@CJD87 The top 10 so far: 3 - Resident Evil 4 4 - Alan Wake 2 5 - Final Fantasy XVI 6 - Street Fighter 6 7 - Lies of P 8 - Dead Space 9 - Star Wars Jedi Survivor 10 - Cocoon
@twitchtvpat It doesn't explain Infamous but regarding the other 2, all of Sony's shooter franchises disappeared when Sony got the CoD marketing and timed exclusivity deal in 2015.
It would be fantastic and very wise for Sony to delve into their gold mine of games for systems that released prior to the PS4. That said, I doubt it will happen given so far Demon's Souls is the only PS Studios game that has been remastered/remade for PS5 that wasn't already playable on PS5 via backwards compatibility.
Those rumours from 2022 about a Horizon Zero Dawn remake feel a lot more likely to be real than this.
I think it's a combination of PSVR2 entry price (at normal price PS5 + PSVR2 is just over £1000), no 1st party games post-launch and the decision for the game to go live service.
A strong 1st party lineup showcases to players that the platform won't be abandoned and so it's safe to buy without regrets.
@InsaneWade I appreciate when sites are cautious of spoilers even with old games. I played FFVII for the first time last year and while it was still a very good game, I got spoiled on some of the major plot points because Sephiroth came to Smash Ultimate which took away from the experience.
It's impressive that it only took 1 extra week for PS5 to reach this goal compared to PS4 considering the stock shortages earlier in the PS5's lifespan and that the PS4 Pro released in 2016 so some PS4 owners will have upgraded for more power.
@get2sammyb @PlayStationGamer3919 @themightyant At least Sony's timing is predictable enough that you pretty much know when you'll get info:
State of Play in February/March
State of Play or Showcase in May/June
State of Play or Showcase in September
Some presence at Summer Game Fest (June) and Game Awards (December)
My main hope is that PS5 Pro isn't just "yet another hardware announcement" but rather is announced as part of or shortly after a very strong Playstation Showcase.
The right choice given they were given only those 2 options but the big mistakes were forcing Factions 2 to be live service and getting Bungie involved.
Look at Nintendo, they're still making multiplayer focused games that have the kind of post-launch support you'd see from the PS3/360 era rather than going live service and that's going extremely well for them.
Now there's this awkward situation where the only way to play Factions on PS5 is the PS4 remaster because the PS5 version only has the single player.
Interesting seeing Mega Man 1-11 here, given Capcom has used PS+ Extra/Premium to help prepare people for new entries in franchises (e.g. last month had Dragon's Dogma and Dragon's Dogma 2 releases in March) maybe Mega Man 12 exists and gets announced in the next Nintendo Direct?
The only way I see it coming to PS is if Microsoft kills off Xbox or if Sony allows Game Pass on PS. The absence of platforms is likely about the release timing and it comes out Holiday 2028 at the earliest where it would be next gen Xbox if Xbox still exists at that point.
Look at Metroid Prime 4 for example, Nintendo announced that game for Switch in June 2017 and Switch 2 is seemingly fast approaching. If Nintendo made Metroid Prime 4 a Switch 2 exclusive there would be gigantic backlash because it was already announced for the current Switch. It's the same reason they didn't cancel BotW Wii U.
@Ainu20 I think Sony "taking control of the generation" would be an outcome where Microsoft having all the CoD marketing (all those PS5 CoD ads will be Series X|S CoD ads instead from sometime next year) and the franchise being all on Game Pass (including future games being day 1) doesn't shift interest towards Series X|S because people just end up buying the games on PS5 instead.
I think Genshin will win again because it's the only game offering free rewards for winning. If Honkai was also in the top 5, I could've seen the 2 gacha games split the vote resulting in BG3 winning.
Glad that it's a standalone trailer rather than at the Game Awards because it means there's a higher chance of Sony and Nintendo announcing 1st party stuff at the Game Awards.
It definitely felt like the Bungie acquisition was a panic move at the time given Microsoft's acquisition spree. The whole dilemma of "What happens if Microsoft's acquisition spree results in CoD/FIFA (EA Sports FC)/Fortnite/GTA being taken away?" will have put Sony in a difficult spot.
I do feel acquiring Bungie and putting them in charge of live service backfired but I feel the entire live service push backfired.
Their logic was probably that Mario Odyssey and Sonic Forces released very close together with Sonic Forces still selling well so they felt they could do the same with 2D Sonic.
Superstars could've done with a delay given the Switch version is unstable at times (mostly later on in the game), for example there's repeated stuttering during the final boss.
I think the Switch 2 may factor somewhere into all this (the delayed Level-5 games are also coming to Switch). Releasing early on in the Switch 2's lifespan may give it an interest boost.
If the strategy is more like Nintendo where the expansion's purpose is to get people buying consoles, it's fine. People check out stuff like the Mario movie, the mobile games and the theme park which convinces them to buy a Switch + MK8 Deluxe + SMB Wonder.
But that's not the impression I get from Jim Ryan. Rather an approach where it doesn't matter if people buy a console or not, just that they're spending money on Sony content. If mobile profits grow they'll focus more on mobile, if live service profits grow they'll focus more on live service, etc.
My prediction for the 5 finalists in a normal setup will be something like:
BG3
Alan Wake 2
TotK or SMB Wonder
Spider-Man 2 or FFXVI
Hi-Fi Rush or RE4
But if there's rigging like last year I think the 5 finalists will include Genshin/Honkai, Hogwarts and Starfield. Geoff should really have banned Hogwarts from being a nominee.
@Jayslow I'd guess it's to do with the value of currency fluctuating (not talking about ingame currency but real currency like pounds, euros and dollars). You can gift stuff on Xbox but the redemption is region locked to an extreme extent (e.g. EU player can't redeem a game gifted from a UK player).
The more of an ad infected mess Xbox is, the more likely other publishers will join in with intrusive ads on console because Microsoft made it "acceptable". Rockstar or WB will probably be next.
I think it's a mixture of both to be honest. Sony did an amazing job in getting people hyped about the future of PS in 2020 and then the games did the talking. Communication has been absolutely atrocious for 2022 and 2023 but at the least the lineup was there and the price drops for the original PS5 disc model worked well.
But Microsoft's mistakes also helped PS, for example:
The July 2020 Xbox Showcase was a complete trainwreck
While 2021 gave some hope for the future, that hope was dashed when Halo Infinite turned out to be a disaster
2022 was probably the worst Xbox lineup in franchise history
2023's heavy hitters turned out average at best, trainwreck at worst
Though as games generally take around 5 years to make and Jim Ryan became head of SIE in February 2019, the true beginning of the Jim Ryan era starts in 2024 which is ominous.
@BorntobeGeek75 Sony usually announces stuff at the Game Awards which is only 15 days away. Though given all signs are pointing towards GTA6 being at the event, I feel Sony doing their own event away from the GTA6 reveal would have the bigger impact.
@UltimateOtaku91 Given the way gaming has been recently, I think if GTA6 doesn't reach Take Two's expectations that either Rockstar will be sold off or Take Two as a whole will be acquired.
Seems to be what happens nowadays. A company with huge IP has bigger companies watching to acquire them and those bigger companies pounce at the moment expectations aren't reached.
@Rob_230 I think the main reason Sony is criticised the most is that the vast majority of their PS5 remasters are of PS4 games which are already playable on the system via backwards compatibility. If they delved into their goldmine of pre-PS4 games, people would be much more happy.
While the Switch got a lot of Wii U ports (which was needed anyway given no backwards compatibility), it also got plenty of ports/remasters/remakes of games from older platforms. Look how excited people were when TTYD got announced in September for example.
Given how during the entirety of the Game Awards there has only been 1 GotY winner that released in the 2nd half of the year (Dragon Age Inquisition in 2014, the first event), I think TotK will win as the only 1st half of the year releases nominated this time are TotK and RE4.
PC is the only reason this exists. Releasing on PC but not PS5 would cause backlash as shown by HZD and GoW 2018 PC ports getting features that PS5 would support but didn't get because no native PS5 version. In addition, releasing on PC makes PS4's "Only on Playstation" branding false marketing.
This is going to be a trainwreck just like Suicide Squad. I really hope Jim Ryan's replacement stopped this nonsense with Playstation Studios before it was too late (sadly we know Bungie already ruined Naughty Dog but the state of most of the rest of the studios are unknown).
So is this a comparison between PS4/XB1 November 2013 - October 2016 and PS5/Series X|S November 2020 - October 2023?
If so, the Xbox situation makes a lot of sense. While MCC was buggy for awhile and Halo 5's campaign was bad, Xbox still had a much stronger lineup in the early XB1 era than the early Series X|S era and in June 2014 they added the no Kinect bundles.
@somnambulance I think Sony has the marketing for this game given the State of Play in February so probably PS+ Extra/Premium getting this game rather than Game Pass.
Interesting about Dragon's Dogma timing. Capcom added RE7 to PS+ Extra/Premium 1 month before RE4 remake released so it does seem to suggest we'll see Dragon's Dogma 2 with a Q1 2024 release.
My guess would be February given that the Apollo Justice trilogy releases in January.
It's really odd that nothing else has been announced for PS+ Extra/Premium this month. Is Jim Ryan's replacement perhaps going to do a major shakeup of the tiers?
The drop (and that the past few days will have been boosted by PS5 hardware bundles that won't return because it was tied to the old PS5 model) makes it seem like next week could have a different #1 spot. There are 2 main candidates that could take the spot (Super Mario RPG as it releases on Friday and HL as it releases on Switch tomorrow).
I'm really hoping it's Super Mario RPG that gets #1 and not HL.
@Craigybear91 I think the lack of a promo cycle is because of Spider-Man 2. By being silent on Wolverine until a certain time period after Spider-Man 2's launch, Spider-Man 2's sales increase.
So like the Game Awards or a PS event in November/early December would be a good place to showcase Wolverine. Then Sony would do their end of year blog post saying about how PS5 owners have lots to look forward to in 2024 like FFVII Rebirth, Rise of the Ronin, Death Stranding 2 and Wolverine.
Fall/Holiday 2024 sounds about right given the announcement timing. Sony announced both Spider-Man 2 for 2023 and Wolverine for TBA in the September 2021 Playstation Showcase. Given the PS5 era has generally been smaller gaps between announcement and release, 2024 seemed most likely.
@IOI I think Sony's problem is the closure of studios like Japan Studio as well the as the removal of smaller scale games and remasters/remakes of pre-PS4 games. Given games take around 5 years to make nowadays, we can look back at 2017-2019's PS4 lineup and compare:
Gravity Rush 2 - Japan Studio is no more
Horizon Zero Dawn - Already got a sequel in 2022 but got DLC and a VR game in 2023
MLB The Show 17-19 - MLB The Show is annual so got a game in 2023
Several remasters/remakes of old games (PaRappa the Rapper, LocoRoco, Wipeout, Patapon, LocoRoco 2, Shadow of the Colossus, MediEvil) - After 2020's Demon's Souls remake, the only pre-PS4 remaster/remake was TLoU Part 1 of which TLoU was already remastered for PS4
Matterfall - Returnal released in 2021
Uncharted The Lost Legacy - Naughty Dog are all focused on TLoU
Everybody's Golf - Japan Studio is no more and since that happened, Clap Hanz released an Apple Arcade exclusive and a Switch exclusive
Knack II - Japan Studio is no more
Gran Turismo Sport - GT7 released in 2022
SingStar Celebration - SingStar franchise seems to be finished
God of War - Already got a sequel in 2022
Spider-Man - Already got a standalone expansion in 2020 and got a sequel in 2023
PSVR games like Astro Bot Rescue Mission, Blood & Truth, Everybody's Golf VR - It looks like Sony has pretty much abandoned PSVR2 already
Days Gone - Bend are currently working on a new IP
Concrete Genie - Pixelopus are no more
I don't think complacency is the right word. I think it's just that they reacted in a certain way to Microsoft trying to buy up everything (going all in on live service to be able to be self-sufficient) and it backfired.
@Bionic-Spencer @rockodoodle The leak also said they're leaving gaming if Game Pass growth doesn't quadruple by 2027. Which makes it seem like someone at Microsoft who is above Phil Spencer has issued an ultimatum for the gaming division, "Become as profitable as our other divisions like Windows or we will shut it down."
I wonder what the Black Friday and holiday deals will look like for PS5. It's clear that all the recent deals like the MW3 bundle are only about clearing stock of the old PS5 model so will likely all be gone even before Black Friday.
@Sam_ATLUS I think it's very bizarre that for something that's been officially announced and is rumoured to be released tomorrow, Sony still hasn't given it a release date. You'd have thought they'd have given the release date about a week in advance like they did the PS4 Slim in 2016.
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Re: Game of the Year: #3 - Resident Evil 4
@CJD87 The top 10 so far:
3 - Resident Evil 4
4 - Alan Wake 2
5 - Final Fantasy XVI
6 - Street Fighter 6
7 - Lies of P
8 - Dead Space
9 - Star Wars Jedi Survivor
10 - Cocoon
Re: God of War Trilogy PS5 Remaster Rumours Surface from Suspect Source
@twitchtvpat It doesn't explain Infamous but regarding the other 2, all of Sony's shooter franchises disappeared when Sony got the CoD marketing and timed exclusivity deal in 2015.
Re: God of War Trilogy PS5 Remaster Rumours Surface from Suspect Source
It would be fantastic and very wise for Sony to delve into their gold mine of games for systems that released prior to the PS4. That said, I doubt it will happen given so far Demon's Souls is the only PS Studios game that has been remastered/remade for PS5 that wasn't already playable on PS5 via backwards compatibility.
Those rumours from 2022 about a Horizon Zero Dawn remake feel a lot more likely to be real than this.
Re: Dev Behind PSVR2's Firewall Ultra Blames the Lack of Virtual Reality Support for Closure
I think it's a combination of PSVR2 entry price (at normal price PS5 + PSVR2 is just over £1000), no 1st party games post-launch and the decision for the game to go live service.
A strong 1st party lineup showcases to players that the platform won't be abandoned and so it's safe to buy without regrets.
Re: Nomura Promises Death Won't be Cheated in Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth
@InsaneWade I appreciate when sites are cautious of spoilers even with old games. I played FFVII for the first time last year and while it was still a very good game, I got spoiled on some of the major plot points because Sephiroth came to Smash Ultimate which took away from the experience.
Re: Turns Out You Won't Lose Access to Those Discovery TV Shows on PlayStation After All
@GamingFan4Lyf This licensing mess may be something do with the upcoming Warner Discovery/Paramount merger.
Re: Sony Officially Confirms PS5 Has Passed the 50 Million Units Milestone
It's impressive that it only took 1 extra week for PS5 to reach this goal compared to PS4 considering the stock shortages earlier in the PS5's lifespan and that the PS4 Pro released in 2016 so some PS4 owners will have upgraded for more power.
@get2sammyb @PlayStationGamer3919 @themightyant At least Sony's timing is predictable enough that you pretty much know when you'll get info:
Re: Rumour: PS5 Pro Targeting September 2024, Will Have Proprietary Upscaling Tech
My main hope is that PS5 Pro isn't just "yet another hardware announcement" but rather is announced as part of or shortly after a very strong Playstation Showcase.
Re: The Last of Us Multiplayer Project Is Officially Cancelled
The right choice given they were given only those 2 options but the big mistakes were forcing Factions 2 to be live service and getting Bungie involved.
Look at Nintendo, they're still making multiplayer focused games that have the kind of post-launch support you'd see from the PS3/360 era rather than going live service and that's going extremely well for them.
Now there's this awkward situation where the only way to play Factions on PS5 is the PS4 remaster because the PS5 version only has the single player.
Re: 19 Amazing Games Join PS Plus Extra, Premium Next Week
Interesting seeing Mega Man 1-11 here, given Capcom has used PS+ Extra/Premium to help prepare people for new entries in franchises (e.g. last month had Dragon's Dogma and Dragon's Dogma 2 releases in March) maybe Mega Man 12 exists and gets announced in the next Nintendo Direct?
Re: Could Marvel's Blade Come to PS5? Bethesda Declines to Comment
The only way I see it coming to PS is if Microsoft kills off Xbox or if Sony allows Game Pass on PS. The absence of platforms is likely about the release timing and it comes out Holiday 2028 at the earliest where it would be next gen Xbox if Xbox still exists at that point.
Look at Metroid Prime 4 for example, Nintendo announced that game for Switch in June 2017 and Switch 2 is seemingly fast approaching. If Nintendo made Metroid Prime 4 a Switch 2 exclusive there would be gigantic backlash because it was already announced for the current Switch. It's the same reason they didn't cancel BotW Wii U.
Re: PS5 Will 'Attack' the Holidays As It Seeks to Take Control of Generation
@Ainu20 I think Sony "taking control of the generation" would be an outcome where Microsoft having all the CoD marketing (all those PS5 CoD ads will be Series X|S CoD ads instead from sometime next year) and the franchise being all on Game Pass (including future games being day 1) doesn't shift interest towards Series X|S because people just end up buying the games on PS5 instead.
Re: Sony: It's Important People Who Don't Play Games Access Our Content
@ChrisDeku I think it comes down to which metric is used, when comparing PS5 2020 - 2023 to PS4 2013 - 2016:
Re: Final Five Games Battle It Out for The Game Awards Players' Choice
I think Genshin will win again because it's the only game offering free rewards for winning. If Honkai was also in the top 5, I could've seen the 2 gacha games split the vote resulting in BG3 winning.
Re: GTA 6 Trailer Debuts on Tuesday, 5th December
Glad that it's a standalone trailer rather than at the Game Awards because it means there's a higher chance of Sony and Nintendo announcing 1st party stuff at the Game Awards.
Re: Talking Point: Is Bungie Really the Right Developer to Aid Sony's Live-Service Push?
It definitely felt like the Bungie acquisition was a panic move at the time given Microsoft's acquisition spree. The whole dilemma of "What happens if Microsoft's acquisition spree results in CoD/FIFA (EA Sports FC)/Fortnite/GTA being taken away?" will have put Sony in a difficult spot.
I do feel acquiring Bungie and putting them in charge of live service backfired but I feel the entire live service push backfired.
Re: SEGA Wonders Whether Releasing Sonic Superstars Next to Mario Was a Good Idea
Their logic was probably that Mario Odyssey and Sonic Forces released very close together with Sonic Forces still selling well so they felt they could do the same with 2D Sonic.
Superstars could've done with a delay given the Switch version is unstable at times (mostly later on in the game), for example there's repeated stuttering during the final boss.
Re: PS Plus Essential Games for December 2023 Announced
It would be cool if PS+ would have a month where there were no live service games. Lego 2K Drive is pretty much "Microtransactions: The Game".
Re: Promising Detective RPG Decapolice Gets a Huge Delay to 2025
I think the Switch 2 may factor somewhere into all this (the delayed Level-5 games are also coming to Switch). Releasing early on in the Switch 2's lifespan may give it an interest boost.
Re: The Batman Movie Suit Coming to PS4's Arkham Knight Next Month
Kind of surprised it's just a free update for that 1 outfit rather than part of a bigger plan to have a PS5/Series X|S version.
Re: Sony Confirms Strategic Partnership with South Korean Publisher NCSOFT
If the strategy is more like Nintendo where the expansion's purpose is to get people buying consoles, it's fine. People check out stuff like the Mario movie, the mobile games and the theme park which convinces them to buy a Switch + MK8 Deluxe + SMB Wonder.
But that's not the impression I get from Jim Ryan. Rather an approach where it doesn't matter if people buy a console or not, just that they're spending money on Sony content. If mobile profits grow they'll focus more on mobile, if live service profits grow they'll focus more on live service, etc.
Re: The Game Awards' Big Popularity Contest Is Underway
My prediction for the 5 finalists in a normal setup will be something like:
But if there's rigging like last year I think the 5 finalists will include Genshin/Honkai, Hogwarts and Starfield. Geoff should really have banned Hogwarts from being a nominee.
Re: US Children Want Subscriptions and Currencies for Christmas, Not Games
@Jayslow I'd guess it's to do with the value of currency fluctuating (not talking about ingame currency but real currency like pounds, euros and dollars). You can gift stuff on Xbox but the redemption is region locked to an extreme extent (e.g. EU player can't redeem a game gifted from a UK player).
Re: Ubisoft Says In-Game Ads in Old Assassin's Creed Titles Were Down to a 'Technical Error'
The more of an ad infected mess Xbox is, the more likely other publishers will join in with intrusive ads on console because Microsoft made it "acceptable". Rockstar or WB will probably be next.
Re: Reaction: PS5's Success Is Not Luck, Because Sony's Spent Years Putting in the Hard Yards
I think it's a mixture of both to be honest. Sony did an amazing job in getting people hyped about the future of PS in 2020 and then the games did the talking. Communication has been absolutely atrocious for 2022 and 2023 but at the least the lineup was there and the price drops for the original PS5 disc model worked well.
But Microsoft's mistakes also helped PS, for example:
Though as games generally take around 5 years to make and Jim Ryan became head of SIE in February 2019, the true beginning of the Jim Ryan era starts in 2024 which is ominous.
Re: It's Utter Domination for PS5 in Europe as Xbox Continues to Lose Significant Ground
@BorntobeGeek75 Sony usually announces stuff at the Game Awards which is only 15 days away. Though given all signs are pointing towards GTA6 being at the event, I feel Sony doing their own event away from the GTA6 reveal would have the bigger impact.
Re: The Last of Us 2 PS5 Remaster Announced, Has a Brand New Survival Mode, $10 Upgrade Path
@UltimateOtaku91 Given the way gaming has been recently, I think if GTA6 doesn't reach Take Two's expectations that either Rockstar will be sold off or Take Two as a whole will be acquired.
Seems to be what happens nowadays. A company with huge IP has bigger companies watching to acquire them and those bigger companies pounce at the moment expectations aren't reached.
Re: The Last of Us 2 PS5 Remaster Announced, Has a Brand New Survival Mode, $10 Upgrade Path
@nomither6 I could see Rockstar stop doing Red Dead so GTA can have a slightly shorter gap between entries. Currently we're looking at:
So the next 2 games after GTA6 would probably be somewhere around 2031 and 2038.
Re: The Last of Us 2 PS5 Remaster Announced, Has a Brand New Survival Mode, $10 Upgrade Path
@Rob_230 I think the main reason Sony is criticised the most is that the vast majority of their PS5 remasters are of PS4 games which are already playable on the system via backwards compatibility. If they delved into their goldmine of pre-PS4 games, people would be much more happy.
While the Switch got a lot of Wii U ports (which was needed anyway given no backwards compatibility), it also got plenty of ports/remasters/remakes of games from older platforms. Look how excited people were when TTYD got announced in September for example.
Re: The Last of Us 2 PS5 Remaster Leaks, Has a Brand New Survival Mode, Cut Levels
Looks like we've found Game Awards 2024's GotY winner and 2024 hasn't even begun yet
Re: Poll: What Will Win Game of the Year at The Game Awards 2023?
Given how during the entirety of the Game Awards there has only been 1 GotY winner that released in the 2nd half of the year (Dragon Age Inquisition in 2014, the first event), I think TotK will win as the only 1st half of the year releases nominated this time are TotK and RE4.
Re: The Last of Us 2 PS5 Version Appears Inevitable Now
PC is the only reason this exists. Releasing on PC but not PS5 would cause backlash as shown by HZD and GoW 2018 PC ports getting features that PS5 would support but didn't get because no native PS5 version. In addition, releasing on PC makes PS4's "Only on Playstation" branding false marketing.
Re: Rumour: Dragon's Dogma 2 March 2024 Release Date Leaked
Makes sense, get DG2 released before Switch 2 is announced so that they can talk about the next MH being for Switch 2/PC/PS5/Series X|S.
Re: The Last of Us 2 PS5 Version Appears Inevitable Now
This'll probably be a Game Awards announcement then as Game Awards 2020 was essentially TLoU 2 Awards.
Re: Single Player Wonder Woman Game May Still Have Live-Service Elements
This is going to be a trainwreck just like Suicide Squad. I really hope Jim Ryan's replacement stopped this nonsense with Playstation Studios before it was too late (sadly we know Bungie already ruined Naughty Dog but the state of most of the rest of the studios are unknown).
Re: PS5 Is Now Above PS4 in USA, While Its New-Gen Rival Flounders
So is this a comparison between PS4/XB1 November 2013 - October 2016 and PS5/Series X|S November 2020 - October 2023?
If so, the Xbox situation makes a lot of sense. While MCC was buggy for awhile and Halo 5's campaign was bad, Xbox still had a much stronger lineup in the early XB1 era than the early Series X|S era and in June 2014 they added the no Kinect bundles.
Re: Suicide Squad Returns with All-New PS5 Gameplay
@somnambulance I think Sony has the marketing for this game given the State of Play in February so probably PS+ Extra/Premium getting this game rather than Game Pass.
Re: 14 PS Plus Extra, Premium Games Coming Next Week
Interesting about Dragon's Dogma timing. Capcom added RE7 to PS+ Extra/Premium 1 month before RE4 remake released so it does seem to suggest we'll see Dragon's Dogma 2 with a Q1 2024 release.
My guess would be February given that the Apollo Justice trilogy releases in January.
Re: PS Plus Extra Game Teardown Is Out Now on PS5
It's really odd that nothing else has been announced for PS+ Extra/Premium this month. Is Jim Ryan's replacement perhaps going to do a major shakeup of the tiers?
Re: When Is The Game Awards 2023?
I hope Sony announces something. In these current times when all we're hearing is bad news from Sony, it would be nice to see good news for a change.
Re: Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth Is So Long, It's Being Called 'Monster-Class'
Hyping up length as a major selling point doesn't usually end well.
Re: PS5's Twitter Integration Now Offline
I think what Sony needs is to create their own version of Miiverse.
Re: All The Game Awards 2023 Nominees Announced, Baldur's Gate 3 and Alan Wake 2 Lead the Way
Larian posted this on twitter: "Xbox fans, and fans of physical media, watch this space for a formal announcement. It's going to be a busy week 👀"
https://twitter.com/larianstudios/status/1724125970968248732
Looks like Baldur's Gate 3 is likely getting a physical version.
Re: UK Sales Charts: Everyone Hates Modern Warfare 3, But It's Still Number One
The drop (and that the past few days will have been boosted by PS5 hardware bundles that won't return because it was tied to the old PS5 model) makes it seem like next week could have a different #1 spot. There are 2 main candidates that could take the spot (Super Mario RPG as it releases on Friday and HL as it releases on Switch tomorrow).
I'm really hoping it's Super Mario RPG that gets #1 and not HL.
Re: PS5 Fans Think They've Found Marvel's Wolverine's Release Year
@Craigybear91 I think the lack of a promo cycle is because of Spider-Man 2. By being silent on Wolverine until a certain time period after Spider-Man 2's launch, Spider-Man 2's sales increase.
So like the Game Awards or a PS event in November/early December would be a good place to showcase Wolverine. Then Sony would do their end of year blog post saying about how PS5 owners have lots to look forward to in 2024 like FFVII Rebirth, Rise of the Ronin, Death Stranding 2 and Wolverine.
Re: PS5 Fans Think They've Found Marvel's Wolverine's Release Year
Fall/Holiday 2024 sounds about right given the announcement timing. Sony announced both Spider-Man 2 for 2023 and Wolverine for TBA in the September 2021 Playstation Showcase. Given the PS5 era has generally been smaller gaps between announcement and release, 2024 seemed most likely.
Re: Sony Takes Control of UK as PS5 Climbs to 51% Market Share
@IOI I think Sony's problem is the closure of studios like Japan Studio as well the as the removal of smaller scale games and remasters/remakes of pre-PS4 games. Given games take around 5 years to make nowadays, we can look back at 2017-2019's PS4 lineup and compare:
I don't think complacency is the right word. I think it's just that they reacted in a certain way to Microsoft trying to buy up everything (going all in on live service to be able to be self-sufficient) and it backfired.
Re: Sony Takes Control of UK as PS5 Climbs to 51% Market Share
@Bionic-Spencer @rockodoodle The leak also said they're leaving gaming if Game Pass growth doesn't quadruple by 2027. Which makes it seem like someone at Microsoft who is above Phil Spencer has issued an ultimatum for the gaming division, "Become as profitable as our other divisions like Windows or we will shut it down."
Re: Sony Takes Control of UK as PS5 Climbs to 51% Market Share
I wonder what the Black Friday and holiday deals will look like for PS5. It's clear that all the recent deals like the MW3 bundle are only about clearing stock of the old PS5 model so will likely all be gone even before Black Friday.
Re: Stop the Presses: Xbox Actually Outsold PlayStation in Japan Last Week, But There's a Big Catch
@Sam_ATLUS I think it's very bizarre that for something that's been officially announced and is rumoured to be released tomorrow, Sony still hasn't given it a release date. You'd have thought they'd have given the release date about a week in advance like they did the PS4 Slim in 2016.