@add286 Oh 100%. The direction of travel is to digital and they’ll make more money, there’s little value in them trying to look for nuance when they’d be happy to move over already. I do think it’s there and we’ll be screwed over, but so it always is when we’re at the mercy of capitalism.
@add286 Regardless of whether 6.7% is the more important figure, the way it’s reported is very misleading. I’ve seen a lot of people in this thread come away with the idea that that’s figure for console too, so they’ve failed there and they’re verging on playing with statistics it is territory. They’re not really thinking about the numbers, they’re just surface level reporting them. I’d get ridiculed if I reported something like this at my job.
That said I personally think digital on OC is completely different to digital on console so saying the majority of PC sales is digital just isn’t a strong enough argument for me. Multiple storefronts, drm free versions, the ability is save executables anywhere etc. The proposition for digital on PC is just no as stringent.
Awful reporting, not doing due diligence with the math and giving additional context for what that means (it’s not 6.7% on console, how does that breakdown etc etc). Also going digital on PC is not the same as going digital on console. Poor form guys. Really poor.
Sounds like Snoop may have been the one who suggested it, which just tracks with his trashy behaviour. It just feels wrong, skip for me, also too distracting.
Is this a real thing? I watch a lot of reviewers but I’m quite happy to disagree with them even if I like their points. Do people really not have their opinions? Sounds overblown to me.
@nessisonett Absolutely spot on, as you usually are. Couldn’t have said it better.
That aside, the absolute cheek of them telling Disco fans to go wishlist this game is so brazen. Personally couldn’t care less about this, roll on the other spiritual successors.
Enjoyed the first season of the anime and I really like the idea of a single player extraction shooter with an emphasis on narrative. Will be watching this.
@DreadfulDragon This is the same type of argument conservatives used to use to be against gay marriage. Next you’ll be saying beastiaiity should be legal by your logic. Literally no reason for this silly argument at all when being gay is patently not as dangerous as potential birth defects.
@Dudeitsme You can definitely outperform them if you focus on winning head to heads and build towards filling kinship faster if it’s similar to the 2nd game. I wouldn’t be too worried about that.
Why not just delay the game then? People can already buy it but it’s not complete yet? This is very dodgy logic and opens up all sorts of questions for other games, though suppose shouldn’t be surprised with the annoying Marathon trailer that plays on every page.
@TheDarts This site, particularly the comment section, is obsessed with notorious “haters” who are bringing down the industry with their negativity. Can’t go one comment section without someone bemoaning the negative opinion of some nebulous other instead of just stating what they think.
This looks fun as hell with friends. Can imagine laughing your head off as you all sculpt monstrosities and the smash things up. Quench mode also sounds pretty cool. Love the creativity.
@nessisonett You’ve seen how some “Gamers” react to female leads these days. A lot of the studios making medieval games seem similarly precious about “agendas”. It’s a shame as there’s bound to be cool stuff you can do with it the setting.
There are also some really fun mods for BG3 being released. One the completely redoes progression and skills and introduces new classes, whole new classes from 5E, and a roguelite mod that introduces over 2000 new items randomly as you play. Convinced me to start a new play through and excited to check back in another year.
@BearsEatBeets Thanks for the correction, I should have checked. Though I’m still not a fan of Hudson’s direction for where ME went and his ideas for live service, I appreciate being accurate and me not just talking *****.
Mission creator sound very interesting. Wonder how in-depth it will be, but I’d be willing to jump back in try some proper UGC missions beyond the mode offshoots that was previously possible.
The combat animations just looks so context heavy and specific, doesn’t make sense unless the game is extremely linear to funnel you but they’ve said it’s open world. It looks cool, but there’s something sus about the gameplay, would love to see a live demo/walkthrough.
@SeaDaVie There’s all sorts of sampling bias surely. That 51% could have already been part of the initial 40% that were going to buy it. Seems like an absolutely meaningless stat.
This comment section is a travesty. People trying to find nuance for a guy who admitted to sexual harassment and has a fairly long trail of incidents in the news. Absolutely shameful.
@PuppetMaster In a normal world it would have nothing to do with a music label though, the guys producing the anime would just go with who they like. That’s the point - in this world, the pool of who they like is going to be limited because of the new label association.
Looks insane but also feels a bit all over the place. I still not convinced by the combat, doesn’t look like it has that visceral feel but we’ll see I suppose.
@Frmknst Insane take. People like you pave the way for enshittification, happily paying for less and less features as long as they give you a line to trot. They give you less clans and less RPG mechanics but that’s all good to you.
@Dorkthrone You can hire a writer. If you like immersion and exploring new worlds, good writing is critical. Mass Effect, Dragon Age Origins, New Vegas etc would be nowhere near as big if they didn’t have great lore and immersive writing. It doesn’t have to be the best thing ever for it to work, so when it’s clearly positive for it to be decent, it’s disappointing for people like me to see it’s not. You don’t care, good for you, more games out there you’ll enjoy.
@AndroidBango Disgusting behaviour, locking two base clans that the original would never lock behind a $30 hike. I’m sure someone here will defend it, but I hope this flops just for that.
@RudeAnimat0r Their writing is generally very strong so I have some confidence in this. Excellent studio that hopefully starts to cover up the cracks they’ve shown in the past.
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Re: Amidst Sony's Disc Debacle, Capcom Sales Data Is a Brutal Reality Check for Fans of Physical Media
@add286 Oh 100%. The direction of travel is to digital and they’ll make more money, there’s little value in them trying to look for nuance when they’d be happy to move over already. I do think it’s there and we’ll be screwed over, but so it always is when we’re at the mercy of capitalism.
Re: Amidst Sony's Disc Debacle, Capcom Sales Data Is a Brutal Reality Check for Fans of Physical Media
@add286 Regardless of whether 6.7% is the more important figure, the way it’s reported is very misleading. I’ve seen a lot of people in this thread come away with the idea that that’s figure for console too, so they’ve failed there and they’re verging on playing with statistics it is territory. They’re not really thinking about the numbers, they’re just surface level reporting them. I’d get ridiculed if I reported something like this at my job.
That said I personally think digital on OC is completely different to digital on console so saying the majority of PC sales is digital just isn’t a strong enough argument for me. Multiple storefronts, drm free versions, the ability is save executables anywhere etc. The proposition for digital on PC is just no as stringent.
Re: Amidst Sony's Disc Debacle, Capcom Sales Data Is a Brutal Reality Check for Fans of Physical Media
Awful reporting, not doing due diligence with the math and giving additional context for what that means (it’s not 6.7% on console, how does that breakdown etc etc). Also going digital on PC is not the same as going digital on console. Poor form guys. Really poor.
Re: 'It May Seem Like We're Only Doing It for Attention': Stranger Than Heaven Dev Discusses Celebrity Castings, Including Tupac
Sounds like Snoop may have been the one who suggested it, which just tracks with his trashy behaviour. It just feels wrong, skip for me, also too distracting.
Re: Dave the Diver Dev's New Game Bancho the Chef Will Make 'Extensive Use' of PS5's Controller
@nomither6 That’s actually the real plot of the game, finding out how he became bald.
Re: Fallout Co-Creator Thinks Gamers Are Letting Influencers Tell Them What to Think
Is this a real thing? I watch a lot of reviewers but I’m quite happy to disagree with them even if I like their points. Do people really not have their opinions? Sounds overblown to me.
Re: Round Up: This PS5 Game Changes Based on Other Players, and Reviewers Are Liking It
Demo was interesting but I felt like it was just scratching the surface. Would like to play more so may keep a sale eye on this.
Re: Monster Crown: Sin Eater Needs to Be on Your Retro RPG Radar, Rides to PS5 This Month
If it’s as good as Chained Echoes, sure.
Re: There Are Too Many PS5 Games, But You Should Try This RPG for Free
Excellent shout! Will defo give the demo a try.
Re: Disco Elysium's Controversial Successor Commits to 2026 Release on PS5
@nessisonett Absolutely spot on, as you usually are. Couldn’t have said it better.
That aside, the absolute cheek of them telling Disco fans to go wishlist this game is so brazen. Personally couldn’t care less about this, roll on the other spiritual successors.
Re: GACHIAKUTA's PS5 Game Looks a Lot More Zenless Zone Zero Than Your Average Anime Fighter
Enjoyed the first season of the anime and I really like the idea of a single player extraction shooter with an emphasis on narrative. Will be watching this.
Re: Street Fighter 6's Incestuous New Storyline Divides Opinion
@DreadfulDragon This is the same type of argument conservatives used to use to be against gay marriage. Next you’ll be saying beastiaiity should be legal by your logic. Literally no reason for this silly argument at all when being gay is patently not as dangerous as potential birth defects.
Re: Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection (PS5) - Capcom's Monster Taming RPG Soars to New Heights
@Dudeitsme You can definitely outperform them if you focus on winning head to heads and build towards filling kinship faster if it’s similar to the 2nd game. I wouldn’t be too worried about that.
Re: Screamer's PS5 Trophy List Unlocks New Fear: A Racing Game with Parrying
Really glad to see how it’s mixing things up in the racing formula. Looking forward to reviews for this.
Re: Site News: Where's Our Marathon PS5 Review?
Why not just delay the game then? People can already buy it but it’s not complete yet? This is very dodgy logic and opens up all sorts of questions for other games, though suppose shouldn’t be surprised with the annoying Marathon trailer that plays on every page.
Re: Sorry Haters, But Marathon Is Looking Real Good Right Now
@TheDarts This site, particularly the comment section, is obsessed with notorious “haters” who are bringing down the industry with their negativity. Can’t go one comment section without someone bemoaning the negative opinion of some nebulous other instead of just stating what they think.
Re: 10 PS Plus Extra, Premium Games for February 2026 Announced
This month slaps for me. At least 4 games there I’ll be playing, nice.
Re: Culinary Adventure Dosa Divas Brings a Unique Flavour of RPG to PS5 This April
Looks pretty fun, vibrant and different. Will defo keep an eye on this.
Re: If Crimson Desert Wasn't Ambitious Enough, It Also Has a Mech and Two More Playable Characters
They explicitly mentioned it in the first video.
Re: Kiln Is a Pottery Party Brawler from Double Fine, Coming to PS5 in 2026
This looks fun as hell with friends. Can imagine laughing your head off as you all sculpt monstrosities and the smash things up. Quench mode also sounds pretty cool. Love the creativity.
Re: Captivating Historical Italian Adventure Becomes PS5 Console Exclusive to 'Deliver the Best Experience'
@nessisonett You’ve seen how some “Gamers” react to female leads these days. A lot of the studios making medieval games seem similarly precious about “agendas”. It’s a shame as there’s bound to be cool stuff you can do with it the setting.
Re: Pokémon Dev Game Freak Steps Up the Production Values for Beast of Reincarnation on PS5
Combat looks quite interesting. Hopefully the narrative is decent as I’m not entirely convinced by the world and setting yet.
Re: Larian Games Doing Better Than Ever Off the Back of Divinity Reveal
There are also some really fun mods for BG3 being released. One the completely redoes progression and skills and introduces new classes, whole new classes from 5E, and a roguelite mod that introduces over 2000 new items randomly as you play. Convinced me to start a new play through and excited to check back in another year.
Re: 'We Will Give Our Utmost': The Seven Deadly Sins Dev Delays PS5 Release to Make Improvements
Never a bad thing to take time to improve the game. At least they’re listening to feedback and genuinely trying to address it.
Re: Life Is Strange Reunion Pairs Max with Chloe Once More on PS5
Just give me another banging soundtrack.
Re: Test Out Tactics Remake Front Mission 3 for Free on PS5, PS4 Now
@Nem So just accept slop instead of asking for better standards?
Re: Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic Director Rubbishes 2030 Release Date Claims
@BearsEatBeets Thanks for the correction, I should have checked. Though I’m still not a fan of Hudson’s direction for where ME went and his ideas for live service, I appreciate being accurate and me not just talking *****.
Re: Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic Director Rubbishes 2030 Release Date Claims
Not trusting the director of Anthem on anything.
Re: Fallout Star Ella Purnell Would Rather Play Concrete Genie Than GTA 6
@Nnfyrbsnss Brings more attention to a little gem of a game. Why is that bad?
Re: Mini Review: Skate Story (PS5) - The Most Unique, Most Stylish Skateboarding Game to Date
@janineking At least in Hell I can skate.
Re: Cairn, the Dark Souls of Climbing Games, Finally Nails Down a Release Date on PS5
Enjoyed the demo on edibles. Looking forward to this.
Re: GTA 5 Protagonist Michael Returns in GTA Online Mansions Update
Mission creator sound very interesting. Wonder how in-depth it will be, but I’d be willing to jump back in try some proper UGC missions beyond the mode offshoots that was previously possible.
Re: Sony's All-In on Exciting PS5 Action RPG The God Slayer, Despite an Xbox Version Existing
The combat animations just looks so context heavy and specific, doesn’t make sense unless the game is extremely linear to funnel you but they’ve said it’s open world. It looks cool, but there’s something sus about the gameplay, would love to see a live demo/walkthrough.
Re: 'PS Portal Users Are More Engaged Than Non-Users': Sony's Hit Handheld Outperforms All Other Remote Play Methods
@SeaDaVie There’s all sorts of sampling bias surely. That 51% could have already been part of the initial 40% that were going to buy it. Seems like an absolutely meaningless stat.
Re: Random: Balatro's Brilliant Charity Calendar Is About as Silly as Gaming Merch Gets
Lovely gesture all round.
Re: Yakuza 3 Remake Backlash Blows Up Again as Actor Guilty of Sexual Harassment Stars in New Trailer
@tameshiyaku No we do not, have you not seen the millions of people protesting and turning out for marches? What the hell are you even talking about?
Re: Yakuza 3 Remake Backlash Blows Up Again as Actor Guilty of Sexual Harassment Stars in New Trailer
This comment section is a travesty. People trying to find nuance for a guy who admitted to sexual harassment and has a fairly long trail of incidents in the news. Absolutely shameful.
Re: Sony's Increasing Power Over Anime Is Starting to Raise Some Eyebrows
@PuppetMaster In a normal world it would have nothing to do with a music label though, the guys producing the anime would just go with who they like. That’s the point - in this world, the pool of who they like is going to be limited because of the new label association.
Re: Stunning Crimson Desert PS5 Footage Reveals a Wildly Ambitious RPG
Looks insane but also feels a bit all over the place. I still not convinced by the combat, doesn’t look like it has that visceral feel but we’ll see I suppose.
Re: Stupidly Ambitious PS5 Open World Crimson Desert Nails Down March 2026 Release Date
Need a demo for this. I still need to be sold on how it feels to play and what the overall loop is, as it looks crazy in scope.
Re: PS5 Pre-Orders for Bloodlines 2's Premium Edition to Be Refunded as Paradox Promises Changes
@Frmknst Insane take. People like you pave the way for enshittification, happily paying for less and less features as long as they give you a line to trot. They give you less clans and less RPG mechanics but that’s all good to you.
Re: Daemon X Machina: Titanic Scion (PS5) - Rough Open World Design Distracts from Tight Mecha Action
@Dorkthrone You can hire a writer. If you like immersion and exploring new worlds, good writing is critical. Mass Effect, Dragon Age Origins, New Vegas etc would be nowhere near as big if they didn’t have great lore and immersive writing. It doesn’t have to be the best thing ever for it to work, so when it’s clearly positive for it to be decent, it’s disappointing for people like me to see it’s not. You don’t care, good for you, more games out there you’ll enjoy.
Re: Second Trails in the Sky Remake All But Confirmed by Falcom Boss
Hype, the demo was excellent so would love another similar instalment.
Re: Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 Commits to October 2025 Launch on PS5
@AndroidBango Disgusting behaviour, locking two base clans that the original would never lock behind a $30 hike. I’m sure someone here will defend it, but I hope this flops just for that.
Re: Persona-Inspired Tactical RPG Demonschool Heads to Class Next Month on PS5, PS4
@Can-You-Believe-Sith Looks more horror-y so imagine will be very different vibe.
Re: Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2 Enhanced (PS5) - Cinematic Spectacle Offers Little Else
Definition of subscription game - worth playing but there are far better and more interesting things to spend money on.
Re: Expedition 33's Magical Art Book to Be Fully Revealed This Week
Don’t usually buy stuff like this, but I just might for this. Wonderful art.
Re: Brazilian Gamers Infuriated by Sudden PS5 Price Hikes
@Lup it’s insane. As if a video game costing nearly a third of the minimum wage is healthy in any way, shape or form.
Re: Brazilian Gamers Infuriated by Sudden PS5 Price Hikes
@LogicStrikesAgain And have wages kept up with inflation?
Re: Mass Effect-Like The Expanse: Osiris Reborn Sounds Like One of PS5's Most Promising Action RPGs
@RudeAnimat0r Their writing is generally very strong so I have some confidence in this. Excellent studio that hopefully starts to cover up the cracks they’ve shown in the past.