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My opinion is that most retailers don't want to deal with the potential hassles of a code in the box. Retailers prefer to just sell a physical game that can't be returned if opened. Once a retailer sells a code in the box, retailers will have to deal with codes not working and scammers who use the code then claim it doesn't work. So no retail want to sell a code in the box and potentially lose money.

Or you could simply wait until the game launches and buy the game then and you don't have to bother cancelling the GTA+ subscription you don't need. It's not like the game won't be available for digital purchase at any time.

@Shadow17 Sony wouldn't have made money adding software emulation to the ps3, but it likely could have been done. The standard way which Nintendo has frequently used, is to create an emulator which reads the older games and create a virtual session. Sony added ps2 games to the ps3 via the PSN, but they seemed to stop when offering backwards compatibility for ps2 disc games. I always felt like Sony could have made it happen but they just didn't want to bother. The ps3 also recognizes ps2 games but just stops them being played.

There should be no reason why ps3 games shouldn't be able to be played on the ps5 without streaming. Much of the reason is that Sony refuses to spend the money to make it happen. The ps3 could easily play ps2 games on any model but Sony doesn't want to spend the small amount to make it happen.

I personally believe Sony built the PSN for the ps3 and vita then just kept building on the same older architecture. Sony releases a dashboard for a certain console generation then never makes any changes to the dashboard in almost any way.

I think that by the time that GTA 6 finally launches few people are actually going to care about the game to rush to get the game at day one. I personally believe Rockstar keeps giving unrealistic release dates just to keep their shareholders happy so they don't just massively dump Rockstar shares. I have zero evidence but I also believe Rockstar is aiming for a next generation Playstation / Xbox release.

My speculation is that ps4 games will slowly be dropped from the deals and the ps store page. The ps4 games will still be there it's just all ps5 games will immediately be at the top and all ps4 games will be pushed towards the bottom. Just my guess.

Well if there's no English subtitles then it's a hard pass for me.

Very few people that have a ps4 are going to immediately grab a ps5. For most gamers it's wait for the ps6 or get the next Xbox console.

Sony has said nothing about this in any way on their website. I decided to buy a couple of cheap games I want interested in after this got out and on my ps4 they are still counting down from 30 days and they haven't converted to full games yet.

Sony updated the terms of service on April 23, 2026. So after May 7, 2026 it will become apparent if the DRM is permanent or just a temporary 14 day delay.

After skimming the new Playstation terms of service I noticed that Sony goes out of the way to state that you are licensing the game and that you don't own the game. My opinion is that Sony did this intentionally and hoped people wouldn't notice or that it wouldn't be visible for gamers. Even the ps3 had its terms of service updated.

Decided to grab a cheap $6 game I was interested in on my ps4 and found it has 30 day countdown. The game was Emyliveshow which also has a ps5 version.

All games since the ps3 have had this, to a degree. Owned games would show a start date and no end date. Games that were acquired via a subscription would have the 30 day deadline on the games and they would expire when your subscription expires.

Having COD available at day one on game pass was a huge blunder. Having Xbox studios games available with Game Pass ultimate day one makes perfect sense since it gives incentive to get ultimate or to buy the game. It also keeps current subscribers active.

My guess is that Wolverine isn't even close to being ready so Sony has nothing to highlight.

@shiningpikablu252 That is correct. GTA SA was backwards compatible but was delisted after the Trilogy was released. GTA 4 and both DLC were also made backwards but they are all still available for purchase on modern consoles.

Rockstar is making most of its money from GTA 5 from the online part of the game so it's very likely GTA 6 will primarily focus on a multiplayer experience. GTA 6 is likely to be live service in my opinion.

It seems they are going out of the way to get as much positive spin as possible. The reviews tend to be, I have literally played this game for a total of 5 minutes but it the most perfect genre defining game of all time.

@Nepp67 Where I am it's $79.99 for the standard edition and $94.99 for the deluxe edition.

If it was $20 or $30 it would be worth it but with it selling for $80 it's a hard pass.

The idea the best place to play sounds great but it's super vague. Sony may have the best console out there with the ps5 but that alone isn't enough to keep the PlayStation on top forever. The main focus is games, more is always better than less. The biggest problem with PlayStation is that tech support is non existent and handled by AI, Sony will only produce a handful of games for the PlayStation and the PlayStation doesn't have much unique that other consoles don't have. And the Playstation prices are crazy so nobody is rushing to buy the console unless they have money to burn.

I think SE is undecided on how to proceed with a remake for FF 9. I think SE would like to do the same as the FF 7 remake trilogy but that would likely be too expensive for the potential sales. Also the potential style of using cartoon style or realistic style might play an issue.

My wild speculation is that MS will launch their next generation console at price X that is a dual Xbox/PC and Sony will launch the PS6 later at the same price X.

Sony is definitely making a reasonable profit on each ps5 sold in my opinion. Sony could easily drop prices or keep them where they were buy Sony needs to make as much off the ps5 as possible for some reason. The other problem is that with the price hikes few gamers are going to rush to upgrade and they will just stick with what they have if it's the ps4 or the base ps5. Anyone who bought the ps5 pro is unlikely to upgrade even when the ps6 actually launches unless they have money to burn. Perhaps I'm wrong but this is my opinion.

Much of the problem is that SE shifted toward the online FF games with FF 11 then with FF 14. The online games should have been separate games not connected to the main line games. My opinion is most of the original games appeal to nostalgia rather than they are these amazing games in their own right. The pixel remasters were released on the NES and SNES. FF 7-9 were originally released for the ps1 and FF 10 and 12 were ps2 titles. I personally am more interested in the Dragon Quest game along with the Tales of Series over the Final Fantasy games after 13.

I know several friends who have a Playstation and only use it to play a small handful of games. Some gamers will get a ps5 only to play the newest COD game.

My opinion is that the preview game videos look sharp but the demo was very underwhelming. You can't target an enemy with starting the hack sequence. My impression is that it's a hard core shooter with various story elements, not the type of game I am personally interested in.

Money talks. I believe the problem is that the digital games have poor visibly on psn and with other games not meeting expectations they decided not to create PlayStation versions of the games when Switch and Xbox versions are more profitable.

My opinion is that the problem with the ps5 is that it's huge and not very appealing. The Switch is completely portable and the Xbox Series S is quite small. I think the problem is atheistic over anything else is Japan.

I seriously doubt Lego Horizon was a big seller period. They might as well go for a Xbox version, just for fun. It not like they are going to be making money off it otherwise.

To me it sounds like they are rushing out the game rather then waiting until it's completely polished.

It's likely to go head to head with Fable and the Wolverine game guaranteed to get a M rating.

Sony seems to be focusing heavily on cutting costs even if it's hurting their game output. MS has released more games recently for the Playstation than Sony has. I suspect much of the frustration is because it shows that Sony has zero interest in porting classic titles to modern consoles. It might mean that no more classic games with be added to the premium tier of ps+.

Sony keeps offering sports titles at the end of the season just before the next title is announced.

Most mobile phone games are outright terrible. Every free mobile game is loaded with micro transactions which are often needed to progress through the game. Then most full paid games are simply ports of console games that are cheap on the consoles. There use to be a time when they made full decent games just for mobile phones but now that just doesn't happen.

Sony's strategy for the ps5 games has just been terrible. Sony has a huge library of classics titles and franchises and they have only remastered or remade a handful of them since they are somehow guaranteed massive profits. Sony could make lots of new games for the ps5 but Sony doesn't want to spend the money making the games. My opinion is that Neil Duckman keeps pushing bad decisions which are hurting the Playstation brand.

The problem is Sony wants to get the components for the ps6 cheap and that is likely proving to be difficult to secure. Sony also needs to offer something new with the ps6 rather than a slightly better PlayStation.

Sony is at the top with the ps5 but has little room to grow and expand the install base of the ps5 with the ps5 consoles selling for what they are. Yes Sony will keep selling ps5 consoles but it will slow down and fewer and fewer people will be buying a new ps5 console.

Sony has no immediate plans to release a console and it's rumoured to be 2028-2029. Having a physical disc drive will add to the cost and size of the console so Sony could easily drop the option all together. Sony will likely just offer a disc add on, and have the base model not include and disc drive. Sony already does this with the ps5 disc free model.

I guarantee it's gone, since it won't likely fit into the game.

I never played it on the ps1 but I find most of the trophies and achievements are for preforming various feats in the game which can be challenging to pull off.

Most streaming services on the ps3 are already dead, most got shut down 5 years ago.

I think it's because they can reuse assets of previous games in the next game to save development time and money. Likely SE wants this game finished so they can move onto other projects.

I suspect that GTA 6 will focus on a live service model of game. You will pay for the base game and other versions will feature only cosmetic items. GTA 6 is likely to copy Destiny 2's seasons where you pay for each season.

The Sony CEO has stated that they are just starting work on the ps6 and MS has said a few years ago that they are working on the next generation of Xbox consoles.

@AverageGamer Well none of the Kakarot DLC games have any trophies so I don't have any real desire to buy them. I personally would like to see Kakarot 2 instead of endless DLC content. I want a full game that I can platinum or 100% rather than endless DLC content. Bandi produced numerous games for the ps3/x360 but for the X1/PS4 they release one or two games then tack on more DLC. Personally I think the older games are better than what is being released now.

@AverageGamer With more game releases the older games will tend to come down in price to around $20, then you can 100% those games and move onto the next game. The DLC's often tend to be priced close to the price of a full game for only a few hours of gameplay. So yes I would rather see new games and I am personally more interested in finding the older x360/ps3 Dragon Ball games and completing them than paying for endless DLC's. I enjoyed Kakarot I found that the game underwhelming.

The game is cool but what frustrates me is that instead of making multiple games with their own trophy/achievement list they just add on DLC with no trophies. This is what I don't like about the newer Dragon Ball games, they just release one game then spend 5-10 years releasing DLC for that single game.

I seriously doubt that GTA 6 will get the launch sales that GTA 5 had. And the sales will largely depend on the direction that Rockstar goes in. GTA 5 launched with a full story without any online. I highly suspect Rockstar will move towards a live service game and will focus on the multiplayer likely at the expense of the single player. And very few live service games actually charge for the game. Just my thoughts.