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Crushing vile tyrannids in Space Marine 2, and blasting various alien races in Destiny 2!

Back up, Phil! PlayStation was on the scene first! Not a bad joke, actually.

Hmm…might have to try out the new bots. They won’t steal my executions or Hoover up every damn med stim…

8K is a waste of time, money, and resources. The human eye can barely see the difference between 1080p and 4K.

Pretty crappy looking. Looks like the definition of a barebones remaster.

@windxtravelerx There will definitely be more content if you wait! More operations missions and a horde mode are coming between now and next year.

PS7 RUMOURS INBOUND!

@Kraven Totally agree on the parry/dodge system. The blue/red flashes don’t time up right, and it can be really hard to see what’s coming at you in the thick of combat.

@OldGamer999 That will definitely spur sales for a short time, but I mean a permanent price cut like we used to see in days of yore. I know that logistically that’s very challenging these days, but it’s needed nonetheless.

OK, NOT the future of PlayStation, then. If only they had asked…oh, anyone, for example.

@ChrisDeku It’s tricky, I agree. But COD is a money printer in terms of PlayStation sales (for now), and they’ve still got things like Candy Crush which also print money. I also agree that Game Pass must make it tough to be profitable. But I think they have a brighter publishing future than Embracer at the moment…and certainly as a console manufacturer. Time will tell!

@ChrisDeku Embracer doesn’t have anything like the portfolio that Microsoft does. They don’t have anything close to Activision, Zenimax, etc.

The PS5 needs MORE NON-CROSS GEN GAMES, and a PRICE CUT. Until that happens, hardware sales will continue to decline.

@ChrisDeku Yes. That’s also why Microsoft will be OK; they don’t need to worry about hardware. They’re now a publishing powerhouse, and that’s where they’ll make their money.

@Bionic-Spencer Me too. Was a PlayStation guy for PS1 and PS2, left during the PS3 gen for Microsoft (so glad I did), and back to Sony for PS4 when the Xbone looked like a disaster. As much as this generation has sucked so far, with back compat now and on the cards for PS6 (and Halo and Gears having lost their way), I’ll never go back.

Hope they don’t shutter the studio. I didn’t play the game, but it sounds like it was good, and Sony needs more shooters, IMO. Give them Resistance to remake/remaster, or come up with a shooter with a campaign and multiplayer like Halo.

They’re easy to make, and people keep buying them. Until one of those two things changes, Sony will keep pumping them out.

Great game, but needs a better way to regenerate health and make enemies and their attacks more readable. Things get overwhelming and you don’t know what to react to in the chaos, then get severely punished for it.

No PvE only modes, no story campaign, no sale.

Yeah, not sure the PS5 can handle this one…games are really pushing the power of the console now.

9/10 - aced this one! I usually do MUCH worse!

According to Digital Foundry, a lot of games that have frame rate issues due to CPU bottlenecks, and the Pro won’t really do much to improve those.

It’s good, but way too hard! Playing the first PvE mission on easy, and I keep getting killed. Saps the fun factor big time.

@PuppetMaster I haven’t played it so I didn’t realize that! OK, now that IS strange!

I wonder how the community will react to this. A big part of this will be the price; I already thought that the annual expansions didn’t offer enough value. Then they tacked on season passes for expansions, which I thought was really cheeky. If there’s not enough meat on the bones of these, the community will abandon this game, more than they already have.

@DennisReynolds The whole 360 era Gears of War vibe is why I picked this up! Gonna give it a whirl tonight!

I mean, Sony doesn’t own Square Enix. That’s why none of their characters are in the game. They probably only wanted to include first party (or former first party) characters. Not that hard to understand, really.

Think I’ll pull the trigger on this; looks like it’ll scratch the Gears of War itch on PS5!

Got it for free on my phone. Great game for short bursts during a commute.

If they stop making consoles, my days of gaming will end. I’m not interested in PC gaming. But I don’t think this will happen, at least for a long time, as I’m sure I’m not the only person who feels this way about them.

The older I get, the more patient I become. I almost never buy new games at full price. The smartest game to play is the waiting game.

@OldGamer999 Exactly. Didn’t hurt Halo, Gears, or loads of others, right?

@OldGamer999 I don’t mind games with a multiplayer component, I just don’t want that to be all the game is (like Concord). And definitely not GAAS. Especially Crysis; what made that game fun was the single player sandboxes…although it had fun multiplayer too.

“ Frankly, we’ll be surprised if it’s able to afford to keep making these beyond the first few seasons…”

I think this game will only last the three contractually obligated seasons, and then be shut down. The player numbers were poor from the start, and I don’t think they’ll improve. Charging money for a PvP only game these days is a bad call, and Concord’s days are numbered. If they included some kind of campaign or other PvE elements, their chances would have been much better.

@OmegaStriver The PS360 generation was, in my opinion, the best. This generation doesn’t come close!

It’s my only console, plus my media hub, so PS5 gets loads of love. Money is tight, but I have a huge backlog and loads of PS4 games in my library. I do wish we had more compelling current gen only games, but Space Marine 2 is coming soon and I can’t wait!

I don’t at all agree that the franchise is bland. I love the art style, and the gonzo guns, and even though BL3’s writing sucked, BL2 was actually decently written. Also, I appreciate that a game in this genre is going for a lighthearted tone, even if the jokes are extremely hit and miss.

At the very least, I’d love to see Bungie apply their expertise to some new/resurrected FPS games from Sony. Hell, let them give Resistance a go! Forgot their experience with GAAS, Bungie make the best feeling shooters in games.

I feel (like many others) that the PS5 still hasn’t realized its potential yet. So why get a Pro? To slightly smooth out some existing games? I feel like some enthusiasts will buy this, but even fewer than bought the PS4 Pro (and I believe that was only around 20% of PS4 sales). The reason hardware sales have dropped off are due to people playing old games, often on PS4. Also, there are relatively few PS5 only games compelling people to buy one. So why would THEY now jump to PS5? GTA6 is the only game that may make people pick up a Pro, but it’s guaranteed that game will be well optimized for PS5 (which will be cheaper than the Pro). It’ll be interesting to see what happens!

That headline is terrible. Muddled and confusing.

Yes. Way too late after the fad has passed for this to be coming out. With extended dev cycles for games, if you’re chasing a trend, you’re going to release after it’s already over.

Would love a PS5 remake of this! There’s nothing quite like it on the market right now. Loved it back in the day, but it was HARD!

I’d buy the Master Chief Collection and a Gears collection day one.

Really enjoyed the first, couldn’t get on with the second, ignored the third. Would like them to come up with another new IP instead of more ‘dogs.

I wish Sony would focus on game, not new hardware when we don’t need it.

Upping the ante!

Waiting for a sale because this is (another) overpriced remaster, and I don’t care about the online stuff. It IS disappointing that splitscreen only supports two players, though.

Playing Ghost of Tsushima. Getting a hang of the combat, and becoming more formidable, which is fun. Also: one of the most beautiful games I’ve ever played.

Will be picking this up for sure. I still have friends that I game with in person, so the inclusion of splitscreen made this a no brainer (as long as it’s a good port, of course).

So dumb. The business will continue to do well as long as the great games keep coming. And if there’s a price drop (which admittedly seems unlikely in the near term), they’ll continue to do well. Investors getting skittish about a fart in the wind is just silly.