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You had me at single player.

@MrPeanutbutterz I can dream.

@MrPeanutbutterz If it was digital only it would be a great entry point to the PlayStation ecosystem. At £99/$99 and having access to the PS4 library, I'd buy one for a start. So that's at least one sale. 😂

Imagine if Sony released a PS4 Super Slim with an SSD and a few internal improvements. It would sell ***** loads.

@Romans12 This site tends to focus on PlayStation. Unless it's negative articles about Xbox hardware sales. Or negative articles about Xbox games. Or Xbox games they desperately want. 😂

@BrownOwl I know. But it still upsets me. Especially as Valve seemed incredibly impressed by the work done on it.

@BrownOwl My friend has this on his PC. Such an amazing version and it's almost criminal it isn't on console. ☹️

I just want to play a remastered version of Half Life 1. It annoys me that it's stuck on PS2 (console wise).

Half Life 2 was an amazing achievement on the original Xbox and wouldn't have been possible on PS2.

I never understood why the original wasn't ported or at least, included in The Orange Box.

I actually liked the look of the remastered version.

Very sad news. All the best to his family and friends.

This doesn't bode well for some of my favourite franchises.

@Chip-Douglas Well said.

"Ruthlessly" 😂 Seriously Sammy???

@nomither6 But the Switch 2 is selling faster than Switch 1 and is beating sales records worldwide. 🤔

PS5 marketing has been everywhere and these great numbers back up what can be done when you actually tell people about your system.

I'm looking at you Xbox.

There are people who completely denounce acquisitions until they think that Sony should do some shopping. 😂

If anyone tried to make Mortal Kombat, Harry Potter or Batman games exclusive to one platform it would be an absolute travesty for the industry.

@nessisonett 100% this. I too generally tend to think that human rights violations and brutal murders are worse than anything Netflix have done.

The effort they've gone to for this game post-launch is very impressive.

@BrownOwl A hardware manufacturer buying exclusivity for an otherwise multi-platform game is anti-consumer.

@BrownOwl What about games where the exclusivity is paid for? Or games where a platform holder has bought an IP?

@BrownOwl So are you saying it's pro-consumer?

@BrownOwl Exclusive games are anti-consumer because it requires the consumer to buy another piece of hardware to play them.

More cross platform development/support can only be a good thing.

My uncle's, cousin's friend actually works with Geoff and I know for a fact that this is a teaser for a remake of Bart's Nightmare on the SNES.

@JoeNobody Because other platforms only need to be mentioned when it's negative.

@SeaDaVie And still massively outsold by every dedicated Nintendo handheld ever.

@MrPeanutbutterz I constantly find myself shaking a fist at clouds. 😂

@Americansamurai1 I get what you're saying but I think the whole "Japanese Gamers Only Want Handhelds" is a myth. Yes there's a huge handheld market in Japan. But that has always been true (since Game Boy) and doesn't tell the whole story.

Japan likes good games. The Switch and Switch 2 are blessed with so many games that cater to everyone. That's something PlayStation used to have but doesn't anymore.

I have never played my Switch in handheld mode and it's probably one of my favourite systems ever because of the games. So many PS4/PS5 Japanese style games are built with Switch as the main platform and THEN ported to PlayStation and Xbox.

@MrPeanutbutterz 😂 I'm way too far gone in my life to lighten up.

@Americansamurai1 But PSP still sold massively less than Nintendo DS and (unfortunately) PS VITA sold even less. Despite the fact the Vita is one of the most impressive systems ever made. Sony should have supported that more. 😥

I've own this on Quest 3 and it's a brilliant game. It was already stunning to look at so I can't wait to see how much better it looks on PSVR2.

@Americansamurai1 But Sony handhelds lost heavily to the DS and 3DS in Japan. 🤔

@MrPeanutbutterz Such an unnecessary comment.

I genuinely don't think think that Sony want to be making PlayStation consoles after the PS6. Therefore they will need some kind of PC presence to ensure they can transition to a hardware agnostic future.

Surely every developer in the world wants as many people as possible to play their games. Creatively and financially it's a no brainer.

Apart from that guy who made Flappy Bird. But I think he had other issues going on.

Resident Evil Village and RE4 in VR are worth the price of the headset alone in my opinion. I own an absolute bucket load of games for my PSVR2 but I'm still so annoyed how Sony just dropped it like a stone.

So many first party PSVR1 games could have received upgrades/remakes and they would have sold. It would have been such an easy win.

PS5 has been, by far, my least favourite PlayStation generation. The hardware has been overpriced, the games underwhelming and Sony's support for my beloved PSVR2 has been atrocious. Plus I'm still annoyed at needing to pay for cloud saves.

But it has been incredibly successful for Sony so my complaints won't mean a thing.

Does nobody see what's happening??? Microsoft are making what will be millions from your purchases of Halo. Do you actually think that Xbox cares that you cuddle your PlayStation at night? Do you genuinely believe that selling more hardware is a win?

Because when bespoke hardware becomes obsolete (and it will), who do think has the better portfolio of games?

Where do you think people will spend their money?

@Bez87 Sorry, my point was that despite the hardware, it can be classed as Microsoft product based on its OS. In the same way that people have Android phones regardless of whether it's made by Samsung, Motorola etc.

@Rich33 Thanks dude. 👍 Great info.

I think that the fact this "performs" so much better on Xbox is completely irrelevant.

It was built for Xbox and then ported part way through development.

However, I still stand by my opinion that the PS5 Pro is an unnecessary, underpowered and overpriced addition to this generation.

@ButterySmooth30FPS Thanks for the info. 👍

I'm not technically minded enough to know the solution but, for those who are, is there not a way for Sony to have something at a hardware level make these improvements without needing developers to do any extra work?

I'm fairly certain that games running on Xbox One X and Series X automatically got boosted to run faster and at higher resolution with no dev input required.

I think Nintendo even uses a similar trick with Switch 2.

@get2sammyb Do you count Sony as a third party publisher?

I must have missed the announcement where ALL Xbox games are coming to PlayStation. 😂

@ilyn Yes that's exactly what I'm saying could happen. As you've said, the OS would be the major sticking point. But I think some kind of powerful, gaming only Windows would be the easiest option for everyone to work with given how all development starts on PC.

I genuinely think it finally end any talk of console wars and get people to focus on playing any amazing game they want. It would then force Sony and Microsoft to constantly strive to produce better and better games.

@LogicStrikesAgain Agreed. Even diehard Sony fans have been disappointed with their output this generation. They either need to get their current studios to increase their output without losing quality or buy franchises/developers/publishers to bulk up their portfolio. Both options are difficult, costly and risky.

I really don't want a streaming only future myself but I also think that's the way things are heading. I've made my piece with physical ownership disappearing but I don't think I'll continue gaming if I can't even "buy" a digital copy.

@GamingGod Yes. But I still don't understand what point you're trying to make that's so funny? You're stating simple business facts like they're some kind of brag.

It's also a fact that Sony bailed out the PlayStation division after the massive loss of the PS3 generation. (My personal favourite PS console btw)

It's also a fact that Xbox is a massively profitable division of Microsoft.

It's also a fact that Nintendo were under huge pressure from shareholders to go 3rd party due to the failure of the Wii U.

None of those are brags. Just facts.