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I guess I won't be seeing much of my wife in 2026.

@PegasusActual93 good points - I guess my hope is that he wouldn't have much creative control in a TV series so it would have a more conventional plot and appeal to sci fi fans in general rather than those of us who struggle through his avant garde shenanigans to appreciate something completely unique.

I would have preferred a TV series by say, HBO. Anime adaptations are occasionally decent such as the Cyberpunk and Terminator series. The recent Predator film was pretty basic though. Death Stranding would really suit a big budget mini series in my opinion.

So many games... for me it's

1 Ghost of Yotei
2 Death Stranding 2
3 RoboCop
4 Dying Light The Beast
5 The Wolf Among Us 2

Playing Alters on PC already but also interested in...
Tony Hawk 3+4
Little Nightmares 3
FBC Firebreak
Borderlands 4

How is this still on the PlayStation Store?!

My two cents - plenty of games to look forward to between the three shows. There is enough variety and generally something for everyone. Microsoft was the strongest for me but that's inevitable when you like their existing IPs and also considering their studio accumulation over the past few years. Gamers are so hard to please nowadays when the chances are, most of us have considerable backlogs.

@nomither6 because when Rockstar create these excellent and immersive games every 5-7 years, they continue to prioritize obscene revenues/profit over the common sense things gamers ask for. I respect companies that release improved or upgraded titles either free of charge or costing maybe $10 providing you can keep your save game progress (boo Remedy and ID Software). Rockstar doesn't appear to listen to the people paying their salaries however. They'll definitely charge full price for RDR2 again and GTA6 when it releases on future generation hardware.

People don't play From Software games for cutting edge graphics or frame rate. It's the art style, world immersion and gameplay challenge that hooks. Most Japanese devs don't seem fussed with performance.

I'm probably one of the few non Americans who bought the game last year but that's because I lived and breathed college football in Tallahassee for eight years. It's a fun and unique culture but I doubt I'll buy again any year soon. It's no doubt going to be huge but the wait for the franchise to return was so long I wonder if it'll beat last year's sales?

@Blauwe_Chimay yes please, and with some classic Q branch gadgets I hope! Exploding toothpaste anyone?

@EfYI yeah can't argue with that. Extra is great although I don't currently subscribe. Most subscription services are exceptional value considering the content on offer, gaming ones even more so but people will always find a reason to complain. I think the biggest issue is choosing which services to pay for as having a bunch obviously means more expenditure and you likely don't have time to watch all that TV/film or play all those games.

I go back and forth depending on their offerings. I've picked up a few discounted PS5 gems including Spider-Man 2, Astro Bot, SW Outlaws and Avatar but the latter two of those were really cheap over the winter holiday when prices really hit rock bottom. My biggest library is still on the PS ecosystem but I just re subscribed to Gamepass to play Doom, Clair Obscur and South of Midnight. I'm sure Steam has predatory algorithms as everything in my wishlist just happens to go on sale at least once every two months - the best prices are almost always during the winter holiday. Hit that backlog the rest of the year!

@Gedrick Many of us are multi platform gamers and I'm simply sharing my opinion on Sony's consistently high prices for games even years after their release. Calm down and have a great day.

@Sergo 70% + of AA/AAA are like this. It's almost always worth waiting for a sale these days as numerous patches and quick fixes later you've got a better game. Star Wars Outlaws is now my favourite SW game of all time. I barely considered ever playing it when it launched.

@GuttyYZ how very Ubisoft of Rebellion.

W*n*er. How do these dim wits still not realize the majority of people live paycheck to paycheck?

@themightyant I think it could still happen. Good sequels to poorly performing cult films and sometimes even games have happened years later. Sony just need to find the right dev. I actually think the Helldivers folks could pull it off if they fancied trying a single player title.

Insulting discounts from Sony as per usual. Glad 95% of my hard earned goes into the PC eco system these days, I've never looked back. Long term savings are unmatched (although you'll probably die before you get through your backlog!).

I'm trying to wait until my schools summer break to start this for uninterrupted immersion but boy is it hard to do so. Heard nothing but great things including from other turn based skeptics.

@Flaming_Kaiser fair enough, it's ok to be disappointed or have certain expectations. I'm definitely onboard with Injustice 3!

Yikes the entitlement of gamers nowadays is astonishing. Go back and play the original Mortal Kombat and see how much content there was and how long the title was 'supported/updated' by the dev. You could do everything it had to offer in a few hours or less and there were no such things as balance patches let alone dlc. No one complained.

I remember when playing Warhammer meant diligently painting the little figurines - ah that lovely smell of paint and plastic - then setting out the factions on a huge homemade diorama in the outbuilding or garden shed. Oh the 90's.

@get2sammyb it's a step down from the original for the most part but boy is it ever gorgeous. It's a moderately interactive walking sim that doesn't overstay it's welcome. If it's your cup of tea then £15-20 is reasonable. For anyone else interested, also wait for a sale unless you're desperate to support the developer.

Gamepass is the main factor as many of us PS5 owners have access to it on Xbox or PC as well.

The other major factor is surely the overwhelming abundance of high quality games and our never ending backlogs - it's just part and parcel of being a gamer in this privileged age. I rarely buy anything full price anymore. The only games the majority of people will buy day one are genre/IP enthusiasts and multiplayer/live service.

I hope this new model of consumption can be sustainable for big budget releases like this but only time will tell.

I'd love to eventually see a scenario with all four factions simultaneously involved in an epic battle...

It's still my favourite game to this day. Is it perfect? Absolutely not, but the things it does well like the atmosphere, music, voice acting, narrative, quest variety, map/art design make it top tier for me. Certain aspects have aged somewhat but they're mostly tolerable if you want to enjoy what is objectively one of the best games ever made.

@GirlVersusGame I really believe it could happen, we've recently had Mad Max, Terminator, RoboCop, a few Aliens games....there is a market for these brilliant old franchises and word of mouth has perhaps helped them enjoy even more success. The Dredd film is one of my favourite action films of the last few decades, up there with Fury Road. Fingers crossed!

@Perturbator maybe the RoboCop dev will listen to our pleas? They've really respected the Terminator and RoboCop franchises recently.

It saddens me to hear about the plight of Outlaws. It's an objectively good game weighed down by expectations and outright apathy toward Ubisoft. I have tired of many of their franchises over the years but as an old school Star Wars fan I waited for Outlaws to be patched numerous times and go on sale and.... it's a very decent game in my opinion. I think current standards are so high among a few developers in the gaming industry that it's fueling an unnecessarily negative perspective on many other games like Outlaws which in years gone by would be considered excellent. It looks pretty damn amazing, the attention to detail for a Star Wars fan is perhaps unrivalled by any other Star Wars game and although basic mechanically, it has a decent story, good voice acting and is what games should be - fun. I know I'm not alone here. Any Star Wars fans bashing it without having played it are missing out. It's a Star Wars game I've always wanted.

Can we say gamers are 'asking for' rather than 'demanding'? Too many articles make us collectively sound like a right bunch of entitled petulant brats. Don't paint us all with one brush.

@heavyartillery56 interesting how you mention Democrats taking credit. Statistics/metrics going back decades and decades prove (unless you subscribe to Fox News) that Republican administrations have primarily stagnated the economy and ballooned the budget deficit. Each Democratic administration has barely had time to fix before the next GOP assault on everyday Americans including those that vote for them. As much as I despise the white and wealthy disposition of this cult of Trump, I do understand the desire to improve so called fairness in international trade but things are moving far too quickly and will hurt/kill a lot of people all over the world. That makes this version of America First a truly dystopian and dangerous new territory. It's quite fitting that a lot of blame can be placed at the feet of an Australian media mogul and now a South African megalomaniac. The American dream. Power/wealth at the cost of a human soul.

@BiosNova Businesses absolutely should pass on these costs to the consumer - maybe those in America persistently brainwashed will eventually hurt enough to see the truth. It's even worse having to live here - a significant minority continue to vote for a cult that couldn't care less about them - unless they are extremely wealthy. I often wonder how the US and world at large would be doing if we'd had several decades of a Western European form of democratic socialism. Yes the economy wouldn't be as big but big doesn't mean strong and at least it would work for most people. The quality of life might even become closer to Europe/Canada/Australia.

@InsertUsername critical thinking skills help ascertain whether information is credible or not. It's not fool proof of course and it can be frustrating to see stories and information spun on both sides of the political spectrum (I'm not on the fence here, the so called 'conservative right' in the US for example is a persistent cess pool of misinformation, gaslighting and lies but I digress). Critical thinking is a good start for any civil and/or opinionated discourse but many people either seem incapable or unwilling to take the time necessary, instead opting for instant knee jerk and emotive reactions based on existing beliefs, echo chambers and information they're fed by the sheer amount of fear mongering, hate spreading nonsense that masquerades as legitimate news or media. You're absolutely right about certain media (sadly including PS here) instigating a lot of these situations but many articles are merely discussing or reviewing an episode - with an open comments section, the unevolved basement dwellers still show up in huge numbers.

Critics review scores and the continued huge audience suggests these fringe opinions don't matter at all. If you don't enjoy something then don't play/watch it. And surely you've got better things to do with your time than whine about it online. Ugh. Take me back to the 80'/90's when it wasn't so apparent that too many of us are so relentlessly negative on life.

Hopefully this will battle it out with Kingdom Come Deliverance 2, Clair Obscur and Ghost of Yotei for game of the year. Can't bloody wait!

Active Gamepass subscribers on February 2024 - 34 million. It's been on a roll as of late so safe to assume this number has increased slightly. I jump in and out on PC Gamepass depending the new titles available.

@GirlVersusGame I'm sure you've tried everything at this point but just in case - what really got me hooked on VR/mods etc was snap turning as any motion sickness I had previously (and it was bad!) completely disappeared. I've made it through Asgaards Wrath 2, Batman Arkham Shadow and mods for Alien Isolation and Ready or Not with no motion sickness at all. Locomotion is still smooth but that turning changed everything.

@lazarus11 this is what I'm hoping for. I haven't bought it yet, still waiting for any final patches for PCVR or Quest 3. I'd like to buy it where both versions are playable.

Very happy with this development decision. I'm fine with open world settings if they are dense, rich and rewarding like Witcher 3 for example. Too many are bloated in size, ultra repetitive or sparse with unimaginative structure and 'level' design.

@OldGamer999 that's a good prediction..I hope for my Pro owning friends sake it's true. I'm either holding out for PC or capitulating to Rockstar's greed and settling for 30fps on the base PS5. In an ideal world I'd get it crossbuy for Series X and PC!

If Jedi Survivor is 156GB then GTA 6 will be over 200GB. I'd like to think the Pro will have 60fps option otherwise what was the point?

@OldGamer999 absolutely. I think we're stuck in a new loop where many games simply take longer to develop. Longer development cycles equals more expense. It's going to become common to see only one major AAA game from a single developer per generation. Rockstar were among the first to be in this position.

@LifeGirl games invariably look better toward the end of a cycle. That's just the way it is unfortunately. I don't know what the answer is - get dev kits out sooner perhaps? Realistically we won't see what a console is capable of until half way through a generation as the best looking games are likely taking longer to develop and on larger budgets.

@OldGamer999 I do think the next generation of console hardware could be a game changer if it utilizes AI machine learning to upscale fidelity and generate frames like Nvidia has been doing for several generations of GPUs now. PS5 Pro is currently testing the water. If this technology can be affordably integrated into consoles then we'd never see 30fps again.

The vast majority of us have only played Rockstar games at 30fps. Most console gamers are still very much used to 30fps. This won't be an issue whatsoever in terms of player engagement and popularity. Personally I really want to try and hold out for the PC version now I have a 50 series GPU but that's more easily said than done!

@Kiefer-Sutherland amazing how you manage to balance these lengthy games with a fabulous acting career. Bravo!

I appreciated previous GTA games in terms of their cultural/satirical accuracy from having seen Hollywood films and a few brief trips to those real cities. After living in Florida for eight years I can safely say GTA 6 absolutely nails it all again. Please let PC be closer behind console release this time!

I almost pulled the trigger on a PS5 Pro yesterday but instead opted for a new PC GPU at $75 markup on MSRP - I'm sure they're going to become even more inflated soon too.

Happy about this, my backlog is neverending and a month after it releases I'll be off for the ten week school summer holiday.

I wish Ubisoft/EA etc could have this sort of integrity. I'm always tempted by their dlc if I like the main campaign but I'll never pay extra for it, let alone 60% of the cost of a new game. Thankfully most sound like cash grabbing afterthoughts. The Witcher 3 is still the standard bearer in my limited opinion.

I didn't bother with the original release due to the review consensus and technical issues. I then played through it on PS plus via backwards compatibility when the PS5 came out and... it's a good game - especially if you enjoy the genre in general. Anyone hyper critical or waving it off altogether simply isn't into this genre. Reviews should always mention who the target audience is, then score with that in mind (as well as technical, narrative, structure etc). 8.5/10 for me.