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@StitchJones
Was meant in the same flippant manner I thought your original comment was.

@StitchJones
That's hilarious considering Playstation was the afterbirth of a marriage with Nintendo 😉

@Enuo
"Xbox fans will have to admit they want to play Playstation games after all. That'll be the biggest humiliation."

Strange comment and considering the amount of articles on here discussing whether PS owners will still get access to Xbox games after recent developments...

So $900ish with a disc drive?

That's more than people are forecasting for the PS6 and not that much cheaper than the derided forecasted price of the next Xbox...

@QiaraIris
Wow, that's a gem indeed, I did not know that.

@QiaraIris
Ah, the moment Sony used their corporate mega bucks to sell the PlayStation at a loss to help with the demise of Sega consoles.

I am complicit though, I bought one.

@AverageGamer
Ah okay, my bad.

@ButterySmooth30FPS
Not in my experience at least - I've bought about 600 Xbox and Steam keys.
I've had a few not work, but that's been down to seller error and is usual quickly remedied by the vendor.

@themightyant
Look again, they are all "out of stock" after the first couple of pages.

@themightyant
It's like 30 games and most of which are either quite old and/or DLC.

@AverageGamer @get2sammyb
Nintendo's walls aren't quite as high as those on Sony's garden. Nintendo game keys can be bought on 3rd party websites.

No way to please everyone, however they could have an option to switch the shagging mini games on/off?

@Cakefish
At least with Xbox, you have the option to buy digital games from 3rd parties, often much cheaper.

I still find it crazy that Sony is allowed to have a walled garden on digital game purchases.

TBF, a lot of outlets seem to be holding back their review.

@Sakai
Wonder why the article writer framed the forecasted machine as only slightly more powerful and yet significantly more expensive than the PS6... 🧐

@get2sammyb
"The reaction to rumours of the PS6 being delayed were met with enthusiasm earlier this year, yet there seems to be genuine excitement for Project Helix arriving as soon as possible.
It’s a bizarre contradiction as far as we’re concerned"

It's not really that bizarre, and a couple of people (myself included) commented explaining why we thought so on your last article.

Will try again.

Xbox didn't do a mid-gen power bump like the PS5 Pro which no doubt satisfied a lot of PS owners who have bought it and base PS5 owners have the option to upgrade to it.

The PS5/Pro is also highly successful.

Therefore a PS6 is possibly seen by many as unnecessary any time soon.

Hardware upgrade fatigue?

Xbox on the other hand didn't do the mid-gen power-bump and are looking to offer something different next-gen from the relatively unsuccessful Series S|X other than just more power.

That's my thinking anyway for what it's worth, on the interest of Project Helix v the current indifference for a PS6 anytime soon.

@get2sammyb
"It will be interesting to see how people respond to this, because all of the PS6 rumours were met with, "It's too early."

It's worth noting that there was no Xbox mid-gen power bump like the PS5 Pro for the consumers.

Also the PS6 probably won't deviate too much from that successful formula whereas Xbox needs and is looking to offer something different from the relatively poor selling Series S|X other than more power.

A lot of people seem to be welcoming this news so they can stick their tongue out at PC/Xbox owners.

Sony to PC owners: "You aren't good enough for our games but your cash is still good for our controllers, mugs."

Let's be honest, if it wasn't an Xbox Studios game, the headline would read along the lines of "Drop dead gorgeous" or "Incredibly pretty" 🤮

That another still from the set? /s
Looks more convincing than the last one.
🤭

@cainhurst94
"consensus is quite mixed to negative"

Negative to positive would be more appropriate. It seems to substantially divide opinion.

@UltimateOtaku91
Fairplay.

@UltimateOtaku91
After you heartily explaining how much exclusives on your chosen platforms mean to you, this news and the sequel being on Xbox must sting a bit eh

@Oram77
Fairly wrong actually.

To add: effectively celebrating some NOT having access to a game is yesterday's pastime.

@Naughtyottsel92
Well, it's certainly not being criticised.

@UltimateOtaku91 on the other hand is celebrating.

No physical copy of the game in a collectors edition!?

Come on @get2sammyb you go in plenty hard on Microsoft for shipping discs with 20mb of data, nevermind no disc at all.

Where's the outrage now?

Some serious double standards there.

@UltimateOtaku91
It's a different situation with the next Xbox.
There was no mid-gen upgrade like the PS Pro and the next Xbox looks like it's going to have something different to offer over Series SX other than more power.

Bit blinded by your love for Sony @get2sammyb clouding your judgement.

You've got this one wrong.

Who would honestly think it would be only after finishing the game and even then just be a challenge mode.

Nothing to add to the comments above explaining why but would add that even the blue Game Profile section on this very page and other articles says "Players: 2" lol.

@Naughtyottsel92
"why should it be?"

Market gaming trends, where the growth and profits are etc and how PS is going to stay competitive, particularly with PC.

Much more important than devs being less interested in one "dying" console brand surely?

@Naughtyottsel92
"Which the article also addressed."

I didn't say it wasn't mentioned, I suggested it should perhaps be the main talking point.

@Naughtyottsel92
"Did you read the article before rushing to the comments?"

While not ignoring it as @Toot1st suggested, the articles main focus is on PS5 compared to Xbox.

I mean if, as commentators suggest, Xbox is dead/dying then it's not that big a victory, merely bragging rights.

Perhaps the main focus should be on devs being "twice as interested" in PC over PS5?

Surely that's a bigger aspect for PS.

@GeeEssEff
"Same thing when we switched from SD to HD tvs years ago."

That used to be me, turned out I literally needed glasses 😂

@get2sammyb
"but such is the state of Microsoft these days"

Can't have an Xbox related article without an obligatory jibe.

Keep hearing how of course there's more Xbox news that is Playstation relevant nowadays and as such an article will be warranted.

Are the child like jibes necessary though?

@Oram77
"So this is like Sony's version of copilot? not sure how I feel about this..."

The same surely?

@8thDoctor
I've wondered that also. You'd think they'd have at least 2 people checking. The outlay of the time checking must surely be less than the potential of bad press and losing sales.

The article and comments were generally a lot harsher in just last month's article on the use of AI in another game, Call of Duty.

https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2025/11/embarrassing-ai-art-plagues-call-of-duty-black-ops-7-launch

Going by this, people seem to be becoming desensitized to it already. AI in games news weary, less outrage and slowly getting used to it.

@LiamCroft
Not forgetting award winning South of Midnight.

Just started playing this at the weekend.

Some games grab you from the off - for me this is one of them.

I may restart though in "Relax Mode" as I found the time constraints more stressful than I would have liked.

"It’d be polite, therefore, to tip your aviator glasses at the beta testers on other platforms."

Can't help yourself! @get2sammyb

As you mention later though there are still "frequent bugs and glitches" - so now Playstation users can join in with the beta testing.

Result.

@MrPeanutbutterz
"care to explain why a Series X costs €50 more than the equivalent PS5 model?"

Perhaps it costs more to manufacture?
It is of higher spec than the PS5.

@Rodimusprime13

"The cheaper Series S is all digital so all games have to be purchased through the Xbox store."

Xbox digital games can also be purchased through 3rd party resellers and (sales aside) at much lower prices.

Meh, would be out of character. James Bond doesn't go around shooting people in the feet. Licence to kill, shoot to kill.

@UltimateOtaku91
"saves the company money, but in return the games won't get cheaper"

Absolutely this.

That'll be sales across all platforms?

The headline makes it sound like all those sales are on PS5.

@MrPeanutbutterz
"Shout out to the 30 new Series S owners for going their own way 👀"

Good to see some not following the crowd.

@UltimateOtaku91
"Oh look another article with PC fanboys flooding the comments, this is a Playstation dedicated site for Playstation fans"

Ironically though, this article isn't about Playstation.

@judgmentarrows
Yep, been proven many times. I acknowledged it hasn't helped against the PS5.

Was pointing out a fact to the article writer.

@get2sammyb
"Xbox Series X, which is equivalent in power to a PS5"

That really should read "which is at least equivalent in power to a PS5"

Digital Foundry:
"the Xbox Series X is a considerably more powerful piece of hardware than PlayStation 5"

Pointing that out may rile the fanboys but be consoled that all that extra power doesn't seem to have helped it at all against the PS5.