TBH, if those Sony pc games aren't selling enough to a) offset porting costs and b) offset any 'damage' to the PS brand/exclusivity then they shouldn't bother.
I get that Sony are probably freaking out over the memory price hike, the fact that fewer and fewer people are playing video games instead of smartphone stuff and that an increasing percentage of that video game time is taken up by live services. But how does shutting BP games help?! You'd think a relatively cheap remake studio would be a reliable pillar to keep doing what it does best in the background.
Oh God, I'm bracing for the usual 'It'll certainly cost at least $800, and that's not a problem as everyone buys a new iPhone each year!' comments. IMO, it'll cost $100 more then the PS5 does, now.
I think it's fine. Xbox did the 3rd party thing because they were doing badly, not the other way round! I'm a PS fan and I wouldn't mind if Sony released their first party games to Xbox and Switch 2 after say 3 years.
@Northern_munkey Yes. I add everything I want on my wishlist. Wait for a big sale and but the 4 most heavily discounted things on there. Rinse and repeat.
Wouldn't a better compromise just have been for dialogue choices to slightly change the PC's personality and relationships rather than change major story beats?
The other thing I want to add, is will first party PS4 games ever look dated to the casual gamer? I don't think so. GTA 5 dates from 2014, and looks much closer to games now than a 2004 game would look to 2014. As so on ever 20 years etc.
The absolute key is Sony (or many publishers) not wanting to show games too early. Why do people want to know about something they won't see for 2+ years, anyway? We know about Ghost of Yotei and DS2 already. The most information we'll get now before late this year is more info about those two games.
@LogicStrikesAgain Yeah I just wishlist stuff I see either announced at PS showcases or talked about by pundits. I never browse anymore, it's a waste of time
That joke doesn't really work. I'm pretty sure already downloaded SP games mostly work without online, and MP physical games still are essentially useless without online. Not to mention physical games usually need tons of patches etc.
@ironcrow86 Honestly I'm sure it's very good. It's just it's hard to fork out the £70 when there's so many games and so little time. I'll probably end up buying it around black Friday 2025.
Making a good game isn't enough to make money, you need to make an amazing game. It's not easy. Also, turning DA4 into a live service wouldn't have guaranteed success. Lastly, if they'd planned it as a normal SP game from the outset, it's budget would have been lower.
@PuppetMaster Whenever there's a sale I only check my wishlist and buy what has the best discounts. I keep an eye on news websites when a ps showcase or whatever announces new stuff and I fill my wishlist that way.
The problem is, that requires following VG news pretty closely. More casual gamers don't do that.
The thing I don't get is even a piece of crap 'game' is going to cost some time and money to make, and they can't sell all that well. (They're rubbish and have little to no marketing). So what do the people who churn this stuff out even get?
On the one hand, these strategies of Microsoft's will force a ceiling on Xbox and Game Pass sales (although I'm sure a non-3rd party games version of GP will eventually reach PS), but on the other hand, MS will make a lot of money from selling these famous Xbox/Activision/etc. games. It's hard to tell if it's a good move or not. God knows how it'll affect the 10th gen.
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Re: Sony Announces Gigantic PS5 Price Increases, Effective from April 2026
@carlos82 I guess we need to see if the tariffs, RAM shortages and oil upheaval are still a problem in 2-3 years time.
Re: Crimson Desert PS5 Concern as Physical Copies Won't Run without Download
This is why I scoff when people say 'physical is best because it isn't reliant on servers'. Yes it is.
Re: Sony Apparently Pulls the Plug on PC Ports of Saros, Ghost of Yotei
TBH, if those Sony pc games aren't selling enough to a) offset porting costs and b) offset any 'damage' to the PS brand/exclusivity then they shouldn't bother.
Re: Marvel's Wolverine PS5 Release Date Announced
Still haven't played SM2, yet
Re: Memory Crisis Threatening to Delay PS6 Could Last 'Another 10 Years'
Not to be a downer, but what's going to happen in 10 years to stop the crisis?
Re: Opinion: Sony's Disgraceful Bluepoint Closure Should Concern Every PS Studios Fan
I get that Sony are probably freaking out over the memory price hike, the fact that fewer and fewer people are playing video games instead of smartphone stuff and that an increasing percentage of that video game time is taken up by live services. But how does shutting BP games help?! You'd think a relatively cheap remake studio would be a reliable pillar to keep doing what it does best in the background.
Re: Failing FPS Highguard's Concord Arc Seems Almost Complete as Website Goes Down
@Boxmonkey We've basically got only Marathon, Fair games and that Horizon game left, now. TBH, I can't imagine all them succeeding.
Re: Failing FPS Highguard's Concord Arc Seems Almost Complete as Website Goes Down
@RoomWithaMoose Captured a vast player pool from where? All the live service shooter fans already have a live service shooter to play
Re: Sony's Santa Monica Studio Has Another Unannounced PS5 Project in Production
I thought they were doing some kind of sci-fi game?
Re: Awful PS5 Dino Shooter Code Violet Will Get a Sequel... for Some Reason
It's sold pretty well and probably didn't cost much to make. Debatable if they'll manage the same thing twice though.
Re: Far Cry TV Series Officially Announced, from Creators of Fargo and Always Sunny
If a FC series must exist, those two creatives are a great choice.
Re: Bethesda Is Working on New Fallout Games, Todd Howard Confirms
This has been said 10 billion times, but Obsidian should release a FO game between TOW 2 and (presumably) TOW 3
Re: PS6 Release Date Touted for 2027, Cheaper But Less Powerful Than Next Xbox
@Lowdefal Even the idea of discs is starting to seem quaint.
Re: Rumour: To Avoid Even More PS5 Price Increases, Digital Edition to Get Reduced SSD Space
@Bingoboyop I'm guessing it'll be at least £550
Re: Poll: What Are Your Thoughts on Metal Gear Solid 5, 10 Years Later?
I didn't care more it at all. It was sort of dull and meandering and bloated in that way that OW games frequently can be.
Re: Hell Is Us (PS5) - One of the Best Mystery Experiences on PS5
Bloody hell. This is the first soulslike (apert from the two Star Wars Jedi games) that I really want to play
Re: Rumour: PS6 Handheld Device Can Be Docked Like Nintendo Switch 2
@Robocod I think the cross gen period will be at least 4 years. Especially if the portable version of the PS6 is similar to a PS5 in power.
Re: Rumour: PS6 Handheld Device Can Be Docked Like Nintendo Switch 2
So Nintendo have a hybrid version and portable-only version, and Sony will have a hybrid version and a console-only version?
Re: 'There's No Real Need for a PS6': Industry Veteran Weighs in on Next-Gen Debate
Oh God, I'm bracing for the usual 'It'll certainly cost at least $800, and that's not a problem as everyone buys a new iPhone each year!' comments. IMO, it'll cost $100 more then the PS5 does, now.
Re: Jurassic Park Survival Is Shaping Up to Be a Dream PS5 Single Player Game
'Amnesia but Jurassic Park' is such an obviously good idea, it mind boggling it's taken so long to be a thing.
Re: Sony Job Listing Implies More PS5 Exclusives Will Be Ported to Xbox, Nintendo
Honestly, what would be the problem in sony games coming to pc/Switch2/Xbox after about 3 years?
Re: GTA 4 PS5, PS4 Port Rumours Continue to Pick Up Pace
They'd better fix the meeting people for bowling bit and add better checkpoints
Re: PS5 Fans Divided Over Helldivers 2 on Xbox Pivot
@truerbluer I don't get your logic. How is that reducing the amount of PS5 games being made?
Re: PS5 Fans Divided Over Helldivers 2 on Xbox Pivot
I think it's fine. Xbox did the 3rd party thing because they were doing badly, not the other way round! I'm a PS fan and I wouldn't mind if Sony released their first party games to Xbox and Switch 2 after say 3 years.
Re: Sony Buffed PS5's Wishlist, But It's Been Broken for Weeks Now
@Northern_munkey Yes. I add everything I want on my wishlist. Wait for a big sale and but the 4 most heavily discounted things on there. Rinse and repeat.
Re: There's a Brutal Lack of Interest in Marathon from Hardcore PS5 Fans
Marathon, Fairgames and that Horizon MMO are the only holdouts left, right?
Re: Resident Evil Requiem Revealed, Out on 27th February 2026
@Icey664 RE8 can be played in 3rd person with the dlc
Re: Rumour: New Cyberpunk 2077 DLC Is Incoming, Developer Leak Suggests
OW game list: Horizon Forbidden West (current), Cyberpunk, Spiderman 2, Ghost of Yotei? Horizon 3? Am I missing anything?
Re: Stellar Blade Dev Massively Upgrades 3D Scanning Tech Ahead of Sequel
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Re: Stellar Blade Dev Massively Upgrades 3D Scanning Tech Ahead of Sequel
@naruball 45 year old men that scream and cry over women having Nasolabial folds?
Re: PS Store Days of Play Sale Is Live Now with 1,300+ PS5, PS4 Game Discounts
I've got so many games at this point. I'll probably just get Horizon Forbidden West
Re: Another 2,000 Must-Play PS5, PS4 Games and DLC Discounted on PS Store
Going to get Fort Solis, Lempo and Jusant
Re: GTA 4 Could Be Getting a PS5 Port to Help Ease the Wait for the Next Game
Like RDR1, I'd pay £20 for it, but no more.
Re: GTA 6 May Not Have Been in Dev As Long As You Think
Hmm, does rather imply we won't get the next R* game for 8-9 years ☹️
Re: Star Wars: Grand Collection Has Three Fewer Games on PS5, PS4 Compared to Switch
When. Are. They. Going. To. Remaster. The. Rogue. Squadron. Games!
Re: Assassin's Creed Shadows' 'Canon Mode' Makes Fans Ponder the Point of RPG Options
Wouldn't a better compromise just have been for dialogue choices to slightly change the PC's personality and relationships rather than change major story beats?
Re: PS5 Fans Are Pondering the Point of Days Gone Remastered After Graphics Comparison Emerges
The other thing I want to add, is will first party PS4 games ever look dated to the casual gamer? I don't think so. GTA 5 dates from 2014, and looks much closer to games now than a 2004 game would look to 2014. As so on ever 20 years etc.
Re: Tomb Raider 4-6 Remastered (PS5) - Definitive Package Closes Out the First Chapter of Lara Croft Adventures
When are Aspyr going to make a Star Wars Rogue Squadron remaster!
Re: Reaction: The PS5 Discourse Around State of Plays Is Becoming Draining
The absolute key is Sony (or many publishers) not wanting to show games too early. Why do people want to know about something they won't see for 2+ years, anyway? We know about Ghost of Yotei and DS2 already. The most information we'll get now before late this year is more info about those two games.
Re: Assassin's Creed Shadows Pre-Orders Are 'Solid', in Line with Odyssey
Hmm, if I was working at Unisoft and my job wasn't directly related to AC, I'd be worried about my job security...
Re: Sony Quietly Pulls 'Eslop' Titles in Face of Mounting Pressure
@LogicStrikesAgain Yeah I just wishlist stuff I see either announced at PS showcases or talked about by pundits. I never browse anymore, it's a waste of time
Re: Embattled US Retailer Trolls Customers for Picking Digital During PSN Outage on PS5, PS4
That joke doesn't really work. I'm pretty sure already downloaded SP games mostly work without online, and MP physical games still are essentially useless without online. Not to mention physical games usually need tons of patches etc.
Re: Dragon Age: The Veilguard Failed Because It Wasn't Live Service, EA CEO Seems to Suggest
@ironcrow86 Honestly I'm sure it's very good. It's just it's hard to fork out the £70 when there's so many games and so little time. I'll probably end up buying it around black Friday 2025.
Re: Dragon Age: The Veilguard Failed Because It Wasn't Live Service, EA CEO Seems to Suggest
Makes me worried for ME5, TBH...
Making a good game isn't enough to make money, you need to make an amazing game. It's not easy. Also, turning DA4 into a live service wouldn't have guaranteed success.
Lastly, if they'd planned it as a normal SP game from the outset, it's budget would have been lower.
Re: Report Investigates Why PS5's Store Is Still Drowning in 'Eslop'
@PuppetMaster Whenever there's a sale I only check my wishlist and buy what has the best discounts. I keep an eye on news websites when a ps showcase or whatever announces new stuff and I fill my wishlist that way.
The problem is, that requires following VG news pretty closely. More casual gamers don't do that.
Re: Report Investigates Why PS5's Store Is Still Drowning in 'Eslop'
The thing I don't get is even a piece of crap 'game' is going to cost some time and money to make, and they can't sell all that well. (They're rubbish and have little to no marketing). So what do the people who churn this stuff out even get?
Re: Rumour: Gears of War to Make PS5 Debut with Full Crossplay in Trilogy Collection
On the one hand, these strategies of Microsoft's will force a ceiling on Xbox and Game Pass sales (although I'm sure a non-3rd party games version of GP will eventually reach PS), but on the other hand, MS will make a lot of money from selling these famous Xbox/Activision/etc. games. It's hard to tell if it's a good move or not. God knows how it'll affect the 10th gen.
Re: Halo PS5 Rumours Intensify in Aftermath of Forza Horizon 5 Reveal
@Weebleman Yeah I agree, especially as Sony would presumably get a cut from it being on there.
Re: Halo PS5 Rumours Intensify in Aftermath of Forza Horizon 5 Reveal
@UltimateOtaku91 I'd be interested in playing the first 4 games, TBH
Re: Halo PS5 Rumours Intensify in Aftermath of Forza Horizon 5 Reveal
Did the collection remaster Halo 2 as well as Halo 1?