@PuppetMaster Oh no, I pulled the wrong trigger, by mentioning the danger of Arrogant Sony without mentioning the existence of Arrogant Nintendo. I don’t like this „we against them“, and whataboutism is lame.
@zebric21 Because RAM is produced by specialised chip manufacturers. The philosophies are totally different: Sony LETS produce complex consumer electronics and service platforms. Chip manufacturers produce billions of small chips with high yield and super low margins and sell the to other companies.
And even if Sony would produce RAM chips, they would be sold to the customers which pay the most, and these are the AI companies.
I think that both companies will increase the prices for their systems, and people will accept it. I don’t see a Switch 2 Lite in the near future due to the high hardware component costs (Nintendo couldn’t offer it for a price people would expect, based on the prices of Switch 1 Lite).
A „Switch 2 Home“ seems more likely than a „Switch 1 Home“ ever was, due to the more competitive hardware performance. Without screen and docking station and with a cheaper cooling system and charger (the Switch 1 charger could be sufficient because there wouldn’t be playing and recharging at the same tine), manufacturing costs could be reduced. And the magnetic Joy-Cons could be charged much easier on a home console, without the need for sliding in and out.
I hope for a huge success of Switch 2, which includes great third-party support like what we see from Capcom with RE9 and Pragmata: release on the same day as for PS5, with acceptable image quality and 60 fps (or at least 40 fps).
Without good competition, Sony will turn into Arrogant Sony again. It was the competition of Gamepass that brought us the fantastic PS Plus Collection. But Xbox is no serious competitor as platform holder anymore, and if the Steam Machine will be priced at 900 dollars, PC is neither. Nintendo is the only platform holder which realistically can prevent Sony to freak out.
@Oram77 Yes, it’s a bummer that Pokopia will be on game key card, regardless being a „mid-price“ game. But I still can’t believe that Nintendo would do this for a 230 dollar game.
I like that Sony included both a physical disk with a nice steelcase for the real collectors and a code for those without a disk drive, but for that price, I find it only fair. Wait…
I want PS5 games which are developed with focus on this platform. I don’t want a cross-gen period with PS5 games running with 30 fps and poor image quality because „you have the option for great looking 60 fps with PS6“, at least not until 2029.
And games like Soros just look good enough to me. Who needs path-tracing?
@Oram77 I see that Sony acquired Bungie due to their expertise in live service games. And Bungie saved Sony some money, by giving advice to terminate the development of the Last of Us and God of War live service games.
But 3.6 billion dollars are a huge sum, and this must be earned with the new products, which have to cover also the costs for development and maintaining of these new games.
And acquiring a studio for their expertise means acquiring the people. But what if the most enthusiastic people leave? That’s what happened with Dice and Ubisoft, and we got The Alters, Arc Raiders and Clair Obscure.
I don’t see black and white here, and I know that balanced discussions is something you don’t expect in a comment section like this. So I appreciate you thoughts about D3 and the role of Marathon.
It will be unfair, because Bungie is more than Marathon, but people will contrast the success of this game with the 3.6 billion dollars Sony paid for Bungie‘s acquisition.
Do you see a game here which justifies the acquisition of Bungie for that price?
@shiningpikablu252 As a day 1 buyer of the GBC, I can confirm that back then, digital game distribution was limited to ROM downloads. I hoped that „…“ at the end of the paragraph made it clear.
The same story as with the Yakuza remaster: Publishers can decide to remove old games to avoid confusion for customers, who could wishlist or even buy an old game instead of the announced, yet unreleased new one.
I find this approach reasonable. There would be also an article here in case somebody manages to buy the old games and finds out they have no PS3 to play them. I prefer the news that people can’t (falsely or not) buy decades old games.
Why does it feel crazy to you? With handhelds becoming more popular for „big games“, these games will be designed for PS5 with 60 fps (to achieve 30 fps on handhelds).
Chances for long support were never as high as now!
I think it should increase „replayability“, an important metric for the publishers. From what I‘ve read about this topic, most developers are happy if many players finish the game once. Only a small fraction of players replay a game.
I think the negative reaction is mainly because of imprecise marketing and to a lesser extent because you have to complete the game in single-player mode first.
Couch co-op still is a great way of gaming, and there are people out there who buy this game specifically for that experience.
The vast majority of presented titles have a „2026“ as release date attached to them. There are 13 titles with a release date in the first half of this year.
(I had to ask ChatGPT to sort them for me by release date, every website lists the games as shown in thr show.)
I don’t miss the E3s where trailers were shown 2 or 3 years in advance.
„Arguably underrated“ is a statement which can be made about EVERY game.
I don’t get this permanent praising with „hugely promising“, „potential upcoming hit“, „incredible“ etc. Maybe these are features of the English language I‘m not familiar with, because it would sound ridiculous in my German mother tongue.
These are good news. Usually we see almost permanent discounts, where the regular price is more of an exception. I‘d like to see these permanent new prices more often.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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…
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.
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!
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.
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.
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Re: Sony Will Offset Soaring RAM Prices by Further Monetising PS5 Players
@PuppetMaster Oh no, I pulled the wrong trigger, by mentioning the danger of Arrogant Sony without mentioning the existence of Arrogant Nintendo. I don’t like this „we against them“, and whataboutism is lame.
Re: Sony Will Offset Soaring RAM Prices by Further Monetising PS5 Players
@zebric21 Because RAM is produced by specialised chip manufacturers. The philosophies are totally different: Sony LETS produce complex consumer electronics and service platforms. Chip manufacturers produce billions of small chips with high yield and super low margins and sell the to other companies.
And even if Sony would produce RAM chips, they would be sold to the customers which pay the most, and these are the AI companies.
Re: Sony Will Offset Soaring RAM Prices by Further Monetising PS5 Players
@UltimateOtaku91
I think that both companies will increase the prices for their systems, and people will accept it. I don’t see a Switch 2 Lite in the near future due to the high hardware component costs (Nintendo couldn’t offer it for a price people would expect, based on the prices of Switch 1 Lite).
A „Switch 2 Home“ seems more likely than a „Switch 1 Home“ ever was, due to the more competitive hardware performance. Without screen and docking station and with a cheaper cooling system and charger (the Switch 1 charger could be sufficient because there wouldn’t be playing and recharging at the same tine), manufacturing costs could be reduced. And the magnetic Joy-Cons could be charged much easier on a home console, without the need for sliding in and out.
Re: Sony Will Offset Soaring RAM Prices by Further Monetising PS5 Players
I hope for a huge success of Switch 2, which includes great third-party support like what we see from Capcom with RE9 and Pragmata: release on the same day as for PS5, with acceptable image quality and 60 fps (or at least 40 fps).
Without good competition, Sony will turn into Arrogant Sony again. It was the competition of Gamepass that brought us the fantastic PS Plus Collection. But Xbox is no serious competitor as platform holder anymore, and if the Steam Machine will be priced at 900 dollars, PC is neither. Nintendo is the only platform holder which realistically can prevent Sony to freak out.
Re: Marathon's Collector's Edition May Have the Best Packaging We've Ever Seen
@Oram77 Yes, it’s a bummer that Pokopia will be on game key card, regardless being a „mid-price“ game. But I still can’t believe that Nintendo would do this for a 230 dollar game.
Re: Failing FPS Highguard's Concord Arc Seems Almost Complete as Website Goes Down
My lesson here: Generic stuff like Concord and Highguard has no chance. Unique stuff like Arc Raiders has one.
My big question now: Marathon has a unique artstyle, but is it also mechanically distinct enough to succeed?
Re: Marathon's Collector's Edition May Have the Best Packaging We've Ever Seen
I like that Sony included both a physical disk with a nice steelcase for the real collectors and a code for those without a disk drive, but for that price, I find it only fair. Wait…
Re: Opinion: The Euphoric Reaction to PS6's Rumoured Delay Really Confuses Me
After 821 votes, the average date of the poll is November/December 2028 (with „2031 or beyond“ calculated as 2031).
Sounds like a very reasonable launch date!
Re: Don't Expect Crimson Desert to Be Easy, PS5 Open Worlder Won't Have Difficulty Options at Launch
I‘m glad that we are not (yet) in a world ruled by the lowest common denominator. Not every piste has to be blue.
Re: Opinion: The Euphoric Reaction to PS6's Rumoured Delay Really Confuses Me
I want PS5 games which are developed with focus on this platform. I don’t want a cross-gen period with PS5 games running with 30 fps and poor image quality because „you have the option for great looking 60 fps with PS6“, at least not until 2029.
And games like Soros just look good enough to me. Who needs path-tracing?
Re: Sorry Haters, But Marathon Is Looking Real Good Right Now
@Oram77 I see that Sony acquired Bungie due to their expertise in live service games. And Bungie saved Sony some money, by giving advice to terminate the development of the Last of Us and God of War live service games.
But 3.6 billion dollars are a huge sum, and this must be earned with the new products, which have to cover also the costs for development and maintaining of these new games.
And acquiring a studio for their expertise means acquiring the people. But what if the most enthusiastic people leave? That’s what happened with Dice and Ubisoft, and we got The Alters, Arc Raiders and Clair Obscure.
I don’t see black and white here, and I know that balanced discussions is something you don’t expect in a comment section like this. So I appreciate you thoughts about D3 and the role of Marathon.
Re: Sorry Haters, But Marathon Is Looking Real Good Right Now
It will be unfair, because Bungie is more than Marathon, but people will contrast the success of this game with the 3.6 billion dollars Sony paid for Bungie‘s acquisition.
Do you see a game here which justifies the acquisition of Bungie for that price?
Re: Konami Cruelly Delists Several Metal Gear Solid Games on PS3, PSP without Notice
@shiningpikablu252 As a day 1 buyer of the GBC, I can confirm that back then, digital game distribution was limited to ROM downloads. I hoped that „…“ at the end of the paragraph made it clear.
Re: Konami Cruelly Delists Several Metal Gear Solid Games on PS3, PSP without Notice
The same story as with the Yakuza remaster: Publishers can decide to remove old games to avoid confusion for customers, who could wishlist or even buy an old game instead of the announced, yet unreleased new one.
I find this approach reasonable. There would be also an article here in case somebody manages to buy the old games and finds out they have no PS3 to play them. I prefer the news that people can’t (falsely or not) buy decades old games.
Edit: Konami made the same move on the Nintendo store. The GBC game Metal Gear Solid: Ghost Babel is still listed, but there you can’t buy and download it for your GBC…
https://www.nintendo.com/en-gb/Games/Game-Boy/Metal-Gear-Solid-Ghost-Babel-265999.html
Re: Sony Considering PS6 Delay to 2028 or Even 2029, New Reports Says
@get2sammyb
Why does it feel crazy to you? With handhelds becoming more popular for „big games“, these games will be designed for PS5 with 60 fps (to achieve 30 fps on handhelds).
Chances for long support were never as high as now!
Re: Sony's Latest State of Play Now Officially the Most Watched Ever
Nobody knew in advance how good the show would be, so this can’t be the reason for the high viewership numbers.
The reasons are in my opinion:
I hope that we will see more single-player games from PS Studios in near future. But this show was the best what Sony could make in thr moment.
Re: 'I Feel Cheated and I Want a Refund': Fans Lash Out at New PS5 God of War's Unlockable Local Multiplayer Mode
@PinderSchloss
I think it should increase „replayability“, an important metric for the publishers. From what I‘ve read about this topic, most developers are happy if many players finish the game once. Only a small fraction of players replay a game.
Re: 'I Feel Cheated and I Want a Refund': Fans Lash Out at New PS5 God of War's Unlockable Local Multiplayer Mode
I think the negative reaction is mainly because of imprecise marketing and to a lesser extent because you have to complete the game in single-player mode first.
Couch co-op still is a great way of gaming, and there are people out there who buy this game specifically for that experience.
Re: Saros Succumbs to the Pay Extra to Play Early Trend
I prefer „Late Access“ and wait for several months. This gives me the „ripe“ version with the most important patches for a lower price.
Re: You're All Invited to Play Marathon's Server Slam from 26th February
Only PS Plus members get these three weapon skins.
Does this imply that also non-members can play Marathon? Or does it mean that EVERYONE will get these skins?
Re: Saros Shaves Off Returnal's Rough Edges for a More Universally Appealing PS5 Roguelite
Returnal felt outright unfair sometimes. I ran 10 minutes to the place were I died before, to be killed in less than 10 seconds over and over again.
I am used to long backruns (?) in Souls games, but Returnal was overstretching my nerves.
But as much as I liked the core Returnal gameplay, I don’t know whether I‘ll give Soros a chance or not.
Re: Round Up: What Was Announced in Sony's State of Play Livestream for February 2026?
The best thing about this show:
The vast majority of presented titles have a „2026“ as release date attached to them. There are 13 titles with a release date in the first half of this year.
(I had to ask ChatGPT to sort them for me by release date, every website lists the games as shown in thr show.)
I don’t miss the E3s where trailers were shown 2 or 3 years in advance.
Re: Poll: How Would You Rate State of Play for February 2026?
Konami is backer than ever before.
Great show!
Re: Most of Highguard's Dev Team Laid Off Just Two Weeks After Live Service Shooter's Launch
Guerilla Games in 12 months: „We made the extremely difficult decision to…“
Re: Arguably Underrated RPG Blades of Fire Forges Major 2.0 Update on PS5
„Arguably underrated“ is a statement which can be made about EVERY game.
I don’t get this permanent praising with „hugely promising“, „potential upcoming hit“, „incredible“ etc. Maybe these are features of the English language I‘m not familiar with, because it would sound ridiculous in my German mother tongue.
Re: The Internet Has Not Been Kind to Horizon Hunters Gathering
I once thought that games like this are a waste of time and talent. But now, I just don’t care anymore.
PlayStation is now mainly a gaming platform for me, not defined by its exclusives, which WERE defining in the PS4 era.
I would happily pay the highest price for a Bloodborne Remastered for PS5, but Sony doesn’t let me. I don’t understand the world anymore.
Re: Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth Permanently Cheaper on PS5 from Next Week
@GoatFace04
Look at the new monstrosities of covers for Switch 2 games, with snappy titles like
Super Mario Bros. Wonder - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Meetup in Bellabel Park
and then imagine a nice „budget frame“ around with a Nintendo Selects logo on it, plus a fat red bar on top and ugly age rating logos on the bottom.
Re: Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth Permanently Cheaper on PS5 from Next Week
These are good news. Usually we see almost permanent discounts, where the regular price is more of an exception. I‘d like to see these permanent new prices more often.
PlayStation Selects?
Re: New Hollow Knight Trophy List All But Confirms a Native PS5 Version
Everyone should play Hollow Knight, it’s so good!
Re: Sony Finally Confirms Horizon Co-Op Game, Horizon Hunters Gathering for PS5, PC
Let’s see what game will be more successful:
Horizon Steel Frontiers (the Chinese one)
or
Horizon Hunters Gathering (the Dutch one)
I wouldn’t bet on HHG!
Re: Launch-Aligned, Ghost of Yotei PS5 Is Selling Better Than Tsushima
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!
Re: PS5 Officially Outsells PS3, Now at 92.2 Million Units
@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.
Re: PS5 Officially Outsells PS3, Now at 92.2 Million Units
@themightyant Trump says his favourite word is „tariff“.
Re: PS5 Officially Outsells PS3, Now at 92.2 Million Units
@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.
Re: GTA 6 on Course for November 2026 Launch, Marketing Starts in Summer
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Re: Rumour: Kingdom Come: Deliverance PS5 Version to Release Within a Week or So
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.
Re: Today in Weird Sony Patents: AI-Generated Podcasts Hosted By PlayStation Characters
Forcing someone to listening a podcast from Aloy is forbidden by the Geneva Conventions.
Re: February 2026 PS Plus Essential Games Available to Download Now
@Zeke68
I’ve heard good things about Ultros. Edge Magazine gave a great 8/10, which is the same score Silksong got btw.
Re: Poll: Are You Happy with Your PS Plus Essential Games for February 2026?
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.
Re: Highguard (PS5) - Jack of All Trades PS5 Shooter Is Fine
@DennisReynolds
You mean „High initial player numbers, dedicated fanbase, hard decisions, end of February, …“
Re: Highguard (PS5) - Jack of All Trades PS5 Shooter Is Fine
When I make dinner and my wife says „It’s fine“, she probably means „It’s not bad“.
Re: GDC Survey Reveals Developers Are Twice as Interested in Making Games for PS5 Than Xbox
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…
Re: Rumour: PS Portal OLED Version Coming This Year
@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.
Re: Rumour: PS Portal OLED Version Coming This Year
@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!
Re: Promising Chinese God of War Game Will Be 'Optimised for PS5 in Collaboration with Sony'
UE5 based third person action game from unknown Chinese developer, set in mythological ancient China:
„Promising“
Re: GTA 6 Fans Reportedly Attempted Using Drones, Fake IDs to Get a Glimpse at Rockstar's Game
They could politely ask the union, there are many secret infos on its systems.
Re: New Kingdom Come: Deliverance PS5 Version Seems Real in PS Store Leak
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.
Re: PS Plus Essential Games for February 2026 Announced
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“.
Re: Larian CEO Swen Vincke Sticks His Foot in It Again, Thinks Game Reviewers Should Also Be Reviewed
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.
Re: Judas PS5 Dev Spent 5 Years Perfecting Its Core Mechanic
@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.