I didn’t see too many issues as far as how the game ran for me, it just felt pretty good all round. Saying that though, I’ll definitely have a look at it again to see how it all runs now. It would be pretty noticeable for me if there are improvements since I was happy before, I’m sure!
Honestly, it’s kinda the bare minimum that a developer should do. Up until now, Capcom and Namco Bandai have been the worst offenders for sure.
Edit: Going by the above comments, it looks like I have a serious problem!! 😂😂 Although I am a Platinum hunter with almost 500 spread across 2 accounts, I definitely don’t need to have trophies or Platinums to play games. For the topic point, I already own Soul Calibur 3 on PlayStation 2, and I was actually playing it a few weeks ago, but if there were trophies added to these releases, I definitely would pay the money to add them to my account. It’s just my collecting mentality at the end of the day! I better add that I have zero issues with people who have no interest in trophies or the ilk, but there are more than enough people that do that would like to see Trophies added to these releases.
I’ll be honest, I didn’t give this a chance in hell a few months ago, it just looked like an utter shambles, but going by what has been shown now and the overwhelmingly positive feedback from people that have already played this, it may not be the huge failure that I and probably a lot of people were expecting. It still has to release of course and still has to make sales numbers, but definitely not as convinced of a failure at launch as I was. There is something I Would like to see though, a Dual Sense control pad for the games launch. With all the crazy colours that are in this game, that pad has a potential to be amazing!
So Microsoft and Activision are learning nothing from this release.. gotcha! The ‘Too big to fail statement’ really means that they cannot think that the franchise is in decline and they will look at anything possible to frame the low sales and player count as gamers fault as opposed to it simply being a crappy release
I can’t wait to try this game out to see how it all works in hand. Pragmata is one of the my most wanted games from what I’ve seen, so I have really high hopes for the Demo!!
Hearing this 10 years ago would have sent dread down my spine, but with how poorly run Rocksteady is now, NetherRealms messing up Mortal Kombat and Monolith a thing of the past, I also don’t think there is much value to the WB Games devision either. However, it’s pretty harrowing that this is even the case now and when a company like Netflix (or Paramount) don’t really care about the gaming side, there really needs to be something put in place that if there is to be an acquisition, gaming divisions should be sold to a buyout that actually wants to do something with the department instead of just letting it rot. A few years ago, I would have been all in on Sony buying WB Games, but it’s a mess now and the best outcome I can seen now unfortunately is whoever buys Warner Bros, they need to sell off the gaming properties and hopefully they can replicate the times when they were great without clueless shareholders asking for l live Service slop or whatever else they see fit to drop on us!
I played this on Xbox last year and I found the loading times a real slog to deal with, but the game is a marvel on a graphical level to behold, so it’s not too surprising that this is an issue.
Well, as long as Microsoft or Ubisoft doing buy this up, I wouldn’t be too upset to see it in the hands of a developer that understands that it isn’t going to hit 10 million sales. The remake that EA did was really great in my opinion and I am definitely disappointed that this probably won’t get anything new for a very long time.Closer to home, Santa Monica would probably do a great job with the franchise if Sony were brave with this!
I am no fan of the second game, I just didn’t really like anything about it in the end, but I loved the first game and I haven’t played it since I did it on PS3 so I definitely think I will pick this up to replay it.
Whatever happens with a Destiny 3, Bungie really needs to get people on board with the second game again, unvault all the lost Planets, add in the things people would like, such as the the Wrath of the Machine Raid and streamline everything up a bit to allow for new fans to engage properly or there won’t be any fans left for Destiny 3!
Too big to fail… Well, this is just another game that has been bitten by the Xbox bug. The game has been devalued because of Gamepass for sure, I always think that the games released on the service from Microsoft always lacks the quality of games that are not on the service. Thee have been games that have bucked that trend, but they are usually from independent developers that have something that is missing from a vast majority of the consolidated side of the industry, Passion! Expedition 33 and Lies of P were both games that showed real quality on Gamepass, but it sold exceptionally outside of that too because of the quality to both titles. COD is just same old same every year and I haven’t bought an entry in years now. Although I am not the biggest FPS fan, watching Battlefield 6 videos and hearing about it from gamer friends, it would have likely been the title I played if I had to pick one. Microsoft should definitely hold back next year and try to release something a hellova lot better than this, because if they think sales figures are bad this time out, imagine what GTA6 will do to it. Maybe the ‘it’s too big to fail’ statement should be the next slogan used by Xbox officially..
I’m sad to see AI is being moved into such a prominent part of the development of games. The amazing amount of talented people that will surely lose their jobs if a pretty awful all round.
I miss the days when Capcom had a plethora of fighting games on the market, Capcom Vs and Rival Schools being some of my favourites, but the one series I would love to see make a comeback would be DarkStalkers!! The second game in the series is still one of my most favourite fighting games and I would love to see the characters get updated in the RE Engine! It would not effect Street Fighter too much in way of cannibalising sales, there are enough unique characters to allow for both to flourish I’m sure! Just keep BB Hood away from the game and I’d be super happy!! 😆
What was Microsoft saying, too big to fail? Hmm, releasing mediocre campaigns for a full price game is definitely a good way to go about it. They better hope that online is better or Battlefield may have more of a win over this than expected.
It would have been kinda cool if the console had Fortnite themed plates and perhaps the controller that was released a while back aswell. It is good to see that Sony are pushing the Disc based console however, more people to support Disc based media is good for the industry!! 😄
Perhaps this could work in a few places in the UK? A Brummie, Scouser or Geordie console would prove unplayable anywhere else and give Sony a nice boost on the way to Christmas! 😆
I’m really not the biggest COD fan, last game I played in the series was Black Ops 3 and that was really because of the awesome Zombie Maps, but I think the way the Platinum Trophy (or lack of) is being handled is not good for the majority of players that like unlocking completions with a Platinum. People I know who are trophy hunters tend to play the PS4 versions of these games nowadays as that has been a way to get a platinum at the end of their sessions and I can imagine that most of them will go for the PS4 version again.
Monster Hunter Wilds was good for what it was, it released with enough content for its release and my own personal experience, it worked pretty well on the PS5. As soon as I got the platinum however, I stoped playing and I haven’t gone back. I probably would have if there had been new content with trophy support, but that’s just my way of gaming personally. Capcom definitely needs to upgrade the RE Engine for open world gaming and 100% work on making sure that when their games release, that they work well on all formats.
If Microsoft would release this on a disc based format with the full game on it instead of a game key, I would likely buy it. It would be surreal to have this in my collection with a PlayStation 5 logo on the box. Sony really needs to step in and insist that any game releasing on Disc needs to have a full playable game that could 100% be done offline, It’s the bare minimum that we should have. The people that download this are either not fussed having discs all over the place or have a PS5 that doesn’t have a disc reader, but people that still wish to own games on disc shouldn’t be punished.
It would make for a really nice collectable if Microsoft were to allow for a proper anniversary edition, with a steelbook, Artbook and maybe even a bobble head! However, I would expect we will be doing good to just have the game on the disc… (if there is even to be a physical, haven’t checked that yet).
Edit. Just read the article. Not even a physical to have bought…
Even if this game had been a fabled 11/10 game in Phil Spencer’s word, I wouldn’t pick this game up for love nor money. Having 1.3G on a disc is completely unacceptable and is just Microsoft flexing control. I prefer to own my games on Disc and always purchase that way over downloading games. If servers allow for it in years to come, no one that ‘buys’ this game will even be able to download it. The E3 back in the day when Microsoft showed off Xbox One and basically tried to force DRM on everyone was a turning point. But wow, have Microsoft been sneaky in implementing control procedures that are reminiscent to those policy’s. Next they will say that it will be only one download per disc and we will be right back at the beginning of their decision process. That is something that wouldn’t surprise me in the slightest.. Until Microsoft starts to put their games onto disc fully, I won’t buy a single game from their studios moving forward.
I find this entertaining to read. This would never even be a subject from Microsoft if they hadn’t been smashed to pieces for 2 generations by Sony. They bought all those developers (and publishers) not to make themselves a multiplatform super publisher, but to take away games from gamers and control what we played. But it hasn’t worked out at all as the influx to Gamepass never materialises. Now they are having to use PlayStation as a way to make money back on their investments. If Microsoft had done what they said they were going to do in Leaked memos and had buried the PlayStation brand, this would never have been spouted. I have bought 2 games made by Microsoft developers myself, Sea of Thieves and Gears of War, but I honestly don’t plan on buying anything else. Their games just don’t appeal to me at all.
Microsoft can F Off with this way of releasing games on PlayStation 5! Until they stop releasing game keys, I won’t be buying a single game from them, not that I am too interest with their games anyway, but that’s another matter..
I will definitely hold back from buying PS6 anywhere near launch. I imagine that the first year will have games releasing cross gen again. Maybe the release of PS6 will allow developers to push the PS5 a bit harder because it really hasn’t been a generation that has blown me away personally. I could even see myself waiting until the PS6 Pro inevitably releases before jumping into the next gen.
Me and my friends have been saying that Gamepass was the worst idea in gaming for years now and everything is really coming to pass with what we had spoken about. If it had been Sony pushing this as much as Microsoft without the same levels of Money, Sony would have been absolutely f-*^%d. I also think that the lack of coverage over at Pure Xbox about this is pretty poor, but I guess no one wants to keep reporting negativity because I don’t think Xbox fans can take much more..
Amazing to think that a few years ago, Sony did an absolutely brilliant Death Stranding Pad and the Spiderman 2 design. How things have fallen off from those heights. I think the last pad that I wanted was the Astro Bot one, but since then it’s gotten pretty poor.
I personally didn’t really like the halo franchise as a whole and stopped playing them after ODST, but out of the games I did play, the 3rd one was the one I liked the most. Probably the coop element was the best thing for me, playing that with friends back in the day was pretty brilliant! If and when a Halo jumps to PlayStation, I hope Microsoft ensure that the multiplayer works a bit better than Gears and Sea of Thieves. Those games servers leave a lot to be desired.
I personally buy everything Capcom related, they are my most favourite developer so no matter what, this game was a 100% purchase regardless, but it is looking to be shaping up to be an absolutely fantastic title. Really loving the mechanics that have been implemented into it. Games look and style reminds me a little bit of Vanquish, so that is even more awesome for me personally! Can’t wait for this!!
If that’s the case, Alan Wake 2 will be a fantastic game for everyone who hasn’t already played it. I really enjoyed it when I played it! Crazy and fantastic in equal measures!! 😆
I’m really glad that Capcom realise the numbers that this has sold is worthy of recognition, but remember when the Darkstalkers Collection was released on ps3 as a test bed for a new game and Capcom wanted the game to sell 6 million before they would consider a new mainline entry, that certainly was wacky… 😅
I only bought into PlayStation gaming when Resident Evil 2 was released. I was a complete Sega fanboy and preferred beat em ups to anything else, so the Saturn ended up being my console of choice. Now, when I say I bought into it, I didn’t really as it was my sister that gave me her PlayStation that her ex left with her after they split up! That was a good break as far as I was concerned! 😂 ! I bought Resi 2 just because of the Capcom logo and that game changed my whole perspective moving forward. From that day I was a PlayStation player and I have had every console since!
This is fantastic news!! I played this to death on the Sega Saturn back in the day and this will be a day one purchase for sure. Music was amazing, I hope that there is no alterations to that on this release!
Yeah, I think it’s really time for Sony to evaluate this properly. Is it going to sell? Probably not. Will it make money back to make it worthwhile? Not a chance. And while they are at it, Herman Hulsts position needs to be looked into by Sony aswell. On his watch, this has been a ***** Show of a generation..
Forget making stupid comments about console wars, The coalition and Microsoft need to start fixing the many issues on the game. Worst one is when teaming up with friends, only the party leader gets counts towards their trophies and everyone else is just along for the ride at this point, but it wouldn’t be a Microsoft game without issues…
@Questionable_Duck if that is the case, then I would imagine that there will be a retention of staff for the motion capture benefits. I like ninja theory too, but I can’t see them having much of a future with how Microsoft are running their developers right now.
I have a feeling that ninja theory won’t be doing too much after this game has released. A few performance patches most likely and then I would not be surprised if there is a studio shutdown coming..
With how gamers have been able to play the game for a couple of years and for those that haven’t, reading the negativity regarding Starfield, this is one game that Microsoft won’t be able to talk about huge sales figures. Definitely should have stayed on Xbox. It would have been a great seller if it had come out on PlayStation day and date, but now it seems like a bad idea. I put a lot of time into this game when it launched and me personally, I won’t be rebuying it. It was not the best game that had come out of Bethesda, not by a mile. I’ll hold off buying another Bethesda game until Fallout 5 hopefully arrives!
I played this at launch and didn’t really see too many issues with the games performance on PlayStation 5. I thought it ran pretty good in fact. However, biggest issue I had was how easy the game turned out. I predominantly run for Platinum Trophies, so I had set myself the idea that this was going to take a lot of time. I had 600 hours sunk into Worlds and most of that was hunting Gold Crowns during the endgame. This game however was a walk in the park. I hardly needed to play with people either, doing a lot of the hunts on my own. That certainly isn’t what I have come to expect with MH games. Once the best weapons and armour were manufactured, there never felt any more need to farm for other things and the endgame dwindled away for me. I can’t see myself going back for any reason and unless there are some major work going on behind the scenes at Capcom with the, I assume Monster Hunter Wilds “Iceborne style update”, I probably won’t be back to this version of the game now. Capcom needs to address the lacking RE Engine for games like this, they need to focus on making it way easier to play with friends and there also needs to be the necessity of meeting other people to play together. Make it feel like we need to partner up with people, but don’t just make the monsters weapon sponges with one hit kills, make everything feel meaningful. I really do trust Capcom to do things right however, they make missteps and usually find a point of correction moving forward with a game, but 100% priority right now needs to be making this game run really well on PC, because if they can get Steam Users back on their side, things will be a lot easier moving forward.
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Re: Monster Hunter Wilds' Mega Title Update 4 Out Now on PS5
I didn’t see too many issues as far as how the game ran for me, it just felt pretty good all round. Saying that though, I’ll definitely have a look at it again to see how it all runs now. It would be pretty noticeable for me if there are improvements since I was happy before, I’m sure!
Re: Disappointment as PS2 All-Timer SoulCalibur 3 Launches on PS5, PS4 without Trophies
Honestly, it’s kinda the bare minimum that a developer should do. Up until now, Capcom and Namco Bandai have been the worst offenders for sure.
Edit: Going by the above comments, it looks like I have a serious problem!! 😂😂 Although I am a Platinum hunter with almost 500 spread across 2 accounts, I definitely don’t need to have trophies or Platinums to play games. For the topic point, I already own Soul Calibur 3 on PlayStation 2, and I was actually playing it a few weeks ago, but if there were trophies added to these releases, I definitely would pay the money to add them to my account. It’s just my collecting mentality at the end of the day! I better add that I have zero issues with people who have no interest in trophies or the ilk, but there are more than enough people that do that would like to see Trophies added to these releases.
Re: Bungie's Marathon Locks In March 2026 Release Date on PS5, Priced at $40
I’ll be honest, I didn’t give this a chance in hell a few months ago, it just looked like an utter shambles, but going by what has been shown now and the overwhelmingly positive feedback from people that have already played this, it may not be the huge failure that I and probably a lot of people were expecting. It still has to release of course and still has to make sales numbers, but definitely not as convinced of a failure at launch as I was. There is something I
Would like to see though, a Dual Sense control pad for the games launch. With all the crazy colours that are in this game, that pad has a potential to be amazing!
Re: 'These Claims Are Not Accurate': Activision Denies Complete Call of Duty Rethink After Sluggish Black Ops 7 Sales
So Microsoft and Activision are learning nothing from this release.. gotcha! The ‘Too big to fail statement’ really means that they cannot think that the franchise is in decline and they will look at anything possible to frame the low sales and player count as gamers fault as opposed to it simply being a crappy release
Re: Capcom's Pragmata Is Out 24th April on PS5, Demo Coming Soon
I can’t wait to try this game out to see how it all works in hand. Pragmata is one of the my most wanted games from what I’ve seen, so I have really high hopes for the Demo!!
Re: Netflix Says Warner Bros Games Doesn't Hold 'Any Value' in $82 Billion Acquisition
Hearing this 10 years ago would have sent dread down my spine, but with how poorly run Rocksteady is now, NetherRealms messing up Mortal Kombat and Monolith a thing of the past, I also don’t think there is much value to the WB Games devision either. However, it’s pretty harrowing that this is even the case now and when a company like Netflix (or Paramount) don’t really care about the gaming side, there really needs to be something put in place that if there is to be an acquisition, gaming divisions should be sold to a buyout that actually wants to do something with the department instead of just letting it rot. A few years ago, I would have been all in on Sony buying WB Games, but it’s a mess now and the best outcome I can seen now unfortunately is whoever buys Warner Bros, they need to sell off the gaming properties and hopefully they can replicate the times when they were great without clueless shareholders asking for l live Service slop or whatever else they see fit to drop on us!
Re: Capcom Name-Drops Mega Man, Ace Attorney, Devil May Cry Series for Future Expansion
Devil May Cry 1 - 3 Remakes or Devil May Cry 6 would be spectacular in even measures for myself! The series is probably my favourite in gaming!!
Re: Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 (PS5) - Sky-High Ambition Meets Some Turbulence in This Stunning Sim
I played this on Xbox last year and I found the loading times a real slog to deal with, but the game is a marvel on a graphical level to behold, so it’s not too surprising that this is an issue.
Re: Rumour: Dead Space Is 'On Ice', Could Be Sold Off to Help Cover EA's Acquisition Debt
Well, as long as Microsoft or Ubisoft doing buy this up, I wouldn’t be too upset to see it in the hands of a developer that understands that it isn’t going to hit 10 million sales. The remake that EA did was really great in my opinion and I am definitely disappointed that this probably won’t get anything new for a very long time.Closer to home, Santa Monica would probably do a great job with the franchise if Sony were brave with this!
Re: Someone Made Banjo-Kazooie in Dreams on PS5, PS4, and You've Got to See It
The person who made this needs to get a job in the games industry!
Re: Red Dead Redemption PS5 Trophies Same as PS4, Easy Platinum Trophy
I am no fan of the second game, I just didn’t really like anything about it in the end, but I loved the first game and I haven’t played it since I did it on PS3 so I definitely think I will pick this up to replay it.
Re: Destiny 3 Allegedly in 'Extremely Early Development', Could Be a Tentpole Title for PS6
Whatever happens with a Destiny 3, Bungie really needs to get people on board with the second game again, unvault all the lost Planets, add in the things people would like, such as the the Wrath of the Machine Raid and streamline everything up a bit to allow for new fans to engage properly or there won’t be any fans left for Destiny 3!
Re: The Much Maligned PS5 Shooter Marathon Returns for Another Playtest in December
I feel like this will be the game that shapes the direction that Sony takes Bungie in. It’s just got fail written all over it.
Re: 'Terrible' Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 European Sales Are a Devastating 63% Below Battlefield 6
Too big to fail… Well, this is just another game that has been bitten by the Xbox bug. The game has been devalued because of Gamepass for sure, I always think that the games released on the service from Microsoft always lacks the quality of games that are not on the service. Thee have been games that have bucked that trend, but they are usually from independent developers that have something that is missing from a vast majority of the consolidated side of the industry, Passion! Expedition 33 and Lies of P were both games that showed real quality on Gamepass, but it sold exceptionally outside of that too because of the quality to both titles. COD is just same old same every year and I haven’t bought an entry in years now. Although I am not the biggest FPS fan, watching Battlefield 6 videos and hearing about it from gamer friends, it would have likely been the title I played if I had to pick one. Microsoft should definitely hold back next year and try to release something a hellova lot better than this, because if they think sales figures are bad this time out, imagine what GTA6 will do to it. Maybe the ‘it’s too big to fail’ statement should be the next slogan used by Xbox officially..
Re: Ubisoft Is All In on Generative AI, Says Its as Big a Leap in Tech as the 'Shift to 3D'
I’m sad to see AI is being moved into such a prominent part of the development of games. The amazing amount of talented people that will surely lose their jobs if a pretty awful all round.
Re: Street Fighter 6's Sales Hit Another Noteworthy Milestone
I miss the days when Capcom had a plethora of fighting games on the market, Capcom Vs and Rival Schools being some of my favourites, but the one series I would love to see make a comeback would be DarkStalkers!! The second game in the series is still one of my most favourite fighting games and I would love to see the characters get updated in the RE Engine! It would not effect Street Fighter too much in way of cannibalising sales, there are enough unique characters to allow for both to flourish I’m sure! Just keep BB Hood away from the game and I’d be super happy!! 😆
Re: Call of Duty: Black Ops 7's Single Player Campaign Is Being Torn Apart
What was Microsoft saying, too big to fail? Hmm, releasing mediocre campaigns for a full price game is definitely a good way to go about it. They better hope that online is better or Battlefield may have more of a win over this than expected.
Re: Sony Targeting Big Holiday Sales with New PS5 Fortnite Bundle, Includes Exclusive Cosmetics
It would have been kinda cool if the console had Fortnite themed plates and perhaps the controller that was released a while back aswell. It is good to see that Sony are pushing the Disc based console however, more people to support Disc based media is good for the industry!! 😄
Re: Sony to Stimulate Japanese PS5 Sales with Cheaper, Region-Locked Model
Perhaps this could work in a few places in the UK? A Brummie, Scouser or Geordie console would prove unplayable anywhere else and give Sony a nice boost on the way to Christmas! 😆
Re: Call of Duty Continues to Handle PS5 Trophies in the Worst Way Possible
I’m really not the biggest COD fan, last game I played in the series was Black Ops 3 and that was really because of the awesome Zombie Maps, but I think the way the Platinum Trophy (or lack of) is being handled is not good for the majority of players that like unlocking completions with a Platinum. People I know who are trophy hunters tend to play the PS4 versions of these games nowadays as that has been a way to get a platinum at the end of their sessions and I can imagine that most of them will go for the PS4 version again.
Re: Fallout 4 Anniversary Edition Upgrade Costs a Whopping $40 / £36, Out Now on PS5
£40?!? Err, no thanks. I’ll stick to the PS4 version and not worry too much about the upgrades that I won’t even read about!
Re: ARC Raiders (PS5) - A Triumph in Multiplayer Immersion
I think Marathon may have a problem..
Re: Monster Hunter Wilds Doing So Badly That's It's Been Outsold by MH Rise, Devil May Cry 5
Monster Hunter Wilds was good for what it was, it released with enough content for its release and my own personal experience, it worked pretty well on the PS5. As soon as I got the platinum however, I stoped playing and I haven’t gone back. I probably would have if there had been new content with trophy support, but that’s just my way of gaming personally. Capcom definitely needs to upgrade the RE Engine for open world gaming and 100% work on making sure that when their games release, that they work well on all formats.
Re: Poll: Will You Be Buying Halo: Campaign Evolved on PS5?
If Microsoft would release this on a disc based format with the full game on it instead of a game key, I would likely buy it. It would be surreal to have this in my collection with a PlayStation 5 logo on the box. Sony really needs to step in and insist that any game releasing on Disc needs to have a full playable game that could 100% be done offline, It’s the bare minimum that we should have. The people that download this are either not fussed having discs all over the place or have a PS5 that doesn’t have a disc reader, but people that still wish to own games on disc shouldn’t be punished.
Re: This Is Why Xbox Is Bringing All of Its Games to PS5 Now
But, but…. Microsoft said consolidation was a good thing. 🤪
Re: PS5 Pro Is Definitely Not the Best Place to Play The Outer Worlds 2 at Launch
Microsoft sounds like the company that just keeps on giving, eh? 😑
Re: Mark 10 Years of Fallout 4 with a PS5, PS4 Re-Release Next Month
It would make for a really nice collectable if Microsoft were to allow for a proper anniversary edition, with a steelbook, Artbook and maybe even a bobble head! However, I would expect we will be doing good to just have the game on the disc… (if there is even to be a physical, haven’t checked that yet).
Edit. Just read the article. Not even a physical to have bought…
Re: The Outer Worlds 2 (PS5) - Mechanically Fantastic RPG Struggles to Be Memorable
Even if this game had been a fabled 11/10 game in Phil Spencer’s word, I wouldn’t pick this game up for love nor money. Having 1.3G on a disc is completely unacceptable and is just Microsoft flexing control. I prefer to own my games on Disc and always purchase that way over downloading games. If servers allow for it in years to come, no one that ‘buys’ this game will even be able to download it. The E3 back in the day when Microsoft showed off Xbox One and basically tried to force DRM on everyone was a turning point. But wow, have Microsoft been sneaky in implementing control procedures that are reminiscent to those policy’s. Next they will say that it will be only one download per disc and we will be right back at the beginning of their decision process. That is something that wouldn’t surprise me in the slightest.. Until Microsoft starts to put their games onto disc fully, I won’t buy a single game from their studios moving forward.
Re: Xbox Boss Believes Sony's Strategy of Console Exclusives Is 'Antiquated'
I find this entertaining to read. This would never even be a subject from Microsoft if they hadn’t been smashed to pieces for 2 generations by Sony. They bought all those developers (and publishers) not to make themselves a multiplatform super publisher, but to take away games from gamers and control what we played. But it hasn’t worked out at all as the influx to Gamepass never materialises. Now they are having to use PlayStation as a way to make money back on their investments. If Microsoft had done what they said they were going to do in Leaked memos and had buried the PlayStation brand, this would never have been spouted. I have bought 2 games made by Microsoft developers myself, Sea of Thieves and Gears of War, but I honestly don’t plan on buying anything else. Their games just don’t appeal to me at all.
Re: Just 1.3GB of PS5 Data Is on The Outer Worlds 2 Physical Disc
Microsoft can F Off with this way of releasing games on PlayStation 5! Until they stop releasing game keys, I won’t be buying a single game from them, not that I am too interest with their games anyway, but that’s another matter..
Re: Talking Point: PS6 In 2027 - How Do You Feel About Sony's Next-Gen Console?
I will definitely hold back from buying PS6 anywhere near launch. I imagine that the first year will have games releasing cross gen again. Maybe the release of PS6 will allow developers to push the PS5 a bit harder because it really hasn’t been a generation that has blown me away personally. I could even see myself waiting until the PS6 Pro inevitably releases before jumping into the next gen.
Re: Bungie's Maligned FPS Marathon Makes Its Return in Closed Technical Test This Month
DOA… I can’t see anything improving with this, I’m afraid..
Re: Xbox Squandered Over $300 Million Putting Call of Duty in Game Pass
Me and my friends have been saying that Gamepass was the worst idea in gaming for years now and everything is really coming to pass with what we had spoken about. If it had been Sony pushing this as much as Microsoft without the same levels of Money, Sony would have been absolutely f-*^%d. I also think that the lack of coverage over at Pure Xbox about this is pretty poor, but I guess no one wants to keep reporting negativity because I don’t think Xbox fans can take much more..
Re: You Can Now Pre-Order God of War's 20th Anniversary PS5 Controller
Amazing to think that a few years ago, Sony did an absolutely brilliant Death Stranding Pad and the Spiderman 2 design. How things have fallen off from those heights. I think the last pad that I wanted was the Astro Bot one, but since then it’s gotten pretty poor.
Re: Halo: Combat Evolved Remake Could Be the Final Frontier for Xbox on PS5
I personally didn’t really like the halo franchise as a whole and stopped playing them after ODST, but out of the games I did play, the 3rd one was the one I liked the most. Probably the coop element was the best thing for me, playing that with friends back in the day was pretty brilliant! If and when a Halo jumps to PlayStation, I hope Microsoft ensure that the multiplayer works a bit better than Gears and Sea of Thieves. Those games servers leave a lot to be desired.
Re: Preview: PS5's Most Promising 2026 Shooter Pragmata Is Starting to Take Shape
I personally buy everything Capcom related, they are my most favourite developer so no matter what, this game was a 100% purchase regardless, but it is looking to be shaping up to be an absolutely fantastic title. Really loving the mechanics that have been implemented into it. Games look and style reminds me a little bit of Vanquish, so that is even more awesome for me personally! Can’t wait for this!!
Re: PlayStation's New 'Rewards' Program Goes Down Like a Lead Balloon
I think Sony should just concentrate on releasing awesome games, because everything else they want to try ends up being a bit of a mess..
Re: First PS Plus Essential Game for October 2025 Leaked
If that’s the case, Alan Wake 2 will be a fantastic game for everyone who hasn’t already played it. I really enjoyed it when I played it! Crazy and fantastic in equal measures!! 😆
Re: 'Quit Game and Restart': PS5 Pro Has the Worst Version of Borderlands 4
I am actually glad I didn’t bother picking up a ps5 Pro. There are way too many issues with games releasing on it..
Re: Marvel vs. Capcom Fighting Collection's Impressive Sales Show Fans Are Hungry for More
I’m really glad that Capcom realise the numbers that this has sold is worthy of recognition, but remember when the Darkstalkers Collection was released on ps3 as a test bed for a new game and Capcom wanted the game to sell 6 million before they would consider a new mainline entry, that certainly was wacky… 😅
Re: Poll: Did You Buy a PS1 at Launch?
I only bought into PlayStation gaming when Resident Evil 2 was released. I was a complete Sega fanboy and preferred beat em ups to anything else, so the Saturn ended up being my console of choice. Now, when I say I bought into it, I didn’t really as it was my sister that gave me her PlayStation that her ex left with her after they split up! That was a good break as far as I was concerned! 😂 ! I bought Resi 2 just because of the Capcom logo and that game changed my whole perspective moving forward. From that day I was a PlayStation player and I have had every console since!
Re: Remake of Iconic SEGA Saturn Shooter Panzer Dragoon II Zwei Confirmed for PS5, PS4
@get2sammyb Awesome to know, Cheers!!
Re: Remake of Iconic SEGA Saturn Shooter Panzer Dragoon II Zwei Confirmed for PS5, PS4
This is fantastic news!! I played this to death on the Sega Saturn back in the day and this will be a day one purchase for sure. Music was amazing, I hope that there is no alterations to that on this release!
Re: Sony's Troubled Live Service Game Fairgames Just Can't Catch a Break
Yeah, I think it’s really time for Sony to evaluate this properly. Is it going to sell? Probably not. Will it make money back to make it worthwhile? Not a chance. And while they are at it, Herman Hulsts position needs to be looked into by Sony aswell. On his watch, this has been a ***** Show of a generation..
Re: Gears of War Reckons It's Ended the Console War as Reloaded Tops 1 Million Players
Forget making stupid comments about console wars, The coalition and Microsoft need to start fixing the many issues on the game. Worst one is when teaming up with friends, only the party leader gets counts towards their trophies and everyone else is just along for the ride at this point, but it wouldn’t be a Microsoft game without issues…
Re: Hellblade 2's Xbox to PS5 Port Seems Like It Was a Breeze to Make
@Questionable_Duck if that is the case, then I would imagine that there will be a retention of staff for the motion capture benefits. I like ninja theory too, but I can’t see them having much of a future with how Microsoft are running their developers right now.
Re: Hellblade 2's Xbox to PS5 Port Seems Like It Was a Breeze to Make
I have a feeling that ninja theory won’t be doing too much after this game has released. A few performance patches most likely and then I would not be surprised if there is a studio shutdown coming..
Re: Rumour: Starfield PS5 to Take Flight Alongside New Expansion Next Year
With how gamers have been able to play the game for a couple of years and for those that haven’t, reading the negativity regarding Starfield, this is one game that Microsoft won’t be able to talk about huge sales figures. Definitely should have stayed on Xbox. It would have been a great seller if it had come out on PlayStation day and date, but now it seems like a bad idea. I put a lot of time into this game when it launched and me personally, I won’t be rebuying it. It was not the best game that had come out of Bethesda, not by a mile. I’ll hold off buying another Bethesda game until Fallout 5 hopefully arrives!
Re: Monster Hunter Wilds' Struggling Sales Drag Capcom Stock Price Through the Mud
I played this at launch and didn’t really see too many issues with the games performance on PlayStation 5. I thought it ran pretty good in fact. However, biggest issue I had was how easy the game turned out. I predominantly run for Platinum Trophies, so I had set myself the idea that this was going to take a lot of time. I had 600 hours sunk into Worlds and most of that was hunting Gold Crowns during the endgame. This game however was a walk in the park. I hardly needed to play with people either, doing a lot of the hunts on my own. That certainly isn’t what I have come to expect with MH games. Once the best weapons and armour were manufactured, there never felt any more need to farm for other things and the endgame dwindled away for me. I can’t see myself going back for any reason and unless there are some major work going on behind the scenes at Capcom with the, I assume Monster Hunter Wilds “Iceborne style update”, I probably won’t be back to this version of the game now. Capcom needs to address the lacking RE Engine for games like this, they need to focus on making it way easier to play with friends and there also needs to be the necessity of meeting other people to play together. Make it feel like we need to partner up with people, but don’t just make the monsters weapon sponges with one hit kills, make everything feel meaningful. I really do trust Capcom to do things right however, they make missteps and usually find a point of correction moving forward with a game, but 100% priority right now needs to be making this game run really well on PC, because if they can get Steam Users back on their side, things will be a lot easier moving forward.
Re: Street Fighter 6 Community Rocked by AI Art Controversy
@Shad361 err, but it is AI, so my statement is sound.