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Arcade Collection 2 was his last hurrah then, most of the games featured there had him as a director.

One more reason for me to buy that collection then.

@KevinDurCant
This has less to do with Microsoft and more to do with Square awful management.

It feels like every AAA game coming from Square relies on money borrowed from other companies, this time the targets were NetEase, Tencent and Microsoft.

The lenght those people will go just to deny that Xbox Series is a failed console is quite amusing.

Wukong is as much of an exclusive as BG3 was.

It ain't easy being green.

Nah, core gameplay isn't engaging enough and character design isn't attractive enough.

This isn't a No Man's Sky/Cyberpunk situation, where the core gameplay was solid and they just needed time to fix things, this is a real design problem and the only solution is to scrap all, like they did with FF14 1.0

Money devaluation is no joke, I think it was either Brazil or Argentina, one of them has the PS5 costing around $1000.

NGL, cover image looks like a better MK1 promo than we get from WB/NetherRealm Studios.

I'd bet that a fighting game and a MMO would also fare better than Concord and Fairgame$ too, Playstation as a brand is already familiar with both genres and there's a good track record from other games like that since the PS3 era.

When it comes to GAAS, instead of chasing whatever is in vogue, they should focus on games that fit their current playerbase or at least on games that could fill a gap in their current lineup.

Helldivers 2 is literally a good example of a GAAS that works well for Sony, there's a lack of PvE coop games.

@UltimateOtaku91
It gets worse once you see Deadlock's concurrent players right now. That game isn't even out yet mind you.

IF it ever comes out the announcement window for Holidays closes next month.

Rumours also have it that we might have a Showcase by Sony on september.

Jesus christ, that's a lot of comments.
Anyways, compare Concord with Helldivers 2, both are live service but one was well received.

Sony NEEDS more games like Helldivers 2 and less games like Concord. I for one would like to see something like a fighting game from Sony, or maybe a MMO.

Bottom line is there are better alternatives to enter the live service market, hero shooters aren't hot right now.

So, Wukong is clearing out PS5 stocks, GPU stocks and also sold 10M copies?

Damn, Microsoft took a heavy blow on this one.

Surpassing Animal Crossing? Yeah, I honestly doubt that.

This means the economic balance of the service wasn't thought out well and some whales are getting free redeems every other week.

Another Duke Nukem Forever fail then.
At least Duke Nukem was fun.

If confirmed, it will just mean that RE Engine can't handle open world or semi-open world games.

@NEStalgia
Switch OLED and Wii U Deluxe are special editions, and those are usually priced higher than the MSRP.

I mean, that's great and all, but Capcom could've phrased this better because it will snowball in the wrong direction.

Doom and gloom where exactly? I mean, unless you're on team green things are going well enough despite the world economic state not being on its best.

@__jamiie I highly doubt Nintendo will release a console costing more than $299. It isn't their MO and it is against their strategy.

Sub $300 has been their price point for at least two decades, they know any product they release will sell like hotcakes since it will be cheap and there is no competition at that price.

The only thing high in that was Phil.
Just remember, Phil is a compulsory liar.

@Specky Consoles will never be able to fully support mods because they are a closed ecosystem and mods inherently tamper with a lot of stuff that is handled by the anti-piracy security those systems have in place.

What some game haves are """mods""", which are basically DLCs allowed by both console manufacturers and game publishers.

Yeah, maybe next time don't go on a buying spree just to try to flip your acquisitions to Saudi Arabia later with a higher price.

Also, gaming market is quite predictable, but people insist on not giving the players what they want.

There are more PCs than consoles so that's a given.

I have 2TB and I often delete games that I ain't playing anymore, size isn't a concern.

Now, I'd like to see some performance metrics before deciding if I should purchase this or just skip it.

Dunno, but I will probably pick this game once its on sale.
The OG one was good and I can picture the remake being good too.

I'd say they have less than 60 days to fix anything, W40k Space Marine 2 is releasing next month and its pretty damn close to what HD2 offers.

And we're glad to see you back

The fact that MS is negotiating instead of just selling them away means raises some eyebrows, but overall good news for Tango.

I hope Krafton realizes Tango's worth more than MS ever did.

@anon_pel222
They do, but there are two things that makes this stand out:
1 - Its a Sony product
2 - Its a PvE game, nerfs shouldn't be a thing.

In a PvE game you usually don't need nerfs, you need to buff the other alternatives in order to make them attractive, or better, you tweak the enemies and make them more vulnerable or less vulnerable to certain types of damage.

@DeepEyes
Killing zombies is even worse than killing living people.
Its considered a war crime by the Geneva Convention.

@Ken_Kaniff
People can't have fun taking innapropriate shots of zombies in a DEI filled world.

Killing them is fine though for some reason.
Killing a dead corpse is allowed but taking pictures of them isn't, let that sink in.

Welp, they did remove the points and not the whole feature because they knew this move will stink a lot and they'll have to reverse course once the refunds starts popping.

But hey, you have to signal something to the DEI crowd, despite that crowd not being the one spending money on your product.

Eh, probably gonna play 2XKO and maybe some BG3 while I wait for monke.

The fact that sales dropped only by 2.4M without any other game besides Stellar Blade and Rise of the Ronin to carry hardware sales means the console still has momentum.

He isn't completely wrong about that.
Xbox dev support for Asia is basically non-existent, and if you had the luck to get a Series devkit you still have to deal with stupid dev policies MS has, all that to sell less than it would sell on Switch/PS5 and PC.

And when I say stupid policies I really mean it. Things like mandatory parity which demands hardware specific optimisation, mobile compatibility if you wanna use xCloud services, etc. They even killed support for Xbone development which could be used to backport some games or some engines like MT Framework.

Hope we get Fate/Extra CCC as a DLC or even as a post-game content.

@Bingoboyop Given that we don't even have a PS4 version, I guess it would be a lot more work.
Like, Capcom won't release MvC collection on Xbox because the engine used on that port, MT Framework, isn't compatible with Series S/X. Maybe the same thing is happening right now where the engine used on these ports aren't compatible with PS4/PS5, at least not right now.

We are still getting an influx of Fate games, Fate/Extra Record was just announced and Fate/Samurai Remnant sold within expectations, there's still a chance for a port for this one, either that or a full blown remake.

Remake will come one day, but for now I'd settle for a 60FPS patch on PS5.

Switch and PC are the best market for this kind of genre right now.
It makes sense to skip PS5 for a later release if this one is a hit.

Gotta love how bots on other sites are blaming Jim Ryan for all this, dude isn't even the CEO anymore and Bungie's management problem has been known for a while.

All in all, Sony did give them a chance to fix their management before taking direct control...
Which is more than what Tango and Arkane Austin were given.

Bungie had to downsize one way or another, we got news last year about how bad their management is.

Honestly this paints Braid more as a product of its time rather than a commercial failure.

Same thing would happen if a Super Meat Boy or Fez Anniversary Edition were to release, not many people would buy those games because, well, you got way too many options of indies nowadays and many of those games are more polished than what we had back then.

Not a fan of Sektor and Cyrax new design nor the fact that they've been genderbent, Noob is looking awesome as aways and guests are not bad at all either, I'm digging that Ghostface and Conan. Also still no signs of Sonya Blade, why NR, why?!

Anyways, glad to see MK1 getting new content, game seemed dead even at EVO.

GTA6 and probably many other games are """exempt""" because SAG-AFTRA knows they hold no leverage over anything.

Hah, as if the industry won't outsource their work if SAG-AFTRA becomes a pain in the butt.

Also, one and a half year without a deal means the companies are telling you to kindly F off and that they'll go through, after all the ones who will judge if AI generated assets is bad or not in the end is the consumer.

Well, there are more chances of a person finding a character they like in Marvel Rivals. Plus it looks less generic than Concord.

Anyways, my take on this whole GaaS thing is if Sony wants to do it they have to look into other genres.
EVO was a blast this last weekend, why not invest in a F2P live service fighting game since you already own the event?

The same people defending Ubisoft are the ones complaining about MiHoYo.
Anyways the fact remains that this is the first AC where we won't play as someone native to the region... Guess the japanese aren't worth in Ubisoft's eyes

"Concord is a good game – but sometimes being good just isn’t enough anymore."

No, not really. I mean, if it was even remotely good it would attract numbers.
Concord is a solid game from a technical standing, but it is FAR from being good.

@Rodimusprime1313
Playstation isn't their main source of revenue, semiconductors and camera sensors are, to the point almost every phone in the world have their sensors.

Playstation is their most famous brand and the one making news for Sony.