KoopaTheGamer

I'm very excited to see more PS2 games getting re-released, but I'm also a little bit disappointed in the PS1 and PSP library. I understand that licensing can be difficult with games like Gran Turismo etc, but it just feels like the most memorable games are nowhere to be seen.

I just wish they put some effort into their classic library. I'd love to buy some PS1 and PSP games but there's barely anything there to get.

In the affected countries where PSN isn't supported, PS5 consoles can't be sold either (officially). So PC is the only place where people could get these games without buying the console abroad and breaking the terms of service of PSN.

So I'd argue that it's a bit anti-consumer to require the PSN when there isn't a good reason to require it. I'm sure there would be plenty of people interested in buying these games.

@AdamNovice I think a reasonable amount of PS5 players are still interested in PC ports. At least people with Steam Deck or a similar portable device, or a high-end PC that can push beyond the capabilities of a console.

I got the Steam version, and so far the game has been fantastic. It has such a strong atmosphere, great puzzles and so many secrets. Definitely GOTY material, unless something very special comes later.

@zhoont Overrated and underrated are both completely arbitrary terms. It all depends on what your own, subjective opinion is.

@Neither_scene While I agree that multiplatform is the way to go, it also makes sense financially to launch on their own platform first. Simply because Sony (like pretty much every store) takes 30% cut. Ideally for them people will not have the patience to wait for multiplatform releases, and just get the games on Xbox. Even better if people double dip and get it for both Xbox and PS5/Switch.

That said, for online focused titles it makes sense to launch on all the platforms simultaneously to get some momentum going.

@wildcat_kickz Yes, I agree that review bombing was unnecessary. But the principle behind it is still solid. You can't always expect things to get better without fighting towards the goal, preferably in a constructive manner of course.

There were some claims that the community manager of Arrowhead supported the review bombing, but I haven't done any research whether it was true. Doesn't really matter anymore, but I do believe that this conclusion is what they wanted as well.

@TheAmbienWalrus Trophy integration shouldn't be an issue whatsoever. Including PSN login is fine, as long as it's optional. So PSN members can use Playstation trophies. And for the non-PSN members they can still have Steam achievements.

@wildcat_kickz I think this cape would be a proof that sometimes making a stand and voicing your opinion can actually cause change for the better. It's also a proof that sometimes publishers/developers are actually listening to player feedback. Even though the reviews were negative, this cape would be all about positivity.

That is a shame. They made such a good job with THPS 1+2. I personally have more nostalgia for Tony Hawk Pro Skater 3 and 4 anyway, so I would've loved to see them get a re-release.

Wow. So many salty people here over a positive thing that lets more people play and enjoy a game, and also improves user experience. Can't we all just be happy about this?

This is great news! They did the right thing.

@Grumblevolcano Yeah. To be fair, whenever a game requires a Bethesda account login, a lot of people are not happy about it. Never got quite this big though, probably because they didn't add it after launch (as far as I know, anyway).

@Northern_munkey Not entirely sure what your point is. I'm just saying that people should be more respectful to each other. Do you disagree?

@Kidfunkadelic83 No need to be rude. In addition to toxic fans, there are also reasonable people playing on PC, just as there are on Playstation, Nintendo or Xbox. It's okay to call out Sony in case they do something that hurts the player experience.

That's kind of a bad look for sure. Even if they offer full refunds to the players, it's not exactly nice when you have a game that you enjoy only for it to be taken away. I just don't see why they feel like they have to do this. Just let people play without PSN, and everyone would be happy.

Edit: And sure, you can keep playing it even if you're in one of the affected countries. But then you're forced to break the terms of service because the PSN isn't supported in your country. Not everyone is willing to do that. If they wanted to, they could even ban your account for something like that (although I don't know if they actually would).

@ChrisDeku While you're correct that phone numbers are widely available, the same can't be said for email addresses. Emails are just about the easiest way to scam people into giving their personal information away.

That said, I don't think that's relevant to the topic. There are enough reasons to dislike Sony's actions here even without touching the whole security aspect. I believe the main reason why Sony wants people to use their PSN is to collect some data (shocking, right?). It's all in the privacy policy, nothing uncommon about that, but it's okay not to like it.

Anyway, the main reason why I personally don't like this is simply because it's completely unnecessary and inconvenient. The other companies do it too, but so what? I'd much rather have a future where the players don't need to create unnecessary accounts to play games. Especially for single player games, but I don't see any reason to believe they would pull this off in their single player titles.

@dark_knightmare2 There hasn't been an official statement, and it may very well never become into anything real, but there has been evidence of them at least considering it.

With PS VR2 getting PC compatibility, it would make a lot of sense as well. They make their money with software and (as far as I know) sell hardware with loss or a tiny profit margin. Having PC support without getting money from VR software outside of the ones they themselves publish would not be a good decision for them. Steam/Epic etc take a big chunk of the profits out of their own releases as well.

@Ryu_Niiyama A lot of games have cross-play without requiring an additional login. So that is certainly not the reason for this.

@ChrisDeku To be fair, there has been some reports indicating that Sony is preparing its own launcher for PC. The requirement of PSN login does fit into that picture.

It's kind of weird to see so many people defend the PSN login here. Okay, let's be reasonable. It's not a massive operation to create a new account. It probably will not leak all of your important data to people with malicious intentions.

But the game works fine without PSN login. It wasn't there at the launch, even if it was mentioned that it was coming. Why add it now? The player certainly doesn't benefit from it, and has more to lose than to gain.

Review bombing is not okay, and it's childish, unnecessary and harmful. But I think it's completely okay to criticize Sony for this. I hope they change their mind and don't have similar PSN requirements in their future PC titles.

Looks excellent. SteamWorld Heist is up there with Dig 2 as my favourite SteamWorld game, so I'm super excited for this game!

It sucks when you need an EA account, Ubisoft account or Epic account to play your games. And yes, it also sucks when you need a PS account to play a game that clearly doesn't actually need it whatsoever (it has worked just fine so far, right?).

Now, review bombing is childish and unnecessary, but I think it's not unreasonable to want to play games without having to create an account. It should be enough that you have whatever account the store uses.

While I have nothing against buying games digitally, I don't want to support the trend of these big AAA games being digital-only. So I'll most likely wait until the game is like -50% off and get it then.

Looking forward to it. I'm kind of busy with Tekken 8 right now, but I really enjoy Street Fighter 6. It's a good time to be playing fighting games.

@Cyberbotv2 Maybe it's just me, but I would be far more impressed if they actually managed to fit the game under 100GB. With good file size optimization and avoiding pre-rendered cutscenes, I'm sure that would've been possible with minimal hit to the quality.

So people are mad that villains are acting like villains, and the game has a title that describes the story of the game.

I love Batman Arkham games, and I do think that is one of my favourite versions of Batman. But I don't mind this game's story whatsoever. It's the gameplay that is a turn off for me.

@trev666 Arkham Asylum was developed with a team of 40-60 people (starting with 40, ending with 60). That's a pretty perfect size for a team tbh, sometimes having more people only slows down decision making and causes clashing visions between team members.

Besides, I'm tired of seeing only open world games. Having quality games with smaller scale would be a nice change of pace.

While they say it's a remaster, it's in fact using Carbon Engine which means that it's just emulation with some nice quality of life stuff like rewind. Not saying there's anything wrong with it, it's just misleading marketing.

But then again, this is Limited Run Games, so maybe that's to be expected.

@jgrangervikings1 To each their own, but I find this game far more exciting than anything Ubisoft has released since Rayman Legends. Seems like a superb game.

@MattBoothDev There are some native 4K games on it too, although not many. Not to mention video content which can also be rendered at 4K.

@MattBoothDev Series S can definitely output 4K, but the GPU isn't strong enough to run most games with it. So while Series S has far more powerful CPU than One X (not to mention SSD which helps), it also has less powerful GPU and less memory (10 GB vs 12 GB).

@Jay767 I haven't read a single article that has confirmed this. Some news articles mention PS5 in title, but don't include any kind of official quote or references/sources. In the age of paid exclusives, I don't think it's responsible for news sites to share information without proper research.

Edit: Not to mention, calling it a PS5 reboot or PS5 revival makes it sound like a PS5 exclusive, which is kind of misleading.

Kind of weird calling it a PS5 reboot (and PS5 revival in other article) before they've even announced the platforms. Sure, it seems likely, but not certain yet.

I'll wait for the Steam demo, since my Arcade stick doesn't work on PS5 (except with PS4 games).

I watched the trailer and I have absolutely no idea what I just watched. What do you do in the game, how does it play and what's the goal here? It looks visually nice, but I think this trailer failed in telling anything about the game.

I can see this kind of controller being very comfortable to use. It's a similar situation with Arcade sticks, playing fighting games etc is much less tiring for your hands than on a traditional controller.

I've played and enjoyed Tears of the Kingdom, Spider-Man 2 and Super Mario Bros. Wonder. All of these are great games and deserve to win. That said, Baldur's Gate and RE4 Remake seem like great games too.

I dislike free-to-play games with great passion, so this is great news.

Yes, I have had a bunch of (mostly small) bugs. The most common by far is subtitles getting out of sync, it has happened quite many times. Once the collision system failed and Spider-Man got stuck inside a building, and couldn't get out without switching to Miles. Also, once the mission didn't progress because one enemy was out of bounds and I couldn't take them out.

Oh, and one time the audio got completely messed up. Fixed itself eventually, though. Oh yeah, almost forgot about that one building that had some floating lamps in it and was also missing some point launch/zip points on the rooftop.

Anyway, nothing too major. Thankfully most of these could be fixed by restarting the last checkpoint in missions or switching to another character. I'm really enjoying the game, even if it could use a little bit more QA

No reason to upgrade, but seems like a nice device for those who are on the market for a PS5. 175GB of additional storage is nice, as long as this still has the SSD expansion slot.

@themightyant Unity has almost eight thousand eployees while Epic Games for example has less than four thousand. I have absolutely no idea why they need that many people. I feel like they've grown too big and shouldn't have made so many acquisitions or hired so many people. They should focus on making an engine for mobile platforms and indie developers, as those are the biggest markets for them.