I sure as hell miss how PlayStation was during the previous generations.
There is still a big part of me that thinks much of the PS5’s success is hugely due to the loyalty built with the previous generations. Hell, that’s why I bought 1 day 1.
The PS3 generation was something else. Uncharted 1-3 Infamous 1-2&DLC Resistance 1-3 2or3 Ratchet and Clanks Motorstorm 1-3 Gran T The Last of Us Killzone God of War 3 Little Big Planet 1-3
And more, The Puppeteer, etc.
This generation has be so disappointing in comparison.
Im a strong supporter of exclusives and feel that they are the driving factor for high quality and pushing the limits of the tech.
Im against Xbox or PlayStation being on each other’s consoles and for that matter, Im against either of their games coming to PC any faster than a year after their release.
Just an FYI, I own many consoles. PS5, Series X, Steamdeck and the Switch.
I played it when it was new and though it was a good game, it wasn’t great like many were making it out to be. I beat 3 or 4 bosses and then quit. I felt like I gave it enough time to grab me but it wasn’t my thing.
Death Stranding, Helldivers, Dragons Dogma all looked decent.
The majority of the others reminded me a eastern/anime C level PS3 PS4 games.
The fact that Helldivers is rarely mentioned across multiple apps tells me that sucker is going to land with a thud. Hell, it’s barely mentioned in these comments.
I wish Sony would focus on delivering an experience like they did with the PS3/PS4 for the PS5 because it sure as hell feels like the PS5 generation is the PC generation.
The PS5 gen is easily the most underwhelming PlayStation generation I’ve ever experienced.
It annoys the hell out of me because they are rereleasing a game that is their latest new release. It’s stupid as hell and they aren’t getting even 10$ from me for it.
Different subject but I expect the Insomniac hackers to be punished but not for the reason you may think.
It’s due to them tampering with potential huge profits, specifically, they’ve interfered with Disney money. I’ve heard through the years, you don’t mess with The Mouse.
I’m a big fan of VR and I’ve bought 2 PSVRs along with an Oculus through the years but felt from day one that the PSVR2 came at a bad time and actually too early.
It launched when people were still struggling just to get a PS5. I believe the PSVR2 should have released like next year or even later. I just never had a good feeling about it this go around and haven’t bought one either so far.
I truly feel like the PS5’s success is based off of the loyalty PlayStation created with previous generations.
That’s the sole reason I bought a PS5 day 1, as did my friends. We loved previous generations.
Though, we’ve been pretty disappointed with the PS5 and don’t necessarily plan to buy a PS6 day one especially if it looks like they’ll support cross gen for three or more years into its life, because, what’s the point? Might as well just stick with the PS5.
I don’t like that personal information got stolen and leaked, but I like knowing what’s coming, especially since PlayStation has been so tight lipped for years now.
Insomniac’s schedule is very exciting and the Wolverine footage looked great for its current state. You just have to beware it’s all subject to change.
Though, Uncharted 2-3’s multiplayer and Factions are my all time favorite multiplayers. I’m being serious. They are my favorite over COD, Battlefield, Apex, EVERYTHING.
I just wanted a Factions 2 that was a slight improvement over Factions at best.
Sony continues to annoy the absolute hell out of me.
Before it even started, I decided I was going to give it 30 minutes to hook me otherwise I’d turn it off and just check the news later.
That’s exactly what happened.
After checking in, it’s fine. I may be in the minority, but it feels like there has been an over abundance of alien worlds/space and cyberpunkish/robot games and survival games pushed for a few years now and they just don’t do anything for me. Many of the previews I saw did nothing for me.
As much as I’d like to play GTA6, it’s way too far out to care about.
I haven’t always been this way, but I’m glad I am now. I expect it to release at the end of 2025 at the earliest but can easily see it being pushed to 2026 and I still wouldn’t care. It’s just too far out regardless.
I’m more interested in whatever is releasing in the next 4 months. I guess Tekken 8 is next in line for me.
I said NO when the news first broke and still stand by that.
They sold full price games with very expensive DLC, then added in a store, traditional season pass and then new at the time battle passes, along with removing story content that you purchased. Destiny NEVER should have been a success.
F ALL OF THAT!
And Sony bought them for their expertise to implement all of that crap into their own games?! 🤮
Customers that support that crap are ruining gaming.
It’s an unpopular opinion but I’ve been saying for a while now that I believe the PS5’s success is due to past generations and not for what it’s done.
That’s 100% the reason I bought 2 consoles day 1. One for me, one for my kids.
I’ve been pretty underwhelmed by the PS5 so far. I still hold the opinion that it’s basically been a PS4 Pro 2. The vast majority of its games have been PS4 titles. I’ve only been impressed by 3 titles in its 3 years, Astro due to the controller haptics, RnC due to its graphics and realm jumps and Spider-Man 2 due to it’s extremely high level of detail maintained over far distances along with the high speed of travel all achieved in an open world title.
It’s also annoying that a majority of Sony Studios haven’t released an actual NEW PS5 title 3 years into this gen. Naughty Dog, Sony Bend, Media Molecule, Sony Santa Monica have yet to release anything PS5 related worthwhile. Their PS4 offerings have been great though.
I don’t care the reasoning. I don’t care that it takes years to release games. It doesn’t change the fact that the PS5 generation has basically been a just a PS4 Part 2.
If the last 3 years has taught me anything, it’s that I shouldn’t be in a hurry for a PS6 in the future because crossgen is going to be supported for a long time.
I thing the PS5 is easily the most underwhelming PS generation.
@PegasusActual93 Yup, left right in the middle of projects or after getting promoted while Neil happened to be 1 position ahead of these persons or of shared position each time.
When I played the Arkham games. Batman felt like he was a part of the world.
When I play Spider-Man, they feel like they are part of their world.
The same with GTAV, RDR2, The Witcher, etc.
This game, gives me vibes of a more vertical Agents of Mayhem, and that time of game, the characters feel like they are more in an arena, than part of a world and this type of game tends to bore me quickly.
What a sh*t show. Purchasing Bungie and focusing on GaaS MAY end up being one of Sony’s biggest regrets.
This may be the beginning of woes.
Planning on releasing 12 titles by 2026 and having to cut that in half due to quality issues is NOT a sign that all is well, but at least they recognize it.
Sony’s lucky that the PS5 is a huge success due to the loyalty gained from previous generations.
The big issue with games like this is that if you start losing the actual fans it will be very difficult for it to survive because it will likely not bring in new customers.
You can’t afford mistakes when you are milking 1 game.
Off topic, I NEVER liked that Sony purchased them, and especially for multiple billions. I thought that decision was crazy. I may be completely wrong, but I thought that I had read before the purchase was even announced that Bungie was struggling and was having to take out numerous loans to stay afloat and I also think that I read that Bungie approached Microsoft for for a sale for like 800 million at that time and Microsoft passed and then Sony bought them for 3 billion. Again it may be wrong as that was years ago, but I thought Sony buying them was absolutely crazy.
@Ken_Kaniff I prefer experiences like Uncharted 2, TLoU, and Resistance 2 where they were great games with tacked on multiplayer.
The damage may be done though and it will take years to return back to what they were doing if this is true. You have to consider these past 1-3 years went into GaaS, and if they change from that, it will take another 3-6 years to see a release.
I’ve seen a ton of people hyped thinking a trailer was going to drop at any moment. Even if it did, it wouldn’t do anything for me unless the game is a few months out. Knowing this franchise, it will get a trailer with the release date for a year later and then a few months before that release it’ll get delayed for another half a year to a year.
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Re: Sony Predicts Slide in PS5 Sales with No Major Existing IPs Planned Before March 2025
I sure as hell miss how PlayStation was during the previous generations.
There is still a big part of me that thinks much of the PS5’s success is hugely due to the loyalty built with the previous generations. Hell, that’s why I bought 1 day 1.
The PS3 generation was something else.
Uncharted 1-3
Infamous 1-2&DLC
Resistance 1-3
2or3 Ratchet and Clanks
Motorstorm 1-3
Gran T
The Last of Us
Killzone
God of War 3
Little Big Planet 1-3
And more, The Puppeteer, etc.
This generation has be so disappointing in comparison.
Re: Poll: How Do You Feel About All of the Xbox Multiplatform Rumours?
Im a strong supporter of exclusives and feel that they are the driving factor for high quality and pushing the limits of the tech.
Im against Xbox or PlayStation being on each other’s consoles and for that matter, Im against either of their games coming to PC any faster than a year after their release.
Just an FYI, I own many consoles. PS5, Series X, Steamdeck and the Switch.
Re: Poll: Will You Be Watching the Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth State of Play?
@danzoEX Me. FF barely moves the needle for me.
Re: Poll: Are You Playing Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League?
I learned my lesson with MK1. WB games are bargain bin games.
Re: Evidence of Rockin' Xbox Exclusive Hi-Fi Rush Coming to PS5 Continues to Mount
I played it when it was new and though it was a good game, it wasn’t great like many were making it out to be. I beat 3 or 4 bosses and then quit. I felt like I gave it enough time to grab me but it wasn’t my thing.
Re: Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League (PS5) - Rocksteady's Big Gamble Just About Pays Off
It really sucks that after a studio that’s known for some fantastic games, maybe some of the best ever, takes all these years to release this.
I may be incorrect, but I believe it’s been almost 9 years………9 YEARS!
Re: Poll: How Would You Rate the Latest State of Play Showcase?
It wasn’t for me.
I liked Judas.
Death Stranding, Helldivers, Dragons Dogma all looked decent.
The majority of the others reminded me a eastern/anime C level PS3 PS4 games.
The fact that Helldivers is rarely mentioned across multiple apps tells me that sucker is going to land with a thud. Hell, it’s barely mentioned in these comments.
Re: BioShock Creator Ken Levine Says Player Choice Is What Separates Judas on PS5
Your link at the bottom says it’s to release before March 2023.
Re: Horizon Forbidden West Complete Edition Heads to PC in March
I wish Sony would focus on delivering an experience like they did with the PS3/PS4 for the PS5 because it sure as hell feels like the PS5 generation is the PC generation.
The PS5 gen is easily the most underwhelming PlayStation generation I’ve ever experienced.
Re: The Last of Us HBO Showrunner Quashes Hopes for a Bill and Frank Spin-Off
@AhmadSumadi I will be absolutely shocked if big changes don’t occur.
Re: The Last of Us HBO Showrunner Quashes Hopes for a Bill and Frank Spin-Off
Who else thinks they will deviate heavily from how TLoU2 game played out?
Re: The Last of Us 2 Remastered Director Doesn't Get Fan 'Consternation' Surrounding Re-Release
It annoys the hell out of me because they are rereleasing a game that is their latest new release. It’s stupid as hell and they aren’t getting even 10$ from me for it.
Re: Talking Point: What Do You Want from Sony and PlayStation in 2024?
I just want a roadmap. I want to know what is there to look forward to.
Re: Rumour: Sea of Thieves Might Be One More Xbox Game Coming to PS5
I own all the systems and the sea of thieves bashing in here is weird and cringe. It’s a fun game. Especially with friends.
Re: The Last of Us 2 Remastered's No Return Mode 'Not Recommended for Weak Hearts', Warns Dev
I would have been interested if this had launched with the game or if it was free, but I have 0 interest in paying for this.
I’m calling that all this extra padding is for the unannounced PC version that will likely release mid summer.
The Valhalla DLC was great though.
Re: Days Gone Dev on New PS5 Exclusive: We're Cooking
It’s going on 5 years since their last released, I hope this meal is close to being finished.
Re: Here's When to Watch Sony's First Press Conference of 2024
@Grimwood Why are you so certain that so much is going to be revealed this year?
Re: GTA 6 Hacker Ruled a High Risk to the Public, Sentenced to Life in Hospital
Different subject but I expect the Insomniac hackers to be punished but not for the reason you may think.
It’s due to them tampering with potential huge profits, specifically, they’ve interfered with Disney money. I’ve heard through the years, you don’t mess with The Mouse.
Re: Dev Behind PSVR2's Firewall Ultra Blames the Lack of Virtual Reality Support for Closure
I’m a big fan of VR and I’ve bought 2 PSVRs along with an Oculus through the years but felt from day one that the PSVR2 came at a bad time and actually too early.
It launched when people were still struggling just to get a PS5. I believe the PSVR2 should have released like next year or even later. I just never had a good feeling about it this go around and haven’t bought one either so far.
Re: Sony Officially Confirms PS5 Has Passed the 50 Million Units Milestone
I truly feel like the PS5’s success is based off of the loyalty PlayStation created with previous generations.
That’s the sole reason I bought a PS5 day 1, as did my friends. We loved previous generations.
Though, we’ve been pretty disappointed with the PS5 and don’t necessarily plan to buy a PS6 day one especially if it looks like they’ll support cross gen for three or more years into its life, because, what’s the point? Might as well just stick with the PS5.
Re: Beware! Marvel's Wolverine PS5 Assets Are Beginning to Appear Online
I don’t like that personal information got stolen and leaked, but I like knowing what’s coming, especially since PlayStation has been so tight lipped for years now.
Insomniac’s schedule is very exciting and the Wolverine footage looked great for its current state. You just have to beware it’s all subject to change.
Re: Rumour: PS5 Pro Targeting September 2024, Will Have Proprietary Upscaling Tech
@Porco Yup. We are three years into the PS5 and the vast majority of games that have been released are still PS4 titles.
They would have to absolutely amaze me to get me to buy a Pro.
Re: The Last of Us Multiplayer Project Is Officially Cancelled
What a sh*t show.
Though, Uncharted 2-3’s multiplayer and Factions are my all time favorite multiplayers. I’m being serious. They are my favorite over COD, Battlefield, Apex, EVERYTHING.
I just wanted a Factions 2 that was a slight improvement over Factions at best.
Sony continues to annoy the absolute hell out of me.
Re: Poll: What Was the Best PS5 Game Announcement or Reveal at The Game Awards 2023?
Hey!!! It looks like many feel the same way I do.
I liked seeing GoW, Dragon Ball and the new Sega projects.
Re: Poll: Was The Game Awards 2023 Worth Watching?
Before it even started, I decided I was going to give it 30 minutes to hook me otherwise I’d turn it off and just check the news later.
That’s exactly what happened.
After checking in, it’s fine. I may be in the minority, but it feels like there has been an over abundance of alien worlds/space and cyberpunkish/robot games and survival games pushed for a few years now and they just don’t do anything for me. Many of the previews I saw did nothing for me.
Re: Lead Bungie Staff Fear 'Total Sony Takeover' After Layoffs, Delays
Treating your current workers worse, and overworking them by not bringing back layoffs or hiring new people is going to have a detrimental impact.
That read like trying to save money is all on reducing the benefits of hourly employees.
I wonder what are the salaries of the leadership?
Re: Soapbox: The Wait for GTA 6 on PS5 Will Be Excruciating
As much as I’d like to play GTA6, it’s way too far out to care about.
I haven’t always been this way, but I’m glad I am now. I expect it to release at the end of 2025 at the earliest but can easily see it being pushed to 2026 and I still wouldn’t care. It’s just too far out regardless.
I’m more interested in whatever is releasing in the next 4 months. I guess Tekken 8 is next in line for me.
Re: GTA 6 Trailer Out Now, 2025 Release Window Revealed
People are going to be so disappointed when it gets delayed into 2026.
Re: Just One Day Later, Microsoft Has 'No Plans to Bring Game Pass' to PS5, PS4
@HonestHick You can check my name. I’m active on my Series X.
Re: Just One Day Later, Microsoft Has 'No Plans to Bring Game Pass' to PS5, PS4
It’s going to happen. They have to walk it back so they don’t absolutely kill their current generation.
Re: Talking Point: Is Bungie Really the Right Developer to Aid Sony's Live-Service Push?
I said NO when the news first broke and still stand by that.
They sold full price games with very expensive DLC, then added in a store, traditional season pass and then new at the time battle passes, along with removing story content that you purchased. Destiny NEVER should have been a success.
F ALL OF THAT!
And Sony bought them for their expertise to implement all of that crap into their own games?! 🤮
Customers that support that crap are ruining gaming.
Re: Reaction: PS5's Success Is Not Luck, Because Sony's Spent Years Putting in the Hard Yards
It’s an unpopular opinion but I’ve been saying for a while now that I believe the PS5’s success is due to past generations and not for what it’s done.
That’s 100% the reason I bought 2 consoles day 1. One for me, one for my kids.
I’ve been pretty underwhelmed by the PS5 so far. I still hold the opinion that it’s basically been a PS4 Pro 2. The vast majority of its games have been PS4 titles. I’ve only been impressed by 3 titles in its 3 years, Astro due to the controller haptics, RnC due to its graphics and realm jumps and Spider-Man 2 due to it’s extremely high level of detail maintained over far distances along with the high speed of travel all achieved in an open world title.
It’s also annoying that a majority of Sony Studios haven’t released an actual NEW PS5 title 3 years into this gen. Naughty Dog, Sony Bend, Media Molecule, Sony Santa Monica have yet to release anything PS5 related worthwhile. Their PS4 offerings have been great though.
I don’t care the reasoning. I don’t care that it takes years to release games. It doesn’t change the fact that the PS5 generation has basically been a just a PS4 Part 2.
If the last 3 years has taught me anything, it’s that I shouldn’t be in a hurry for a PS6 in the future because crossgen is going to be supported for a long time.
I thing the PS5 is easily the most underwhelming PS generation.
Re: The Last of Us 2 PS5 Remaster Announced, Has a Brand New Survival Mode, $10 Upgrade Path
@Octane I figured it’s real purpose of existing is to release it to PC but they want to get it out the door first to PS5 so players don’t whine.
It sucks being over 3 years into a new console and a good chunk of PS Studios haven’t released a new game for it.
The PS5 gen is easily the worst PlayStation generation and I couldn’t imagine how bad it would be if Insomniac wasn’t there to carry it.
Re: Naughty Dog's Neil Druckmann to Receive NYVGCC Legend Award
@PegasusActual93 Yup, left right in the middle of projects or after getting promoted while Neil happened to be 1 position ahead of these persons or of shared position each time.
Re: Naughty Dog's Neil Druckmann to Receive NYVGCC Legend Award
@MattBoothDev They didn’t retire, they are still working in the industry.
Re: Naughty Dog's Neil Druckmann to Receive NYVGCC Legend Award
This guy must have made a deal with the devil.
Every significant figure at ND has “left” as he’s moved up.
Re: Free Villains, Weapons, Events Set for Suicide Squad PS5 After Launch
I wish I had a term for this.
When I played the Arkham games. Batman felt like he was a part of the world.
When I play Spider-Man, they feel like they are part of their world.
The same with GTAV, RDR2, The Witcher, etc.
This game, gives me vibes of a more vertical Agents of Mayhem, and that time of game, the characters feel like they are more in an arena, than part of a world and this type of game tends to bore me quickly.
Edit: I think I figured out a term.
Hero Hoard Mode Shooter
Re: Suicide Squad Returns with All-New PS5 Gameplay
This really gave me vibes of a more vertical Agents of Mayhem.
I’m not interested.
After MK1, and WB’s messaging, WB games are bargain bin games going forward.
Re: GTA Publisher Lays Out Complex Entertainment Per-Hour Pricing Algorithm
@WolfyTn
I would rather pay 70$ for a great 12-20 game than to pay 40$ for an okay 80 hour game.
Quality over quantity for me.
People wanting an hour for every dollar spent is why these companies focus on bloat.
Re: Remedy Ditches Free-to-Play Model for Upcoming Multiplayer Game
DoA.
There’s nothing else to say.
Re: Sony Delays Six Live Service PS5 Games, But Company Remains Committed to Model
What a sh*t show. Purchasing Bungie and focusing on GaaS MAY end up being one of Sony’s biggest regrets.
This may be the beginning of woes.
Planning on releasing 12 titles by 2026 and having to cut that in half due to quality issues is NOT a sign that all is well, but at least they recognize it.
Sony’s lucky that the PS5 is a huge success due to the loyalty gained from previous generations.
Re: Poll: Do You Think GTA 6 Will Release on PS4?
That would be horrible.
Re: Game Director of The Last of Us' PS5 Multiplayer Project Says He's Still Working on It
@STOBO I remember there being TLoU PS3, TLoU Remastered PS4, TLoU 2 PS4, TLoU Remake PC, and TLoU Remake PS5.
So, five games of TLoU. I may have missed one.
Edit: Also TLoU Left Behind DLC
Re: Bungie Layoffs Reportedly Impacted Around 100 Staff, Revenue 45% Below 2023 Projection
The big issue with games like this is that if you start losing the actual fans it will be very difficult for it to survive because it will likely not bring in new customers.
You can’t afford mistakes when you are milking 1 game.
Off topic, I NEVER liked that Sony purchased them, and especially for multiple billions. I thought that decision was crazy. I may be completely wrong, but I thought that I had read before the purchase was even announced that Bungie was struggling and was having to take out numerous loans to stay afloat and I also think that I read that Bungie approached Microsoft for for a sale for like 800 million at that time and Microsoft passed and then Sony bought them for 3 billion. Again it may be wrong as that was years ago, but I thought Sony buying them was absolutely crazy.
Re: PS5 Live-Service Game Marathon Has Reportedly Been Delayed to 2025
@Ken_Kaniff I prefer experiences like Uncharted 2, TLoU, and Resistance 2 where they were great games with tacked on multiplayer.
The damage may be done though and it will take years to return back to what they were doing if this is true. You have to consider these past 1-3 years went into GaaS, and if they change from that, it will take another 3-6 years to see a release.
Re: GTA 6's Innovative PS5 Animation Engine Promises to Be Highly Dynamic and Realistic
This game is way to far out to care about.
I’ve seen a ton of people hyped thinking a trailer was going to drop at any moment. Even if it did, it wouldn’t do anything for me unless the game is a few months out. Knowing this franchise, it will get a trailer with the release date for a year later and then a few months before that release it’ll get delayed for another half a year to a year.
Re: Mortal Kombat 1 Fans Are Finished with the PS5 Game's $10 Halloween Fatality
I loved Injustice 2 and MK11 and I easily played them for months and then on and off for years.
So, I blindly bought the 120$ edition of MK1 based off of my previous enjoyment.
I haven’t regretted buying a video game this badly in years. When compared to even the day one versions of IJ2 and MK11, MK1 has far less content.
I quit playing MK1 after a couple weeks and I’ve never done that with an NRS title.
Lesson learned. I’ll NEVER buy another NRS title day one again. I’ll either rent it or wait for a big sale.
Re: Marvel's Spider-Man 2 PS5 Director: This Game Is Worth the Money
Simpleminded gamers that want quantity over quantity are ruining gaming.
I would much rather pay 70$ for a fantastic 12-20 hour experience than pay 40$ for a mediocre 100 hour experience.
Re: PlayStation Allegedly Under Pressure to Make Major Gaming Acquisitions
I just want to see what’s currently in development from them and when they are due. I’m tired of the damn silence.
Re: Rocket League to Jettison Player-to-Player Item Trading in December
Well, that’s dirty as hell.