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I've got the Deluxe Edition knowing Remedy is great at its DLCs, looking at the DLCs for Control that is. Game is great. Easy GotY contender.

Yes, I started it today. Finished and platinumed Marvel's Spider-Man 2 after 30 hours and got 2 hours of Alan Wake 2 today. It's really good so far.

My GotY. Which I didn't expect at all based on everything I had seen.
But the gameplay has been outstandingly improved by addition of various gameloops and refined combat with a bunch of new combos, movesets and other stuff and I do not want to spoil.
The story is gripping and engaging with a lot of surprises.
There's so much I could talk about but it would take forever.
Game is amazing and Insomniacs best work by far.

New top 5
1. Marvel's Spider-Man 2
2. Final Fantasy XVI
3. Dead Space
4. Resident Evil 4
5. Hogwarts Legacy

There's 3 times the amount of Switches out there and Marvel's Spider-Man 2 still outsold Mario? Crazy. Spider-Man 2 is a juggernaut.

Of course I am playing it. And according to my friends list - everybody is. Game is outstanding. Insomniac Games easily carrying the Playstation 5 from Sonys first party studios.

Sony missed on a lot of top opportunities, such as Remedy Entertainment, Ready At Dawn, Massive Games and hell even Fromsoftware. Sonys overcaution got em in this "but or die" situation. Their own fault.

Pre-ordered and ready. It has been said plenty of times but this year is phenomenal. I was about to get Lords of the Fallen but figured I couldn't finish it til Spider-Man 2 drops so I'll hold off until I finished Spider-Man 2 and then Alan Wake 2.
2023 babyyyyy

It looks nice. Yet, Sony has barely released Cover Plates for the OG PS5. And I guess, the Slim version will hinder more to come. Definitely very specific issue but I always thought the potential of Cover Plates is infinite. Well...

Naughty Dog is a mismanaged studio. How deep they have fallen.

In the PS3 era they released 5 projects.
4 videogames and 1 DLC.
2 of em were brand new IPs.
3 of em were Game of the Year contenders.
2 of em were Game of the Year winners across multiple outlets.

In the PS4 era, they released 4 projects.
3 of em were videogames and 1 of em was a Remaster.
2 of em were Game of the Year Contenders.
2 of em were Game of the Year winners across multiple outlets.

PS5 era they released 1 friggin Remake and now a Remaster of a 3 years old game?

Naughty Dog is a mismanaged studio

@QuietintheCorner Agree. The last years outputs from Sony has been amazing. Demon's Souls Remake, Miles Morales, Astro, Sackboy, Returnal, Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart, Ragnarok, HFW and GT7. And now they're about to top it all with Spider-Man 2. Sony is super mode.

I am very excited. Already pre-ordered and ready.

@ChrisDeku I remember Santa Monica and Guerrila Games moving to a bigger facility, but Sucker Punch is brand new news to me. That's nice to hear. Now it's Housemarque turn. The fourth studio with more support.

@AFCC Alan Wake 2 does, in deed, release in October. A week after Marvel's Spider-Man 2.

Marvel's Spider-Man 2 and Alan Wake 2 day one.
AC Mirage and Lords of the Fallen on their first price drop when the busyness is less present. I guess, around November / December.
Awesome month for gaming.
Awesome year for gaming.
2023 is amazing.

I said it before and was called gloomster I said it again and was called alarmist and now I'm a say it again
NAUGHTY DOG IS A MISMANAGED STUDIO.

I always liked Big Jimmy. That lack of Acquisitions of studios had always been my main complaint of Playstation. He went to the right direction with acquiring a lot of studios.

"obsessed with growth" sounds bad to me though. Let time tell what that even means.

Is there a split between Playstation and Xbox for Lies of P? It had to be the Playstation Nation to bring this game to the top 3.
Mortal Kombat 1 being number is a sureshot.
Plus, Starfield already out of the top ten? Crazy for "tHe GaMe Of ThE gEnErAtIoN"

I was expecting a State of Play in September anyways because of Spider-Man 2 alone. This gonna be juggernaut, no doubt.
If this State of Play gonna feature any other first party project is unlikely. Why would Sony take off the spotlight that is important for Spider-Man 2. Aside of Helldivers 2, of course. Which, hopefully, does not come out October or November. A December release would be pleasant though.

I have gotten it through PS Plus. But I haven't tried it yet as I'm busy with FFVI Pixel Remaster.
But I'd like to know the split regardless. Even though I do believe you Sammy, the vast majority of them sales gotta come from Switch/PC crowd.

The Greatstation 5 is a killer of beasts that eat monsters for breakfast.
So much anti Playstation nonsense on the internet yet the real world paints a different picture. The usual recall that the internet isn't a real place. Love to see it.

@Powerplay94 What Starfield hype? Do you hang around these echo chambers? If there was any hype, Xbox Series consoles wouldn't be behind Xbox One by 10 percent while Playstation 5 breaks record after record.

Smart move. I wasn't buying Alan Wake 2 because it was too close to Spider-Man 2. I'm not sure if I can complete Spider-Man 2 within a week though. If I can, I'll get Alan Wake 2 day one. Still, would be better if they delay it til November.

I think that kind of lineup regarding day and date to a subscription is ideal. Smaller titles such as Sea of Stars and Moving Out 2. Just like Stray back then. They definitley don't cost as much as a triple A game to get for the subscription but still good quality to entertain the subscribers to main the subscriptions.

@thefourfoldroot1 Agree. I also admire the topic they chose. Bullying isn't used much in story telling in video games. That's brave and out of the box thinking. I respect that.

Playstation is unstoppable.
And we haven't gotten to its second phase yet.
I wonder if Spider-Man 2 is the Swan Song of the first phase or the Kick off for the second phase.
Very exciting times ahead.

Playstation 5 will easily hit the 100 million mark. 120 million to 130 million in its lifetime.
I feel like Playstation has never been bigger than now. And we haven't even had an update of Sonys first party studios yet.

The Greatstation 5. Unstoppable. Untouchable. Jimmy Jim is the main man of that success. The man who built the indestructible fortress in Europe now runs the entire Playstation. Long live big Jimmy.

Shame on everyone that mutes the beep. That's iconic already. It's like turning off the PS1 boot up sound. Should be against the law.

And another update with no Picture in Picture mode. Maybe it comes with the PS6.

I don't get the whole China Hero Project. Is it Sony initiative to put games on Playstation that would have come to PC only? If not, why is there a PC version? Is Sony funding two platforms? Why is no one on PC, like Valve or Epic, funding the PC version? It's kinda weird that Sony is funding for a platform that they don't own. Unless, they get a cut from the PC sales too. Of course, that'd be understandable from a business perspective.

I heard about this initiative years ago, but aside from F.I.S.T. (which bought, played and platinumed) I haven't seen anything come to fruition. First time I heard about Anno Mutationem.

These plates are mad expensive to begin with. Having these scalpers in the picture makes it even worse.

Seeing some playing Tekken 8 got me super jealous. Even though I'm deep into SF6, I'll always prefer Tekken. Hopefully it'll release soon.

I'm finishing the DLCs of Alan Wake. Completed the vanilla part and thought it is pretty good. Got me looking forward to Alan Wake 2.

@Porco Yeah maybe Sony done ***** something up. Would be a shame if Square Enix gets acquired by someone else. Especially, nowdays as Playstation Player you constantly in the position where your preferred platform loses even more games.
First Bedestha games then Activision games then who else's games? Would be devastatingly ironic if it was Square Enix games themselves.

Of course, it is...
Archduke of Rosaria.
Brother of Joshua.
Son to Elwin and Anabella.
Nephew of Byron.
First Shield of the Phoenix.
Dominant of Ifrit.
Wyvern of the *****.
Cid the Second.
Lover for Jill.
Vessel for Mythos.
Nemesis to Ultima.

My main man, Clive Rosfiled.

Looks cool. I might give a shot.

@Nepp67 You mean minus Returnal, Fairgame$ and Concord.

Insomniac is Sonys flag ship studio since the launch of the PS5. They are unstoppable.

Hopefully it's another Ratchet and Clank game. Rift Apart was amazing. I need more of that. Outstanding Platformers.

Add this to another game Xbox would never pay to make it exclusive for its platform because they don't want to take games away from the gamers

Rise of the Tomb Raider ✔️
PubG ✔️
Cuphead ✔️
Yakuza Like A Dragon ✔️
Sable ✔️
The Medium ✔️
The Artful Escape ✔️
Thr Ascent ✔️
Deaths Door ✔️
Tunic ✔️
Scorn ✔️
High on Life ✔️

Definitely forgot some. Feel free to add more.

To stay on topic, I hope it comes to Playstation. I want to play it.

Looks so good. I'm glad Sony finally sells the plates for the first party games separately. This is how it was initially supposed to be. I'll definitely get the Plates and the controllers.

Still hoping one day they'll add PIP functionality with YT, Netflix, Disney + and such.
A man can dream.

Playstation 5 is unstoppable. It'll outsell Xbox 4 to 1, if it continues like that.

I really need an update for upcoming Playstation 5 games though. What's after Spider-Man 2 from Sony first party?

@FatalBubbles Well, certain sales have themes. Like around October there's Halloween sales or something spooky. I think based on these kind of sales, Sony can refuse certain games to participate. But as far as I know that just exceptions. Usually, every publisher can provide a list of games they want to be price reduced and Sony will let them know when this sale go live to let them publishers can promote it on social media to let potential buyers know.

@FatalBubbles I'm obviously referring to the Playstation Store, as it's the topic that the OP was whining about.

You're referring to something totally different though. I remember that story. It was about that some devs couldn't reach Sony to put their games on certain sales. So their games wasn't on sale even though the devs/publishers planned to participate in those sales to boost sale numbers.

Sony can't dictate price points from other publishers games. Just as Valve can't do that, Microsoft or Nintendo neither.
They are just running store fronts. The prices have always been given by the publishers.

@Nepp67 Nonsense. Sony doesn't make the prices from other publishers. The publishers of each respective game decide the price points when and if they put em on sale.

@KAIRU Do it. It's a superb game.

Is it finally over? Can Sony announce something now? We still don't know what's after Spider-Man 2.

Naughty Dogs peak really was on the PS3. They were able to create 2 new amazing IP in one generation. Now they keep Last of Us stuff.
Make Naughty Dog Great Again

I really hoped for it to be like Monster Hunter. A handful of friends playing together, coordinating and teamwork against machines. That'd be hugh. Especially, also in the Asian territories. Where Sony seem to struggle to sell their first party games. Hope it's more than just two players.

Would be nice to have Naughty Dog news in more positive manner. Well, Neil now rules on his own.

@Splat Remember the Internet is not a real place. Doesn't matter how many people on Internet trashed on Cod annually. Millions of people who are not participating on the internet with gaming related stuff bought it. Hence CoD has sold 15-25 million copies every single year.

FFXVI still going strong. Love to see it.
And what about them legs of Kratos. God of War Ragnarok is super strong. Star Wars Jedi Survivor also is still up there is so nice.
This year is amazing