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I'm thrilled Ryan is leaving. Although this Hiroko is the "infinite growth obsession" dude, the worst element of capitalism, so that's not great...

Sony is losing touch with the fan base. There's nothing on the horizon that I get excited for when I think of PlayStation, at least from a 1st party perspective. These State of play showings are snoozefests. Sure, Spider-Man 2 will be fun, but it's hardly original. I want Sony to turn it around, make some more quirkier titles, revive some old IPS like Infamous or Warhawk or Syphon Filter, stuff like that.

@AhmadSumadi After Don Matrick took a steaming, big massive dump on Xbox gamers and the platform's legacy, Phil's oversight has been a complete 180. You can't deny the brand is in better (not perfect) shape overall compared to 8-9 years ago.
Ryan, and Sony in general, has shown little regard in recent years for PS's legacy, with Ryan doing nothing to remedy that. That's one big reason why he needed to go. The closure of Japan Studio and shift away from unique, quirkier titles are others.

Best PlayStation news all year! GTFO, Jim! You're awful! 👏🤣

@S1ayeR74 I remember how common demos used to be in the ps3/360 days. Seems like every other game was getting a demo each week. Now they're far more uncommon. 😔

@RedShirtRod And that's why so many users online, who don't know fk all about what they're talking about, cry and whine about how terrible GP and PS+ subs are; if it was losing colossal amounts of money, MS and Sony wouldn't be doing it. The business model is cleary making them both money. I'm not even defending the prominence of TV/gaming/music etc. subscription models, as I like owning my media, but it's not going away, and it clearly brings in big bucks.

Playing this with friends when it's on sale for $1 is the only redeeming factor here. So many games, far more worthy of a modern physical version, like The Simpsons Arcade Game for example, get passed over, yet this trash gets treated better, is such a reflection of our industry atm. 😔

Also, LRG is hot, flaming garbage. Eff them.

Threats of violence are always wrong and must be followed up with law enforcement in every case, however Unity's management needs to go for this horrendously terrible, greedy recent decision.

I'll get Spiderman 2 later. RE4 DLC will be good, but need to play base game first. Otherwise, this had very little. The Nintendo Direct was much better; more games, both new and returning classics.

PS3 would be even better. 🫤

Wow... I just finished the original Red Faction yesterday, after having played the others over the years, plus Saints Row 3 and 4. That's terrible news, I always liked them. 😭

I can live without either, since I like owning my games, not renting them. Also, Xbox doesn't charge for backing one's saves onto the cloud, unlike Sony and Nintendo. Especially handy when going between two or more devices.

Hell no. I still recall how awful AC4 was way back on PS3.

@lolwhatno I'm no stranger to criticizing Sony, esp. as of recent, but users like that person just descend gaming/insert topic here into a hateful, toxic mess that benefits no one. I too was the ultimate blind fanboy as a teenager, and I'm truly embarrassed by that when I reflect back.

@naruball I like both personally, hence why I had to mention the two devices. 😍

@naruball I was merely comparing the form factor. At least Steamdeck has some Sony titles.

For that money, buy a Switch or Steamdeck instead. Clueless Sony can't read the room. 🤦‍♂️

Oh Rockstar, another half-assed effort. Ultimately Xbox is the best place to play RDR, it seems.

Saudi money is blood money. Major shame on Embracer for even attempting this in the first place. As always, the regular workers get screwed. Corporations are not your friends.

@Impossibilium All very valid points. These days I just use Muskrat Central to follow gaming deals. My FB account is still open, but I never post anything and rarely check it after realizing that it's just a giant waste of time and I don't care about who went on vacation to wherever with their spouse, or where someone went for lunch. 🤦‍♂️

@Ravix The post was deleted but thank you, I appreciate it.

Someone has to stand up and point out the ridiculous behaviors and hypocracy of Musk, and those labeling everything "Marxism" when that stems purely from an economic political theory; it's just spreading more disinformation and nonsense.

Despite all the problems of Twitter's previous management, at least it was publicly traded, now it's literally just 1 billionaires tyrannical fantasy come true. It's even less Democratic than it was, but that irony is lost on certain people in this thread.

Sony's lineup: so secret, even they don't know what the hell they're doing.

That's vomit-enducing. 🤮

Who? Not a FF fan but I guarantee you Final Fantasy as a brand is far more famous than these people combined. Do stupid campaigns like this even convince one extra gamer to buy a copy, who isn't already aware of and foaming at the mouth for the next Final Fantasy? That's a terrible ROI, lol.

@Jamesblob

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_acquisitions_by_Sony

Oh look at that, Sony has acquired 22 game studios since the year 2000 alone. Totally fine when Sony buys out studios, yet MS doing it is the biggest crime ever.

"Organically grown". If you mean "Let's buy X studio today, develop a new I. P. with them for tomorrow", then duh, of course. The only other option is to continue an already established series with the acquired studio, like COD for example, and/or a successful studio with a popular track record, like Bethesda. OR SONY WITH INSOMNIAC, as another example. A close relationship for years, finally leading to a purchase in 2019. That's fine for Sony, but not MS? Nonsense. This is about money at the end of the day, not you and your favourite plastic box.

Essentially, "Sony good Xbox bad!!!". Such a hypocrite.

Obligatory "nice". 😜

Meh, Sony can be salty about it. PlayStation should be just fine. I don't hear the Sony hardcore bemoan their exclusives, but a few exclusives outside the Sony sphere is apparently the greatest crime in human history to some. 🙄

Always play Yakuza in Japanese, people. 🧐
Yong as a YTer = meh, as are most of these long-winded vloggers.

Absolutely zero personal interest in AC. 🤷‍♂️

It was the garbage music and the ridiculous character design.

Change that, and Ubi will have a solid hit with this. We all want to see the Prince return.

Largely forgettable? Pfft, says you, Sammy. 🤮 SotD was fantastic.

@Casco A lot of people really don't understand semantics. You buy a physical object, you own the object itself, not the data within. That's quite clear. Everyone should move on.

@Fight_Teza_Fight Don't knowingly commit crimes next time then. I'm happy to see white collar crime punished. That's what we need more of.

None of them. 🤷‍♂️

Just give us a new TLoU or UC. Skip the multiplayer crap.

Dead on arrival. Sony loves to copy Nintendo, and yet still they haven't got a clue. Stick with Switch and Steamdeck.

I can take my Switch (or a Steamdeck) anywhere and play my entire library because it doesn't require WIfi. it will be laggy AF, or drain your data in minutes.

FFS, Sony hasn't got a clue...

Lol, keep dreaming, corporate goons. 😂
You think Sony could earn 1 billion dollars on a God of War film, or open a popular theme park? Doubtful.
No doubt Nintendo and Sony are the top gaming brands, but corporate goons will always suck themselves off 24/7 and make up delusional BS.

@RonnieL Its all the exact same money at the end of the day, which is all these companies care about. They don't differentiate between who made what, who purchased whom, etc... Leave that for gamers and fanboys alike to scream at each other about online. You may be shocked to learn this, but Sony nor any other firm doesnt give an eff about you.

@Tr3mm0r You spoke to and surveyed 99% of all PS owners? Lol, suuuure... You missed at least one.

@GeeEssEff What a copout. "If its not equal, the criticism doesn't count"?. Oh please. Thanks for confirming my point about fanboys.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_acquisitions_by_Sony

@pip_muzz Sony fanboys ultimately lose nothing in this deal. Trashy COD stays, Nintendo (finally) will receive COD again, and if anything, it might spur Sony to acquire more themselves, which no one around here ever cries when Sony buys out a studio. Hmm, how funny....

Yet more evidence of how braindead Muskrat is.

@NinjaNicky LOL, beyond ignorant and stupid on every conceivable level. The amount of effort that goes into something like Mario odyssey, breath of the wild, Metroid Prime 4, Xenoblade Chronicles 3, Bayonetta 3,to name a few, are well worth comparable pricing. But alas, this is a Sony hardcore site. 🤷‍♂️

@TrillionTears Sony would drop this thing faster than the Vita. It's an objectively awful idea. They can't even get the psvr2 off to a strong start. This has nothing to do with Xbox, either. The derangement from Sony fans is ridiculous. If PlayStation is so perfect, why do so many Sony fans care what the competition is doing? Talk about an insecure mindset.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

@Phornix I broke down and got TLOU Remake despite having the original and remaster, just to have something both "exclusive" and appealing to play. I couldn't care less about GT7, GOW, and haven't played Horizon. Sony and MS both have significant albiet different issues with exclusives.

@Yaycandy Hahahaha, "for what is right", my ass. 😂
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_acquisitions_by_Sony

Look at all the game companies Sony has bought up, who thus make exclusives... for Sony.... thus tied to one device. 😲😲😲 Take a class on business and learn about corporate acquisitions. Sony are the sore crybabies here.

High price, not BWC, small library, no PC support. Not surprising at all why this thing is not selling.

This is encouraging. I wish to see Konami return to form and re-discover their roots. Hoping for SH2 to be a success. 🙏❤