the game already looked bad prior to this, but bringing in tupac is completely disrespectful to his legacy. doesn't matter if his estate signed off on it... they will certainly use AI to voice his character (unless they make him mute or find an imposter???) and i have a feeling tupac wouldn't be cool with this. can't teach people ethics i suppose. this decision should be VERY controversial, but people lose themselves in the hype and have no objectivity or principles.
of all the keighley shows, this might have been one of the best he has ever hosted... and it was completely free of cringey sponsors and ad placements that litter the game awards shows. B+
one of the best trailers at the show. very intriguing and going by ueda's track record, will be yet another memorable experience.
if i had to guess the premise based on the footage... i think the player will excavate ancient robotic parts for the purpose of building a giant? from there, the player will battle other giants who pose as threats or block the path to whatever it is you are trying to achieve? perhaps the player needs to find a way off the planet or restore the world back to its original state?
damage control article. come on now. there is some correlation between the slumping sales and the lack of quality/notable software coming out of the sony factory these days. the games are simply not resonating with the core audience in the same way they did during the ps4 run. yes, many factors at play, but i'd say 50% of the impact is related to the poor software lineup this gen... not just from sony, but the industry at large.
@RagnarLothbrok absolutely. but also all the failed live service projects which amounts to billions in lost revenue. sony made huge mistakes and customers are paying for it. i won't support that.
good! i hope sales continue to fall... not just for sony, but for nintendo as well. from an economics point of view, that is exactly how supply and demand should behave. sony should eat some of the costs rather than push it all on the customer, as they have been doing for some time now. also, this gen doesn't deserve to be in the same conversation as the ps4 or any of sony's other consoles... it really, really doesn't.
we've gone through the motions already for very similar games. it's like deja vu — everything that was shown was something we have seen before, figuratively speaking. there haven't been many "new" experiences all generation to be honest. intergalactic and possibly gta 6 are the only games left that have the potential to subvert expectations of the AAA industry. everything else is just rinse and repeat sequels or remakes. the SOP was just a reflection of the state of the AAA industry... i.e. boring and predictable.
he's right about many aspects of this game... that was a terrible first impression and killed my interest... i'm not alone in that.
it probably won't sell well and be a flop for sony... i don't know how anyone could find that take controversial. people play god of war for kratos and if he is not a prominant character, you are alienating the vast majority of your audience. let's leave it at that.
this game has an identity crisis and took too many cues from marvel which is a big mistake. the tone is all over the place and the jello cube is just... childish and stupid. this could be the nail in the coffin for the franchise if it truly bombs.
god of war should have been given 5-10 years to rest while santa monica works on something new. the fact they have failed to create a new IP multiple times should concern everyone at sony, but instead of coming to terms with the problem and fixing it, they are going to destroy the god of war franchise... good intentions or not.
at most, laufey should have been a $30 DLC — a 10-15 hour side story. that's it.
PS i find it hilarious how angry people are at jaffe's opinions . i mean, some people on here are about to pass out from some harmless comments someone made. you guys sound very toxic and it's all in the name of blind loyalty for a corporation or video game franchise??? very sad indeed. just disagree with him, explain why and move on instead of hating on the guy. it's like a cult in here... yeesh.
so santa monica has given up on making anything that is NOT god of war huh? good luck retaining talent at the studio if you aren't going to allow the talented artists any sense of creative freedom that a new IP would allow. this has gone on for more than 20 years now and has become a real concern. and it's not like the new god of war game even looks half as good as it should... the franchise clearly has an identity crisis at this point and needs to rest for a decade if not longer. this could very well be the nail in the coffin nontheless because i don't think this game will sell even half of what ragnarok did... it has a forspoken and marvel influence all over it — a terrible combination to say the least.
let's see. onimusha and ace combat were the only games that i'd play from that showing. this could be ps5's last full year before the ps6 launches and i'd say it's going out on a whimper, not a bang.
god of war has an identity crisis now. the writing is leaning towards the marvel style which i really don't like. the art direction is all over the place and just looks off. the jello character makes me not want to take any of it seriously and is a bad match for the gow universe. please, put santa monica on a new property ASAP. this is the nail in the coffin for the gow IP.
wolverine looks fine but i have a feeling it will be very button mashy and pose little challenge. also, the blood looks like jelly. it's way too thick and doesn't spatter realistically. considering they created a system just for the blood, i think they failed in that regard.
disappointing show. very few surprises. the new reveals were B level games such as until dawn 2 so not going to make much of an impact.
beautiful game that will never age due to its incredible art direction... but this is probably the most unnecessary "enhanced" edition out there. the game won't look any better than it already does in native 4k. does anyone play games 3 inches away from the tv?
maybe kojima's next game will be entirely built with AI assets... as part of a social experiment to gage how and if people interact with it. then he will pull another switcharoo on the world and slowly unravel his true intent to the player. actually, i can totally see him designing it in such a way where the player actively destroys the AI assets in the game world in order to replace them with the "real", human made assets, created by the player community at large... the player must "earn" the "real" game world in a sense. i think that would be a weird and interesting path for kojima to explore... and could prove to be cathartic to the player for obvious reasons.
are they lying about the character deisgns being from toriyama? they are missing that special sauce. that dinosaur/lizard guy especially doesn't belong... and the protagonost is just a generic face with big hair which could have been spit out by an AI machine. well, if people want to play yet another iteration of this franchise, that's cool... but i feel like i got my fill having completed 8 and 11 already. they are all the same game at their core.
possibly the last project from media molecule if this game isn't a hit according to sony's expectations. by comparison, bluepoint only had a single blunder and were shuttered so to say media molecule is on "thin ice" is an understatement. wish them the best.
better graphics aren't going to make a game like rocket league better or more fun to play. publishers need to do more to get people excited than half-assed graphical enhancements.
@PuppetMaster the success of helldivers is completely offset by ther failures though.... probably by 10X in revenue losses if i had to guess considering the scale of concord and last of us 2 online alone. so if we are judging the genre of live service on the whole, it is a failure. also worth noting that helldivers wasn't developed by sony so they technically don't have a single live service hit that was developed in-house which is even more concerning. as for the numerous cancelled projects, they were in development for years in many cases before being dropped which would be significant losses for sony. i believe that sony would need 2-3 additional hits to endure for YEARS before they turn a profit in the area of live service.
yup, we will have to wait and see how their latest projects pan out, but the optics are very bleak considering their track record.
Destruction All-Stars - Failed
Concord - Failed
Last of Us 2 Factions – Cancelled
Payback (from Bungie) – Cancelled
Spider-Man: The Great Web – Cancelled
Twisted Metal – Cancelled
New IP from Bend Studio - Cancelled
New IP from London Studio – Cancelled
New IP from Deviation Games – Cancelled
God of War from Bluepoint - Cancelled
Marathon - Remains to be seen
the best thing that can happen to Fairgame$ is to get cancelled if we are being honest about it. it is in sony's best interest financially and will benefit the brand in not having to look weak, misguided and foolish all over again with a premature end of service announcement like concord. all the negativity and chaos sony's live service push has generated is well deserved and necessary for the growth of playstation (i.e. to not repeat the same mistakes again in the future).
you gave it a decent shot, but live service just didn't work out. it was a complete failure. time to move on and do what you do best. a company that rejects its core strengths at the expense of greed and market trends does not deserve success and will destroy itself in the long run. sony, make the right choice and pivot while you still can. the ps5 era was a disgrace, but that doesn't mean the ps6 has to be
nothing is coming back other than a ps1 or ps2 classic release and a remaster if you're lucky... which can easily be played on legacy hardware anyways. sony shut down japan studio because thier games didn't sell well, remember? why on earth would sony create a new entry for any of their franchises? this speculation makes no sense as it pertains to studio japan titles in particular
with how cutthroat sony was with bluepoint, fans of housmarque should be very, very concerned right now. if the studio gets another project, i truly wonder where they go from here.
he couldn't turn down all that saudi cash! in most cases, when prominent industry leaders leave their home to startup a new studio, it ends in a dumpster fire. this will likely be no different.
@psmr that's a good point. i guess we shouldn't underestimate the influence memorable, iconic characters and classic zombies can have on a franchise... of which dead space has neither. dead space 2 in particular was a hell of a game — but when you strip away the fun, cheesy, lighthearted tone from the resident evil games, you are left with an overly serious, cold, bleak, sterile setting that might simply be too much for the mainstream to handle. i wouldn't want dead space any other way, but i understand now that true survival horror has a much smaller market than i'd like to believe. resident evil is anything but survival horror nowadays, both tonally and mechanically, and that is precisely why it has persevered and sells tens of millions of copies per entry.
glad the players voted for uncharted 2 as the best entry. 4 was great as well, but did feel a bit bloated and the final scenario was somewhat underwhelming. graphically, though, uncharted 4 may still be the greatest achievement in modern gaming as far as art direction, set pieces and sheer scope is concerned. even last of us 2 does not match it.
@Oram77 true. but even if there is a premium on the ps6, the fact i (and others like me) never invested in a ps5 makes the higher price more tolerable. there is the hope that tech pricing will get back to normal in 3-5 years, though, so we'll just have to wait and see what happens on that front. i hope sony cuts corners with design and aethetics if it means a cheaper price point — just give me a matte black or grey box, no curves or weird shenanigans and i'll be more than happy!
i don't see anything wrong with the critique that the game plays itself without consequence. it is a bit weird that there isn't a fail state of any kind during that sequence. also, why do the button promts disappear after a certain point? is that a bug?
i agree that the sequence would be much more interesting if there was a fail state — it doesn't need to be challenging, but if you miss say 5 button promts in a row you fail the sequence (which is pretty standard with QTE's is it not?). also, giving the player a couple choices (paths) with what elements they interact with during the sequence would go a long way to making the experience feel a lot more special to the player.
i think the game looks great if you are looking for a narrative driven experience like "life is strange", but i also understand where the criticism is coming from. as someone who was interested in playing this game, i will admit that seeing the sequence play itself was disappointing on some level. both, praise and criticism, is totally valid with every game in existence, so why are people upset here?
@AgentMantis but what if you feel like you only missed out on sony's worst console generation in its history? that's not really missing out on much, is it? in fact, it might have been wise to skip ps5 entirely and put that investment towards the ps6 which will be fully backwards compatible.
sony, if you care to subsidize my ps5 purchase, i might consider it. however, i will not subsidize the console FOR YOU with your latest price hikes. get the hell out of here with your begging. it is unprofessional
people here are greatly underestimating FOMO and what some gamers are willing to spend on entertainment. many games could get away with the $80 price tag for a particular demographic. why? because once it is standardized, if you want to be there day 1, you will have no other choice. if you are THAT type of person and lack will power, you will gladly pay the premium just to be part of the conversation. i would guess that at least 25% of potential customers for high profile games would pay $80 without flinching and that is more than enough for the publisher to earn most of its budget back.
keep in mind that in canada, games have been over $100 (with tax for a while now). i.e. donkey kong bananza is CAD$113; resident evil requiem on ps5 is CAD$102; several switch 2 re-releases are priced at CAD$130!!! they are selling just fine. so... yea, expect the price hike to hit by the time the ps6 releases... the US is a spoiled marketplace that has yet to feel the pinch due to the rigged american dollar, but the rest of the world had already been paying absurd prices for software for the past 5 years if not longer.
apparently 70% of steam users are running pc's weaker than a base ps5. that means the vast majority of gamers on steam aren't even potential customers for sony's games. since sony is a publisher that is always pushing the graphical limits, it was inevitable that this would be a hurdle to overcome, especially now as pc hardware prices are out of reach for many. so... there are a lot of angles here besides sony's pc ports being a couple years old. in either case, this was a failed experiment and should be shut down if sony values its brand.
it's odd that valve has gotten a free pass for pulling this same stunt for a decade now? while steam offers an "offline" mode, it does require an internet connection after a certain amount of time to validate the game license. not sure if its 30 days or varies on the software...
sony has been so terrible the past 5 years that this 30 day verification bs really doesn't surprise me. for every good thing sony has done this gen, there are 5 bad things. they could shut down insomniac tomorrow and i wouldn't flinch — their decision making has been that bad.
i gave up on the idealist vision of what the gaming industry should be and totally expect anti-consumer initiatives to happen now every step of the way. suffice to say, this 30 day internet DRM is wrong, but not something i can get overly invested in on an emotional level. sony has already broken me down
so it's back to its intended price due to falling subscriber numbers as people flee xbox... not really a price drop then regardless of how microsoft wants to spin it. the lower game pass price tag does make ps plus even worse in terms of its value, though, so sony should do the same.
@PuppetMaster cherry picking two mediocre games that didn't receive much of a budget or fair chance at success doesn't prove anything. most people don't even know those games exist which tends to happen when a publisher puts out a game to die with very little marketing. exoprimal in particular looks like a product that was designed for the shareholders as a live service requirement to shut them up. if capcom puts it's A team on a new IP, i'm sure they would deliver. i.e. a new survival horror franchise.... or even a new traditional JRPG franchise in the spirit of breath of fire. heck, even a breath of fire reboot i would be OK with since the franchise has been dormant since 2002 (bof 6 mobile slop doesn't count).
if capcom is as great as people claim, then why is it so terrified to try something new? they are running out of resident evil games to remake afterall. then what? pragmata is capcom's first real attempt at a new, big budget franchise in...2 decades? the game comes across as a bit niche, but looks to be a success so there is no reason to stop there.
people choose to forget that capcom dropped the ball with dogma 2 and mh wilds. the steam reviews are very divisive and critical of both games for various reasons, including lack of content, poor gameplay mechanics and performance issues (also present on console).
let's not act like capcom has a perfect track record like some people claim. they really don't. they also play it too safe with remakes and sequels. pragmata, however, is a breath of fresh air being a new IP so credit is due there. some people would like to see more experimentation and fresh ideas from capcom.
at this point, ND has earned its reputation for creating great games. sony should just leave them alone for 8 years and accept whatever they are given — chances are, it will be a great product in the end. the internal deadlines sony gives them likely results in more anxiety and stress for the team... and crunch.
that said, i'm not going to sit here and defend excessive crunch culture as if it is necessary like some people on here. that is just fanboy culture and a deflection of the issue. some crunch is part of the creative process, no doubt, but don't normalize it because that will only make it that much more pervasive within the walls of ND and industry as a whole.
that's cool. take two can afford whatever ransom is demanded of them. but whatever happens, more leaked footage of this breached-to-hell game won't impact its sales in the slightest. gta is a franchise that people play more for the gameplay than the story anyways.
let's see how broken mgs4 is going to be at launch... technically, this is likely one of the most challenging ports in history since it was optimized so heavily with the ps3 in mind. outside of the uncharted trilogy, last of us and perhaps gta v, there are very few games that would pose such a challenge to the dev team in porting over.
seeing how poorly done the first master collection was at launch, i would expect no different here... except with the caveat that we could see more severe problems that never get ironed out. people have short memories and always assume the best for some reason....
the rumours surrounding a metal gear movie is almost as laughable as the akira live action adaptation... i mean, it's been decades of speculation and writers/directors attached/leaving, production falling apart. christ... i think the world is trying to tell you hollywood suits that this movie isn't meant to exist. how many more signs do you need?
@LordOfTurnips i'm a retro gamer at heart so you are lecturing the wrong person. atlus itself has set a precedent of remaking and remastering its legacy titles, so your empty words comment is really out of place. but by all means, carry on your crusade telling people they are entitled because they hold atlus to a higher standard and think they should finally do something with the earlier persona games — two of the most requested remakes of their legacy by the way. your comment makes no sense.
another tease huh. there's no end to it. persona 2 deserves a true remake just like p3 and p4. anything less will be an insult. i've been holding off playing the game for over a decade because there hasn't been an optimal way to play it... the psp remaster is the best option, but with the possibility of a remake looming, best to wait it out at this point.
@dark_knightmare2 i don't know what fans are thinking, but critically speaking, double exposure and reuinion are the lowest rated entires in the series. metacritic isn't everything, but we can't act like those reviews don't exist.
at this point, it sounds like another dead franchise to me. the first life is strange game from don't nod was great. i also enjoyed before the storm prequel from deck nine — proving that the latter developer had a grasp on what made the first entry so good. but it seems like deck nine has since lost its way with two middling entries in a row which is a shame. often times, less is more. might have been for the best to end the story sooner.
with how bad things have been with playstation lately, sony should consider a "sorry" program similar to the "welcome back" program back in 2011 after the psn outage. give people 3 free games to make up for their stupidity and price hikes over the past 5 years. that would be a nice gesture.
well, since ps6 sales will be flat and software will be cross gen with ps5 for like, 5+ years, then it has a shot to surpass the ps4 in total sales. the context around the sales of the ps4 and ps5 is very apples to oranges though... most people know which is the superior platform, regardless of the ps5 sales numbers.
@Vyse_the_Legend the ps5 cost more than the ps4 pro so naturally the ps6 will cost more than the ps5 pro. that is the only way this is going to go unless the ps6 has weaker specs than what we already have with the ps5 which wouldn't make sense. that doesn't mean the ps6 will cost $1000 because there could be a price drop on the ps5 pro at some point — i wouldn't hold my breath though.
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Re: Stranger Than Heaven Confirms January 2027 Release Date and... Tupac
the game already looked bad prior to this, but bringing in tupac is completely disrespectful to his legacy. doesn't matter if his estate signed off on it... they will certainly use AI to voice his character (unless they make him mute or find an imposter???) and i have a feeling tupac wouldn't be cool with this. can't teach people ethics i suppose. this decision should be VERY controversial, but people lose themselves in the hype and have no objectivity or principles.
Re: Round Up: What Was Announced at Summer Game Fest 2026?
of all the keighley shows, this might have been one of the best he has ever hosted... and it was completely free of cringey sponsors and ad placements that litter the game awards shows. B+
Re: Gen Atlas Is ICO, The Last Guardian Creator's Next Game
one of the best trailers at the show. very intriguing and going by ueda's track record, will be yet another memorable experience.
if i had to guess the premise based on the footage... i think the player will excavate ancient robotic parts for the purpose of building a giant? from there, the player will battle other giants who pose as threats or block the path to whatever it is you are trying to achieve? perhaps the player needs to find a way off the planet or restore the world back to its original state?
Re: God of War Laufey Voted Best PS5 Game at State of Play
gow winning the poll speaks to the quality of titles featured at the show.
Re: PS5 First-Party Sales Have Fallen Sharply, But It Doesn't Tell the Full Story
damage control article. come on now. there is some correlation between the slumping sales and the lack of quality/notable software coming out of the sony factory these days. the games are simply not resonating with the core audience in the same way they did during the ps4 run. yes, many factors at play, but i'd say 50% of the impact is related to the poor software lineup this gen... not just from sony, but the industry at large.
Re: PS5 Price Hike Has Flushed UK Hardware Sales Down the Toilet
@RagnarLothbrok absolutely. but also all the failed live service projects which amounts to billions in lost revenue. sony made huge mistakes and customers are paying for it. i won't support that.
Re: PS5 Price Hike Has Flushed UK Hardware Sales Down the Toilet
@Fandabidozi2025 that sounds like the most rational thing to do. i've been on that boat since 2020 and still have a long ways to go on the backlog
Re: PS5 Price Hike Has Flushed UK Hardware Sales Down the Toilet
good! i hope sales continue to fall... not just for sony, but for nintendo as well. from an economics point of view, that is exactly how supply and demand should behave. sony should eat some of the costs rather than push it all on the customer, as they have been doing for some time now. also, this gen doesn't deserve to be in the same conversation as the ps4 or any of sony's other consoles... it really, really doesn't.
Re: 'One of the Best Showcases I've Seen': 70% of PS5 Fans Loved State of Play
we've gone through the motions already for very similar games. it's like deja vu — everything that was shown was something we have seen before, figuratively speaking. there haven't been many "new" experiences all generation to be honest. intergalactic and possibly gta 6 are the only games left that have the potential to subvert expectations of the AAA industry. everything else is just rinse and repeat sequels or remakes. the SOP was just a reflection of the state of the AAA industry... i.e. boring and predictable.
Re: 'That Looks Like Sh*t': God of War Creator Predictably Tears New PS5 Game to Shreds
he's right about many aspects of this game... that was a terrible first impression and killed my interest... i'm not alone in that.
it probably won't sell well and be a flop for sony... i don't know how anyone could find that take controversial. people play god of war for kratos and if he is not a prominant character, you are alienating the vast majority of your audience. let's leave it at that.
this game has an identity crisis and took too many cues from marvel which is a big mistake. the tone is all over the place and the jello cube is just... childish and stupid. this could be the nail in the coffin for the franchise if it truly bombs.
god of war should have been given 5-10 years to rest while santa monica works on something new. the fact they have failed to create a new IP multiple times should concern everyone at sony, but instead of coming to terms with the problem and fixing it, they are going to destroy the god of war franchise... good intentions or not.
at most, laufey should have been a $30 DLC — a 10-15 hour side story. that's it.
PS i find it hilarious how angry people are at jaffe's opinions . i mean, some people on here are about to pass out from some harmless comments someone made. you guys sound very toxic and it's all in the name of blind loyalty for a corporation or video game franchise??? very sad indeed. just disagree with him, explain why and move on instead of hating on the guy. it's like a cult in here... yeesh.
Re: Cory Barlog Now Head of Creative at God of War Dev, Guiding the Long-Term Vision of the Series
@Enuo anyone who dislikes the first look of this game is an insufferable prick? you might be the one with the problem.
Re: Cory Barlog Now Head of Creative at God of War Dev, Guiding the Long-Term Vision of the Series
so santa monica has given up on making anything that is NOT god of war huh? good luck retaining talent at the studio if you aren't going to allow the talented artists any sense of creative freedom that a new IP would allow. this has gone on for more than 20 years now and has become a real concern. and it's not like the new god of war game even looks half as good as it should... the franchise clearly has an identity crisis at this point and needs to rest for a decade if not longer. this could very well be the nail in the coffin nontheless because i don't think this game will sell even half of what ragnarok did... it has a forspoken and marvel influence all over it — a terrible combination to say the least.
Re: Poll: How Would You Rate State of Play for June 2026?
let's see. onimusha and ace combat were the only games that i'd play from that showing. this could be ps5's last full year before the ps6 launches and i'd say it's going out on a whimper, not a bang.
god of war has an identity crisis now. the writing is leaning towards the marvel style which i really don't like. the art direction is all over the place and just looks off. the jello character makes me not want to take any of it seriously and is a bad match for the gow universe. please, put santa monica on a new property ASAP. this is the nail in the coffin for the gow IP.
wolverine looks fine but i have a feeling it will be very button mashy and pose little challenge. also, the blood looks like jelly. it's way too thick and doesn't spatter realistically. considering they created a system just for the blood, i think they failed in that regard.
disappointing show. very few surprises. the new reveals were B level games such as until dawn 2 so not going to make much of an impact.
Re: Rayman Leaks Just Won't Stop, Xbox Outs 4K Edition of Origins
beautiful game that will never age due to its incredible art direction... but this is probably the most unnecessary "enhanced" edition out there. the game won't look any better than it already does in native 4k. does anyone play games 3 inches away from the tv?
Re: Rumour: Persona 6 Protagonist Leaks Catch Fans Off Guard, Reveal Whispers Intensify
looks amature. fake for sure.
Re: 'Have Fun in the Festering Slop Pit': Hideo Kojima Underfire for Generative AI Short
maybe kojima's next game will be entirely built with AI assets... as part of a social experiment to gage how and if people interact with it. then he will pull another switcharoo on the world and slowly unravel his true intent to the player. actually, i can totally see him designing it in such a way where the player actively destroys the AI assets in the game world in order to replace them with the "real", human made assets, created by the player community at large... the player must "earn" the "real" game world in a sense. i think that would be a weird and interesting path for kojima to explore... and could prove to be cathartic to the player for obvious reasons.
Re: Dragon Quest 12 Renamed and Re-Revealed After Development Restart, First Gameplay Shown
are they lying about the character deisgns being from toriyama? they are missing that special sauce. that dinosaur/lizard guy especially doesn't belong... and the protagonost is just a generic face with big hair which could have been spit out by an AI machine. well, if people want to play yet another iteration of this franchise, that's cool... but i feel like i got my fill having completed 8 and 11 already. they are all the same game at their core.
Re: LittleBigPlanet Dev's Next PS5 Game Could Have Open World Aspects
possibly the last project from media molecule if this game isn't a hit according to sony's expectations. by comparison, bluepoint only had a single blunder and were shuttered so to say media molecule is on "thin ice" is an understatement. wish them the best.
Re: Is This Our First Glimpse of PS6? Rocket League for Unreal Engine 6 Surprise Teased
better graphics aren't going to make a game like rocket league better or more fun to play. publishers need to do more to get people excited than half-assed graphical enhancements.
Re: Talking Point: Sony, Don't Re-Reveal Fairgames at the Next State of Play
@PuppetMaster the success of helldivers is completely offset by ther failures though.... probably by 10X in revenue losses if i had to guess considering the scale of concord and last of us 2 online alone. so if we are judging the genre of live service on the whole, it is a failure. also worth noting that helldivers wasn't developed by sony so they technically don't have a single live service hit that was developed in-house which is even more concerning. as for the numerous cancelled projects, they were in development for years in many cases before being dropped which would be significant losses for sony. i believe that sony would need 2-3 additional hits to endure for YEARS before they turn a profit in the area of live service.
yup, we will have to wait and see how their latest projects pan out, but the optics are very bleak considering their track record.
Destruction All-Stars - Failed
Concord - Failed
Last of Us 2 Factions – Cancelled
Payback (from Bungie) – Cancelled
Spider-Man: The Great Web – Cancelled
Twisted Metal – Cancelled
New IP from Bend Studio - Cancelled
New IP from London Studio – Cancelled
New IP from Deviation Games – Cancelled
God of War from Bluepoint - Cancelled
Marathon - Remains to be seen
Re: Talking Point: Sony, Don't Re-Reveal Fairgames at the Next State of Play
the best thing that can happen to Fairgame$ is to get cancelled if we are being honest about it. it is in sony's best interest financially and will benefit the brand in not having to look weak, misguided and foolish all over again with a premature end of service announcement like concord. all the negativity and chaos sony's live service push has generated is well deserved and necessary for the growth of playstation (i.e. to not repeat the same mistakes again in the future).
you gave it a decent shot, but live service just didn't work out. it was a complete failure. time to move on and do what you do best. a company that rejects its core strengths at the expense of greed and market trends does not deserve success and will destroy itself in the long run. sony, make the right choice and pivot while you still can. the ps5 era was a disgrace, but that doesn't mean the ps6 has to be
Re: 'There's Truth to It': Sony 'Considering' Bringing Back Your Fave Franchises on PS5
nothing is coming back other than a ps1 or ps2 classic release and a remaster if you're lucky... which can easily be played on legacy hardware anyways. sony shut down japan studio because thier games didn't sell well, remember? why on earth would sony create a new entry for any of their franchises? this speculation makes no sense as it pertains to studio japan titles in particular
Re: Saros PS5 Sales Estimates at 300k, Selling Slower Than Returnal on a Bigger Install Base
with how cutthroat sony was with bluepoint, fans of housmarque should be very, very concerned right now. if the studio gets another project, i truly wonder where they go from here.
Re: What a Twist! Ex-Tekken Boss Harada Opens New Studio Under Fatal Fury's SNK
he couldn't turn down all that saudi cash! in most cases, when prominent industry leaders leave their home to startup a new studio, it ends in a dumpster fire. this will likely be no different.
Re: 'The Numbers Just Aren't There': Don't Count on a Dead Space 4, Says Former Series Producer
@psmr that's a good point. i guess we shouldn't underestimate the influence memorable, iconic characters and classic zombies can have on a franchise... of which dead space has neither. dead space 2 in particular was a hell of a game — but when you strip away the fun, cheesy, lighthearted tone from the resident evil games, you are left with an overly serious, cold, bleak, sterile setting that might simply be too much for the mainstream to handle. i wouldn't want dead space any other way, but i understand now that true survival horror has a much smaller market than i'd like to believe. resident evil is anything but survival horror nowadays, both tonally and mechanically, and that is precisely why it has persevered and sells tens of millions of copies per entry.
Re: Horizon Hunters Gathering Closed Beta: Start Times, How to Play, and What's Included
yea, this will be the nail in the coffin for sony's future live-service endeveours. this game will go out on a whimper — unnoticed and lost to time.
Re: Poll: Uncharted 4 Turns 10 Years Old, But Is It the Series' Peak?
glad the players voted for uncharted 2 as the best entry. 4 was great as well, but did feel a bit bloated and the final scenario was somewhat underwhelming. graphically, though, uncharted 4 may still be the greatest achievement in modern gaming as far as art direction, set pieces and sheer scope is concerned. even last of us 2 does not match it.
Re: PlayStation Urges PS4 Players to Upgrade to PS5 for GTA 6
@Oram77 true. but even if there is a premium on the ps6, the fact i (and others like me) never invested in a ps5 makes the higher price more tolerable. there is the hope that tech pricing will get back to normal in 3-5 years, though, so we'll just have to wait and see what happens on that front. i hope sony cuts corners with design and aethetics if it means a cheaper price point — just give me a matte black or grey box, no curves or weird shenanigans and i'll be more than happy!
Re: Why Is Everyone Acting So Weird About PS5 Game Mixtape?
i don't see anything wrong with the critique that the game plays itself without consequence. it is a bit weird that there isn't a fail state of any kind during that sequence. also, why do the button promts disappear after a certain point? is that a bug?
i agree that the sequence would be much more interesting if there was a fail state — it doesn't need to be challenging, but if you miss say 5 button promts in a row you fail the sequence (which is pretty standard with QTE's is it not?). also, giving the player a couple choices (paths) with what elements they interact with during the sequence would go a long way to making the experience feel a lot more special to the player.
i think the game looks great if you are looking for a narrative driven experience like "life is strange", but i also understand where the criticism is coming from. as someone who was interested in playing this game, i will admit that seeing the sequence play itself was disappointing on some level. both, praise and criticism, is totally valid with every game in existence, so why are people upset here?
Re: PlayStation Urges PS4 Players to Upgrade to PS5 for GTA 6
@AgentMantis but what if you feel like you only missed out on sony's worst console generation in its history? that's not really missing out on much, is it? in fact, it might have been wise to skip ps5 entirely and put that investment towards the ps6 which will be fully backwards compatible.
Re: PlayStation Urges PS4 Players to Upgrade to PS5 for GTA 6
sony, if you care to subsidize my ps5 purchase, i might consider it. however, i will not subsidize the console FOR YOU with your latest price hikes. get the hell out of here with your begging. it is unprofessional
Re: USA Bank Wants You to Pay $80 for GTA 6 So Other Devs Can Charge More Too
people here are greatly underestimating FOMO and what some gamers are willing to spend on entertainment. many games could get away with the $80 price tag for a particular demographic. why? because once it is standardized, if you want to be there day 1, you will have no other choice. if you are THAT type of person and lack will power, you will gladly pay the premium just to be part of the conversation. i would guess that at least 25% of potential customers for high profile games would pay $80 without flinching and that is more than enough for the publisher to earn most of its budget back.
keep in mind that in canada, games have been over $100 (with tax for a while now). i.e. donkey kong bananza is CAD$113; resident evil requiem on ps5 is CAD$102; several switch 2 re-releases are priced at CAD$130!!! they are selling just fine. so... yea, expect the price hike to hit by the time the ps6 releases... the US is a spoiled marketplace that has yet to feel the pinch due to the rigged american dollar, but the rest of the world had already been paying absurd prices for software for the past 5 years if not longer.
Re: These Numbers Explain Why Sony Is Stopping Porting PS5 Games to PC
apparently 70% of steam users are running pc's weaker than a base ps5. that means the vast majority of gamers on steam aren't even potential customers for sony's games. since sony is a publisher that is always pushing the graphical limits, it was inevitable that this would be a hurdle to overcome, especially now as pc hardware prices are out of reach for many. so... there are a lot of angles here besides sony's pc ports being a couple years old. in either case, this was a failed experiment and should be shut down if sony values its brand.
Re: PS5 Confirmed to Be Affected by Game Expiry Issue, Sony Support Sends Mixed Messages on DRM
it's odd that valve has gotten a free pass for pulling this same stunt for a decade now? while steam offers an "offline" mode, it does require an internet connection after a certain amount of time to validate the game license. not sure if its 30 days or varies on the software...
sony has been so terrible the past 5 years that this 30 day verification bs really doesn't surprise me. for every good thing sony has done this gen, there are 5 bad things. they could shut down insomniac tomorrow and i wouldn't flinch — their decision making has been that bad.
i gave up on the idealist vision of what the gaming industry should be and totally expect anti-consumer initiatives to happen now every step of the way. suffice to say, this 30 day internet DRM is wrong, but not something i can get overly invested in on an emotional level. sony has already broken me down
Re: PS Plus Value Called into Question as Xbox Slashes Game Pass Price
so it's back to its intended price due to falling subscriber numbers as people flee xbox... not really a price drop then regardless of how microsoft wants to spin it. the lower game pass price tag does make ps plus even worse in terms of its value, though, so sony should do the same.
Re: Capcom's Already the Year's Best PS5 Publisher, and It's Only April
@PuppetMaster cherry picking two mediocre games that didn't receive much of a budget or fair chance at success doesn't prove anything. most people don't even know those games exist which tends to happen when a publisher puts out a game to die with very little marketing. exoprimal in particular looks like a product that was designed for the shareholders as a live service requirement to shut them up. if capcom puts it's A team on a new IP, i'm sure they would deliver. i.e. a new survival horror franchise.... or even a new traditional JRPG franchise in the spirit of breath of fire. heck, even a breath of fire reboot i would be OK with since the franchise has been dormant since 2002 (bof 6 mobile slop doesn't count).
if capcom is as great as people claim, then why is it so terrified to try something new? they are running out of resident evil games to remake afterall. then what? pragmata is capcom's first real attempt at a new, big budget franchise in...2 decades? the game comes across as a bit niche, but looks to be a success so there is no reason to stop there.
Re: Capcom's Already the Year's Best PS5 Publisher, and It's Only April
people choose to forget that capcom dropped the ball with dogma 2 and mh wilds. the steam reviews are very divisive and critical of both games for various reasons, including lack of content, poor gameplay mechanics and performance issues (also present on console).
dragon's dogma 2: 69k+ positive / 43k+ negative
monster hunter wilds: 152k+ positive / 163k+ negative
sorry, but facts are facts.
let's not act like capcom has a perfect track record like some people claim. they really don't. they also play it too safe with remakes and sequels. pragmata, however, is a breath of fresh air being a new IP so credit is due there. some people would like to see more experimentation and fresh ideas from capcom.
Re: Naughty Dog Embraced Crunch Culture After The Last of Us, as It's 'What It Takes to Make Games at Our Level'
at this point, ND has earned its reputation for creating great games. sony should just leave them alone for 8 years and accept whatever they are given — chances are, it will be a great product in the end. the internal deadlines sony gives them likely results in more anxiety and stress for the team... and crunch.
that said, i'm not going to sit here and defend excessive crunch culture as if it is necessary like some people on here. that is just fanboy culture and a deflection of the issue. some crunch is part of the creative process, no doubt, but don't normalize it because that will only make it that much more pervasive within the walls of ND and industry as a whole.
Re: GTA 6 Dev Confirms Another Data Breach, Hackers Demand Ransom
that's cool. take two can afford whatever ransom is demanded of them. but whatever happens, more leaked footage of this breached-to-hell game won't impact its sales in the slightest. gta is a franchise that people play more for the gameplay than the story anyways.
Re: Stunning MGS4 Steelbook Confirmed for Master Collection Vol. 2
let's see how broken mgs4 is going to be at launch... technically, this is likely one of the most challenging ports in history since it was optimized so heavily with the ps3 in mind. outside of the uncharted trilogy, last of us and perhaps gta v, there are very few games that would pose such a challenge to the dev team in porting over.
seeing how poorly done the first master collection was at launch, i would expect no different here... except with the caveat that we could see more severe problems that never get ironed out. people have short memories and always assume the best for some reason....
Re: Another Attempt at a Metal Gear Solid Movie Is Being Made by Sony
the rumours surrounding a metal gear movie is almost as laughable as the akira live action adaptation... i mean, it's been decades of speculation and writers/directors attached/leaving, production falling apart. christ... i think the world is trying to tell you hollywood suits that this movie isn't meant to exist. how many more signs do you need?
Re: Rumour: Persona 1 and 2 Re-Release Hinted at by New Merchandise
@LordOfTurnips i'm a retro gamer at heart so you are lecturing the wrong person. atlus itself has set a precedent of remaking and remastering its legacy titles, so your empty words comment is really out of place. but by all means, carry on your crusade telling people they are entitled because they hold atlus to a higher standard and think they should finally do something with the earlier persona games — two of the most requested remakes of their legacy by the way. your comment makes no sense.
Re: Rumour: Persona 1 and 2 Re-Release Hinted at by New Merchandise
another tease huh. there's no end to it. persona 2 deserves a true remake just like p3 and p4. anything less will be an insult. i've been holding off playing the game for over a decade because there hasn't been an optimal way to play it... the psp remaster is the best option, but with the possibility of a remake looming, best to wait it out at this point.
Re: Life Is Strange: Reunion (PS5) - Twee Mystery Finale Falls Flat
@dark_knightmare2 i don't know what fans are thinking, but critically speaking, double exposure and reuinion are the lowest rated entires in the series. metacritic isn't everything, but we can't act like those reviews don't exist.
Re: Life Is Strange: Reunion (PS5) - Twee Mystery Finale Falls Flat
at this point, it sounds like another dead franchise to me. the first life is strange game from don't nod was great. i also enjoyed before the storm prequel from deck nine — proving that the latter developer had a grasp on what made the first entry so good. but it seems like deck nine has since lost its way with two middling entries in a row which is a shame. often times, less is more. might have been for the best to end the story sooner.
Re: 50% Off All PS Store Purchases with New Cash App Offer
with how bad things have been with playstation lately, sony should consider a "sorry" program similar to the "welcome back" program back in 2011 after the psn outage. give people 3 free games to make up for their stupidity and price hikes over the past 5 years. that would be a nice gesture.
Re: Poll: Do You Think PS5 Can Outsell PS4 with Its New Price Point?
well, since ps6 sales will be flat and software will be cross gen with ps5 for like, 5+ years, then it has a shot to surpass the ps4 in total sales. the context around the sales of the ps4 and ps5 is very apples to oranges though... most people know which is the superior platform, regardless of the ps5 sales numbers.
Re: PlayStation Studios' Mobile Push Seems Dead as Layoff Reports Continue
more wasted investments from sony... keep up the good work!
Re: It Never Ends: Eidos Montreal Confirms Mass Layoffs Including Veteran Studio Head
geez, i had forgotten that they were still open for business. how much time do they have left?
Re: PS6 Could Be Cheaper Than Expected, Despite $1,000 Concerns
@Vyse_the_Legend the ps5 cost more than the ps4 pro so naturally the ps6 will cost more than the ps5 pro. that is the only way this is going to go unless the ps6 has weaker specs than what we already have with the ps5 which wouldn't make sense. that doesn't mean the ps6 will cost $1000 because there could be a price drop on the ps5 pro at some point — i wouldn't hold my breath though.