They already struggle to continue putting out content for Phantasy Star Online 2: New Genesis, and that game has already been established for nearly 15 years, so I couldn't even imagine them putting some other live service title out there. This was a good call. They don't have the resources to be in that space anymore than they already are.
I think Uncharted 4 is a great game, and I remember it being the first PS4 game I purchased Day 1 on the system. I wasn't going to but my PS4 came with the Nathan Drake Collection so I had to after playing through them all.
I still think Uncharted 2 is my absolute favorite in the series though.
Also, I sifted through the comments and found absolutely no treasure.
I'll probably pass on this without a dedicated English dub (just a personal preference) but respect the vision and happy for those that are excited for it! It does look like a really great game. ☺️
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is a phenomenal video game, heavily inspired by many classic JRPGs of the past. It was a reminder of old design philosophies of the biggest RPGs of the 90's and 2000's and making them work in the modern era.
People love this game because it blended that into a modern title ALMOST perfectly. No game deserves praise, it earns it. It very clearly has millions of people that love it and that's all that really needs to be said. No game clicks with everyone the same way and I think it is really important to know that and to take yourself out of your own bubble to see the bigger picture.
I say all of this as someone that did score this game at an 8 out of 10 personally. It did not click with me as much as others, but seeing how much people truly loved it is all I really need to understand that yes, it 100% earned its praise.
I would think for a petition to really get noticed by a relevant person, it would likely need tens of millions of signatures. Something that would really give them that "no risk, all reward" scenario to get this finished.
Even then though... If Naughty Dog doesn't want to commit time and resources to it, I don't see them getting back to this project as it kind of had a planned roadmap after release, didn't it? Even when the game was released, it was still not actually finished as it was considered part of the Sony Live-Service Initiative if I'm not mistaken.
I'm with most people on this. I think $69.99 USD would pretty much leave it out of price controversy, but they could 100% charge $79.99 USD and you would hear complaints online for sure, but I think everyone that is buying this day one has decided they are picking it up no matter the price point.
It's only the most anticipated game of 2024 , 2025 and 2026. The FOMO hype alone has all but guaranteed its success.
I'd guess it will release in 2027 for the franchise's 30th anniversary. Maybe January 2028 at the absolute latest, but I think they've already confirmed that the game is in the final stages of polishing already so a 2027 release seems more than realistic.
I don't watch many movies in theaters... but I might have to make an exception. I don't think there is any other way to experience it. Sounds like a good Saturday Matinee showing.
I don't believe this data is accurate, but that said, I also think that Starfield has a reputation that it has always had an uphill battle with.
They'd need to pull a "No Man's Sky" level over re-working that the clearly don't feel they need to do. So you'll see lackluster sales on any platform a game releases on at full retail price. The numbers will get better with sales.
I play these games once in a blue moon because Insomniac Games undeniably make really great games. Sadly, I'm not much into Marvel's IP so its been a bit of a bummer that this is the new thing they focus on now.
Sadly, I think what is next for Eidos Montreal is a full studio closure, unless they can pitch a game within the next 3 months with the promise of a quick turnaround time.
I'm still interested in it myself, just haven't had an opportunity to give it a try yet. That said, I'm not rushing out to play it though. I have a lot going on eating into my gaming time, but I'll definitely jump into it late 2026 / early 2027!
Can no one log what assets are temporarily using these claimed generative-AI placeholders and have a single person meticulously utilize that list to remove said assets and replacement them with original assets made by the team before sending it to QA for a second (or even third) pass over to ensure this does not happen? It's happening a lot and I'm questioning what the QA process even looks like at some of these studios now.
I know the game is massive, but this just seems like an attempt to cut corners anywhere they could to get the game out as soon as they possibly could.
To be that candid on what is simply the most successful Live Service game is incredibly weird... Is even this game struggling to find the format sustainable off of a single IP?
I do think this is a great idea for sure, but I think this God of War game, although a fairly good game in its own right, didn't gel with its intended audience.
If they do more of these in the future, I think they should explore more dormant, legacy IP that ties into a potentially bigger game, or at least attempt to mesh a low-budget genre with it's high-budget counterpart.
I could see for example, having a smaller Uncharted project draw inspiration from classic Prince of Persia and making a 2D action platformer with smooth, realistic animations.
Or maybe a traditional turn-based RPG inspired by Sea of Stars & Chained Echoes to make a new, low-budget entry in the long dormant Wild Arms series to gauge interest.
Things like that would make more sense than sticking God of War in a Castlevania/Metroid type exploration game. It's just never really been about that in the core series' gameplay.
This looks like a horrendous AI abomination from years ago. I'd bet money that there isn't even an actual product to cease & desist here, just a trailer thrown together in 30 minutes using AI tools and stolen assets for the sake of getting attention.
Also, after a little bit of research, I've learned that this is labelled as the: Biohazard 30th Special Pack - and pre-orders sold out very quickly, making many Japanese owners having to import it from other regions, so I'd imagine this also played a part in lower physical sales within the Japanese region. Couple that with those that probably just downloaded the pack and its not hard to see why the number is significantly lower, but likely ended up selling really well on the platform overall.
Did the Resident Evil Generation Pack release in Japan like it did in other territories, and if so, was that also included in the sales data?
Just curious since it is a completely separate SKU and I'd imagine many Switch 2 owners jumping on that deal rather than buying the standalone game.
EDIT: After a little bit of research, I've learned that this is labelled as the: Biohazard 30th Special Pack - and pre-orders sold out very quickly, making many Japanese owners having to import it from other regions, so I'd imagine this also played a part in lower physical sales within the Japanese region. Couple that with those that probably just downloaded the pack and its not hard to see why the number is significantly lower.
My wife will be happy with this! She was OBSESSED with Code Vein II despite its performance hic-cups. I think she loves it as much as Clair Obscur: Expedition 33!
She'll happy to know her New Game+ playthrough will be improved!
This statement + Shift Up wanting to self-publish Stellar Blade's sequel is starting to add up so its not exclusive to PlayStation. I'd say the writing was on the wall.
Am I living under a rock? I have not heard of this game before lol.
That said, I can understand a single person working on the game and passionate about it to react this way to constant inquiries about something that isn't ready... but it releases in 15 days?
Yeah, you needed to start marketing your game on PlayStation 5 like 3 months ago to target the majority of that audience or you will have people like me not even know what the heck this is. Lol
Must be VERY confident this is GOTY material to get the notoriety it needs to be even remotely successful.
After playing it over the weekend, there is no world where this game isn't an All-Time Classic. We're going to be talking about RE9 for many, many years.
I'm fine either way. I would love to see more Uncharted, but I'm also extremely satisfied with the way the story ended for Nathan Drake and the rest of the cast.
Not many franchises I feel get to stay "complete" like Uncharted can.
I'm puzzled by Xbox fans pretty much "demanding" their games to be exclusive on their Xbox console and in turn essentially dooming their favorite platform and IPs.
Why would someone, anyone want their games to sell significantly worse and prevent future games being made? Do they not understand the issue with that?
It's like when Yuji Naka wanted to drive SEGA into the ground for the sake of going down with the ship as the Dreamcast was rapidly sinking instead of going third party. If they had not done that, Yakuza would simply not exist.
As a Nintendo fan, I WISH the Xenoblade Chronicles franchise had a chance on PlayStation, Xbox and Steam platforms just so it would do so much better and more people could play it.
Console exclusivity demands from consumers is just bonkers to me.
I don't think there's much to take away here that isn't obvious. The Xbox brand is done. This new person in charge is there to transition all relevant employment from Xbox Game Studios into the AI initiative, pure and simple. Microsoft is backing out of the gaming industry entirely and will be using the talent at these gaming studios to further develop their own AI initiative.
It explains Xbox's course of action to bring these games to the entire market while they still can. Once the new leadership is initiated, there will be no more video game studio at Microsoft anymore. The Xbox brand will be entirely legacy and the software will sit in a vault as there will be no initiative to bring them to other platforms anymore, completely untouched by anyone at Microsoft until the end of time. I would bet the most you'll ever see Xbox / Microsoft IP will be in tech demos to demonstrate where Gen AI is headed.
Oh yeah, I'm supposed to say this in the comments section... I'm sick and tired of hearing about AI initiatives!
Yeah, I'm really not okay with this decision or closure. There is no excuse that I'm willing to accept, especially when all it comes down to is money, which Bluepoint Games would have made them had they been properly utilized.
I don't know, I used to find joy with gaming on PlayStation but its beginning to become a little too much for me. Maybe it's time to take a break, play some single player games for a few years, cancel our PlayStation Plus subscriptions and play the backlog for awhile until they get the hint... Maybe I'll start looking at PCs by next generation...
If they don't play like the two most recent entries, or something completely overhauled and modernized, I'll probably skip them again like I skipped them on PS2. 😅
I don't think the answer is really all that complex. People are not celebrating for the benefit of PlayStation, they are celebrating an extended period of time with games guaranteed to come to PlayStation 5 as consumers.
I think the cross-gen idea is neat, and I will personally be riding that wave for as long as it will take me on PS5, but it's going to suck when the next Astro Bot, Ratchet & Clank or Final Fantasy is exclusive to the new-gen hardware and inaccessible to me.
So, I'm celebrating because I have some (much needed) additional time with one of my favorite iterations of console hardware with the caveat that I will not upgrade to a PlayStation 6 until 2029/2030 anyway.
It gets an Excellent from me for having 3 games I am very interested in!
Finally getting a sequel to Kena: Bridge of Spirits and it being funded by PlayStation is something I was begging for since 2022, so to see it be a reality had me in complete and utter disbelief.
I find it absolutely fascinating that there are significantly more people that are interested in Highguard's analytics than people that care about the actual game.
I think the message is clear that the space is over-saturated with this genre and the trend-chasing will need to come to an end sooner rather than later if companies want to stop losing millions of dollars in worthless investments.
Video games just need to be video games. Not services.
@themightyant Yep! I highly recommend looking up guides on maintaining any & all hardware being used long term. The "jet-engine" sound that everyone memes on is rarely because the system can't handle the game it was playing. It's just lack of maintenance after heavy use over the years.
Really excited for this one! Looks crazy good. Hopefully it isn't too close to Onimusha: Way of the Sword. I really want both of these games to succeed!
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Re: SEGA Cancels Super Game Project and Moves Away from Live Service
They already struggle to continue putting out content for Phantasy Star Online 2: New Genesis, and that game has already been established for nearly 15 years, so I couldn't even imagine them putting some other live service title out there. This was a good call. They don't have the resources to be in that space anymore than they already are.
Re: Poll: Uncharted 4 Turns 10 Years Old, But Is It the Series' Peak?
I think Uncharted 4 is a great game, and I remember it being the first PS4 game I purchased Day 1 on the system. I wasn't going to but my PS4 came with the Nathan Drake Collection so I had to after playing through them all.
I still think Uncharted 2 is my absolute favorite in the series though.
Also, I sifted through the comments and found absolutely no treasure.
Re: Leon Must Die Forever Is Resident Evil Requiem's New Mini Game, Out Now on PS5
Perfect excuse to jump back in!
Re: Yakuza Dev's Stranger Than Heaven Drops English Dub Option Due to Bilingual Characters
I'll probably pass on this without a dedicated English dub (just a personal preference) but respect the vision and happy for those that are excited for it! It does look like a really great game. ☺️
Re: Poll: Vote for Your PS5 Game of the Month (April 2026)
Absolutely Pragmata, no question about it!
Re: Poll: One Year Later, Did Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Deserve All the Praise?
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is a phenomenal video game, heavily inspired by many classic JRPGs of the past. It was a reminder of old design philosophies of the biggest RPGs of the 90's and 2000's and making them work in the modern era.
People love this game because it blended that into a modern title ALMOST perfectly. No game deserves praise, it earns it. It very clearly has millions of people that love it and that's all that really needs to be said. No game clicks with everyone the same way and I think it is really important to know that and to take yourself out of your own bubble to see the bigger picture.
I say all of this as someone that did score this game at an 8 out of 10 personally. It did not click with me as much as others, but seeing how much people truly loved it is all I really need to understand that yes, it 100% earned its praise.
Re: We're Sure This Petition to Release the PS5 Last of Us Online Multiplayer Game Will Work
I would think for a petition to really get noticed by a relevant person, it would likely need tens of millions of signatures. Something that would really give them that "no risk, all reward" scenario to get this finished.
Even then though... If Naughty Dog doesn't want to commit time and resources to it, I don't see them getting back to this project as it kind of had a planned roadmap after release, didn't it? Even when the game was released, it was still not actually finished as it was considered part of the Sony Live-Service Initiative if I'm not mistaken.
Re: Dynasty Warriors 3 Remake Hit with Indefinite Delay Just Two Months from PS5 Release
I would definitely correct the headline ASAP. It is most definitely not a remake.
Re: 'Our Job Is to Charge Way, Way, Way Less of the Value': GTA 6 Unlikely to Cost $100+ on PS5
I'm with most people on this. I think $69.99 USD would pretty much leave it out of price controversy, but they could 100% charge $79.99 USD and you would hear complaints online for sure, but I think everyone that is buying this day one has decided they are picking it up no matter the price point.
It's only the most anticipated game of 2024 , 2025 and 2026. The FOMO hype alone has all but guaranteed its success.
Re: Final Fantasy 7 Remake Part 3 Reveal Being Prepared, Says Square Enix
I'd guess it will release in 2027 for the franchise's 30th anniversary. Maybe January 2028 at the absolute latest, but I think they've already confirmed that the game is in the final stages of polishing already so a 2027 release seems more than realistic.
Re: Tekken 8 Fans Furious as Tifa Tipped for Street Fighter 6 Instead
Forget Tifa, my man Mayor Mike Haggar is coming back?!
Re: 'Everyone Keeps Goin' on About Your Thighs': Street Fighter Movie Trailer Brings Pure B-Movie Energy
I don't watch many movies in theaters... but I might have to make an exception. I don't think there is any other way to experience it. Sounds like a good Saturday Matinee showing.
Re: PS5's Fairgames Is a Free-to-Play Extraction Shooter, and It's Not Dead Yet
I think the "extraction" part of this F2P shooter is the extraction of its existence on digital store fronts within 3 weeks.
Re: 'He's a Distant Relative of My Mum or Something': Street Fighter 6 Patched to Be Slightly Less Incestuous
This is just... such a weird and gross place to take a fighting game character's storyline.
Re: Starfield PS5 Sales Estimates Leave Much to Be Desired
I don't believe this data is accurate, but that said, I also think that Starfield has a reputation that it has always had an uphill battle with.
They'd need to pull a "No Man's Sky" level over re-working that the clearly don't feel they need to do. So you'll see lackluster sales on any platform a game releases on at full retail price. The numbers will get better with sales.
Re: Inevitable PS5 Sequel Marvel's Spider-Man 3 Teased in a Quickly Deleted Social Post
I play these games once in a blue moon because Insomniac Games undeniably make really great games. Sadly, I'm not much into Marvel's IP so its been a bit of a bummer that this is the new thing they focus on now.
Re: These 18+ New PS5, PS4 Games Are Coming Out This Week (13th-19th April)
Can't wait for Pragmata!!! So excited that it is finally coming out!
Re: Grab These Resident Evil PSN Avatars for Free This Month
Why in the world did they pick shots from the CGI movies as icons to celebrate the 30th Anniversary of a video game franchise?
Re: Rumour: Deus Ex Dev Spent Hundreds of Millions on an Open World Action Game Before Mass Layoffs Hit
Sadly, I think what is next for Eidos Montreal is a full studio closure, unless they can pitch a game within the next 3 months with the promise of a quick turnaround time.
dramatically loooooooooooong sigh in the comments
Re: Opinion: Does Starfield Suck? People Keep Telling Me to Skip Its PS5 Release
I'm still interested in it myself, just haven't had an opportunity to give it a try yet. That said, I'm not rushing out to play it though. I have a lot going on eating into my gaming time, but I'll definitely jump into it late 2026 / early 2027!
Re: Capcom's Promising New PS5 IP Pragmata Ready to Release
So excited to grab this on the 17th after falling in love with the demo! I see many, many playthroughs in my future!
Re: Sony Announces Gigantic PS5 Price Increases, Effective from April 2026
I think this is a important time to ask yourself this... "When is the last time I cleaned the vents of my PS5?"
Because we're going to be on them for a looooooooooooong time guys.
Re: 'We Should Have Clearly Disclosed Our Use of AI': Crimson Desert Dev 'Sincerely Apologises' for Erroneously Including AI Art in PS5 Game
Huh, I'm noticing a trend here lately...
Can no one log what assets are temporarily using these claimed generative-AI placeholders and have a single person meticulously utilize that list to remove said assets and replacement them with original assets made by the team before sending it to QA for a second (or even third) pass over to ensure this does not happen? It's happening a lot and I'm questioning what the QA process even looks like at some of these studios now.
I know the game is massive, but this just seems like an attempt to cut corners anywhere they could to get the game out as soon as they possibly could.
Re: Capcom Won't Reveal One of Resident Evil Requiem's Biggest Mysteries Any Time Soon
My wife and I played this together and we had two totally opposite reactions, haha.
Me: Oh, Leon's married! That's such a cool touch to his character development. Happy for him.
My wife: WHO?! WHO IS IT?! IS IT CLAIRE??? ADA??? I MUST KNOOOOOOOOOOOOOW!!!!
Me: ...You know, it doesn't have to be a recurring character... right? It could be someone he met off screen, lol.
Re: 'Imagine Being Such a Loser': We've Hit Rock Bottom with Website Dedicated to 'Failing' Games
Yeah, that's a pretty scummy website. I guess you really can weaponize analytics of anything these days.
I'll just stay in my corner and play my video games, thanks.
Re: Fortnite, the Biggest Game in the World, Wants You to Help Pay Its Bills
To be that candid on what is simply the most successful Live Service game is incredibly weird... Is even this game struggling to find the format sustainable off of a single IP?
Is the GaaS burnout beginning to show itself?
Re: Opinion: God of War: Sons of Sparta Is the Smaller PS5 Game Fans Want, and I Hope We See More
I do think this is a great idea for sure, but I think this God of War game, although a fairly good game in its own right, didn't gel with its intended audience.
If they do more of these in the future, I think they should explore more dormant, legacy IP that ties into a potentially bigger game, or at least attempt to mesh a low-budget genre with it's high-budget counterpart.
I could see for example, having a smaller Uncharted project draw inspiration from classic Prince of Persia and making a 2D action platformer with smooth, realistic animations.
Or maybe a traditional turn-based RPG inspired by Sea of Stars & Chained Echoes to make a new, low-budget entry in the long dormant Wild Arms series to gauge interest.
Things like that would make more sense than sticking God of War in a Castlevania/Metroid type exploration game. It's just never really been about that in the core series' gameplay.
Re: Pokémon Knock-Off Palworld Gets a Breath of the Wild-Inspired Copycat for PS5
This looks like a horrendous AI abomination from years ago. I'd bet money that there isn't even an actual product to cease & desist here, just a trailer thrown together in 30 minutes using AI tools and stolen assets for the sake of getting attention.
Re: Trails, Ys Dev Falcom Celebrates 45th Anniversary, Announces New Dragon Slayer Project
The Dragon Slayer arc of The Legend of Heroes franchise was not on my bingo card for making a return, lol. Cool stuff!
Re: Poll: Vote for Your PS5 Game of the Month (February 2026)
Oh, most definitely Resident Evil Requiem!
Re: Resident Evil Requiem Records Strong Japanese Sales, But Still Dwarfed by Resident Evil 5 and 6
@anoyonmus Yeah, I think so too.
Also, after a little bit of research, I've learned that this is labelled as the: Biohazard 30th Special Pack - and pre-orders sold out very quickly, making many Japanese owners having to import it from other regions, so I'd imagine this also played a part in lower physical sales within the Japanese region. Couple that with those that probably just downloaded the pack and its not hard to see why the number is significantly lower, but likely ended up selling really well on the platform overall.
Re: Resident Evil Requiem Records Strong Japanese Sales, But Still Dwarfed by Resident Evil 5 and 6
Did the Resident Evil Generation Pack release in Japan like it did in other territories, and if so, was that also included in the sales data?
Just curious since it is a completely separate SKU and I'd imagine many Switch 2 owners jumping on that deal rather than buying the standalone game.
EDIT: After a little bit of research, I've learned that this is labelled as the: Biohazard 30th Special Pack - and pre-orders sold out very quickly, making many Japanese owners having to import it from other regions, so I'd imagine this also played a part in lower physical sales within the Japanese region. Couple that with those that probably just downloaded the pack and its not hard to see why the number is significantly lower.
Re: Code Vein 2 Just Got a Lot Easier with Patch 1.0.5
My wife will be happy with this! She was OBSESSED with Code Vein II despite its performance hic-cups. I think she loves it as much as Clair Obscur: Expedition 33!
She'll happy to know her New Game+ playthrough will be improved!
Re: Sony Returns to PlayStation Exclusivity and Stops Single Player PC Ports, New Report Says
This statement + Shift Up wanting to self-publish Stellar Blade's sequel is starting to add up so its not exclusive to PlayStation. I'd say the writing was on the wall.
Re: 'We're Not Hiding Anything': Crimson Desert Dev 'Sick' of Claims Around No PS5 Footage
Am I living under a rock? I have not heard of this game before lol.
That said, I can understand a single person working on the game and passionate about it to react this way to constant inquiries about something that isn't ready... but it releases in 15 days?
Yeah, you needed to start marketing your game on PlayStation 5 like 3 months ago to target the majority of that audience or you will have people like me not even know what the heck this is. Lol
Must be VERY confident this is GOTY material to get the notoriety it needs to be even remotely successful.
Re: Resident Evil Requiem (PS5) - Two-in-One Horror Not Quite an All-Timer
After playing it over the weekend, there is no world where this game isn't an All-Time Classic. We're going to be talking about RE9 for many, many years.
Re: Opinion: If Sony's Doubling Down on Its Most Popular Franchises, Where's Uncharted?
I'm fine either way. I would love to see more Uncharted, but I'm also extremely satisfied with the way the story ended for Nathan Drake and the rest of the cast.
Not many franchises I feel get to stay "complete" like Uncharted can.
Re: Poll: Are You Happy with Your PS Plus Essential Games for March 2026?
I don't have PlayStation Plus, but this seems like a solid line-up. Monster Hunter Rise is still the best entry in the series in my opinion.
Re: 'The Plan's the Plan Until It's Not the Plan': Xbox All Over the Place on Future PS5 Ports
I'm puzzled by Xbox fans pretty much "demanding" their games to be exclusive on their Xbox console and in turn essentially dooming their favorite platform and IPs.
Why would someone, anyone want their games to sell significantly worse and prevent future games being made? Do they not understand the issue with that?
It's like when Yuji Naka wanted to drive SEGA into the ground for the sake of going down with the ship as the Dreamcast was rapidly sinking instead of going third party. If they had not done that, Yakuza would simply not exist.
As a Nintendo fan, I WISH the Xenoblade Chronicles franchise had a chance on PlayStation, Xbox and Steam platforms just so it would do so much better and more people could play it.
Console exclusivity demands from consumers is just bonkers to me.
Re: Original Xbox Creator Shares Brutal Opinion of New Leadership, Believes This Is the End of Xbox
I don't think there's much to take away here that isn't obvious. The Xbox brand is done. This new person in charge is there to transition all relevant employment from Xbox Game Studios into the AI initiative, pure and simple. Microsoft is backing out of the gaming industry entirely and will be using the talent at these gaming studios to further develop their own AI initiative.
It explains Xbox's course of action to bring these games to the entire market while they still can. Once the new leadership is initiated, there will be no more video game studio at Microsoft anymore. The Xbox brand will be entirely legacy and the software will sit in a vault as there will be no initiative to bring them to other platforms anymore, completely untouched by anyone at Microsoft until the end of time. I would bet the most you'll ever see Xbox / Microsoft IP will be in tech demos to demonstrate where Gen AI is headed.
Oh yeah, I'm supposed to say this in the comments section... I'm sick and tired of hearing about AI initiatives!
Re: Sony Goes Silent on Social Media as Fans Turn Feral Following Bluepoint Closure
Yeah, I'm really not okay with this decision or closure. There is no excuse that I'm willing to accept, especially when all it comes down to is money, which Bluepoint Games would have made them had they been properly utilized.
I don't know, I used to find joy with gaming on PlayStation but its beginning to become a little too much for me. Maybe it's time to take a break, play some single player games for a few years, cancel our PlayStation Plus subscriptions and play the backlog for awhile until they get the hint... Maybe I'll start looking at PCs by next generation...
Re: Poll: Should God of War Trilogy Remake Adopt the Gameplay Style of Ragnarok?
If they don't play like the two most recent entries, or something completely overhauled and modernized, I'll probably skip them again like I skipped them on PS2. 😅
Re: Opinion: The Euphoric Reaction to PS6's Rumoured Delay Really Confuses Me
I don't think the answer is really all that complex. People are not celebrating for the benefit of PlayStation, they are celebrating an extended period of time with games guaranteed to come to PlayStation 5 as consumers.
I think the cross-gen idea is neat, and I will personally be riding that wave for as long as it will take me on PS5, but it's going to suck when the next Astro Bot, Ratchet & Clank or Final Fantasy is exclusive to the new-gen hardware and inaccessible to me.
So, I'm celebrating because I have some (much needed) additional time with one of my favorite iterations of console hardware with the caveat that I will not upgrade to a PlayStation 6 until 2029/2030 anyway.
Re: Brand New .hack Game Announced as CyberConnect 2 Revives Classic RPG Series
Dude! That is VERY exciting!
Re: Poll: How Would You Rate State of Play for February 2026?
It gets an Excellent from me for having 3 games I am very interested in!
Finally getting a sequel to Kena: Bridge of Spirits and it being funded by PlayStation is something I was begging for since 2022, so to see it be a reality had me in complete and utter disbelief.
Re: Konami Is So Back It's Even Making an All-New JRPG for PS5
This game looks great! Excited to see more on it.
Re: 20 PS5 Predictions for State of Play February 2026
Lots to look forward to for sure! Honestly, with Capcom's output this year, they've pretty much already filled out my 2026 calendar on PlayStation 5.
I really don't think I need anything else to be confirmed this year!
Re: Highguard Is Already Struggling to Hold Players' Attention
I find it absolutely fascinating that there are significantly more people that are interested in Highguard's analytics than people that care about the actual game.
I think the message is clear that the space is over-saturated with this genre and the trend-chasing will need to come to an end sooner rather than later if companies want to stop losing millions of dollars in worthless investments.
Video games just need to be video games. Not services.
Re: Random: Someone Made Their Very Own Portable PS4 Handheld Console
@themightyant Yep! I highly recommend looking up guides on maintaining any & all hardware being used long term. The "jet-engine" sound that everyone memes on is rarely because the system can't handle the game it was playing. It's just lack of maintenance after heavy use over the years.
Re: Phantom Blade Zero Destined to Be a Worldwide Hit as Anticipation Grows
Really excited for this one! Looks crazy good. Hopefully it isn't too close to Onimusha: Way of the Sword. I really want both of these games to succeed!