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@middyone the wall outside my neighbour's house is lower than three feet tall.

Easily the biggest disappointment of the year for me. One the most average, soulless games I've ever played. I keep trying to go back to finish it, but it's such a chore.

I have to agree with others in the comments. The first two were really good games, but I don't need or want anymore. Five more years of tedious development for a series and world that has been rung dry and should be put to rest. The whole infected/zombie enemies thing is dull now. So much talent, why can't they move on? The studio has enough clout to make something new. Maybe Druckmann is still in control but spent creatively. I'm not even sure the original was his concept to begin with.

The only way I can see the series being worth carrying on is if the next game starts with the infected being mostly wiped out, with some big boss exceptions, and the story focusing on human conflict for territory whilst trying to rebuild society. That would actually be pretty interesting thinking about it.

Realistic car damage mods would be ace

All Microsoft have done this generation is take big hitting IPs away from people, and added nothing to the industry. What a waste of money. Just think what all these billions could have created if they worked on building some new talented teams to makes their own exclusives.

A large part of this is Sony's fault too. Paying for timed exclusive deals for multiplatform games was a d*** move, forcing MS to play dirty. All this buying of studios has produced nothing of benefit for any gamers outside a subscription service that will eventually charge whatever it wants and fill games with more in game purchases.

They can animate the game's own death animation while they're at it.

I think an important aspect has been lost here, and that's the fact that this 6/10 review has not been included on metacritic. If ever there was proof that there's some backhand shenanigans going on with reviews scores and metacritic this is it.

Also, IGN US having more sway in the overall meta scores of games is all kinds of games media mafia bullsh@t.

If your character has to keep telling the player what to do, you haven't designed your game well enough. Breath of the Wild is a gold standard example of how a game and its puzzles are well designed.

The whole protagonist chatter thing should at least have the option to be turned off.

I'm glad it turned out well for everyone who's excited, including some of my mates who won't shut up about it haha.

I'm gonna save this for Xmas. I probably would have given in and got this today if Bayonetta 3 hadn't turned out the better game😜

I never would have thought Bayo 3 would've trumped Elden Ring and probably this for my game of the year, but here we are.

Xmas release pretty please. I've planning three weeks holiday. Saving God of War Ragnarok for it and Elden Ring dlc would be the juiciest of cherries on top.

This is actually a massive risk, going in so hard on something so few want. If it does pay off, it'll pay off big, but I can't see it working at that price, especially with the PS5 requirement too.

It'll be interesting to observe either way. Not sure what outcome I'm hoping for really. I'm just not interested in wearing a helmet and having to set up a load of stuff when I want to chill out with a game. Until vr sets are like normal glasses I'm fine with steering clear.

Why have discs at all in that case? It's grossly irresponsible to waste all that plastic, materials and energy for a download in a box.

In my opinion, a better solution would be to release the game digitally first, then have a physical copy with all the patches a few months down the line for collectors.

As someone who likes part two, I hope not. Abby is a pretty dull character.

Hahahahahaha... hahahahahahahaha... No

@gaston whether there's a work around or not doesn't change the fact that I'd be expected to pay a lot more to play a bunch of games I already have in my library.

They will release psvr2 versions of all these games and they will charge full price again. I'm happy to wait for the headsets to drop in price and the games to be given away on plus again.

All I'm saying is I was very tempted to try it out and now I'm not so fussed. I'm not blaming anyone, just giving my outlook and opinion as a consumer who's on the fence about VR.

The big kicker of psvr2 for me is that the psvr games won't carry over. I've picked up a few over the years with ps+ and when they gave some away a while back, thinking it might be fun to pick up the new headset with a bunch of games ready to play on launch.

Now all those games are useless and you'd need to buy them all again along with the expensive headset has killed any thoughts I had of trying vr out. Seems like the worst decision on their part if they're trying to gain traction in the vr sphere.

I think a lot of people like to bleat on about how great gamepass is, but I wonder how many games they actually play in full on it. I've got over a hundred games from ps plus and I've probably only played about ten of them to the end over the past 10 years. There simply isn't enough time to play all these games properly.

With hundreds of PS4 games to choose from for so cheap secondhand I don't see the appeal. I suppose kids with no disposable income might get the most out of it.

If people keep giving them money for skankin', a-skankin' they will bank.

Sony seem to have reached a worrying state of stagnation. My PS5 is fast becoming an unsightly paperweight. 14 months and counting since I bought a new Sony game on release for my new console. I might get God of War, but that's only cause I have store credit that'll being the price down to £45.

If it wasn't for the switch I'd have completely given up on current releases. Surely the heads at the company are asking why there aren't any new games being made anymore. Maybe they're the problem, looking at numbers only, without realising the damage being done to their reputation.

That kid is damn lucky he's only 17. In the grand scheme of things, pulling off something this big will probably be worth it for him in some kind of twisted long term way.

A feature I'd like to see in online stores like eshop and PSN is the option to permanently hide titles I'm not interested in.

This kind of thing has become so commonplace all it brings is a shrug from me now.

The hyperbole from everyone in the industry these days is a bit embarrassing from all involved.

Huh, so it looks to like the story will be 2 player co-op. Nice.

It certainly doesn't look like a drastic leap forward in any way. I'm sure it'll be good though.

On reflection I don't think this is as big a deal as everyone is making out. It just looks like an unfinished GTA game. It's not like anything is actually given away and and there isn't really much of a surprise about anything in the footage.

If the source code was leaked that's pretty bad, but I'm sure some changes could be made and probably have been since this footage was made.

However, it is a shame that one person goes to such a length to wreck a lot of people's hard work and spoil something for so many others. It's also a shame the news sites can't be rewarded with the same number of clicks and traffic for not reporting stories like this, as all it does is encourage more of the same.

I received the vinyl last week. Is nice... very nice.

Honestly, this has to be the worst generation for Sony by a long way. Where are the games? Two years in and we've had three games and two remakes.

I suppose it's mostly a fallout from the pandemic, but the lack of originality or creatively is depressing.

Closing the Japan studios was the worst decision ever. They really helped to fill the gaps and offer something a bit different. Even if they didn't sell that well, the overall contribution was worth it and helped to raise their reputation in the long run. I hope these Japanese partners will offer something similar, but I'm not holding my breath.

@jamescrowx right

@jamescrowx if you can't see the difference between paying for an IP license for a limited period to make some exclusive content and buying up whole publishers and sections of an industry with multiple million selling titles to kill the competition I don't really know what else to say.

@jamescrowx yes, Spider-Man was multiplatform, but Sony still made games from the ground up that were never intended for other platforms.

If MS were buying a license to something like, say, Batman, and then making the game from scratch to be an exclusive, it wouldn't be such a big issue. Instead they're paying through the nose to control huge chunks of the market and take away big titles, that would still be made either way, from a large demographic, and in the process adding nothing to the industry. It's quite a big difference that benefits nobody but MS, yet negatively affects many.

As someone who would actually be glad to see the back of Call of Duty, I still see this as a hugely negative development for gamers on the whole. It brings nothing to the table, yet potentially encourages stagnation and complacency if MS end up with no competition and no reason to try and make anything new or exciting. They'll simply focus on producing cash cow money-spinners and nothing else eventually.

Let's face it, Microsoft is spending huge amounts to control IPs and make a vast number of titles exclusive even though their platform was going to receive these titles anyway. They're essentially using their deep pockets to smother and kill PlayStation.

It's pretty ruthless when you stand back and look at it objectively.

I'm still waiting for anyone to put forward a case that MS have actually added anything to the industry since they began this full on assault. All they've done is spend an eye watering amount to corner stuff that would have been made either way. Imagine what they could have added to the industry by funding new studios and projects with all that money.

It's pretty awful when you think about it like that. What a sad waste of funds and resources.

They're both as bad as each other. I think they should just kiss.

This is a death sentence for a game for me. All this kind of announcement does is make me think it's another game I don't have to think about until the definitive version is available for £20 secondhand.

Meh, this generation sucks monkey balls.

Sony haven't had any money from me directly in over a year now, outside of Elden Ring. I'm not surprised their profits are falling.

I'll probably borrow God of War from a friend and won't buy anything new until Resi 4 remake next year. I can't put my finger on one particular reason why, but all these little things and a weird arrogant attitude have completely turned me off wanting to give them any more money. This is from a fairly big spender in the grand scheme of things. I wonder if others feel the same.

This price hike doesn't directly affect me, as I already have a PS5, but it certainly adds to the mounting bad feelings I have towards Sony.

I also wonder if it was really worth stubbornly chasing that extra £10 for their games when customers like me have gone from spending £40-50 a month to £60 in year.

Having an extensive retro collection and keeping all my games from days gone seems like a wise decision now. With the digital age upon us and the crazy prices of new games, I'm just glad I've got plenty to play for pretty much a lifetime.

I wouldn't be so bad if there were more great games to play, but the first party titles this gen, Returnal aside, have been pretty copy paste, not to mention thin on the ground.

The end is nigh! and all that jazz.

Rollerdrome baby! Awesome high score chasing game. Loving it so far.

@shadow2k your comments combined with your profile pic are drenched in all kinds of irony.

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I'd actually be happy to see the back of it. Sony should really be focusing on providing an alternative to what mainstream gaming has become instead of trying to keep up and compete with it.

They need to stop considering themselves as the major player and aim to follow Nintendo's lead by providing more top quality adult based games like Returnal, Last of Us, God of War and the like. They may not make all the money, but they could carve out their own niche and still make a profit. Looking at From Software and following their model on a larger scale could serve them well in the long term.

If the MS x Activision deal does go through Sony might be wise to take a brave step and drop support for COD, and push their own titles instead. Relying on your main competitor as a major hand that feeds you is only going to end badly.

@Grumblevolcano the fact that you forgot Horizon Forbidden West says a lot.

Sony is coming across mighty spineless in this whole affair. All this negativity and bad pr is happening because of their bad management and absurd pricing. I think it would be more productive to channel the complaints in their direction instead of Naughty Dog to be honest.

Why on Earth they didn't price this like a mid price game in the vein of Miles Morales is beyond me. The model was there, they've just chosen to ignore it for some reason.

https://metro.co.uk/2022/07/23/the-last-of-us-part-1-remake-is-the-disaster-ps5-does-not-need-17054128/

Finally someone managed to write an effective piece about the whole situation. Reader's feature spraying truth bullets right there.

What is it? Where is it? How will it affect me?

Spread Eagle Cross the Block!

Bad dog!

Cheeky b******

I always thought it was a p*** take at £70, but I never thought on this kind of scale. I thought they would have at least redesigned the combat areas with TLOU2 mechanics, improve physics and controls. I don't usually care to suggest what people spend their money on, but please don't give them full whack for this. It's... well... whack.

@Resi32 "Cries in pounds"

Haha, underrated comment. A dollar for every tear 😭🤑

I've tried to go back to it a few times after borrowing it, but it feels like a chore to get through. I think I might be over this Sony open world format now.

In Sony's case they only have themselves to blame. I've gone from buying all their first party games day one, when they were £40-45, to not buying any since Ratchet and Clank. It's not even that I can't afford it, I just feel like a mug paying that much for games, especially in the current economic climate.

I've moved on to some retro games and switch back log for the time being. Haven't even turned the PS5 on since finishing the trophies for elden ring. I might come back when I can find games for a more reasonable price, but I only see Sony pushing on further away from what I want out of the hobby. In two years Returnal is the only Sony exclusive I've been genuinely excited and thrilled by. I expected much more to be honest.