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@tselliot he's just simply incorrect is all.

@EVIL-C the insinuation that you're superior for buying physical is why this debate gets needlessly heated.

@Wakozako c'mon man, not one person is saying it's make or break. But downsizing seems to really be making the rounds these days and you're shooting yourself in the foot if you're happily accepting that.

Like there's what I can afford, and then there's what I expect to spend. I can afford hundreds of stands... actually I could probably buy one for every person on this site. I mean they're only $30 and every purchase is in a vacuum apparently. Or, Sony could just include it with their $500 box, as they were already doing.

@Northern_munkey you can clean the fans on every console without removable plates so this was an intentional design choice that seemed, but I guess I'm wrong, to be purely about aesthetics.

So basically I'm never getting any cool plates for my og PS5. Awesome Sony, thanks. Why did you even make them removal again?

@Powerplay94 I was confused by that too. Weird.

I think this is definitely a candidate for most overrated first party series ever and I can't tell if that's an unpopular opinion or not lol.

To be fair, we have no idea what this remaster even means, much less the price. Or if it's even true. Basically, I see no reason for outrage and indignation just yet.

@Jimmer-jammer fair point. But the situation was still unprecedented. And whatever the reason it left the store, this surely provided some not too noble motivation at CDPR. And cleaning up their mess, in my eyes the bare minimum, just isn't deserving of praise imo.

The true test will be their next launch. If it goes well then okay maybe we can put the whole ugly cyberpunk launch behind us.

Kinda gross if you ask me. In a world where jumping hamburgers make it onto the ps store this game was taken off. PlayStation wouldn't let them sell it! That's... crazy. But that's how bad it was. And so 3 years later after pressure from Sony, and the media, and players, and probably shareholders they made it good... wow. Slow clap.

*checkered

Idk, I hate live service and online requirements as much as the next guy but this really seems like a non issue. This was always intended as an online game anyway. Now there's little need for it with GT7. Life goes on.

Not much different than how I have Hi8 tapes but nothing to play them on, unless I want to spend an arm and a leg on an old working handheld. Nothing lasts forever, even if you own it.

This definitely sounds like a nightmare imo but it's exactly what should be required for platinum. Not a fan of plats that pop for putting in the minimum amount of effort.

Enjoyed the first but didn't appreciate buying the premium edition (or whatever it was called) only to be paywalled out of the third and final dlc pack. So just waiting for a cheaper, complete edition this time around.

Game is Good to Not Bad. Nothing to write home about but entertaining for what it is. Story mode ending was anti climatic, roster is lacking, invasions is clunky and goofy, they load you down with thousands of grindy customization options and an exceedingly slow shrine to get your loot boxes. But the fighting itself is about what you'd expect. Fun if you're into that kind of thing.

Frustrating as I just bought a second console a few days ago.

@NeonTiger isn't there just a tentative deal with the writers only?

Seems a fairly underwhelming list imo but I barely have time to touch my PS5 these days so it's just as well.

I have very little nice to say about Nintendo but I can't imagine a world without it. Crazy to think of them as another arm of MS. Could still happen if we're being real. No company is safe apparently.

Sobering is about the size of it.

Blue and red. Wow. Who is the creative team behind these absolute marvels?

@iDreamwalker pretty sure it was $49.99 10 years ago. And found substantially cheaper during sales.

@ArmoredMore but there's still only so many games to choose from and we know they aren't going the gamepass day and date route so idk, I predict it'll be the same slightly dated games that's it's been for a minute now. which, y'know all in all seemed fine with me especially when Extra came along but this thing where essential goes up every couple years... it's not for me. But that's pretty much every subscription these days which is why I generally opt out.

Again though, fwiw, Extra was probably undervalued from the jump and it seems reasonable to rectify that but bumping the bottom tier service up 20 bucks a year? Nah they're wrong for that. Just my humble opinion.

@ArmoredMore my enjoyment one year to the next is, more often than not, complete chance. but I guess if you end up liking the upcoming offerings more and want to chalk it up to the price hike, that's cool. still, I think most folks aren't going to see a noticable difference, as I suspect there's only so many games $6.66 will get you that 5 dollars couldn't.

@ArmoredMore gonna be pretty hard to quantify a difference in quality for a service like this though honestly. Not to mention most folks, much to my chagrin, argue that these "free games" we get through essential aren't really what we're paying for so I'm not sure why the price would need to increase to offer better titles. Kinda proves they aren't free once and for all though so at least there's that.

Extra is an entirely different beast though and a price hike there seems far less an issue imo. Premium, I don't even know why anyone would pay any amount for that but that's just me.

@ArmoredMore monthly is a pretty fair way to break it down. but it's also fair to take into account the percentage of increase (which is a tad high) along with the justification for the increase (which seems to be non-existent).

I don't think it's a matter of 3 more dollars putting anyone into bankruptcy.

@Jacko11 I think you misunderstand, but it's all good.

@Jacko11 idk, I'm pretty sure if there were games that should be $100, they'd be $100. No one's losing money at the current price point.

It also shouldn't go unnoticed that there are plenty of editions of games that go for well over $100 now. It's pretty unremarkable. So where they feel we should, we're paying what you feel we should be paying.

If it's not a VR Astrobot game I might just sell my headset. I love Beat Saber, and GT7 is super fun when I feel like dragging out the steering wheel, but I don't know if I can justify the cost of all this tech for two games.

@LazyLombax agreed.

@The_Pixel_King yeah I think Sony is really overestimating the average persons WiFi access and capabilities with this thing. At least here in the states where I'd bet most of our infrastructure strives for "just enough."

@LazyLombax yes.... with a phone capable enough to handle that. this cuts out a device entirely no?

Edit: seems like comparing the price of the console dependent psvr2 to a standalone Oculus.

@awp69 the difference is you don't need a phone. for better or worse.

@Jettstyles not same WiFi, just WiFi at the very least.

@LazyLombax but it's not really half the price, it's kinda just a different product at a different price.

Not super excited for Spider-Man but this is exactly the kind of thing I've been waiting on Sony to produce. More of these please!

Hopefully they don't try to cram production and shooting into a smaller window than planned just to make their original release. That's my only concern with the strike... Earn deserved gains and protections from the studios just for everyone to overwork themselves trying to meet somewhat arbitrary targets. Until then though... huelga!

Still, I fell off mid way through 1st season so not too concerned over this one. Looking forward to more games!

Yay, more tasteless Bryant branding. They just gonna do this every couple years now?

@NEStalgia idk, gamepass + acquisitions (of the most popular gaming IPs independently floating about) seems like a strategy of trying to spend Sony out of the market. You can't take whole franchises off another platform and say it has nothing to do with trying to harm that platform. Just because it's falling doesn't mean it isn't part of that plan. Do they wanna expand their mobile and PC? Sure. But to say beating Sony, the competitor trouncing them in the console space, isn't a focus... that's just not in line with the actions they've thus far taken to undermine the options available to PlayStation players.

And I don't see any of this as evil, mind you. MS isn't the bad guy. But that doesn't change that it seems obvious they are trying to leverage their power and size here.

@NEStalgia their buying up of other companies doesn't seem like a slow march toward the goal of market domination? true there's been some meandering and seemingly aimless decisions elsewhere but this hasn't really detracted from a clear overall focus on acquisitions.

@Tharsman I think it does have a basketball on the bottom but yeah other than that, all of the crowns would be lost on those unfamiliar with King James.

@RobN that's what I figure. cross-promotion and make them limited to sell to spec buyers. otherwise almost no one wants this.

Take advantage of massively popular gaming IPs?

Nah, let's do Lebron.

I'll redeem them, because why not I guess, but these really aren't great.

I mean, you can demo Ragnarok despite basically knowing what to expect if you've played the first game. So not sure why the idea of a demo is so crazy. Honestly it'd be nice to know what's changed.

@KilloWertz ah I see what you mean then. Misunderstood.

Kinda waiting on this game to hit Extra honestly. Then I'd buy dlc if it were any good.

I can only imagine where I might be in life if I liked myself as much as Kojima likes himself. Not even sure I'm knocking him here. I'm quite jealous of an existence clearly and completely devoid of any self doubt.

@KilloWertz doesn't it all install on the console though?

Sounds weirdly cool.

Would have much preferred Injustice 3 and if there's no Cassie Cage (and I doubt there will be) I'm gonna be pretty disappointed but overall I'm excited to see how the game looks.

Might give this a try as I just have not had a proper horror game experience since Alien Isolation honestly. But not at 70 bucks.

@thefourfoldroot1 yeah it's pretty bad. Wife and I are fairly seasoned Beat Saberers but we were barely getting through songs with all the missed cuts. It's like the angle of the sabers is off in relation to the hilts. Hotfix is on its way next week though, I believe, so hopefully that fixes things.