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Who cares about GTA VI? It’s not the defining game of the industry or something. Sure, it will rake in big money and garner massive attention but that doesn’t make it any better than games like Phantom Blade 0 or Forza Horizon 6.

Regardless, I’ll be playing Alan Wake, RE 0 and Death Squared.

Have a good weekend folks. God bless.

Great news! I’ll grab the first two games on Xbox Series X thanks to its unrivalled backwards compatibility. Cheers, PushSquare!

@get2sammyb

I never said physical would last forever. The problem is that Sony did it with no regard whatsoever for their consumers and considering you of all people have criticised them on and off for years for their blatant disregard for their consumer base makes your comment all the more astonishing.

It’s pretty obvious to anyone with a brain cell that their decision to go all digital was tied to GTA VI. It was a disgustingly selfish decision to maximise profits and to steer people fully towards digital.

Their greed is made worse by the fact that they have NOT mitigated digital purchases whatsoever. On Xbox, we get Rewards.

This isn’t an Xbox v PlayStation thing, I would be equally annoyed if it was Xbox doing this but credit’s where it’s due: Xbox has the disc to digital program.

Putting the “apologists” that always tend to be the loudest (possibly to drown out valid criticism?) aside, the reason there was, and still is, a major uproar about Sony killing off physical media is because they made their name off it; the PS4 literally sold itself thanks to “this is how you share a game.”

No amount of apologists can disregard that. Sony have permanently stained their legacy. Sure, it won’t make much difference in the grand scheme of things for now at least, but they have shown who they truly are and that’s reason enough to keep tooting the horn about it.

As for Xbox, at least they’re offering a disc to digital program…..

Probably the worst PlayStation console, but you can’t argue with this feat. Fairgame(s)

Cannot dispute what's been said in the article, BUT this year's releases have not gone too well.

Saros has been a commercial failure. Wolverine has underperformed (though I do think it will eventually make its money back and then some). That leaves Phantom Blade 0 which sold very well but was also released on PC too.

Time will tell if this is just a blip.

As for next year, War: Laufey will almost certainly be a commercial success, however I'm not too convinced about Intergalatic (that is if it does come out next year).

Although it would be easy to take a swipe at PlayStation Studios and in particular Hermen Hulst (the guy sure has a large head which makes it a pity that very little good comes from it), the thing that people need to watch out for is that PlayStation WILL NOT STOP chasing Live Service games. Fair games and Concord are just the beginning NOT the end. Remember what I said…

This game is the very definition of what I call a "launch cr*p classic" i.e. a game that is hyped and SEEMS to be a surefire hit and turns to be... pants (to put it lightly).

Other atrocities that belong in my Hall of Fame of "Launch Day Cr*p Classics" are: Resident Evil 6, Aliens: Colonial Marines, Driveclub, Days Gone, The Order 1886 and Concord among others.

As for this game's sales, there were people who, perhaps a shade arrogantly, suggested that critical acclaim would not affect the sales of this... pants of a game. Well, the opposite turned out to be the case. Critical acclaim does matter.

Btw, no, GTA VI isn't an excuse.