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Re: Rumour: PS6 Handheld Device Can Be Docked Like Nintendo Switch 2

Flobbots

Even if it only plays ps5 games. I'll get one day 1. The opporunity to play my PS4/PS5 plus whatever back compat ps3 games they have by that point via ps+(or hopefully they figure out back compat for those by then and sell me them) on the go is mouth watering to me (no i dont want a portal streaming device) for years to come nearly all ps6 games will be playable on the ps5 anyway. Plus I'll buy a ps6 home console.

Re: Rumour: Sony to Put More First-Party PS5 Games on Xbox

Flobbots

@Ricky-Spanish
I agree but I don't think it will be thet soon. I think we will get 2 more console generations at least. Consoles will survive as long as people like me are alive and able to by games and it is how we like it. With a dedicated machine rather than relying on your Internet connectionwitu zero frame rate issues and grain. Until the market shrinks by us dying off it'll be ok. I think I've got 20 odd years left in me.... I hope!

I've always though about it like this. Please educate me if I have it wrong!....but we can stream pac man flawlessly now right? but big AAA games struggle more?.... Once a majority of the console players internet connection/bandwidth/infrastructure/reliability catches up enough to play today's modern games flawlessly, there will still be at that time modern games twice/thrice the size of today's ones that will require more than most console gamers at thst time internet can handle too?

Re: Just 4% of PS5, PS4 Fans Think PS Plus Premium Represents Good Value for Money

Flobbots

@Number09
I'm on premium and have been from the beginning. I dont mids the money paying monthly even tbough I rarely use it and Your post, combined with this article reminding me Resistance among others are being taken down for seemingly no reason, along with PSVR2 tirles i might have an interest
In taking a look at at some point. I've just downgraded to the basic level for the first time.

Re: Sony Stealthily Increases the Size of PS5, PS4's Needlessly Restrictive PS Store Wishlist

Flobbots

@77dreams
Hi there,

I've got a fix for this (with a bit of work) log in to psn on a website browser (sometimes if you try this on your phone it will auto open the app once you press the log in button so best to do it on a device that does not have the app installed).

Once logged in you should be able to go into your wishlist and remove it as you would on the app or console).

I hope this works for you!

Re: Sony Stealthily Increases the Size of PS5, PS4's Needlessly Restrictive PS Store Wishlist

Flobbots

@Oz_Who_Dat_Dare @Oz_Who_Dat_Dare
So you can remember 100 games you don't yet own but would like to buy? Instant recall?

Unlike a personally held list. The PSN wishlist tells me via the app and on the system when I have a game on my wishlist that goes in sale.

I think you are very shortsighted on what many people use it for and i don't undeserstand your need to assert your opinion so assuredly and aggressively. What's that about?

Re: These 9+ New PS5, PS4 Games Are Coming Out This Week (31st-6th April)

Flobbots

@Member_the_game
I'm looking at this. Modern Fifa is just way to hard for me with the dozens of different buttons and stick movement etc. Have been wanting something more arcade!

Do you know where I could find a roster of official teams and players? As they say they have thousands of official teams and players plus real competitions. I am a chelsea fan and would like to know if they have them along with the players plus Premier league and all the other teams plus European leagues.

Re: Fans Unsure Whether Sony Will Block PS5 Games on Xbox's Rumoured PC Hardware

Flobbots

I don't think Sony could take the backlash from Steam users not being able to play their Sony Studio games on their xbox+Steam handheld. It would be a baffling decision. I understand the conundrum though as they would be in the situation they have put xbox centric gamers in now. Why buy an Xbox when I could wait and get the games on Playstation + Playstation Exclusives. Although it's looking like day and date for everything in the future, so not even a wait.
The only thing I think they could do is allow it but seriously consider holding back future PC Ports even further back to when they originally came out on Playstation.

Re: Fans Unsure Whether Sony Will Block PS5 Games on Xbox's Rumoured PC Hardware

Flobbots

@LogicStrikesAgain
It's in this posters name!
Why would an Xbox with unfiltered Steam, and possibly all others like GOG, Epic, even Amazon Games have any reason to buy full price games via Xbox store and not any of the others? Achievements maybe. (Personally if Sony did the same that is why I would but I am in a minority).
As said. Thin margins on hardware if anything if sold at a loss. and no need to buy from their ecosystem, losing where console manufacturers make their real money.
If it's a window to a continuous Game Pass again margins would not support it enough to offset what they lost on xbox store sales cuts.

Re: Assassin's Creed Shadows Broke PS Store Sales Records for Ubisoft

Flobbots

@LifeGirl
To be fair 'the Internet' was pretty high on calling this a failure from the get go. Plus the success of this game , for every million it sells day by day, week by week and in its first month could determine the fate of one of the biggest last independent dev/publisher in the entire industry, whether broken apart or acquired wholesale by new owners who may run it further into the ground for the sake of money (or potentially give us all we dream of by reviving beloved ip). Its news and its why i, and many, come to sites like this.

Re: Hitman PSVR2 Could Very Well Be Some of the Most Fun You'll Find on PS5 This Year

Flobbots

@Skyliner
I bought it day one but had other things, then I saw some good reviews albeit mentioning a few bugs, and also something about the xenomorph spawn rate, which I heard that they have patched and rejigged respectively since. When did you play it, release window or after? How was it?... not asking for a full review, I think I'm asking to get pumped about playing it!

Re: Steam Deck's Install Base Estimated to Be About a Third of PS Vita

Flobbots

@DonkeyFantasy
Same. I had a Steam Deck and sold it as I could not reliably get every single game from my GOG, Epic Store and Prime Gaming libaries running. Even with Heroic Game launcher app. Plus I can run Crusader kings 3 with the Game of Thrones mods on my Rog Ally X. Could not do that on Steam Deck. Which for me, was MAJOR.
Love my ROG Ally X. Highly recommended!

Re: Former Rockstar Animator Doubtful GTA 6 Will Run at 60fps on PS5

Flobbots

A lot of comments from pc folk whining about no 60fps no buy/wait a year or more for pc version with my xxx graphics card, whine whine boast boast.

Why are you on a soley playstation website to the point of signing up to post comments? Go back to to IGN and PC Gamer.
Why do you have a PS5 if you want and have the 'superior' experience of PC?
How long have you been playing video games? What did you do when 30fps was the norm?
Yes 60fps looks better than 30fps. Yes I want 60fps where possible, but won't buy a game that you are excited for that does not have 60fps. That is just sad. And it's slightly pathetic, especially when all you bring to the conversation is 'PC better than PS5'.

If someone has already commented and said the exact same thing you want to say. Tap reply and type SAME.

Re: Xbox Was December's Biggest Publisher, and 64% of Its Sales Were on PS5, PS4

Flobbots

@Rich33
100% agree. Fi the sake of the health of Sony, Playstation Studios and the health of the industry (keeping completion alive). I hope they generally see it that way too. Plus I've got nothing against them releasing their 1st party on PC later either toomake more off them. Just make sure the juice is utterly squeezed from sales on their own platform first.

Never Nintendo though (at least current generation titles).

Re: Xbox Was December's Biggest Publisher, and 64% of Its Sales Were on PS5, PS4

Flobbots

@OldGamer999
It won't happen for quite a few years, until console gaming as we know it has changed or shifted. As you say, pretending the switch, switch 2 could run all playstation studio games. Sony, let alone the playstation business make their money from being the platform people buy their games and make their 30% cut on eveything sold. In my opinion playstation putting their studio games day 1 on other platforms, especially switch, is the day they give ther entire user base the option of not needing a playstation along with their 30%. Don't get me wrong they are always thinking about these things and testing waters but for me this would be like handing nintendo the knife to gut them.

Re: Sony Execs Seem to Think the Company Doesn't Have Enough Original IP

Flobbots

To have a go at answering my own question.

Maybe Resistance (Reboot) - Let Insomniac create another Team (So it does not conflict with all that they have got on their plate/roadmap for the next 10-15 years) to have some control over it vision wise and keep what was great about the first series, so maybe they handpick the dev team. Again though this would require significant investment.

When it comes to older beloved games like Jak and Parappa etc, sad to say, as much as I would love to see them again, I think they may have had their day. An old style 3d platfomer and a rhythm game. They would need to make them on the cheap (A Parappa game could be easily done cheap I think) and not be full 60-70usd price. Which then probably means at best it will make a profit but not even 5 million and Sony are in the business of making billions. Pulling that 5 million number out of thin air of course but this is small change and there is always a high chance of not making their money back even.

I suppose what I get stuck on in terms of their dormant IP is, what of their existing IP could be relevant today (be it story or genre) and turned into a billions maker? Do they make one of their existing Teams make it, pulling them away form what they are currently known and successful for or spend a huge amount of money creating a new unproven Team to do it?

Argggggh! I can't figure it out!

Would love to read all of your opinions!

Re: Sony Execs Seem to Think the Company Doesn't Have Enough Original IP

Flobbots

But how would/could they do this from where they sit now in their current Team structure?

What one of their dormant IPs would you like to see them bring
back that you think could sell well with either enough old fans or if made right would draw in enough new fans and make in financially viable?

Who or how would you have them make it?

Re: Sony Execs Seem to Think the Company Doesn't Have Enough Original IP

Flobbots

@BlaizeV
They did release re-release Parappa in 2017 on ps4 (with a visual update I assume), maybe to test the waters, I'm assuming it did not sell well enough to warrant any further investment in money and time on a sequel or re imagining?

However, it could have been the case that they were looking to make tens of millions on a that 2017 updated Parappa 1 game that cost, for example, 500k to do, rather than be content with doubling their investment and a bit more, and that they are too/only fixated on games that they hope to sell 5-10mil+ of at 60-70usd and make hundreds of millions?

Hopefully a game like Astrobot made in three years and will hopefully be a commercial juggernaut (along with its critical success).

Going forward they will no doubt want their big studios to continue to make the big games.

How do you think they could make a new Parappa and make it viable for them? Set up a new smaller Studio like Team Asobi, splinter team within their big studios etc? (just want to point out this is not an antagonistic question like I'm in your face, genuinely would like to flesh this out through conversation