Ubisoft is so bizarre to me. They are going to release 5 AAA Games and I couldn't care less about any of them. Another AC, a racing game, a generic shooter, Skull & Bones, and a game around Avatar. They have almost 20,000 employees and none of it matters to me. Hopefully 2024 brings something more compelling.
I believe game subscription services will grow but I disagree on the idea that it will takeover and replace conventional purchasing of games. The idea that rental is just better than purchase for games is something that just doesn't work the same as other forms of media. My biggest reason for this has always been that the demand for subscription commitment was singularly about Sony. This energy has never been heavily focused on either Nintendo or Steam. Those two purchase only models are untouched by a need to change. Which to me shows that there was never that much confidence in the takeover theory in the first place.
August is gonna be such a great season with Baldur's Gate 3, Sea of Stars, and ARMORED CORE 6 within the span of a week. Old Feelings + New Games = Beautiful Gaming.
The mere fact that the negative reaction is a call for a sequel as opposed to people leaving the game shows why Sony purchased them. Bungie is not perfection but they are always successful.
"In the end, this State of Play felt like a box-checking exercise: contractual obligations and exposure for a handful of titles that wouldn’t normally get this kind of spotlight."
Sony isn't failing to understand the format. They are using the format exactly as they intend to. The community still hasn't adjusted to understanding that this is what State of Plays are. The community wants this to be something else but for Sony's purposes it works just fine.
Finally, its happening, this game looks so good and fun. It has an art style similar to Tales of Arise but even smoother. I absolutely can't wait. I remember being hyped for the 2018 release window so...yeah its been a minute but better late than never. Plus it should run like a dream on PS5.
This was the best announcement for me. I've always loved this franchise and I want to see how FromSoft have evolved it. 2023 is looking so good. There are at least 2 great games coming out each month until June.
I would like to randomly insert that the NY Post is every bit the unreliable tabloid that many suspected. Their earlier report of a FTC division that would lead to a 2-2 was wrong.
I honestly think that Sony is gonna keep adding to the list every few days along with a big announcement or two at the game awards. By the time we actually get to launch, people won't be saying it has a lack of titles to support it.
I loved the first two seasons and can't wait for more but...Liam Helmsworth. I've only seen him in a few things and none of them left a big impression. He just seems like random handsome cardboard guy. Not quite Sam Worthington level but pretty close.
A thing of beauty. Please let this be the one; the Final Fantasy the brings back that sense of epicness and story richness associated with the series up until X. I am so hyped for this.
1. As always, Sony doesn't actually need to do anything because the reality of its projects in development will tell their own story. If they have the games then however long they wait will ultimately be irrelevant. If they don't, then that will do all the real damage to Sony. We were told Sony had to get in front of rumors of no games at launch by having a reveal in February or March. That if they didn't then Sony lost the gen already. Flash forward to June and the showcase did everything they needed and those that told us that Sony's silence meant they had nothing were themselves silent.
2. As with many occasions so far, the outrage has at its basis something other then the incident itself. In this case it goes back to people wanting to know more and being impatient. Sony is apparently so creatively bankrupt that in the last few days we know they are making HFW DLC, HZD multiplayer, and we already knew about the VR game. We already know about GOWR, Spider-Man, and Wolverine but these aren't new games... Neither were R&C or Returnal. The statement on the supposed creative bankruptcy is already incorrect for recent past, present, and future. This is the power of impatience.
3. If you want to know what Sony is doing, they are using synergy for multiple projects around their IP. TLOUR, MP, and the Show. HZDR, MP, VR, and the Show are the gameplan. The remakes don't feel necessary to you because Sony's pitch with these is to bring in new fans.
If you want to know "What is Sony even doing?" They are ignoring the impatient cries and working on their own timetable knowing that for all the bluster, if they end up delivering content then all of the noise goes away because all of the noise is built on fear of no content. Show Don't Tell is going to be the way under Jim Ryan because he's not charismatic but he is doing his job when it comes to getting quality content together.
I like both but the thing that gets lost without a command system is the feeling of being in control of a team. That is a sensation I always remember when playing a good JRPG. The Trails, Persona, Xenoblade Chronicles, and Tales Of series each try their own way of maintaining that sensation. I hope Final Fantasy can still maintain it. They did a pretty good job with FF7 Remake so I hope future iterations find a way.
@Qu1n0n3z It matters in this case because it is an old school JRPG. I would read everything and imagined the voices and emotions. To have the entire thing voiced seems like it will add newness to the experience. I think highly of the game in general so adding something to make it feel fresh just takes it from a sale to a day one.
Pretty sure this is a Sony lawyer just doing their job, which is to state the position in the most dire terms and thus get the most concessions from MS to complete the deal. But I do agree that COD is a giant of its own.
This sucks so bad, I don't have a problem with shutting down online play but it is the DLC that I have an issue with. You purchase something and then they just delete it from their servers. That is ridiculous and I know given the size differences with modern games that it can't be due to huge files. I can't stand this. First Destiny and now Ubi.
I love this game and play it regularly for the last 5 years. It isn't graphically anything but the gameplay is so deep and the replay value is infinite. This one is a real gem.
FF16, FF7R2, Granblue Fantasy: Relink, and Spider-Man 2! 2023 was personally built for me. It was meant to make me happy. Quiet Sony has really been sitting on a goldmine. Let's Go!
Finally, I've been waiting on this for so long. Instant buy for both volumes. I love the Future Press strategy guides and I have one for every FromSoft game.
That was cheeks. The only thing I got out of it was a handful of release dates or release windows. Super weak sauce. Welp, Devolver and Xbox you're up next.
GOW 2018 got a release date in February and released in April so I imagine they really are gonna make a last minute choice. I say last minute because I don't think Sony wants it to come out in the final quarter of the year so that means up to September 30th. So that means July at the latest for a release date.
@kpenders I imagine it went something like this: "We'll sue you for breach of contract."
I will agree that the video game market is fragile in the face of monopolization but I suppose that is the case for all industries. Compose all the titans together under one roof and no one else can survive. That's why we originally got the Sherman Anti-Trust Act in the first place. The steel and oil industries certainly couldn't survive if nothing had been done.
@MaccaMUFC Literally every game had gameplay. Not one announcement was without gameplay. Also, people saying it is the best SOP ever is just a reflection that none of the prior SOPs were better.
Looks pretty good to me. I'm not the biggest Sonic fan but this looks more appealing than most of the franchise's new games over the last decade or so. However, it does need some technical polishing and I wouldn't be mad at a bit (or even a lot) more color.
Sony is changing and the fanbase, especially PushSquare's comment section, fear that change. That fear along with the general media belief that the cycle of winner of the prior gen has to be humbled the following gen has led to a huge amount of pessimism toward Sony.
From the beginning of the gen, Sony has been assumed to fail at everything they try. It was supposed to launch with no games, be delayed, have heating problems, and be underpowered. That was never realistic but we kept assuming the worst. All of that negativity continues to now. Sony's plan isn't the problem. A version of Sony that still makes its great SP games but adds live services like FF14, Destiny, Fall Guys, etc. is a benefit to gamers and protects Sony from losing out to MS's moneyhatting third party studios. But that is assuming Sony executes the plan successfully.
If you go with pessimism that all of Sony's choices will backfire or be poorly executed then no plan would succeed. So for my view, I think Sony just has to weather the storm of pessimism similar to launch, stick with the plan, and show people its commitment. It won't win over people using PR or Optics. It will win them over only after they prove their ideas. That's why I ignore so much of the moaning and respect Sony's silence. Some things you can't convince people of, you can only show them the results.
Another thing from the Investor report, I like the cadence of upcoming Sony releases. GOWR, Forspoken, and 1-2 Live Services for this year. Spider-Man, FF16, and 3-4 Live Services next year. Seems like things are picking up fast.
Hoping for an update or release date for any of these things: Hogwarts Legacy, FF16, Granblue Fantasy Relink, Lost Soul Aside, Project Awakening: Arise, Stray, Little Devil Inside.
@art_of_the_kill Is it really the case that a lot of you enjoyment of PS has come from how they communicate and that their content is unavailable to others outside the console? I think back on PS1 and PS2 and just remember the amount of games I got lost in. I never even thought about those things.
My history with GAAS are DC Universe Online, Marvel Heroes, TERA, Guild Wars II, FF14, and League of Legends. If Sony can get out some stuff like this, I'm all for it. I've never really cared about the model, just my enjoyment. So let's see what Sony+Bungie can end up producing.
@Nightcrawler71 According to Jason Schrier they are doing a new IP. It is just a division between the large Technical staff and the Creative staff. The Creative staff is in preproduction for a new IP so the Technical staff needed something to do until it reaches full production. Sony decided to give them the Remake to work on since they just came off of TLOU2 and are familiar with it.
The Square Enix rule goes: Whatever you would think is reasonable given Square's statements, add 3-6 months. These statements give the impression of a game ready for the holiday, so I say Spring 2023.
I would remind people that according to Jason Schrier's interview on the Minn-Max show that Naughty Dog are working on a new IP. That he reported the reason this remake came about is that it was started by a support studio. That it ran over budget and that Sony set the large technical staff of ND on the project after TLOU2 to "feed the beast" i.e. give them something to do while the creative staff got out of preproduction on the new IP.
I disagree with this article. Sony is changing and the fanbase is skeptical of both the changes and the leadership (Jim Ryan especially). The only way to address that is to muddle through the changes.
The drip-feed of information is due to the fact that these changes don't happen overnight. Sony is integrating multiple new studios, launching a revamped service, launching a revamped major peripheral, attempting to grow at live services and multiplayer games, as well as the general difficulty of a new console all through a chip shortage and pandemic. They have chosen to give information when they can confirm it and I respect that approach.
The internet fanbase is not going to care about what Sony says no matter how they say it. The aren't going to believe in these changes as they happen. They will only believe in the results on the other side. For that reason, I think Sony is right to ignore the negativity and just keep pushing.
@RevGaming When I say monopoly I don't mean that it has exclusive ownership over everything. I mean monopoly as in it has enough control so that no competitor can effectively fight against them should they start to engage in bad practices. This is the definition of monopoly that lead to the Sherman Anti-Trust Act. It is also what people feel MS may have if they could fully make the Activision-Blizzard content exclusive. Sony has so much control over anime now that if they wanted to raise price significantly, those other competitors can't really push back. So much content is owned by one company that anime fans would just have to take it knowing it they would otherwise have to miss out on like 80% of the content.
@Dr-M VRV is an attempt at bridging gamer related content, cartoons, and anime content into one service. It also has stuff from Rooster Teeth which does gamer live-action skit comedy and other things like that. It includes Crunchyroll and used to include Funimation so I was wondering if now that Sony owns Funimation would it come back.
Definitely a monopoly. But the conundrum with these types of monopolies is that it takes a while for the other shoe to drop. So I think this is gonna be the honeymoon period. For me, I have VRV that includes Crunchyroll so I wonder if it will still have the full access.
Probably, $60, $80, $100 annually which isn't bad. As far as the services themselves, it seems just like Jason originally reported. Seems okay to me. Subscribing to Premium is entirely based on the library of classic games and if they are streaming only. If not, then its same old PS Plus or "Essential" for me.
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Re: Reaction: Sony's PS5, PC Live Service Strategy Won't Work If It's All Samey Shooters
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Re: Ubisoft's Avatar Will Finally Release on PS5 by March 2024
Ubisoft is so bizarre to me. They are going to release 5 AAA Games and I couldn't care less about any of them. Another AC, a racing game, a generic shooter, Skull & Bones, and a game around Avatar. They have almost 20,000 employees and none of it matters to me. Hopefully 2024 brings something more compelling.
Re: Hwoarang Is Ready to Kick You to Bits In Tekken 8
Let's Go! My fave is in here. Now if we can just get Sakura and Karin in the Year Two DLC character pack for SF6 then it will be perfect.
Re: Soapbox: I No Longer Think Subscriptions Like PS Plus, Xbox Game Pass Are the Future of Gaming
I believe game subscription services will grow but I disagree on the idea that it will takeover and replace conventional purchasing of games. The idea that rental is just better than purchase for games is something that just doesn't work the same as other forms of media. My biggest reason for this has always been that the demand for subscription commitment was singularly about Sony. This energy has never been heavily focused on either Nintendo or Steam. Those two purchase only models are untouched by a need to change. Which to me shows that there was never that much confidence in the takeover theory in the first place.
Re: Granblue Fantasy Juggernaut Cygames Opens US, EU Arms Ahead of Big Game Releases
Biggest takeaway for me is that Project Awakening Arise is not, in fact, vaporware. Good.
Re: Elden Ring Dev's Next Big Thing Armored Core 6 Targets PS5, PS4 on 25th August
August is gonna be such a great season with Baldur's Gate 3, Sea of Stars, and ARMORED CORE 6 within the span of a week. Old Feelings + New Games = Beautiful Gaming.
Re: Destiny 3 Begins Trending on Twitter As Fans Are Fed Up with Current Game
The mere fact that the negative reaction is a call for a sequel as opposed to people leaving the game shows why Sony purchased them. Bungie is not perfection but they are always successful.
Re: Reaction: Sony Continues to Fumble the State of Play Format
"In the end, this State of Play felt like a box-checking exercise: contractual obligations and exposure for a handful of titles that wouldn’t normally get this kind of spotlight."
Sony isn't failing to understand the format. They are using the format exactly as they intend to. The community still hasn't adjusted to understanding that this is what State of Plays are. The community wants this to be something else but for Sony's purposes it works just fine.
Re: Anticipated PS5, PS4 RPG Granblue Fantasy: Relink Plots Big Return on 21st January
Finally, its happening, this game looks so good and fun. It has an art style similar to Tales of Arise but even smoother. I absolutely can't wait. I remember being hyped for the 2018 release window so...yeah its been a minute but better late than never. Plus it should run like a dream on PS5.
Re: Opinion: Why 2023 Will Be PS5's Biggest and Best Year Yet
PSVR2: HCotM, Firewall Ultra
FF16, FF7Rebirth
Forspoken
Granblue Fantasy Relink
Stellar Blade
SPIDER-MAN 2!!!
Sony is doing a lot of the things that suit my personally tastes.
Re: FromSoftware Reveals Armored Core 6 for PS5, PS4, Out Next Year
This was the best announcement for me. I've always loved this franchise and I want to see how FromSoft have evolved it. 2023 is looking so good. There are at least 2 great games coming out each month until June.
Re: US Government's FTC Will Attempt to Block Microsoft's Activision Buyout
I would like to randomly insert that the NY Post is every bit the unreliable tabloid that many suspected. Their earlier report of a FTC division that would lead to a 2-2 was wrong.
Re: Development Nearly Complete for Pinnochio-Inspired Soulslike Lies of P
Game looks amazing. 2023 has so many great looking games. Day one for this guy.
Re: Reminder: PSVR2 Pre-Orders Begin on 15th November
Got my invite this morning. I'm ready!
Re: Hello Neighbor: Search and Rescue Is Another PSVR2 Launch Game
I honestly think that Sony is gonna keep adding to the list every few days along with a big announcement or two at the game awards. By the time we actually get to launch, people won't be saying it has a lack of titles to support it.
Re: The Witcher Will Return for a Fourth Season on Netflix, without Henry Cavill
I loved the first two seasons and can't wait for more but...Liam Helmsworth. I've only seen him in a few things and none of them left a big impression. He just seems like random handsome cardboard guy. Not quite Sam Worthington level but pretty close.
Re: New Final Fantasy 16 Trailer Is Over 4 Minutes of World Building Goodness
A thing of beauty. Please let this be the one; the Final Fantasy the brings back that sense of epicness and story richness associated with the series up until X. I am so hyped for this.
Re: Talking Point: We Need to Discuss This Horizon Zero Dawn PS5 Remaster
Three Things:
1. As always, Sony doesn't actually need to do anything because the reality of its projects in development will tell their own story. If they have the games then however long they wait will ultimately be irrelevant. If they don't, then that will do all the real damage to Sony. We were told Sony had to get in front of rumors of no games at launch by having a reveal in February or March. That if they didn't then Sony lost the gen already. Flash forward to June and the showcase did everything they needed and those that told us that Sony's silence meant they had nothing were themselves silent.
2. As with many occasions so far, the outrage has at its basis something other then the incident itself. In this case it goes back to people wanting to know more and being impatient. Sony is apparently so creatively bankrupt that in the last few days we know they are making HFW DLC, HZD multiplayer, and we already knew about the VR game. We already know about GOWR, Spider-Man, and Wolverine but these aren't new games... Neither were R&C or Returnal. The statement on the supposed creative bankruptcy is already incorrect for recent past, present, and future. This is the power of impatience.
3. If you want to know what Sony is doing, they are using synergy for multiple projects around their IP. TLOUR, MP, and the Show. HZDR, MP, VR, and the Show are the gameplan. The remakes don't feel necessary to you because Sony's pitch with these is to bring in new fans.
If you want to know "What is Sony even doing?" They are ignoring the impatient cries and working on their own timetable knowing that for all the bluster, if they end up delivering content then all of the noise goes away because all of the noise is built on fear of no content. Show Don't Tell is going to be the way under Jim Ryan because he's not charismatic but he is doing his job when it comes to getting quality content together.
Re: Final Fantasy 16 Producer Knows That Its Combat System Won't Satisfy Everyone
I like both but the thing that gets lost without a command system is the feeling of being in control of a team. That is a sensation I always remember when playing a good JRPG. The Trails, Persona, Xenoblade Chronicles, and Tales Of series each try their own way of maintaining that sensation. I hope Final Fantasy can still maintain it. They did a pretty good job with FF7 Remake so I hope future iterations find a way.
Re: Tactics Ogre: Reborn Is Finally Official, Watch the Reveal Trailer Now
@Qu1n0n3z It matters in this case because it is an old school JRPG. I would read everything and imagined the voices and emotions. To have the entire thing voiced seems like it will add newness to the experience. I think highly of the game in general so adding something to make it feel fresh just takes it from a sale to a day one.
Re: Tactics Ogre: Reborn Is Finally Official, Watch the Reveal Trailer Now
Fully voice acted. That alone is enough for me to buy this day one.
Re: Sony Sounds Shook by Xbox's Activision Buyout, Says Call of Duty Has No Rival
Pretty sure this is a Sony lawyer just doing their job, which is to state the position in the most dire terms and thus get the most concessions from MS to complete the deal. But I do agree that COD is a giant of its own.
Re: Ubisoft Is Shuttering Online Services for Some of Its Older PS3 Titles Later in 2022
This sucks so bad, I don't have a problem with shutting down online play but it is the DLC that I have an issue with. You purchase something and then they just delete it from their servers. That is ridiculous and I know given the size differences with modern games that it can't be due to huge files. I can't stand this. First Destiny and now Ubi.
Re: Insanely Deep PC Strategy Game Rim World Comes to PS4 Next Month
I love this game and play it regularly for the last 5 years. It isn't graphically anything but the gameplay is so deep and the replay value is infinite. This one is a real gem.
Re: Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Is Remake 2, PS5 Exclusive, Out Winter 2023
FF16, FF7R2, Granblue Fantasy: Relink, and Spider-Man 2! 2023 was personally built for me. It was meant to make me happy. Quiet Sony has really been sitting on a goldmine. Let's Go!
Re: Official Elden Ring Strategy Guides are Glorious and Now Available to Preorder, Currently Discounted
Finally, I've been waiting on this for so long. Instant buy for both volumes. I love the Future Press strategy guides and I have one for every FromSoft game.
Re: Poll: Was Summer Game Fest Live a Show to Remember?
That was cheeks. The only thing I got out of it was a handful of release dates or release windows. Super weak sauce. Welp, Devolver and Xbox you're up next.
Re: Rumour: God of War Ragnarok Delayed into 2023, Say European Sources
GOW 2018 got a release date in February and released in April so I imagine they really are gonna make a last minute choice. I say last minute because I don't think Sony wants it to come out in the final quarter of the year so that means up to September 30th. So that means July at the latest for a release date.
Re: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Trailer Kicks off PS5, PS4 Pre-Orders
@kpenders I imagine it went something like this: "We'll sue you for breach of contract."
I will agree that the video game market is fragile in the face of monopolization but I suppose that is the case for all industries. Compose all the titans together under one roof and no one else can survive. That's why we originally got the Sherman Anti-Trust Act in the first place. The steel and oil industries certainly couldn't survive if nothing had been done.
Re: Poll: Did Sony's Latest State of Play Livestream Live Up to the Hype?
@MaccaMUFC Literally every game had gameplay. Not one announcement was without gameplay. Also, people saying it is the best SOP ever is just a reflection that none of the prior SOPs were better.
Re: Poll: Did Sony's Latest State of Play Livestream Live Up to the Hype?
Fantastic. Way better than I thought it would be and we still have the Playstation 2022 Showcase to come in September. Things are looking really nice.
Re: Sonic Frontiers Debuts First Open World Gameplay in New Video
Looks pretty good to me. I'm not the biggest Sonic fan but this looks more appealing than most of the franchise's new games over the last decade or so. However, it does need some technical polishing and I wouldn't be mad at a bit (or even a lot) more color.
Re: Reaction: Why You Shouldn't Worry About Sony's New Strategy
@Shepherd_Tallon lol, sure.
Re: Reaction: Why You Shouldn't Worry About Sony's New Strategy
Sony is changing and the fanbase, especially PushSquare's comment section, fear that change. That fear along with the general media belief that the cycle of winner of the prior gen has to be humbled the following gen has led to a huge amount of pessimism toward Sony.
From the beginning of the gen, Sony has been assumed to fail at everything they try. It was supposed to launch with no games, be delayed, have heating problems, and be underpowered. That was never realistic but we kept assuming the worst. All of that negativity continues to now. Sony's plan isn't the problem. A version of Sony that still makes its great SP games but adds live services like FF14, Destiny, Fall Guys, etc. is a benefit to gamers and protects Sony from losing out to MS's moneyhatting third party studios. But that is assuming Sony executes the plan successfully.
If you go with pessimism that all of Sony's choices will backfire or be poorly executed then no plan would succeed. So for my view, I think Sony just has to weather the storm of pessimism similar to launch, stick with the plan, and show people its commitment. It won't win over people using PR or Optics. It will win them over only after they prove their ideas. That's why I ignore so much of the moaning and respect Sony's silence. Some things you can't convince people of, you can only show them the results.
Re: Upcoming PS5, PS4 Games for June and July 2022
The Quarry, DNF Duel, and Cuphead: The Delicious Last Course are what I got going for June but July is looking extra dry.
Re: Sony and Bungie Will Create a Live Service Centre of Excellence Once Acquisition Closes
Another thing from the Investor report, I like the cadence of upcoming Sony releases. GOWR, Forspoken, and 1-2 Live Services for this year. Spider-Man, FF16, and 3-4 Live Services next year. Seems like things are picking up fast.
Re: State of Play Showcase for Thursday Confirmed, PSVR2 Games Included
Hoping for an update or release date for any of these things: Hogwarts Legacy, FF16, Granblue Fantasy Relink, Lost Soul Aside, Project Awakening: Arise, Stray, Little Devil Inside.
Re: More Than Half of PlayStation's Investment Could Be in Live Service Games by 2025
@art_of_the_kill Is it really the case that a lot of you enjoyment of PS has come from how they communicate and that their content is unavailable to others outside the console? I think back on PS1 and PS2 and just remember the amount of games I got lost in. I never even thought about those things.
Re: More Than Half of PlayStation's Investment Could Be in Live Service Games by 2025
My history with GAAS are DC Universe Online, Marvel Heroes, TERA, Guild Wars II, FF14, and League of Legends. If Sony can get out some stuff like this, I'm all for it. I've never really cared about the model, just my enjoyment. So let's see what Sony+Bungie can end up producing.
Re: More Than Half of PlayStation's Investment Could Be in Live Service Games by 2025
Two unannounced games releasing in the next 9 months, Let's GO! Factions and maybe Twisted Metal?
Re: The Last of Us PS5 Remake Allegedly a Major Holiday Release
@Nightcrawler71 According to Jason Schrier they are doing a new IP. It is just a division between the large Technical staff and the Creative staff. The Creative staff is in preproduction for a new IP so the Technical staff needed something to do until it reaches full production. Sony decided to give them the Remake to work on since they just came off of TLOU2 and are familiar with it.
Re: Promising PS5, PS4 Fighter DNF Duel Confirms Full Story Mode
Lovely, can't wait. The betas have been awesome and now a full story mode. Let's go!
Re: Poll: When Do You Think Final Fantasy 16 Will Release?
The Square Enix rule goes: Whatever you would think is reasonable given Square's statements, add 3-6 months. These statements give the impression of a game ready for the holiday, so I say Spring 2023.
Re: Unannounced Remake Project Added to Naughty Dog Employee's Resume
I would remind people that according to Jason Schrier's interview on the Minn-Max show that Naughty Dog are working on a new IP. That he reported the reason this remake came about is that it was started by a support studio. That it ran over budget and that Sony set the large technical staff of ND on the project after TLOU2 to "feed the beast" i.e. give them something to do while the creative staff got out of preproduction on the new IP.
Re: Reaction: Sony's Biggest Problem Is Consumer Relations
I disagree with this article. Sony is changing and the fanbase is skeptical of both the changes and the leadership (Jim Ryan especially). The only way to address that is to muddle through the changes.
The drip-feed of information is due to the fact that these changes don't happen overnight. Sony is integrating multiple new studios, launching a revamped service, launching a revamped major peripheral, attempting to grow at live services and multiplayer games, as well as the general difficulty of a new console all through a chip shortage and pandemic. They have chosen to give information when they can confirm it and I respect that approach.
The internet fanbase is not going to care about what Sony says no matter how they say it. The aren't going to believe in these changes as they happen. They will only believe in the results on the other side. For that reason, I think Sony is right to ignore the negativity and just keep pushing.
Re: Poll: Will You Buy Hogwarts Legacy?
@Mintie That's the plan for me. Buy it pre-owned.
Re: Crunchyroll Absorbing All Funimation Content for Ultimate Anime Library
@RevGaming When I say monopoly I don't mean that it has exclusive ownership over everything. I mean monopoly as in it has enough control so that no competitor can effectively fight against them should they start to engage in bad practices. This is the definition of monopoly that lead to the Sherman Anti-Trust Act. It is also what people feel MS may have if they could fully make the Activision-Blizzard content exclusive. Sony has so much control over anime now that if they wanted to raise price significantly, those other competitors can't really push back. So much content is owned by one company that anime fans would just have to take it knowing it they would otherwise have to miss out on like 80% of the content.
Re: Crunchyroll Absorbing All Funimation Content for Ultimate Anime Library
@Dr-M VRV is an attempt at bridging gamer related content, cartoons, and anime content into one service. It also has stuff from Rooster Teeth which does gamer live-action skit comedy and other things like that. It includes Crunchyroll and used to include Funimation so I was wondering if now that Sony owns Funimation would it come back.
Re: Crunchyroll Absorbing All Funimation Content for Ultimate Anime Library
Definitely a monopoly. But the conundrum with these types of monopolies is that it takes a while for the other shoe to drop. So I think this is gonna be the honeymoon period. For me, I have VRV that includes Crunchyroll so I wonder if it will still have the full access.
Re: PS5, PS4's Revamped PS Plus Sub Allegedly Outlined in Report
Probably, $60, $80, $100 annually which isn't bad. As far as the services themselves, it seems just like Jason originally reported. Seems okay to me. Subscribing to Premium is entirely based on the library of classic games and if they are streaming only. If not, then its same old PS Plus or "Essential" for me.