This is terrible for Insomniac (especially the employee data being stolen). I will continue to support them 100% and will not view anything from Wolverine until they are ready to show it off.
It sucks, but ultimately, I think this is the right call. The last thing anyone wants is for Naughty Dog to become a live service machine. Let them get back to what they do best: epic single player experiences. Now, if we could only get a new Uncharted game....
This is probably the best move. Sony should end this stupid push into live service and let their studios get back to what they are good at. Now maybe we can get a few new games from Naughty Dog that aren't remakes/remasters.
I think I remember seeing somewhere that Alan Wake 2 sold around 2 million around launch. I think these numbers are misleading as the game is digital only. I really hope this game does well because I don't want to wait until 2036 for Alan Wake III.
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, easy. Though, it's a little disappointing that we don't have any confirmed first party games, as of right now, for 2024. I hope the new regime ends Sony's radio silence that has been so prevalent during Jim Ryan's tenure.
@NoCode23 Not surprising, Rockstar generally reveals their games 18-24 months out. GTAV was revealed in 2011 and released in September 2013, RDR2 was revealed in 2016 and released in October 2018. I would peg GTAVI for end of summer/early fall 2025.
I just platinumed RE2 and RE3 (I now have the RE3 plat on PS4 and PS5) and so am now moving onto RE4. I also began a new playthrough of Cyberpunk 2077 with the Phantom Liberty expansion.
@Shepherd_Tallon RE6 was too big and unfocused. 4 campaigns was just too much. Leon's campaign was easily the best with Ada's second. Jake's and Chris's were both terrible and could have been reworked or cut. Overall, RE6 isn't as bad as people make it out to be, but definitely not of usual Resident Evil quality.
I still think we're getting a new RE1 remake. The current RE1 remake is still my favorite Resident Evil game, but I would love for a more modern version that fits with the current games' play styles (and with Jill's current model). However, Code Veronica definitely needs it more. I'd argue that RE5 and 6 don't really need remakes. But Code Veronica absolutely desperately needs it.
Finally, it's only been 10 years. That said, I don't there is anyway this game will live up to the hype. And there's virtually no way it will outsell GTAV.
The only way I see this happening is if a hypothetical version of Game Pass on PS5 contains only Xbox first party titles. Sony isn't going to want to lose out on sales of third party games. Basically, I don't ever see this happening (I'm also not interested in it).
And yet, it's still the best selling game of November 2023. Activision will absolutely learn the wrong lessons and, before you ask, no I don't think MS will fix this.
Can't wait for this (see my avatar). 7Remake is an insane update on the original and with XIV: Endwalker and XVI, Final Fantasy has been on incredible hot streak that looks likely to continue.
I've really enjoyed my PS5. I just wish that Sony didn't waste 3 years developing live service games and we instead had more of their marquee single player games.
@MrMagic If you include the VGAs before that, they've had a game nominated every year since 2008 (minus 2014) 2008: LittleBigPlanet 2009: Uncharted 2 (won) 2010: God of War III 2011: Uncharted 3 2012: Journey 2013: The Last of Us 2015: Bloodborne 2016: Uncharted 4 2017: Horizon Zero Dawn 2018: God of War (won), Marvel's Spider-Man 2019: Death Stranding 2020: The Last of Us Part II (won), Ghost of Tsushima 2021: Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart 2022: Horizon Forbidden West, God of War Ragnarok 2023: Marvel's Spider-Man 2
@DLB3 Um, you don't see why Resident Evil 4 is action/adventure? OG RE4 is the game that kick-started RE's fascination with all-out action. The remake is more of that. Alan Wake II I can understand, but RE4 is a straight action game.
@zhoont I think the reason is that Melanie Liburd did the voice and mo-cap for Saga Anderson, whereas Alan is mo-capped by Ilkka Villi, but voiced by Matthew Poretta. And while they are excellent, Liburd did both, so not surprised she would get the full nod. I'm more surprised that Nadji Jeter didn't get a nod for Miles Morales or Ralph Ineson for Cid in FFXVI (though Ben Starr absolutely deserves it).
I'd have liked Final Fantasy XVI to get a GOTY nod, but overall not surprised with the nominess. BG3 or maybe TotK will take it, but my vote is for Alan Wake II.
This is exactly why I've been saying this debacle is not the fault of Sledgehammer Games. Since their inception, they've been treated as the unwanted stepchild of Activision and trapped in Call of Duty hell. Their games are always seen as lesser in comparison to the highly overrated Treyarch and the shadow of their former selves Infinity Ward (again, not the devs at the studio faults either, this all come down to corporate greed). Sledgehammer made one of the best CoDs (WWII) and since then have been forced to work in terrible conditions and now are blamed for this failure just because the Activision suits wanted one last sales bonus before MS puts every new game on Game Pass. Pathetic. Sorry Sledgehammer devs, you deserve better.
I'd like to see it PS5-only (and PC and Xbox Series because the game shouldn't be exclusive). I think the PS4 would be holding it back. But I could see them doing it.
I gotta point out that (spoiler warning for a 26 year old game) fans have been trying to find a way to save Aerith ever since Final Fantasy VII came out way back in 1997. Now that there seems to be a legit possibility she may survive, some people are losing their damn minds. I mean come on, why can't we just be happy that the FF7 remake project exists and commend SE for taking an approach that actually does leave room for surprises? Having said that, if Tifa gets killed off....
@Deadlyblack Right? People just need to be outraged, that's all. It makes no sense. Tell me the last time a Star Wars "fan" was ever happy with anything.
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Re: Insomniac Breaks Silence on 'Distressing' Data Breach, Marvel's Wolverine PS5 to Continue as Planned
This is terrible for Insomniac (especially the employee data being stolen). I will continue to support them 100% and will not view anything from Wolverine until they are ready to show it off.
Re: The Last of Us' Cancelled PS5 Multiplayer Was 'More Fun' Than Any Other Online Game
It sucks, but ultimately, I think this is the right call. The last thing anyone wants is for Naughty Dog to become a live service machine. Let them get back to what they do best: epic single player experiences. Now, if we could only get a new Uncharted game....
Re: Naughty Dog Has 'More Than One' Ambitious PS5 Single Player Game on the Way
This is probably the best move. Sony should end this stupid push into live service and let their studios get back to what they are good at. Now maybe we can get a few new games from Naughty Dog that aren't remakes/remasters.
Re: PS Studios and Many More Spread Some Yuletide Cheer with Festive Cards
I really like seeing Jak alongside Joel, Ellie, Nate, and the rest of the Uncharted crew. Though, that Insomniac one is adorable.
Re: PS Studios and Many More Spread Some Yuletide Cheer with Festive Cards
@SoulsBourne128 It's almost as if ABK just doesn't care.
Re: Final Fantasy 16 Dev Team Disbands, Making Sequels or Spin-Offs Unlikely
Final Fantasy's VIII and XIII (as well as XIII's sequels) all had 4 roman numerals in their name.
Re: PS Plus' PowerWash Simulator Just Got Free Festive DLC, Available Now on PS5, PS4
More Powerwash Simulator? Yes please! I've already 100% it on PC, and platinumed the PS5 and PS4 versions....I might have a problem
Re: Critical Darling Alan Wake 2's Sales Seem Soft, But There's More to the Story
I think I remember seeing somewhere that Alan Wake 2 sold around 2 million around launch. I think these numbers are misleading as the game is digital only. I really hope this game does well because I don't want to wait until 2036 for Alan Wake III.
Re: Poll: What's Your Most Anticipated PS5 Game of 2024?
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, easy. Though, it's a little disappointing that we don't have any confirmed first party games, as of right now, for 2024. I hope the new regime ends Sony's radio silence that has been so prevalent during Jim Ryan's tenure.
Re: Free Radical Closure Confirmed as Embracer Shuts Studio Ahead of Christmas
@sanderson72 Would you really trust Xbox to run them?
Re: Free Radical Closure Confirmed as Embracer Shuts Studio Ahead of Christmas
Yay, thanks Embracer! I really REALLY hope you close a few more studios!
Re: 'Florida Joker' Wants a Massive Rockstar Payday for Allegedly Using Likeness in GTA 6
Yea, good luck with that one buddy.
Re: Feature: We No Longer Accept Cash Stored in Underwear, and 8 Other GTA 6 Easter Eggs You Missed
@Mad001 It is Tifa. She is a goddess and one of my all-time favorites.
Re: PS Plus Premium Will Add PS1's Star Wars: The Phantom Menace Next
Actually, I'm pretty excited by this. I remember having a lot of fun playing this on PS1, back in the day....I'm really getting old.
Re: Feature: We No Longer Accept Cash Stored in Underwear, and 8 Other GTA 6 Easter Eggs You Missed
@Mad001 You sound like you had already decided you were gonna hate this game before you ever saw anything of it.
Re: GTA 6 Skips Last-Gen PS4 Version for PS5, Xbox Series X|S
@NoCode23 Not surprising, Rockstar generally reveals their games 18-24 months out. GTAV was revealed in 2011 and released in September 2013, RDR2 was revealed in 2016 and released in October 2018. I would peg GTAVI for end of summer/early fall 2025.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 505
I just platinumed RE2 and RE3 (I now have the RE3 plat on PS4 and PS5) and so am now moving onto RE4. I also began a new playthrough of Cyberpunk 2077 with the Phantom Liberty expansion.
Re: More Resident Evil Remakes Are on the Way, Capcom Confirms
@Shepherd_Tallon RE6 was too big and unfocused. 4 campaigns was just too much. Leon's campaign was easily the best with Ada's second. Jake's and Chris's were both terrible and could have been reworked or cut. Overall, RE6 isn't as bad as people make it out to be, but definitely not of usual Resident Evil quality.
Re: More Resident Evil Remakes Are on the Way, Capcom Confirms
I still think we're getting a new RE1 remake. The current RE1 remake is still my favorite Resident Evil game, but I would love for a more modern version that fits with the current games' play styles (and with Jill's current model). However, Code Veronica definitely needs it more. I'd argue that RE5 and 6 don't really need remakes. But Code Veronica absolutely desperately needs it.
Re: GTA 6 Trailer Debuts on Tuesday, 5th December
Finally, it's only been 10 years. That said, I don't there is anyway this game will live up to the hype. And there's virtually no way it will outsell GTAV.
Re: Microsoft Still Wants to Put Xbox Game Pass on PS5, PS4
The only way I see this happening is if a hypothetical version of Game Pass on PS5 contains only Xbox first party titles. Sony isn't going to want to lose out on sales of third party games. Basically, I don't ever see this happening (I'm also not interested in it).
Re: Sony Confirms Strategic Partnership with South Korean Publisher NCSOFT
So this is great. Can we get an actual update on Stellar Blade now?
Re: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (PS5) - Bloated, Undercooked, and Outdated All at Once
And yet, it's still the best selling game of November 2023. Activision will absolutely learn the wrong lessons and, before you ask, no I don't think MS will fix this.
Re: GTA Publisher Lays Out Complex Entertainment Per-Hour Pricing Algorithm
Is this just a fancy way of him saying he wants to charge $500 for a copy of GTAVI?
Re: Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth Is Pulling Inspiration from PS5, PS4 Greats
Can't wait for this (see my avatar). 7Remake is an insane update on the original and with XIV: Endwalker and XVI, Final Fantasy has been on incredible hot streak that looks likely to continue.
Re: Talking Point: As PS5 Turns 3, How Are You Feeling About It?
I've really enjoyed my PS5. I just wish that Sony didn't waste 3 years developing live service games and we instead had more of their marquee single player games.
Re: All The Game Awards 2023 Nominees Announced, Baldur's Gate 3 and Alan Wake 2 Lead the Way
@MrMagic If you include the VGAs before that, they've had a game nominated every year since 2008 (minus 2014)
2008: LittleBigPlanet
2009: Uncharted 2 (won)
2010: God of War III
2011: Uncharted 3
2012: Journey
2013: The Last of Us
2015: Bloodborne
2016: Uncharted 4
2017: Horizon Zero Dawn
2018: God of War (won), Marvel's Spider-Man
2019: Death Stranding
2020: The Last of Us Part II (won), Ghost of Tsushima
2021: Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
2022: Horizon Forbidden West, God of War Ragnarok
2023: Marvel's Spider-Man 2
Re: All The Game Awards 2023 Nominees Announced, Baldur's Gate 3 and Alan Wake 2 Lead the Way
@somnambulance Sony had 2 last year.
Re: All The Game Awards 2023 Nominees Announced, Baldur's Gate 3 and Alan Wake 2 Lead the Way
@TheArt It's got more nominations than Starfield.
Re: All The Game Awards 2023 Nominees Announced, Baldur's Gate 3 and Alan Wake 2 Lead the Way
@TheArt I've been playing FF since the SNES days and I am completely fine with the direction they took for FFXVI.
Re: All The Game Awards 2023 Nominees Announced, Baldur's Gate 3 and Alan Wake 2 Lead the Way
@DLB3 Um, you don't see why Resident Evil 4 is action/adventure? OG RE4 is the game that kick-started RE's fascination with all-out action. The remake is more of that. Alan Wake II I can understand, but RE4 is a straight action game.
Re: All The Game Awards 2023 Nominees Announced, Baldur's Gate 3 and Alan Wake 2 Lead the Way
@zhoont I think the reason is that Melanie Liburd did the voice and mo-cap for Saga Anderson, whereas Alan is mo-capped by Ilkka Villi, but voiced by Matthew Poretta. And while they are excellent, Liburd did both, so not surprised she would get the full nod. I'm more surprised that Nadji Jeter didn't get a nod for Miles Morales or Ralph Ineson for Cid in FFXVI (though Ben Starr absolutely deserves it).
Re: All The Game Awards 2023 Nominees Announced, Baldur's Gate 3 and Alan Wake 2 Lead the Way
@Acedia23 Same. The 13 year wait was absolutely worth it. That musical scene....
Re: All The Game Awards 2023 Nominees Announced, Baldur's Gate 3 and Alan Wake 2 Lead the Way
I'd have liked Final Fantasy XVI to get a GOTY nod, but overall not surprised with the nominess. BG3 or maybe TotK will take it, but my vote is for Alan Wake II.
Re: Maligned Modern Warfare 3 Developed in Just 18 Months, Staff Required to Work Nights and Weekends
This is exactly why I've been saying this debacle is not the fault of Sledgehammer Games. Since their inception, they've been treated as the unwanted stepchild of Activision and trapped in Call of Duty hell. Their games are always seen as lesser in comparison to the highly overrated Treyarch and the shadow of their former selves Infinity Ward (again, not the devs at the studio faults either, this all come down to corporate greed). Sledgehammer made one of the best CoDs (WWII) and since then have been forced to work in terrible conditions and now are blamed for this failure just because the Activision suits wanted one last sales bonus before MS puts every new game on Game Pass. Pathetic. Sorry Sledgehammer devs, you deserve better.
Re: Poll: Is God of War Ragnarok Still One of Sony's Best Games, One Year Later?
Definitely one of the best.
Re: Poll: Do You Think GTA 6 Will Release on PS4?
I'd like to see it PS5-only (and PC and Xbox Series because the game shouldn't be exclusive). I think the PS4 would be holding it back. But I could see them doing it.
Re: PS Store Sales Charts: Marvel's Spider-Man 2 Glides to Number One on PS5
Ok, just why? Why is GTAV STILL in the top 10? Who is there out there that still hasn't bought it?
Re: PS Store Sales Charts: Marvel's Spider-Man 2 Glides to Number One on PS5
@Rioichi Clearly, you haven't seen some of the more toxic comments on say IGN or youtube. They very much are trying that.
Re: GTA 6 Reveal Trailer Debuts in Early December, Rockstar Says
I predict that people will instantly hate and complain about whatever is in the trailer regardless of whether it's great or not.
Re: Only Sony Will Allow Crazy PS5, PS4 Indie Horror Christmas Massacre
@Deityjester Only when it's politically convenient, obviously.
Re: Only Sony Will Allow Crazy PS5, PS4 Indie Horror Christmas Massacre
So this is allowed, but Trish's butt had to be censored in DMC5? Got it.
Re: Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth Writer Warns Against Weird Fan Requests to 'Kill' Certain Characters
@rachetmarvel The Last Jedi.
Re: PlayStation Users to Be Considered 'Part of the Xbox Community', Says Xbox Boss
@XenonKnight If there's one thing that is always true about Phil Spencer, if his lips are moving, he's lying.
Re: PlayStation Users to Be Considered 'Part of the Xbox Community', Says Xbox Boss
@3Above I mean, wouldn't that make Xbox gamers part of the Playstation community?
Re: PlayStation Users to Be Considered 'Part of the Xbox Community', Says Xbox Boss
@GymratAmarillo You really never did. Every Xbox exclusive is also available on PC....except for Halo 5 for some reason.
Re: PlayStation Users to Be Considered 'Part of the Xbox Community', Says Xbox Boss
Really? So does that mean Zenimax games will start releasing on Playstation again? Or is Phil lying again? spoiler alert, it's the latter
Re: PlayStation Users to Be Considered 'Part of the Xbox Community', Says Xbox Boss
@dschons Burn
Re: Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth Writer Warns Against Weird Fan Requests to 'Kill' Certain Characters
I gotta point out that (spoiler warning for a 26 year old game) fans have been trying to find a way to save Aerith ever since Final Fantasy VII came out way back in 1997. Now that there seems to be a legit possibility she may survive, some people are losing their damn minds. I mean come on, why can't we just be happy that the FF7 remake project exists and commend SE for taking an approach that actually does leave room for surprises? Having said that, if Tifa gets killed off....
Re: Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth Writer Warns Against Weird Fan Requests to 'Kill' Certain Characters
@Deadlyblack Right? People just need to be outraged, that's all. It makes no sense. Tell me the last time a Star Wars "fan" was ever happy with anything.