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@VatoLoco47 I'm in exactly the same boat, my best friend is a PC gamer and we were hoping to play this together.

The mode looks great, very surprising it's free.

The debate over the PS6 is interesting.

I think ray tracing can be transformative and there are really good examples of this. I saw RE9 with path tracing the other day and it's crazy how realistic it looked. It's hard to see things really getting much better than that.

One thing I think we as console fans need to get to grips with though is the idea of the console generation being over. The PS6 will run alongside the ps5 for many years.

IMO, Sony wants you to stay on the platform and to keep you spending your money on psn. Cross gen is going to be a big thing again when the next console comes out.

Not saying it's a positive move but isn't this standard practice when a game is released?

Big studios often down size post launch from my understanding as they become unsustainable.

It's all well and good celebrating this but for those that like exclusives, you'd better buy them.

If Saros doesn't sell well they'll go the same way as bluepoint and that is much worse than a game releasing on another platform imo.

Yeah that's odd... But polyphony can also be a little odd. Gran turismo TV, 3D tv integration... Driving on the moon?!
I'm sure the studios doing all kinds of experimenting behind the scenes just because they can. It's one of Sonys more interesting studios imo.

@Scottyy Gotta agree with you here. I'm playing through the Titanfall 2 campaign on Steamdeck at the moment and it's such good fun! 6-7 hour campaign can be a blast when handled well.

I feel a dinosaur for my takes on video games lol.

The game looks pretty darn good, I think Bungie and Sony may have a hit here.

I've always been a big fan of PS Studios and the work they do at Sony but the mismanagement is beyond anything i ever thought would happen. This one is painful to swallow and there is no defending it.

It seems obvious how this should have worked.

Let PS Studios create new and exciting single player games (Bluepoint should have directed to pitch remakes they wanted to work on... You don't buy a team like Bluepoint to have them do anything else... It's what they do and did it well for Sony!)

Invest heavily in trustworthy third parties to push its live service games (Along with Gran Turismo, MLB from 1st party).

I'm sorry, I'm rambling but I'm angry about this one, You fudging suck for doing this Herman and you MUST go.

Well put in the article Sammy, agree with all your points here.

Geez, what on earth are they doing?

This is ridiculous! A talented studio that would have done wonders with PlayStation IP... They only acquired them in 2021!

I'm speechless

@ilyn "If you don't like the game just don't buy it"... Boy! (sorry, this is a GOW review) is this true. we live in strange times where everybody just complains about everything it seems.

If you don't like it, just move on! there are more video games than ever to play these days!

A fair review - I love Metroidvanias and God of war so for me, I'll enjoy this if it's as good as you say. I really like the art style but that's surprising about it dropping frames lol. We need the Pro for this heavy hitter!

Good review, looking forward to giving it a shot when the time comes!

It's great to see Sony trying different things. I know the platform gets a lot of stick (and sometimes rightly so). However the state of play showed Sony is diversifying in interesting ways with this and investing heavily in the new Kena game.

I'm not that into the live service games, but they're still very heavily focused on single player experiences and also key imo is exploring all the different scales of investment with it's massive IP library.

I'm looking forward to this but first, I need to conquer mount Kami!

All the PlayStation guys over the age of 30 enjoyed this state of play haha.

A great showing of games... Honestly, great to see some positivity for once.

I had a ton of fun with the demo but the performance was not good on Pro. It's a bit of a shame to hear they've never really sorted the performance out.

Really appreciate the review though, the game itself sounds fun and I'll pick it up once I'm done playing Expedition 33.

Oh yes. Rayman is back baby!

I'm not an online gamer, not anymore anyway... But I did try Arc raiders and it was fantastic. It's deserving of the praise and I can only continue to see success for the team at Embark.

Between this and The Finals, they certainly seem like a team to watch.

I wonder if any TV production companies are trying to secure a series for Arc Raiders. The style and lore they've built seems ripe for a well made high budget series. I'd certainly be interested anyway.

I've come away from the game now, but that first couple of months were so fun. Wishing the team only the best going forward.

I just want a black PS5 pro ...

Sometimes, they really do make the strangest decisions!

I'm enjoying a second playthrough of baldurs gate 3... It's my Christmas and January game. It's just as good as ever.

Also started DK Bonanza which is proving to be a lot of fun. I hope everybody is enjoying the break!

Lumines was really really good. I was late setting off to work a couple of mornings so I could have a quick game.

A bit of a classic for the brand as well, it feels right playing this on a PlayStation.

Silksong and Ball x Pit were both excellent fun this year. Never got round to Blue prince but I shall one day.

Absolum slipped past me! I'll have a look into it!

I am actually optimistic for Marathon. I think the latest video made the game actually look very good and in my opinion, the success of Arc Raiders will actually help this title.

I personally love the look of the game, it's so different to anything else and the art team did Steller work.

I'm quite excited to try the game in March.

What a fantastic career he's had. Looking forward to what the new leadership comes up with. Personally, I'm hoping for a new IP next.

Ghost is awesome, I wouldn't be opposed to more in the future but new leadership seems a great time to try a new idea.

I love Silksong, it was excellent but it just seemed to kind of come and go after all that hype leading up to it's release.

Maybe it's just a side-effect of how many games come out now but it seems you only have a few weeks around release (at best) and then the news cycle moves on.

Just an observation, not sure if anybody agrees but yeah,

Great game, amazing in fact. Looking forward to more of it.

Oh yeah, this looks cool! Thanks for bringing it to our attention Sammy.

Imagine saying a few years ago that an Xbox game is going to support PSVR lol.

I tried the PSVR but in the end I just found it all abit much after a day at work, dealing with family life etc... the big screen and a controller suits me better.

I imagine those in to VR are going to love this though, seems a perfect fit.

It gets a little tiring seeing comments dismissing PlayStation as a platform.

I get that the PC is also an excellent platform but you're crazy if you don't see a single reason to own a PS5 lol.

While the living room PC can be a thing - is still not ideal compared to a console (Particularly for me with a wife and kids who all use the living room) and it's not as if you're wanting for many games on PlayStation these days.

This generation is different to previous, no doubt. But it's still loaded with great games on a good platform with good hardware.

Enjoy Death Stranding 2 to those playing on PC - It is an excellent game from a legendary figure within this industry. You're going to love it!

Less of child Atsu ain't a bad thing... The games awesome, but child Atsu belongs with child Aloy.

Wow, that really is down quite significantly.

Some of the fans do seem kinda bored with it... Battlefield 6 has been very succsessful and Arc raiders is the hot new kid on the block.

It'll be interesting to see what happens over Christmas and what comes out on top.

They should just release the digital version followed later by the physical. I don't think it matters and that way the team gets a a second marketing bump when the physical version releases

Sony is going to end the generation strong... It's been a good year really for them. Death Stranding and Yotei were both excellent. Saros & Wolverine are coming up and then they end the generation with this, honestly... pretty awesome to be fair.

Naughty Dog are the flagship Sony studio (IMO) This is going to be oh so good.

@J2theEzzo Great... lol.

Well, I appreciate the reply. Shame about the patch.

I think this team really needs some help with the console optimization. They just can't seem to get this one right.

Has anybody tried the game since the patch release?

I've been interested in this, but holding off as that framegen 60 is a big no no for me in an action game.

Interested to hear how the game is now?

Awesome, I thought the game was great personally.

It was a delightful way of spending an hour or so each evening, enjoying the story and it's world until the end.

It was a simpler experience and as much as I enjoy a large complex game, these types of games should have their place.

I look forward to more!

This is going to be a fantastic experience and that price is honestly pretty incredible... I think they could have charged as much as £40 at launch and still sold alot of copies!

Hats off to them for doing this, not often you'll get a game as big and deep as this for £20 at launch.

I get the audience for this game can be abit much at times (just like other fandoms in this space) but this is going to be a fantastic game! Really looking forward to it! The year has been STACKED!

Nice to see the team achieve this with time left to iron out any kinks that may pop up.

I'm looking forward to this one, I don't quite understand the negative attitudes I see towards it... It looks good and Sucker Punch are a great team.

For me, the year has been stacked with great games... I can't keep up but I shall definitely be playing this before the years out!

I'm playing it at the moment and it's just what I need.

I hope it's successful enough to warrant a continuation of the series.

Not every release should be a 30+ hour deep open world (don't get me wrong, I enjoy these games too). Its just kind of refreshing to play a chapter or so before bed and enjoy the story and gameplay for what it is.

I appreciate the transparency here.

I'm personally looking forward to this one. A tighter, focused single player experience that's 10 to 15 hours? Sign me up, I just hope it works well on PlayStation.

Looking forward to the verdict.

I play GT as a PlayStation fan but I visit a friend who plays Forza on PC and we often do time trials to beat each other's times.

The game is fantastic with tons of cars and tracks. This is sad tbh and it deserves better.

I, along with many others would pay to play this again on modern hardware.

Red dead 2 was a generationally special game, a true 10 out of 10 and deserves to be on PS5 with all the bells and whistles.

If you don't want to pay to play it again, feel free not to. It's your choice!

It looks pretty good tbf. I'm looking forward to seeing how this turns out.

The sad thing about the Dead Space remake was it sold pretty well I believe, something like 2 million units in the first few weeks! That numbers probably quite a bit higher now. I would have loved to see DS2 remade but doesn't seem likely now.

Damnit. I believed this time, I don't know why but I did!

I've just replayed RDR 1 on my steamdeck and I am so up for playing 2 again but I guess today's not the day to get excited for it.

Still, this is coming, I'm sure of it. I just hope it is sooner rather than later.

This looked interesting, although I got it mixed up with that new Bloober team game, Cronos to begin with lol.

Better late than never I guess. I was holding off on playing this, fingers crossed the patch drops before Halloween!

My Dad is 65... Hideo looks amazing for his age lol.

Really looking forward to DS 2. I Can't quite believe it's so close !

The trailer was great & these screenshots look nuts.

Now I'm not wanting to be negative, I hope I'm wrong but I remember when the GTA V screenshots got originally released when it was coming to PS3. The game did not not look close to what the screenshots showed at the time.

I suspect this level of fidelity is possible but I'm not convinced it'll look like this on ps5 when it releases.

Still, the game looks very impressive. It'll be a wild time when it releases!

Probably the best first party title on the PS5 in my opinion. Cannot wait for Saros! House marque was an excellent purchase by Sony... One of the better decisions they've made this generation.

@Ogbert Spot on observation. I miss those experimental games that Sony used to fund. That was PlayStation to me. The weird artsy creative within this space.

But I understand it's probably a bit of a niche want. That era of video games has passed unfortunately it seems (at least within the console space).

I think in some ways all the big players have lost some of their identity though. The Switch 2 is a better switch, and I think that's probably all they need to do. A hybrid console/ handheld is still a fantastic idea when backed up with awesome software.

The PlayStation of today is a lot less exciting than the PlayStation of the PS2 and 3 era. Don't get me wrong, I still love my PlayStation but what truly differentiates it from an Xbox or a PC? a few small things here and there but not a massive amount. Software used to do it but that's now available on PC.

Even the marketing is much less ambitious than back in the day, remember those weird Sony ads? They were bonkers haha.

but looking at the numbers, both these companies are wildly successful, so do they really need to change anything in the short term? probably not.

Bionic bay, Mandragora, Indiana jones and the second Bloom and rage tape... ALOT of games for 1 week when I was already interested in AC shadows as well this month.

I'm not to bothered by the consoles price, I can even accept the expensive games if Nintendo would put them on sale after a year or so but they don't so it becomes very frustrating.

You just can't price games at £75 and that be that for the lifespan of the console when competition have subscription services, sales etc.

I'll be playing it day 1 but they maybe shouldn't have said anything about this game when they did.

I'm hoping the switch 2 event will feature the game... They really need to say something soon!