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If i can just download the campaign then will probably give it a whirl

Enjoyed metaphor but didnt love it like I do the Persona series so unlikely I would double dip if they did announce an expanded version

I will say i enjoyed open world traversal alot more once I realised I could turn off the cinematic black bars when riding my horse by pressing the R3 button. Didn't feel right as it was 😅

Had a great time leaving the critical path last night, finding the route up to Mt Yotei and just messing around up on the peak with photo mode. Thoroughly enjoyable just being let go to enjoy what they created

What in the furi is that rabbit thing at 20 seconds 🤣

Would have been helpful for a certain section in rebirth where the battle party is changed and becomes a little whack.

No issue with this. Its optional for those that want it.

Undermines his argument to say players should have the choice though and then a couple of sentences later say they wont be giving players the same option in part 3. What is the concern here? That someone will rush through and spoil the story? Unless its changing dramatically, the game has been out since 1997, so the potential for spoilers is limited, even if the story is taking its own route to reach the same destination

Work has been so busy I have only played a couple of hours, but I'm loving it so far!

@StarZinger I think Sucker Punch have noted that one and were working on a fix 🙂

Not going to pay much mind to a reddit post but IF it happens, I wouldn't be surprised to see another company (Tencent?) try to fill the gap.

Im not going to say im not worried about less competition in the hardware space - but I do think Sony still has to compete with PC, Nintendo, and other mediums (including smartphones etc). Its not in their interest to release a prohibitively expensive device (I do think PS6 will launch at a higher price than PS5 however as a digital only console, with an optional disc drive for another $100).

As for games, there will continue to be competition between developers on the console and I wouldn't be surprised to see more studios releasing 'smaller games' for lower prices ala the likes of Clair Obscura etc, as it has been shown that high quality games can still be made on a lower budget.

The future is certainly unclear however amd we will have some interesting years ahead

Preferred the blue Ragnorak one with the wolf on the touch pad I missed out on a few years ago. Won't be getting this. Just got the 30th anniversary one to go with my white, Spiderman, and astro one so don't need any more

This argument has been around for years and has never really made much sense to me. So long as the games are good, it doesnt really matter. At least there is a decent narrative hook to drive the story along. Keep em coming Sony

My copy arrived today. Just need to beat last boss on Clair Obscura and then will be getting on this. Very excited. Tsushima is one of my favourite games

@Porco Seconded. The guide to Japanese RPGs is a beautiful book and priced very fairly. If this had been a similar price I would have bought it, but this is simply too much. I've been hoping Bitmap Books do a playstation collab for ages.

I did buy the visual history of Playstation book by 2 Old 4 Gaming last year off kickstarter (he has been featured on Push Square multiple times for his playstation books), and that gives a good overview of the brand over the past 30 years.

Link isn't working on here, but you can still pick up for 33 pounds on his Etsy store

As others have said, likely that without these changes, the cost would have further increased

Should be revealing a character at every show they do, just like smash brothers. Madness they didnt at the state of play imo. Would have been an easy win and a crowd pleaser.

Never in doubt. So excited for this.

Surprised they are not doing a smash like roll out of Marvel Tokon chatacter reveals at these things. Thought for sure we'd see a new character.

Overall show was ok. Wolverine looks great . The wait for Final Fantasy 9 and Persona 6 goes on. Possibly this week at TGS?

Will probably pick up on switch as it's so close to yotei and this way can play whilst travelling

It's amazing it took so long to add time skip. That will be a hugely useful feature that I wish had been there from launch

Doesn't say they are unannounced titles so I expect one to be Persona 4 and one to be Stranger than Heaven

I'm a big Bond fan and will no doubt be getting this. With that said, something felt a little flat in the trailer and I was disapointed to see all those red barrels. Plenty of time to iron out the kinks though and I will watch with interest

Im not defending the rising cost of Playstation - It's way too high and he is right that for younger gamers, its becoming unaffordable - but more broadly, people are not spending as much on gaming nowadays. I'm certainly not. Life is far too expensive these days and so people are being more selective on what they spend their hard earned money on.

Never thought i would see cold fear again. I remember reading about it in Official Playstation Mag. Might have to try it!

Has become the movie and soundtrack of the summer for my daughter. She loves it.

Moving in game time forward was seriously lacking from base release so that's helpful, albeit should have been there at launch. Doubt I'll play new game plus tbh. Too many games, too little time. Would like them to toggle level scaling on and off though. Seems silly levelling up to be stronger in certain areas, only for enemies to just get stronger too. Appreciate that ensures challenge throughout the game, but negates the point of levelling up your character.

I will be playing the dlc though. Looking forward to that 😀

Genuinely never heard of this one in afraid

I got the controller yesterday morning. I really didnt need it but was disapointed when it sold out first time around

@PerpetualBoredom Hey!, it's concept art for young Clive Rosfield from Final Fantasy 16

I can't see him in your list, but I believe that Cody Rhodes has been cast as Guile

Don't want to hear more, but I assume there will be a more coherent narrative than shadows. I love AC and have already put 70 hours into Shadows, but the main revenge quest so far is a little underwhelming after a great start. The various Shinbakfu members don't seem to have any concern members of their group are being taken out. I suspect ghost of yotei will be much more impressive in that regard

Game has been great from what I've played so far but the music has been a disappointment

Time to revisit Astrobot

Square have remade pretty much every final fantasy to date in some form or another so it only stands to reason that the best of the bunch will get a remake. The character models in the 25th anniversary logo also look like they could be the character models for said remake to me.

I don't think we are far off an announcement in any event, but its most likely at a dedicated platform holder event than a random YouTube drop or social media post

R.i.p. it's heartbreaking news.

When you see the news of mass redundancies, any opportunity to bring money to studios to avoid similar happening elsewhere can only be a good thing. And for a live service titles, expanding the player base should be a positive.

@Fiendish-Beaver the Power Rangers Rita's Revenge special edition comes with a steelbook, with no spindle for the disc to go into. Like what is even the point. It does include the disc in a standard case, but then what is the incentive to buy the collectors edition with the steel case at that point 😅

@ZeroSum haha I totally appreciate that. To be clear, I clean mine every couple of months 👍

Happens with me on AC shadows too. Its getting really annoying. I get shouted at when I say it but I just don't think PS5 is particularly well designed. Have dusted mine out multiple times (first time I have ever had to do that in 30 plus years of gaming, where i have never had overheating issues before), and that isnt resolving the problem. I even had to replace my launch PS5 due to overheating issues.

I appreciate games are getting more demanding, and systems more complex (and it's hot in the UK right now, but other countries are this hot all year around) , but another rethink is needed in terms of cooling solutions for PS6.

Would have been amusing if miyamoto was credited in this but not Mario Kart.

Doesn't bother me. The 10 SEGA racers will be added for free so no one has to buy the dlc characters which presumably have a licence fee attached. Game looks excellent

One of my top 3 games of all time. Completely refined everything that was in need of more polish in the first game imo. It plays and looks beautiful, and I loved the story regardless of the hate.

Can only be a good thing because it means they are treating the game with love and respect that will only result in a better game as a consequence. Can't wait for this

@graymamba @sanderson72 @Juanalf @REALAIS yeah I try to clean it every couple of months. It COULD just be Assassins Creed Shadows (I remember hearing all about FF16 having issues - although that isn't something I replicated), but my PS5 has popped up a message a few times warning me it's overheating.

It's quiet as a whisper when streaming tv etc, but games like like a dragon, FF7, and AC shadows make the fans go into overdrive. This is my second unit too, so either I am very unlucky or there is something wrong with my set up.

I have the system standing vertically with plenty of ventilation on all sides, so im not really sure what else it could be

Can the PS6 please make even more efforts to prevent overheating. The PS5 seems to have real problems with this

Problem for Sony is unless they are bringing something new to the table, people are not going to invest in the game. WoW, FFIV, Fortnite Warzone, Genshin etc already have the market sewn up and people won't move from games they have invested years and money into to play essentially the same game elsewhere. That's why concord failed, it did absolutely nothing new that gamers hadn't already been playing. And it's why Marathon is likely to struggle when you consider the competition. Helldivers worked because it was different, and is why Factions likely would have worked if completed.

I guess we'll have to wait and see (but I can't see myself playing these types of games)

I'm still not sure how they concluded that dreams was not worthy of a PC port to keep that community alive.

If only people had warned about this for years and years....

Will wait and see what happens when they release, but at the end of the day they can still be sold at more competitive prices between different retailers and resold so it doesn't make the physical release redundant, even if its problematic for preservation.

That's always been the key difference for me and why i keep buying physical. I could buy for 70 quid on the store, or get games significantly cheaper both at launch or on sale at a later date, and if I don't like it or have had my fill, I have the option to sell it on in the future.

@Oram77 Haha oh totally. Have been a ps player since 1997 and don't plan on going anywhere else! But for younger generations without the brand loyalty? I think that's what MS might be banking on in the long run.

As others have suggested, this is potentially an effective marketing strategy from Microsoft. Of course, you don't have to pay $80, you could buy an Xbox and game pass and play it as part of the cost of your subscription along with all these other games. Over time it could entice alot of players