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@playstation1995 Word up BOY!

Maybe it's thrown into sharper relief at the moment as Xbox and Nintendo have more to shout about with fresher hardware? PS fans are kinda just waiting for this year's heavy hitters to arrive. Nothing doing in the meantime.

My kids are loving playing with the motion steeeing and then watching the replays of themselves crashing into everything afterwards. They find it hilarious. Losers.

@wiiware @JoeBlogs I wonder if there's any possibility that Sony had a deal with Activision where Crash would stay exclusive if it sold over a certain amount on PS4... It would explain why nobody seems to be able to confirm if it's exclusive or not. It'd be a unique deal but safe for Activision whatever happened and potentially really great for Sony.

I can't wait to show all those walls who's boss. Take that, wall! And that! And that. And... I'm terrible at WipEout.

@Ralizah Unfinished Swan, it is definitely an actual game; a first-person adventure game with some light puzzle-solving. And, in a way, shooting. The first area is more artsy than the rest of the game and it would get tiresome if the whole game were like that (you'll see what I mean if you play it) but it becomes quite different as the game progresses. It is beautiful throughout. It's short and well worth a play-through. Simple but well-told story.

Will get this. Loved Unfinished Swan. So, so beautiful. Three word sentences? Love those too. That is all.

I like 'deep backgrounds' and I cannot lie
You other brothers can't deny
When a girl walks in with an itty bitty waist And a 'deep background' in your face
You get SPRUNG

@Sanquine I guess because no games were cancelled? Presumably GG Cambridge hadn't yet moved on after RIGS? It's sad. I really enjoyed KZ:Mercenary.

@get2sammyb well, in theory, all Brexit has done so far is weaken the pound which makes labour in the UK cheaper if you're otherwise trading in Euros. If this is anything to do with Brexit it would have to be long-term fears about having a few teams based outside the EU when the rest are inside somehow making things difficult.

Strangest fragrance ad I've ever seen. I want some Death Stranding (pour homme) this Christmas.

Just wanted to say that I visit this site as it has a 'personality' reminiscent of the great UK video games magazines of my youth (now all sadly long gone). I think Sammy and the team do a great job of adding a few playful jibes without going too far.

On topic: this looks much more fun than the usual LEGO offerings. Need more family games for my oldest son who is starting to take an interest in games!

@JoeBlogs Every time I hear about a new RPG I get a shiver of hope - but they never turn out to be Rock Punching Games, just some elf rubbish.

@JoeBlogs I'm a huge fan of the Rock Puncher series, played I-IV a lot. I just need more punching of rocks in gaming.

Off topic, but I'm looking for games in which a man repeatedly punches a rock. Any suggestions?

If I was handed the franchise I'd probably develop a Crash-maker game where people could make their own old-school Crash courses (running either into or out of the screen) with just the pick of the original trilogy's best levels included as a campaign.

@Sanquine I'd rather have The Last of Us 2 as well. I trust ND to take it somewhere interesting.

What if... it's actually Naughty Dog's next game? Recent swinging and climbing experience on the CV. Animations all done. A small B team working on it in tandem with UC4.

By the way I think this is in no way likely, just fun to imagine what that game would be like.

"A Push Square commenter recently hypothesised that an Evil Karma path in Sucker Punch's rumoured Spidey title could see you playing as Venom. It makes so much sense it hurts."

That was me! I was that commenter! My life has peaked here.

Glad they've managed to ratchet the sales up a notch. Shame it sounds like the film is a load of old clank.

@Goob didn't know about that. Makes it even more likely to happen then in this world of rehashed ideas!

What if it's 'Spiderman: Infamous' featuring a similar karma mechanic where Spidey gets more drawn towards fully becoming Venom if he takes the villainous route...?

I don't think many games will go for an FPS bump. Clearly this box is being released just so PS4 games can look better on 4K TVs. Also if it has an Ultra HD bluray drive it will help Sony get that tech into homes in the same way the PS3 did last gen. I think this is purely a resolution thing.

@dryrain I once said the same about Netflix. But streaming games could become as popular one day as streaming films is now. In the near future it could happen with brand new games: people could stream, say, The Last of Us 3 to their BluRay player and never actually have to own a console. It's partly an escape route for Sony if consoles stop selling and the tech is cool.

Used the free trial and accidentally paid for a second month. But gave me enough time to play through PS3 games I missed (Killzone 2, Resistance 3, Uncharted 1, a couple more I wasn't bothered to finish). Decent value with that free month included and was fun seeing them on the Vita screen. Upgrading to PS4 soon so didn't want or need physical or download copies. The tech works well on my internet, was impressed.

They pitched another Vita infamous game and got turned down. Then an Infamous game and got turned down. If they went for another existing Sony IP I reckon it was Resistance which could be turned into an open-world survival horror game...

I cannot wait to get a PS4 so I can play the games on my Vita... That thing can essentially play some PS1 games (download) some PS2 games (remasters) some PS3 games (PS Now) some PSP games (download) and PS4 games (remote play). Oh and PS Vita games too. Great part of the PS ecosystem and deserves more love.

@get2sammyb fine, but I'm keeping 'This is for the Leias.'

Sith is for the players.

So will there be one definite game each month and one that is voted for?

Great interview; I enjoyed reading about an aspect of games that isn't discussed as often. It really makes me think about just how many creative voices are involved in making a single game and what a fantastic artform it is.

@TVRFLY I agree that is what seems to have happened this gen. Everyone started off backing the wrong horse (see Titanfall). I know Insomniac wanted to keep the Sunset Overdrive IP and went with MS who allowed that but the game would have sold much better on PS4; all very well keeping an IP that actually isn't worth very much in terms of revenue. There has been a definite change in attitude from devs and publishers.

Any chance of Gravity Rush 2 on PS4 before the end of the year?

Sony Bend. I do wonder if they have already been tasked with a PS4 version of an existing Sony IP, though...

Just finished The Swapper on Vita, great little game, been catching up with Prototype 2 (thanks PS+ as ever) and quite enjoying it.

It will probably generate more profit than the actual game. Sad, sad times. When Uncharted 5 is released alongside a tie-in endless runner we'll know the apocalypse is upon us.

This is worrying news in the sense that it seems Sony had no idea what to do with one of its first-party studios and essentially had them stuck in limbo between Golden Abyss and this PS4 project that is only now properly getting started. Worrying because the reason we might not have seen much from other studios might be Sony being similarly indecisive. Get some games out!

@sub12 spot on.

@FullbringIchigo @ShogunRok pleased I can Count on your support.

At last. A true Necks Gen game.

If he is successful can we all sue on the same terms please? I could do with $5million.

Obviously it still hasn't actually happened yet, but the PS+ version of Driveclub could be a good model for other freebies going forward - a portion of a AAA game for free with an 'upgrade' fee that allows you to keep the full game forever. It obviously wouldn't work for all games but some could give away the online, single-player or co-op component say - as long as it felt like you were getting a 'full' if shorter experience. Be interesting to see how that DC plus version works.

@Lateralus68 completely agree. Not sure what folks were expecting from this event. It's a bonus event in the year with more info on massive games and a couple of reveals too. Good work.

Bravo! Goodwill sells games too.

@MoleZandor not that the general public would notice, though, surely? Also, I think it's the potential sequel they would want more control over.

Still think MS bought Minecraft to keep it off Sony and Facebook's VR devices.

Hmmm. Minecraft would be hot property again in a future virtual reality incarnation, wouldn't it...?

Can anyone who owns both tell me if Titanfall or Destiny is the better game? I understand they are different beasts but both FPSs were massively hyped and fell short of expectations.

So all the creatives have walked away? Buying the Minecraft brand might pay off in the short term but there's little value in Mojang without those brains, surely? And there's little point in a Minecraft sequel (is there?) It's all very puzzling.

@Heavyman99 it's after reading comments on sites like this that I decided to get one. I can understand now why Vita owners are so vocal about how great it is - and also why they are so disappointed in the support from Sony (who, conversely, injected PS3 when it was flagging with huge numbers of first-party titles).

On the flip-side, though, Vita got a lot of that early on - Killzone, Uncharted, LBP, etc - before it died down. Now, that reminds me of previous Nintendo consoles I have owned where you get one title from each big franchise then... nothing.

TBH a couple of good 'reworked' games - for instance an improved version of the first Infamous, in light of the IP's new found success on PS4 - might shift a few Vitas and wouldn't take a lot of work for a smaller first party studio.