@themightyant I agree to an extent, but usually by this point the console would be a lot cheaper and the games will be purchasable at a hig discount. Obviously it's a little different this time with the PS5 prices somehow increasing. But you can still pick up a lot of the games really cheap now, so I still think it would be worth getting one
I do think that the console is a bit expensive for its age, but it does have a great catalogue of games, most of which are a few years old and therefore can be picked up second hand for cheap (if you have the disc version) or have deals regularly on the PS store. And we still have plenty of games to come, such as Death stranding 2, Ghost of Yotei, hopefully Wolverine. And of course GTA 6
I hope the rumours about project 007 being there is true. It's been one of my most anticipated games since it was announced, after how much of a fantastic game Hitman 3 was
A new death stranding trailer (probably launch trailer) is a guarantee, but I'm wondering if we coukd maybe get another trailer or reveal of something from OD
I liked Battlefront 2, but if I was to go Star wars games (which I might thanks to Andor), I'd rather play the Jedi games, or even rogue squadron, which I really enjoyed. Very happy for the people who are back into Battlefront though. It's definitely improved a lot since release
Looking forward to playing this on PS5. I played it a little back on gamepass when it first came out but fell off it. It's definitely not as bad as people say though, I think it's better than Fallout 4 personally. But Bethesda have been surpassed by newer RPGs such as The witcher 3, Cyberpunk, Elden ring, etc. Heck, even Red dead 2 has some great RPG elements
I like the fact that 2K, because they are owned by Take-Two interactive, are actually allowed time to make their games and not forced to release their games until they're ready. Even the sports games don't have to follow quite such a rigid annual schedule. The benefits of having a ridiculous amount of money I suppose
I must admit I never played it back in the day, although I remember seeing it all the time in Blockbusters. But all I hear about is how good it is, so I'd definitely be up for picking these up. And I love to support older franchises, so that we get new games greenlit
@slips666 I am looking for more small games from them, but I love their AAA stuff. Rebirth was easily my favourite game from last year, and I really loved 16 too. Be nice if they coukd find a balance like other companies manage (Capcom seem to be really good at this)
Still have this game on my backlog, but it's great that it's coming to another audience soon . I recently bought a portal so have been playing a lot more games portably, and this looks like a perfectly acceptable way to play this game too
Can't wait for this. I think Virtua fighter is slept on as a franchise, compared to the likes of Street fighter, Tekken and MK, but Virtua fighter 4 is one of my favourite fighting games of all time
@Alps_Stranger that's the one thing that worries me, all the writers leaving. But the trailer seems to have that usual GTA style, so I'm cautiously optimistic. I was also worried about how good the world would be but so far they're killing that
Now there's a name I haven't heard in a long time. A long time.
Used to love Ecco the dolphin on the Megadrive, so this is welcome news that I never saw coming. Hopefully they play as well as I remember. And so glad that an actual new game is coming too
Also it shoukd show Square Enix that you can make a great game on a smaller budget, especially with the easy access to unreal 5, and still create a great game with really good graphics, on a smaller budget, so that when they sell 5 million for example, they're not considered a failure
Glad to see this doing well. I'm loving this game so far (just got to act 2). It's an absolute masterpiece and it has potential to be one of my favourite games ever. I love the story, the characters, the music great gameplay, and the French-ness really makes it unique. I'm glad it's getting a big following, especially for a game made by such a small team
This is a gane I'd love a remake to. I remember playing a chipped copy of this back in the day. It was in Japanese, but the gameplay was fantastic. Considering all of the other games that have had remakes and re-releases, I'm surprised there's been no new Rival schools in so long
@Blackbluto I agree with you to an extent, it's not been a stellar generation. Although personally for me, even if 10 great games came out every year, Ghost of Yotei would still be one of my most anticipated games, along with Death stranding 2
@charbtronic you won't regret it. It's been one of my "must buys" all year, so I picked it up. I'm loving it so far, and if it continues like this it might end up being one of my favourite games ever
I downloaded it last night but was too tired to play by the time it downloaded. Will be playing a few hours tonight though. I completed it back in the day but that was nearly 20 years ago now (!!!???)
I'm so glad to see that this gane has lived up to expectations. It's been in my top 3 most anticipated games of the year, but I was expecting a 7 or an 8 out of 10. To see it in the low 90s on metacritic is fantastic, especially for a debut game from a smaller studio. Can't wait to pick this up now
@graymamba to be fair, with the portal I was on board straight away. I live in a house with 5 other people and the TV is regularly in use (when we'renot out doing ither things), so I only got a few hours per week to play. Since having the portal I'm able to get at least a couple of hours per day, so I'm playing a lot more than I have in years
I'll be honest, for the last 2 years at least, Microsoft has had the best showcase of the year in terms of how interesting amd varied the games look. So now that pretty much all theor games will come to PS5, it's even more reason for everybody to watch
I would love a new Deus Ex, but for some reason not enough people seemed to play it, so I'm not holding out much hope. Would love to be proved wrong though
I'm very surprised (but happy) at this. I personally loved the game, although I fell off the original and came back for the upgraded edition on ps5. But I can certainly see why people didn't enjoy the game, it's definitely an acquired taste
Still looking forward to picking this one up on sale, the reviews are decent and the whole "controversy" was always a non-issue. All in all it seems like the best AC in a while
I have to agree. Most of my favourite things from Japanese developers is how unique they are and how ridiculous at times. The nest parts of Like a dragon are the silly side quests
I'm not overly excited this time, although I will be stopping my playthrough of POP the lost crown on Steam deck and playing on my ps5. But to vote it's a crap selection just shows how limited people are in what they like. There is a decent variety and most of the games reviewed well, ao not sure what more people expect
This looks intriguing, to say the least. Hopefully it's not another one of those games that comes out and disappoints. Also hearing Ella's Toufexis voice again makes me really want a new Deus ex
Barbarian is one of my favourite horrors of the last few years, so I'm hoping he can be the first to make a genuinely good film of the game, that both gamers and non-gamers can enjoy
I must admit I'm not surprised at this statistic. Although I love my Steam deck, and play it almost every day. I have a terrible PC so it allows me to play some more modern games
@ThomasHL yeah I agree, the story and characters are the one area where I would put 5 behind the other 2 (only slightly mind you) but everything else was pretty much honed to perfection. Can't wait for Persona 6, whenever we end up getting that
I hope this is true. Even though Persona 5 is a better game in almost every way, and I loved P3R, Persona 4 Golden is still my favourite Persona game, and in my top 10 favourite games of all time
@StrickenBiged I was thinking the same thing. Even though the only correct way is the way explained by the people in charge, who made the decisions. Same as the X being cross. We can still call it Ex. And no-one (not even Sony) will argue. But it's still wrong
@Oram77 not gonna disagree, but I have loved pokemon since I was a kid and now my kids are into it. Not gonna lie, I haven't watched much Digimon anime, and the only game I'm played properly is the original Digimon world on the PS1, which admittedly was one of my favourite games as a kid. I also gave Survive a quick go but never got onto it fully. That being said, I really want to get into Digimon more, and this game looks fantastic, so I might have to get the kids to watch some of the original series with ne
This is one of my most anticipated games of the year, it seems like it has a lot of potential. The story is genuinely unique and the voice cast is fantastic. Also the influences on this game, such as Persona are already fantastic. I just hope it doesn't end up being a disappointment in the end
I'm definitely gonna be getting this. Been looking for an in-depth RPG to sink my teeth into, and this looks to be the right place, right time. I realise it's not for everyone, but it seems like it will be right up my alley
It's great that Sony has realised that family games can do just as well as more "adukt" titles. My whole family loved Astro bot and are looking forward to further titles in the series
I wasn't too put out by this outage, as I was out most of the weekend. If I did have gaming plans, I have an Xbox and a steam deck so would have had a backup
@wildcat_kickz yeah exactly. At the end of the day, I'm 35 soon, and since I was about 10 I've never lost the excitement for new games, and it's been fun to share some of my old favourites with my kids
@wildcat_kickz yeah that's a good shout. I think ps4 was fantastic but, although I don't think this is a golden generation I still find that my love an excitement for new releases is as big as it's ever been
@Toot1st now that the rumour about Microsoft announcing a new game in a legendary Japanese franchise I can actually see it being a new resident evil or devil may cry. They didn't necessarily say it was an xbox owned developer
@Khayl I agree totally. Turn 35 in March and I've been gamimg since I was 5 or six, and really started playing more when I got a ps1 in 1998. Although I do go back to older games occasionally, every single year there is about 2 or 3 that I consider "must buys" plus an additional 10-15 that I plan on getting when I have the free time. Definitely think gaming is as good as its ever been
GTA 6 is my most anticipated game of the year. But I do have some worries. 1 games have improved a lot mechanically in the last 12 years, so much that when I went back to 5 recently, it just doesn't play well at all
And then 2: they've lost the main writers that have always worked on the franchise, so I do wonder whether it will be as much of a big deal as GTA has always been.
That being said Red dead 2 is one of the hest games ever, so Rockstar has yet to let us down
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Re: Reaction: There's Never Been a Better Time to Buy a PS5
@themightyant I agree to an extent, but usually by this point the console would be a lot cheaper and the games will be purchasable at a hig discount. Obviously it's a little different this time with the PS5 prices somehow increasing. But you can still pick up a lot of the games really cheap now, so I still think it would be worth getting one
Re: Reaction: There's Never Been a Better Time to Buy a PS5
I do think that the console is a bit expensive for its age, but it does have a great catalogue of games, most of which are a few years old and therefore can be picked up second hand for cheap (if you have the disc version) or have deals regularly on the PS store. And we still have plenty of games to come, such as Death stranding 2, Ghost of Yotei, hopefully Wolverine. And of course GTA 6
Re: PlayStation an Official Partner at Summer Game Fest
I hope the rumours about project 007 being there is true. It's been one of my most anticipated games since it was announced, after how much of a fantastic game Hitman 3 was
Re: Hideo Kojima Will Be at Summer Game Fest, Because of Course He Will
A new death stranding trailer (probably launch trailer) is a guarantee, but I'm wondering if we coukd maybe get another trailer or reveal of something from OD
Re: Star Wars Battlefront 2 Massively on the Up as Fans Return in Droves
I liked Battlefront 2, but if I was to go Star wars games (which I might thanks to Andor), I'd rather play the Jedi games, or even rogue squadron, which I really enjoyed. Very happy for the people who are back into Battlefront though. It's definitely improved a lot since release
Re: Starfield Should Still Come to PS5 in 2025, and It'll Be in Its Best Shape Yet
Looking forward to playing this on PS5. I played it a little back on gamepass when it first came out but fell off it. It's definitely not as bad as people say though, I think it's better than Fallout 4 personally. But Bethesda have been surpassed by newer RPGs such as The witcher 3, Cyberpunk, Elden ring, etc. Heck, even Red dead 2 has some great RPG elements
Re: Rumour: A BioShock Announcement Is Inbound, and It's a Return to Rapture
@Odium yeah it's definitely up there for me. Such a great game. Infinite was really good too
Re: Rumour: A BioShock Announcement Is Inbound, and It's a Return to Rapture
I like the fact that 2K, because they are owned by Take-Two interactive, are actually allowed time to make their games and not forced to release their games until they're ready. Even the sports games don't have to follow quite such a rigid annual schedule. The benefits of having a ridiculous amount of money I suppose
Re: Hope for Suikoden Fans as Suikoden 1 & 2 Remaster Sales Are 'Extremely Strong'
I must admit I never played it back in the day, although I remember seeing it all the time in Blockbusters. But all I hear about is how good it is, so I'd definitely be up for picking these up. And I love to support older franchises, so that we get new games greenlit
Re: Square Enix Demands Bigger Games, Faster Development as Sales Continue to Slump
@slips666 I am looking for more small games from them, but I love their AAA stuff. Rebirth was easily my favourite game from last year, and I really loved 16 too. Be nice if they coukd find a balance like other companies manage (Capcom seem to be really good at this)
Re: Stellar Blade Dev Shows Off Silky Smooth Steam Deck Gameplay
Still have this game on my backlog, but it's great that it's coming to another audience soon . I recently bought a portal so have been playing a lot more games portably, and this looks like a perfectly acceptable way to play this game too
Re: PS5's New Virtua Fighter Grabs a Reveal Event This Weekend
Can't wait for this. I think Virtua fighter is slept on as a franchise, compared to the likes of Street fighter, Tekken and MK, but Virtua fighter 4 is one of my favourite fighting games of all time
Re: Poll: Are You Hyped for GTA 6 After Trailer 2?
@Alps_Stranger that's the one thing that worries me, all the writers leaving. But the trailer seems to have that usual GTA style, so I'm cautiously optimistic. I was also worried about how good the world would be but so far they're killing that
Re: Poll: What Review Score Would You Give Clair Obscur: Expedition 33?
I gave it a 9 so far, but I'm only about 2/3 of the way through. Am fully expecting it to be a 10 when I've finished
Re: Surprise Ecco the Dolphin Remasters Revealed for PS5, New Game on the Way
Now there's a name I haven't heard in a long time. A long time.
Used to love Ecco the dolphin on the Megadrive, so this is welcome news that I never saw coming. Hopefully they play as well as I remember. And so glad that an actual new game is coming too
Re: Expedition 33 Is Increasing in Popularity with Each Successive Week
Also it shoukd show Square Enix that you can make a great game on a smaller budget, especially with the easy access to unreal 5, and still create a great game with really good graphics, on a smaller budget, so that when they sell 5 million for example, they're not considered a failure
Re: Expedition 33 Is Increasing in Popularity with Each Successive Week
Glad to see this doing well. I'm loving this game so far (just got to act 2). It's an absolute masterpiece and it has potential to be one of my favourite games ever. I love the story, the characters, the music great gameplay, and the French-ness really makes it unique. I'm glad it's getting a big following, especially for a game made by such a small team
Re: Capcom Remembers PS1 Classic Rival Schools for Free Comic Book Day
This is a gane I'd love a remake to. I remember playing a chipped copy of this back in the day. It was in Japanese, but the gameplay was fantastic. Considering all of the other games that have had remakes and re-releases, I'm surprised there's been no new Rival schools in so long
Re: Indiana Jones PS5 Is Selling Faster Than on Xbox and PC, Claims Analysts
@Blackbluto I agree with you to an extent, it's not been a stellar generation. Although personally for me, even if 10 great games came out every year, Ghost of Yotei would still be one of my most anticipated games, along with Death stranding 2
Re: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Already Surpassed 500,000 Sales Despite Oblivion Launch
@charbtronic you won't regret it. It's been one of my "must buys" all year, so I picked it up. I'm loving it so far, and if it continues like this it might end up being one of my favourite games ever
Re: Final Fantasy 7 Remake Part 3 May Be Closer Than We Think as Cloud's VA Is Back in the Booth
@voltum3l agreed. Absolutely loved Rebirth. Oneof my favourite Final fantasy games ever
Re: Poll: Are You Playing Oblivion Remastered?
I downloaded it last night but was too tired to play by the time it downloaded. Will be playing a few hours tonight though. I completed it back in the day but that was nearly 20 years ago now (!!!???)
Re: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (PS5) - Daring, Quirky RPG Is an Absolute Must-Play
I'm so glad to see that this gane has lived up to expectations. It's been in my top 3 most anticipated games of the year, but I was expecting a 7 or an 8 out of 10. To see it in the low 90s on metacritic is fantastic, especially for a debut game from a smaller studio. Can't wait to pick this up now
Re: PS5 Suddenly a Hot Product in Japan, But as a Rental
@graymamba to be fair, with the portal I was on board straight away. I live in a house with 5 other people and the TV is regularly in use (when we'renot out doing ither things), so I only got a few hours per week to play. Since having the portal I'm able to get at least a couple of hours per day, so I'm playing a lot more than I have in years
Re: Star Wars Zero Company Is XCOM Meets Clone Wars, Comes to PS5 in 2026
This looks fantastic. I love Xcom (and Star wars) so will definitely give this one a go
Re: See Future PS5 Games in Xbox Games Showcase This June, Including The Outer Worlds 2
I'll be honest, for the last 2 years at least, Microsoft has had the best showcase of the year in terms of how interesting amd varied the games look. So now that pretty much all theor games will come to PS5, it's even more reason for everybody to watch
Re: Rumour: New Deus Ex Game Pitched, But Publishers Aren't Biting
I would love a new Deus Ex, but for some reason not enough people seemed to play it, so I'm not holding out much hope. Would love to be proved wrong though
Re: Iconic PS1 Fighter Rival Schools Returns in New Street Fighter 6 Fighting Pass
I love rivals schools. One of my favourite original ps1 fighting games, it needs a full on remake/reboot
Re: Death Stranding Celebrates 20 Million Players Milestone as PS5 Sequel Approaches
I'm very surprised (but happy) at this. I personally loved the game, although I fell off the original and came back for the upgraded edition on ps5. But I can certainly see why people didn't enjoy the game, it's definitely an acquired taste
Re: Assassin's Creed Shadows Broke PS Store Sales Records for Ubisoft
Still looking forward to picking this one up on sale, the reviews are decent and the whole "controversy" was always a non-issue. All in all it seems like the best AC in a while
Re: Iconic Game Maker Says Japanese Devs Should Stop Trying to Appeal to Westerners
I have to agree. Most of my favourite things from Japanese developers is how unique they are and how ridiculous at times. The nest parts of Like a dragon are the silly side quests
Re: PS Plus Extra, Premium Update Adds 12 New PS5, PS4 Games Today
I'm not overly excited this time, although I will be stopping my playthrough of POP the lost crown on Steam deck and playing on my ps5. But to vote it's a crap selection just shows how limited people are in what they like. There is a decent variety and most of the games reviewed well, ao not sure what more people expect
Re: Don't Sleep on Promising PS5 Dark Fantasy Hell Is Us
This looks intriguing, to say the least. Hopefully it's not another one of those games that comes out and disappoints. Also hearing Ella's Toufexis voice again makes me really want a new Deus ex
Re: PS Productions to Produce Resident Evil Movie Reboot by Barbarian Director
Barbarian is one of my favourite horrors of the last few years, so I'm hoping he can be the first to make a genuinely good film of the game, that both gamers and non-gamers can enjoy
Re: Steam Deck's Install Base Estimated to Be About a Third of PS Vita
I must admit I'm not surprised at this statistic. Although I love my Steam deck, and play it almost every day. I have a terrible PC so it allows me to play some more modern games
Re: Evidence Mounts for Seemingly Inevitable Persona 4 Remake on PS5
@ThomasHL yeah I agree, the story and characters are the one area where I would put 5 behind the other 2 (only slightly mind you) but everything else was pretty much honed to perfection. Can't wait for Persona 6, whenever we end up getting that
Re: Evidence Mounts for Seemingly Inevitable Persona 4 Remake on PS5
I hope this is true. Even though Persona 5 is a better game in almost every way, and I loved P3R, Persona 4 Golden is still my favourite Persona game, and in my top 10 favourite games of all time
Re: Sony Clarifies the Difference Between First-Party, Second-Party, and So On
@StrickenBiged I was thinking the same thing. Even though the only correct way is the way explained by the people in charge, who made the decisions. Same as the X being cross. We can still call it Ex. And no-one (not even Sony) will argue. But it's still wrong
Re: Digimon Story Time Stranger 'Updates' Set for March, 2025 Release Date Still Promised
@Oram77 not gonna disagree, but I have loved pokemon since I was a kid and now my kids are into it. Not gonna lie, I haven't watched much Digimon anime, and the only game I'm played properly is the original Digimon world on the PS1, which admittedly was one of my favourite games as a kid. I also gave Survive a quick go but never got onto it fully. That being said, I really want to get into Digimon more, and this game looks fantastic, so I might have to get the kids to watch some of the original series with ne
Re: Expedition 33 Already Putting Its Best Foot Forward for Music Awards
This is one of my most anticipated games of the year, it seems like it has a lot of potential. The story is genuinely unique and the voice cast is fantastic. Also the influences on this game, such as Persona are already fantastic. I just hope it doesn't end up being a disappointment in the end
Re: Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 Tops 2 Million Sales in Two Weeks
I'm definitely gonna be getting this. Been looking for an in-depth RPG to sink my teeth into, and this looks to be the right place, right time. I realise it's not for everyone, but it seems like it will be right up my alley
Re: After Astro Bot's Success, Expect More Family Games from PS Studios
It's great that Sony has realised that family games can do just as well as more "adukt" titles. My whole family loved Astro bot and are looking forward to further titles in the series
Re: Poll: Did the PSN Outage Ruin Your Gaming Plans Over the Weekend?
I wasn't too put out by this outage, as I was out most of the weekend. If I did have gaming plans, I have an Xbox and a steam deck so would have had a backup
Re: Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 (PS5) - Immersive Knight Sim Makes for a Peerless RPG
I couldn't really get into the first one, but this one is on game pass, so I'll give it a go and hopefully this one clicks with me more
Re: Anticipated JRPG Sequel Trails through Daybreak 2 Gets a Big Demo Next Week on PS5, PS4
I still need to go back and finish cold steel 2, so it will be years until I'm caught up
Re: Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2's Script Reputedly Dwarfs That of Lesser RPGs
@wildcat_kickz yeah exactly. At the end of the day, I'm 35 soon, and since I was about 10 I've never lost the excitement for new games, and it's been fun to share some of my old favourites with my kids
Re: Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2's Script Reputedly Dwarfs That of Lesser RPGs
@wildcat_kickz yeah that's a good shout. I think ps4 was fantastic but, although I don't think this is a golden generation I still find that my love an excitement for new releases is as big as it's ever been
Re: DOOM: The Dark Ages, Expedition 33 News in Next Xbox Developer Direct
@Toot1st now that the rumour about Microsoft announcing a new game in a legendary Japanese franchise I can actually see it being a new resident evil or devil may cry. They didn't necessarily say it was an xbox owned developer
Re: Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2's Script Reputedly Dwarfs That of Lesser RPGs
@Khayl I agree totally. Turn 35 in March and I've been gamimg since I was 5 or six, and really started playing more when I got a ps1 in 1998. Although I do go back to older games occasionally, every single year there is about 2 or 3 that I consider "must buys" plus an additional 10-15 that I plan on getting when I have the free time. Definitely think gaming is as good as its ever been
Re: Feature: 18 PS5 Predictions for 2025
GTA 6 is my most anticipated game of the year. But I do have some worries. 1 games have improved a lot mechanically in the last 12 years, so much that when I went back to 5 recently, it just doesn't play well at all
And then 2: they've lost the main writers that have always worked on the franchise, so I do wonder whether it will be as much of a big deal as GTA has always been.
That being said Red dead 2 is one of the hest games ever, so Rockstar has yet to let us down