@Haruki_NLI if I buy a loaf of bread and forget to eat it and it goes bad, that's my fault, not the baker's. Consumers are responsible for managing and taking care of the things they buy.
@Luigia yeah, the way they were meant to be played.... several decades later and with the Saudi's, not the original developers, raking in all the money
Saw the Galaxy movie on opening night, in a theater packed with kids, and they all loved it. Who gives a ***** about what critics think about something not made for them?
Shacknews whining about the LUDONARRATIVE DISSONANCE (remember when people used to knock Uncharted for this?) in a game where you play as a cartoon mouse is pretty hilarious.
Imagine how great this would be if the developer took time to actually make well designed and thought out levels instead of the algorithm spitting out the same variations on a theme over and over again
@UnlimitedSevens why does physical music still exist? Why does Walmart still have $5 DVD bins? Because consumers enjoy choices. Physical media will always exist, and that includes games. It's MUCH more economically viable for Sony to sell you a console and have you buy games, either physical or digital, in which they get a cut of each copy.
@GeminiX53 I live in the real world, where game streaming isn't even close to the same thing as video and audio streaming. The same real world where Google Glass and VR headsets flopped despite being the wave of the future and backed by tech titans. The same real world where 3D TVs don't exist anymore because consumers rightfully recognized it was a gimmick and far inferior to the normal way they've been consuming content for almost a century.
Tell me why a consumer would pay full retail price for a WORSE experience that's less reliable, slows down the Internet in the rest of their house, and eats up their data cap? You can't. You just say "future future future" as if economic and infrastructure issues don't exist now and won't be even worse then.
@GeminiX53 I'll print them off and keep them next to the dozens of VR headsets that were supposed to be the future by now. How did that turn out?
Streaming a song or a movie off a server is a completely different business model than streaming games. And it's a business model nobody has found a way to capitalize on because it's a losing model.
Do people think Internet bandwidth is free? That the pipes are magical? And that everyone online has a blazing fast, always online connection? Some of you people truly are clueless, and the type who probably think flying cars and teleporters are right around the corner.
@GeminiX53 bro, Netflix can't even handle too many people watching a Jake Paul fight, and that's basic streaming video. Your jock riding on this topic is weird, and makes me think you were an Ouya backer who still thinks people want to pay premium prices for laggy games.
The largest companies on Earth are in an arms race to build data centers the size of small towns. This is the result. If you think Sony is just being greedy, you've got your head in the sand, ignoring a bigger issue.
@NielsNL I explored the hell out of every environment in Resident Evil Requiem, and didn't see a single piece of work that didn't look like it was done by a human who gave a ***** about quality.
Standards have sunk to a new low from both developers and players.
"We apologize that you caught us. We will be more careful in the future with hiding the ways in which we take money out of the pockets of workers to give to tech CEOs.'
@MrPeanutbutterz a big ass open world game with tons of "scope" doesn't mean anything if the game itself plays like garbage and you can't even remap controls.
It's wild how this game has broken so many brains. The people who bought into the hype and already paid full price simply MUST defend it and justify their purchase. And on the flip side there's an odd collection of people cheerleading for its failure.
@lazarus11 it was an incredible looking game that came completely out of nowhere, made by nobodies, and ended up not only living up to the hype, but exceeding it.
@Balaam_ so use the same Internet connection you used to make this comment and download the update and play it. This online connection stuff is such a fake issue for people, who only want to find reasons NOT to play stuff. You've got thousands of dollars worth of video games but no Internet connection? Yeah right.
@LikelySatan I just created the account to comment on some of the ridiculous logic many of you have been spouting lately.
PlayStation fans overwhelmingly supported Sony going back to console exclusives. Essentially a monopoly on their own games. And now they want to whine about Sony charges people more for these games? Reap, sow, etc.
@Netret0120 it's a good thing Sony, at the urging of fanboys worldwide, is giving up their PC release strategy! Wouldn't want, you know, more choices when it comes to buying their games.
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Re: PS4 Game Expiry Timer Sparks DRM Concerns, Here's What We Know So Far
@Haruki_NLI if I buy a loaf of bread and forget to eat it and it goes bad, that's my fault, not the baker's. Consumers are responsible for managing and taking care of the things they buy.
Re: PS4 Game Expiry Timer Sparks DRM Concerns, Here's What We Know So Far
@Shrek_Realista cry more about a "problem" that doesn't exist.
Re: PS4 Game Expiry Timer Sparks DRM Concerns, Here's What We Know So Far
Are there really players in 2026 who go 30+ days without connecting their console to the Internet? This is another big nothing.
Re: Bubsy 4D's Free PS5 Demo Will Let You See for Yourself Whether It's Any Good
Spoiler: it's not, and I don't even need to play it to tell you that
Re: You Don't Need a Neo Geo AES+, These Games Are Already on PS5
@Luigia yeah, the way they were meant to be played.... several decades later and with the Saudi's, not the original developers, raking in all the money
Re: After Critics Panned Super Mario Galaxy Movie, Maybe Sony's Legend of Zelda Film Can Pull It Back
Saw the Galaxy movie on opening night, in a theater packed with kids, and they all loved it. Who gives a ***** about what critics think about something not made for them?
Re: Poll: Do Crimson Desert's PS5 Patches Put Other Devs to Shame, or Is the Game Simply Unfinished?
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Re: Round Up: Reviews Make MOUSE: P.I. For Hire's Art the Star of the Show
Shacknews whining about the LUDONARRATIVE DISSONANCE (remember when people used to knock Uncharted for this?) in a game where you play as a cartoon mouse is pretty hilarious.
Re: Metro 2039 Confirmed for Reveal in Xbox Livestream This Thursday
Great news for people who love shooters where the shooting is the worst part of the game
Re: Saros Looks Like Pure Chaotic Bullet Hell Madness in Latest PS5 Gameplay Clip
@AnginaPectoris "git gud" can also be said about developers who lean on alogrithms instead of design chops.
Re: Saros Looks Like Pure Chaotic Bullet Hell Madness in Latest PS5 Gameplay Clip
Imagine how great this would be if the developer took time to actually make well designed and thought out levels instead of the algorithm spitting out the same variations on a theme over and over again
Re: Silent Hill: Townfall Will Sound Just as Good as It Looks
@Queesh don't want it to be too good eh?
Re: Ni no Kuni Dev Level-5 Confirms New Vision Showcase for This Week
@freddquadros sir, this is a Wendy's. Uh, I mean a Level-5 story. They had nothing to do with Wild Arms 5
Re: 'The Solution Is to Get Rid of Consoles': Analyst Predicts $1,000 PS6 and a Transition to Game Streaming
@UnlimitedSevens why does physical music still exist? Why does Walmart still have $5 DVD bins? Because consumers enjoy choices. Physical media will always exist, and that includes games. It's MUCH more economically viable for Sony to sell you a console and have you buy games, either physical or digital, in which they get a cut of each copy.
Re: 'The Solution Is to Get Rid of Consoles': Analyst Predicts $1,000 PS6 and a Transition to Game Streaming
@GeminiX53 I live in the real world, where game streaming isn't even close to the same thing as video and audio streaming. The same real world where Google Glass and VR headsets flopped despite being the wave of the future and backed by tech titans. The same real world where 3D TVs don't exist anymore because consumers rightfully recognized it was a gimmick and far inferior to the normal way they've been consuming content for almost a century.
Tell me why a consumer would pay full retail price for a WORSE experience that's less reliable, slows down the Internet in the rest of their house, and eats up their data cap? You can't. You just say "future future future" as if economic and infrastructure issues don't exist now and won't be even worse then.
Re: 'The Solution Is to Get Rid of Consoles': Analyst Predicts $1,000 PS6 and a Transition to Game Streaming
@Neonix finally, someone who knows what they are talking about!
Re: 'The Solution Is to Get Rid of Consoles': Analyst Predicts $1,000 PS6 and a Transition to Game Streaming
@GeminiX53 I'll print them off and keep them next to the dozens of VR headsets that were supposed to be the future by now. How did that turn out?
Streaming a song or a movie off a server is a completely different business model than streaming games. And it's a business model nobody has found a way to capitalize on because it's a losing model.
Do people think Internet bandwidth is free? That the pipes are magical? And that everyone online has a blazing fast, always online connection? Some of you people truly are clueless, and the type who probably think flying cars and teleporters are right around the corner.
Re: 'The Solution Is to Get Rid of Consoles': Analyst Predicts $1,000 PS6 and a Transition to Game Streaming
@GeminiX53 bro, Netflix can't even handle too many people watching a Jake Paul fight, and that's basic streaming video. Your jock riding on this topic is weird, and makes me think you were an Ouya backer who still thinks people want to pay premium prices for laggy games.
Re: Sony Announces Gigantic PS5 Price Increases, Effective from April 2026
@Juanalf OH NO, 30 FRAMES PER SECOND!!!!!!
Re: Sony Announces Gigantic PS5 Price Increases, Effective from April 2026
I spent $65 on 16GB of RAM in 2020
32GB of RAM is now $500
The largest companies on Earth are in an arms race to build data centers the size of small towns. This is the result. If you think Sony is just being greedy, you've got your head in the sand, ignoring a bigger issue.
Re: 'The Jumping, Movement, and Attacks Are Way More Responsive': Crimson Desert PS5 Patches Fix Crashes and Controls
But I was told last week that the controls were flawless and it's the reviewers who were wrong.
Re: Marathon (PS5) - Bungie's Extraction Shooter Is Truly Brilliant, and It Only Gets Better
Remember folks, journalists are only allowed to write game reviews when you agree with everything they say.
Re: 'We Should Have Clearly Disclosed Our Use of AI': Crimson Desert Dev 'Sincerely Apologises' for Erroneously Including AI Art in PS5 Game
@WolfyTn if you can't fill your game with human made *****, scale back the scope of your game
Re: 'We Should Have Clearly Disclosed Our Use of AI': Crimson Desert Dev 'Sincerely Apologises' for Erroneously Including AI Art in PS5 Game
@NielsNL I explored the hell out of every environment in Resident Evil Requiem, and didn't see a single piece of work that didn't look like it was done by a human who gave a ***** about quality.
Standards have sunk to a new low from both developers and players.
Re: 'We Should Have Clearly Disclosed Our Use of AI': Crimson Desert Dev 'Sincerely Apologises' for Erroneously Including AI Art in PS5 Game
"We apologize that you caught us. We will be more careful in the future with hiding the ways in which we take money out of the pockets of workers to give to tech CEOs.'
Re: 'We Will Work to Make Improvements Quickly': Crimson Desert Sells 2 Million Copies on Launch Day
What improvements? Several commenters here say the game is fantastic and totally worth paying full price on day 1!
Re: Hands On: Crimson Desert Runs Well Enough on PS5 Pro, But What About That Intro?
@Doomcrow is the Western Media Boogeyman in the room with you right now?
Some of you people truly, madly, deeply need to get offline and outside.
Re: Hands On: Crimson Desert Runs Well Enough on PS5 Pro, But What About That Intro?
@MrPeanutbutterz a big ass open world game with tons of "scope" doesn't mean anything if the game itself plays like garbage and you can't even remap controls.
It's wild how this game has broken so many brains. The people who bought into the hype and already paid full price simply MUST defend it and justify their purchase. And on the flip side there's an odd collection of people cheerleading for its failure.
Re: Hands On: Crimson Desert Runs Well Enough on PS5 Pro, But What About That Intro?
@lazarus11 it was an incredible looking game that came completely out of nowhere, made by nobodies, and ended up not only living up to the hype, but exceeding it.
Re: Hands On: Crimson Desert Runs Well Enough on PS5 Pro, But What About That Intro?
@Ambassador_Kong is this fanboy stuff STILL going on in 2026? Grow up dude.
Re: Hands On: Crimson Desert Runs Well Enough on PS5 Pro, But What About That Intro?
This game is just further proof of how amazing Clair Obscur is
Re: PS5 Leads Resident Evil Requiem Sales as 'Consoles Are Dead' Chat Falls Flat
@Oram77 I remember when my entire 5th grade class refused to play Aladdin on SNES because it didn't run at 60 fps.
Re: PS5 Leads Resident Evil Requiem Sales as 'Consoles Are Dead' Chat Falls Flat
@Oram77 of course. What else are gamers going to do online besides complain about anything and everything? Actually PLAY games? Pfffph!
Re: Resident Evil Requiem PS5 Flying Off Shelves, Now at 6 Million Sales
@Haruki_NLI you are surprised the beloved new entry in a mega popular series is selling well?
Re: Resident Evil Requiem PS5 Flying Off Shelves, Now at 6 Million Sales
@Bunchesopuppies yeah, the critically acclaimed game everyone is loving just ain't up your alley.
Re: Opinion: Crimson Desert Could Be PS5 Game of the Year, or a Total Mess
@Balaam_ so use the same Internet connection you used to make this comment and download the update and play it. This online connection stuff is such a fake issue for people, who only want to find reasons NOT to play stuff. You've got thousands of dollars worth of video games but no Internet connection? Yeah right.
Re: Beloved PS5 RPG Expedition 33 Set to Steamroll Another Game Awards Ceremony
@YeyoFairy this is like being annoyed that people like to drink water and eat food.
Re: The Hype for Saros Grows with Its Shortest PS5 Gameplay Video Yet
Cool, another game dragged down by roguelike elements because developers can't be bothered to create their own levels
Re: 'Whatever We Say, People Won't Believe Us': Crimson Desert Dev Promises Full PS5 Tech Breakdown for Launch
@Rich33 but... what if it's an incredible game with some framerate issues? You know, like hundreds of other games released over the last 4 decades.
Amazing how people look for any reason to NOT play and enjoy games these days
Re: 'This Is Big Unemployed Behaviour': Overwatch Dev Roasts SteamDB Fanatics
Always Online Gamers need something to cry about. What else are they going to do, action play these games?
Re: 'This Should Be Illegal': PS5's Dynamic Pricing Roundly Criticised by Disgusted Sony Fans
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Re: Limited Run Hits Reset on Its Disastrous Sonic X Shadow Generations Collector's Edition
Feel bad for those collectors, now what will they buy, put on a shelf, and never touch again?
Re: 'This Should Be Illegal': PS5's Dynamic Pricing Roundly Criticised by Disgusted Sony Fans
@LikelySatan I just created the account to comment on some of the ridiculous logic many of you have been spouting lately.
PlayStation fans overwhelmingly supported Sony going back to console exclusives. Essentially a monopoly on their own games. And now they want to whine about Sony charges people more for these games? Reap, sow, etc.
Re: 'This Should Be Illegal': PS5's Dynamic Pricing Roundly Criticised by Disgusted Sony Fans
@dskatter if only Sony could sell their first party games on the PC platform...oh wait.
Re: 'This Should Be Illegal': PS5's Dynamic Pricing Roundly Criticised by Disgusted Sony Fans
@Netret0120 it's a good thing Sony, at the urging of fanboys worldwide, is giving up their PC release strategy! Wouldn't want, you know, more choices when it comes to buying their games.
Re: 'This Should Be Illegal': PS5's Dynamic Pricing Roundly Criticised by Disgusted Sony Fans
@dskatter it's a good thing physical games are immune from such business practices.
Re: 'This Should Be Illegal': PS5's Dynamic Pricing Roundly Criticised by Disgusted Sony Fans
@LikelySatan I agree, this makes me want to retreat back into the world of retro games, where prices don't wildly fluctuate at all
Re: Here's Why Shawn Layden Thinks Sony 'Can't Get Away' with Making PS6 Digital Only
@1970sGamer "I'm never going to back to having more options as a consumer!"
Re: Here's Why Shawn Layden Thinks Sony 'Can't Get Away' with Making PS6 Digital Only
@IntrepidWombat so...you enjoy putting games on shelves more than actually playing them?
I wouldn't be a fan of a digital only console, because I play most of my games via Gamefly, and that would be the end of them.