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Still not sure how hyped I feel about this one. I know it will be amazing because...well, obviously. But I do not have the energy to be hype because this game was announced waaaaay too early. (Yes, I'm still bitter about that). As far as PAX East is concerned, I may or may not be able to play it. Last year, even with the convenience of the app, getting in to play Control was next to impossible. How is THIS going to play out??

As depressing as it sounds, whenever someone says The Last of Us Part II, I just want it to come out already. Not because I'm hyped to play it (even though I really am deep down), but because I'm sick of its indefinite teasing.

I'm interested in the Story Mode Mission. Not much else. But I can't complain about free. I'll get to it next week, hopefully.

Wasn't THPS already remade? Are they remaking it again?

@Octane
Maybe, but whether or not there's bias depends on what the other nominees are. Pokemon, Star Wars, RE2, Katana Zero, Fire Emblem, Luigi's Mansion 3? Aside from maybe RE2, would it be a huge controversy if Death Stranding came out on top? For me, at least, this year in gaming has been kind of meh.

This is the second best music swap ever (the first being that time a streamer whose identity I, sadly, can't remember played "Staying Alive" during their fight with Disco Kid in Punch Out!!).

Am I the only person that thinks it's way too early to be asking this question?

It depends on which direction they take with it. Sam, Chloe, Nadine, and Sully implied that they're all about that Adventure life. So, seeing them in another caper would be cool. Dragging Nathan out of retirement (again) would be a mistake.

I'm not sure.

On one hand, a PS5 version would clearly be better than a PS4 version.
On the other hand, a PS4 version would has a gargantuan install base when compared to the PS5's.

As a frugal person, I am biased towards a PS4 version.

Furthermore, I remember hearing that God of War 2 was slated for the PS3, but ultimately ended up being a generation ender for the PS2. That ended up being a big part of its success (though, the PS3's ridiculous asking price at the time may have helped too).

Let me get this straight:
Xbox disc and digital will be available in Russia.
PC Version will be available in Russia.
PS4 disc will be available in Russia.

It's just the PS4 digital version being delayed?

I am flummoxed

Likely a non-issue since this is first party, but...how's it look on a Standard PS4? I'm sure a large amount of this gen's install base still plays games on those decrepit things, myself included.

This news makes me unreasonably happy. All the resources going into the campaign will help push this game over the top.

Also, this is really in line with the Sony "brand" or "genre" or whatever word you want to use.

Marvel's Spider-Man
God of War
Horizon: Zero Dawn
Detroit: Become Human (Not exclusive anymore, but was made for Sony)
Days Gone

Sony is juggernaut of this generation because of Single Player. Why stop the train now?

I had a bad feeling about the frame rate since I played a preview build way back in March. The fact that they couldn't (or wouldn't) fix the performance issues, even though they've been present pretty much from Square One is a head scratcher. I'll pick this up in the (hopefully near) future when — or if — they patch these issues out.

I played an early build back in March. The gameplay was amazing, but the graphics were super rough with lots of fade in and the station next to me crashed. I was like "The game isn't due out for some time. I'm not worried". But then, I heard that the performance didn't improve too much at E3 and I was like "Some time isn't that much time anymore, Remedy".

I'm hyped for this one, but I really hope they know that textureless graphics that fade in ten seconds later before a crash isn't a feature.

@JesWood13 It does seem a bit early, RE2 hasn't been out a year. That being said why is no one talking about RE8? Don't get me wrong, I'd be more than happy with RE3, but I thought RE7 was a big hit. Is no one else curious about how the franchise continues from there?

I'm confused. They got rid of killstreaks so people could focus on the game mode (e.g. People in Capture the Flag would actually capture/protect the flag instead of just going for kills). How is this not a major step back?
I never agreed with the "Rich get Richer" structure of killstreaks anyway (giving support and assistance to players that just explicitly proved that they don't need it).

Reactions are mixed about this?

I'm still trying to figure out why when a game has DLC, people complain about being nickeled and dimed, but when a game doesn't have DLC, people are sad.

It's not always that cut and dry (the comments above are proof), but it feels there's always going to be someone unsatisfied no matter what happens.

The PS5 can fast travel Spider-Man in 0.8 seconds, ...but that's a PS4 game. Won't devs push the PS5 to the limit in terms of graphics, details, and objects on screen, thereby requiring more data and resources, thereby cranking the fast travel time (e.g) back up to a "normal" amount of time? Or am I being too simplistic? Don't get me wrong, I'm excited, I just don't get it.

@Mergatro1d
@AhmadSumadi
That album is a special case. Logic is a rapper, but for that particular album, he tries his hand at Rock and Alternative. Not saying that's an excuse to be "bad", just saying judging who he is as a musical talent based on that would be misleading, to say the least. It would be like saying Michael Jordan is a terrible athlete because of his Baseball career.

"Sony has mastered the art of excellent Trophy design in recent years..."
I hope The Last of Us Part II follows suit. Naughty Dog games, in general, have dreadful Trophy design, in my opinion.

Never played the original, but I was always confused about the whole "A" Campaign, "B" Campaign thing. Is it true that this remake does away with that and goes RE1 style? As in, there's just a "Leon" campaign and a "Claire" campaign (before unlocks, of course)?

If you need to celebrate the 2 year anniversary of a reveal of a game that doesn't even have a release window, you announced too early. To be fair, Sony said (and is currently demonstrating) that they wouldn't make that mistake again, but, man, oh man, this is nothing short of atrocious.

DmC: Devil May Cry has a Training Mode where you can practice all the moves you currently have. I know people don't like that game, but pretending it (and its Training Mode) don't exist is overdoing it.

The two missions that are in the Special Edition: They aren't "exclusive" exclusive, are they? They will eventually make their way to the Standard Edition, right?

@get2sammyb
I only skimmed through the preview because I am, indeed, that afraid of spoilers, so forgive me if this was answered, but...
Is the radio tower thing annoying? With the exception of H:ZD, I find it to be tedious. Also, it seems non-sensical. Peter Parker was born and raised in New York, and this Spider-Man has been swinging for eight years, so what doesn't he know about Manhattan at this point?

I really want this game, but Spider-Man is coming out the week before, so...sorry, Lara. See you next year!

It's fine, but it's not for me. The time it takes to stage the perfect shot is ludicrous.
Oddly enough, I did love editing perfect replays in Fight Night Champion. I guess because that is reliving my favorite moments whereas Photo Mode is trying to artificially create them from nothing.

Hopefully, Summer of 2019, since the first game came out in the middle of the summer, but 2020 wouldn't surprise me.
I understand that games are always being developed with new technology and delays can come out of nowhere, but if companies honestly can't even estimate a release year for a game...keep it under wraps.

This game looks incredible, no doubt about it, but they didn't even flash a year at the end of the demo, which means this game could be 2020. I can't be too incensed because they seem to have learned their lesson, but yeeesh, they jumped the gun on the announcement.

@themcnoisy @ShogunRok
I'll bet Cory Barlog has gotten used to people mistakenly calling him Balrog, but I thought people posting on a PS forum would know better. :/

IMO, the 2016 Sony Press Conference was better in every way.