There's just too many games releasing at the moment. I see good games released on Steam that might have been minor hits some years ago, but hardly have any reviews because the market is so oversaturated at the moment. It's like everyone thought the pandemic situation would continue forever.
MS spent an ungodly amount of cash to secure those multiplatform games though, and at the end of the day Sony will receive 30% of anything they sell for Playstation anyway.
With XBOX and Gamepass failing to gain much momentum, I can't see how this is such a winning strategy.
Hollywood is so desperate for hits that they will make deals with any upcoming game that has a sliver of chance at popularity. Most likely the deal will fade into obscurity if that isn't the case.
But yeah, 33 looks awesome from what I've seen so far.
The gap between Playstation and XBOX is now so big that it can't be bridged, no matter how much money Microsoft throws at the problem. Which is likely why they gave up and went multiplatform instead. Adapt or die.
I would guess its just about impossible for a new contender to enter the race with some brand new console at this point, as well. Software libraries are just too consolidated at this point.
EA was great for a few years during the PS3 era. Dead Space, Mirror's Edge, Mass Effect, DA:O, BF Bad Company etc. I think it was the success of Modern Warfare and them trying to chase that money that led to deteriorating quality since.
Damn, that Concord failure really woke Sony up, didn't it?
Unlike most here, I don't automatically hate live service games, but its still crazy that they put 90% of their first party studios on making those games. Just a wild gamble.
The intrigues and drama inside Sony/Playstation headquarters over the last years must have been like a mini Game of Thrones, just with suits and laser pens instead of armor and swords.
I really hope to see a TV show with all the spicy details in the future. Starring Harvey Keitel as Jim Ryan, of course.
@somnambulance Skyrim is on all-time low sale for 4 bucks on Steam now if you have a PC. Then you can mod it to the point where your ninth playthrough will be quite different.
Or maybe you have done so already? Then there's things like Enderal and Bruma. I plan on trying those for my next Skyrim run myself.
Their mistake was dumping their Japanese origins and going fully ret... Western.
Even if they start making only good decisions going forward (and I very much doubt that), you won't be seeing the results of that for many years, far into the PS6's lifespan.
It's time to come clean with you guys... all those books and scrolls and stuff I found in Skyrim, I didn't really read them. I just skimmed them, at best. I'm sorry!
Well apparently Powerwash VR on Quest had some serious latency/lagging issues where it would sometimes go as low as 36fps. That would turn a lot of people off it and probably make someone sick as well.
Shame they didn't release it on PSVR2 and PCVR because that would likely not be an issue on non-standalone headsets.
Just replayed Infinite, not having played it since launch, and its still a wonderful game. Also played the DLCs for the first time and I didn't much like them at all. The new ending was just awful.
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Re: Embattled US Retailer Trolls Customers for Picking Digital During PSN Outage on PS5, PS4
People get mad too easy. This was just a fun swipe and nothing to get all riled up about.
Re: PSVR2 Misses Out on Civilization 7 VR
I don't know the reason, but I hope its not one of those paid for exclusives... VR is just to niche for that sort of gatekeeping.
Re: PSN Slowly Coming Back Online After 20-Hour, Worldwide Outage on PS5, PS4
Nobody reads this far down the comments anyway, so I'm gonna come out and admit that I like Barbara Streisand's Guilty album.
Re: PlayStation Fans Could've Had Another Resistance Game, But Sony Said No
Sony needs to remaster these games with an optional VR mode. Those imaginative weapons are just perfect for VR.
Re: Hi-Rez Studio Suffers Significant Layoffs, Drops Everything But Smite 2
There's just too many games releasing at the moment. I see good games released on Steam that might have been minor hits some years ago, but hardly have any reviews because the market is so oversaturated at the moment. It's like everyone thought the pandemic situation would continue forever.
Re: Extend Your Assassin's Creed Shadows Experience with Official Manga
I've been reading another manga with (a much cooler looking) Yasuke lately.

Re: Backed by Sony for Years, Shuhei Yoshida Explains Why WiLD Was Cancelled
Gotta give that to Kojima and his team, they manage to adapt his insane ideas into game systems that actually work.
Re: Reassigned BioWare Staff Might Not Get to Go Back to Developer
@dskatter Those are remasters, not remakes. I actually bought that collection not too long ago.
Re: Reassigned BioWare Staff Might Not Get to Go Back to Developer
I doubt this new Mass Effect will ever see the light of day, tbh.
At best we'll get a remake of ME1, a much safer bet for EA.
Re: Significant Assassin's Creed Shadows Spoilers Leak on Hentai Website
@Overmind That was the original leak, but PushSquare probably found out from Gaming Leaks and Rumours on Reddit.
If you follow that subreddit you will know around 50% of what the articles on PS and other game sites will be about the coming day.
Re: Sony Could Be Plotting a PS5 Livestream Around Valentine's Day
Never mind the bollocks, just give me a new Motorstorm!
Re: Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 a Technical Powerhouse on PS5 Pro, Says Digital Foundry
30fps... I was used to this during my console days, but I've become an insufferable 144fps snob after changing to PC.
Re: Ex-Sony Boss Says Xbox Can Find Multiplatform Software Success, Just Like SEGA
MS spent an ungodly amount of cash to secure those multiplatform games though, and at the end of the day Sony will receive 30% of anything they sell for Playstation anyway.
With XBOX and Gamepass failing to gain much momentum, I can't see how this is such a winning strategy.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 566
Just started BELOW, a dark and atmospheric dungeon crawler. Reviews are a bit mixed, but its been enjoyable so far.
Re: RPG Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Already Getting Live-Action Film Adaptation
Hollywood is so desperate for hits that they will make deals with any upcoming game that has a sliver of chance at popularity. Most likely the deal will fade into obscurity if that isn't the case.
But yeah, 33 looks awesome from what I've seen so far.
Re: Cave Crave on PSVR2 Could Be One Way to Cure Claustrophobia
@MrPeanutbutterz I had to check it out and that was just nightmarish.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d1nuqpAULpE
Re: Square Enix Backtracks, Suggesting Tifa Isn't Best Girl After All (for Cloud)
@firefox90 Looks like we found the shipper!
Re: Build Infrastructure in RoadCraft, the Next Sim Game from the Makers of SnowRunner
Cool premise. Generic name.
Re: PS5's Phantom Blade Zero Does What Souls Games Don't with Four Difficulty Options
Removed
Re: Suspicion as Marvel Rivals Dev Accused of Planting Fake Hero Leaks
Whoa... Marvel Rivals using the Tyrion Lannister method.
Re: Square Enix Backtracks, Suggesting Tifa Isn't Best Girl After All (for Cloud)
Actually, all characters in FF7 are in a open... relationship.
I've seen the videos online and videos don't lie, guys!
Re: Japan Censors Assassin's Creed Shadows, Removing Body Gore
@Oram77 Never watched the anime, only the manga (known as Shigurui in Japan)
Re: Japan Censors Assassin's Creed Shadows, Removing Body Gore
That's strange indeed... Japan has some of the most gory comics and movies ever made.
Re: In the US, PS5 Is Selling Much Faster Than PS4 At a Higher Price
The gap between Playstation and XBOX is now so big that it can't be bridged, no matter how much money Microsoft throws at the problem. Which is likely why they gave up and went multiplatform instead. Adapt or die.
I would guess its just about impossible for a new contender to enter the race with some brand new console at this point, as well. Software libraries are just too consolidated at this point.
Re: Dragon Age: The Veilguard, FC 25 Underperform, Force EA to Lower Financial Forecast
EA was great for a few years during the PS3 era. Dead Space, Mirror's Edge, Mass Effect, DA:O, BF Bad Company etc. I think it was the success of Modern Warfare and them trying to chase that money that led to deteriorating quality since.
Re: Spyro, Ratchet, Resistance Creator Ted Price to Retire from Insomniac
Seems like local co-op boss mode has become all the rage at Sony after Jim Ryans tenure as almighty live service champion ended.
Re: Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 Roadmap Confirms Three Expansions and Loads of Updates in 2025
This game (and the first game) deserve some proper VR versions. Just imagine how immersive it could be in a headset.
I admit it probably wouldn't sell insane numbers, but its all about the art, damnit!
Re: Horizon's MMO Appears to Have Been Cancelled
Damn, that Concord failure really woke Sony up, didn't it?
Unlike most here, I don't automatically hate live service games, but its still crazy that they put 90% of their first party studios on making those games. Just a wild gamble.
Re: Damning PlayStation Studios Rumour Debunked After Live Service PS5 Game Cancellations
The intrigues and drama inside Sony/Playstation headquarters over the last years must have been like a mini Game of Thrones, just with suits and laser pens instead of armor and swords.
I really hope to see a TV show with all the spicy details in the future. Starring Harvey Keitel as Jim Ryan, of course.
Re: Days Gone Dev Says It Still Plans to Create 'Cool Sh*t' for PS5 After Live Service Cancellation
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 564
@somnambulance Skyrim is on all-time low sale for 4 bucks on Steam now if you have a PC. Then you can mod it to the point where your ninth playthrough will be quite different.
Or maybe you have done so already? Then there's things like Enderal and Bruma. I plan on trying those for my next Skyrim run myself.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 564
Talos Principle VR

Puzzle game from makers of Serious Sam.
Shadow Warrior 2

Gory action FPS with silly Duke Nukem'ish dialogue.
Re: Reaction: Sony's Live Service Push Has Been a Disaster of Utterly Insane Proportions
Their mistake was dumping their Japanese origins and going fully ret... Western.
Even if they start making only good decisions going forward (and I very much doubt that), you won't be seeing the results of that for many years, far into the PS6's lifespan.
Re: Sony Cancels Bluepoint, Bend Studio PS5 Games, One Being a Live-Service God of War Title
Just what I expect from 2025 Sony.
Re: Conan the Barbarian Slices Heads Off in Mortal Kombat 1 Next Week
Comic book Conan looks so much more iconic than Arnold in a wig.
Re: Escalation as Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 Script Eclipses That of Baldur's Gate 3
It's time to come clean with you guys... all those books and scrolls and stuff I found in Skyrim, I didn't really read them. I just skimmed them, at best. I'm sorry!
Re: Video Game Industry 'Doesn't Want a Game Pass', Says Market Analyst
I'm glad they failed. Just imagine a future where every game is locked behind a subscription.
Re: Video Game Industry 'Doesn't Want a Game Pass', Says Market Analyst
Well its pretty obvious Microsofts original plan didn't work out, and neither did the following backup plans.
So now we're on Plan 9 from Outer Phil Spencer: Go full multiplatform and steadily increase the price of Gamepass over time.
Re: PowerWash Simulator Folds In VR Team, Putting Further Support on Ice
Well apparently Powerwash VR on Quest had some serious latency/lagging issues where it would sometimes go as low as 36fps. That would turn a lot of people off it and probably make someone sick as well.
Shame they didn't release it on PSVR2 and PCVR because that would likely not be an issue on non-standalone headsets.
Re: Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2's Script Reputedly Dwarfs That of Lesser RPGs
@Khayl With most eras of gaming being so readily available to players (well apart from dead multiplayer games) I tend to agree.
Same with music and movies/shows, really.
Re: Square Enix Vows to Deny Toxic Fans Its Wonderful Games, Services
About time! Now all Square Enix needs is their own police force to enforce these laws:

Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 563
Hidden Deep, it's a very dark cave exploring game where you die gruesomely every few minutes.

Re: Feature: 18 PS5 Predictions for 2025
That Goldeneye cover will never stop being funny

Re: You'd Better Believe The Last of Us 2 Demands a PSN Account on PC
Well let's put it another way; Is there any benefit for Steam users to be logged into PSN?
Re: Assassin's Creed Shadows Delayed Again, Now Out 20th March
March sounds like a wise decision, although personally I would much rather play Atomfall or First Berserker Khazan.
Re: Ken Levine Spills the Beans on Irrational Games' Closure Post BioShock Infinite
Just replayed Infinite, not having played it since launch, and its still a wonderful game. Also played the DLCs for the first time and I didn't much like them at all. The new ending was just awful.
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Re: Horizon Hatred Simmers Once More As Sony Announces Movie Adaptation
I'm not really sensing the "simmering hate" in Mr. Khan's comment there.
Re: This Is Why Call of Duty Is Not Gonna Stop Launching on PS5
That's just 1+¾ Concords. A mere pittance.
Re: Sony Subsidiary Crunchyroll to Release Manga App This Year
Nah, HakuNeko and Chunky reader for tablet is all I need. Most of the manga I read doesn't have official translations though.