Ah, so that's why Sony pulled it's exclusives from the PC market, so they can set their digital prices however they please, and leave gamers no choice but to swallow....
Well aside from 3 of them, the rest are of the "Complete all" variety. Suffice to say that 32 of them still have 0,0% completion in Steam's Global achievement list which is extremely rare to see 2 days after a game's launch. Huge game this is.
From the video at least it doesn't look bad at all.
No one can expect this new game, made to be graphically impressive, to end up looking marvelous on a 5+ years old console, and be realistic in he/she's expectations...
May need some polishing yes, but it's not broken.
And the screen tearing has something to do with Vsink and/or VRR. If you tried all available options and nothing solves it, it'll certainly be solved in a future patch.
Be glad it doesn't suffer from that damned shader compilation stuttering like Elden Ring has, at least on PC.
I bet the impact was bigger because you played it first on PS5 Pro and then went to the OG PS5... The test should have been done by someone that didn't play it on the Pro, to form a realistic "OG PS5 owner" opinion.
It was clear for some time that the game was to be divisive, some will love it and some won't. And here ya go...
And nothing I've seen in the reviews posted so far makes me consider it a bad game.
I've preordered and I'm gonna play it this weekend, and make up my own mind.
Wouldn't be the first time I thoroughly enjoy a divisive game (yes, i love The Last Of Us Part 2 too, if anyone hates it, they can go... play something else).
Yeah I saw the commercial after watching the trailer earlier today... left the exact same impression that unsolicited Xbox game ads do, when thrown by Microsoft randomly in Windows: "unnecessary" and "out of place"
this technology [...] is reserved for Nvidia’s 50-series line of graphics cards
Not really - it's reserved only for RTX 5090 for 1 reason only: RAM !
The DLSS5 Demo ran on 2x RTX 5090, one for the game, and one exclusively for DLSS 5 - for this exact reason.
They said at launch it will run on a single GPU.
I'd wager that said GPU will have to have at least 32GB or RAM if not more.
So anything below a RTX 5090 will fall below the minimum req.
And yes a single RTX 5090 costs as much as 3-4 PS5 Pro consoles right now, with prices only increasing over time (at least for this year and the next).
I for one am glad I bought my PS5 Pro and that PSSR is advancing well - I'm set for at least a few years.
PC building and gaming are becoming very expensive hobbies, reaching levels that are no longer fun.... harder and harder to sustain them financially for regular joes like myself.
Add to the pile that Nvidia's DLSS 5 demo was running on 2x RTX 5090's, one handling the game while the other was dedicated entirely to DLSS 5.
So it's actually AI crap for a ton of money.
That's what it's SheEO covering the YT video in this article, is envisioning for the future of gaming....
This title is more hype than it delivers... Played it on Game Pass on launch, after 10-12 hours it got too boring to continue.
To those that wanna try it, best wait for a discount - but if you're very determined, at least try to keep your expectations low going in, it may not be to your liking.
00:00 on March 20th in my area - ain't that a turn off...
Already preordered for PC some time ago simply because of hefty discount found then on standard version.
For now i'm "hopefident" the game will run well on PS5 (OG and pro) as well as PC after the inevitable day one patch.
Most likely the PS5 version wasn't ready when it went gold, and they had to work on it until launch. Hopefully there'll be less to download day one compared to a "Key in the box" version.
At least from the PS5 modes they released, the OG console will get the usual trifecta: 30FPS quality, 40FPS mixed and 60FPS performance. That's good enough for most. Weather the game is buggy on the platform - we won't see that until the reviews, any gameplay trailer would be pointless for this. One week to go.
I would have bought the Sonic Origins Plus for nostalgia, but the 40$ price they ask for is outrageous
It's not even a Remaster, they just added some bits here and there
I'd rather play Sonic Mania for a lot less, wait for a heavy discount or to be included as a monthly PS+ game...
And the rest of their portfolio I don't like, not even the new Sonic games - tried them, not a fan.
Even my 7y old son gave up on the Sonic Frontiers after a few hours, went back to play Talos Principle Reawakened, said he likes it a lot more 🤷♂️
I don't see why keeping them would be an issue big enough to warrant a change from the original vision.
Aside from nudity it's all implied, nothing explicit is shown...
And the OG God of War trilogy is and will remain a mature collection of titles, there's no way to change that into Teen content without crushing it's core.
The scene of the human sacrifice in God Of War 1 NTSC version - most likely it will be replaced by the one used in the PAL version of the game (sacrificing a regular monster).
But those sex minigames are nothing of that caliber.
I won't back this type of entries for existing AAA 1st party franchises - it only leads to dilution. Especially if they're so badly made as this pixel party here, or that Horizon coop mockery...
For this type of games, make new IP's, or spinoffs with non canon stories and characters, and it'll be all good for everyone.
The lesson Sony understood is the wrong one.
Crawling back into it's exclusivity shell will not solve the general issues it's SP 1st party games suffer from lately.
Things like too many Remakes/Remasters of the same old games, stagnation and safety before innovation.
Problems that have nothing to do with the PC ports - "take it up with management" as the saying goes.
Maybe they should fix those things first, and then go on expecting higher PC sales.
Depends on Xbox pricing.
If MS pulls another Xbox Ally price range, it won't sell enough to warrant a response from Sony
But if MS pulls a "360", Sony will have to respond in order to avoid a "PS3".
My guess: the former given the RAM/GPU pricing, IF Helix goes to marked next year.
After that, anyone can only guess right now, no matter how sure they sound.
Best way to avoid being tricked is staying informed. Keep a watchful eye on prices for a while before making a purchase - if you know the medium values, you can't fall for Sony's scams. And go for the purchase when said game reaches an acceptable price.
Another way to stick it right back, is to have multiple accounts on the same console, each for a different area of the world.
Sony makes promotions periodically and not always in all areas at once, so you can profit from this at the time of purchase.
Also exchange rates can help in some cases, for example it's cheaper to get games in $$ currency on an US account if you live in Europe.
Keep in mind that if you have multiple accounts on the same console, once you buy and install a game in one of them, you can play it on any of the other accounts too.
Very useful if you have PS+ in one of them
Or if you want to earn the trophies in a game once again (if I replay a game, I like getting trophies too as I go, so that replay will be on another account... for example i platinumed Bloodborne 3 times with this feature - awesome game👍)
From this here poll, seems to track I guess many caught the RE "virus" when they were kids, and were never healed. Myself I was never drawn to the OG games mostly because of the graphics and controls. But I jumped on the train after RE2 Remake was released, which I enjoyed a lot, and remained hooked on the new titles to this day.
Aha, so the reason for Sony's PC port canceling becomes clear(er).
Given the RAM/GPU problems, I guess it's gonna be very expensive, at least at launch.
I wonder if they're gonna wait for 2029 or beyond, but I don't think so, 2027-2028 max.
Poor attempt at marketing, since any Dualsense is "PC ready", "happy" feedback and "skillful" triggers included.
And you can use your own USB-C cable, which normally any gamer already has laying around (oh yes, if you don't you're not, so go get one).
Also, there's DSX on Steam that lets you use the controller wirelessly.
Not to mention the same software lets you change the Dualsense into an Xbox controller - hows that for "blasphemy"?
Very useful for older games that only offer Xbox controller support.
Despite the "congrats" "way to go" "yeah Sony, stick it to PC gamers" opinion types on the matter around here, I will continue to stand by mine, that it's too bad this shift happens.
On the other hand, Sony should learn another lesson from this, that maybe it's not just the PC platform itself that's at fault for the low sales.
The PS5 portfolio could use a strong refresh and restock with new blood, and formula changes.
Yotei is a good game, but a good part of it is still "Tsushima reloaded". My guess is Sony's analysts concluded it's gonna have low PC sales, and given other low sales on PC advised it's best to pull the plug on the ports altogether. Spiderman 2 again is a good game, but the better part of it's formula is still Spiderman 1 evolved. Horizon 2 is the same way, same goes for God Of War Ragnarok.
Far less evolution was included in the sequels, that all of those games should have benefited from.
And too many Remakes and Remasters of the same old games happened during the same time interval.
Of course there's new games like Astro, and the upcoming Saros, and Wolverine, but too few and far between.
Especially considering PS6 should have launched in 2027 if the current AI boom wouldn't have impacted the RAM and GPU stocks and prices.
Don't get me wrong, I bought and played the above games as they released (barring Saros and Wolfie, doh), and did that on both PS5 and PC - love and enjoyed all of them plenty.
But it doesn't change the fact that PS5 as a console generation has a lackluster 1st party portfolio compared to previous generations.
And many of the 1st party games released on PS5 suffer from stagnation and "safety before innovation"!.
And that has NOTHING to do with the PC ports - "take it up with management" as the saying goes.
Cue in the haters now saying "go fish, exclusives must stay exclusive", "boo" "PS games are awesome, PC players should, bow, count their blessings and polish Sony's boots that they got as many ports as they did" etc. etc. but I don't care, it's my gamer opinion, and I stand by it.
Already finished Yotei on my PS5, and I don't care about Saros.
Too bad for the PC ports, I would have bought Yotei on PC too.
But since the Bloomberg article also states that the sources cautioned this could change in the future, we'll see later down the line.
The game looked fun from the moment I first saw the first trailer a couple of years ago, and it only got better in all the recent footage.
I still believe they're gonna show PS footage closer to launch, they still have 2 weeks to go, and they're still polishing for the 1st day patch. It's a huge game, tons to do, they heard the complaints, so "keep your shirt on" so to speak, let them do their thing, and we'll see the results soon enough.
If I were to speculate on the performance modes on the base PS5, I think they're gonna go for the "trifecta" : 30fps quality, 40fps mixed and 60fps performance.
Don't expect it to look like the PC version on the base PS5, even on quality, that would be unrealistic. But I think it's gonna run fine.
Sources cautioned that things could change in the future [...] and that Sony’s plans are constantly shifting
So basically nothing's definitive, no one knows for sure, most likely not even management. They're just planning to stop for now, see what Microsoft does, punch some numbers, make some graphs and go from there. Roger!
[...]concern that releasing their games on PC risks damaging the console’s brand and will hurt sales of the PlayStation 5 and its successors
PS5's sales were so low as PC ports were releasing a few per year - I mean 84,5 million units in 5 years is definitely cause for concern, pandemics included for half that time too
Another factor mentioned in the report is how Microsoft's next Xbox console will be more of a PC than a traditional games system, which allows it to access multiple storefronts.
While the 2nd point is plain BS, this 3rd one I believe, and it's most likely tied to the 1st point above.
Fear (for the bottom line ultimately) is making management reticent, resulting in contraction, plain and simple...
I believe it's just a transitional period, until each of them knows the competitor's cards, the new gen plans stabilize and maybe until the new consoles launch.
And even if they do stop for a while in the near future, Sony will revisit the PC ports eventually, especially for what will then be older titles.
@Oram77 Not just you, obviously, but it doesn't change the cold fact that it's not a very good deal.
One could say "you pay for quality" - yeah, high quality is also present in 20-30h long games for the same price.
I know it's Resident Evil, and this success doesn't happen for just any game, but I hope the "10h long game for 70$ = multi-millions" doesn't end up being an "inspiration" for other devs/publishers...
Ha! So I was right after all, eh? There's quite a lot of casting left to be determined.
To the naysayer(s), sustaining that casting was about done (comments of the previous Push Square article about it): there ya go!
Doesn't seem to be a game that Cory would direct after the success he had with God of War 2 and especially God of War 2018...
Could be a spinoff in the same universe that he may be advising in, but it seems too... small, secondary... to be his next project.
It's like asking Kojima to do an action focused game with another protagonist in the Death Stranding universe, or Miyazaki to do a story-centered cinematic game in the Elden Ring universe... just doesn't track.
we're yet to see footage of the title running on anything but a high end PC
Not true, see the Sony State of Play from 24 September 2025 - it's written right at the beginning of the Crimson Desert video: "Captured on PS5 Pro"
No recent PS footage, yes, but no footage at all other than on PC, is incorrect.
Imo: have patience!
There's still sufficient time to show PS footage, it's not really necessary to make a drama out of this.
They've been true to their word until now.
Truer and more opened to having their game tested and prodded - before it's even released - than a LOT of other devs in the past.
Let's see what the next few weeks bring on this subject before we start throwing the proverbial stones.
Uncharted could have made a good return if Sony had a studio perfectly fit to do a Remake of the first 3 games, as well as a new title in the series... but(t) management took another "inspired" decision.
I'm ok with more God of War games, as long as they keep the same style: epic AAA single player action-adventure game (not pixel party, multiplayer online, telltale, racing, lego or whatever crap they can come up with nowadays to milk a SP franchise).
I wouldn't prefer Sony keeping too many 1st party SP games as exclusives forever, as they did before 2020, for 1 single reason: better graphics on the PC versions.
I'd understand the reasoning, but I would like them to keep doing it whenever possible.
For example, if they scale it back to a min. 2 years gap between PS and PC releases for 1st party SP titles, as it was implied during the pandemics when this trend started, it would be fine by me (I actually prefer it that way) - as long as they don't stop it completely.
Until now I bought on Steam both God of War, all Horizon games (OG ZD, ZD-R and FW), Uncharted Legacy of Thieves (containing U4 and U-LL), both The Last Of Us, Ghost of Tsushima, Marvel's Spider Man and Miles Morales, and Days Gone.
And yes, I already own all of them on my PS5.
I'd buy Demon's Souls and Astro too, but they didn't port them (and I believe they never will).
Not sure I wanna buy it right now, the short 10-12h campaign for 70$ was very disappointing to hear. Gonna wait for a discount for a few months, get it in Q3 or Q4 maybe. Plenty of games to play in the interim: Legacy of Kain Defiance Remaster launches next week, Death Stranding 2 is coming to PC and Crimson Desert launches too, both on March 19th, and that's just for starters.
As it very well should be for each and every game bearing the label "PS5 Pro Enhanced".
Capcom did very well on this account, bravo to them!
I wish more devs would follow it's example.
But with no effing care on Sony's part to impose minimum conditions for the games under this label, and ZERO punishments for not respecting them (like game testing on Sony's part before the PS5 launch, and preventing the launch on the platform if said conditions are not met), I fear RE9's performance prowess will remain only an exception for a good while longer...
Wouldn't play it even if invited.
Love the Horizon IP, and won't support it's transformation into a mockery of this magnitude.
This thing's story is actually considered canon, which is disappointing... before playing Horizon 3 I may have to watch a quick story recap on YT, but play this spinoff I will not.
@Reeneman Rumours of Sony's backtracking have been doing the rounds for months. Last year, vague whispers from industry 'insiders' hinted at a potential change. General rumors time frame is in the article, so...
@get2sammyb
For one, the article mentions "PS5 exclusivity" not "PS Studios" or "1st party PS5 exclusivity". May be implied, but implications are not facts.
For two, the leaker mentions "their exclusive console stuff" - again, not 1st party exclusive games.
For three, Death Stranding 2 is a exactly that: a PS5 exclusive - no going around it - and has been since launch up to this moment.
For four, the PC port is made by the same Sony owned studio, Nixxes - Kojima is a colab for this PC port, as they are the the core dev.
Given the above, imo, DS2 fits the bill.
I don’t think they’ll pull back entirely, but I can certainly see them slowing this strategy down.
Exactly what I said, here we agree ^__^
Meanwhile Death Stranding 2 launches on PC next month, marketing included.
My guess - they'll make those PC ports less often, but they'll keep doing it.
@AdamNovice Only Freya? Heh, you actually believe that they've cast Sif, Odin, Thor and Mimir for the first season, and they're not gonna cast Laufey (as the BOY's mom and cause of the journey - she'll certainly be right in the first episode), Magni and Modi (that were talikg to Mimir just before Kratos first encounters him), Jormu, Athena (as part of Kratos memories) and at least a few of the valkyries? All being part of the first half of the first game.
Not to mention that some of them most likely won't even appear for longer than a few scenes as secondary characters, Laufey and Athena for example (and not only) - but they still have to be cast.
You're wrong imo, but in order to keep the argument short, let's just agree to disagree and leave it at that.
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Re: PS5's Dynamic Pricing Debacle Appears to Extend to the US Now
Ah, so that's why Sony pulled it's exclusives from the PC market, so they can set their digital prices however they please, and leave gamers no choice but to swallow....
Re: One of PS5's Most Graphically Intensive Games Patched to Support Low Power Mode
Most used feature this one will be
Re: Crimson Desert PS5 Trophies Leak, and They're Basically Nonsensical
Well aside from 3 of them, the rest are of the "Complete all" variety.
Suffice to say that 32 of them still have 0,0% completion in Steam's Global achievement list which is extremely rare to see 2 days after a game's launch.
Huge game this is.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 625
Crimson Desert of course.
And I'll also start Death Stranding 2.
Have a fun weekend everyone!
Re: Crimson Desert Looks 'Rough' on Base PS5, Here's 25 Minutes of Direct Capture Footage
From the video at least it doesn't look bad at all.
No one can expect this new game, made to be graphically impressive, to end up looking marvelous on a 5+ years old console, and be realistic in he/she's expectations...
May need some polishing yes, but it's not broken.
And the screen tearing has something to do with Vsink and/or VRR. If you tried all available options and nothing solves it, it'll certainly be solved in a future patch.
Be glad it doesn't suffer from that damned shader compilation stuttering like Elden Ring has, at least on PC.
I bet the impact was bigger because you played it first on PS5 Pro and then went to the OG PS5... The test should have been done by someone that didn't play it on the Pro, to form a realistic "OG PS5 owner" opinion.
Re: Round Up: Crimson Desert Reviews Are a Major Disappointment
It was clear for some time that the game was to be divisive, some will love it and some won't. And here ya go...
And nothing I've seen in the reviews posted so far makes me consider it a bad game.
I've preordered and I'm gonna play it this weekend, and make up my own mind.
Wouldn't be the first time I thoroughly enjoy a divisive game (yes, i love The Last Of Us Part 2 too, if anyone hates it, they can go... play something else).
Re: PS5 Piggybacks the Spider-Man: Brand New Day Hype
Yeah I saw the commercial after watching the trailer earlier today... left the exact same impression that unsolicited Xbox game ads do, when thrown by Microsoft randomly in Windows: "unnecessary" and "out of place"
Re: 'This Looks Like an AI Generated Dating Profile Picture': Nvidia's Attempt to P*ss on PS5 Pro's Parade with DLSS 5 Backfires
this technology [...] is reserved for Nvidia’s 50-series line of graphics cards
Not really - it's reserved only for RTX 5090 for 1 reason only: RAM !
The DLSS5 Demo ran on 2x RTX 5090, one for the game, and one exclusively for DLSS 5 - for this exact reason.
They said at launch it will run on a single GPU.
I'd wager that said GPU will have to have at least 32GB or RAM if not more.
So anything below a RTX 5090 will fall below the minimum req.
And yes a single RTX 5090 costs as much as 3-4 PS5 Pro consoles right now, with prices only increasing over time (at least for this year and the next).
I for one am glad I bought my PS5 Pro and that PSSR is advancing well - I'm set for at least a few years.
PC building and gaming are becoming very expensive hobbies, reaching levels that are no longer fun.... harder and harder to sustain them financially for regular joes like myself.
Re: PS5 Game Devs Collectively Clown on Nvidia's Controversial DLSS 5 Tech
Add to the pile that Nvidia's DLSS 5 demo was running on 2x RTX 5090's, one handling the game while the other was dedicated entirely to DLSS 5.
So it's actually AI crap for a ton of money.
That's what it's SheEO covering the YT video in this article, is envisioning for the future of gaming....
Re: Starfield Finally Lands on PS5 in April with New DLC and Huge Updates
This title is more hype than it delivers... Played it on Game Pass on launch, after 10-12 hours it got too boring to continue.
To those that wanna try it, best wait for a discount - but if you're very determined, at least try to keep your expectations low going in, it may not be to your liking.
Re: Crimson Desert Release Times: When Can You Start Playing?
00:00 on March 20th in my area - ain't that a turn off...
Already preordered for PC some time ago simply because of hefty discount found then on standard version.
For now i'm "hopefident" the game will run well on PS5 (OG and pro) as well as PC after the inevitable day one patch.
Re: Opinion: Crimson Desert Could Be PS5 Game of the Year, or a Total Mess
Preordered today, one more week left!
I think it's gonna divide opinions, many will love it while many others will find this or that to b..h about in all the usual social places.
Re: Crimson Desert PS5 Concern as Physical Copies Won't Run without Download
Most likely the PS5 version wasn't ready when it went gold, and they had to work on it until launch.
Hopefully there'll be less to download day one compared to a "Key in the box" version.
Re: 'Whatever We Say, People Won't Believe Us': Crimson Desert Dev Promises Full PS5 Tech Breakdown for Launch
At least from the PS5 modes they released, the OG console will get the usual trifecta: 30FPS quality, 40FPS mixed and 60FPS performance. That's good enough for most.
Weather the game is buggy on the platform - we won't see that until the reviews, any gameplay trailer would be pointless for this.
One week to go.
Re: SEGA's PS5 Games Get Good Reviews, So Why Aren't You Buying Them?
I would have bought the Sonic Origins Plus for nostalgia, but the 40$ price they ask for is outrageous
It's not even a Remaster, they just added some bits here and there
I'd rather play Sonic Mania for a lot less, wait for a heavy discount or to be included as a monthly PS+ game...
And the rest of their portfolio I don't like, not even the new Sonic games - tried them, not a fan.
Even my 7y old son gave up on the Sonic Frontiers after a few hours, went back to play Talos Principle Reawakened, said he likes it a lot more 🤷♂️
Re: Ghost of Yotei Nearly Stole One of Breath of the Wild's Most Distinctive Features
The mechanic would have been as useful as the sheer amount of rock climbing you have to do in Horizon Call of the Mountain for VR...
Re: PS5 Fans Will Learn About Up to 40+ New Games During This Lengthy Livestream
Noted, didn't even know this show existed, so I'm curious.
Thanks for the tip!
And for the "Your local time" field 👍
Re: Sony's Injecting More Story Than Ever Before into Your PS5 Roguelikes
Great for those that love the genre i guess, but it's not gonna make me play it. Tried Returnal for a few hours last year, didn't touch it since.
Re: 'I'm Pro Sex Minigames': Former God of War Dev Backs PS5 Trilogy Remake to Keep Controversial Minigames
I don't see why keeping them would be an issue big enough to warrant a change from the original vision.
Aside from nudity it's all implied, nothing explicit is shown...
And the OG God of War trilogy is and will remain a mature collection of titles, there's no way to change that into Teen content without crushing it's core.
The scene of the human sacrifice in God Of War 1 NTSC version - most likely it will be replaced by the one used in the PAL version of the game (sacrificing a regular monster).
But those sex minigames are nothing of that caliber.
Re: Opinion: God of War: Sons of Sparta Is the Smaller PS5 Game Fans Want, and I Hope We See More
I won't back this type of entries for existing AAA 1st party franchises - it only leads to dilution. Especially if they're so badly made as this pixel party here, or that Horizon coop mockery...
For this type of games, make new IP's, or spinoffs with non canon stories and characters, and it'll be all good for everyone.
Re: 'Sony Finally Understands': Over 70% of PS5 Fans Agree with Decision to Scrap PC Ports
The lesson Sony understood is the wrong one.
Crawling back into it's exclusivity shell will not solve the general issues it's SP 1st party games suffer from lately.
Things like too many Remakes/Remasters of the same old games, stagnation and safety before innovation.
Problems that have nothing to do with the PC ports - "take it up with management" as the saying goes.
Maybe they should fix those things first, and then go on expecting higher PC sales.
Re: Opinion: I Wonder if Xbox Helix Will Force Sony to Break Its PS6 Silence
Depends on Xbox pricing.
If MS pulls another Xbox Ally price range, it won't sell enough to warrant a response from Sony
But if MS pulls a "360", Sony will have to respond in order to avoid a "PS3".
My guess: the former given the RAM/GPU pricing, IF Helix goes to marked next year.
After that, anyone can only guess right now, no matter how sure they sound.
Re: Some PS5 Users Really Are Paying More for Their Games on PS Store Than Others
Best way to avoid being tricked is staying informed. Keep a watchful eye on prices for a while before making a purchase - if you know the medium values, you can't fall for Sony's scams. And go for the purchase when said game reaches an acceptable price.
Another way to stick it right back, is to have multiple accounts on the same console, each for a different area of the world.
Sony makes promotions periodically and not always in all areas at once, so you can profit from this at the time of purchase.
Also exchange rates can help in some cases, for example it's cheaper to get games in $$ currency on an US account if you live in Europe.
Keep in mind that if you have multiple accounts on the same console, once you buy and install a game in one of them, you can play it on any of the other accounts too.
Very useful if you have PS+ in one of them
Or if you want to earn the trophies in a game once again (if I replay a game, I like getting trophies too as I go, so that replay will be on another account... for example i platinumed Bloodborne 3 times with this feature - awesome game👍)
Re: Poll: Vote for Your PS5 Game of the Month (February 2026)
RE9, what else is there?
Re: If You're Loving Resident Evil Requiem on PS5, There's a Good Chance You're Old
From this here poll, seems to track
I guess many caught the RE "virus" when they were kids, and were never healed.
Myself I was never drawn to the OG games mostly because of the graphics and controls.
But I jumped on the train after RE2 Remake was released, which I enjoyed a lot, and remained hooked on the new titles to this day.
Re: PS6 Competitor from Xbox Revealed as Project Helix
Aha, so the reason for Sony's PC port canceling becomes clear(er).
Given the RAM/GPU problems, I guess it's gonna be very expensive, at least at launch.
I wonder if they're gonna wait for 2029 or beyond, but I don't think so, 2027-2028 max.
Re: After Cancelling Most PC Ports, Sony Promotes New 'PC Ready' Controller
Poor attempt at marketing, since any Dualsense is "PC ready", "happy" feedback and "skillful" triggers included.
And you can use your own USB-C cable, which normally any gamer already has laying around (oh yes, if you don't you're not, so go get one).
Also, there's DSX on Steam that lets you use the controller wirelessly.
Not to mention the same software lets you change the Dualsense into an Xbox controller - hows that for "blasphemy"?
Very useful for older games that only offer Xbox controller support.
Re: Opinion: Sony's PC Pullback Is the Right Move for PS5
Despite the "congrats" "way to go" "yeah Sony, stick it to PC gamers" opinion types on the matter around here, I will continue to stand by mine, that it's too bad this shift happens.
On the other hand, Sony should learn another lesson from this, that maybe it's not just the PC platform itself that's at fault for the low sales.
The PS5 portfolio could use a strong refresh and restock with new blood, and formula changes.
Yotei is a good game, but a good part of it is still "Tsushima reloaded". My guess is Sony's analysts concluded it's gonna have low PC sales, and given other low sales on PC advised it's best to pull the plug on the ports altogether.
Spiderman 2 again is a good game, but the better part of it's formula is still Spiderman 1 evolved.
Horizon 2 is the same way, same goes for God Of War Ragnarok.
Far less evolution was included in the sequels, that all of those games should have benefited from.
And too many Remakes and Remasters of the same old games happened during the same time interval.
Of course there's new games like Astro, and the upcoming Saros, and Wolverine, but too few and far between.
Especially considering PS6 should have launched in 2027 if the current AI boom wouldn't have impacted the RAM and GPU stocks and prices.
Don't get me wrong, I bought and played the above games as they released (barring Saros and Wolfie, doh), and did that on both PS5 and PC - love and enjoyed all of them plenty.
But it doesn't change the fact that PS5 as a console generation has a lackluster 1st party portfolio compared to previous generations.
And many of the 1st party games released on PS5 suffer from stagnation and "safety before innovation"!.
And that has NOTHING to do with the PC ports - "take it up with management" as the saying goes.
Cue in the haters now saying "go fish, exclusives must stay exclusive", "boo" "PS games are awesome, PC players should, bow, count their blessings and polish Sony's boots that they got as many ports as they did" etc. etc. but I don't care, it's my gamer opinion, and I stand by it.
Cheers!
Re: Sony Apparently Pulls the Plug on PC Ports of Saros, Ghost of Yotei
Already finished Yotei on my PS5, and I don't care about Saros.
Too bad for the PC ports, I would have bought Yotei on PC too.
But since the Bloomberg article also states that the sources cautioned this could change in the future, we'll see later down the line.
Re: Crimson Desert Confirms PSSR 2 on PS5 Pro, But Glowing Previews All Based on PC Version
The game looked fun from the moment I first saw the first trailer a couple of years ago, and it only got better in all the recent footage.
I still believe they're gonna show PS footage closer to launch, they still have 2 weeks to go, and they're still polishing for the 1st day patch. It's a huge game, tons to do, they heard the complaints, so "keep your shirt on" so to speak, let them do their thing, and we'll see the results soon enough.
If I were to speculate on the performance modes on the base PS5, I think they're gonna go for the "trifecta" : 30fps quality, 40fps mixed and 60fps performance.
Don't expect it to look like the PC version on the base PS5, even on quality, that would be unrealistic. But I think it's gonna run fine.
Re: Sony Returns to PlayStation Exclusivity and Stops Single Player PC Ports, New Report Says
Sources cautioned that things could change in the future [...] and that Sony’s plans are constantly shifting
So basically nothing's definitive, no one knows for sure, most likely not even management. They're just planning to stop for now, see what Microsoft does, punch some numbers, make some graphs and go from there. Roger!
[...]concern that releasing their games on PC risks damaging the console’s brand and will hurt sales of the PlayStation 5 and its successors
PS5's sales were so low as PC ports were releasing a few per year - I mean 84,5 million units in 5 years is definitely cause for concern, pandemics included for half that time too
Another factor mentioned in the report is how Microsoft's next Xbox console will be more of a PC than a traditional games system, which allows it to access multiple storefronts.
While the 2nd point is plain BS, this 3rd one I believe, and it's most likely tied to the 1st point above.
Fear (for the bottom line ultimately) is making management reticent, resulting in contraction, plain and simple...
I believe it's just a transitional period, until each of them knows the competitor's cards, the new gen plans stabilize and maybe until the new consoles launch.
And even if they do stop for a while in the near future, Sony will revisit the PC ports eventually, especially for what will then be older titles.
Re: Resident Evil Requiem Surpasses an Astonishing 5 Million Sales in Its First Week
@Oram77 Not just you, obviously, but it doesn't change the cold fact that it's not a very good deal.
One could say "you pay for quality" - yeah, high quality is also present in 20-30h long games for the same price.
Re: Resident Evil Requiem Surpasses an Astonishing 5 Million Sales in Its First Week
I know it's Resident Evil, and this success doesn't happen for just any game, but I hope the "10h long game for 70$ = multi-millions" doesn't end up being an "inspiration" for other devs/publishers...
Re: Bandai Namco Teases 'New RPG', to Be Revealed This Week
@WhoderMan Good throwback, great series... a hidden gem that I doubt many know about though he he
Re: God of War TV Casting Spree Continues with Modi, Magni, Gna, and Thrud Actors
Ha! So I was right after all, eh? There's quite a lot of casting left to be determined.
To the naysayer(s), sustaining that casting was about done (comments of the previous Push Square article about it): there ya go!
Re: More God of War PS5 Details Leak, Out in 2027 with New Protagonist
Doesn't seem to be a game that Cory would direct after the success he had with God of War 2 and especially God of War 2018...
Could be a spinoff in the same universe that he may be advising in, but it seems too... small, secondary... to be his next project.
It's like asking Kojima to do an action focused game with another protagonist in the Death Stranding universe, or Miyazaki to do a story-centered cinematic game in the Elden Ring universe... just doesn't track.
Re: Crimson Desert Tech Analysis Raises More Questions About PS5 Performance
we're yet to see footage of the title running on anything but a high end PC
Not true, see the Sony State of Play from 24 September 2025 - it's written right at the beginning of the Crimson Desert video:
"Captured on PS5 Pro"
No recent PS footage, yes, but no footage at all other than on PC, is incorrect.
Imo: have patience!
There's still sufficient time to show PS footage, it's not really necessary to make a drama out of this.
They've been true to their word until now.
Truer and more opened to having their game tested and prodded - before it's even released - than a LOT of other devs in the past.
Let's see what the next few weeks bring on this subject before we start throwing the proverbial stones.
Re: Opinion: If Sony's Doubling Down on Its Most Popular Franchises, Where's Uncharted?
Uncharted could have made a good return if Sony had a studio perfectly fit to do a Remake of the first 3 games, as well as a new title in the series... but(t) management took another "inspired" decision.
Re: Rumour: God of War Dev Working on 'A New Franchise Within the God of War Universe'
I'm ok with more God of War games, as long as they keep the same style: epic AAA single player action-adventure game (not pixel party, multiplayer online, telltale, racing, lego or whatever crap they can come up with nowadays to milk a SP franchise).
Re: Kena: Scars of Kosmora Is Now Available for Wishlist on PS Store and PC
Wish-listed of course, day one purchase!
Re: Sony Quietly Decided to Scale Back PC Ports Last Year, Insider Claims
I wouldn't prefer Sony keeping too many 1st party SP games as exclusives forever, as they did before 2020, for 1 single reason: better graphics on the PC versions.
I'd understand the reasoning, but I would like them to keep doing it whenever possible.
For example, if they scale it back to a min. 2 years gap between PS and PC releases for 1st party SP titles, as it was implied during the pandemics when this trend started, it would be fine by me (I actually prefer it that way) - as long as they don't stop it completely.
Until now I bought on Steam both God of War, all Horizon games (OG ZD, ZD-R and FW), Uncharted Legacy of Thieves (containing U4 and U-LL), both The Last Of Us, Ghost of Tsushima, Marvel's Spider Man and Miles Morales, and Days Gone.
And yes, I already own all of them on my PS5.
I'd buy Demon's Souls and Astro too, but they didn't port them (and I believe they never will).
Re: Poll: Are You Playing Resident Evil Requiem?
Not sure I wanna buy it right now, the short 10-12h campaign for 70$ was very disappointing to hear.
Gonna wait for a discount for a few months, get it in Q3 or Q4 maybe.
Plenty of games to play in the interim: Legacy of Kain Defiance Remaster launches next week, Death Stranding 2 is coming to PC and Crimson Desert launches too, both on March 19th, and that's just for starters.
Re: Shuttered Dev Bluepoint Wanted to Remake Bloodborne, FromSoftware Blocked It
Not building on the strengths of your teams, is plain bad management - which is the rotten part of Sony lately...
Re: Here's Your First Look at the God of War TV Show
It's just a picture and it's taken during filming...
I'd reserve judgement for the finished show, after all the filming goes through post-production.
Re: Resident Evil Requiem 'Head and Shoulders' Ahead of All Consoles on PS5 Pro
As it very well should be for each and every game bearing the label "PS5 Pro Enhanced".
Capcom did very well on this account, bravo to them!
I wish more devs would follow it's example.
But with no effing care on Sony's part to impose minimum conditions for the games under this label, and ZERO punishments for not respecting them (like game testing on Sony's part before the PS5 launch, and preventing the launch on the platform if said conditions are not met), I fear RE9's performance prowess will remain only an exception for a good while longer...
Re: Did You Get In? Beta Invites for Horizon's Divisive PS5, PC Multiplayer Game Out Now
Wouldn't play it even if invited.
Love the Horizon IP, and won't support it's transformation into a mockery of this magnitude.
This thing's story is actually considered canon, which is disappointing... before playing Horizon 3 I may have to watch a quick story recap on YT, but play this spinoff I will not.
Re: Rumour: Sony Backtracking on PC Strategy, Shifting Towards PS5 Exclusivity Again
@Reeneman
Rumours of Sony's backtracking have been doing the rounds for months. Last year, vague whispers from industry 'insiders' hinted at a potential change.
General rumors time frame is in the article, so...
Re: Rumour: Sony Backtracking on PC Strategy, Shifting Towards PS5 Exclusivity Again
@get2sammyb
For one, the article mentions "PS5 exclusivity" not "PS Studios" or "1st party PS5 exclusivity". May be implied, but implications are not facts.
For two, the leaker mentions "their exclusive console stuff" - again, not 1st party exclusive games.
For three, Death Stranding 2 is a exactly that: a PS5 exclusive - no going around it - and has been since launch up to this moment.
For four, the PC port is made by the same Sony owned studio, Nixxes - Kojima is a colab for this PC port, as they are the the core dev.
Given the above, imo, DS2 fits the bill.
I don’t think they’ll pull back entirely, but I can certainly see them slowing this strategy down.
Exactly what I said, here we agree ^__^
Re: Rumour: Sony Backtracking on PC Strategy, Shifting Towards PS5 Exclusivity Again
Meanwhile Death Stranding 2 launches on PC next month, marketing included.
My guess - they'll make those PC ports less often, but they'll keep doing it.
Re: Kratos Now Knows His TV Show Villain for God of War Series
@AdamNovice Only Freya? Heh, you actually believe that they've cast Sif, Odin, Thor and Mimir for the first season, and they're not gonna cast Laufey (as the BOY's mom and cause of the journey - she'll certainly be right in the first episode), Magni and Modi (that were talikg to Mimir just before Kratos first encounters him), Jormu, Athena (as part of Kratos memories) and at least a few of the valkyries? All being part of the first half of the first game.
Not to mention that some of them most likely won't even appear for longer than a few scenes as secondary characters, Laufey and Athena for example (and not only) - but they still have to be cast.
You're wrong imo, but in order to keep the argument short, let's just agree to disagree and leave it at that.