Easily my favorite announcement today, and a Day One buy for me. I hope it sells really well, to let Sony know that there is an audience for games like this.
Unsurprising and stupid. They could have easily called it Madden 2025, but they don't care. This is the same company that also released two mostly unrelated Star Wars Battlefront games and their identically-named sequels a decade apart.
@SoulChimera I remember how excited I was when 90s Arcade Racer was announced. Seems it got scrapped sometime after Nicalis acquired publishing rights. I just checked their website, and it's still "coming soon" after 10 years in development hell, but if Distance can come back, why not 90s Super GP?
Just adding to the list: I've got about 300+ hours in this game across both PC and Nintendo Switch. It's so addictive. Generally, it has been priced very cheap, so it's absolutely worth trying when it comes to PlayStation. Check it out!
I wasn't interested in the game until I saw all its Game Awards nominations, and I watched a few streamers play it. Now I definitely want to try it myself, as soon as I finish the first game. I imagine there are many others like me who will buy it later, too.
The entire basis of this article is two responses to fan questions on Twitter. Did anyone at Push Square bother to ask Xbox or Nintendo if they really did decline to permit this game on their platforms?
I think the more likely explanation is the developer didn't want to port it to those systems for whatever reason, and just called it "too crazy" for them on Twitter. Looks like he got some free publicity out of his offhanded remarks!
Sorry to pile on, but the majority of commenters are correct here, Push Square staff. This headline was very misleading. I assumed it meant Konami had literally removed his name from each game's credits. It didn't, and it has no obligation at all to name him in the collection's credits since, you know, he had nothing to do with making it.
The way Konami has treated Kojima-san and many of its properties over the last decade-plus is deplorable, but this isn't a case of anything nearly as egregious as it's been made out to be here.
@TechGuyChris well said. How quickly some forget that the best-selling DVD player (and best-selling home video media device ever produced) was... the PS2.
Sony made video games and multimedia entertainment inseparable, starting with the PS1. There are still some audiophiles today who swear by OG PS1 consoles as being the among the best audio CD players you can buy.
I realize this is a British website, but as an American I am baffled by the disconnect between the headline and the content... sarcasm? Do we define "stupid" and "joke" differently? I clicked this expecting to see a paltry slate of games and instead it looks pretty darn good. Help me I'm an idiot Texan who takes everything literally
@MikeOrator Hogwarts Legacy was, as of last month, the best-selling game of the year so far, at 15 million units. I completely understand where you're coming from, and I say this with respect to the communities who feel marginalized: the controversy had nothing to do with the game, was a lot of very loud shouting from a small number of people, and apparently had negligible effect on the game's sales.
At any rate, it was a blockbuster in the sense that a whole lot of people bought it. I definitely agree with you that the discourse surrounding the game made it impossible to view the game strictly on its merits, and as a result I do not expect it to get any nominations at The Game Awards, for whatever that's worth.
ESA can try to bring back E3 all they want. Every single major publisher has withdrawn support and is unlikely to return. Why should Nintendo, Microsoft, Sony, EA, etc. pay huge sums to participate in an event they don't control, when they can just do their own thing and not have to compete with each other for screen time?
I have CTR on my Switch, where it looks and runs fine at 30fps... I was astonished to learn, in this article, that it is *not already 60fps on PS5. The fact Mario Kart 8 - a very similar game in most respects - easily runs 60fps on vastly inferior hardware, but Beenox couldn't get CTR to 60 on PS5, is a real head-scratcher to me. Is there not even a performance mode?
This reminds me a little bit of the minor scandal 11 years ago when respected indie developer Phil Fish, responding to an audience question at GDC, quipped that "Japanese games suck."
Since then, Fish has gone into self-imposed exile, Japan-based developers have continued to produce some of the greatest games of all time, and the guy who asked Fish for his thoughts on games from Japan went on to become CEO of his own gaming company, in Japan. (Makoto Goto, founder of Game for IT)
I first noticed this on the Nintendo Life Pikmin 4 review yesterday. It's a wonderful feature, and I hope you'll be able to add it to older game reviews as well!
Since we're talking in hypotheticals, here's another one: Microsoft continues to lose money on its consoles, is unable to compete in the hardware market, and follows in SEGA's footsteps by becoming a third-party publisher to PlayStation and Nintendo, along with Steam, Epic, iOS, Android, etc.
Microsoft admitted in testimony that it has never been especially competitive in the console market sales race. It more or less tied with GameCube for sales in the PS2 era, finished third behind Wii and PS3, finished a distant third to PS4 and Nintendo Switch, and is badly lagging behind PS5.
If any company has a right to be concerned about its future in the gaming space, it's Microsoft. But they'll be just fine, even if it means GamePass becomes a stand-alone subscription on PS6 or whatever.
(Quick edit: I don't really believe any of this will happen, but my point is we just can't draw any meaningful conclusions about the MS acquisition of ABK at the moment.)
@Cashews I admit I was being generous to SE, but Babylon's Fall was REALLY bad and I assume a disaster financially. Developed by PlatinumGames, though.
SE has much bigger problems with its overall leadership if you ask me...
A major studio can release a huge bad game, eat the loss, and move on. EA, Square Enix, and CD Projekt have all done so recently.
A small studio can release a smallish bad game, quickly pivot to its next project, and survive.
A medium-sized studio is probably in the worst situation to survive a disastrously bad game, I would guess. But Gollum is so gosh-darn awful, it basically destroyed Daedalic's reputation. No one will want to buy another game they developed for the foreseeable future.
Similar scenarios killed off Comcept, Ion Storm, Timegate, and Free Radical. At least Daedalic has its publishing arm to limp along for a while.
Well said, Sammy. I do think subscription services provide great value for a lot of gamers, and will have a place for the foreseeable future. On the other hand, they are not exactly friendly to many publishers, at least at current price points.
What makes the most sense to me is a Netflix-style library of older titles that can be downloaded / streamed and which are always available to enjoy, rather than the current "rotation" of games that come and go.
I started playing this in 60fps mode on launch day in December, expecting it to keep me occupied until a certain game comes out next month... and I'm still going at it, 100 hours in and enjoying every minute of it.
I still experience occasional weirdness and brief crashes but it is what it is. I'm loving the game regardless. This is only my second play-through, and first in several years, so I'm having a blast.
FIFA is a deeply corrupt, hopelessly inept organization run by absolute buffoons who assume any game with "FIFA" in its title will sell millions of copies. I suppose they will try to develop the game themselves, thinking they can keep all of the profits instead of only getting a big licensing deal from 2K or Konami, and the result will be an absolute dumpster fire.
I'm probably wrong but it will be fun to see what happens!
For all intents and purposes, Nintendo doesn't really compete with Sony and Microsoft anymore. The Switch is largely in a market of its own, somewhere between hardcore gamers, casuals, and kids / families who want something more substantive than mobile games.
I would guess there are far more people who own a PS5 and Switch or Xbox and Switch than who own both a PS5 and an Xbox.
The real question is why Microsoft conveniently ignored PC gaming, the vast majority of which is played on Windows machines.
@djlard I'm in the same boat, so I just decided to start a fresh game on PS5. Bummed about leaving my original save stranded on Switch, but my gosh the visual difference is so stark and I just wanted to play it all again anyway
So far, I am absolutely loving it all over again. The 60fps mode is phenomenal. I tried ray tracing mode for about 30 seconds, then switched back to Performance. Maybe I'll give it another shot if it gets patched, but I don't really mind if not.
I downloaded and started Witcher 3 on my PS5 last night, and stayed up very late enjoying it all over again. Sticking with Performance mode, since there are so many reports that the ray tracing mode has some issues.
I definitely want the game for PS5 and I will get it at some point. $70 is a lot of money, so I have to budget for it alongside other games I am interested in. Also, I rarely buy games at launch anymore; I wait for all the bugs and subsequent patches to be worked out.
Day-one buyers are the biggest QA for most developers.
It's wild to think the Everybody's Golf / Hot Shots Golf series, a PlayStation exclusive and mainstay for more than 20 years, is now focused on Nintendo and mobile platforms. Even the Switch version has online multiplayer...
As the owner of both a Nintendo Switch and a PS5, I am very accustomed to wide disparities in visual fidelity... and yet, I still typically choose the Switch version, when available, for portability and convenience.
Of course, I prefer PS5 when performance is a must, like FPS and racing.
I'd love to see both - FFVII Remake on other platforms, and a remaster or remake of Crisis Core as well. Heck, just bring over the entire FFVII anthology while they're at it: Dirge of Cerberus and Before Crisis, too. What am I missing?
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Re: Jaw-Dropping 30th Anniversary PS5 Pro Console and Accessories Will Bankrupt You
Everything looks absolutely FANTASTIC, 10/10. I wish I could afford it all, but I'll be happy if I can find a DualSense controller.
Re: Preview: Capcom's Fighting Game Crossovers Will Take You for a Ride in 2024
How am I feeling about Terry Bogard? OKAY!
Re: The Smash Hit Vampire Survivors Finally Comes to PS5, PS4 Later This Month
I have more than 230 hours of Vampire Survivors on my Nintendo Switch. Please send help
Seriously, it's worth checking out for the price, and odds are good you'll have a great time.
Re: Iconic 90s FPS DOOM Adds All-New Campaign in PS5, PS4 Bundle
I misread the headline as "Iconic 90FPS DOOM"
That said, I'd love to play DOOM at 90 FPS just to see how it looked
Re: Poll: Are You Sick of Soulslike Games?
I would rather have too many Souls-likes than too many live-service games (and there are way too many live-service games).
Re: MultiVersus Dev Player First Games Snagged by Warner Bros
(6 months later)
"Warner Bros. Closes Player First Games, All Employees Sacked"
Re: 'PlayStation's Blessed with Marketing Budgets We're Not Able to Enjoy,' Xbox Bigwig Bemoans
I'm not a console wars guy, and I enjoy games from all platforms equally, but...
L M A O
Re: Astro Bot Looks Absolutely Glorious, Lands on PS5 This September
Easily my favorite announcement today, and a Day One buy for me. I hope it sells really well, to let Sony know that there is an audience for games like this.
Re: Yes, the Next Madden on PS5, PS4 Is Called Madden NFL 25 Again
Unsurprising and stupid. They could have easily called it Madden 2025, but they don't care. This is the same company that also released two mostly unrelated Star Wars Battlefront games and their identically-named sequels a decade apart.
Re: Intense Arcade Racer Distance Is Finally Coming, 10 Years Later, to Both PS5 and PS4
@SoulChimera I remember how excited I was when 90s Arcade Racer was announced. Seems it got scrapped sometime after Nicalis acquired publishing rights. I just checked their website, and it's still "coming soon" after 10 years in development hell, but if Distance can come back, why not 90s Super GP?
Re: Indie Smash Hit Vampire Survivors Is Finally Coming to PS5, PS4 This Summer
Just adding to the list: I've got about 300+ hours in this game across both PC and Nintendo Switch. It's so addictive. Generally, it has been priced very cheap, so it's absolutely worth trying when it comes to PlayStation. Check it out!
Re: Focus Entertainment Inexplicably Rebranding to PulluP Entertainment in April 2024
The company will also be known as Tirer Vers le Haut in France, Cote d'Ivoire, and Quebec, Canada.
Re: Critical Darling Alan Wake 2's Sales Seem Soft, But There's More to the Story
I wasn't interested in the game until I saw all its Game Awards nominations, and I watched a few streamers play it. Now I definitely want to try it myself, as soon as I finish the first game. I imagine there are many others like me who will buy it later, too.
Re: Only Sony Will Allow Crazy PS5, PS4 Indie Horror Christmas Massacre
The entire basis of this article is two responses to fan questions on Twitter. Did anyone at Push Square bother to ask Xbox or Nintendo if they really did decline to permit this game on their platforms?
I think the more likely explanation is the developer didn't want to port it to those systems for whatever reason, and just called it "too crazy" for them on Twitter. Looks like he got some free publicity out of his offhanded remarks!
Do better, Push Square!
Re: Solid Snake Voice Actor David Hayter Fronts New Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Promo
@Netret0120 and Twin Snakes from GameCube, while they're at it ^_^
(I know, literally zero chance of that happening)
Re: Hideo Kojima Missing from Metal Gear Solid Collection's Credits on PS5, PS4
Sorry to pile on, but the majority of commenters are correct here, Push Square staff. This headline was very misleading. I assumed it meant Konami had literally removed his name from each game's credits. It didn't, and it has no obligation at all to name him in the collection's credits since, you know, he had nothing to do with making it.
The way Konami has treated Kojima-san and many of its properties over the last decade-plus is deplorable, but this isn't a case of anything nearly as egregious as it's been made out to be here.
Re: 'Gollum-Like' King Kong Game Is Getting Torn to Shreds Online
(Senator Palpatine voice) "Review it."
Re: Netflix Aims to Be PlayStation's Next Big Rival, And It Wants Grand Theft Auto
@TechGuyChris well said. How quickly some forget that the best-selling DVD player (and best-selling home video media device ever produced) was... the PS2.
Sony made video games and multimedia entertainment inseparable, starting with the PS1. There are still some audiophiles today who swear by OG PS1 consoles as being the among the best audio CD players you can buy.
Re: Gollum May Not Be the Worst PS5, PS4 Game of the Year After All
PLEASE review this game, Push Square! It will be worth 40 pounds or so to give us all a good laugh. Lord knows we could all use one lately.
Re: Poll: Will You Be Buying a PS5 'Slim'?
I'm exceedingly happy with my "first-gen" PS5. No problems or complaints at all, and no reason to replace it.
Re: Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth's Vincent Valentine Finds His Voice
Great news! I must admit, I did kind of hope they would cast the "cheap Ringo Starr impersonator" voice of Vincent in FF7 Abridged, though.
Re: PlayStation's 2024 Release Schedule Is Already a Joke
I realize this is a British website, but as an American I am baffled by the disconnect between the headline and the content... sarcasm? Do we define "stupid" and "joke" differently? I clicked this expecting to see a paltry slate of games and instead it looks pretty darn good. Help me I'm an idiot Texan who takes everything literally
Re: Apple Insinuates iPhone 15 Pro Will Be a Better Games Console Than PS5, PS4
Apple's best video game console was the Pippin and I will not be quiet about this
Re: Poor Immortals of Aveum Sales Leads to Significant Lay-Offs
@MikeOrator Hogwarts Legacy was, as of last month, the best-selling game of the year so far, at 15 million units. I completely understand where you're coming from, and I say this with respect to the communities who feel marginalized: the controversy had nothing to do with the game, was a lot of very loud shouting from a small number of people, and apparently had negligible effect on the game's sales.
At any rate, it was a blockbuster in the sense that a whole lot of people bought it. I definitely agree with you that the discourse surrounding the game made it impossible to view the game strictly on its merits, and as a result I do not expect it to get any nominations at The Game Awards, for whatever that's worth.
Re: Another Nail in E3's Coffin as Events Collaboration Falls Through
ESA can try to bring back E3 all they want. Every single major publisher has withdrawn support and is unlikely to return. Why should Nintendo, Microsoft, Sony, EA, etc. pay huge sums to participate in an event they don't control, when they can just do their own thing and not have to compete with each other for screen time?
Re: Overwatch 2 Swiftly Branded Steam's 'Worst Game of All Time'
@nessisonett I lol'd at this xD
Re: Next! Crash Team Racing Gets Unofficial 60fps Patch on PS5
I have CTR on my Switch, where it looks and runs fine at 30fps... I was astonished to learn, in this article, that it is *not already 60fps on PS5. The fact Mario Kart 8 - a very similar game in most respects - easily runs 60fps on vastly inferior hardware, but Beenox couldn't get CTR to 60 on PS5, is a real head-scratcher to me. Is there not even a performance mode?
Re: Devil May Cry's Hideki Kamiya Says Japanese Devs Should Be "Proud' of the Term JRPG
This reminds me a little bit of the minor scandal 11 years ago when respected indie developer Phil Fish, responding to an audience question at GDC, quipped that "Japanese games suck."
Since then, Fish has gone into self-imposed exile, Japan-based developers have continued to produce some of the greatest games of all time, and the guy who asked Fish for his thoughts on games from Japan went on to become CEO of his own gaming company, in Japan. (Makoto Goto, founder of Game for IT)
Re: Site News: Accessibility Brought to the Fore in New Push Square Partnership
I first noticed this on the Nintendo Life Pikmin 4 review yesterday. It's a wonderful feature, and I hope you'll be able to add it to older game reviews as well!
Re: Reaction: What Happens to PlayStation if Microsoft Buys Activision Blizzard?
Since we're talking in hypotheticals, here's another one: Microsoft continues to lose money on its consoles, is unable to compete in the hardware market, and follows in SEGA's footsteps by becoming a third-party publisher to PlayStation and Nintendo, along with Steam, Epic, iOS, Android, etc.
Microsoft admitted in testimony that it has never been especially competitive in the console market sales race. It more or less tied with GameCube for sales in the PS2 era, finished third behind Wii and PS3, finished a distant third to PS4 and Nintendo Switch, and is badly lagging behind PS5.
If any company has a right to be concerned about its future in the gaming space, it's Microsoft. But they'll be just fine, even if it means GamePass becomes a stand-alone subscription on PS6 or whatever.
(Quick edit: I don't really believe any of this will happen, but my point is we just can't draw any meaningful conclusions about the MS acquisition of ABK at the moment.)
Re: Rebuild a Defunct Gaming Company with Anime Waifus in New PS5, PS4 Neptunia
I love this series! Looks like another promising release.
Re: Gollum Dev Daedalic Entertainment to Focus on Publishing After Disastrous Launch
@Cashews I admit I was being generous to SE, but Babylon's Fall was REALLY bad and I assume a disaster financially. Developed by PlatinumGames, though.
SE has much bigger problems with its overall leadership if you ask me...
Re: Gollum Dev Daedalic Entertainment to Focus on Publishing After Disastrous Launch
A major studio can release a huge bad game, eat the loss, and move on. EA, Square Enix, and CD Projekt have all done so recently.
A small studio can release a smallish bad game, quickly pivot to its next project, and survive.
A medium-sized studio is probably in the worst situation to survive a disastrously bad game, I would guess. But Gollum is so gosh-darn awful, it basically destroyed Daedalic's reputation. No one will want to buy another game they developed for the foreseeable future.
Similar scenarios killed off Comcept, Ion Storm, Timegate, and Free Radical. At least Daedalic has its publishing arm to limp along for a while.
Re: There's Already Concern Over Crash Team Rumble's Future
So to recap:
To quote another video game mascot character, "What could possibly go wrong?"
Re: Soapbox: I No Longer Think Subscriptions Like PS Plus, Xbox Game Pass Are the Future of Gaming
Well said, Sammy. I do think subscription services provide great value for a lot of gamers, and will have a place for the foreseeable future. On the other hand, they are not exactly friendly to many publishers, at least at current price points.
What makes the most sense to me is a Netflix-style library of older titles that can be downloaded / streamed and which are always available to enjoy, rather than the current "rotation" of games that come and go.
Re: The Witcher 3 'the Best It's Ever Been' with Latest PS5 Update
I started playing this in 60fps mode on launch day in December, expecting it to keep me occupied until a certain game comes out next month... and I'm still going at it, 100 hours in and enjoying every minute of it.
I still experience occasional weirdness and brief crashes but it is what it is. I'm loving the game regardless. This is only my second play-through, and first in several years, so I'm having a blast.
Re: FIFA 25 Will Take on EA Sports FC, Promises Re-Elected Gianni Infantino
FIFA is a deeply corrupt, hopelessly inept organization run by absolute buffoons who assume any game with "FIFA" in its title will sell millions of copies. I suppose they will try to develop the game themselves, thinking they can keep all of the profits instead of only getting a big licensing deal from 2K or Konami, and the result will be an absolute dumpster fire.
I'm probably wrong but it will be fun to see what happens!
Re: Xbox Series X|S Is Getting Trounced by PS5, Microsoft Weirdly Reveals
For all intents and purposes, Nintendo doesn't really compete with Sony and Microsoft anymore. The Switch is largely in a market of its own, somewhere between hardcore gamers, casuals, and kids / families who want something more substantive than mobile games.
I would guess there are far more people who own a PS5 and Switch or Xbox and Switch than who own both a PS5 and an Xbox.
The real question is why Microsoft conveniently ignored PC gaming, the vast majority of which is played on Windows machines.
Re: Poll: What Review Score Would You Give The Witcher 3 PS5 Version?
@djlard I'm in the same boat, so I just decided to start a fresh game on PS5. Bummed about leaving my original save stranded on Switch, but my gosh the visual difference is so stark and I just wanted to play it all again anyway
Re: Poll: What Review Score Would You Give The Witcher 3 PS5 Version?
So far, I am absolutely loving it all over again. The 60fps mode is phenomenal. I tried ray tracing mode for about 30 seconds, then switched back to Performance. Maybe I'll give it another shot if it gets patched, but I don't really mind if not.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 457
I downloaded and started Witcher 3 on my PS5 last night, and stayed up very late enjoying it all over again. Sticking with Performance mode, since there are so many reports that the ray tracing mode has some issues.
Re: Poll: Will You Be Watching The Game Awards 2022?
I will miss it live this year due to a prior commitment, but I'll watch the VOD later and skip all the boring / cringe parts.
Re: Poll: Did You Buy God of War Ragnarok?
I definitely want the game for PS5 and I will get it at some point. $70 is a lot of money, so I have to budget for it alongside other games I am interested in. Also, I rarely buy games at launch anymore; I wait for all the bugs and subsequent patches to be worked out.
Day-one buyers are the biggest QA for most developers.
Re: Rumour: New Crash Bandicoot Seemingly Spinning to The Game Awards
Crash die-hards: "WUMPA LEAGUE CONFIRMED"
Liam Robertson: "Aw s***, here we go again"
Re: CDPR Just Announced Two New Witcher Games
Looking forward to these games when they release in 2028 and later
Re: Everybody's Golf Fans 'Thanos Snapped' Out of the Game as Servers Go Offline
It's wild to think the Everybody's Golf / Hot Shots Golf series, a PlayStation exclusive and mainstay for more than 20 years, is now focused on Nintendo and mobile platforms. Even the Switch version has online multiplayer...
Re: Trails from Zero on PS4 Is Graphically Inferior to Nintendo Switch, PC Ports
As the owner of both a Nintendo Switch and a PS5, I am very accustomed to wide disparities in visual fidelity... and yet, I still typically choose the Switch version, when available, for portability and convenience.
Of course, I prefer PS5 when performance is a must, like FPS and racing.
Re: Sony Reveals Official PS5 Pro Controller, DualSense Edge
I am exceedingly happy with my standard DualSense, but this looks like a neat option if I ever need to replace it.
Re: Mortal Kombat's 30th Anniversary Bundle for PS5 Gets Over Here
I was hoping this would be a collection / anthology. Kind of a letdown!
Re: Some Fans Think PSP's Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Is Getting a PS5, PS4 Remaster
I'd love to see both - FFVII Remake on other platforms, and a remaster or remake of Crisis Core as well. Heck, just bring over the entire FFVII anthology while they're at it: Dirge of Cerberus and Before Crisis, too. What am I missing?