MasterChiefWiggum

Ah, that famous Sony consumer friendliness! Honestly, they're so bad this gen. After they got their mojo back last gen, they just don't give a crap what any of their players think anymore. Arrogance abounds.

It’s a shocking development, but one that makes me very happy. Halo was the one franchise I was REALLY sad to say goodbye to when I came back into the PlayStation fold for PS4.

Easy: to keep making PlayStation compelling, make more first party content that's not live-service flops.

Pretty sure they've already announced that it's coming to PS5, so it's probably too far along to cancel it (which would be dumb anyway). They MIGHT delay the PS5 release, though.

Blew my mind when it came out. The opportunities for fun and mayhem seemed infinite. Being able to steal any vehicle in the game and drive it anywhere were just the start of the fun. Going on rampages and having your wanted meter go up and seeing the increased firepower called in to be used against you was so wild.

This presser is what made me abandon Sony for Microsoft during the “PS360” generation. Their arrogance was so off putting, and the fact that they were making a machine that was going to be a nightmare to code for, and was exorbitantly expensive made it easy. No regrets. I came back for PS4 when Microsoft took a similarly arrogant approach last gen. Great to be back, but really enjoyed my Microsoft break, too. Got to play Halo, Gears, and Forza, which were all great fun.

Great...now dust off some of these great IPs and give us new games/remasters/remakes! The wealth of great IPs languishing in Sony's vault is frankly embarassing.

@Pat_trick I really hope not. In spite of their many, many errors, Bungie still make the best feeling shooters on the market, as far as I'm concerned.

@Pat_trick Absolutely. The smart move was to learn from their mistakes and make Destiny 3, which appeals to WAY more people. At this point, they need to start spinning Destiny 3 up, but that'll be years out now. Either that, or get them to work on a reboot/remake of Resistance or a new shooter IP for Sony.

Smart. It'll still be cheaper to make PS5 for the foreseeable, so no point launching more expensive hardware yet. Wait it out a bit. I really don't think the appetite is there on a mass level for the next generation yet. Microsoft are getting into it early because they've blown this one, so might as well pivot with their hybrid device now, I guess.

Sony have not been concerned about offering value and treating their customers well. Most of the time, the “sales” are a joke. They were way better in the PS4 era, when Sony were eager to get back on top after the PS360 era.

Too much time, money, and effort have already been expended on this boondoggle, so they have to give it a shot. I think it's doomed.

Kind of sad, but makes sense. PS4 has had an astounding run (and it’s not quite over yet).

Did Microsoft really have a shot? If GTA 6 is coming to consoles first, and they're trying to sell as many copies as possible, why would Take Two big up a lagging console?

If you look up "flogging a dead horse", it takes you to this game in the PlayStation store.

I haven't even played this yet, but I still hope this becomes a new franchise! A single player game with unique mechanics? Good stuff! Glad that it's doing well. Capcom are KILLING it lately!

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Ahem...I mean, suuuuure it will work.

Ironic that it's Microsoft that's providing Sony with a killer app for it's dead-in-the-water PSVR2. A shame, as it sounds like a great piece of kit that was well reviewed. The mind boggles at how Sony allowed it to wither and die. Anyway, this game sounds like the perfect use for it!

Sony are so bad at communicating with their customers. It feels like when they were humbled back around the PS4 launch, they were a bit better about it. Now, they just can’t be bothered.

The sky isn't falling. My guess: they'll give more consistent and possibly longer exclusivity windows to Xbox, but as we all well know, there's just too much money to be made releasing titles on PS5. Add in the fact that most of these exclusives will be on gamepass, further impacting their profitability, and I don't think we're talking about a radical shift.

Not gonna happen. They originally wanted to keep everything for themselves, but it’s cost prohibitive. And Microsoft will never allow it, now that they’ve seen the money they make by releasing on PS5.

Inexcusable. Also: this is why I don’t preorder.

Should have made Destiny 3 instead. Learn from their mistakes, listen to the players, better onboarding, no vaulting content…THAT game would have made money. If Marathon isn’t pulling in cash from its small player base, its goose is cooked.

If they allow us to finally put all of the games we have downloaded on the main menu, great.

So many articles about this dying game. Might as well get ‘em in while they can, I guess.

Not gonna happen. Streaming will never be as good as local hardware.

Looks alright. Returnal was a tough nut, so I like the fact that this one has options to make it a bit friendlier.

Highly doubt it’ll launch day and date as the Xbox/PC versions. But I don’t care. I can wait!

I’m a console gamer, so they’ve got me by the shirt and curlies. However, I’m in no rush to get a PS6, and will wait until there’s some kind of sale. I waited almost two years to upgrade from PS4 to PS5, and now that backwards compatibility is really robust, and newer consoles are less dramatic in terms of graphical improvements, I can be patient again.

Should have made Destiny 3 instead! runs away

@Oram77 Oh yeah. GTA 6 is gonna open the floodgates on PS5 sales. I’m sure Sony will sell more PS5s that month than possibly any other month past. A LOT of gamers are gonna jump down off the fence for that game.

The “consoles are dead” narrative is stupid. Pundits were saying that when PS4 released, and that thing killed. Consoles will be around for a long time in one form or another, especially from Sony and Nintendo.

So THAT’S why they weren’t showing off console versions! Unsurprising but disappointing. Imagine how this “runs” on Series S…woof…

Coming to PS Plus in 3…2…1…

Anybody with a quarter of a brain knew that this game was never gonna live up to the hype.

Pretty telling when they don’t release console versions for review. I totally respect and appreciate Push Square’s insistence on reviewing the actual PS5 version and not extrapolating from a PC version.

Will wait for a hefty sale before jumping in. I’ve loved other Bethesda games, but this one left fans cold, so I’ll temper expectations.

Didn’t help that the CEO was spouting nonsense conspiracy theories.

Great feature! I’d love to see more like this, though I know that can be tricky with time and budgets.

@Sakai OK, didn't know that! If true, then you're right...could still totally happen.

God, some people are dumb. THE MAIN REASON THEY’RE NOT PUTTING IT ON PC (besides recent lacklustre sales) IS SO THAT YOU BUY A PS5. And how about the plethora of PC games that never come to PS5? I’m sure that’s fine.

Good. No rush. If they’re just handing out alpha dev kits next year, no way they’ll launch in 2027

@ButterySmooth30FPS Yes, but they were looking at the PC version.

@McBurn Said the same thing in my comment! I “hear” all kinds of things. Doesn’t mean I’ll take action on them or even agree with them. She just said that to shut the person up. As if she’d say, “no way that’s happening!”

So easy to say “hear you”; it means nothing and is merely meant to mollify the Xbox fanboys. I COULD see some smaller exclusives for Xbox, more niche stuff. But the tentpoles like Halo, Forza, Gears, and, of course, everything from Activision and Bethesda will absolutely be multiplatform. They literally can’t afford to go back to keeping that stuff walled away.

Smaller games, sure. But I don’t want a bunch of 2D pixel art metroidvania roguelites. There are MORE than enough already.

Sony can and will wait. As mentioned, this year is gonna be HUGE for PS5, so why take the spotlight away from it? Microsoft are in a very different position; they’re desperate to drum up some excitement about Xbox, so they’re teasing a shiny new console. I personally don’t think it’ll reverse their fortunes, though.

Never good if they’re not showing off the console versions. May very well be fine, but not a good look.

Sad but unsurprising news. Devs: STOP CHASING THE LIVE SERVICE DRAGON! ODDS ARE IT’S NOT GONNA BE WORTH IT AND YOU’LL JUST TANK YOUR STUDIO!

I still think it’s a bit sad that we’re not sharing the love with PC, but if the ports ain’t selling, it’s not worth it.