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Re: Quantic Dream's Detroit: Become Human Heading to PC

Acquiescence

This is weird behaviour from Sony. You'd think with the amount of success they're having through their own titles that they'd adhere to the Nintendo approach of locking down exclusives to their platform, but instead they're going more and more in the direction of Microsoft. And I had just assumed Microsoft put all their games on PC because they weren't doing particularly well commercially, so why is Sony following suit?

Or maybe Epic just threw a massive cauldron of money Shawn Layden's way.

Re: YIIK: A Postmodern RPG - Party Like It's 1999

Acquiescence

Yeah nu-metal is awful, but let's face it, britpop wasn't much better. Most britpop bands were essentially lowest common denominator pup-rock. And yes, that includes Oasis.

Plus britpop killed off the era of shoegaze. Now THAT'S a f**king fantastic genre of music. (Slowdive have reformed by the way, and released a belter of an album in 2017).

Re: Game of the Year 2018: Sammy's Personal Picks

Acquiescence

Glad to see that Detroit love. Definitely agree with your blurb - it's a melodramatic game to a fault at times, but the sheer breadth of its branching narrative and how much a single playthrough can change from another is impressive as hell.

Re: Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six - Not a PS Classic, But Interesting Nonetheless

Acquiescence

Thank god this game got on the PS Classic over the likes of Crash Team Racing, Soul Reaver, Tomb Raider, WipEout 2097, Alundra, Gran Turismo, Chrono Cross, Spyro the Dragon, Silent Hill, Rollcage, Rival Schools, Vagrant Story, Fear Effect, Parappa the Rapper, Bust-A-Groove, Soul Blade, Final Fantasy VIII, Bloody Roar 2, Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, Vandal Hearts, Sled Storm and Klonoa: Door to Phantomile, that's all I can say.

Re: Reaction: Sony's Decision to Skip E3 2019 Is Confounding, But One We Can't Judge Yet

Acquiescence

The PS4 has had its best year ever, made a crap ton of money, and yet it feels like Sony is doing little to keep the momentum going. First PSX cancelled and now E3. It's very odd.

I get that they're preparing in advancing for the PS5, but with the insane amount of money the PlayStation brand is making right now, you'd think that Layden & Co could afford to have both a strong launch for the PS5 and keep the new game announcements flowing. Guess not.