HotGoomba

HotGoomba

I'm not actually retired :)

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Re: Release Window for Anticipated Superhero Game Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra Seemingly Revealed

HotGoomba

@tameshiyaku Funny you say that, because I think James Gunn's style is the best of all the MCU subseries. Although most films trying to replicate it, with exceptions, fail. Taika's Thor Ragnarok was a good example of replicating the humor. Love and Thunder, not so much.

I felt like the new Captain America was pretty boring outside of the action and some of the drama. I'm glad you liked it, but I unfortunately found it bland.

Still better than Quantumania though.

Re: Tencent Increases Stake in FromSoftware Parent, Closing the Gap on Sony

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Why do people always want Sony to buy these large companies outright? Did we learn nothing from Microsoft's acquisitions of Activision Blizzard and Bethesda, or even Sony's acquisition of Bungie?

Regardless, it's definitely something seeing Tencent buying further stakes in companies, especially after closing offices, laying off employees, and even having one subsidiary buy themselves out to get away from their shackles.

Moral of the story: Big companies suck.

Re: PSVR2 Gets Enormous Price Reduction Starting March 2025

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Honestly, for a modern-day PC VR headset, that's an absolute steal. I don't think it's an amazing price for PlayStation 5 in particular, but this is a really good competitive price against the Quest 3 for PC VR gaming.

I've never been happier to procrastinate a purchase.

Still getting it used.

Re: Ex-Sony Exec Says PC Ports of Old PS5 Games Are Almost Like Printing Money

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@Jay767 Video games never age, because if they did, the PlayStation 3 would be nineteen years old, and that's just ridiculous.

All jokes aside, I don't agree with that sentiment. Games still feel fresh to me for a few years, at least until a new generation, sequel, or it's been four to five years. It's probably because I take a while to actually play a game, but I still consider games from one or two years ago fresh or new-ish. Sales are just a part of the video game experience for me. Outside of Nintendo.

Re: Assassin's Creed Shadows Pre-Orders Are 'Solid', in Line with Odyssey

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@Cornpop76 Wouldn't mediocre slop be a 5/10? 7/10 is still good, sometimes great.

Also, Avowed has more of an 8/10 than a 7/10 response at the moment. I'm not saying that pre-ordering is worth it, especially at $70 or £70, but if people want to pre-order, they can do that. I personally don't pre-order, but I do sometimes buy games at full price after they release, specifically if they have very good reviews.

Re: PSVR2 Misses Out on Civilization 7 VR

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Hmmm, should we put our Civilization game on the popular VR headset with great third-party support and ok first-party support, or the VR headset that's been considered abandoned by manufacturer that made it not even two years after it released? Hmmmm...

Jokes and whining aside, I just feel like Sony brought this on themselves. A $550 VR headset with only two original VR titles from Sony Interactive? Really? Oculus Studios isn't supporting the Quest headsets amazingly either, but at least the price and third-party support makes up for it, and when Oculus Studios does release a new game exclusive to Quest, it's usually well received.

But hey, can't wait for the PlayStation VR3!

Re: Is Starfield Coming to PS5? 'Keeping Games Off Other Platforms Is Not the Path for Us,' Says Xbox Boss

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while I'm still early, please bring Blinx back, Microsoft. I know that it's very unlikely, but the damn cat deserves another chance! L
Also Ori on PlayStation would be nice. Ori is the best Xbox franchise (lol), and it's incredible on Nintendo Switch, so I think that my fellow gamers (lol) at PlayStation deserve those masterpiece games as well.
where's sneakers 2

Re: EA Stock Price Plummets After Dragon Age: The Veilguard, FC 25 Disappointments

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The fact that 1.5 million players in Dragon Age Veilguard is considered disappointing is kinda hilarious, 'cause dats a lotta people, but it also shows how expensive video game development has gotten. All of this without even mentioning how controversial the latest Dragon Age game is (you can already see conflicting opinions in this very comment section), and while I don't think anyone is really wrong for how they feel about the game, it's absolutely one hell of a problem to have a game with such a mixed reception.

Re: PS5 Tipped to Top Switch 2 Sales in the US This Year

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Here's a bold prediction: The Xbox Series Something will be outsold by the PS5 and the Switch successor in terms of sales in 2025.

See? That's what I call unity, and there's nothing more unifying between Nintendo and Sony than beating Microsoft's ass.

And I'm just playing Xbox fans. You know I love you.

Re: Rumour: Kadokawa Employees Eager for Sony Buyout and Change in Management

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1. Damn
2. I do wonder if PlayStation Studios will (directly) benefit from this buyout. I honestly think it would be smarter to keep developers like FromSoftware, Acquire, and Spike Chunsoft multi-platform. But you just never know. After all of Microsoft's bullcrap, Sony integrating Kadokawa into Sony Interactive Entertainment, or even PlayStation Studios, isn't impossible.