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I two-sentence statement for a SEI spokesperson thru Gamespot (who Gamespot didn't even identify) is not an official statement. I trust the A.I. Bot more than this response.

Sony, issue an official statement. You are falling further out of the Gamer's Circle of Trust with each move you make. My purchases are on hold until otherwise.

It's a bold strategy, Cotton.

Good to see PS5 owners getting the have that true Bethesda Experience! I blew the dust off my Series X to see if the update made significant changes ... 7 loading screens later, I figured my objective was to stop playing StarField and get Crimson Desert. Well done, Todd Howard!

The game is a success in the fact that they are making money. But they left money on the table just because of a few tweets … it should be ahead of the first game in sales by a good margin, not trailing, especially with all the glowing reviews. If I were a developer, I would make it a term of condition upon hiring that no social media is allowed if a single tweet can cost millions of potential dollars to be lost. You will see more AI actors and voices too as a result of this phenomenon.

PS4's sold as of 10/22/2020: 110.4M (source psu.com)
PS5's sold as of 10/22/2025: Over 87M (source: this site)

So about 21% smaller user base could be used. I don't know what the bump for making a sequel equates to. Halo 2 sold 54% more than Halo

This is rabbit hole you crawl down when trying to connect dots the way you want the dots connected.

EA did a press release (see EA.com press releases) totally bragging about selling over 7 Million copies in three days. Three days. Over 7 million.

If you like playing a game, review it without being unbiased and I will decide from there. I have to deduct several points from a review score when I see a review site using questionable assumptions to promote buying a game.

Overall Gaming Industry Revenue has been consistent for the last 5 years ... no big drop-off after we were let out of our basements from Covid restrictions.

2020: $57.7 B
2021: $61.2 B
2022: $57.4 B
2023: $59.5 B
2024: $59.3 B

(source: VisualCapitalist.com)

No official sales reports from Sony or Sucker Punch. But according to the game journalists, it must have sold a billion copies by now. Trust 'em.

I assume the player "feedback" is based on how many copies are sold. They probably have a formula and if the payoff isn't there, then they won't waste money making the DLC. If there is payback, then they will make the DLC.

I hope they cast Carrot Top for the role of Aloy!