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Looks unbelievably generic, how did Sony greenlit this and even acquired this studio for yet another Overwatch copy?

@UltimateOtaku91 Honestly I think we just shouldn’t expect a Showcase for September, the usual clickbait journalists will claim every week a showcase is coming (just like this month) only to back off the last week saying that Sony “changed plans” and we get a State of Play instead, there’s always a Sony event on September but after 3 years waiting I’d rather set my expectations low.

Not gonna lie, I’m disappointed it’s not a showcase but last year’s “showcase” was nothing more than a disguised State of Play so I’m willing to give it a chance (Astro Bot please!).

However, the wait for a big event continues as we’ve gone almost 3 years (since September 2021) without a proper showcase or conference like we used to have.

What a toxic community of blind-sided fanboys this has become, honestly I hope that MS strategy works out so that Xbox can become more competitive and therefore PlayStation be more competitive too.

As I said before, when we are actually close to a showcase or state of play there’re plenty of rumblings around it but so far we’ve heard absolutely nothing, if there’s a showcase this year it’ll be until September or none at all.

Thank god I’m not an anime fan…

I’m starting to think there might not be a showcase until late September (as in 2020 and 2021), usually when we’re close to any event there’s plenty of rumblings about it but I’ve seen nothing so far, only the usual clickbait “journalists” like Grubb that every week claims that something is gonna happen only to be wrong and say he wasn’t.

After one year I can confidently say last year’s showcase was the worst event Sony has put together since the infamous E3 2006 disaster, next one should be an absolute blast to make up for it.

However the showcase last year was held at the same time as their business meeting and so far there’s nothing, if Sony goes all summer without a showcase I’m gonna be extremely disappointed (again).

@themightyant It’d have been during the PS3 and maybe PS4 era, otherwise right now they’d have likely had the same fate as Japan Studios, which still hurts tbh.

@somnambulance Exactly my thoughts too, it felt very basic and repetitive, it’s just drop, kill bugs, activate one or two things, kill more bugs, extraction and repeat, by playing you only unlock higher difficulties and better weapons/‘stratagems’ but the gameplay loop remains essentially the same, I sold it when I realized that is all there’s for it, I certainly don’t understand why this game stood out for people.

@EchoRange The game literally didn’t work for all people who paid for early-access, what are you talking about?

But their brain-dead CEO already bet everything on live-service, even tho Hogwarts Legacy was the most successful game last year even ahead of Call of Duty.

@get2sammyb For a game about democracy they sure sound like fascists lmao

I think no one is able to fully understand what happened and imo Aerith’s death shouldn’t have been handled as ambiguous as it was.
I didn’t play the OG FF7 so I honestly don’t have that nostalgia goggles but I still knew what was gonna happen, and after actually thinking my answer for a few minutes I can’t say other than disappointingly convoluted.

And don’t get me wrong, all up until Chapter 14 it was a 10/10 game for me but the ending just didn’t cut it, it’s unclear and convoluted and it heavily takes away any emotional impact of THAT moment.

I remember throughout the end of Chapter 13 and beginning of 14 I was nervous af anticipating THAT moment, when it finally happens you parry Sephiroth and you seemingly save Aerith, then multiversal ***** happens and turns out she’s dead, but wait not really, but wait again she actually is (?), like I just don’t understand what happened and I couldn’t experience any emotion, it left me incredibly confused when I should’ve been devastated.

Good, this will end this brutal 48 hours but the damage is done, I doubt all those people who review-bombed are going to change their review, the team at Arrowhead probably had some of the worst days of their life plus I’m sure every single PlayStation launch on PC is now going to be heavily scrutinized and whatever little thing comes up will be blown out of proportion.

@get2sammyb Completely agree, like this is literally the worst way they could’ve handled it, not even an answer, notice or anything, there’s now people in those countries who bought and played the game but now are unable to access it, Steam will of course give them a refund but the stain is already there.

All of this does beg the question, if the requirement was going to be so heavily enforced why the heck the game was available in those countries for 3 months? Was it really that hard to make the exception for the people who would already be willing to create an account but can’t?

This is Sony burning bridges with the PC community and everyone claiming “respect” for Sony should remember that it’s a key market for growth and overall long-term stability for PlayStation, this ain’t good for anyone.

Goddamn it Sony, I didn't see a problem in enforcing the requirement that was disclosed from the start but their answer/reaction to this is definitely creating a bigger problem than it is.

This is being extremely overreacted imo, apparently Sony’s biggest and ‘unforgivable’ mistake was letting players play without a PSN account temporarily as it was ALWAYS disclosed it was required as with every single live-service game available, I bet mere days ago some PS5 users had to create a Microsoft account just to play Sea of Thieves and no one review-bombed the game for that.

The only justified complaint for me is the requirement for countries where PSN isn’t available, and the justification being “security” when we all know is about active users metrics, does that justify this outrage and stop playing or even refund a game you’ve legitimately enjoyed for dozens of hours? I personally don’t think so…

10/10 only because the discourse around it lmao 🤣

Seriously how many times are we gonna get “news” like this?

Until something is officially announced I really don’t see the point in posting at least a weekly story about some “insider” taking a guess at which game Microsoft is going to port next, because that’s all there is currently, guesses and speculation.

For $25 I honestly don’t think so, I’d even argue The Rising Tide should’ve been included in the base game (as it only adds 3 hours of main content and should’ve had more importance in the main story) and Echoes of the Fallen was just completely unnecessary and only the Omega boss battle is worth it, I loved the game but honestly regret grabbing the DLC.

Same thing happened with Spider-Man and TLOU Part 2 before the remaster was announced so this pretty much confirms the Zero Dawn remaster that was rumored a while back.

And tbh, this is yet another unnecessary remaster.

To think we’ve gone since 2021 without a proper PlayStation Showcase…

@The_Wailing_Doom Nah, he’d be like “every one who watched the show is an Xbox gamer now, and when everybody plays we all win😴”.

I’m not gonna lie, I enjoyed the show more than any game and it’s kinda tempting me into giving Fallout 76 another chance.

Was waiting for this to start Echoes and then Rising Tide.

@Jswift56 Lmao, didn’t you read the drama last time Sony disclosed their financials? They are in no position to buy a publisher at all.

I lasted ONE match in this game, it’s not gonna get to a year without being shut down.

Good riddance, the console sales is the only metric he can be proud of, behind the scenes it’s no secret he’s a leaving a mess with a failed live-service strategy, failed investments (Bungie), axing studios, and for the first time in almost two decades with no first-party game in the horizon for over 18 months, partnerships for FF7 Rebirth, Stellar Blade, Helldivers and more are saving PS5’s ass right now, otherwise it’d be barren of games, also Microsoft giving up on competition is certainly helping them.

This is much worse that you think.

You’d assume that you have access to all content right away since you bought the game, nope, you have to grind dozens of hours to be level 35 just to be able to get this character and beat this season’s boss, oh and the progress from the main game doesn’t count so you start at level 0.
But of course if you don’t want to grind all that you can just buy it because who wouldn’t want to spend even more in this $70 game…

This game is making Avengers look like a masterpiece.

I actually am replaying it on Xbox lol

Hint: Just realized the second run is somewhat different from the first plus it has some new content (without spoiling anything), this game is truly amazing!

Now it’ll have to wait till I finish FF7 Rebirth!

@get2sammyb Don’t bother, it’s just a very bad game with no redeemable qualities imo, having played both Suicide Squad is a much much better game, which itself is pretty telling on how terrible Gotham Knights is.

I’ve been training YouTube for a month to now show me any Final Fantasy content plus blocking words from social media.

YouTubers who put spoilers in the thumbnail are the worst king of *****…

Please don’t write it off because it’s an Xbox game, it’s legit AMAZING and still in my top 3 games of 2023, which says a lot with all the amazing games released last year.

I haven’t even been able to play the demo, I’m squeezing every second of my time to replay and platinum FFVII Remake just in time for Rebirth!

I don’t know, Sony themselves said they’re having trouble bringing the costs of consoles down, so if a PS5 Pro with better specs gets released there’s no way it’d come under $600, and we know how people will react to a $599 or higher…

This is so stupid tbh, some of the people signing that BS are the same that made fun of PS users for not getting Starfield.

Fanboys are the cancer of this industry.

This shows Sony two very important things:

• A simultaneous launch on PS5 and PC can definitely make a game more successful.
• Smaller games (not AAA blockbusters) can be wildly successful too.

And I’d also say this also proves that Sony didn’t need Bungie to come up with an actually good live service game, let’s hope Sony learns all they can from from this, and congrats for Arrowhead for absolutely shattering expectations!

@AdamNovice Absolutely not, you seriously can’t have the expectation that now every Xbox title will come to PlayStation after all they said, sure, there may be more than 4 in the future but Phil Spencer was clear, if there’s no appetite for these games or this strategy end up hurting Xbox they’ll pull the plug, this is hopium on another level and shame on Push Square on reporting baseless rumors hours after we got an event denying previous baseless rumors.

I know the game is a flop but there’s no need to put a spoiler in the header of this article, there’s still some people playing or planning to play the game you know…

@flawse As I said, having games released on other platforms is fine, but to get to the point where anything is exclusive will only diminish the brand to the point it’s not worth selling a console anymore, thus making Sony the only player in the high-end console market allowing them to set the prices and conditions they want as there wouldn’t be an alternative.

@MrMagic As I said it’s not a success, I’d even say the performance is disappointing comparing it to the Xbone but it’s still far from being a flop, if you want to see a flop take a look to the Wii U, Virtual Boy, Dreamcast or PS Vita; which is why this is even more baffling, you didn’t see Sony giving up when the PS3 didn’t do well initially nor Nintendo having their worst financial crisis with the Wii U, both companies held and bounced back, but Microsoft, the most valuable company in the world as of last week, is giving up in their gaming ecosystem after spending $75 Billion dollars, I don’t get it.

@nomither6 Exactly, now can you imagine what they could do if they’d actually have absolute control? Just not a good outcome for anyone who owns a console no matter the brand.

@Xbox_Dashboard The thing is Xbox isn’t flopping that hard, sales are better than the Dreamcast and they just acquired tons of IPs and talent (the ones they didn’t lay off), sure they’re not having Sony’s success but it’s still far off of being a flop and yet they’re just giving up on their whole ecosystem, frankly it’s baffling what’s going on there.

Phew, what a way of effectively killing their own platform, and don’t get me wrong, I own all 3 consoles so to me it’s perfectly fine that more people get to play good games but with this move there’s no reason to get a console that’ll get fewer games as neither Sony or Nintendo will stop having exclusives, which will trickle down into less third-party support (the ones that MS couldn’t buyout) and just less interest in the platform leaving us with just Sony and Nintendo in the console space.

And while it may sound like a good outcome for some fanboys it absolutely isn’t, can you imagine how Sony will behave having absolute control of the high-end console market? They’re already abusive being the dominant player but being the only one with no direct competition is downright terrifying.
Honestly overall as a console player I’m worried, both for my library of owned Xbox games and the future of the console space, I really REALLY don’t want to switch to PC but consoles are about to take a big hit.

Way better than last year’s showcase, Stellar Blade, Rise of the Ronin and Death Stranding 2 look amazing, a bit disappointed that DS2 is 2025 tho.

Nah, I’ll replay Remake a couple of weeks before Rebirth.

I really hope this makes it into 2024 but I’m not holding my breath.