Shredz

This RDR “upgrade” is exactly the kind of nonsense dragging the industry down. It’s the bare minimum they could get away with. No DualSense features, no new content or QoL, nothing that suggests anyone actually cared.

When a port is this lazy, it usually means the studio handed it to junior staff because it’s low-risk and no one important wants to spend time on it. Big publishers love this approach. AAA development costs are so out of control now that they cling to old IP like a safety blanket. Recycle a game, barely touch it, ship it, profit. Zero creativity needed.

People notice. We’re not idiots. These half-baked re-releases keep happening because they’re easy money and the industry knows it. Instead of doing anything fresh or ambitious, we keep getting the safest, most lifeless version of something we’ve already played. This RDR port isn’t just weak. It’s another reminder of how scared the industry has become of actually being creative.

Sony’s first-party line-up for the PS5 has been an increasing disappointment over the past five years, with too few new releases, too many remasters and failed live service experiments equating to a lacklustre 9th generation. PS5 sales are already declining, the hardware is nearly five years old now.

Bethesda Software IP + Bugs. Normal service has resumed.

A Microsoft owned game runs better on Xbox. Whodathunkit.

Cancelled my PS subscription last month which has been active since the PS3 days. Having way more fun with Retro gaming.

Cancelled my PS Plus sub last night which has been active since the PS3 days. More than happy to skip this bland 9th generation and wait for 10th gen - Steam Deck 2 et al. Got such an overgrown backlog that this current gen can do one.

So halfway through 2025 Nintendo gives us......No OLED screen, a 5220 mAh battery barely bigger than my phone, £75 games, Joy-Cons without Hall Effect sticks, 1 TB memory cards costing $200, Charging for a "tutorial" game that looks designed by a student on work experience, 64 GB max cartridge size, a measly 40 FPS in Cyberpunk in docked mode, Retail boxes with download codes, Subscription service to emulate Gamecube games? (when Dolphin emulator now boots every GC, Wii and Virtual Console game in existence) oh and a Gamecube controller that only works with Gamecube games. (wtf)

No thank you Nintendo. I'm more than happy to patiently wait for the Steam Deck 2 / ROG Ally 2.

@Dimey I disagree with Microsoft going the Sega route and becoming a publisher. The next "tenth" generation of consoles is very much PS6 vs Switch 2. Personally I'd love to see a second PS6 SKU launching alongside following on from the success of the PS Portal which was essentially an 'experiment'.

PS6 has to release within the next two years or Nintendo will build up too much of a sizable lead with Switch 2.

Five years into this generation and the distinct lack of first party titles (or killer app / system seller) from Sony is ludicrous. Hence all the remakes/remasters and crappy live service games. Software > Hardware. Should've got Rockstar Games to launch GTA6 alongside the PS5 Pro. Missed opportunity.

@Member_the_game I remember different Sega Master System models having different built-in games embedded into the BIOS such as Snail Maze and Alex Kidd. Hang-On for US models.