I think if Sony's going to buy any major company in the next few years then it's probably Kadokowa. They have a trove of mange and anime IP that Sony would want plus a couple of gaming studios they can add to PS Studios without things getting bloated. The biggest of those of course is From software.
@GamingFan4Lyf I'm 39 so I was old enough so I remember when Sonic Heroes came to PS2. But I think seeing franchises like Forza, Gears and now Halo comes to PlayStation was I think was something no one would have predicted three years ago.
I would love to finish the game first but my PS5 keeps crashing while I'm playing it. Been happening for a week now and nothing I've done has fixed it.
@Rich33 @Uromastryx @Hoodie718 Thank you for your suggestions. I have a OG PS5 that I always stand vertically. I've cleared the cache but haven't played GoY yet so fingers crossed.
I know it had such a troubled development that they had to hand it over to The Chinese Room. But they weren't a great choice for this, narrative driven RPGs aren't what they are about.
It wouldn't surprise me if they announce a big guest character at the game awards for season 3 to try to gain back a lot of the support that they lost this season.
Hopefully the results of this technology will lead to more efficient development with more shorter release times because Sony must now be aware that they should be getting more games out of their studios over a generation.
If Sony ever brought back PlayStation Experience I think doing a concert show like this would go down well.
In terms of low sales I imagine a lot of it is ticket prices.
@Porco That's for me been a problem with soundtracks in general for the past 20 years. They just seem to be more of a soundscape to fit a theme or mood rather then being more memorable.
@graymamba You're not wrong but it certainly feels like things have or are coming to the boil now. If I was a betting man, I think them buying Activision was a huge mistake for the Xbox brand because it brought the attention of the top brass, people who largely let Xbox get on with things but they expect quick returns on their investments. Bearing in mind that those would be people who aren't use to losing money or slow growth considering the other parts of MS's business.
It's looking more likely that the next Xbox might be a much more niche product. If it allows you to use different storefronts, then MS run a serious risk of killing the 30% take of every game sold because people will just use Steam instead.
And retailers are starting to not store current Xboxs as it is so I can't imagine they'd be that concerned about a Xbox branded PC.
The whole thing has been a mess over there within the past year.
Multiple cancellations of already announced games.
Retailers now refusing to stock Xbox Series X/S.
Thousands of layoffs despite a massive acquisition spree.
Game Pass growth stagnants which leads to big price rises.
And resorting to go 3rd party to make up the numbers.
There mature games made for mature audiences, so yeah your not going to get happy go lucky stories. Doesn't make them all the same, by that logic Expedition 33 doesn't do anything different since it's a story about grief.
@UltimateOtaku91 I've been wondering about that myself. I'll get heat for saying this but if I was a mod he'd have been gone years ago because he does nothing but bring negativity.
So after all these years of people going on about "GP being the best deal in gaming because of day one releases" now only only exists on the most expensive tier?
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Re: Sony Rules Out Acquiring Batman, Mortal Kombat Maker Warner Bros
I think if Sony's going to buy any major company in the next few years then it's probably Kadokowa. They have a trove of mange and anime IP that Sony would want plus a couple of gaming studios they can add to PS Studios without things getting bloated. The biggest of those of course is From software.
Re: Mini Review: Fast & Furious: Arcade Edition (PS5) - An Overpriced Racer That Loses Its Grip
I'd be so happy if we got a motor storm collection.
Re: Expect More Halo Games on PS5, Dev Says Series Is 'on PlayStation Going Forward'
After Sega put Sonic on the GameCube he then had a team up game with Mario. So I can't wait for Kratos & Master Chief at the Spartan Games.
Re: Halo Confirmed for PS5, Remake of First Game Out in 2026
@GamingFan4Lyf I'm 39 so I was old enough so I remember when Sonic Heroes came to PS2. But I think seeing franchises like Forza, Gears and now Halo comes to PlayStation was I think was something no one would have predicted three years ago.
Re: Halo Confirmed for PS5, Remake of First Game Out in 2026
This feels like a genuinely big milestone moment in console gaming.
Re: Expect More Halo Games on PS5, Dev Says Series Is 'on PlayStation Going Forward'
I'm hoping that since remake doesn't have the multiplayer that they will still release Halo MCC.
Also when MS bought Activision who could have possibly predicted that this would be the outcome.
Re: PS4's Legendary PT Demo Used to Teach Japanese Students English
These kids are watching games to learn while I had to learn with battered and torn textbooks.
Re: New PS5 Firmware Update Available Now, Here's What It Does
@get2sammyb Thanks Sammy. PlayStation game sizes on Twitter is having the same issue.
Re: New PS5 Firmware Update Available Now, Here's What It Does
Sadly it hasn't fixed the CE-108262-9 error that I and a fair few online are suffering from. Have you heard anything about it @get2sammyb?
Re: PS Portal Still a Huge Success as Sony Reportedly Preps PS6 Handheld
I'm glad it's sold well cos it encouraged Sony to make a native steam deck style handheld which is what I wanted.
Re: Mini Review: Tekken 3 (PS1) - PlayStation's Definitive Fighter Is Still King
I love that despite the slow drip feed on premium, you can still buy the games individually. Wish Nintendo would do the same with their retro games.
Re: Ghost of Yotei Continues to Iron Out Its Minor Flaws with PS5 Patch
@MikeOrator Sadly things to be getting worse. Can barely play for 30 minutes before the screen freezes and shutdown.
Re: The Possibility of Ghost of Yotei DLC Could Be Down to You
I would love to finish the game first but my PS5 keeps crashing while I'm playing it. Been happening for a week now and nothing I've done has fixed it.
Re: Poll: Are You Happy with Your PS Plus Extra, Premium Games for October 2025?
I'm just hoping I can buy Tekken 3 separately.
Re: Ghost of Yotei Continues to Iron Out Its Minor Flaws with PS5 Patch
@Rich33 @Uromastryx @Hoodie718 Thank you for your suggestions. I have a OG PS5 that I always stand vertically. I've cleared the cache but haven't played GoY yet so fingers crossed.
Re: Ghost of Yotei Continues to Iron Out Its Minor Flaws with PS5 Patch
I've been having my PS5 crash every time I play GoY, doesn't seem to happen when I play anything else.
Re: Stay Tuned for the Announcement of a New Dragon Ball Game in January
I'd be shocked if it's a new Fighterz.
Re: Demon's Souls PS5 Patched to Take Advantage of Power Saving Feature
@carlos82 I think it's like PSSR for the Pro. It's Sony testing the tech in a product for a few years before the PS6 and the handheld is ready.
Re: Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 (PS5) - A Disastrously Paced, Technical Mess of a Sequel
I know it had such a troubled development that they had to hand it over to The Chinese Room. But they weren't a great choice for this, narrative driven RPGs aren't what they are about.
Re: Highly Rated, Overlooked Stealth Strategy Game Shadow Tactics Gets Free PS5 Upgrade
It's a nice sister game to the Ghost series if you want to stay in that historical side of Japan while playing something different.
Re: Heavy Rain Dev Wants You to Stop Crying and Start Competing in New Multiplayer Game
So are we competing to see who can say "JASSSOOOONNN" the most?
Re: Sony's MLB The Show Finally Seems Set to Throw Down on PC
What?! Sony's annual game of rounders has never been on PC?
Re: Here's How Marvel's Spider-Man 2 Holds Up on the $1,000 ROG Xbox Ally X
I can't wait to see what the PS6 portable can do, that intrigues me much more then the actual console right now.
Re: Armor King Has Arrived in Tekken 8, But Patch 2.06 Can't Stop Concerns Over Game's Future
@MrPeanutbutterz No it doesn't but I can see them announcing Tifa or something to get people hyped about the game again.
Re: Armor King Has Arrived in Tekken 8, But Patch 2.06 Can't Stop Concerns Over Game's Future
It wouldn't surprise me if they announce a big guest character at the game awards for season 3 to try to gain back a lot of the support that they lost this season.
Re: As Fans Demand inFAMOUS Remasters, Sucker Punch Says It Can Only Work on One Game at a Time
Use Nixxes, they did a great job with the Horizon Zero Dawn remaster.
Re: Croc Platinum Edition Adds Trophies and Time Trials, Existing PS5, PS4 Owners Get it for Free
I never understand why it isn't mandatory at this point for every game to have a platinum trophy.
Re: Poll: What Review Score Would You Give Ghost of Yotei?
Right now I'd give it a 9 but I'm only 15 hours in and have only took down one of the Yotei six.
Re: Review in Progress: Battlefield 6 (PS5) - You Won't Be Buying This One for the Campaign
A military shooter campaign just makes me yearn for Spec Ops The Line remaster.
Re: PS6 Out 'in a Few Years' as Sony, AMD Discuss the Future of Games
Hopefully the results of this technology will lead to more efficient development with more shorter release times because Sony must now be aware that they should be getting more games out of their studios over a generation.
Re: Wolverine PS5 Actor Was Allegedly Paid a 'Hefty Sum' to Star in Xbox's Answer to Uncharted
That explains why they money hatted Tomb Raider, a move that didn't help either.
Re: Sony Reveals Icon Blue PS5 DualSense, Quite Possibly the Bluest Controller Ever
Sonic wishes he was this blue.
Re: Preview: Marvel Tokon's Biggest Battle Isn't in the Arena
@PuppetMaster I think the guy just hates any game that has PlayStation on the box.
Re: Poll: Vote for Your PS5 Game of the Month (September 2025)
Lego Voyagers since that's the only one I played lol.
Re: Loads of PlayStation Concert Dates Cancelled Amid Rumours of Low Ticket Sales
If Sony ever brought back PlayStation Experience I think doing a concert show like this would go down well.
In terms of low sales I imagine a lot of it is ticket prices.
@Porco That's for me been a problem with soundtracks in general for the past 20 years. They just seem to be more of a soundscape to fit a theme or mood rather then being more memorable.
Re: PS6 May Go Uncontested as Rumours of Next-Gen Xbox Cancellation Spiral
@graymamba You're not wrong but it certainly feels like things have or are coming to the boil now. If I was a betting man, I think them buying Activision was a huge mistake for the Xbox brand because it brought the attention of the top brass, people who largely let Xbox get on with things but they expect quick returns on their investments. Bearing in mind that those would be people who aren't use to losing money or slow growth considering the other parts of MS's business.
Re: PS6 May Go Uncontested as Rumours of Next-Gen Xbox Cancellation Spiral
It's looking more likely that the next Xbox might be a much more niche product. If it allows you to use different storefronts, then MS run a serious risk of killing the 30% take of every game sold because people will just use Steam instead.
And retailers are starting to not store current Xboxs as it is so I can't imagine they'd be that concerned about a Xbox branded PC.
The whole thing has been a mess over there within the past year.
Multiple cancellations of already announced games.
Retailers now refusing to stock Xbox Series X/S.
Thousands of layoffs despite a massive acquisition spree.
Game Pass growth stagnants which leads to big price rises.
And resorting to go 3rd party to make up the numbers.
Re: Halo: Combat Evolved Remake Could Be the Final Frontier for Xbox on PS5
I just want the MCC so I can play Bungie's games.
Re: 'Told You So': Ex-FTC Chair Lina Khan Is Having the Last Laugh Over Xbox's Activision Acquisition
@graymamba Would love that instead of one they made themselves a few years ago where the trillion dollar company tried to act humble.
Re: Poll: What Review Score Would You Give Silent Hill F?
Haven't played it but there's been very differing opinions, some are loving it while others are adamant that it's not a "SH game."
Re: Talking Point: Are You Getting Sick of Sony's Supposedly 'Samey' Approach to Story Telling?
There mature games made for mature audiences, so yeah your not going to get happy go lucky stories. Doesn't make them all the same, by that logic Expedition 33 doesn't do anything different since it's a story about grief.
Re: PS Plus Looks Better Than Ever After New Xbox Game Pass Price Rises
@UltimateOtaku91 I've been wondering about that myself. I'll get heat for saying this but if I was a mod he'd have been gone years ago because he does nothing but bring negativity.
Re: PS Plus Looks Better Than Ever After New Xbox Game Pass Price Rises
So after all these years of people going on about "GP being the best deal in gaming because of day one releases" now only only exists on the most expensive tier?
Re: Promising Mountaineering Adventure Cairn Delays the Climb to Early 2026 on PS5
Shame but understandable. As the first couple of comments mentioned, the framerate was choppy so hopefully it'll get a lot more polished.
Re: Sony Is a 'Terrible Company' That's 'Blowing It in the Games Business', Says Michael Pachter
So he's basically saying "discount anything I say about Sony (not that we should be paying attention to him in the first place) because of my bias."
Re: Sounds Like KPop Demon Hunters Will Be Showing Fortnite How It's Done Very Soon
No surprise at all. Btw the Daft Punk event was amazing, no other game comes close to doing live events like Fortnite does.
Re: Rumour: New PS5 DualSense Controller Will Feature a Removable Battery
I would love if they can do that for the PS6 controller to keep the costs down.
Re: Square Enix Ain't Going to Revisit Parasite Eve on PS5, But This Chinese Dev Sure as Hell Is
Man... doing fakes of other companies's products is truly part of China's culture.
Re: Superb Ghost of Yotei Soundtrack Sets the Mood Ahead of Next Week's PS5 Launch
@3Above I read a story book of it before seeing the film in cinema so I had it spoiled for myself, was only twelve like.
Re: Oh No! Sony Reveals Stunning PlayStation Themed Magic: The Gathering Trading Cards
@UltimateOtaku91 That's the dream for me, hell I'd accept Marvel Vs PlayStation as well