I mean, he’s not wrong. But you have to read the room, Mr. Vincke. Games journalism is like any other media and you don’t want to give them more ammunition to attack you. But yeah, a minority of games reviewers seem to approach their job with an agenda against certain people, companies, or franchises. A minority. I simply avoid those sites, myself.
I think Google reviews and Yelp and other review sites have a reviewer ranking system. I guess the argument could be made though that game critics are ranked just based on number of clicks and community feedback and engagement. Bad reviewer should die off with no audience to support them.
That said, I do think some reviews (and this applies to Google reviews, film critics, etc) do publish hyperbole in order to get their own clicks and views. Stephen A. Smith the sports commentator has made millions doing that for years. He’s a knucklehead but he exaggerates all his opinions so people just lap it up.
The real issue are the user scores on Metacritic with review bombing, imho. I know we need an avenue to criticize a game or a developer or publisher, but review bombing is such an illogical way to do it. Giving a fully functioning well-made AAA game a 1 out of 10 is preposterous. A 1 would suggest the game crashed repeatedly and was unplayable, in my opinion. 😄
Man, I’ve got to give Capcom its flowers. I think it’s been the most consistent developer/publisher this generation. And it’s not all remakes, remasters, and sequels either (although there’s plenty of those - several RE games, Monster Hunter, Onimusha, Street Fighter…), but new IP also like Kunitsu Gami and Pragmata. It feels like they’ve had big games lined up and coming at a steady stream for the last 5 years.
@Ravix I don’t have any experience with this series, as I haven’t ever played on the Xbox or PC, but it’s one of the few Xbox exclusives that has always interested me. The fantasy setting is one reason but as you say, the way I’ve heard it described as having an evolving world which changes based on choices and with sim elements all sounds very interesting, indeed. It looks great too and I can see what you mean with the Hogwarts Legacy vibes in the presentation. Definitely on my radar.
Wow, this is a new low. About as bad as a bug can be. Other than if the game actively published your bank account and personal information online. Is this the beginning of the arc where AI subdues humanity and takes over the world?
I spend a lot of time with character creators in games that have them. It’s part of the fun for me. I know a lot of people want to just jump into the action and will choose a pre-made random character, but I like to feel connected to my creation.
That said, I didn’t get along with the first game very well. Outside of the character creator, which was pretty good, I quickly became frustrated with the mechanics, the level design, and the unusual storyline. I am a big fan of FromSoft’s Souls games, but the first CV did not feel intuitive to me. I doubt I’ll try this sequel anytime soon
I’ve had my PS5 Pro for several months now. When they announced it was going to have a price hike, I grabbed one before the new price went live and I’m happy I did so. Not that I’ve noticed an enormous change in my experience from my base PS5, but I like that I’m a little more future-proof for a while.
These sales numbers are a bit higher than I was expecting. The online discourse, both here and elsewhere, has been fairly negative about the Pro. The price, the lack of noticeable improvements, the enhancements actually worsening the experience in some games, … etc. So 13% is quite a good chunk considering those obstacles.
@MamaSymphonia Those were my thoughts too. 80% of the list is sports games and military shooters. And I don’t know much about Forza but maybe it’s even a sports adjacent game (racing is a sport technically), so 90% of the list are those two genres.
@LogicStrikesAgain Do it! Join us and become a Portal disciple! Especially if you have PS+ Premium.
I’ve had a PSP and a Vita back in the past and I think I’ve played my Portal more than either of those. And I loved both the PSP and Vita, don’t get me wrong, but it was always just a supplementary portable to play separate games when traveling or when the mood struck. In the case of the Portal, I always feel like I’m working on my PS5 backlog when I use it.
Some of these are pretty decent games and so finding a copy would be a pleasant surprise. Not sure what that 1 person wants with MVP Baseball 2005 though.
@wildcat_kickz Lol, oh yeah true, there was that. 😂 Although for a studio to put out a dud, but at least stay on track with their vision and plans without getting too far off base and have to constantly cancel or delay is still worth something. Firebreak at least launched and is still playable several months later. Remedy took their shot at the live service arena like other studios, but it didn’t seem to affect their main game pipeline. (We’ll see if Control Resonant ends up with bad delays)
But that does remind me — Not sure why I forgot FromSoft. They have definitely kept on schedule and don’t seem to be having missteps.
@Zeke68 Yeah, even though Insomniac seems to have been Sony’s most productive studio for the last several years, they have also stumbled with Wolverine delays and it looks like SM Venom (heavily rumored) is probably cancelled. Since it was never announced it doesn’t have to be publicly cancelled but it sure seems like vaporware at this point. And their leaked strategic plan which included multiple Marvel games in the pipeline (I forget what all besides SM3, Venom, and some X-men games) is probably going to get a major overhaul and many of those I suspect will be cancelled due to Marvel’s golden touch fading already.
Seems a strange one to require such a significant delay, but okay.
Not sure what they’re doing over there at Ubisoft, but seem to be a ship without a rudder lately (no Black Flag pun intended 😅) Although in their defense, they’re hardly alone in that. Sony and Microsoft aren’t immune to cancelled projects and delays. In fact, is there a major AAA studio or publisher that has the stuff together with a solid strategic plan they’re sticking to without significant delays and/or cancellations? Maybe Remedy, Capcom… I don’t know.
This is definitely one for the reviews to set expectations. The gameplay footage looks incredible, but there’s not really been a lot of explanation about the game and how it functions in a practical sense. I could see it going either way — a groundbreaking surprise hit, or a crash-and-burn broken mess.
I like that these two statements are in the same article: “… it's been over seven years since The Elder Scrolls 6 was officially announced…” —and— “…development is supposedly progressing well.”
Yeah, seems to be progressing just wonderfully. Dynasties will have come and gone while this game is being developed.
Control is still one of my favorite PS5 experiences. The performance on PS4 was apparently not good, but it ran smoothly on PS5 and had nice ray tracing as well. But it was the mind-bending narrative and the kinetic gameplay that were the real stars. I consider the Ashtray Maze to be one of the best gaming levels of all time, if not the best.
@Dalamar “In my entire life I never played even a minute of Fortnite, Roblox and Minecraft”
I’ll do you one better and include GT5 and CoD on that list!
Actually though, I did play about and hour of Fortnite once and a few minutes of a CoD game about five years ago at the behest of a friend, and I think I played a couple hours of Minecraft on an iPad back in the day. Probably a total of 4 hours on all these games in the last 10 years.
Some games have a version of this, in effect, like Gran Turismo with the ghost car that’s based on other players or on your best lap which you try to follow for better lines and improvement of your times.
A rudimentary version is also present in things like the ghost images at blood stains in the Dark Souls games showing you how other players died, the pawns in Dragon’s Dogma giving you advice based on playing the game with other players while you’re gone, etc. Of course none of these actually perform the game input or play the game for you, and this sounds like a much more advanced form of these pre-existing mechanics, but it’s still not that far from what’s been available for years through YouTube walkthroughs and game guides.
I’ve barely used PS5 already existing “Game Help” feature, but I appreciate that it’s there for the few times I have used it. So this could be ok, despite the whole excessive indulgence in AI tech and all that implies.
I’ll copy and paste from the forum discussion also. There’s more details about why these goals were chosen over there but here’s the basics:
1) Play 6 Pro-enhanced games
2) Play at least 1 game from each of the following categories: JRPG, WRPG, Crime Drama, Horror/Thriller, Souls/Souls-like, Shooter
3) Play 5 sequels (or games from a series that has sequels) and 5 games that don’t have sequels
4) Mainline one open-world game (i.e., take the golden path)
5) Play 3 games from series I’ve never played or from series I’ve not touched in over 5 years
These goals probably don’t make much sense on their own, but they make sense to me and are all about encouraging a diverse experience this year and avoiding getting stuck in a rut.
I think a lot of us saw this coming, after the information came out about the RAM shortages. I was surprised when the prevailing theories put PS6 at 2027. I was thinking 2028 even before.
Personally I’m not fussed if there’s a delay since I just got a Pro a few months ago, partly on the hunch that the next generation was going to be delayed.
I don’t play nearly as many games as most of the enthusiasts on here, but I still find PS+ a great value.
I’m locked into Premium, but I still play over the subscription fee’s worth of games each year. I roughly factor my break-even point for my money at 6 games from the service played; that’s assuming an average price of the games around $20-30. This year I played exactly 6 PS+ library games, so I got my money’s worth. Most years I do more than 6.
There’s also value in playing something from the service that you wouldn’t otherwise try, and so it opens new avenues to diversify my playtime. Some examples from this year that I played which I probably never would have otherwise were It Takes Two and Sword of the Sea. Both were really quite good and I’m glad I played them.
Then, the other perks are all just icing on the cake: cloud saves, online play, the occasional extra sale discount, and my favorite — cloud streaming.
@Leetware1 Yes, definitely sarcasm. GTA5 is among the best selling games of all time. According to Wikipedia it’s #2 behind Minecraft and RDR2 is #4. And then that’s not counting who knows how many billions GTA Online has created with microtransaction income. So yeah, it was my attempt at a joke. If there’s a developer who can afford fighting a lawsuit, it’s Rockstar. 😄
Couldn’t really get into it even after trying twice. Once on base PS5 and then more recently on my Pro. No performance issues, but it just didn’t quite click with me. It has some nice ideas, but I never connected with the characters or world and didn’t care for the gameplay either. 🤷🏻♂️
Excellent taste. His list of favorite games is spot on. Although I’ll admit that Left4Dead is a blind spot for me, but the others are among my favorites as well.
@doctommaso As a fan of third person gaming, I really like that more intimate viewpoint. I especially like how BG3 does the conversations with visibility to the characters facial expressions and reactions. Apparently the modding community has mods that zoom the camera in for DOS games on PC, so maybe this PS5 update will have that capability.
As some have stated, I think Square-Enix has not really managed their output well. Their strategy has been rather scattered. I don’t think there’s a single game or series that has caused the apathy for their products, rather the inconsistent nature of where games are released, the poor messaging of if or when they will go to other platforms, and then the poor management in general of the game quality. For every good game they release there’s at least one stinker. And sometimes that good game is locked on another console (usually either PS or Nintendo) and we don’t know if it’s ever going elsewhere. They’ve tried to do a little of everything and play in every sandbox they can, but in the end it’s resulted in losing some of their core identity
I’ve never played the Divinity games, but actually picked up DOS2 on a whim a couple years ago, just haven’t played it yet. Hopefully there’s an upgrade path (free would be awesome) for those of us who have the PS4 version already. That would be fabulous.
As for Divinity 3, it could be really awesome, especially if they do some of the tweaks that were used with BG3 to make it feel more like a third person rpg hybrid for the exploration and character interactions with the isometric view for battle. Being able to pull the camera in and be closer to the characters really helps get attached and enhances the storytelling and fun of exploring the world. But at the end of the day, it’s all about the writing and the gameplay, so here’s hoping that holds up too.
Although I understand his perspective coming from someone who simply is looking at numbers in a spreadsheet through the lens of a TV distributor, as a gamer I’m really really disappointed with this response. The WB games have brought very fond memories over the years for me. To cast off the entire division like some unwanted stepchild is really a slap in the face, and in my opinion, shortsighted.
It’s an expected opinion from suits in a boardroom however. But this is the kind of thinking that shuts down innovation, creativity, and forward exploration. It will probably follow a similar path of what happened to Marvel and Star Wars when a large company took over and tried to squeeze every penny out of the movies and TV. At least Disney had the foresight to not completely ignore the gaming potential of their IP however.
@graymamba Yeah, the third person option has me considering this one now. I probably won’t end up getting it because of my large backlog, but it does tempt me. And kudos to Ubisoft for giving the third person for free, as opposed to what I think RE Village did with locking it behind the paid DLC.
@Haggis555 Lol, Well hold onto your hat because the answer is actually NO, it does not!
The concept of Sound is created in the inner ear through a series of vibrations of the ear drum and tiny bones leading to signals interpreted by the brain. So if there is no one there to hear it, the tree truly makes no sound! The tree creates changes in the air around it when it falls (maybe what we’d call “sound waves”) but not actual “sound”. There is no sound without a hearer. 😄
It’s why I love that riddle! You can now tell your friends how wrong they are! 😜
Non-lethal take downs in games are rather funny when you think about it. It’s one thing to tranquillize someone like Snake in MGS, but to “virtuously” do non-lethal incapacitation of enemies like Batman or Spider-Man does isn’t exactly humane in how they are leaving behind a trail of people maimed and brain damaged from being violently beaten down into submission. I guess Bond will leave behind a bunch of criminals permanently disabled with one foot. 😅
I didn’t know the Dreams servers were still active, much less that users were still creating content on it. Reminds me of the riddle: If a tree falls in the forest and no one is around to hear, does it make a sound?
This might be enough to lure me back into this game. I thoroughly enjoyed it when I played it back at launch, but I’ve lost since moved on. I’m fairly certain my driving skills are quite rusty, so I don’t know if I will go back to it or not.
I’m not sure the strategy here by Sony though. I appreciate it as a consumer, but not sure why they would release a large free update alongside paid DLC on the same day. Seems that most players will just play with the new free content rather that buy anything additional. Why not spread these two packages out and get two separate bumps in attention to your game?
That’s too bad. Sounds a little underwhelming. Although as a PS+ subscriber I suppose I can’t complain about an upgrade that’s free (with subscription) for me. But of course some people will complain about the hole in the doughnut.
@graymamba Welcome to team Pro! For some reason I thought you already had one. I hope you end up enjoying the extra oomph that the Pro brings. Did you opt for getting a disc drive also?
Edit: Ah, I just now checked and saw your post on the Pro thread in the forums. I am behind on the forums so hadn’t seen it yet.
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Re: PS Plus Essential Games for February 2026 Announced
Meh, a passing interest in Undisputed and maybe Ace Combat 7. Honestly will probably play neither, unless a buddy comes over and wants to box.
Re: Larian CEO Swen Vincke Sticks His Foot in It Again, Thinks Game Reviewers Should Also Be Reviewed
I mean, he’s not wrong. But you have to read the room, Mr. Vincke. Games journalism is like any other media and you don’t want to give them more ammunition to attack you. But yeah, a minority of games reviewers seem to approach their job with an agenda against certain people, companies, or franchises. A minority. I simply avoid those sites, myself.
I think Google reviews and Yelp and other review sites have a reviewer ranking system. I guess the argument could be made though that game critics are ranked just based on number of clicks and community feedback and engagement. Bad reviewer should die off with no audience to support them.
That said, I do think some reviews (and this applies to Google reviews, film critics, etc) do publish hyperbole in order to get their own clicks and views. Stephen A. Smith the sports commentator has made millions doing that for years. He’s a knucklehead but he exaggerates all his opinions so people just lap it up.
The real issue are the user scores on Metacritic with review bombing, imho. I know we need an avenue to criticize a game or a developer or publisher, but review bombing is such an illogical way to do it. Giving a fully functioning well-made AAA game a 1 out of 10 is preposterous. A 1 would suggest the game crashed repeatedly and was unplayable, in my opinion. 😄
Re: All Signs Point to Resident Evil: Code Veronica PS5 Remake in 2027
Man, I’ve got to give Capcom its flowers. I think it’s been the most consistent developer/publisher this generation. And it’s not all remakes, remasters, and sequels either (although there’s plenty of those - several RE games, Monster Hunter, Onimusha, Street Fighter…), but new IP also like Kunitsu Gami and Pragmata. It feels like they’ve had big games lined up and coming at a steady stream for the last 5 years.
Re: These PS2, PSP, and PS Vita Games Managed to Sell 1 New Copy in 2025
@mazz 🤔 Oh, goes to show what I know about baseball games. Ya learn something new everyday.
Re: Fable Announced for PS5, Releases in Autumn 2026
@Ravix I don’t have any experience with this series, as I haven’t ever played on the Xbox or PC, but it’s one of the few Xbox exclusives that has always interested me. The fantasy setting is one reason but as you say, the way I’ve heard it described as having an evolving world which changes based on choices and with sim elements all sounds very interesting, indeed. It looks great too and I can see what you mean with the Hogwarts Legacy vibes in the presentation. Definitely on my radar.
Re: Gacha Arknights: Endfield Launched with Arguably the Worst Bug in Video Game History
Wow, this is a new low. About as bad as a bug can be. Other than if the game actively published your bank account and personal information online. Is this the beginning of the arc where AI subdues humanity and takes over the world?
Re: Make Your Code Vein 2 Character on PS5 Now, So You Can Get Straight to the Action Next Week
I spend a lot of time with character creators in games that have them. It’s part of the fun for me. I know a lot of people want to just jump into the action and will choose a pre-made random character, but I like to feel connected to my creation.
That said, I didn’t get along with the first game very well. Outside of the character creator, which was pretty good, I quickly became frustrated with the mechanics, the level design, and the unusual storyline. I am a big fan of FromSoft’s Souls games, but the first CV did not feel intuitive to me. I doubt I’ll try this sequel anytime soon
Re: Despite Its Price, PS5 Pro Enjoyed a Very Respectable 2025 in USA
I’ve had my PS5 Pro for several months now. When they announced it was going to have a price hike, I grabbed one before the new price went live and I’m happy I did so. Not that I’ve noticed an enormous change in my experience from my base PS5, but I like that I’m a little more future-proof for a while.
These sales numbers are a bit higher than I was expecting. The online discourse, both here and elsewhere, has been fairly negative about the Pro. The price, the lack of noticeable improvements, the enhancements actually worsening the experience in some games, … etc. So 13% is quite a good chunk considering those obstacles.
Re: In a Sea of Live Service, Ghost of Yotei Was the Third Best-Selling PS5 Game of 2025 in the US
@MamaSymphonia Those were my thoughts too. 80% of the list is sports games and military shooters. And I don’t know much about Forza but maybe it’s even a sports adjacent game (racing is a sport technically), so 90% of the list are those two genres.
Re: PS Portal Peaks in USA with Highest PS5 Console Attach Rate Yet
@LogicStrikesAgain Do it! Join us and become a Portal disciple! Especially if you have PS+ Premium.
I’ve had a PSP and a Vita back in the past and I think I’ve played my Portal more than either of those. And I loved both the PSP and Vita, don’t get me wrong, but it was always just a supplementary portable to play separate games when traveling or when the mood struck. In the case of the Portal, I always feel like I’m working on my PS5 backlog when I use it.
Re: These PS2, PSP, and PS Vita Games Managed to Sell 1 New Copy in 2025
Some of these are pretty decent games and so finding a copy would be a pleasant surprise. Not sure what that 1 person wants with MVP Baseball 2005 though.
Re: Assassin's Creed: Black Flag Remake Reportedly Delayed by Up to a Year
@wildcat_kickz Lol, oh yeah true, there was that. 😂 Although for a studio to put out a dud, but at least stay on track with their vision and plans without getting too far off base and have to constantly cancel or delay is still worth something. Firebreak at least launched and is still playable several months later. Remedy took their shot at the live service arena like other studios, but it didn’t seem to affect their main game pipeline. (We’ll see if Control Resonant ends up with bad delays)
But that does remind me — Not sure why I forgot FromSoft. They have definitely kept on schedule and don’t seem to be having missteps.
Re: Assassin's Creed: Black Flag Remake Reportedly Delayed by Up to a Year
@Zeke68 Yeah, even though Insomniac seems to have been Sony’s most productive studio for the last several years, they have also stumbled with Wolverine delays and it looks like SM Venom (heavily rumored) is probably cancelled. Since it was never announced it doesn’t have to be publicly cancelled but it sure seems like vaporware at this point. And their leaked strategic plan which included multiple Marvel games in the pipeline (I forget what all besides SM3, Venom, and some X-men games) is probably going to get a major overhaul and many of those I suspect will be cancelled due to Marvel’s golden touch fading already.
Re: Assassin's Creed: Black Flag Remake Reportedly Delayed by Up to a Year
Seems a strange one to require such a significant delay, but okay.
Not sure what they’re doing over there at Ubisoft, but seem to be a ship without a rudder lately (no Black Flag pun intended 😅) Although in their defense, they’re hardly alone in that. Sony and Microsoft aren’t immune to cancelled projects and delays. In fact, is there a major AAA studio or publisher that has the stuff together with a solid strategic plan they’re sticking to without significant delays and/or cancellations? Maybe Remedy, Capcom… I don’t know.
Re: Crimson Desert Goes Gold, Ambitious PS5 Open Worlder Locks in March Release Date
This is definitely one for the reviews to set expectations. The gameplay footage looks incredible, but there’s not really been a lot of explanation about the game and how it functions in a practical sense. I could see it going either way — a groundbreaking surprise hit, or a crash-and-burn broken mess.
Re: It's Not Just Fans Who Are Fed Up with Waiting for The Elder Scrolls 6
I like that these two statements are in the same article:
“… it's been over seven years since The Elder Scrolls 6 was officially announced…”
—and—
“…development is supposedly progressing well.”
Yeah, seems to be progressing just wonderfully. Dynasties will have come and gone while this game is being developed.
Re: PS5 Sci-Fi Adventure Tides of Tomorrow Delayed Following 'Extensive Feedback'
This was shown at one of the State of Plays, and caught my attention then. I’m a fan of asynchronous multiplayer content.
Like the article says, it looks very creative. Hopefully they can iron out the issues uncovered in the beta.
Re: PS Plus Extra, Premium Games for January 2026 Leaked
I’m actually quite curious about The Exit 8. Just not curious enough to pay $4 for it. 😂
Maybe I’ll try that one.
Re: Control Resonant Not a 'Safe Sequel', Remedy Aiming to 'Push the Boundaries'
Control is still one of my favorite PS5 experiences. The performance on PS4 was apparently not good, but it ran smoothly on PS5 and had nice ray tracing as well. But it was the mind-bending narrative and the kinetic gameplay that were the real stars. I consider the Ashtray Maze to be one of the best gaming levels of all time, if not the best.
Re: PS Plus Extra, Premium Games for January 2026 Leaked
2 Driving games and 2 Horror games. And Yakuza.
I already own Village, which is the only one I’m interested in playing.
I jumped off the Yakuza train a long time ago. Empires could rise and fall in the time it could take me to get through the series.
Re: Maybe There Is Still Hope for the Final Fantasy 13 Trilogy on PS5, After All
@Tjuz We were just talking about this.
Re: Code Violet (PS5) - Gooner Shooter Can't Get It Up
The best thing about this game is that we get to read one of John’s reviews about it. This has been the highlight of my day.
Re: You'll Never Guess the Most Played PS5, PS4 Games of 2025 in the US
@Dalamar “In my entire life I never played even a minute of Fortnite, Roblox and Minecraft”
I’ll do you one better and include GT5 and CoD on that list!
Actually though, I did play about and hour of Fortnite once and a few minutes of a CoD game about five years ago at the behest of a friend, and I think I played a couple hours of Minecraft on an iPad back in the day. Probably a total of 4 hours on all these games in the last 10 years.
Re: Sony Patents AI Assistant That Can Help You Beat Games, or Just Beat Them For You
Some games have a version of this, in effect, like Gran Turismo with the ghost car that’s based on other players or on your best lap which you try to follow for better lines and improvement of your times.
A rudimentary version is also present in things like the ghost images at blood stains in the Dark Souls games showing you how other players died, the pawns in Dragon’s Dogma giving you advice based on playing the game with other players while you’re gone, etc. Of course none of these actually perform the game input or play the game for you, and this sounds like a much more advanced form of these pre-existing mechanics, but it’s still not that far from what’s been available for years through YouTube walkthroughs and game guides.
I’ve barely used PS5 already existing “Game Help” feature, but I appreciate that it’s there for the few times I have used it. So this could be ok, despite the whole excessive indulgence in AI tech and all that implies.
Re: Talking Point: What Are Your PS5 New Year's Resolutions?
I’ll copy and paste from the forum discussion also. There’s more details about why these goals were chosen over there but here’s the basics:
1) Play 6 Pro-enhanced games
2) Play at least 1 game from each of the following categories: JRPG, WRPG, Crime Drama, Horror/Thriller, Souls/Souls-like, Shooter
3) Play 5 sequels (or games from a series that has sequels) and 5 games that don’t have sequels
4) Mainline one open-world game (i.e., take the golden path)
5) Play 3 games from series I’ve never played or from series I’ve not touched in over 5 years
These goals probably don’t make much sense on their own, but they make sense to me and are all about encouraging a diverse experience this year and avoiding getting stuck in a rut.
Re: 40+ PS5 Games to Play in 2026
Platinum Tier Hype
Saros
Phantom Blade 0
Wolverine
Control 2
Tides of Annihilation
Gold Tier Hype
Tomb Raider
Crimson Desert
007
Pragmata
Silver Tier Hype
RE9
Marvel 1943
Bronze Tier Hype
PoP
Code Vein 2
”Believe it or not I couldn’t care less” Hype
GTA6
Re: A Very Happy New Year to You
Happy New Year to all my fellow Push Squarians. Many thanks to the PS crew for all the wonderful content through 2025. Roll on 2026!
Re: PS Plus Essential Games for January 2026 Announced
Nothing for me, really. But that’s okay. About every other month there’s something that interests me.
Re: PS6 Could Be Delayed Due to RAM Price Chaos
I think a lot of us saw this coming, after the information came out about the RAM shortages. I was surprised when the prevailing theories put PS6 at 2027. I was thinking 2028 even before.
Personally I’m not fussed if there’s a delay since I just got a Pro a few months ago, partly on the hunch that the next generation was going to be delayed.
Re: Push Square's PlayStation Quiz of the Year 2025
Few things in life are an absolute given — death, taxes, and me scoring a 7 on a Push Square poll.
Re: We Wish You a Very Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas to all. Even to all you gaming Ebenezer Scrooges out there. 😜
Re: 'No Need to Be Embarrassed About It': Zenless Zone Zero Staff Say 'It's Painfully Obvious' They're Working Tons of Overtime
If only they would use AI then they wouldn’t have to crunch. 😉
Re: Your PS Plus Essential Sub Netted You $1,500+ in PS5, PS4 Games This Year
I don’t play nearly as many games as most of the enthusiasts on here, but I still find PS+ a great value.
I’m locked into Premium, but I still play over the subscription fee’s worth of games each year. I roughly factor my break-even point for my money at 6 games from the service played; that’s assuming an average price of the games around $20-30. This year I played exactly 6 PS+ library games, so I got my money’s worth. Most years I do more than 6.
There’s also value in playing something from the service that you wouldn’t otherwise try, and so it opens new avenues to diversify my playtime. Some examples from this year that I played which I probably never would have otherwise were It Takes Two and Sword of the Sea. Both were really quite good and I’m glad I played them.
Then, the other perks are all just icing on the cake: cloud saves, online play, the occasional extra sale discount, and my favorite — cloud streaming.
Re: 'Deeply Concerning': GTA Dev's Alleged Union Busting Has Now Reached the UK Prime Minister
@Leetware1 Yes, definitely sarcasm. GTA5 is among the best selling games of all time. According to Wikipedia it’s #2 behind Minecraft and RDR2 is #4. And then that’s not counting who knows how many billions GTA Online has created with microtransaction income. So yeah, it was my attempt at a joke. If there’s a developer who can afford fighting a lawsuit, it’s Rockstar. 😄
Re: Poll: How Would You Rate Cyberpunk 2077, 5 Years Later?
Couldn’t really get into it even after trying twice. Once on base PS5 and then more recently on my Pro. No performance issues, but it just didn’t quite click with me. It has some nice ideas, but I never connected with the characters or world and didn’t care for the gameplay either. 🤷🏻♂️
Re: 'Deeply Concerning': GTA Dev's Alleged Union Busting Has Now Reached the UK Prime Minister
i wonder if Rockstar are wealthy enough to afford the attorney fees. Their games barely sell.
Re: 'Some of the Most Cinematic Experiences I've Ever Had': Guillermo del Toro Heaps Praise on God of War
Excellent taste. His list of favorite games is spot on. Although I’ll admit that Left4Dead is a blind spot for me, but the others are among my favorites as well.
Re: Mystery Game Awards Reveal Is a New Divinity RPG, as Riddle Is Finally Solved
@doctommaso As a fan of third person gaming, I really like that more intimate viewpoint. I especially like how BG3 does the conversations with visibility to the characters facial expressions and reactions. Apparently the modding community has mods that zoom the camera in for DOS games on PC, so maybe this PS5 update will have that capability.
Re: Key Square Enix Shareholder Publicly Criticises Weak Game Sales, Company Management
As some have stated, I think Square-Enix has not really managed their output well. Their strategy has been rather scattered. I don’t think there’s a single game or series that has caused the apathy for their products, rather the inconsistent nature of where games are released, the poor messaging of if or when they will go to other platforms, and then the poor management in general of the game quality. For every good game they release there’s at least one stinker. And sometimes that good game is locked on another console (usually either PS or Nintendo) and we don’t know if it’s ever going elsewhere. They’ve tried to do a little of everything and play in every sandbox they can, but in the end it’s resulted in losing some of their core identity
Re: Mystery Game Awards Reveal Is a New Divinity RPG, as Riddle Is Finally Solved
I’ve never played the Divinity games, but actually picked up DOS2 on a whim a couple years ago, just haven’t played it yet. Hopefully there’s an upgrade path (free would be awesome) for those of us who have the PS4 version already. That would be fabulous.
As for Divinity 3, it could be really awesome, especially if they do some of the tweaks that were used with BG3 to make it feel more like a third person rpg hybrid for the exploration and character interactions with the isometric view for battle. Being able to pull the camera in and be closer to the characters really helps get attached and enhances the storytelling and fun of exploring the world. But at the end of the day, it’s all about the writing and the gameplay, so here’s hoping that holds up too.
Re: Netflix Says Warner Bros Games Doesn't Hold 'Any Value' in $82 Billion Acquisition
Although I understand his perspective coming from someone who simply is looking at numbers in a spreadsheet through the lens of a TV distributor, as a gamer I’m really really disappointed with this response. The WB games have brought very fond memories over the years for me. To cast off the entire division like some unwanted stepchild is really a slap in the face, and in my opinion, shortsighted.
It’s an expected opinion from suits in a boardroom however. But this is the kind of thinking that shuts down innovation, creativity, and forward exploration. It will probably follow a similar path of what happened to Marvel and Star Wars when a large company took over and tried to squeeze every penny out of the movies and TV. At least Disney had the foresight to not completely ignore the gaming potential of their IP however.
Re: Preview: Avatar PS5 Is Transformed in Third-Person, Expanded in From the Ashes DLC
@graymamba Yeah, the third person option has me considering this one now. I probably won’t end up getting it because of my large backlog, but it does tempt me. And kudos to Ubisoft for giving the third person for free, as opposed to what I think RE Village did with locking it behind the paid DLC.
Re: Someone Made Banjo-Kazooie in Dreams on PS5, PS4, and You've Got to See It
@Haggis555 Lol, Well hold onto your hat because the answer is actually NO, it does not!
The concept of Sound is created in the inner ear through a series of vibrations of the ear drum and tiny bones leading to signals interpreted by the brain. So if there is no one there to hear it, the tree truly makes no sound! The tree creates changes in the air around it when it falls (maybe what we’d call “sound waves”) but not actual “sound”. There is no sound without a hearer. 😄
It’s why I love that riddle! You can now tell your friends how wrong they are! 😜
Re: You May Have a License to Kill, But You Can Finish 007 First Light on PS5 without Murdering Anyone
Non-lethal take downs in games are rather funny when you think about it. It’s one thing to tranquillize someone like Snake in MGS, but to “virtuously” do non-lethal incapacitation of enemies like Batman or Spider-Man does isn’t exactly humane in how they are leaving behind a trail of people maimed and brain damaged from being violently beaten down into submission. I guess Bond will leave behind a bunch of criminals permanently disabled with one foot. 😅
Re: Someone Made Banjo-Kazooie in Dreams on PS5, PS4, and You've Got to See It
I didn’t know the Dreams servers were still active, much less that users were still creating content on it.
Reminds me of the riddle: If a tree falls in the forest and no one is around to hear, does it make a sound?
Re: Gran Turismo 7's Biggest Update Yet Available to Pre-Load on PS5, PS4 Now
This might be enough to lure me back into this game. I thoroughly enjoyed it when I played it back at launch, but I’ve lost since moved on. I’m fairly certain my driving skills are quite rusty, so I don’t know if I will go back to it or not.
I’m not sure the strategy here by Sony though. I appreciate it as a consumer, but not sure why they would release a large free update alongside paid DLC on the same day. Seems that most players will just play with the new free content rather that buy anything additional. Why not spread these two packages out and get two separate bumps in attention to your game?
Re: Red Dead Redemption PS5 Another Subpar Re-Release from Rockstar
That’s too bad. Sounds a little underwhelming. Although as a PS+ subscriber I suppose I can’t complain about an upgrade that’s free (with subscription) for me. But of course some people will complain about the hole in the doughnut.
Re: Going Platinum #1: Rocket League
You never forget your first… For me it was PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale. Ah, the memories.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 609
@graymamba Welcome to team Pro! For some reason I thought you already had one. I hope you end up enjoying the extra oomph that the Pro brings. Did you opt for getting a disc drive also?
Edit: Ah, I just now checked and saw your post on the Pro thread in the forums. I am behind on the forums so hadn’t seen it yet.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 609
More adventures with Tav & Co. At this rate I’ll still be playing BG3 at WAYP issue #700. The game is so long but it’s oh, so good.