Max_the_German

I am surprised, and I was one of the louder voices who said that the sales numbers are probably too low to make Sony happy.

Congratulations to Sucker Punch and Sony for this commercial and artistic success!

@UltimateOtaku91

Good points! Most Xbox gamers should also have a PlayStation (that wasn’t that clear to me, but is very reasonable). And with the end of Xbox exclusivity, there is just no need for getting an Xbox as a secondary console. That could also contribute to the very high sales on the PS Store, with game sales that are shifted from Xbox to PS5.

@themightyant Trump says his favourite word is „tariff“.

@themightyant

PS4 had more competition by Xbox than PS5 has. So I find the PS5 numbers kind of disappointing. But I also see what Trump‘s favourite word is doing here.

GTA6 will shift 10m PS5s extra.

The rumoured Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase on Thursday would be a suitable event to reveal a KCD1 port for Switch 2, right? And nobody would be surprised to find out after the show that there will not only be a port for Switch 2.

Forcing someone to listening a podcast from Aloy is forbidden by the Geneva Conventions.

@Zeke68

I’ve heard good things about Ultros. Edge Magazine gave a great 8/10, which is the same score Silksong got btw.

This is a quality month. Unremarkable multiplayer games, which are presumably very cheap, rather dilute a good lineup. Sony should reduce the number of games to one or two games per month, but of a quality like AC7 and Ultros.

@DennisReynolds

You mean „High initial player numbers, dedicated fanbase, hard decisions, end of February, …“

When I make dinner and my wife says „It’s fine“, she probably means „It’s not bad“.

I‘m honestly surprised. My guess would have been: 70% PS, 30% Switch and 10% Xbox.

I guess, the fact that GTA6 will have no initial release on PC, while Xbox is out of its feet, will skyrocket the interest in PS5 and developing for it. Maybe we will even see a version for Switch 2 prior to PC…

@Dogbreath

The low bitrate is really one of the worst downsides, together with the time delay between sound and vision. The fact that PS5 Pro didn’t bring a better PS Portal support was very disappointing to me, otherwise I would’ve bought one.

@Czar_Khastik

I‘m also happy with the LCD. And local play would be fantastic. But as long as there is no local play of PS1, PS2 and PSP games, I highly doubt that we will see any other platforms than that.

For local play of PS1, PS2 and PSP games, I would even subscribe for PS Plus Premium!

UE5 based third person action game from unknown Chinese developer, set in mythological ancient China:

„Promising“

They could politely ask the union, there are many secret infos on its systems.

I hope for a good Switch 2 version. Dozens of hours for a playthrough are easier to integrate into my daily life by using breaks. Turning on the Switch 2 for 5 min of play is a no-brainer.

So basically: AC7 and three other games

Ace Combat 7 is a game I would have bought if it would support PSVR2. Now I‘m happy to get it „for free“.

I defended many comments from Vincke in the past, but this new one…

I see many attacks on the freedom of press these days. But I never expected them coming from a place like Flanders.

@themightyant

TOTK has no triangle problem (of which I know). I wanted to emphasise the systemic approach of immersive sims, which were heavily influenced by Ken Levine with System Shock 2 and the Bioshock games. And this triangle problem is another form of such a systemic approach.

TOTK (and BOTW before by a lesser degree) also has a systemic approach with Ultrahand, which allows to tackle problems/confrontations in multiple different ways. It is no Dishonored, and I wouldn’t call TOTK an immersive sim, but an IS-lite, if this makes sense.

I just find it great that even big publishers embrace the concept of immersive sims. They are complex, but refreshing. The standard Assassin’s Creeds, Horizons and Ghost of XXXs without this complexity become more bland to me.

Triangle problems, in which only two of three goals can be achieved without compromise, are some of the most interesting (theoretical and practical) problems out there.

Games with such system approaches, specifically immersive sims and IS-lites like Tears of the Kingdom, have so much potential for delivering new gaming experiences. Glad that a genius like Ken Levine is so dedicated to this concept!

The timing of this message is weird!

These gamers presumably use their PS4s primarily for multiplayer games. But with the exception of ARC Raiders, the mentioned games are single-player focused.

So why didn’t Sony wait for the release of Marathon, with a campaign featuring that game? Or GTA6?

The underlying problem is the failing of Sony’s live-service strategy. And Helldivers 2 alone wasn’t interesting enough for these players to upgrade.

Highwhat? What‘s that?

@Grumblevolcano There’s always the chance for stupid decisions, but I can’t see a meaningful reason why Sony should phase down PS3 streaming prior to the announcement of local PS3 emulation.

@Silenos I wasn’t sure if this could also mean „the Chinese region is still the market with the highest wishlist numbers“. But after reading it again in your post, it is quite clear that your interpretation is probably true (assuming that the demand in China for BMW wasn’t extraordinary high).

There is another possible explanation for „more than 50% of wishlisting outside of China“:

It is just not resonating with Chinese customers.

I don’t think that. But it is baffling to me that this isn’t even considered, and only the developers‘ interpretation is uncritically replicated.

Even if it’s to avoid spoilers, T2 also at least appreciates the higher margins of digital distribution for the gigantic sales numbers of the first few months (80+m?).

I hope for a PSVR2 version. I‘ve ordered RE9 for Switch 2, and if it’s as great as everyone expects and gets the PSVR2 treatment, it’s an easy double dipping for me (and THAT happens only every five years or so).

I‘d prefer a model of a PS release 3 months after the Xbox and PC version. Focus on PS optimisation for several weeks, major bugs from the other versions fixed, with physical version.

@Scottyy

That‘s the curse of subscription services: To „justify“ a price increase, the providers pack extra stuff into the service. Stuff nobody asked for and only few care about.

The only way out of this spiral is a complete „relaunch“ of a service. But if PS Plus Essential/Extra/Premium gets replaced by PS Plus S/M/L, Sony must have screwed up before, and I don’t see that.

That marketing went not well. Apex Legends shadowdropped with huge success. Why didn’t they play safe, save 1m bucks for a poor trailer and copy the Apex model 1:1?

That was a good show. Four totally different games, all very memorable, and all deserved their time in this show.

„Bubsy“ and „good“ in one sentence is an internationally recognised war crime.

The next once respected TV brand becoming a name for inferior products from other countries. Everybody knew what a Trinitron was. The pinnacle of CRT technology.

After this and Fairgame$, the haunting is over.

Announcement trailers for 60 fps updates as 30 fps videos.

Ubisoft marketing department is doing a tremendous job here!

@PuppetMaster I love watching people who easily find what they are looking for. And that often implies to offer less options. Console gaming became more complicated since the introduction of PS4 Pro and Xbox One X, with Performance and Quality Modes, Digital Deluxe versions, backwards compatibility etc. In the same time, PC gaming became easier with Steam, but still isn’t on the level of console gaming. And I highly doubt that Microsoft will offer a PC ecosystem which is easier to use than that. Nintendo makes it also harder with game-key cards.

The simple days of PS2, with physical disks and no online stuff, will probably never return.

@PuppetMaster

Yes, Capcom made a different decision than Sega while knowing there are customers „too dumb / lazy“. And now?

@get2sammyb

I under the reasons Sega might have here. Besides the higher sales price of the remaster, it is sometimes confusing to search for a certain game in a digital store and then finding games with almost the same name, both playsble on my system. Heck, even these small „PS4“ and „PS5“ icons for different versions can easily be overlooked in the PS App.

Just try „Horizon Zero Dawn“ in the PS Store. If you select the PS4 version („Complete“ sounds right, right?), at least my PS App says „Optimised for PS5 Pro“. So, that must be big and complete PS5 version with all the bells and whistles, right? And we both know what these different versions mean and what we are looking for. Now imagine how this would be for somebody with less experience and market knowledge, who heard that Horizon is a must-play on PS5.

Offering only one version eliminates the risks for buying the wrong version, refunds etc. when a new game arrives.

So, the error was to not delist the bundle?

@themightyant

>> comparing Vita - a console that wasn’t supported well and was cut short - to one of the most successful handhelds of all time (3DS) is hardly a fair fight. We can all cherry pick data if we wanted. LMAO. <<

I don’t see this as cherry picking. These are the last two dedicated handheld systems. Sony made a bad decision with the menory, and the software support was poor as hell, with cheap imitations of the big AAA PS games, made by other studios.

Nintendo on the other hand put an extraordinary focus on 3DS due to the failure of Wii U. Would there be a Smash 3DS under normal circumstances? I don’t think so.

So in the end, Nintendo pushed the Japanese gaming habits even more towards mobile gaming with great software support due to the worldwide failure of Wii U. Sony did the opposite. And then came Switch. I find that remarkable!

@Reeneman The Series consoles don’t get FSR4 because INT8 is not very performative on RDNA2, AMD will probably never complete this adaption for official productive use, and Microsoft is working is working on the next hardware generation.

I‘ve never said that Series consoles are „so powerful“, and I‘ve said that they are „rich of features“, because they are. That doesn’t say anything about whether these features are meaningful or used in a meaningful manner.

@RoomWithaMoose @SMJ It‘s a sign of strength if you compare yourself with the stronger and not with the weaker competitors. And the stronger competitors of PlayStation are Switch in Japan and Steam in many other places in the world. Valve earns 30% of every game sold via Steam, as Sony does with PSN. But Valve doesn’t need to develop and sell (subsidised) hardware. No wonder that Microsoft wants to stop following Sony‘s and start following Valve‘s path.

@SMJ Idk, is it some form of coping? People here complain about my „negativity“ towards Sony, probably because they think that being a fan must mean to cheer. I find this weird, football fans usually complain the loudest about the coach and the performance of their team.

@Reeneman Than you know more than me. I thought that Microsoft let AMD implement the full RDNA2 set of features, including features like VRS and INT8 which are both NOT supported by PS5 (because Mark Cerny didn’t request them).

@judgmentarrows In the long term, a platform like PlayStation lives from is exclusives with „wow“ appeal. No question that in the moment, PlayStation is very healthy even with few games of this calibre. But the decline of Xbox is something that also reminds Sony that permanent success is not a given and not guaranteed. And ND games are THOSE „wow“ games to keep the platform fresh and exciting.

@LogicStrikesAgain

I‘d love to see Sony thriving with PS5 exclusives from PS Studios. What was the last game with that level of impact, both financially and critically? Wikipedia says Spidey and God of War, both in 2018. Now it’s the year 2026.

Edit: Okay, Spidey 2 performed good as well. But there are not many PS Studios games on PS5 with huge success, unfortunately.

@Oram77 And GoY, SIE’s star of 2025, is on 9 and 11 respectively. As SIE, I wouldn’t be happy. And I‘m sure there WILL be discussions why it didn’t perform better. And I think they will compare Jin and Atsu and will draw comparisons with Joel and Ellie of Part 2.