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@KaiBrunnenG

Yes, it is a streaming device. If I cannot have physical games why would I spend the time to download and install the game if I can just stream it? As soon as Sony opens up the options so you can stream all games in your library this thing will be all I need. We do it all day with our movies, TV and music why not with our games?

@charbtronic

You mean like a PS Portal...lol...

@KaiBrunnenG

exactly!! You want to play your PS games on a handheld. Not a portable PC to play PC games on. Just like people want to play the PS games in the best way that they can on the right TV with the Pro. Neither of these ways are better than the other. (or a scam). If Sony took the idea of a portable Playstation and made it so it could dock and have the same specs as the PS5 Pro AND have an option for physical media, I too would pay your 600 GBP for that bit of kit.

@KaiBrunnenG

Not upset you called it a scam just confused as to why you would pay the equivalent of a pro to have an even lesser gaming experience. I get it would be portable and that is always an attractive option but as people say about getting a PC instead of a pro, why not just get a Steam Deck?

@Member_the_game

And it looks like British money with the monarch still all over it...lol...

@KaiBrunnenG
You would pay 600 GBP for a handheld PlayStation without a disc drive, but 700 GBP for a dedicated console without a disc drive is a "scam". I get that a handheld is more valuable to YOU but a handheld seems to be of less overall value in general. Especially if I cannot buy an add-on to access my physical collection or dock it to play on my TV. I would pay as much as a Switch OLED. What is that now, 299 GBP? Ya I would pay that much, or just use my Portal to stream my games (when Sony inevitably expands this feature).

@UltimateOtaku91

Isn't it the VAT that makes everything look more expensive than it is? My conversion is 840 bucks plus I need to pay 12% sales tax on top of that price. Who can afford this hobby anymore...lol...

There are probably tariffs and import fees for the UK as well.

@Jrs1 @Member_the_game @UltimateOtaku91

I am from Canada so NOTHING makes sense. So this is what I do. https://www.xe.com/currencyconverter/

Oh, Ubisoft. Five years ago we would have all been thrilled to see you try to make this game. Today, not so much. How about you try not to implode for now and deliver an AC game in February that won't cause a meltdown on the internet?

Ok, I know everyone in the chat loves to jump on a dorky idea and this is a dorky idea. However, if you are watching the awards anyway and want something more entertaining to do while they are plodding along, this idea may be a bit of fun.

No matter how Sony decides to do this, streaming or downloading the game and playing it natively, it will surely be the death knell of physical media. To paraphrase the beleaguered Ubisoft, Get ready not own your games.

@Savage_Joe

Thats a stretch...

Quote from me in May

"Sony's secret plan is to have it be able to stream games directly from PSN. If it can stream from a Playstation (essentially a server when coupled with the Portal) it can stream from the PSN servers. Am I wrong? Is there a reason this can never happen? If they can/do they will sell substantially more Potals and increase subs to PS+ Premium. It may even convince me to go digital and stream my new games over portal"

Can't belive I was right about this....lol...

@Uromastryx

Every Assassin's Creed game is the worst Assassin's Creed game until the next one comes out.

If a remake of any game is needed it is of the First Assassin's Creed game. This game is stuck in the 7th gen and needs to be brought to the present

I am not really an apologist, but I am more of a devil's advocate when it comes to some controversies within the gaming sphere, but I cannot abide by this decision. It's stupid and an obvious bribe to have Miyazaki show up for the awards this year. Guaranteed Turd Tree will now win, no point watching.

@Dom_31 @JalapenoSpiceLife

Correct me if I am wrong but Ishin has way too many character references, even though they are not "playing" the "yakuza" character they are still "playing" the general archetype similar to the "yakuza" one. Like a play where all the actors just act like themselves but as different people. Not being familiar with who these characters are in the older games will ensure that half the fun of this game is lost on a newcomer.

@MFTWrecks @LowDefAl

I too am disappointed we are not getting another 18+ Icons/Ideas set here. The Tallneck is a fantastic model and I would love a fully modelled Clawstrider or Stalker on the shelf next to it. However, I will still buy this set for Varl and the little canisters of mats that come with it. lol...

Edit* not to worried about scale within the sets though. Also, I don't want to pay 600 bucks for some super crazy 5000 piece set either.

My favourite part of gaming is knowing I am the only one who is right and everyone else is too blind to see the truth!

Why not create a "Best DLC" or "Best Remake" category?

You can see where this idea is going from a mile away and a month ahead.

Don't sleep on this game, especially if you have been enjoying Metaphor: Refantazio. I have not finished yet but I am about 60 (ish) hours in and it's a lot of crazy fun.

Everybody in here polarizing over a Lego game is absolutely hilarious.

@Frmknst

It's funny how everyone hates online multiplayer games but would eat a trail or dog crap to get a Last of Us multiplayer game that we don't even know if it will be as good as Factions. I guarantee that if the new game is not a copy and paste of Factions the entire community will have a temper tantrum.

@symmetrian

Sorry, it was a, run-on sentence, but I, didn't want to, split it up.

i guess its wasn't really a run on but it looked long and my Grammarly was underlining everything...lol...

I played the PS5 demo. This is where I, get to find out, how much work a development team, can get done in three weeks.

@somnambulance

I think there would not have been any controversy if the Gooners in their basements just shut up about the character design. Then Stellar Blade could have passed under the radar like all eastern games with Waifus and Anime Tiddies.

@REALAIS

BloodRayne, Bayonetta, and NieR: Automata would beg to differ on how to become a classic. If Stellar Blade is still worth discussing as time marches, it will be considered a classic. If it gets a sequel, that surpasses what made this game special to its fans, that would also elevate its "classic" status. Stellar Blade will become what it will become.

@x3King84

They did learn...they learned that player pushback is something that they are willing to absorb into their cost/profit structure.

I learned today that McDonalds is not very healthy, so I had to make a decision of risk vs reward and I had a Big Mac anyway.

Its the same thing with Sony. They learned that a portion of the PC community overreacted to a small change in the terms of service and decided that they were willing to put up with it.

Whats the problem?

The Borderlands movie was the only movie I saw in theatres this summer and it was fun for what it was. At least it got people talking about the franchise again.

@Playstationdemodisc

That's what your dad said! lol..

@MaelysLeFleau

I have a feeling it would be because if they did spell it out as a new and improved feature fans would get mad if the upscaling didn't work on every game in the PS4 catalogue. So to avoid the same fallout as the 8K or 120FPS claims on the launch edition box they just quietly rolled it out

@wildcat_kickz

Right!??! If they don't want to read the article don't click on it. It's not like anyone is forcing anyone to read what they don't want to read.

Push Square is a PlayStation news site. It would be weird if they DIDN'T report every little detail of a new system.

@Old-Red

Thats what I was talking about in another post. If we want a real comparison for Physical VS Digital show me how many digital copies spider man 2 sold vs physical. Not how much money was made on the PS store vs retail

@gollumb82

Push Square is a Playstation fan site...they talk about, guess what, Playstation News. But I have never seen them tell me to go out and buy a PS5 Pro. I also feel they have been appropriately critical of the price and the exclusion of the disc drive. This weird narrative that somehow Push Square is a shill for Sony is quite amusing to me.

@carlos82

When Playstation calculate the numbers what is the formula? Is it Physical vs digital copies sold or do they compare the 2 revenue streams? I am only wondering because those would be vastly different comparisons.

Wow! Now that is a surprising result based strictly on the usual negativity on this website.

72% of people agree or slightly agree that now is the best time. Wow!

@AndyKazama

Oh ya, that's right too. I was hoping for an anime adaption, that would be so fun!

@devildragon2k23

It was a PS5 console exclusive because of a pre-Bethesda/Zennimax acquisition agreement with Tango Gameworks.

@AndyKazama

I agree with some people that the gameplay in Ghostwire is lacking, but the atmosphere is fantastic. It's like virtual tourism but with Yokai and evil spirits. Also, it has a fairly easy Platinum

@naruball

What are you disagreeing with there? I love me some higher frame rates as much as the next person but graphic fidelity can also be very important to immersion and overall enjoyment as well.

@naruball

Tomato/Tomato. For some graphic fidelity drastically changes the way a game plays and feels.

@Mattock1987

For the same reason Bloodborne fanatics have been port begging for that particular game. Whats the point if its just the same game with prettier graphics but no new content?

Doing a quick Google search Sony Corp made 87 billion US last year. 200 million of that is nothing. Think of it this way, you have 87 bucks worth of quarters in your pocket and use 1 quarter to buy a gumball from the gumball machine and it comes out a color you don't like so you throw it away. That's what spending 200 Million is like for these companies.

Even if it was 400 million that would be 2 gumballs thrown in the trash.

@Thumper

No, he means hateful. Criticism is one thing and as we all have an opinion (for better or worse) it should be expressed. What this guy is talking about is threatening messages and hate speech directed at the development team.

@LifeGirl

The "Ignore" button is still there. Its effectively a block button.

Not sure what this one person on X was talking about but I cannot find much "controversy" about the characters on the internet. If anything, they may be upset that Max's girlfriend Chloe did not make it into this game. Anti-Wokers don't care about this game even as much as usual and Pro-Wokers are not even arguing with anyone that is remotely anti-woke so this cannot be the issue. One reviewer said that Max is a snoopy little b**ch and has no respect for anyone's privacy to which a commenter said that is exactly how she was in the first game.

Not sure what we are arguing about here in this comment section but I don't think, the dialogue around this game, is a so-called "culture war" thing.

Give me a unique one-time use code on physical purchases so everyone can collect points. It's unfair that collectors of physical games have been left out of this.

@Mostik

Holy Mackeral you are so bang on with this. Opening the full map every time just to see where I needed to drive my speeder on Akiva was by far the worst part of the whole experience with this game.