@RoomWithaMoose Its also telling one of the biggest complaints about Nintendo for a long time was ignoring older IP and not doing much exciting with the ones they were using. Mario and Zelda were stuck in a rut, albeit very good games, but not really doing much new. Then we got Breath of the Wild, Wonder and Odyssey. They dived into older games and remade them, or made long overdue sequels like with 2D and 3D Metroid, bringing back F-Zero, Advance Wars, Star Fox, finally making Kirby 3D....Splatoon existing.
Never forget people bemoaned Kirby Star Allies for just being another 2D Kirby, for Tears of the Kingdom just being BOTW again, for not doing anything new with Donkey Kong.
If the complaints about this being the third game of this style of God of War in....8 years are new, then PlayStation gets off easy. Not a day goes by where someone doesnt bemoan Nintendo not pumping out a new exciting 3D Mario, or reinventing Zelda again.
It's funny how companies just function without a level of communication at the top. It's the same where I work in retail, they just put out a "bible" of what the stores are meant to look like.
Half of it is illegal food storage, the other half is new store layouts that are contradicted by the strict plans for departments they send out that "must be followed".
Or people in the same room failing to communicate in distribution. It's legendarily bad.
Which means for Nintendo players you can safely skip it, because Xbox hasn't put jack all on the system apart from stuff from Bethesda and now Activision.
Interesting it gets exclusive content, then again, it does tickle me that a game once announced as Wii U exclusive ended up basically coming out on Wii U last, and now gets a remake with exclusive content for everyone else.
It's funny that the article states no company is willing to eat a $100+ loss per console, when Nintendo confirmed their $50 price increase wasn't inclusive of all the new costs they face which means yes they are taking that loss.
I also would say Sony is as well, which is a bit horrific to think about, though probably not by as much as Nintendo. They also have 4 months notice, Sony and Xbox gave less than a week and Valve just....didn't give any.
Valve has no room or reason to subsidise hardware (despite owning Steam) as their devices aren't locked to just Steam. It's the same problem Xbox will seemingly face if Helix is open.
But seriously, someone burst the bubble already. There's no way the Switch 2 at $500 is the budget option here.
It's funny that the article states no company is willing to eat a $100+ loss per console, when Nintendo confirmed their $50 price increase wasn't inclusive of all the new costs they face which means yes they are taking that loss.
I also would say Sony is as well, which is a bit horrific to think about, though probably not by as much as Nintendo. They also have 4 months notice, Sony and Xbox gave less than a week and Valve just....didn't give any.
Valve has no room or reason to subsidise hardware (despite owning Steam) as their devices aren't locked to just Steam. It's the same problem Xbox will seemingly face if Helix is open.
But seriously, someone burst the bubble already. There's no way the Switch 2 at $500 is the budget option here.
Wonder if this is finally the game for that legally binding Nintendo agreement, or if they plan to just ride the 10 years out? Then again, not much they agreed as part of that deal has transpired.
@TheEnygma @Number09 While DQB3 would be amazing, it's not likely to happen. That team broke ties with SquareEnix under burnout, and then spent many years working on Pokopia, which for all intents and purposes is DQB3 Pokémon Edition, but given plenty of time to stew in the oven.
If they do a proper Builders 3, it almost certainly won't be with that team, or potentially even Koei Tecmo at all.
Would be a great feature to see relevant stuff while waiting for lobbies, like in Kirby Air Riders for instance that shows you other people's games....
Wait.
Wonder if this pairs with that parent from years back where you had to stand and shout a brand name to clear an ad.
@AI-Generation UE5 CAN do good stuff, Yoshi just got released as a UE5 game for instance but it's a very focused type of game, that knows what it wants and what the engine can do on a single piece of hardware.
Most developers throw everything at the wall across multiple platform targets and it ends up a bit of a jumble sale of poor performance and muddy visuals because they felt like they had to use everything the engine offers.
As much as I hate Tim Sweeney he was right last year when he said developers need to build from the floor up and not the ceiling down.
So basically don't share or post those screenshots when trophies pop, don't post on social media "I just got this game today" and do what I do: lie about yourself in every possible way. Burner emails, phone numbers, names, the lot.
@Pat_trick Happily engaged thanks 😘 Also come on, you don't remember the good old articles on this site about the yearly stats on the what people used the PS4's browser for 😁
Hilariously, as Ratchet and Clank was the reason I bought a PS5, and god knows when the next one is coming out, I have no reason to buy a PS6, because Sony only has one or two franchises left I give a crap about. And I'm not paying the rapidly rising prices for the privilege. Id rather use my already existing ship of Theseus PC I already have that also plays the third party games.
Same would happen with Nintendo if they culled off most of their franchises. If you don't make what I want to play, I ain't coming, and it makes no financial sense to buy a device for one or two things.
For now. As they adopt it more and more, they themselves are contributing to the problem leading to rising prices and this the cycle continues.
And eventually someone in Sony will pull a Jim Ryan, have a great idea, and start pushing for AI to replace staff because that's where the money is, just like live service pushes.
And if you told me they were doing this to make development easier, quicker, and hopefully cheaper, I call BS, because you can't tell me these studios have implemented it and STILL can't get multiple games out per generation surely?
@Midnyte-Monkey Sony also announced they are diving headfirst into AI in development, on the PS Store and in firmware to make development quicker. They even stated they've used AI in recent games.
This doesn't read like your standard NTE article from Sammy! Is he okay?
Where's the bold subheadings? Where's the analysis that Japan can't make games like this because it has better odds and pulls and tugs and wombles and every character has a set time of day to take a shower!
That would be weird. Maybe it's Bandai Namco finally acting on what they said to investors years ago, that they waited too long on Switch 1...and seemingly Switch 2 with how their ports are going slowly.
I expect it's just an incomplete rating, because why make a game exclusive these days?
@Futureshark My PS5 hasn't been plugged in since October 2024. I don't even know what firmware it's on.
And as for the Internet, my fibre is still down. Logged it with BT two weeks ago....repeatedly....still nothing, so still running on my phones 4G connection.
So yeah, it's rare, but this does happen. And it does suck.
I haven't plugged my PS5 Digital Edition (2020 model, what a bargain!) in since late 2024.
Further, our Internet cables got cut over a week ago I'm currently running on my phones 4G and that isn't fast enough for downloading or playing games online anyway. At least until BT come and fix it.
So yeah, let's say, hypothetically, this was real, and it was the worst case scenario of license revocation, then my library just got wiped.
As it stands, it's probably a glitch....that comes with its own UI anyway, but it's still food for thought that the capability is even there at all.
“we’re going to be everywhere, on every platform” with a nice biiiiig asterix right there, because this is the same company that signed a rapidly expiring 10 year deal for CoD on Nintendo, haven't put Minecraft on Switch 2, and can't decide if they want to put games on PS5.
I'm noticing a lot more use of sub headers in article, particularly around gacha games. Makes it ready almost less like news from the site and news from PR...
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Re: Rumour: Final Fantasy 7 Remake Part 3 Reveal Is a Lock for Summer Game Fest
Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
Final Fantasy VII Crisis Core Reunion
Final Fantasy VII Resubcribe to Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn, the hit MMORPG that let's you play up to Heavensward for free.
Re: Reaction: Leaks Robbed State of Play of Its Biggest Surprise, But Show Still Spotlighted Many PS5 Games I'll Buy
I suppose the discourse is because of being not only the market leader in the high end console space, but also having a very large audience.
Re: 'We Have Many More Stories to Tell with Kratos': Sony Confirms New Games with God of War's Protagonist
@UltimateOtaku91 I thought their last new IP was in 2025?
Re: 'We Have Many More Stories to Tell with Kratos': Sony Confirms New Games with God of War's Protagonist
@RoomWithaMoose Its also telling one of the biggest complaints about Nintendo for a long time was ignoring older IP and not doing much exciting with the ones they were using. Mario and Zelda were stuck in a rut, albeit very good games, but not really doing much new. Then we got Breath of the Wild, Wonder and Odyssey. They dived into older games and remade them, or made long overdue sequels like with 2D and 3D Metroid, bringing back F-Zero, Advance Wars, Star Fox, finally making Kirby 3D....Splatoon existing.
Never forget people bemoaned Kirby Star Allies for just being another 2D Kirby, for Tears of the Kingdom just being BOTW again, for not doing anything new with Donkey Kong.
If the complaints about this being the third game of this style of God of War in....8 years are new, then PlayStation gets off easy. Not a day goes by where someone doesnt bemoan Nintendo not pumping out a new exciting 3D Mario, or reinventing Zelda again.
Re: 'We Have Many More Stories to Tell with Kratos': Sony Confirms New Games with God of War's Protagonist
@get2sammyb I wonder if people go on Pure Xbox.
That's it. That's the joke.
Re: You Can Turn Off Wolverine PS5's Blood and Gore If You Want To
They let you turn it off but blood and guts magically dissolve from Logan as he walks away.
Not as funny as the subtitle [Line Needed] in the subbed version of God of War though. That was funny.
Re: Xbox Will Show PS5 Logos at Showcase, But May Adjust Moving Forward as Execs Publicly Contradict Each Other
It's funny how companies just function without a level of communication at the top. It's the same where I work in retail, they just put out a "bible" of what the stores are meant to look like.
Half of it is illegal food storage, the other half is new store layouts that are contradicted by the strict plans for departments they send out that "must be followed".
Or people in the same room failing to communicate in distribution. It's legendarily bad.
So I can believe this. Completely.
Re: Despite Uncertainty Over Exclusivity, Xbox Will Still Show PS5 Logos at Showcase
Which means for Nintendo players you can safely skip it, because Xbox hasn't put jack all on the system apart from stuff from Bethesda and now Activision.
The huge gap if Minecraft is wild to me.
Re: Rumour: Rayman PS5 Remake to Feature Astro Bot, Will Be Revealed at State of Play
@SuperSilverback Don't know why you'd want that, you'd just be left with articles about gacha games!
Re: Rumour: Rayman PS5 Remake to Feature Astro Bot, Will Be Revealed at State of Play
Interesting it gets exclusive content, then again, it does tickle me that a game once announced as Wii U exclusive ended up basically coming out on Wii U last, and now gets a remake with exclusive content for everyone else.
How the turn tables.
Re: Modern Warfare 4 Trots Out the Same Messaging of Realistic Skins in Call of Duty
Can't wait for Waluigi with a piece.
Re: Sudden Steam Deck Price Increase Pins More Questions on PS6
It's funny that the article states no company is willing to eat a $100+ loss per console, when Nintendo confirmed their $50 price increase wasn't inclusive of all the new costs they face which means yes they are taking that loss.
I also would say Sony is as well, which is a bit horrific to think about, though probably not by as much as Nintendo. They also have 4 months notice, Sony and Xbox gave less than a week and Valve just....didn't give any.
Valve has no room or reason to subsidise hardware (despite owning Steam) as their devices aren't locked to just Steam. It's the same problem Xbox will seemingly face if Helix is open.
But seriously, someone burst the bubble already. There's no way the Switch 2 at $500 is the budget option here.
Re: Sudden Steam Deck Price Increase Pins More Questions on PS6
It's funny that the article states no company is willing to eat a $100+ loss per console, when Nintendo confirmed their $50 price increase wasn't inclusive of all the new costs they face which means yes they are taking that loss.
I also would say Sony is as well, which is a bit horrific to think about, though probably not by as much as Nintendo. They also have 4 months notice, Sony and Xbox gave less than a week and Valve just....didn't give any.
Valve has no room or reason to subsidise hardware (despite owning Steam) as their devices aren't locked to just Steam. It's the same problem Xbox will seemingly face if Helix is open.
But seriously, someone burst the bubble already. There's no way the Switch 2 at $500 is the budget option here.
Re: Leaks Suggest This Year's Call of Duty Is Modern Warfare 4
Dear god. It never ends.
Wonder if this is finally the game for that legally binding Nintendo agreement, or if they plan to just ride the 10 years out? Then again, not much they agreed as part of that deal has transpired.
Re: Capcom Is Sitting on a Goldmine of PS5 Announcements - But When Are They Coming?
Onimusha will get a date and Switch 2 reveal at the same time, probably at Summer Geoff Fest alongside Wilds DLC and Switch 2 release.
Devil May Cry will get 5's Switch 2 release in a Direct first, 6 later on.
Dragons Dogma could be whenever they feel like.
Re: Unannounced City Builder LEGO Skylines Could Be Something Special
It'll be delisted within a couple years like LEGO 2K Drive
Re: Persona 4 Revival Really Could Be Out in the Next 12 Months
Bold choice by Atlus to start at 5 and then release 3, and then 4. Wacky Star Wars level of stuff there.
Re: Rumour: Dragon Quest Has Multiple Major Reveals Lined Up for Its Big Day This Week
@TheEnygma @Number09 While DQB3 would be amazing, it's not likely to happen. That team broke ties with SquareEnix under burnout, and then spent many years working on Pokopia, which for all intents and purposes is DQB3 Pokémon Edition, but given plenty of time to stew in the oven.
If they do a proper Builders 3, it almost certainly won't be with that team, or potentially even Koei Tecmo at all.
Re: LittleBigPlanet Dev's Next PS5 Game Could Have Open World Aspects
How this studio is still open boggles the mind.
Re: Sony Wants to Make PS5 Matchmaking More Interesting, But It Could Lead to Ads
Would be a great feature to see relevant stuff while waiting for lobbies, like in Kirby Air Riders for instance that shows you other people's games....
Wait.
Wonder if this pairs with that parent from years back where you had to stand and shout a brand name to clear an ad.
Re: Is This Our First Glimpse of PS6? Rocket League for Unreal Engine 6 Surprise Teased
@AI-Generation UE5 CAN do good stuff, Yoshi just got released as a UE5 game for instance but it's a very focused type of game, that knows what it wants and what the engine can do on a single piece of hardware.
Most developers throw everything at the wall across multiple platform targets and it ends up a bit of a jumble sale of poor performance and muddy visuals because they felt like they had to use everything the engine offers.
As much as I hate Tim Sweeney he was right last year when he said developers need to build from the floor up and not the ceiling down.
Re: 'It's Nuts': Major PS5 Security Vulnerability Exposed, and We're All at Risk
So basically don't share or post those screenshots when trophies pop, don't post on social media "I just got this game today" and do what I do: lie about yourself in every possible way. Burner emails, phone numbers, names, the lot.
Re: PS Vita JRPG Where You Power Up by Kissing Girls Finally Heads West Via PS5 Remaster
@Pat_trick It was a yearly tradition here.
https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2021/12/ps5-ps4-users-are-still-the-biggest-wnkers-in-gaming
Re: PS Vita JRPG Where You Power Up by Kissing Girls Finally Heads West Via PS5 Remaster
@Pat_trick Happily engaged thanks 😘 Also come on, you don't remember the good old articles on this site about the yearly stats on the what people used the PS4's browser for 😁
Re: PS Vita JRPG Where You Power Up by Kissing Girls Finally Heads West Via PS5 Remaster
Be a big hit on PS5, as we know, PlayStation users are famously gamings biggest w*****s.
Re: SEGA Revives Crazy Taxi Social Media Ahead of New PS5 Game Reveal
Can't wait for the licensed soundtrack and brands to get it delisted in a few years.
Interested to see what form it takes, and if DEGA gets anymore gameplay patents for things like....overhead arrows.
Re: 'We're Not Standing Still': Returnal Director Forms New Studio to Make Games That Trust You
Sony to acquire, fund, and then close within 4 years.
Re: Poll: Sony's Killing Its PS5 PC Ports - But Do You Agree with Its Decision?
Hilariously, as Ratchet and Clank was the reason I bought a PS5, and god knows when the next one is coming out, I have no reason to buy a PS6, because Sony only has one or two franchises left I give a crap about. And I'm not paying the rapidly rising prices for the privilege. Id rather use my already existing ship of Theseus PC I already have that also plays the third party games.
Same would happen with Nintendo if they culled off most of their franchises. If you don't make what I want to play, I ain't coming, and it makes no financial sense to buy a device for one or two things.
Re: PlayStation Shutting Something Else Down, But It's Not a Studio This Time
@datamonkey tax write downs mostly
Re: PlayStation's AI Push Raises a Bigger Question: Where Do You Draw the Line?
But Mockingbird is generative AI. It's making something from something else?
Also way to sneak NTE in again. How big was that cheque?
Re: 'Human Creativity Must Remain at the Centre': Sony Talks AI within PlayStation
For now. As they adopt it more and more, they themselves are contributing to the problem leading to rising prices and this the cycle continues.
And eventually someone in Sony will pull a Jim Ryan, have a great idea, and start pushing for AI to replace staff because that's where the money is, just like live service pushes.
And if you told me they were doing this to make development easier, quicker, and hopefully cheaper, I call BS, because you can't tell me these studios have implemented it and STILL can't get multiple games out per generation surely?
Re: Sony Ships 93.7 Million PS5 Consoles, But Recent Sales Down by Almost 50%
@themightyant They're also using it for 3D models, assets and "menial things like modelling and animations"
Re: Sony Ships 93.7 Million PS5 Consoles, But Recent Sales Down by Almost 50%
@Midnyte-Monkey Sony also announced they are diving headfirst into AI in development, on the PS Store and in firmware to make development quicker. They even stated they've used AI in recent games.
So it's all good news today!
Re: PS Store's Deals Section Missing as PS5 Breaks Its Streak of Constant Sales
Or, perhaps in light of recent "global macroeconomic uncertainty and challenges" they have decided to no longer offer sales.
Or, maybe, you now only see the deals section if there are any that are exclusive to you. The end result of that variable pricing per user test
Re: Japanese Devs Think It May Be Impossible for Them to Make a Game Like NTE on PS5
This doesn't read like your standard NTE article from Sammy! Is he okay?
Where's the bold subheadings? Where's the analysis that Japan can't make games like this because it has better odds and pulls and tugs and wombles and every character has a set time of day to take a shower!
Re: Random: Liverpool Footballer Virgil van Dijk Prefers PS Vita to Steam Deck, Switch 2
Does he prefer it, or does he just have a console to fit on carry on luggage?
Re: Incredible RPGs Trails from Zero, Trails to Azure Announced for 4K, 120fps PS5 Release This Fall
@Meowmixes98 The Nintendo version has mouse controls. That's it. And probably isn't native 4K, rather 4K via DKSS.
Re: PS5's NTE Makes Back One-Third of Its Budget in Just One Day
@nessisonett Also wondering if it included the AI assets too...
Re: Sony's ANIPLEX Announces PS5, PS4 Re-Release of Melty Blood: Type Lumina for 2027
A PS4 game in 2027. Goodness me.
If the studio is called French-Bread does that mean their name in French is baguette or Pain-Francois?
Re: Pragmata 2 Might Happen as Capcom Calls It an IP to Explore
@RockyOfficial I too love Content Not Viewable In Your Region 🤣
Re: Steam's Most Wishlisted Game Is Skipping PS5 for Now
I'm happy it's skipping Switch 2 and PS5 for now, because holy hell, this game wasn't even going to come out at all a few weeks ago.
Re: Classic PS1, PSP Tales Remaster Leaks, But It Might Be a Nintendo Switch Exclusive
That would be weird. Maybe it's Bandai Namco finally acting on what they said to investors years ago, that they waited too long on Switch 1...and seemingly Switch 2 with how their ports are going slowly.
I expect it's just an incomplete rating, because why make a game exclusive these days?
Re: September Is Suddenly an Insane Month for New PS5 Games
Hoping to see more of Sony's Insomniac's Disney's Marvel's Wolverine™. Looks like it's got their usual degree of polish.
Re: PS5 Game Expiry DRM Potentially Explained, Sony Still Yet to Comment
@Futureshark My PS5 hasn't been plugged in since October 2024. I don't even know what firmware it's on.
And as for the Internet, my fibre is still down. Logged it with BT two weeks ago....repeatedly....still nothing, so still running on my phones 4G connection.
So yeah, it's rare, but this does happen. And it does suck.
Re: Assassin's Creed Hexe Development Doesn't Seem Like It's Going Too Well
@Dalamar Also, apparently it's THEIR job to find projects, not be allocated accordingly? What, is it like being picked last in gym class?
Re: PS4 Game Expiry Timer Sparks DRM Concerns, Here's What We Know So Far
@PercyChuggs Hey, you just described me!
I haven't plugged my PS5 Digital Edition (2020 model, what a bargain!) in since late 2024.
Further, our Internet cables got cut over a week ago I'm currently running on my phones 4G and that isn't fast enough for downloading or playing games online anyway. At least until BT come and fix it.
So yeah, let's say, hypothetically, this was real, and it was the worst case scenario of license revocation, then my library just got wiped.
As it stands, it's probably a glitch....that comes with its own UI anyway, but it's still food for thought that the capability is even there at all.
Re: 'You'll Experience a Noticeable Leap in Visuals': Genshin Impact Outlines Big Graphical Improvements as It Waves Goodbye to PS4
Gnoses? Like Gnasty Gnose? What about the new visuals affecting players enjoyment of the Ginormous Gnorcs?
Anyway nice to see the game is evolving, but it can't evolve that far since it's still supported on phones....many phones of many specs.
Re: Xbox Is Flip-Flopping on PS5 Again, and It's Truly Getting Tiring
“we’re going to be everywhere, on every platform” with a nice biiiiig asterix right there, because this is the same company that signed a rapidly expiring 10 year deal for CoD on Nintendo, haven't put Minecraft on Switch 2, and can't decide if they want to put games on PS5.
Re: Resident Evil Requiem's Insane Momentum Continues with 7 Million Copies Sold
Put a good game out on everything in good shape and make money. Who knew.
Re: Infinity Nikki's Free PS5 Pro Update Poised to Make It Even Prettier
I'm noticing a lot more use of sub headers in article, particularly around gacha games. Makes it ready almost less like news from the site and news from PR...