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Why is this such a big deal for Sony fans lol? It's not like Microsoft is trying to take COD away from anyone.

This is truly one of the video games of all time!

So as opposed to releasing a collection of their arcade hits, or some new entries in their beloved franchises, they're going for some has-been mobile game developer?

@eagletrippin The whole point of the game is to be a realistic motorcycle riding simulator. There's plenty of arcadey motorcycle games out there, but this series is not meant to be like that. It does have a lot of options for simplifying the control though, much like the Forza/GT series.

Very hyped for this one, with Ride 4 they finally managed to hit "GT of motorcycles" quality, and it's ironically better than GT7 in some ways such as how it's not a live services game. It's left me not only very satisfied with Ride 4, but excited to see what they can deliver next.

I mean there's a lot of motorcycle games out there these days, but ride is quickly becoming THE motorcycle series unless you're a motorsports fan of something like MotoGP and Monster Supercross. The depth here is just so much greater. To top it off I consider the dualsense feedback to be among the best on offer.

It's a fun game, but I quickly learned how the speed stats only really help you out during time trials, for actual races the game just automatically sets you up with similar performing opposition with rubberbanding. I guess that's both a good and bad thing as it leads to me using slower cars more often.

I think it's a great app to offer for existing handhelds, like for iOS and Android, especially given all the Android based gaming handhelds out there these days. As for Sony making their own, I think that would defeat the purpose of Sony making another handheld console.

Hand coolers sounds like it would be useful for sweaty gamers. As for heaters, I guess cold weather gaming? For people who like to somehow play PS5 in the snow?

Still waiting on the Switch Pro they said I would definitely have.

I remember playing Road 96 on Gamepass, I would be inclined to agree with the 5 awarded here. IMO there just wasn't much to the game, it had a few interesting concepts, but the writing really let it down, which is a big part of the incentive to keep playing.

@RobN I think it's disingenuous to call this a new game, it's a glorified update when you really get down to it. That's like saying Overwatch 2 is a new game, when it was clearly just a big update for Overwatch. Only difference here is how it isn't a live service game that got updated, but the Pinball FX launcher is basically just that, a launcher for content that you purchase. Considering how the vast majority of that content is old stuff that a lot of people bought before, some fairly recently, it's really just them trying to sell the same thing twice.

No matter how you try to justify it, this is simply a poor way to treat customers as well as an example of greedy and predatory tactics.

Would have been nice to have had a discount, but I got no ragrets!

@RobN Well technically speaking, them no longer allowing you to download the tables you already bought with the latest Pinball FX release is them dropping the support. They can't remove your ability to access stuff you have already purchased, as the old FX games were always made to work offline, and Sony always lets you download anything you have on your account.

By most measures, support has been dropped with this new FX release.

@get2sammyb Sanwa and Happ have always been the authentic arcade sticks/buttons of choice. I got both customs with those parts and a Hori with the Hayabusa parts, there is no comparison really. The Sanwa and Happ stuff feels arcade perfect (as it's basically arcade cabinet parts), while the Hayabusa stuff lacks the feel that you get with arcade cabinets.

@NEStalgia I think a lot of arcade stick enthusiasts prefer custom builds these days. For the price I would much rather get something custom made as well.

It's kinda pricy at $230

@Rafie @Amnesiac When you purchase something, that should be, you know, A PURCHASE. Seems ridiculous to have this attitude that their longtime customers should be forced to buy the things they have already bought again just because the developer put work into updating something. I can't count the amount of games I bought that had major updates, usually if they want me to put any more money into them that comes in the form of a newly released DLC for me to purchase. Expecting everyone to buy everything again just feels like they are blatantly trying to rip everyone off, because they are. You aren't going to win over too many old customers with "you can still play the old versions" when it comes to supporting the new one. All they had to do was come up with some new content, and allow everyone to download their old content, to keep everyone happy. But they wouldn't do that, because they got greedy. Greed is not an acceptable standard, and it should never be rewarded.

It amazes me how badly they're ripping off everyone who bought tables off them before, such as myself. I refuse to buy the same tables I already got again just because they decided to release an update. It shows a complete lack of respect for their customers.

Maybe some Dynasty Warriors games as I already got the DOA games, and they only got 5 and 6 on PS4.

Seems like they would have been a lot better off making this game available on Switch considering their target age demographic.

@tselliot I feel like by the time VR would maybe become a "must have" accessory, the entire content would have been replaced by something like advanced AR.

Proves how ND is an overrated developer.

Honestly, this doesn't surprise me one bit. I think the first PSVR was sort of successful because it was A: relatively cheap and accessible as far as VR went, and B: it was on sale during the peak of the VR craze when everyone was interested in checking it out.

By now I think most people who had an interest in VR have checked it out already, and with PSVR2 being as expensive as it is, I think it's only going to appeal to the VR enthusiast market, which is not only a niche market but one where a great deal of the people who are into it will most likely prefer something made for PC.

Then there is people like me, who bought the original PSVR because it was relatively cheap and accessible, that wanted to check out VR, that just really didn't care much for it at all. I wound up hardly using it, and it seemed to give me nausea most of the time. That and I simply didn't like all the VR gear, it's too much to deal with a lot of the time, kind of finicky, and way too isolating for anyone who can't just block out everything around them. That and I simply found it hard to relax while playing VR as well. In the end it's just not for me so I have zero interest in PSVR2.

@Northern_munkey Judging by your demeanor that's an ironic thing for you to be attacking.

@Northern_munkey Well that's just, like, your opinion man.

@Northern_munkey So now it's just all about celebrities who play golf?

The PS3 era was an under-appreciated era for Sony. It was the last time I really enjoyed the exclusive content they were releasing. Such a fun and quirky era for them.

Bad news for the 2 or 3 people still playing it.

@lacerz Maybe that's why they're so afraid of it, because it's a strategy they're already utilizing.

John Cena and Michael Jordan being featured characters in golf games these days? Lol, why? Talk about pointless celebrity features.

@GrimReaper Yeah it seems like "AA" has become the big thing with PC exclusive games these days, like all of the PC exclusives I play these days could be described as that. The days of "AAA" focusing on PC is long gone.

I don't think anyone besides some gamers who are still nostalgic for E3 would even notice.

It's become an irrelevant thing as the modern age of streamed events became a thing. It seems like nobody waits for big shows for announcements anymore and just announces whatever whenever they feel like it. News travels fast and anyone is capable of putting a presentation out there.

@GrimReaper Yeah I mean PC is still a thing and it's way more powerful lol

Definitely the Switch more so than the PS4, I mean Ragnarok was made with the PS4 in mind and it's probably one of the better looking PS5 games.

This reminds me when Switch fans were getting all riled up over rumors of a Switch Pro, I think we all know how that turned out.

I've had it on Steam Deck since it released, probably the best way to play the game.

Not exactly the biggest fan of automated features, I always seem to turn them off when I can, but I bet it's a nice TV.

Oh cool, I've been meaning to try out Sackboy but I didn't exactly want to buy it, this is perfect!

Didn't play the beta, not really hyped for the game though. I imagine it'll need some patching before it's truly a great experience anyways. I can easily wait.

I played this recently just to check it out, and it's basically your typical Smash Bros knockoff. I didn't like how they were trying to sell all the characters separately, and since I was underwhelmed by the gameplay I just deleted it and haven't looked back.

The GameGear had a lot more Sonic titles, so it makes sense to do a collection of games on there as opposed to the Master System. Plus, Master System ports of the Genesis titles were basically just downgrades of those games, while the GameGear games had some purpose as handheld games.

If you really want to play the Master System games that badly, just download them on an emulator or go for a collection that included them. Would I have liked to have had Master System games included? Sure, but I would much rather have the full GameGear collection. As a Sega fan, I consider this whole thing a total non-issue.

I'll buy this whenever it goes on sale. I have no shortage of other games to be playing in the meantime.

@cragis0001 Yeah I would be inclined to agree, especially considering how much I loved the original when it came out.

This would mean a lot more if I actually had a stitch of respect for metacritic.

@cragis0001 Yeah there is basically no discussing this with the hardcore Sony fanboys, they will always rush to defend Sony no matter how hypocritical their arguments become.

@cragis0001 Definitely. I can't take anyone seriously when they ignore companies like Tencent and Embracer so they can focus all their outrage onto Microsoft. Just comes off as immature fanboyish behavior.

The creative bankruptcy of the gaming industry intensifies!

@Deoxyr1bose How is that a "stunt" exclusive to Microsoft? Since when has Sony bought anyone with the intention of releasing their games on other platforms? I mean I can only think of a few exceptions, like Microsoft makes with games like Minecraft.

Well this shouldn't surprise anyone.

@Ravix Yeah I get that, it's just not for everyone.