@Godot25 Great idea, cause VG budgets to balloon even more than they already are. Publishers need to get a handle on this ASAP, bringing back 6 year generations will make the problem worse.
With all this stuff about VG budgets ballooning out of control, I'm sure physical releases will be the first thing on the chopping block (well, second after people's jobs).
Yeah I think Sony made the right choice there. Maybe the new routine they'll settle in to is releasing stuff day and date on pc then releasing on PS+ Extra (and maybe Xbox??) about 2 years later.
@Czar_Khastik 'Luckily', I don't have a ps5 (yet) and I doubt my laptop could run half of my steam wishlist, so I'd be surprised if I buy more than 1 or 2 games a month, now.
I'm guessing GOT2 in 2025, then something from NG in 2026. Maybe Horizon 3 in 2027? Plus one or two things from Insomniac, too. But after all that live service stuff, I'm guessing 2024 will be a bit barren for 1st party SP games from Sony.
@Czar_Khastik I've got such a massive backlog and less time to play video games that I can't remember the last time I didn't buy a video game on discount.
My main worry is: 'Is the game so difficult to play on one path due to being underpowered that you're almost forced to play one way'? That was my main issue with Vampyr
Is just me or do these Spiderman video games get more abuse from weirdo fan boys than average? Or does that the fact it's such a bit IP make it feel that way?
The idea of what's essentially a portable PS5 to go along with the PS6 sort of makes sense (although I struggle to see the point exactly), but a completely separate portable system with it's own games sounds ridiculous. Even Nintendo don't support two systems at once anymore
The maths checks out. Surely this new game won't release for about 4 years after DS2, so 2029 or thereabouts. Adding 2 years to the (new) usual 7 for COVID/supply crisis stuff and 2028-2029 sounds like a reasonable guess for when the 10th gen will start. TBH, the ps5 pro and those new rumoured Xbox Series whatever models (late 2024?) are probably a way to keep this gen chugging along after such a slow start. Almost like the new models are the 'real' 9th gen and these 4 years were a weird transitional period.
@matekomlosi I think we'll get something from SP first, then ND next. Over the next couple of years. The big question is, how far in advance will Sony announce them?
I must admit, any video game about liberating whatever gets me suspicious. I'm worried it'll be a far cry esque busywork filled grind fest. Cautiously interested, but as always I'm going to wait for reviews
@rollinggamer
Yeah but doesn't the fact that it's more an 'interactive movie' game than a 'game' game make a regular movie of it even more pointless? TBH, I've never understood VG movies and I've never found one worth watching. Unless they tell a new story, I don't see the point. If they make a prequel or sequel movie to until dawn, that could be interesting.
I loved Until Dawn and j guess if they're remastering for pc, they may as well make a ps5 version while they're at it. What on earth is the point of a film of what is essentially an interactive movie? Who's that even for?
Didn't the story go a bit off the rails in 2 & 3? Maybe a full dead space-style remake of KZ1 with the potential for a rebooted 2 & 3 with more grounded plots would be a cool idea.
@carlos82 Imagine how much fun doing that again and again for literally ever will be? Destiny 2/Apex Legends/Fortnite fans will all drop the games they've sunk hours into and flock to this is drives, you mark my words.
Well Anthem, Evolve and Avengers said all this stuff and they're all money-printing powerhouses, now. So I'm not worried. Can we please see the reviews for this game ASAP so we can all move on?
To be honest, if a fairly major video game just gets given a release year, it'll probably end up being released late that year due to internal delays etc.
I have nothing against each publisher having their own online presentations (and have no nostalgia for E3 whatsoever), but why can't publishers at least release them in the same week in June? Why are they now spread out from June to September (or more)?
@PixelDragon So am I. I'll never take RE/SH fans concerns too seriously after I saw an RE fan moaning that the RE2 remake was going to be bad because Ada Wong was wearing a coat in the rain.
I think this will be a good-to-great modern remake of SH2. (Why are people worrying about Bats track record on story stuff when the OG story, or it's broad strokes, will be used?) However, I bet die hard SH fans wanting everything except the graphics to be exactly the same will be disappointed.
I really hope they make their own Bond (Hopefully based at least partially on the book characters) but at the same time there are 'costumes' to look like the other Bond actors.
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Re: Sony Shares Drop Sharply After Prediction PS5 Growth Has Peaked
@Godot25 Great idea, cause VG budgets to balloon even more than they already are. Publishers need to get a handle on this ASAP, bringing back 6 year generations will make the problem worse.
Re: Without a Physical PS5 Release, Alan Wake 2 Is Still Remedy's Fastest Selling Game
@ChrisDeku Do we know the average profit per sale for a AAA digital game Vs physical?
Re: Without a Physical PS5 Release, Alan Wake 2 Is Still Remedy's Fastest Selling Game
With all this stuff about VG budgets ballooning out of control, I'm sure physical releases will be the first thing on the chopping block (well, second after people's jobs).
Re: Sony May Have Made the Right Call Not Copying Xbox Game Pass with PS Plus
Yeah I think Sony made the right choice there. Maybe the new routine they'll settle in to is releasing stuff day and date on pc then releasing on PS+ Extra (and maybe Xbox??) about 2 years later.
Re: More Than 2,000 PS5, PS4 Games Discounted in Huge New PS Store Sale
@Czar_Khastik 'Luckily', I don't have a ps5 (yet) and I doubt my laptop could run half of my steam wishlist, so I'd be surprised if I buy more than 1 or 2 games a month, now.
Re: Sony Predicts Slide in PS5 Sales with No Major Existing IPs Planned Before March 2025
I'm guessing GOT2 in 2025, then something from NG in 2026. Maybe Horizon 3 in 2027? Plus one or two things from Insomniac, too. But after all that live service stuff, I'm guessing 2024 will be a bit barren for 1st party SP games from Sony.
Re: More Than 2,000 PS5, PS4 Games Discounted in Huge New PS Store Sale
@Czar_Khastik I've got such a massive backlog and less time to play video games that I can't remember the last time I didn't buy a video game on discount.
Re: More Than 2,000 PS5, PS4 Games Discounted in Huge New PS Store Sale
Yay, time to check out Superliminal!
Re: Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden (PS5) - Storytelling Great Has Gameplay to Match
My main worry is: 'Is the game so difficult to play on one path due to being underpowered that you're almost forced to play one way'? That was my main issue with Vampyr
Re: Rumour: Even More Xbox Exclusives Coming to PS5 Than Already Reported
@IOI Not to mention the fact that MS's finances blow early 2000's SEGA out of the water.
Re: Insomniac Devs Forced to Speak Out Against Social Media Abuse Over the Lack of Spider-Man 2 Updates
@Ryu_Niiyama Steam alone has hundreds of great games that could run on a potato. I don't get why these people are so obsessed over one game
Re: Insomniac Devs Forced to Speak Out Against Social Media Abuse Over the Lack of Spider-Man 2 Updates
Is just me or do these Spiderman video games get more abuse from weirdo fan boys than average? Or does that the fact it's such a bit IP make it feel that way?
Re: Rumour: A New PlayStation Handheld Console Reportedly in the Works
The idea of what's essentially a portable PS5 to go along with the PS6 sort of makes sense (although I struggle to see the point exactly), but a completely separate portable system with it's own games sounds ridiculous. Even Nintendo don't support two systems at once anymore
Re: Could Sony, Hideo Kojima's Physint Be the First Announced PS6 Game?
The maths checks out. Surely this new game won't release for about 4 years after DS2, so 2029 or thereabouts. Adding 2 years to the (new) usual 7 for COVID/supply crisis stuff and 2028-2029 sounds like a reasonable guess for when the 10th gen will start. TBH, the ps5 pro and those new rumoured Xbox Series whatever models (late 2024?) are probably a way to keep this gen chugging along after such a slow start. Almost like the new models are the 'real' 9th gen and these 4 years were a weird transitional period.
Re: Round Up: What Was Announced During Sony's State of Play Livestream for January 2024?
@matekomlosi I think we'll get something from SP first, then ND next. Over the next couple of years. The big question is, how far in advance will Sony announce them?
Re: Stellar Blade Springs Back to Life as Anticipated PS5 Exclusive Nears
I must admit, any video game about liberating whatever gets me suspicious. I'm worried it'll be a far cry esque busywork filled grind fest. Cautiously interested, but as always I'm going to wait for reviews
Re: Until Dawn Reportedly Set to Receive New PS5, PC Versions
@rollinggamer
Yeah but doesn't the fact that it's more an 'interactive movie' game than a 'game' game make a regular movie of it even more pointless? TBH, I've never understood VG movies and I've never found one worth watching. Unless they tell a new story, I don't see the point. If they make a prequel or sequel movie to until dawn, that could be interesting.
Re: Until Dawn Reportedly Set to Receive New PS5, PC Versions
@RBMango I may play it if 'free' or a £10 upgrade for folks who have the PS4 version
Re: Until Dawn Reportedly Set to Receive New PS5, PC Versions
I loved Until Dawn and j guess if they're remastering for pc, they may as well make a ps5 version while they're at it. What on earth is the point of a film of what is essentially an interactive movie? Who's that even for?
Re: Mini Review: Immortality (PS5) - An Exceptional FMV Mystery
I love how FMV video games have made an (admittedly niche) comeback.
Re: Killzone Fans Feast on Unlockable Helghast T-Shirt in The Last of Us 2 Remastered
@Korgon Once Horizon gets it's full trilogy, I'm fine with GG doing something new (or old as it were)
Re: Killzone Fans Feast on Unlockable Helghast T-Shirt in The Last of Us 2 Remastered
Didn't the story go a bit off the rails in 2 & 3? Maybe a full dead space-style remake of KZ1 with the potential for a rebooted 2 & 3 with more grounded plots would be a cool idea.
Re: Suicide Squad Teases Major Post-Launch Support, 'Hundreds' of Build Combinations
Imagine how many Greed Fall's, Robocop Rogue City's and Plague Tale Innocence's you could have made for how much this rubbish cost.
Re: Suicide Squad Teases Major Post-Launch Support, 'Hundreds' of Build Combinations
@carlos82 Imagine how much fun doing that again and again for literally ever will be? Destiny 2/Apex Legends/Fortnite fans will all drop the games they've sunk hours into and flock to this is drives, you mark my words.
Re: Suicide Squad Teases Major Post-Launch Support, 'Hundreds' of Build Combinations
Well Anthem, Evolve and Avengers said all this stuff and they're all money-printing powerhouses, now. So I'm not worried. Can we please see the reviews for this game ASAP so we can all move on?
Re: Believe It or Not, PS4 Sales Rocketed in the UK Last Year
@Blacksmith1985 I'm guessing a PS5 is a good £200 more than a PS4 at least.
Re: Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League Previews Are Far from Positive
@JSnow2 When even Destiny 2 is getting shaky, you know live services are hitting their peak.
Re: Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League Previews Are Far from Positive
Looking forward to Jim Sterling's take on this game...
Re: Nobody Expected to See Brian Cox Retelling Tekken's Entire Storyline Today
They should get the other Brian Cox to do it, too
Re: Naughty Dog Details The Last of Us 2 Remastered Upgrade Path on PS5
@Splat I'm certain Sony would have saved a lot of controversy by just calling it 'Director's Cut'
Re: Disney May Have Accidentally Outed Star Wars Outlaws' PS5 Release Window
To be honest, if a fairly major video game just gets given a release year, it'll probably end up being released late that year due to internal delays etc.
Re: 2,000 More PS5, PS4 Deals Join PS Store's Already Gargantuan January Sale
There's a lot of fairly old games on my PS4 wishlist with no discount at all...
Re: Almost 5,000 PS5, PS4 Games Discounted in Colossal Christmas Sale
Shame, none of the indie titles on my wishlist have got discounts...
Re: E3 Is Officially Dead
I have nothing against each publisher having their own online presentations (and have no nostalgia for E3 whatsoever), but why can't publishers at least release them in the same week in June? Why are they now spread out from June to September (or more)?
Re: Free Radical Closure Confirmed as Embracer Shuts Studio Ahead of Christmas
God knows why anyone would want a 'career' (can it even be called that?) in video game development after this year.
Re: Dragon's Dogma 2 Ushers In New Age of $70 Capcom Games
I notice that $70 sometimes means £70 and sometimes means £60. A bit of a difference.
Re: Massive PS Store Sale Makes 2,800+ PS5, PS4 Games Cheaper Than Ever
@bozz It's very good. Plus it uses reinforcements and not base-building
Re: When Is The Game Awards 2023?
@Fiendish-Beaver Spoilers for video game announcements? Isn't that just news?
Re: Bloober Team Says Silent Hill 2 PS5 Is Progressing Smoothly, Working to Attain the Highest Quality
@PixelDragon So am I. I'll never take RE/SH fans concerns too seriously after I saw an RE fan moaning that the RE2 remake was going to be bad because Ada Wong was wearing a coat in the rain.
Re: Bloober Team Says Silent Hill 2 PS5 Is Progressing Smoothly, Working to Attain the Highest Quality
I think this will be a good-to-great modern remake of SH2. (Why are people worrying about Bats track record on story stuff when the OG story, or it's broad strokes, will be used?) However, I bet die hard SH fans wanting everything except the graphics to be exactly the same will be disappointed.
Re: Bloober Team Says Silent Hill 2 PS5 Is Progressing Smoothly, Working to Attain the Highest Quality
@zupertramp Could be, Devs getting frustrated with Konami as a publisher doesn't sound unlikely to me, at all
Re: The Last of Us 2 PS5 Remaster's Anxiety-Inducing Lost Levels Revealed
I'm still confused that they didn't call it a 'Director's Cut' to sync with Ghost of Tsushima and Death Stranding
Re: Life is Strange Crosses Hella Impressive 20 Million Player Mark
@trev666 I really enjoyed all four entries. I'm glad I bought all the episodic titles once they were all released, though
Re: Reaction: PS5's Success Is Not Luck, Because Sony's Spent Years Putting in the Hard Yards
I do agree with this, but I wish we had a proper example of what PS5 (non live service) exclusives we can expect in 2024.
Re: Despite Crap Reviews, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Boasts of Engagement Records
@Northern_munkey What's Joe Public who only buys FIFA, COD and occasionally AC isn't going to do, not buy the new cod?
Re: Like All Modern Games, Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora Has a PS5 Season Pass
I'm reasonably interested in the SW, but I couldn't care less about Avatar
Re: Poll: Are You Buying a PS5 'Slim'?
Where's the 'yes, but only when I've seen what Digital Foundry have to say' option?
Re: Poll: Do You Think GTA 6 Will Release on PS4?
When do the people who voted 'yes' think this game will be released?! The PS5 might be five years old when it comes out.
Re: Hitman Maker's New James Bond Game Will Be PS5's Ultimate Spycraft Fantasy
I really hope they make their own Bond (Hopefully based at least partially on the book characters) but at the same time there are 'costumes' to look like the other Bond actors.
Re: Rumour: PS5 Slim Gets 8th November Launch with Spider-Man 2 Bundle
Hmm, so to be guaranteed the new model, you'll probably have to order the bundle