Since I also have an Xbox, this subscription doesn't make sense for me. With Gamepass I can play games on pc, on my phone, or in a web browser on day 1.
If the games are not going to launch in the service but once they get to that discount phase, I would much rather just buy them at the discount price. You can buy 5-6 $20 games for the same price as a year sub and the games are yours forever.
@stvevan i believe the rumor stated that devs are working on ports, it didn't mention patches. I translate ports as something you will need to buy again but i guess we will see. Like when Nintendo ports a Wii U, Gamecube, or 3DS game to Switch it is at or near new game price, they don't care if you already own the game on Wii U.
I'm on the fence about this. Psvr1 is my only headset and I thought it was okay. Knowing that my large games library won't be available on this one hurts.
If the headset also works with PC seemlessly I will be more excited but I'm leaning towards a different headset this time around. I feel more confident that developers will offer more support for the larger steam VR audience and I know my games will still be available to me if I upgrade headsets.
I'm not sure what to expect from this game at $50. If Ubisoft of all devs decided that a game from its flagship franchise is not worth full price then what does that say about the scope of this game?
Obviously it's not 100 hours like the recent games but ubisoft doesn't seem like a company that would consider a 15-20 hour AAA experience as worth less.
@get2sammyb Microsoft offering a contractual obligation to release a game on their platform for 3 additional years is unprecedented (something Sony would never consider). Isn't what Jim Ryan doing just burning a bridge unnecessarily?
For the record I do generally believe Microsoft would keep releasing COD on PS like they do with Minecraft but I don't think Jim Ryan's warpath is going to help anything between the two companies in the future.
@get2sammyb the odds are long that this deal is actually reversed. Is an attempt to shoot the moon worth it when doing so means you are are literally telling people we are doomed after this?
What happens when the deal is finalized? Smile and say just kidding, please buy a PS5?
Jim Ryan should be reassuring Sony fans that the best games will continue to be on the Playstation platform.
Instead he is choosing to imply that if this deal goes through then people would have no reason to choose playstation in the future. He is making the situation seem bleaker than it is. I think that sends the wrong message and would make any perspective console buyer even more nervous about PS.
He is turning a perspective console buyer from thinking "I MIGHT not have Call of Duty on PS at some point" into "I might not have call of duty and the CEO seems nervous and desperate as h*** about it"
It's funny how Jim Ryan keeps touting the success of Sony games on Metacritic and award shows but according to him the success of the playstation platform relies solely on one 3rd party game series with middling reviews.
Have some faith in your own company and set out to produce a valid competitor. It's not reassuring at all to hear a CEO say it is not physically possible to compete with another companies game franchise. Nintendo hasn't had Call of Duty for a long time and they don't seem to care in the slightest.
If the statement "this is the first time we’ve seen a product in the games industry directly affected by Brexit" is true and the company says "due to unforeseen changes with Brexit," I would say the company is truly at fault. They should blame their legal team for misinterpreting the law. Seems incorrect to blame anyone other than Bandai Namco when no other gaming company has had this issue.
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Re: Sony Reiterates Stance on PS Plus Day One Releases, Believes in Premium Launches
Since I also have an Xbox, this subscription doesn't make sense for me. With Gamepass I can play games on pc, on my phone, or in a web browser on day 1.
If the games are not going to launch in the service but once they get to that discount phase, I would much rather just buy them at the discount price. You can buy 5-6 $20 games for the same price as a year sub and the games are yours forever.
Re: PSVR2 Not Looking Cheap as Impressive Features Debut in Hype-Inducing Ad
@stvevan i believe the rumor stated that devs are working on ports, it didn't mention patches. I translate ports as something you will need to buy again but i guess we will see. Like when Nintendo ports a Wii U, Gamecube, or 3DS game to Switch it is at or near new game price, they don't care if you already own the game on Wii U.
Re: PSVR2 Not Looking Cheap as Impressive Features Debut in Hype-Inducing Ad
I'm on the fence about this. Psvr1 is my only headset and I thought it was okay. Knowing that my large games library won't be available on this one hurts.
If the headset also works with PC seemlessly I will be more excited but I'm leaning towards a different headset this time around. I feel more confident that developers will offer more support for the larger steam VR audience and I know my games will still be available to me if I upgrade headsets.
Definitely a wait and see situation for me.
Re: PSVR2 Isn't Backwards Compatible with PSVR Games, Sony Confirms
This way they can sell us the same games again as "psvr2 versions" priced as a new release.
Sony out there fighting for the consumer again lol.
Re: Assassin's Creed Mirage Will Try to Bring Unity's Highly Praised Parkour System Back
I'm not sure what to expect from this game at $50. If Ubisoft of all devs decided that a game from its flagship franchise is not worth full price then what does that say about the scope of this game?
Obviously it's not 100 hours like the recent games but ubisoft doesn't seem like a company that would consider a 15-20 hour AAA experience as worth less.
Re: Sony Won't Let Microsoft's $69 Billion Activision Acquisition Go, Stresses It's Bad for Gaming
@get2sammyb Microsoft offering a contractual obligation to release a game on their platform for 3 additional years is unprecedented (something Sony would never consider). Isn't what Jim Ryan doing just burning a bridge unnecessarily?
For the record I do generally believe Microsoft would keep releasing COD on PS like they do with Minecraft but I don't think Jim Ryan's warpath is going to help anything between the two companies in the future.
Re: Sony Won't Let Microsoft's $69 Billion Activision Acquisition Go, Stresses It's Bad for Gaming
@get2sammyb the odds are long that this deal is actually reversed. Is an attempt to shoot the moon worth it when doing so means you are are literally telling people we are doomed after this?
What happens when the deal is finalized? Smile and say just kidding, please buy a PS5?
Re: Sony Won't Let Microsoft's $69 Billion Activision Acquisition Go, Stresses It's Bad for Gaming
Jim Ryan should be reassuring Sony fans that the best games will continue to be on the Playstation platform.
Instead he is choosing to imply that if this deal goes through then people would have no reason to choose playstation in the future. He is making the situation seem bleaker than it is. I think that sends the wrong message and would make any perspective console buyer even more nervous about PS.
He is turning a perspective console buyer from thinking "I MIGHT not have Call of Duty on PS at some point" into "I might not have call of duty and the CEO seems nervous and desperate as h*** about it"
Re: Sony Won't Let Microsoft's $69 Billion Activision Acquisition Go, Stresses It's Bad for Gaming
Microsoft doesn't own nearly as much of the gaming industry as embracer or tencent. There is literally zero pushback to those companies expansion.
Re: Sony Won't Let Microsoft's $69 Billion Activision Acquisition Go, Stresses It's Bad for Gaming
It's funny how Jim Ryan keeps touting the success of Sony games on Metacritic and award shows but according to him the success of the playstation platform relies solely on one 3rd party game series with middling reviews.
Have some faith in your own company and set out to produce a valid competitor. It's not reassuring at all to hear a CEO say it is not physically possible to compete with another companies game franchise. Nintendo hasn't had Call of Duty for a long time and they don't seem to care in the slightest.
Re: Real-Life Little Nightmare, As Brexit Delays Sequel's Boxed Copies in UK
If the statement "this is the first time we’ve seen a product in the games industry directly affected by Brexit" is true and the company says "due to unforeseen changes with Brexit," I would say the company is truly at fault. They should blame their legal team for misinterpreting the law. Seems incorrect to blame anyone other than Bandai Namco when no other gaming company has had this issue.