Max_the_German

There is probably a lot the tension at Sony and Bungie ahead of Marathon‘s public perception. I hope for success, and that the other PS Studios are then released from the obligation to make live service games.

I‘d like to see a „Best Switch, Switch 2 Games Like The Last of Us“. Would be equally ridiculous.

Nintendo is very fair with its controller policy: I’ll can use my existing Pro controller and four Joy-Cons with Switch 2. For Mario Kart, Mario Party etc. this is perfect. And it already was back in the day with Wii and Wii U.

Sony doesn‘t allow to use DualShocks with PS5 games. And for Fifa etc. this would be more than enough for most of us!

BREAKING: People hate price increases for products they need or love.

@maybemaybemaybe Thank you! I assumed it to have manual reloading, and that it’s not a big deal due to the stealth focus.

I also have to admit that after a few hours, reloading in RE4 was in my muscle memory, I even did it correctly without thinking of it.

But I will NEVER like repeating rifles in VR games!

Just enter the depths, there you find more durable weapons.

@Enuo That‘s genuinely a great description of the phenomenon Switch!

Switch 2 will be my secondary console for games which run with 60 fps only on PS5 (e.g. Cyberpunk 2077).

For games which also run on Switch 2 with 60 fps while retaining an acceptable image quality, I will probably prefer the Switch 2 version (EA Sports FC).

There are great exclusives on both consoles. In the last couple of years, the cadence from Nintendo was higher.

So a draw??

Sounds great! I‘ve never played Hitman before, and I‘m very picky with PSVR2 games, so Hitman will entertain me for a very long time.

I know you appreciate manual reloading. I can’t stand it. For me, it is more distracting while not increasing the immersion in a meaningful way.

Is there also an option for reloading on a button press?

If Elden Ring runs at minimum 40 fps, this will be the way for me to play this gem for the first time!

Any such list without Super Metroid is questionable for me.

In 10 years, people will talk much more about Split Fiction than about AC Shadows.

If the internet connection is great, I‘d rather play games with 60 fps via PS Portal. I just can’t play games on 30 fps any more, Tears of the Kingdom confirmed it for me.

It will probably include TLoU Part 1 Remastered.

Products like this (I wouldn’t call it a „game“, especially not a „real game“) are the main reason why I‘m very cautious
1) to whom I tell that I play video games and
2) never identify myself a „gamer“.

No, dear SIE. Just let Asobi staff up and create a second team which starts with remastering old favourites for PS5. In the second step they should create successors, and in the third step they should create new IPs with quirky and interesting gameplay mechanics.

Others are doing the heavy lifting for SIE, and somehow it works out. I still want Astro Bot Rescue Mission Remastered though!

It’s not a feature, it’s a bug…

I don’t believe Ubi. It was probably intended, and the mode switch (RT on, framerate cap) works flawlessly. But a negative public response made it a „bug“.

I‘d rather buy a full-price Red Dead Redemption 2 Remastered for PS5.

@get2sammyb Yes, ND wanted to make this multiplayer thing. And then Bungie told them what it would mean to run a live service game, which seems to be two different levels of effort and dedication. The live service strategy is failed.

@awp69 I know it, and I think about getting the Premium edition! But not day one, maybe June/July, because these premium versions often get massive discounts first.

@carlos82 It’s typical that new car models launch with expensive engines and configurations. And the more affordable engines and configurations, which reflect the majority of sales, follow several months later.

Nobody would call this an „early access“.

The actual release date is 15th April, with a massive price cut two days later.

If Toyo Securities estimates 3.5 million copies, why

„it’s likely the game has sold upwards of four or five million units at this point“?

Are Toyo Securities analysts unreliable or not trustworthy? Does Sammy have another source? Or just wishful thinking?

Looks like a five-course burger menu to me. One burger is great, and a fine five-course menu is fantastic. But please not in this combination for me!

And at which prices are these copies actually sold? This is what counts, not some random numbers „or Best Offer“. The only transparent source are completed auctions, these are what scalpers are really afraid of!

This is mainly due to a shift from Xbox to PlayStation, because PS4 + Xbox One is still ahead of PS5 + Xbox Series X/S, according to this statistics:

https://www.vgchartz.com/article/464072/ps5-and-xbox-series-xs-vs-ps4-and-xbox-one-sales-comparison-january-2025/

No love for Resident Evil 6

I find this article a bit mileading:

• The higher the capacity, the less space between the pits on the disc, the more prone to chemical destruction. That’s no surprise, therefore double-layer Bluray PS discs will suffer the most, while CDs will age quite well.
• Chemical stability is something the manufacturer learned over time. So the earliest CDs, DVDs and Blurays will suffer from disc rot much harder than those discs released a few years later. Don’t expect that your PS1, PS2 and PS4 disc will fail due to disc rot anytime soon.

@nessionett Oh, a capitalism discussion! We are back again to the discussions of the 70s, where robots in car manufacturing were supposed to make most of the workers obsolete. It realised, but nobody would go back to the time when workers did the welding, because machine-welded cars are much better now. The work for the man mainly focuses more on complex stuff, and here the interesting thing: The product designers also adapt to this, and they make the products more complex and therefore better!

Most of the assets in games are kitsch, not art, and they can easily be created by AI. Even better, they can created in realtime, adapted to the situation. Most people in Cyberpunk 2077 are zombies, with no human behaviour, wandering around and saying only one or two sentences. THEY can be made more human, and the world gets much more credible.

I would bet that classical (voice) acting for important characters will not get replaced, because customers don’t want it. You buy no bad products, right? It’s as easy as that.

Why gets Horizon a unique (?) orange theme on PushSquare?

@Olmaz Even display experts confirm that this LCD is of a high quality, bright, with vibrant colours and a good contrast. If the Switch 2 LCD will be of this quality, then the demand for an OLED model will be quite low.

Reveal on April 2?!

This studio focused on a certain type of games more than a decade ago and perfected the formula. The technology is very good, not overly ambitious, the game runs like a dream, no distracting graphics modes etc. The artstyle is distinctive. It’s not 30+ hours long, but just long enough to have a blast. All family members can sit in front of the TV and have fun playing or watching it.

Reminds me „a bit“ of some PS5 first-party game from 2024…

It says a lot that PushSquare even has no dedicated website for this game.

The core gameplay looks good, but the UI and inventory management like a chore. Many of us have to do too much of this kind of stuff for work. How can someone like it in games?

„While it’s practically impossible to truly understand how this would scale to the PS5 due to the unique nature of console architectures“

It‘s not that hard to compare PC and PS5 specs. PS5 fulfills Minimum for CPU and something between Medium and Recommended for GPU. So expect a stuttery 30 fps „experience“ with a decent resolution and picture quality.

Edit: And after watching more of the embedded video: Expect a simulation of summer 2020.

I‘ve never played RE7, and 8 Euro is really tempting. But review scores are not stellar, PushSquare gave both the PS4 and PS5 versions only a 8/10, Eurogamer didn’t recommend it. I found RE8 good and RE4 fantastic (how could it be else?).

RE7, what do you think?

PoP is so good! Maybe this game got harmed by being published by Ubisoft.

Everyone who has never played a proper full-scale Metroidvania and is not afraid of getting lost, try this!

I‘ve bought the game last year and wait eagerly for the PSVR2 update. Looking for some thrilling and ridiculous fun!

DS2 is just the beginning, MK9 incoming…

The gameplay looks similar to the first game, but with more detailed graphics. So no big surprise here.

But why is actual gameplay only visible for a few seconds in a 10 minute trailer, while it will be 90% of your playtime?

Donkey Kong 94, what else?

Makes sense to me. MP benefits from the audience being concentrated to one game and not split over several competing ones. And this Gears MP should probably be E-Day, despite its release in 2026 (presumably).

Part 3 would be very expensive. Would the potential sales numbers justify the high costs (from Sony’s perspective)?

Description in the PS Store:

The tortoise is rather large and rather hard, but that is no reason not to give it a stroke.

They love being stroked as much as anything else, whether they can actually feel it is still up for debate. Don't let that stop you though!

Get stroking!