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This comment section is interesting because it's a bit of an echo chamber. I mean, it makes sense that FF fans would click on this article on a PlayStation-specific news outlet and comment on it. Many people here are upset because the number of sale doesn't match up with their experience. Sadly, this comment section is a really small demographic, and the market as a whole doesn't interact with these articles, let alone spend $70 on a game they may not be interested in. An average outsider that own a PS5 could look at FF7 Rebirth and think, "I've never played an FF game," or "I didn't play the first FF7 game." Judging by these sales numbers, these two types of consumers are coming to the same conclusion, "This game isn't for me."

When the top 4 should actually be the top 4

Indie studios are going to have back problems this year because they are frigging carrying the industry right now.

I let my PS Plus subscription lapse 6 months ago and I've haven't even noticed.

Top of their game... with only, like, 5 Sony games to play that aren't remakes.

I don't think people are aware that this thing is probably going to be between $700 and $850... to play the same games they already have because nothing new is coming out this year for PlayStation.

I remember when I first booted up The Last of Us Part 2 on the PS4 and thought, "Wow. This is the best-looking game I have ever seen." It was like seeing a miracle watching my PS4 run that game. By the end of the night, my room would be so hot because the PS4 was spitting so much heat out the back, but it ran beautifully. It pushed that little guy to its absolute limits.

Nothing I have played on the PS5 has even come close to that experience, where I thought my PS5 would explode trying to run something. We don't need a Pro console, we need exclusive games and better optimization.

@nessisonett You must be mistaken. So there's this sport called Soccer where teams need to kick a ball into a goal only using their feet.

If this term has not already been coined, please forever call these games Socc-RPGs.

@GloriosaDaisy Honestly, I've had days where I've questioned why I even bought a PS5. The PS4 was amazing. You're really not missing much.

I could not care less about this. With all the games that I play on Playstation, I have only had one game that gave me trouble with the performance. These days, all I play on my PS5 are my old PS4 games and indies. Here's an idea, Sony. How about making games instead of console iterations?

My theory of why Rebirth isn't selling as well is that it's a sequel that requires you to have played the previous entries. This isn't always a big deal, except that these games are MASSIVE. Plus, many of the references and nuances of the game only make sense if you played the original FF7. For me, I understand that Rebirth is one of the highest-rated games of the year and will likely be nominated for GOTY, but I've never played an FF7 game before. I feel like I can't hop into Rebirth, so I'm one of those people who would love to play this, but I have no intentions of picking it up. I don't have that kind of time anymore.

I would love to see Playstack sue for damages for something this absurd.

There's a super easy work-around on Switch. Create an account set in a region that the game hasn't been delisted. Buy it, download it, and then play it on your regular account.

Seeing as how there won't be a single first-party Sony game until mid-2025, I wouldn't be optimistic about the PSV2 getting any better.

@NieR_Dark Doesn't your save data transfer over from the demo to the main game? I could be mistaken, though.

I've had my eye on this one since it was announced. I had a really good feeling about it. I can't wait to pick those one up.

A terrible game releases that was clearly created by a team of tonedeaf executives:

Publishers and Executives: Why didn't anybody buy it?

PushSquare needs to start putting "Not a third-person action adventure or first-person shooter" in the cons column, because those seems to be the only types of games that ever gets a 10/10 on this website.

How is "less than 3 hours long" a con? Limbo and INSIDE are both less than 3 hours, and those games are basically perfect. I'm not saying this game is perfect, but I'm getting pretty tired of the only games that get 9/10 or 10/10 on this website, i.e. 20+ hour long third-person action games.

@twitchtvpat Of course I'm not celebrating people losing their jobs. I hate that the awful business decisions of higher-ups and investors are destroying the lives of thousands of employees. I'm grateful that the game industry is shifting away from games-as-a-service. The reality is that if these greedy CEOs and stakeholders would take a pay cut to keep and pay their employees then most of the layoffs from this year wouldn't have happened.

I am so grateful that Sony's plan to focus on live-service games is flopping. Sony and their community needed this to flop. The game industry at large needs this push for live-service games to flop. Live-service games cannot, and should not succeed over focused, creative single-player experiences. I know there are a lot of people who play multiplayer games that will be sad about this, but I am so grateful that Sony and their studios are backing away from this gaming model.

Thank Goodness You're Here might be my MOST anticipated game for 2024. It looks absolutely hilarious.

Honestly, why not be an exclusive? Or at least a timed exclusive. Sony has Spider-Man, so why not have some friendly competition? I think it would be fine to have an exclusive for Team Green, and this is coming from someone who doesn't own an Xbox.

I thought his joke was one of the best jokes in the show. I find it kind of odd at how so many people didn't think the joke was funny and got offended. I work in the creative industry, and we crack jokes like this all of the time. It's all in good fun.

I don't think this needed it's own article. 🙄

@MatthewJP Oh, this is perfect timing for you. Epic gives away 1 or 2 games per week, but they give away a new game every day for the 15 days (15 games total) during December for Christmas. They're usually really great games too. Last year, one of the games they gave away for free was Death Stranding.

@MatthewJP You can't. It's only for PC/Mac/Linux. If you have a computer of any kind then you can claim and play these games.

I let my subscription lapse after the price increase and, so far, it hasn't been a loss at all. I already own Sable, so that wasn't a problem for me. If you're diligent about claiming free games on Epic each week, you already own most of the games that Sony puts on PS+.

Please, oh please let this just be a $10 upgrade like Uncharted 4. If this costs more than that, I can't justify getting it.

I admit that I am the target audience for this product, but $200 is just way too much for a streaming tablet. I'll just be using my phone and Backbone controller until the price of this thing comes WAAAAAAY down.

What Sony really needs is a $10 per year tier that's just online play and cloud storage without including any games.

But really, what is going on at Sony right now behind the scenes? It seems like things are falling apart internally.

The PS5 console? Great. The PS5 exclusive library... kind of mid, to be honest. There's really only 4-5 actually exclusive games on the platform. It's definitely been a let down of a generation for Sony in my opinion.

@elchorno Saying that something could be more expensive than it is doesn't mean that it isn't overpriced.

@Number09 But there's nothing to hack? It's a screen with a controller and a wifi chip. There isn't any on-board storage. That's like you're saying you can't wait to buy a keyboard and mouse for your PC so you can hack them. It's just an accessory.

@naruball Sorry, but this device doesn't have God of War either. It's a $200 screen that can stream games from a $500 box.

I can confirm that they have dropped by at least one. Me. I let my subscription lapse this month. It just wasn't worth it to me anymore.

I mean, you say "Still the best," but Sony has only released one game since Ragnarok... so I guess?

My PS+ subscription lapses this month and, after seeing these games, I don't even care, especially not for the new price point.

My PS Plus subscription lapses this month, and not a moment too soon after seeing this month's list of included games.

I've already canceled my subscription. It lapses next month and I don't even care at this point. $80 as the base price is too high. I've been subscribed for years, but I didn't even hesitate to unsubscribe.

I'm kind of burned out on open-world right now. I'm going to wait until this hits around the $30-$40 range. I played the first game and 100%-ed it. I loved it, but I'm going to hold off for now.

In other obvious news, water is wet.

I justed looked up the steam charts for Exoprimal (which I know doesn't include console players) and it says that Exoprimal has an average of 200 active players on Steam worldwide during the past 30 days... This game is gonna die.

@dnb Honestly, I don't think I am overreacting. I spent $500 on a console that has around 4 exclusive games. Everything else Sony has made for PS5 can be played on PS4 and/or PC. There is literally nothing upcoming from Sony with even a release window except for Spider-Man, and we are 3 and a half years into the console generation. Microsoft has released 3-4 exclusive games this year and Nintendo has released at least 1 or more exclusives games per month. Both Nintendo and Microsoft have released 1st party games this year that are GOTY contenders. Over the course of what has been on of the greatest years in gaming history, Sony has released literally nothing except DLC for Horizon Forbidden West. FFVI is a timed exclusive, so it'll come to all of the other platforms some time next year, plus it's 3rd party, not 1st party. The last 1st party game Sony released was GoW:R, and that was almost a year ago, and it'll probably come to PC next year. Yes, I am disappointed with PS5. Sony has kept their fans and customers in the dark for far too long and all they have to show for it is a price hike for a service that they added zero extra value to and a useless handheld streaming device.

As someone who is looking at starting a career in game design, direction, and production, I am thrilled to be moving forward using literally any tool other than Unity. Have fun rotting in the shallow grave you dug yourself, Unity.

Yeah, there is literally no reason to buy a Sony console anymore.

Oh, my word. This is NOT what Sony needs right now. First. Party. Games. Sony, please explain to me why I need a PS5. I can play these games literally anywhere else. Why Playstation 5?

I'm so glad that Sony's only release this year so far during one of the greatest years in gaming, 1 DLC, is getting a re-release. I was worried Sony wasn't going to show up for this generation. 🙄