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Makes sense how Switch sales would be slowing down in Japan, because they have sold a record amount of consoles there. PS5 has a lot of catching up to do.

I find ALL platinum trophies to be a pain in the ass grind. It's probably why I don't have any, because I never care about trying to 100% games like that, it's just tedious.

@Blackmagehobbit Well Sony has undoubtedly completely ruined their relationship with Activision no matter how this deal turns out. In fact if it gets blocked, that means Activision loses an absolute fortune and will probably hit hard times as a result. Wouldn't surprise me if they would have spite for Sony as a result and intentionally sabotage anything they have going with them, maybe even eliminate Sony entirely from their supported platforms.

Ironically, Microsoft buying Activision is probably Sony's best chance of having any sort of decent relationship with them.

@Nem They have been offering everyone 10 year contacts and have been pledging support for all other platforms, how do you get "they want it for nobody but themselves" out of that? It also seems like a highly hypocritical take for Sony to be suddenly complaining about the concept of exclusive games as well, a concept that they have made their brand image revolve around.

Jim Ryan is the worst thing to happen to Playstation, and he could wind up costing Sony big.

Well it makes sense, they finally made them available in stores.

@Dr_ENT Yeah it's like on Xbox they're banking on someone who wants to buy the game that for some reason isn't on Gamepass. It's like if the game was released of PS+ Extra day one, hardly anyone would be buying it.

I suspect MK8D, GTAV, and Minecraft are always there because they're basically essential games for most people.

@Martijn87 As if this show hasn't been divisive enough already.

Oh look, another unnecessary remaster they will probably sell for $70

@LifeGirl Yeah I wouldn't go here for an honest take on this series lol, that's for sure. You can tell whoever is writing these is definitely their target audience though, which is probably why I can't relate.

I settled on the starlight blue for my second controller, I would have preferred the GOW edition ideally but I wasn't about to hunt around or pay a scalper fee for that (same deal with hogwarts edition). I like the light blue though, it's a nice color that's easy on the eyes and makes it more interesting than your boring basic black and white. The other colors just didn't appeal to me as much, the red being a bit too much of a wine red for my taste, and the purple just not appealing to me as much. The camo and pink just didn't appeal to me at all.

So why would I want the Edge? What's the main selling point besides the programmable buttons and back paddles? Like how does the trigger adjustments benefit over dualsense?

@NEStalgia This kinda thing is why I feel I might struggle to really get a whole lot out of my PS5 this gen, it definitely feels like it might be destined to being sidelined as a secondary console until some real killer apps come along that aren't just more of the usual. I mean PS+ Extra apparently has some good stuff on offer, but GamePass is really standing out as the best service with the most consistently improving offerings. I mean I remember what it was like waiting around forever for my PS4 to have some decent games, and with games this gen taking even longer to develop, it's hard for me to really get hyped for much.

@Shad361 Yeah, I too fear the PS4's success made Sony really lazy and complacent this gen. They got some decent hardware innovations, but they need the software.

Sounds like they know everyone is disappointed, so they're pulling the "that wasn't the REAL show" move.

@sword_9mm I guess the "greatness awaits" must mean we are all waiting around for something great to be announced.

Yeah, this review is way off the mark in my experience. Far from being the best Borderlands game, it hasn't aged well at all.

@tameshiyaku Well said, gone are the days when Playstation was home to fun and interesting concepts, all we get these days is a steady stream of the same old nonsense you were pointing out.

Still waiting on Sony to announce something that excites me.

@Niktaw To be honest there is a lot of irony to that statement, as some people on that side who claim to oppose hate are themselves hateful of others out of intolerance for contrary opinions.

You can't be preaching the values of tolerance while displaying a lack of tolerance yourself, it just makes people look like a hypocrite. A great deal of hate stems from a lack of dialogue, people being quick to confront and react as opposed to learning how to respect others or simply discuss things. Preaching to and lecturing others is not a discussion either, discussions are a two way streets where both sides need to listen and be considerate.

What I often see is a holier than thou attitude that drives conflict, people believing they're the righteous ones and everyone else needs to side with them for that reason. That is not a healthy attitude for society, where you are always going to encounter people with conflicting thoughts and ideals.

@Thumper To be fair, I think paying customers should be entitled, I mean that is what they're paying for, entitlement to play their game whenever they like.

This is the kind of game I would never purchase.

Personally, I am getting pretty tired of all the remakes, especially now that they're trying to sell them all for full price each.

@Morzy Ditto, I get pretty tired of seeing these sites try to push an opinion like I should be expected to side with them. I think we could all benefit from some more tolerance, and learning how to engage as opposed to confront.

The people have spoken, cancel culture has been cancelled.

@RemembersGems I believe it would be called pandering. I mean I'm gay so I would be the last person to hold gay romance against anything, but this just felt like they were blatantly trying to pander as opposed to it feeling natural.

@Loftimus That is pretty much what today's media is all about; aggressively trying to force something on people that they didn't want.

That, and I always relate defensive responses to this kinda material to religious pressure. For example, if this show was created by religious fundamentalists who were pushing their ideals, I am sure the people crying foul at criticism would be quick to criticize it. The only difference is how this is THEIR ideals, so they want everyone to conform to it.

@Darylb88 Yeah it's kinda hard to do that these days, I've been burned too many times like that.

@Darylb88 Sometimes, when everybody is hating on a game, there is a good reason for that.

@TheNomadLad I think that hits a good point on the type of selective outrage this article is focused on. It's like they're outraged when people leave 0/10's just because, but they never make a peep about people leaving 10/10's just because. They are outraged when people are mean and nasty towards one game, but they don't make a peep about people being nasty towards another game.

It's like I will admit that bad behavior is bad behavior and it's something that can present issues, but you can't be selective in your outrage and expect everyone to take you seriously.

@bLiNdSiDe82 That's why I have been largely losing interest in gaming sites. Gone are the days when they were properly focused on what matters, now they run social politics clickbait/outrage articles.

@GreatAuk Exactly, today's online environment is a two way street when it comes to harassment, there is no side to blame so much as just crazy people with mental issues.

Giving people like that attention is giving them what they desire.

@TrickyDicky99 No. I played it on PS4 long before I got a PS5. It's a night and day difference in many ways. It's obvious how the PS4 version is simply a downgrade. Everything that I thought was iffy about it is a non-issue on the PS5, like frame rate drops, long loading times, slow to navigate menus, a lack of good controller feedback, I mean I could go on and on. Yes at the end of the day they are the same game, but so is playing a game on PC with potato settings compared to a high-end PC on max settings. You are essentially getting the same game, but there is a night and day difference between the experience on the two machines.

LJN games? Most bogus dude.

@TrickyDicky99 No. It's a PS5 game with a last gen downgrade version available, like a lot of games these days. As someone who recently got a PS5, that had this game on PS4 long before, there is no denying how this game was designed around being a PS5 game, with the PS4 version feeling like it's struggling. It's gotta be the best game for the PS5 controller as well, the feedback they gave it is incredible.

GT7 is an odd game. It's like I was disappointed by it, I didn't like it for the longest time, then I found myself really enjoying it when I came back to it recently.

This next gen patch has kind of been a mess, took a finished game and turned it into something that needs more patching. It's nice to have next gen optimizing, but it feels like it might as well be a new game by this point.

@GymratAmarillo Is that a joke? Sounds like a joke. Sony literally just recently bought Bungie, are you going to tell me they aren't a big name attached to a big IP? Just one of many examples.

@dschons Uhh no, I am seeing lots of new PS5 games in their higher tier subscription, to the point where it makes no sense for me to buy most PS5 exclusives as a new PS5 owner.

Are the writers here 12?

Bad news for Sony's PS+ upgrade tiers if true.

@RockZombie My stance on anything political on gaming sites is simple: I think they should just keep out of it, there is no need to be making any statements just because Twitter might be obsessing over it. It's like we don't need to know what political views the staff aligns themselves with, and I always find that kinda stuff questionable as well, when a business tries to speak upon the behalf of everyone working for them. Can't help but to feel like some people are being bullied by these "discussions."

I don't even see a big deal about this one, it's just got some gaudy decals on a plain black remote. You can get a similar look with one of those decal kits.

It looks like they took a Rainforest Cafe and added some Horizon props.

@KundaliniRising333 Sounds like some revisionist history to me.

@stvevan Uhh I was seeing ads for it all over TV when it was releasing. That and they had a pretty aggressive social media marketing campaign. Heck they even signed on some big rappers and featured one prominently in the game (ASAP Rocky) and had him doing marketing for the game as well. To top it off EA was paying a lot of gaming influencers and streamers to play the game and promote it.

There's a lot of things you could criticize EA for when it comes to this game, but I don't think marketing is one of them.

@KundaliniRising333 Uhh the game was pretty heavily marketed.

Sounds like some careers are about to end at the FTC. Crazy throwing away your entire career on something like this, but they wanted to double down...