@get2sammyb There was that Climate station earlier this year...not much granted.
I remember Shuhei Yoshida was asked about what happened to PSVR2 and he was pretty coy about it.
It's just pure guesswork but I got the impression that Sony were planning more 1st party support but that all got cancelled early on because live service took greater priority.
I hope it does well but if it badly flops then I hope it leads to Sony completely restructuring Bungie so that become a great studio again because the talent is there.
Sony have been pretty good these last few years at when they say a game is coming in a certain year then they stick to it. So the fact that Intergalactic hasn't had a 2026 attached to it was telling.
Sony's outlook for 2026 so far is: Saros MLB The Show 26 Marathon Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls Marvel's Wolverine
Plus there are some that are rumoured or educated guesses like 2D God of War Horizon Online Firesprite's horror... possibly Until Dawn.
@get2sammyb So it would be the first time that CoD loses to an actual competitor that go for the same demographics. As for next year I still have severe doubts about GTA launching next year.
Would this be the first year since CoD 4: Modern Warfare turned the franchise into a juggernaut that it isn't the best selling game of the year? Apart from when Rockstar launched GTA 4 and Red Dead 2 of course.
@j2c Was going to say the categories are better then TGA. Best remaster, expansion, supporting performance, early access game. If it had them it broaden out the awards as well as preventing them for backing themselves into a corner by having games in categories they shouldn't be in.
@RoomWithaMoose I think many still struggle with playing as characters who aren't completely likable since we've been conditioned to play the hero since the arcade days. Now a lot more games have more nuanced stories.
I still reckon one of the reasons why Horizon gets this weird hate is from people's thinly veiled sexism. Horizon is the only really successful AAA IP to come out over the last ten years that's female led. And more importantly Aloy is a character who isn't sexualised for either cheap marketing or to "appeal to the boys" and that rankles with some.
So since The Game Awards started. PlayStation Studios have had a GOTY contender in all but one year. 2013: The Last of Us 2015: Bloodborne 2016: Uncharted 4: A Thief's End 2017: Horizon Zero Dawn 2018: God of War and Marvel's Spider-Man 2019: Death Stranding 2020: The Last of Us Part 2 and Ghost of Tsushima 2021: Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart 2022: God of War: Ragnarok and Horizon Forbidden West 2023: Marvel's Spider-Man 2 2024: Astro Bot 2025: Death Stranding 2: On The Beach
Shame that Ghost of Yotei was snubbed for GOTY, still DS2 keeps PlayStation Studio's run going.
Also Twisted Metal not been in the best adaptation category is wild.
@Leinad7 That many users, so why hasn't Steam Deck become a Nintendo Switch like mainstream product?
Steam Machine will find it's audience but I can't see any scenario where it's a legitimate competitor to PlayStation.
I think this is laying the groundwork to get more Japanese gamers to buy PS5s so that when the PS6 handheld is released they will more willing to buy it, since they would have a library already.
It's a niche product, even if it launches with Half Life 3. Those that want to game on PC will just get a PC. The steam deck at least had the portability factor and even then it's sold less than 5 million units.
What makes me laugh is that for two years I've had to read comments on here about how "no one wants live service games" then as soon as one isn't announced for PS5, now it's a problem.
We've had Sackboy, Fat Princess, Knack. Uncharted. PS Allstars, Wipeout and Wild Arms all get mobile games without a console port so this is nothing new. It's all about reaching new audiences and regions, especially Asia. Also Guerilla are making their own Horizon online game, it would make no sense for them to compete with each other.
I still maintain that the Bungie acquisition can come good eventually. They had been badly mismanaged for a long time but with Sony taking more complete control of studio then things can change for the better.
Yeah it's rumoured that they have multiple projects going on. The big online only game for multiplayer. Then remake the first trilogy for those that want campaigns. Which is rather an indictment on their own campaigns really.
Yotei is better in terms of exploration and side quests. The weapon system is better than Tsushima's stances. The story for both are about the same for me. Atsu's revenge story is more personal and better villains but Jin's feels like it has more at stake.
Overall Yotei edges it for me for just the refinements they made.
@Rich33 There's also Chameleon as well. The Carnage story might be saved for the Venom game. The girl teased at the end becomes Silk in the comics. Where I think the story is going is that Peter takes a break, maybe marries MJ. Miles looks after things, maybe taking down some b tier villains. But when Doc Ok and Goblin come into the picture, that's when Peter has to come back.
I found when I played Train Sim World 2 is that I was content with the base game plus on piece of DLC cos it had my local station. So I think with games like these there gaming pic n mix.
Makes sense, if the Insomniac leak on their long term roadmap is to believed then we're getting a Venom game, Spider-Man 3 and X-Men as the sequel to Wolverine.
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Re: Poll: Five Years of PS5 - How Would You Rate Sony's Console?
Great, great and 2028.
Re: Sony Is Actually Advertising PSVR2 This Black Friday
@get2sammyb There was that Climate station earlier this year...not much granted.
I remember Shuhei Yoshida was asked about what happened to PSVR2 and he was pretty coy about it.
It's just pure guesswork but I got the impression that Sony were planning more 1st party support but that all got cancelled early on because live service took greater priority.
Re: Ghost of Yotei Huge Patch 1.1 Out Now on PS5, Adds New Game+, Armour, and Much More
@MrPeanutbutterz How would you know it's "tedious" if you're not giving it a chance in the first place.
Re: The Much Maligned PS5 Shooter Marathon Returns for Another Playtest in December
I hope it does well but if it badly flops then I hope it leads to Sony completely restructuring Bungie so that become a great studio again because the talent is there.
Re: Sony Estimated to Have Made $1.5 Billion from Steam, But the Novelty Is Wearing Off
Wouldn't be surprised if most of that revenue came from Helldivers and Destiny 2.
Re: Don't Expect Intergalactic PS5 to Launch Until at Least 2027
Sony have been pretty good these last few years at when they say a game is coming in a certain year then they stick to it. So the fact that Intergalactic hasn't had a 2026 attached to it was telling.
Sony's outlook for 2026 so far is:
Saros
MLB The Show 26
Marathon
Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls
Marvel's Wolverine
Plus there are some that are rumoured or educated guesses like
2D God of War
Horizon Online
Firesprite's horror... possibly Until Dawn.
Re: 'Terrible' Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 European Sales Are a Devastating 63% Below Battlefield 6
@get2sammyb So it would be the first time that CoD loses to an actual competitor that go for the same demographics.
As for next year I still have severe doubts about GTA launching next year.
Re: 'Terrible' Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 European Sales Are a Devastating 63% Below Battlefield 6
Would this be the first year since CoD 4: Modern Warfare turned the franchise into a juggernaut that it isn't the best selling game of the year? Apart from when Rockstar launched GTA 4 and Red Dead 2 of course.
Re: Expedition 33, Ghost of Yotei Have Started Scooping Up GOTY Awards
@j2c Was going to say the categories are better then TGA. Best remaster, expansion, supporting performance, early access game. If it had them it broaden out the awards as well as preventing them for backing themselves into a corner by having games in categories they shouldn't be in.
Re: James Bond's Love Affair with Aston Martin Is Present and Correct in 007 First Light
@janineking I'm like that with wildlife programmes, just reminds me of Sunday evening knowing there's bloody school the next day.
Re: Eminem Hires Agent 47 to Kill Slim Shady in Hitman's Weirdest Elusive Target Yet
@TicklefistCP Ever heard of the concept of a joke?
Re: Eminem Hires Agent 47 to Kill Slim Shady in Hitman's Weirdest Elusive Target Yet
It would never happen but could you imagine the chaos if they added Donald Trump?
Re: Oct 2025 USA Sales: 2025's Best Seller Is Battlefield 6, the Biggest Game in Series History
Dare I say it but could BF6 beat CoD this year?
Re: Celebrate Bloodborne's 10th Birthday Properly with New Vinyl Sets
@AndyKazama I think Sony will wait till the PS6 launch at the earliest.
Re: Horizon Sales Update Cements It As One of Sony's Strongest Franchises
@RoomWithaMoose I think many still struggle with playing as characters who aren't completely likable since we've been conditioned to play the hero since the arcade days. Now a lot more games have more nuanced stories.
I still reckon one of the reasons why Horizon gets this weird hate is from people's thinly veiled sexism. Horizon is the only really successful AAA IP to come out over the last ten years that's female led. And more importantly Aloy is a character who isn't sexualised for either cheap marketing or to "appeal to the boys" and that rankles with some.
Re: PS5 Sony Games Bag 19 Nominations at The Game Awards 2025
So since The Game Awards started. PlayStation Studios have had a GOTY contender in all but one year.
2013: The Last of Us
2015: Bloodborne
2016: Uncharted 4: A Thief's End
2017: Horizon Zero Dawn
2018: God of War and Marvel's Spider-Man
2019: Death Stranding
2020: The Last of Us Part 2 and Ghost of Tsushima
2021: Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
2022: God of War: Ragnarok and Horizon Forbidden West
2023: Marvel's Spider-Man 2
2024: Astro Bot
2025: Death Stranding 2: On The Beach
Re: Talking Point: The Game Awards 2025 Nominations Announced: Who Are Your Winners?
Shame that Ghost of Yotei was snubbed for GOTY, still DS2 keeps PlayStation Studio's run going.
Also Twisted Metal not been in the best adaptation category is wild.
Re: Here's Your First Look at Sony's Zelda Movie, Film Shots Revealed
Licenced game adaption for PS5 should be announced anyday now.
Re: Poll: Does the Steam Machine Pose a Threat to PS5?
@Leinad7 That many users, so why hasn't Steam Deck become a Nintendo Switch like mainstream product?
Steam Machine will find it's audience but I can't see any scenario where it's a legitimate competitor to PlayStation.
Re: Sony Trying to Silence Concord Revival Project After Fans Brought PS5, PC Disaster Back
@Anthony_Daniels Oh I know that, it still sucks though.
Re: Sony Trying to Silence Concord Revival Project After Fans Brought PS5, PC Disaster Back
Good on those guys trying to revive Concord, Sony never gave it a chance. Not even turning into F2P.
Re: Here's Why Sony Is Making a Japan-Specific PS5 Console
I think this is laying the groundwork to get more Japanese gamers to buy PS5s so that when the PS6 handheld is released they will more willing to buy it, since they would have a library already.
Re: Poll: Does the Steam Machine Pose a Threat to PS5?
It's a niche product, even if it launches with Half Life 3. Those that want to game on PC will just get a PC.
The steam deck at least had the portability factor and even then it's sold less than 5 million units.
Re: Horizon MMO Uses AI 'Extensively' in Development, Says NCSOFT
@KawakiisaFraud You mean the game that's nearly ten years old?
Re: Another Horizon Online PS5 Game Is Coming Before Horizon 3, It's Claimed
@T-Bone09 I don't know how that would work, to have a game that looks like Horizon but online with other players would be really challenging.
Re: Horizon MMO Uses AI 'Extensively' in Development, Says NCSOFT
What makes me laugh is that for two years I've had to read comments on here about how "no one wants live service games" then as soon as one isn't announced for PS5, now it's a problem.
Re: Red Dead Redemption 1 Confirmed for PS5, Out 2nd December
Hopefully this is Rockstar staggering this stuff out, first RDR1 then 2 then GTA4.
Re: Horizon Dev Guerrilla Won't Abandon PS5, Has 'More' Games Coming
@Nepp67 I mean they spent the PS3 era making nothing but Killzone games.
Re: Red Dead Redemption 1 on Its Way to PS5, New Age Rating Suggests
Here's me still waiting on GTA 4.
Re: The Next Horizon Game Is an MMO by NCSOFT for PC, Mobile
We've had Sackboy, Fat Princess, Knack. Uncharted. PS Allstars, Wipeout and Wild Arms all get mobile games without a console port so this is nothing new. It's all about reaching new audiences and regions, especially Asia. Also Guerilla are making their own Horizon online game, it would make no sense for them to compete with each other.
Re: 9 PS Plus Extra, Premium Games for November 2025 Announced
Was hoping for Soul Caliber 3, I guess it'll be for December now. I wish we got more classic games a month.
Re: New Ratchet & Clank Game Announced, But Not for the Platform You Want
@Dalamar I mean we had a R&C game 4 years ago. They won't be making Marvel games forever.
Re: PS1 Classics Aquanaut's Holiday, Tail of the Sun Will Be Revived, But Not on PS5
I always find it odd when you get these old games coming back and they don't prioritise the platform it came from.
Re: Poll: How Would You Rate State of Play for November 2025?
@Hylian-Likely So you're a "shill" if no one agrees with you?
Re: Poll: How Would You Rate State of Play for November 2025?
@Ralizah But then less people will know about it.
Re: PS5 'In the Middle' of Its Lifecycle, Claims Sony
@DonJorginho That's because your judging the generation on exclusives and next gen only games, times of changed we're past that now.
Re: PS5 'In the Middle' of Its Lifecycle, Claims Sony
@Frmknst It started in November 2020.
Re: Sony Speaks on Bungie Acquisition Disaster, Takes an 'Impairment Loss'
I still maintain that the Bungie acquisition can come good eventually. They had been badly mismanaged for a long time but with Sony taking more complete control of studio then things can change for the better.
Re: Halo Infinite Is in Fact Finite, Dev Focusing on Campaign Evolved for PS5
Yeah it's rumoured that they have multiple projects going on.
The big online only game for multiplayer.
Then remake the first trilogy for those that want campaigns. Which is rather an indictment on their own campaigns really.
Re: Open Source PS2 Emulator Now Plays Almost Entire Console's Library
@Deljo Alright thanks for letting us know.
Re: Poll: Is Ghost of Yotei Better Than Ghost of Tsushima?
@DennisReynolds Yeah I was slightly disappointed that the regions were rather fragmented but still the all maps were still big with lots to do.
Re: Poll: Is Ghost of Yotei Better Than Ghost of Tsushima?
Yotei is better in terms of exploration and side quests. The weapon system is better than Tsushima's stances. The story for both are about the same for me. Atsu's revenge story is more personal and better villains but Jin's feels like it has more at stake.
Overall Yotei edges it for me for just the refinements they made.
Re: Open Source PS2 Emulator Now Plays Almost Entire Console's Library
Does anyone know if you can use this emulator on a modded Vita?
Re: Nintendo's New Playtime Tracker Has the Granular Gameplay Activity Data We Want from PS5
Cool I guess but I think most Switch players would rather that Nintendo's online infrastructure would act more like one in 2025 then 2005.
Re: Some PS5 Owners Might Be Paying More Than Others on PS Store
I've had a fair few of these "discounted for you" prices but was never all that enticed. I'm sure it won't be blown out of proportion.
Re: One of PlayStation's Best Developers Marks 40 Years of Incredible Games
Congratulations ND, now how about a return to Keef the Thief.
Re: Marvel 'Proud' to Collaborate with Spider-Man, Wolverine Maker for 'Many Years to Come'
@Rich33 There's also Chameleon as well.
The Carnage story might be saved for the Venom game.
The girl teased at the end becomes Silk in the comics.
Where I think the story is going is that Peter takes a break, maybe marries MJ. Miles looks after things, maybe taking down some b tier villains. But when Doc Ok and Goblin come into the picture, that's when Peter has to come back.
Re: Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 May Be the Most Expensive PS5 Game to Date
I found when I played Train Sim World 2 is that I was content with the base game plus on piece of DLC cos it had my local station. So I think with games like these there gaming pic n mix.
Re: Marvel 'Proud' to Collaborate with Spider-Man, Wolverine Maker for 'Many Years to Come'
Makes sense, if the Insomniac leak on their long term roadmap is to believed then we're getting a Venom game, Spider-Man 3 and X-Men as the sequel to Wolverine.
Re: 'It Happens on PS5': New PlayStation Adverts Mark Five Years of PS5
PlayStation's best commicials never showed games. The brand is the draw for these rather then individual games.