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Everything but Square being acquired by Sony happened today 😂

Snitch hasn't been wrong yet, I'm excited to try it. I held off on all PS1 final Fantasy games when I started gaming in the PS2 lifecycle, since at the time I couldn't go back. Now I can and have played 6, 8, and 9 but held off of 7 for the remakes

I would want this

Pretty embarrassing that people are sensitive about a third party studio making games for other platforms lol

@Northern_munkey I'm talking about strictly gamepass.

Sony cannot do day one launch on PS plus essential/extra/premium. It's simply not doable.

I'll pass, it's not something I'd find interesting.

Looks like something I'd be interested in, hope it has good grinding sound track.

This is a dumb argument. Sony can't compete with Microsoft. Microsoft can take a loss on game pass for over a decade and still come out fine on the other side. When PlayStation is their main bread and butter, Sony can't afford to make mistakes. I think enough people care about owning discs that this won't be a problem in the foreseeable future...

So I'm assuming Persona 6 will be a multiplat game. Might take longer to develop as a result. Disappointed, but I suppose all fans deserve to play their masterpiece.

7 this was rough

I got it for PS3, got a free PS4 upgrade with my PS4 pro, I would have said hard pass for this. But it's a full remake from the ground up. I'll get it on sale a year from now

It's time Naughty Dog moved into a new franchise. They are getting left behind by other Sony studios.

Looks like they are preparing to be acquired. By whom we can't say for sure. We haven't heard from Tencent in a while. I'm sure they are waiting for an opportunity. I believe they are the second biggest behind Microsoft with Sony a distant third; in portfolio size.

I think it's become cool to judge a game that isn't a single player experience. Let's give them a chance. DG was good after they fixed the launch issues. Hopefully they have less of them this time around

KP is third party so they are free to work with Xbox, curious what the game will be.

If it's under 50$ I'll buy it. Just for the nostalgia cringe

@NEStalgia I just got a ps5 my wallet isn't ready for PSVR2

I think it's a genre that is dying out, I'd support it

The amount they made from Spiderman is more than what they paid for Insomniac. Absolutely insanity!

Will the superconductor shortage affect the production of PSVR2? We are already having a hard enough time with the main consoles

I always thought it was dotnod lmao

Canada is #7, I bought a console this week from a store. Just doing my part for the ranking.

I have nothing insightful to add to this conversation.

I'll rather buy a second functioning PS Vita, and keep it in my travel bag for vacations.

This sounds promising, I like that Sony is looking to cover their bases with this venture, and not just go down a new game type and then dropping it shortly after (eyetoy, mobile, vita)...

@tameshiyaku I loved Medic in Killzone 2, I miss Sony first party shooters:
Socom
Resistance
Killzone
All need to make a comeback this generation!

9 I did well today, I deserve a drink

YESSSSSSS THIS IS WHAT I NEEDED TO KNOW TO BE HYPED FOR PSVR2!?!!?!!!

I am looking forward to the show now!

I'll play classics in whatever quality I can get it, I'm not as concerned as most

I'm excited, this is a franchise I would love to see on the movie scene

Ported*

I am hoping something new is announced for PS5. Now that I got my hands on one! (Finally) 😈

@PlayStationGamer3919 don't get my hopes up. 🤧

@RevGaming it would be good to lockdown license to some of the brands WB Has access too. If Sony makes all Marvel and DC games, that would be incredible.

Final Fantasy 14 looks really good right now for Sony.

Not surprised Sony likes to test the waters on what they can get away with. They couldn't this time. But they'll keep trying haha

Unfortunately some of those studios don't exist any more. Or don't own the IP anymore.

I watched it, still not a fan of Tom Holland, but it wasn't bad. I still think Mark Wahlberg was an odd choice for Sully. But otherwise it's not bad, 7/10.

Id watch a sequel if it had it.

@Bagwag82 the industry today is a lot different than back then. The biggest being, Disney didn't have access to Marvel and Star wars. Plus, if they got their hands on a major publisher with dozens of studios and IP they can pull Spiderman and Marvel from Sony and make their own console, hypothetically.

We face a similar problem with Apple, and Amazon. They don't know the market, them joining could set the industry back. Look at Google Stradia, bought studios but didn't understand the market demographic. Now those studios are essentially bust.

Sony profited from this, since they salvaged Haven which was formed by one of those studios going down.

@Shepherd_Tallon I'd hate for Disney to enter the gaming market. I prefer them leasing their IP out to Sony (Marvel), Nintendo (main cast characters).
If Disney entered, they'd have their own game pass. How many subscriptions do you want?

@lolwhatno EA has had a rough time the past two generations. The only real money maker FIFA was costing them almost as much as their revenue to license. So they likely cut it for that reason. Lose out on some money from the branding, but keep more revenue.

But EA isn't alone in this. Ubisoft has had a few flops, and is looking at being purchased by an investment firm. Square Enix is well documented, other than Final Fantasy their games don't sell.

Is it any surprised these three are most likely to sell?

EA will look to cut back on bad products this year to look more appealing I'd assume

I mean what do you expect? Even if the developer didn't apologize, if Sony paid for exclusivity it would be ruined if they simply offered it cheaper on PC.

I own a switch but tbh I've been less than impressed with the console and games as a whole. Call me a fanboy, but the Vita was so ahead of its time. It's a shame it never worked out.

End of the day, it's Sony's money. And if they want to spend it on live action multiplayer titles, that's their desire. But Sony should also understand that their audience is traditionally not into that type of gaming. Personally as long as Sony continues to make as many single player games as they do now but with a few added on live actions, I'll be fine. They are a different demographic from myself.

Side note, if we are betting on the next acquisition, my money is on a studio: Deviation Games. Similar to Haven, started 2020ish, provided funding to make an exclusive live action game, have expanded multiple times over the past few years. Experts in shooting games, something Sony lacks since Guerilla stopped making Killzone.

Still sad about drive club, sure it had some issues at launch but it became a lot better over time.

They'll stop releasing to last Gen when the chip shortage ends. If they have over 200 million PS4 users and only 20 million PS5 users. It makes no sense to stop until they can close the gap for this generation.

It's a good start for the industry

If this is true. Id rather Sega or Capcom

I think the fact that Discovery is looking to sell off its Gaming division at Warner Bros, should be more important on Sony's Radar right now.
Sony is going all in with the Fighting community by acquiring EVO, but don't have their own internal fighting game/studio. NetherRealm would be an amazing get.
Rocksteady would do well along side Insomniac making licensed Superhero games.

@Milktastrophe I'd be so happy if they did.
I hate all of their new titles, their PS2 era games:
Dark Cloud, Rogue Galaxy etc was God tier imho.

They'll have to rename SE Montreal studio haha