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This article doesn't belong on this site. It belongs on an Xbox site. Stick to your theme or loose focus and the market down the road, just like team green.

@Comic_bookguy I don't think it'll compete with the Switch honestly. As the PS Portable will always be a "addon" to the main console, and there will be severe compromises in the games I think, so there will always be this choice of sacrificing fidelity. And the online play at $80 yearly is a bloody ripoff on PSN. Nintendo charges $20 yearly for cloud saves and online play. Sony charges $80. Insane. And it matters.

@Rodimusprime13 It's not so much the form factor, it's more about the games. Japanese people in general don't like to play super-serious-bloody-dark-grim-gory games, which has become Sony's specialty it seems. Cinematic trash. The reason why the Japanese buy Nintendo is to play Nintendo games.

@RoomWithaMoose Fact is most Nintendo buyers (myself included) buy it to play Nintendo exclusive games! Zelda, Mario, Mario Kart, Smash, Splatoon, Metroid, and more!

The reason for me is that Nintendo is the only company that makes games that are good but still POSITIVE. All these Sony and Microsoft games are so DARK and depressing in their narratives, all the time! Soooo serious. It gets old after a while. The 3rd party support for the Switch 2 is just a bonus.

Personally I got hooked on the PlayStation during the PS2 era (and had the PS1 also) because of Gran Turismo and SSX Tricky. And then the Unchartered series. All games that aren't so dark and depressing like the TLOU games and all this other super-serious-dark-bloody-grim-grotesque and bloody boring games.

Which is why Nintendo is awesome. They make great games that make you feel good at the same time. Can't say that about TLOU or God of War and so on and so on.

So this price reduction wont do anything unless Sony starts making games that aren't depressing cinematic dark bloody boring games again. Astro Bot is a good start. But they need more, a lot more!

Flop. PlayStation is doing everything and at the same time ignoring their own platform. Take a look at what happened to Xbox after they started putting their focus all over the place... And learn from it. Because Microsoft didn't, and now the platform is dying.

Rumors say that Half-Life 3 will launch alongside with the Steam Machine. That could ship some boxes.

The announced Steam Machine doesn't really pose a threat. But I see this machine as a testbed/first step into a new market.

If Valve makes a "Steam Machine Pro" and dials that up to 11 on the performance front, and release that within the timeframe of the next-gen consoles (PS6, nextXbox), then I can see myself moving away from consoles completely. I have a huge Steam library, and I love the Steam Deck, and the flexibility and opennes of the platform (I don't have to wait for YEARS and PAY to increase fps from 30-60, which is STUPID, for example). Oh and I don't have to pay the insane $80 yearly to just be able to play online and have cloud saves!!!

Actually if everything works as good as I hope, I can see myself replacing my PS5/PS6, Switch, Meta Quest 3 with a Steam Machine, Steam Frame and Steam Deck. It is a dream setup, instead of the fragmented setup I have now where I literally have to buy the games in 3 different places to be able to play them where I want to play them. With SteamOS based devices I can just buy it on Steam, and that's it. Cloud saves syncs between devices, and I can even play a normal game in the VR headset if I want to, or on the TV, or on the Deck. PERFECT. No online/cloud save fee, no Windows OS to deal with, no sitting in front of the computer desk, buy the game once, full syncing between devices, no ***** roadblocks which Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo has. Full access to settings. Fully able to test EVERY game I buy for 2 hours and get a FULL REFUND - no questions asked! it's exactly the setup I've been dreaming about for a LONG time!

well i know which game im playing. and its not wolverine.
i hope insomniac doesnt just make another spiderman clone with similar fighting, outposts, and similar mechanics... time for something entirely new please. i wont buy into the same formula a 4th time.

Missing an option for "I had one but sold it". It's a great device, as long as I stay at home only. But at home I have my PS5 Pro on my LG OLED, so... And the Portal works like crap on any hotel wifi or anything else really, so it's kinda pointless unless you just want an option for playing on the couch at home, or if your partner his taking the TV all the time, or if you have an injury and need to stay in bed or something like that. But factor in a proper Wifi router, something like the Asus RT-BE92U or similar. If your network is bad, the experience on the Portal is gonna be equally bad, even if you sit right next to your PS5 and wifi. And make sure your PS5 is plugged in with Ethernet. If the Portal and PS5 are both on wifi, it's gonna be laggy at times no matter what.

Keep making these moves Sony, and give me all the reasons why I don't need a PlayStation console in my life. PC + Switch 2 it is. No PSN subscription required to play online and to get cloud saves, saves me $80 yearly. Seems like Nintendo is the only company focusing on the console business only, and the games show that...

@PressTurn Exactly the same here. NSO is the only sub I'm willing to pay because the price is alright. And I also get cloud saves, online play and access to the best SNES, NES and Gameboy classics which I grew up with. Those classics are worth far more than any of Sonys monthly games. All for $19.99 yearly.

And even cheaper during sales. I think I subbed for 2 years when the yearly was at 40% discount even, which makes it about $12 a year! And Sony wants $80 a year for the same?! They seem to have stopped PS Plus subscription sales as well. No thanks.

@11001100110zero No you don't get access to any of the PS Plus games and monthly games if you stop your subscription. They will still show up in your library, but if you try to install or play any PS Plus gane you are told you need to subscribe again to get access.

So no, we don't get any monthly games to keep. We only get access as long as we keep paying.

I'm not subscribed to PSN any more due to the cost. I could pay for a much cheaper sub that only includes online play and cloud saves. I don't need the monthly games and the other stuff.

Those "free" games get locked behind the subscription paywall when you stop subscribing anyway.

This is one thing Nintendo does right. The cheapest sub gives online play, cloud saves and access to tons of the best SNES, NES and Gameboy classics for a yearly cost of $19.99.

Why does the PS Plus Essential cost $79.99? Remove those monthly rental games and give me a sub that costs 20 bucks a year that only gives cloud saves and online play like Nintendo does and I'd get it in a heartbeat. PS Plus Essential is just way too expensive for what it is.

So my PS5 is just for single player games now. Online games I play elsewhere, although I'd rather play them on my PS5 if Sony could get their act together on the PS Plus pricing tiers.

@fheeevvhhvse 😅😂
I do love Hogwarts Legacy, and I'm looking forward to the sequel. But it seems WBs best games are the ones they don't own the IP for. So it's pointless.

So Microsoft is choosing to become the next Sega.

Seems like the management sees everything as a competitor, except the platform holders they lost to, of course. Oh we messed up and lost? Let's just move the goalpost and say that we didn't really compete with the one's we lost to.

It seems like Booty and Bond is living happily in denial. Not so sure about Phil to be honest, I'm sure his hands are tied, but I think he knows better, but can't do anything about it.