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Pretty nice. On a personal level i am completely satisfied with 60 fps, so it really does not bother me too much that PS5 BC cannot do more on frame rate for older titles. Save 120fps or better for the newer titles.

@hypnotoad lol good spot that.

I think most people will agree that it is completely logical and fair, what Sony is doing here, without the need for one to have a business degree or be business adept. It is just common business sense, these companies exist to make money after all.

Word of mouth will help this game achieve the success it deserves.

This might be controversial, especially given the issue of pricing. I have never bought a Housemarque game at launch, and thus feel responsible for the comment they made a few years ago about arcade games being dead. I have always bought their games when on sale because I am always late to the party, but Housemarque games have never disappointed me. Nex Machina, for example, is an amazing experience and so is Matterfall.

Here is the controversy, i do not own a PS5, but i will buy this game at the asking price, and at launch because I am not that bothered by it, eventhough i understand the concerns about pricing from gamers, but I am also buying it as a way of saying thanks to Housemarque for their past games. They deserve all the support that will be coming their way, and i hope this game can be a great starting point for them as they increase their brand awareness and status within the industry.

Best of luck to them in the future and i hope the people who play this game on the PS5 enjoy it. As for me, it will be in my library until i join the PS5 army.

Love this news. Nioh ❤️. I am so happy because hopefully we can get more Nioh in the future. My favorite new IP of the PS4 era.

Well done Sony and PlayStation. Wish you continued success.

If i do not buy Samurai Warriors IV soon, I will wait and this will be my first Samurai Warriors game. I have been in a samurai itch, if you will, ever since Nioh, which i started playing In March of last year and still putting gameplay hours into it.

Looking forward to it.

Anxious to find out what game this is, more specifically, its genre. I can assume it will probably be a FPS given the talent at hand but it could also not be. Hopefully we find out more sooner rather than later.

Brilliant news. I cannot wait. I have been a fan of the series since i played justice for all on the nintendo ds. Now to be able to finally play these is amazing news.

Excellent news, but this is just the beginning. We all know the PS3 is the so called "ugly duckling" of the PS family (given how it is the only console to not cross 100 million units sold worldwide), but the PSN started on said console. If Sony is finding it difficult to keep it alive due to technological reasons etc., they must find a way to integrate it into more modern technologies. But removing it should never be an option.

While he makes a valid point, actually more than valid, it is completely true from the perspective of game development, the way he delivers this message is completely wrong and rude.

I am of the opinion that game development costs need to be scaled back for the majority of developers. Most gamers cannot justify the recent price increase, so developers must scale back development. I imagine most gamers would be happy with game experiences not exceeding a particular time frame, that way they can finish the game.

But this is just my opinion.

Well done to PlayStation and Sony. I hope this success keeps getting better for them as we move on from this pandemic and hopefully, hopefully, the unit is easier to obtain for those who have been trying for months. Cannot wait to get one myself.

The app is great. PlayStation has done a great job with it, integrating a lot of important features into one app. Really enjoy using it.

I have two copies of the game already, one for PS3 the other for PS4. I would not consider a PS5 version. However, if i saw it for $5 U.S. dollars or less, i would buy it.

Daisuke Ishiwatari is amazing! That is all.

@Shred @BloodNinja I was about to write Wushu, which is basically chinese kung fu and the one most of us in the west, i believe, are familiar with. However, that would've been pure speculation on my part.

What are the chances Astro Bot Rescue Mission will be playable on PlayStation VR II, or any of these VR games? I do not own a PS4 VR and do not plan to, however, PlayStation VR II has me intrigued and would not mind playing Astro Bot Rescue Mission there.

Still have my copy brand new and sealed, since release if I remember correctly. I promise I will get to it eventually. This year hopefully.

I like it that they give options, so the consumer can choose which is their preference. I know, or rather, have read articles that state that developers always prefer resolution over frames. That is what they prioritize during development, to an extent. As one who is developer first, I respect that, and will always continue to support developer preference.

However, me personally, I will always choose frames over resolution. So when a developer gives me an option, a choice on which I would like to prioritize, frames or resolution, I am always thankful for that and i hope this continues throughout the generation that way both parties win, developers and consumers.

From a personal perspective this is a very exciting move and one that makes sense. As a fighting game connoisseur it is also a good fit. For years Sony has seemed as the de facto FGC platform, along with the growing PC market too.

Really excited for what the future holds. I was actually going to go to EVO last year to compete in SC VI but Covid-19 happened.

Excellent. Have been wanting to try the game out, especially after all the praise it receives, rightfully so. I will be getting the PS IV version since I do not own the V yet, and will not be owning one for a good while.

@Medic_Alert That has always been a shame to know. I adored the Dishonored franchise and am sad to see it go away, but business is business no need to moan. I do wish Arkane well in it's future endeavors, that is the studio that will be missed the most in the Microsoft acquisition, in my opinion.

But you are right their games never lit up the sales chart, and that was not due to their quality, people just where never interested for some reason. Which is why you always hear the argument that most Bethesda games do not sell. It is partially true, and from a fan of Arkane it was always sad to know of this.

Still, really happy Bethesda kept supporting the studio and franchise and allowed them to make three games in the series regardless of sales numbers.

Amazing game. I first played it and the first God of War on the PS3 with the God of War collection. These are a few of the games i actually achieved a platinum throphy (not a trophy hunter my any means).

I still have to get around to God of War (PS4). I have it still sealed, along with Bloodborne and so many many more. I hate having the money to buy games but not the time 😠

No rush from me to get one but if by some miracle i happen to get an opportunity to get one it will be from the PlayStation direct website.

Dishonored, that is all. Arkane are a great developer and I wish them the best.

Nioh ❤️. The game that made me understand the "souls" genre and in turn made me addicted to it. I hope for a long and and successful continuation of the series.

Did my part. I always buy Vanillaware games day one. A studios so unique and talented makes me so happy to hear about the milestone..

I have been quite glued to the screen reading everyone's comments and i have to say I love that passion that has been shown from both sides. Say what you will about console wars and fanboyism, but one can clearly see that there is an inner fanboy in all of us, whether you would like to admit it or not. We all have a preference in which one of these two companies we want to see succeed and it is that passion that you have for said company, whichever it may be, that drives these companies to compete for your money and time. It has been quite entertaining and enlightening reading these comments because you can clearly see which person sides with whom.

Congratulations to Microsoft for the successful acquisition. They are providing their loyal fan base with content that will make them happy to be a supporter of Microsoft. It is now up to Sony to determine what logical step is required to not only combat the opposition, but keep their own loyal fan base happy.

Granted they do not have to do much because of how well they have done for the past seven years and how well they still doing. Whether you want to admit it or not Sony, with the PlayStation brand, is the mecca of gaming, have been for the past two decades but it would not hurt for them to do something huge to keep driving this point across to the masses. Not sure if an acquisition as ambitious as this one is imminent or needed, but I will look on with tremendous interest.

@BloodNinja On base PS4 i am not sure. I own a PS4 Pro and it ran flawless for me. The bugs and issues many people write about experiencing I, personally, could not relate to them because I did not encounter any during my playthrough. I went through the game twice.

I played it back in November as well when the physical edition was released so not that long ago.

@wildcat_kickz They recently announced the game has sold over 500,000 copies, making it a resounding success. I am sure this update will add more to the total.

I have the PS4 physical copy and i enjoyed the game immensely, as i do most souls games it seems XD. Cannot wait to get a PS5 in the future and give this game another go with the updates.

The theme song is so nostalgic, it literally brought me so many fond memories of my adolescence growing up with this anime series being such a big part of it. Great trailer.

@Floki I guess these people are not very different from "console fanboys" are they. Maybe we should call them "steam fanboys" lol.

Sony should release their own PC store/launcher, cut out the middle man as it were. Maybe they will in the future, i am sure people will not mind adding another launcher. I myself use two, steam and GOG for example.

@Wormold @DrClayman

There was an update, a couple of years ago if I recall correctly, that corrected the issue of not being able to buy a PS Plus game you owned through the service, if and when your subscription to said service ended. It basically allowed you to purchase the game, finally correcting that flaw that was associated with PS Plus.

There was even an article about it here on Push Square. So you can lay your fears to rest of this is a worrying issue for you.

I am finally finishing Horizon Zero Dawn. Statistics say i have put 95 hours and i am 96% complete so I believe I am in the last stretch.

I will also complete the second game in the Phoenix Wright trilogy, Justice for All.

I remember reading an interesting article, some time ago, about why Sony does not develop first-person shooters as part of it's first party portfolio. The reason was interesting and based on marketing research i presumed at the time. Basically, it was because it's first person shooter offerings where largely ignored compared to the more popular options available in the market. Titles like Call of Duty, for example, which clearly outsold Sony's offerings. Sony deemed it necessary to use it's resources in other, more successful places as opposed to developing its own titles only for them to fail in the market. That is why they have partnerships put in place, mainly with the third-party publishers and developers, to make PlayStation the home of that particular popular franchise.

If you substitute first-person shooters for JRPG's, to the above example i explained, and you will come to the same conclusion as to why Sony maybe has done this with Japan Studios. The JRPG's that sell are, for example, Final Fantasy and Persona. Both are with companies who have a partnership with Sony to make those franchises be at 'home at PlayStation". So you see, it is kind of the same, Sony spending it's resources on better uses, like partnerships with third-party developers and publishers whose genre of development do better and are more popular than anything Sony would develop. It is pretty smart i think.

But of course this is just an opinion of mine based on the readings i have done, and came to this conclusion. Would be interested if many agreed with me or disagreed with me. Cheers!

Have a feeling the game will do well critically. Commercially, however, is entirely another question. As one can see from reading the comments here in this article, the price tag is just too steep now.

Why is Transistor never in one of these sales? That is the game i want.

Yes it is on my wishlist. I am just waiting on Square Enix to make more White Snow editions available to i can purchase one.

@Ralizah Yes that is what I meant, use their own launcher, and cut out the middle man as it where. I am sure there are challenges to this option but if more Sony titles are going to be playable on PC, i would think Sony would consider it, maybe.

Personally, i am trying to get into PC gaming and am trying to decide if I have the space available for it, or just get a gaming laptop. My question is actually,

What are some of the challenges Sony would face is they just released these games using their own store front?

Would it not be more profitable to just use your own store front on PC, and make the games playable on PC? Or is this what Sony is working towards, as they increased the library of playable PC games?

Believe it or not, i have never played a Ratchet and Clank game before.........ever. Thus, this will be my first game in the series. Looking forward to it.

The vast majority of my favorite game development/publishing companies happen to be Japanese, so this is great news from a personal perspective. As long as these companies keep developing for Playstation, I will keep gaming on PlayStation. Long may it continue.

Truth be told, it has been like these since the PS1 era, and the Nintendo fanboy in me quickly realised PlayStation was a must going forward. As long as Sony does not do anything to alienate Japanese developers (i do not think they are that stupid), PlayStation will always be a must own.

@Vivisapprentice Thank you for correcting me. I did not know that detail. Cheers.

Well since Destruction All Stars will still be the title for PS5 (I do not think they will add a second) I hope the PS4 titles we get are great additions.

My main. Love to have her back though I knew she was a guarantee. Very rewarding character to learn.

Mortal Shell is fantastic. I highly recommend it to those of you who enjoy the "souls-genre." I also think it is a great point of entry for those of you who are disillusioned with the difficulty of the genre, as this game is not as hard as the souls or nioh games for example.

I hope for the Castlevania IP to land in good hands. It is my second most cherished IP in gaming (after The Legend of Zelda). Whomever takes the reigns of the franchise, I hope they have the same admiration for it as many others do.

I am currently playing the original Nier on my PS3, just to get ready for this version which never made it out of Japan. It is my first playthrough of the game, as i have had it for years shrink-wrapped, part of my backlog. Really happy Weiss is the same voice actor, as he is amazing.

I am holding out hoping that Square Enix can produce more of the white snow editions. If any more become available I will per order the game.