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@Sebatrox Considering this is merely a rumor, I'd wait before jumping to conclusions.

Oddly enough I don't see a single "1" anywhere on that packaging, yet people continue to incorrectly call the PlayStation, PS1. Of course there was a PSOne, but that wasn't a generational name rather a new, mobile version of the PlayStation.

It's also infuriating when people call the PlayStation PSX, as if they don't know the PSX exists, or when they call Xbox OG Xbox.. there's no need to call it that when there's only one to begin with. Art looks cool though.

Considering it wasn't actually a bit and led to a very well documented bankruptcy and other legal issues, it's quite surprising to see make a return. Each time I've tried to play it though I only get about 8-10 hours in and just lose interest, and with the PS5 on the horizon, as well as Nintendo and Sony's exclusives releasing this summer, I can't say it'd get an honest playthrough this time either.

@Nepp67 My thoughts exactly. 90% of what occurred yesterday was just pandering to not be called out and today is right back to normal. There is always something terrible going on in the world, and yes, there are many things currently worse than this event that the entire world regularly turns a blind eye to. You didn't see the world stopping like this for Hong Kong, or shutting Blizzard down (I mean completely. Servers, company, etc should have been down for days) for their racist reactions to it for example.

I'm all for equality, currently we don't have it and not in the way everyone believes today, I do stand with these communities (notice I didn't degrade them to a color, but referenced them as PEOPLE), and have many friends who are affected, but we need some good in the world too. Not to take our minds off it, no, but to bring us together in more ways. We can use gaming even more now, we can use venues, live shows, and events more now, instead of the stopping everything. We've all (mostly) been in quarantine, we need to be out again, things need to return to some kind of normalcy.

I'm curious to know which devs exactly are saying this, not so much in an attempt to discredit them, but all I've heard positive regarding the Series X has been from very specific high profile people in the Xbox division. If it's coming from Sony 1st party studios, it's to be expected but I cannot remember if any specific dev/publisher aside from EPIC has been named.

I do find it funny that Phil says the power can't be fully explained, then goes on to talk about smooth BC, whereas Sony and these devs have been gushing about what's possible. Seeing Xbox in a panic always makes me chuckle.

@thefirst To be fair, gamers haven't been impressed with the Xbox 1 and even less so with the Series X. The only people looking forward to it are those that are blindly devoted to Xbox. These are the same people who refuse to acknowledge that Gamepass is anti-consumer, that Phil has taken the brand 3rd party, and that there are no more exclusives.

Thankfully we gamers still have the two best to rely on; Nintendo and Sony!

Any gamer with a brain knew this a few years ago though, we shouldn't have to be told this. Use this "quarantine" as an example (I use quotations because any sort of quarantine simply doesn't exist in the 4 closest cities to mine, nor mine itself) and look back at how many times Xbox Live has gone down, the most recent a few days ago. Now they do have more "active" subscriptions, but the actual level of players is incredibly similar to PSN.

Most gamers are not as knowledgeable as they'd like to think, go to any Facebook/twitter post and read the first 10 comments... I almost guarantee you'll find at least half of them will make your head hurt on any given day.

@avenovah Not exactly a big win in any sort of sense. This was basically their defining feature this gen, but even with 6 > 4 what did they have? Nothing changed for them, at least for the better. Sure they introduced the anti-consumer service Gamepass and fooled their fans into thinking it was a value, but those are the same people who already praise MS blindly. Their stance on power means little to nothing, especially when it comes to older games. Yes it's great to play an old favorite here and there, and occasionally one of those rare times you'll actually play through the entire thing, but most of the time you'll get to one area you remember you hated and cut it off for a few years to play something new, or you'll remember that one room where it always froze or the frames dipped incredibly low and see it's silky smooth, then sigh and cut it off anyway.

The point I'm trying to make here is that their two biggest features that meant anything did absolutely nothing for them, and because of their incredible failures this gen they've officially gone 3rd party. Meanwhile, PS4 was the weaker of the two (eventually I mean) and featured a poor alternative to BC and look at that, top of the list. Not only that, a weaker hybrid even outsold the X1 in just 3 years time, also without BC.

Pay attention to Phil Spencer, he's panicking. Exclusives are what sells units, exclusives are the ONLY reason to buy a console. You could have had everything the Series X is touting with BC if you had built a PC 10 years ago. It simply isn't impressive and with their shared library with PlayStation, there simply isn't a single reason to buy into the Xbox ecosystem this time.

Of course I'll be buying it, it's actually already pre-ordered, and I still haven't watched the SoP. Unlike the majority of mouth-breathers and self-entitled *****, I was smart enough to avoid all spoilers and leaks. And even if I have seen something, not only am I smart enough to know it's severely out of context, but to not be so short-sighted as to judge an entire experience on something so brief. As far as I'm concerned, anyone who was turned off by the leaks is simply far too immature and lacking intelligence, so they were probably better off not getting the game.

"Hey, the sign on that steakhouse is only half lit, that must mean the entire meal and dining experience is obviously not worth my time and money", that's what the small, albeit loud, negative community sounds like. Go put your dunce cap on, sit in the corner, and shut the hell up while actual gamers enjoy a well crafted, authentic, emotional experience. You'll grow up one day

I'm just curious how many of you actually see these updates. The only reason I know it happened is when I wake up to a notification. I don't think I've seen an update for anything on my PS4 in a few years if not longer.

Good. Be even better if these people could be banned from playing online via their PSN accounts. No that isn't a harsh punishment when you INTENTIONALLY take to a fan forum of any kind and set out to ruin something they have been waiting for just because your entitled, immature ass doesn't like something. Worse yet, what you saw (again, your entitled ass couldn't just do the right thing and avoid the leaks) is only a small fraction of what is in the game and you judged the entire thing based of information taken out of context. People like you don't deserve certain things after that sort of behavior. Grow up a bit, you need to learn a few more things before you can come back.

For the first poll, the only option is the top one. If you're seriously upset with the slow burn then you need a new hobby.

When Nintendo made the move to Directs, many people criticized them and continued with their "Nintendoom" rhetoric. It was one of the best decisions Nintendo has done though, and yes, it cut out the fluff and filler to deliver content... Wait for it... Directly to you.

I can't tell you how boring it's been to watch Phil Spencer drone on and on about his anti-consumer services, taking the Xbox brand 3rd party, showing lackluster multiplat game after multiplat game, and delivering it all with that sarcastic ***** eating grin of his. I also tried not to criticize Sony when they showed the same titles year after year. However, seeing the two greats (Nintendo and Sony that is) go this route has been wonderful. I don't have the time to sit through 3 full days of announcements, give me the breakdown without having to pretend to sell it to me. Let the games speak for themselves, because no matter what I'm a gamer, I'll know if it's worth my time from that trailer or not.

Imagine believing any of this. The game does not "look and play great", it's an ugly trod through molasses. The VA's are mostly terrible, the menu system is laggy and unnecessarily convoluted, the story aside from one defensive push near the end is awful. There is not an honest person who can play this game and think otherwise, it's a terrible game through and through. There were quite a few games that came out around it's release that were far better, and many since.

Taste is subjective, I understand that and rarely do I throw it out the window (mostly R* titles), but I cannot fathom how any gamer could sit down with this game and ever become immersed without being constantly frustrated, annoyed, and unimpressed. You'd have to either be blind, deaf, or not familiar with gaming in general, or just have incredibly poor taste.

In the end, The Witcher 3 absolutely did NOT deserve any of the accolades it received.

@NathanUC Nah, I'd give that title to Cyberpunk. After playing through TW3 and all the DLC, anything with that developers name on it I'd steer clear from. That entire game was a trainwreck from start to finish without question, and having to pull a celebrity onstage to promote their new game only spells disaster.

As for Hawk, you still cannot find the game listed anywhere on PSN. There's still plenty of time of course, but it's available everywhere else to pre-order, why not PSN?

Well this article is heavily biased in Microsoft's false advertising PR statement regarding crossplay. Sony has supported crossplay since the PS2, and was actively supporting it with PS4 whenever they came wrongly under fire by the Xbox camp. You can't say they weren't doing it just because it wasn't working with Fortnite, as it was actively working with a plethora of games already. Goalposts moved, Microsoft tricked the majority of you, simple facts.

Sony is taking another page from Nintendo, which is a great thing. People often confuse no announcements with no games, which simply isn't true. Sony also has two big exclusives, the PS4's swan songs, lined up to release. Don't take steam away from that for any reason if you can help it.

Meanwhile Phil & Co. have been prematurely blowing smoke at everyone, constantly in the media with typical PR rhetoric, and by the time anything of value gets shown, Sony will be right there to counter it note for note and then some. You can see Xbox is in a panic, meanwhile Sony is playing smart. I'm tired of the Facebook generation myself, so being patient is a wonderful escape.

@keihtg Gears was multiplatform before this instance. Gears of War was on both X360 and PC, and while 2, 3, and Judgment remained exclusive for the rest of the 360's life, the series yet again went multiplatform when the X1 came out and forever will be multiplatform. Now in 2011 it would have been huge but today it wouldn't be a surprise given how Spencer has taken the Xbox brand 3rd party.

People often confuse "Microsoft owned IP" with "Exclusive", including Phil Spencer and Aaron Greenberg. A game cannot be exclusive if it appears on multiple platforms, owner of said platforms being factually irrelevant. Super Mario Bros. is a Nintendo owned IP, a Nintendo exclusive IP, but it hasn't been an exclusive game since SNES came out. Breath of the Wild, Gears 5, Halo Infinite, Death Stranding, etc are not exclusives. There is a fine line with PSNow, as those titles are made available through a Sony client for streaming and not an actual release SKU, that'd still be considered exclusive, but anything else simply isn't.

It's nearly halfway through 2020, why are we still saying idiotic things like "free games WITH subscription".... You have to pay, not a single thing is free under a PAID service, it's all included in the fee! There's no argument to be had, only a moron would believe otherwise.

Price is honestly irrelevant. There's simply no reason to upgrade to a Series X within the first two years, if ever at all, because it won't have a unique library to warrant its existence. PS5 on the other hand, even if it comes out more expensive and slower to take off, will be a solid investment because you will end up with a huge library of quality games that you cannot play anywhere else.

People seem to forget the ONLY reason to purchase a console is for exclusive games; not the controller which is irrelevant, not friends because this hobby is YOURS, not an extensive back catalog because you're absolutely able to maintain your old boxes(s)...

Optimised for XSX means the exact same as X1X enhanced; it's a few pixels of difference the human eye won't catch and the vast majority saying they see a huge difference are lying. Today I was playing Gears 5 on my X1X, on a 65" 4k tv. My wife was playing with me, right next to me I might add, on her XSAD connected to a 40" 1080p tv.... Same image, and yes, all the correct calibrations and patches have been in place. Cross gen is NOT something anyone should want when we approach next gen, if it's being made to release on the current gen consoles, then those need to be swan song titles. Sony definitely needs to come out swinging now, and no Godfall isn't an exclusive nor one to really get too excited about. I'm hopeful that HZD2 is shown, a new R&C, or even better, Sunset Overdrive 2. I still think it's too early for Spider-Man 2, as Sony would want to wait until a new movie is around the corner.

The one thing to take away from this though is that what you saw today from Microsoft is what to expect with the Series X. They took the brand 3rd party, I even have my doubts with Halo Infinite (that name screams live service so expect another flop like Gears 5 or Anthem). Sony at least will deliver for PS5 even if it isn't this year.

@wiiware if you're having to grind, you're doing something wrong. Nothing in Odyssey is gated or required to grind.

I'm sorry, but I'm now required to believe anyone who thinks there is a grind in Odyssey is clearly not familiar with gaming in general, hasn't been gaming since the late 80's early 90's, or is simply playing incorrectly. Never in my 200+ hours (and Platinum including all DLC) did I ever find myself being forced to grind to continue the story or even get the idea that the grind was in place to force you to buy boosts to speed up. I played the game, and found not one single roadblock (aside from a Mercenary from time to time...) impeding my play.

I get that some people don't have the time to out into certain games, but that always falls on them and their own habits. If you want something, set out to get it. If you want it handed to you or are making excuses, it's truly not something you actually want and are wasting your time. Gamers today are focused on quantity over quality, and nobody can argue against that.

Lockhart is simply pointless, at least for a launch console and would assist in killing the brand even further than Phil has. Why? The 1X is 6tf, so if Lockhart is 4tf, the 1X will inevitably be cheaper and since it's getting all next gen Xbox games for at least 2 years, either upgrade to the top tier multiplatform box or stay with the 1X. Sony has nothing to worry about anyway because power means absolutely nothing to gamers, it's the games that matter and Microsoft simply doesn't have the games that you can't get anywhere else.

Exclusives drive competition, they ensure fair industry practices, they are the literal check and balance. Microsoft wants a monopoly which is why they went 3rd party, they are everything that's wrong with gaming today and so are their diehard fans.

Alright, I'm just as unhappy with the lineup as the rest of you are, it's garbage and yes, we pay for these games so it's well within our right to complain... However, we are gamers, and most of us are not in isolation, but those that are should have a backlog to catch up on. If you don't, you likely don't even have PS+. This energy on a petition is pointless as it paints all of us in a poor light.

TLoU2 and GoT are all that's left for me this gen on PS4. ACV will be my first PS5 game if no exclusives are announced, and if so, they'll be purchased simultaneously. Plenty of life left on my Switch, and nothing foreseeable on Xbox I'm afraid.

It's good to see gamers waking up to the negative impact cross-gen gaming has. Release new hardware, release games for said hardware, leave the old in the background. This is part of the reason why Xbox will fail yet again on the gaming front, but will be successful as a 3rd party subscription company. Let the gamers enjoy Nintendo and Sony, and let the hobbyists Duke it out with Xbox and Stadia.

With Origins it was frustrating, with Odyssey I'd go stretches forgetting it existed. So long as they do the minimalist approach like in Odyssey I'll be fine but ultimately, yes, the present day sections should have long been removed from the series.

@TrueAssassin86x What free games? You mean the PAID games from the PAID subscription service that you wouldn't get unless you PAID for the PAID sub?

Too many entitled hobbyists made excuses to justify buying this garbage, and that's sad. Now look, the game sold well enough the developer is out there doing the finger tap of Mr. Burns while narrowing his eyes and planning how he can milk all the gullible sheep on ONE FULL GAME. I've had morons argue, "dlc does it", or "episodic games aren't new", but neither of them are a single game intentionally cut up into many parts under the guise of "rising development costs and modernization". If they delivered the full game, and then added a huge chapter onto it (think DA Origins) for another $40, that'd be just fine, but that's not what they did. They wanted to see just how many gamers they could fool and subsequently fleece, then plan out from there how best to handle the rest. You all failed. It's been known for awhile that the game would have been 3 parts, anti-consumer in its own right, and now here we have them contemplating even more to "get it out faster".... Stop opening your mouth when the dick is slapping your face, you're making a fool of yourself and gamers everywhere.

I can't wait. More than anything though I'm waiting for the pre-order to go up so I can grab two. I'm not worried about what it looks like (as that's completely irrelevant), I already know it'll have exclusives, I've already seen a bit of the multiplatform game Godfall and am interested, all I need to know is how much, and when.

Everyone here seems to forgetting the most important thing; this leak is detrimental to the gamers. Anyone who would leak information is despicable, anyone who chooses to partake in said information should be quiet, but most importantly, the gamers themselves should actively shutdown these leakers. You'll take to review bombing, you'll line up for anti-consumer releases like FF7R, but you won't ignore this? Media sites are posting about it, stop. Message boards are going on about it and their own misinterpreted opinion of allegations, stop. You're all supposed to be gamers, and you're acting like children. Stop trying to ruin something millions have been patient for, and stop trying to blacklist a developer when you'll line up for a Rockstar game or own FF7R. Be better than this.

Wouldn't look too out of place on the PS3? You mean during the current gen as well. All generation "gamers" have been championing half-finished games and giving them second chances with the exception of Evolve and now apparently this. I mean let's be honest, most of you are gullible and can't see how utterly pitiful multiplayer gaming is (mostly because you aren't gamers, just hobbyists) but when one comes along that does all the same exact s*** as your favorite game, you trash it. They're all trash, they're multiplayer games. You can't praise Destiny and damn this, they're equally garbage.

If you hobbyists (because gamers don't buy these shells) would have better control over your impulsive habits, and didn't fall for a marketing campaign, trash like this wouldn't be the industry's main focus like it is today.

It's a pretty good game, if you can get through the rather underwhelming opening. Comparing it to the severe anti-consumer trash that was Destiny or No Man's Sky though is a quite a reach. Those games deserved no second chances, and it's definitely not a practice gamers should have supported. Unfortunately they failed, and now we have anti-consumer trash like FF7R pushing those boundaries even further. A self contained game with bugs is normal, seeing the developers act quickly is also pretty normal too (though Next Level Games has taken over 5 months and still not patched Luigi's Mansion 3 with the proper way to play, inverted y axis).

All in all, this was a report on pretty standard fare with a few extreme examples that shouldn't have been used.

I'd love some free games, but you said PS+ which factually does NOT give anyone free games. Unless you know how to acquire said subscription without paying then of course they're free, but if you paid for PS+, you paid for those games.

Stop false advertising, and no it doesn't make it okay just because people know what you mean. Now excuse me, I have to go get my free gas that I'll pay for at the pump before I can pump it, followed by some free fries after I order my burger combo meal. Yup, free because I paid for it.

@TheBuzz Which is a shame because if they focused on fewer projects they could be better received. Look at Platinum games, it seems they've always got one game launching everytime you turn around, and they never seem to be sitting on their hands, but they take their time with each title. 21 titles could last them a decade, but I feel they'll just oversaturate the market and be another Telltale.

They could get Ninja Theory once they defect from Microsoft. As usual, instead of allowing their developer to create the game they want, they pushed them to make yet another pillar for Gamepass (anti-consumer garbage), and like Sea of Thieves, Gears 5, State of Decay 2, Crackdown 3, etc... Bleeding Edge is far from the quality they're known for (aside from Heavenly Sword... That's a fluke we don't talk about) and not only is it sinking fast but MS has no intention of helping them in any way. Phil wants the subscribers, the games don't have to be good so long as you give him another month. ***** Phil, Gamepass, and Microsoft, they're everything that's wrong with gaming today.

Sunset Overdrive 2, which includes the (absolutely amazing) original game as a digital download. Aside from that, any new Spider-Man or Ratchet and Clank title would be great too. The last thing we need is another semi-realistic sci-fi shooter, especially when the most recent big name out will be Halo Infinite. Get away from that casual garbage and bring back the charm, color, humor, and wonderful spark to gaming again. Leave the casual gaming to Microsoft and Twitch streamers.

It's kind of insulting to give the credit to the pandemic, which is being blown way out of proportion. The Switch would have likely sold twice as good if not for the shortages thanks to Animal Crossing alone. To say it only sold because people are stuck inside (which in reality aren't that many people. My cities are all still bustling) gives off a bias vibe. Just as PS4 increased due to FF7 (shameful, unfortunately), Switch increased due to AC. Great games sell consoles and AC was nearly as hyped as FF7.

That's ***** sad so many are okay with supporting anti-consumer practices. Good job all you entitled hobbyists, because you aren't gamers, you've just made it possible for more companies to get away with doing this in the future. We waited this long for FF7, you could have waited until the full release was out. You honestly should be ashamed of yourselves, and if you aren't, then there's simply no hope in the world left for you.

It's not a PS5 exclusive, stop perpetuating Phil Spencer's false advertising marketing schemes. Platform specificities are irrelevant, if a game releases on MORE THAN ONE, it is a multiplatform game regardless of what anyone thinks.

Funny considering many said Crysis couldn't run on last gen hardware and yet, a remastered version is coming to Switch. I love my Switch, have no interest in Crysis, especially after the lackluster sequel and the incredibly budget driven threequel

@Jaz007 Not arguing your point but rather approaching it from a different angle. No, not everyone has a Rockstar budget (or timeframe), so then what exactly is Rockstar's excuse? GTAV was one of the ugliest, broken, worst example of a game I've ever played, and yet it continues to shatter records. I've not played RDR2 yet but from my understanding (from actual gamers, not R* fanboys) it's yet another poorly controlling, slow walking, garbage feature filled with content but nothing of value to actually play. What good is a big budget when they can't even get a working control scheme down? Their games control like the first 3D attempts through molasses and it's guaranteed their broken ass controls will make it to GTA6, along with their horrible open world and terrible writing.

TOW isn't perfect, frankly I'm glad I got it on sale, and I feel the developer here is bending the truth just a tad, but please stop holding Rockstar in any high regard. They're one of, if not the, worst developer in the industry. I know I know, the most rabid fanbase ever will eat you alive if you say you don't like GTA. I attribute most of their success to peer pressure though, and you'll laugh, but I don't personally know a single fan of R* games. Those that I know who have actually played a R* game, hated it. I've never met someone who actually played GTAV that liked it, because you can't. But the fanbase will bully you if you say it's garbage, despite it being garbage. Stop hating on other games yet giving R* a pass.

1, because of its anti-consumer release. Not one single gamer will have bought this or will be okay paying 3x what it's worth. They'll be smart and continue waiting for the complete package. The only people who bought it are entitled hobbyists who honestly need a new hobby so they'll stop ruining this one.

@Zombie9ers as an owner of both, you most certainly cannot see the power difference, unless you have Digital Foundry pulled up or bought two copies of every game to compare for yourself. The X made no noticable improvements to gaming that were a very clear "Wow!" on any game... It looked like how games of the current gen looked like. At best, it was only marginally more powerful than the PS4 Pro, which was the exact same difference at the start of the gen with the PS4 being more powerful than the One. Neither are a bragging point, which is always funny when you go to toxic sites like Gamefaqs and read all the infuriating bs the X1 board spouts as fact despite living in a fantasy world.

As always, it's the games that matter, the exclusives, as they're the ONLY reason to buy a console. People still fight that phrase but every single generation proves them wrong, and it will again. With Xbox having zero exclusives since 2015, and actually advertising the Series X to have none at all for launch, I can't see even the dumbest Xbox fan being stupid enough to upgrade. Also, I highly expect the Series X to be at least $100 more expensive than the PS5. Why? Because Phil has already been peddling another subscription service, this time to help buy the console itself. Now they have that program already but I'm guessing he's going to open it up to more people this time.

It's 2020, as a recent physical only addiction kicker (as of 2018), I laugh at the very few friends left who still go to the store, wait for an update download after installing their game, and generally pay more for it than I do. It's great to have options, these cases look fantastic, but if you're going into next gen without thinking about going all Digital then you might just be better off not going at all.

Gamesharing with two consoles in the home is by far the better way to go, especially if you have a family.

It's been a disaster everywhere. Anti-consumer supporting "gamers" buying this game when it's not complete. Sad times we live in when suckers will pay full MSRP for 1/3rd of a game. How the media isn't tearing them and Square apart is amazing.

It's ... Not an exclusive. It factually releases on two separate platforms. There's no argument against that and therefore no argument in favor of exclusivity.

@Octane I have to wonder this too, as I have 6 DS4 (4 from launch era, 2 recent Pros) and none of them show any signs of wear and tear. 2 of them are solely my kids controllers (both 5) and with as much as my family plays, you'd never be able to tell it. I could repackage them as I save the packaging, and sell them for brand new.

People tell on themselves and the poor care they take of their possessions.

Played the original, beat it. Will not support anti-consumer practices so I did not purchase part 1 and no gamer will have either, only selfish, entitled pricks who wish to destroy this hobby. Yes, I've said that exact phrasing to friends. Don't support anti-consumer practices, have a backbone.