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Is David Cage gone? What happened to star wars?

@nomither6 XMB comeback for PS6 would be stellar

I pray this studio learns from Telltale and doesn't just make the same game over and over again.

@Dan12836666 you see that as a 2027 release?

ND's Intergalactic is in big trouble!!!

@Nep-Nep-Freak oh I see your point. I only slightly agree because the government are very short sighted and can't be trusted.

We should push the technology further because it is helpful and can be used for good. We should also push it because there are use cases that we probably haven't come up with yet. We shouldn't use it now to replace any jobs because it isn't very good. We shouldn't develop the technology in the aims of taking over jobs.

The issue with it is just that when companies figure out AI can do things 30 people were doing, the people will get sacked. The technology is cool but honestly the more productivity use cases for AI that are found, the worse off humanity will be. AI doesn't even need to be 40% as good as a human equivalent for these companies to be satisfied with laying them off.

@Nep-Nep-Freak but isn't the point of the research team to create a process where AI does the checking?

Generative AI in its current form is truly flawed and likes to mislead the user in order to 'achieve' its goal. It always takes the shortest path to 'victory'. This won't be good and would take probably longer than 2027 to be actually useful.

Kill it with fire. Just move on to something new. SR was always a smaller scope game. Not an AAA.

In this day and age, Embracer won't greenlight it unless it is AAA scope with inflated budgets, length and nonsense.

I'm not going to lie, I'm ready for next gen. I like new technologies. This gen was a good step forward compared to what has come before in the technological aspect.

On the flip side, something about the world, the negativity and in terms of games, how long they take to come out has hampered the excitement I had in 2019/20 for this gen. I just don't think gaming in general has that spark anymore (aside from a few niche cases) and seeing how mostly the same generation of adults are the biggest audience in gaming (it is not flowing easily to younger generations), I don't think console gaming as it is will have too many more generations.

@Deljo I'm not proud to admit but sometimes I'm the same. Such a shame I don't hop on my PS5 more than I used to.

@JayJ dude let it go. You got some likes, people agreed with you. I didn’t. That doesn’t mean I’m gonna suddenly agree with you just because others did. I’m past making jokey comments going back and forth with you and I’m worrying for your wellbeing now. Let’s move on 👍🏾

I'll be honest, in some scenes, the visuals look flat and lacking any atmosphere. With the graphical advancements of today, this remake should look a little better IMO.

@JayJ yes, how very antisocial of me to comment about a pointless comment you made 🫡

@JayJ at least I haven’t written essays about power saving features that I don’t have to turn on. I’ve got 1 up on you. I guess I haven’t gotten over myself yet.

@JayJ I got ratio'd??? Oh no 😱😱. My life has come to an end!..

Can you imagine being JayJ and writing essays about power saving features that you don't have to turn on and ratioing people. I bet he's so cool!

Work hard on a better, more modern engine that isn't trying to render things far away from the player leading to constant resource drain first please.

@JohntheRaptor it was a pointless comment. Simple. Move on. Thanks

@JayJ by writing exams and essays on things that actually mattered. Not about using a power saving function that is optional.

@Andy22385 yea. Weak or not, we can always push lower

@Papasears1982 that’s where the pro comes in 😂

@Andy22385 actually any game can consume less power. Even if it is just adjusting the level of detail, resolution, render distance, refresh rate, etc, it can be done. Even for Everybodys Golf.

Look at any game that runs on lets say a Steam Deck. Running at between 3-15 watts, if you compare what the game looks like on that vs on PS5, you will see the differences. Even for Everybodys Golf.

For people it is for. Let's say you have kids + energy bills have gone up + it is the end of the month before pay day. It wouldn't hurt to save some pennies and help the engineers at Sony test their low power functionality for the PS6 portable.

@JayJ if it's such a pointless feature why write an essay about it when you don't have to turn it on lmao

@zekepliskin you must be new because they've been doing PS update articles since PS3 days

@TrollOfWar it's not day 1 PC, but it will almost guarantee that the PC port is a good one. Expect to see it on PC earliest in mid-late 2027 or early 2028

@guacguacboo this looks infinitely more accessible and forgiving that Returnal. Really excited to get my hands on it, I did think it looked like Returnal a little too much but I played it after the SOP and you know what, I need more Returnal

Bit short but tbh based on previous SOPs, I'm okay with it. Saros gameplay is all I'm after, my backlog is way too big for new game announcements

@Oz_Who_Dat_Dare if it's open world then they better keep with Decima Engine

Day 1 babeyyyy

@Porco I agree, it sucks how everything is going up or staying the same but what you get is less. Shrinkflation everywhere.

Those of us that got it at launch at 825gb do not even care lmao

@Oz_Who_Dat_Dare the point is these are single player experiences first. The live service is a big component but it is not the whole product. GT7 has a rich and dense single player component and so does Fifa. Is Ultimate Team important? Yes. But see the depth their career mode and tournament modes have. My point is Sony should look to do more experiences like this. I call them add ons.

@PuppetMaster lesson for Sony, there's a route in making live service games not need to be massive standalone projects. Some can exist as add ons and evolve, some can exist as standalone. Look at GT7, Fifa, MLB, all have live service components that are add ons.

£499 would be insane

@Oram77 still feel as though inFamous 1 had as deep and groundbreaking an effect on me. A flawed game on so many counts but can't decide which I prefer between it and Ghost. I love them so much.

@somnambulance I fear that PS6 will be a massive own goal from Sony. The way they're going, it's just going to be filled with cancellations, high prices, games with over inflated budgets that don't push boundaries. I just hope they can become a tight woven machine again

@graymamba it's crazy because case studies exist on how streaming and subscription ruined the music industry, movies, TV and everything it touches. I am all for people paying less for services but not when it comes at a cost to jobs, quality and game budgets

Bend should do another open world game. They got the sauce. Not sure about zombies but wouldn't be mad at it

@somnambulance yeah man we got so much backlog as well, I find it hard to play everything I want to! Yet to try Alan Wake, game looks bonkers so maybe when I get to Control I'll just go straight into AW2 after that. I'm really excited for Ghosts of Yotei, DS2 and System Shock 2.

I'm glad I'm not the only one with that Apex feeling because everyone I speak to about it loves the game. I feel like I'm being gaslit

@somnambulance yeah, easy to be doom and gloom about it, as many do on this site, but I think gaming is in a good place at the moment. What needs to improve though is devs and publishers limiting the amount of money they pour into games and adjusting their estimations on returns so it is commercially viable for smaller and mid size games to thrive.

About Apex, I don't know what it is about that game but it is some of the least fun I've had in live service. And I've played Destruction All-Stars (not boring but after two rounds gets old fast). I don't know if its the unengaging premise of a gameplay loop that involves shooting, running and shooting again or the fact it plays like a loose adaptation of Titanfall but I simply don't like that game lmao.

I agree with what is said. Look at a movie ticket, paying for a standard viewing at a basic cinema can be £10. That is a 2 hour movie. Extrapolate that to a 20 hour experience, you are paying £100. Extrapolate that to a 40 hour RPG experience and you are paying £200. So I see where he is coming from. But, no one is happy to pay over £60 on games. £50 was a sweet spot. If it gets too expensive, you will limit it to enthusiasts.

@somnambulance I agree with you, they were more fun. Or at least, the fun that they output resonated more with us. I see people enjoy those games that you listed and they have a lot of fun with it. But for me, I haven't had fun playing Fortnite since 2018 when it came out, COD was only fun for me when I was playing zombies with friends, I dislike Apex quite a lot.

I agree with you, but I think those new live service games are still fun, but for a different audience.

@somnambulance I assume that the issue that publishers see with this is with the rising cost of game content, assets, motion capture and the like, they assume that with the single player portion it would have to be of such a high production that the budget would just blow past something viable. Like your example, COD, look at how much it costs to make a COD game with a 4-5 hour campaign. So, I'm sure there is a way of doing this so it isn't so expensive, but it is clear that devs and publishers have not discovered it. For me, in a live service game, just give me some basic 4-6 hour campaign and I will be more than happy but with the fans on here that can't stand live service, I'm sure that won't be enough and something with the highest production values and at least 12 hours would be more their style which would only end up right back where the problem is. Too expensive. I guess I answered my question.

@thefourfoldroot1 great games ARE designed to keep you trapped lmao. Key thing about game development is creating engaging gameplay loops that keep players hooked.

It does not need a remaster, just update the app to run at 60fps on PS5. Knowing R* we will get a £40 release with the exact same content and only difference will be RT GI. Just make it 60fps please R*

Unfortunately my comment is buried so doubt anyone will read it, but does anyone feel like the answer to appeasing fans when Sony puts out Live Service games is to have a single player portion of the game, like a campaign?

The one thing I am interested in is the user generation and the "Everywhere" system

@GirlVersusGame it's a PS4 game through and through. The ragdoll tuned to 100 just makes it look janky as hell lmao

@Korgon It is a faux/semi open linear game like Mafia 1/2

How is any of this pretentious lmao. The guy simply wants to create a game that isn't the same souless, empty, husk of a game as many others people love to play. He's mindful of not making a commercial failure and he's done that, what is pretentious here?

They won't recover until Hogwarts 2 comes out. Still can't believe they cancelled Monolith from existence.