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The more the merrier. It doesn't make much sense for SE to keep this on PS only. Just release the next part on as many system as possible on day one.

I have always been out of touch with cosmetic DLC, but who in their right mind pays $25 for a single cosmetic item? That is just beyond absurd.

It's not the most expensive game, it's coming from a small studio and the reception by both critics and public seems to indicate this is absolutely worth it. This is the sort of game that deserves to be bought rather than played through a subscription service.

I can't wait for GTA 6's release date to be revealed, so we can finally be done with all this stuff. It is probably the most tedious topic in gaming at the moment.

I have no problem with this remaster existing, but having watched that DF weekly I struggled to see the supposed effort in it. Colour and darkness aside, I just don't see it.

Does anyone really need or want a whole SOP on Borderlands 4? Feels like a waste of time.

@Syeddanishanwar If you're referring the the FF Pixel Remaster games, they released on all platforms including mobile and each game individually is about $10, so any sort of comparison with a full priced game that initially only relased on PS5 needs to come with a ton of caveats.

I've always found this discussion boring. Final Fantasy trying out new combat systems with each new game is, in my opinion, a good thing. This whole fixation on turn-based is silly. FF XII's gambit system was excellent, the VII remake games have pretty awesome combat and even the maligned FF XIII had something interesting going on with its paradigm system.

Some of their combat systems failed miserably (looking at you FF XV) but that happens, doesn't mean they should stop experimenting. And sorry but that first tweet is embarrassing. We've been gaslit and lied to? Give me a break. This is why we shouldn't be quoting random social meda accounts in articles.

@KillerBoy People buy what they're interested in. Even if the Oblivion remaster didn't exist, there's a very small chance those people would've bought this game instead.

Case in point: Clair Obscur is a new IP and seems to be doing really well. So, many were given the choice and did in fact go for a new IP over a remaster.

@themightyant I'm probably missing something but I don't see the logic here. How does cross save impact DLC? If you bought DLC on one platform, cross save isn't going to give you access to it on another, you'd have to buy it again anyway.

I'm not really into the whole live service thing; only played through the base content of both Destiny titles but still had a decent time with them. I'll probably tune in just to see what this game actually looks like. Despite all their issues, Bungie still know how to craft excellent first person gunplay.

Punchable Face? Poor Tom McKay, he's not that bad!

Well this is going straight on the wishlist. I have to admit I had never heard of this before it was mentioned on the latest Friends Per Second podcast, but the way they talked about it instantly grabbed my attention. Judging by the general reception, this could end up in that Outer Wilds category of unforgettable, unique experiences.

I really don't think we should be calling this Bloodborne's spiritual successor. A multiplayer focused title that showed a jetpack, a T-rex and machine guns in its first trailer is not my idea of Bloodborne, regardless of the aesthetic similarities.

It's been a bit disappointing to see so many articles stirring the console war flames on this site in recent days. Generally speaking, a site gets the community it caters to and deserves, and with the tone of recent articles, that doesn't bode well for future comment sections.

We all love video games, don't we? Can't we all just enjoy them in peace?

Endless debates can be had about the placement of certain games on that list, or the absence of this or that game. But I think we can all agree that having a 2 month old title as the 7th most influential game of all time is so ridiculous that nothing else on that list even matters.

@wiiware You literally said "lying to investors so the publisher stock didn't tank". Of course that's fraud.

Regardless, your last post has nothing to do with the article, as this is about actual sales and it's not coming from Ubisoft. It's right there in the article, with a linked source and all.

@jerrylongbones Not only is it a ridiculous take, what @wiiware suggests is simply blatant fraud and would lead to serious sentences. Some people just comment whatever.

Anyway, I have no love for Ubisoft's leadership but I do respect their development teams. While I wish they would take more creative risks and think their writing is generally poor, this is clearly a well crafted video game by a team that cares, so it's nice to see it doing well.

Didn't realize there was a limit, and I make pretty heavy use of it. I usually hover somewhere between 50 to 80 games on the list but I tend to go on serious buying sprees so that keeps it from ballooning.

But hey, if some people need to add more, it's good that they can now.

People can debate about what's right and wrong unto eternity, I don't find that particularly interesting. The only question that matters to me is "would I have done the same?" Hell yes I would.

Even with its Japanese setting, I don't really see why anyone would've expected it to do well in Japan. Sure, there was a chance it could catch on over there, but it's not exactly the type of game that generally does well in Japan.

Despite what some might want to claim, that isn't any sort of indictment of the quality or overall commercial success of the game. It's just a Western game failing to capture the Japanese audience, like so many before it. No more, no less.

There's something completely sureal about this sketch, considering it's a first party Microsoft title. Nathan Drake welcoming Indy to Playstation? What timeline is this?

@breakneck Going from Totoro to Grave of the Fireflies was certainly a unique experience when I first discovered Studio Ghibli. I was not prepared.

@breakneck Grave of the Fireflies is the textbook "great movie you'll never watch again" for me, so I can kinda see why people feel similar about TLoU 2. I didn't find the game quite as bleak and hopeless as that movie though, and come to think of it, nothing else out there is.

I can't believe Santa Monica didn't follow the age old tradition of remastering your entire franchise on its 20th anniversary, this is an outrage.

@Cornpop76 Your guess is as good as mine. Balanced mode might upscale from a higher base resolution than Performance, but it isn't specified. Digital Foundry will probably provide some insights, they were planning on doing a dedicated video for PS5 Pro.

@lazarus11 There's this reddit post with the updated chart by an official Assassin's Creed account: https://www.reddit.com/r/assassinscreed/comments/1j8q53g/assassins_creed_shadows_update_on_the_console/

You can see that extended RT is now only available in the 30 fps mode on the Pro.

@Cornpop76 The corrected chart no longer states that balanced on the Pro features "Extended RT", but "Standard RT" which is identical to the performance mode. I personally never found 40 fps modes satisfactory, but even if you do, this one doesn't include RT reflections.

On the Pro, performance mode looks like a no-brainer. RT global illumination in an open-world game at 60 fps, yes please. RT reflections are never worth the 50% cut in framerate. I would've liked the video to go a little deeper on how locked the framerate stays across the different modes, but I guess we have Digital Foundry for that.

This looks really cool, definitely going to keep my eye on this.

It's disheartening but once again completely predictable to see how many people here in the comments react with a conspiratorial "oh they'll just use this to shut down criticism". Companies protecting their employees against actual harassment, especially in this industry, is an unequivocally positive move and anyone who thinks otherwise has to ask themselves serious questions about why they feel that way. You might just find yourself being part of the problem.

My gut feeling says that such introspection is far too much to ask though.

@dodgykebaab Cheers for those links. I guess I'm not opposed to some form of residual payout on principle, as long as it's reasonable and fair. There's a lot of uncertainty involved in voice acting gigs compared to being a regular employee at a video game company, which makes it hard to to a direct comparison.

The thing I'm not sold on is blocking companies from working with non-unionized VAs. Does that mean non-SAG-AFTRA members, how does that work with VAs from other countries where other protections are in place, etc.

@EfYI That's what I did, but didn't find anything useful. Someone made a claim and I asked for a source, that's not exactly the sort of thing that warrants the response "Not everything can be handed to you on a golden platter".

Don't assume I'm doing this to defend SAG-AFTRA, I'm on the fence about what I think about them.

@dodgykebaab I'm not trying to be contrary here, but that is not a source. That is essentially telling me to dig up the source for myself. You made a very specific claim about them demanding to be paid more than programmers and artists, and I think that deserves a proper source.

I'm sure compensation is part of their demands, but it's not easy to find exact details on it.

@dodgykebaab It would be helpful if you could back up those claims with a source.

I'm always baffled at how careless some studios are with their social media presence. All it takes is one bad post to stain your reputation. It shouldn't have taken more than five seconds of common sense to realize this one wasn't a particularly bright idea.

In isolation, I would say this looks intriguing, although there isn't that much to go on in terms of actual game expectations here. However, under the Silent Hill banner, I'm not really feeling it.

I'm actually a bit disappointed they didn't just make this a new IP and then let the players figure out if there's any connection to Silent Hill, that would've been interesting. Anyway, I'm open to it, I'm just going to try to ignore the name and treat it like its own thing.

@Clytorial_Impact You're right, Path of Exile 2 seems to exist as early access on PS5. It's even more curious because the full release of that game will be free to play. I'm not sure why they couldn't do the same for this game then.

It's hard to look forward to a game when we have no idea about when the 1.0 release is going to be. I wonder if Sony will ever start allowing early access titles on their store.

I wish her all the best. I fear many of the most abusive voices from back when the game released will see this as another opportunity to spread their hatred, instead of moving on, but we'll see.

On another note, it's so depressingly predictable to see another comment section immediately derailed by a bad faith poster.

I don't think it says anything about the state of VR. They are just lesser known titles and the whole thing seems to be about some behind-the-scenes admin concerning storefronts. Nothing to see here.

After finishing FFXIII and feeling pretty meh about it, I never played the two direct sequels. Over time I've actually become quite intrigued about giving it a go again and playing the whole trilogy. Such a shame that they don't have PS4/5 ports yet. If they would remaster the whole thing and sell it as a collection, I'd definitely be interested.

The Decima engine is something special alright.

Such a bizarre decision. For €50, we're getting a THPS 3 remake plus a gutted, bare bones version of 4. Even though I'm glad they remade it at all, that isn't good enough at that price point.

I'm completely fine with whatever they decide to do with it. Few games have ever approached the impact both The Last of Us Part 1 and 2 had on me, and if Part 3 never happens, that wouldn't take anything away from those experiences.

However, if they do end up making a third game, it will be because they feel it's worth making. In that case, sign me up.

I hope this is just a case of a poorly worded announcement. Removing the time limit was the defining feature of THPS 4. The level design opened up as a result of it, and challenges were designed around it.

Reintroducing the time limit would fundamentally work against its levels. The possibility that they would be redesigned to accomodate it is ever worse. At that point, is it still THPS 4 or something completely different?

@Blofse Where do you get the £85 from? I'm in euros, but on the PS Store the standard edition is €69.99, while full priced PS5 games are usually €79.99. There are more expensive premium and deluxe editions, but that goes for most games.

@GymratAmarillo I'm tempted to say it looks too God of War from that trailer. On top of the camera, character movement and combat style, that moment around 0:47-0:48 looks and even sounds almost exactly like Kratos activating his rage mode.

Hopefully this is a little misleading and it's not as derivative as it looks.

That Mercedes is certainly something.