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So you're telling me there's a chance we will see a free RDR2 PS5 upgrade?

GTA VI is going to sell more PS5s than any first party "exclusive", of curse it impacts every release, I'd say even from the entire entertainment industry, not just the gaming industry. Many PC-only players will buy a PS5 just to play GTA VI, some people will not go to a movie or they will cancel their Netflix subscription in order to have enough money for GTA VI.
Hopefully Wolverine will release early September 2026, I have a huge interest for both games and I'd prefer them being at least two months apart.

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 > Final Fantasy VII, especially the fan fiction trilogy.

No, I don't think it is, Sucker Punch would have said something about it, as every developer or publisher likes to flex their copies sold if they are high enough. Until I'm proven wrong, I don't think they've sold a million copies yet in the first 5 days, including all the preorders.

Finally! Damn, 2026 will be such a packed year.

"The most expansive game", hopefully it's not an open-world slog.

Somehow lords of the fallen returned.

@PuppetMaster Black Myth Wukong is an AAA game though and could have easily been $70, it's great that it wasn't.

Nah I don't want to hear about any PS6 games, guys. Given how lackluster this gen has been, we deserve to get cross-gen games deep into PS6, I'd say around 4 or even 5 years deep into PS6.

Impressive, I hope it doubles the concurrent players this weekend. Also worth mentioning is that Stellar Blade costs more than the other renowned games on Steam from PlayStation.

Usually the PS 3rd party deals were PS timed-exclusives only, therefore not even a PC version would release for at least a year. In this case is for sure because of the potato Series S. Can't wait to see how GTA 6 will play on that thing, I assume it's part of the reason why it got pushed to May 2026, if not the main reason.

Wolverine pls, or I'm taking hostages.

This is why I don't bother with physical, also the lack of space in my room to store a collection.

In my country I'm already paying a VAT that makes a 70 EUR game cost around 77 EUR.

It's weird that it was not announced at the last State of Play if the release is so close.

It's so it will seem like the PS5 actually has games from 1st party studios.

It was mid, no GoW Greek Saga Remaster, no Bloodborne remaster for PS5, not even more details on Ghost of Yotei which releases this year. I'm mildly interested in Tides of Annihilation, Saros and the Stellar Blade DLC, but that's about it.

That being said, it was better than most State of Plays, but because we know several 1st party studios have been cooking for some time, a lot of people expected more.

I hope we'll get a proper PS Showcase in May with tons of games from the 1st party studios, I'm thinking Ghost of Yotei, Saros, Wolverine, Heretic, GoW Greek Saga Remaster and more.
This gen is almost over, we need another PS Showcase at least as good as the 2021 one, having more gameplay this time.

EDIT: It's the 20th anniversary of God of War, so besides the Greek Saga remastered they should at least tease the theme of the next installment, I'm thinking Egypt.

I want this to be good, I like the combination of themes, but it does have a bit of a Forspoken vibe, I hope I'm wrong with this.

So will it be 3 seasons just for TLOU part II? I hope not, but we know it's at least 2 seasons, so hopefully Naughty Dog is releasing the 3rd installment before or alongside season 4.

A mix of Arthurian legend-inspired medieval fantasy and post apocalypse London, this an amazing idea.

@KoopaTheGamer like I've said, I have no problem with games releasing to PC eventually, it's the rate of games being released to PC compared to new 1st party games being released on PS that's making me disappointed in PS this gen.

Exclusive software matters, it's why Nintendo is thriving.

@Jrs1 all the power to you man, that's a legit reason to have a PS.

@KoopaTheGamer software and exclusive experiences matter a lot. Look no further than Xbox sales and how hard they've tanked now that they have no exclusives.

I bought a PS5 in 2021, my first ever console, so I can branch out on the different franchises that I could not play on my PC, but now everything is on PC, so I could just, erm...not buy a PS5 to begin with? Of curse I feel like my purchase has been massively devalued.

EDIT: I think I will sell the console after Wolverine and most probably won't buy the PS6.

I feel like my PS5 devalues more and more with every game being ported to PC (and I'm actually a PC gamer first). While I am not against PS games being ported to PC eventually, here's an idea, I think it's best to port a game to PC only after the next game in that franchise is released on PS. For example release Ghost of Tsushima on PC only after Ghost of Yotei is released on PS. This rule should only apply to 1st party games.

Right now there is no Spider-Man game on PS that's not also on PC, same for Horizon, soon it will be the case for TLOU, while for God of War there's 2018 and Ragnarok on PC (while the Greek saga isn't even available to buy on PS besides GoW 3). This is unacceptable imho.

What are the remaining reasons to buy a PS5 right now when it comes to exclusives? 30 fps Bloodborne, Uncharted 1-3? I think that's about it.

Damn, RDR2 and Bloodborne still do not have 60 fps on PS5 (and PS5 Pro!).

@glennthefrog I agree with you that Ghost of Yotei is not enough, but Sony will bet on GTA 6 for the holiday season, yet another year where they've been carried by 3rd parties.

Most likely for 2026, Q3-Q4 2026 even, this is so bad. I remember that 2021 Showcase, thinking this is a game for the mid-gen, probably around a PS5 Pro would be released, only for it to be a late gen game and probably the last big first party game released before PS6!!! (either this or that Heretic whatever game from ND).

Damn I was so hopeful back in 2021, having HFW and God of War: Ragnarok in sight for 2022, now I'm not a fan of Spider-Man, but we knew the sequel would come in 2023, this gen looked so stacked in the beginning...and then it tanked.

This is why we're saying this gen barely has any games: Spider-Man 2 and the upcoming Ghost of Yotei are the only blockbuster AAA games from first party studios released for the PS5-only (not also for the PS4) in 5 whole years! And they're just safe sequels! Also spare me with Astro Bot, not even Sony considers it a flagship game, based on this: https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2024/02/sony-predicts-slide-in-ps5-sales-with-no-major-existing-ips-planned-before-march-2025

Absolutely love this mix of action-combat, God of War-like + Soulslike elements, Black Myth: Wukong and Stellar Blade being my top 2 games of 2024.

Sadie Sink would be perfect for the role and I'm happy that it will be a movie instead of a TV show. To be honest I also got fatigued on this IP, but I could never say no to a movie, hopefully it will make the first game justice.

Yep, it's single player Concord alright, at least they don't have to pull the plug on this one. Hmm, but wasn't Santa Monica Studios working on a sci-fi game while Naughty Dog was working on a fantasy game?

Amazing story and my second favorite game of 2023 after BG3.

By "wider audience" are they referring to "modern audiences"? Because that's for sure not the wider audience.

Why don't they remake / remaster the entire God of War Greek Saga in one game collection while they're at it (including God of War 1-3, Ascension, Chains of Olympus and Ghost of Sparta)?
Besides God of War 3, there is actually no way you can purchase them. The only way to play the first games on a PS5 is via the horrible cloud system that's on the most expensive subscription tier.

"The game, which is being released for PC and Nintendo Switch as well as PS5", hol' up, how is this game being released on Switch, but not PS4 / PS4 Pro?

I'm eager to see how GTA VI will play on the Series S, and whether or not it will be delayed on Xbox because of that. Honestly I'm even worried for the base PS5.

Good, all according to plan, personally I haven't even bought Helldivers 2, as I will never support this live-service shift from Sony, even though I know it's a good game.

The game released and its fine, though people were right to be somewhat concerned. Personally I knew this can't be a Cyberpunk 2077 situation (you were exaggerating guys), that game released on the threshold of two console generations and it was on the following systems besides PC: PS4, PS4 Pro, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox One X, Xbox Series S, Xbox Series X. When it comes to consoles, Black Myth Wukong is on PS5 and PS5 only, far easier to have the compatibility sorted out.

Edit: I forgot about Google Stadia, lol.

@Jaz007 @PuppetMaster Fine, have your multiplayer, I just hope we don't get a Call of Duty campaign in length.
Edit: I've just checked and the campaign is about 12 hours long, that's...ok I guess, could be a bit longer. The thing is, because I won't subscribe to PS+ ever again, I will only get to experience 1/3 of the game, so I'm going to wait for a sale.

Multiplayer is really not necessary for this, and what does the Season Pass even mean here? Is it like a battle pass for the multiplayer PvE and PvP or is it the next one or two campaign expansions for the game?

This game is way too expensive, there's a change it'll last less than 10 hours, or maybe up to 15 hours tops. It's not a proper AAA, which is good, but this has to also reflect on the price.

Here's hoping they will add an upgrade path, just like TLOU Part 2 Remaster did, but it probably won't happen, as it's a Remake.

Hard pass, I only play single-player games on my PS5 and never sub to the PS+. This seems like a generic, uninspired Overwatch, at least Overwatch has better character design and gave us some corn, lol and is also f2p now. Make no mistake, this Concord will have f2p level of MACROtrasactions, despite being buy to play.
Like others have said, I will never support Sony's live service push.

@DennisReynolds I think I know where you are and I thought so too, but it's not a point of no return, if you continue a bit more you will be able to fast travel to all the graces.

Ah, I will wait if it will also have a paid DLC. I am intrigued by this game but I don't want to spend as much money on it as I did on Elden Ring or FFXVI.

Yeah I do worry, because for example Naughty Dog were shifted into the live service scene, then they dropped it after years of development to the point where we may not see a tentpole single-player game from them in years, I guess the end of this gen at the earliest.

Moving on to the others: Guerilla, Santa Monica and Insomniac released their tentpole games not that long ago, so we're really left with Sucker Punch releasing their safe sequel to Ghost of Tsushima by the end of 2025. I expect something like how GoW: Ragnarok, HFW or Spooder-Man 2 were, not really moving the needle by much or be as impactful compared to the first installment (in the case of GoW I mean the 2018 game).

Rant over.

Shocking, most people are simpletons, AC is kind of like Fifa or CoD, ofc it sells, regardless of price and quality.

@Nei this issue most probably occurs after the last update / DLC, not since the game released.

I think it's not bad, what, people really expected that FFVII Remake Part 2 will pull higher numbers than a brand new entry in the franchise such as FFXVI?