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Total buy! I play on the original not only 3D games but also 2D games and now with 4K that will be amazing. Also 3D movies of course! Hyped!

HFW!! It’s that I have to eat and sleep otherwise I would be on it 24/7!

Playing it now. It looks great! Big improvement to HZD. You get some pop ups, but nothing bad. Hyped!!

Continental Europe Thursday 8:30am still no update available 😞

@viktorcode they added 20 million players since they left Activision. Again you are trying to make a point about Destiny 2. They are not interested in Destiny 2. They are interested in Know-how for their own upcoming service based franchise. That is why they won’t interfere in Bungies game development.

@viktorcode 2021 was their best year yet. Anyways Sony didn’t buy them for their franchises. They bought them to expand their knowledge on service based games since Sony is working on their own service based game.

That’s the difference between PlayStation and Xbox. Sony has their own plans of an service based game and they look around on how to make it happen and if necessary they buy a company to add missing Know-how to achieve their goal. Xbox doesn’t have their own ideas or the creativity to develop their own games so they buy franchises and then sell them as “their” own. Without those purchases they would be finished a long time ago.

@Avenir Sony is not Microsoft they have their own plans and buy what fits them. They buy Bungie because of their Know-how. Playstation is about their own creativity and they buy what they need to make it happen. I really hope they don’t turn out to be like Microsoft. This wasn’t a reaction to Microsoft buying Activision.

@sanderson72 several hundred million every year up to half a billion. And around 20 million new players since they shut down the deal with Activision.

Personally I think this sheds new light on Microsoft’s adhoc decision to buy Activision Blizzard. If this acquisition of Bungie was already several month in the making I am sure because of Xbox close relationship with Bungie that they were aware of it and in a panic move bought Activision to counter Sony’s bid on Bungie. Just saying.

For me Risk of Rain, Bastion and Teslagrad! 👍🏻😎

I invested almost 400 hours into No man’s sky! Best game ever!

If Sony would get game pass on their consoles they can just as well sell PlayStation to Microsoft. They would make themselves completely dependent from Microsoft. Lose all third party franchises to Microsoft. Before you know it they would force PlayStation to release their first party games on Game Pass as well and who would buy their consoles anymore. When they lose the hardware they lose everything.

@Integrity still it would be better if they can at least match the price of the oculus quest 2.

Just please Sony keep the price at 299!!

@PSXDave under what rock are you living?

No. I think they have their own plans and should stick to those and I am sure they are not really surprised by Microsoft purchasing Activision. I hope they go big on PSVR2 and I hope they can keep the price at 299. That would be awesome. And if they also manage to release real triple A VR games that would be incredible!

I think Microsoft will be forced to keep CoD on PlayStation because of trading regulations. The first few days I was also angry about Microsoft’s move and I guess I still am. But PlayStation just needs to do what it always did and maybe they are not the top dog anymore in the long run, but that doesn’t mean they are done. Microsoft, Amazon, Google, Apple and Facebook are all obsessed with the Metaverse and they will one buy one buy up all the big triple A studios. It’s all for their big plan to built a virtual world like in the movie Ready Player One. I think it’s good that PlayStation is investing more in VR. And who knows maybe they come up with a great feature or idea like Apple did. Sony will be in the same situation as Apple was versus Microsoft. And now Apple is even bigger then Microsoft. If Sony can keep making triple A games and maybe they can built a strong innovative position in VR they will be fine. There will always be independent smaller studios and Sony should give them a place and use their creativity to their advantage. And I think Sony movies and games combined can be a strong team. Get The Last of Us and Uncharted known to a larger audience and they might be interested in the games. Keep feeding PC gamers and some might buy a PlayStation console as well. Create really immersive VR open world games and they might get a spot in the metaverse. Maybe even a big one. All the big player I mentioned before are already being investigated by trade regulators. The EU parliament is motivated to force Facebook to sell WhatsApp and Instagram. Apple is under investigation. Google the same etc.

@OmegaStriver Google has cash reserves of 135 billion dollar. They have debts, but calculated debts. Even Apple has debts while having around 360 billion dollar of cash reserves. So no it is not a good idea to have higher debt then your cash reserves. Sony has cash reserves of around 25 billion dollars. They would need twice the sum to purchase EA. Sony is not stupid.

@RevGaming I have Netflix, Disney+, Amazon prime and Apple TV. So yes people will buy each service to play the games they want to play. It sucks and I personally hate these kind of practices.

@Martsmall everybody is buying licenses and make them exclusives. That’s a given and normal business practice in any kind of business. That is not even comparable with what Microsoft just did. And it’s all speculative what Sony would have done if they had the money. Only because Microsoft is a bully doesn’t mean all the other companies are the same. There is a difference when you try to be the leading gaming company in the gaming industry or if you try to takeover the whole industry like Microsoft is attempting. Sony is a predator for sure, but Microsoft is an apex predator that will destroy any kind of competition. That is the way they have been doing business since they were founded.

@RevGaming I agree, but the Activision purchase is setting the stage. Microsoft is going to try to buy EA, Take-Two and Ubisoft at one point. It’s inevitable. Or any of the other big players like Facebook, Amazon or Google will. Maybe even Apple. CoD is not the problem I bet that trade regulators are going to force Microsoft to keep CoD multi platform to allow the purchase. Only trade regulators will in the end stop Microsoft from buying the whole gaming industry. But it will be equally bad for Sony if any of the other big players purchase those 3 triple A companies. The endgame is the same PlayStation won’t be a able to match those takeovers and they don’t need to. They can still be a profitable gaming company with great IPs.

@PhhhCough that would be like choosing from a pack of wolves who is allowed to rip you apart first.

@TheRedComet So they need to spent around 10 billions to buy Square Enix. The company is public and it is all about money. So just like Microsoft almost doubled the price per share to make the shareholders agree to sell Activision, Sony will have to do the same. I very much doubt it.

@RevGaming as the Sony Group. Not all of that money is for their PlayStation division. Maybe with a big effort they can buy Square Enix (I very much doubt that) and what then? This won’t help them in any way against Microsoft.

Sony can’t buy EA they don’t have the money. Sony’s market value is 160 billion dollar. Microsoft just spend almost half of Sony’s market value to buy Activision. And that’s just pocket money for them. Microsoft has a market value of 2k+ billion dollar. Sony probably can’t even buy Square Enix or Capcom. The only thing that will stop Microsoft from buying the whole gaming industry are trade regulations.

Will you all please stop it now. Everybody knows it’s bad for the gaming industry if Microsoft keeps buying all triple A publishers. But that’s a given and no PlayStation won’t buy one themselves. They can’t, they don’t have the money. Sony has a market value of 160 billion dollar. Microsoft has a 2k+ billion dollar market value. Sony can never match that and they don’t need to. At one point the market regulator’s will jump in. Probably already now because of CoD. CoD is probably to big to make it an Microsoft exclusive. I wouldn’t be surprised that trade regulation will forbid Microsoft buying Activition without the guarantee that CoD stays on multiple platforms. To avoid unfair methods of competition by Microsoft and before anyone screams Sony would have done the same. No they wouldn’t and they never have. Yes they buy other developers etc. but never on the scale Microsoft has. Also because Sony is a to small to play in the big league. Playstation doesn’t need to be number one to be a healthy gaming company. As long as they do their thing they will be fine.

I am still gonna buy a PlayStation 5 and also PSVR2. I wanted to buy also an Xbox series s for some Xbox exclusives, but that is an absolute no for me now and for the future. Not going to support bullies.

@Alduin Sony didn’t play dirty. Microsoft had this planned no matter what Sony had done. They do what they have always done they buy everything up no matter the costs because they have unlimited money. Sony can never match this kind of business strategy. It’s not called good business it’s called bullying your way to the top. They can’t beat Sony on the quality of games. So they buy the whole industry. Just like they did with Windows. Sony is the new Apple. They will never be able to counter this. The only hope is that Microsoft will screw up again just like with Windows. By killing any innovations and force gamers to use their ecosystem. Because they will see any kind of innovation as a threat to their business model. My hope is that Sony just like Apple will go their own way and hopefully just like Apple they will come out on top in 20-30 years from now. Sony can’t afford to buy EA, Take-Two or Ubisoft. So they will be bought by Microsoft. Hopefully Sony stays firm and concentrates on what makes them great and that is building strong IPs and use the creativity of independent smaller studios to keep developing awesome games. Let Microsoft have the rest. Like all monopolists in the end they fail.

Who cares what Microsoft owns. Playstation has to do what they have always been doing. Support creativity and built up strong IPs. You don’t need to be number one to make good business. Let Xbox have all the publishers and developers they want. There is no doubt they are going to buy Take-Two, EA and Ubisoft as well. They have the money and the ambition to dominate the gaming industry. Let them have it. It’s like with Windows. At the end what really counts are the games and innovations. Monopolism kills innovation. It’s that simple. Sony will not stop publishing innovative and exciting new games. Xbox will at some point stop making consoles and put everything on game pass. Nintendo has their little ecosystem and doing fine and PlayStation will do the same. I hope they will not try to match Xbox. They should stay on course and ignore Xbox. Edit: Look at Apple and Microsoft. Sony is the new Apple and who is bigger now? Apple.

The next one is Take-Two it is just a matter of time. Maybe this year but I am sure at the latest next year. And then let’s wait at what time they gonna buy Ubisoft. I know for sure I will never again buy Xbox. I don’t like bullies.

What I always said Microsoft is about to destroy the gaming industry. With game pass and with buying all the major game developers and publishers. They have almost limitless money. Sony can’t and shouldn’t try to compete.

Depends on the game, if it is an open world or a linear game. I think for linear games between 10-20 hours and maybe up to 30 hours. Open world 50+ but only if the open world is filled with engaging content/side quests. Exploring open worlds should be fun and interesting and not boring. It should aid the overall story of the game and not be filled with useless items or quests. And the areas need to be unique. Also the price tag is important. If it is a cheaper game I don’t expect it to be long, but if I have to spend €80+ I want to be entertained for a while.

At least character customization makes more sense for third person view then first person view like Cyberpunk 2077. And while you mostly play from “behind” you also have the possibility to circle around and see the front.

I am hyped! I am already using PSVR not only to play VR games, but also in cinema mode to play 2D games. With this VR headset I won’t be needing a 4K TV all I need is the PS5 and PS VR2 and I am all set! Perfect!

So Sully, Nat and Chloe and I guess the black girl is Nadine? I hope not! Nadine is badass without that ridiculous hair😵‍💫And Samuel? So they put all games into one movie? Why not make a trilogy and built up the characters instead of squeezing everything in one installment? Or quadrilogy? 🙃

I mainly use the cinema mode to play 2D games. Yes the resolution isn’t as good as on a TV, but in the summer the cable is long enough so I can play games on the balcony 🙃

To bad Godfall is just the multiplayer part. I wanted to try it out but didn’t want to spent the money due to the terrible reviews it got. But very happy for Mortal Shell. Even though I suck at any Souls like game. I mean I love them, but I am a bad player and can’t seem to finish them. Not enough skills 😵‍💫 Trying now Dark Souls 3. If I can just finish one of them I might convince myself to buy Elden Ring. Because I WANT to play Elden Ring. Maybe Mortal Shell can help me get there as well 🙏🏻😢

Honestly who cares? I am a perfectly happy gamer and haven’t played any of the Bethesda’s games. I tried them, but they are just not for me.I tried Fallout 3, 4 and New Vegas. They did nothing for me. I tried the Elder Scrolls games again the same thing. I know it’s personal taste, but it really isn’t the end of gamer world that future installments of these games are not coming to PlayStation anymore.

I just can’t get into Skyrim. I tried again and again. It’s just not for me.

Sometimes you are just happy there is an ignore button. R.I.P. indeed.

@naruball Assumption? My comment was about existing games not games we would still like to see released on PS Vita. Which will not happen anymore. So at one point you will own every single digital game in the PS store. I guess you can make multiple user accounts and keep buying the games over and over again. Whatever makes you happy.

No new games anymore. So why would they keep the payment methods going. At one point you bought all the PS vita games you wanted. The well will slowly dry out.

Looks a bit too wobbly the camera and why don’t they ever do something with the hands would be nice if they would move when speeding, braking/changing gear(at least the hand part of changing gear/braking)

Over the last few years I started playing this game and stopped playing it again and again. I picked it up again after this update and I am hooked. So much so that I abandoned all other games. There are still bugs and stuff I want included but I think this is one of the games that is never finished and that is a good thing!

I always loved Quake! But I am sure Microsoft is only releasing it to all platforms because there will be soon an announcement that Quake will be remastered and it will be game pass only. This is the carrot 🥕 for the donkeys(us)

Playing it on Nintendo Switch for a while! This game actually made me a better player! Love it!

I feel like a traitor, but I didn’t use my PS4 for a few weeks now, ever since I bought a Nintendo Switch 😶. Will check the update maybe it will bring me “back” from my break 🤪

Hades! I am playing it on my switch lite and can’t wait to play it on a big screen and Ps4 powered!

There is a rumor that Microsoft bought an additional 5 game developers. They will buy as many as they can and not even publishers will be save. This will be the end of the gaming industry as we know it. Sony doesn’t have the funds to counter these takeovers. The next 5-10 years will show if Sony can survive this or if they will at the end vanish.