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Re: 'Sony Knows a $1,000 PS6 Won't Sell as Much': Analyst on Manufacturer's Plan to Maximise Revenue

Altaria_97

This is similar to the Apple head jack scenario, but a couple key differences make me think this will end much differently:

  • There was still an option to use wired earbuds with a dongle, which I saw a lot of friends and family use. I actually know a few people that still do this. From what we’re being told, physical discs won’t be an option on PS6. And if they are, you can’t use them with newer games.
  • Even for those that bought wireless headphones right away, that is a somewhat cheap upgrade with multiple third party alternatives. These headphones still play all your current music. If you want to play PS6 games, you’ll have to buy their $700-$1000 machine. And games, you’ll most likely only be able to buy them from PS’s storefront.
  • The average gamer is very different than the average iPhone user. iPhone users will upgrade their phones for little reason. Gamers are very intentional with their upgrades and more passionate about their devices and accessories since it’s a big hobby for them. I see gamers sticking to their guns compared to the average Joe who just texts, FaceTimes, and plays some Clash of Clans on their iPhone.

Re: Poll: Are You Considering Leaving PlayStation for PC?

Altaria_97

I’m very fortunate to have built my gaming PC with a 4080 Super back in 2024. I’m sure there will be a couple PS6 exclusives I’ll want overtime but it just isn’t worth the $800-$1000 price tag it’ll cost with no physical media.

I’m basically just rocking PC and Switch 2 next gen. I’ll be able to play just about everything minus a small handful of PS6 exclusives. I’m more than happy with that.

Re: 'I'm Not Convinced There's a Viable Way Forward': DOOM Dev Relegated to 'Support Studio' Size

Altaria_97

The studio behind Eternal and Dark Ages (2 of my favorite games of the past 6 years) is now just a support studio. This is so lame. My condolences to those who lost their jobs and even the remaining devs that don’t know what their future holds.

2026 has been really dark for gaming news. I’m honestly thinking of just dropping following it all. When I’m playing games I’m still having a blast but going online is just a catastrophe or negative news.

Re: 'They Wait for This Storm to Pass': No Chance of Sony Walking Back Its Decision to Kill Discs, Warns Analyst

Altaria_97

They’ll get a decent bump from gta 6 but after that, I see PlayStation tanking. They’re going to have a $750 or more machine with no disc drive, no way to buy games cheaper from other distributors, higher subscription prices, and less games releasing than ever. I have trouble seeing who will want to pay into that.

They can stick to their guns if they want. But me and many others are done. I’m sticking with PC and Nintendo.

Re: Black Ops 6 Finally Free of Infamous Call of Duty PS5 App

Altaria_97

I actually stopped playing on PC a bit ago because it was pretty much a 5-10 minute process for me to get the game started, and that’s without any errors.

I’d open the CoD app, wait close to 2 minutes, it would say “update requires restart”, it would reopen and waste another minute, then it would open Black Ops 6 client which sometimes errored out or just re-opened the regular CoD client. Then the Black Ops 6 menu is separate from the “online menu” so then it would shut down that and reopen in the online menu. It took so long it’s just frustrating.

I’m really hoping this works fine now. It was a disgraceful unoptimized mess and Activision should be ashamed of it.

Re: Sony Rewarded with Soaring Stocks After Revealing All-Digital Future

Altaria_97

Investors care more about controlling the market rather than reading it. They want us to own nothing, pay premiums for products with zero ability to resell or repair, and subscribe to a million subscriptions.

I really hope everyone here and the general public votes with their wallets. I feel like most of the casuals will be priced out, anyway.

It’s rare I want a product in one of my favorite hobbies to fail… but I hope the PS6 is a train wreck.

Re: PS3, PS Vita Digital Stores to Close Starting Later This Year

Altaria_97

@twitchtvpat I have a lot of games on the PS Vita store but I’d like to not resort to piracy, especially with the console connected to my Ps account. I can’t fit a ton of game in my vitas memory card so yeah, u redownload a couple games or more from the store each year.

I didn’t mean to turn this into an argument. You’re fine to disagree with my opinion. I just think it’s worrying for long time fans. But I guess the seven seas exists for a reason.

Re: 5 Things That Surprised Me Playing Star Wars: Galactic Racer on PS5

Altaria_97

Every game these days has to try and be a souls-like or rogue-lite. Im still keeping an eye on this and will remain hopeful, but my interest just shot down a lot. Every rogue-like game I’ve played I got bored of fast due to replaying the same things over and over. For some that’s fun due to trying different builds and moves, but for me it’s boring and repetitive.

I’ll remain a bit optimistic as the articles states there are different campaigns with different runs. So maybe it’s just long Grand Prix sets with high difficulty options. If that’s the case, I’m in. I’ll just have to wait and see.

I also don’t play online multiplayer much at all these days. So I’m really hoping the single player is up my alley.

Re: Uproar as Halo PS5 Demands 2 PS Plus Subscriptions for Local Co-Op

Altaria_97

One of the dumbest and anti-consumer decisions I’ve ever seen. Considering Halo was a local multiplayer staple back in the day, this is disrespectful to players purchasing the game. Basically asking a user to spend $200ish just to play local multiplayer with their buddy.

I’m going to be a glass half full guy here and say they made a mistake and just meant you need 2 PlayStation accounts.

Re: Poll: What's Your PS5 Game of the Year for 2026 So Far?

Altaria_97

I actually haven’t purchased any games this year yet due to it being a very busy and financially tight year. Okay, I bought a couple games that were heavily discounted titles that came out last year.

That said, a LOT of amazing games have released which I plan to pick up around the fall/holiday season when they drop in price and my free time opens up.

The best game I played this year is Forza Horizon 6 (got 3 months of free game pass a while back that I was saving til this game dropped). Number 2 would be Pokopia, which was a surprise from girlfriend for my birthday.

This really is one of the best years for gaming. Can’t wait to play more titles!

Re: Crazy Taxi: World Tour Revives an Arcade Classic in 2027, But There's a Catch

Altaria_97

People aren’t going to like this but… news flash: every company is using AI for just about all software. It’s now a tool for all software developer to use to help them write and correct code quickly.

I’m not saying I love AI, but the reality is just about every game is using us to expedite development now. The key is just not using AI “slop” like generative drawings, 3D models, etc., at least for now.

Re: Resident Evil Requiem (PS5) - Two-in-One Horror Not Quite an All-Timer

Altaria_97

Most of the reviews are very positive with it currently sitting at an 89 on metacritic (91 for specific platforms). To be honest I like the mix of survival horror and action, even if it leans a bit in one direction from time to time.

This seems right up my alley. I won’t be picking it up anytime soon as I’m trying to save money and play through my backlog, but I am excited to play it one day when it’s a lot cheaper!

Re: Poll: Does the Steam Machine Pose a Threat to PS5?

Altaria_97

I think it’ll pose a threat, but not a big one. Possibly enough for them to drop the online requirement for online play if the Steam Machine gets popular enough.

It’s really going to come down to the pricing, availability, and future PS games that go to Steam, imo.

Re: Talking Point: Are You Getting Sick of Sony's Supposedly 'Samey' Approach to Story Telling?

Altaria_97

@AinsleyE Yup. IGN barely even reports on news these days since like 90% of their articles are just advertisements, affiliate links, and random rage bait stories.

Most of them don’t care about reporting news or interacting with the community, they simply only care about pickpocketing money from gamers. That’s why I tend to stick with here, nintendolife, and purexbox.

Re: Poll: Are You Playing Ghost of Yotei?

Altaria_97

I still have Ghost of Tsushima to play in my backlog of endless games. Should be starting that up sometime this fall. But Yotei looks fantastic so as long as I like Tsushima even a bit, I’ll probably pick up Yotei in the near future

Re: Mini Review: Pac-Man World 2 Re-Pac (PS5) - Fine Remake Won't Set the World on Fire

Altaria_97

I’ve been playing it a bit this weekend on my PS5 and loving it. That said, I don’t completely disagree with the criticisms in this review. But I’m a sucker for very basic 3D platformers and collect-a-thons.

They’re one of the perfect types of the games to turn your brain off and vibe to. Plus I used to play the original back at my neighbor’s house like 20+ years ago so I have some nostalgia for it. To me it’s amazing, but it’s amazing for what it is: a simple and standard 3D platformer.