it was always coming. been this way on steam / PC for years.

no doubt loads of people in the comments insisting we will own nothing, and games will be taken away from us, despite this only happening a handful of times (like, 4, or 5) on non-online games in years on steam (and 10's of thousands of games coming out each year).

I don't like the lack of a physical option for those who want it. but it was always coming. hoping that consumer rights are protected, and call me naive but I think things are moving in the right direction in that area...

there will be much outrage on reddit and this site, as we are not the average consumer, who largely won't care either way.

digital works better with music, for sure. I have god knows how many CDs and vinyl, but also my whole library digitally, on multiple backups, hard drives, etc. Those are mp3 files and nobody could ever take those from me. I have a large movie library as DVD/4K physical, but for whatever reason, my PS and Switch libraries are all digital.

@Matroska such a frustrating game - half watching, half playing crazy taxi on the steam deck haha

no point buying until there are bangers that are ps6 exclusive. more than happy with graphics on my base ps5 thanks. can't see the point of a ps6 at all

Same price as Ghost of Yotei, Death Stranding 2 and Wolverine (UK, anyway), so all good

don't be so dramatic. the industry isn't 'cooked'. people will still buy these devices, regardless of the price. gaming been too cheap for too long, a reset is needed.

equally, as somebody who has gamed since the monochrome days of the spectrum, I would not mind if games stayed at this spec forever. the marginal returns in performance for the corresponding price increases, longer developer times, I just don't think they're worth it.

as a sega master system owner looking as mega drive games, a mega drive owner looking at n64 games, etc, those new games on the latest systems looked incredible. a real leap forward. those days are long gone. we're chasing the dragon here.

$1,000 is £750 in real money. Seems reasonable to me.

@Dogbreath I agree with this dog...

a reset may just be games consoles becoming things Joe Public buys over 12 months interest free credit, instead of an impulse buy.

whenever the UK government made booze or fatty foods more expensive 'for our health', that extra tax made zero difference. we just spent less on other things.

@rusty82 thing is, the vast majority of gamers don't read reddit, or this site. They buy COD and FIFA, etc. they would never build a PC.

they will still buy a PS6, when it's most likely cheaper than the new iPhone...

long gone are the days when there were visible generational improvements in games. It's diminishing returns. maybe the whole system needs to change... do we really need to have a new machine for such a price increase for such a minimal performance increase

Everything is nuts though, I picked up a Sandisk official PS5 2 TB SSD in January of 2025 for £165. That same SSD from Sandisk now costs £654.

So much as I hate these price increases, I can totally understand why they are happening!!!

@AI-Generation I genuinely see the 3 trillion daddy as a negative, not a positive, here... if MS wanted to 'win', they could leverage their financial position, but shareholders want dividends, and the ABK purchase really buggered them

@get2sammyb yeah, it's not like Nintendo where new consoles generation often means new controllers, etc. I am hoping my PS5 lasts a good few years into the PS6 generation...

As somebody that grew up with games, since the mid 80's, there just aren't big leaps from generation to generation, and games are cross generation for years, so there is zero impetus to jump ship to the new shiny console...

as a kid, you sold your sega master system and games, to buy a mega drive, as that was where ALL the new games were released.

@1970sGamer nicely done my friend to retire at 55! very jealous

Also, as a financially secure gaming fan, who also loves music and plays bass guitar and is in bands, etc, the cost of a new bass guitar, valve amp, cab, some pedals, etc, is so so sooooo much more than £1k, so personally I'd pay anything for a console, as it represents good value for me.

Music used to have value, when I was a kid you'd pay £12 for an album on CD and be happy. Now, music seems to have no value. Kids think music should be free...

Video games are worth a heck of a lot more than we pay for them, compared to other entertainment products, etc. I don't want to pay £100 plus for a AAA game, but really, games should cost that much, based on what they cost to make, inflation, etc. But people don't attribute that level of value to them.

The current PS5 digital is £520 / $600... forget the Pro, I can't see how the PS6 is going to be as expensive as the Steam machine...

Yeah, things are getting more expensive, but I can't see it being close to double the PS5 price...

Picked it up on PS5. Did everything the internet suggested RE game modes, turning off autosaves, etc. Just had a hard crash, less than an hour in, not even got to Jemison, and lost 30 minutes of play. FFS

restored, but half the recently played games have their titles written in Chinese characters!

loved this game. don't really chase trophies, but once I finished the game there were only a handful left, so I went for it.

I've now decided that if I love a game, and once beating the story, there isn't a huge grind for the platinum, i'll go for it.

there seem to be more games than ever released, but over the years people have built up larger and larger libraries / backlogs. Plus there aren't generational leaps in visuals any more, so I imagine lots of people are just buying older games on sale, and playing through their backlog, waiting for the next huge game?

Why would I buy any of those listed games, when I have far better reviewed games from the last 7 or 8 years still to play?

funny there is no mention of this on purexbox. still riding the hype train over there for their 2 exclusives

No single game could ever convince me to shell out what a series X costs these days. when I got a PS5, my first PS since the PS2, it was because there were 20 to 30 games from PS4 and PS5 I could only play on that console (no interest in PC).

So no, I enjoyed Gears 1-3 back in the day, but it would take 10 to 15 VERY GOOD exclusive games to make me buy another console.

not buying any at launch, but will eventually pick up blood of dawn walker, control and wolverine

@KundaliniRising333 100% very duplicitous

@Skinny-Pete it's not like they're hidden away on reddit though, this website is as much to blame as the leakers for reporting it front and centre

crazy idea, but how about you stop reporting on the leaks, and then moaning that the leaks spoiled the surprise? I don't trawl the net for rumours, the GOW reveal was spoilt by this website, not by the actual leaker.

Why would anybody get upset about this? It's 2 days? Of all the non stories.

So why give coverage to the petty ramblings of a bitter man?

one new game. though it looks really damn good. but what on earth are all their other studios working on???

If the Witcher 3 expansion releases around the same time as Fable, could be just as big a problem for MS as GTA6...

@Reeneman I'm no programmer, but surely it's to be expected, as it's an expansion to the existing game, so it can't run multiple engines?

Anybody know what engine they are using for W1 remake? I recall CDPR saying W1 remake would come out after W4 as it would use assets from W4

Definitely a top 3 game of my 40 years gaming, so very excited for this. The only saves I have on my PS5 are for the end of my main play through, so would love to know 3 or 4 months in advance what the recommended level is for the expansion, and where it best sits in a play through, so I can be ready for it!!

Do you need to do this to game chat in private with friends?

I really enjoyed MW2019 campaign. interested in this, actually using real, not fictional, countries is a good choice.

most interested I've been in a COD in 4 or 5 years, only buy these for the campaign.

@somnambulance just what I was going to say!

@somnambulance funnily enough, I thought of Starfield. both are games that have their fans, and some very fervent fans too. But also they have their flaws, and their detractors. Both feel like the classic 7/10 for me... some will love, some will bounce off, hard.

I loved Starfield, despite its many flaws. So will probably try this eventually.

I don't blame PS for the 6/10, nor for coming back and re-rating. A cynic would say they have bowed to the comment section outrage, but there must be a lot of pressure to put out reviews quickly for new games, especially when other outlets are doing so...

this game still doesn't appeal, even though I have a couple of friends that are enjoying it. the lack of story just kills my enthusiasm....

so just to check, if you are already subbed, there is no change to anything?

@wildcat_kickz 100%

don't be so dramatic. 99% of ps5 owners are utterly oblivious to all this schoolyard drama.

we're all sick to death of hearing about it. so stop reprinting guesses and nonsense, and wait for official news. you know, like journalists?

@Skinny-Pete good to hear, I have it but not yet started!

thanks for keeping up with the story. I want to play this again, did enjoy it at launch on my XSX, but not prepared to give Bethesda a penny until it runs properly.

still fuming I paid for Oblivion remastered and they have left it in the state it's in

still not played any of them!! gaming since the 80s but PS5 my first PS, so I now have them, and cant wait to play them soon!

this was my first platinum also, loved it. Astrobot was my second platinum...

but a couple of the trophies in playroom were ridiculously obscure and impossible without a guide - certainly not 'pretty straightforward'

God I wish I was back in the 90s. People are bed wedding morons these days.

All digital for me. Just much more convenient for me, and if there is a handheld PS6, I doubt you'll be able to play any of your games on it, unless you own them digitally...

Happy to see that Nintendo are now making digital games much cheaper than physical at retail, as it should be.

It looks amazing, but the recent Star Wars game was just such a chore to play, hopefully this is as good as it looks

Love my PS5 but Sony to me is forever linked to the walkman I had at school, used to religiously listen to hard rock and grunge on the bus to school!!

CHEESEBURGER!!!