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Not the comment section pushsquare was looking for lol

@Oram77 lol ok sure

@Oram77 Sony and Bungie did request that the media not review it for a month...I mean, you're kind of comparing apples and oranges. Bungie still doesn't know what game they want seeing as they've had some heavy game changing patches since launch. Also, Crimson Desert is actually popular

@JoeNobody to be fair, they also gave Marathon a sweetheart review

I would say that most publishers deploy games that are "ready enough". A trend I would like to see go away. However, this game doesn't seem so incomplete that they need an extra month before reviewers can review the game (cough cough Marathon)

@Slayer25c those sound more like design decisions instead of "we'll have the finished product in a week or two"... why not just wait until it's done? Also, none of the games you listed are relevant anymore. Maybe wow, but even then it's a shell of what it once was

Just like the movie "Half Baked", this is comical. AAA strikes again and plans to release an unfinished product

I actually love that this is a PC game with a console port lol

DON'T DO IT. SONY IS RIPPING US OFF

I took my card off of my account when they got hacked last year. Doesn't look like I'll be giving back to them anytime soon...

I credit the PS4 for rejuvenating my love for gaming. That system had banger after banger. It's sad to see how far Playstation has fallen in a relatively short amount of time. I understand that they want some of that sweet, sweet micro transaction content...but I feel like they're late to the party. People are sick of being nickel and dimed. To ignore all of your strengths as a publisher to chase this trend has caused serious reputational damage for Sony.

@Jay767 I don't hate Marathon or Bungie, but I sure ain't gonna dish out $40 to play it either.

@johncalmc it's because AAA studios and publishers are so used to shipping unfinished products. Asking reviews to be delayed is a new low though

Rumor has is PC sales were stronger than they were on console

I mean, AMD is there closest competitor so it's not that surprising. Is Nvidia nervous about Sony or Playstation? I highly doubt it.

Marathon currently has 39.4k players (and more people on Steam bought it than on Playstation)

What's hilarious about this blog post is that since it was written there have been reports that the strategy shifted because Sony is scared of Steam. Not only that, but there are also rumors that the majority of Marathon players are on Steam. Which means the "PC players don't buy Playstation games" is just a narrative...(also ruh-roh Bungie.) Some of the sequels didn't perform well on Steam, that's true, but also those sequels were not that great. PS4 was the greatest generation

I took my card off of my account at least a year ago. Other than PS Plus, I haven't purchased anything since Elden Ring

yawn who cares

@xHHHx this article is a bit misleading because it's just listing numbers from Japan. Also, fun fact: 50% of that 5 million mark were PC sales

They must be pretty freaked out about the PS5 being jail broken. They just barely had more PS5 players than they do PS4 players. Not really sure who this is for. The PS5 still has a lot of life left in it

@PuppetMaster not everyone knows how to emulate. And tbf, everyone is crying for a BB remake or remaster

@PuppetMaster I just thought you should know before you gloat that they came play BB. PC players actually have a better version

@PuppetMaster people already play BB on PC at 60fps

I knew they were terrified of that xbox strategy lol. Honestly, after steam users mass rejected a PSN requirement it was inevitable. Of course, this would feel like more of a loss if they actually published single player games. I know that they have been drip feeding us, but none of the games released have jumped out at me. I'll probably buy wolverine, but nothing else interests me personally

@UltimateOtaku91 it's 11 years old and is locked at 30fps? Older games don't bother me, but it would be nice to have even just a modest update

@IOI I'm not going to say that Hulst doesn't deserve a lot of blame for the roller coaster that is Playstation. He does have to answer to his boss, however, and they very clearly have an agenda for him to follow. These are a lot of big decisions that have to go up the chain

@Clytorial_Impact agreed. I always felt like it was Sony or Fromsoft holding back this deal. Fromsoft is busy cooking up a lot of projects right now, and Miyazaki has said many times that he prefers to create new work instead of revisiting past projects. Perhaps Sony wanted more creative liberty and offered some pitches that Fromsoft denied. This kind of sounds like a hit piece to shed any blame off of Sony - who continually has been fumbling for years at this point

This would feel like a bigger loss, except they really haven't put out any single player games that interest me. Wolverine may be the one exception, but even that doesn't feel like a "must buy on day one" game for me. They're so focused on striking live service gold that they aren't prioritizing games that interest me enough. The PS5 is the last piece of Sony hardware I purchase

Those are pretty much in line with most modern games. The specs needed for 1080p/30fps are basically console specs

@Archaeokaiser sounds like you're projecting

They would have been THE team to update Bloodborne. What a travesty. Best of luck to all the developers that were shown the door. Sony really botched this gen

This trend will likely be exasperated by the rising costs. $550-700 hardware, and $70-80 games, and an annual $80+ subscription to play online with friends (which will be presumably even more soon) are exorbitant costs compared to tik tok or paying for OF. Maybe the only way forward is to break the current status quo. I bet these suits are really sweating now that indie titles are taking their lunch money

@Archaeokaiser First off, if you're paying $80+ then it's not "free". Second, yes - I do have high standards. Tails of Iron and Lies of P were really the only games that stood out to me in recent years. PS Plus and the Xbox equivalent are not worth it imo. Nintendo has crap online features, but it's a fraction of the cost and you have access to a large backlog of their titles. So yes, that one is worth it. Finally, my $2k PC will outperform the PS6 whenever that drops, and I had a blast learning how to build my spaceship. So yes, 200% worth it. If you add up the cost of the console + PS Plus, I bet we pay roughly the same amount. I also have the utility of a real computer for home/business needs. No brainer

Edit: figuring out the settings also is pretty easy. Especially for me, since my pc is nice. I typically just drop my resolution down to 1440p and crank everything else up. If you were to get a $1000-1500 PC, then you'd have a little more fidgeting to do. But you typically start with resolution, then shaders. Pretty basic stuff

@Archaeokaiser having a paywall to play online. A $80 minimum is highway robbery. They include games, but I can count on one hand how many of those were worth anything over the years. Exclusively in the console market, it's all overpriced. But I'm glad you mentioned how much better the steam store is

@ButterySmooth30FPS correct, but they aren't included in the average

@ButterySmooth30FPS metacritic only averages scores from game journalists. For the last 5 years or so, they tend to over glaze. So it's definitely not because of "review bombing"

@get2sammyb I think they're saying they need to put out more games, not increase their price

PS Plus is already overvalued. Not sure how they could justify another price increase. Now the rental scam makes a lot more sense. They're literally just trying to squeeze us as hard as they can.

"May be out of touch" lmao. Yeah, maybe a little

I hope that the people who want to play this enjoy themselves

I built my PC at the perfect time. It was overwhelming at first, but the more research I did the less stressful it became. This could be a neat tool to educate yourself on how to build a PC. Even with the rising costs, I will stake my flag saying that it's more beneficial for the consumer than a console ever will be. 1) no subscription needed to play online 2) access to games from all platforms (except Nintendo) c) better graphics and wayyyy better fps d) you have the utility of a computer for other home/professional needs

Is anyone going to comment on how sony is trying to scam people via the new renting system?! Or that the console itself was jail broken at the start of the year? @get2sammyb

The art direction in this and Gris were fantastic. Definitely worth a look. I've been far more willing to dish out money for smaller studios that put this much heart and soul into their games. AAA has lost sight of what makes games fun

@Dan12836666 they've already burned through billions trying to strike gold. Meanwhile, they've been price gouging us to keep shareholders happy amidst their mistakes. The games that they were known and loved for are in the past at this point. I've already turned to pc. More money up front, but I don't have to pay to play online and steam has the best sales out of all the platforms. Plus now I can mod games

Sony has ignored the sentiment towards all of their live service games (sans HD2). Not sure why they'd bother paying attention now lol

This will be my next purchase

@DonkeyFantasy weird. I don't get pop up ads

As much as I love my PS5, I wish I had saved my money and just kept riding my PS4. Besides the ssd, the graphical upgrade was negligible at best. The PS4 hardware is not only still relevant, it's the best deal on the market right now until the AI bubble pops. My 2 cents: save your money until they put out more PS5 exclusives. There isn't much that's been released that can't be played on the PS4 to this day