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@PixelDragon That’s fair. I don’t understand the reason for this “online-only” nonsense for single-player content. My guess is it’s just a dirty business decision to make gamer’s buy the “newer console and game”. It’s a gross business practice.

Yup, I waited til I could get GT Sport for $10 knowing this. The game will effectively be a demo once the servers go down.

I didn’t buy GT7 for this exact reason and I don’t plan on it unless it dips to that $10 price point. I dont usually complain about the “all digital future”, but this online-only single player stuff effectively kills games.

Only reason I’m getting Forza MororSport right away is because it’s on GamePass and I’m already subscribed to that.

Bad move from Sony imo.

I’m guessing this only qualifies for PS5ms bought and activated from today, right? The PS5 I just bought a couple weeks ago probably isn’t eligible 🤣

Final Fantasy VII Rebirth and Persona 3 Reload will keep me busy for a while. Great start to the new year but I hope a couple big PS5 exclusives get revealed for later in the year.

Bungie went on to make an open-world RPG with Destiny. Battlefield got slammed. And a lot of people are stepping away from CoD after MW2 shoved ads and micro-transactions down people’s throats (and are releasing MW3 this year when they said that wasn’t the original plan). I also know a lot of people that are getting burnt out of Fortnite and other battle royale shooters.

All that said, I think now might be a good time to capitalize on those things and release a traditional multiplayer shooter with little-to-no ads/micro-transactions. There’s a reason why BattleBit got as popular as it did.

Never cared about Mortal Kombat but that’s also because I’m not much into fighting games. Smash Bros is the only fighting series I could ever get into and that’s more because it’s a fun party game, but even that everyone takes to competitively nowadays.

If I were to try and get into a fighting game anytime soon, it would easily be Street Fighter 6. I enjoyed IV on my 3DS back as a launch title. Plus Street Fighter a little more silly and cartoony.

But I’ve been hearing good things about Mortal Kombat 1 so I hope everyone that gets it enjoys it!

@Shepherd_Tallon Same here. I’m shocked how most people I see online say this generation is lacking. I’ve been having a ton of fun. Games look amazing, run well, and feel great.

There are obviously some stinkers in there but for the most part this is one of my favorite generations for all platforms. The visuals are blowing me away and I think the games are just super fun. Maybe I’m just getting older but whatever lol ¯(ツ)/¯

Of all the websites to spoil the result of the game… it ended up being the first paragraph of a videogame website. Recorded the game and was just about to watch it lol.

That said, the game look fun, just really needs NFL licensing and players. Miss these old-school style arcade sports games.

@Futureshark same here. It looks great but it looks like a title that’ll take over my life for a while… not ready for the atm haha

Finally got a PS5 as my Spider-Man edition arrived yesterday. I don’t plan on getting PS+ at all, especially with this steep price-hike. All the games I have for it and want to get are single-player, anyways.

It’s a very niche game. I personally didn’t like it at all when I played it on GamePass but others enjoyed it.

@Dark_Knight They did unlock the frame rate for a handful of PS4 games on PS5 (Racthet and Clank, God of War, Horizon Zero Dawn, etc.) but I agree, Bloodborne seems like such an obvious choice to give a 60fps update.

I feel like they’re just sitting on a remaster to sell to us for $70 lol.

Shoulda been $20… maybe $30… $40 max since it’s just a straight port. I have a Series X where it already runs at 4K on there, so I’ll just snag a physical copy whenever I want to play it for like $20 or less lol.

The only thing on a game console I ever muted is the XBOX Series X startup noise (not the beep but the actual sound from the TV). For some reason, Microsoft decided to make the startup noise 500% louder than all other sounds. Even at 8% tv volume it would explode my speakers and destroy my eardrums.

If there was an option to lower it, I would have. But it was either mute, or have it shatter my windows. The console beeps I don’t mind but that’s cause I live alone lol.

I’m very grateful supply for the system is good. I was able to snag one without waiting in que. I’ve been waiting to get a PS5 for Spider-Man 2 and was hoping they would have a limited edition system… and the wait was well worth it.

Excited to play all the new PlayStation games exclusives!

Whelp, finally getting a PS5. Hopefully they don’t sell out in .000005 seconds so I’m able to grab one from PS Direct.

I played it on my brother’s Xbox with GamePass and it was pretty fun, albeit in short spurts due to the repetitive nature of it. Don’t think I see myself playing it outside of a few quick games.

I didn’t do any research on the game before playing so I thought it was going to have a co-op story and a horde mode. But no, it seems to be this weird “kill as many Dino’s as possible and then kill your enemy”… which just felt weird in a game where there are rifts of endless dinosaurs opening up for you to shoot.

It feels like the idea is silly fun but in execution it’s just a generic, more repetitive team shooter.

Damn, this is the first Assassin’s Creed game I’ve been excited for since IV. I don’t hate the open-world format but I think the faster-paced gameplay in condensed cities fits being an assassin way more. It’s what made the older titles popular and unique.

I'm looking forward to it. I'm not sure if I'll watch it live, though. It's on at 4pm where I'm at so if I have to work late, then I'll put it on in the background. But if not, I'll probably go for a run or hike after work since it's finally getting warm (and not rainy) out in my area. So I'll probably just skim through it Wednesday night.

Wow. I love my XBOX Series X and yet this is one of the dumbest quotes I’ve ever read. To say that great games won’t sell consoles is just lying to yourself.

Look at the Wii U. It was underpowered, yes, but it lacking third-party support and having more simplistic, less ambitious first-party titles is what caused it to sell poorly.

The Switch is even MORE underpowered to the competition than the Wii U and it’s selling like hotcakes. Why? I don’t know, maybe… great, ambitious games that people want to play?

He had to have just goofed and said something dumb on the spot cause I can’t fathom how someone who pays even a bit of attention to the console market could think what he said.

@Anke Same here. I know the hole is a bit further away in a lot of cases but I swear it would hover right over sometimes!

Sweet. I bought Mario Golf Super Rush recently and man, it’s mediocre compared to the N64, GC, and 3DS entries. It’s not bad but the altered mechanics just make the game less fun.

This might be my go-to golf game now that it has 3-click button controls. Plus the option to make the game faster paced is a huge plus as the game felt a bit slow before. I have to say, they’re doing a good job of fixing the game’s issues.

Okami or the original RE.

Otherwise just focus on new stuff.

Agreed. The gameplay was great but the current prices are laughable. HDR was also so dark I couldn’t even keep track of the ball. Thankfully, the settings allow you to turn the brightness up.

That said… they need to lower the prices. To get the few tables I want I’d need to put in like $60. Absolutely ridiculous.

I’ve been rocking my PC and PS4 Pro for the last few years, but Final Fantasy XVI and Spider-Man 2 might just get me to finally upgrade to a PS5 later this year. Plus I still really want to play Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart!

I was interested when the game was announced.

Then we found out about the focus on online and the battle pass. Turned me off but I still kept an open eye.

Now I couldn’t care less. It could be free and I wouldn’t play it.

So they’ve double downed on vaulting like half the game away? And on top of that, reduced the size of players per game?

They really love driving me and my friends away from this game.

Announce Spyro 4 and update the Reignited Trilogy to run at 4K60 on PS5 and Series X. That’ll make me very happy.

It’s a really good game but it’s also nothing revolutionary in a saturated market of zombie and shooter games. The game still reviewed well so be proud of that instead of blaming others for not calling it a masterpiece.

I’ll play it through gamepass but still, this is super lame. Such a successful franchise not releasing physically seems like a missed opportunity.

I loved NFS Heat so I’ll definitely give this a go on EA Play sometime soon. Good review!

I know this is a Sony site but did anyone hear about this also coming to XBOX? I can’t find anything. Don’t mind picking it up for my PS4 if not.

@Deoxyr1bose Unless the comment was edited, where did NortiousTK state that there would be harm in people not learning the intricacies of the game?

I’m one of the few people here who hasn’t upgraded to a PS5 yet so I’ll be playing it on my PS4 Pro. I’ll pick it up once it gets discounted as I have a lot of games I’m currently playing though but I’m really excited to try it!

Whelp. That sucks.

I was expecting $400-$450 but considering the rapid inflation over the past year… I suppose this makes sense.

Never understood the appeal of these premium and pricey controllers but I guess there are people out there that love them.

I’ll never pay more than ~$70 for a controller. I hate all those back buttons anyways as I’m someone that moves my fingers around a lot.

Watch this end up being a live-service game lol

Wow, what a fantastic month. God of War Ragnorak, Modern Warfare 2, Sonic Frontiers, Gotham Knights, Persona 5, PGA Tour 2K23… a lot of games I’m looking forward too!

I only had time to play two matches this weekend but it was fun. I mean, it's Call of Duty. It looked and played great to me. I'll pick it up once it gets cheaper, $70 is way too high of an asking price for any game to me.

Lotta Marvel stuff recently but if they hand them to good developers and keep them single-player focused then keep ‘em coming!

10/15. One of my best scoring quizzes I’ve had!

Funny how Mario Golf Super Rush, a game in a series derived from 3-click golfing, didn't have the option for it... and PGA Tour 2K23 has it. I guess 2K does what Nintendon't lol

This is insanely cool. The offline franchise mode has always been my go-to, so to see them expand on it with different time periods… that’s awesome. I have 2K22 on Switch, so maybe I’ll pick 2K23 up on a newer gen system on Black Friday or so.

Improved visuals and the ability to actually golf as the professionals will make this an easy purchase for me once it gets a bit cheaper.

I got a 5. I just haven’t played many of the games this time around lol. I feel like my scores keep getting worse haha.

I’m looking forward to the game, I’ll probably just wait until reviews come out and the game is a bit cheaper. I loved the Arkham titles but I just want to be sure the single-player is solid… the focus around “online co-op” isn’t something I care for, personally.

@OrtadragoonX Well, depending on what game modes you chose to play it already is a live service game 😂

Not to brag or flex on you guys but… I got a 5/15. No big deal or anything 😎