If only there had been a major gaming event in June that showcased various new games that welcomed big companies like Sony and where they could hype up and talk about their projects..... Hmmm 🤔🤔
@Ichiban Metroid looks awesome, Advance Wars 1 & 2 are brilliant titles and the series is back after 11 years. Equating it and WarioWare to mere google play shovelware shows your complete ignorance of both series.
Tell that to fans who love tradeshows like PAX, Fanexpo, Comicon, CES, etc... I happen to like trade shows, and again, if Sony had been there and they had a great show like Xbox or Nintendo, this article wouldn't exist. Pure tribalism.
Skipping E3, eh Ryan? Ryan is a short-sighted PR nightmare, and this writeup is just another apologist piece from PS staff telling you "Sony can do no wrong!". Yuck.
@Steel76 These have been out much longer. Much more time to accumulate crap. Or better idea, just avoid crap games in general, regardless of platform. 💡
@Gravity_Bear If we use Rare again as an example, Nintendo owned the Donkey Kong IP, not Rare, but Rare was given DKC to develop.
Rare then made some original IPs like Jet Force Gemini and Banjo Kazooie exclusively for N64, but when Microsoft acquired Rare, Rare took their original IPs with them. Nintendo couldn't do anything about it. That's why I still classified Rare as a third-party Studio. Rare may have insisted any new IPs they make, they get to retain. Since they controlled 51% ownership, that would have helped their negotiations.
It's all so confusing, but for years I've found the term "Second party developer" silly and misleading.
"Second party" is such a misnomer. Housemarque is a third party studio at the end of the day. They've never exclusively developed for Sony, nor are they owned by them.
Same as with Rare, they were third party. While they developed pretty much exclusively for Nintendo at one time, Nintendo only owned 49% of the studio, not a majority.
Factor 5, largely with Nintendo and PC for many years, were always third party.
The system is barely six months old and people are acting like every single PS5 game for the entire lifespan will be on PS4 as well. I see nothing different during this transition. Typical gaming writers across the industry being hyperbolic over very little. Besides, it's a smarter business move to make these earlier titles cross gen.
Between increased game prices and lack of future announcements, Sony needs to show something cause I couldn't be less excited for PS5 right now, and I've had mine since launch.
Proof yet again to never lock one's self into a digital-only console. That extra $100 is worth the total freedom of going for either dirt cheap discs or digital sales. Win-win. 😎
Funny, as Sammy was originally hyping this extensively months ago, when back then I said the actors looked inaccurate and inauthentic. Partisan brain syndrome, I guess. 🙄
I adore UC and Naughty Dog, but this looks very cheesy.
PS3 had the best iteration of the store, Before it was updated into the slow, clunky, laggy mess it became in 2011-2012, I believe? Also, it's embarrassing PS4 never had a wishlist option. At least PS5 does. The sorting and filtering has always been poor. Many products don't even show up where one would expect them too. It's like no one on staff did any proofreading and checking.
@Carl-G Oh don't even start that "no games" nonsense again. Pushsquare users melted down defending NOT having crossplay, when the industry was clearly and rapidly moving in that direction.
Sony does devalue their games very quickly, which doesn't help. I got LOU2 a few months later for 50% off. These days with s-t wages, rising costs of living, $10 added to new game prices, and a personal backlog already a mile long, I'm not buying a whole lot at full price anymore.
@TrueAssassin86x You can't be serious. The Switch was always marketed at Adults. That stereotype hasn't been true since the SNES days. PS are the ones who restrict stuff way more than Nintendo does these days.
@Flaming_Kaiser They're only "complete" until the developer decides to add more content. Streets of Rage 4 being a perfect example. Untitled Goose Game, which wasn't LRG, had the same issue with its co-op mode. Don't fall for the marketing hype, it's never guaranteed.
@TrueAssassin86x This is pure fanboyish tribalism! It's a legitimate oversight on the PS3, and should be reported as such so people know information that is TRUE.
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Re: Random: PlayStation Fans Start Petition to Cancel Hideo Kojima's Rumoured Xbox Game
Stupid crybaby fanboys! Get over it!
Re: PS Plus July 2021 PS5, PS4 Games Announced
Two 💩💩 , oh and Plague is decent.
Re: Ghost of Tsushima Director's Cut Gets Age Rating for PS5, PS4
If true, glad I waited.
Re: PS Vita Messages Wiped and Functionality Disabled
Sony murdered the Vita circa 2014. B-tards.
Re: Poll: When Do You Expect the Next Major PS5 Livestream?
If only there had been a major gaming event in June that showcased various new games that welcomed big companies like Sony and where they could hype up and talk about their projects..... Hmmm 🤔🤔
🤣 🤣 🤣 😜
Re: PlayStation Exclusive Final Fantasy VII Remake Spotted on Epic Games Store
Expect the same with FF16. 😉
Re: Poll: Did E3 2021 Suck?
@Ichiban Metroid looks awesome, Advance Wars 1 & 2 are brilliant titles and the series is back after 11 years. Equating it and WarioWare to mere google play shovelware shows your complete ignorance of both series.
Re: Reaction: E3 Is a Relic Desperately Clinging to Relevancy
@Ambassador_Kong
Tell that to fans who love tradeshows like PAX, Fanexpo, Comicon, CES, etc... I happen to like trade shows, and again, if Sony had been there and they had a great show like Xbox or Nintendo, this article wouldn't exist. Pure tribalism.
Re: Reaction: E3 Is a Relic Desperately Clinging to Relevancy
@nessisonett Agreed. Salty Sammy dismissing it cause Sony wasn't there. It'd be the opposite id they were.
Re: Fatal Frame: Maiden of Black Water Haunts PS5, PS4 This Year
@DTfeartheBEARD I can unfortunately see this as getting another LRG hostage release.
Still, awesome to have Fata Frame 5 ported to modern systems.
Re: Cult FMV Romantic Comedy Plumbers Don't Wear Ties Coming to PS5, PS4
Literally the worst thing LRG or any publisher could release. 🤦♂️
Re: Round Up: What Was Announced at the Square Enix Presents Showcase?
Needed more Deus Ex and Tomb Raider.
Re: Round Up: What Was Announced at Ubisoft Forward?
@ShogunRok Mario + Rabbids 2 will be awesome. 🙂
Re: Actually, PlayStation Boss Jim Ryan Doesn't Hate Old Games
Skipping E3, eh Ryan? Ryan is a short-sighted PR nightmare, and this writeup is just another apologist piece from PS staff telling you "Sony can do no wrong!". Yuck.
Re: Talking Point: What Do You Expect from E3 2021 Next Week?
Definitely not Sony, that's for sure. So lame to skip E3. 😒👎
Re: PS4, PS Vita Games Can Be Purchased for As Little As £0.16/$0.19 on PS Store Right Now
@Steel76 These have been out much longer. Much more time to accumulate crap. Or better idea, just avoid crap games in general, regardless of platform. 💡
Re: Mini Review: Mighty Goose (PS5) - Bombastic 2D Shooter Is Really Good Fun, Despite Frustrations
This is the Untitled Goose's ultimate revenge fantasy. 😉
Re: E3 2021 Timetable: Dates and Times for All Events, Press Conferences, and Live Streams
I'm most excited for Nintendo and Microsoft's show.
@Ken_Kaniff True, it's really silly. No reason to skip E3. Sony's like the spoiled little turd who takes their ball and goes home to pout.
Re: Sony Explains How Second-Party Fits into Its Software Slate
@Gravity_Bear If we use Rare again as an example, Nintendo owned the Donkey Kong IP, not Rare, but Rare was given DKC to develop.
Rare then made some original IPs like Jet Force Gemini and Banjo Kazooie exclusively for N64, but when Microsoft acquired Rare, Rare took their original IPs with them. Nintendo couldn't do anything about it. That's why I still classified Rare as a third-party Studio. Rare may have insisted any new IPs they make, they get to retain. Since they controlled 51% ownership, that would have helped their negotiations.
It's all so confusing, but for years I've found the term "Second party developer" silly and misleading.
Re: Sony Explains How Second-Party Fits into Its Software Slate
"Second party" is such a misnomer. Housemarque is a third party studio at the end of the day. They've never exclusively developed for Sony, nor are they owned by them.
Same as with Rare, they were third party. While they developed pretty much exclusively for Nintendo at one time, Nintendo only owned 49% of the studio, not a majority.
Factor 5, largely with Nintendo and PC for many years, were always third party.
Re: Talking Point: Did Sony Lie About PS5?
The system is barely six months old and people are acting like every single PS5 game for the entire lifespan will be on PS4 as well. I see nothing different during this transition. Typical gaming writers across the industry being hyperbolic over very little. Besides, it's a smarter business move to make these earlier titles cross gen.
Re: Five Need for Speed Games Pulled from PS Store Permanently
@Residentsteven I'd highly recommend Hot Pursuit 2010 (now Remastered). That's a legit excellent NFS title.
Re: Upcoming PS5, PS4 Games for June and July 2021
@Loftimus Same in Ontario. A regular PS5 game after tax is $101. No f-ing way am I paying that much.
Re: PS Now Has a Respectable 3.2 Million Subscribers
If it wasn't trash, they'd have more subscribers.
Re: Uncharted 4 Heading to PC, Investor Presentation Claims
More Playstation exclusives going the way of Xbox exclusives. I'm fine with this.
Re: Soapbox: Why I'm Not Expecting a PS5, PS4 Press Conference from PlayStation Next Month
Between increased game prices and lack of future announcements, Sony needs to show something cause I couldn't be less excited for PS5 right now, and I've had mine since launch.
Re: PS Store Days of Play Sale Discounts 60 PS5 Games, 500 PS4 Games
Proof yet again to never lock one's self into a digital-only console. That extra $100 is worth the total freedom of going for either dirt cheap discs or digital sales. Win-win. 😎
Re: PlayStation Fans Aren't Happy with This New Uncharted Movie Picture
Funny, as Sammy was originally hyping this extensively months ago, when back then I said the actors looked inaccurate and inauthentic. Partisan brain syndrome, I guess. 🙄
I adore UC and Naughty Dog, but this looks very cheesy.
Re: Make It Count with Empire of Sin's First Paid Expansion
I'll count the money I'll save by NOT buying this.
Re: Technical Issues Restrict Biomutant to Just 1080p, 60fps on PS5
Lol. Ah Sony... 😋 This isn't the first time Series X has upstaged PS5 on multiplat releases.
Re: Hades Could Finally Be Coming to PlayStation
@Mega-Gazz Considering a hard Switch copy is $45 CAD at Amazon Canada, I doubt they'd go that high, especially for an indie title.
https://www.amazon.ca/Hades-Nintendo-Switch-Games-Software/dp/B08WWC6GBX/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=hades+switch&qid=1621121667&sprefix=Hades&sr=8-1
Re: Final Play At Home Update Includes Free Content for Lots of PS4 Games
Wow, talk about going out with a massive whimper. We had Ratchet and Horizon for free, now just a bunch of lame DLC packs to conclude. 🤦♂️
Re: New PS Vita Games Will Sadly Cease This Summer
In the wake of the previous store closure announcement, I found hard copies of Unit 13 and Muramasa Rebirth.
Re: Soapbox: 69% of PlayStation's Revenue Is Driven by PS Store, But the Shopping Experience Sucks
Nice.
PS3 had the best iteration of the store, Before it was updated into the slow, clunky, laggy mess it became in 2011-2012, I believe? Also, it's embarrassing PS4 never had a wishlist option. At least PS5 does. The sorting and filtering has always been poor. Many products don't even show up where one would expect them too. It's like no one on staff did any proofreading and checking.
Re: Random: Good Morning Football Stans Twisted Metal
@Senu I would die for a V8 comeback!
Re: Meltdowns Over PS5, PS4 Crossplay Documents Misunderstood
@Carl-G Oh don't even start that "no games" nonsense again. Pushsquare users melted down defending NOT having crossplay, when the industry was clearly and rapidly moving in that direction.
Re: Gallery: Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart Drops Jaws in New PS5 Screenshots
@Mega-Gazz Same. I really want Returnal (and RE8) but with tax, I'm looking at $101.70 each. Good lord... 😱
Re: PS Store Golden Week Sale Features Over 700 PS5, PS4 Deals
@JAMes-BroWWWn ...Except Nintendo does periodically have sales on first-party titles...
Re: Digital Dominates Physical As Pandemic Pushes Consumers to PS Store
Physical whenever possible, unless the price is exorbitantly higher.
Re: This PS5 Ad Isn't Going to Make Stock Any Easier to Find
A commercial for a game console, with zero games shown. Lol.
Re: Beloved Star Wars RPG Knights of the Old Republic Really Is Getting a Remake, Reports Say
Another game/series Aspyr really must port over to modern platforms is Rogue Squadron. ♥
Re: Sony Backtracks PS3, PS Vita Online Store Closures
@KayOL77 That was incredibly stupid. Otherwise, Phil is much more competent than Ryan.
We found the Jim Ryan fanboy, it seems. Defend the guy who hates retro games and scoffs at preserving Sony's legacy. Bravo, man. 👏😑
Re: Sony Backtracks PS3, PS Vita Online Store Closures
Hahahahaha, Jim Ryan fails again! The gamers have spoken! 😄😄😄
That was an incredibly stupid decision that Sony even flirted with to shut these stores down.
P.S. FIRE RYAN!
Re: Days Gone Director on Skipped Sequel: 'If You Love a Game, Buy It at F***ing Full Price'
Sony does devalue their games very quickly, which doesn't help. I got LOU2 a few months later for 50% off. These days with s-t wages, rising costs of living, $10 added to new game prices, and a personal backlog already a mile long, I'm not buying a whole lot at full price anymore.
Re: Leisure Suit Larry: Wet Dreams Dry Twice Comes to PS4 Next Month
@TrueAssassin86x You can't be serious. The Switch was always marketed at Adults. That stereotype hasn't been true since the SNES days. PS are the ones who restrict stuff way more than Nintendo does these days.
Re: 10 PS3, PSP, PS Vita Games You May Not Realise Had a Physical Release
@Flaming_Kaiser They're only "complete" until the developer decides to add more content. Streets of Rage 4 being a perfect example. Untitled Goose Game, which wasn't LRG, had the same issue with its co-op mode. Don't fall for the marketing hype, it's never guaranteed.
Re: Poll: Do You Use These Two Forgotten PS5 Features?
I Never play online with random dips-ts.
PS5 has dust collectors? 😳
Re: PS Plus Oversight Is a Bummer for PS3, PS Vita Owners
@TrueAssassin86x This is pure fanboyish tribalism! It's a legitimate oversight on the PS3, and should be reported as such so people know information that is TRUE.
Re: Soapbox: I Don't Think Sony's Obsession with PS5 Blockbusters Aligns with Reality
@Shinnok789 Hitman is published by their developer, IO Interactive, not Ubisoft.
Re: Talking Point: Would You Buy a PS5 Remake of The Last of Us?
Day one, day one, day one!
So, yes. 😍😍