@gordonps because some people think the government is some kind of non-human, higher power being that isn't just the same kind of dirt bag humans than inhabit the private sector.
I like the contrast of multiple studio layoffs and closures over the last few weeks to an article about a studio that’s taken 8 years to still produce nothing…
I feel like this article was written to garner sympathy, but after reading it, it makes more sense why it’s happening. They claim they can’t fire anyone because the onboarding process is outdated and so instead of evolving and updating your process you think it just gives you unlimited job security? You create a “vigil” for people fired like it’s on par with dying? And all this after seeing what Bethesda and ID have produced over the last 5 years?
I’m sorry but this game wasn’t worth $70. When I finally got around to playing it on sale for under $40 it felt just right. These bloated salary AAA studios just aren’t making high value games anymore.
To be honest after playing the demo nothing hooked me about this game. I didn’t dislike it. But I figured it will be a game I revisit when it’s at a deep discount if I do.
@WolfyTn physical media is like putting a band aid on a severed limb to stop the bleeding. But by all means, continue to think others are the naive ones, lol.
It feels like it was only yesterday that everyone thought MS was going to control the industry because they were buying all the studios with their unlimited amount of money and now we are here where they are shedding everything because they still never learned that you actually have to produce good games in the end.
All they did was reskin Doom 2016 for the third time. You wonder how many devs you actually need when you start producing nothing but sequels that don't need ground up building? Don't get me wrong, I liked Dark Ages, but I would never sit and say it did anything ground breaking or revolutionary. And I definitely did not spend $70 on it. This is going to make AI even more palpable because if you aren't creating new IP then why wouldn't you just assign a reskin to a robot?
@Miserablefish yeah but this game doesn’t really fit that bill because it’s being remade. People don’t have any issues playing “old games” that are remade on modern engines with modern controls. There are certainly masterpieces in story, characters, world building, etc. from old games that stand the test of time. But to actually play a game from the 90s or 00s is an absolute chore.
I imagine if it was really dire for Sony they would. The problem is too many people confuse social media chatter as reality. Because games journalists and twitter bots are screaming then Sony has to be doing bad. Maybe they’re just fine.
@Dalamar you’re totally right. I can’t believe we aren’t getting Elden Ring’s and RE9’s every single week, every single month, every single year. What a ***** time to be alive.
@MrPeanutbutterz if a “designer” picks a trophy that requires skill to complete then maybe they should first acquire the skill to ship a game that doesn’t allow for the exploit. This isn’t some third party software allowing cheating. It’s a design flaw within the game which makes it fair game in trophy hunting. You might not like it if agree with it, but trophy hunters all take advantage of fair game exploits. You’d actually be dumb to play back through this game on master if you don’t need to for the trophy if all you’re looking for is the trophy.
@MrStark he even found out from the tv series that fans loved the first season and hated the second too, lol. And that fan base wasn’t just a bunch of gamers either. So his second part failed in both mediums which makes it even less likely he’ll try a part 3. They just need someone new to lead that franchise now. He’s really shown he wasn’t the reason the first game was so good.
It’s so sad to watch people think the fight is for physical media. The fight should be for better digital rights. We should be banding together to fight the unfair laws in the digital space, not trying to hold onto some archaic form of preservation. Digital media can literally last forever with the right laws. Physical media actually has the truest end date.
I don’t understand this line of thinking. It happens so often in media now. Just make what you think is meant to be made. Quit trying to convince people you don’t care about expectations by saying you don’t care about expectations. If you have a real level of confidence in what you do, then do it. Don’t try to soften it just in case by saying I warned you you might not like it. I just thinks it defeats the entire purpose.
That’s because you only account for the “fans” who scream on reddit and Twitter. Most fans don’t live their lives on social media and rarely ever post anything on it. You’ve got a massive group of people who don’t really care. They see a cool game and they play it. That’s all.
@Kelvar Google the numbers. They exist. It’s over 80% digital sales now days. And that’s only because physical is still offered. You honestly think the 15% who buy physical are all going to just quit gaming in 2028? I don’t think so. The number of holdouts will be so small it won’t matter.
You mean a bunch of talk from people who will still buy the PS6 and digital games past 2028? Yeah, the internet chatter almost never amounts to anything as we’ve seen year and year again. It’s a place to mostly scream into the void.
For me it’s about launch games. If I can’t see enough of a difference for main stream games, I just don’t think it’s going to be a must have. They’ve already shown the Pro barely had a reason to upgrade. Very few games get a slight upgrade in performance and visuals. Right now I don’t see a need for a 6.
@user0 I know you post this kind of stuff for likes, but I hope you actually do know you don't "own" any of the digital media you possess just because there is a disk in your hand...
@axelhander That's an interesting read and honestly the biggest issue is a cultural one to me. The fact is 90% of people don't play a game more than once, and would probably never know if a game was even taken from them. So when you have a adoption rate that high, nothing is really ever going to change because the majority of people simply don't care. The internet has distorted this reality because you can come here, see a poll of 3k people at +60% say this is some kind of deal breaker, and convince yourself the average person cares. I think a lot of people here have forgot they aren't the main customer Sony is even looking for. They want people who spend money on new games, not people who act like playing titles from the PS1 era is some badge of honor. It's like driving onto a BMW lot and bragging about your Toyota with 200k miles on it... you aren't their target, lol.
As someone who hasn't bought physical in over 5+ years I guess I don't care. I don't believe anyone here for one second when they say they will stop buying games either. This is your hobby and you'll participate in it regardless because it's what you've done your entire life. Sony knows this. 85% of sales are already digital. It's nice to see acting tough on the internet is still trendy though.
@psmr I really hope my life is never boring enough that I can tell when internet strangers have changed their name due to remembering their writing style, lol. You need a real world hobby, bruv.
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Re: PlayStation to Show More Upcoming PS5 Games at Tokyo Game Show 2026
@NoPhysicalNoBuy123 to be fair almost no one would know that because no one watches award shows, lol…
Re: Dev Accused of Ripping Off Monster Hunter Speaks Out, Says Capcom's Series Is an 'Inspiration'
@Malastridr seeing a 3 year old call out 4 year olds is wild…
Re: Assassin's Creed Black Flag Remake Studio Faced with Layoffs Despite Successful Launch
Insider Gaming could have just asked ChatGPT for that quote…
Re: 'PS5 Has Put a Dampener on Gaming': 45% of Enthusiasts 'Seriously Considering' Leaving Sony for PC
Oof. What’s Sony gunna do if those 3,000 push fans don’t buy a PS6? Company over, lol.
Re: Dragon Ball XenoVerse 3 Gets PS5 Gameplay Deep Dive, and It Looks Like a Real Step Up
This looks like a mobile game... and a bad one at that...
Re: After 15 Years, inFAMOUS 2's Online Features Are Coming to an End
@CheesyOatcake this is the most smooth brain comment I have read on this site in a long time...
Re: After 15 Years, inFAMOUS 2's Online Features Are Coming to an End
@gordonps because some people think the government is some kind of non-human, higher power being that isn't just the same kind of dirt bag humans than inhabit the private sector.
Re: Open World RPG Project Awakening Still in Development, 8 Years After Stunning PS4 Reveal
I like the contrast of multiple studio layoffs and closures over the last few weeks to an article about a studio that’s taken 8 years to still produce nothing…
Re: The Elder Scrolls 6 Heavily Impacted by Xbox Layoffs, Team Morale at Rock Bottom
I feel like this article was written to garner sympathy, but after reading it, it makes more sense why it’s happening. They claim they can’t fire anyone because the onboarding process is outdated and so instead of evolving and updating your process you think it just gives you unlimited job security? You create a “vigil” for people fired like it’s on par with dying? And all this after seeing what Bethesda and ID have produced over the last 5 years?
Re: Rumour: New Fallout Game from Obsidian in the Works, But Has to Cancel Avowed Sequel
Bummer for all 10 people hyped for that Avowed sequel, lol.
Re: Try Out Anime Tactical RPG Brigandine Abyss with a Free Demo on PS5 This Month
@datamonkey I bet next year Sony will release a deluxe physical edition of the demo with some artwork in a steel box for $70…
Re: 'I'm Not Convinced There's a Viable Way Forward': DOOM Dev Relegated to 'Support Studio' Size
I’m sorry but this game wasn’t worth $70. When I finally got around to playing it on sale for under $40 it felt just right. These bloated salary AAA studios just aren’t making high value games anymore.
Re: Echoes of Aincrad: Sword Art Online (PS5) - Squandered Potential at Every Turn
To be honest after playing the demo nothing hooked me about this game. I didn’t dislike it. But I figured it will be a game I revisit when it’s at a deep discount if I do.
Re: 'No Disc, No Buy': Even Metal Gear Solid's Snake Is Mad at Sony's Physical Games Decision
Now let’s see a screenshot of his digital library. Or should I say multiple screen shots, lol.
Re: The Elder Scrolls 6 Is Reportedly Still Years Away from Release
The only studio making Naughty Dog not the most embarrassing for how long it takes to make something...
Re: Assassin's Creed: Black Flag Resynced (PS5) - Swashbuckling Classic Restored with Love and Respect
This will be my first time playing it so I’ll pretend this is the new entry they’d actually been working on after Valhalla.
Re: PlayStation's First Post Since Physical Games Debacle Draws 57k Replies
If Bud Light can overcome what they did, this is nothing for Sony. In fact, expect the marketing for the PS6 to include Shane Gillis.
Re: Originally Free, You Can Now Pay $70 to Own the Worst Silent Hill Game
This could be an epic power play. Sony should go through the library and release all free and dirt cheap games for $70 physical releases, lol.
Re: Control Resonant's Fancy PS5 Steelbook Edition Flaunted in the Wake of Sony Ditching Discs
@WolfyTn physical media is like putting a band aid on a severed limb to stop the bleeding. But by all means, continue to think others are the naive ones, lol.
Re: Round Up: Ridiculously Positive Dawnwalker Previews Claim It's a Game of the Year Candidate
@Marquez they gave Mix Tape which has no gameplay in a video game a 9. They aren’t any more trustworthy than the rest, lol…
Re: Round Up: Ridiculously Positive Dawnwalker Previews Claim It's a Game of the Year Candidate
These outlets have Mix Tape at 10/10 GotY so it really means nothing at this point.
Re: Gigantic Xbox Layoffs See The Outer Worlds Dev Obsidian Lose 25% of Workforce
It feels like it was only yesterday that everyone thought MS was going to control the industry because they were buying all the studios with their unlimited amount of money and now we are here where they are shedding everything because they still never learned that you actually have to produce good games in the end.
Re: Legendary Dev id Software Allegedly Hit Extremely Hard by Xbox Layoffs
All they did was reskin Doom 2016 for the third time. You wonder how many devs you actually need when you start producing nothing but sequels that don't need ground up building? Don't get me wrong, I liked Dark Ages, but I would never sit and say it did anything ground breaking or revolutionary. And I definitely did not spend $70 on it. This is going to make AI even more palpable because if you aren't creating new IP then why wouldn't you just assign a reskin to a robot?
Re: SEGA Saturn Dating Sim 'Sentimental Graffiti' Will Be Resurrected on PS5
@Miserablefish yeah but this game doesn’t really fit that bill because it’s being remade. People don’t have any issues playing “old games” that are remade on modern engines with modern controls. There are certainly masterpieces in story, characters, world building, etc. from old games that stand the test of time. But to actually play a game from the 90s or 00s is an absolute chore.
Re: Reaction: Sony Needs to Start Speaking to Us Again
@Sanrio_Man right. Anything short of were giving away the ps6 for free and it will have 3 disc drives will still anger someone…
Re: Reaction: Sony Needs to Start Speaking to Us Again
I imagine if it was really dire for Sony they would. The problem is too many people confuse social media chatter as reality. Because games journalists and twitter bots are screaming then Sony has to be doing bad. Maybe they’re just fine.
Re: PS Plus Premium Members Can Now Trial Saros, One of 2026's Best PS5 Games
Ha! Calling this “one of the best games of the year” is like when Ubisoft sells the “game of the year” edition to make it sound like it won the award…
Re: Despite Eliminating 15% of Its Workforce, Xbox Wants a Billion Players Per Day
MS Outlook has 950 million users worldwide. Maybe Xbox means to redefine gamer as anyone who opens an email?
Re: These 15+ PS5 and PS Plus Games Are Coming Out This Week (6th-12th July)
@Dalamar you’re totally right. I can’t believe we aren’t getting Elden Ring’s and RE9’s every single week, every single month, every single year. What a ***** time to be alive.
Re: Going Platinum: Yeah, I Kinda Cheated to Get the Hardest Trophy in Kena: Bridge of Spirits
@MrPeanutbutterz if a “designer” picks a trophy that requires skill to complete then maybe they should first acquire the skill to ship a game that doesn’t allow for the exploit. This isn’t some third party software allowing cheating. It’s a design flaw within the game which makes it fair game in trophy hunting. You might not like it if agree with it, but trophy hunters all take advantage of fair game exploits. You’d actually be dumb to play back through this game on master if you don’t need to for the trophy if all you’re looking for is the trophy.
Re: These 15+ PS5 and PS Plus Games Are Coming Out Next Week (6th-12th July)
Relink… Echoes… Flag… all in the same week… and people say this is the dark timeline.
Re: Cyberpunk 2077 Now an Indisputable Success at 40 Million Units Sold
If they ever decided to add a third person update I would play it.
Re: 'I'd Be On Board with Anything': Troy Baker Says He's There 'Day One' for More The Last of Us
@MrStark he even found out from the tv series that fans loved the first season and hated the second too, lol. And that fan base wasn’t just a bunch of gamers either. So his second part failed in both mediums which makes it even less likely he’ll try a part 3. They just need someone new to lead that franchise now. He’s really shown he wasn’t the reason the first game was so good.
Re: Sony Will Have Capacity to Continue Manufacturing Some Game Discs Beyond 2028 Cut-Off Date
It’s so sad to watch people think the fight is for physical media. The fight should be for better digital rights. We should be banding together to fight the unfair laws in the digital space, not trying to hold onto some archaic form of preservation. Digital media can literally last forever with the right laws. Physical media actually has the truest end date.
Re: 'Maybe People Won't Like It': Expedition 33 Dev's Next Game Will Make Some 'Drastic Decisions'
I don’t understand this line of thinking. It happens so often in media now. Just make what you think is meant to be made. Quit trying to convince people you don’t care about expectations by saying you don’t care about expectations. If you have a real level of confidence in what you do, then do it. Don’t try to soften it just in case by saying I warned you you might not like it. I just thinks it defeats the entire purpose.
Re: Sony Rewarded with Soaring Stocks After Revealing All-Digital Future
That’s because you only account for the “fans” who scream on reddit and Twitter. Most fans don’t live their lives on social media and rarely ever post anything on it. You’ve got a massive group of people who don’t really care. They see a cool game and they play it. That’s all.
Re: 'You Will Own Nothing and Be Happy': PlayStation's YouTube Comments Are a Horror Show
@Kelvar Google the numbers. They exist. It’s over 80% digital sales now days. And that’s only because physical is still offered. You honestly think the 15% who buy physical are all going to just quit gaming in 2028? I don’t think so. The number of holdouts will be so small it won’t matter.
Re: 'You Will Own Nothing and Be Happy': PlayStation's YouTube Comments Are a Horror Show
You mean a bunch of talk from people who will still buy the PS6 and digital games past 2028? Yeah, the internet chatter almost never amounts to anything as we’ve seen year and year again. It’s a place to mostly scream into the void.
Re: Even Politicians Are Commenting on Sony's Decision to Stop Making Physical Games
Wow. You know fans are desperate when they start telling themselves politicians care about their grievances, lol.
Re: Poll: $1,000 and No Disc Drive - Is PS6 Dead on Arrival?
For me it’s about launch games. If I can’t see enough of a difference for main stream games, I just don’t think it’s going to be a must have. They’ve already shown the Pro barely had a reason to upgrade. Very few games get a slight upgrade in performance and visuals. Right now I don’t see a need for a 6.
Re: PS Plus Essential Games for July 2026 Announced
This digital selection of straight ass is not helping their no physical disc crash out…
Re: SEGA Expects 5 Million Sales from 'Flagship' Games Persona 4 Revival and Stranger Than Heaven
I think they’ll both be lucky to sell half that.
Re: PS6 Release Now Expected End of 2028, According to Analyst
Anyone who ever thought it would be before 2028 was delusional…
Re: Sony Takes Social Media Time Out After Controversially Killing Physical Games
Staying silent while children scream it out is sometimes how it goes…
Re: PS6 Will Be a Digital Console, And Sony Has Huge Questions to Answer About Backwards Compatibility
@naruball it's people throwing a tantrum so they spout nonsense without actually reading what they wrote...
Re: PS6 Will Be a Digital Console, And Sony Has Huge Questions to Answer About Backwards Compatibility
@user0 I know you post this kind of stuff for likes, but I hope you actually do know you don't "own" any of the digital media you possess just because there is a disk in your hand...
Re: Warhammer 40k: Space Marine Remaster Is Heading for PS5 After a Year of Xbox Exclusivity
I have learned that remasters aren't worth it. Remake or bust.
Re: PlayStation Consoles to Stop Getting Disc-Based Physical Releases in 2028
@axelhander That's an interesting read and honestly the biggest issue is a cultural one to me. The fact is 90% of people don't play a game more than once, and would probably never know if a game was even taken from them. So when you have a adoption rate that high, nothing is really ever going to change because the majority of people simply don't care. The internet has distorted this reality because you can come here, see a poll of 3k people at +60% say this is some kind of deal breaker, and convince yourself the average person cares. I think a lot of people here have forgot they aren't the main customer Sony is even looking for. They want people who spend money on new games, not people who act like playing titles from the PS1 era is some badge of honor. It's like driving onto a BMW lot and bragging about your Toyota with 200k miles on it... you aren't their target, lol.
Re: PlayStation Consoles to Stop Getting Disc-Based Physical Releases in 2028
As someone who hasn't bought physical in over 5+ years I guess I don't care. I don't believe anyone here for one second when they say they will stop buying games either. This is your hobby and you'll participate in it regardless because it's what you've done your entire life. Sony knows this. 85% of sales are already digital. It's nice to see acting tough on the internet is still trendy though.
Re: Layoffs at IO Interactive as Project Fantasy Ends 'Relationship with External Partner'
@psmr I really hope my life is never boring enough that I can tell when internet strangers have changed their name due to remembering their writing style, lol. You need a real world hobby, bruv.