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Gutted I didn’t get an invite, but looking forward to hearing what everyone else thinks of it.

Boo, didn't get one it seems. Still hyped for this either way but would have loved to give it a go for myself.

Glad folks are excited for this, but it does baffle me a little bit. I thought the beta was awful and not a patch on Transformed in any possible area. Heck, I'd sooner play that free Disney kart racer than this. Ah well, still nice to see a demo come out.

Casually keeping an eye on the game but don't think I'll watch this live. Maybe later. Just can't help but wish for another Uncharted every time I see something like this. I know they're not directly comparable really but that's the itch I want to scratch. Would love a demo though so hopefully that might be announced?

Been playing a bunch over the weekend and unfortunately, I hate it. I had really high hopes but there’s almost nothing I enjoy. There’s a lot of detail I could go into but ultimately, a lot could be summed up by “too much going on”. It’s super cluttered in every sense, from visuals to gameplay mechanics and audio. Feels messy and doesn’t hit the right nostalgia buttons for me so I’ll be going back to Transformed on PC instead. What a shame.

I’d be interested, I was underwhelmed by Horizon 5 but love Japan which might make up for the things I didn’t like.

I’m still cautiously optimistic, looking forward to trying the beta. But Kirby Air Riders looks awesome so this needs to hit the right notes.

@Blauwe_Chimay nah, they’re only 6 and 4 so it’s a bit above them. Have thought about it though and tempted to give it a try one day, though sims aren’t normally my thing.

Oh my god, sign me up right now. Looks incredible and my kids are super into trains, win win!

He’s right - you only have to look at the state of the industry on LinkedIn where countless people are constantly being made redundant. It’s a mess out there and the industry is permanently losing talent as folks switch to more secure opportunities.

The only bit I disagree with is the idea that the music industry makes up for the likes of Spotify with touring - when the reality is that this doesn’t cut it either and being a pro musician these days is a really hard thing to do. Lots of artists are making a loss with touring now too and need to make up for it with other commercial ventures and merch sales.

I for one would be glad to see the back of the GamesPass subscription model. I don’t think it’s a bad idea to chuck in a few rotating games as part of an online sub that covers a few core features, like NSO and PS Plus, but Game Pass is a step too far and it’s very dangerous to the health of the industry.

Bit late now surely? Really enjoyed the game but can’t imagine going back for another go and expect most folks that were interested have played it already.

Haven’t actually heard of it before but love me some Persona so I’ll be keeping an eye out for the reviews. Art style looks cool for sure.

Will absolutely pick this up on my Switch 2 tonight, so not a concern for now.

In theory I’d be super up for this, but…it’s Bethesda and I don’t tend to enjoy their games. If it gets confirmed I’ll have to watch a bunch of videos and think about it.

Lots of X-Men, pls. Would love to see Gambit, Cyclops, Rogue, Magneto and Juggernaut especially. Outside of those, Silver Surfer would be super cool and unique.

First fighting game I’ve been excited for in a while. I’m super casual so unlikely to ever play online - this is for me and my wife to play very low stakes button mashing, so all we’d want is for it to look good, be relatively approachable in terms of controls/systems and have a good roster of characters.

Give me alllllll the Marvel Tokon and Virtua Fighter, please and thank you.

When the video started I have to admit I thought “nah, these look completely different” but skipping ahead, yeah it’s very blatant. You could drop Aloy into that game world or vice versa and you wouldn’t know it wasn’t the same game. Mechanics are very different but ambience, art style, environments, tech etc are almost identical. Interesting to see if any relationships are hurt here as I believe the two companies have several investments in common, such as Epic Games.

Intrigued to see what they do with it - the original was superb and I’m definitely up for revisiting it.

My best guess would be a God of War spinoff starring Atreus/Loki.

Very much on board, but haven’t played the original yet, so it’ll be a little ways off for me. Looks great though!

Disappointing news, but from the earlier trailer I wasn’t interested anyway to be honest so I won’t lose sleep over it.

Lack of backwards compatibility and price were the two main factors that stopped me tbh. And honestly, these days I forgot it was even there as Sony’s general output is clearly reduced in tougher market conditions. I would have been tempted eventually if the momentum kept going but I just wasn’t in a position to be an early adopter at the time. I’ve still never tried VR and would love to, but from all accounts Meta seems to be the way to go if you can only get one.

Wow, visually at least that is certainly something. If it plays half as good as it looks we should be in for a treat!

Looks like a cosplayer.

I've always maintained that it's one of the best games I've ever played, but I have absolutely no desire to ever do it again. Superb but so, so bleak. The original I find easier to go back to, which is why I would label that one a masterpiece and this one just shy of that. I'll be absolutely on board if they ever do a third and would be fascinated to see where they go with it, but also a little nervous. I can't imagine how it could get any more depressing and I'm not sure I have the resilience for it if it does!

Can't say I'm particularly excited for this one, but we'll see I guess.

Surprised to see the mixed reviews on this, loved the base game and figured the DLC was an auto win. I’ll probably still buy it as it’s so cheap, but I’ll be going in with relatively modest expectations to avoid disappointment.

Said it after the initial stream but honestly, probably the best State of Play I can remember. Sword of the Sea also deserves a mention - Giant Squid's games are almost always defining experiences for my tastes and it looks like a beautiful mashup of their best ideas. And Marvel Tokon cannot come soon enough, good lord. Romeo is a Deadman looks like Suda51 back to his best and Silent Hill F looks like a genuinely fresh take on the series that also stirs the part of me that keeps wishing for a properly new Project Zero / Fatal Frame. Glorious.

It’s a little thing really but this made me super happy as I missed out last time. Absolutely picking one up.

Best in a long time. Almost top tier, almost. No complaints here, can’t remember the last time I was excited for so much stuff in one of these livestreams! Well done Sony.

Best State of Play in a long, long time if you ask me. So many things in excited for in there. Marvel Tokon being my personal highlight - a genuine “WAIT WHAT” moment and I absolutely cannot wait to play it. Day one for sure and I will buy the highest priced version of it. Bravo Sony!

Nothing about this sounds appealing to me at all. Bit gutted as I absolutely adore the other Soulsbornes. Hopefully there’ll be another proper entry before too long.

Can’t believe they’ve done it again! Doesn’t sound like it’s as bad as last time but yeesh.

Have to admit I’m kinda regretting buying it, just not enjoying it as much as I thought I would, I think because of the open world mechanics. Would sooner play a 60fps port of Driveclub.

Absolutely adored Defender of the Future, and loved the originals as well, so very excited for all of these! Really hope the new title is good…

Excellent review of the show. Was properly gutted when I couldn’t afford tickets at the time but after reading this I’m glad. What a letdown.

New to the series and been playing it for a few days, and honestly...kinda underwhelmed. It looks nice but it's so, so confusiong and the story element is just AWFUL. Frequently find myself wishing for a much simpler game. Just feels like I'm aimlessy wandering around before being roped into an event or novelty race that I have no interest in being a part of. And then I have to put up with the awful voice acting through this forced plot thing. Just weird. I'll keep trying it but right now I can imagine uninstalling by the end of the week. I miss Driveclub.

So glad it’s good, very excited to pick it up but my kids are very into racing at the moment so am playing Forza early access with them at the moment. Top of my list for after that though!

@Vladspartan What were Sony thinking, trying to make a games machine a little more…fun?

While we’re at it - hey home stores! Quit putting pictures, patterns and colours on my duvets! They’re for sleeping, so I can’t even see them anyway! You’re just printing them to make me spend more money, and IT NEEDS TO STOP.

Curse this life of rabid consumerism. Curse it I say!

Ugh, I need to go back to bed, in my stupid patterned bedsheets.

Haven’t played it before, but no Bethesda game has ever lived up to the hype for me (Skyrim, Fallout 4, Dishonored), but will check out the announcement and happy for those that are excited!

The trouble is, this to me seems like less than Destiny, art dialed up, gameplay dialed back. So I can’t imagine that the destiny fambase will switch over that readily. But maybe it’s for a different crowd?

Lost records is the only one I’ll be checking out. And even then, probably not for a little while.

Love love love the art style, and you know the gunplay will be top tier. But I just don’t think I want to pay an PVP extraction shooter, at all. Nothing about the premise appeals. If it was PvE I’d be all over it.

It’s a hard pill to swallow. I understand that times are tough in games but I’ve been made redundant from my last two jobs, and am now looking at positions almost half of the salary I had 3 years ago. Same work, less pay. Ultimately it means I’ll buy less games, or focus on indies which are much more keenly priced.

I don’t really care one way or the other whether they release it a hundred times. Loved both games and will be there for number 3 if/when it happens, but I won’t be picking them up again personally. For anyone that hasn’t played them though, makes sense to have a latest or complete edition for them to pick up.

Still one of my favourite ever games, up there with the very best PlayStation exclusives. Would love a sequel, remaster or anything they’d throw our way.

Sorry but Insert Coin haven’t produced a decent design in years. These are particularly poor though. How underwhelming.

No interest at all, have never enjoyed a single Bethesda game after many attempts and I don’t think this will be the one. Far too many other quality games to consider.

Really like the reversed colours, but the rest of the design is pants. Weird colour scheme to choose for TLoU. No thanks.