Alternative methods to run those games are already in the works, so they may be so "exclusive" in the end.

Besides, with many epic multiplatform titles around, launched or announced, "non PS console owners" won't reach the FOMO levels Sony hopes they will...

They could intervene to keep dev team together and form a new studio with said team under a different name.
Then buy the Mass Effect IP from EA - I doubt EA would say no to that.

Next stop - September 2027
Or PS6 launch if that's next year.

Yes, that's for me, enabled those options as soon as I started playing the Remaster and discovered them. What little time I have to play I want to use as efficiently as possible.
Those complaining they're cheats can go on ignoring them, as they're disabled by default.

Astro Bot shows $39.59 until i log in, then it's 33.59$, with no additional discount mentioned (PS+ etc)...

The game was so long, boring and dragged out that by the time i've hit the 100h mark, i've already forgotten how it all started...
Won't go back to it no matter the updates.

Be they as many contenders as grass blades on a square mile field, this year's winner was already decided, unfortunately....

It enjoys a momentary bump in sales due to GTA6, that will carry over into the holydays.
And it will probably have one small bump closer to next year's GoW Laufey.
Epic games will always push gamers into spending big...
But once that passes, it's cost increase will show it's true effect, most likely besting even this year's lowest point.

Here I was thinking the OG game already passed the limit of "it's too big to play in 1 swoop"
Now "too big" has a mammoth expansion🤦‍♂️

Photo mode is a great addition to every souls-like!
Enemy could be lurking around that corner? Let's see.
Possible item hiding on a platform below this bridge? Let's look from the outside.
Perfect!

@XenonKnight Not my meaning, it's just sarcasm aimed at Sony's refusal to touch the IP in any way, be that a PC port or a PS Remaster/Remake - not aimed against PC players.

Besides, right now PC already has the best version of Bloodborne via alternate means, it's full of graphical improvements and has tons of mods - a modern Remaster il all but the official name.

As written in the video Kena Scars of Kosmora is a trademark of SIE LLC
They didn't mention just the word Kena or the last title Kena Bridge of Spirits.
Sony may have simply hired the dev to do this game for them - Sony finances it, owns the title, and will release it on PS and PC.

And surely they didn't buy the studio.
Bloodborne is also a trademark of SIE for example, doesn't mean that From Software belongs to Sony - they hired FS to make it, Sony owns the IP, and publishes it wherever they see fit (just not on PC, ha ha)

Simple: No.
Detailed: Hell no!

My PS5 Pro will last a good chunk of PS6's life.
I'll consider upgrading when PS6 reaches a decent price - IF it's exclusive titles portfolio will be worth the investment.

As long as it doesn't take itself too seriously, is fine by me.
Should provide a good saturday night watch when it starts streaming (not a cinema title imo).

Frankly it would have looked better with the red/blue stripes on the top and sides, as implied in the video...

There are some QoL additions in the Accesibility options in the Remaster, that eliminate the need for quite a few mods (no item weight, no durability loss, pick up loot in a wide area simultaneously, health regeneration up to 100% etc)...
They almost feel like cheats themselves, especially since their use does not prevent Trophy earning...

They could have at least included a metallic box for the disk, since that's gonna most likely be sold in a regular plastic one...

What's up with the tarot cards? They're gonna be a part of the game in some manner i'd wager... don't remember seeing them in the trailers, for now at least.

Overall, from this review and a few others I've read online, it leaves the impression of a good title that's in need of post launch patches, to improve the balance, polish graphics, fix some bugs etc.
Ergo, I'll get it at a later date.

If only it's wifi hardware would have been better... Unfortunately it has a lot of problems in that regard (and yes, tried multiple routers in multiple locations form different providers - same problem in all cases, loses signal strength with distance very fast, a LOT faster than a laptop or phone or tablet on the same router....).
If the connection to a PS5 on the same network works well, streaming a game via PS+ is heavily impacted...
And whatever updates Sony releases, will not make it better in this regard.

Yeah I've heard this tune before, great game in the previews, ending up not so great overall in the reviews after playing the whole thing.

Clearly looks great of course, from the video, graphics, combat, setting, atmosphere... but i'll wait for the after launch thoughts to see if it's worth the price.

@daveyboyps101 You're talking nonsense sir, QC doesn't apply to games...
Why would you give a professional team hefty sums of money for a full QC, when the clients are so able and even willing to pay you just so they can test your game?

@Andy22385 I don't see how "physical vs digital" applies to my comment...
You still need patches that improve the game, and they take weeks/months to make - valid for both mediums.
And price cuts also start coming weeks/months later - valid for both mediums.

Proving yet again that buying a game at launch is a bad investment, being the worst version at the highest price...

I've already said as much in a previous comment some 2 months ago... It's gonna be delayed until after February's dynamic female duo (Lara and Faye) and their marketing bubble, so it'll most likely launch around April or May...

They'd be stupid not to make a new game in the franchise.
Glad it's not another remake.
Eager to find out more, but it'll probably be a while (2029-2030 most likely).

Pfff... fine... for the Astro Bot armor look I'd be willing to give the Most Wanted a go, otherwise I wouldn't go near it...

For the record though, it's a lame maneuver locking them behind a separate game mode, since they can be worn everywhere in the game after that...

Best to keep it under wraps until closer to launch when marketing must be in full gear.
So much is revealed from games before launch these days, that it spoils a lot of the surprising elements one can discover for him/her-self by actually playing.
I mean I get it, they do it in order to build up hype, get opinions, rack up preorders, increase the full price sales as much as possible... But quite a few end up overdoing it, you get to see ~20% of the game before it even hits the shelves.
I know, one can abstain from watching trailers and read articles about it....
Some can, but it's not easy - simply glancing at article titles every day, and you get gobbled up by curiosity...
It's like dangling a pack of good cigars in front of a smoker a few times a day, every day, and expecting him/her to not reach out and grab it...

A bit late to the party this idea is...
Could have been very helpful at PS5 launch.
Hopefully they'll keep it in mind for the PS6.

Standard edition for me. Resources I'll gather myself, and whatever armor they include will most likely be useless by mid-game (if it actually has some stats and it's not just cosmetic).

I bet this surprised everyone, given the consoles sales numbers

Will only buy the PS6 if/when it has worthy 1st party PS6 exclusives.
Otherwise my PS5 Pro will do just fine.

Epic 10...20% discounts - oh, joy, me so happy! 🙄

@Oram77 Adding extra content to Silent Hill 2 Remake to increase it's length from 8-10 hours to 16-18 hours was the best decision imo,.
Between 15-20h is the perfect size for me in this genre.

For the 2 mentioned Cons : in Silent Hill 2's later part of the game, they made some of the enemies walk on walls and ceilings... you could hear them walking above you in the darkness and they jumped on you from there when you least expected it.
That would have been a very cool feature to add here, and to use the CRT for.

10 hours is kind of short, would have preferred 15...20... but it is what it is.
I'll get the Deluxe edition for the 2 days early access - simply can't wait to play it he he.

Exploring a toggle option? By themselves? Don't they need some handholding?

Good to know, but not a launch game for me, waiting for PS+ portfolio inclusion or good discount.

Btw, Silent Hill Townfall Deluxe launches even earlier than Control (22nd next week), when does the review embargo lift? Hoping to see some impressions on the final game before release.

Not something I'd go to the cinema for...
If it's gonna be streamed somewhere later on, I'll watch it then.

Excessive hand-holding is very off-putting for me, considered it very annoying when they tried it in God Of War Ragnarok (secondary characters throwing suggestions, even solutions, every time you stopped for ~10 seconds), and I like it even less now.
I'll play it when it'll be included in the PS+ portfolio.
Hopefully, until then, they'll add the necessary corrections/updates.

Nothing interesting this week.
Can't wait for next week's Silent Hill: Townfall !

Delving deeper into The Blood of Dawnwalker, good game!
Want to finish it until Silent Hill: Townfall launches.
Toolverine proving itself to be a bad day 1 investment, left a useful time gap.
Maybe I'll squeeze some time with Onimusha: Way of the Sword along the way - Musashi's funny scenes alone make me curious to give it a try, not to mention the praised combat.
Busy time this September is 😮‍💨

Have a fun weekend everyone!

Game patch 1.02:

• added options to turn off "hand-holding" mechanics;
• significantly reduced the times Wolverine talks to himself.

Imo games show too much before launch. For example, shooting the swords was better left for the players to discover.
And there's too much hand holding in games these days, which spoils the fun.
There's no surprise, no grand sense of adventure left, no giddy feeling you've discovered something cool on your own, if most of the mechanics and even some puzzles are already known before you even buy the game.

Look at Elden Ring - did they tell everyone all that they could do in the game before it launched?

Or did they just shove you in the meat grinder, with the lamest sword, shield and armor, and wish you "Bon courage!"? All while sitting back watching the poor sod going in: "Think it will work?" // "Il will take a miracle!"

Watch Carbot Animations "So I tried Elden Ring EP1", it's the perfect depiction of how the game goes, all wrapped in a 1 minute video.
And the game sold and was played by the millions, and gives players the best sense of adventure, exploration and discovery in any game to date (imo)...

Curious to see how the September poll will look like, with so many great releases stuffed in

My guess... it's gonna be similar to Spider Man - again.
I finished both SM1 and SM-MM.
But SM2 being more of the same with some improvements, left me disappointed... I quit after ~6 hours and never went back since.
Maybe if Venom is very good, and different enough I'll give it a go... but I doubt it.

This w.e. I'll be finishing Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy and starting The Blood of Dawnwalker... even though I know i'll have no chance of finishing it until Wolverine launches ha ha
And Silent Hill Townfall follows up 9 days after that, and I'm barely waiting to play it 🤦‍♂️
So many great games this month I don't know what to play first... Oh I'm not complaining, au contraire, but my poor backlog's only gonna get fatter this autumn 🙃
Have a fun weekend everyone!

Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy in my case, very good game.

95% "oriental" games, why did they even bother stating the show is split in 2 parts, i do not know. Why did they even make a SoP now, if there's no important announcement to make, is an even bigger mystery.
At any rate, very disappointing👎

At first I wasn't sure I'd like it, after the disappointment Silent Hill F turned out to be.
But the last gameplay trailer really tipped the scale...
Trailer that seems to contain pieces of the same demo mentioned in this article (judging by the description and the monster introduction from the second-to-last image).
Similarities with Silent Hill 2 abound, in general atmosphere, monsters, gameplay etc. And that's the finest source of inspiration they could have chosen, it being best SH game ever made imo.
I'll still wait for reviews, to be 100% sure it's a day one purchase.
But for now I'm hopeful it's gonna be as great as the impression left by said trailer, and happy that launch day is in 3 weeks!

That's a good decision tbh, it shows they won't release a half baked remake for the sake of a quick buck. It will be ready when they say it is, and that's fine by me.