The difference between comments here and comments on the PS blog are night and day, wow!!
I'm all about options, and I'm glad Sony is giving PC players the option to sign in if they want to. Never should have been mandatory, and I think the incentives are exactly right too. Now, please add a sign in option for Helldivers so I can get that sweet Platinum trophy!!
I can't believe you'd rip hope for Dark Cloud away from me like this .
Excellent article. The opportunity cost in seeing a team work on a remaster for a game that runs perfectly well on modern platforms, versus a new, smaller project in the same universe even I think is what gets me the most. Give us a more fleshed-out Machine Strike as a $20 standalone game that takes 6 months to make. Make a top-down hack n slash platformer in the Horizon universe. Many ways to let young talent shine and get up to speed than spend time on something that already works.
@get2sammyb I love seeing your twitter posts on your gatcha rolls, so glad to see this game holds up well on PS5! Genshin 'suffers' from adding important lore into its time-limited event content, does Star Rail suffer from the same? I hate missing important lore because I wasn't playing a game at the right time, so I don't want to get too serious about a game that I might miss important information by just not being there. Appreciate your insight!
Out of all of the Star Ocean games on here, what would people recommend to play first as a person that's never played Star Ocean but has always been interested in it?
I love that they continue to update the game, but I have such a love/hate relationship with practices like this. I usually only play single player games once through , so I generally wait for the game to be in it's best state before I play (Unless it's some big blockbuster I want to play immediately GOW, Horizon, etc). The continued improvements just keep pushing this game back for me, when I keep asking what else they could add that could make the experience that much better, and the longer I wait the cheaper I'll be able to pick up the game as well. It's a weird feeling.
I'll love to see this game on PC, but I feel the main reason it stuck to PS5 was for the SSD in it. Very curious to see how this game runs on a 5400 RPM HDD, and probably the reason the game isn't formally announced yet.
I can't wait for the day when this finally gets released on the PC, then I really feel like it'll hit its full potential. That, along with a way to export projects from Dreams and monetize them will go a long way to making Dreams a viable game engine that could be supported for years and years to come.
In fact the GaaS version of SF2 exists.... SFV! Totally proves your point, and I think SFV is one of the more tasteful GaaS that exists currently. Bad GaaS only exist because people support them, and we should commend those that get it right.
Wow, this article and the comments section speak to exactly how polarizing GaaS are! Props to Liam for writing a great opinion piece and explaining his position well. Not everyone has to agree with either stance, but it's clear where most on this website fall. MMO's have been doing GaaS for a very long time successfully, so getting mini-MMO qualities in certain games can be really great. Often that's not how it happens in practice, but I also feel I get my money's worth out of a GaaS game with the initial purchase and if I want more I'm willing to spend more. Those games were I'm willing to are few and far between, but it shouldn't stop devs from trying. The market will always support whatever direction makes them money.
There's something to be said that if your art is causing such widespread controversy and discussion, then you must have made something truly game changing. Bravo to ND for sticking to their guns and standing by what they created. Obviously the people making these threats need to be prosecuted as others have pointed out.
One of the generations best. ND are masters of their craft and despite your feeling on the direction of the story, you can't deny how beautiful the game is. All the small details and world building that ND made were great. Do yourself a favor and play the game for yourself someday, even if you pick it up months later on the cheap. Don't let the internet hive mind dictate how you feel about something
I think the "Just wait 3 or 4 years and you can have a better version" is kind of the point though. How many games get 'remastered' versions some time after the base game has been out? And those games continue to sell well. If anything, people will play this 4 year old game on the PC, get hyped about Forbidden West, and then want to buy a PS5 because they don't want to wait another 4 years per Hydra's point. IMO it's a great business decision. Why leave money on the table?
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Re: Following Ferocious PC Backlash, PSN Accounts Will Become Optional But Offer In-Game Rewards
The difference between comments here and comments on the PS blog are night and day, wow!!
I'm all about options, and I'm glad Sony is giving PC players the option to sign in if they want to. Never should have been mandatory, and I think the incentives are exactly right too. Now, please add a sign in option for Helldivers so I can get that sweet Platinum trophy!!
Re: Reaction: Why There Are So Many Unnecessary PS5 Remasters for Games That Don't Need Them
I can't believe you'd rip hope for Dark Cloud away from me like this .
Excellent article. The opportunity cost in seeing a team work on a remaster for a game that runs perfectly well on modern platforms, versus a new, smaller project in the same universe even I think is what gets me the most. Give us a more fleshed-out Machine Strike as a $20 standalone game that takes 6 months to make. Make a top-down hack n slash platformer in the Horizon universe. Many ways to let young talent shine and get up to speed than spend time on something that already works.
Re: Honkai: Star Rail (PS5) - Impeccably Executed Live Service Where the Best Is Yet to Come
@get2sammyb I love seeing your twitter posts on your gatcha rolls, so glad to see this game holds up well on PS5! Genshin 'suffers' from adding important lore into its time-limited event content, does Star Rail suffer from the same? I hate missing important lore because I wasn't playing a game at the right time, so I don't want to get too serious about a game that I might miss important information by just not being there. Appreciate your insight!
Re: 20 PS Plus Extra, Premium Games Coming Next Week
Out of all of the Star Ocean games on here, what would people recommend to play first as a person that's never played Star Ocean but has always been interested in it?
Re: Dying Light 2 Major Update Improves Combat System, Adds Transmog on 20th April
I love that they continue to update the game, but I have such a love/hate relationship with practices like this. I usually only play single player games once through , so I generally wait for the game to be in it's best state before I play (Unless it's some big blockbuster I want to play immediately GOW, Horizon, etc). The continued improvements just keep pushing this game back for me, when I keep asking what else they could add that could make the experience that much better, and the longer I wait the cheaper I'll be able to pick up the game as well. It's a weird feeling.
Re: Feature: Exploring Taiwan's Underground Gaming Scene
Great article! Hope we see more stuff like this in the future!
Re: 17 New PS5, PS4 Games Join PS Plus Extra, Premium Tomorrow
Very excited for Deathloop and Spiritfarer! Will be great games to settle into before Ragnarök!
Re: Housemarque Appears to Have Confirmed PC Port of Returnal During GDC 2022
I'll love to see this game on PC, but I feel the main reason it stuck to PS5 was for the SSD in it. Very curious to see how this game runs on a 5400 RPM HDD, and probably the reason the game isn't formally announced yet.
Re: Poll: Did You Buy Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin?
I'll deff play this in about 6 months when it's cheaper. Not a game I need to play on day 1. Seems interesting and fun though!
Re: Fall Guys Teasing 'Explosive' Collaboration, What Could It Possibly Be
@lolwhatno
It's an elite club reserved only for the few that can recognize the obvious
Re: Fall Guys Teasing 'Explosive' Collaboration, What Could It Possibly Be
1000% Bomberman!
Re: Interview: Media Molecule Director Siobhan Reddy Discusses 15 Years of Creative Games
A fantastic interview, keep it up!!
I can't wait for the day when this finally gets released on the PC, then I really feel like it'll hit its full potential. That, along with a way to export projects from Dreams and monetize them will go a long way to making Dreams a viable game engine that could be supported for years and years to come.
Re: The Dream Is Dead: PS5 Will Not Play PS3, PS2, or PS1 Games
I really just want PS3 games from PSNow to be downloadable onto the system. That's all the back-compat I need.
Re: Soapbox: Games As a Service Should Be Embraced, Not Misunderstood
@get2sammyb
In fact the GaaS version of SF2 exists.... SFV! Totally proves your point, and I think SFV is one of the more tasteful GaaS that exists currently. Bad GaaS only exist because people support them, and we should commend those that get it right.
Re: Soapbox: Games As a Service Should Be Embraced, Not Misunderstood
Wow, this article and the comments section speak to exactly how polarizing GaaS are! Props to Liam for writing a great opinion piece and explaining his position well. Not everyone has to agree with either stance, but it's clear where most on this website fall. MMO's have been doing GaaS for a very long time successfully, so getting mini-MMO qualities in certain games can be really great. Often that's not how it happens in practice, but I also feel I get my money's worth out of a GaaS game with the initial purchase and if I want more I'm willing to spend more. Those games were I'm willing to are few and far between, but it shouldn't stop devs from trying. The market will always support whatever direction makes them money.
Re: Industry Rallies Around The Last of Us 2 Voice Actor After Hate Messages Are Revealed
There's something to be said that if your art is causing such widespread controversy and discussion, then you must have made something truly game changing. Bravo to ND for sticking to their guns and standing by what they created. Obviously the people making these threats need to be prosecuted as others have pointed out.
Re: The Last of Us 2 Outsells the Entire UK Top 10 Combined in June
One of the generations best. ND are masters of their craft and despite your feeling on the direction of the story, you can't deny how beautiful the game is. All the small details and world building that ND made were great. Do yourself a favor and play the game for yourself someday, even if you pick it up months later on the cheap. Don't let the internet hive mind dictate how you feel about something
Re: Unravel Horizon Zero Dawn's Mysteries from 7th August on PC
@TheDude89 @H4ilhydra
I think the "Just wait 3 or 4 years and you can have a better version" is kind of the point though. How many games get 'remastered' versions some time after the base game has been out? And those games continue to sell well. If anything, people will play this 4 year old game on the PC, get hyped about Forbidden West, and then want to buy a PS5 because they don't want to wait another 4 years per Hydra's point. IMO it's a great business decision. Why leave money on the table?