@Swandivetotheasphalt Nothing change for PS5 sales in Japan. It's still the same 5-10K units week after week and that because digital version is a lot cheaper than disc and Pro version. Meanwhile Switch 1 & 2 hardware and physical games are still dominating the chart.
You shouldn't expect any big change for PS in Japan. Once Nishino announced PS6 with $1000 price point + no options for physical games, Japan will go full Nintendo. You don't even need to check Famitsu charts anymore because there will be zero PS6 games in the chart.
Gamestop has been irrelevant for years and that's pretty much because of their bad service. Now they became mostly toys and card store.
But a lot of real dedicated games store will be affected by Sony decision to kill physical games. Some owners already talked they probably will closed down their store if there's no more physical games to sell.
@mvhess You're avoiding the real issues here that digital movies, games, or music doesn't equip with good laws to protects the consumers. On the other hand, these billion dollar companies almost have total advantage and control because people are gladly giving up their last consumers right.
Your account got hacked? Sony, MS, Nintendo, Steam, Epic etc doesn't care. They will say that's your own fault and then deleted your account full with hundreds or thousands of digital games. What are you gonna do, sue them? Good luck against these billion dollar companies who can hired expensives lawyers.
It's just weird how some people in here don't understand the gravity of Sony decision to kill physical games also gives huge impact not just for physical owners but pretty much every gamers. sigh...
Never in my 20 years with Playstation have I had a game taken out of my library.
Good for you but that doesn't mean it never happened to others.
I myself got two digital games, Chaos Rings 1 and Disgaea: Hour of Darkness PS2 classic, removed from my Vita and PS3 download list without any notice. Turns out both games already delisted from the store by Sony.
I don't hate digital games. But all these cases is the main reason why physical owners like me wants Sony to keep physical games as a buying option. I don't trust Sony or any publishers will give fair / better treatment to their users once they killed physical games.
Btw. I never see Castlevania fans who claim Symphony of the Night, Order of Ecclesia, Bloodlines, Portrait of Ruin, Curse of Darkness, or Aria of Sorrow as a "not real Castlevania game" just because they doesn't used Simon, Trevor, or any Belmont as a protagonist. Heck, some of those games doesn't have the iconic "Vampire Killer" which is one of the core staple for the franchise.
I guess Castlevania fans are a lot more open minded than some God of War fans. They got multiple games without Belmont and Vampire Killer, two games even played as the series archenemy son and underling, and i never see them angry. But God of War fans going ape sh*t just because one game that doesn't have Kratos as a protagonist 😁
The majority of the criticism relates to the product not being God of War. Nothing to do with women.
Oh really? Most complaint i've seen is people screaming woke this and that because the game protagonist is a women, not baldy man Kratos.
The dev/publisher acknowledged this by using the God of War moniker in the title, because they know it is far too weak to stand on its own two feet using its own name.
This is like complaining Mega Man Zero shouldn't used "Mega Man" in the title just because Zero is the main protagonist, not Mega Man. When in fact, Capcom used "Mega Man" to empashized that Zero is still canonically part of Mega Man universe.
Laufey is still part of God of War universe and also will be used to expand that universe. So i don't see anything wrong with the devs used "God of War" in the title, not just to boost the marketing but also to underscore the game status as canonically part of GoW universe.
So what you and some people complaint about the devs shouldn't used "God of War" for Laufey is silly and beyond pointless.
I get it if some people doesn't like the idea of playing as Kratos badass Norse wife who got accompany by a talking jelly cube and sword (yes i admit they sounds pretty goofy). But to hate the actress and the game before its out is just sad.
I meant growing up in the sense of realising that things change and we cant stay forcing outdated technology into a modern hobby.
Realizing things change doesn't mean as an adult we must accept that change. And part of growing up is to think by ourself without influence from others if that change is really good for us or not. As we all know, not every change is good and that's the reality.
For me, this change is not good and all gamers including any digital only fans gonna experiences the negative effects from the lost of physical games.
Right now, people are complaining that the entire game isnt on a format that:
Takes longer to install
Cant play the game from the disc itself due to slow reading speeds
Cant even fit the entire game on it.
in 99% of cases will have an inferior, unpatched version on it.
As if digital is any better:
If your internet isn't good which is the case for many people around the world, downloading a 100+ gigs game would take longer than installing from disc. And you can't play the game when your ISP doing maintenance for hours after hours while your download stop.
Bluray disc can fit 100 gigs and if the game has more than 100 gigs then used two disc. And from the latest report, 700 or 93% of physical PS5 games can be play just fine without internet or day 1 patch.
Can't play directly from the disc is to keep the optic drive last longer as well minimize disc scrathing.
Sure without patch the original game will looks inferior. But that's not the problem with physical games but more of the problem with games development in general. Killing physical games will not fixing devs who released games with plenty of technical errors. Heck, by losing physical games, there's a chance devs will become more lazy because they don't need to print master copy anymore. Expect more buggy games at launch.
Not to mention that people dont realise the cost involved in producing a physical version, imagine how long it takes to print and burn millions of copies, the ammount of energy and water wasted in the production of essentily plastic that will sit on a shelf and degrade over the years.
Meanwhile the cost and amount of energy and water wasted for data center are much bigger than printing disc. Not to mention data center deal massive environment damage too. At least the disc stay on people room / shelf, unlike data centers who keeps wasting millions of galons of water everyday and damage the landscapes.
For me outrage because the game is not entirely on the disc is such a first world problem for priviledged individuals that I cant help but to thing its pathetic.
If you don't feel angry nor feel this isn't something worth to protest then why not mind your own business? Why you decided to be here, mocking people and telling them they're pathetic and needs to grow up? Ironic that what you did looks immature for someone who's preaching about growing up.
I'm not buying this train game. It doesn't look like my cup of tea. But the devs have my sympathy for getting caught in the crossfire from Sony bad decisions.
I bet this will not be the only devs who will experience the situation as long as Sony decided to stay silent and not quickly clean up their mess. Heck, i'm not surprised if this affect some indies to avoid releasing their games on PS4/5 until Sony do something to calm down the "loud minority" voices.
As for the poll, i decided i will buy a couple of PS5 physical games like Pragmata, Wolverine, VF Crossroads, Onimusha, or RE:V but not on day 1. As well some digital games from PS3 store before Sony closed it down. But right now, i'm already saving my money to get retro consoles.
@SMJ 1. I only said this is not unnecessary port, which you should agree if you know your mistake about the game doesn't have PS4/PS5 version. Not sure why you keeps arguing about this as if you don't realize your mistake. 2. Yes. There's tons of kids who plays Pokemon, Mario Kart, Zelda, Sonic, GTA, etc. So i'm not sure why you genuinely believes 99% kids in the world wouldn't put down Fortnite or Roblox for a minute just to try games that looks fun and beautiful like Rayman Origins.
And what happens once my blu-ray degrades to the point that it’s no longer playable? 20 years or so and that physical game will best be used as a coaster.
I have a bunch of PS3 launch games from 20 years ago and they're still working perfectly and no signs of degradation. Bluray disc have long lifespan and they can last for decades if you keep them clean, put it back inside their case after you played them, and store in a room with good temperature.
I also owned a couple of PS1 and PS2 disc like Tenchu 1 (bought in 1998) and Breath of Fire 5 (bought in 2002) as well a bunch of DVD movies and all are still working just fine / no sign of degradation.
Like @Panic_Attache said, these physical copies could last longer than average human lifespan, especially if the owners knows how to properly keep their collections.
On the other hand...Sony already deleted two digital games from my download list (Chaos Rings 1 and Disgaea 1). I'm more worried with my digital games compare to physical games. When the license expired, Sony could deleted my digital games from my download list whenever they want.
@Mio_Nakashima I'm not surprise if some PS6, Helix, Switch 3 games will be streaming only for whatever reasons they will used to justify their decision.
It's perfectly playable on XBOX right now and the Switch version of Rayman Legends contains most of Rayman Origins
What about PS? There's no PS4/PS5 version and PS3 & Vita version will be delisted after the store closed down. So no, it's not unnecessary port.
No kid in the world is going to give up playing the games you mentioned for a re-release of Rayman Origins.
As if you know every single kid in the world lol.
And no re-release of God Hand will be greenlit despite the love that people have for it. In the same way that my two favourite Clover games will never be seen again. Viewtiful Joe 1&2.
Nothing is impossible. People said Capcom wouldn't greenlight MvC Collection after ignoring many request for years. But here i'm looking at MvC Collection PS4 copy on my shelf.
This just seems like a very unnecessary port. Are we saying that all games, from the beginning of time need to be re-sold for modern platforms?
This game doesn't have current gen version. So it's not in the "very unnecessary" port. Now if it's a remake then i would agree it's unnecessary.
As for the question: i'll say yes
Not just for nostalgia or preservation sakes and you probably don't need these ports if you still have your original copy. But the new generation deserves to know and experience old games that they never have the chance to try before. I would like these youngsters to get off from Fortnite, Roblox, or Minecraft for a minute and try this Rayman or say older classic games like Gunstar Heroes, Street Fighter II, and Link to the Past.
Beside, a port could give a second chance for underrated games. Like God Hand for example. Back then IGN 3/10 unfair review really put a bad spotlight and destroyed this game reputation. A lot of people automaticly avoided it after they saw that 3/10 score with the game ended as a commercial flop as well the triggered for Capcom to closed down Clover. But a port for current gen could be a revival for the IP.
I'm sorry, I really like collecting stuff too be lets all be grown ups here and face reality, blu ray discs are a 20 year old format that barely makes sense to exist in the videogame world anymore.
No, collecting stuff has nothing to do with age or growing up no matter how old the format is or how the format looks outdated from some people view. It's just about doing something you love and brings joy to yourself.
Hence why there's still many who collects physical stamp, old paintings, pogs, TCG, vinyls, old coins or paper money, CRT's, walkman etc despite they may looks outdated compare to current tech.
@PSXB Wait wait. They only expect to earn $4 billion from $6 billion profits?! Oh no, we pesky freeloaders should give all our money to help Sony. Imagine Nishino, Hermen, Totoki, Druckman, and the rest of Sony higher ups / shareholders if they can't buy their 4th yacht or condos because us pesky freeloaders bought second hand copy. It would be sad right? 😭
No, they would lose around 10% of that 400m as that is the proportion Sony would be taking as revenue.
10% from 400 million is 40 million and that still a lot of money from 1 market alone. Sony can used those 40 million to invest on new games, marketing, PS+, PSN maintenance, emulators, or pay their employees wages. Now add more losing revenues from Japan, US, the rest of EU market, and the rest of Asia & Latin America market and i bet Sony lost moreee money as well goodwill from PS fans from those markets.
In top of that there won't be a secondhand market of freeloaders that contribute nothing to Sony and developers.
While second hand market didn't directly contribute revenue for Sony and devs, but it still a good place for gamers who missed out some games from first release or can't buy delisted games.
Those "freeloaders", your words btw not mine, can turn into a new fans who will buy a brand new copy or day 1 buyers in the future. Heck their words of mouth also can help revive an IP or at least generate a good buzz for publisher to do remaster / re-release of classic games. A good example for this case is Marvel vs Capcom 2. Tons of people can't buy this game from PS3 and X360 store because Capcom delisted it years ago and there's no Steam release either. But a lot of people bought second hand PS2, Xbox, Dreamcast copy (or started playing fightcade) and they became a new MvC 2 fans who voices their request that leads to Capcom released Marvel vs Capcom Fighting Collection (which sold well around 1 million copies). I'm one of those freeloaders and i bought MvC Fighting Collection on day 1.
So it's not true to claim second hand market & buyers contribute nothing for publishers and devs.
@MrStrange Yeah 700 or 93% of PS5 game disc are fully playable without internet / day 1 patch. I've been watching some youtube channel who tested a lot of PS5 disc and some Switch 2 cartridge without internet. This is one example with Saros copy and it's fully playable without internet. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=aGQcU92hrZU
This situations just sad. We gamers should have multiple buying options and get more game disc that can fully work without internet. But instead Sony decided to just completely kill physical games.
@datamonkey They're not gonna talk about it after GTA 6 pre-order numbers showed a big chunk of PS userbase will nod their head with whatever Sony gonna do. That's why right now Sony in tone deaf mode and expect the "loud minority" will calm down and eventually give in to all digital games.
If Sony doesn't care about consumers goodwill, they wouldn't apologized when PSN got hacked.
Consumers goodwill is essential for a company. If they don't build good reputation then they can lost customers.
@Jocaju
They are not selling just one product and calling a day, they want you to keep coming back for more. If you go to a restaurant and have an amazing meal, but you were treated like crap, would you go back to that restaurant?
In fact, Nielsen data says 45% of all physical games sold in the UK last year were for the PS5 and PS4, representing almost half of the revenue generated.
And what was Britain’s physical games market worth in 2025? £300 million (~$400 million), so a substantial sum of money all things told.
45% market and $400 million are big numbers.
So, by killing physical games, Sony would lost $400 million worth revenue while Playstation also possibly will be gone from a lot of UK gamers buying list and retailers in 2028. And this is only from 1 market btw. We're not yet talking for the rest of EU market, Japan market where physical games is still very strong, US which is Sony biggest market, and the rest of Asia & American latin market.
How Sony gonna replace losing hundreds of millions dollars revenue? They will monetized the F out of their userbase , just like they said back in February. More price increase incoming for games / PS+ / DLC's / hardware, moreeee ads plastered everywhere, and don't expect frequent good discount too. I'm sure you guys loves paying $80-100 for digital games that you didn't own and can't refund or sell back if the games not fit with your expectations.
But this is what those GTA 6 pre-orders and 80% digital only owners who keeps defending Sony decision to kill physical games really wants. They traded games ownership for convenience and noble cause "to save this dying earth from plastic waste".
Oh well, i hope you guys enjoy the era of own nothing and be happy. I'm sure it will be really fun watching more digital games got delisted from PS store and also from users library 🍻
Sony should stop the production since it's using plastic and the earth is dying because of plastic waste. But i'm sure digital arcade stick will be popular 😃
I'm laughing at people who said the complaints as fake outrage and physical fans will forget about this in a couple of days / a week. But here we are two weeks later and counting and it still going on.
I'm sure this will keeps going on unless Sony clarify a lot of things as well apologize for their silence. But that Sony who apologized to their customers like they did back when PSN got hacked are long gone. Now arrogant and tone deaf Sony with beans counters leading the company are here.
Also no, the complaints are not "toxic". Sure if there's death threat towards devs that would be toxic. But so far i don't see anything like that.
These hackers / cheaters who ruin people games are a*holes. But no sympathy for people who consume everything without asking. This is what you got when you keeps supporting / defending companies who released mediocre products and sh*tty decisions.
Playing:
This week i'm gonna played Zone of the Enders HD Collection and Resonance of Fate.
After that, i'm gonna watch a bunch of anime. This month has some bangers; the new The Ghost in the Shell, Jaadugar: A Witch in Mongolia, The Saga of Tanya the Evil season 2, and That Time I got Reincarnated as a Slime season 4 ☺️
"It will need to focus on hardcore gamers who spend more than ever"
Hardcore gamers who bought physical games but Sony spits on their face and throw a middle finger with the latest decision to kill physical games? Oh the irony.
But i'm sure Sony will be doing just fine since they have support from 80% digital only owners including the Fortnite, COD, FIFA, Genshin Impact crowds standing behind them ready to splurge $1000+ for PS6 at launch day 👏👏
Do more with less meanwhile the higher ups got paid $millions and are relaxing in their 3rd yacht or condos 😂
I salute Asha for her decision not closing down 5 studios and gave back their IP's. But so far she's worst than Phil Spinner. I can only say good luck to the rest of Xbox studios.
@JPEGMakima So you acknowledged that the creators did these changes not because of their own free will but because they got pressured to do it from external factors.
And can it be classify as censorship? Yes. The only word that describe this situation is censorship or self censorship, which Japanese creators has been speaking about it for years. Their works got changed either without their permission or they got pressured by global authority and western fans who tried to push their believes / culture inside their works.
Like the recent example with Gachiakuta author, Kei Urana, who got harassed and even received death threats by western fans just because she directly confirmed her characters aren't LGBT. These fans wants their headcanon into the series and they got angry when the author said no to them.
"He’s a little bit insensitive in terms of how he treats outsiders sometimes. So we wanted to lighten that up and make it a little bit more fitting for the world we live in now"
This is in line with Atlus completely changed the beach trip scene that involved trans character in Persona 3 Reload. Or how Atlus changed Erica in Catherine Full Body because of the backlash from the LGBT group.
But if you want to believes all these changes is nothing to do with Atlus try to avoid backlash then by all means you do you.
Also praise the lord those art pieces didn't change as well the original Persona 4 still exist 🙏
Sony should do digital panels only to save this world from plastic waste and also a lot cheaper to do since they don't need to fly their devs to gaming event or convention 😃
@naruball If the creators feels that way because of their own free will then as a fans i can respect, still not agreed, with their decision.
But the creator decided to do this change because they got scared and pressured from the society who thinks their works feels dated and needs to be change. Which is sad since Yosuke behaviours isn't even to promote homophobia or bigotry but to show how a teenager can act insensitive / abrasive as a part of their learning process to become a better person.
Now, imagine if Leonardo da Vinci is still alive today and he go straight to Louvre to repaints his masterpiece Mona Lisa just because some groups thinks she looks ugly and the painting looks dated. Mona Lisa wouldn't be the same masterpiece that we all known anymore.
Or imagine if Alexandros of Antioch still alive today and he's forces to changed Venus de Milo because the society thinks a statue of a naked women is to promote nudity or mockery for all women in the world.
Yeah that would be sad but that's the world we're living today 😮💨
@Dalamar Can you imagine people reactions if a film like Tropic Thunder released today? It would be a bloodbath. But that's the sad reality we're living right now. We can't do jokes anymore. sigh...
@naruball I still seen kids nowadays acts like Yosuke, making fun any type of people with sarcastic remarks or just straight cruels / immature. So i don't think Yosuke feels dated or needs to be "lighten up".
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Re: 'It's Totally, Totally Irrelevant': GameStop Boss Unfazed by Sony's Physical Discs Decision
@Swandivetotheasphalt Nothing change for PS5 sales in Japan. It's still the same 5-10K units week after week and that because digital version is a lot cheaper than disc and Pro version. Meanwhile Switch 1 & 2 hardware and physical games are still dominating the chart.
You shouldn't expect any big change for PS in Japan. Once Nishino announced PS6 with $1000 price point + no options for physical games, Japan will go full Nintendo. You don't even need to check Famitsu charts anymore because there will be zero PS6 games in the chart.
Re: 'It's Totally, Totally Irrelevant': GameStop Boss Unfazed by Sony's Physical Discs Decision
Gamestop has been irrelevant for years and that's pretty much because of their bad service. Now they became mostly toys and card store.
But a lot of real dedicated games store will be affected by Sony decision to kill physical games. Some owners already talked they probably will closed down their store if there's no more physical games to sell.
Re: Irate PlayStation Fans Want You to Buy Games Anywhere But PS5
@mvhess You're avoiding the real issues here that digital movies, games, or music doesn't equip with good laws to protects the consumers. On the other hand, these billion dollar companies almost have total advantage and control because people are gladly giving up their last consumers right.
Your account got hacked? Sony, MS, Nintendo, Steam, Epic etc doesn't care. They will say that's your own fault and then deleted your account full with hundreds or thousands of digital games. What are you gonna do, sue them? Good luck against these billion dollar companies who can hired expensives lawyers.
It's just weird how some people in here don't understand the gravity of Sony decision to kill physical games also gives huge impact not just for physical owners but pretty much every gamers. sigh...
Re: Irate PlayStation Fans Want You to Buy Games Anywhere But PS5
@mvhess
Good for you but that doesn't mean it never happened to others.
I myself got two digital games, Chaos Rings 1 and Disgaea: Hour of Darkness PS2 classic, removed from my Vita and PS3 download list without any notice. Turns out both games already delisted from the store by Sony.
Another recent case where Sony delisted hundreds of Studio Canal movies from PS store and users libraries. This could happen to you or anyone digital games.
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/playstation-once-again-pulls-purchased-studio-canal-content-from-user-libraries-because-of-licensing-arrangements
And latest news with MS deleted a loyal Xbox player account who bought a lot of games worth thousands of dollar. His account got hacked but instead of helping the user to recover the account, MS solution is just deleted the account. No one can guarantees if Sony never pulled this move to their users.
https://www.vice.com/en/article/microsoft-deletes-xbox-players-25-year-old-account-erasing-digital-game-library/
I don't hate digital games. But all these cases is the main reason why physical owners like me wants Sony to keep physical games as a buying option. I don't trust Sony or any publishers will give fair / better treatment to their users once they killed physical games.
Re: God of War Laufey's Deborah Ann Woll Feels 'Totally Unbothered' by Online Haters
Btw. I never see Castlevania fans who claim Symphony of the Night, Order of Ecclesia, Bloodlines, Portrait of Ruin, Curse of Darkness, or Aria of Sorrow as a "not real Castlevania game" just because they doesn't used Simon, Trevor, or any Belmont as a protagonist. Heck, some of those games doesn't have the iconic "Vampire Killer" which is one of the core staple for the franchise.
I guess Castlevania fans are a lot more open minded than some God of War fans. They got multiple games without Belmont and Vampire Killer, two games even played as the series archenemy son and underling, and i never see them angry. But God of War fans going ape sh*t just because one game that doesn't have Kratos as a protagonist 😁
Re: This Wolverine PS5 Trailer Is Going to Sell a Lot of Copies This Holiday
Logan holding a picture of him and Jean reminds me of his famous meme 😁
Re: 'Millions of Gamers Value True Ownership': PS5, PS4 Represented Half of All UK Physical Game Revenue in 2025
@get2sammyb This would be an interesting news: MS deleted an Xbox player 25-years-old account filled with digital games that worth thousands of dollar as well family photos and documents 🥲
https://www.vice.com/en/article/microsoft-deletes-xbox-players-25-year-old-account-erasing-digital-game-library/
I can't imagine if this happening to my PSN account. But i'm sure it will or already happened to someone.
But oh well, people wants digital only era where they loves being under the thumb and mercy of corporate greed and shenanigans.
Re: God of War Laufey's Deborah Ann Woll Feels 'Totally Unbothered' by Online Haters
@Dogbreath
Oh really? Most complaint i've seen is people screaming woke this and that because the game protagonist is a women, not baldy man Kratos.
This is like complaining Mega Man Zero shouldn't used "Mega Man" in the title just because Zero is the main protagonist, not Mega Man. When in fact, Capcom used "Mega Man" to empashized that Zero is still canonically part of Mega Man universe.
Laufey is still part of God of War universe and also will be used to expand that universe. So i don't see anything wrong with the devs used "God of War" in the title, not just to boost the marketing but also to underscore the game status as canonically part of GoW universe.
So what you and some people complaint about the devs shouldn't used "God of War" for Laufey is silly and beyond pointless.
Re: God of War Laufey's Deborah Ann Woll Feels 'Totally Unbothered' by Online Haters
@ElPenitente I'm sure there's a twist for Phranque, just like Mimir who also has a goofy name as Puck.
@Alpine I've seen some hate comments for her.
Re: God of War Laufey's Deborah Ann Woll Feels 'Totally Unbothered' by Online Haters
I get it if some people doesn't like the idea of playing as Kratos badass Norse wife who got accompany by a talking jelly cube and sword (yes i admit they sounds pretty goofy). But to hate the actress and the game before its out is just sad.
Re: Sony Also Taking Pelters for Locking Crunchyroll's Store Behind a Subscription
I never sub to Crunchyroll and i'm glad i never did because they permanently deletes anime from the platform. All Black Lagoon episodes are gone and can't be stream while Sony / Crunchyroll didn't say anything.
https://comicbook.com/anime/news/crunchyroll-removes-legendary-anime-series/
Sony really loves shooting themself in the foot and burning bridges and goodwill.
Re: Platforming Classic Rayman Origins Looks Fab in 4K on PS5
@MrPeanutbutterz I think that guy loves being ratio'd lol.
Re: Halo's Physical PS5 Disc Won't Play without a Download
@LordOfTurnips
Realizing things change doesn't mean as an adult we must accept that change. And part of growing up is to think by ourself without influence from others if that change is really good for us or not. As we all know, not every change is good and that's the reality.
For me, this change is not good and all gamers including any digital only fans gonna experiences the negative effects from the lost of physical games.
As if digital is any better:
Meanwhile the cost and amount of energy and water wasted for data center are much bigger than printing disc. Not to mention data center deal massive environment damage too. At least the disc stay on people room / shelf, unlike data centers who keeps wasting millions of galons of water everyday and damage the landscapes.
If you don't feel angry nor feel this isn't something worth to protest then why not mind your own business? Why you decided to be here, mocking people and telling them they're pathetic and needs to grow up? Ironic that what you did looks immature for someone who's preaching about growing up.
Have a nice day 👋
Re: Irate PlayStation Fans Want You to Buy Games Anywhere But PS5
I'm not buying this train game. It doesn't look like my cup of tea. But the devs have my sympathy for getting caught in the crossfire from Sony bad decisions.
I bet this will not be the only devs who will experience the situation as long as Sony decided to stay silent and not quickly clean up their mess. Heck, i'm not surprised if this affect some indies to avoid releasing their games on PS4/5 until Sony do something to calm down the "loud minority" voices.
As for the poll, i decided i will buy a couple of PS5 physical games like Pragmata, Wolverine, VF Crossroads, Onimusha, or RE:V but not on day 1. As well some digital games from PS3 store before Sony closed it down. But right now, i'm already saving my money to get retro consoles.
Re: Platforming Classic Rayman Origins Looks Fab in 4K on PS5
@SMJ 1. I only said this is not unnecessary port, which you should agree if you know your mistake about the game doesn't have PS4/PS5 version. Not sure why you keeps arguing about this as if you don't realize your mistake.
2. Yes. There's tons of kids who plays Pokemon, Mario Kart, Zelda, Sonic, GTA, etc. So i'm not sure why you genuinely believes 99% kids in the world wouldn't put down Fortnite or Roblox for a minute just to try games that looks fun and beautiful like Rayman Origins.
Re: 'Millions of Gamers Value True Ownership': PS5, PS4 Represented Half of All UK Physical Game Revenue in 2025
@lacerz
I have a bunch of PS3 launch games from 20 years ago and they're still working perfectly and no signs of degradation. Bluray disc have long lifespan and they can last for decades if you keep them clean, put it back inside their case after you played them, and store in a room with good temperature.
I also owned a couple of PS1 and PS2 disc like Tenchu 1 (bought in 1998) and Breath of Fire 5 (bought in 2002) as well a bunch of DVD movies and all are still working just fine / no sign of degradation.
Like @Panic_Attache said, these physical copies could last longer than average human lifespan, especially if the owners knows how to properly keep their collections.
On the other hand...Sony already deleted two digital games from my download list (Chaos Rings 1 and Disgaea 1). I'm more worried with my digital games compare to physical games. When the license expired, Sony could deleted my digital games from my download list whenever they want.
Re: Halo's Physical PS5 Disc Won't Play without a Download
@Mio_Nakashima I'm not surprise if some PS6, Helix, Switch 3 games will be streaming only for whatever reasons they will used to justify their decision.
Re: Platforming Classic Rayman Origins Looks Fab in 4K on PS5
@SMJ 1. If you already know your mistake then why you keep repeating it?
2. Oh so now you know 99% kid in the world? 🤣
3. I'll take all of them
Re: Platforming Classic Rayman Origins Looks Fab in 4K on PS5
@SMJ
What about PS? There's no PS4/PS5 version and PS3 & Vita version will be delisted after the store closed down. So no, it's not unnecessary port.
As if you know every single kid in the world lol.
Nothing is impossible. People said Capcom wouldn't greenlight MvC Collection after ignoring many request for years. But here i'm looking at MvC Collection PS4 copy on my shelf.
Re: Platforming Classic Rayman Origins Looks Fab in 4K on PS5
@SMJ
This game doesn't have current gen version. So it's not in the "very unnecessary" port. Now if it's a remake then i would agree it's unnecessary.
As for the question: i'll say yes
Not just for nostalgia or preservation sakes and you probably don't need these ports if you still have your original copy. But the new generation deserves to know and experience old games that they never have the chance to try before. I would like these youngsters to get off from Fortnite, Roblox, or Minecraft for a minute and try this Rayman or say older classic games like Gunstar Heroes, Street Fighter II, and Link to the Past.
Beside, a port could give a second chance for underrated games. Like God Hand for example. Back then IGN 3/10 unfair review really put a bad spotlight and destroyed this game reputation. A lot of people automaticly avoided it after they saw that 3/10 score with the game ended as a commercial flop as well the triggered for Capcom to closed down Clover. But a port for current gen could be a revival for the IP.
Re: Halo's Physical PS5 Disc Won't Play without a Download
@LordOfTurnips
No, collecting stuff has nothing to do with age or growing up no matter how old the format is or how the format looks outdated from some people view. It's just about doing something you love and brings joy to yourself.
Hence why there's still many who collects physical stamp, old paintings, pogs, TCG, vinyls, old coins or paper money, CRT's, walkman etc despite they may looks outdated compare to current tech.
Re: Halo's Physical PS5 Disc Won't Play without a Download
@Anthony_Daniels
Retro consoles has plenty of games to play and i have huge backlogs that can last for years. So no worries for me if i don't get PS6.
Re: Awesome Animated Trailer Teases New Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves DLC for PS5, PS4
I thought they already released Kim in season 1. I guess i'm mistaken him with his other son.
Re: 'Millions of Gamers Value True Ownership': PS5, PS4 Represented Half of All UK Physical Game Revenue in 2025
@PSXB I know, i get your joke mate 🤝
Re: 'Millions of Gamers Value True Ownership': PS5, PS4 Represented Half of All UK Physical Game Revenue in 2025
@PSXB Wait wait. They only expect to earn $4 billion from $6 billion profits?! Oh no, we pesky freeloaders should give all our money to help Sony. Imagine Nishino, Hermen, Totoki, Druckman, and the rest of Sony higher ups / shareholders if they can't buy their 4th yacht or condos because us pesky freeloaders bought second hand copy. It would be sad right? 😭
Re: 'Millions of Gamers Value True Ownership': PS5, PS4 Represented Half of All UK Physical Game Revenue in 2025
@Swandivetotheasphalt
10% from 400 million is 40 million and that still a lot of money from 1 market alone. Sony can used those 40 million to invest on new games, marketing, PS+, PSN maintenance, emulators, or pay their employees wages. Now add more losing revenues from Japan, US, the rest of EU market, and the rest of Asia & Latin America market and i bet Sony lost moreee money as well goodwill from PS fans from those markets.
While second hand market didn't directly contribute revenue for Sony and devs, but it still a good place for gamers who missed out some games from first release or can't buy delisted games.
Those "freeloaders", your words btw not mine, can turn into a new fans who will buy a brand new copy or day 1 buyers in the future. Heck their words of mouth also can help revive an IP or at least generate a good buzz for publisher to do remaster / re-release of classic games. A good example for this case is Marvel vs Capcom 2. Tons of people can't buy this game from PS3 and X360 store because Capcom delisted it years ago and there's no Steam release either. But a lot of people bought second hand PS2, Xbox, Dreamcast copy (or started playing fightcade) and they became a new MvC 2 fans who voices their request that leads to Capcom released Marvel vs Capcom Fighting Collection (which sold well around 1 million copies). I'm one of those freeloaders and i bought MvC Fighting Collection on day 1.
So it's not true to claim second hand market & buyers contribute nothing for publishers and devs.
Re: 'Millions of Gamers Value True Ownership': PS5, PS4 Represented Half of All UK Physical Game Revenue in 2025
@MrStrange Yeah 700 or 93% of PS5 game disc are fully playable without internet / day 1 patch. I've been watching some youtube channel who tested a lot of PS5 disc and some Switch 2 cartridge without internet. This is one example with Saros copy and it's fully playable without internet.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=aGQcU92hrZU
This situations just sad. We gamers should have multiple buying options and get more game disc that can fully work without internet. But instead Sony decided to just completely kill physical games.
Re: Sony's FlexStrike PS5 Fight Stick Delayed Indefinitely, Now Launches After Marvel Tokon
@datamonkey They're not gonna talk about it after GTA 6 pre-order numbers showed a big chunk of PS userbase will nod their head with whatever Sony gonna do. That's why right now Sony in tone deaf mode and expect the "loud minority" will calm down and eventually give in to all digital games.
Re: Sony's Social Media Still Toxic Two Weeks After PS5 Discs Debacle
@Imaculado_Lord
If Sony doesn't care about consumers goodwill, they wouldn't apologized when PSN got hacked.
Consumers goodwill is essential for a company. If they don't build good reputation then they can lost customers.
@Jocaju
Exactly 🤝
Re: 'Millions of Gamers Value True Ownership': PS5, PS4 Represented Half of All UK Physical Game Revenue in 2025
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Re: 'Millions of Gamers Value True Ownership': PS5, PS4 Represented Half of All UK Physical Game Revenue in 2025
45% market and $400 million are big numbers.
So, by killing physical games, Sony would lost $400 million worth revenue while Playstation also possibly will be gone from a lot of UK gamers buying list and retailers in 2028. And this is only from 1 market btw. We're not yet talking for the rest of EU market, Japan market where physical games is still very strong, US which is Sony biggest market, and the rest of Asia & American latin market.
How Sony gonna replace losing hundreds of millions dollars revenue? They will monetized the F out of their userbase , just like they said back in February. More price increase incoming for games / PS+ / DLC's / hardware, moreeee ads plastered everywhere, and don't expect frequent good discount too. I'm sure you guys loves paying $80-100 for digital games that you didn't own and can't refund or sell back if the games not fit with your expectations.
But this is what those GTA 6 pre-orders and 80% digital only owners who keeps defending Sony decision to kill physical games really wants. They traded games ownership for convenience and noble cause "to save this dying earth from plastic waste".
Oh well, i hope you guys enjoy the era of own nothing and be happy. I'm sure it will be really fun watching more digital games got delisted from PS store and also from users library 🍻
Re: Sony's FlexStrike PS5 Fight Stick Delayed Indefinitely, Now Launches After Marvel Tokon
Sony should stop the production since it's using plastic and the earth is dying because of plastic waste. But i'm sure digital arcade stick will be popular 😃
Re: Sony's Social Media Still Toxic Two Weeks After PS5 Discs Debacle
I'm laughing at people who said the complaints as fake outrage and physical fans will forget about this in a couple of days / a week. But here we are two weeks later and counting and it still going on.
I'm sure this will keeps going on unless Sony clarify a lot of things as well apologize for their silence. But that Sony who apologized to their customers like they did back when PSN got hacked are long gone. Now arrogant and tone deaf Sony with beans counters leading the company are here.
Also no, the complaints are not "toxic". Sure if there's death threat towards devs that would be toxic. But so far i don't see anything like that.
Re: PS5's Call of Duty: Black Ops Port Reportedly Riddled with Hackers
These hackers / cheaters who ruin people games are a*holes. But no sympathy for people who consume everything without asking. This is what you got when you keeps supporting / defending companies who released mediocre products and sh*tty decisions.
Re: 'Bare Bones' PS5 Black Ops Ports Reportedly Have More Players Than Latest Game, Already Best Sellers on PS Store
This is really sad but it is what it is. Most people nowadays just consume everything without asking.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 641
Finished:
Playing:
This week i'm gonna played Zone of the Enders HD Collection and Resonance of Fate.
After that, i'm gonna watch a bunch of anime. This month has some bangers; the new The Ghost in the Shell, Jaadugar: A Witch in Mongolia, The Saga of Tanya the Evil season 2, and That Time I got Reincarnated as a Slime season 4 ☺️
Have a fun and nice weekend everyone 🍻
Re: Assassin's Creed Black Flag Remake Studio Faced with Layoffs Despite Successful Launch
It's crazy how Ubisoft still treated their employees like garbage despite they made a game that sold well.
Re: 'Sony Knows a $1,000 PS6 Won't Sell as Much': Analyst on Manufacturer's Plan to Maximise Revenue
Hardcore gamers who bought physical games but Sony spits on their face and throw a middle finger with the latest decision to kill physical games? Oh the irony.
But i'm sure Sony will be doing just fine since they have support from 80% digital only owners including the Fortnite, COD, FIFA, Genshin Impact crowds standing behind them ready to splurge $1000+ for PS6 at launch day 👏👏
Re: This Developer Wants You to Pay Less for PS5 Survival Horror
Good price for AA horror games. I'm not yet played Sinking City 1 but i've played & really enjoyed Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments.
I'm not a fans of Cthulhu stuff so probably not gonna get this game. But maybe i'll give it a shot someday...
Re: 'Staff Are Being Asked to Do More with Less': Brutal Xbox Layoffs Leave Those Spared in Limbo
Do more with less meanwhile the higher ups got paid $millions and are relaxing in their 3rd yacht or condos 😂
I salute Asha for her decision not closing down 5 studios and gave back their IP's. But so far she's worst than Phil Spinner. I can only say good luck to the rest of Xbox studios.
Re: Brazil Is Taking On Digital Games Ownership and Preservation After Sony Says No More Discs
Good start Brazil 👍
Re: Call of Duty: Black Ops (PS5) - One Big Rip-Off
$40 for a bad remaster and it's digital only too? No thanks MS.
Re: 'PS5 Has Put a Dampener on Gaming': 45% of Enthusiasts 'Seriously Considering' Leaving Sony for PC
The poll sadly doesn't have "I want to go retro" option.
Re: 'A Little More Fitting for the World We Live in Now': Persona 4 Revival Rethinks Key Character Yosuke
@JPEGMakima So you acknowledged that the creators did these changes not because of their own free will but because they got pressured to do it from external factors.
And can it be classify as censorship? Yes. The only word that describe this situation is censorship or self censorship, which Japanese creators has been speaking about it for years. Their works got changed either without their permission or they got pressured by global authority and western fans who tried to push their believes / culture inside their works.
Like the recent example with Gachiakuta author, Kei Urana, who got harassed and even received death threats by western fans just because she directly confirmed her characters aren't LGBT. These fans wants their headcanon into the series and they got angry when the author said no to them.
Or how Visa / Master Card refused to process payments towards legal adult contents from Japan. They forced sites like DLsite, Skeb, Fantia, Pixiv and Niconico to do censorship if those sites wants to used the card service.
https://automaton-media.com/en/news/dlsite-disables-visa-mastercard-payment-after-attempt-to-outsmart-credit-card-companies/
Heck, the credit card meddling results to one hosting platform who legally provide out-of-print manga to shutdown because they asked the platform to stop distributing manga with specific word.
https://automaton-media.com/en/nongaming-news/japan-is-losing-an-archive-of-out-of-print-manga-because-of-international-credit-card-companies/
This situation concerns Japanese governments and they wants to protect their domestic creative works from global / western interference.
https://automaton-media.com/en/news/no-interference-in-creative-works-japanese-government-proposes-new-policy-for-anime-and-game-expansion-in-the-west/
So no, this isn't as simple as you believes. But like i said, you do you.
Re: 'A Little More Fitting for the World We Live in Now': Persona 4 Revival Rethinks Key Character Yosuke
@JPEGMakima The producer word is in the article
This is in line with Atlus completely changed the beach trip scene that involved trans character in Persona 3 Reload. Or how Atlus changed Erica in Catherine Full Body because of the backlash from the LGBT group.
But if you want to believes all these changes is nothing to do with Atlus try to avoid backlash then by all means you do you.
Also praise the lord those art pieces didn't change as well the original Persona 4 still exist 🙏
Re: God of War Laufey, Wolverine Reveals Locked in for Comic-Con Panels
Sony should do digital panels only to save this world from plastic waste and also a lot cheaper to do since they don't need to fly their devs to gaming event or convention 😃
Re: 'A Little More Fitting for the World We Live in Now': Persona 4 Revival Rethinks Key Character Yosuke
@naruball If the creators feels that way because of their own free will then as a fans i can respect, still not agreed, with their decision.
But the creator decided to do this change because they got scared and pressured from the society who thinks their works feels dated and needs to be change. Which is sad since Yosuke behaviours isn't even to promote homophobia or bigotry but to show how a teenager can act insensitive / abrasive as a part of their learning process to become a better person.
Now, imagine if Leonardo da Vinci is still alive today and he go straight to Louvre to repaints his masterpiece Mona Lisa just because some groups thinks she looks ugly and the painting looks dated. Mona Lisa wouldn't be the same masterpiece that we all known anymore.
Or imagine if Alexandros of Antioch still alive today and he's forces to changed Venus de Milo because the society thinks a statue of a naked women is to promote nudity or mockery for all women in the world.
Yeah that would be sad but that's the world we're living today 😮💨
Re: 'A Little More Fitting for the World We Live in Now': Persona 4 Revival Rethinks Key Character Yosuke
@Dalamar Can you imagine people reactions if a film like Tropic Thunder released today? It would be a bloodbath. But that's the sad reality we're living right now. We can't do jokes anymore. sigh...
Re: 'A Little More Fitting for the World We Live in Now': Persona 4 Revival Rethinks Key Character Yosuke
@naruball I still seen kids nowadays acts like Yosuke, making fun any type of people with sarcastic remarks or just straight cruels / immature. So i don't think Yosuke feels dated or needs to be "lighten up".
Re: After 15 Years, inFAMOUS 2's Online Features Are Coming to an End
I beat Infamous 2 and i didn't know it has online features.