Queesh

It’s been so long now, that the thought of playing a Fallout or Elder Scrolls game kinda makes me go bleh.

Definitely more excited for newer and less seen ips.

If it’s a strictly digital competition, how does Sony plan to compete with Steam?

Steam is a wildly better offering.
I chose PlayStation because of the console experience and ecosystem. Physical ownership it a part of that for me.

But I have a Steam library too.
And I will, albeit reluctantly, go back to it.

I would honestly love Xbox to have a very competitive next generation. Sony might need a wake up call.

@MrPeanutbutterz No problem, bro lol.

I am sorry, as well, for responding rudely.

If Xbox is smart, they will realize that they can capitalize on Sony’s blunders.

I want to see the Xbox be very competitive in this next generation. Sony needs the competition.

@MrPeanutbutterz Hey buddy, you don’t have to immediately get defensive when conversing online. I was ADDING to what you said, not attacking you. Maybe log-off for awhile lol

@MrPeanutbutterz And just because we buy some games digitally, does not mean we want to buy ALL games digitally.

For me, having that physical presence is one of the major draws for a PlayStation over PC. It’s the console experience.

I moved from my gaming PC to a PS5 Pro, and I buy most of my games physically, because I love the look of having the physicals on my shelf, as well as the ritual of putting the game disc in before a solid gaming session. The same reason I buy vinyl records: to respect the art and give it my undivided attention.

I already think it’s awful that most discs operate as glorified digital codes; but, for me, it is still a major advantage over my steam library to have the game disc in a case on my shelf.

If you remove physical capability from the PS6, then none of my PS5 library will transfer over, and it would be forfeiting that advantage over my Gaming Rig.

In a world where the PS6 and its ecosystem stand on a level playing field with PC gaming and its entire, open ecosystem, I think PlayStation loses.

Instead of dropping $1000 on a PS6, why shouldn’t I just invest that same money in upgrading my already built Rig?

If Xbox plays its cards right, it could be next generations winning console.

If they truly return to what made them great, I’m not opposed to picking it over an all digital PS6.

I was worried about how I would play my large collection of physical PS5 games on a next gen console, but then I came to a realization.

If PS6 doesn’t play them, I don’t buy the PS6.

Digital means you don’t actually own it.

This is bad for consumers.

Do not accept this future.

It will continue until the consumer base stops consuming.

Welcome to the hell you voted for.

Well, it’s a bad decision.

The entire industry is trying to push the customer base in this direction.

I doubt they care how we feel.

They won’t care until we effectively stop giving them our money.

Soooo…
I guess the PS6 will not be backwards compatible with all my physical PS5 discs, huh?

I am worried about the future of physical media as well.

@GamingGod How do you know that though? It’s been over a decade since the last entry, and the entire production team is different.

I’m not convinced it won’t suck.

@Oram77 The Golden Era. It was good to be there.

I don’t need it to come back, because the great memories will always be there.

Awesome!

I love Runescape, and I can’t wait to play this one!

@Sweetz Heard that, thanks for the great reply!

I’ve never played Helldivers, but I’ve always been interested. Should I take the dive??

Is it worth it to drop the $ and be a new player in 2026??

Why would they make a monitor with double the refresh rate a PS5 Pro can produce, but only half the resolution it can produce?

I don’t understand what they were thinking.

How is Grounded and Darktide a bad selection??

These are both killer games

@rjejr Check PlayStation Direct. I think the physical is on sale over there.

This will be my first Days of Play sale!

I hope it leaves me as destitute as a good Steam sale does.

I actually just finished Wilds, and it was my first Monster Hunter game.

I don’t have any past games to compare it to, but I thought it was a very enjoyable experience, cringe and all.

It’s too bad that more people haven’t given it a shot. I gave it a chance and I was very pleased.

I’ve just started playing MH Worlds and I’m really digging it. I can see why people are divided between the two games.

I am super excited for the next game in the series. I think if they can meld what’s great about the two games, then the next one will be an absolute banger!

I buy all the heavy hitter games on physical.

If I’m going to be spending 40-100 hours playing it. Then it will be something I can display on my shelf.

The games I buy digital are the types of games I like to pop in and out of between heavier gaming sessions with the big games.

I love the ability to display my media.
I also love actually owning things.
It’s a shame that gaming has basically completely left this behind.

I tend to agree with the nay-sayers.

I don’t have high hopes for this topping the last gta.

I don’t think they have it in them.

Please be Steam style seasonal sales!

One of the greatest games I have ever played.

I cried at the end. I cried, bro.

Oof

Of all the games to get burned on,

I get burned by buying FIFA.

KILN!

I’ve been really diggin’ it.

I’m surprised I haven’t heard anyone talking about it

This would literally drive me back to PC.

Let’s hope it’s not true.

It’s a fine line between cute animal game and furry game.

This one looks like it’s teetering a bit too close for my taste.

@Fiendish-Beaver I will seriously go to the Steam page to read reviews before buying anything.

User reviews are a must.

Sick, thanks for the heads up!

@LordOfTurnips At the games beginning I enjoyed it. Atmosphere is great, graphics are quite good. I was excited for a good spooky adventure.

But as I played, it turned into an absolute slog.
Every area is the same gameplay loop just in increasingly longer segments: Fetch items to solve puzzles or unlock doors, with a puddle-deep combat mechanic against same enemies types that occur FAR too often.

Very little story to speak of, and when a cutscene does happen, it just leaves you saying “…ok?” There’s really no story to keep you pushing further except for the “My wife may or may not be here” storyline that really doesn’t progress.

The game drags on forever, long after the charm and novelty wears off.
I reached about 2/3 through the game before looking it up to see how close I was to completing the game, only to find that I had 2 more major areas. It was soul crushing.

TL;DR: The game really wears out its welcome.

This game looks cool, but Silent Hill 2 Remake burned me.

If this game has the same problems as that one, I’ll have to pass.

The game comes across as a sweat-fest.

It’s not fun or dynamic enough to make most players want to jump in there and compete.

But if you want to go hardcore, it’s your playground.

And at a $40 entry fee, that’s hard to justify for a game that you might hate or suck at.

The reason CoD got so big was because it’s fun even if you suck.

@NonbinaryStarr Probably because it sucks in every regard.

@EfYI I might catch hate for this, but the beginning of Silent Hill 2 Remake is the best part of the game. That’s when the game is still fresh and interesting.

At about the halfway point, it becomes an absolute slog.

I thought the game was terrible.

I will be picking it up eventually.

I have a lot of backlog to get through first!

It definitely looks cool, but also shaves off most of the style (and I would say artistry) from anything it touches too.

I don’t really care how good it looks.
The simple fact that it is not a human making those images makes me not want it.

Unless the game is fundamentally broken,
It could just be suffering from over-hype.

I don’t get my hopes up too high for game releases like this, and just enjoy them for what they are.

It’s not like it’s gta6, after all.

I played it on PC, on gamepass, back when it came out.

I was fairly excited for it, and had a decent bit of fun playing.

But soon, the constant load screens and the time it took on those load screens made it an absolute chore to play. Having to go back to the base planet to sell things/store my items took something like 3-4 separate loading screens just to get to the planet. And that’s just menu navigation, mind you.

The gunplay was fun, and finding new weapons to try and upgrading my gear was fun too; but the planet exploration was a big letdown.

If I could play it for free again to see if these problems were fixed, I might consider playing again. But I will not put up with those load times again.

Currently playing through AW2.

I suppose I will hold off until the update.

I miss the days popping in a disc/cartridge and being able to play the entire game without needing an internet connection.

I enjoyed the first half of the game or so.

Enjoyed the vibe.
But that gameplay loop is stale.

It’s the exact same thing area after area after area.

@kmtrain83 Having not bought a ps5 yet, I decided to go for the Pro.
This is some of my reasoning:

The Pro costs $750, the baseline ps5 is $400.
The baseline has 1TB storage, and to expand that memory another 1TB is going to cost, at minimum, another $200.

-I am not planning on buying the ps6 at launch.
-The Pro will still be the top of the line until 2027 with the next gen begins to hit, if not 2028 or so.
-And, for me, it would cost almost as much as a Pro to upgrade my PC to perform better than the Pro.

So for me, it was the best investment.
My Pro will be my primary gaming device probably until the “ps6 Pro” or until the price of pc parts and memory goes down enough to make it a better value than a ps6, which might not happen.

Anyways, hopefully some of this aids your thinking.

@Americansamurai1 Gaming is not a destination, it is a journey.