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Looks interesting. Between Balatro and Inscryption I have been playing a lot of card games on PS5 recently. Working on the Plat for Inscryption (not even going to try with Balatro) and then maybe I will pick this up!

@Bez87 Only 68% of people beat the first boss, and less than 50% completed the game according to trophy data. I dunno I think bloodbourne has a strong following but it won't be a big seller. Maybe because of how much people have been talking about it post release it will bump to 10M on a remake.

@__jamiie AI still has a major hurdle with copyright law. Currently assets/codes created with AI have no copyright protection so while AI will be useful with "grunt work" such as compiling, it is not an effective tool for creation if you want to ensure other people just can't steal your art/assets from the game. Although I agree MS is in a good place to start using AI to reduce costs.

@PSme It's an interesting industry because what "core" and "casual" gamers want are often at odds with each other. "Casual" gamers make up a much larger subset of the consumer base, but they have the games they want already (COD, FIFA, Fortnite). "Core" gamers want the innovative and groundbreaking games, but don't generate enough revenue to make many of those games sustainable/profitable if you want to push the bounds of tech and fidelity.

Overall, there are way to many games being made to capture enough of an audience for their respective studios to thrive. I don't think there is by any means a crash like 1983 coming, but the landscape will be very different in the next 5-10 years.

@oliverp I really hope this game has legs and turns a profit so we can get Alan Wake 3.

Xbox is the clear winner, but I think viewers are justified in being skeptical of the quality of the eventual releases.

@invictus4000 Oh thats dope my favorite album by them.

@GagaOooLaLa the Beatles have had two major motion picture releases centered around their music in the past 20 years (2007 & 2019) and are still massively influential.

@Soik Killl em All and And Justice For All are peak Metallica. I’m guessing Fortnite won’t include songs off those albums though.

Even outside this strange story, leaks and reporting on leaks is really taking the fun out of announcements which are a huge part of the industry. Now that every site reports on leaks/tweets it’s impossible to just go in blind. I have no social media and still had the Astro Bot reveal spoiled for me, I think from this site.

@nomither6 Personally I play on console so I don’t have to fiddle with settings like that. The biggest appeal of a console is plug and play.

@Mikey856 What does mad as a Mexican's dog mean?

The use of all real LEGO pieces to make the environment is such a cool touch. Really great visual presentation in this game.

@nessisonett Yea I bought that only because a friend wanted me to play with him and I ended up getting the Platinum. Sometimes its nice to get something simple and expected and sometimes you want something new and unique. This game looks like its going to work for me.

I am safe and basic so this works for me.

@JB_Whiting I agree. Just replayed the original a few months ago and he voice acting is a huge part of the game.

@JB_Whiting supposedly it will be. Seems like a lot was cut from this one (two episodes) when James McCaffrey died.

Really enjoyed the DLC. Some very funny moments and a lot of the creepy, surrealistic storytelling.

@eltomo I think it’s actually a minority of the player base. That majority plays the games, enjoys themselves, and never comments online.

@UltimateOtaku91 TLOU with LEGO game style humor would be truly bizarre but I would have to play it just to witness it.

@Beerheadgamer82 that’s a bummer to hear I have one trophy left in Dave the diver and was about to hop into dredge. I save dredge for last because I thought it looked better!

If I had not bought and invested time into Helldivers already I would have bought this for sure!

@trev666 It’s crazy. The different box means the least of all this generation and a small portion of the internet doesn’t want to let that go. But because that extremely small portion is super vocal, websites will keep reporting on it like it’s some major thing. The console war does not exist outside some Twitter warriors and YouTubers but it is constantly discussed.

This is, without a doubt, the weirdest console generation in my opinion.

Was hoping for an episode as Barry but I really enjoyed the first episode and will play the next two tonight!

@Rmg0731 it’s the sixth highest selling PS exclusive of all time. Four games in seven years, one of which is a short vr title is not crazy. Only two mainline entries and two spin offs. It checks out to me.

@Yousef- Shlooter.

@Specky yea factions was some of the best multiplayer I ever played. Really sad it’s never been updated. Here is hoping it ships with TLOU3. I think there is a space for the tacked on multiplayer for single player games. Designed to be supported for a few years instead of just continuing forever. It’s my preferred multiplayer. I don’t want to play the same game for seven years, I want a fun, additional mode, for a game I love and then move on.

@Medic_alert it’s a Lego version of their IP. It’s free extra sales and can influence people to buy a PS5. It’s pretty smart. Horizon 3 will still be PS5 and PC only.

New trophies? Okay I will play it again it’s a wonderful game.

@HUMPERDOO Wow that adds a lot of context. Story should probably be amended to include that to prevent the spread of false narratives. Running with only partial information will just result in comments about how the execs ruined Rocksteady, when that is clearly not the full story.

Honestly if you are Rocksteady and your creative leads choose to pursue a multiplayer puzzle game... and then choose to switch to a live service suicide squad game it puts a lot more blame on their shoulders rather than execs. They had already chosen to abandon the single player games that made them successful.

@GeeForce I mean that is likely how it would be interpreted yes. It is capable of 8K output and I think if 8K media had been more widely adopted between now and 2020 it would have been used.

EDIT: I think also if a class action were to be brought to certify as a member of the class you would need to prove ownership of an 8K display, so it would be a really small class.

Section 43(a) of the Lanham Act (using the U.S. here because it is by far the biggest customer base, although the EU and England tend to have better consumer protection laws):

To bring a claim for false advertising, the plaintiff must show:
(1) The defendant made false or misleading statements as to their own products (or another’s); [Difficult to meet the burden of proof on this one. The box says it can output in 8K, and it can. Not likely that an argument that Sony doesn't release games able to meet an 8K resolution would make this a false or misleading statement].

(2) Actual deception occurred, or at least a tendency to deceive a substantial portion of the intended audience; [More arguable that you can meet this one, as an informed consumer would know this is in reference to media playback and not games, but there is potentially an argument to be made that an uninformed consumer would believe this means games would consistently run at 8K. Still doubtful a claim gets by on this element].

(3) The deception is material in that it is likely to influence purchasing decisions; [Again, this is one of the better points of argument here. However, I think the relative unavailability of 8K tvs and their low adoption rate really works against a claim].

(4) The advertised goods travel in interstate commerce; and [Finally, a claimant easily gets this element! Still need four others though...].

(5) There was a likelihood of injury to the plaintiff. [Not likely as maybe 1% of ps5 owners own an 8K display].

Before saying "false advertising" or claiming a law has been broken and their could be a class action etc., I think its important we take time to understand and apply the law... even in a quick bare bones way. Otherwise, we are just contributing to the noise and spread of misinformation that the internet has become at large.

@GamingFan4Lyf In general I agree with you on gamepass. But I do also think there is a fair argument that it is value destructive industry wide, even on platforms that don’t allow it. It’s a case by case basis for developers, some have spoken highly after taking the gamepass bag and others have regretted it. Personally, I don’t care about game pass and I don’t think it will have a shifting industry effect because while it appears sustainable, most users don’t consume enough games to make it really worthwhile so I think it will continue to plateau and be an affordable gaming option for people that are not terribly picky about what games they play.

I generally only watch the trailers for the games I am interested in after the event. Not sure there will be much here for me this time around. I am interested in how Microsoft announces games and platforms because this is such an unprecedented time on the business side of the industry and its all very interesting to me. However, I can read the press releases later to see the exact language they use so I don't have to tune in.

Here's a hot take. I am enjoying the silence from Sony. The excitement of not knowing what is coming will make the reveals that much sweeter. I prefer this much more to early announcements that take 5+ years to release and may turn to vaporware (i.e., Perfect Dark, TLOU online, Hellblade 2). Keep me in suspense! There are a wealth of games to play right now so I am not currently looking for a new release, but when GoT, TLOU 3, a new Uncharted (from the phantom San Diego studio??) finally do get announced I hope its not through leaks.

@CutchuSlow Ubisoft Montreal was the original studio I believe.

Gonna have to be a long season the got in all the mini games.

@BIG3 My dream for the new, cancelled factions, was to use the survivor system from the old faction in an actual base you were building up. Essentially, you could make your own Bill's Town by going out into the open world, finding survivors and completing storylines, and then bringing people back to your own base to build better housing, food supply, weapons, and other resources. PvP mode would work well with this too, like a DarkZone where you can compete in matches similar to the old factions mode and steal equipment and resources from other players when you win. Can't sell enough skins to make that dream a worthwhile investment though!

@NEStalgia I would have been happy with just a remastered version of the original factions included in TLOU Part 1.... I loved that multiplayer mode.

@Areus That is a debate I will politely decline from entering! I hope everyone has a great rest of their year gaming. I am currently unable to keep up with the amount of games I want to play, and that is as a PS gamer only. I simply do not have the time to add a PC, Xbox, or Nintendo to my roster, as much as I want to!

@Pistolega Not sure which comment you are referring to but I have spent the last two years representing small, independent creators and business start ups often in opposition with large corporate interests. I am not defending large corporate entities, they don't need me for that, but I am stating that they respond to the market as a whole, not individual gamers and the enthusiast gaming community is notoriously terrible.

If you are referring to me implying that Geoff is doing nothing wrong holding a showcase when the industry is suffering serious layoffs, I would stand by that as well. Geoff did not make companies overhire during the pandemic and he did not make CEO's and management make poor decisions during development that lead to unsustainable productions costs. There is no reason for him to not hold a gaming event, which would just lead to less employment directly from the event and also less industry hype/awareness which would further impact (indirectly or directly based on the argument) gaming sales and future layoffs and availability of employment within the industry.

These are not black and white issues and there is a lot of nuance and room for differing, yet reasonable, opinions. What does not help the conversation or understanding of the issues is blanket statements such as "retire yourself."

@Toot1st If we are not complaining online, are we even alive?

@MikeOrator Yea its a weird situation. Take TLOU2... a weirdly large amount of the fanbase felt some kind of personal ownership of the characters and were trying to tell the creators how their creation would have actually acted. It is perfectly fine to dislike something, or the way a story went... but people are so extreme about things it is ridiculous. I always think about that when someone like Naughty Dog or Ubisoft has one of those statements "thanking the fans." They need a big asterisk not thanking the fans that constantly lambast every decision they make online.

@NEStalgia very true. I think it also wins on profit margin… even if it flops. I’m not happy about it, but it’s very very possible.

@Contimaloris he should sacrifice his business and all the money it generates for his employees obviously

@MikeOrator Pretty much spot on. Truth is… casually gamers are way less annoying than “core” gamers and way more fun to talk about games with. Also, way easier (and more important) for companies to cater too.

You know the internet gives a lot of crap to CEOs etc, and much of it is deserved. But even if Concord flops it will likely result in more total revenue than Astro Bot. That’s where consumers spend money, so that’s where investment is allocated.

@danzoEX Owen?

Yea a license is not inheritable. I do have a note for my brother in my living trust folder with my sign in info, but technically that breaks the terms of service.

@somnambulance I hope you are right!

@somnambulance it’s not gonna have big sales outside of the enthusiast market, so Sony doesn’t consider it a big release. People who visit this site will be very interested but only a very small portion of PS owners even watch/know about state of plays.

EDIT: I hope it sells better than I think it will, but it’s a niche game honestly. How many average gamers are gonna understand a Journey reference? Or even a Parappa reference at this point?