Interesting that Pro at (presumably) full price is selling nearly as many units as the heavily reduced base digital model. To me this shows that low cost is not as big a driver of sales as some would have you believe.
NB I am not including time limited 'sales', as it is the time limited part which is the 'hook' for them.
@LogicStrikesAgain It often confuses me why it isn't used more if the game more or less locks to 60fps - eg Astrobot is as flawless a game there is terms of framerate. I would guess the overhead is such that on some levels you could expect framerates to hit 100fps, particularly on Pro where you could leverage the extra CPU clock if this becomes limiting. It just seems like a win win if you leave it as an option. I am replaying Hogwarts at the moment, and after patches and the Pro enhancement that runs uncapped at around 80fps or (sometimes much) higher in a lot of areas (particularly outside Hogwarts itself).
@LogicStrikesAgain And on both these points I fully agree with you.
My thoughts are wholly dependent on it being easy and quick to implement, and really only apply to really well made games like this where it makes such a positive difference (for me personally the difference between 60fps and 80fps is REALLY visible and pleasing).
@DennisReynolds
I intend to do just that come the new year, as soon as I get a gap (NG+ with 120hz uncap).
Though it would be interesting to know just how much work is needed to implement a 120hz uncap, as I am under the impression it is very minimal, hence my comment.
@themightyant @Hordak Personally I'm a strong advocate of a lot more graphics settings.
Have a couple of pre-set 'profiles' for those that either don't want too many settings or don't understand them, then have a number of settings behind these in an 'advanced" settings menu that you can adjust should you want to, to tailor the game to your liking- for example I can literally 'see' framerates. This would by far be the best set up to keep everyone happy.
@DennisReynolds @LogicStrikesAgain
I'm a bit in 2 minds over this.
As you guys note, this game was released in a fantastic technical state - something that is becoming increasingly rare sadly.
The Pro enhancements are excellent allowing for example - either approx double pre upscale res in performance mode; or the addition of RT to the performance mode; and all using an excellent implementation of PSSR.
On the other hand, 120hz uncap using VRR seems such an 'easy win' to please owners of 120hz TVs - which are becoming far more common these days. Particularly on Pro versions and where you have such clear headroom inherent to a game that runs at practically locked 60fps.
I tested it out the day of the patch - both the Pro RT mode, and the performance mode - and I was pretty impressed with the boost on PS5 Pro.
I tried out a few areas and it seemed to be much closer to 80-90fps most of the time.
NB - to all those NOT intending to uncap to 120hz - mine defaulted to VRR 'Off' when the patch came down, and if you have a VRR TV you will manually need to change to 'smoothed' (I think that is what it was called - its the middle option).
@Member_the_game Firstly apologies, I only just saw your reply to me - for some reason and only on rare occasion, the site fails to notify me when a post is directed at me.
I understand exactly what you are getting at. I commented only as there were arguments (in particular on the side of PS5) being made that were based on data that to put it frankly was not fit to make any sort of comparison based on.
I did add that the article itself does not claim that the data is fit for the purposes on comparison. (I tend to ignore article titles for the reasons I see you and others discussed above.)
Part of my job (and university education) is around data analysis and use of that analysis, and despite the fact that I suppose you could say that I am firmly 'on the side of PS5' (because I have no interest in owning a S2), the 'conclusions' being reached were not what I would class as even partly 'robust', so I was agreeing with yourself and Mr/Ms Moose in this regard.
In fact, the only point of interest is the fact that in October PS5 outsold S2, but even that is somewhat dubious in its value - is there such a thing as a post launch slump (where shortages are non existent of course)? I also put no value on monthly sales comparisons where 1 item is on price reduction sale - thats just meaningless.
Just to answer a specific point you raised - I agree, the full year vs part year thing was just point of incomparable data.
@Gunbeld There is absolutely no need to be angry / rude. You seem to be thinking for some reason that I am somehow on the 'side' of Nintendo. I do not own a Switch2, have no interest whatsoever in owning a Switch2, and game purely on a PS5 Pro (though my old PS5 is still in my household).
I understood perfectly well what you are saying. The reason why "People seem to be hyper focusing on comparing them launch aligned" is that this is of FAR greater significance than an odd month or 2. (I would add that with PS5 on heavy sale this month, and if S2 is not, if PS5 beats S2 this month it is absolutely meaningless anyway).
The articles source also compared sales over a different quantity of time (ie 'this year' when S2 launched mid way through), which is simply bad practice.
The thing is, if you were to look at launch aligned data, obviously considering the caveats in my previous post, it may just be that the situation looks much better in favour of PS5 - I very much doubt that sales of PS5 over the last few months are close to its 1st 6 months on sale. The main caveat being I don't know by how much PS5 sales were negatively affected by the supply issues at launch (a problem that has not really affected S2 sales, due in part to Nintendo's more robust planning) - certainly, Sony would have sold more in this early period had they not been supply constrained.
@RoomWithaMoose @Gunbeld Unless I'm missing something, or misreading something, none of this is a particularly valid comparison anyway.
The data is not launch aligned ie it is not a comparison of the 1st 6months of PS5 from launch, vs the 1st 6months of S2 from launch. Its not even 'how did it compare in month X after launch'.
Even then, that is not statistically valid because they launched at completely different times of the year eg the 1st 6months of PS5 included an Xmas period; and if you compare month 5 or 6 from launch we are coming towards Xmas period now for S2, whereas the same for Sony would have been Springtime.
Add into that that Nintendo were FAR more prepared for launch, with very little in the way of shortages - something that Sony really (really) need to improve ready for PS6, and even when the full first year sales data is available this will be skewed if you are looking to compare 'popularity' in a particular market.
All in all, the info provided here is just not fit for the purpose of any real comparison (and to be fair I don't think the article is claiming it is).
"The hardware of that era required some extremely unique design choices to get good 3D performance with the tech available, and MGS4 ended up with some pretty unusual code because of that… Bringing it over now would be a real challenge, I think."
For the love of sanity, then - please use a different team or engine to the Snake Eater Remake, or wait for PS6 even. I never played the original MGS4, and would like to play a remake.
@PuppetMaster I read before the disillusionment charm was cast. I have looked up the history now, and yeah, probably the only good my comment will do is for others to read who are thinking of buying the game.
@johndoe89 How were you expecting more? It was technically a fantastic game, with a practically flawless framerate, that as usual for Sony 1st party, but a rarity for others these days, didn't need weeks of patching after launch to get it into a decent state! Excellent story which had somewhat different themes each chapter. Excellent gameplay. An open world which, unlike most (but not all), is interesting and worth exploring.
You are entitled to your opinion, but mine is that it is the best game of this year, and surpassed GoT (which I wasn't a fan of at all) by a fair margin.
Even if you don't like it - and I think I remember from various articles comments sections that you don't, that doesn't make it objectively a bad game. I don't like lots of games eg racing games, but that doesn't mean I go around telling people that GT and Forza are bad games, because they are not.
Let's just see how many different ways we can use it - doesn't matter if it breaks everything in the process!
This is no different than using a mallet to tighten a screw... you may get lucky very rarely and save a bit of time, or more likely you will **** the whole thing up.
@MrPeanutbutterz I bet he was horrified at how much series X is retailing for now.
The lack of permanent price reductions does make me wonder if those PS4 "long term holdouts" will just decide to skip PS5 and buy a PS6 when it launches, or if they think PS6 is too expensive (I'm still sure we are looking at £650-700), will buy a PS5 at that point in time, as I'm sure it will drop a lot in price once PS6 is announced (if not new, then certainly used).
This is part of my thoughts around GTA6 not making a massive impact on console hardware sales now it is so late - and I bet Sony were not pleased to hear of the delays.
My personal view is that cross gen will be here even longer next gen, particularly if Sony have more difficulty selling the PS6 than the PS5 (which will be magnified if it isn't powerful enough to convince PS5 owners to upgrade).
@themightyant 7.2m doesn't sound too bad at all (obviously it could be better compared to last gen). I think it must be all the news articles about sales there recently, but I was expecting much lower.
To be fair I think the Pro is great (as you probably know lol), but even I was surprised that the 'special price' digital console is only outselling it 2:1.
It almost suggests that they put the reduction on the wrong console!
Good point on the 2Tb storage - I mention it from time to time, but so many people seem to forget this, and that it alone is worth approx £100 of the price (though to be honest, it wasn't exactly shouted from the rooftops (so to say) by Sony either).
This really should be a cautionary tale - he made no money, got a load of crap and a bad reputation (I don't believe a word of his 'apology') .
Trouble is, it won't be long before someone else tries the exact same thing.
@AverageGamer I'm sure I read that Pro is also around £/$100 off at the moment. If you have PS Plus I would check out the PS Direct store if you have it in your country as I also seem to remember you may get a 5% discount from them on top.
Hope you enjoy it - I've had mine since launch and have been very happy.
@MrPeanutbutterz I doubt we will ever see that sort of price reduction over the course of a generation again.
I'm not convinced GTA6 is going to make a big impact on console sales any more. PS5 is tracking more or less level with PS4 now, and with GTA6 likely launching so late in the generation I think all those that would care will likely already have PS5"s by the time it comes out. You might see a small surge for a week, but little more.
I did think it would cause a larger surge in Pro consoles, but again, I just think it will be too late in the generation, with PS6 only a year or 2 away by the time it launches (I still believe 2028 for PS6 is more realistic).
Sony just have to be a little bit careful not to end up being seen as - "don't buy, just wait for one of their over the top sales".
Could they drop their RRP when not on sale, but not have as big a reduction on sale?
Or, are they keeping the RRP high to (1) reduce price increases when they are eventually affected by RAM prices, and (2) reduce massive sticker shock when PS6 price is announced.
@MrMajeeny The title also confused people when it came to the key mechanic - it was humanity, as opposed to just lying, and in fact a few of the choices give you the 'points' for telling the truth rather than lying.
They just called it Lies of P because of the source material.
@LogicStrikesAgain I would argue that Street Fighter needs to include all 3 Alpha games and possibly the 3 EX games too, though those 3 weren't as mainline as the Alpha games were. But, a good point well made.
For all of the games noted, I really enjoyed the sequels, and would happily buy a part 3 for all of them too - and an Atreus spin off for GOWR.
I would also add that I don't want massive changes for sequels, and felt all 4 of these games delivered enough, but thankfully not too many changes.
Sometimes, familiarity is a good thing, particularly in cases such as these where the games are this good - they are all absolutely top tier in my opinion.
As I saw it, Overture more or less confirmed that Lies of P 2 will continue P's adventure, in an attempt to put right Krat via time travel - though the rules of this were very hazy - by the end it seemed that he had only made small changes as he was always meant to have interceded in that moment of the past.
If you return to the final boss area of overture Gemini mentions about finding a way to save people. Also, if you grow the golden rose its entry includes a section about altering fate. And, after Overture, Lady Antonia's letter to you gains additional text to find a path that can save everyone.
The character teased at the end of the main game (D) could be interesting, but a lot of people didn't want a character change as P is established, and I think they have realised it would be a mistake to outright change - though D could join P in his quest.
@get2sammyb Though the world in which Sony started releasing games on PC was very different - I would have agreed with them back then that PC was no threat whatsoever.
Now they have PC Hybrids including (probably) the next Xbox just around the corner, all looking to continue to blur the lines as to what a PC actually is, and ready to run any PS game with PC code.
Obviously, as you point out in the article though, this game isn't owned by Sony so the normal 'exclusives' argument doesn't really mean much.
@Stevemalkpus
100% agree with you that there should be, and that mass media should start outing this shameless behaviour. Perhaps if it does, the manufacturers may backtrack (if they can).
There is also a complex danger for the 2 companies that supply the RAM and signed deals, which becomes particularly relevant if, as you say, they didn't know the other was also making a deal:
A shortage of RAM worldwide could lead to other, currently minor producers (if any - I'm not sure) upping their production, or new producers entering the market to fill demand.
At the end of the signed deals the 2 companies who signed deals suddenly find that they lose 40% of their guaranteed sales, prices have normalised, and that 1 or more new competitors have entered the market as major opposition (and who may have signed longer term deals with other - as a result of the shortage - RAM starved companies); not to mention that the other current major opposition (who also signed a 40% deal with OpenAI) now having found themselves in the same position are more aggressively competing too.
I also wonder if the 2 companies will try and change course now, if they thought they were getting an exclusive deal...obviously not breaking contract, thats a big risk, but they themselves could lobby to get the contract voided by competition authorities.
@TheArt ( @Oram77 ) Fair point. I just think (based on previous gens, and maybe optimistically) that the best is yet to come, and any poll now will not be nearly as positive as an actual end of gen poll. Though saying that, this poll is actually pretty positive anyway.
@PuppetMaster
I had to say something - it had just gone too far, and the rudeness/disrespect (on his part) was silly. As I said, we can all have disagreements, but something has got to be serious before you drop civility.
Hopefully it is acceptable to say - good on them for deleting, and the posts were still visible when I posted (as I copy pasted his quotes) so he will have seen it.
@Oram77 Maybe we are just optimists lol but yes, next year is looking very busy!
I think my 'take' on it is I have been happy so far, so don't want to be too critical- but if they hadn't ****** around with the LS push, this gen would have stood out far more.
This poll is a couple of years too early - Sony typically release their best towards the end of each gen.
Somewhat surprised given a lot of the comments I read here often that the poll is so positive, and that very few think PS6 should launch 2027 (I think 2028 is far better).
For me, this has been the best generation so far. 60fps, SSDs, and a very strong Pro machine being the highlights. I do think that Sony need to deliver game-wise in the next few years though to cap it off nicely.
@LogicStrikesAgain I was reading through your post, and you already covered what I was going to say about there still being a couple/few years left. I'm generally happy with Sony studios output, though they definitely could have released more. For me at least, I have had a couple of those generation definers from them - GOWR, Astro, GoY, SM (MM & 2).
I am hopeful though that, just like PS3 and PS4 generations, they finish strong. I think all of us forget sometimes that Sony have typically released some of their best games in the latter years of each gen.
@Oram77 @Jacko11 I think PS6 is going to be around the £650 - £700 mark, without a disc drive (but with an optional one available) - and I'm absolutely fine with that, providing it is capable enough. (I'm not convinced yet).
I've been saying it for a while, and I'm sure I will say it many more times before it launches, but if the PS6 isn't expensive/capable enough it is going to fail spectacularly.
If its not-too-expensive but underpowered, a lot of those people who want a cheaper PS6 will see little benefit so will stay with PS5 (and maybe dabble with Switch2), and some of those who want a bigger upgrade (and are prepared to pay for it) will start to look elsewhere.
Sony have a seriously difficult balancing act on their hands, and should not be jumping into this potential storm too early.
Of course, you also have some that expect a cheap, all powerful PS6 but thats fairly delusional.
I remember really enjoying the original game, so I hope they do this justice. I just worry that the start of next year is looking quite stacked, and between that and Xmas backlogs, games like this will get lost even if they are good.
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Re: Japan's New PS5 Model Suffers Sales Slump in First Full Week of Data
Interesting that Pro at (presumably) full price is selling nearly as many units as the heavily reduced base digital model. To me this shows that low cost is not as big a driver of sales as some would have you believe.
NB I am not including time limited 'sales', as it is the time limited part which is the 'hook' for them.
Re: This RAM Crisis Is Looking Like a Nightmare for the PS6
Another reason not to expect PS6 in 2027.
Re: Ghost of Yotei Gets 'Incredible' PS5 Pro Frame Rate Boost Thanks to New Patch
@LogicStrikesAgain
It often confuses me why it isn't used more if the game more or less locks to 60fps - eg Astrobot is as flawless a game there is terms of framerate. I would guess the overhead is such that on some levels you could expect framerates to hit 100fps, particularly on Pro where you could leverage the extra CPU clock if this becomes limiting. It just seems like a win win if you leave it as an option.
I am replaying Hogwarts at the moment, and after patches and the Pro enhancement that runs uncapped at around 80fps or (sometimes much) higher in a lot of areas (particularly outside Hogwarts itself).
Re: Ghost of Yotei Gets 'Incredible' PS5 Pro Frame Rate Boost Thanks to New Patch
@LogicStrikesAgain
And on both these points I fully agree with you.
My thoughts are wholly dependent on it being easy and quick to implement, and really only apply to really well made games like this where it makes such a positive difference (for me personally the difference between 60fps and 80fps is REALLY visible and pleasing).
Re: 'What If I, Y'Know, Design the Next Console?': How Mark Cerny Pitched Himself as PS4's Architect
@themightyant
Didn't the head of said dept (or at least one of its leads) do part of the original teardown video for PS5?
Re: Ghost of Yotei Gets 'Incredible' PS5 Pro Frame Rate Boost Thanks to New Patch
@DennisReynolds
I intend to do just that come the new year, as soon as I get a gap (NG+ with 120hz uncap).
Though it would be interesting to know just how much work is needed to implement a 120hz uncap, as I am under the impression it is very minimal, hence my comment.
Re: Ghost of Yotei Gets 'Incredible' PS5 Pro Frame Rate Boost Thanks to New Patch
@themightyant @Hordak
Personally I'm a strong advocate of a lot more graphics settings.
Have a couple of pre-set 'profiles' for those that either don't want too many settings or don't understand them, then have a number of settings behind these in an 'advanced" settings menu that you can adjust should you want to, to tailor the game to your liking- for example I can literally 'see' framerates.
This would by far be the best set up to keep everyone happy.
Re: Ghost of Yotei Gets 'Incredible' PS5 Pro Frame Rate Boost Thanks to New Patch
@DennisReynolds @LogicStrikesAgain
I'm a bit in 2 minds over this.
As you guys note, this game was released in a fantastic technical state - something that is becoming increasingly rare sadly.
The Pro enhancements are excellent allowing for example - either approx double pre upscale res in performance mode; or the addition of RT to the performance mode; and all using an excellent implementation of PSSR.
On the other hand, 120hz uncap using VRR seems such an 'easy win' to please owners of 120hz TVs - which are becoming far more common these days. Particularly on Pro versions and where you have such clear headroom inherent to a game that runs at practically locked 60fps.
Re: Ghost of Yotei Gets 'Incredible' PS5 Pro Frame Rate Boost Thanks to New Patch
I tested it out the day of the patch - both the Pro RT mode, and the performance mode - and I was pretty impressed with the boost on PS5 Pro.
I tried out a few areas and it seemed to be much closer to 80-90fps most of the time.
NB - to all those NOT intending to uncap to 120hz - mine defaulted to VRR 'Off' when the patch came down, and if you have a VRR TV you will manually need to change to 'smoothed' (I think that is what it was called - its the middle option).
Re: PS5 Is Edging Out the Switch 2 in the UK So Far This Year
@Member_the_game
Firstly apologies, I only just saw your reply to me - for some reason and only on rare occasion, the site fails to notify me when a post is directed at me.
I understand exactly what you are getting at.
I commented only as there were arguments (in particular on the side of PS5) being made that were based on data that to put it frankly was not fit to make any sort of comparison based on.
I did add that the article itself does not claim that the data is fit for the purposes on comparison. (I tend to ignore article titles for the reasons I see you and others discussed above.)
Part of my job (and university education) is around data analysis and use of that analysis, and despite the fact that I suppose you could say that I am firmly 'on the side of PS5' (because I have no interest in owning a S2), the 'conclusions' being reached were not what I would class as even partly 'robust', so I was agreeing with yourself and Mr/Ms Moose in this regard.
In fact, the only point of interest is the fact that in October PS5 outsold S2, but even that is somewhat dubious in its value - is there such a thing as a post launch slump (where shortages are non existent of course)? I also put no value on monthly sales comparisons where 1 item is on price reduction sale - thats just meaningless.
Just to answer a specific point you raised - I agree, the full year vs part year thing was just point of incomparable data.
Re: PS5 Is Edging Out the Switch 2 in the UK So Far This Year
@Gunbeld
There is absolutely no need to be angry / rude.
You seem to be thinking for some reason that I am somehow on the 'side' of Nintendo. I do not own a Switch2, have no interest whatsoever in owning a Switch2, and game purely on a PS5 Pro (though my old PS5 is still in my household).
I understood perfectly well what you are saying.
The reason why "People seem to be hyper focusing on comparing them launch aligned" is that this is of FAR greater significance than an odd month or 2.
(I would add that with PS5 on heavy sale this month, and if S2 is not, if PS5 beats S2 this month it is absolutely meaningless anyway).
The articles source also compared sales over a different quantity of time (ie 'this year' when S2 launched mid way through), which is simply bad practice.
The thing is, if you were to look at launch aligned data, obviously considering the caveats in my previous post, it may just be that the situation looks much better in favour of PS5 - I very much doubt that sales of PS5 over the last few months are close to its 1st 6 months on sale. The main caveat being I don't know by how much PS5 sales were negatively affected by the supply issues at launch (a problem that has not really affected S2 sales, due in part to Nintendo's more robust planning) - certainly, Sony would have sold more in this early period had they not been supply constrained.
Re: Geoff Keighley's Cryptic Post Has Fans Speculating Wildly About The Game Awards Announcement
@Oram77
So definitely happening and just waiting to be announced then lol.
And yes, I am just clowning around! (Although with this industry, who knows!)
Re: Geoff Keighley's Cryptic Post Has Fans Speculating Wildly About The Game Awards Announcement
@Oram77
I don't know - I thought BB remaster was confirmed as a PS6 launch exclusive. I keep watching the SoP's hoping to see it announced early.
Or am I getting confused with Bloodborne 2 ?!?
Re: Geoff Keighley's Cryptic Post Has Fans Speculating Wildly About The Game Awards Announcement
He is letting AI do his social media posting! Lol
Re: Poll: Are You Happy with Your PS Plus Essential Games for December 2025?
Not a good month at all in my opinion, and thats not normally something I regularly have to say about the monthly PS+ games.
Re: PS5 Is Edging Out the Switch 2 in the UK So Far This Year
@RoomWithaMoose @Gunbeld
Unless I'm missing something, or misreading something, none of this is a particularly valid comparison anyway.
The data is not launch aligned ie it is not a comparison of the 1st 6months of PS5 from launch, vs the 1st 6months of S2 from launch. Its not even 'how did it compare in month X after launch'.
Even then, that is not statistically valid because they launched at completely different times of the year eg the 1st 6months of PS5 included an Xmas period; and if you compare month 5 or 6 from launch we are coming towards Xmas period now for S2, whereas the same for Sony would have been Springtime.
Add into that that Nintendo were FAR more prepared for launch, with very little in the way of shortages - something that Sony really (really) need to improve ready for PS6, and even when the full first year sales data is available this will be skewed if you are looking to compare 'popularity' in a particular market.
All in all, the info provided here is just not fit for the purpose of any real comparison (and to be fair I don't think the article is claiming it is).
Re: Video: All the PS5 Games We Think Are 10/10
@Matthewnh
Hogwarts Legacy is highly under rated, though I think to get the best out of it you need to play it on Hard.
It has a very deep combat system when you get into it, get a few spells, and start ignoring basic cast.
Re: Video: All the PS5 Games We Think Are 10/10
I would add:
Hogwarts Legacy
Spiderman 2
Lies of P (particularly if Overture is included)
(All of which I think are genuine 10/10 's)
And Ghost of Yotei would be a very close 9.5
RE4 and AW2 - I wouldn't give 10/10 to. They aren't bad, RE4 is excellent, but not quite 10.
Re: Metal Gear Solid Delta Producer Is Hoping to Remake MGS4, Rescuing It from PS3 Jail
"The hardware of that era required some extremely unique design choices to get good 3D performance with the tech available, and MGS4 ended up with some pretty unusual code because of that… Bringing it over now would be a real challenge, I think."
For the love of sanity, then - please use a different team or engine to the Snake Eater Remake, or wait for PS6 even.
I never played the original MGS4, and would like to play a remake.
Re: Japanese Ghost of Yotei PS5 Sales Are Just About Hanging On
@PuppetMaster
I read before the disillusionment charm was cast.
I have looked up the history now, and yeah, probably the only good my comment will do is for others to read who are thinking of buying the game.
Re: Japanese Ghost of Yotei PS5 Sales Are Just About Hanging On
@PuppetMaster
I was forgetting about that - will have to wait a bit longer then.
Re: Japanese Ghost of Yotei PS5 Sales Are Just About Hanging On
@johndoe89
How were you expecting more?
It was technically a fantastic game, with a practically flawless framerate, that as usual for Sony 1st party, but a rarity for others these days, didn't need weeks of patching after launch to get it into a decent state!
Excellent story which had somewhat different themes each chapter. Excellent gameplay. An open world which, unlike most (but not all), is interesting and worth exploring.
You are entitled to your opinion, but mine is that it is the best game of this year, and surpassed GoT (which I wasn't a fan of at all) by a fair margin.
Even if you don't like it - and I think I remember from various articles comments sections that you don't, that doesn't make it objectively a bad game.
I don't like lots of games eg racing games, but that doesn't mean I go around telling people that GT and Forza are bad games, because they are not.
Re: Japanese Ghost of Yotei PS5 Sales Are Just About Hanging On
Hopefully we will get a major story expansion for GoY, given how well it has sold.
Re: PS5 Roguelike Let It Die: Inferno Uses a Crapload of Generative AI
Oh we have a new tool to play with!
Let's just see how many different ways we can use it - doesn't matter if it breaks everything in the process!
This is no different than using a mallet to tighten a screw... you may get lucky very rarely and save a bit of time, or more likely you will **** the whole thing up.
Re: PS5 Sales in Japan Quadruple as New Model Launches
@Titntin
I forgot that bit!
Might have to see what it levels out to for a better idea. 5:1 still isn't bad considering the base unit price drop!
Re: Looks Like PS5 Is Going to Clean Up This Black Friday
@MrPeanutbutterz
I bet he was horrified at how much series X is retailing for now.
The lack of permanent price reductions does make me wonder if those PS4 "long term holdouts" will just decide to skip PS5 and buy a PS6 when it launches, or if they think PS6 is too expensive (I'm still sure we are looking at £650-700), will buy a PS5 at that point in time, as I'm sure it will drop a lot in price once PS6 is announced (if not new, then certainly used).
This is part of my thoughts around GTA6 not making a massive impact on console hardware sales now it is so late - and I bet Sony were not pleased to hear of the delays.
My personal view is that cross gen will be here even longer next gen, particularly if Sony have more difficulty selling the PS6 than the PS5 (which will be magnified if it isn't powerful enough to convince PS5 owners to upgrade).
Re: PS5 Sales in Japan Quadruple as New Model Launches
@themightyant
7.2m doesn't sound too bad at all (obviously it could be better compared to last gen). I think it must be all the news articles about sales there recently, but I was expecting much lower.
Re: PS5 Sales in Japan Quadruple as New Model Launches
@Titntin (@Oram77)
To be fair I think the Pro is great (as you probably know lol), but even I was surprised that the 'special price' digital console is only outselling it 2:1.
It almost suggests that they put the reduction on the wrong console!
Good point on the 2Tb storage - I mention it from time to time, but so many people seem to forget this, and that it alone is worth approx £100 of the price (though to be honest, it wasn't exactly shouted from the rooftops (so to say) by Sony either).
Re: GTA 6 Gameplay 'Leaks' Are AI-Generated Nonsense, Creator Owns Up After Backlash
@Oram77
It truly is a sad state of affairs.
This really should be a cautionary tale - he made no money, got a load of crap and a bad reputation (I don't believe a word of his 'apology') .
Trouble is, it won't be long before someone else tries the exact same thing.
Edit: removed unintended emoji (yet again).
Re: Looks Like PS5 Is Going to Clean Up This Black Friday
@AverageGamer
I'm sure I read that Pro is also around £/$100 off at the moment.
If you have PS Plus I would check out the PS Direct store if you have it in your country as I also seem to remember you may get a 5% discount from them on top.
Hope you enjoy it - I've had mine since launch and have been very happy.
Re: Looks Like PS5 Is Going to Clean Up This Black Friday
@MrPeanutbutterz
I doubt we will ever see that sort of price reduction over the course of a generation again.
I'm not convinced GTA6 is going to make a big impact on console sales any more.
PS5 is tracking more or less level with PS4 now, and with GTA6 likely launching so late in the generation I think all those that would care will likely already have PS5"s by the time it comes out. You might see a small surge for a week, but little more.
I did think it would cause a larger surge in Pro consoles, but again, I just think it will be too late in the generation, with PS6 only a year or 2 away by the time it launches (I still believe 2028 for PS6 is more realistic).
Re: Looks Like PS5 Is Going to Clean Up This Black Friday
Sony just have to be a little bit careful not to end up being seen as - "don't buy, just wait for one of their over the top sales".
Could they drop their RRP when not on sale, but not have as big a reduction on sale?
Or, are they keeping the RRP high to (1) reduce price increases when they are eventually affected by RAM prices, and (2) reduce massive sticker shock when PS6 price is announced.
Re: Looks Like PS5 Is Going to Clean Up This Black Friday
@rusty82 @Gunbeld
I had read 10:1 somewhere as well, but I can't remember the markets.
Re: Lies of P Dev 'Will Not Disappoint' with Upcoming Games, Says Director
@MrMajeeny
The title also confused people when it came to the key mechanic - it was humanity, as opposed to just lying, and in fact a few of the choices give you the 'points' for telling the truth rather than lying.
They just called it Lies of P because of the source material.
Re: Talking Point: Does PS5 Have a Sequel Problem?
@LogicStrikesAgain
I would argue that Street Fighter needs to include all 3 Alpha games and possibly the 3 EX games too, though those 3 weren't as mainline as the Alpha games were.
But, a good point well made.
Re: Talking Point: Does PS5 Have a Sequel Problem?
For all of the games noted, I really enjoyed the sequels, and would happily buy a part 3 for all of them too - and an Atreus spin off for GOWR.
I would also add that I don't want massive changes for sequels, and felt all 4 of these games delivered enough, but thankfully not too many changes.
Sometimes, familiarity is a good thing, particularly in cases such as these where the games are this good - they are all absolutely top tier in my opinion.
Re: Final Fantasy X Was the 'Ultimate Perfection' of the Series, Says Dragon Quest Creator
I wish they would do a remake, move away from turn based battles, but unlike 7remake, leave the story alone.
Final Fantasy X was always my favourite of the series, but I am not a lover of turn based combat any more these days.
Re: Lies of P Dev 'Will Not Disappoint' with Upcoming Games, Says Director
@Deadlyblack
I actually think it's better than a lot of Fromsoft's work -particularly if you include the dlc.
Re: Lies of P Dev 'Will Not Disappoint' with Upcoming Games, Says Director
@AdamNovice
NB SPOILERS
As I saw it, Overture more or less confirmed that Lies of P 2 will continue P's adventure, in an attempt to put right Krat via time travel - though the rules of this were very hazy - by the end it seemed that he had only made small changes as he was always meant to have interceded in that moment of the past.
If you return to the final boss area of overture Gemini mentions about finding a way to save people.
Also, if you grow the golden rose its entry includes a section about altering fate.
And, after Overture, Lady Antonia's letter to you gains additional text to find a path that can save everyone.
The character teased at the end of the main game (D) could be interesting, but a lot of people didn't want a character change as P is established, and I think they have realised it would be a mistake to outright change - though D could join P in his quest.
Re: Updates and New Gameplay for PS5's Romeo Is a Dead Man Coming in Grasshopper Direct
This one looked interesting in the SoP announcement - which feels like it was a long time back.
Hopefully it lives up to that 1st trailer.
Re: Sony Poised to Publish PS5 Hit Death Stranding 2 on PC
@get2sammyb
Though the world in which Sony started releasing games on PC was very different - I would have agreed with them back then that PC was no threat whatsoever.
Now they have PC Hybrids including (probably) the next Xbox just around the corner, all looking to continue to blur the lines as to what a PC actually is, and ready to run any PS game with PC code.
Obviously, as you point out in the article though, this game isn't owned by Sony so the normal 'exclusives' argument doesn't really mean much.
Re: Xbox Devs 'Thrilled' to Be Bringing Their Games to PS5
@PuppetMaster
Clarified "on his part" in my last post as I wasn't sure I had been clear.
Re: Poll: Five Years of PS5 - How Would You Rate Sony's Console?
@Stevemalkpus
100% agree with you that there should be, and that mass media should start outing this shameless behaviour. Perhaps if it does, the manufacturers may backtrack (if they can).
There is also a complex danger for the 2 companies that supply the RAM and signed deals, which becomes particularly relevant if, as you say, they didn't know the other was also making a deal:
A shortage of RAM worldwide could lead to other, currently minor producers (if any - I'm not sure) upping their production, or new producers entering the market to fill demand.
At the end of the signed deals the 2 companies who signed deals suddenly find that they lose 40% of their guaranteed sales, prices have normalised, and that 1 or more new competitors have entered the market as major opposition (and who may have signed longer term deals with other - as a result of the shortage - RAM starved companies); not to mention that the other current major opposition (who also signed a 40% deal with OpenAI) now having found themselves in the same position are more aggressively competing too.
I also wonder if the 2 companies will try and change course now, if they thought they were getting an exclusive deal...obviously not breaking contract, thats a big risk, but they themselves could lobby to get the contract voided by competition authorities.
Re: Poll: Five Years of PS5 - How Would You Rate Sony's Console?
@TheArt ( @Oram77 )
Fair point. I just think (based on previous gens, and maybe optimistically) that the best is yet to come, and any poll now will not be nearly as positive as an actual end of gen poll.
Though saying that, this poll is actually pretty positive anyway.
Re: Xbox Devs 'Thrilled' to Be Bringing Their Games to PS5
@PuppetMaster
I had to say something - it had just gone too far, and the rudeness/disrespect (on his part) was silly. As I said, we can all have disagreements, but something has got to be serious before you drop civility.
Hopefully it is acceptable to say - good on them for deleting, and the posts were still visible when I posted (as I copy pasted his quotes) so he will have seen it.
Re: Poll: Five Years of PS5 - How Would You Rate Sony's Console?
@Oram77
Maybe we are just optimists lol but yes, next year is looking very busy!
I think my 'take' on it is I have been happy so far, so don't want to be too critical- but if they hadn't ****** around with the LS push, this gen would have stood out far more.
Re: Poll: Five Years of PS5 - How Would You Rate Sony's Console?
This poll is a couple of years too early - Sony typically release their best towards the end of each gen.
Somewhat surprised given a lot of the comments I read here often that the poll is so positive, and that very few think PS6 should launch 2027 (I think 2028 is far better).
For me, this has been the best generation so far.
60fps, SSDs, and a very strong Pro machine being the highlights.
I do think that Sony need to deliver game-wise in the next few years though to cap it off nicely.
Re: Poll: Five Years of PS5 - How Would You Rate Sony's Console?
@LogicStrikesAgain
I was reading through your post, and you already covered what I was going to say about there still being a couple/few years left.
I'm generally happy with Sony studios output, though they definitely could have released more. For me at least, I have had a couple of those generation definers from them - GOWR, Astro, GoY, SM (MM & 2).
I am hopeful though that, just like PS3 and PS4 generations, they finish strong. I think all of us forget sometimes that Sony have typically released some of their best games in the latter years of each gen.
Re: You Can Buy a Fully-Fledged PS5 for the Same Price as a Less Powerful Xbox Series S Right Now
@Oram77 @Jacko11
I think PS6 is going to be around the £650 - £700 mark, without a disc drive (but with an optional one available) - and I'm absolutely fine with that, providing it is capable enough. (I'm not convinced yet).
I've been saying it for a while, and I'm sure I will say it many more times before it launches, but if the PS6 isn't expensive/capable enough it is going to fail spectacularly.
If its not-too-expensive but underpowered, a lot of those people who want a cheaper PS6 will see little benefit so will stay with PS5 (and maybe dabble with Switch2), and some of those who want a bigger upgrade (and are prepared to pay for it) will start to look elsewhere.
Sony have a seriously difficult balancing act on their hands, and should not be jumping into this potential storm too early.
Of course, you also have some that expect a cheap, all powerful PS6 but thats fairly delusional.
Re: You Could Be Playing the Prince of Persia: Sands of Time PS5 Remake in a Few Weeks
I remember really enjoying the original game, so I hope they do this justice.
I just worry that the start of next year is looking quite stacked, and between that and Xmas backlogs, games like this will get lost even if they are good.