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!
I don't think it's going to ever have the player base it needs to remain sustainable. It'll quickly stop getting regular updates and get shut down within 1 to 2 years.
This model is only sustainable if you can get people to jump from their current GaaS time sink, and get into this one. That only gets harder, the longer an individual commits to a single thing.
Sadly, we all knew the fate of this one the second the TGA trailer ended. Hopefully they can make a little bit of money to stay afloat.
Ooooo, my wife is going to be excited! I'm getting the full game for her for her birthday, so she'll be happy to get the hours long process of creating her perfect avatar before release!
I honestly have no clue what to expect from Sony and PlayStation. I think they are sadly in a state of flux with their Live Service push blowing up in their faces. We're going to be feeling the damage from that colossal waste of time and resources for another 2+ years sadly.
If anything, 2026 is going to be a very Capcom heavy year for PlayStation. With the free updates wrapping up in Monster Hunter Wilds, there may be a major expansion coming in 2026. Street Fighter 6 DLC continuing to release as well. Monster Hunter Stories 3, Pragmata, Resident Evil Requiem, Onimusha: Way of the Sword and Mega Man Star Force Legacy Collection... I think they are the studio to look out for this year for sure.
Square Enix needs to start pumping out trailers for Final Fantasy VII R Part 3, Kingdom Hearts IV and Dragon Quest XII. After Dragon Quest VII Reimagined, I don't think we know anything else they have in the pipeline, do we?
Then of course, Silent Hill remake from Konami/Bloober Team is likely releasing in 2026 as well.
Huh, I thought it was shut down years ago. I must have got that mixed up with another title. I guess it ended up finding a small niche to make it worth keeping the servers going for awhile.
I remember hearing it sold a decent number of copies but later found out quite a large chunk of that was from sales of $1 - $5 each. I remember seeing stacks and stacks of copies of Anthem at Five Below.
Given that it's likely been in development already for 6 to 7 years alongside Persona 3 Reload and Persona 4 Revival... I'd say this would be the perfect time to give us a trailer, but the cynic in me doesn't believe it
I dunno, I have a feeling it will be late 2027 or early 2028 before it finally comes out. Since development started prior to the events of 2020, that likely caused significant delays regarding when they really wanted to unveil it as it is. We'll just have to wait and see though. It would be really hard to accept any other Persona announcement except for Persona 6.
Personally, I'd rather see a sequel to Metaphor: ReFantazio or Shin Megami Tensei V, but I'm just not the target demographic for the Persona series.
Pay-Per-View means no advertisement breaks... right? ...RIGHT?!
Yeah, I have no hope for this model to prove sustainable. You need a high viewership to entice ads and sponsors. Sticking a paywall on an event that 99.5% of the world doesn't even know exists (myself included and I play SF6) = devastation.
I personally just don't label a video game by anything more than it's genre. Being AAA or Indie means nothing to me. I should not know a game's budget, publication practices, dev time, team size... the most I want to be educated on is if the game is utilizing AI in nefarious ways.
If the game is good, I'm going to play it. The community/industry created labels put on them is 100% irrelevant.
@AK4tywill That's a fair point. I hadn't really thought about Sony's direct output no longer reaching PS4 consoles, just that games in general are still slated for that machine for 2026 and 2027.
@Wentos I'm honestly kind of shocked that it isn't on the other platforms. Kind of seems like a no-brainer to make this for Mobile, PS4, PS5 and PC via Steam, to tap into the widest pool of players.
Looks incredible and the hit of music at the end had got me excited for it! Wonder if it'll have an English dub to hit as wide of an audience as possible. I hope it's great AND successful!
@DragonSlayer1759 I see where you are coming from. It can be frustrating to pay full price for a game, only for others to pay far less and have a better experience than you...
...but in this context, I don't think your statement really fits here as it's free additional content for fans that have been asking for it. If you weren't asking for it, then it simply wasn't made with you in mind.
It generally sounds like the author of the article has a point, but at the same time, also showcases their linear pattern with gaming in general. The only way you really miss games like Astro Bot, Ratchet & Clank & Stellar Blade is if you gravitate towards the other games mentioned specifically for their stories.
So I don't know what to really take away from the original article. It sounds more like personal burn-out than an actual issue with Sony's output thematically. I also think Sony's output has been much slower this generation than any other, so there is that as well, but the third party support is so vast and complements the platform so well, it's almost a moot point.
Most story-driven motivators in general have all been done dozens of times at this point, but the storylines always diverge into their own separate narratives by the end, and differentiate themselves with the world they take place in, the character's origins and development over the course of the events the player is forced to engage with, etc.
TL;DR, Sony is doing just fine, and the article has no real merit on the industry as a whole, but a personal issue that can be easily remedied by not focusing solely on PlayStation Studios for PlayStation 5 content.
Wait, this game hasn't even been officially out a year, and we're already FIVE seasons in???
I don't think platform fighters as a Live Service game works when you're that aggressive on the battle pass/DLC. Its not hard to see what the issue is with that. It's either really tedious, or more expensive than a full priced game and you aren't going to find enough people willing to commit to constantly investing into a product that will inevitably cease to exist.
I think this is the final strike against it for us.
I just wanted to co-op with my wife, like we did in Elden Ring. Now every accomplishment is going to feel cheated because we have to lug around an awkward 3rd wheel that might be at a completely different part of the game and carries us through the fight.
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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!
Re: Poll: Are You Playing Highguard?
I don't think it's going to ever have the player base it needs to remain sustainable. It'll quickly stop getting regular updates and get shut down within 1 to 2 years.
This model is only sustainable if you can get people to jump from their current GaaS time sink, and get into this one. That only gets harder, the longer an individual commits to a single thing.
Sadly, we all knew the fate of this one the second the TGA trailer ended. Hopefully they can make a little bit of money to stay afloat.
Re: Code Vein 2 (PS5) - Repetitive Vampiric Soulslike May Still Sate Your Bloodlust
Definitely see this as a "YMMV" kind of game. I know my wife and I will enjoy it immensely but I am disappointed in the performance dips for sure.
Excited to jump into it in a couple of days!
Re: Make Your Code Vein 2 Character on PS5 Now, So You Can Get Straight to the Action Next Week
Ooooo, my wife is going to be excited! I'm getting the full game for her for her birthday, so she'll be happy to get the hours long process of creating her perfect avatar before release!
Re: Feature: 15 PS5 Predictions for 2026
I honestly have no clue what to expect from Sony and PlayStation. I think they are sadly in a state of flux with their Live Service push blowing up in their faces. We're going to be feeling the damage from that colossal waste of time and resources for another 2+ years sadly.
If anything, 2026 is going to be a very Capcom heavy year for PlayStation. With the free updates wrapping up in Monster Hunter Wilds, there may be a major expansion coming in 2026. Street Fighter 6 DLC continuing to release as well. Monster Hunter Stories 3, Pragmata, Resident Evil Requiem, Onimusha: Way of the Sword and Mega Man Star Force Legacy Collection... I think they are the studio to look out for this year for sure.
Square Enix needs to start pumping out trailers for Final Fantasy VII R Part 3, Kingdom Hearts IV and Dragon Quest XII. After Dragon Quest VII Reimagined, I don't think we know anything else they have in the pipeline, do we?
Then of course, Silent Hill remake from Konami/Bloober Team is likely releasing in 2026 as well.
Re: BioWare's Biggest Failure ANTHEM Shuts Down Today
Huh, I thought it was shut down years ago. I must have got that mixed up with another title. I guess it ended up finding a small niche to make it worth keeping the servers going for awhile.
I remember hearing it sold a decent number of copies but later found out quite a large chunk of that was from sales of $1 - $5 each. I remember seeing stacks and stacks of copies of Anthem at Five Below.
Re: Persona Anniversary Site Mentions 'Next Chapter for the Series'
Given that it's likely been in development already for 6 to 7 years alongside Persona 3 Reload and Persona 4 Revival... I'd say this would be the perfect time to give us a trailer, but the cynic in me doesn't believe it
I dunno, I have a feeling it will be late 2027 or early 2028 before it finally comes out. Since development started prior to the events of 2020, that likely caused significant delays regarding when they really wanted to unveil it as it is. We'll just have to wait and see though. It would be really hard to accept any other Persona announcement except for Persona 6.
Personally, I'd rather see a sequel to Metaphor: ReFantazio or Shin Megami Tensei V, but I'm just not the target demographic for the Persona series.
Re: Capcom Refuses to Back Down on Crazy Street Fighter 6 Pay-Per-View Plan
Pay-Per-View means no advertisement breaks... right? ...RIGHT?!
Yeah, I have no hope for this model to prove sustainable. You need a high viewership to entice ads and sponsors. Sticking a paywall on an event that 99.5% of the world doesn't even know exists (myself included and I play SF6) = devastation.
Re: Talking Point: With Expedition 33 Winning Best Indie Game, What Does 'Indie' Mean to You?
I personally just don't label a video game by anything more than it's genre. Being AAA or Indie means nothing to me. I should not know a game's budget, publication practices, dev time, team size... the most I want to be educated on is if the game is utilizing AI in nefarious ways.
If the game is good, I'm going to play it. The community/industry created labels put on them is 100% irrelevant.
Re: Mobile Ratchet & Clank Game Expands to New Regions as Testing Continues
@AK4tywill That's a fair point. I hadn't really thought about Sony's direct output no longer reaching PS4 consoles, just that games in general are still slated for that machine for 2026 and 2027.
Re: Mobile Ratchet & Clank Game Expands to New Regions as Testing Continues
@Wentos I'm honestly kind of shocked that it isn't on the other platforms. Kind of seems like a no-brainer to make this for Mobile, PS4, PS5 and PC via Steam, to tap into the widest pool of players.
Re: Monster Hunter Wilds' Mega Title Update 4 Out Now on PS5
Nice! I'll definitely have to hop back into it and gear up. Capcom is probably going to take over a vast majority of my gaming time in 2026!
Re: Poll: What Are Your Most Anticipated PS5 Games of 2026?
Very Capcom heavy year for me next year:
1. Resident Evil Requiem
2. Pragmata
3. Onimusha: Way of the Sword
4. Phantom Blade Zero
5. Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection
Re: Preview: Avatar PS5 Is Transformed in Third-Person, Expanded in From the Ashes DLC
Ooooo, I never expected third person mode to be added! That is really cool!
Re: PS5 Sci-Fi Action RPG SOL Shogunate Is Samurai in Space, and It Looks Awesome
Looks incredible and the hit of music at the end had got me excited for it! Wonder if it'll have an English dub to hit as wide of an audience as possible. I hope it's great AND successful!
Re: State of Play Announced for 11th November, Focus on Japanese PS5 Games
Excellent! Will undoubtedly be the best State of Play of 2025 for me.
Re: Next Expedition 33 Update Adds New Area, Bosses, Outfits for Free
@DragonSlayer1759 I see where you are coming from. It can be frustrating to pay full price for a game, only for others to pay far less and have a better experience than you...
...but in this context, I don't think your statement really fits here as it's free additional content for fans that have been asking for it. If you weren't asking for it, then it simply wasn't made with you in mind.
Re: Black Ops 6 Trial Will Let You Play the Full Single Player Story for Free on PS5, PS4
Well can't complain here! I'll jump on that this weekend!
Re: Talking Point: Are You Getting Sick of Sony's Supposedly 'Samey' Approach to Story Telling?
It generally sounds like the author of the article has a point, but at the same time, also showcases their linear pattern with gaming in general. The only way you really miss games like Astro Bot, Ratchet & Clank & Stellar Blade is if you gravitate towards the other games mentioned specifically for their stories.
So I don't know what to really take away from the original article. It sounds more like personal burn-out than an actual issue with Sony's output thematically. I also think Sony's output has been much slower this generation than any other, so there is that as well, but the third party support is so vast and complements the platform so well, it's almost a moot point.
Most story-driven motivators in general have all been done dozens of times at this point, but the storylines always diverge into their own separate narratives by the end, and differentiate themselves with the world they take place in, the character's origins and development over the course of the events the player is forced to engage with, etc.
TL;DR, Sony is doing just fine, and the article has no real merit on the industry as a whole, but a personal issue that can be easily remedied by not focusing solely on PlayStation Studios for PlayStation 5 content.
Re: PSN Down as PS5, PS4 Players Can't Log In or Play Online
Funny enough, PS3 servers are fine, lol.
Re: Rumour: MultiVersus Season 5 Could Be the End for Free-to-Play Fighter
Wait, this game hasn't even been officially out a year, and we're already FIVE seasons in???
I don't think platform fighters as a Live Service game works when you're that aggressive on the battle pass/DLC. Its not hard to see what the issue is with that. It's either really tedious, or more expensive than a full priced game and you aren't going to find enough people willing to commit to constantly investing into a product that will inevitably cease to exist.
Re: Sony Promises It Hasn't Abandoned the Famous Franchises from Its Past
I'm just saying... Let Team Asobi make a brand new Ape Escape game. It's a match made in heaven.
Re: No Duos Allowed in Elden Ring: Nightreign's Take on Battle Royale
I think this is the final strike against it for us.
I just wanted to co-op with my wife, like we did in Elden Ring. Now every accomplishment is going to feel cheated because we have to lug around an awkward 3rd wheel that might be at a completely different part of the game and carries us through the fight.
Sounds like its bargain bin material for me now.