@XenonKnight Indeed, hence why I haven't upgraded my desktop in many years is cause of cost. Some video cards alone are around 2K for optimum performance, although it is possible to get decent gaming computers for less than that. I grew up as a console gamer so I still like them, and their ease of use and relatively low entry cost are more reasons why they remain popular. I wouldn't hold my breath for a Vita 2 though. Between the Switch 2, Steamdeck and simular devices, and Sony trying to keep PSVR2 afloat, I think a Vita 2 would be severely undersupported.
@NeonPizza Yeah I hear what you're saying. I've been vocal on my disappointment of PS5 this gen, though not for VR-related reasons, but for some I can understand that point. With more and more Sony's games heading to PC anyway like you said, a trend which is likely to continue and probably into the PS6 generation as well, one could just get a powerful PC and enjoy the best exclusives from Sony and MS under one roof, plus get Nintendo's next system and have access to essentially everything, lol.
@XenonKnight Well they did announce a few VR titles in the recent State of Play. It's very clear that sales of VR2 have trailed far behind the original PSVR (costing more money than the console required to use it on doesn't help). I think within the next year we'll know fully for sure what it's future is.
Personally I'm not buying into any of this VR stuff, even though I would like to try it out. It just seems like it's too expensive and the applications, from a gaming context, are too limiting. Anything first person is a no-brainer, like RE 7 & 8, but beyond that..? 🤷♂️
Maybe it has a nice 3d effect for other types of games, but then at that point I would argue why can't we just bring 3D televisions back, but go one Step Beyond and have a glasses-free, 3DS-like experience in our living room on a 70 inch screen? I would freaking love that, and no bucket strapped to the head required, lol.
"Also, we’re pleased to share that we are currently testing the ability for PS VR2 players to access additional games on PC to offer even more game variety in addition to the PS VR2 titles available through PS5. We hope to make this support available in 2024, so stay tuned for more updates."
@__jamiie We were marketed 1080P/60FPS with PS3/360, and that didn't happen either. Usually 720P/30FPS at best was the norm. At this point, whatever marketing says, drop down 1 notch below that, for a more reasonable expectation.
@Fritz167 Some people never played these originally.
It can very difficult dealing with original hardware, considering its age, finding working controllers, memory cards, TV's or converter boxes to connect them to modern TV's, etc.
We get a plethora of dozens of new games every month, across all platforms. It's a welcome treat to see these old classics given a facelift and re-released in the modern era.
I'll never understand the mentality behind the hatred for these retro HD releases. Absolutely bizzare. 🤷♂️
@Kienda The most level-headed take I could've imagined out of all this hysteria. 👍
@hi_drnick Many execs suck at their job. Then the fault is on Sony for not paying attention to what their competitors are doing. I can see why Sony isn't a leader but a follower in most respects.
@pyrrhic_victory As an Xbox fan, I was never celebrating the "demise", of Sony. I'm a fan of Sony too, albiet a very critical one. I want PS to do better, just like I wanted Xbox to do better after ruining their brand with Don Matrick in 2013. I want more hardware in the market and serious competition.
The Activision fiasco seems moot now, given this new turn of events. 😔
Microsoft has been giving people less of less of a reason to buy an Xbox for years. Competition is good for the industry. I don't wanna be limited to only Sony hardware. This is really sad. Microsoft has been playing defense for 10 years ever since Don Matrick made an ass of himself in 2013. To make that huge Activision buyout, have a great recent developer showcase with Kojima, only to announce this? What a stab in the back to Xbox fans.
Focus on PS5, Sony. PSVR2 isn't doing that great, and we're only now really getting into the current generation. Another dedicated Sony handheld would not perform well, given how they sent Vita out to die with little support.
It's looking really good. 🥹 I'm not bothered by no release date. Take more time if you need it, Bloober. There's not many of them, but I'm quite confident this is gonna be an absolutely killer PS5 must-have.
As I said right from the beginning, for an accessory that's costs more than console required to play it (lol), and the mixed messaging of Sony wanting gamers to go both 4K and VR, psvr2 was not going to succeed.
@thefourfoldroot1 I've been gaming since maybe 1991-92, and I've never heard the term "trophy campaign". 😕 That's just.. Eww. Sounds like achievement farming. These things became lazy digital dopamine trinkets that prioritize wasting time all too often; "shoot 100 birds", or "throw 200 bottles". Lame. I'd turn them off if I could. The worst offendes are beating games (like A Way Out) and not even getting a trophy for it. 🤦♂️
@nomither6 Taking EVERYTHING into account, the overwhelming majority are not, and you are well aware of that. I didn't even critique the mobile market, omg... 🤯
I've been saying this for years. 100%. Indies, big budget, GamePass, PS+, Freebies, crazy discounts, to name a few, the amount of games we have is absolutely mind boggling. Too many games, not enough money or time for all of them. Thus, the market suffers.
@BrettAwesome American far-right nutcases, especially the religious ones, label anyone who disagrees with them commies, fascists (lol, ironic), demonic, evil, vermin, etc.. I could go on. So please, anyone who's doing that, is also demonstrating their "wonderfulness" as a person.
The once academic term is now a stupid, lame, moronic catch-all buzzword to express dislike. It's like in 1992 when 7YOs called something "gay" to express dislike for anything, it's the same now. It's an easy way to identify morons who haven't a coherent thought in their minds.
GTA 6 is gonna rock, and I, especially as the staunch advocate of artistic freedom/expression that I am (one's fee-fees can eff off, dont consume it) I am relishing the right-wing online meltdown over the game! 👏😂
@Bez87 They didn't. LRG are liars. There's never any indication their digital titles will be pulled down, especially with only 5 days warning. There's also the Scott Pilgrim fiasco mentioned above.
They also lied about Go! Go! Kokopolo being the final 3DS physical release, then they teased another 3DS game on Twitter in early 2023.
This company is beyond garbage, it's mind blowing.
Lol, you're reeling? 😂 I'm happy it's cancelled. Bring on the next great single player title from Naughty Dog. This never should or needed to be a big, seperate GaaS project. Giga-dumb idea.
@Art_Vandelay Necessary for who, though? It's great for later adopters, but I've had my original launch day PS4 since 2013 and I can still enjoy using it, without having to buy a second PS5 for my living and bedroom. The PS4 Pro, for what it offered/cost of entry, was not too impressive for me, what with PS5 around the corner at the time. We're seeing the PC market mindset cementing itself in the console space now, to which it'll likely become a staple going forward. At least with Switch it was easy and cheap to buy a second dock, but a $700 second, mid-gen-only console? Ha, yeah as an early adopter, thats a hard no. If my PS5 blew up or was too expensive to repair, sure I'd get it then.
Microsoft still needs to sort out their first party software issues, and I say that as someone who loves the Xbox platform for numerous reasons (like BWC and free cloud saves), and buys most multiplat releases there. Sony has their own software issues too, especially with their GaaS insistence/Naughty Dog fiasco. It won't be fixed this generation, cause as you said, it takes so long to develop these titles, but there's some potential gems on the way like OD, Hellblade 2 and Perfect Dark. Even a mid-gen hardware refresh isn't likely to boost Xbox numbers TOO dramatically, IMO. If Starfield couldn't do it, that ship has likely sailed.
@Art_Vandelay My underlying point was, we have some gamers, hysterical about how underwhelming this gen has been so far, including but not limited to being "held back" by cross gen titles, and now there's rumours of Pro hardware being trotted out again. I just find it ironic. 🙃
Good riddance! Sony's live service attempts are usually terrible. All the time and money wasted on this crap when Naughty Dog could've made Uncharted 5, TLoU 3 or a new IP. GaaS sucks. The market is saturated with them. Sony, focus on Single player content.
It's perfectly called for. MW3 is $90 CDN DLC, priced as a full game, made by a terrible publisher that crunched its workforce to put out a shoddy product.
He didn't attack any one developer. It's a shot at management, cause ultimately they decide, not the low level workers who actually do the work. More of this honesty would be refreshing to see, not just in gaming, but in business in general.
@Mephisto2869 It's easy to forget, lol. I'm surprised unleashing things like Showgirls onto the world do not qualify as crimes against humanity, lolol! 🤣
@thefourfoldroot1 It's like having a store and deciding what to sell in your store. I'm all for price caps on rent, energy, medicine, etc.., but I am also fine with stores deciding to not sell certain items if they feel they don't want to be associated with it. I wouldn't walk into Toys R Us and expect to find sex toys for sale, just like I wouldn't walk into a bakery and expect to find guns for sale, nor should those stores be forced to sell those items if they don't want to.
Just like I don't want certain people in my home that I don't wish to enter. And I think my positions are perfectly reasonable.
But now we're getting into apples vs. oranges.
While the game doesn't look very good, it still is attention-grabbing, lol. To quote Robocop; I'd buy that for a dollar. 😋
@thefourfoldroot1 It's literally the platform holders platform, rofl. They have the final say.
Imagine if random people could come into your house any time they wanted, stay as long as they wanted and did whatever they wished, etc.. It's the same idea. Ridiculous.
@Fester Since it takes place after the second movie (a fact mentioned in the video and first sentence of paragraph 2), I would say Clarence is still long dead. 😉
@Powerplay94 What you call being quiet, I call an unreasonable amount of silence and secrecy resulting in almost no reason to get excited about much of what Sony may be working on internally. PS5 is 3 years old at this point. The ND leaks were welcomed.
@zupertramp Firstly, since when is "kneecapping" an elitist term? I think you've been online too long. Would you prefer downgrade?
Secondly, and this was addressed at Waveboy originally, for someone to throw away their perfectly good and functional PS5, for a new model that has LESS features, while overall spending MORE money? How on earth is advocating for the opposite elitist? I suggested to waveboy to save that money and keep the device they already have, that happens to have more features. And yet somehow, that's elitism..?
A true elitist consumes every new thing, even if it's downgraded just to be cool and current, while spending the most money. I advocated the complete opposite philosophy.
Mother of god... You missed the plot completely. 🤦♂️
@WaveBoy I'd keep the disc-based console and not kneecap one's self with the digital one, on top of spending additional money which could be spent on games.
@JSnow2 @Sanquine I'm just here to continue the Jim Ryan bashing and expressing hope that his replacement is not worse. Hulst was also awful. Sony is in dire need of a new and better vision for PlayStation.
@Oz_Momotaro Well, if it wasn't clear by now, media industries feed on nostalgia. To abandon one's entire legacy is how you lose your original fans, and your relevancy fades. Imagine if Mario, Zelda and Pokemon suddenly ended, Nintendo would be a world of trouble. You're unreasonable to say "Sony, throw all your old IPs away, only make new stuff every new generation". Completely unrealistic.
@Oz_Momotaro Reinventing some old IPs would inject some lifeblood into these states of play snoozefests. Look at Capcom, literally remaking their entire RE series, continuing Street Fighter, innovating with Monster Hunter, brought Mega Man back, continuing AA, and their profits, stock and popularity have skyrocketed in recent years.
Nintendo continuously reinvents Mario, with 64, Sunshine, Galaxy, Odyssey, NSMB, and now Wonder. They reinvented Zelda with OOT, WW, and BOTW. Both IPs are just as relevant today as they were back in the 80s, perhaps moreso (Mario film made 1B+)
Sony keeps a few old IPs around like God of War and Gran Turismo, but they're sitting on an enormous wealth of old IP that they just don't seem to want to use. The notion that there's millions of loyal PlayStation Gamers that have been gaming with them for over 20 years, to also say that 70 to 80% of those PS players have never played any of those old IPs, doesn't add up. Sony is having an identity crisis, and they seem clueless as to what to do about it. VR is and will remain a niche for quite some time, so they can't bet on that to be the huge breakthrough that they need. They had a good thing going with The Last of Us, until they decided to pour tons of resources into a stupid multiplayer game; MP is not what TLOU is about. Let's continue Uncharted with Drake's daughter, but they don't seem to be doing that.
Splinter Cell is dead. Metal Gear is dead. Perfect Dark is years away. This is the perfect time to bring back Syphon Filter; can't tell you how much I'm craving a big-Budget, decent third person stealth action game.
These are just a few ideas off the top of my head that would make PlayStation more exciting again. Ryan personified the abandonment of the company's roots, and while Sony is in the unique position of also being a hardware maker, we've seen time and time again what often happens to companies that completely abandon what made them successful in the first place.
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Re: Poll: What Do You Think of PSVR2, One Year Later?
@XenonKnight Indeed, hence why I haven't upgraded my desktop in many years is cause of cost. Some video cards alone are around 2K for optimum performance, although it is possible to get decent gaming computers for less than that. I grew up as a console gamer so I still like them, and their ease of use and relatively low entry cost are more reasons why they remain popular. I wouldn't hold my breath for a Vita 2 though. Between the Switch 2, Steamdeck and simular devices, and Sony trying to keep PSVR2 afloat, I think a Vita 2 would be severely undersupported.
Re: Poll: What Do You Think of PSVR2, One Year Later?
@NeonPizza Yeah I hear what you're saying. I've been vocal on my disappointment of PS5 this gen, though not for VR-related reasons, but for some I can understand that point. With more and more Sony's games heading to PC anyway like you said, a trend which is likely to continue and probably into the PS6 generation as well, one could just get a powerful PC and enjoy the best exclusives from Sony and MS under one roof, plus get Nintendo's next system and have access to essentially everything, lol.
Re: Poll: What Do You Think of PSVR2, One Year Later?
@XenonKnight Well they did announce a few VR titles in the recent State of Play. It's very clear that sales of VR2 have trailed far behind the original PSVR (costing more money than the console required to use it on doesn't help). I think within the next year we'll know fully for sure what it's future is.
Personally I'm not buying into any of this VR stuff, even though I would like to try it out. It just seems like it's too expensive and the applications, from a gaming context, are too limiting. Anything first person is a no-brainer, like RE 7 & 8, but beyond that..? 🤷♂️
Maybe it has a nice 3d effect for other types of games, but then at that point I would argue why can't we just bring 3D televisions back, but go one Step Beyond and have a glasses-free, 3DS-like experience in our living room on a 70 inch screen? I would freaking love that, and no bucket strapped to the head required, lol.
Re: Poll: What Do You Think of PSVR2, One Year Later?
@NeonPizza Yrah, it was reported by PCgamer via the official PS blog. https://www.pcgamer.com/another-wall-crumbles-in-the-console-exclusivity-war-sony-testing-psvr2-on-pc/
"Also, we’re pleased to share that we are currently testing the ability for PS VR2 players to access additional games on PC to offer even more game variety in addition to the PS VR2 titles available through PS5. We hope to make this support available in 2024, so stay tuned for more updates."
Re: Poll: What Do You Think of PSVR2, One Year Later?
PSVR2 support is finally coming to PC. This just suddenly made the future of it a lot more viable.
Re: Tomb Raider 1-3 Remastered Starring Lara Croft (PS5) - The New Standard for PS1 Re-Releases
@ZhuckelDror Two remasters, out of dozens, if not hundreds of others that are perfectly adequate.
Needed or not, that is irrelevant. I am merely talking about product quality. That's the topic here. TLoU 2 remaster was well made.
Re: PS5 Exclusive Stellar Blade Will Feature a Trio of Graphics Options
@__jamiie We were marketed 1080P/60FPS with PS3/360, and that didn't happen either. Usually 720P/30FPS at best was the norm. At this point, whatever marketing says, drop down 1 notch below that, for a more reasonable expectation.
Re: Tomb Raider 1-3 Remastered Starring Lara Croft (PS5) - The New Standard for PS1 Re-Releases
@ZhuckelDror So... they didn't come 10 years ago, but we have them now. That's hardly a negative. Better late than never.
Most remasters turn out fine, like Metroid Prime or TLoU 1 & 2.
Re: Tomb Raider 1-3 Remastered Starring Lara Croft (PS5) - The New Standard for PS1 Re-Releases
@Dominator2885 Or just say nuts to all that streaming and play natively with a Switch or Steamdeck. 😉
Re: Tomb Raider 1-3 Remastered Starring Lara Croft (PS5) - The New Standard for PS1 Re-Releases
@Fritz167 Some people never played these originally.
It can very difficult dealing with original hardware, considering its age, finding working controllers, memory cards, TV's or converter boxes to connect them to modern TV's, etc.
We get a plethora of dozens of new games every month, across all platforms. It's a welcome treat to see these old classics given a facelift and re-released in the modern era.
I'll never understand the mentality behind the hatred for these retro HD releases. Absolutely bizzare. 🤷♂️
Re: Xbox Is Bringing Four Exclusives to PS5, But It Won't Say Which
@Kienda The most level-headed take I could've imagined out of all this hysteria. 👍
@hi_drnick Many execs suck at their job. Then the fault is on Sony for not paying attention to what their competitors are doing. I can see why Sony isn't a leader but a follower in most respects.
Re: Ubisoft CEO Defends Skull and Bones Premium $70 Pricetag, Insists It's 'AAAA' Quality
Skull & Bones is gonna bomb so hard. Lol. 😂
Re: Xbox Set to Announce Multi-Platform Plans Next Week
@pyrrhic_victory As an Xbox fan, I was never celebrating the "demise", of Sony. I'm a fan of Sony too, albiet a very critical one. I want PS to do better, just like I wanted Xbox to do better after ruining their brand with Don Matrick in 2013. I want more hardware in the market and serious competition.
The Activision fiasco seems moot now, given this new turn of events. 😔
Re: Xbox Set to Announce Multi-Platform Plans Next Week
Microsoft has been giving people less of less of a reason to buy an Xbox for years. Competition is good for the industry. I don't wanna be limited to only Sony hardware. This is really sad. Microsoft has been playing defense for 10 years ever since Don Matrick made an ass of himself in 2013. To make that huge Activision buyout, have a great recent developer showcase with Kojima, only to announce this? What a stab in the back to Xbox fans.
Re: Rumour: A New PlayStation Handheld Console Reportedly in the Works
Focus on PS5, Sony. PSVR2 isn't doing that great, and we're only now really getting into the current generation. Another dedicated Sony handheld would not perform well, given how they sent Vita out to die with little support.
Re: Resident Evil 4 Gold Edition Brings the Full Remake Experience to PS5, PS4 Next Week
I remember back in the day when Seperate Ways was included on the disc... 💿 😡 (and Assignment Ada)
Re: New Silent Hill 2 PS5 Trailer Shows Combat, Puzzles, and More
It's looking really good. 🥹 I'm not bothered by no release date. Take more time if you need it, Bloober. There's not many of them, but I'm quite confident this is gonna be an absolutely killer PS5 must-have.
Re: Free Silent Hill Game The Short Message Out Today on PS5
Will download immediately. Looks freaky as hell. 😍
Re: Rec Room Dev 'Can't Justify' a PSVR2 Port
As I said right from the beginning, for an accessory that's costs more than console required to play it (lol), and the mixed messaging of Sony wanting gamers to go both 4K and VR, psvr2 was not going to succeed.
Re: PS Plus Premium Will Add PS1's Star Wars: The Phantom Menace Next
@thefourfoldroot1 I've been gaming since maybe 1991-92, and I've never heard the term "trophy campaign". 😕 That's just.. Eww. Sounds like achievement farming. These things became lazy digital dopamine trinkets that prioritize wasting time all too often; "shoot 100 birds", or "throw 200 bottles". Lame. I'd turn them off if I could. The worst offendes are beating games (like A Way Out) and not even getting a trophy for it. 🤦♂️
Re: Publishing Exec Claims 'There Are Too Many Games'
@nomither6 Taking EVERYTHING into account, the overwhelming majority are not, and you are well aware of that. I didn't even critique the mobile market, omg... 🤯
Re: Publishing Exec Claims 'There Are Too Many Games'
I've been saying this for years. 100%. Indies, big budget, GamePass, PS+, Freebies, crazy discounts, to name a few, the amount of games we have is absolutely mind boggling. Too many games, not enough money or time for all of them. Thus, the market suffers.
Re: Believe It or Not, PS4 Sales Rocketed in the UK Last Year
Plenty of titles, cheaper prices, backward compatible, many with free upgrades, it's not surprising at all, Sammy.
Re: GTA 5's Michael Voice Actor a Big Fan of GTA 6 Protagonist: 'Lucia's Hard, Man'
@BrettAwesome American far-right nutcases, especially the religious ones, label anyone who disagrees with them commies, fascists (lol, ironic), demonic, evil, vermin, etc.. I could go on. So please, anyone who's doing that, is also demonstrating their "wonderfulness" as a person.
The once academic term is now a stupid, lame, moronic catch-all buzzword to express dislike. It's like in 1992 when 7YOs called something "gay" to express dislike for anything, it's the same now. It's an easy way to identify morons who haven't a coherent thought in their minds.
GTA 6 is gonna rock, and I, especially as the staunch advocate of artistic freedom/expression that I am (one's fee-fees can eff off, dont consume it) I am relishing the right-wing online meltdown over the game! 👏😂
Re: PlayStation Reveals Most Played Games of 2023 by Region, Is Basically a Waste of Time
I can say I proudly played zero live service games in 2023.
Re: Bill & Ted's Excellent Retro Collection Will Be Removed from PS5, PS4 Very Soon
@Bez87 They didn't. LRG are liars. There's never any indication their digital titles will be pulled down, especially with only 5 days warning. There's also the Scott Pilgrim fiasco mentioned above.
They also lied about Go! Go! Kokopolo being the final 3DS physical release, then they teased another 3DS game on Twitter in early 2023.
This company is beyond garbage, it's mind blowing.
Re: Stare Wistfully at The Last of Us Online PS5 Multiplayer Menu Screen
Lol, you're reeling? 😂 I'm happy it's cancelled. Bring on the next great single player title from Naughty Dog. This never should or needed to be a big, seperate GaaS project. Giga-dumb idea.
Re: Rumour: PS5 Pro Targeting September 2024, Will Have Proprietary Upscaling Tech
@Art_Vandelay Necessary for who, though? It's great for later adopters, but I've had my original launch day PS4 since 2013 and I can still enjoy using it, without having to buy a second PS5 for my living and bedroom. The PS4 Pro, for what it offered/cost of entry, was not too impressive for me, what with PS5 around the corner at the time. We're seeing the PC market mindset cementing itself in the console space now, to which it'll likely become a staple going forward. At least with Switch it was easy and cheap to buy a second dock, but a $700 second, mid-gen-only console? Ha, yeah as an early adopter, thats a hard no. If my PS5 blew up or was too expensive to repair, sure I'd get it then.
Microsoft still needs to sort out their first party software issues, and I say that as someone who loves the Xbox platform for numerous reasons (like BWC and free cloud saves), and buys most multiplat releases there. Sony has their own software issues too, especially with their GaaS insistence/Naughty Dog fiasco. It won't be fixed this generation, cause as you said, it takes so long to develop these titles, but there's some potential gems on the way like OD, Hellblade 2 and Perfect Dark. Even a mid-gen hardware refresh isn't likely to boost Xbox numbers TOO dramatically, IMO. If Starfield couldn't do it, that ship has likely sailed.
Re: Rumour: PS5 Pro Targeting September 2024, Will Have Proprietary Upscaling Tech
@Art_Vandelay My underlying point was, we have some gamers, hysterical about how underwhelming this gen has been so far, including but not limited to being "held back" by cross gen titles, and now there's rumours of Pro hardware being trotted out again. I just find it ironic. 🙃
Re: Rumour: PS5 Pro Targeting September 2024, Will Have Proprietary Upscaling Tech
@Art_Vandelay We can say that about nearly anything outside of shelter, food, water and oxygen. 🤷♂️
Re: Rumour: PS5 Pro Targeting September 2024, Will Have Proprietary Upscaling Tech
So unnecessary. 😔
Re: The Last of Us Multiplayer Project Is Officially Cancelled
Good riddance! Sony's live service attempts are usually terrible. All the time and money wasted on this crap when Naughty Dog could've made Uncharted 5, TLoU 3 or a new IP. GaaS sucks. The market is saturated with them. Sony, focus on Single player content.
Re: Rumour: PS5 Pro Specs Could Leak Very Soon as Dev Kits Go Out to Studios
This generation has barely started, and people are clamoring for an update already? Wild... 😳😳
Re: Kratos Voice Actor Underfire for Roasting New Call of Duty Campaign
It's perfectly called for. MW3 is $90 CDN DLC, priced as a full game, made by a terrible publisher that crunched its workforce to put out a shoddy product.
He didn't attack any one developer. It's a shot at management, cause ultimately they decide, not the low level workers who actually do the work. More of this honesty would be refreshing to see, not just in gaming, but in business in general.
Re: RoboCop: Rogue City Is Officially Publisher Nacon's Best Ever Launch
@Mephisto2869 It's easy to forget, lol. I'm surprised unleashing things like Showgirls onto the world do not qualify as crimes against humanity, lolol! 🤣
Re: RoboCop: Rogue City Is Officially Publisher Nacon's Best Ever Launch
@Mephisto2869 Verhoeven was back in form with Starship Troopers though (the original), at least.
Re: Poll: Did You Buy a PS Portal?
No. To me it's useless. Call me when Switch 2 releases... 😴
Re: PS5's Twitter Integration Now Offline
Bye bye, Muskrat.
Re: Only Sony Will Allow Crazy PS5, PS4 Indie Horror Christmas Massacre
@thefourfoldroot1 It's like having a store and deciding what to sell in your store. I'm all for price caps on rent, energy, medicine, etc.., but I am also fine with stores deciding to not sell certain items if they feel they don't want to be associated with it. I wouldn't walk into Toys R Us and expect to find sex toys for sale, just like I wouldn't walk into a bakery and expect to find guns for sale, nor should those stores be forced to sell those items if they don't want to.
Just like I don't want certain people in my home that I don't wish to enter. And I think my positions are perfectly reasonable.
But now we're getting into apples vs. oranges.
Re: Only Sony Will Allow Crazy PS5, PS4 Indie Horror Christmas Massacre
While the game doesn't look very good, it still is attention-grabbing, lol. To quote Robocop; I'd buy that for a dollar. 😋
@thefourfoldroot1 It's literally the platform holders platform, rofl. They have the final say.
Imagine if random people could come into your house any time they wanted, stay as long as they wanted and did whatever they wished, etc.. It's the same idea. Ridiculous.
Re: Ghost of Tsushima Movie Making Progress as Director Heaps Praise on the Game
Ghost of Tsushima is Sony's best IP since Last of Us. Really hope to see a sequel.
Re: Skipping RoboCop: Rogue City on PS5? You're Going to Need a New Plan
@Fester Since it takes place after the second movie (a fact mentioned in the video and first sentence of paragraph 2), I would say Clarence is still long dead. 😉
Re: Gallery: PlayStation Studios Boss Hermen Hulst's X Avatars Are Just the Best
@Powerplay94 What you call being quiet, I call an unreasonable amount of silence and secrecy resulting in almost no reason to get excited about much of what Sony may be working on internally. PS5 is 3 years old at this point. The ND leaks were welcomed.
Re: Ubisoft Exec Says Physical Sales Slowing, But They're Not Going Away
@zupertramp Firstly, since when is "kneecapping" an elitist term? I think you've been online too long. Would you prefer downgrade?
Secondly, and this was addressed at Waveboy originally, for someone to throw away their perfectly good and functional PS5, for a new model that has LESS features, while overall spending MORE money? How on earth is advocating for the opposite elitist? I suggested to waveboy to save that money and keep the device they already have, that happens to have more features. And yet somehow, that's elitism..?
A true elitist consumes every new thing, even if it's downgraded just to be cool and current, while spending the most money. I advocated the complete opposite philosophy.
Mother of god... You missed the plot completely. 🤦♂️
Re: Ubisoft Exec Says Physical Sales Slowing, But They're Not Going Away
@zupertramp Wow, you read elitism out of my harmless comment? Next time, engage with substance, not such nonsense.
Re: Ubisoft Exec Says Physical Sales Slowing, But They're Not Going Away
@WaveBoy I'd keep the disc-based console and not kneecap one's self with the digital one, on top of spending additional money which could be spent on games.
Re: The Last of Us 2 PS5 Remaster Seems to Be Real
@JSnow2 @Sanquine I'm just here to continue the Jim Ryan bashing and expressing hope that his replacement is not worse. Hulst was also awful. Sony is in dire need of a new and better vision for PlayStation.
Re: Who Is PlayStation's New CEO, Hiroki Totoki?
@Oz_Momotaro Well, if it wasn't clear by now, media industries feed on nostalgia. To abandon one's entire legacy is how you lose your original fans, and your relevancy fades. Imagine if Mario, Zelda and Pokemon suddenly ended, Nintendo would be a world of trouble. You're unreasonable to say "Sony, throw all your old IPs away, only make new stuff every new generation". Completely unrealistic.
Re: The Last of Us Multiplayer Game Is 'Basically on Ice' Right Now
Excellent. 👏 Never should have had resources wasted on this, when TLoU 3 and UC5 could be made instead, or even a different idea altogether.
This project should be cancelled outright. Shoehorning MP into games that don't benefit from it is ridiculous.
Re: Who Is PlayStation's New CEO, Hiroki Totoki?
@Oz_Momotaro Reinventing some old IPs would inject some lifeblood into these states of play snoozefests. Look at Capcom, literally remaking their entire RE series, continuing Street Fighter, innovating with Monster Hunter, brought Mega Man back, continuing AA, and their profits, stock and popularity have skyrocketed in recent years.
Nintendo continuously reinvents Mario, with 64, Sunshine, Galaxy, Odyssey, NSMB, and now Wonder. They reinvented Zelda with OOT, WW, and BOTW. Both IPs are just as relevant today as they were back in the 80s, perhaps moreso (Mario film made 1B+)
Sony keeps a few old IPs around like God of War and Gran Turismo, but they're sitting on an enormous wealth of old IP that they just don't seem to want to use. The notion that there's millions of loyal PlayStation Gamers that have been gaming with them for over 20 years, to also say that 70 to 80% of those PS players have never played any of those old IPs, doesn't add up. Sony is having an identity crisis, and they seem clueless as to what to do about it. VR is and will remain a niche for quite some time, so they can't bet on that to be the huge breakthrough that they need. They had a good thing going with The Last of Us, until they decided to pour tons of resources into a stupid multiplayer game; MP is not what TLOU is about. Let's continue Uncharted with Drake's daughter, but they don't seem to be doing that.
Splinter Cell is dead. Metal Gear is dead. Perfect Dark is years away. This is the perfect time to bring back Syphon Filter; can't tell you how much I'm craving a big-Budget, decent third person stealth action game.
These are just a few ideas off the top of my head that would make PlayStation more exciting again. Ryan personified the abandonment of the company's roots, and while Sony is in the unique position of also being a hardware maker, we've seen time and time again what often happens to companies that completely abandon what made them successful in the first place.