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@Dampsponge at this point as long as it was completely redone and had all the bells and whistles, screw it, i ‘d happily pay for it. But yeah you’re right in the sense, it don’t feel like no free upgrade coming anytime soon to any Rockstar game.

@nomither6 HAHAHA at number 6. A rock indeed. I only use my PS consoles since PS3 as an exclusive machine. PS5 exclusives haven’t done a lot for me yet. I did beat Ratchet and Clank rift apart 3 times cause it was fun and it looked next gen. But otherwise not much play time on it as of late. Super Nes was my first console i ever had and loved it to the moon and back. But Xbox 360 is in-fact my favorite.

@nomither6 i have the Xbox 360 as my 1A and the Super Nes as my 1B. It is just so close. And then the PS2. For me my PS order is

1 PS2
2 PS1
3 PS3
4 PS5
5 PS4

I loved my PS2. Heck i have loved all my PS console. But… and i take mess on here all the time for this. Sony always has my least favorite controller. I simply do not like the thumb sticks and the sizes they have came in. Most were to small and i find the Dual sense a little to wide and tall. That being said PS2 was a ton of fun. Me and my friends played Tekken Tag just about daily.

Please bring 60 fps to RDR2. We already know the PS5 and Series X can run it at 60fps. Just do it for the fan’s. We know once GTA 6 comes out that will be the focus going forward. But give the nearly 100 million RDR fans a bone.

This keeps up and in the next 5 years or so it’s going to be Microsoft, Sony, Rockstar and EA, Capcom left standing it feels like. I mean there are others doing well too obviously. But i don’t think Ubisoft as we once knew them will be left standing. WB is about to be really small and i wouldn’t be surprised to see them bought out at some point. Loads of others are hanging on barely as they continue to bleed money into projects that lose hundreds of millions. Plus that report a few weeks ago showed only around 12% of the player base is buying games with the rest living in an online service game for years, spending money in that ecosystem. It’s darned if you do and darned if you don’t for some of these teams.

@Oz_Who_Dat_Dare @RoomWithaMoose It’s not about every country for themselves, it’s about FAIR trade. Hence most of them are all on board alrieady. No resistance to fair trade. They know they got some deals over on us. It’s not their fault it was ours. But it’s also America first when anyone needs help. So they were getting next to if not free trade and aid. No thats not how anyone else does business. Again that was our fault. But this leadership didn’t do that in 2016 nor will they in 2024. Not sure why the twist of words when our leaders have already agreed. But the average video game players knows more than world wide leaders? Come on now guys. Come on now!

There is nothing subjective or bias about you do A to get X money and you don’t do A. In the real world you are fired for that. In this cause it was more American leaders saying don’t do anything and we will pay you and you don’t need to pay us. Again that stops now. They can throw there fits and I understand why some are. But the truth is business has rules, and while they didn’t break rules from bad written deals, the new deals are you will pay to do business with America. As it should be and always be. We will pay you and you will pay us. Fairly simple in terms.

@RoomWithaMoose yes sadly it’s all laced with some bias. Some is ok cause it can be seen as passion, to much is just ugly and damaging to the information. I don’t like it, but to your point it is a thing.

@RoomWithaMoose there is nothing subjective in a deal where the other country don’t pay. Sure we know why they would take the deal. I would too if in business. But that is just careless business on behalf of American politicians. That end now like it did in 2016. It’s not a threat to them, it more like you do what you are suppose to do, you hold your end of the deal, we hold ours. You don’t have to, we have people here that will do it and you will pay for it. Very simple stuff here. Not bullying, it’s business for a reason, it takes two sides not one.

@HonestHick however if you have a PC cause most on here said they did at the start of the launch of this generations. Or wait for the PS5 release, play Avowed. It’s one of Obsidians better games. Really enjoying the graphics and combat.

@Jay767 not so sure bird flu is political but ok. Yeah honestly, no kidding here, don’t buy a Xbox, as someone that loved the brand since the OG, they are slowly exiting for cloud and PC. Which could be the better move, we don’t know that future. But in console, they are more dead than a man that couldn’t ride a bike, tried to shake hands with thin air and pardon his “incident “ son all while smelling little kids hair.

These dudes can’t catch a break at this point.a buyout in 2025-2026 seems likely, tho if they went after their better IP’s they could make a long recovery. Sad times at Ubisoft.

@RoomWithaMoose thats not what’s happening so i have nothing to fear. Thats why i like to watch BBC and Australia news, it’s from a non biased position normally.. Again i am very happy with the direction of the country and would love to go back to talking video games. But i am ok with agreeing to disagree but i am keeping receipts for when things are not all this whack doom and gloom i have read all day.

@silberbauer15 there will be no trade war is the point. China will have to come to us and others for crude oil and other things. Funny how everyone else agreed to the terms already. There’s no trade war.

Also a honest question for you? So we pay china for the goods coming into the USA, but then China wants our farming equipment and oil sent over for no charge? Why would we take that deal? We aren’t a non profit organization. Everyone else pays it. But leaders before allowed it, and this is now the second time around Trump has said no, we don’t do business like that with anyone else. The buck stops here. Sorry if you disagree but me and millions say good!! We are happy about this. I am fine with others disagreeing with me, but this is simple stuff here. You’re not paying youre not getting it. I know it’s a bit more complex than that but in simple terms thats what this has been about since 2016.

@Iacon_Knight nothing just that Trump has met with Japan, Mexico and Canada and China is of course holding out which is fine. But overall many countries are on board and not being hit with high tariffs. Tariffs are not a bad thing, and can bring a lot of tax relief. Such as some of the plans going around congress now. But i was going to share other links to meeting with tariffs but the whole thing went sideways as it always does speaking these topics. 😊

@RoomWithaMoose thanks for the reply, but my comments are America first. Less tax. Accountability and inline with what the American people voted for. Sure it’s fine to have others opinion on such things, I respect that in a tactful respectful way, but the left attacks and doesn’t understand the word democracy. Again thanks for the reply, but yes i am done with this topic for now.

It sold like gangbusters on PC in china. Last i seen it was over 10 million. Throw in the PS5 copies and it’s a highly profitable IP.

@8bitOG i will, i always do.

@ChrisDeku i watch Fox, BBC and Australia news. I appreciate your time and concern. But i am happy with my country and its leaders. So are many others in this world. Now if we could all just go back to arguing video games on here that would be great! 😊

@8bitOG i watch Fox, BBC, and Australian news outlets. Yes.

@ChrisDeku put down your keyboard, it’s ok you don’t agree with me, i have asked on here more than 4 times to not overly get into polictal rants. You won’t change my mind and i won’t change yours. Let it go. Talk video games.

@Lanmanna for the record i do not think all 30K was doing illegal activity nor does this administration.However less government in some areas is needed as we have other methods to provided such services and the ones that were doing wrong will be held accountable. Money always leaves a trail. I have been an accountant for over 15 years.

@8bitOG not claiming taxes on cash tips is a violation of filing your taxes. No auditor believes you lived off $2-5 bucks an hour as a bartender nor waiter. Again you are doom and glooming and i would prefer to talk more about video games. Cause i am happy with my country. .

@8bitOG i disagree with you, but again i have said i don’t want to overly discuss politics on a gaming site. However the tariffs are not a bad thing, way back in the day America used only tarffis and not taxes on its people. In today’s world a healthy blend of both will be good for the economy. Remember under trump the first time the USA had its best economy in 44 years. Gas food and Interest rates were at at all time low. Inflation was gone. This isn’t me saying anything other than the numbers. I am an accountant and money and numbers don’t lie or take sides. They either are or they aren’t.

@ChrisDeku considering the fraud and insane illegal activity of those workers i am all for it. We need less government not more. Especially not more that are corrupt at their jobs. This is what the American voter asked for. These were all things he ran on and we wanted. It’s nice to get what we wanted. Most say they will do something for our vote and then never do it.

China will need to comply to accepting a 15% tariff on the following items coming from America into china, Coal, Crude oil, farm equipment and vehicles. Funny how when china sends anything to the USA we pay a tariff but China don’t want to do the same. We are not a non profit country and everyone must pay there’s in order for balance and opportunities for those goods.

@ChrisDeku it’s not spin, it’s people in America get more jobs. I don’t care what politician helps it become a thing. We need more Americans working for American companies. No spin, no angle here, generally happy to see more jobs open.

@ChrisDeku China will comply. We had tariffs on China before. Again i don’t want to get to political on here tho. However Tim Cook of Apple and trump met and did a deal where Apple will be brining 20K jobs to the USA. Spending 500 Billion on American investment. That is a great thing. Proud to see more American innovation being built in the states.

https://www.macrumors.com/2025/02/24/apple-announces-500b-us-investment-plan/

@Titntin thats cool, i will have to look into that more. I do love good audio. Heck yeah if i am ever there i would love to try a beer with you. That would be so cool. Have a great day buddy. Thanks for the info. I like to learn new things to try 😊

@Titntin yeah I’m aware of the sound tech in the Sony’s but i prefer a sound system with my main TV’s for better sound. Also Samsung has a feature of using the TV’s speaker along with a Samsung soundbar for even more sound. It’s a nice added touch to the over all performance. But i am not a Samsung guy. I would like a A90K from Sony. It’s the smaller 42 inch Oled. I would like to sit super close to that for the competitive games i like to play. Then the 55 is good for single player stuff. 😊

The two leaders have already met and mostly worked out a deal, so it’s highly unlikely to affect pricing. Here’s the read for those fearing something they might not understand. In many ways tariffs are much better than taxes. Especially since America is looking to cut taxes. Not taxing overtime no more, not taxing cash tips and looking at removing income tax, that put’s much more money in your pocket. However i don’t want to get political on a site that is about video games. Enjoy the read below. 😊

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trump-meets-japanese-prime-minister-tariff-threat-looms/story?id=118573030

@breakneck yeah i dislike Windows a lot. Again i have to use it for work. But as soon as i log off i am back to all Apple products in the house. Android is ok, if I had to have an Android i would likely get the Pixel from Google. Most TV’s today suck on sound, they are so thin that the speakers are small and on the back of the tv. So a soundbar is really needed. But yeah Samsung does have good picture quality, the S95D is stunning. But again Sony has the better processors in their high end TV’s.

@breakneck i use the Apple AirPods and AirPods Max. Well cause i am an Apple fanatic. Bought my first Mac 17 years ago and haven’t looked back. Sure my job gives me a windows Pc i have to work on, but i hate the experience. Yeah Samsung audio does nothing for me either. Sony would be my second choice for headphones if apple didn’t make the Max. Yeah the pricing on the Sony TV’s are a little more than they need to be, but remember TV’s much like consoles have razor thin profit margins. It’s about selling massive amounts. They aren’t a high margin product. Samsung just has so many models at all price points, as do LG and TCL etc etc. thats why Sony uses Google TV as its user interface. They collect your data and sell it and make more money from that then selling you the actual tv. Overall the PS business is doing well and i don’t see that changing anytime soon. Especially with GTA 6 coming out. I plan to sell my PS5 base model and upgrade to a Pro for that game alone.

@get2sammyb When i was a kid the only TV’s my dad would buy were Sony. I had a Sony Walkman and course PS1-PS5. I always like Sony products. I have a LG 55 inch Oled C3 currently cause i wanted 4 HDMI 2.1 slots and VRR. But my next TV will likely be a Sony if they add 4 HDMI 2.1 ports. The Sony A95 is still the best tv on the market and it’s a 2023 model. Happy to hear they are doing well even tho they lost a lot of market share in the TV space and headphone space. Not to mention they had to leave the Viao PC space, cause they were to stubborn on their pricing. That was the issue with Sony they would have the so called Sony Tax on all their products and the consumers didn’t see enough difference for the price and went to Samsung TV’s and other products. So you are right they indeed bleed a lot of money and had to make cuts to products and adjustments. Happy to see it is paying off and they are highly profitable again.

Also a big thanks to you and your team for starting this site and keeping it going and evolving all these years.sure some of us come here to complain from time to time. I for one don’t always love what Sony is doing or charging for PS features and games. But we all come here cause this is the best site on the internet for gaming and i say the same for Pure Xbox. Happy to be a part of it and i come to both sites multiple times a day everyday! Thanks so much!

@PegasusActual93 i have to take your word on that as I never was a soul’s player. They aren’t my games. But from what i remember of the numbers you are spot on. Elden Ring was by far the biggest seller. Sony for sure chases the money but they have to in a sense. They run thin margins and aren’t a mega wealthy company. Without PS it’s wild to think how small Sony is these day’s in consumer electronics. But every now and then they will need to give their smaller hardcore fan base a game or two to please them and not chase the money. This remake would give a lot of fan’s something to be excited about cause the PS5 has been a little dry on bangers from 1st party thus far.