I feel like the creativity with Xbox and PlayStation are starting to die out, especially since Sony keeps making little games, and the games they do release are either high budget titles or on a much rarer scale, smaller projects that get little to no marketing.
Even Xbox releases more smaller projects. That's sad.
Then Sony thinks about shutting down the studios that influenced their more creative side with the PS3 and PS4 era. Now it feels like only a few studios are actually passionately contributing to the PlayStation 5. Insomniac, Santa Monica, Guerrilla, Polyphony. Every other major studio is either hellbent on making remasters (NAUGHTY DOG) or are taking ages making games, which is fine if those titles are good, but those titles probably cost a lot of money and it just leaves the schedule for PlayStation titles to be barren.
There should be more lower budget titles on PlayStation, even a few small games. Some say that those titles aren't profitable, but something like Patagon, LocoRoco, Astro, Tearaway, and not Knack could make small profits, or more importantly, bring in new longtime PlayStation fans.
Also they don't cost $300 million.
So in conclusion, I spent way too much time bi--hing about Sony, and stop forcing Naughty Dog to do just remasters and remakes.
I'm gonna do play Mario Wonder now.
@Gabriel_Bacak I think I'd rather prefer Remedy remain independent instead of being under a company. Remedy being independent is one of the reasons I appreciate the developer, and I'd just rather them STAY independent for the foreseeable future.
Hoping that they'll continue making platformers like Pac-Man World and Klonoa. The remakes were very promising, and I would like to see more of those titles.
I like smaller titles. Hell, some of my favorite franchises are smaller titles (in terms of scale). Astro Bot, Mario (kinda), Kirby, Rayman (damn you Ubisoft). So it's good to see Xbox POSSIBLY bringing smaller titles like Pentiment and Hi-Fi Rush, since those games seem to fit well as multi-platform titles.
Still kinda salty about the snoozefest of a conference, but Microsoft has done much, MUCH worse. And Sony and Nintendo too, y'all aren't innocent.
No. Stop. We're not getting Gears of War on Xbox. Stop making rumors about it. You'd might as well make a rumor that Forza and all of Halo is coming to Xbox.
We literally just had a snoozefest of a conference where Microsoft goes down on their knees and pleas to us, telling us that we're not gonna see a major title on competitor systems. If not Starfield, why Gears?
Doom is hopefully a guarantee, considering that it's a super popular multi-platform franchise, and Fight Simulator may be stretching it, but it's at least more believable that Gears of War.
Honestly, kinda wish that Xbox consoles would be doing better so Microsoft didn't feel the need to buy every other company when they already have plenty of dormant franchises that could be revived and be turned into incentives to buying an Xbox instead of just the usual Halo, Gears of War, Forza, and they already had plenty of talented studios prior to even the Bethesda buyout, and they could also work with smaller third-party developers.
It's amazing that these three titles got a remaster, and interesting that they're gonna be on PS5, but I'm hoping that they eventually do a Sam and Max Hit the Road remaster at some point. With the Telltale remasters, I don't think that's too crazy of an idea. Then again, I am crazy.
I will say, I can understand them wanting to make Activision-Blizzard-King titles and Bethesda titles multiplatform, as well as some smaller titles. Those likely are gonna be more beneficial if they were sold across platforms rather than confining them to one.
But the mid-range to flagship Xbox Game Studios titles? I think that would a bold move for Microsoft to do, and one I kinda don't think they would do, but also one I think would spell the end for Xbox consoles for the most part.
It's one thing if Ori, Starfield, Pentiment, or Indiana Jones comes over to Nintendo and PlayStation. But Forza, Halo, Gears, or even potential system sellers like Avowed would probably be best exclusive to Xbox if Microsoft wanted to keep hardware sales or the general Xbox brand powerful.
But if not, it's a very bold move, and I'm interested in seeing how it'll play out.
I spent like $7 on the Batman Arkham Trilogy on Steam. Way more worth it.
Hell, I'd rather buy the Switch release of the Batman Arkham games for $60. Sure, they're very flawed ports, but at least they're flawed ports of actually interesting and great games.
Been interested in this, it's on Steam already and it looks very well made and is received well. Glad that this game is on more platforms, VR could use more original RPG games.
@naruball @DennisReynolds People are moreso mad at them doing this in the Arkham universe and not the actual Killing of the Justice League™, which a lot of people are nostalgic or a fan or, hence leading them to judge how they Kill the Justice League™ and how they treat these characters, which have had a story fifteen years in the making. I can understand people's anger, although I can understand your confusion.
Now me?
I'm just eating popcorn watching this all unfold.
@LifeGirl The Quest 2 and 3 have recently sold a combined 240K headsets in a month, which is nothing to scoff at. VR is still pretty niche, and the PSVR2 and not been a hit, but VR is far from done with.
I'm sorry, but I'll never personally connect with people who refuse to buy a game just because it runs at 30fps. Not saying you're wrong or anything, but from my perspective of someone who was just fine playing games at 30fps, I can't fully understand, I'm sorry.
But yeah, the vast majority of consumers won't care, and I don't understand why people think that ALL games NEED to be 60fps just because they don't like 30fps. Not every game is made for you or will be for you.
This company is just really bad when it comes to coming up with names. At this point, might as well name the company "That One Company That Published the Sexy Russian Robot Game".
Can Sony please refund me for "accidentally" buying a PS5, a Sony TV, a Walkman, an Xperia, multiple Sony Pictures/Columbia Pictures Blu-Rays, a Michael Jackson album, Knack, God of War, the Spider-Verse Whopper...
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Re: Talk of Final Fantasy 7 Remake Trilogy Being Completely Console Exclusive to PlayStation Is Inaccurate
I honestly think that Final Fantasy should not be a PlayStation only game franchise anyways, so yeah this is for the better.
Still doubt that this will come to Xbox, but I can definitely see it coming to the Switch successor.
Re: Sony's London Studio, Media Molecule Were Reportedly 'Highest on the List' for Closure
I feel like the creativity with Xbox and PlayStation are starting to die out, especially since Sony keeps making little games, and the games they do release are either high budget titles or on a much rarer scale, smaller projects that get little to no marketing.
Even Xbox releases more smaller projects. That's sad.
Then Sony thinks about shutting down the studios that influenced their more creative side with the PS3 and PS4 era. Now it feels like only a few studios are actually passionately contributing to the PlayStation 5. Insomniac, Santa Monica, Guerrilla, Polyphony. Every other major studio is either hellbent on making remasters (NAUGHTY DOG) or are taking ages making games, which is fine if those titles are good, but those titles probably cost a lot of money and it just leaves the schedule for PlayStation titles to be barren.
There should be more lower budget titles on PlayStation, even a few small games. Some say that those titles aren't profitable, but something like Patagon, LocoRoco, Astro, Tearaway, and not Knack could make small profits, or more importantly, bring in new longtime PlayStation fans.
Also they don't cost $300 million.
So in conclusion, I spent way too much time bi--hing about Sony, and stop forcing Naughty Dog to do just remasters and remakes.
I'm gonna do play Mario Wonder now.
Re: Ori Dev's Action RPG No Rest for the Wicked Gets a Huge Update, Gameplay Looks Amazing
I love Ori, so I'll follow any of the developer's projects.
Re: Borderlands Dev Set to Join Saber in Leaving Embracer Group
Come on IP and development talent! Get out of thy shackles of thy treacherous Embracer Group! Be free, be free!
Re: Crash Team Rumble Support Winding Down with Final Update Next Week
Too many Toys for Bob to deal with right now.
Re: Crash Bandicoot, Spyro Dev Toys for Bob Becomes Independent Studio, May Partner with Microsoft
(i hope the best for the company)
Re: Remedy Regains Control of Control IP from Publisher 505 Games
Re: Remedy Regains Control of Control IP from Publisher 505 Games
@Gabriel_Bacak I think I'd rather prefer Remedy remain independent instead of being under a company. Remedy being independent is one of the reasons I appreciate the developer, and I'd just rather them STAY independent for the foreseeable future.
Re: Helldivers 2 Dev Clarifies Farmers Aren't Directly Hurting War Effort
I'm a local farmer, and I hate Helldivers. Damn game servers are slowing down my agricultural tools.
Re: Despite Recent Success, Bandai Namco Reveals It Cancelled at Least Five In-Development Games
Hoping that they'll continue making platformers like Pac-Man World and Klonoa. The remakes were very promising, and I would like to see more of those titles.
Re: 700 Ubisoft Workers Strike in France Following Failed Salary Negotiations
The French Revolution
Re: Reaction: Xbox Is Bringing Some Great Games to PS5, But Rumours Will Remain Rampant About What's Next
I like smaller titles. Hell, some of my favorite franchises are smaller titles (in terms of scale). Astro Bot, Mario (kinda), Kirby, Rayman (damn you Ubisoft). So it's good to see Xbox POSSIBLY bringing smaller titles like Pentiment and Hi-Fi Rush, since those games seem to fit well as multi-platform titles.
Still kinda salty about the snoozefest of a conference, but Microsoft has done much, MUCH worse. And Sony and Nintendo too, y'all aren't innocent.
Re: Rumour: Xbox Has Considered Microsoft Flight Simulator, Gears of War, and DOOM for PS5
No. Stop. We're not getting Gears of War on Xbox. Stop making rumors about it. You'd might as well make a rumor that Forza and all of Halo is coming to Xbox.
We literally just had a snoozefest of a conference where Microsoft goes down on their knees and pleas to us, telling us that we're not gonna see a major title on competitor systems. If not Starfield, why Gears?
Doom is hopefully a guarantee, considering that it's a super popular multi-platform franchise, and Fight Simulator may be stretching it, but it's at least more believable that Gears of War.
Re: Xbox Is Bringing Four Exclusives to PS5, But It Won't Say Which
That was such an awful podcast. Should have just made this a tweet or something. RIP to the people who sold their Xboxes over nothing.
Re: Poll: What Review Score Would You Give Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League?
Should probably add a "I didn't play it" option so people don't immediately flock to the 1/10 option.
Re: SEGA Issues Financial Warning After 'Sluggish' Sales Over Holiday Period
Gotta go...slow?
Re: PS5 Outsold Xbox Series X|S Nearly Two to One, According to Take-Two Sales Data
Honestly, kinda wish that Xbox consoles would be doing better so Microsoft didn't feel the need to buy every other company when they already have plenty of dormant franchises that could be revived and be turned into incentives to buying an Xbox instead of just the usual Halo, Gears of War, Forza, and they already had plenty of talented studios prior to even the Bethesda buyout, and they could also work with smaller third-party developers.
But nah, let's buy the Candy Crush company.
Re: Foamstars (PS5) - PS Plus' Sudsy Shooter Is Good, Clean Fun
I mean it look fine, but I'm not confident that this title will be as big as Square Enix is hoping it'll be.
Re: Dead Cells Post-Launch Support Coming to an End After Five Years of Updates
Honestly props to the devs for adding so much additional content to this game.
Almost makes me want to get a job at IGN, and copy someone else's review of this particular game. What could possibly go wrong?
Re: Subnautica Sequel Surfaces Unexpectedly, More Information Later This Year
This is gonna make a splash.
Re: Ubisoft CEO Defends Skull and Bones Premium $70 Pricetag, Insists It's 'AAAA' Quality
AAAA my ass, give me Rayman Origins 3. Then we'll talk.
Re: Poll: Which Xbox Franchises Would You Buy on PS5?
I would like to play Banjo and Conker.
Not on any particular platform, I just would like to see the franchises return.
Also Ori since every platform deserves OriRe: Poll: How Do You Feel About All of the Xbox Multiplatform Rumours?
@IamJT @xx_PharsydeChemist_x Was using Avowed as a hypothetical example since it's technically AAA and from a respected studio.
Re: Disney Secures $1.5 Billion Stake in Epic Games, Plans 'Entertainment Universe' in Fortnite
My condolences to everyone who works at Epic.
Re: Remastered LucasArts Adventure Games Looking Likely for Release on PS5
It's amazing that these three titles got a remaster, and interesting that they're gonna be on PS5, but I'm hoping that they eventually do a Sam and Max Hit the Road remaster at some point. With the Telltale remasters, I don't think that's too crazy of an idea. Then again, I am crazy.
Re: Poll: How Do You Feel About All of the Xbox Multiplatform Rumours?
I will say, I can understand them wanting to make Activision-Blizzard-King titles and Bethesda titles multiplatform, as well as some smaller titles. Those likely are gonna be more beneficial if they were sold across platforms rather than confining them to one.
But the mid-range to flagship Xbox Game Studios titles? I think that would a bold move for Microsoft to do, and one I kinda don't think they would do, but also one I think would spell the end for Xbox consoles for the most part.
It's one thing if Ori, Starfield, Pentiment, or Indiana Jones comes over to Nintendo and PlayStation. But Forza, Halo, Gears, or even potential system sellers like Avowed would probably be best exclusive to Xbox if Microsoft wanted to keep hardware sales or the general Xbox brand powerful.
But if not, it's a very bold move, and I'm interested in seeing how it'll play out.
Re: Foamstars Is Another PS5 Game Not Bothering with a Platinum Trophy
Wow, even Splatoon has a--
...well...
i bet it would have one.
Re: Rumour: Even Gears of War Is Reportedly in Talks to Come to PlayStation
@gymratAmarillo @BusyOlf Can't believe that BP has no interest in the console market.
Re: Rumour: Even Gears of War Is Reportedly in Talks to Come to PlayStation
So who do y'all think could potentially replace Xbox in the console race? Apple? Valve? Google? Ringling Bros? BP?
Re: Rumour: New Indiana Jones Game Is Also Being 'Considered' for PS5
As good as this is, I do worry that Xbox will leave the console race, leaving just Sony and Nintendo.
So basically just Nintendo.
Re: The Last of Us 3 Probably Happening at Some Point in the Future
@DeepEyes No no no, not The Last of Us Remake. The Last of Us Remastered Remake.
Re: The Last of Us 3 Probably Happening at Some Point in the Future
They're too busy making The Last of Us Remastered Remake.
Re: Poll: Are You Playing Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League?
I spent like $7 on the Batman Arkham Trilogy on Steam. Way more worth it.
Hell, I'd rather buy the Switch release of the Batman Arkham games for $60. Sure, they're very flawed ports, but at least they're flawed ports of actually interesting and great games.
Re: Jim Carrey Will Once Again Don the Moustache of Dr. Robotnik in Third Sonic Movie
@Enuo
Re: Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth Demands Nearly 150GB of PS5 Storage Space
Download sizes these days are almost as big as Deez Nuts.
Re: Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League (PS5) - Rocksteady's Big Gamble Just About Pays Off
This is truly one of the games of all time. It released, it has gameplay, and it has graphics. It even has characters.
Re: Legendary Tales Is a Spellbinding Multiplayer RPG for PSVR2
Been interested in this, it's on Steam already and it looks very well made and is received well. Glad that this game is on more platforms, VR could use more original RPG games.
Re: Metro Awakening Tells a Series Origin Story on PSVR2, Out This Year
I'm glad this is coming to PC VR as well, I'm not sure if I want to buy a whole new headset for this game, as good as it looks.
Sony really needs to step up exclusives on PSVR2, since the majority of titles on the platform are also on Quest and PC.
Anyways, this game looks sexy.
Re: Sonic X Shadow Generations Revealed, Enhanced Remaster Set for Autumn on PS5, PS4
There's gonna some traumatized children and teens looking up "Sonic X Shadow".
Re: Free Silent Hill Game The Short Message Out Today on PS5
I mean it's free, sooooooooooo yeah why not.
Re: PS5 Exclusive Stellar Blade Dated for 26th April on PS5
This game looks...stellar.
Re: Sony's Own MLB The Show 24 Will Be Full-Price on PS5, PS4 Again, No Extra Cost on Xbox Game Pass
Yearly sports games should never be $60/$70, especially if they're gonna put microtransactions and lootboxes in these games now.
Re: Fans Outraged at Rocksteady's Handling of Hero Deaths in Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League
@naruball @DennisReynolds People are moreso mad at them doing this in the Arkham universe and not the actual Killing of the Justice League™, which a lot of people are nostalgic or a fan or, hence leading them to judge how they Kill the Justice League™ and how they treat these characters, which have had a story fifteen years in the making. I can understand people's anger, although I can understand your confusion.
Now me?
I'm just eating popcorn watching this all unfold.
Re: Following Embracer Shutdown, Volition Veterans Form New Outfit Shapeshifter Games
GOSH DAMN, a lot of new studios forming from defunct studios or just former employees! Very nice, very nice.
Re: Spanish Sales of PS Portal Are Gaining on PSVR2
@LifeGirl The Quest 2 and 3 have recently sold a combined 240K headsets in a month, which is nothing to scoff at. VR is still pretty niche, and the PSVR2 and not been a hit, but VR is far from done with.
Re: Rumour: Dragon's Dogma 2 Runs at 30fps on PS5
I'm sorry, but I'll never personally connect with people who refuse to buy a game just because it runs at 30fps. Not saying you're wrong or anything, but from my perspective of someone who was just fine playing games at 30fps, I can't fully understand, I'm sorry.
But yeah, the vast majority of consumers won't care, and I don't understand why people think that ALL games NEED to be 60fps just because they don't like 30fps. Not every game is made for you or will be for you.
Re: Focus Entertainment Inexplicably Rebranding to PulluP Entertainment in April 2024
This company is just really bad when it comes to coming up with names. At this point, might as well name the company "That One Company That Published the Sexy Russian Robot Game".
Re: Developer Raven Apologises for Busted Call of Duty: Warzone Update, Explains What Went Wrong
Call of Dookie
Re: Sony Refunding Players Confused by The Last of Us 2 Remastered PS5 Upgrade Path
Can Sony please refund me for "accidentally" buying a PS5, a Sony TV, a Walkman, an Xperia, multiple Sony Pictures/Columbia Pictures Blu-Rays, a Michael Jackson album, Knack, God of War, the Spider-Verse Whopper...
Re: Youtuber DIY Perks Crafts Perfectly Portable PS5 Tablet and Its Glorious
This must be the Switch Pro.