PSXB

I'll take two of these. I want to show Sony my full support every time they make a scummy anti-consumer move.

@Swandivetotheasphalt

Console sales will not be the key metric, but active unique players across the console ecosystem

That. Followed by:

• the number of players deaths in games
• bullets fired
• number of enemies and bosses ki**d
• the numbers of hours players logged into the game
• the number of in game currency for levelling up, etc,etc.

All these will be trumpeted as metrics of success next-gen. 😄

Is PS6 Dead on Arrival?

No, I don't think so.
Sony fully expects their fans to go out and get a second job, and make sure they'll buy two consoles each on launch day. And they'll probably oblige too.😀

Even people living under rocks couldn't have realistically expected Helix to have a disc-drive.

But the shock from Sony going nuclear first can still be seen by the artistry of mental gymnastics on display 🤣🤣. It will be alright people, Microsoft will be doing it too.

@DennisReynolds

Ok, so mental gymnastics it is then👍.

@DennisReynolds

PQ can we just ban mention of it on articles not related to it?

Yes! And replaced them with doom & gloom Xbox articles 😅.

Probably a Spring early Sumner launch date. I can't see Sony giving Microsoft a full year head start, if as rumoured, Helix releases in 2027.

@DennisReynolds

Hey Dennis. I'm frankly shocked you didn't yet trace the blame for this Sony decision inexplicably back to Microsoft( mental gymnastics and all that). Plenty of time to do it though 🤣🤣. Keep up the good fight. 👍

@LogicStrikesAgain

Honestly, i dont really know what people actually expect right now?

You're right.
This is dastardly clever Sony burying their scummy move and cowardly staying away from social media, while Microsoft are still setting themselves repeatedly on fire.

Why would loyal customers expect anything really.

@Dalamar

I was thinking on similar lines, then it occurred to me that almost certainly the age bracket for people posting here is anywhere between 25 to 60+ years old. That really takes the meaning of behaving like children to uncharted territory 🤣

I can't see Rockstar taking the pssr with pro owners and saving the 60fps for ps6. No, they would never do that😅.

Sony fully embracing AI across its PS studios and hardware will at least mean that the Internet will not go into mad rage every time AI and games development are mentioned in the same sentence. AI will no longer have a stigma attached to it. D

The purpose of this article is not MEANT to flame console rivalries. Absolutely NOT😁.

undoubtedly changed the way some Xbox customers interact with the console

I can't comment on other Xbox users but I use my Series X exactly the same way as my ps5:

• switch on the console
• play the game
• switch off the console.
  No difference whatsoever.

If this $1000 price actually materialises, it will make Helix an enticing proposition. Especially for a more open platform console hybrid.

If the release of a $1000 console brings back the focused, humble Sony we had during the PS3 pricing apocalypse, then this might actually be blessing in disguise. Not a fan of the hyper monetising mantra Sony is now implementing.

Another excellent move from the pro-consumer Sony. Waiting to see how long until they decide to delete the games we paid for.

Sony has to burn some of the insane profits made by their PlayStation division, and it looks like Live Service games is one way to do just that.

Let's see, looking at what Sony charge for the Portal, yeah - I Can't wait for this to be £650. Affordable! 🤣.

@LogicStrikesAgain

Do you have any statements made by Microsoft regarding AI use in game development, or was that just an assumption on your part?
Until they do, Sony are the ones using it and are fully embracing it, they made that official.

@LogicStrikesAgain

Nothing at all to do with big trillion dollar companies investing heavily in memory for their AI industries

It's definitely the main factor. But Sony are also one of the biggest publishers to openly and actively embrace AI in game development. They are feeding the AI gold rush.

Nothing to see here, and Im sure this was necessary. Otherwise Sony would not be able to achieve their most profitable year in PlayStation history. Which is forecast to be just shy of $4 billion.

Physical copies of GTAVI will contain a code that can be redeemed for the digital download of the game. A disc will not be included in the box

That's totally fine. Anyway, It's only a problem when Microsoft does it. 🤣🤣.

@LogicStrikesAgain

Also, Xbox and Nintendo were first to announce $80 games

They have, and in Microsoft’s case they quickly dropped the idea .
In fact Sony were the first ones hiking games prices to $70 and thus standardise it at the beginning of the generation. They were also the first ones to hike the price of the PS5 in some territories, way before Microsoft.
Anyway, we are in the age of maximum install base monetisation regardless of where we play.

@MinervaX76

There we go. I didn't know about some of the Sony's studio closures, thanks.
And it's one of the reasons I find the singling out for outrage corporation A over corporation B, irrational.

@DennisReynolds

Also opinions are bias that's how it works

Not quite, opinions and biases are distinct concepts. They are not one and the same.

I made comments since going into detail how about read them

I have. And, it just shows your biases.

@DennisReynolds

That's not even my logic

So that was just your inherent bias showing through. Fair enough, it happens to all of us.

@DennisReynolds
Not to defend Microsoft actions, but following your unbiased logic, then Sony should also just f off and leave only Nintendo going.
Since the PS5 launched Sony shuttered no less than 6 or 7 studios.

No doubt this is because of the huge success Saros turned out to be. The email from the bean counters at Sony must have been quite scaving for Housemarque to say this.

The numbers for Marathon are pretty grim if Alinea are anywhere close to being accurate.
I feel an incoming bloodbath at Bungie, and is not going to be pretty.

@AdamNovice

PlayStation dev kits have to be paid for, or are you implying that Sony were giving them away for free to Microsoft? And what logistical input are you referring to specifically regarding Gears E-day. It's not like Microsoft never released a game on PS5 prior to this.
I have mentioned it before, but this whole saga reeks of self-righteous indignation and self entitlement

@AdamNovice

with Gears being pulled as well...after it's Microsoft taking games away that was supposed to be for Sony's customers

I know it's not always easy to convey sarcasm when posting, but you can't be serious surely.

Sony allegedly angered by removal

Poor Sony, they just can't seem to catch a break. It's beyond parody 🤣 😂.

So MS can do both, have multi platform games and keep some exclusives too. Not a hard to grasp concept, but clearly there are some who struggle with it😃.

Here we go, can't go any more tent-pole than Halo but we need the mp part too. Hopefully PlayStation fans will now like Xbox games again...until they don't.

@MrPeanutbutterz

Let's not kid ourselves here. Do you really think Sony wouldn't have gone on a spending spree similar to Microsoft if they would have been in a position to do so? Corporations enjoy competition about as much as highly territorial carnivorous mammals.

@Questionable_Duck

When was the last time you called out the PlayStation fanboys on this website from trashing Xbox?

Yeah, I don't think he's in the business in doing anything like that, anytime soon 🤷‍♂️.

@AdamNovice

With the exception of FH5 and SoT none of the other games made any spectacular amounts of money. This whole thing doesn’t have to be looked at as zero-som situation. Microsoft can do both, have the odd exception on exclusivity, whilst still porting the likes of FH6, Halo and Fable, which have already been confirmed.

@LogicStrikesAgain

Microsoft's sole purpose is to make money for their shareholders, same as any other corporation. They'll have the odd exclusive here and there, but the idea that everything they develop or publish will be Xbox exclusives is for the birds. I know, I'm doing a disservice to the birds here ,I know 😉.

It's just a rumour folks!
Still, there is a huge amount of irony, mixed with hypocrisy from the games gatekeeping champions on here. Priceless popcorn material.

Once Sony first-party studios disclose the full extent of AI use in their games, all this resistance will just dissipate and die. It's a certainty.

I liked the original UD a lot, but somehow this doesn't seem to have the same level of polish.
I'm just glad Firesprie are given a chance of making something, unlike BluePoint who Sony just shuttered.

There seems to be a lot of self entitlement in this thread. And it's interesting to see people here expecting Sony to have a virtual third-party games monopoly.

@dskatter

You are severely underestimating ND’s willingness to crunch their staff to within an inch of their lives to get games done. There’s still a chance they’ll release before Crossfire 😉.

Ueda’s games tell silent, meaningful and memorable stories in ways that other games can only dream off, in their over the top violence and gore infested presentation. The highlight and my most anticipated game from the show.

@RomanRiz

The standard by which you measure your superiority must be pretty low😉. I understand Remedy needs the money, but they are really setting a new bar for sh*t practices.

Good show. My most anticipated.are:

• GOW: Laufey
• Kemuri
• Until Dawn
• The Lost Wild
  Something within the vein of SOTC, TLG or Ico would have been amazing.

Everything else that's multiplatform I'll play on my Series X.

@Swandivetotheasphalt

Oof. I understand and as married individual myself, all I can say is -Touché.

@DennisReynolds

The last R&C game made 145 million in revenue and the game’s budget was just over 81 million. My point Is, that I don’t think it’s unreasonable to expect something else besides Marvel.