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@IonMagi you do know you don't actually have to buy anything for BC. Just keep what you have, and it's not BC, it's just C. Works like a charm.

I expected this price to be honest. It's a high-end product, and I'm sure even with such a steep price tag they will lose money on it.
Compared to PSVR1, I don't think it's actually that much more expensive? For the usable setup that is (with controllers and camera)

@MightyDemon82 no idea, been gaming for over 30 years and never actually purchased one. I have tried at friends or acquired through subscriptions many though. And never quite understood what makes them such a money maker.

If this was Purexbox and MS, article would read revenue on subscriptions increased by 10%. No mentions of subscribers numbers..

So sad. Excellent game, and I've loved the franchise since first LBP. Hopefully it finds audience down the line :/

@sword_9mm I actually played it on XSS, but didn't think it was relevant for my score (if anything, 900p low resolution adds some artifacting and shimmering due to upscaling techniques that don't work on such sample, but I'm aware of that just being XSS).
XSX might fare better, not sure.

7/10 for me. Art and design are great, but gameplay is lacking and framerate is just too distracting. Not sure what it is, but this game feels like it's 20 FPS when it's 30, and 30 when it's 40. And as with any new release, there is a healthy dose of bugs and roughness around the edges.
With that all said, still decent, joy to watch in static, and with a performance patch could be very good.

Awesome, wanted to get my hands on Nioh 2. Could have been much worse.

Would be cool if it was a cross platform Sony funded game on MS infrastructure.. one can dream..

It's gonna be DS2.

Preordered it because I wanted to save a few bucks. There was never any doubt in my mind this wasn't going to be Sony at its best. Polished like a hood of a supercar. Or a certain God's axe.
Anyway, as long as they keep making these perfect single-player games I'm gonna keep buying them. And no, there is really no valid alternative to PS when it comes to that.

Might actually be a problem for Xbox users. It's a perfect example of games where it might make sense to download last gen version to save on fast storage.. which Series S does not have a lot

Both companies grasping at straws here.. not sure who looks sillier (and less honest) in the process.

It's well known that game development has some of the smartest people in software development, but also some of the worst practices and working patterns in any industry.
One can only imagine what could be produced with such brains and structure most already enjoy. Not surprised though, there was a reason Sony and Cerny specifically wanted to acquire Haven Studios people.

Artstyle is a step up compared to previous few unimaginative sequels. I just hope it also plays well.

HZD is still one of the better looking games out there. What would even be significantly improved in this remaster?
Ain't paying for it (and I'm admittedly a huge fan of the games).

Personally, I would give it 8/10 too. Didn't really click with me, but quality is undeniable. (played it on GP)

Great game, always felt it didn't get it's fair shoot on PS5 during launch. If anything, I feel it would review better today.
I hope PC and deck owners give it some much deserved love.

Recently played through Man of Medan and Little Hope on PS5, so the update won't impact me immediately. But I'm planning on getting the inevitable Session pack and replaying through all 4 games.

It's probably gonna be another win for them. Great team. Also, and I know this is not the correct site, kudos to them for doing a Switch port.

I'm ok with owning my big games. Also, full transparency, I have been utterly disappointed by the quality of AAA games that were day 1 on GP. I don't want that for PS Plus as a service, nor am I willing to pay 15$ a month for it (once my casually stacked 3 years for dimes runs out).

@sword_9mm people seem to forget for some these games originally ran at 50Hz, and that is how they remember them.
Keeping an option to provide original experience, or superior variant, beats just offering 60Hz.

Awesome news, would be great if it becomes standard. Not playing a lot of retro games myself, but this puts the biggest gripe people had with PS implementation to rest.

Seems like a good idea to me. I have friends that initially opted for digital version but would like to upgrade now.

Finally finished Kena: Bridge of spirits on my PS5, and might try out Wo Long demo I downloaded tomorrow.
Moved on to Trek to Yomi on XSS in meantime (cleaning backlog).

@MaikonCSGarcia you do understand that is not how the economy works?
Also, my comment was targeted specifically at the fate of Activision Blizzard, because as this drags on it is becoming apparent they will dissolve following either option. Or downscale significantly. Either way, it's a shame, for a company that owns such a huge collection of legendary IPs.

It's Japan + Splatoon 3.. 2875 units could be considered a success

My main concern is that the end outcome of this situation is going to be Activision Blizzard ceasing to exist. Be that by MS ruining it, or taking a hit after deal fails to close. Either way, not good.

Not sure why, but 99% of media out there is only covering Deathloop joining GP next week, when it is in fact joining PS Plus Extra on the EXACT SAME day. Go figure..
By the way, it's a decent game, everybody should at least try it.

Exactly what went through my mind while I was watching State of Play. GoT is such a remarkable game with lasting impression, it's hard to even rate it with existing rubric.

Sony killed it with State of Play yesterday and PSVR2 stuff today. Good for them, they needed a win.

That was an amazing trailer. Way to sell a game (not that it needed extra selling)!

Jim gets laughed at a lot, but I like his move here. MS made it a habit lately to release ambiguous messaging to public, that presents them as good guys at the first glance. But there is typically a passive aggressive undertone.
Kudos to Jim for making it transparent, telling it how it is. S*it stinks in both yards.

@Smash41 this argument was thrown around way more often at the beginning of the generation. As time goes on, I would say Smart Delivery makes my life way more complicated (Series S) than Sony's approach. If anything I would say PS way is quicker and simpler (no drive juggling and second guessing, one you choose is the one you get).

Another month that extra shames GP, at least in my book. It's going to be interesting to see if general opinion is going to swing toward realistically beefier PS service or not (although it's often more important to be first than it is to be better).

I have no interest and zero confidence in future of mobile gaming. Really hoped they would use resources to expand into something that might benefit me as a user. Oh well.. at least kids around the world will get some familiar skins to throw money at on their phone.

Weirdly, I played through first episode of The dark anthology last week, and just found out yesterday I also own/have access to episode two. So I'll be playing through that (they are far more enjoyable in a "I'm ashamed of liking this" kind of way then I expected).

Not a bad Extra offering, couldn't care less about Premium (Sony probably pulled data that only reviewers started classic games over last 2 months, so decided to invest budget into current gaming).

Great game and a perfect fit for launch to PS Extra model. It's not probable to get AAA games day one (while keeping quality), but awesome co-promoted indies are more realistic expectation.

Doesn't feel like Sony problem, this is just pure Atlus greed. They are re-releasing the same game for other platforms, so would like to sweep another round of sales on PS5 too.
If there is still any hope for the world, they'll fail miserably.

Tried it for a couple of hours yesterday.. a better game than I expected (gameplay is exactly as I wanted it to be, and there are fewer technical issues than I encounter with typical indie releases).
That said, I do live with a little stray so I'm biased.

@themuckman bare minimum I would say. Definitely less than typical Ubisoft game.

Played through Immortals: Fenyx Rising. Everybody should try it out, probably my best Ubisoft game in the last 5 years

Stray & FFVII for me.. but it looks to be a decent list.

Why would you mention Forza Horizon? I don't see Purexbox mentioning MS isn't capable of creating SP action adventure game for 20 years..
Also, as a matter of fact, Crew 2 has same visual fidelity problems on Series consoles and Purexbox ain't even mentioning that.

@rjejr 40 fps mode is literally the middle ground between 30 and 60, not based on number of frames per second (fps), but by time a single frame is presented to your eye (which is a more important metric in this case).
It translates into responsiveness being also exactly in the middle, if that makes sense.
So, although it seems like a small step up, it's truly balanced between two other modes.

Can't wait for inevitable Digital Foundry analysis of 40Hz mode. I loved this in Rift Apart, best way to play if your TV support's it.

@Richnj I meant determined as DOA by MS I guess. I'm not sure any publisher/studio should give up on a hyped product in a few weeks and determine that 50% price drop is justified.

@Shigurui but it was literally dead on arrival. Weeks after release it was on sale for 30$, and going onward price was in that range or lower.
@Richnj it is proven that significant number of users will hold off on purchase if product was ever listed for lower price, it applies to everything not just gaming.

I don't understand devaluing of Deathloop. It's MS owned studio with a product stuck on competing system now, sure, but Nintendo would never do this to their IP whatever the exclusive platform might be.