@nomither6 I feel the same way. A new PlayStation feels totally unnecessary. There are maybe 3 or so games that utilize the power of the PS5 Pro. We don't need this.
No question. It's Silksong. It isn't my game of the month, it's my favorite game of the year, possibly the generation. Most games don't even come close.
I think the last Sony game I bought was Astro Bot for this exact reason. I am so incredibly bored with Sony's games. Save for Astro Bot, they have all started to blend together in my head as this dark, brooding, over-the-shoulder action-adventure games... and I think I'm done. God of War: Ragnarok was the nail in the coffin for me. I enjoyed GoW (2018), but I couldn't even finish Ragnarok. It was so similar and had so much bloat that I had to turn it off indefinitely. For me, Sony's first-party games aren't fun anymore. They take themselves waaaaaaaay too seriously without really bringing anything truly new to the table from sequel to sequel. And it's just that, more and more sequels and remakes. I'm pretty sure the PS5 will be my last Sony console for this reason.
I got the platinum in GoT, and I loved it, but I'm just not feeling like hopping into this. It looks nice, but I kind of already got my fill of this world from GoT. Maybe if it goes on a deep sale, but I'm pretty burned out on open-world games in general right now.
@SeaDaVie Sony published between 200 and 300 games over the course of the PS3 generation. Sony has published around maybe 50 games this whole generation, and most of them have been either sequels or remakes. It's been a bummer for me this generation.
@Ainu20 Are great as some of those games may be, 7 games in 2 whole years isn't great. Compared to Sony during the PS3 generation, it's a significant step down.
I don't entirely disagree with this. As a gaming company? No, I don't think they're terrible. As a publisher? Boy-howdy, this generation has been rough. Maybe one to two original games a year... maybe? It's been slow at best, dead at worst.
I've been playing it, and quite literally my only critique is that the benches should be a little closer to the bosses. It is better than I could have imagined. The atmosphere, combat, art direction, music, movement, characters, enemy design, everything. It's incredible.
I hope this is good, but I'm not getting my hopes up up very high. If this game does something genuinely different, that would be great. If it's just another Sony over-the-shoulder action-adventure game with button prompt action cutscenes, then this will definitely be a pass for me.
I cannot for the life of me get excited about this game. It just looks like another 3D action-adventure AAA game. I don't know if I'm just getting old, but these games all look the same to me now. This looks like Uncharted, and Metal Gear Solid, and Hitman, and Indiana Jones... It's all so boring to me now.
@Nalim Or for the days when they even released video games... like, at all. Haha! It honestly blows my mind that Naughty Dog released Uncharted 1, 2, 3, The Last of Us, and Left Behind all within a single game console generation.
I absolutely loved this game, but I have a very difficult time going back to it. I platinumed the game, and I don't really see any reason to go back to it even though I loved it so much.
@johnedwin On the contrary. I love a good sequel if it brings added value to the story, characters, gameplay, and experience. I loved The Last of Us Part 2, Persona 5, Rift Apart, the Uncharted series, Guacamelee 2, and Tears of the Kingdom because those games felt like a significant progression and evolution from the previous games. In contrast, one of my least favorite games of this generation is God of War Ragnarok. For me, if felt like I was playing the exact same game again but with worse pacing.
I'm going to need to wait for reviews for this one. If this game differentiate itself enough from Ghost of Tsushima, then yes, I'll be interested. But if this ends up being just more of the same (like God of War Ragnarok, Horizon Forbidden West, and Spider-Man 2) then I'm going to have to pass on this one.
I must be doing something wrong, because I don't know if I've ever had more buyer's remorse with a console than the PS5. It was fun for about 2 years, but then Sony pretty much stopped releasing first-party games except for played-out sequels and spin-offs, and then they brought everything to PC anyways. Astro Bot and Rift Apart have basically been the only games I've cared about for the PS5. My advice? Take your money, get a device that gives you access to Steam, and get a Switch. You'll be able to play pretty much every game that's on the market, including Sony's games.
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Re: $100 Off PS5 Consoles, PSVR2 for Black Friday 2025
Gotta love how these discounts bring the PS5 down to the price that it was at launch. 🙄
Re: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33's Beloved Soundtrack Snubbed in Prestigious Music Awards
Are you freaking serious? How did Silksong and Clair get snubbed?
Re: Here's How Marvel's Spider-Man 2 Holds Up on the $1,000 ROG Xbox Ally X
If this is going for $1000, then I can't imagine how much a PS6 portable would cost. 😬
Re: PS6 Release Date Touted for 2027, Cheaper But Less Powerful Than Next Xbox
@nomither6 I feel the same way. A new PlayStation feels totally unnecessary. There are maybe 3 or so games that utilize the power of the PS5 Pro. We don't need this.
Re: PS6 Release Date Touted for 2027, Cheaper But Less Powerful Than Next Xbox
Define "cheaper" 🙄
Re: Poll: What Review Score Would You Give Ghost of Yotei?
I would love to see this poll compared to the poll from a few years ago with Ghost of Tsunami.
Re: Review in Progress: Battlefield 6 (PS5) - You Won't Be Buying This One for the Campaign
Unless there is gyro aiming implementation, "Brilliant use of DualSense features" should not be included in the pros column.
Re: Poll: Vote for Your PS5 Game of the Month (September 2025)
No question. It's Silksong. It isn't my game of the month, it's my favorite game of the year, possibly the generation. Most games don't even come close.
Re: Talking Point: Are You Getting Sick of Sony's Supposedly 'Samey' Approach to Story Telling?
I think the last Sony game I bought was Astro Bot for this exact reason. I am so incredibly bored with Sony's games. Save for Astro Bot, they have all started to blend together in my head as this dark, brooding, over-the-shoulder action-adventure games... and I think I'm done. God of War: Ragnarok was the nail in the coffin for me. I enjoyed GoW (2018), but I couldn't even finish Ragnarok. It was so similar and had so much bloat that I had to turn it off indefinitely. For me, Sony's first-party games aren't fun anymore. They take themselves waaaaaaaay too seriously without really bringing anything truly new to the table from sequel to sequel. And it's just that, more and more sequels and remakes. I'm pretty sure the PS5 will be my last Sony console for this reason.
Re: Poll: Are You Playing Ghost of Yotei?
I got the platinum in GoT, and I loved it, but I'm just not feeling like hopping into this. It looks nice, but I kind of already got my fill of this world from GoT. Maybe if it goes on a deep sale, but I'm pretty burned out on open-world games in general right now.
Re: Sony Is a 'Terrible Company' That's 'Blowing It in the Games Business', Says Michael Pachter
@SeaDaVie Sony published between 200 and 300 games over the course of the PS3 generation. Sony has published around maybe 50 games this whole generation, and most of them have been either sequels or remakes. It's been a bummer for me this generation.
Re: Sony Is a 'Terrible Company' That's 'Blowing It in the Games Business', Says Michael Pachter
@Ainu20 Are great as some of those games may be, 7 games in 2 whole years isn't great. Compared to Sony during the PS3 generation, it's a significant step down.
Re: Sony Is a 'Terrible Company' That's 'Blowing It in the Games Business', Says Michael Pachter
I don't entirely disagree with this. As a gaming company? No, I don't think they're terrible. As a publisher? Boy-howdy, this generation has been rough. Maybe one to two original games a year... maybe? It's been slow at best, dead at worst.
Re: Seriously, What's the Catch with Ananta? Free PS5 Open Worlder Looks Mental in Uncut Gameplay
What game isn't this?
Re: First Wolverine PS5 Gameplay Is Incredibly Gory, Set for Fall 2026
@-Sigma- I mean... yeah? That's about right.
Re: First Wolverine PS5 Gameplay Is Incredibly Gory, Set for Fall 2026
I knew it was going to be gory, but boy howdy, I didn't know it was going to be THAT gory. Jeez. 😦
Re: 'We Can Now Load Millions of Assets': Ghost of Yotei Dev Explains Technical Leap on PS5
Right, but will it be fun? I'm so tired of game studios flexing how high fidelity their games look. If it isn't entertaining, then I'm not playing.
Re: Is This the First Tease of Next-Gen PS6 Graphics?
Wow.... Welp! Back to Silksong!
Re: Sony to 'Advance Position as Creative Leader in Single Player Experiences'
Does that mean we're just going to get a bunch more of the same old over-the-shoulder action adventure games? 🙄
Re: Poll: What Review Score Would You Give Hollow Knight: Silksong?
I've been playing it, and quite literally my only critique is that the benches should be a little closer to the bosses. It is better than I could have imagined. The atmosphere, combat, art direction, music, movement, characters, enemy design, everything. It's incredible.
Re: Sucker Punch Thinks Only 10% of Studio Would Be Hyped to Make Sly Cooper
Here's an idea. What if you let that 10% make the next Sly Cooper game? Crazy, right?
Re: Wolverine PS5 to Finally Be Revealed in Next State of Play, It's Claimed
I hope this is good, but I'm not getting my hopes up up very high. If this game does something genuinely different, that would be great. If it's just another Sony over-the-shoulder action-adventure game with button prompt action cutscenes, then this will definitely be a pass for me.
Re: Poll: Are You Sold on 007 First Light?
British Uncharted. Yawn
Re: Preview: Why 007 First Light Is the Most Exciting Game of 2026
I cannot for the life of me get excited about this game. It just looks like another 3D action-adventure AAA game. I don't know if I'm just getting old, but these games all look the same to me now. This looks like Uncharted, and Metal Gear Solid, and Hitman, and Indiana Jones... It's all so boring to me now.
Re: Cyberpunk 2077 Teases Something for 4th September, Sparks Mass Speculation
Right... But Silksong is coming out
Re: Review in Progress: Lost Soul Aside (PS5) - Long Awaited Action Is Both Awesome and Awkward
Long-awaited... I gotta be honest, I forgot this game even existed.
Re: PS5 Stunner Neo Berlin 2087 Walks the Uncanny Valley with New Gameplay Trailer
Botox: The Video Game
Re: Innocuous Days Gone Tweet Attracts Xbox Fans Like Flies to Slaughtered Freakers
If it's going to be on Xbox, chances are it'll be some live-service game or DLC.
Re: We're Not Entirely Sold on Sony Funded PS5 Shooter EXILEDGE Yet
Another shooter? 🙄
Re: Sony's Not Done Finding New Ways to Sell You The Last of Us
@Nalim Or for the days when they even released video games... like, at all. Haha! It honestly blows my mind that Naughty Dog released Uncharted 1, 2, 3, The Last of Us, and Left Behind all within a single game console generation.
Re: 'We Won't Make You Do the Same Thing Over and Over': Ghost of Yotei PS5 Will Keep You Guessing
This reminds to be seen.
Re: Poll: 5 Years Later, What Do You Think of Ghost of Tsushima?
I absolutely loved this game, but I have a very difficult time going back to it. I platinumed the game, and I don't really see any reason to go back to it even though I loved it so much.
Re: Talking Point: What Do You Want from God of War Maker Sony Santa Monica Next?
Literally anything other than GoW Ragnarok.
Re: Poll: Are You Sold on Ghost of Yotei?
@johnedwin I'm not going off of user reviews. I'm going off of my own experience playing each of these games.
Re: Poll: Are You Sold on Ghost of Yotei?
@johnedwin On the contrary. I love a good sequel if it brings added value to the story, characters, gameplay, and experience. I loved The Last of Us Part 2, Persona 5, Rift Apart, the Uncharted series, Guacamelee 2, and Tears of the Kingdom because those games felt like a significant progression and evolution from the previous games. In contrast, one of my least favorite games of this generation is God of War Ragnarok. For me, if felt like I was playing the exact same game again but with worse pacing.
Re: Poll: Are You Sold on Ghost of Yotei?
I'm going to need to wait for reviews for this one. If this game differentiate itself enough from Ghost of Tsushima, then yes, I'll be interested. But if this ends up being just more of the same (like God of War Ragnarok, Horizon Forbidden West, and Spider-Man 2) then I'm going to have to pass on this one.
Re: Romero Games Shuttered and Over 100 Staff Axed After Xbox Pulls Funding
Could have avoided it? Here's an idea. Cut a few million dollars from the salaries of the heads of Xbox. Boom. Funding found. It's a miracle.
Re: Poll: Vote for Your PS5 Game of the Month (June 2025)
Where's Mario Kart?
Re: Poll: Are You Playing Death Stranding 2?
I've never played a Kojima game, and, honestly, with how much everyone talks them up, I've pretty much lost interest in playing any of them.
Re: Microsoft Rivals PSVR2 with Meta Quest 3S Xbox Headset
But it is cheaper than PSVR2, because you don't need to own a console to play games on the headset.
Re: Bungie Delays Marathon Indefinitely, No New PS5, PC Release Date Given
What in the world is going on with Sony this generation? This is wild.
Re: Borderlands 4 a $70 PS5 Game, Offers $100 and $130 Versions Too
Nah, I'm good. Don't want/need it.
Re: Switch 2 Can't Achieve a Great Experience on Big Screens, PS5 Boss Implies
A great experience? How about a non-existent experience? It still feels like Sony hasn't shown up for this generation.
Re: Rumour: Greek God of War Game Is a 2.5D Metroidvania
I love how Cory Barlog took a massive dump on Metroid Dread when that came out...
Re: These 6+ New PS5, PS4 Games Are Coming Out Next Week (2nd-8th June)
Pour one out for any gaming coming out this week that isn't on Switch.
Re: Best SEGA Games on PS5
It makes me sad to see Persona 3 Reload so low, but it makes me SO happy to see Unicorn Overlord so high on the list.
Re: Reaction: There's Never Been a Better Time to Buy a PS5
I must be doing something wrong, because I don't know if I've ever had more buyer's remorse with a console than the PS5. It was fun for about 2 years, but then Sony pretty much stopped releasing first-party games except for played-out sequels and spin-offs, and then they brought everything to PC anyways. Astro Bot and Rift Apart have basically been the only games I've cared about for the PS5. My advice? Take your money, get a device that gives you access to Steam, and get a Switch. You'll be able to play pretty much every game that's on the market, including Sony's games.
Re: Analytics Firms Predict Pitiful Full-Price Sales for DOOM: The Dark Ages on PS5
I think the vast majority of people who are interested in this game are waiting for it to go on sale, myself included.
Re: Inquiry Already Underway Over Lacklustre DOOM: The Dark Ages Opening
For me, it's that price tag. This game will be around $20 in a year or two. I can wait.
Re: Fairgames, One of Sony's Last Live-Service PS5 Games, Loses Studio Founder Amid Internal Worries
Welp, this game is cooked.