The thing I worry about is that Sony DO get a hit, something as big as Fortnite. It’s the greed that will follow and they will literally keep going, turning all their studios into live service. They just wouldn’t stop at one game being a hit and they will chase more. I have zero interest in live service, I want single player games, and I worry about that being jeopardised, but I do understand the financial gains that come with success. It’s just a huge worry..
Herman Hulst needs to go, this guy has wasted hundreds of millions buying studios that are hopeless. No way can he waste this kind of money and be safe in employment..
Already have this ready to go!! Amazing games on this collection. Playing Powerstone again is going to be brilliant. I only had the Capcom Vs SNK games on the Japanese Dreamcast, so I am looking forward to finally finding out what the hell all those menu options meant!! 😂😂
Edit: missing home options?? Looks like I’ll have to get the info elsewhere., 😅
It’s amazing what a developer can do when then churn out games that people want!! Easily my most favourite developer!! Hopefully they may consider a Dino Crisis remake soon, I’m sure that will boost their finances even further!! 😆
Sony should really just stick to this and Destiny if they want to work with Live service games. Both are pretty successful and as long as great content keeps making its way to each of them then running risks of failing with other games (at least that is what seems to have happened with everything else planned) won’t be so worrisome and they can continue to grow the titles and not faff around throwing out other games that will in essence compete with themselves. Id far rather if Sony would concentrate most of their efforts on Single Player titles and have Destiny, Helldivers and Marathon to mop up the live service tears!
I had the physical edition ordered from Shopto, but after reading this, it’s a cancel and I’ll just download the game from the network. I was buying this physically simply because I wish to feel like I own my games, but this is not even close to being the case, so no point in taking up space on my shelves..
I’ll Probably buy this for collectable purposes but wow, this is a weak design. I thought the Last of us one was bad, but at least that had a bit of work to it. This should have been a see through red design with a kind of emblazoning of tentacles from the Red BB chamber that was shown early on with a Death stranding 2 Logo on the touchpad. Something cool. Black and orange. Feels like a big miss personally,,
It would be really cool if they were to implement an option to change the screen to look like how Murphy’s vision is from the film, the scan lines. I’d definitely use that option!!
I don’t know what makes a developer sell their souls to EA. The amount of amazing studios that they shut down or Gut to within an inch of its existence is unreal…
That live stream was way better than I was expecting after the 3rd game. I have gone from a ‘check it out sometime’ to a Day 1 purchase! Looked awesome actually! 😄
I think this is the game that is really going to show Microsoft this was the correct strategy going forward. This is going to make them a lot of money being released the same day everywhere and I am not surprised that Bethesda have taken the time to acknowledge the importance of the PlayStation to the franchise! We buy our games over here after all! 😆 This is a very strong franchise and a huge amount of PlayStation gamers will get this. I already have mine pre ordered.
I’ve owned all the consoles for year by the big 3 and although I have used Gamepass on a few occasions, usually subscribing for a matter of months in total just to cover when a game comes out that I would like to try , I find myself buying titles rather than sticking with subscription models. It’s the same for Playstation Plus. I have a huge physical collection and I would far rather add to that personally than watching games leave subscription services and possible not come back. I want to own my games and as long as physical media remains to be a thing, that is how I like to enjoy gaming. It also allows me to have content for instagram! 😄
If Bella Ramsay can beat up a 6ft 4 beast in the first episode, she is going to absolutely destroy Abby when they eventually fight! 😅 It’s gonna be a bloodbath. Nah, as casting goes, I definitely think they should have gone for someone with a lot more physical presence than Kaitlyn Dever. Not taking anything away from her acting capabilities, they are good for sure, but she doesn’t feel like a threat to anyone on a physical level so it’s going to be interesting to see how that is all handled later in the show.
When I originally played this, I found Deacon to be one of the most annoying characters ever. His ramblings just stressed me out. That’s when I started to hear comparisons to his voice to Kronk from ‘The Emperors New Groove’. It started to make the game sound hilarious to me and really helped me get through it as I didn’t take anything he said seriously anymore. I played it quite recently, but I don’t think I would return for a remaster. It’s a shame to see developers who have been up to their eyeballs in live service have to remaster a game this generation just to stay relevant. Bend should have been working on a sequel to this as that would have been a far better way to have spent their time over the last few years and would have definitely made money. This generation really has been a waste of talent. Like I say, I’ll pass this release, but I hope everyone who plays it enjoys themselves! If not, think of Kronk! 😅
Never liked the heat system anyway! 100% I would love a transition back to resemble Tekken 7, that would be awesome! All Tekken needs to do moving forward is keep the graphics looking amazing, introduce new moves at a thoughtful amount to each new game and don’t mess with the core mechanics as by 7, it was just about perfect!
I was talking with friends over the weekend and none of them are interested to play this either and one of them is a huge Destiny fan. I can’t help thinking that Bungie should have gone all in on a single player, story driven game and tried to make a new franchise akin to a Halo experience. They already have a live service game, keep doing what they do on that as they are basically going into competition with themselves. None of us even think the game looks bad, it’s just the burned out feeling seeing another live service game on its way. We would all have preferred a single player game with a multiplayer bolted on to the package.
I would love to see Q added to the roster, he was a cool character that would definitely benefit from updated mechanics! Wouldn’t mind also seeing Vega added, but 100% would have to be the charge version again. When that was changed in 5, that was criminal.
Talking of Rumours, but if the rumour about the Gear of War Collection not coming with multiplayer included is true then this is just another Microsoft game that myself and my usual gaming friends will be passing on. Don’t get me wrong, the campaign is good enough, but I was hoping to add to the thousands of hours that I played online with this game on the Xbox when this came to PlayStation. If it is just the campaign, it will be a pass.
As I have said before, I stopped playing Tekken a while back, but I’ll give the new moves that Jack 8 has received a go in training to see how it feels, just for curiosity sake though! 😅
I played this on series X when it released and I think I gave up around 15 hours into the game. I am a big fan of Fallout, but not so much Eldar Scrolls, but I had high hopes for Starfield, even though Todd Howard was doing his usual crowing about something he was involved in would be better than anything in the history of gaming, I guess he stated that it was “the most important RPG ever made…”. In the end I found it boring as hell, the loading screens were crazy and the music was annoying too. Microsoft expected this to sell Xbox consoles by the truckload, but with all the bad press and user feedback, this could easily be forgotten about. Microsoft should just concentrate on releasing all the titles they want multiplat day and date across all formats. That way they won’t have low sales later down the line due to bad press, which of course isn’t acceptable either. Maybe this will help them step up their game too, because people paying £60+ for games that are a bit crap won’t keep falling for that in comparison to people trying games on a subscription service for a couple of hours before moving on.
If these numbers were to make Microsoft rethink their strategy, what exactly will it do for them and where would they go? Go back to just releasing everything on gamepass and hardly increasing any numbers as PlayStation continues to dominate them? If all gamers want is COD, Fortnite, FIFA and Grand Theft Auto, then all these are available on PlayStation anyway, so no need to move over to Xbox for gaming purposes. The numbers were for older titles that don’t really have mass market appeal, except maybe Sea of Thieves. Doom is definitely going to sell really well, Indiana Jones will sell great too! Forza Horizons 5 will find a market, but again it’s an older title, so that might make a difference. If Microsoft had released a Gears of War Collection instead of Pentiment or The Master Chief Collection instead of Hi fi Rush, then there would not even be conversions about this because those games would have sold massively by comparisons and the Microsoft 3rd party trial would be deemed a huge success.
I played a tonne of Tekken 8 when it came out, way more than any other game in the series, but slowly I got tired of taking a player down to almost no health only for them to get a hit in and rattle off a giant combo and get a huge chunk of health back. Of course I could do the same thing, but It just didn’t feel as rewarding as a fighter, even though there were a huge amount about the game I love! I stopped playing myself when the final fantasy character was introduced. With what I have seen about the season 2 update, I am kinda glad I took a step back from the game. I loved it and definitely got my moneys worth, but it feels like Namco don’t really know what they want from the mechanics themselves. Do they want a player to be overly aggressive (which is me in a nutshell) or do they want to reward a player who is defensive beyond all reasoning. Hopefully the game still plays good for the people that have stayed around.
Confirmation that I won’t need to buy a PS6 until the eventual Pro edition, since the next generation will probably be like this one and spill over big time!
I’d like to see Rocksteady continue the story that was hinted at the end of Arkham Knight, but they really will have to take great care with how the build any game. Just go with what made the Arkham games popular and refrain from making too many changes to established characters They need a massive win after Suicide Squad, so hopefully that factors out in their next game.
I think I will my purchase the Switch Version of this collection. It fits so well in a handheld form, so will be most enjoyable playing on the switch for sure!
I haven’t played a Gradius since 5 was released on PlayStation 2! That title was actually made by Treasure and was awesome! 100% can wait for this collection!
The differences in the art on the disc boxes are enough to make me want to own both editions for collectable purposes. The fact that this is the first of the Microsoft games to come in a box form (excluding Pentament from Limited Run) is another reason why I’ll pick these both up.
One thing I saw during this ‘anniversary celebration’ that I would have liked was a record set that covered all the games. That looks awesome, but it comes at a hefty price which I don’t see selling out at. Apart from that, this hasn’t been a great anniversary from an actual games point at all. At the very least, Sony could have done a set of Console Plates or a themed Control Pad or something like that if there wasn’t to be a Remastered Collection. At least something from a games standpoint as opposed to T Shirts and the ilk.
@naruball time will tell, I guess. Impact is one thing, but hatred is another. Don’t get me wrong, I don’t want games to fail, but I certainly don’t have the level of trust in NDs products like I used to.
The “who gives a *****” statement really ended it for me. I personally gave a ***** and a lot of people did too. In fact if certain decisions hadn’t been made for the Last of Us 2, then Neil Druckmann wouldn’t have said in past interviews that he wasn’t sure how to progress with a 3rd part. If you make a product that gets a huge amount of hatred, then that is a fail in my eyes. Isn’t it better to make something that is universally loved? I think that Intergalactic is going to be a big mess too. Just don’t really trust Neil to make something without causing a stir. The idea should be player choices, but I think he will force feed his own beliefs and we will just need to get on with it. Too risky in this day and age…
What a surprise. When he killed Joel off in the second game, it really made making anything meaningful for a 3rd game extremely difficult for fans to want. Neil even said he was having a hard time coming up with a story. If he wanted to kill Joel off so much, he should have done it at the end of a 3rd game and gone out like that. That would have been way more acceptable for myself.
Microsoft can get all the head start they want, but in reality 99% of the mass market will wait as they usually do for PlayStation. Microsoft are making their own bed right now by jumping to full 3rd party support, casual gamers will wait for their favourite game to release on PlayStation because they now expect that they can play any game they desire on the system. The only people that will champion a new Xbox now are the diehard Xbox fans that want to pay for Gamepass and nothing more.
I love god of war, one of the main series that kept me on PlayStation back in the day, but I don’t think I would play remasters of the first one again. Although it was a great game, after playing it not too long ago, it’s really showing its age now and I definitely think it would have benefited from a full on Remake! It would have everything in place to just get a graphical overhaul, the DLC for Ragnarok gave a taste how it would look and I’d be all over that. Would definitely replay 2 however. I think that’s my favourite game in the whole series.
I honestly believe it will be DOA. I don’t like seeing developers fail, but it’s more than apparent that most Sony fans want to see single player titles, me included, it is what got Sony to where they are.
I would hope that Sony would become a little more transparent with upcoming releases. I don’t mind knowing a good year ahead about a games launch, having updates and previews really helps build up anticipation!
Only thing I would have liked to see is the AI adjusted to have a better chance of survival for the Mission mode! It was so much more enjoyable doing this with a real teammate on Sigma 2, but now the Master Ninja Missions are a bit of a pain as it feels like having to babysit the AI as well as defeating the enemies. Don’t need the AI to be god mode or anything, just a bit more competent! 😅
Devil may cry 1 & 2 would be fantastic as remakes, implementing the combat mechanics that feature from 3 and onwards would be very much appreciated!! Oh man, I hope this comes to fruition, I have played Devil May Cry 1 literally hundreds of times all the way through, just an awesome, awesome game!!
We all know basically everything will come out, so what I would be far more interested in Seeing would be a proper road map from Microsoft with all the dates that they hope to release their games on PlayStation. I do hate a drip feed approach to this kind of info! 😂
I have never really liked Halo, I just didn’t like the whole story for one and I am not really the biggest FPS fan really. Gears of War however? Yep, I’d be down to play that, that’s for sure! But when Halo is finally announced, that is going to be the biggest signal that it probably doesn’t make much sense in buying Xboxes moving forward as PlayStation will be the best place to play.
Also, as far as Gamepass goes, I would easily see it on PlayStation, but not in the iteration that we see now. It would be more of a Microsoft only Gamepass, similar to EA and Ubisoft and just have all the games that are owned by Microsoft, hell they have enough games under their umbrella to have a pretty bolstered line up.
This is actually very good news and probably why there has been a bit of a step back from live service games in the last while. I think Herman really needed to answer to someone, and this will hopefully reel him in a bit.
If the Xbox One/Ps4 generation was the one that Xbox couldn’t afford to lose, the PS5/Series X generation has shown that it has only gotten worse. Publishers don’t want to invest funds in bringing games to Xbox simply because they don’t make the money they do on PlayStation and the more people that buy into Sonys ecosystem, it really makes a new Xbox a redundant exercise. Sure, it will sell to the hardcore fans, but everyone that bought PS4 and now PS5 won’t have any need to go off these systems since Microsoft plans to bring so many of their games to PlayStation. It just puts the perception to people that PlayStation will have all the games and most people would not see the point in getting another Xbox. It’s all that people say on other forums too, they feel no need to buy another Xbox console when they can play everything on PlayStation.
With the amount of games series that EA have simply killed off and the internal studios that they close down, I can’t say I’m too fussed to read of their woes. I haven’t bought a new EA game since Dead Space Remake, and I would have happily bought more from that series. Really miss Command and Conquer aswell (the ones from the Xbox 360 days).
Jim Ryan started Sonys trajectory off a few years ago and now it’s time to get rid of the helmsman in charge of this disaster now, Herman Hulst. Sony can’t soak up losses like this right now and considering the huge amount of money that is being wasted chasing the live service dream, all that money could easily have been spent on getting 2 AAA single player games to market, and that it why I buy PlayStation Consoles. Sony are just lucky that Xbox is pretty much useless right now and aren’t really offering up anything that would take people away, because the direction Sony is going right now, I can’t see myself buying anything from their studios for a very VERY long time (no less because they are hardly making anything after this ***** show!)
BluePoint should have been making a Bloodborne remake, it would have printed money, and although some people aren’t interested, Bend should have either been making Days Gone 2 or even the rumored Uncharted 5. The latter is one of Sonys biggest and most successful franchises and would definitely have been a hellova lot more desirable than some of these live service offerings that were being worked on. I mean, a God of War live service? Good lord. I would think Cory Barlog must have been sick in his mouth when he heard Sony was going to mess around with this.. Fairgame$ is DOA aswell.. The sooner Sony stops messing about and gets back to the story titles that made them where they are today, the better. However, there will still be be a few more gaming casualties on the way before they see what a mess they are in. Thank god for Capcom, that’s all I can bloody say..
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Re: Like It or Loathe It, This Is Why Sony Won't Stop Trying to Make Live Service Games for PS5
The thing I worry about is that Sony DO get a hit, something as big as Fortnite. It’s the greed that will follow and they will literally keep going, turning all their studios into live service. They just wouldn’t stop at one game being a hit and they will chase more. I have zero interest in live service, I want single player games, and I worry about that being jeopardised, but I do understand the financial gains that come with success. It’s just a huge worry..
Re: Fairgames, One of Sony's Last Live-Service PS5 Games, Loses Studio Founder Amid Internal Worries
Herman Hulst needs to go, this guy has wasted hundreds of millions buying studios that are hopeless. No way can he waste this kind of money and be safe in employment..
Re: Capcom Fighting Collection 2 (PS4) - Deep Cuts and Cool Crossovers Make a Strong Combo
Already have this ready to go!! Amazing games on this collection. Playing Powerstone again is going to be brilliant. I only had the Capcom Vs SNK games on the Japanese Dreamcast, so I am looking forward to finally finding out what the hell all those menu options meant!! 😂😂
Edit: missing home options?? Looks like I’ll have to get the info elsewhere., 😅
Re: Helldivers 2 Continues to Be Sony's Most Successful Live Service by a Mile
@nomither6 Yep, great idea! I could definitely live with that! 😄
Re: Capcom Is Unstoppable, Confirms Eighth Consecutive Year of Record Financial Results
It’s amazing what a developer can do when then churn out games that people want!! Easily my most favourite developer!! Hopefully they may consider a Dino Crisis remake soon, I’m sure that will boost their finances even further!! 😆
Re: Helldivers 2 Continues to Be Sony's Most Successful Live Service by a Mile
Sony should really just stick to this and Destiny if they want to work with Live service games. Both are pretty successful and as long as great content keeps making its way to each of them then running risks of failing with other games (at least that is what seems to have happened with everything else planned) won’t be so worrisome and they can continue to grow the titles and not faff around throwing out other games that will in essence compete with themselves. Id far rather if Sony would concentrate most of their efforts on Single Player titles and have Destiny, Helldivers and Marathon to mop up the live service tears!
Re: PS5, Xbox on Speaking Terms in New Forza Horizon 5 Car Design
I love this design, definitely a worthy addition to the aesthetics options!
Re: PS5 Fans Furious As Microsoft Ships DOOM: The Dark Ages with Just 85MB on the Disc
I had the physical edition ordered from Shopto, but after reading this, it’s a cancel and I’ll just download the game from the network. I was buying this physically simply because I wish to feel like I own my games, but this is not even close to being the case, so no point in taking up space on my shelves..
Re: Sony Celebrates Death Stranding 2 with Limited Edition PS5 Controller
I’ll Probably buy this for collectable purposes but wow, this is a weak design. I thought the Last of us one was bad, but at least that had a bit of work to it. This should have been a see through red design with a kind of emblazoning of tentacles from the Red BB chamber that was shown early on with a Death stranding 2 Logo on the touchpad. Something cool. Black and orange. Feels like a big miss personally,,
Re: RoboCop: Rogue City's Expansion Gameplay Is All Action, and We Ain't Complaining
It would be really cool if they were to implement an option to change the screen to look like how Murphy’s vision is from the film, the scan lines. I’d definitely use that option!!
Re: Layoffs at Codemasters Confirmed as Developer Halts All Work on Rally Racing Games
I don’t know what makes a developer sell their souls to EA. The amount of amazing studios that they shut down or Gut to within an inch of its existence is unreal…
Re: State of Play Presents Borderlands 4 Deep Dive on PS5 Pro
That live stream was way better than I was expecting after the 3rd game. I have gone from a ‘check it out sometime’ to a Day 1 purchase! Looked awesome actually! 😄
Re: A PS5 Exclusive DOOM: The Dark Ages Trailer Isn't Sitting Well with Xbox Fans
I think this is the game that is really going to show Microsoft this was the correct strategy going forward. This is going to make them a lot of money being released the same day everywhere and I am not surprised that Bethesda have taken the time to acknowledge the importance of the PlayStation to the franchise! We buy our games over here after all! 😆 This is a very strong franchise and a huge amount of PlayStation gamers will get this. I already have mine pre ordered.
Re: PS Plus, Xbox Game Pass Are Not the Future of Gaming, Says US Analyst
I’ve owned all the consoles for year by the big 3 and although I have used Gamepass on a few occasions, usually subscribing for a matter of months in total just to cover when a game comes out that I would like to try , I find myself buying titles rather than sticking with subscription models. It’s the same for Playstation Plus. I have a huge physical collection and I would far rather add to that personally than watching games leave subscription services and possible not come back. I want to own my games and as long as physical media remains to be a thing, that is how I like to enjoy gaming. It also allows me to have content for instagram! 😄
Re: TV Show Review: The Last of Us (HBO) Season 2 Episode 2 - More Birdie Than Hole in One
If Bella Ramsay can beat up a 6ft 4 beast in the first episode, she is going to absolutely destroy Abby when they eventually fight! 😅 It’s gonna be a bloodbath. Nah, as casting goes, I definitely think they should have gone for someone with a lot more physical presence than Kaitlyn Dever. Not taking anything away from her acting capabilities, they are good for sure, but she doesn’t feel like a threat to anyone on a physical level so it’s going to be interesting to see how that is all handled later in the show.
Re: 'You'll See the Difference,' Says Bend Studio of Days Gone PS5's Improvements
When I originally played this, I found Deacon to be one of the most annoying characters ever. His ramblings just stressed me out. That’s when I started to hear comparisons to his voice to Kronk from ‘The Emperors New Groove’. It started to make the game sound hilarious to me and really helped me get through it as I didn’t take anything he said seriously anymore. I played it quite recently, but I don’t think I would return for a remaster. It’s a shame to see developers who have been up to their eyeballs in live service have to remaster a game this generation just to stay relevant. Bend should have been working on a sequel to this as that would have been a far better way to have spent their time over the last few years and would have definitely made money. This generation really has been a waste of talent. Like I say, I’ll pass this release, but I hope everyone who plays it enjoys themselves! If not, think of Kronk! 😅
Re: The State of Tekken Is So Bad That Players Are Hyping Up a Mod That Undoes Tekken 8
Never liked the heat system anyway! 100% I would love a transition back to resemble Tekken 7, that would be awesome! All Tekken needs to do moving forward is keep the graphics looking amazing, introduce new moves at a thoughtful amount to each new game and don’t mess with the core mechanics as by 7, it was just about perfect!
Re: PS5 Fans Give Bungie's Marathon the Cold Shoulder, 34% Say You'd Have to Pay Them to Play
I was talking with friends over the weekend and none of them are interested to play this either and one of them is a huge Destiny fan. I can’t help thinking that Bungie should have gone all in on a single player, story driven game and tried to make a new franchise akin to a Halo experience. They already have a live service game, keep doing what they do on that as they are basically going into competition with themselves. None of us even think the game looks bad, it’s just the burned out feeling seeing another live service game on its way. We would all have preferred a single player game with a multiplayer bolted on to the package.
Re: Netflix's Devil May Cry Has Been Such a Hit a Second Season Has Already Been Confirmed
Ride the wave of hype, Devil May Cry 6 please Capcom!!! 😄
Re: Here Comes a New Challenger! Street Fighter 6's Elena Revealed for PS5, PS4
I would love to see Q added to the roster, he was a cool character that would definitely benefit from updated mechanics! Wouldn’t mind also seeing Vega added, but 100% would have to be the charge version again. When that was changed in 5, that was criminal.
Re: Rumour: Gears of War Could Finally Be Revealed for PS5 at the Xbox Showcase
Talking of Rumours, but if the rumour about the Gear of War Collection not coming with multiplayer included is true then this is just another Microsoft game that myself and my usual gaming friends will be passing on. Don’t get me wrong, the campaign is good enough, but I was hoping to add to the thousands of hours that I played online with this game on the Xbox when this came to PlayStation. If it is just the campaign, it will be a pass.
Re: The Last of Us to Sponsor La Liga Side Athletic Club
Should have sponsored Southampton in the Premiership. That would have been very apt, Last in the League position and all that!! 😅
Re: Tekken 8 Season 2 Patch Notes Are Here, Insane Buffs Have Fans Asking If It's an April Fools' Joke
As I have said before, I stopped playing Tekken a while back, but I’ll give the new moves that Jack 8 has received a go in training to see how it feels, just for curiosity sake though! 😅
Re: Starfield Could Have Released on PS5 Already, Work Has Been Ongoing for a While
I played this on series X when it released and I think I gave up around 15 hours into the game. I am a big fan of Fallout, but not so much Eldar Scrolls, but I had high hopes for Starfield, even though Todd Howard was doing his usual crowing about something he was involved in would be better than anything in the history of gaming, I guess he stated that it was “the most important RPG ever made…”. In the end I found it boring as hell, the loading screens were crazy and the music was annoying too. Microsoft expected this to sell Xbox consoles by the truckload, but with all the bad press and user feedback, this could easily be forgotten about. Microsoft should just concentrate on releasing all the titles they want multiplat day and date across all formats. That way they won’t have low sales later down the line due to bad press, which of course isn’t acceptable either. Maybe this will help them step up their game too, because people paying £60+ for games that are a bit crap won’t keep falling for that in comparison to people trying games on a subscription service for a couple of hours before moving on.
Re: Analyst Firm Predicts Some Pretty Unimpressive Sales Numbers for Xbox Ports on PS5
If these numbers were to make Microsoft rethink their strategy, what exactly will it do for them and where would they go? Go back to just releasing everything on gamepass and hardly increasing any numbers as PlayStation continues to dominate them? If all gamers want is COD, Fortnite, FIFA and Grand Theft Auto, then all these are available on PlayStation anyway, so no need to move over to Xbox for gaming purposes. The numbers were for older titles that don’t really have mass market appeal, except maybe Sea of Thieves. Doom is definitely going to sell really well, Indiana Jones will sell great too! Forza Horizons 5 will find a market, but again it’s an older title, so that might make a difference. If Microsoft had released a Gears of War Collection instead of Pentiment or The Master Chief Collection instead of Hi fi Rush, then there would not even be conversions about this because those games would have sold massively by comparisons and the Microsoft 3rd party trial would be deemed a huge success.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 574
Like the last few months, I’ll be playing Sea of Thieves. Mixing the first couple of Tomb Raider games into the mix aswell!
Re: There's Real Concern Over Tekken 8's Season 2 Overhaul as Players Nervously Await Patch Notes
I played a tonne of Tekken 8 when it came out, way more than any other game in the series, but slowly I got tired of taking a player down to almost no health only for them to get a hit in and rattle off a giant combo and get a huge chunk of health back. Of course I could do the same thing, but It just didn’t feel as rewarding as a fighter, even though there were a huge amount about the game I love! I stopped playing myself when the final fantasy character was introduced. With what I have seen about the season 2 update, I am kinda glad I took a step back from the game. I loved it and definitely got my moneys worth, but it feels like Namco don’t really know what they want from the mechanics themselves. Do they want a player to be overly aggressive (which is me in a nutshell) or do they want to reward a player who is defensive beyond all reasoning. Hopefully the game still plays good for the people that have stayed around.
Re: New Batman Game Appears to Be Targeting PS6
Confirmation that I won’t need to buy a PS6 until the eventual Pro edition, since the next generation will probably be like this one and spill over big time!
I’d like to see Rocksteady continue the story that was hinted at the end of Arkham Knight, but they really will have to take great care with how the build any game. Just go with what made the Arkham games popular and refrain from making too many changes to established characters They need a massive win after Suicide Squad, so hopefully that factors out in their next game.
Re: Patapon 1+2 Replay Marches to PS5, as Sony Licenses Series Out
I think I will my purchase the Switch Version of this collection. It fits so well in a handheld form, so will be most enjoyable playing on the switch for sure!
Re: Gradius Origins Collection Brings Legendary Shmup Series to PS5, Includes Brand New Game
I haven’t played a Gradius since 5 was released on PlayStation 2! That title was actually made by Treasure and was awesome! 100% can wait for this collection!
Re: Ex-Xbox Console Exclusive Indiana Jones Will Be Fully Revealed for PS5 Imminently
The differences in the art on the disc boxes are enough to make me want to own both editions for collectable purposes. The fact that this is the first of the Microsoft games to come in a box form (excluding Pentament from Limited Run) is another reason why I’ll pick these both up.
Re: Show Off Your Love for God of War Betrayal with New 20th Anniversary Merch
One thing I saw during this ‘anniversary celebration’ that I would have liked was a record set that covered all the games. That looks awesome, but it comes at a hefty price which I don’t see selling out at. Apart from that, this hasn’t been a great anniversary from an actual games point at all. At the very least, Sony could have done a set of Console Plates or a themed Control Pad or something like that if there wasn’t to be a Remastered Collection. At least something from a games standpoint as opposed to T Shirts and the ilk.
Re: Intergalactic PS5 Game All About Faith, Religion, and 'Being Lonely'
@naruball time will tell, I guess. Impact is one thing, but hatred is another. Don’t get me wrong, I don’t want games to fail, but I certainly don’t have the level of trust in NDs products like I used to.
Re: Intergalactic PS5 Game All About Faith, Religion, and 'Being Lonely'
The “who gives a *****” statement really ended it for me. I personally gave a ***** and a lot of people did too. In fact if certain decisions hadn’t been made for the Last of Us 2, then Neil Druckmann wouldn’t have said in past interviews that he wasn’t sure how to progress with a 3rd part. If you make a product that gets a huge amount of hatred, then that is a fail in my eyes. Isn’t it better to make something that is universally loved? I think that Intergalactic is going to be a big mess too. Just don’t really trust Neil to make something without causing a stir. The idea should be player choices, but I think he will force feed his own beliefs and we will just need to get on with it. Too risky in this day and age…
Re: 'Don't Bet' on The Last of Us 3, Warns Neil Druckmann
What a surprise. When he killed Joel off in the second game, it really made making anything meaningful for a 3rd game extremely difficult for fans to want. Neil even said he was having a hard time coming up with a story. If he wanted to kill Joel off so much, he should have done it at the end of a 3rd game and gone out like that. That would have been way more acceptable for myself.
Re: Could the Next Xbox Get a Head Start on PS6?
Microsoft can get all the head start they want, but in reality 99% of the mass market will wait as they usually do for PlayStation. Microsoft are making their own bed right now by jumping to full 3rd party support, casual gamers will wait for their favourite game to release on PlayStation because they now expect that they can play any game they desire on the system. The only people that will champion a new Xbox now are the diehard Xbox fans that want to pay for Gamepass and nothing more.
Re: PS Plus Essential PS5, PS4 Games for March 2025 Announced
And folk said Suicide Squad going on to PsN was a shocker after a year…
Re: God of War Remasters Could Be Coming to PS5 as Series Celebrates 20th Anniversary
I love god of war, one of the main series that kept me on PlayStation back in the day, but I don’t think I would play remasters of the first one again. Although it was a great game, after playing it not too long ago, it’s really showing its age now and I definitely think it would have benefited from a full on Remake! It would have everything in place to just get a graphical overhaul, the DLC for Ragnarok gave a taste how it would look and I’d be all over that. Would definitely replay 2 however. I think that’s my favourite game in the whole series.
Re: Space Marine 2 Dev Partners with Hasbro, Working on 'Tentpole IP'
A GI Joe game would also be one I’d love to see done properly, so although it will likely be Transformers, I’ll live in hope!!
Re: Rumour: One of Sony's Last PS5 Live Service Games Fairgames Out in 2026
I honestly believe it will be DOA. I don’t like seeing developers fail, but it’s more than apparent that most Sony fans want to see single player titles, me included, it is what got Sony to where they are.
Re: Sony Reiterates Major PS5 First-Party Games Will Launch in 2025, Anticipates High Performance
I would hope that Sony would become a little more transparent with upcoming releases. I don’t mind knowing a good year ahead about a games launch, having updates and previews really helps build up anticipation!
Re: Massive PS5 Update Gives You Reason to Replay Ninja Gaiden 2 Black
Only thing I would have liked to see is the AI adjusted to have a better chance of survival for the Mission mode! It was so much more enjoyable doing this with a real teammate on Sigma 2, but now the Master Ninja Missions are a bit of a pain as it feels like having to babysit the AI as well as defeating the enemies. Don’t need the AI to be god mode or anything, just a bit more competent! 😅
Re: Football Manager 25 Hooked Before Kick Off on PS5
The delays have probably been because they had to keep adjusting the stats of Man City as they took a nose dive this season.. 😅.
Re: Rumour: Devil May Cry Remake Supposedly Outed by Vergil Voice Actor
Devil may cry 1 & 2 would be fantastic as remakes, implementing the combat mechanics that feature from 3 and onwards would be very much appreciated!! Oh man, I hope this comes to fruition, I have played Devil May Cry 1 literally hundreds of times all the way through, just an awesome, awesome game!!
Re: Microsoft Confirms PS5 Ports for Age of Empires 2, Age of Mythology
We all know basically everything will come out, so what I would be far more interested in Seeing would be a proper road map from Microsoft with all the dates that they hope to release their games on PlayStation. I do hate a drip feed approach to this kind of info! 😂
Re: Halo PS5 Rumours Intensify in Aftermath of Forza Horizon 5 Reveal
I have never really liked Halo, I just didn’t like the whole story for one and I am not really the biggest FPS fan really. Gears of War however? Yep, I’d be down to play that, that’s for sure! But when Halo is finally announced, that is going to be the biggest signal that it probably doesn’t make much sense in buying Xboxes moving forward as PlayStation will be the best place to play.
Also, as far as Gamepass goes, I would easily see it on PlayStation, but not in the iteration that we see now. It would be more of a Microsoft only Gamepass, similar to EA and Ubisoft and just have all the games that are owned by Microsoft, hell they have enough games under their umbrella to have a pretty bolstered line up.
Re: Hermen Hulst No Longer PlayStation Co-CEO, Still in Charge of First-Party
This is actually very good news and probably why there has been a bit of a step back from live service games in the last while. I think Herman really needed to answer to someone, and this will hopefully reel him in a bit.
Re: Xbox Boss Wants to Beat PS6 on Hardware Capabilities, Not Necessarily Games
If the Xbox One/Ps4 generation was the one that Xbox couldn’t afford to lose, the PS5/Series X generation has shown that it has only gotten worse. Publishers don’t want to invest funds in bringing games to Xbox simply because they don’t make the money they do on PlayStation and the more people that buy into Sonys ecosystem, it really makes a new Xbox a redundant exercise. Sure, it will sell to the hardcore fans, but everyone that bought PS4 and now PS5 won’t have any need to go off these systems since Microsoft plans to bring so many of their games to PlayStation. It just puts the perception to people that PlayStation will have all the games and most people would not see the point in getting another Xbox. It’s all that people say on other forums too, they feel no need to buy another Xbox console when they can play everything on PlayStation.
Re: EA Stock Price Plummets After Dragon Age: The Veilguard, FC 25 Disappointments
With the amount of games series that EA have simply killed off and the internal studios that they close down, I can’t say I’m too fussed to read of their woes. I haven’t bought a new EA game since Dead Space Remake, and I would have happily bought more from that series. Really miss Command and Conquer aswell (the ones from the Xbox 360 days).
Re: Lists of Sony’s Cancelled Live Service PS5 Games Paint a Worrying Picture
Jim Ryan started Sonys trajectory off a few years ago and now it’s time to get rid of the helmsman in charge of this disaster now, Herman Hulst. Sony can’t soak up losses like this right now and considering the huge amount of money that is being wasted chasing the live service dream, all that money could easily have been spent on getting 2 AAA single player games to market, and that it why I buy PlayStation Consoles. Sony are just lucky that Xbox is pretty much useless right now and aren’t really offering up anything that would take people away, because the direction Sony is going right now, I can’t see myself buying anything from their studios for a very VERY long time (no less because they are hardly making anything after this ***** show!)
BluePoint should have been making a Bloodborne remake, it would have printed money, and although some people aren’t interested, Bend should have either been making Days Gone 2 or even the rumored Uncharted 5. The latter is one of Sonys biggest and most successful franchises and would definitely have been a hellova lot more desirable than some of these live service offerings that were being worked on. I mean, a God of War live service? Good lord. I would think Cory Barlog must have been sick in his mouth when he heard Sony was going to mess around with this.. Fairgame$ is DOA aswell.. The sooner Sony stops messing about and gets back to the story titles that made them where they are today, the better. However, there will still be be a few more gaming casualties on the way before they see what a mess they are in. Thank god for Capcom, that’s all I can bloody say..