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His nose and his voice are not really there, but he'll do nicely.

Boring game overall, tried it before, not worth it.
Not to mention September period comes soon, filled with epic releases!

More likely it's GoW Laufey who should budge, the overall reaction to the trailers was good but not extraordinary.
For my part I'll get both day one.
But I'd wager a lot will choose to get Fable of the 2 games, at least at launch, and get GoW later / wait for discount.

Nothing new for the people at Rebel Wolves, since many of them worked at CD PR.
In Witcher 3 for example you could use the saves from the Witcher 2 to keep all the choices you've previously made.

Good luck with that...
It's a Remake, and an SP game. The majority will play it now around launch, and will forget all about it come September, which will be stacked to the ceiling with new titles.

Over 6 hours in and haven't encountered a single one of them, game runs smooth and constant.
I've more issues with chasing and catching some of the song files than running into bugs ha ha

Only underlines the fans complete disappointment over this bad decision.

@DennisReynolds Ubisoft's tactic needs to be addressed.
If they were only cosmetics it wouldn't matter much, but putting game advantages behind extra paywalls, offering them as extra content for a hefty sum, should never be encouraged or overlooked, no matter how big or small the advantage being offered.

@LiamCroft you'll have to address the backlash it receives for the 80$ worth of DLC's added at launch by Ubisoft.
All of them adding ingame perks behind said paywall, not just cosmetics.

I have a PS5 Pro, PS5 (gave it to my son), PS4 Pro, and a phat PS3 that yes, still works.
And I also have a high end PC, for both gaming and work.

Will never back down from owning both platforms as long as I can afford them.
I was buying PS consoles because of the exclusive games, but I'll have to reconsider that if prices go way over 1000$.

If somewhere in the future I'll be forced to choose, PC will come first, largest reason being it's versatility, that no (current) console can beat.
Not to mention Sony made a lot of bad decisions lately, so the scale starts to tip more and more away from them....

The pinnacle of AC games gets the TLC it rightfully deserves.
Only 1 day left ! 👍

Quite a few games have good previews, only to fail at reviews before and after launch, for one reason or other.
I'll believe it when I see the reviews, when all the game gets played, not just a curated piece.

As for being a GOTY contender - that may be, but there's gonna be only one winner this year in the eyes of a lot of people, no other game will have a chance in hell. Sucks but that's the reality of it...

@get2sammyb The next Xbox is gonna cost even more, PC gaming hardware remains in shambles for the next 2-3 years minimum, Nintendo makes no better offer, what else is left?

All Sony needs to do is fill the PS6 with AAA exclusive games (no crossgens for new games), put the price at 999$ to lower the psych impact, and it will fly off the shelves.

"Shawarma" hits hard.
Usually doesn't make you slim, au contraire, but in this case she may make Xbox anorexic...

@Nightcrawler71 July 8th it seems, the day before launch.

Visual upgrades look very good, can't wait!

Black Flag Resynced for me, I'll get the Ubisoft Plus subscription for 1 month and dive in.

Senseless drama, as if this reg is something new...

Besides, if you don't use your account for 3 years, you don't need it.

Just a taste of things to come

Could only buy at launch if I can afford it AND it's gonna have such a good 1st party SP exclusive game lineup that I won't resist.
Both of them at the same time.

For now, I don't see the latter happening.
Imo cross-gen titles will be there for at least 2-3 years into it's lifecycle. There's just too many PS5 owners for Sony to disregard. And many will continue to hold on to them after PS6 launch, given the prices and economic climate.

So if my PS5 Pro doesn't kick the bucket, I'm gonna hold on to it for the next ~4-5 years.

As for the "no disk" situation: for me it doesn't matter.
I'm not a collector, I don't have time to sell them, and they just end up filling drawers and closets.
Gave up that hobby when I retired the PS3 and bought the PS4 Pro 10 years ago.
Works for me because I only buy 1st party games on consoles - I have my PC for the multiplatforms, because they're cheaper (even at launch, if you know where to look, not to mention later on).
If I like a PS 1st party game a lot, I'll buy it at launch (GoW, Horizon, Uncharted, TloU etc). For others, I'll wait for a good discount, or PS+ monthly.

Where do I go? Simple: won't touch another PS console and will stop playing every PS game I have !!!

(written while Ghost of Yotei is booting up)

Sony already did that with how they handled the PS5 portfolio.
This is just the latest nail in the proverbial coffin...

Most important goals for a corporation : MONEY and CONTROL
That's what's being exercised here.

No wonder people keep turning to the parrot loving eye-patched sources for game preservation...

And who'd remake it? ND gave up on the Uncharted IP and moved on, and Sony disbanded Bluepoint, the best they had for this job...

On top of that, it's Lara's comeback for now, this genre is covered for this and next year.
Sony won't invest in competing with it, it's too busy with rebuilding all they've lost in the last few years.
And yes, "too many Remakes and Remasters of 1st party titles" are a part of the problems that plagued PS5.
I'd wager the first 3 Uncharted games will remain untouched until 2030's.

Yeah... cutting though the corporate BS : "we don't know yet; date remains opened until multiple factors align for the launch to bring us the biggest revenue".

If they don't/won't make at the very least a Performance mode with limited RT running at 4k 60fps on a PS5 Pro they can stick their billion dollar game up their lazy.....

As long as they don't do it at the expense of 1st party SP games, good luck to them.

New iteration for the streaming-only Portal maybe, less RAM involved...

Heh, must mean Xbox still sells if they keep manufacturing new ones.

I wonder though, how much of this increase is "need" and how much is "greed", given that GTA 6 is closing in. Can't trust anything these days.

Just stick with your PS5 in the comments
Yes.
Just add a Pro.

Will hang on to it until PS6 gets a decent price, or my Pro breaks, or Sony pulls such an epic PS6 exclusive portfolio that I can't resist.
Latter is a lot less likely than the rest, so my Pro will be king for it's lifetime.

Played the first game and liked it, will play the second one too whenever it comes out. No rush, my backlog is already stacked and only getting bigger...

I'm all for a PS6 delay until prices drop, even if that means it launches in 2030.
At least for those owning a PS5 Pro, we'll have time to get our money's worth.

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).

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...

If it's 2029 or 2030 I'm all for it.
My PS5 Pro will be happy to have a nice long and fulfilling life.

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.

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.

Great 1st half, and the 2nd one will be even better!

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.

Right mentality regarding GTA 6, good decision to step forward.

As I've said in a previous comment, from a sales point of view how is overcrowding September and February any better than launching closer to GTA6...
Congrats to them for finding the courage to stand out from the crowd

2Xth of March 2027? Seems like a good spot, still in the current fiscal year and away from the February crowd.
They should get it while it's available though, some of the September/February "sardines" may end up making the same move.

This GTA 6 fear is becoming ridiculous...
How is overcrowding September and February any better sales wise than launching closer to GTA?

Not to mention many of them are not even in direct competition...

I commend Mood Studios for their courage to stand up and believe in their creation enough to launch it in October. Bigger b...z than a lot of them.

@Slayer25c 1st party like Wolverine, maybe... hope it keeps up the trend.
But don't generalize, quite a few 3rd party titles launched in unpolished states on PS

Perfect! Release one for PS6 launch maybe? Or at least the 1st year.
But no cross gen this time...

Perfect, imo, won't add to the pile... my backlog already contains a lot of open world titles I've yet to push through.

Good for them, but zero bugs and game optimization are a lot more important "features" to have day one.

Good game? Sure.
GOTY contender? No.
Besides, if GTA 6 releases this year, no other game has a chance...

They can scrap it altogether for all I care, better than dragging the franchise through the muck...

@wildcat_kickz Yes, true, but unfortunately it's a permanent Nintendo Switch 2 exclusive and Online MP only... not exactly something to look forward to for many.
Maybe after Miyazaki's done with it, he can get back to doing what brought them their success...