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Re: Valve's New Steam Machine Costs Almost Twice as Much as a PS5

Shinnok789

Very bad timing for it's launch, mostly due to the parts price. I don't see it selling as much as expected (or even recouping the investment).

Not worth buying imo, I'd rather get a console. And if it's about having a PC, spend a bit more to get a laptop with better performance. Steam in Big Screen mode works well on windows (not to mention support for a lot more games and software).

Re: PS5 Maker Admits First-Party Single Player Games Are Its 'Core Strength'

Shinnok789

consistent, annual releases of single player games, which have traditionally been its core strength, while also building a portfolio of live service games

Whoa, someone woke up and smelled the proverbial roses... kind of late and with a few year gap to recoup now, sadly.

I've said the same thing >1 year ago... find a way to incorporate 1-2 gaas games in current production instead of stopping 1st party SP games production cold turkey, and moving every team to gaas titles.
Well... Sony's genius management, in an epic display of direction and vision for the future of Playstation considered it's best to nuke all foundations and invest everything in building castles on the sand.
That went well, Sony, yes? Now we're all paying the price...

Re: Poll: How Much Will GTA 6 Cost?

Shinnok789

80-90$/€ for the regular edition.
A game requiring > 1 billion $ to make, won't cost less than 80.
Not to mention they're not worried of pricing backlash, since a ton of people will buy it even if it's over 100.

Re: Sony Finally Speaks on PC Cancellations, Wants to Enhance Value of PS5

Shinnok789

Of course they won't commit to anything, be serious.

They don't care which way exclusivity goes. People can fight and die on that hill all they want, it doesn't matter to Sony, not really.
Money matter - period. That's all.
Going back to AAA 1st party SP exclusive seems to draw a lot of attention, bring more money? Great, stroke the flames, fuel that war, cut the PC access.
2-3 years from now PC part are more accessible and there's money to be made by porting previously exclusive games? Throw that Exclusivity in the trash and bring back the PC ports.

Keeping options opened maximizes profits!
In the end that's all they're after.

Re: Even with PS5 Ports, Many of Xbox's Games Have Been Underperfoming

Shinnok789

Too many games per "square month" (and "parallelepipedal wallet") ?

Can only speak for myself with certainty, but, as i've observed lately, backlog keeps inflating to an unmanageable size, and available time to play per title keeps shrinking.

When I start a new playthrough I have to choose the best one from the pile each time, to "feel" that it's worth investing what very little and precious gaming time I have available, and the necessary $$$ to purchase it.

And until I'm done with that playthrough (which usually takes weeks), another batch of 2-3 likable games launches and adds to the already epic sized backlog, wishlist etc...

That's why the "maybe I'll give it a go sometime" titles have almost zero chance to be ever bought, not to mention played, especially at their respective launches...

And there are also the subscriptions.
One can get 1 month of a subscription for 10-20$, access a catalog of games, and try them out without paying for them separately.

That's how I tried Indiana Jones, Atomfall, Doom The Dark Ages, Hellblade II: Senua's Saga and Wuchang Fallen Feathers for example, by getting 1 month of Game Pass... Played for some 5...8 hours each, they didn't manage to capture me enough to buy them separately, an I gave them up.
Did i pay 70$ for each of them? No. I only paid that 1 month subscription.

Re: 'That Looks Like Sh*t': God of War Creator Predictably Tears New PS5 Game to Shreds

Shinnok789

He may be a prick but he's not 100% wrong.
I had the exact same thought after seeing the video - are they going for a PG13 with this spinoff ?
It's a gameplay trailer, they may not have shown mature content for the sake of the overall rating of the State of Play. But without an official confirmation, the question does stand.
Lowering the rating would be completely bad for the franchise.

Re: God of War Laufey Is the Next Main Entry in the Saga, 'Coming Soon' to PS5

Shinnok789

While I would have loved the God of War franchise to have Kratos do some clean-up in the land of the Nile, Laufey's story is a very good alternative too.

There are quite a lot of unexplained pieces regarding Faye peppered around in the first 2 games, that I think this new title will clarify (in 1 sitting or more).
Her journey starts right alongside Kratos and son, and takes place in parallel in this Everplace, and maybe there are ways to connect with the normal realm.
Hopefully she'll be traveling around in time too, and preparing/influencing Kratos/Atreus journey in ways only faintly implied in the first 2 games.
Maybe Kratos will help her for a while, during the time he was trapped in the light of Alfheim, and remember nothing but the vision we saw in the first game... Maybe they'll even show what she did in The Crater region in Vanaheim, and the battle with Thor... who knows.

They nailed her face animations this time around, she looked kind of weird in some scenes in God Of War 2018.
The updated graphics really show.

Anyway, can't wait, maybe "coming soon" won't be Q4 next year...
I hope it's a ~20h long game tops, and it releases in Q1-Q2 2027.

Re: Poll: How Would You Rate State of Play for June 2026?

Shinnok789

Great show overall, with proper 1st party titles gameplay not just trailers. Cool!

Launch dates make for a good laugh, they are effectively stuffing September to the brim, around the "invisible walls" put up by GTA 6.
Have to give it to the No Rest for the Wicked devs (Moon Studios), releasing the 1.0 version in October - very courageous of them.

Re: Third Witcher 3 DLC Is Real! Songs of the Past Comes to PS5 in 2027

Shinnok789

Setting things up for The Witcher 4 I'd wager.
Could also mean TW4 will be released a lot later than hoped, and they're trying to keep the interest and revenue going in the interim, since Cyberpunk will no longer receive any content...

Will play this DLC of course, day one purchase.
Think I'll also fit a full game + existing DLC playthrough before it launches, not only for nostalgia's sake but also because it's an impressive, epic, title!

Re: The Next Kingdom Come Game Is a Lot Closer Than You Think

Shinnok789

@REALAIS Descend the high horse bub, you're guessing just like the rest of us, there's not enough confirmation one way or the other. Under certain possible conditions this could be KCDIII just as well as a spinoff. Could very well be the series "DLC turned stand alone title", like AC Mirage or Uncharted Lost Legacy. Time will tell.

Re: The Next Kingdom Come Game Is a Lot Closer Than You Think

Shinnok789

Don't get too excited about the date, it's a target, not fixed.
As with many big project these days, there's a fat chance it's gonna be delayed at least once.

But the fact that a new KCD is in development - that's awesome news!
Second one this month, after Talos Principle III was confirmed to be in development targeting 2027.

Re: Poll: Sony's Killing Its PS5 PC Ports - But Do You Agree with Its Decision?

Shinnok789

This subject has been so blown out of proportion lately, I wish media will just give it a rest.
All this drama for what is basically just rumor.
Even the latest leak on the subject is only a "rumored confirmation" - whatever the crap that is.

Besides, Sony should concentrate on improving it's 1st party games, they've become kind of stale lately, generally speaking.
Even the latest Saros failed to meet expectations on it's own turf... So why the hell would it need a PC port? Only to lose more money?
Make 1st party games Playstation exclusive again, or port them to PC, or port them to Nintendo for all I care, just:

  • innovate! Come up with new ideas, people! Quit relying on
    Re-Re-Recycles and milking years old formulas. Stop playing it safe with almost every title!
  • make smaller games to lower the budget and go back to taking risks with new ideas
  • increase their quantity .... PS4 is still laughing at it's younger sibling's achievements where 1st party SP game portfolio is concerned...

Re: Poll: Would You Buy an inFAMOUS Collection for PS5?

Shinnok789

Among of the best games of the PS3 era, right up there with God Of War 3, Uncharted 1, 2, 3 and The Last Of Us.
I actually bought my phat PS3 with the Infamous 1 package and the game included.
Love both first games, I would buy their Remake versions day one.

Re: Konami Successfully Revives Silent Hill with Strong Sales for 2 Remake, F

Shinnok789

Silent Hill 2 is still the best of them, I loved the OG game, and now the Remake even more with all the added improvements. The atmosphere alone is one of the best I've encountered in a game, surprassing even Bloodborne's Upper Cathedral area.

Silent Hill F was disappointing however, lost my interest completely during the first "spirit realm" or whatever that was, and never went back.

Eagerly waiting for Silent Hill - Townfall - seems a very interesting and fresh take on the franchise, hope it's as good as it lets on.

Silent Hill 1 Remake - I don't know much about the first game, never played the OG, too old (even for me ha ha). If reviews will be good, and they don't ask full price for a <10h game, then day one it will be.

I wish they'd also remake Silent Hill Origins - played it about 20 years ago on PS2 and loved it.
But I guess bringing back Silent Hill 3 would be next on the list if they're going down that hill (yeah, intended) in some sort of good to bad order...

Re: This New PS5 Controller May Solve DualSense's Stick Drift Issues, But It Comes with a $220 Cost

Shinnok789

The comparison with the regular DS is pointless, as it's aimed at pro players and enthusiasts, not the general masses.

That being said, why regular HE and not the TMR sticks? For the price it should have been standard.
And I don't get the idea of removing the rumble completely instead of offering an option to turn it off. It's not Scuf exclusive, as most major Pro gamepad MF (manufacturers, sheesh) go the same way. Lack of internal space? Lowering the weight as much as possible? Or just greed disguised under "Pro's don't need it"?

EDIT: The controller does in fact have "Endurance TMR Thumbsticks" sticks, not Hall Effect. TMR is the next evolution of Hall Effect, with higher precision and stability - the article should be corrected.
Thanks @xDD90x for the heads-up

Re: Poll: Vote for Your PS5 Game of the Month (April 2026)

Shinnok789

Well, Saros is not my type of game, Pragmata I didn't play yet (seems good, but i'll wait for a discount), and the rest I don't like.
So for April I'll go with Diablo 4 Lord of Hatred expansion. Technically not a new game, but with so many changes and the new content added, it might as well be considered one.