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@naruball Do you know people who have moved to exclusively playing on PC since Sony started releasing their games there? I don't know any and I disagree that that's a real problem. Console and PC serve very different playstyles and I've found that people who prefer to game on the couch aren't in danger of being enticed to abandon the platform just because some titles are available on their computer now.

If this is one of those $10 upgrades, I may check it out. I played a decent amount of the PS4 version, but never beat it. Mechanically and gameplay-wise, I thought the game was great, but also found the characters and story very lacking. Deacon's internal banter also made him seem legit nuts.

@get2sammyb Has Sony announced what time on the 26th that pre-orders go live (even for the normal Pro)? I haven't been able to find any info on that.

@Maubari Feel free to take your dollars elsewhere; I couldn't care less. I can spend my money how I like. You don't get to tell me that I'm somehow a bad person because I work my ass off to have the disposable income to afford the Pro.

Who's the worse person: the person who has the means to buy a new toy and be excited for it or the person who accuses a random stranger of "greed" because they have bad FOMO? 🤔

@UnlimitedSevens I'm not sure the disc drive is as big of a deal as it used to be. I have the disc model of the OG PS5 and I only use it for PS4 games and Blu-Ray movies. I've never purchased a single PS5 game on disc. Since you can install a disc drive (the same one as the Slim) at a later date, I don't see the issue, personally.

This is an enthusiast machine - not marketed to casual players. Price point seems pretty on point for modern hardware. Would I have liked it cheaper? For sure! That said, still cheaper than a PC rig and without the headaches of drivers and all the other bull that comes with PC territory.

Disappointed in the price, but... I'm gonna pre-order anyway...

Time to work a little overtime!

Lol. Did this article crash the site?

@ShogunRok I do what I can 😂

@ShogunRok Errr...you mean Atlantic Ocean?

Orrrrrr we could get a single-player Hunt game! PLEASE!!!

Definitely will try Quidditch and probably play a game or two of MLB before uninstalling. I'm not super hot on horror side-scrollers, but Little Nightmares seems fine enough as a monthly.

Not gonna lie, it blows my mind that more than half the respondents say "pull the plug." The game hasn't even been out a week! I personally don't have any interest in this game, but people need to learn how to not be, at best, defeatist and, at worst, sadistic.

I haven't played enough to score it, but it's a pretty solid experience so far. Exploration and world interaction are a bit lacking, but the game is gorgeous (duh) and combat is very engaging. Not Chinese, myself, but I spent a lot of my childhood in a predominantly Chinese school, so I'm just super stoked to see Chinese folklore break into the Western market in a big way. There's a surfeit of amazing fiction to tap into and I hope this is just the beginning.

Also rumored, Jesus will rise again.

@Khayl Isn't the concept art you're referencing (and have featured in this article) for the DLC, not the sequel?

Starfield, PLEASE!

@naruball The scientific name for this phenomenon is "bored at work."

Graphically, it looks very similar to Dragon's Dogma 2, but with better art direction.

@Lembit Troll somewhere else, dude.

I've been off Extra/Premium for a while now, but very happy people will have the opportunity to play the GOAT: Witcher 3!

I'm totally ok with 4 not focusing on Geralt, but I also hope the protagonist isn't Ciri. I think she's a great character, but I don't have much interest in playing a pseudo god in the Witcher universe.

I already plat'd this on PS5, but I love this game so much, gonna do it all over again! Hope it runs at a silky smooth 60fps on my PS5.

Shadow of the Erdtree is the perfect size for a full game, if you ask me.

@UltimateOtaku91 If they survive that long. If Marathon doesn't deliver, I wouldn't be surprised if that was the end of Bungie, as we know them.

@playstation1995 I thought the gameplay and the world's architectural style both look great. I'm just not wild about the new character and enemy designs; it seems a bit more Saturday-cartoony than the previous games, which seems at odds with the thematic material. That said, I'm very pumped for this game and am gonna get it day one, regardless.

@UntilRespawn Decade and a half (throws up in mouth).

@playstation1995 Very much agree. I love Inquisition. Definitely had a lot of MMO-style bloat that a lot of games had back then (and now), but the story itself was great. Loved the lore deep-dive with the origins of the Fade. I'm very excited to see the dynamic of having a former companion as the villain. Plenty of people are harping on the art direction for Veilguard (I would personally prefer the more realistic style of Inquisition), but it's definitely not a deal-breaker for me. DA2 had a pretty cartoony style as well and it worked just fine.

I think the Concord one is probably the best, visually (aside from classic white or black). Just unfortunate that it's related to a game that will likely be forgotten rather quickly. Astro Bot controller looks fire though.

This looks awesome, but I've moved on to the Edge controller. The back paddles, button profiles, and ability to switch out drifting sticks make using the standard model a no-go, despite the Edge's smaller battery.

Haven't played 2 yet, but the first game is great! Some of the best pixel art I've ever seen and the music is top notch. Not really sure why, but Blasphemous hits me in the nostalgia feels for games like Farazel's Wand (a deep cut for you Mac nerds out there).

@Shrek_Realista You must be new here 😂

The outrage over this is so cringy to witness. People are acting like this is the first time that artistic liberty has been used in historical fiction. Ghost of Tsushima, while an amazing game, had tons of historical inaccuracies, non-Japanese actors playing Japanese characters, mish-mashing of time periods, etc. People are just slamming this game because it's Ubisoft. So dumb.

Splitgate was a great game for PS players who miss playing Halo. Very excited to see how this one turns out.

I was playing this with a few friends yesterday. Monetization: lame. Story: meh. Cutscenes: meh. Mission structure: meh. Movement: great. Gunplay: super punchy and fun!

This is a great game with friends. Don't know how long it'll last and I doubt I'll spend any money on it, but if the whales wanna subsidize my fun, then I'm here for it!

Nudity in games always feels awkward to me. It feels pretty on par with hentai and such. If that's your bag, you do you; and BioWare can do whatever it wants, but having nudity as a marketing beat gets a big eyeroll from me. I'm gonna play the game regardless, but this definitely isn't gonna move the needle... or anything else...

Not particularly excited about this game, but I'm trying to keep an open mind about it. It'll live or die by the quality of the gameplay. In terms of the artistic aesthetic, I actually think this game has a leg up on Overwatch.

@Kienda I also understand what you're saying, but I think this supposed disrespect is not exclusive to AC Shadows, nor is it entirely accurate. I'm sure there are plenty of examples of Egyptians being offended by something in Origins, Greeks being offended by something in Odyssey, Iraqis being offended by something in Mirage, etc. I'm from Boston and found quite a few things about AC3 that were just straight wrong, but enjoyed the game, regardless.

My main issue is that people seem to be painting Ubisoft with a pretty broad brush before the game is even out, cherry picking offense found online. You're always going to see a disproportionate amount of people offended online because being neutral or positive on a subject isn't as strong a driver to add to the conversation as being offended by something. That's just how the internet works.

I'm not telling the Japanese people how to feel about this game, but I also think you may be exaggerating how big a deal this actually is to them, too.

@Kienda @Carck To come at it from the other side, I think a lot of people are discounting the rigorous research and fact-finding that goes into the setting of every AC game. While the team who is making Shadows is primarily based out of Canada, like every other AC game, they no doubt have historians, including those who are ethnically Japanese, providing robust consultation on how Japan is represented in the game.

This article is making reference to concept art, which is exactly that. It's not necessarily a reflection of the game proper and is only used to convey the general aesthetic; it's a reference point. It's not the type of thing that a historian is going to pour over. They simply don't have that kind of time. There are likely hundreds of pieces of concept art for this game that are spat out by their artists constantly.

If Japanese people (or anyone else) have a problem with one of the two protagonists being an immigrant black person, that's a different story, but there's an argument to be made that, given AC is primarily for Western audiences, having an immigrant being the protagonist allows the player to feel more connected to the character, in that they're discovering Japanese culture at the same time he is. It's a similar trope to the "amnesiac" angle for games.

Hmmm... maybe it's time to try this for the final boss. Been stuck on it for a while.

@willi3su That's a blatant misquote. Please feel free to actually read the interview, rather than regurgitate clickbait headlines. Tremblay was asked what it would take for subscription services to grow and he gave the obvious answer: people need to become more comfortable with not owning their games. He did not say that players must get comfortable with not owning games, regardless of their preference. https://www.gamesindustry.biz/the-new-ubisoft-and-getting-gamers-comfortable-with-not-owning-their-games

I'm beyond excited for this. Kinda glad the Dreamcast didn't track gameplay hours because I think I'd be horrified by the stat. Here's hoping they can get Bad Religion and the Offspring back for the soundtrack!

@Konks HBO/WB is currently working to make sure that never happens.

@DennisReynolds Yeah, if you're referring to the final "dungeon," you just need to get to the next point of grace and everything opens back up. No points of no return in this DLC, thankfully.

@ShogunRok Presumably, the remakes aren't being made by the core AC devs, so I don't think keeping AC annualized with remakes in off-years would detract from the quality of new entries. There's a different argument to be made with regard to oversaturation, but oversaturation and quality can be achieved simultaneously.

@Kidfunkadelic83 Keep at it, dude! The game seems to kinda be a mash of Skyrim and a Souls game. Skyrim, in the sense that you're encouraged to explore every cave you find along the way to your destination. Souls, in the sense that you should definitely not feel bad about walking away if an enemy is too high level. Also Souls, in the sense that most enemies have a weak spot to capitalize on (i.e. lizards with hitting their tails).

It's a little slow in the beginning, but you actually level up your vocations pretty quickly in the game and can unlock much more powerful attacks/skills.

@voltum3l My assumption is 60fps is now the "target" when you set graphical settings to "low." Probably just about locked 60fps in the open world and dips a bit in towns and chaotic scenes.

Definitely looks interesting! Without a release date in sight, it's hard to be excited for it, but I like the concept. Specific shout out to the insta-rust potion.

I think that it's totally possible that Sony stops releasing newer titles on disc, but if they're committed to keeping a unified ecosystem from PS4 and beyond, then they'll need to at least provide an option for disc-based games going forward, which will likely take the form of a peripheral disc drive.

@playstation1995 Hell yeah, dude! I'm a Dot Rat, myself. Been a long time since the Big Three. It's great to see the Celtics on top, once again.

@IntrepidWombat @ApostateMage The writing in Andromeda definitely wasn't as strong as the trilogy, but I also don't think it was really that bad. I honestly think it was the tonal and visual shift that upset the fans, though maybe not consciously. Andromeda had a much more Star Trekkie vibe of exploration and the art design was much cleaner, whereas the trilogy was more dour in tone with a more dirty, almost cyberpunk aesthetic.