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Famitsu ratings are only so famous because they are often the earliest ones published, the scores themselves are often confusing. Kid Icarus: Uprising on 3DS got a 40/40.

PushSquare could set expectations by making clear that it’s an update from version 12.00 to 12.02.

The original PS5 design is from another era. Greta Thunberg did her Wednesday for Wellness, nobody knew what a „Corona virus“ was, and Vladimir Vladimirovich was still shaking hands with Western politicians. Okay, the last point still holds true…

Working PS3 controllers seem to be pretty expensive these days. For Xbox 360 controllers, however, you can just swap the two AA batteries and you’re done. This new DualSense model sounds like a good idea!

Capcom, Hire This Man!

Like MindsEye and Neo Berlin having a child. UE5s MetaHuman creates a new, uncanny aesthetic.

It’s like these small trophies you get for winning tennis tournaments etc. But you have to pay for them!

These GTA comparisons, I still have problems with them. Since it’s third installment, GTA is a satire on the American Dream and the current state of society and politics of the US. This game here seems more like an unintentional satire on modern gaming.

@LifeGirl I find this comparison also a&o. These graphs cover such a long period of time, even inflation would have a massive influence which is most likely not assessed in a meaningful way.

It already sold 161 million units.

@PsBoxSwitchOwner Flight Sim could be a bit different. These map upgrades are massive, and people happily spend their money.

For the other games though: If there’s a market, it will fly. And it seems that there are enough people willing to spend. Nobody is forced to buy this stuff!

Saros is basically Returnal 2, even the sounds are very much the same, it’s perplexing. Certainly a good game.

The third Strand-type game.

Most games offer a performance or resolution win by default, just because of the higher specs of the PS5 Pro.

This is still worlds better than Sony‘s PSVR2 support.

„The soul of the game“ - 180 min film, with 120 min of stumbling and falling.

These Top 6 games seem to be a very good roster for the GotY awards.

@Acquiescence Right, it is an outlier. This doesn’t mean that there is a objective truth in assessing a video game, because there are no acceptable matrices you could apply. It’s always subjective, it is an assessment by real people, and that’s what it makes so valuable to me!

This article is about a speculation from Sammy that Sony could announce a SoP today.

I‘d love to see local AI hardware used to create believable AI opponent behaviour. It shouldn’t be too hard just for the sake of it, rather like some real player of my skill level playing against me. THAT would be transformative. Instead, we get crappy AI in games like Star Wars Outlaws.

Now the main question is: Will it become a huge success? Or are more people tired of Ubi-style open world games than in PS4 days, even if it’s highest-level quality?

But the One Big Beautiful Bill reduced the taxes even more and made all Americans wealthier. This most certainly will outweigh the tariffs, right?

So many crappy games are remastered or remade these days, while treasures like Bloodborne have to suffer in their original poor shape.

Looks basically the same.

@Czar_Khastik Stability improvement updates come only in months which don‘t end on an R.

@Dubplant No, with its reduced CPU performance, 60 fps games will probably run with only 30 fps, so you will definitely see it (unless you are one of those who „can‘t see a difference between 30 and 60 fps“).

Using a 1080p screen with a PS5 is not as bad as many might think though. Many games can hardly exceed this resolution in their 60 fps performance modes. And even if they exceed it by a wide margin, the downsampling of this image to only 1080p preserves a lot of detail, especially the anti-aliasing. The image might not be super sharp in details, but it should be overall very pleasing nonetheless.

@lazarus11 Many renowned experts say that this mode is a preparation for the upcoming PS handheld, which would have a similar performance in normal operation as the PS5 in power saving mode.

So when the PS handheld launches, there should be many compatible games available on launch day, especially all the PS Studio ones.

@Oram77 Game developers should adopt this mode to prepare their games for the future PS handheld with its lower performance.

Nate the Hate had a good track record in the last couple of months. Let’s hope we see some completely new announcements from Sony!

@Rich33 And these games are great entertainment and also creative, no question. I just want to make clear that these are very formulaic and safe and NOT a proof for self-claimed „creative leadership“. This claim is just vain BS. It was true during PS4 era and isn’t anymore, in my opinion. They should could just say „most entertaining single play games“, and nobody would complain.

@Oram77 @LogicStrikesAgain Yes, these games are sequels in the safest possible way. Risk aversion of SIE kills creativity! At least they made Astro Bot, a shining beacon in Sony‘s portfolio.

And sequels don’t have to be samey. Tears of the Kingdom was such a creative twist of the world and formula of Breath of the Wild. In a similar way this holds true for Echoes of Wisdom, compared to A Link‘s Awakening, while Super Mario Bros. Wonder and especially Donkey Kong Bananza introduced completely new gameplay mechanics. And all these games released in 2023 or later.

@UltimateOtaku91 Okay, let’s go through this list:

• GoW Ragnarök: I remember a game which looks and plays almost identically. Where is the creativity of „creative leaders“?
• Astro Bot: same
• HFW: same
• Spidey 2: same
• Helldivers 2: single player?

And you didn’t mention Rift Apart, which released after Returnal, but I think you see the pattern.

@PuppetMaster Shareholders will not get more information. These documents are for shareholders and maybe-in-the-future shareholders.

Please change „Ghost of Tsushima“ to „Ghost of Yotei“ in the text!

>> to advance its position as “creative leaders in single player experiences” <<

This would imply that they are the creative leaders. What did they release since Returnal in 2021 which emphasises this claim?

@PuppetMaster Thank you! Many of the values there are totally outdated. The last numbers for Returnal stem from 2021, and I suspect that this game is more of a slow burner, so the mentioned 560k should not be indicative for the today’s numbers.

Why is Sony so cautious? Or is it so hard for them to get the sell-through numbers?

Nintendo tells the exact shipment numbers for all of its games (what is sold to the retailers), while Sony is very shy telling anything about SIE published games. I guess they become less and less relevant for the total market.

SIE is becoming a console platform holder with only few exclusives, which is dangerous in a gaming world tending towards mobile and PC.

Switch will remain the main platform for games like this, Silksong and other 2D indies. So it wouldn’t need this exclusivity.

That‘s why you should never choose DPD.

With wobbling walls and unfiltered textures, PS1 graphics looked as rough back in the day as they look today. It gets a lot of praise these days, but the most legendary console games of that era were Super Mario 64, Mario Kart 64 and Ocarina of Time. Only FF7 comes close.

My finding here: Subscription services are great to bring games from developers with financial troubles to life. Because these developers are so happy that they probably accept almost every price. Clever from Sony!

I‘m afraid that Sony isn’t able to produce a cheap console anymore. Moore‘s law may still be in place for transistor density, but certainly not for compute power.

With Microsoft aiming for a console-like PC as their next Xbox (with high price point), the lack of competition for Sony is not helping in getting a cheap PS6.

I think many customers will stick to their existing PS5s much longer than they did with their PS4s. But this would also be some kind of sustainability.

Look at the 2025 GotM list, always the standard AAA stuff. Even a Silksong will have no chance against a Silent Hill f in September.

We will hopefully see the sequel soon.

MindsEye 2: Neo Berlin 2087

He‘s right, forget discussions on Discord and Reddit. THIS comment section is where to look for moderate and balanced feedback.

@Doctor_BK You have bought a controller a long time ago and haven’t open the package. Video games seem to be a cheap hobby.

This sounds to me like

Cyperpunk 2077 Nightreign

This whole Haven thing is just such a waste of creative talent. Jimbo started this madness, and Hermen didn’t stop it in time.

@AverageGamer Okay, but I think Arrowhead SHOULD start developing Helldivers 3, to have it as a launch title for PS6, with release on all platforms on the same day.

It’s both funny and tragic that Sony’s first attempt of their 12 game live service series is by far the most successful one (correct me if I’m wrong). The goal now has to be to double down on that.

This sales numbers graph, despite based on guessing instead of confirmed facts, looks very healthy. And now think of all these micro transactions!

I would shift all of the remaining staff of Haven to making updates for Helldivers 2, while Arrowhead should start development of Helldivers 3 (if they haven’t already).

That’s a very useful advice, thank you! I‘m not against long games but bloated ones. Origins seems to be a good and cheap entry point.

I can’t remember another month in which I liked all three games. Sony very certainly read my comments here that I want to not renew my subscription. They are making the right steps to keep me.