I’m not an expert by any means but my gut feeling was that PS6 was going to be pushed back like this. Certainly into 2028. It seems to fit with the state of the industry, the economy, the AI effects, and other factors. Personally I’m fine with my Pro, an in retrospect, so glad that I got one while prices were actually lower.
@Fluberuper Close to 7 hours a session. That’s impressive. Even more so because I know there’s at least that much time invested in several of the other Zenless Wuthering Genshin StarRail games 😄
As an added bonus, this upgrade now makes the game streamable from the cloud. So anyone else who likes to have the option to split playtime of these long RPGs on your Portal, time to celebrate!
@AhmadSumadi I’ve had my eye on Banishers. A lot of people really love it. Maybe I should move it up the list. Ditto for Astro Bot.
Like you, I’m trying to limit my spending since I have a treasure trove on PS+ and also several that I’ve purchased and not yet had time to play. I do try to wait for sales also, but will splurge a couple times a year for something full price. It’s usually for a game that I feel an extra desire to support the developer, or for a game I simply can’t wait to play. The last game I payed full price was Expedition 33 when I bought it at launch and silly me thought I really should support this little indie game from this little struggling studio. 😂 Welp, it didn’t need my support and did perfectly fine on its own. And I haven’t even had time to play it yet!
The long development times is probably the real issue leading to such a fractured fanbase. I’m not sure how to fix that problem. A few studios have it figured out though, but most big games are taking 5 years to make. If the game bombs or is an unpopular niche passion project (or worse yet, is cancelled), it takes a studio off the map for a whole generation.
Correction of a declining economy and better project management would both help. Not sure either of those can be turned around in a day.
And yet, I’ve said this recently, my backlog has never been larger. The expansion of studios and explosion of gaming as a hobby have added so may new creative forces to the market that Sony is just a fraction of the industry now and other studios are picking up the slack and producing really good content.
@LogicStrikesAgain @PuppetMaster Following along with your conversation, I have to agree. The perception that Sony doesn’t have exclusive AA/indie games is not entirely as bad as people make of it. And you’re right — The smaller niche games simply don’t sell, unfortunately.
The third party exclusives and China Hero Project and other support in India, Korea and elsewhere has now taken the place of the first party AA. The indie scene seems strong without Sony having its own studios.
@AhmadSumadi Although there a different vibe in the first party output, what you say is very true, in my experience — there’s so many awesome games coming to the PlayStation platform on a monthly basis, it hasn’t affected my enjoyment of the generation. I love the first and second party games and they have a special shine to them, but the rest of the industry is doing a great job too and my backlog has never been larger.
I’m surprised at the negative reception for this announcement. Perhaps I’m in the minority with liking The Last of Us, but a high end HBO production in the Baldur’s Gate universe sounds incredibly appealing to me.
I share the concern about what ending scenario will be used as canon, and how they utilize characters from the game, given most of the characters’ fates, both NPC and companions, are variable and determined by player choice throughout. It’s tough to discuss specifics due to spoilers, but I’m incredibly intrigued and hope to see my favorite characters show up and see how they’re doing after the ending of the game.
Mazin having played the game for 1000 hours is encouraging as well, since he’ll have a solid foundation to start from.
These wallet credits may have nothing to do with PS Stars, but I’ll take the opportunity to air my thoughts about it anyways.
I never thought much of the little collectible things that you got with PS Stars to show off in a display case. We have trophies already. Let us have a cool way to organize and display those. And have it be available on the app and the console.
And yes, more ways to earn store credit, please. Ultimately, that’s what we want from an incentive program. I’d like to be able to earn credit by getting rare trophies, beating difficult games, and spending time on the ecosystem, as well as for spending money.
This is a game I didn’t have much interest in when it was revealed, but the favorable reception has me curious.
It seems we’ve had a mini-explosion of this type of hiking/climbing sim — Jusant, Baby Steps, of course Death Stranding, and now Cairn. I know these are all very different games, but in my mind there’s some common theme of the mountaineering aspects. I really liked DS, but haven’t played any of these other more hard-core climbing and hiking sims, but I’m interested enough to keep an open mind.
Not a fan of touchscreen controls. I don’t mind the adaptability mindset, but I prefer a tactile button system. I like to feel the click under my fingers. In fact, the base DualSense that come with my PS5 has buttons which are too soft and ‘squishy’ and I like my newer pad which clicks a little when I press the buttons
I’m liking the sound and look of this one, along with a God of War inspiration. It’s still a character action type game like most of the others coming out from China, but seems to be a little more unique. I was excited until I saw 2028. Wake me up when they give a release date.
This might be tempting, although like others have said, the current LCD looks quite good. It will have to depend on the price of this new model. I doubt I’ll upgrade, but if the price is right, maybe I’ll flip my current Portal for the new one.
On a separate but related note, over the last two weeks I’ve had a couple times when I had to wait in a queue for Cloud streaming to start. One time the wait was really quick, basically a few extra seconds, and the other time it was looking to be longer so I just aborted and went to play directly on console. I’m guessing this is due to increasing popularity of the cloud streaming services and server demand. So far it hasn’t spoiled my positive opinion of the service, but I hope that it doesn’t become more common.
I had picked this game to sneak in and launch this year or early 2027 but that sounds like it’s unlikely. That’s too bad. It’s not quite Beyond Good & Evil 2 level yet, but this development time is really getting up there (may end up being over 10 yrs). For something like Elder Scrolls 6 or GTA6, a really long dev cycle is understandable, but I wouldn’t have expected that long for a spiritual successor to BioShock. Although Levine’s explanation of his vision does help clarify the long timeline, but 5 years on research and development? This game will surely blow our minds!
@Oram77 Yeah, they all do seem to blur together for me as well. It’s not unlike the zombie and certain horror games also, the ones with “Dead” in their names — Dead Island, Dead by Daylight, Dead Rising, Dying Light, House of the Dead, and many others with zombies in them, either in the title or gameplay — Zombie Army, Zombi, World War Z, and so on. I know for those who play these and are well-informed, unlike me, these games are all very different. I’m sure it’s true of the samurai style action games. And I know samurai is a Japanese term, and many of these are Chinese, so not sure the right term… Google say maybe “Youxia”? I’m not sure what a feudal sword wielding warrior would be called in the Chinese culture. But yeah, I’m sure the games all have their distinct qualities and perhaps are nothing alike one another, but the previews and gameplay footage do seem quite similar.
Edit: or Sci-Fi / Cyberpunk, as a good callout by @PuppetMaster
Edit 2: Ah, “Wuxia”, that’s the term. Thanks @Questionable_Duck
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.
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Re: Sony Considering PS6 Delay to 2028 or Even 2029, New Reports Says
I’m not an expert by any means but my gut feeling was that PS6 was going to be pushed back like this. Certainly into 2028. It seems to fit with the state of the industry, the economy, the AI effects, and other factors. Personally I’m fine with my Pro, an in retrospect, so glad that I got one while prices were actually lower.
Re: PS5's Welcome Hub Updated to Promote Sony's Forthcoming FPS
@Fluberuper Close to 7 hours a session. That’s impressive. Even more so because I know there’s at least that much time invested in several of the other Zenless Wuthering Genshin StarRail games 😄
Re: Kingdom Come: Deliverance Hits PS5 Today, Free Upgrade for PS4 Owners
As an added bonus, this upgrade now makes the game streamable from the cloud. So anyone else who likes to have the option to split playtime of these long RPGs on your Portal, time to celebrate!
Re: 20 PS5 Predictions for State of Play February 2026
These are some exciting possibilities. If even 2 or 3 of these happen it will be a success.
Re: Horizon Hunters Gathering Is Guerrilla's Next Big PS5 Game, Horizon 3 Still Years Away
@AhmadSumadi I’ve had my eye on Banishers. A lot of people really love it. Maybe I should move it up the list. Ditto for Astro Bot.
Like you, I’m trying to limit my spending since I have a treasure trove on PS+ and also several that I’ve purchased and not yet had time to play. I do try to wait for sales also, but will splurge a couple times a year for something full price. It’s usually for a game that I feel an extra desire to support the developer, or for a game I simply can’t wait to play. The last game I payed full price was Expedition 33 when I bought it at launch and silly me thought I really should support this little indie game from this little struggling studio. 😂 Welp, it didn’t need my support and did perfectly fine on its own. And I haven’t even had time to play it yet!
Re: PS5's First State of Play of 2026 Tipped for Later This Week
The long development times is probably the real issue leading to such a fractured fanbase. I’m not sure how to fix that problem. A few studios have it figured out though, but most big games are taking 5 years to make. If the game bombs or is an unpopular niche passion project (or worse yet, is cancelled), it takes a studio off the map for a whole generation.
Correction of a declining economy and better project management would both help. Not sure either of those can be turned around in a day.
And yet, I’ve said this recently, my backlog has never been larger. The expansion of studios and explosion of gaming as a hobby have added so may new creative forces to the market that Sony is just a fraction of the industry now and other studios are picking up the slack and producing really good content.
Re: Horizon Hunters Gathering Is Guerrilla's Next Big PS5 Game, Horizon 3 Still Years Away
@LogicStrikesAgain @PuppetMaster Following along with your conversation, I have to agree. The perception that Sony doesn’t have exclusive AA/indie games is not entirely as bad as people make of it. And you’re right — The smaller niche games simply don’t sell, unfortunately.
The third party exclusives and China Hero Project and other support in India, Korea and elsewhere has now taken the place of the first party AA. The indie scene seems strong without Sony having its own studios.
Re: Horizon Hunters Gathering Is Guerrilla's Next Big PS5 Game, Horizon 3 Still Years Away
@AhmadSumadi Although there a different vibe in the first party output, what you say is very true, in my experience — there’s so many awesome games coming to the PlayStation platform on a monthly basis, it hasn’t affected my enjoyment of the generation. I love the first and second party games and they have a special shine to them, but the rest of the industry is doing a great job too and my backlog has never been larger.
Re: Baldur's Gate 3 Story Will Continue in New HBO TV Show
I’m surprised at the negative reception for this announcement. Perhaps I’m in the minority with liking The Last of Us, but a high end HBO production in the Baldur’s Gate universe sounds incredibly appealing to me.
I share the concern about what ending scenario will be used as canon, and how they utilize characters from the game, given most of the characters’ fates, both NPC and companions, are variable and determined by player choice throughout. It’s tough to discuss specifics due to spoilers, but I’m incredibly intrigued and hope to see my favorite characters show up and see how they’re doing after the ending of the game.
Mazin having played the game for 1000 hours is encouraging as well, since he’ll have a solid foundation to start from.
Re: Fans Hope This Mysterious PS Store Listing Points to a PS Stars Replacement
These wallet credits may have nothing to do with PS Stars, but I’ll take the opportunity to air my thoughts about it anyways.
I never thought much of the little collectible things that you got with PS Stars to show off in a display case. We have trophies already. Let us have a cool way to organize and display those. And have it be available on the app and the console.
And yes, more ways to earn store credit, please. Ultimately, that’s what we want from an incentive program. I’d like to be able to earn credit by getting rare trophies, beating difficult games, and spending time on the ecosystem, as well as for spending money.
Re: PS5 Climbing Game Cairn Is the First Success Story of 2026
This is a game I didn’t have much interest in when it was revealed, but the favorable reception has me curious.
It seems we’ve had a mini-explosion of this type of hiking/climbing sim — Jusant, Baby Steps, of course Death Stranding, and now Cairn. I know these are all very different games, but in my mind there’s some common theme of the mountaineering aspects. I really liked DS, but haven’t played any of these other more hard-core climbing and hiking sims, but I’m interested enough to keep an open mind.
Re: New PlayStation Patent Could Let You Put Controller Buttons Where You Want
Not a fan of touchscreen controls. I don’t mind the adaptability mindset, but I prefer a tactile button system. I like to feel the click under my fingers. In fact, the base DualSense that come with my PS5 has buttons which are too soft and ‘squishy’ and I like my newer pad which clicks a little when I press the buttons
Re: Promising Chinese God of War Game Will Be 'Optimised for PS5 in Collaboration with Sony'
I’m liking the sound and look of this one, along with a God of War inspiration. It’s still a character action type game like most of the others coming out from China, but seems to be a little more unique. I was excited until I saw 2028. Wake me up when they give a release date.
Re: Beyond Good & Evil 2 Director Passes Comment on Ubisoft's Major Reshuffle
I look forward to playing the game on my PS9.
Re: Rumour: PS Portal OLED Version Coming This Year
This might be tempting, although like others have said, the current LCD looks quite good. It will have to depend on the price of this new model. I doubt I’ll upgrade, but if the price is right, maybe I’ll flip my current Portal for the new one.
On a separate but related note, over the last two weeks I’ve had a couple times when I had to wait in a queue for Cloud streaming to start. One time the wait was really quick, basically a few extra seconds, and the other time it was looking to be longer so I just aborted and went to play directly on console. I’m guessing this is due to increasing popularity of the cloud streaming services and server demand. So far it hasn’t spoiled my positive opinion of the service, but I hope that it doesn’t become more common.
Re: Judas PS5 Dev Spent 5 Years Perfecting Its Core Mechanic
I had picked this game to sneak in and launch this year or early 2027 but that sounds like it’s unlikely. That’s too bad. It’s not quite Beyond Good & Evil 2 level yet, but this development time is really getting up there (may end up being over 10 yrs). For something like Elder Scrolls 6 or GTA6, a really long dev cycle is understandable, but I wouldn’t have expected that long for a spiritual successor to BioShock. Although Levine’s explanation of his vision does help clarify the long timeline, but 5 years on research and development? This game will surely blow our minds!
Re: Has PlayStation Found Its Own Black Myth: Wukong? New PS5 Console Exclusive Is One to Watch
@Oram77 Yeah, they all do seem to blur together for me as well. It’s not unlike the zombie and certain horror games also, the ones with “Dead” in their names — Dead Island, Dead by Daylight, Dead Rising, Dying Light, House of the Dead, and many others with zombies in them, either in the title or gameplay — Zombie Army, Zombi, World War Z, and so on. I know for those who play these and are well-informed, unlike me, these games are all very different. I’m sure it’s true of the samurai style action games. And I know samurai is a Japanese term, and many of these are Chinese, so not sure the right term… Google say maybe “Youxia”? I’m not sure what a feudal sword wielding warrior would be called in the Chinese culture. But yeah, I’m sure the games all have their distinct qualities and perhaps are nothing alike one another, but the previews and gameplay footage do seem quite similar.
Edit: or Sci-Fi / Cyberpunk, as a good callout by @PuppetMaster
Edit 2: Ah, “Wuxia”, that’s the term. Thanks @Questionable_Duck
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.