Wait we get the grade shop straight away? How does that work?
Is the game going to just come with thousands of grade from the start or what?
I know they won't but a feature for the game to check if you have a clear save from the ps3 from the cloud would be a cool way for returning players to start with all their grade.
@nessisonett the first two have been released on arcade archives. I'm not expecting them to appear in this collection unfortunately.
My guess for some of the remaining 6 games is likely to be the other 90s developed Tetris games. Like Tetris Plus, The New Tetris and The Next Tetris.
The licensed games like Disney and Cardcaptor Sakura are almost certainly no goes.
The very rare sega Tetris that was included with the Mega Drive mini seems like a good choice.
There has been countless phone, old pc and portable versions over the years they could do. Tetris Diamond for example has a switch port, it could be interesting to see what they might include.
The brilliant Tetris Party on Wii would be cool but I'd be less sure on that one.
I'd be all over dlc ports for extra more obscure ports but I won't get greedy just yet lol
360 won hearts and earnt Xbox a place. The Xbox One gave that all away over a single completely unnecessary policy. In order to claw that back Xbox gave us Game Pass but in doing so taught players they had no longer any reason to buy games, like literally none. Games got more expensive to make an Xbox's solution to 'win' was to give those same games away cheaper than ever.
Just endless bad decisions, chasing trends old and new. You know that AI will be the next thing they'll heavily peddle on next time. The end product is an almost pointless product.
Xbox might not die, if they can sell systems and keep a portion of that Game Pass player base happy then it has its place. But the competition is over.
No one mentioning the obscene timeframe of announcement to release for ultimately a rerelease. Not suprised at all that it didn't do well because most who were interested would've seen that fade, not know it came out or thought it was cancelled.
I had my fun with it back on the 360, about two years ago I remember being interested in it again and was surprised the rerelease was still not out. Once it finally did I just wasn't that bothered.
I don't like Sonic but given the vast array of characters available to flesh out a fun and varied world due to the long running comics, I'd say there is good potential for an interesting RPG.
Never played the one on the DS but I don't believe that used many more than the usual cast.
Just wish it would support discs, even with a disclaimer about compatibility and not including new trophy support etc. Just be nice to have access to it. No reason we couldn't be playing DVD rom PS2 games on Ps4/5 right now
What sacrifice was made to allow such a substandard series to get this sort treatment. Almost every game has a modern port and no matter how underwhelming the game gets new entries and now full blown remakes.
Make the game less pretty, like waaaay less. Not that 3 is a great looking game but it is graphically taxing.
If a sequel looked closer to a PS3 game, maybe cel shaded or more Anime in design it could be way cheaper to produce.
It's frustrating that the vision can't be made smaller, nothing about the series needs to be big budget or graphically intense.
Hell you could make it look like an up-res Dreamcast game and fans would be happy. They would probably even prefer it and how cheap and easy (relatively) would that be to make these days?
The industry has conditioned its hardcore base to expect a blowout of big new reveals every summer. Just another thing to disappoint those who prop up the industry. Gaming is not in a good place right now, it's as bland and uninspired at that top AAA tier as it has ever been.
Weirdly as tech has developed in other industries it has allowed for more creativity and more tastes and genres to be explored and reach bigger audiences, TV and Music for example.
But for Gaming, at the top tier it has seen the opposite, as the tech has improved the variety has in turn lessened over and over again each generation. To the point where the current generation of systems almost feels like a write off.
If this is a megahit then maybe there is hope that Asobi will just become the new Japan Studio and slowly expand and circle back around if you will. One can hope.
Neat but at what point is this not depressing also? Why can't sony push out a small <£20 title for Ape Escape, Parappa or even Toro Inoue once or twice a year? Would bring a fun side to an otherwise darkly over serious Sony. Astrobot currently being the only relief from that.
Don't ever want to hear companies complain that games didn't meet sales expectations etc or that it's hard to recoup cost when they seemingly value data harvesting more than just straight up sales.
I think there is an argument also that those of us who went digital still like to buy our games outright too. So while there is value in these subscriptions in terms of volume if you compare that to the monthly cost and then to the time it takes to finish lets say a sizable single player experience and then again compare that to how low some of these games go in price in sales then yeah at least in my friends group we opt to actually just buy the the game outright.
Like all the Yakuza games are/were on the service, but to buy every game between 0-6 costs only about the same as 3 months of the service when they are on sale (which is often). And there is more than 3 months worth of game playing in them. Also the DLC isn't included in the Plus service.
Honestly I don't see the value in the subscription long term. Might be fun for abit but ultimately I think buying games on Sale is actually a far far far better deal.
Maybe make games cheaper? Less graphically intense? Though honestly I'm sure the tail on this will be long as it goes on discounts over the years. But if games understandably need to make a profit faster then make them cheaper to make, firstly by making the graphics less fancy. Sometimes we can't afford nice things and maybe the video game industry needs to realize that.
@Zeke68 @Flaming_Kaiser This isn't a necessary comment but given people so often type things they don't follow through on I thought I would update to say that I did sell the ps5. I'll probably come back to it in the future but for now I knew I didn't need it.
Not that I expect you to care obviously, I just thought I'd mention it.
@Zeke68 it is the slim, I've heard the original model is quieter. The slim has a terrible fan hum whatever game I play on it. Even Arcade Archive games get the fan going, my pro is silent by comparison.
Fortunately my pro is very quiet, but I don't play really intense games. Most graphically intense game i played on ps4 the regular is rocket league lol.
So not trolling but definitely not a usual case I admit.
I bought one in the last sale and honestly I have barely touched it. I prefer the experience on my ps4 pro, the controller is nicer, the console is quiter and the party chat is better quality. There are no games on ps5 I want to play and the few ps4 games that play better on there I'm putting off playing for games that play just fine on ps4.
Biggest mistake I made this year is buying a ps5, it offers nothing unless you just have to play the flashiest, most graphically intense games. Those aren't my jam.
Forspoken might not go too low as Square Enix games tend to only go down to 50% off, occasionally 60% off. So unless the base price comes down by alot then I wouldn't expect to see Forspoken much cheaper than that in digital sales.
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Re: Sony Increases PS5 Controller Prices in US, Europe, and More
This whole generation is a joke
Re: Antstream Arcade (PS5) - Instantly Add 1,300 Retro Releases to Your Console Collection
Support Hamster and their mission to port every arcade game possible. This service isn't the way.
Re: Sony Execs Seem to Think the Company Doesn't Have Enough Original IP
I've wanted a new Parappa for over two decades but yeah no IP's.
Re: More Tales Announcements Incoming for Series' 30th Anniversary
Wait we get the grade shop straight away? How does that work?
Is the game going to just come with thousands of grade from the start or what?
I know they won't but a feature for the game to check if you have a clear save from the ps3 from the cloud would be a cool way for returning players to start with all their grade.
Re: Forgotten PS Plus Shooter Foamstars Goes Free-to-Play in October
This game was on Season 3 or something like a couple of months after release. Total madness.
This game doesn't even have a page on wikipedia it got forgotten so quick.
Re: Tetris Forever Brings Over 15 Versions Together in PS5, PS4 Retro Collection
@nessisonett the first two have been released on arcade archives. I'm not expecting them to appear in this collection unfortunately.
My guess for some of the remaining 6 games is likely to be the other 90s developed Tetris games. Like Tetris Plus, The New Tetris and The Next Tetris.
The licensed games like Disney and Cardcaptor Sakura are almost certainly no goes.
The very rare sega Tetris that was included with the Mega Drive mini seems like a good choice.
There has been countless phone, old pc and portable versions over the years they could do. Tetris Diamond for example has a switch port, it could be interesting to see what they might include.
The brilliant Tetris Party on Wii would be cool but I'd be less sure on that one.
I'd be all over dlc ports for extra more obscure ports but I won't get greedy just yet lol
Re: Sony to Short-Change PS Stars Members with PS Plus Renewals Starting Next Year
It was really nice getting £5 off twice a year, hardly much of a loss for Sony. Greedy F**ks
Re: Xbox on Bringing Exclusives to PS5: The Industry Is Changing for All of Us
360 won hearts and earnt Xbox a place. The Xbox One gave that all away over a single completely unnecessary policy. In order to claw that back Xbox gave us Game Pass but in doing so taught players they had no longer any reason to buy games, like literally none. Games got more expensive to make an Xbox's solution to 'win' was to give those same games away cheaper than ever.
Just endless bad decisions, chasing trends old and new. You know that AI will be the next thing they'll heavily peddle on next time. The end product is an almost pointless product.
Xbox might not die, if they can sell systems and keep a portion of that Game Pass player base happy then it has its place. But the competition is over.
Re: The First Berserker: Khazan Hits PS5 Early 2025, Shows Real Promise in New Gameplay Trailer
Looks cool...also makes me desire a Remake of Asura's Wrath from Capcom even more.
Finally Cel shaded graphics are soooooooooooooo underrated these days.
Re: Fortnite's Next Season Will Make Unthinkable Sums of Money on PS5, PS4
The decision to never play this game continues to save me so much money
Re: PS Plus Essential Games for August 2024 Announced
my nephew loves fnaf so i'll take that
Re: It Doesn't Sound Like Braid: Anniversary Edition Quite Set the World on Fire
No one mentioning the obscene timeframe of announcement to release for ultimately a rerelease. Not suprised at all that it didn't do well because most who were interested would've seen that fade, not know it came out or thought it was cancelled.
I had my fun with it back on the 360, about two years ago I remember being interested in it again and was surprised the rerelease was still not out. Once it finally did I just wasn't that bothered.
Re: Poland's Prime Minister Lidia Sobieska Appeals for Four More Years in Tekken 8 on PS5
I was so confused thinking this was a real person for a second lmao!
Re: Sonic Team Boss Would Love to Explore a Sonic RPG Someday
I don't like Sonic but given the vast array of characters available to flesh out a fun and varied world due to the long running comics, I'd say there is good potential for an interesting RPG.
Never played the one on the DS but I don't believe that used many more than the usual cast.
Re: Capcom Ends New Content Support for Exoprimal
imagine if they'd used this budget to just make Dino Crisis...idiots
Re: Dataminer Tips Terminator T-1000, Conan the Barbarian DLC for Mortal Kombat 1
Why don't they just make a game on the engine that is just the hollywood fighters?
Probably reach a bigger audience too.
Re: Rumour: Sony's Still Working on PS3 Emulation for PS5
Just wish it would support discs, even with a disclaimer about compatibility and not including new trophy support etc. Just be nice to have access to it. No reason we couldn't be playing DVD rom PS2 games on Ps4/5 right now
Re: War Thunder Dev Apologises After Challenger Space Shuttle Disaster Imagery Surfaces
I mean presumably other images in an air explosion pack also contain moments of tragedy...just less well known.
Re: One Flat's History of Tenants Makes for an Intriguing Tale in The Berlin Apartment
Needs David Olusoga doing narration
Re: You Need to See This Ridiculous Game About a Cat That's Also a Bodybuilder
Reminds me of Machio Naruzou from How Heavy Are the Dumbbells You Lift? lol
Re: Romancing SaGa 2 Remake Flirts with PS5, PS4 from 24th October
What sacrifice was made to allow such a substandard series to get this sort treatment. Almost every game has a modern port and no matter how underwhelming the game gets new entries and now full blown remakes.
Makes this Tales fan weep lol
Re: PS2 Strategy RPG Series Phantom Brave Is Making a Comeback on PS5, PS4
I found it a little strange at the time that the NIS collections skipped PS4. Now even more so that the sequel to Phantom Brave is coming over.
Re: Scores of Retro PS Plus Premium Titles Upgraded with Platinum Trophies on PS5, PS4
Didn't buy Tekken 2 but if it gets trophies I doubt I could resist
Re: Fans Fight for Shenmue 4, Rent Billboard in New York's Time Square
Make the game less pretty, like waaaay less. Not that 3 is a great looking game but it is graphically taxing.
If a sequel looked closer to a PS3 game, maybe cel shaded or more Anime in design it could be way cheaper to produce.
It's frustrating that the vision can't be made smaller, nothing about the series needs to be big budget or graphically intense.
Hell you could make it look like an up-res Dreamcast game and fans would be happy. They would probably even prefer it and how cheap and easy (relatively) would that be to make these days?
Re: Don't Expect GTA 6, Judas, Beyond Good and Evil 2, or Josef Fares at Summer Game Fest
The industry has conditioned its hardcore base to expect a blowout of big new reveals every summer. Just another thing to disappoint those who prop up the industry. Gaming is not in a good place right now, it's as bland and uninspired at that top AAA tier as it has ever been.
Weirdly as tech has developed in other industries it has allowed for more creativity and more tastes and genres to be explored and reach bigger audiences, TV and Music for example.
But for Gaming, at the top tier it has seen the opposite, as the tech has improved the variety has in turn lessened over and over again each generation. To the point where the current generation of systems almost feels like a write off.
Re: Ubisoft Calls in Second Studio for Prince of Persia: Sands of Time Remake
The original game, while good, was never THAT good to warrant all the time and human effort that has gone into this remake.
Re: Astro Bot Is the 'Biggest' Game Team ASOBI Has Ever Made
If this is a megahit then maybe there is hope that Asobi will just become the new Japan Studio and slowly expand and circle back around if you will. One can hope.
Re: Poll: What Did You Think of Sony's State of Play for May 2024?
Concord looked like the most creatively bankrupt focus tested garbage I've seen in a very long time.
Then they showed what looked like 3 identical souls likes.
Only title that looked remotely good/memorable was Astro Bot.
Re: Astro Bot Raises the Bar for Sony's PS Studios Intros on PS5
Neat but at what point is this not depressing also? Why can't sony push out a small <£20 title for Ape Escape, Parappa or even Toro Inoue once or twice a year? Would bring a fun side to an otherwise darkly over serious Sony. Astrobot currently being the only relief from that.
Re: State of Play Officially Confirmed for 30th May, Updates on PS5, PSVR2 Games
@Smithylfc2008 It's so dumb. That is 11pm for us, Midnight for most of the rest of Europe. Crazy for what is Sony's biggest market.
Re: Some PS5 Fans Think the Rumoured PlayStation Showcase Will Be Announced Today
Election and a Showcase???
Re: Microsoft Commits to Next Call of Duty Game on Xbox Game Pass, New Report Says
If this doesn't "fix" game pass for them and in turn Xbox in general they are so done as a console player long term.
Re: Vague Sly Cooper PS5 Game Rumours Debunked
Sony should be crapping out games like this 3 times a year. The whole industry is a mess.
Less particles, cut scenes and pretty textures, just give us more games.
Re: Sony Delists Ghost of Tsushima PC from Steam Regions in Line with Helldivers 2
Don't ever want to hear companies complain that games didn't meet sales expectations etc or that it's hard to recoup cost when they seemingly value data harvesting more than just straight up sales.
Decisions like these are completely moronic.
Re: Gaming Subs Like PS Plus, Xbox Game Pass Aren't Growing At All
I think there is an argument also that those of us who went digital still like to buy our games outright too. So while there is value in these subscriptions in terms of volume if you compare that to the monthly cost and then to the time it takes to finish lets say a sizable single player experience and then again compare that to how low some of these games go in price in sales then yeah at least in my friends group we opt to actually just buy the the game outright.
Like all the Yakuza games are/were on the service, but to buy every game between 0-6 costs only about the same as 3 months of the service when they are on sale (which is often). And there is more than 3 months worth of game playing in them. Also the DLC isn't included in the Plus service.
Honestly I don't see the value in the subscription long term. Might be fun for abit but ultimately I think buying games on Sale is actually a far far far better deal.
Re: Brand New Batman: Arkham Game Is a VR Exclusive on Meta Quest 3
Man those folks at Warner Bros are so smart
Re: Alan Wake 2 Yet to Recoup Dev, Marketing Expenses as Tencent Raises Stake
Maybe make games cheaper? Less graphically intense? Though honestly I'm sure the tail on this will be long as it goes on discounts over the years. But if games understandably need to make a profit faster then make them cheaper to make, firstly by making the graphics less fancy. Sometimes we can't afford nice things and maybe the video game industry needs to realize that.
Re: Mega Man Collab Brings Exoprimal Back to Life Later This Month
Imagine how much more money they'd of probably made if they put this games budget into a new Dino Crisis instead.
Some amount of suits just had to have their live service game.
Re: Foamstars Introduces Chloe Noir in Upcoming Season 3 Update on PS5, PS4
Season 3?! The state of games I swear, Foamstars isn't even 2 months old.
Re: Random: Lara Croft Tops Mario as the Most Iconic Video Game Character of All Time, Apparently
Pikachu is 12??? lol.
Should be
1.Mario
2.Pikachu
3.Sonic
then we can argue about Link, Pac-Man and maybe Lara Croft.
Re: Temporary PS5 Price Cuts Target Europe As Sony Makes Final Push for Goal
@Zeke68 @Flaming_Kaiser This isn't a necessary comment but given people so often type things they don't follow through on I thought I would update to say that I did sell the ps5. I'll probably come back to it in the future but for now I knew I didn't need it.
Not that I expect you to care obviously, I just thought I'd mention it.
Re: Overwatch 2 Heroes Freed from Battle Pass Unlocks, Available to All
Too late, greed killed the game and good riddance
Re: Temporary PS5 Price Cuts Target Europe As Sony Makes Final Push for Goal
@Zeke68 it is the slim, I've heard the original model is quieter. The slim has a terrible fan hum whatever game I play on it. Even Arcade Archive games get the fan going, my pro is silent by comparison.
Fortunately my pro is very quiet, but I don't play really intense games. Most graphically intense game i played on ps4 the regular is rocket league lol.
So not trolling but definitely not a usual case I admit.
Re: Temporary PS5 Price Cuts Target Europe As Sony Makes Final Push for Goal
I bought one in the last sale and honestly I have barely touched it. I prefer the experience on my ps4 pro, the controller is nicer, the console is quiter and the party chat is better quality. There are no games on ps5 I want to play and the few ps4 games that play better on there I'm putting off playing for games that play just fine on ps4.
Biggest mistake I made this year is buying a ps5, it offers nothing unless you just have to play the flashiest, most graphically intense games. Those aren't my jam.
I should sell it tbh.
Re: Shadows of the Damned Remaster Is Now Hella Remastered, Playable at PAX East
didn't know this was even being done, nice surprise.
Re: Please Stand By for Official Fallout Prime Video Trailer
I don't really watch TV so I doubt I'll get to it but the use of The Ink Spots song gave me goosebumps. So it's a good trailer at least.
Re: Up to 90% Off Major PS5, PS4 Games in New PS Store Sale
Forspoken might not go too low as Square Enix games tend to only go down to 50% off, occasionally 60% off. So unless the base price comes down by alot then I wouldn't expect to see Forspoken much cheaper than that in digital sales.
Re: Xbox's Pentiment Is Out Now on PS5, PS4
The quickness at which these games have come out, like yeah testing the waters but no way are these the last of it.
Re: Despite Recent Success, Bandai Namco Reveals It Cancelled at Least Five In-Development Games
Tales remaster or new entry better not be one of them. We've gone from a game almost every year to one in a decade.
Re: Sony Predicts Slide in PS5 Sales with No Major Existing IPs Planned Before March 2025
If only they didn't shut down their Japan Studios that could've been shipping a slew of mid tier games to fill the gaps between major releases?
Why let so many fun small franchises lay dormant that could be releasing on PSN every few months?