@ShadowRJ Thanks for understanding mate 🍻
I've seen Hi-fi Rush copy a couple of days ago like $40. I want to buy it but right now i'm saving money for retro consoles. And yeah, waiting for some games getting physical release is testing our patience.
@B_Lindz Remember, we're the minority here. So no amount of protest or boycott can change Sony since the majority of PS userbase keeps giving money to Sony and let this sh* happen.
@Dman10 I enjoyed both: playing + collecting. That's the full / complete gaming experience for me. If the games are good then they deserves a place on my shelf, like a classic painting where i can see and check them anytime i want.
If that doesn't makes sense to you then that's okay. I don't ask anyone especially the all digital only believers to understand physical fans like me.
@naruball I think all SIE good executives from Kaz, Shu, Shawn, Andrew, and the 3rd party relations guy like Adam Boyes already left. But yeah, like you said right now they feels like a completely different company.
I seriously doubt people like Nishino and Hermen have the skills to make PS6 successful. Heck, i'm not surprise if the console ended up worst than PS3.
@ShadowRJ I believe the current Sega president, Shuji Utsumi, is an old timer Sega employee. He, funnily, was one of SCEA founders before joined Sega America in 96 and back to Sega Sammy in 2019.
But yeah, it's true what you said about executives who started the business are usually a lotttt more passionate compare to their successors. Sadly now their successors are ruining their baby...
Probably 30% of my physical games collection are Capcom games and the majority i bought them brand new. So I'm gonna miss their games when they go digital only.
@naruball It's unfortunate that Sony didn't have higher ups like Kaz Hirai and Shu anymore, who didn't mind bowing their head in a press conference because they've hugely dissapointed their costumers. Now we got smug bean counters like Nishino and Hermen who only care about the numbers and acting like it was nothing after they made bad decisions or closing down studios.
It's just sucks watching one of my favorite gaming company and platform ended up like this. sigh...
But i guess it's a blessing in disguise for me. Now i can focus more on my backlog, go retro, or maybe try other platforms like Switch.
Yes, most of ps players are casuals, but casuals buy whatever is considered cool. Whatever their friends have. So, when a large percentage of the hardcore abandon Sony, PS will also lose the casuals
By the time Sony realized they're lossing their hardcore fanbase as well their casuals fanbase and it'll heavily affected their hardware and software revenue, it will be too late for them. But i'm gonna enjoy their reaction especially their smug CFO who claim the backlash have zero effect to their business.
@OorWullie I hope Sega revive Altered Beast. Just let Lizardcube / Dotemu handle the game like they did with the awesome Shinobi Art of Vengeance, SoR 4, and Wonder Boy remake.
I had been led to believe none of us existed anymore. Restored my faith in humanity a bit.
People like us who buys and loves physical games / movies / music / books are still exist. Sadly, the media keeps false reporting as if we already gone.
But yeah, it's time for the backlogs. I'm saving money for Sega MD 2 + PS2 as well a bunch of PS3 and 3DS games that i never played but heard it's pretty good like Hitman Absolution, Remember Me, Enslaved, Transformers War of Cybertron, Metroid Samus Returns etc.
fairly obvious who the triggered ones are on here and all the other articles!
That's ironic coming from you, one of the guy who keeps getting triggered at other people comments in every single articles about physical games.
Your comment history shows it all buddy. So you should find a mirror and don't click this type of news while raging at other people. I mean, this isn't about you or any people who loves consuming everything without questions.
I'm sure Sony are chuckling at your performative outrage just as much as the rest of us.
Unless you're working at Sony, I'm chuckling at people like you who keeps making excuses for a billion dollar company, as if they care about what you did in here.
People who get this triggered about changes in technology need some serious help
No they don't need it at all. But on the other hand people like you who keeps making excuses for a billion dollar company and got triggered at people who doesn't agree with their decisions really needs help.
There was no outrage when Steam replaced DVDs with digital downloads.
So you're saying monkey see monkey do? Just stay silent like PC gamers and nods and consume at whatever Sony do? No thanks.
@Brundleflies21 Are you gonna ignore how badly barebone most old fighting games was before PS3 era?
No tutorial at all and if they had it was very bad
No online match
No different outfits
You want balance and gameplay update as well play new characters, stages, and different colors? Buy multiple versions.
Lacking contents from no combo trials, very short arcade mode, small roster etc
Heck. If you bought SF II: World Warrior where you can't pick the same character as your opponent then you need to buy SF II: Champion Edition to get that feature. Meanwhile, picking the same character is a basic feature for today fighting games.
A lot if not most current fighting games gives a bang for your bucks compare to the old ones. SF 6 for example, it let you play classic arcade games like Captain Commando, Final Fight, Ghost n Goblins, SF II/Alpha, etc in the Battle Hub for free.
So it's simple; don't buy the season pass, DLC outfits, and any moneytization items. They're very optional. Just stick with the base game and free updates.
Bioshock Infinite
While the underwater city in Bioshock 1 & 2 looks cool but the idea of a floating city above the clouds far from everything feels more cool and majestic for me.
Ghostrunner / Ghost in the Shell / any sci-fi cyberpunk world
Two of my favorite characters, Spidey and Wolverine, already in the base roster. But i guess i can have a little hope for Punisher or Daredevil in season 2.
@dwayne91 Yeah i don't like how lazy gaming journalist and reviewers these days when comes to using "Soulslike" label. They just slap it at any games every time they see the game looks challenging or have a bit similarity with Souls games.
@Theamazing1 Don't care about Battlefield or Mass Effect. I only want a new Mirror's Edge and Titanfall and looks like none of that will happen from this buyout.
It looks...okay, animation looks slow and wonky though.
I'm still waiting for new Streets of Rage and Golden Axe. It's almost 3 years since Sega announced them at TGA 2023 but there's no new info or anything since then.
@PercyChuggs Good demands that can generate $46 million, which is still a lot of money enough to funded AA games and even movies. That's why Sony already confirmed 4K UHD and Bluray release for this movie.
@DennisReynolds I'm not familiar with Jean Grey origin story pre X-Men. My first experienced with her character was in X-Men comic in the 80/90's when she's known as Marvel Girl. But i'm not surprise if she have origin story where she hurt innocent people with her power either intentionally or not. I mean, many X-Men members had that origin story. Some even a villain like Rogue, Magneto, Emma Frost, Mystique etc.
@AtlasLivesAgain They're not friends but they share respect despite their different method of saving innocent lives. In the comics they did team up multiple times.
99.99% sure next Xbox will not have a disc drive. MS was the first one who heavily pushed digital only with GamePass. They doesn't give a damn about "getting revenge" at Sony lol.
And people who believes PS6 will have an optional disc drive despite Sony not yet say anything about it are gonna dissapointed. Right now, this is arrogant Sony worst than early PS3 era with bean counters like Nishino and Hermen at the top. They doesn't give a damn about physical games anymore nor a "minority" of PS fans who still buy physical games. Their latest statement is a clear sign they're not gonna support disc nor anything that plays the medium.
Finally...finally...i get the good ending 😭. Probably one if not the most challenging Contra games i ever played. To get the final mission you need to play in Normal diff and get rank "A" in all 6 missions (100% hit rate, few lives lost, and almost no continue). The final boss, all of it 6 forms, are annoying af but i'm really satisfied to kicked the alien ass back to its planet ☺️
Anyway, this weekend i'm gonna play Tenchu: Stealth Assassins
@Flaming_Kaiser I can only say good luck to Sony. They already burning their last goodwill with a lot of PS fans with this decision to kill physical games. If they think casual gamers like the ones who plays Fortnite, Roblox, Minecraft, Fifa, COD etc will buy a $1000 PS6 at launch as well Sony 1st party games on day 1 then they will have a hard time selling PS6.
discs with full game playable offline on day one without any patches needed (actually that's the only option making sense, yet vast part of developers/publishers have long abandoned such work approach - not really SONY's fault)
Awful idea Retro games are disgusting prices and are all in the hands of people who want to con the next person.
It's a good idea for gamers who still loves and appreciate physical games.
And a lot of retro games usually have affordable prices. The only ones that has "disgusting prices" usually only for limited edition, rare games, or games with very mint / like brand new condition.
I've been gaming since the Spectrum, but I only do retro via emulation.
This issue isn't about share prices or sales charts really though, is it? The problem for Sony is the potentially irreparable damage to the Sony brand since their clumsy announcement of digital only coming off the back of several other disastrous PR events
Exactly 🤝
I'm baffled with Lin Tao statement as if this is all about Sony revenue and the backlash will quickly take full effect from day 1. She's missing the point as if this is a sprint when it's a marathon. Losing trust from long time userbase will be an irreparable damage for Sony / PS brand in the long run.
And with todays Sony relies a lot on Playstation to keep their bottom line healthy, i'm more baffled with how they approach this issue in a very pedestrian way.
Sure the music is pretty catchy but the video looks weird with bad lip sync and how the characters moves didn't feels / looks natural. As expected from A.I videos.
The weird thing is i bet Shift Up have plenty of talents who can produce and edit a good music video without using A.I. They can easily avoid this situation and didn't upset their fans who didn't like how AI take more role in video games. So i'm not sure why they're doing this...
@BentIeyma Retails can't order more copies even if they want to because publishers already limits the quantity and forced people to go digital route. I'm sure there's still healthy demands for physical games. But retails can't do much with those demands if they didn't get enough stock from publishers.
And how you can say a lot of digital games didn't get physical release is not a good argument when publishers has been planning to get rid of middle man and second hand market for years by keeps pushing for digital only release no matter if physical games still made good revenue for them. These corpos has been conditioned gamers for years to go full digital.
Sure physical games isn't as big as 20 years ago. But there's still a market for it, just like there's a market for vinyl, cassete tape, books, DVD / bluray movies, TCG, etc.
@BentIeyma RE Requiem and Pragmata PS5 disc was sold out. That alone already a solid proof that showed people did bought physical games. I believe there's also a report that showed some Sony 1st party games like Astro Bot, R&C Rift Apart, or Ghost of Yotei are sold more on physical than digital.
And we're in this situation is not because people didn't buy physical games. But one of the biggest reason is because publishers released more digital games without physical options. Tell me how i can play GoW Sons of Sparta, Ghost n' Goblins Ressurection, Kunitsu-Gami, Romeo is a Dead Man, Chrono Cross HD, or Onimusha 2 HD on PS4/5 without buying digital version? Well i can't cause there's no physical release for these games.
Well the announcement was July 1st while this fiscal report only covered 3 months (April-June 30th) before the announcement. So obviously Sony will not see the slightest effect from the backlash, especially when right now there's still physical games for PS4/5.
Heck, Sony probably will get a nice little bump from physical fans who bought PS4/PS5 disc while retail still have their stocks.
But when comes to January 2028 and PS6 price revealed, we will see how this gonna turns out...
Since Sony will not change their mind then i'm sticking with my first plan: PS5 will be my last Sony console.
After more than 30 years with Playstation, kinda sad how i'm ending my journey with the brand in this dissapointing note. But i guess life goes on. Sony have decided to move on from their long time fans who loves physical games because they care more about money. So, i'll do the same. I'm sure for next gen Sony will do just fine without me since they have support from all-digital fans and Fortnite / COD / Genshin kids who's ready to spend $1000 for PS6 and happily throw $70-80 for a digital game on day 1.
If that's going to be the only way to buy games on PS6, one would hope the company will significantly bolster its digital storefront to make it a more robust, feature-rich, and appealing place to shop.
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Re: Sony's Looking to Bring More Ads to PlayStation, and Fans Won't Like It
@cragis0001 If Sony didn't put tons of eggs in the live service basket then they could avoid this situation 🤷♂️
Re: With Digital Game Sales at 90%, Capcom Appears Unfazed By Sony's Disc-Free Future
@ShadowRJ Thanks for understanding mate 🍻
I've seen Hi-fi Rush copy a couple of days ago like $40. I want to buy it but right now i'm saving money for retro consoles. And yeah, waiting for some games getting physical release is testing our patience.
Re: Sony's Looking to Bring More Ads to PlayStation, and Fans Won't Like It
@B_Lindz Remember, we're the minority here. So no amount of protest or boycott can change Sony since the majority of PS userbase keeps giving money to Sony and let this sh* happen.
Re: Sony's Looking to Bring More Ads to PlayStation, and Fans Won't Like It
@Oram77 Don't mind me. But hey, have fun with Sony shoving ads to your face 🤣
Re: Sony's Looking to Bring More Ads to PlayStation, and Fans Won't Like It
Fans won't like it? Which one, the casuals or hardcore fans? 🤔
Re: Halo Made Its PS5 Debut, So Now It's Time for Xbox to Lay Off the Team That Made It
It's sad how billions dollar corpos like Sony, MS, Ubisoft, EA etc treated devs like a bubble gum :/
Re: GTA 6 PS5 Gameplay Coming This Month, Here's When to See It First on Netflix
Lol. Sony paid a lot for the exclusive marketing and the first gameplay not even premier on their channel 😂
Re: Phantom Blade Zero's State of Play Seemingly Cancelled as Dev Teases Its Own PS5 Gameplay Showing
I'm not surprise if Sony got someone angry at S-Game and S-Game say hey F* Sony, we gonna market this by ourself.
Re: With Digital Game Sales at 90%, Capcom Appears Unfazed By Sony's Disc-Free Future
@Dman10 I enjoyed both: playing + collecting. That's the full / complete gaming experience for me. If the games are good then they deserves a place on my shelf, like a classic painting where i can see and check them anytime i want.
If that doesn't makes sense to you then that's okay. I don't ask anyone especially the all digital only believers to understand physical fans like me.
Re: Disc-Based PS5s Now Warn Buyers About the Impending Death of Physical Games
@naruball I think all SIE good executives from Kaz, Shu, Shawn, Andrew, and the 3rd party relations guy like Adam Boyes already left. But yeah, like you said right now they feels like a completely different company.
I seriously doubt people like Nishino and Hermen have the skills to make PS6 successful. Heck, i'm not surprise if the console ended up worst than PS3.
Re: Disc-Based PS5s Now Warn Buyers About the Impending Death of Physical Games
@ShadowRJ I believe the current Sega president, Shuji Utsumi, is an old timer Sega employee. He, funnily, was one of SCEA founders before joined Sega America in 96 and back to Sega Sammy in 2019.
But yeah, it's true what you said about executives who started the business are usually a lotttt more passionate compare to their successors. Sadly now their successors are ruining their baby...
Re: With Digital Game Sales at 90%, Capcom Appears Unfazed By Sony's Disc-Free Future
Probably 30% of my physical games collection are Capcom games and the majority i bought them brand new. So I'm gonna miss their games when they go digital only.
sigh...oh well 🥀
Re: Disc-Based PS5s Now Warn Buyers About the Impending Death of Physical Games
@naruball It's unfortunate that Sony didn't have higher ups like Kaz Hirai and Shu anymore, who didn't mind bowing their head in a press conference because they've hugely dissapointed their costumers. Now we got smug bean counters like Nishino and Hermen who only care about the numbers and acting like it was nothing after they made bad decisions or closing down studios.
It's just sucks watching one of my favorite gaming company and platform ended up like this. sigh...
But i guess it's a blessing in disguise for me. Now i can focus more on my backlog, go retro, or maybe try other platforms like Switch.
Re: Disc-Based PS5s Now Warn Buyers About the Impending Death of Physical Games
@WhoderMan Yeah i'm not surprise if they're a paid shill.
Re: Disc-Based PS5s Now Warn Buyers About the Impending Death of Physical Games
@naruball
By the time Sony realized they're lossing their hardcore fanbase as well their casuals fanbase and it'll heavily affected their hardware and software revenue, it will be too late for them. But i'm gonna enjoy their reaction especially their smug CFO who claim the backlash have zero effect to their business.
Re: Retro Beat-'Em-Up Bros, This PS5 Brawler Based on The Walking Dead Looks All Right
@OorWullie I hope Sega revive Altered Beast. Just let Lizardcube / Dotemu handle the game like they did with the awesome Shinobi Art of Vengeance, SoR 4, and Wonder Boy remake.
Re: Disc-Based PS5s Now Warn Buyers About the Impending Death of Physical Games
@UnlimitedSevens
People like us who buys and loves physical games / movies / music / books are still exist. Sadly, the media keeps false reporting as if we already gone.
But yeah, it's time for the backlogs. I'm saving money for Sega MD 2 + PS2 as well a bunch of PS3 and 3DS games that i never played but heard it's pretty good like Hitman Absolution, Remember Me, Enslaved, Transformers War of Cybertron, Metroid Samus Returns etc.
Re: Disc-Based PS5s Now Warn Buyers About the Impending Death of Physical Games
@TheSingularity
That's ironic coming from you, one of the guy who keeps getting triggered at other people comments in every single articles about physical games.
Your comment history shows it all buddy. So you should find a mirror and don't click this type of news while raging at other people. I mean, this isn't about you or any people who loves consuming everything without questions.
Unless you're working at Sony, I'm chuckling at people like you who keeps making excuses for a billion dollar company, as if they care about what you did in here.
Re: Disc-Based PS5s Now Warn Buyers About the Impending Death of Physical Games
@asdfghjklz
No they don't need it at all. But on the other hand people like you who keeps making excuses for a billion dollar company and got triggered at people who doesn't agree with their decisions really needs help.
So you're saying monkey see monkey do? Just stay silent like PC gamers and nods and consume at whatever Sony do? No thanks.
Re: Disc-Based PS5s Now Warn Buyers About the Impending Death of Physical Games
I don't expect any reverse course from Sony after their last CFO statement. They have their stand and i have mine.
Re: Site News: Where's Our Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls PS5 Review?
@Brundleflies21 Are you gonna ignore how badly barebone most old fighting games was before PS3 era?
Heck. If you bought SF II: World Warrior where you can't pick the same character as your opponent then you need to buy SF II: Champion Edition to get that feature. Meanwhile, picking the same character is a basic feature for today fighting games.
A lot if not most current fighting games gives a bang for your bucks compare to the old ones. SF 6 for example, it let you play classic arcade games like Captain Commando, Final Fight, Ghost n Goblins, SF II/Alpha, etc in the Battle Hub for free.
So it's simple; don't buy the season pass, DLC outfits, and any moneytization items. They're very optional. Just stick with the base game and free updates.
Re: Video: What Are Your Favourite Video Game Worlds?
While the underwater city in Bioshock 1 & 2 looks cool but the idea of a floating city above the clouds far from everything feels more cool and majestic for me.
Re: Rumour: Marvel Tokon's Comic Book May Have Leaked Its Remaining DLC Fighters
Two of my favorite characters, Spidey and Wolverine, already in the base roster. But i guess i can have a little hope for Punisher or Daredevil in season 2.
Re: Another Absurdly Obscure PS1 Game Will Make Its Worldwide Debut on PS5 This Week
I never play this one. But i guess there's hope for Hamster or some pubs to get the license for Koudelka and Gallerians...
Re: EA Studios Brace for Layoff Bloodbath as New Owner Debt Demands $700 Million Cost Cuts
I feel sorry for the devs 😭
Re: Beast of Reincarnation (PS5) - Pokémon Dev's Flower Power Action RPG Is Nearly in Full Bloom
@dwayne91 Yeah i don't like how lazy gaming journalist and reviewers these days when comes to using "Soulslike" label. They just slap it at any games every time they see the game looks challenging or have a bit similarity with Souls games.
Re: Beast of Reincarnation (PS5) - Pokémon Dev's Flower Power Action RPG Is Nearly in Full Bloom
Physical copy can be played offline without patch
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=cIqEZBsCukc
7 is a good score
Re: 'We're Entering This Next Chapter from a Position of Strength': EA Completes $55 Billion Buyout
@Theamazing1 Don't care about Battlefield or Mass Effect. I only want a new Mirror's Edge and Titanfall and looks like none of that will happen from this buyout.
Re: 'We're Entering This Next Chapter from a Position of Strength': EA Completes $55 Billion Buyout
Can i expect a new Mirror's Edge and Titanfall from this buyout?
Re: Retro Beat-'Em-Up Bros, This PS5 Brawler Based on The Walking Dead Looks All Right
It looks...okay, animation looks slow and wonky though.
I'm still waiting for new Streets of Rage and Golden Axe. It's almost 3 years since Sega announced them at TGA 2023 but there's no new info or anything since then.
Re: Sony's New Spider-Man Movie Secures Biggest Domestic Box Office Debut in History
@PercyChuggs Good demands that can generate $46 million, which is still a lot of money enough to funded AA games and even movies. That's why Sony already confirmed 4K UHD and Bluray release for this movie.
Re: Street Fighter 6's New Season Is Underway on PS5 Now, Even if It All Feels a Bit Low-Key
Not yet update the game but i get very low reason to play it after i check the patch note and found out my main Ed got big nerfs. sigh...
Re: Sony's Imminent Marvel Fighting Game Is Off to a Very Strong Start on the Competitive Scene
For years, the FGC are thirsty for a new MvC and Tokon, while not the same when comes to gameplay, is filling up those demands.
Plus, a lot of people are hype for Spiderman BND and Avengers Doomsday so that also helps Tokon getting more exposure.
Re: Sony's New Spider-Man Movie Obliterates Expectations with Global $927 Million Haul
@PercyChuggs I already showed you proof that physical movies still have good demands, unlike your "non existent demand" claim. I rest my case here.
Re: Sony's New Spider-Man Movie Obliterates Expectations with Global $927 Million Haul
@sanderson72 It already confirmed for 4K UHD and Bluray release and you can pre-order it right now.
https://www.pocket-lint.com/spider-man-brand-new-day-4k-uhd-blu-ray-and-streaming-release-available/
@PercyChuggs Spider-man: No Way Home bluray & DVD sales generated more than $46 million revenue in the US alone.
https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Spider-Man-No-Way-Home-(2021)
It's safe to say there will be a good demands for physical copy considering a lot of people really like this movie.
Re: Sony's New Spider-Man Movie Obliterates Expectations with Global $927 Million Haul
@DennisReynolds I'm not familiar with Jean Grey origin story pre X-Men. My first experienced with her character was in X-Men comic in the 80/90's when she's known as Marvel Girl. But i'm not surprise if she have origin story where she hurt innocent people with her power either intentionally or not. I mean, many X-Men members had that origin story. Some even a villain like Rogue, Magneto, Emma Frost, Mystique etc.
@AtlasLivesAgain They're not friends but they share respect despite their different method of saving innocent lives. In the comics they did team up multiple times.
Re: Sony's New Spider-Man Movie Battling Avengers: Endgame for Biggest Box Office Opening Ever
It's a very solid Spiderman / superhero movie and probably the best Spiderman movie when comes to Spidey swinging and fight scenes.
Re: Could Xbox Get Its Revenge on PS6 by Supporting Physical Games?
99.99% sure next Xbox will not have a disc drive. MS was the first one who heavily pushed digital only with GamePass. They doesn't give a damn about "getting revenge" at Sony lol.
And people who believes PS6 will have an optional disc drive despite Sony not yet say anything about it are gonna dissapointed. Right now, this is arrogant Sony worst than early PS3 era with bean counters like Nishino and Hermen at the top. They doesn't give a damn about physical games anymore nor a "minority" of PS fans who still buy physical games. Their latest statement is a clear sign they're not gonna support disc nor anything that plays the medium.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 644
Finished:
Finally...finally...i get the good ending 😭. Probably one if not the most challenging Contra games i ever played. To get the final mission you need to play in Normal diff and get rank "A" in all 6 missions (100% hit rate, few lives lost, and almost no continue). The final boss, all of it 6 forms, are annoying af but i'm really satisfied to kicked the alien ass back to its planet ☺️
Anyway, this weekend i'm gonna play Tenchu: Stealth Assassins
Have a nice and fun weekend everyone 🍻
Re: 'We Are Not Seeing Any Impact on Our Business': Sony Says Physical Disc Backlash Is Having Zero Effect
@Flaming_Kaiser I can only say good luck to Sony. They already burning their last goodwill with a lot of PS fans with this decision to kill physical games. If they think casual gamers like the ones who plays Fortnite, Roblox, Minecraft, Fifa, COD etc will buy a $1000 PS6 at launch as well Sony 1st party games on day 1 then they will have a hard time selling PS6.
Re: 'We Are Not Seeing Any Impact on Our Business': Sony Says Physical Disc Backlash Is Having Zero Effect
@tofuman86
93% of PS5 disc can be played offline
https://gamerant.com/ps5-discs-work-offline/
Re: 'We Are Not Seeing Any Impact on Our Business': Sony Says Physical Disc Backlash Is Having Zero Effect
@dodgykebaab
It's a good idea for gamers who still loves and appreciate physical games.
And a lot of retro games usually have affordable prices. The only ones that has "disgusting prices" usually only for limited edition, rare games, or games with very mint / like brand new condition.
Good for you.
Re: 'We Are Not Seeing Any Impact on Our Business': Sony Says Physical Disc Backlash Is Having Zero Effect
After watching this video, it's just nice to know that i'm not the only one who thinks going retro is the best route for physical fans.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=zZq3HVCV4Qo&pp=ugUEEgJlbtIHCQmjCwGHKiGM7w%3D%3D
An old game that i never played would feel like a new game when i get my hands on it for the first time.
Re: 'We Are Not Seeing Any Impact on Our Business': Sony Says Physical Disc Backlash Is Having Zero Effect
@Silenos
Exactly 🤝
I'm baffled with Lin Tao statement as if this is all about Sony revenue and the backlash will quickly take full effect from day 1. She's missing the point as if this is a sprint when it's a marathon. Losing trust from long time userbase will be an irreparable damage for Sony / PS brand in the long run.
And with todays Sony relies a lot on Playstation to keep their bottom line healthy, i'm more baffled with how they approach this issue in a very pedestrian way.
Re: Rumour: LEGO Astro Bot Sweetens the Deal on Leaked PS1 Set
@Czar_Khastik I think they confirmed it's a code in a box and i bet digital only people will loves it 😁
Re: 'I Feel Profoundly Disappointed': Stellar Blade Dev Destroyed for 'AI Slop' Music Video
Sure the music is pretty catchy but the video looks weird with bad lip sync and how the characters moves didn't feels / looks natural. As expected from A.I videos.
The weird thing is i bet Shift Up have plenty of talents who can produce and edit a good music video without using A.I. They can easily avoid this situation and didn't upset their fans who didn't like how AI take more role in video games. So i'm not sure why they're doing this...
Re: 'We Are Not Seeing Any Impact on Our Business': Sony Says Physical Disc Backlash Is Having Zero Effect
@BentIeyma Retails can't order more copies even if they want to because publishers already limits the quantity and forced people to go digital route. I'm sure there's still healthy demands for physical games. But retails can't do much with those demands if they didn't get enough stock from publishers.
And how you can say a lot of digital games didn't get physical release is not a good argument when publishers has been planning to get rid of middle man and second hand market for years by keeps pushing for digital only release no matter if physical games still made good revenue for them. These corpos has been conditioned gamers for years to go full digital.
FYI, last year Sony alone sold 70+ million copies of PS4 and PS5 disc. Tell me again that's not an evidence physical games still sell.
https://www.tweaktown.com/news/111657/physical-media-still-going-strong-at-playstation-with-70-million-game-discs-sold-last-year/index.html
Sure physical games isn't as big as 20 years ago. But there's still a market for it, just like there's a market for vinyl, cassete tape, books, DVD / bluray movies, TCG, etc.
Re: 'We Are Not Seeing Any Impact on Our Business': Sony Says Physical Disc Backlash Is Having Zero Effect
@BentIeyma RE Requiem and Pragmata PS5 disc was sold out. That alone already a solid proof that showed people did bought physical games. I believe there's also a report that showed some Sony 1st party games like Astro Bot, R&C Rift Apart, or Ghost of Yotei are sold more on physical than digital.
And we're in this situation is not because people didn't buy physical games. But one of the biggest reason is because publishers released more digital games without physical options. Tell me how i can play GoW Sons of Sparta, Ghost n' Goblins Ressurection, Kunitsu-Gami, Romeo is a Dead Man, Chrono Cross HD, or Onimusha 2 HD on PS4/5 without buying digital version? Well i can't cause there's no physical release for these games.
Re: 'We Are Not Seeing Any Impact on Our Business': Sony Says Physical Disc Backlash Is Having Zero Effect
Well the announcement was July 1st while this fiscal report only covered 3 months (April-June 30th) before the announcement. So obviously Sony will not see the slightest effect from the backlash, especially when right now there's still physical games for PS4/5.
Heck, Sony probably will get a nice little bump from physical fans who bought PS4/PS5 disc while retail still have their stocks.
But when comes to January 2028 and PS6 price revealed, we will see how this gonna turns out...
Re: Sony Knows How You Feel About No More Discs, But It's Not Going to Reverse Course
"Play has no limit" eh, right Sony?
Since Sony will not change their mind then i'm sticking with my first plan: PS5 will be my last Sony console.
After more than 30 years with Playstation, kinda sad how i'm ending my journey with the brand in this dissapointing note. But i guess life goes on. Sony have decided to move on from their long time fans who loves physical games because they care more about money. So, i'll do the same. I'm sure for next gen Sony will do just fine without me since they have support from all-digital fans and Fortnite / COD / Genshin kids who's ready to spend $1000 for PS6 and happily throw $70-80 for a digital game on day 1.
Lel. Good luck with your wish 🍻