Sounds like Totoki is a restructure kind of guy and maybe PlayStation needs that to be put back on its path. First order of business, get out of commie-fornia and move back to Tokyo. This guy being well informed into SIE as a whole sounds perfect to be the new CEO permanently. Failing that I'd take Shu Yoshida. He deserves it for all he's contributed to PlayStation and the industry. And he's a gamer who understands the roots.
That timeframe of porting 'exclusives' to PC is getting shorter and shorter all the time. Almost makes one question if it's worth owning a PlayStation anymore when you get better value in the form of a 'complete edition' with better performance and usually a lower price than it's console counterpart not too far away.
As a day one PS4 and PS5 owner I feel like a second class citizen sometimes.
Buying Nintendo would be 'good for both companies?'. Phil Spencer is completely delusional no wonder you think you're 'saving the industry' and can't see your own double standards and BS.
Nintendo are doing better than both Xbox and PlayStation. The Switch is a huge runaway success and Nintendo IP's sell like hot cakes especially in Japan. I bet thats why he wants them, to corner Japan from Sony once and for all along with buying all the third parties. When will people open their eyes to Phil 'The Gamer' Spencer's true intentions?
Not that Nintendo would ever sell, that's laughable. How did he think that would go?
Just said this same thing over on PX, but
Phil literally said last week when asked specifically and directly about ES6 'case by case basis'. So not only is his mind already made up as the document reveals but he continues to skate around it or flat out lie to look good to regulators.
Everyone knew it wouldn't be on PS5 but we also know Phil will dance around it while regulators are on his case to get what he wants.
Personally I don't care. I've lost interest in Bethesda games and Starfield has proved that to me along with FO4. They've been on a downward spiral since Oblivion and Fallout 3. I prefer BioWare to Bethesda personally.
It was a bit of a learning curve to other RPG's but I'm absolutely loving it. I have a single player campaign and a separate 4-player multiplayer for me and my friends.
Sometimes it reminds me of a cross between DragonAge Origins and KotOR.
That score will get some people complaining it's stealing Starfield's thunder. Although given its reception I fully expect Tears of the Kingdom to take the official GOTY crown at the awards.
Just been to CDkeys. All PS+ voucher codes show 'out of stock' on them. ShopTo don't have them listed anymore either. Almost like they've disappeared from online stores overnight. Eerie that 'innit? Just as they announce a price hike?
@Sneakyfox
Read my previous comments on my profile. I criticized it. All I said in that other comment is I can stomach it if it doesn't increase further.
btw you're spamming and double posting. I'd be careful, the mods might not be too pleased.
I don't play competitive multiplayer but I do use PS+ for cloud saves and occasional co-op.
At £60 per year (essential) I can stomach it. If it goes any higher than that they can shove it. When gaming goes full services I'm out anyway. Got a big enough library of current and retro games to last a lifetime and a big backlog for years to come.
I'm actually looking forward to the inevitable headline in about 4 months "PS+ subscribers decline on ALL tiers following price increases"
Maybe they'll see sense. But I doubt it. This'll be interesting. I was equally appalled when Microsoft did this and that stunt of stopping 'cheap' conversions and ending trials.
Congratulations Sony, you just handed services back to GamePass. And you were actually starting to really take off.
Just because everyone else increases prices doesn't mean you have to. Keep it down and attract MORE people. And get even MORE money than potentially losing customers and interest. It's not rocket science.
I'm only on essential and held firm but I'll definitely never 'upgrade' now. It's not worth it.
And it's no secret that Ubisoft "will consider offers to be bought". Who wants to bet that Microsoft will buy them as soon as the ink dries on ABK? Thus getting all the "streaming rights" under their own control. Never trust them.
If that's real it's the most pathetic excuse for a 'slim' I've ever seen. But not at all surprised as it would either require a new APU with a more efficient die for cooling or a better cooling solution to the current to make the heat sink and chassis smaller. Neither of which I can see being plausible right now.
As for the slits and extra USB C? likely a slot for the detachable disc drive and the USB C port a connector for it since I doubt it will use USB A or have an external connection to the motherboard.
Meanwhile you're sniffing your parasitic nose up Square Enix's butt who have always had a great relationship with PlayStation and nobody is questioning your email to "spend Sony out of business" which is happening right under their noses.
I'd urge you to compete by creating actual games and IP's and actually contribute to the industry rather than buy everything and limit people's choices.
I think it'll pick up even more once the cross gen games have completely stopped and system sellers arrive. I think Spider-Man will make it surge like crazy. It did for the PS4.
And Xbox just got reported that console sales are down. PlayStation consoles always have a much bigger appeal even with trickled "next gen" games it seems. But console gaming has always been their strength and their first party IP's are arguably unrivalled. I think it's time to start bringing back some dormant ones though. Resistance for one as many have said with the proper care and time to establish could rival other shooters if completely rebooted.
Remaster the others and reboot the franchise. Oh, and where is MediEvil 2 remake Sony?
What is wrong with the gaming industry lately? Acquisitions, financial struggles, layoff, development hell, cancellations all over the place. It's all going to pot.
Microsoft better not get the sniffer dogs out. They've taken enough away. If anything Sony could do with a dedicated RPG developer after losing Zenimax.
Remake and reboot Resistance! Sony need to start establishing a shooter of its own to compete with CoD when it gets pulled from under them in 10 years time. Show MS you don't need to BUY everything to compete. Gears already has a formula of ideas to build a new reboot of resistance that could have potential to win gamers over.
I disagree with both of you. StarField looks very bland and boring to me. Since Oblivion and Fallout 3 Bethesda games have been declining imo. Spider-Man looks far more enjoyable.
And @Batsugun887 with all due respect you don't know what I own or my financial situation to make such assumptions and insults based on a video game. Sounds like I touched a nerve. Saved up for Halo and DMC? then I'm likely older than you at 35 with a comfortable financial situation to afford any game at full price anytime. And I grew up with the NES fwi.
StarField doesn't stand a chance at GotY against a name and system seller like Spider-Man. The name alone will carry it and it looks great.
Revised model imminent no doubt about it. I'll sell my day one physical for a slim (WITH a disc drive) because I stand by my thoughts from day one that the PS5 is too big and the most hideous console ever made. Just saying.
First thought is what does this have to do with the case lol.
Though I guess it's the usual time for some sort of new cheaper version, if advancements in tech actually allow it
Because Microsoft be like;
"See! SEE!! they're more successful than us, we told you! Pleeeease we need this! Waaaahh!" 😆
@themightyant
I see. Didn't realise that. Either way I already have them safely on a drive for offline personal use so I've ensured I'm fine for the future. And I'm sure there will be other places that will host them eventually outside of Sony servers when it becomes known the will shut them down. Can't say too much here on that kind of method of course but I'm sure the community will see us right one way or another.
@themightyant
Except, they do. I've already downloaded the .pkg files from their website and stored them on an external drive for all the games I own. They're hosted in multiple 4GB .pkg increments that then had to be recompiled into a single file using a third-party program. Then, using custom firmware I can install those files manually offline via the USB drive using a homebrew application called pkg installer which will then install the patch version I downloaded and any missing data.
Some of the updates are huge as you know so required multiple parts of the increments to recompile.
There are several videos on YouTube detailing how to do it and fully tested.
I've only done that for future proofing though. Just in case.
@BAMozzy
As I just said above this isn't about licencing. In most cases most of the game data is on the disc minus any day one or future patches. That's where the archive above comes in. I have obtained the patches and missing data from my discs.
There are two ways to do it.
One, connect to their custom DNS in your console connection settings and the archive will patch your installed physical game. No different than doing so from Sony's servers. Or,
Two. They can be installed offline via USB by backing up the files from the archive.
All I'm saying here is physical buyers who know about this method are fine forever. My post has nothing to do with the "ownership" or "licence". Because when the time comes that won't matter anyway.
Not sure if you're not sure what I mean. Basically. Install my disc game. Insert a USB drive or enter a DNS. Then it will download everything that was ever missing up to date and I can play if we are no longer able to connect to Sony services. That's what it does.
@BAMozzy With respect, discs are far from obsolete. This (https://orbispatches.com/) archive hosts all of the official game updates, patches and missing data from physical versions meaning that in the future when the servers go offline you can install them by obtaining them from places like here.
I just wish more people knew about it. I personally have already backed up every current patch for every physical game I own for the future when we inevitably get screwed.
They are also building an archive for the PS5. It's completely legal and a safeguard for physical buyers.
@UltimateOtaku91 [Well they could just make online play free or just make a basic service that maybe costs £3.99 per month that includes online play and cloud storage.]
Don't talk sense! That's crazy! This is the gaming industry, sensible talk is not allowed. Think corporate. Take the monthly games away and raise the price. That's the way! 😂
I'd be all over a low cost tier for cloud saves and online play. I only play online co-op with friends now and again in some RPG's and such.
I share the notion as some others to let them have ABK at this point for fear of who else they might take that are actually worth something. After the deal is signed and sealed it's highly unlikely Phil can open daddy Microsoft's chequebook again any time soon because as far as shareholders are concerned they won't want to see the Xbox division as a dead weight that keeps taking and not producing a profit to cover the costs.
That and they would be heavily scrutinized by going after any big guns again so soon then it will definitely reek of anti trust if someone calls them on it.
This has got to start raising some eyebrows, surely? It just proves Phil was on a buyout quest even with publisher's that weren't actively looking to be bought out (SEGA, SE ect) just to take games away from a rival platform.
But hey. FOR THE GAMERS!! - Phil Spencer.
As I just said over on PX. It's funny that they all thought this would show Sony's 'dirty laundry' but behind the scenes Microsoft have been hiding much more nefarious plans. It doesn't look good for them and shows they're up to their old tricks.
They bought Zenimax. Try to buy out ABK and make a move on SEGA? Then get found out their stance on "protecting" gaming is a big fat lie from the truth of trying to extinguish everything else?
SniffSniff is that possibly an anti-trust I smell in the wind? I certainly hope so.
All that rubbish about being a bullied underdog that can't compete when they're taking the slow road. If that doesn't result in a ban of being allowed to make massive purchases the others can't match nothing will. This proves they're not trying to compete, they're trying to slowly monopolize. If it's not blocked and sanctioned. Gaming is done for.
Phil won't be able to hold his head high after this unless he's got some serious nerve after years of saying he's about "protecting" the industry and "gaming for all".
But, but, but... They're just being competitive because they're an underdog that has never moved from third place!!
Will people who praise Microsoft finally get it in their heads that they're attempting to completely take over? And when they do you're all screwed. Trying to gouge you for gold? Raising prices? That always online crap? Do you think they would have backpedaled it there wasn't competition?
Be careful what you wish for. Slate Sony and Nintendo all you want but when Microsoft get their way you'll be begging for the good ol' days when the others were still around.
It's obvious Phil tried to make a move on Sega and they likely said no. It's funny how they've had some marketing rights and embargoes on Sega games for two years now since it supposedly happened.
Two years ago it was announced that Microsoft and Sega entered a "strategic partnership". They said it wouldn't result in exclusive games but with the embargoes Microsoft is definitely influencing Sega behind the scenes.
@Fiendish-Beaver
I guess we will have to simply disagree as you say. I personally don't feel StarField is on the same calibre as the likes of Bethesda's past games. But maybe I've grown tired of them. Oblivion and FO3 were masterpieces imo. Skyrim while a great game didn't hit the same high as Oblivion for me and FO4 no where near FO3. I feel Bethesda have been on a slow downward spiral in creativity. For that reason StarField looks uninteresting to me. We'll see.
I'm not defending Sony. Far from it. They've done many things I disapprove of under new leadership and I've considered abandoning PlayStation under its new direction. But I simply don't trust Phil Spencer. Oath or not he's lied many times, as has Jim Ryan. They're all as bad as eachother.
Phil once said during the Xbox One. "Exclusives are anti-consumer and counter to what gaming is all about. When we all play, we all win". Now look at him. He said he doesn't intend to take games away from gamers before the ink dried with Zenimax then when the deal was done his statement was "case by case basis". He changed his tune. He always says what people want to hear in the moment.
He can easily wiggle out of that oath down the line and ship modes of CoD or any game to PlayStation while still arguing he fulfilled his agreement. The gaming industry has too many caveats to get around it. So I never take him at his word. Even during the ABK process many of his statements have been ridiculous and some a blatant lie. That's not to say Jim hasn't told his fair share.
I've worked with Microsoft before in the tech field. Albeit years ago. They (and many others) are more slimy and cutthroat behind closed doors than the public can imagine. (To clarify I had close interactions with them during working in the tech industry, I wasn't employed by them.)
I also care nothing for ABK beyond Spyro. CoD means nothing to me and couldn't care less if it became an exclusive.
I've just realised something. Sony secured timed exclusivity of Ghostwire and Deathloop for one year. And Microsoft had to honour that since it was done before the acquisition. It's reasonable to assume that if Sony was intending to take StarField as a timed exclusive then the deal would have been made around the same time and like Ghostwire and Deathloop Microsoft would have had to honour the pre-existing contract. Which obviously means Sony never made a bid for the game because it's announcement was a long time before that acquisition.
Quite possible Phil is lying again or just guessing since if Sony had made the bid way back at the announcement as they did with Bethesda's other games it would be a timed exclusive this year regardless of the acquisition. Phil has no proof and is highly likely using that as cover to get his way with ABK.
@Fiendish-Beaver I do highly doubt StarField would ever have been a permanent exclusive to PlayStation. Sony wouldn't be able to keep paying the losses that game would get from multiplatform sales Bethesda would make. It's a safe bet. SE are a much smaller studio and Final Fantasy has a long synonymous history with PlayStation.
Either way Phil's reasoning is ridiculous. If Bethesda didn't keep small titles like Ghostwire exclusive they sure as hell wouldn't do it for a full calibre RPG. Phil is clutching at straws to justify buying the entire publisher for much more than just StarField. He also knows full well he has no intention putting Elder Scrolls on PlayStation. Elder Scrolls is a respected IP which is definitely a system seller.
@Fiendish-Beaver
Because if I remember correctly following it's initially E3 teaser it was being whispered around about being a timed PS exclusive and there's no way Bethesda would have made that permanent. Sony wouldn't have the kind of money that game would lose to keep it that way.
As for FF7 that deal was extended and supposedly now expired following its entry to EGS. I can't remember where but I read once that Square Enix had said Sony is not responsible for Xbox being excluded. It is known Microsoft and SE don't have a great relationship. I've tried looking for that statement with no success but it was about two years ago.
IMO StarField isn't a system seller. It'll attract some people granted but I doubt in droves. Personally it looks pretty bland to me and I have no interest in it. Coming from someone who loves FO3, Oblivion and Skyrim. I feel it's being overhyped. We shall see.
Ok Phil. It was to block Sony TIMED "exclusivity" which would have been timed by one year so you'd have gotten it anyway. How about this, FTC tell Spencer to put it on PlayStation in 12 months time like would have been the case with Xbox. That's fair, no? Let Phil put his money where his mouth is.
I would use that line if I were the FTC. Make it a concession of good faith with the ABK deal since their goal is to bring games to more gamers. Watch him sweat and scramble for words with a line like that. BS your way out of that one Phil.
@naruball
Thank you!! Tell me about it! It truly boggles my mind sometimes how these people become executives when they sound so dumb. I've literally come up with much more convincing and manipulative arguments in my time to have people dancing like a puppet to do anything I want or get my way. (A thing I'm not proud to admit).
Not that any of those suits look good, they're f-ugly quite frankly and I'm finally getting my classic white spider symbiote suit. But they are REEEALLY trying to push people to digital as much as possible.
Suits exclusive to the DIGITAL Deluxe Edition. No physical game in a COLLECTORS edition. And now some games aren't getting physical releases at all. Or physical copies delayed in favour of digital.
They're trying to push physical folk like myself to digital kicking and screaming. And until physical no longer exists that ain't happenin' Sony. Still very scummy to punish you for a preference though. But hey, profit.
@PegasusActual93 What I mean is, in MGS4 they made a joke about Xbox having a dig against the Xbox 360. Which would have to be edited out. Because it wouldn't make sense to the players.
If they add MGS4 (which I have doubts) they'd have to edit that "dig" at Xbox when Otacon said
"Oh, that's right! We're on the PS3 system. We have Blu-Ray! Dual layers too. What an age we live in, huh Snake?"
Do we even know if this Master Collection is releasing on Xbox?
I doubt MGS4 would be included in any volume. It's highly likely it requires a full remake due to its development with the PS3 CBE in mind. Porting that would be a nightmare and a buggy mess which is why it would be a remake and not a port.
This "Master Collection" so far are just ports and not remakes, so "vol2" is probably Peace Walker, Rising Revengence, MG1 and MG2.
Personally I still have the Legacy Collection on PS3 and a physical copy of MGS1 so I'm good either way.
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Re: Demand for PlayStation Portal Sky High in Japan, Pre-Orders Reportedly Sold Out
@JalapenoSpiceLife
So because you can't think of a use for it in your personal circumstances makes everyone else a sheep?
Re: PS5's Knights of the Old Republic Remake Is Being Wiped from the Internet
On again and off again. Don't know if it's coming or going.
"Oh I get it. Let's play with the old man's head is it? He's half senile, he'll forget I said anything.
...Wait what were we talkin' 'bout anyway?"
-Jolee Bindo.
Re: Who Is PlayStation's New CEO, Hiroki Totoki?
Sounds like Totoki is a restructure kind of guy and maybe PlayStation needs that to be put back on its path. First order of business, get out of commie-fornia and move back to Tokyo.
This guy being well informed into SIE as a whole sounds perfect to be the new CEO permanently. Failing that I'd take Shu Yoshida. He deserves it for all he's contributed to PlayStation and the industry. And he's a gamer who understands the roots.
Re: Horizon Forbidden West Complete Edition Officially Announced for PS5, PC
That timeframe of porting 'exclusives' to PC is getting shorter and shorter all the time. Almost makes one question if it's worth owning a PlayStation anymore when you get better value in the form of a 'complete edition' with better performance and usually a lower price than it's console counterpart not too far away.
As a day one PS4 and PS5 owner I feel like a second class citizen sometimes.
Re: Microsoft One Step Closer to Activision Buyout as CMA Approves of Deal Changes
Atleast they won't be able to buy any other big company for a while without attracting antitrust.
Re: Xbox Almost Flashed Its Cash At Warner Bros, Sees Nintendo As the Holy Grail
Buying Nintendo would be 'good for both companies?'. Phil Spencer is completely delusional no wonder you think you're 'saving the industry' and can't see your own double standards and BS.
Nintendo are doing better than both Xbox and PlayStation. The Switch is a huge runaway success and Nintendo IP's sell like hot cakes especially in Japan. I bet thats why he wants them, to corner Japan from Sony once and for all along with buying all the third parties. When will people open their eyes to Phil 'The Gamer' Spencer's true intentions?
Not that Nintendo would ever sell, that's laughable. How did he think that would go?
Re: If It Wasn't Obvious, The Elder Scrolls 6 Will Skip PlayStation
Just said this same thing over on PX, but
Phil literally said last week when asked specifically and directly about ES6 'case by case basis'. So not only is his mind already made up as the document reveals but he continues to skate around it or flat out lie to look good to regulators.
Everyone knew it wouldn't be on PS5 but we also know Phil will dance around it while regulators are on his case to get what he wants.
Source of what he said last week.
https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/xbox-boss-phil-spencer-addresses-potential-elder-scrolls-6-exclusivity/
Personally I don't care. I've lost interest in Bethesda games and Starfield has proved that to me along with FO4. They've been on a downward spiral since Oblivion and Fallout 3. I prefer BioWare to Bethesda personally.
Re: Baldur's Gate 3 Is Now PS5's Highest Rated Game Ever
It was a bit of a learning curve to other RPG's but I'm absolutely loving it. I have a single player campaign and a separate 4-player multiplayer for me and my friends.
Sometimes it reminds me of a cross between DragonAge Origins and KotOR.
That score will get some people complaining it's stealing Starfield's thunder. Although given its reception I fully expect Tears of the Kingdom to take the official GOTY crown at the awards.
Re: Reminder: Last Chance to Stack PS Plus Subscriptions Before Price Rise
@naruball
I'm on the UK site. Every PS+ subscription (not top up) says 'notify me'. None are available to buy.
Re: Reminder: Last Chance to Stack PS Plus Subscriptions Before Price Rise
@DrSimtheorist
Just been to CDkeys. All PS+ voucher codes show 'out of stock' on them. ShopTo don't have them listed anymore either. Almost like they've disappeared from online stores overnight. Eerie that 'innit? Just as they announce a price hike?
Re: PS5, PS4 Owners Are Understandably Irate with PS Plus Price Hike
@Sneakyfox
Read my previous comments on my profile. I criticized it. All I said in that other comment is I can stomach it if it doesn't increase further.
btw you're spamming and double posting. I'd be careful, the mods might not be too pleased.
Re: PS5, PS4 Owners Are Understandably Irate with PS Plus Price Hike
I don't play competitive multiplayer but I do use PS+ for cloud saves and occasional co-op.
At £60 per year (essential) I can stomach it. If it goes any higher than that they can shove it. When gaming goes full services I'm out anyway. Got a big enough library of current and retro games to last a lifetime and a big backlog for years to come.
Re: PS Plus Essential, Extra, Premium Price Increases Announced by Sony
I'm actually looking forward to the inevitable headline in about 4 months
"PS+ subscribers decline on ALL tiers following price increases"
Maybe they'll see sense. But I doubt it. This'll be interesting. I was equally appalled when Microsoft did this and that stunt of stopping 'cheap' conversions and ending trials.
Welcome to the future of gaming.
Re: PS Plus Essential, Extra, Premium Price Increases Announced by Sony
Congratulations Sony, you just handed services back to GamePass. And you were actually starting to really take off.
Just because everyone else increases prices doesn't mean you have to. Keep it down and attract MORE people. And get even MORE money than potentially losing customers and interest. It's not rocket science.
I'm only on essential and held firm but I'll definitely never 'upgrade' now. It's not worth it.
Re: Microsoft to Sell Activision Blizzard Streaming Rights to Ubisoft in Revised Deal
And it's no secret that Ubisoft "will consider offers to be bought". Who wants to bet that Microsoft will buy them as soon as the ink dries on ABK? Thus getting all the "streaming rights" under their own control. Never trust them.
Re: Embracer's Broken $2 Billion Verbal Agreement Was Reportedly with Saudi-funded Savvy Games
[Fwip].. Did I just hear Microsoft's chequebook open?
Everytime I read about struggles in the industry it's concerning to think that Microsoft will come marching in to 'save' the day.
Re: This Is the New PS5 Slim, It's Claimed
If that's real it's the most pathetic excuse for a 'slim' I've ever seen. But not at all surprised as it would either require a new APU with a more efficient die for cooling or a better cooling solution to the current to make the heat sink and chassis smaller. Neither of which I can see being plausible right now.
As for the slits and extra USB C? likely a slot for the detachable disc drive and the USB C port a connector for it since I doubt it will use USB A or have an external connection to the motherboard.
Re: 8BitDo's Latest Gadget Lets You Play PS1, PS2 with Your PS5 DualSense
And I just bought a retro fighters Defender for use with the PS2 because my dog keeps tripping on the cable
🤦.
Still it also works with PSX and PS3 and it's better than the DualShock 3.
Re: Poll: Will You Be Buying Red Dead Redemption on PS4?
I'll play it on my PS3. It's literally the exact same experience in every detail.
Re: Microsoft Urges UK Regulator to Renege on ActiBlizz Block, Points to PlayStation Deal
Meanwhile you're sniffing your parasitic nose up Square Enix's butt who have always had a great relationship with PlayStation and nobody is questioning your email to "spend Sony out of business" which is happening right under their noses.
I'd urge you to compete by creating actual games and IP's and actually contribute to the industry rather than buy everything and limit people's choices.
Re: Yes, All Those Awesome Marvel's Spider-Man 2 PS5 Accessories Are Getting Scalped
YAY!! thank you for providing your invaluable 'service' scalpers! You're just "trying to put food on your families table" after all.
Can't wait for you guys to scalp the PS5 Slim when it comes out so I can wait two years after launch for one! 😒
Re: PS5 Console Sales Surpass 40 Million, Sony Confirms
I think it'll pick up even more once the cross gen games have completely stopped and system sellers arrive. I think Spider-Man will make it surge like crazy. It did for the PS4.
And Xbox just got reported that console sales are down. PlayStation consoles always have a much bigger appeal even with trickled "next gen" games it seems. But console gaming has always been their strength and their first party IP's are arguably unrivalled. I think it's time to start bringing back some dormant ones though. Resistance for one as many have said with the proper care and time to establish could rival other shooters if completely rebooted.
Remaster the others and reboot the franchise. Oh, and where is MediEvil 2 remake Sony?
Re: 100 Layoffs at CD Projekt RED Amid Organisational Changes
What is wrong with the gaming industry lately? Acquisitions, financial struggles, layoff, development hell, cancellations all over the place. It's all going to pot.
Microsoft better not get the sniffer dogs out. They've taken enough away. If anything Sony could do with a dedicated RPG developer after losing Zenimax.
Re: Insomniac Games May Have a Third AAA PS5 Exclusive in Development
Remake and reboot Resistance! Sony need to start establishing a shooter of its own to compete with CoD when it gets pulled from under them in 10 years time. Show MS you don't need to BUY everything to compete.
Gears already has a formula of ideas to build a new reboot of resistance that could have potential to win gamers over.
Re: Marvel's Spider-Man 2 Sets Pulses Racing with Jaw Dropping PS5 Story Trailer
@Batsugun887 @Reptilio
I disagree with both of you. StarField looks very bland and boring to me. Since Oblivion and Fallout 3 Bethesda games have been declining imo. Spider-Man looks far more enjoyable.
And @Batsugun887 with all due respect you don't know what I own or my financial situation to make such assumptions and insults based on a video game. Sounds like I touched a nerve. Saved up for Halo and DMC? then I'm likely older than you at 35 with a comfortable financial situation to afford any game at full price anytime. And I grew up with the NES fwi.
StarField doesn't stand a chance at GotY against a name and system seller like Spider-Man. The name alone will carry it and it looks great.
Re: PS5 Console Discounts Set to Expand to USA and UK, It's Claimed
Revised model imminent no doubt about it. I'll sell my day one physical for a slim (WITH a disc drive) because I stand by my thoughts from day one that the PS5 is too big and the most hideous console ever made. Just saying.
Re: Marvel's Spider-Man 2 Sets Pulses Racing with Jaw Dropping PS5 Story Trailer
What's a 'StarField' again? 😂
This honestly looks incredible and will rival Hogwarts Legacy for GOTY. Already pre-ordered for day 1.
Re: The FTC Officially Files an Appeal Against Microsoft-Activision Court Victory
@djlard
Brown stuff hit big whirly thing again.
Re: Even Microsoft Is Expecting a Revised PS5 Hardware Model This Year
@Balosi
Because Microsoft be like;
"See! SEE!! they're more successful than us, we told you! Pleeeease we need this! Waaaahh!" 😆
Re: PS5 Is €100 Off in Some European Countries, Suggesting Hardware Revision Is Coming
@themightyant
I see. Didn't realise that. Either way I already have them safely on a drive for offline personal use so I've ensured I'm fine for the future. And I'm sure there will be other places that will host them eventually outside of Sony servers when it becomes known the will shut them down. Can't say too much here on that kind of method of course but I'm sure the community will see us right one way or another.
Re: PS5 Is €100 Off in Some European Countries, Suggesting Hardware Revision Is Coming
@themightyant
Except, they do. I've already downloaded the .pkg files from their website and stored them on an external drive for all the games I own. They're hosted in multiple 4GB .pkg increments that then had to be recompiled into a single file using a third-party program. Then, using custom firmware I can install those files manually offline via the USB drive using a homebrew application called pkg installer which will then install the patch version I downloaded and any missing data.
Some of the updates are huge as you know so required multiple parts of the increments to recompile.
There are several videos on YouTube detailing how to do it and fully tested.
I've only done that for future proofing though. Just in case.
Re: PS5 Is €100 Off in Some European Countries, Suggesting Hardware Revision Is Coming
@BAMozzy
As I just said above this isn't about licencing. In most cases most of the game data is on the disc minus any day one or future patches. That's where the archive above comes in. I have obtained the patches and missing data from my discs.
There are two ways to do it.
One, connect to their custom DNS in your console connection settings and the archive will patch your installed physical game. No different than doing so from Sony's servers. Or,
Two. They can be installed offline via USB by backing up the files from the archive.
All I'm saying here is physical buyers who know about this method are fine forever. My post has nothing to do with the "ownership" or "licence". Because when the time comes that won't matter anyway.
Not sure if you're not sure what I mean. Basically. Install my disc game. Insert a USB drive or enter a DNS. Then it will download everything that was ever missing up to date and I can play if we are no longer able to connect to Sony services. That's what it does.
Re: PS5 Is €100 Off in Some European Countries, Suggesting Hardware Revision Is Coming
@BAMozzy
With respect, discs are far from obsolete. This (https://orbispatches.com/) archive hosts all of the official game updates, patches and missing data from physical versions meaning that in the future when the servers go offline you can install them by obtaining them from places like here.
I just wish more people knew about it. I personally have already backed up every current patch for every physical game I own for the future when we inevitably get screwed.
They are also building an archive for the PS5. It's completely legal and a safeguard for physical buyers.
Re: Poll: Are You Happy with Your PS Plus Essential Games for July 2023?
@UltimateOtaku91
[Well they could just make online play free or just make a basic service that maybe costs £3.99 per month that includes online play and cloud storage.]
Don't talk sense! That's crazy! This is the gaming industry, sensible talk is not allowed. Think corporate. Take the monthly games away and raise the price. That's the way! 😂
I'd be all over a low cost tier for cloud saves and online play. I only play online co-op with friends now and again in some RPG's and such.
Re: Canada Joins UK, US in Questioning Microsoft's Activision Blizzard Buyout
I share the notion as some others to let them have ABK at this point for fear of who else they might take that are actually worth something.
After the deal is signed and sealed it's highly unlikely Phil can open daddy Microsoft's chequebook again any time soon because as far as shareholders are concerned they won't want to see the Xbox division as a dead weight that keeps taking and not producing a profit to cover the costs.
That and they would be heavily scrutinized by going after any big guns again so soon then it will definitely reek of anti trust if someone calls them on it.
Re: Microsoft Planned to Conquer Japan with Square Enix Buyout, Eye-Opening Documents Reveal
This has got to start raising some eyebrows, surely? It just proves Phil was on a buyout quest even with publisher's that weren't actively looking to be bought out (SEGA, SE ect) just to take games away from a rival platform.
But hey. FOR THE GAMERS!! - Phil Spencer.
As I just said over on PX. It's funny that they all thought this would show Sony's 'dirty laundry' but behind the scenes Microsoft have been hiding much more nefarious plans. It doesn't look good for them and shows they're up to their old tricks.
Re: Microsoft's Potential Game Plan in 2020: 'Spend Sony Out of Business'
They bought Zenimax. Try to buy out ABK and make a move on SEGA? Then get found out their stance on "protecting" gaming is a big fat lie from the truth of trying to extinguish everything else?
Sniff Sniff is that possibly an anti-trust I smell in the wind? I certainly hope so.
All that rubbish about being a bullied underdog that can't compete when they're taking the slow road. If that doesn't result in a ban of being allowed to make massive purchases the others can't match nothing will. This proves they're not trying to compete, they're trying to slowly monopolize. If it's not blocked and sanctioned. Gaming is done for.
Phil won't be able to hold his head high after this unless he's got some serious nerve after years of saying he's about "protecting" the industry and "gaming for all".
Re: Microsoft's Potential Game Plan in 2020: 'Spend Sony Out of Business'
But, but, but... They're just being competitive because they're an underdog that has never moved from third place!!
Will people who praise Microsoft finally get it in their heads that they're attempting to completely take over? And when they do you're all screwed. Trying to gouge you for gold? Raising prices? That always online crap? Do you think they would have backpedaled it there wasn't competition?
Be careful what you wish for. Slate Sony and Nintendo all you want but when Microsoft get their way you'll be begging for the good ol' days when the others were still around.
Re: SEGA and Bungie Were On Microsoft's Shopping List in 2020, Xbox Emails Show
It's obvious Phil tried to make a move on Sega and they likely said no. It's funny how they've had some marketing rights and embargoes on Sega games for two years now since it supposedly happened.
Two years ago it was announced that Microsoft and Sega entered a "strategic partnership". They said it wouldn't result in exclusive games but with the embargoes Microsoft is definitely influencing Sega behind the scenes.
People must have forgotten about this.
https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/sega-clarifies-its-alliance-with-microsoft-wont-result-in-xbox-exclusives/
Re: Xbox Insinuates It Bought Bethesda to Block Starfield PS5 Console Exclusivity
@Fiendish-Beaver
I guess we will have to simply disagree as you say. I personally don't feel StarField is on the same calibre as the likes of Bethesda's past games. But maybe I've grown tired of them. Oblivion and FO3 were masterpieces imo. Skyrim while a great game didn't hit the same high as Oblivion for me and FO4 no where near FO3. I feel Bethesda have been on a slow downward spiral in creativity. For that reason StarField looks uninteresting to me. We'll see.
I'm not defending Sony. Far from it. They've done many things I disapprove of under new leadership and I've considered abandoning PlayStation under its new direction. But I simply don't trust Phil Spencer. Oath or not he's lied many times, as has Jim Ryan. They're all as bad as eachother.
Phil once said during the Xbox One. "Exclusives are anti-consumer and counter to what gaming is all about. When we all play, we all win". Now look at him. He said he doesn't intend to take games away from gamers before the ink dried with Zenimax then when the deal was done his statement was "case by case basis". He changed his tune. He always says what people want to hear in the moment.
He can easily wiggle out of that oath down the line and ship modes of CoD or any game to PlayStation while still arguing he fulfilled his agreement. The gaming industry has too many caveats to get around it. So I never take him at his word. Even during the ABK process many of his statements have been ridiculous and some a blatant lie. That's not to say Jim hasn't told his fair share.
I've worked with Microsoft before in the tech field. Albeit years ago. They (and many others) are more slimy and cutthroat behind closed doors than the public can imagine. (To clarify I had close interactions with them during working in the tech industry, I wasn't employed by them.)
I also care nothing for ABK beyond Spyro. CoD means nothing to me and couldn't care less if it became an exclusive.
Re: Xbox Insinuates It Bought Bethesda to Block Starfield PS5 Console Exclusivity
I've just realised something. Sony secured timed exclusivity of Ghostwire and Deathloop for one year. And Microsoft had to honour that since it was done before the acquisition. It's reasonable to assume that if Sony was intending to take StarField as a timed exclusive then the deal would have been made around the same time and like Ghostwire and Deathloop Microsoft would have had to honour the pre-existing contract. Which obviously means Sony never made a bid for the game because it's announcement was a long time before that acquisition.
Quite possible Phil is lying again or just guessing since if Sony had made the bid way back at the announcement as they did with Bethesda's other games it would be a timed exclusive this year regardless of the acquisition. Phil has no proof and is highly likely using that as cover to get his way with ABK.
Re: Xbox Insinuates It Bought Bethesda to Block Starfield PS5 Console Exclusivity
@Fiendish-Beaver
I do highly doubt StarField would ever have been a permanent exclusive to PlayStation. Sony wouldn't be able to keep paying the losses that game would get from multiplatform sales Bethesda would make. It's a safe bet. SE are a much smaller studio and Final Fantasy has a long synonymous history with PlayStation.
Either way Phil's reasoning is ridiculous. If Bethesda didn't keep small titles like Ghostwire exclusive they sure as hell wouldn't do it for a full calibre RPG. Phil is clutching at straws to justify buying the entire publisher for much more than just StarField.
He also knows full well he has no intention putting Elder Scrolls on PlayStation. Elder Scrolls is a respected IP which is definitely a system seller.
Re: Xbox Insinuates It Bought Bethesda to Block Starfield PS5 Console Exclusivity
@Fiendish-Beaver
Because if I remember correctly following it's initially E3 teaser it was being whispered around about being a timed PS exclusive and there's no way Bethesda would have made that permanent. Sony wouldn't have the kind of money that game would lose to keep it that way.
As for FF7 that deal was extended and supposedly now expired following its entry to EGS. I can't remember where but I read once that Square Enix had said Sony is not responsible for Xbox being excluded. It is known Microsoft and SE don't have a great relationship. I've tried looking for that statement with no success but it was about two years ago.
IMO StarField isn't a system seller. It'll attract some people granted but I doubt in droves. Personally it looks pretty bland to me and I have no interest in it. Coming from someone who loves FO3, Oblivion and Skyrim. I feel it's being overhyped. We shall see.
Re: Xbox Insinuates It Bought Bethesda to Block Starfield PS5 Console Exclusivity
Ok Phil. It was to block Sony TIMED "exclusivity" which would have been timed by one year so you'd have gotten it anyway. How about this, FTC tell Spencer to put it on PlayStation in 12 months time like would have been the case with Xbox. That's fair, no?
Let Phil put his money where his mouth is.
I would use that line if I were the FTC. Make it a concession of good faith with the ABK deal since their goal is to bring games to more gamers. Watch him sweat and scramble for words with a line like that. BS your way out of that one Phil.
Re: Xbox Insinuates It Bought Bethesda to Block Starfield PS5 Console Exclusivity
@naruball
Thank you!! Tell me about it! It truly boggles my mind sometimes how these people become executives when they sound so dumb. I've literally come up with much more convincing and manipulative arguments in my time to have people dancing like a puppet to do anything I want or get my way. (A thing I'm not proud to admit).
Re: Xbox Insinuates It Bought Bethesda to Block Starfield PS5 Console Exclusivity
Difference is, on PlayStation it was timed not permanent.
Block timed exclusivity for permanent exclusivity. Nice argument Mr Phil "we want to bring games to more gamers not less" Spencer.
Re: You'll Need Marvel's Spider-Man 2's Digital Deluxe Edition for Those Extra PS5 Suits
Not that any of those suits look good, they're f-ugly quite frankly and I'm finally getting my classic white spider symbiote suit.
But they are REEEALLY trying to push people to digital as much as possible.
Suits exclusive to the DIGITAL Deluxe Edition. No physical game in a COLLECTORS edition.
And now some games aren't getting physical releases at all. Or physical copies delayed in favour of digital.
They're trying to push physical folk like myself to digital kicking and screaming. And until physical no longer exists that ain't happenin' Sony.
Still very scummy to punish you for a preference though. But hey, profit.
Re: Metal Gear Solid's PS5 Master Collection Adds Two More Titles
@PegasusActual93
What I mean is, in MGS4 they made a joke about Xbox having a dig against the Xbox 360. Which would have to be edited out. Because it wouldn't make sense to the players.
Re: Metal Gear Solid's PS5 Master Collection Adds Two More Titles
If they add MGS4 (which I have doubts) they'd have to edit that "dig" at Xbox when Otacon said
"Oh, that's right! We're on the PS3 system. We have Blu-Ray! Dual layers too. What an age we live in, huh Snake?"
Do we even know if this Master Collection is releasing on Xbox?
Re: Metal Gear Solid 1, 2, and 3 Launch on PS5 in the Master Collection
I doubt MGS4 would be included in any volume. It's highly likely it requires a full remake due to its development with the PS3 CBE in mind. Porting that would be a nightmare and a buggy mess which is why it would be a remake and not a port.
This "Master Collection" so far are just ports and not remakes, so "vol2" is probably Peace Walker, Rising Revengence, MG1 and MG2.
Personally I still have the Legacy Collection on PS3 and a physical copy of MGS1 so I'm good either way.