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I only panic bought Suikoden I and II. A sale would be great though jeez. The Vita game prices in the UK are stupid.

@The_Pixel_King I just played this game today as I was going through my download list and... it wasn’t that great. But saw your comment from 6 years ago and wow. Hope you’re okay buddy. Sometimes it’s easier to just not reply to these things. But open convo usually helps. Good to see you were doing better in 2017. I do feel like things can always turn around and get better

@The_Real_JMK ok then...

@themightyant but what Sony is doing:

1) needs to be reported. It’s a fact they are shutting these stores so that is obviously going to be reported. Same as with the Show releasing on gamepass. Of course it’s going to be reported.

2) is bad. And so the more it’s spoken about perhaps the more Sony will realise how crap it’s being. Why stay silent about it. Remember Xbox was going to raise Live Gold price and then the uproar reversed their decision. As a fan of Xbox i’m so glad that was reported about.

You have to remember some of these corporate guys really don’t see what the gamers want. Or what is important to them. Jim Ryan or Don Mattrick. It’s so easy to sink a ship from the helm.

@Carl-G lol ok then. Regardless, Xbox has the OPTION of gamepass or you can still just buy games. So no worries either way. It’s all about options. Remember when Sony said Playstation didn’t need EA Play? There is a lot of hate for Xbox here but maybe just try Gamepass?

If it is successful you will get to enjoy it for a long time. If it is unsuccessful (or unsustainable) then you will have been able to enjoy it while it lasts. Feel sorry for anyone missing out!

@Col_McCafferty you say you don’t want to play any old games and then you say Sony should focus on upgrading PS4 games for PS5?

@GADG3Tx87 you know what’s funny is I think the one thing locking a lot of people into a system is actually their Achivements/Trophies. I started on achievements in Jan 2006 so it was always the one for me - so if a game comes out on both I will always get the Xbox version. I’m sure others have the same legacy with Playstation. I actually think it’s something both Microsoft and Sony have overlooked. Now just need Nintendo to introduce a system; though it’s extremely late in the day now.

@deathaxe I feel like no one can really judge the success of Gamepass for the next maybe year or two... then we can all have a look at the real figures and see if it is sustainable for Microsoft or not. Me personally... I have no idea either way. As a consumer it’s great.

Also not sure what sock puppeting is (lol?) gonna have to google that... and not sure why i’m on anyones ignore list really. I barely post on this site but oh well no worries!

@deathaxe Does this mean that every time the press say something positive about Playstation they are being paid to? Or only when it’s about Xbox?

@Milktastrophe on Xbox, the next gen and last gen achievement lists are one and the same. Its completely seamless. Earn an achievement in Yakuza Like A Dragon on your xbox one, turn on your series X and load your save game and earn the next achievement. It’s just one game. Which is why the saves work so well. I have my Series X downstairs and my One X upstairs and you can literally just carry on playing between the two consoles as if it was the same thing (though obviously at a higher quality on the SX) It’s pretty awesome to be honest.

Smart Delivery is a good thing and anyone saying they don’t need it, are only saying that because they haven’t tried it (or are against Xbox for whatever reason). In no way is Sony’s solution better.

I can understand the frustration from PS players though with this, as you could definitely have deleted your PS4 copy to make space for the PS5 version. So yea thats annoying.

@deathaxe I know that - I assumed they meant they would still have access. Technically if you can’t access something then it’s not in your library. But yes if you re-sub you gain that access back.

The person I originally replied to said that Gamepass is ‘only access to the games as long as you’re paying’ and I said “Same as PS Plus”. Which is true and still stands.

@vapidwolf have you played Grounded? It’s fantastic in multiplayer. Sure they are still adding things as it was definitely released in a alpha/beta state but that is a fun game. I hope you didn’t just go off the IGN review and actually tried it yourself.

They should just bundle them both together for the digital version. Just like Super Luckys Tale and New Super Luckys Tale on Xbox. Digitally on the store if you buy the ‘new’ version of Super Luckys Tale you get a copy of the original too. No confusion; and actually adds (a little bit of) value to the purchase for the consumer.

I agree with Johnmr2 posts #137-#157

Edit: awww they all got deleted

This is literally just a backwards compatible thing. Nothing to do with Microsoft paying them off. I wonder if people even think about what they are typing anymore.

Oh man, such a small thing but something I wish the Xbox had. It does have stat tracking but on a game by game basis if the Devs implement it. System wide is better. In fact the 3DS is the best console for this so far which is pretty crazy.

@get2sammyb it’s hard to guess everything, but my point is at least with Microsoft they said about accessories working going forward and said that Kinect and its games are getting left behind. So you didn’t even have to make an assumption regarding that.

@get2sammyb difference is Microsoft was straight up about the whole thing from the beginning.

I’ve never actually used PSVR but its one of the things Sony actually offers over Microsoft and something I want them to actually commit to going forward.

@JapaneseSonic everything the Xbox One can play (so games from xbox one and specific games from 360 and OG) can be played on Series X. So thats where the 100% backwards compatible (apart from kinect) comes from. And it is extremely strong BC.

It is a fantastic feature to have and it has encouraged Sony to at least try to have some BC. Since before they tried speaking for the gamers when they said it has no value.

Theres an article on Kotaku (*edit: not sure it was Kotaku now as I can’t find it, d’oh!) right now regarding Rockstar wanting to bring some of its older games to next gen and people are saying how they really want to play San Andreas on their PS5. Also I know some are hyped for a Mass Effect trilogy.

Whenever people say they don’t want to play old games, as a blanket statement, it just sounds like they are trying to convince themselves.

@GREGORIAN no you don’t. Only as long as you’re subbed.

@Repo_Dog same as PS Plus as well

@GigaGaia the smart thing to do is to make the right decision at the correct time. Which is what Phil is probably doing. It could probably go either way. So why would he definitively tell everyone now when he isn’t even sure himself?

@stinkyx fund them, not make them? So basically what Microsoft is doing...

Anyway no. Sony simply paid for timed (maybe permanent) exclusivity. That is paying to stop others from playing the game. Simple as that!

@Ragdoll72 why do people say this about Rare? On Xbox One they have developed:

Killer Instinct, Kinect Sports Rivals, Rare Replay, Sea of Thieves and Battletoads. And are currently working on Everwild. They had decent xbox 360 output too.

Just because you stopped following their releases doesn’t mean they don’t exist.

@stinkyx sony didn’t make FFXVI but they are paying to stop Xbox-only players from playing it. It goes both ways. Funny how sony fanboys always forget that.

@God_of_Nowt glad you looked into it at least. Not sure how many people use it. But i think we can all agree its about time achievements/trophies counted towards something useful! But yea its great.

@God_of_Nowt funnily enough - Microsoft has an incredible rewards program. I don’t know the maths but you would get a lot back from spending £1000. You also get points from achievements now. And when you redeem the points for credit and spend the credit, you get points for spending it too! Kind of crazy actually.

I just redeemed £45 and thats not from spending anywhere near £1000 - but I do get a lot of achievements and play gamepass so it all adds up.

@Fenbops was gonna say the same thing. Very excited to play it on Series X. Besides, today’s NBA footage was captured on a PS5. This is always the way; they will both look very similar.

I bought a Japanese Vita last year and that is when I realised this was a thing!

@Medic_Alert i’m super excited to play this on my Series X on Nov 10th. It will be the first thing I play on it assuming I can get it downloaded quick! I would have got a Series X anyway sure but this makes the launch much better for me.

@TheArt regarding Microsoft paying for talent; the argument is a bit silly as if you look at FFXVI timed exclusivity... Sony didn’t curate that, they just paid for it straight up. And playstation would have received FFXVI anyway; so they are just paying for Xbox gamers to not have access to it. Same with Spiderman in Avengers. And potentially same with Zenimax games from Microsoft. It’s all in the game!

@Col_McCafferty I am 100% understanding of someone having one console. Maybe its financial reasons, maybe time, maybe you want to just build on one ecosystem. That is all fine. But if the game is on your console, all you are doing is doing yourself a disservice. Life is short, and you wouldn’t play ES6 because.... man, up to you.

And no Microsoft are not the bad guys. If anything Sony are, but to be honest neither want to see the other go under. Thats dumb. Competition is a good thing. Thats what fanboys never seem to realise. They need each other! If Microsoft wasn’t in the game, Sony would just get worse and worse.

@Col_McCafferty I think your comment (#48) may be the saddest comment I have read across all these sites. You wouldn’t buy the Zenimax games even if they DID come to PS5... just because Microsoft is the parent company? So even if you want to play it, and would be able to (for $70) you would skip it out of loyalty. Wow.

That is like Spiderman releasing on Xbox and no one buying it because of some ***** loyalty. Idiotic.

I doubt that. You would cave in and buy it 100%. And if you don’t then thats another product not sold on a Playstation.

Also saying gamepass being good value is “simply not true” is also not true. It depends on the person. Anyway I can see you are a blind sony fanboy, possibly to an extreme.

On launch day of Series X, I will play Gears Tactics on my gamepass sub, then switch to Yakuza 7, with maybe some AC valhalla thrown in. Choice is so good.