird one, I thought MS was disallowing any future Bethesda games on Playstation.

One of my favorite games of this gen. Glad it did really well. Sony should pick Ember Labs up and go forward with a sequel (if one isnt already in development).

Final Fantasy XVI is a beast and a great addition to the PS5 library. Also, I'd be interested to know what the current sales figures are for God of War Ragnarok.

@StrawberryTurtle Depends if MS or Activision will have the final say on that.

@themightyant Agreed. Not every game listed for $70 needs to be a 100 hour epic. However, a game that only lasts 4-6 hours should probably be price $40-50 at most (games do still cost a lot of money to make after all, regardless of length).

Definitely interested in this. But I'm still a little confused as to what it actually is. Is it supposed to be a horror game?

@Sekijo Or that FFVII has been around for 25 years and FF16 for only 1 month.

@3Above Haha, nice.

@Fight_Teza_Fight He didn't have to steal someone's identity. He was suffering from PTSD and a mental break that basically caused his mind to create new memories to block out his trauma.

@Deshalu Game Pass isn't growing at the rate that PS5 adoption is. MS even said it themselves, Game Pass is stagnant. Subscription services are great for indies that might not see high player engagement otherwise. Sony recognizes this and games like Stray and Tchia have done really well launching into PS Plus. But it's bad for major AAA games. Spider-Man 2, The Last of Us Part II, Horizon Forbidden West, etc. would all fail launching day 1 on a subscription as there is no way a $220 million game would make that money back on a subscription service. Starfield is going to be a wake up call for MS.

@Deshalu MS did not intend for call of Duty to be multiplat. Those 10 year deals only started popping up when they were being investigated. The original deal for Playstation was for 3 years and MS claimed that was sufficient. Redfall, Starfield, and Indiana Jones PS5 were all canceled as soon as the ink was dry on the Zenimax deal. Sony has no incentive to release Spider-Man 2 on PC day 1. They want to sell the PS5. Marvel came to them with the deal for an exclusive Spider-Man game after MS rejected it. Spider-Man for PC was Sony's decision later on. MS continues to whine about Spider-Man's exclusivity, but only have themselves to blame. The more they buy and the more they restrict, the less and less likely they are to ever get Spider-Man.

@KilloWertz I don't think Game Pass is sustainable in the long run. We are seeing other streaming services starting to fail. Game Pass, despite being relatively cheap, is still failing to outsell the PS5.

@Jamesblob Exactly. They are going to force players to play a monthly subscription to pay their games whether they want to or not, just like we have to pay a subscription for programs like MS Office or Adobe. Not to mention, it's also a way to undercut Sony as Sony gets a cut of every Xbox Series/Xbox One disc sold as they own Blu-Ray. So releasing on Game Pass and encouraging digital sales and downloads is a way to get around that. (As an aside, that is completely fine, it's just reading into the fine print of MS claiming it's about a great deal for the players, when it really isn't).