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@invictus4000 It doesn't use bluetooth. Sony is using a proprietary wireless audio chip in the Portal that is ONLY compatible with their PS5 headphones.

I cannot believe how many people in this chat still think that there is bluetooth in this device when Sony clearly stated that it does not have bluetooth. There is no bluetooth.

@Saucymonk Do you have 6 PS5 consoles? Why do you need 6 of these?

@Vacuumator More like the WiiU all over again, and that old even worse than the Vita

@NathanUC Okay, I'm confused by your comment. How do you think this device will solve the problem of only having one TV in your living room and playing co-op games with your wife? I'm genuinely curious.

@Luigia Dude, you've commented on, like, 10 different posts telling people that there will be Bluetooth in this device. There 👏 is 👏 no 👏 Bluetooth 👏. You cannot just "turn it on later." That isn't a thing. That's buying a regular desk and saying you're waiting for Ikea to add standing desk features to it later.

@LifeGirl Could not agree more

Oh wow. There's a lot to unpack here. Here we go.

@Luigia @pumpkin_head So, as far as we know, this device does not have Bluetooth whatsoever. There would have to be a Bluetooth chip in the device included on the motherboard, which this does not have. The Switch always had the chip and that's how they were able to "turn it on" with a firmware update.

@SoulChimera Please don't give yourself a hemorrhoid. Hahaha!

@IronMike It'll be the same-ish as a dualsense controller, so expect between 3-6 hours, but that isn't taking into account how much volume and screen brightness will impact that amount of time.

This is basically going to function like a WiiU gamepad that only uses wifi. The device doesn't have storage, so there really isn't anything to hack either. It's just a handheld screen with buttons...

@husker42c I couldn't agree more. Sony is headed in a direction I cannot get behind. Live-service games, stupid high pricing tiers, over-priced peripherals, and only around two game releases per year. The PS4 felt like Sony had caught their stride in spades, but this generation has been such a let-down for me. Thank heavens for Nintendo and indie publishers.

I'm out. It's not worth it to me anymore. Sony makes around two games a year, they put out games like this on PS+, and then hike the price. I have other games I'd rather pay than to keep paying Sony to think that this is how they treat their customers. At this rate, there is no chance I'm buying Sony's next console.

What in the actual hell is Sony thinking? Why? Sony releases maybe two games a year and they want us to pay even more for less? I'm out. This is so stupid.

Okay, the triangle all-out-attack was sick. This game moved a little farther up my radar.

I am shocked that this isn't $300

They really need to make Sifu a PS+ Essential game one of these months.

I knew this game was going to be special when I first saw the trailer. Seeing as how infrequently PushSquare gives out 9/10 reviews, this game is even more of a must-buy for me.

The people not excited for this month's games are the same people who don't know about Death's Door.

I'm genuinely shocked by how many people in this comments section sound like they have never heard of this game before. It came out in 2014. It has 95% on Steam with over 11,000 reviews.

@get2sammyb Seeing as how Sony is willing to sell the PSVR2 for $550 (more than the actual console) then I have no doubt in my mind that this will be $300+, maybe $250 at an absolute minimum.

That UI is absolutely abysmal. This product feels and looks like an afterthought.

@get2sammyb This is Sony we're talking about... I can't imagine this being less than $299.

Sony 👏. Where 👏 are 👏 the 👏 games 👏?

@Snick27 And by the time either of them actually release a game Nintendo will have release their next console.

@JSnow2 Agreed. If you own a Switch and PC then you can basically play every single game out there worth playing. Throw in a Steam Deck and you're set for the next 5-10 years.

@Swirly Amen. I fail to see the reason for investing in a PS5 Pro when, at the end of the day, I'm still locked into only playing my games in front of a TV. Nintendo's hardware is underpowered compared to other consoles, but the portability and flexibility of how we can play their ever-expanding library of exclusive games are completely worth the sacrifice. It helps that Nintendo releases a new exclusive game every single month when Sony struggles to get one or two games out per year... and a lot of those Sony games are starting to feel the same.

Ah yes, just what we need. A pro model for a console that has around four actual exclusive games three and half years into the generation...

Yeah, no thank you. At this rate, I have literally no reason to buy this nor a PS6 for that matter. Live service games, a next-to-non-existent exclusive library, and insanely overpriced peripherals and accessories. It's been such a disappointing console at this point.

It's been a great generation for gaming, but I think I'm getting to the point where I would rather play my games literally anywhere else.

I'm planning on picking this one up around the holidays... when they're actually done fixing it.

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Two weeks ago I would have said that they should just port Sonic Adventure 2, but then I tried playing it. Remove the nostalgia goggles and that game is ROUGH. A remake collection of the Sonic Adventure games would be much appreciated.

It's a genuinely impressive list, but I find it significantly disappointing that there is only one Sony first-party item on here and it's DLC, not a full game. I understand that FF 16 is technically a PS5 exclusive (though it's not a first-party game).

That music... those animations... they done Avatar dirty, they did. Oof.

Can't wait to hop into Endling

@Suur Though, I could see Xbox paying out the wazoo to have a timed-exclusivity deal with Atlus. Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo have all started doing this since true exclusives from 3rd parties are starting to become a thing of the past.

I don't totally understand why this is an issue. Basically all of Microsoft's games go to PC even when Microsoft says a game is "exclusive". There are almost no true Xbox console exclusives games. If you own a Windows computer of any kind then you don't really have anything to worry about if you want to play this game. All the more reason that being a console/brand loyal gamer in 2023 is kind of a dumb idea.

I had this realization not too long ago... hence the thick layer of dust on my PS5 and why I burn out the battery on my Switch at least 2 to 3 times a week.

I loved Metroid Dread, and this looks just like it. This and Sonic were easily my favorite announcements from the show.

Oh boy, my wallet...

Laughs in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe

Okay, really though, what on earth is going on with Sony and Xbox this generation? This has got to be one of the most bumbling console generations I have ever seen.

Yeah... this is one of the most disappointing console generations I have ever seen in my life. Keep me posted if Sony releases literally anything other than Spider-Man over the next 2 years.

Well, back to TotK I go!

I am dumbfounded that Sony looked at the WiiU, one of Nintendo's worst selling console of all time, and thought, "Hey! Let's do that!"

I honestly feel bad for the indie games that look absolutely amazing that were a part of this horrendous show.

I've been disappointed by some of Sony's shows, but this is the first show that made me actually mad. Really, after 18 months, that's it? What's a little more dust on my PS5, am I right?

@eltomo A year? That's generous. I give it 3 months, 6 months tops.

This was literally the only announcement that I got really excited about. Sword of the Sea, Neva, and Plucky Squire look great, but this announcement actually got hyped.

Spider-Man and a few indies... everything else kind of sucked. So, like, why did I buy a PS5?

I bought this at launch, but decided to wait to play it due to the bugs and fps drops I experienced while playing the first hour. I think it's finally time to hop back into this one.

I completely agree. If you didn't see in the news earlier this week, Hi-Fi Rush, one of the best games to release this year, was substantially impacted financially because it was a Day 1 game on Game Pass. Games are fundamentally different than movies and music. Though music, tv shows, and movies take time and a lot of money to create, it doesn't even come close to the amount of time and money it costs to create a video game. The whole industry would implode if the future of gaming becomes subscription services.

However, I do think that the future of gaming will start to trend in the direction of smaller games made by smaller production studios, and THAT is a future that I very much look forward to.

@Jaz007 Okay, I thought I was crazy. When I was playing GoW:R I kept thinking, "Am I having a good time? I think I'm having a good time... Am I, though?" I felt like I was just going through the motions. Everything was so slooooooooow. The little bull ride you go on where you pick fruit with that one girl nearly broke me. I still haven't brought myself to finish the game because it takes forever to get anywhere.

In contrast, I picked up Metroid: Dread for almost the same price as GoW:R. Oh my gosh, within minutes, you are being chased down by a robot that impales you through the head if it catches you. It does not slow down. Metroid: Dread is less than half the length of GoW:R, but I felt like my time was never wasted and it was worth every single penny.

@UltimateOtaku91 Sony didn't used to only make AAA games. That's a recent development, starting with the Uncharted series. Back in the PS1-PS3 Era, they made several smaller and double-A sized games. They would only get backlash if the games sucked. If Sony made shorter but polished games then I think they would see great success and praise.

Sure, Sony can still do their AAA games, but they can't just magically make more games. Their money and resources have to come from somewhere. This is one of those "You can't have your cake and eat it too" situations. We either see 1-3 AAA titles per year or we see 0-1 AAA titles per year with several more smaller games per year. Can't have both.

Also, can people stop pointing at Pokémon and saying Nintendo makes crap? I'm sorry, that's like looking at Michelangelo's butt and saying he can't paint with anything but crap. Nintendo has made some of the most polished and down-right impeccable games in the past 6 years. Mario Odyssey, BotW, Metroid Dread and Prime Remastered, DK Tropical Freeze, and the list goes on and on and on. Sony has an incredible list of great games too, but it's a shorter because Sony makes fewer games because their games take so much longer to make.

I have been saying this for years now. The bubble of expenses to create entertainments vs. the cost people are willing to pay for that entertainment is about to burst and collapse. Where things are headed now with AAA gaming is becoming almost completely unsustainable. Sony, as of now, is, my opinion, screwed if they keep putting all of their eggs in the AAA cinematic blockbuster video game basket. I think that is why we are seeing Nintendo and indie devs thriving right now. They are making unique and engaging experiences for millions of dollars less than the one or maybe two titles Sony is pumping out per year. I think games like Hi-Fi Rush hit the absolute sweet spot. A fantastic, polished, and unique game made on a MUCH smaller budget than a AAA game.

This also brings up the issue of what hardware you'll even need to run these smaller games that cost less to make. We won't need a PS5 Pro or a 4090 GPU. Basically every non-AAA game will run perfectly on PS5, Steam Deck, or, hell, even the Switch. Something's gotta give.

Ah yes, the ol' Automated Teller Machine Machine

Ngl, this was my favorite announcement of the Indie Showcase. So hyped and it comes out just in time for my birthday!