The way he words it, it sounds almost like he’s basically saying:
“Microsoft Office 365 with Copilot is being used in the studio, so we’re being cautious and disclosing this for all you anti-AI BlackOps Agents out there who want to come up with a BS narrative that Generative AI is used to make the game.”
Great game on PS5 and an incredible PC port (running well above 120fps on PC with even “modest” hardware - which makes pulling off perfect block/dodges way easier due to insane input response).
Just goes to show that when you come out with a fun and polished game right out of the gate, you have a better shot of being successful in the eyes of gamers!
@amatmulisha Like the analogy, but I’d argue you got Alan Wake 2 roles flipped.
In my opinion, Saga had more firearms and action with some pretty generous ammo/health drops while Alan Wake had more horror and survival aspects with puzzles and less consumables to rely on.
But, hey, to each their own. Alan Wake 2 is a masterpiece no matter which character you felt had the more tense focus!
More people should buy Alan Wake 2! And I would totally understand people skipping the first game in favor of reading the plot of Alan Wake on Wikipedia or something as I feel the gameplay of the first game is a tad dated and it overstays it’s welcome by the end.
Anyways, really looking forward to Requiem. I have the entire HD-era series on PC (only missing the original Trilogy that is available on GOG), and definitely a fan of the series.
@rjejr I learned about Unreal after I bought Diamond Monster (Voodoo 1) 3D accelerator.
I had a friend who had it, but he played it using software rendering. He was super excited to see it played “as intended” on my PC.
It blew my mind at the time!
History lesson: The first GPU’s required a dongle that had to connect to your onboard display port because they couldn’t actually render 2D graphics, but onboard display could. You plugged the monitor into this bulky adapter that essentially piggybacked off both pieces of hardware.
I believe it was Nvidia that developed the first dedicated GPU as we know them today. It was a wired mess in the beginning - but it was also the only way to get alpha texture transparency to work in the original Resident Evil on PC - the “red light” puzzle was just a solid red screen in software rendering (something consoles could do already).
In Final Fantasy VII on PC, the blur screen before a fight ran in slow-motion without a 3D accelerator.
Believe it or not, there was a time consoles kicked PC’s butt for games! Sure, the PC could display higher resolution sprites, but anything with screen scrolling was a real challenge and performed poorly - even the NES could outpace PC in terms of gaming performance!
It really wasn’t until Doom came out that PC started to become a popular gaming option. But, consoles were still very much leading the charge in 3D graphics for a while, too.
Yeah, I don’t really care if AI is used in a game or not.
I know people have opinions about it and I am sure there is merit to their concerns, I just don’t care anymore.
Maybe it’s my age, or the fact I’m not gaming nearly as much as I used to, but I’m not going to cry “foul” because a developer sped up the development process using AI.
“But it kills jobs!”
I’d argue most inventions people have made to make workflows more efficient have killed jobs.
It’s just mankind doing mankind things to make things easier for other humans.
Eventually, other jobs will come out of this that revolve around AI rather than having AI take over completely.
Use it. Don’t use it. Whatever. Just make a fun game to play.
As much as I would love a Day 1 release of Sony games on PC, I understand why Sony does it the way it does.
I am sure the plan to develop on PC is already on the table and funded at this point. The console sales will essentially pay for the work and then PC is just some extra revenue after the console cycle has run its course.
On the other hand, it’s not as if releasing on PC will somehow cannibalize console sales as console gamers get consoles for their convenience. Being able to milk off the initial hype could boost sales on PC, too!
It’s a tough numbers games I would never have to deal with and don’t envy the people making these decisions. I just hope Sony doesn’t pull out of PC releases all together.
@Toot1st @HaveTheSauce I get where you are coming from. If you just play through the games without properly working through NPCs dialogue and reading items descriptions or listening to boss dialogue, etc., you essentially have zero context and it’s nothing more than a test of skill.
But if you go to a Wiki and read on Lore (fextralife is great for this), you’d find that the lore and story is incredibly deep.
Bottom line - you gotta dig deep in Souls games to find the story - not exactly everyone’s cup of tea.
@BAMozzy Exact reasons I pulled the trigger on a upper-mid-end PC about a year ago.
At the moment, it blows consoles put of the water in terms of capabilities. Eventually, it will be more “on par” with the next-gen of consoles.
But thanks to things like DLSS and Frame Generation, I think it will be a while before my PC can’t keep up with new games (assuming the hardware lasts).
I’m also an “at least 60fps at console-settings” kind of person. So, I should be good for long time. HFR is nice, don’t get me wrong, but it’s not a requirement for me.
Much like @get2sammyb, I have been a huge fan of the series since first playing on Dreamcast waaaaay back when (my biggest regret is getting rid of my Dreamcast and all its games back in 2007).
Shenmue III feels like a little bit of a step back from the original game (which, to this day still feels revolutionary due to some of its world-building systems), but is still a great addition to the series.
I do hope Shenmue IV is in the works, but I think it should probably be the last one as well.
@Nepp67 I was a consultant for various clients doing web app development - so, even non-game development jobs aren’t safe no matter how much money you make for the company making clients happy.
Modern gamers finally get to experience something us dinosaurs got to experience for years: playing the game directly after pressing the Start button. 😅
As someone who has a PC and PS5, this is a welcome update.
I know the Xbox Series controllers let you do this as well, which was nice (not the X1 controllers). But the Xbox Controllers are just so loud that I hate using them on PC unless I absolutely have to.
Switch 1 games are improved even without patches as the hardware just naturally powers through any issues the Switch version had.
Cross-platform save files seamlessly transfer to the Switch 2 (no need to run stupid save transfer tools. [eyes Sony])
Mario Kart World is awesome (not worth $80, though, in my opinion - so happy I got the bundle).
Legally playing BOTW/TOTK at an upscaled 4K/60fps HDR is a dream.
I can’t confirm, but it seems like Nvidia AI HDR is used to “upscale” older games to HDR where not available.
Just a great experience all around, and, for the most part, completely replaces the original Switch (unless you have some obscure non-supported game). I just gave my daughter my original Switch.
I still have yet to actually play anything in handheld.
It’s interesting how the press is like “this is terrible! The game isn’t selling!! The industry is…ahem…doomed!”
And Microsoft - the one with the unlimited bank accounts funding these games - is like “We had incredibly engagement for our game!”
As far as I am concerned, if the one shelling out the cash for the games is happy and developers can keep the lights on and butts in seats, then who cares about these metrics?
I feel like the whole “done by a GTA dev” is hurting it more than helping as people are expecting GTA levels of detail from a new studio with a fraction of the resources of Rockstar.
Only thing I noticed is that driving around the city at top speed looked smoother than moving around a curated location with only a few enemies. Granted, that’s tough to determine from a mobile phone using cell data rather than wifi.
But the lighting and effects are pretty impressive for a AA experience.
The only future Rockstar game I care about is Max Payne Remake - and that’s only Rockstar in publisher only. In Remedy I trust!
I really wish Rockstar would let Remedy buy back the IP after it’s done with the Remake so that it can officially become part of the Remedyverse canon.
The gaming world needs more focused and linear experiences as open-world has really kind of saturated everything these days.
I’m okay with large stages with multiple ways to approach things, but having these vast open areas to get to said areas just becomes a chore - and needless inflates the budget as probably 75% of that open area is just used for collect-a-thon fodder.
Give me a more hand-crafted and fine-tuned experience any day of the week!
@Lukasamba @Lysterao @get2sammyb This may also be part of Microsoft’s pledge to be carbon negative by a certain date (too lazy to look it up).
Though, with powering AI and the such, I am sure Microsoft is more going for the “obvious” planet-saving measures and telling people to ignore what’s behind the curtain.
@Vectrex I am with you there. A PC isn’t just a PS5 alternative.
It’s a PS5, PS4, PS3, PS2, PS1, Xbox Series, Xbox One, Xbox 360, Xbox, Switch, Wii U, Wii, Gamecube, N64, SNES, NES, Dreamcast, Sega 32X, Sega CD, Sega Genesis/Mega Drive, Master System, Arcade cabinet, and pretty much ever machine under the sun.
Throw in free games from Epic, and, the giveaways from Amazon Prime Gaming, plus incredible sales almost constantly, and you have an amazing value for the price.
That being said…Nvidia has gotten ridiculous with it’s pricing.
And you don’t NEED a xx90 Series GPU. At least a xx70 series paired with a 7800x3D at 1440p will get you pretty much Ultra settings (for now) with at least DLSS Quality or Balanced mode.
Don’t care about ray-tracing? Then 0 issues running at minimum 60fps for every game you throw at it - in fact, I daresay 85-90fps would be like…bottom of the barrel for performance for a non-RT game.
That rig will get you through the rest of this generation and next generation - though you may sadly have to drop to High Settings next generation and potentially need to engage frame generation (the audacity).
Plus, I don’t see why people get so bent out of shape at PC people. Sony makes PC games, now. We will still support PlayStation games, just not the system or the PSN service fees - sorry, not sorry.
@ChrisDeku Only if you have FOMO are you missing out. Being patient isn’t a weakness.
I understand what you are saying, but since I switched to PC, my PS5 became a paperweight and I have like 3 games left as I sold the rest that have PC versions - because, should I ever have a desire to play an older game, I’ll just wait for a deep discount for the PC version on some online retailer to replay it.
I don’t even have a Series X anymore.
I have over 30 Switch games.
So, yeah, PC and Switch is the way to go, now - unless I absolutely want to replay Demon’s Souls or The Last Guardian, or Bloodborne. But I could also emulate all 3 of those games if I wanted.
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Re: Divinity Dev's Comments on Generative AI Trigger a Total Social Media Sh*tstorm
The way he words it, it sounds almost like he’s basically saying:
“Microsoft Office 365 with Copilot is being used in the studio, so we’re being cautious and disclosing this for all you anti-AI BlackOps Agents out there who want to come up with a BS narrative that Generative AI is used to make the game.”
Re: Stellar Blade PS5 Success Grants CEO a Presidential Commendation
Great game on PS5 and an incredible PC port (running well above 120fps on PC with even “modest” hardware - which makes pulling off perfect block/dodges way easier due to insane input response).
Just goes to show that when you come out with a fun and polished game right out of the gate, you have a better shot of being successful in the eyes of gamers!
Re: 'Grace Is the Biggest Scaredy-Cat in Resident Evil History': Capcom Details How Leon's Gameplay Will Differ in Requiem
@amatmulisha Like the analogy, but I’d argue you got Alan Wake 2 roles flipped.
In my opinion, Saga had more firearms and action with some pretty generous ammo/health drops while Alan Wake had more horror and survival aspects with puzzles and less consumables to rely on.
But, hey, to each their own. Alan Wake 2 is a masterpiece no matter which character you felt had the more tense focus!
More people should buy Alan Wake 2! And I would totally understand people skipping the first game in favor of reading the plot of Alan Wake on Wikipedia or something as I feel the gameplay of the first game is a tad dated and it overstays it’s welcome by the end.
Anyways, really looking forward to Requiem. I have the entire HD-era series on PC (only missing the original Trilogy that is available on GOG), and definitely a fan of the series.
Re: Starship Troopers: Ultimate Bug War Turns Helldivers 2 into a Retro, PS2-Era FPS
@rjejr I think I stopped at a Voodoo 2 before jumping to first generation ATI Radeon - back when Radeon went toe-to-toe with GeForce.
My roomie had a GeForce and he was absolutely amazed my card could play Quake 3 at 1600x1200 without issue AND using 32-bit color!
I could play Return to Castle Wolfenstein with tessellation enabled and it was awesome!
Gosh, it all sounds so primitive now!
Re: Starship Troopers: Ultimate Bug War Turns Helldivers 2 into a Retro, PS2-Era FPS
@rjejr I learned about Unreal after I bought Diamond Monster (Voodoo 1) 3D accelerator.
I had a friend who had it, but he played it using software rendering. He was super excited to see it played “as intended” on my PC.
It blew my mind at the time!
History lesson: The first GPU’s required a dongle that had to connect to your onboard display port because they couldn’t actually render 2D graphics, but onboard display could. You plugged the monitor into this bulky adapter that essentially piggybacked off both pieces of hardware.
I believe it was Nvidia that developed the first dedicated GPU as we know them today. It was a wired mess in the beginning - but it was also the only way to get alpha texture transparency to work in the original Resident Evil on PC - the “red light” puzzle was just a solid red screen in software rendering (something consoles could do already).
In Final Fantasy VII on PC, the blur screen before a fight ran in slow-motion without a 3D accelerator.
Believe it or not, there was a time consoles kicked PC’s butt for games! Sure, the PC could display higher resolution sprites, but anything with screen scrolling was a real challenge and performed poorly - even the NES could outpace PC in terms of gaming performance!
It really wasn’t until Doom came out that PC started to become a popular gaming option. But, consoles were still very much leading the charge in 3D graphics for a while, too.
Re: No One Seems to Know if This Shenmue 4 Trailer Is Real or AI
Please be real!
Please be real!
Please be real!
I need more Shenmue injected into my veins!
Gosh, I remember firing up this game on Dreamcast for the first time and simply being blown away by it! It was like nothing I had ever played before!
Re: Metal Gear Solid Delta Producer Is Hoping to Remake MGS4, Rescuing It from PS3 Jail
@Contimaloris Didn’t stop Delta from being made despite MGS3 existing in Vol. 1
I’d take both a collection addition and a remake!
I’d also like MGS: Twin Snakes to be added to the Gamecube app on Switch 2 or, better yet, a modern port to other platforms!
Re: PS5 Roguelike Let It Die: Inferno Uses a Crapload of Generative AI
Yeah, I don’t really care if AI is used in a game or not.
I know people have opinions about it and I am sure there is merit to their concerns, I just don’t care anymore.
Maybe it’s my age, or the fact I’m not gaming nearly as much as I used to, but I’m not going to cry “foul” because a developer sped up the development process using AI.
“But it kills jobs!”
I’d argue most inventions people have made to make workflows more efficient have killed jobs.
It’s just mankind doing mankind things to make things easier for other humans.
Eventually, other jobs will come out of this that revolve around AI rather than having AI take over completely.
Use it. Don’t use it. Whatever. Just make a fun game to play.
Re: Sony Estimated to Have Made $1.5 Billion from Steam, But the Novelty Is Wearing Off
As much as I would love a Day 1 release of Sony games on PC, I understand why Sony does it the way it does.
I am sure the plan to develop on PC is already on the table and funded at this point. The console sales will essentially pay for the work and then PC is just some extra revenue after the console cycle has run its course.
On the other hand, it’s not as if releasing on PC will somehow cannibalize console sales as console gamers get consoles for their convenience. Being able to milk off the initial hype could boost sales on PC, too!
It’s a tough numbers games I would never have to deal with and don’t envy the people making these decisions. I just hope Sony doesn’t pull out of PC releases all together.
Re: Hellraiser PS5's Gameplay Trailer Is So Grisly We Can't Embed It Here
Looking bloody fantastic! Hopefully the gameplay holds up.
Re: Poll: Does the Steam Machine Pose a Threat to PS5?
If it provides the same “ease of use” as a PlayStation without the need for subscription tiers for online capabilities, yes, it poses a threat.
Re: New Hollow Knight: Silksong Update Coming Soon to PS5, PS4 Makes a Fan Mod an Official Thing
Would/shouldn’t the developer be the resident experts on the rich lore of the universe?
Seems odd that it took a team of dedicated fans to fix something that the developers should have already known.
🤷♂️
Re: GTA London Will Remain a One-Off, as the Series Needs Guns and American Culture, Says Dan Houser
The sad part is that American culture is becoming the “larger-than-life” version - and not for the good!
GTA was fun when it took influence from mob movies. Now…it’s too close to reality and the reflection in the mirror isn’t pretty.
PS - get off my lawn!
Re: Even More Cult SEGA CD Games Are Somehow Making Their Way to PS5, PS4
If any “FMV game” needs reviving it’s the CD-i version of Burn:Cycle!
Re: Halo Confirmed for PS5, Remake of First Game Out in 2026
@AdamNovice Ah, not much younger than me (44).
I’d say the writing on the wall was when Series consoles got beat just as bad (if not worse) as the X1 era.
Re: Halo Confirmed for PS5, Remake of First Game Out in 2026
@AdamNovice Too young for when Sonic made the jump to Nintendo consoles?
I guess for us old folks..this is history repeating itself with a different company.
Re: Ninja Gaiden 4 (PS5) - A Bloodthirsty Action Game Ripped Straight from the PS3 Era
@Toot1st @HaveTheSauce I get where you are coming from. If you just play through the games without properly working through NPCs dialogue and reading items descriptions or listening to boss dialogue, etc., you essentially have zero context and it’s nothing more than a test of skill.
But if you go to a Wiki and read on Lore (fextralife is great for this), you’d find that the lore and story is incredibly deep.
Bottom line - you gotta dig deep in Souls games to find the story - not exactly everyone’s cup of tea.
Re: Marvel Cosmic Invasion May Be the Perfect PS5, PS4 Beat-'Em-Up to Round Out Your 2025
@AhmadSumadi I have found myself reliving old memories in games rather than looking forward.
MAME definitely encapsulates my childhood!
I miss arcades so much.
Re: Marvel Cosmic Invasion May Be the Perfect PS5, PS4 Beat-'Em-Up to Round Out Your 2025
Yes! X-Men Arcade 2!
Time to fire up MAME a little later for some X-Men nostalgia.
Re: PS6 May Go Uncontested as Rumours of Next-Gen Xbox Cancellation Force Microsoft to Comment
@Fiendish-Beaver Chair, monitor, plus PC came to about $2000.
The PC was $1700.
CyberPowerPC pre-built.
AMD 7800X3D, Nvidia 4070 Super, 32GB RAM, and 2TB Western Digital NVMe drive.
But, no subscription fees and I already saved hundreds on games due to competitive prices and sales.
Re: PS6 May Go Uncontested as Rumours of Next-Gen Xbox Cancellation Force Microsoft to Comment
@BAMozzy Exact reasons I pulled the trigger on a upper-mid-end PC about a year ago.
At the moment, it blows consoles put of the water in terms of capabilities. Eventually, it will be more “on par” with the next-gen of consoles.
But thanks to things like DLSS and Frame Generation, I think it will be a while before my PC can’t keep up with new games (assuming the hardware lasts).
I’m also an “at least 60fps at console-settings” kind of person. So, I should be good for long time. HFR is nice, don’t get me wrong, but it’s not a requirement for me.
Re: Stellar Blade Ending Extended in New Epilogue Scenes
I double-dipped bought the PC version off Steam a couple days ago.
It really is a fantastic game and being able to play at around 150fps average (@ 1440p output) feels amazing!
Nice to see the developers continuing to support it.
Re: Ryo Hazuki Returns in Shenmue 3 Enhanced on PS5
So glad this game is getting another chance!
Much like @get2sammyb, I have been a huge fan of the series since first playing on Dreamcast waaaaay back when (my biggest regret is getting rid of my Dreamcast and all its games back in 2007).
Shenmue III feels like a little bit of a step back from the original game (which, to this day still feels revolutionary due to some of its world-building systems), but is still a great addition to the series.
I do hope Shenmue IV is in the works, but I think it should probably be the last one as well.
Re: Xbox Open World STALKER 2 Is Getting Some Huge Improvements for Its PS5 Debut
Wow, that’s a top-notch devloper willing to upgrade the engine and re-optimize!
Re: Director of The Last of Us' Axed PS5 Multiplayer to Start New Studio in Japan
So he’s going to develop “The First of Them Online”? 😅
Re: 'Employees at Virtually Every Studio Are Worried': Major Layoffs at Xbox Expected Next Week
@Nepp67 I was a consultant for various clients doing web app development - so, even non-game development jobs aren’t safe no matter how much money you make for the company making clients happy.
Re: 'Employees at Virtually Every Studio Are Worried': Major Layoffs at Xbox Expected Next Week
@Dan12836666 @Oram77 @dskatter @LogicStrikesAgain @Vaako007 @beltmenot @get2sammyb
Thanks all for the concern.
Thankfully, having 8 years at Microsoft on my resume made my unemployment very quick.
I was canned on a Tuesday and had a job offer by Friday.
Re: 'Employees at Virtually Every Studio Are Worried': Major Layoffs at Xbox Expected Next Week
I got the axe back in February - and I wasn’t even a part of Xbox.
Microsoft has been doing a lot of cuts big and small lately.
Surprise - yes, I was a Microsoft employee. 🤣
Re: Death Stranding 2's Unbelievable PS5 Load Times Are Practically Instant
Modern gamers finally get to experience something us dinosaurs got to experience for years: playing the game directly after pressing the Start button. 😅
Re: Silent Hill 1 Remake Announced, from Bloober Team
This is going to be great!
Silent Hill 2 remake is amazing, so I have faith Bloober Team will deliver on this one, too.
Re: DualSense PS5 Controllers Will Soon Be Able to Pair with Multiple Devices At Once
As someone who has a PC and PS5, this is a welcome update.
I know the Xbox Series controllers let you do this as well, which was nice (not the X1 controllers). But the Xbox Controllers are just so loud that I hate using them on PC unless I absolutely have to.
Re: Sounds Like Switch 2 May Have Obliterated PS5's Launch Record in France
I am loving the Switch 2!
Just a great experience all around, and, for the most part, completely replaces the original Switch (unless you have some obscure non-supported game). I just gave my daughter my original Switch.
I still have yet to actually play anything in handheld.
Re: Just What Is Going on in Capcom's Long-Delayed PS5 Game Pragmata, Then?
Really looking forward to this one. Seems very “action RPG” which I like.
I feel like the AI is going to be your “spell-caster” and the dude is the “fighter.”
Re: Analytics Firm Predicts Paltry Full-Price Sales for DOOM: The Dark Ages on PS5
It’s interesting how the press is like “this is terrible! The game isn’t selling!! The industry is…ahem…doomed!”
And Microsoft - the one with the unlimited bank accounts funding these games - is like “We had incredibly engagement for our game!”
As far as I am concerned, if the one shelling out the cash for the games is happy and developers can keep the lights on and butts in seats, then who cares about these metrics?
Re: The Most Addictive Game Ever Is Now Available on PS5, PS4
Eh, the story beats of this game were a little lacking, but the gameplay mechanics are top notch.
Really wish it had a Performance Mode. Come on, guys it’s 2025!
Maybe the Pro version will get added ray-tracing?!
10/10.
Re: Rockstar Quietly Increases Prices of Red Dead Redemption Games on PS4
…and yet RDR2 is $15 on Steam right now thanks to a sale (which happens like..all the time, honestly).
Score another win for having competitive storefronts on a platform where sales happen…well…a lot.
It’s only a matter of time before Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo will be forced to do what Apple has been forced to do.
Re: Action Shooter MindsEye Continues to Have the Weirdest Gameplay Marketing on PS5
Hmmm. I think this looks..perfectly fine.
I feel like the whole “done by a GTA dev” is hurting it more than helping as people are expecting GTA levels of detail from a new studio with a fraction of the resources of Rockstar.
Only thing I noticed is that driving around the city at top speed looked smoother than moving around a curated location with only a few enemies. Granted, that’s tough to determine from a mobile phone using cell data rather than wifi.
But the lighting and effects are pretty impressive for a AA experience.
I’ll definitely keep my eye on this one.
Re: Stellar Blade PC Dev Discussing Region Lock Issue with Sony
My PC should make this game sing!
I hope 120fps+ is in the cards.
Re: Even More PS5 Price Increases Being Considered by Sony
@Oram77 I’m about to rent out a movie theater concession area so I can make enough for everyone!
Re: Even More PS5 Price Increases Being Considered by Sony
I can’t wait to see the civil discourse of this particular article.
[pops popcorn]
FYI: I’m annoyed I had to pay an extra $5 for my Switch 2 Pro Controller.
Re: Stellar Blade Adds New Boss Fight, 25 Outfits in Complete Edition on PS5, PC
Yeah, I’m probably going to double dip on this one. It was a pretty great game!
I hope the PC port isn’t a buggy mess and is very well-optimized to run at very high frame rates. This game would sing at 120+ fps.
Re: Poll: Are You Hyped for GTA 6 After Trailer 2?
The only future Rockstar game I care about is Max Payne Remake - and that’s only Rockstar in publisher only. In Remedy I trust!
I really wish Rockstar would let Remedy buy back the IP after it’s done with the Remake so that it can officially become part of the Remedyverse canon.
Re: 64% of PS5 Players Are Glad Mafia: The Old Country Isn't Open World
Great!
The gaming world needs more focused and linear experiences as open-world has really kind of saturated everything these days.
I’m okay with large stages with multiple ways to approach things, but having these vast open areas to get to said areas just becomes a chore - and needless inflates the budget as probably 75% of that open area is just used for collect-a-thon fodder.
Give me a more hand-crafted and fine-tuned experience any day of the week!
Re: Round Up: Death Stranding 2 PS5 Previews Describe a Metal Gear Glow Up for Kojima Sequel
Death Stranding 1 already had a lot of Metal Gear Solid DNA in it - it very much felt like MGSV, so it’s nice that DS2 will refine that even more.
I am actually going to wait for the PC release of this one.
Since having to go back to working in an office and having to get up at 5AM, my gaming has been reduced by like…75% (weekend warrior now)
I have so many games to get through now, I don’t even buy any anymore - just add stuff to my Wishlist to keep in my radar.
Waiting won’t be a problem.
Re: GTA 6 Trailer 2 Attracts Over 45 Million Views in 12 Hours
I don’t know if I should be impressed or saddened by this.
The parody of reality is really not much of a parody anymore.
Note: Really not a fan of GTA. At 44, I’ve aged out of the appeal these games have - it’s all just TikTok generation nonsense to me now.
But, from a technical perspective, it looks very impressive! I can’t argue that!
PS - Get off my lawn!
Re: Diablo 4's Berserk Crossover DLC Costs an Insane $150
…and this is why I have never, ever bought cosmetic DLC.
It’s now a ridiculous predatory practice that should have never become a thing in the first place. But, people supported it and here we are.
Re: Xbox's Gears of War: Reloaded Will Play Best on PS5 Pro
@Lukasamba @Lysterao @get2sammyb
This may also be part of Microsoft’s pledge to be carbon negative by a certain date (too lazy to look it up).
Though, with powering AI and the such, I am sure Microsoft is more going for the “obvious” planet-saving measures and telling people to ignore what’s behind the curtain.
Re: GTA 6 Delayed to 2026, Out on 26th May 2026
Let me find my surprised face.
Re: Opinion: If You're on the Fence, Consider Buying a PS5 Now Before the Prices Inevitably Rise
@Vectrex I am with you there. A PC isn’t just a PS5 alternative.
It’s a PS5, PS4, PS3, PS2, PS1, Xbox Series, Xbox One, Xbox 360, Xbox, Switch, Wii U, Wii, Gamecube, N64, SNES, NES, Dreamcast, Sega 32X, Sega CD, Sega Genesis/Mega Drive, Master System, Arcade cabinet, and pretty much ever machine under the sun.
Throw in free games from Epic, and, the giveaways from Amazon Prime Gaming, plus incredible sales almost constantly, and you have an amazing value for the price.
That being said…Nvidia has gotten ridiculous with it’s pricing.
And you don’t NEED a xx90 Series GPU. At least a xx70 series paired with a 7800x3D at 1440p will get you pretty much Ultra settings (for now) with at least DLSS Quality or Balanced mode.
Don’t care about ray-tracing? Then 0 issues running at minimum 60fps for every game you throw at it - in fact, I daresay 85-90fps would be like…bottom of the barrel for performance for a non-RT game.
That rig will get you through the rest of this generation and next generation - though you may sadly have to drop to High Settings next generation and potentially need to engage frame generation (the audacity).
Plus, I don’t see why people get so bent out of shape at PC people. Sony makes PC games, now. We will still support PlayStation games, just not the system or the PSN service fees - sorry, not sorry.
Re: Xbox's Multiformat Move to PS5 Seems to Be Working Out Very Well for Microsoft
@ChrisDeku Only if you have FOMO are you missing out. Being patient isn’t a weakness.
I understand what you are saying, but since I switched to PC, my PS5 became a paperweight and I have like 3 games left as I sold the rest that have PC versions - because, should I ever have a desire to play an older game, I’ll just wait for a deep discount for the PC version on some online retailer to replay it.
I don’t even have a Series X anymore.
I have over 30 Switch games.
So, yeah, PC and Switch is the way to go, now - unless I absolutely want to replay Demon’s Souls or The Last Guardian, or Bloodborne. But I could also emulate all 3 of those games if I wanted.