This is amazing. I don't know who he is, but I'm guessing that voicing Geralt has contributed significantly to his livelihood, and AI enabling him to keep a role despite challenges beyond his control is a great use of it. Would love to see AI used more for this than stupid things like telling me the weather

God, executives are so dumb. Let's make a big budget game that's simple and on Netflix. Netflix needs promoting as an Apple Arcade style of gaming already included with your subscription. City builders, runners, Angry Birds-style mobile games with 0 transactions that you can play on the go.

I am very curious as to how many people actually want to use their phone as a controller for playing on the TV.

GTA VI is not on my day one list but tbh 30fps is fine if the game was designed for it and it's smooth. Too many people get caught up in 60fps+

How many new or revived first party IPs have we had this generation? No MotorStorm, no Twisted Metal, no Sly Cooper, no RPGs, am I missing anything? Am I wrong? Serious questions.

I don't love the new God of War style, I don't play online because I'm a busy working parent (although WoW Forever hooked me), Horizon never clicked, Spider-Man 2 was a disappointment. They're all similar genres, too.

The entire PlayStation playbook right now feels like a PowerPoint of executive ideas and analytics to be honest.

@Eadgar they won't.

PlayStation trying to get every penny out of everything, which is whatever really but it also means that for at least like 7 or 8 years most PS6 games will still be on PS5. Why spend £1000?

Most of this feels like sponsorship from other companies to entice people into subscribing through not cancelling. Bit predatory and I'm sure Sony gets a kickback. And the discounts from PS Direct are okay but most of the stuff is cheaper on eBay.

This is the kind of stuff we need more of. Focused, simple, fun games.

I am one of the tired parents. Hour to myself after the wife goes to bed, then kids awake at 1am, 2:30, 4, then 5 for good.

Gotta love teething

@Oram77 nailed it, that generation has so many quirky games. Games are way too expensive to develop now, you get safe solid cookie cutter games or indie games which all sorts of blend together. The High On Life titles are the exception to the rule and we're all poorer for it - gone are the chances of a new IP in most scenario Lollipop Chainsaw Massacre, The Saboteur, Godfather 2, even games like Deadpool.

@LikelySatan is this a troll comment? Because the music is a fantastic fusion of genres. P5R (and P4G to a lesser extent) are the first games in maybe 15 years where I never got tired of the soundtrack while playing.

I can't believe this is legal, and I can't believe it's being used to offer cheaper prices to consumers deemed to not be as active purchasing digital PlayStation products. Insulting for loyal customers, just constantly being fleeced. And soon there will be no alternative to their store which again, cannot believe it's not considered unfair practices

No reason a game can be purchased used for £20 but is £70 on the PSN store

Never played this but am very interested. I am actually shocked that Disney hasn't commissioned the main films as a video game series. Huge undertaking but you could absolutely re-use most assets after they're created and as long as the games are not ***** they'd sell like crazy with the right advertising.

I guess my idea is a casualty of today's gaming environment though - would cost too much, take too long, and be too risky.

PS5 Pro, their most premium product, never seems to get proper shells. I really don't understand Sony - even if they don't think they'd make a profit on it they should want to have some treats like this for their most premium customers.

It's great how so many companies want us to register with them so they can harvest our data bit decide to not invest properly in cybersecurity. If you're going to harvest my data that's fine (nothing is truly private anyway) but at least have the courtesy to keep an eye on how it's stored.

I don't know the details of this or any other hack really and maybe it's truly not Warhorse Studio's fault, but it's ridiculous hacks involving personal data happen at all types of companies around the world all the time.

The revival of Capcom should be case studied. I feel like they were pretty average up until Mega Man 9 oddly enough, a budget title that got the fan base super excited. They've just seemed to go up from there - more classic Mega Man, well priced game bundles, then RE7 exploded. The RE engine is probably keeping costs in check, Capcom also seems have done some type of restructuring where each game is made by very confident devs, and now they're dabbling in new IPs which are showing success

I don't know if I'm just doing word vomit but it's such a relief to see in an industry with very little good, or even neutral, news.

Mega Man Legends 3 please

honestly for that price it better give massages too

I think people need to realize that Bioware wasn't the same company it was for a very, very long time. And the last successful game critically or commercially was Dragon Age: Inquisition.

I understand executive interference etc but at the end of the day that's 13+ years of not having success. And it's a shame - Veilguard looks pretty fun but obviously had the development live service issues or whatever and never hit sales, and Anthem which I thought was actually pretty fun was a completely pointless gamble to chase that live service trend.

The new Mass Effect may have been great, but it would've been incredibly expensive to fully develop and I don't think you could trust that the team would have done a decent job. They may have - but I really doubt it. And while EA is a horrendous company especially now, this is the one studio they should have probably replaced leadership at instead of letting it just rot out. It's sad.

@Khlobenny Neither are good. Both are bad. Not mutually exclusive.

I hope it does well, but I'm surprised at audiences not turning up for MK2. I thought it was really, really good, so if neither of these films do well I'm worried it'll kill the financing for this type of thing. We need goofy action movies in cinemas again, not direct to streaming

@NorthernAnchor I've said this before and people were saying all sorts of things to defend the practice. My only guess is they are so young that they've never gotten to learn was a demo is.

I don't know if it's the right business strategy, but exclusives are absolutely vital for competition. Look at the lack of regard for customers from PlayStation this generation. I really hope they go exclusive, otherwise there is no point to the Xbox brand.

It's always old people fascinated by AI in the gaming industry.

These monopolies suck.

PSVR2 could have been great but they must have spent the entire budget on creating the device, because there's not a single game on there that's for hardcore gamers. I can't believe Half Life: Alyx came out and no competitors thought to follow it up - I thought for sure that'd be the turning point.

You can't grow a market without lots on investment.

For me it really depends how intense the currency and microtransactions are. I liked Genshin Impact but I got so overwhelmed by all of the menus, types of currency and ads for microtransactions that I never even made it through the prologue before quitting. I'd love a game like that but significantly more streamlined in those aspects.

0 interest. Shameless how hard PlayStation is trying to monetize every little thing. Merch is cool but it's all a bit much lately

I thought it was pretty much established that PlayStation has a policy now where PS5 platinums are tied to the game launcher, not individual games in a package. So MGS Collection iirc has separate games, not a combined launcher, whereas Kingdom Hearts compilations are always in one package. Launch the game, choose which one you're playing.

All digital future baby. Don't forget - it's not just being hacked, you could also be banned permanently for arbitrary reasons. Just like that all of your games will be gone. No recourse.

Ok, I have no real non-sale interest in GTA VI but this is actually pretty cool

@GirlVersusGame I've never been a fan of the Star Wars films (I've never even seen the original trilogy..) but I HAVE always enjoyed a lot of the games as a kid. Unfortunately when they all became shooters I fell out, but between this, Zero Company, and Rogue Trader I think I'm back into it.

Star Wars Outlaws was personally a massive disappointment though, first time in a while where I had to put it down and say to myself I have to play something else with my limited time.

I'm 36 but I'll be in my 50s by the time TLOU3 comes out. My 2 year old will might enjoy it by then

Man. I don't know what to do

1) Buy Trails in the Sky 1 because I loved the demo and don't know the series, then move onto 2

2) Buy Dynasty Warriors 3 because I loved the demo, want to support them for doing this game, and also the game was one of my favourites on PS2

3) Play The Witcher 3 more because I'm really into it

4) Finish Monster Hunter Stories, which I'm mindlessly enjoying and started a month ago and am like 10 hours into

It's so hard being both a parent and a gamer! There is no time. Thankfully I think GTA VI looks boring (which I know is an opinion no one else shares) so I don't have to stress about that.

DW3 was one of my favourite PS2 games, and I bounced off the series hard when characters lost their unique weapons and everything got a bit too complex.

Tried the demo for this though and was hooked again! The updated gameplay is actually great, I don't feel the need to go back to classic as the modern controls are pretty intuitive. Shame the game is $10 more than what I think it should be priced at, but still tempted

@Olskeezy I think this bug was in The Fugitive too? It's the only reason I've not gotten that one - although if it's fixed there too I may need to buy it

Very excited for this. Tried TW3 twice and bounced off it after a fight with some dogs, figured it wasn't my thing, but I had such a good time with Cyberpunk 2077 recently that I redownloaded TW3 to give it a proper shot. Couple weeks later they announced this remaster! I really hope it doesn't disappoint

Kojima just isn't worth it. Iconic games but he does not care about budgets or timelines. I couldn't imagine being an investor in any of his projects no matter what it is

Ugh what a shame. And it's also sad Sony declined the game - they really bad to diversify their portfolio instead of only focusing on Gran Turismo and third person open world adventure games. Would love them to put one of their talented developers on an RPG.

Everyone bashed Konami when they fired Kojima and while their approach was .. interesting, I've always thought it was the right decision. You cannot be a company investing millions of dollars into a project with 0 control over it, and Kojima does whatever he wants. Tons of celebrities, tons of events, and admittedly pretty good and iconic games, but he just refuses to compromise.

Which is great in a way - unrestrained creativity - but you've gotta be organized and hit realistic deadlines.

So excited for this! Exactly what I want. Arcade-y game that doesn't take itself seriously, and multiplayer that's goofy. Cannot wait

@Fishysensei I enjoyed my Babylon's Fall platinum journey. I really liked the ghost weapons or whatever and how they controlled.

The only game I've very played above 60fps on anything was Trails in the Sky remake at 120fps. I really can't tell the difference (and my TV has VRR if that matters). I'm guessing it's because of the graphics style and type of game.

Very curious to see if I'll notice any difference between 90fps and 60fps, and if I do whether I'll prefer that over ray tracing

@dskatter not even that - imagine being hacked. Look at the guy from Sacred Symbols and the strings he had to pull to get his account back. Imagine all the people without his platform that this happens to.

Years ago I noticed someone bought a PS3 game on my account. It's a US account but I live in the UK, and I couldn't get through to customer service online without a VPN.

That is a ridiculous hoop.

Good. I still don't get why people defend Premium games not reliable having trophies. Ridiculous people, as a more expensive service this should be a standard across all titles.

These consoles are going to have to do something amazing to convince at least me to get one. I am happy with my PS5 Pro graphics and framerates, this generation taught us that many new games will be released on the last generation for several years, and of course the price will be insane.

The PS6 handheld doesn't do anything for me - seriously, how do people use their large heavy handhelds?! - and I'm not quite sure what alternative would appeal

I bought the complete edition on sale years ago for $20 and haven't played it yet, but at no point have I felt like I wasted my money. I'll finally be playing this come September! Was never put off by the age of the game but a remaster absolutely puts it at the top of my huge backlog.

I'm very over this format of "trailer trailer trailer trailer" ... I have no idea how anyone is able to tell the games apart, and without the journalists interviewing the actual developers you get very little context into the design or anything.

I miss E3 coverage. I hate this online trailer format.

@ShadowRJ agree. Stable framerate has always been a bigger deal to me, I'll take 30fps solid with fantastic graphics over an uneven 60fps

morons happily for the all digital future and paying higher prices for things they won't own. At least with netflix it's a flat monthly fee with a healthy dose of content.