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I'll say they deliver 60 fps with Pro or 40 so I can once again laugh, but it makes good business sense to wait for PC and ps6

I love my portal and will only sell it for a PS6 handheld. I am so excited to see what they land on!

With how little I ended up paying for a PS5 Pro (bought at a clearance sale as a demo model + I sold my PS5 for what I paid at launch and threw the money towards the pro), I am totally subsidized and at some point I will find a similar trade for a substantially better machine. Maybe the PS6 Pro😁

Pulls lever; releases hounds

This is disconcerting. If my games on PS store is ever taken away I'd stop using playstation.

Okay, I guess we'll just wait for you to confirm the number of preorders and then we'll compare with Sony's numbers.

😂

Hot take!

No, it doesn't attract users. If it did, you wouldn't have written this article.

The strategy won't work on Playstation. I base this on a gut feeling, but the feeling remains the same as hard empirical data keeps forming to suggest that chasing the live trend has been a true, existential catastrophe for PlayStation.

I'll chip away at DD2 which I just picked up. I might wait until the august update, though. I'll probably end up buying the dlc right away which I usually do if I like a game.

@Coversnail

Have we heard anything about online though? I think it drops 6 months after official release.

I feel like the PS5 Pro will last me a long time. I don't know what would trigger my next splurge.

So, my take is this:

Wow, it actually came to fruition! Well done, Valve! Best of wishes.

Second, Valve isn't subsidizing the Steam Machine and it is arguably on par with the older PS5. I can sort of infer that the PS5's and Pro's out there are being subsidized - probably old news, but I realised that number might be higher than I originally thought.

I feel like Cyberpunk 2077 peaked with its PS5 Pro graphics update 5 years after launch.

I remember launch. It was a bit disappointing for a number of reasons, and I waited to play it for a long time. I've since completed it two times, and am midway into a third and final playthrough.

Well, it is very impressive of course.

It is nice that they had a plan and it got greenlit.

I wish they would have done that for Bend's creatives that brought us Days Gone 2. Such a great mechanic with the swarm. I would have loved to see future iterations of this. It always felt to me like Days Gone 2 built towards something bigger!

FF16 is on the playlist.

The start of the game is quite epic.

I think the sections after teaming up with Jill dips in quality. The Phoenix Gate-dungeon is a bit underwhelming.

How can a leaker be on holiday and chime in to twitter like it was Townhall on Teams!?

Do companies tolerate him or have him on some sort of payroll?

@11001100110zero

You just misunderstood. You know how torrent sites work.

I am not clear on the details of how the software works, but it is kinda a hub for all your added content. You do have to source the material yourself.

I am talking about the gamers I know in real life. Also, I used to torrent stuff when younger off pirate bay.

Considering this game is supposed to be the second coming of whatever deity, it sure is boring to read non-news about it mere months from its release.

Talk with any PC dude and they'll tell you how they set up their own modern piratebay and can literally have any game for free by the click of a button.

There are people who run family servers and pay 30 dollars a month to shady companies for the opportunity to pirate different forms of media.

Another large part of the PC player base, which no doubt overlaps somewhat with the group above, is people who have a gaming laptop for school. They play a lot of free games.

Keeping multiplayer for PC (and Xbox) seems necessary, though.

I don't really play classics, but still the premium package is too good to pass up with a 33 per cent discount.

It will maybe release in 2028 if the world is on the mend at that point.

It will not be "affordable" but not obscene either. It will sell, but seeing the PS5 Pro is such a beast, older hardware is more than capable of retaining large parts of the player base, so you are not going to see the same impressive adoption rate as with PS5.

The handheld, however, is shrouded in mystery for me.

I'm just guessing, obviously

I was up way too late last night as FF16 kept me enthralled in a cinematic anime-grip.

It looks to be yet another banger that I get to play in an affordable way for me via PS Plus.

If FF16 keeps allowing me to progress the story without friction (I am at the place where there is a sort of tornado I have to run to), it could end up being the best movie I ever played.

It is truly epic and it feels refreshing in its tone. It seems succinct and unapologetically masculine. And it almost got raunchy in one cutscene which you don't expect from FF.

I tried it and quickly left it behind. It did seem fun actually. I have spent more time with worse games, I can tell you!

@Deadhunter

That's is genuinely the most brilliant and heartwarming diss (or empathetic nudge) I ever heard from anybody.

Fresh cookies for the complainers! I love it.

Such an underwhelming video... They did say they were going to advertise in summer, but a 33 second video of the letters 25th of June is so meh!

I expect the pinnacle of gaming with GTA VI. They can almost only disappoint. I said that to myself after GTA 3 which we forget how great it was. However, everything coming out since then has held up to or raised the bar if you ask me.

I was thinking the exact same thing when seeing State of Decay 3.

Would have loved to see DG2.

Jason Schreier looks to have aged 30 years during this period of recession in gaming (the last three years).

I remember when he was young and spry and promoted a progressive mindset. He has now become the grim reaper and relayer of news.

Damn, it would seem that Bungie is going to shed all of its Destiny team?

Rumour has it 400 employees will lose their jobs.

That's probably (I am guessing wildly) roughly the same number that XBOX potentially lays off with Double Fine, Senua studio and what was it at XBOX?

Well, I am maybe in the middle of a playthrough having made it to Batalia or whatever.

So, I can say with some confidence that more variety in enemy types, locations and loot would be what I want. Maybe more specialiZation and upgrading of Pawns and player classes.

I finished the upgrades for my class 10 hours in and as far as I know I have to play the rest of the game experimenting with other classes or getting bored on fighter.

A 13-year-old console that has better performance than the refitted car-chip tech in Switch 2.

I have saved a newer slim edition for my daughter when she is old enough.

I think we should ban (Chinese) gacha games that try and beg you to pay for the chance of a good drop.

I'm glad to see them leave. There's nothing I have to try before it goes away which means I feel free to ignore their passing.

It seems silly to Black Flagify this AssCreed.

As someone who recently picked up DD2 I was surprised to see currency-dlc on offer. Also, I knew the reputation of DD2 is that fast travelling can be done if you properly plan for it, but it is designed to mostly make you trek back and forth.

I am glad to arrive just when an eternal travel stone is given out to everyone and predatory dlc is taken down.

Plus, it seems new areas and enemies are on the way, so it feels like the optimal time and place to get into the game was last week.

I think they could work on PSSR-ditected patches as well, because there are many noticeable issues with its implementation. Frame rates get tanked, there's instances of stuttering, shimmering occurs in the background, miscolouring and so on.

Perfect advice. Thank you!

As I have already played KCD, it is FF16 for me.

Give KCD a chance👋

There's a world cup... hosted by the orange war criminal clown and the Italian Mafia baby. It is going to be the worst World Cup or second worst after the WC in Dubai. I don't have time to list everything that is wrong with it.

I almost finished Star Wars: Outlaws which has been a cool experience on the PS Plus. The feeling of being part of the Star Wars universe is really great, and I haven't had that experience before in an Open World-game. Also, the graphics of PS5 Pro keeps me enthralled and impressed. All I need to do is wrap up the last DLC and then the well's dried out for me in terms of content.

I recently bought Dragon's Dogma 2 and have felt an urge to properly get into this game that harkens back to many, many years of watching the series from afar wondering if I should pick it up.
I can finally say that I'm playing and enjoying DG2.

20 million Wolverine games? Is that after 10 years of accumulating sales!?

I just got properly into Dragon's Dogma 2 the past couple of days.

My first reactions was that it was a bit bland and old school, and I have talked the graphics down, but now I have to walk it slightly back.

I am having much more fun now and I understand the quests better too.

So, if you're on the fence, I would say you won't be disappointed if you stick to it.

I am waiting for the crash-free ps plus extra-treatment, I think.

I heard too much criticism to actually award Bethesda with a purchase. If, like with Outlaws, it finds its way to the library of essential or extra, I'll jump in immediately.

Star Wars: Outlaws is a great game. I especially like the expansion with Hondo. I am nearing the end of it and have been very impressed with the world exploring.

In comparison, it sounds like exploration in Stanfield is punished by crashes and boredom.

I remember saying at the start of this generation that M$ literally is bankrolling their fans' gaming.

I also said it couldn't go on, but here we are, six years into the lifetime of this generation and they're still giving their stuff away for free.

They had a brief flirt with reality when they raised prices on the subscription, but reading how xbots load up on Game pass through various schemes tells me they have plenty of aggressive retention mechanisms in place.

Dozens of anniversary consoles are thrown to the masses for free with one hand whilst they cut the cord on thousands of jobs with the other hand.

So, even if they suddenly amass a large player base, the problem isn't solved until they start getting paid.

Clockwork and E-Day are great choices for exclusivity. The devs have something to say about all this, and many would publish to PS5.

They'll mix it up and ramp up the exclusives if their health allows it. For now, they're very much the jewel in the playstation crown.

On the bright side, Naughty Dog, Bend, Haven, Media Molecule and so on can continue to do f u c k all with impunity.

@get2sammyb

The E- day trailer even has a sign that says SFG. Maybe they originally planned it for a broader audience?

It must be a tiny team working on DD2.

I really hope they get around to updating the graphics of this game. I hear people had fun with this game, but I fear that my problems with the game far outweighs the strengths of it. I am not far into the game, but let's just say the game needs all the polish it can get.

When you compare the open world or towns with other open world games it just looks ancient.

I think you can write on small billboards. Like, that's going to go well. You can also take other people's items and kick 'em far into the sea.

I think that people are going to do horrible things in this game 😂

@Leinad7
Insomniac makes games in a way that utterly enthralls me as I play them, and I have to show up for Wolverine - he was a big part of my childhood. But the list is subject to change, and a snapshot analysis list.

I called it (GOW: Ragnarok) a masterpiece? Not that it necessarily means it is the best of the series. I did actually play most of the games back in the day(s). Good games!

@DennisReynolds

I really hope it can improve the game. I remember it looking really rough and having PS2-3 level design.

I bought the game on sale and tried it for some nights only to set it aside for Star Wars: Outlaws.

The difference between Dragon's Dogma 2 and other modern games in terms of graphics is crazy. Dragon's Dogma 2 looks like a PS3 game in every facet.

I intend to find my way back to DD2, but is the DLC meant for a second playthrough? I'd much rather have a better experience with dlc that adds extra stuff to the mainline game like more weapons, enemies, areas and mechanics. Is that too much to hope for?

I don't get the ghosts from (at least) the first game that so far as I can remember wasn't in the original game.

The cut scenes often had them as a silent force that would dictate how certain scenarios played out, iirc.

I'll probably, eventually, get around to the two follow ups to the remake and find out, but for now unless they're just a literalisation of paracausal meta-forces I don't understand.

It's very close. I only saw the middle of SFG, but it's neck and neck in this particular race.

I voted for the one with Wolverine.