Really looking forward to the war of PlayStation gamers who value exclusive, offline, no service or microtransaction games vs Jim Ryan, Hermen Hulst and their "bold" live service vision. All I know is that we went from a pretty good ride on PS4 to what seems to be getting progressively more bumpy on PS5. If the big exclusives like Demon's Souls, Rift Apart, Forbidden West, etc ever stop getting released, I think those two will find out very quickly "brand loyalty" doesn't go very far here. Xbox learned the hard way and no matter what Twitter tells you, they still haven't recovered 10+ years later. Don't fix what ain't broke.
Wait until the reviews to turn them on, let diehards defend because they weren't "so bad" and now they rip the band-aid off and make it egregious. Everything about this has been embarrassing and textbook gaming industry corporate crap. Extremely disappointed in Sony
Concerning amount of comments brushing this off as "nothing". No one is telling you not to play GT7 or anything, and shout out to everyone who plays without touching that crap, but y'all better learn real fast to not give an inch or Big Jim Ryan will be asking us for $5 for a stack of wood in Horizon 3.
Absolutely disgusting that they took the Activision approach and just casually waited to turn them on until launch day.
Not surprised, they should have done nothing and just added some classics to the PS+ offerings. They're never changing the full price big budget AAA system seller single player game strategy until it fails, and it ain't failing anytime soon, this will just get them some bad PR.
Those are the people who think the future is all digital, services & subscriptions (thanks Microsoft). It honestly gives me more satisfaction in supporting the PS5 Special Edition. Who knows when or if it will end, but I'm riding the big banger PlayStation exclusive train all the way and this kind of stuff just amps me up even more
Such a shame what happened with DW9 after the awesome DW8XLCE (woof to all that DLC though). Really hope they wipe the board and make DW10 a nice classic Dynasty Warriors game
Not surprised and glad to hear it. It's one of my personal favorites of all time. I don't know, from the reveal trailer with the perfect music all the way to the full game, everything about it just hit perfect. Bring on that PS5 Spidey 2!
Welp the multiplatform fears came true. This is no longer any different than Madden & NBA 2K now. This is why I will always torch carry for platform pushing exclusives, besides a few 3rd party gems (Village), the first party bangers are the only ones going all out anymore.
Acquisition this, acquisition that. THIS is the sh#t that matters! GAMES. Forbidden West & GT7 back to back, are you kidding me?! PS: that little PS5 is a BEAST.
Good business move, nothing for us. The Bungie Halos are legendary games, Destiny is great at its core, but I personally don't like how "perfected" they have gotten the hamster wheel to keep try to keep you engaged 24/7, 365 and I am very concerned BIg Jim Ryan & Hermen Hulst have their eyes wide open for that stuff. I know they have a reported 10 live service games in dev, just hoping this isn't a push away from the big single player exclusive bangers, they should ask the Xbox One how going all in on service games works out.
I agree with most, hate all this, see us racing towards a GAAS future in an on fire train, but I still don't believe the Japanese companies will sell out so easily. If I had to guess it will be Take-Two because CEO Strauss Zelnick is a cutthroat corporate suit or Warner Bros. Games who are stuck in limbo with that AT&T/Discovery deal.
I can see the writing on the wall with this and it looks like there's no turning back. Just gonna enjoy the single player ride while I can and pray Nintendo doesn't follow these fools to the dark pits.
Taking Microsoft's bait on the PC stuff is Sony's biggest long term mistake. Their path forward is the Nintendo way: fight no war, build a console island with all of the exclusives.
The message from Sony is very clear: if you want another PS4 gen with all the best exclusives and partnerships, it's gonna be at a very premium price.
The more they push, the more I'll think twice about pre ordering and what not, but I've seen the other side with how low quality game pass games can be (let's be real, that's what this article is about), so I'll take the good with the bad.
Very Simple for me: keep delivering AAA-Single Player-Exclusives and we're good.
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Re: Hands On: Returnal's New Co-Op and Endless Modes Reinvigorate a PS5 Great
Jumped back in and all I've got to say is that it's still a masterpiece! Just scratching the surface of what these built for PS5 games will do!
Re: Gran Turismo 7 PS5, PS4 User Score the Lowest in PlayStation Exclusive History
Really looking forward to the war of PlayStation gamers who value exclusive, offline, no service or microtransaction games vs Jim Ryan, Hermen Hulst and their "bold" live service vision.
All I know is that we went from a pretty good ride on PS4 to what seems to be getting progressively more bumpy on PS5.
If the big exclusives like Demon's Souls, Rift Apart, Forbidden West, etc ever stop getting released, I think those two will find out very quickly "brand loyalty" doesn't go very far here. Xbox learned the hard way and no matter what Twitter tells you, they still haven't recovered 10+ years later. Don't fix what ain't broke.
Re: New Gran Turismo 7 Patch Lowers Currency Rewards, Fuelling More Microtransaction Criticism
Wait until the reviews to turn them on, let diehards defend because they weren't "so bad" and now they rip the band-aid off and make it egregious.
Everything about this has been embarrassing and textbook gaming industry corporate crap. Extremely disappointed in Sony
Re: Sonic the Hedgehog 2 Movie Trailer Brings the Heat Ahead of April Premiere
Looks incredible!! Loving all the Sonic Adventure stuff in there!
Re: Gran Turismo 7's New Approach to Microtransactions Isn't Going Down Well
Concerning amount of comments brushing this off as "nothing". No one is telling you not to play GT7 or anything, and shout out to everyone who plays without touching that crap, but y'all better learn real fast to not give an inch or Big Jim Ryan will be asking us for $5 for a stack of wood in Horizon 3.
Absolutely disgusting that they took the Activision approach and just casually waited to turn them on until launch day.
Re: PS5, PS4's Revamped PS Plus Sub Allegedly Outlined in Report
Not surprised, they should have done nothing and just added some classics to the PS+ offerings. They're never changing the full price big budget AAA system seller single player game strategy until it fails, and it ain't failing anytime soon, this will just get them some bad PR.
Re: Horizon Forbidden West Is Getting Review Bombed on PS5, PS4 for No Reason
Those are the people who think the future is all digital, services & subscriptions (thanks Microsoft). It honestly gives me more satisfaction in supporting the PS5 Special Edition. Who knows when or if it will end, but I'm riding the big banger PlayStation exclusive train all the way and this kind of stuff just amps me up even more
Re: Dynasty Warriors 9: Empires (PS5) - Fun Empires Formula Can't Hide Lasting Dynasty Warriors 9 Damage
Such a shame what happened with DW9 after the awesome DW8XLCE (woof to all that DLC though). Really hope they wipe the board and make DW10 a nice classic Dynasty Warriors game
Re: Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales Is Now Sony's Third Best-Selling Game in the US
Not surprised and glad to hear it. It's one of my personal favorites of all time. I don't know, from the reveal trailer with the perfect music all the way to the full game, everything about it just hit perfect. Bring on that PS5 Spidey 2!
Re: January 2022 NPD: PS5 Comes Top in Hardware Charts Across the US
Yes, yes...keep surging precious. Can't wait to see more of those PS5 exclusive bangers
Re: So, It Seems Xbox Really Will Keep Activision Games Like Call of Duty on PS5, PS4
They're on a full PR tour right now. FTC must have them shook lol
Re: Here's Your First Look at MLB The Show 22 on PS5
Welp the multiplatform fears came true. This is no longer any different than Madden & NBA 2K now.
This is why I will always torch carry for platform pushing exclusives, besides a few 3rd party gems (Village), the first party bangers are the only ones going all out anymore.
Re: Nintendo Switch Has Now Outsold PS1, Targeting PS4 Next
Impressive, legendary comeback from the Wii U and a good reminder that exclusive content is king.
Re: First Impressions: Gran Turismo 7 on PS5, PS4 Looks Like the Biggest and Best Yet
Acquisition this, acquisition that. THIS is the sh#t that matters! GAMES. Forbidden West & GT7 back to back, are you kidding me?! PS: that little PS5 is a BEAST.
Re: Poll: What Are Your Thoughts on Sony's Buyout of Bungie?
Good business move, nothing for us. The Bungie Halos are legendary games, Destiny is great at its core, but I personally don't like how "perfected" they have gotten the hamster wheel to keep try to keep you engaged 24/7, 365 and I am very concerned BIg Jim Ryan & Hermen Hulst have their eyes wide open for that stuff.
I know they have a reported 10 live service games in dev, just hoping this isn't a push away from the big single player exclusive bangers, they should ask the Xbox One how going all in on service games works out.
Re: Geoff Keighley Hints at More Gaming Acquisitions in 2022
I agree with most, hate all this, see us racing towards a GAAS future in an on fire train, but I still don't believe the Japanese companies will sell out so easily.
If I had to guess it will be Take-Two because CEO Strauss Zelnick is a cutthroat corporate suit or Warner Bros. Games who are stuck in limbo with that AT&T/Discovery deal.
Re: PlayStation Studios Is Developing 'Several' Live Service Games
I can see the writing on the wall with this and it looks like there's no turning back. Just gonna enjoy the single player ride while I can and pray Nintendo doesn't follow these fools to the dark pits.
Re: Reaction: Activision Blizzard Buyout Is Devastating for PS5, PS4
Taking Microsoft's bait on the PC stuff is Sony's biggest long term mistake. Their path forward is the Nintendo way: fight no war, build a console island with all of the exclusives.
Re: Reaction: Messy Ghost of Tsushima Upgrade Makes PS5 for the Payers
The message from Sony is very clear: if you want another PS4 gen with all the best exclusives and partnerships, it's gonna be at a very premium price.
The more they push, the more I'll think twice about pre ordering and what not, but I've seen the other side with how low quality game pass games can be (let's be real, that's what this article is about), so I'll take the good with the bad.
Very Simple for me: keep delivering AAA-Single Player-Exclusives and we're good.