I wonder if they'll have physics, like Satan had swinging his massive peen around in Dante's Inferno.

I've purchased Skyrim for multiple platforms yet have never finished the game. The furthest I got was on the 360.

It's a fun game, I probably put close to 200 hours into it, but for me it pales in comparison to Oblivion. That's the game that really got me into the Elder Scrolls and I've put well over 1,000 hours into it. I've never even made it more than a few hours into Shivering Isles or my playtime would have been another couple hundred hours. I plan to finish Shivering Isles with the remaster.

I prefer the setting of Oblivion over Skyrim and I prefer it's soundtrack as well. Just everything about Oblivion resonates with me. The moment Sir Patrick Stewart (R.I.P.) narrates the introduction and then the epic theme kicks in is just perfection.

I understand it has its mountains of fans and the brand is a big seller, but I feel Star Wars is so overrated.

Even with all of BioWare's poor games lately I'd have loved to see a chance at redemption with a new Mass Effect game. Alas, it's not to be, and the worst part is EA is just going to sit on the property and waste it.

@TheFakulty

My clan slowly disbanded before the sunsetting happened but I stuck around because it was so satisfying to shoot things. I don't think anyone has surpassed the feel of an FPS over Bungie games.

That said, I left for good with the news of the content sunsetting and I didn't even stick around long enough to see it happen.

Now I've been so out of the loop I'll never return. Far too many systems have changed and I would have no desire to learn them.

Too little too late for me. I left when they took away our paid for content and put it in the vault.

Also, I see no mention of the Tangled Shore, I loved that destination.

I don't see how Arkane isn't getting snatched up. I guess my beloved Immersive Sim games are more niche than I thought.

Aside from Redfall, which still had its positives, every game they've made was great.

If Arkane goes under I will be extremely pi**ed off.

@Metonymy I wholeheartedly agree. Graphics are good enough as is. I'd rather the power of next gen consoles be put toward more features than visuals.

I stopped browsing storefronts ages ago. They're all horrible experiences and trying to navigate the stores to find any legitimate new title is a mess.

I find my games by word of mouth now. If it looks interesting it hits my wishlist, otherwise I don't bother.

@The_Jobbo

I completely agree. I never pay attention to the actual score, which I think is detrimental to the overall review. All one should need is the review itself, or at least just read the synopsis. It's seems many don't even bother to read reviews and just base their decisions on the numerical scores. A shame.

People can do whatever they want with their money, but I just don't get the early access by a few days thing. Consumers have waited years already, what's another 5 days? Especially if it costs about 40% of the games retail price.

@Leinad7

I was unaware about the TV's.

@KillerIsDead

I don't recall communities on the App, I didn't use it much, but I did really enjoy communities on console. I was in quite a few screenshot/photo mode clubs and I miss the feature.

How much improvement was added to the photo mode? It was pretty bare bones before.

A shame about the transmog time-gating because I only wear the starting armor despite stat changes.

I'll definitely be turning off weapon durability, I hate that mechanic in games.

Looks like I'm in for a good time in getting back to the game. I never did make it past meeting up with Ciri at the the start of the game.

I'v never been a major Mega Man fan, but I did play and actually beat the original Mega Man X. (Killer soundtrack)

I don't recall the game having lives, but perhaps the e-tanks counted as lives. I definitely don't long for the days of endlessly going through Armored Armadillo's stage to painfully refill all of my e-tanks.

Would I be correct in thinking the moveset of Mega Man in the mainline games is inferior to Mega Man X? I'd hate to give up the dash.

@PSXB

It won't happen, but I'd really love to see Insomniac go back to Resistance. It just seems Sony doesn't really care about FPS games, unless they're trying to turn them into horrid live service games.

@Rich33

Thanks, I'll check it out. Hopefully any negatives will be patched out. I'm not a big fan of mid-gen console upgrades, I never bought into them.

But I expect games to be pushed more towards the PS5 Pro these days.

With file sizes like this becoming more normalized, it'd be nice if the PS6 actually comes with a decent sized SSD. But who am I kidding, we'll get a $1,000+ console with minimal storage.

I'm not a consumer for this game, but keeping all of my digital games on the console storage, additional Internal SSD, and external HDD for PS4 games I still don't have enough storage space on my PS5.

These file sizes are getting ridiculous.

A little worried about the mentioned framrate drops on the base PS5, but as long as it's not the stop motion mess the original Control was on the PS4 it should be ok.

Looking forward to play it, I absolutely loved the original Control. I'm still bummed we don't get to continue playing as Jessie though, I really liked her character and Dylan seems a bit bland. I guess I'll see if his in game redemption fixes that.

I know they're going to go with more modern music, but I do hope we get an 80s station.

While I don't take review scores into account I do read/watch the reviews themselves. I look for impressions on the good and the bad to help me make a decision on games I'm already questionable on.

The few reviews I have read or watched (SkillUp) have further helped me to decide to wait on the game. It seems it holds the players hand far too much and the combat, probably the biggest part of the game, is lackluster.

I'll try it eventually but I can wait.

@Nepp67

I agree, it's just dumbing it down to draw in a modern audience. Too many games do that these days. There is nothing wrong with being stumped on a puzzle for a while.

If the player isn't interested in solving intricate puzzles, they're playing the wrong game.

@GirlVersusGame

Well if you yet to play a Tomb Raider game to completion, I would personally suggest something like Legacy of Atlantis, despite not even playing it yet, just to get that classic feel before the survivor trilogy.

I'd even say play Tomb Raider Legend/Anniversary/Underworld before the survivor trilogy. They're entirely different styles and I personally prefer classic Tomb Raider.

I'm really looking forward to this as I'm a massive fan of classic Tomb Raider. It's tied with Fable for my most anticipated games.

I'm not keen on adding aspects of the survivor trilogy to the game but I do get their point about the med packs. I would have preferred regenerative health over crafting though. Less busy work and it's pretty much standard for a lot of action adventure games. Just take Uncharted as an example.

I really don't like the idea of the scanner. It takes away from the experienced explorer/archeologist aspect of Lara which I would say is the main appeal. The puzzles are the biggest part of the gameplay, why simplify them, otherwise what's the point of playing?

I'm cautiously optimistic, but even if it does end up underwhelming we always have Tomb Raider Anniversary, which I adore.

I'll take a return of the Resistance series over Killzone any day, I never was a big Killzone fan, but good news for fans if it turns out to be true.

@species

Same here, the only thing I'd really want is ports of Wind Waker and Twilight Princess HD, but considering Nintendo lazily put the inferior version of Wind Waker onto their NSO service I really don't expect it.

At best I expect an announcement that the original version of Twilight Princess will be available for NSO. Possibly even the same day. I can only see them doing this to help sell NSO.

I would just greatly prefer physical edition ports of the HD games.

This was a pleasant surprise, and I'm all in.

I'd still love to see the developers tackle an ECCO the Dolphin game though.

@For-Kier

Same here, although I own it, I've played GoY for maybe 10 hours or less, probably less. I just couldn't get into it.

Not that it's a bad game, it's not, and I loved GoT, but it's just not something I've been in the mood for. Granted I've gamed much less these past few years. It'll be some time before I get around to it again.

I'll give the demo a try, but I really hate timed demos.

@RoomWithaMoose

Anthem was basically the best Iron Man game that released.

It was a disappointment but I got my money's worth out of it and had fun. A shame we never got to see Anthem 2.0.

I hated the sim elements in RDR2, it's why I stopped playing. I think the first RDR was better. They were a chore.

I'm not a huge fan of GTA but the footage was definitely impressive. If they take the sim elements to the level of RDR 2 or more than I doubt I'll play it.

It doesn't even feel like this gen has hit its midway point. I'm in no hurry for a new generation of consoles. Even then, I won't be paying 4 figures for any gaming console. Never going to happen.

@CielloArc

That could very well be the case, but I'm not getting my hopes up. If it does in fact have a disc based version of the next console I would switch back over to the Xbox ecosystem as my primary place to play.

That said, if the next gen systems are anywhere near the rumored $1,000 price range I'm out anyway. I refuse to pay that much for a console.

@Can-You-Believe-Sith

I was unaware of that, but I didn't plays Baldur's Gate 3 past the demo.

If it's just superficial micro-transactions like skins and such I'll be ok with it as it's unnecessary and not something I'd feel the need to buy.

Gameplay improving micro-transactions are an entirely other matter. Those just lead me to believe a game is designed around making those purchases.

This game is right up my alley. I never heard of it and the reveal makes it look like a ton of fun. Looks great too.

Excitement commence.

@ATaco

I have no inclination to believe the next Xbox will not be all digital only and this just further proves it like you say.

What would be the point of this system if the next Xbox actually had a disc drive.

@8th_Observer

I'd love it if this supported 360 games as I have a large collection of physical discs. If I recall though the 360 generation didn't really have many digital games outside of XBLA.

@ShadowRJ

I was unaware of this, but I'm not planning on getting a PS6, or the next Xbox anyway. Without full backwards compatibility on Sony's part and the most assuredly absurd cost the next systems will be priced, I'm out.

While I can afford it, I refuse to pay anywhere near $1,000 for a console. More so when it's not even fully backwards compatible like the PlayStation will be.

@tangyzesty

I may do the same, before disc prices rise.

I'd love a program like this on the PlayStation ecosystem because I converted for the most part with the launch of the PS4.

Knowing Sony as they are today though I highly doubt it is going to happen.

Kind of messed up to lose a job and be replaced due to an on the job injury. I think Bautista could do a good job, but time will tell.

@ear__wig

Or pay for less ads. I pay for no ads on Paramount Plus yet that doesn't get rid of ads for it's own content. It's BS.

I had a love/hate relationship with the old Tiger Electronics handheld games.

That being said, the devs really hit that aesthetic well.

Between the end of physical media on PlayStation and likely Xbox as well, the PS5 will be my last PlayStation as well as the Series X being the last Xbox I buy.

Removal of physical media is one thing, which I hate, but I refuse to pay anything over $600 for a console.

I like how Ubisoft is going back and showing some love for older titles, even if it's a simple update like this.

Now, if they could just bring the rest of the Assassin's Creed franchise to Switch 2 that'd be wonderful.

I want to explore Ancient Greece on the go and I don't like messing with the Ubisoft launcher on my Steam Deck.

I want Darksiders news and a release date for a fully completed Titan Quest 2. I don't mess with early access stuff.

In no particular order...

-BioShock series
-God of War series
-Red Dead Redemption 1
-Tomb Raider series and it's varied locales
-Fable series, Albion
-Darksiders series
-Hyrule, other than BotW & TotK
-Elder Scrolls
-Assassin's Creed series. Every locale in the series is stunning, but Odyssey most of all because Ancient Greece is a favorite setting of mine.

As much as I hate it, I don't see Sony backing down on this one, although I wish they would. I also think they'll just keep at bay until the storm slowly fades.

I've been seriously thinking about gaming as a hobby being to expensive for my tastes. I have other hobbies, guitars and pedals aren't cheap. I have an insurmountable backlog to keep me occupied and it seems as though all the BS in the game industry is finally forcing me to give it up.

I refuse to pay anywhere near $1,000 for a console. Add in game price increases, and now this, yeah, I may just be done.

I seem to be repeating myself everywhere these days.

I agree that hardcore enthusiasts will pay, although I suspect lower amounts of them. But $1,000 is just out of the question for average consumers, and Sony isn't going to pay the bills on the enthusiast alone.

Why do we even need a PS6? It hasn't been that long since we've been getting "only on PS5" quality games. Even then it's not many.

I am in no hurry to replace my PS5 when it has so much life left in it.

So in the end for me it boils down to this...

Can I afford to a $1,000 console? Yes
Will I pay $1,000 for one? Absolutely not

@awp69

It still sucks, but it is a better option than studio closure.

I've heard Arkane could be on the chopping block. If so I hope Sony would snatch them up because if Microsoft closes the studio I will riot.

I don't really have one as none of the games from this year are amazing.

If I had to pick though it'd be LEGO Batman because it's the closest thing we've got to another Arkham game.