The OLED screen in 2012 was pretty awesome, but it was also an OLED screen in 2012. Quite an expense. The rear touchpad was used in an interesting way in maybe a few games. L2 and R2 would have been better.
@CielloArc Based on Nate the Hate's comments about Delta being bound for Switch 2, I'm wondering if they're waiting for that to come out - presumably around June - and have it be day and date for all platforms.
@Bionic-Spencer Yeah I had some money saved aside for a Pro, but I figured I'd be better off waiting a bit and spending it on the Switch 2. I don't need a slightly better PS5 than my launch day unit as much as I need a brand new Nintendo system.
@UltimateOtaku91 Still a Sega IP, Nintendo just funded 2, 3 and Origins.
The Wonderful 101 was a fully owned Nintendo IP but they relinquished the rights to Platinum. I don't expect something similar to happen here with Bayonetta, but it's certainly not impossible. It depends on if they see any value in the franchise without Kamiya going forward.
(Fatal Frame 4 and 5 were also Nintendo co-produced games with Koei Tecmo that are now multiplat since we're on the subject).
@nomither6 There's always a choice. Sequels have ignored previous sequels before. If whichever team has a different vision from Sanzaru they might just want to ignore the game entirely, do their own Sly 4 (the number hasn't been used yet). Could even reboot it.
Would suck for anyone wanting the resolution to the cliffhanger but it happens.
Not sure why anyone is surprised by this. We've known they've had many live service games in the works. The idea is to throw a bunch of them out to see what sticks, if a few succeed it'll pay for the ones that failed. Sony knew going in that some of the projects would be failures, and others would be cancelled before making it to market.
@Banjo- Yeah Superstars is a solid 7/10 imo. Obviously a big step down from Mania, but it's much better than the recent 2D output aside from that game (Sonic 4, the 3DS games). Pretty impressive turnaround from the Balan Wonderworld team as well. Give them another 3-4 years to polish up what they started with here and the next game could really be something. Drop the 4 player co-op - 2 is enough for 2D Sonic - and the online mode nobody plays, give boss fights better pacing, more characters (Mighty and Ray return) and stages and you're golden.
@Judal27 "unless the game is really just that ugly across the board" Mostly no. The pop in is horrible on all versions, but obviously fidelity and image quality is a massive improvement.
@InsertUsername Problem is, Shuhei doesn't have a whole lot do with the problems at Sony right now. He's been dealing almost exclusively with indie devs for the better part of a decade. It wouldn't be common sense to blame the head of catering for a movie being poorly directed.
@NeuralDeclan it was a completely random issue. Some were affected, some weren't. I only had £10 wallet funds available. Some believe it was A/B testing but it's probably just a glitch that Sony took a while to fix because Stars doesn't seem like a huge priority given the long outage.
@BiosNova Yeah that really surprised the first time it happened. I don't like how often it can happen. Never had a problem with the PS headsets before.
With the verdict in mind, I'm wondering how they came to this collaboration to begin with. Court cases can drag out for a while, surely IO would have been aware of the allegations when they decided to add McGregor, thus aware he might be found guilty and have egg on their face.
Having to replay the game on Hard is a crazy requirement when Rebirth is so massive. I finished my playthrough at around 90 hours. 180 to Platinum a game is pretty daunting.
@BamBamBaklava89 Yeah, you're not wrong. People were very vocally against Sony trying out some new multiplayer games before we saw any footage from them.
Yeah a lot of people had figured out it was almost certainly her eventually, hence the story of one fan giving her a copy to sign, but it's nice to finally have the official confirmation ahead of the remake.
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Re: Shuhei Yoshida Reels Off List of Reasons the PS Vita Bombed
The OLED screen in 2012 was pretty awesome, but it was also an OLED screen in 2012. Quite an expense. The rear touchpad was used in an interesting way in maybe a few games. L2 and R2 would have been better.
Re: MGS Delta: Snake Eater Funko Pops Have a Release Date Before the Game Does
@CielloArc Based on Nate the Hate's comments about Delta being bound for Switch 2, I'm wondering if they're waiting for that to come out - presumably around June - and have it be day and date for all platforms.
Re: The Final Suicide Squad PS5 Ending Is a Real Sorry Sight
@LavenderShroud this was always the plan.
Re: The Final Suicide Squad PS5 Ending Is a Real Sorry Sight
@Alps_Stranger and this data was in the files from launch too iirc
Re: Until Dawn Movie First Look Reveals Twist on PS5, PS4 Game's Choices
Interesting twist. I'll give it a look.
Re: Death Stranding 2 PS5 Enters Crunch Period, Hideo Kojima Questions How Much Longer He Can Do It For
@Steeleye50 he literally does that. He's not the sole person doing writing, producing, etc.
Re: Local Co-Op Warms Up for Fortnite Festival on PS5, PS4
Just drop Miku already.
Re: Dry Your Eyes, Devil May Cry Will Seemingly Ride Again in Fortnite
@Korgon Someone who gets it. Like Fortnite or not, getting your IP featured is big potential exposure.
Re: Rumour: Gears of War, Hellblade 2 Both Set for PS5 This Year
Gears of War should have gotten a Master Chief style collection a while ago in my opinion.
Re: PS5 Tipped to Top Switch 2 Sales in the US This Year
@devil76 How is Mario Kart not casual? It has mass broad appeal including to people who don't play a lot of games.
Re: PS5 Tipped to Top Switch 2 Sales in the US This Year
@Bionic-Spencer Yeah I had some money saved aside for a Pro, but I figured I'd be better off waiting a bit and spending it on the Switch 2. I don't need a slightly better PS5 than my launch day unit as much as I need a brand new Nintendo system.
@AlexOlney Helloooo there, lovely person.
Re: PS5 Accessories to Get New Midnight Black Colourway, Pre-Order from 16th January
Would be perfect with coloured buttons.
Re: Horizon Hatred Simmers Once More As Sony Announces Movie Adaptation
Horizon is like Avatar. Everyone online is always ready to dump on it online but the sales show a different story.
Re: This Is Why Call of Duty Is Not Gonna Stop Launching on PS5
Literally how?
Re: Bayonetta Turns 15, Announcements Planned to Celebrate
@UltimateOtaku91 Still a Sega IP, Nintendo just funded 2, 3 and Origins.
The Wonderful 101 was a fully owned Nintendo IP but they relinquished the rights to Platinum. I don't expect something similar to happen here with Bayonetta, but it's certainly not impossible. It depends on if they see any value in the franchise without Kamiya going forward.
(Fatal Frame 4 and 5 were also Nintendo co-produced games with Koei Tecmo that are now multiplat since we're on the subject).
Re: Rumour: PlayStation Is Working on Reviving Some of Its 'Deep Cut' Franchises
@nomither6 There's always a choice. Sequels have ignored previous sequels before. If whichever team has a different vision from Sanzaru they might just want to ignore the game entirely, do their own Sly 4 (the number hasn't been used yet). Could even reboot it.
Would suck for anyone wanting the resolution to the cliffhanger but it happens.
Re: Rumour: PlayStation Is Working on Reviving Some of Its 'Deep Cut' Franchises
I could see Sly being one. The recent release of the original 3 did pretty well for an old emulated titles.
Question is, do they pick up after Thieves in Time or no?
Re: Jim Carrey 'Open' to Reprising Robotnik Role in Subsequent Sonic Movies
I watched this interview clip back when the movie was about to come out. It's funny that everyone is suddenly reporting on it now.
Re: Unfazed by Concord, Sony Doubles Down on Exploring Service Games
Not sure why anyone is surprised by this. We've known they've had many live service games in the works. The idea is to throw a bunch of them out to see what sticks, if a few succeed it'll pay for the ones that failed. Sony knew going in that some of the projects would be failures, and others would be cancelled before making it to market.
Re: Stellar Blade Dev Says It Hopes Everyone Is 'Living in Love' After Naughty Dog Artist's Interpretation of Eve Is Unfairly Criticised
@AceTrainerMatt that's literally it.
Re: Rumour: The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion Is Getting an Unreal Engine 5 Remake in 2025
The Bethesda leak from the Activision acquisition hearings basically already confirmed this
Re: Amazon's Secret Level Has Been Renewed for a Second Season
Every season should have a Concord episode as a running joke.
Re: SEGA President Calls Sonic Superstars a 'Disappointment'
@Banjo- Yeah Superstars is a solid 7/10 imo. Obviously a big step down from Mania, but it's much better than the recent 2D output aside from that game (Sonic 4, the 3DS games). Pretty impressive turnaround from the Balan Wonderworld team as well. Give them another 3-4 years to polish up what they started with here and the next game could really be something. Drop the 4 player co-op - 2 is enough for 2D Sonic - and the online mode nobody plays, give boss fights better pacing, more characters (Mighty and Ray return) and stages and you're golden.
Re: Poll: Are You Happy with Your PS Plus Extra, Premium Games for December 2024?
@Judal27 "unless the game is really just that ugly across the board"
Mostly no. The pop in is horrible on all versions, but obviously fidelity and image quality is a massive improvement.
Re: Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 Players Fed Up with Activision's 'AI Slop' Artwork
CoD players in 2024 (almost 2025) deserve everything they get.
Re: Tencent Acquires Controlling Stake in Dev of PS5's Wuthering Waves
Chinese gacha game studio bought by Chinese gacha corpo.
All shrugs from me tbh.
Re: Sly Cooper, Jak and Daxter Part of PS Plus Premium Lineup for December
Now hopefully we can get the OG Ratchet games emulated in 2025. Size Matters and Secret Agent Clank alone won't do.
@get2sammyb cheers Sammy!
Re: Sly Cooper, Jak and Daxter Part of PS Plus Premium Lineup for December
December 10th? With these and the Soul Reaver collection, it's a happy birthday to me.
Re: PlayStation Exec Shuhei Yoshida Will Leave the Company in January
@InsertUsername Problem is, Shuhei doesn't have a whole lot do with the problems at Sony right now. He's been dealing almost exclusively with indie devs for the better part of a decade. It wouldn't be common sense to blame the head of catering for a movie being poorly directed.
Re: One Month Later, PS Stars Cash Rewards Finally Return
@NeuralDeclan it was a completely random issue. Some were affected, some weren't. I only had £10 wallet funds available. Some believe it was A/B testing but it's probably just a glitch that Sony took a while to fix because Stars doesn't seem like a huge priority given the long outage.
Re: PlayStation Exec Shuhei Yoshida Will Leave the Company in January
Another OG gone...
Re: As the Switch Closes in, Sony Confirms PS2 Sold 160 Million Units
I remember in the early 2010s seeing Sony TVs that had PS2s built in, I can see those counting towards the sales figures.
Re: DualSense Edge, Pulse Headphones Reportedly Getting Black Variant
@BiosNova Yeah that really surprised the first time it happened. I don't like how often it can happen. Never had a problem with the PS headsets before.
Re: Hitman Studio Will Remove All Conor McGregor Content After Court Ruling
@WiiWareWave No problem.
With the verdict in mind, I'm wondering how they came to this collaboration to begin with. Court cases can drag out for a while, surely IO would have been aware of the allegations when they decided to add McGregor, thus aware he might be found guilty and have egg on their face.
Re: Hitman Studio Will Remove All Conor McGregor Content After Court Ruling
@WiiWareWave The elusive target missions are always timed, and they haven't said if the cosmetics will be removed for people who bought them.
Re: Hitman Studio Will Remove All Conor McGregor Content After Court Ruling
@themightyant That would be a good alternative, re-add the mission with a generic Irish fighter, maybe just make it a free update too.
Re: Hitman Studio Will Remove All Conor McGregor Content After Court Ruling
Certain people are going to be unreasonably mad about this.
Re: Sonic 3 Trailer Is Embracing Chaos in Our Best Look at the Movie Yet
Actually including the part from SA2 where they blow up the moon is crazy, I wouldn't have expected that.
Re: Sony's Latest First-Party Release Is Struggling to Do Concord Numbers on PC
@Vonterribad Perhaps the novelty of PlayStation games on PC is wearing off? Maybe they should port Bloodborne.
Re: Opinion: The Game Awards' Persona 3 Reload Disrespect Is Crazy
Between Reload, Vengeance and Metaphor Atlus has had a tremendous year, but I think Vengeance is the real snub.
Re: Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth Sequel's Platinum Trophy Won't Make You Want to Jump into a Mako Reactor
Having to replay the game on Hard is a crazy requirement when Rebirth is so massive. I finished my playthrough at around 90 hours. 180 to Platinum a game is pretty daunting.
Re: Minecraft Movie Will Have You Yearning for the Mines with Much Better Second Trailer
Yeah, it is "better" but still looks like a stinker.
Re: The Game Awards Confirms DLC, Remasters Can Win Game of the Year Days Prior to Nominations Reveal
@NapoleonDynamite It shouldn't have.
Re: The Game Awards Confirms DLC, Remasters Can Win Game of the Year Days Prior to Nominations Reveal
The Game Awards judges doing everything they can to avoid giving a Game of the Year award to a Japanese RPG not made by From Soft.
Re: Hot on the Heels of LEGO Horizon Adventures PS5, Official LEGO Horizon Set Leaks
@AdamNovice Yeah honestly it's weird the backlash Horizon gets online. Obviously an echo chamber because the games are very successful.
Re: Infinity Nikki and Jessie J Confirm PS5 Release Date in Joyous Musical Trailer
Jessie J, now there's a name I've not heard in a long time.
Re: Secret Level Creator Comments on Concord's Awkward Anthology Inclusion
@BamBamBaklava89 Yeah, you're not wrong. People were very vocally against Sony trying out some new multiplayer games before we saw any footage from them.
Re: 20 Years Later, Identity of Metal Gear Solid 3 Eva Voice Actress Revealed
Yeah a lot of people had figured out it was almost certainly her eventually, hence the story of one fan giving her a copy to sign, but it's nice to finally have the official confirmation ahead of the remake.
Re: PS5 Pro Packaging Flaunts Its Disc-Free Nature
... yeah this has been on the packaging for PS5 since launch.
Re: Dragon Age: The Veilguard Comes Out Swinging, Already EA's Biggest Single Player Game on Steam
Removed