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I love that they're still doing this, but one has to wonder why they're bothering with anything more than just maintenance and stability.

This is genuinely great news. The AI voices were un unpleasant aftertaste that sullied an otherwise great looking game.

Another month, another lone fighting game for Premium. It looks like Sony have really given up on the service,

I think I'm fairly good at separating the artist from the art, but Ben Kingsley is such an obnoxious ***** that he almost ruins every film he's in for me. It's a shame because Sexy Beast is one of my all time favourites. Hopefully here he's just voicing an animated character so his presence is easier to tune out.

@lazarus11 They likely wanted to preserve a good relationship with them. Playstation and From have a bit of a rocky past dating back to when they published Demons Souls, which Sony didn't have much faith in and somewhat failed commercially.

I signed up to the Playstation Beta program several weeks ago specifically to try Hunters Gathering, but sadly haven't received a thing.

@LowDefAl Road Rage was definitely a Crazy Taxi clone, but Hit n' Run had a lot of GTA elements in it.

I'm finally giving Hades a go (picked it up in Asda for £3.74 a couple of years back) I'm totally hooked. Stayed up until the early hours last night to beat a run for the first time. Now I'm awake I just want to jump straight back in. This has me concerned.

@LogicStrikesAgain You may be onto something. That fits really well with Carson's tease in the State of Play and the Jason Schreier quote that Santa Monica's game is "not a new IP but it might feel like one".

I'm so glad. The concept (if it remains the same) for the game is fantastic and there are really cool cultural blends in the world and art direction. It seemed like such an ambitious game that it might crumble beneath it's own weight, so I'm very pleasantly surprised to hear it's still alive. I have faith and am excited. Sometimes you just gotta be.

I never play these kinds of games but I'm actually kinda excited for this? Maybe it's the horses and fantasy world.

An achievable trophy list is a big perk too, because it gives me an objective to aim for which I often miss from multiplayer games.

I appreciate that I'm benefitting from a certain level of novelty that regular F2P shooter players will be missing, but hey. I'm excited for my free game. (Disclaimer: I liked Concord - the gameplay not the writing).

@Fuzzymonkeyfunk You have it the wrong way around. 4 has already received a 60fps patch while 3 is currently at 30fps.

That headline almost made my head explode.

If they're going this route then they HAVE to embrace the camp.

I still remember hearing about the Activision raids on Infinity Ward offices over 15 years ago. It's what I always think of when I hear "West and Zampella'. These were the guys who made Call of Duty Rock n' roll. It's testament To how talented they are that they managed to move on after IW and make such an accomplished studio as Respawn. Truly one of the great legends of modern gaming. Surreal that he's gone so soon.

This is great and continuing the streak of Ubisoft going back to 60fps-ify their PS4 library, but I have to say I'm a little baffled by the choice to prioritise this title while beloved evergreen games like Assassin's Creed Unity, Watch Dogs 2 and Far Cry 3 remain stuck at 30fps.

@scottdevine48 That's exactly what this means.

@MTMike87 I think Sony are thoroughly done with PS4. They could have put Lego Horizon on it (they put it on Switch after all) but opted not to. Really hope they bring it to PS5 though.

@HonestHick Helldivers was always a Playstaton IP. Sony funded and published the first game.

Exciting. I wonder what this means, if anything, for the remake.

It is chump change in the grand scheme of things. Games aren't going to push the needle for Netflix and they'll likely (and correctly) be wanting to stick to the business they know. There's a lot of risk involved in bigger budget game titles - many of Warner Bros. recent releases being prime examples.

@LogicStrikesAgain It's important to remember that this likely isn't what the game would have looked like nor how Sony would have presented it. They've got to be operating on a much lower budget with fewer stakeholders (not always a good thing).

Though yes, this does feel more like a (polished) concept video that I would expect, for a large company, to be shown in internal meetings rather than publicly. It doesn't feel like it really has a marketable identity yet. Likely there's a lot they couldn't take with them when they went indie, legally speaking.

@wildcat_kickz I don't think he needs to play the games to make the film, but this is a hell of a strawman. These fans want him to understand the source material he's adapting, not fight bug creatures on foreign planets IRL (though I appreciate your comment is probably in jest).

12/15 and I'm pretty annoyed at myself for two of them. Had to guess the Astro question as i haven't played it yet (I will, I will). Luckily i guessed right.

@Czar_Khastik I'll bite, but this better not be something you've just made with AI to intrigue, bring people together and spark discussion within the GTA 6 community.

@nomither6 Well Rift Apart was a sequel to Into The Nexus, so it waa a continuation of the saga's story 8 years in the making. I think it really delivered.

I do think the 2016 game is great though, and overhated.

Just adding because it wasn't an option, but Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart was a superb sequel (though God of War Ragnarok still takes the cake).

You have no idea how close I came to buying Lego Horizon in the Black Friday sales the other day. I talked myself out of it because my current backlog is so huge. Glad I did.

@Yooka-Laylee Daysolay missure.

I will take it, and pray for a PS5 release. This looks really solid and I've been hungry for Ratchet multiplayer.

It's remarkable that they're brazen enough to offer Premium as a service.

I've never played Fatal Frame (though long heard of it) but this looked really excellent to me. May be my first.

This is becoming pathetic. Not only have Sony stopped adding their PS1 games, they're now ending up on a different console entirely. If they have a resource problem, they should build another team apart from Implicit. Why are they so bad at these initiatives?

@PuppetMaster I know, I'm lucky enough to have grabbed a physical copy back at release (because they're costly now), but I'm talking about a PS5 remaster which was rumoured last year, which would hopefully include a 60fps version of GR2. As someone who doesn't care about 4K, I'm happy with the PS4 remaster, but I imagine they wouldn't include it with 2 for newcomers.

They supposedly have a film in development (been a little while since last update), so I imagine it would timed to release so that they have a PS5 game on the (digital?) shelves for when the film releases, like they did with the Uncharted Legacy of Thieves collection.

A Gravity Rush Remaster was rumoured last year. Maybe it's on the cards? One can only hope.

Mostly though, I expect this to be third party focused.

This is neat. I think a third gen PS5 (a la PS3) that's even more discreet would be very cool, I just don't trust Sony to include a disc drive, detachable or not.

It's my primary concern about the PS6. I don't need more power, but a dockable handheld would be fantastic. I just don't see them putting a disc drive in the dock, and I'm not ready to leave physical media behind.

So at the end of the month does this content just.. disappear?

Just as a reminder Stephen, Sony have also announced Marvel Tokon for 2026, so they have three games slated so far.

This is a weak month. Stray might be a headliner if it hadn't been played by so many when it launched day 1 on Extra. Really needed one other crowd pleaser to bring it together.

@Oram77 I don't think you followed Sammy's point. "2027 is years away", nobody said they would be staggering SKUs. I appreciate that "years away" feels like more than two, but as far as rumours go, I don't believe there have been any to suggest a staggered release.

It's a predictably unconvincing, empty, nothing answer. This is surely profit/cost motivated - why add more if it de-incentivises further purchases down the road.

Back when they did MCC, I was amazed that every single game had it's multiplayer in tact.

Sure we'll probably get some live service Halo game down the line, but that's really not the point here - people evidently want classic Halo multiplayer, not something new.

No competitive multiplayer is an utterly bizarre decision. What on earth are they thinking?

@nessisonett Keir Starmer Seraphite Harmer.

I'll stick to my PS3 version. If Legend is anything to go by, this will be a big downgrade. Hopefully It doesn't negate Aspyr doing another remaster trilogy.

It all depends on the portable tbh. If it's just a home console at launch, I'm not interested. PS5 has solved enough of my gaming pain points.

I'm not worried about this, it could he for any number of reasons. He may have been headhunted for something he couldn't turn down, or maybe he's been saving for a retirement and is finally going to write that book. I also think new blood could be good for the series. I wouldn't mind a more drastic shift in direction.

While they are by no means obligated to work on something they're disinterested in, this is such a dumb excuse. Even if you're a one game studio, a remaster or port is not a full project, it wouldn't tie you up for five years nor would it occupy most of the team. Developers line Naughty Dog have been known to use remasters as projects to onboard new staff. And of course, as mentioned, the most likely answer is to outsource. I think I'd rather they just didn't respond to requests then give unconvincing answers.

@naruball This is exactly how I feel. I'm so non plussed about getting a PS6 seeing as I mostly play PS4 games on my PS5 and the console has addressed most of my quality of life improvement needs. I would actually love to just skip the PS6, at least for the first few years. I don't need any more power.

But damn, if there really is a handheld sku then they've just circumvented that whole reasoning. A portable PS5 would be a dream come true. I just hope it's less ugly than all these portable PCs (and I would love a disc drive on the dock so we can continue our physical library).

Now for the real question...do we get to earn trophies?