TrollOfWar

@Oram77

... too be fair xbox players did have the best deal in gaming history.

I wonder if it's still a fair thing to categorize people as "PlayStation players" and "Xbox players". I bet if the GamePass subscription at the old price range had been on PlayStation, "PlayStation players" would have taken advantage of GamePass just as much as "Xbox players" did. "Being subscriped to GamePass because it's a good deal" is not a differentiating trait of behavior for the Xbox player base.

There are probably many "Xbox & PS/Switch players" who own both systems, who used GamePass to try games out and then would go on to buy the game on PS or Switch.

In the end "Xbox players" aren't much different from "PlayStation players". They all like good games and most of them play Fortnite, Call of Duty, Roblox, Minecraft, GTA 5, EA Sports FC and Helldivers 2.

@Anthony_Daniels As games take several years to develop, usually these exclusivity deals are signed years in advance. Microsoft kind of started their multiplatform releases on PS5 and Nintendo in 2024, so I think there are still some exclusive games which will come. But going forward, new deals would be pointless (and expensive), unless Sony feels the need to sign some exclusivity deal for the launch of the PS6 to make it more attractive for gamers.

This is a good thing, right? PlayStation has finally won the console race! Where's our reward? All games for PlayStation, no more games for Xbox players.

We can all celebrate now by buying a PS5 Pro, a disc drive, a PS5 Pro stand and an DualSense Edgy controller. 😁 /s

@PuppetMaster

Here's the president mention PS5 install base as the factor for FF 16 sales didn't reach their high expectations
https://www.eurogamer.net/final-fantasy-16-sales-did-not-meet-high-expectations-says-square-enix-president#:~:text=Blames slow adoption of PS5,a limiting factor%2C Bloomberg reports.

You're correct, that does sound like the Square Enix president is blaming PS5 for FF16 underperforming.

SE received a lot of money from Sony in exchange for exclusivity with Sony also helped with the marketing. All those could help SE to balance the budget. So this "it's too expensives to stay in one platform" sounds like a weird excuse. If they think the cost are too high then why they accept Sony's deal in the first place?

Square Enix are like mercenaries. They take money from the highest bidder. They also took $ 100 million for Rise of the Tomb Raider's 1-year exclusivity on Xbox, and afterwards released the game on PlayStation. From what I remember these Final Fantasy exclusivity deals were limited to 2 years on PlayStation, so afterwards Square Enix can release the games wherever they want. It's surprising that it took ao long for them to do so in case of FF7 Remake.

@PuppetMaster

So why on earth SE president said as if the game is a big flop and pointed his fingers at Sony while screaming "no more exclusives, we're going full multiplat!"?

Seriously, I cannot find any comments by the Square Enix president blaming Sony or PlayStation directly for any of their recent games underperforming. They only said “profits unfortunately did not meet expectations” and they want to “shift to a multiplatform strategy”. Sounds more like a Square Enix problem to me, as their games are too expensive to keep them exclusive to one platform. Going multiplatform doesn't mean they'll stop developing for PlayStation. There's nothing wrong with targeting more players.

Maybe it's a day 1 release on PC as well, thanks to Nixxes' support?

I'd argue that we are already at that stage. There are moments in Hellblade 2 where at a glance it was difficult to tell if the characters are from real recordings or rendered in-engine. It's a beautiful game, but the gameplay is limited.

I've been replaying the original Tomb Raider series on Evercade and I think the original games are the best.

I replayed Tomb Raider Legends last year, which was decent for the time it released, but feels a bit janky to play.

Duke Nukem 3D Total Meltdown on Evercade.

@dskatter

It does amuse me that there’s no hint of this news on Pure XBox, though…

This news was posted an hour later on PureXbox, if you care about it: https://www.purexbox.com/news/2025/09/microsoft-announces-new-price-increases-for-xbox-series-xs-in-the-us

I think the PureXbox staff is a bit more limited in capacity, so sometimes it takes them a bit longer to cover all the relevant news.

Now, Image if Sega was suing the creators of Bomb Rush Cyberfunk and Hyperfunk for copying the art style and gameplay of Jet Set Radio... You know, just like Sony is suing Tencent for that game copying the art style of Horizon. 😉

@Issen_Mode

As long as Bluepoint doesn't remake it, we're good. ... Hopefully Fromsoft doesn't make that mistake again.

As far as I know, Fromsoft wasn't involved in Bluepoint's Demon's Souls remake. The IP is owned by Sony/PlayStation, so they chose to have Bluepoint develop the remake. Initially Sony didn't see the original Demon's Souls as a success, hence why they didn't greenlight a sequel and Fromsoft went on to create Dark Souls, release it multi-platfom, get it published by Bandai Namco and have it become a global success inspiring countless other games.

I'm a bit surprised to see someone be critical of Bluepoint's work. Most would agree that they did a good job with the Shadow of the Colossus and the Demon's Souls remakes.

@Zeke68

So first Push Square push Jeff Grubb and his "rumours" for 5-7 years, and now he also has come to the conclusion that "nothing is happening".

But didn't that generate countless articles and a ton of clicks/user engagement? 😄

I wonder, if Bloodborne was on PC, would there be a remake or sequel by now? 🤔

What are "impulse triggers"? 🤨

@antlion

similarities are not comparable to Palworld's. DQ's creatures mostly inspired Pokemon's designs. Or from Japanese myth "creatures" in general inspired both. Palworld's designs are just ripoffs.

Yes, my point is, if Square Enix didn't sue Nintendo for the Pokemon creature designs being similar to Dragon Quest's creatures, then Nintendo also doesn't have a chance to do the same to Pocketpair/Plaworld. That is the reason why instead Nintendo is suing based on patents.

@antlion

But anybody who's not a Nintendo hater won't deny Palworld's creatures are blatant Pokemon creatures ripoff. Nintendo however can't sue them on the similarities (switched body parts)

Apparently many Pokemon designs
were copied from Dragon Quest creatures. Pocketpair were probably aware of that fact when they created Palworld.

I discovered the Evercade platform earlier this year, which is basically a retro platform with licensed physical cartridges. It's so awesome, just like in the good ol' days. You put the cart into the slot, turn on your device and you can start playing. No day-1 patches, no live services, no micro-transactions, no forced online connections - just pure fun. 😁
#BuyEvercade

Remember when former Sony executive Yoshida Shuhei said in an interview that "porting to PC is way cheaper than creating an original title. So it's almost like printing money."? Didn't read like it's hurting Sony in any way. 😄

From the report/screenshot:

"1.Platform Business:
- Continued expansion of user base and multi-device ecosystem"

... Are they talking about multiple future PlayStation devices or something else? 🤷🏼

@Nexozi

Is there any word on how many units helldivers 2 has sold on xbox? It probably hasn't sold the numbers expected.

The last reported estimate by Alinea Analytics is "Helldivers 2 shifted 926k copies on Xbox six days after its release". Take it with a grain of salt, Alinea Analytics had some inaccurate estimates before. On the other hand if it's true, Helldivers 2 could potentially be trending towards 2m sold units on Xbox by now. Hopefully we'll get an official statement from Sony/PlayStation.

@Reyzore

Will Square offer the original FF7 to those who purchase the digital version of the game?

In case you really care, the preorder page is up for Final Fantasy 7 Remake Integrade Digital Deluxe Edition on the Xbox store, which includes the original FF7 for both Xbox and Windows, for the price of $59.99. The same price as it is on the PSN store.

But it's frequently discounted on the PSN store to as low as $34.79. So Xbox and Switch 2 players get no special treatment. 😉

@Reyzore

The issue of the game being able to launch on day one on all platforms worries me a bit, to be honest... in terms of performance/polish.

It depends on your expectations. In general a multiplatform release shouldn't be a big issue. The first 2 parts are built on Unreal Engine 4, an engine purpose made for multi-platform development. If the dev team at Square Enix chooses to develop the 3rd part on UE4 instead of UE5 then it will run fine on current gen hardware.

On the other hand, FF7 Rebirth is quite blurry in "performance mode" on base PS5, even though PS5 was the target platform during it's development. So if you weren't happy with the performance of FF7 Rebirth then don't expect the 3rd part to perform much better.

In most cases a multi-platform release would benefit all platforms. For example Larian Studio mannaged to improve the performance significantly in Baldur's Gate 3 on all systems while they were working on optimizing for Xbox Series S hardware.

@Reyzore I wouldn't put too much thought into it. Square Enix still cares a lot about PlayStation players. The only difference is that they want to expand their business to other platforms as well, because their big-budget RPG games are too expensive to keep on a single platform and maybe Sony/PlayStation exclusivity deals don't pay enough anymore to justify the practice.

Nowhere does it say that Part 3 will be multiplatform on day one... what it says is that the trilogy will be on all platforms, which is slightly different and LOGICAL! From the moment FF7 Remake is announced for other platforms, it's obvious that the other games in the trilogy will also arrive on all platforms sooner or later. I think Square could communicate more clearly about this so that all doubts are cleared up...

I assume Square Enix' Twitter message is about assuring those on Nintendo and Xbox that the 3rd game is definitely coming to those platforms as well, with the hope that FF7 Remake does well next year on those platforms. If there's a time exclusivity deal still active for part 3 then Square Enix is contractually forces to stay silent, so in that case we won't get any communication to "clear up all doubts".

Now there's something that confuses me... a new game mode that is exclusive to the Switch and Xbox versions? Will Square offer the original FF7 to those who purchase the digital version of the game? ...

Okay, PlayStation players got the game earlier... but here we're talking about game content.

You mean that "streamlined progression" feature? I would hardly call it content, seems actually like it's breaking the whole RPG aspect of the game. It could be the case that it will be added to the PS5 version as well via a patch, but hardly a loss to PlayStation players who already finished the game. The intention is to build up hype for the upcoming Switch 2 and Xbox releases.

I don't know if Switch 2 and Xbox players would also get the original FF7 when buying Remake, probably not. But I guess most who are interested in Remake might already have it.

Something doesn't feel right to me here.
Is Square treating PlayStation players like beta testers? And the game director thanked PC players (a peak of 40,000 players on Steam... incredible), wears Xbox clothing... it seems like they don't even care about us (PlayStation players) and forget that we supported the game.

I don't think there is any ill will from Square Enix towards the PlayStation players. They already received Final Fantasy 7 Remake and Rebirth, 2 complete games. FF7 Remake has been given away "for free" via PS Plus Essential for a month so millions of PlayStation players could play it at no extra cost. PlayStation players got the special treatment by being the priority.

Now Square Enix tries their best to promote and sell the games on other platforms including PC, Xbox and Switch 2, without making them feel like 2nd class players. When the FF director thanks the PC players, he actually wants to sell more on PC. If he wears an Xbox shirt it's because he wants people on Xbox to buy the game - wearing a PlayStation shirt to a Final Fantasy Xbox launch event would be dumb. To them it's a given that Final Fantasy sells best on PlayStation.

You would be correct that Square Enix doesn't care about PlayStation players if they stopped releasing their games on PlayStation - but that is not the case. They are just expanding on other platforms.

@PuppetMaster You are correct, but Sony/PlayStation are still pursuing additional live-service games, even after Jim Ryan's departure, though they are more careful.

Additionally to Helldivers 2, MLB The Show and Gran Turismo 7 are also successful live services, despite having less predatory monetization models.

In case of Genshin Impact, Sony probably would wish to own the game outright and profit from the revenue on all platforms, not just the 30% on PlayStation. That's why I think it might be wiser for them to either invest in internal projects or acquire a potential live service before it becomes a large success (like Microsoft did with Minecraft in 2014).

@PuppetMaster Additionally to your points, why should Sony invest in Square Enix' live-service games (Babylon's Fall, Foamstars) when they are trying to have their own expensive live service games? After losing money on Concord and numerous unreleased, cancelled projects, Sony/PlayStation is hopefully more conservative with spending money on high-risk 3rd party projects.

Nevertheless Square Enix and Sony PlayStation have been strong partners for over 25 years, and the Final Fantasy franchise is heavily associated with PlayStation. While console exclusives of Square Enix games will be rarer, I think we will still see some form of marketing, like State of Plays.

@KawakiisaFraud

And that pisses SE off. That's why they go public and badmouth Sony and the PS5, saying that the exclusivity is the reason why Final Fantasy XVI and 7 Rebirth failed...

I don't remember Square Enix "badmouthing" Sony. Do you have a link where they might have said something negative about Sony? I think Sony has been one of their most important partner for over 25 years now. But the development costs of their games are way too expensive to keep them exclusive to one platform.

Sony probably realized that all their games are garbage and it's not worth paying hundreds of millions for exclusive deals.

I wonder if Sony/PlayStation nowadays is paying less for exclusivity than what they used to, now that Xbox is not so relevant anymore. Usually these deals would need to cover the "lost sales" on other platforms, but it's a lot less these days on Xbox. Maybe only a dozen millions instead of hundreds? 🤔

@Th3solution All good, the article is actually about part 3. Square Enix basically confirmed the entire trilogy will release on all platforms (PlayStation, PC, Xbox, Switch), though it doesn't clarify if it will be time-exclusive to PlayStation like the previous 2 parts, nor when it will release. What is currently know is the release date of part 1 for Switch 2 and Xbox consoles.

@Th3solution

It blows my mind that this game is coming out in less than 6 months. It feels like Rebirth just came out! It was just a year and a half ago!

Unless I missed something, the release date of the 3rd part has not been announced yet. It's the 1st part which releases on Nintendo Switch 2 and Xbox Series S|X in January 2026. Though Square Enix did state some time ago that they aim to keep the wait shorter for part 3 than it was between part 1 and 2.

@Uromastryx

but also at the same time disgusted that its actually costing like what €200 for "one" game

Square Enix could continue to go on and remaster older Final Fantasy games in such a scope, where 1 game is split up over multiple releases over a timespan of a decade, until eternity. By the time they are through with all, they can restart again and no one will remember what came before.

Square Enix would never have to write a new Final Fantasy story. 😄

@AdamNovice On the other hand, if the developers target lower powered systems, like the Switch 2, Xbox Series S and Steam Deck, chances are high that the next Final Fantasy will run at a smooth 60fps on PS5. 😉

@masofdas

I do wonder what Square will deem a success or flop (everything is a flop) as XVI reportedly did 22k at launch on Xbox, is that as you say if you want that list of games do you already on NS or PS, is it because wasn't day one like PS5 (But Helldivers 2 had done 900k) or other reasons smallinstallbase (Mafia numbers for instance) etc

There's no easy answer to that, as there are many factors all adding up to the success of a game. Hype, positive reviews, good word of mouth, the novelty factor of the game other games releasing at the same time.

There are examples like Elden Ring, Baldur's Gate 3 being successful on Xbox as well. Death Stranding Director's Cut and Helldivers 2 apparently did pretty well on Xbox. Not sure how well a multiplatform Final Fantasy will do in the future, but unless it released at the same time as GTA6, it could be fairly successful with a strong marketing and strong reviews.

Not sure if that report of "22K sold FF16 units on Xbox" is accurate (personally I suspect more like 220K), but the release was incredibly terrible. It was shadow dropped with no hype, released next to some of the biggest releases of the year (Oblivion Remastered, Clair Obscur Expedition 33, DOOM The Dark Ages) and at full price (where it was discounted on the PSN store during the same time). Those who waited 2 years for Final Fantasy 16 on Xbox, probably could wait another few months for a discount. Hopefully Square Enix learned something from this situation.

@UltimateOtaku91 Yes, Xbox lost their touch/partnerships with Japanese developers after the Xbox 360 era. I think Final Fantasy 13 did much better on Xbox 360.

Also 9% of FF15 sales being on Xbox isn't terrible, given that at that point the PS4 already had double the install base of the Xbox One.

Anyways, hopefully the multiplatform release of Final Fantasy helps the series to become popular and relevant again, which then hopefully results in new good Final Fantasy games.

@Lowdefal Final Fantasy 15 released in 2016. Final Fantasy 14 and 16 were released only this year. That means 8 years without a Final Fantasy game, in my book that counts as "almost a decade without Final Fantasy". 😄

But it wasn't just Final Fantasy, the Shin Megami Tensei/Persona series, Ni No Kuni and many more JRPGs which are popular on PlayStation, only started releasing in recent years. So without the content JRPG players will naturally choose to play on other platforms, mainly PlayStation.

@ShadowRJ

I just don’t think the Xbox platform is home to where the people who are genuinely interested in these remakes are.

Might be because for almost a decade no mainline Final Fantasy game was released on Xbox. Those who care about these games had the choice to switch either to PS5 or PC.

Now Square Enix has the challenge to gain the interest of players who aren't familiar with the franchise.

Well, color me surprised. I expected Square Enix to have some PlayStation exclusivity deal for the whole remake trilogy signed, before they decide to release their games multiplatform. Though the wording in the Twitter message is very awkward.

Now I wonder how successful they will be in convincing players on Nintendo and Xbox to buy the final part of the trilogy. 🤔

PlayStation is doing the Lord's work and saving poor indie developers from going under with the power of PS Plus. 🙏🏼

Now if an indie developer takes such a deal from a platform holder, should we continue calling them independent? 🤔

@Ricky-Spanish I agree with you and stated here, that "Microsoft insisted that Call of Duty will continue to release on PlayStation".

... that's some hoops you're jumping through to explain why cod is popular on playstation!!

I was merely commenting on the message that "playstation is now the dude-bro shooter ***** box". A sentiment previously associated with Xbox 360 due to countless successful online shooters. But as many players switched platforms, especially from Xbox 360 to PlayStation 4, the player bases on each platform are now very diverse. And I find it amusing when people try to paint a picture that "Xbox players only play Call of Duty and Madden" and "PlayStation players only buy JRPGs and sad-dad games". The presented list proves the opposite. Call of Duty is successful on evey platform, and can only continue to remain successful as long as it's a multi-platform game. Sorry if my messages were misleading.

Don't take things I write seriously... Except when I am actually serious. 😉

This list definitely shows why during Microsoft's Activision-Blizzard-King acquisition, Sony/PlayStation were "fighting" to keep Call of Duty on PlayStation, and Microsoft insisted that Call of Duty will continue to release on PlayStation:

Call of Duty's PlayStation revenue is so high, it's basically a killstreak against Xbox exclusivity hopes. Even Master Chief is considering switching sides.

@Ichiban

Does this mean that playstation is now the dude-bro shooter ***** box?

I have this theory that a lot of gamers switched from Xbox 360 to PS4. You see them getting excited when previous Xbox exclusive games are released on PlayStation, like Gears of War and Forza Horizon.

Basically, there are many previous Xbox gamers now gaming on PlayStation. Which means, when people argue online "us vs. them", the "us" part isn't too different from "them". And "us" are apparently buying a lot of Call of Duty. 😄

@SilentC

That is such a depressing list. Shooters, crime, superheroes. I feel like there's a comment you could make there but I'm not going to.

Minecraft in that list sticks out like Voldemort in a shampoo commercial.

I enjoyed the 2020 released Panzer Dragoon: Remake, it's a short & fun arcade game for a few hours, and it's fairly often available for about $3 on sale.

@Oz_Who_Dat_Dare

@TrollOfWar you are entitled to your view, though I'm a little unsure what your opinion is (maybe you explained elsewhere). I think what you're saying is that games seeking monetisation (especially games at no extra cost) are the biggest problems. I think we might all agree - that studios that aren't able to generate sales outright (as they are at no extra cost), are increasingly changing their games to promote post-sales monetisation in order to make money. That's right isn't it? Just checking....

I think GamePass and PS+ are nearly identical subscription services, except that PS+ doesn't include first-party day 1 releases. Both subscriptions have their pros and cons: they give access to a large library of games, which helps for certain games with visibility and marketing, especially indie games, and offer players a rental option which otherwised disappeared for physical media in many locations. But these services can also reduce the sales numbers of heavily marketed, big budget games, which can hurt them. I don't think game design is affected by GamePass, as certain trends have already existed before GamePass, but I think some day 1 releases are unpolished, as if the day 1 quality doesn't matter for the subscribers.

I don't think GamePass is the worst thing in the industry. Most free-to-play and live-service games (eg. Robolox, Candy Crush, FIFA/FC, Fortnite, GTA Online, Call of Duty Warzone, Genshin Impact, League of Legends, Apex Legends, Marvel Rivals, Overwatch 2) are way worse. As those games incentives players to not try any new games. I'd rather prefer a future where you can rent different games on a subscription service than a free-to-play future where games are design to be played forever and have you pay regularly to enjoy them.

If people are critical of GamePass they should be critical to the same degree of PS+.

@Oz_Who_Dat_Dare

... for GamePass, not because it's inherently dangerous, but because it's inherently dangerous in a red dress. By that I mean, it's years of subsidising to build up a core subscriber-base (who were literally paying next to nothing - and apparently a lot of people are still paying next to nothing)..

True, at the beginning GamePass might have been subsidized (happens often when companies invest in building up a new business or market), but apparently in 2021 it was already generating $ 2 billion per year and as of 2024 it's generating $ 5 billion in revenue per year. It has also been reported last year, that Microsoft spends $ 1 billion per year to bring third-party titles to GamePass. So there's $ 4 billion left for first-party games, operational costs, infrastructure, marketing, etc. It's not as much subsidized nowadays as people like to think.

The option to unlock GamePass via Microsoft Rewards is limited to 20 countries and many Xbox users don't know about.

PS+ Extra/Premium isn't something Sony wanted to do - they were forced to do in response.

Who forced them? Sony/PlayStation introduced PS+ Extra/Premium because they did a financial analysis and decided that it will pay off for them. They already had PS+ Essentials which was giving away AAA titles "for free", PS+ Collection containing 20 games and PS Now for streaming of 700+ games. It made sense to streamline their offering into 3 PS+ subscription tiers and it has been a success for Sony, as more PS+ subscribers upgraded to higher tiers over the past 3 years and PlayStation's financial numbers show a boost in operational income. Nobody forced Sony, they just followed the money.

No one said, it was the best thing for the game industry however. I'm sure it has benefitted many developers before (perhaps less so now), and has given many first games excellent exposure... but what's the good of exposure if people aren't going to buy your second or third game? Yes, those developers get to keep making new games, but the reason becomes to feed the subscription beast.

I would agree with you if GamePass or PS+ were the only way of game distribution, but as of now even on Xbox you can still buy games via the store. Even without a GamePass and PS+, chances are that people would not buy the 2nd or 3rd game of a developer, if the 1st one didn't impress. How many people chose not to buy FF7 Rebirth as they didn't like FF7 Remake?

I believe free-to-play and live-service games with predatory monetization are a much bigger problem for the industry than GamePass and PS+.

@Ricky-Spanish

...it's just to pander to it's diehards and get a load of comments and people arguing over it.
It is what it is nobody is doing here anything wrong but it's obvious 🤷✌️

So by replying here in the comments section, you became part of the issue. Sorry to put like that, hope you don't feel offended.

No one comes to PushSquare for unbiased, fact-based, well researched articles (though sometimes they do have some good articles on rare occasios). They offer what the hardcore fanbase here wants to read, even if those are biased, polarizing opinions. Sometimes the news articles are some random Reddit threads and Twitter/X user posts.

It's just like people in the US watching Fox News because it caters to their political views. Can you blame them for not presenting an unbiased/balanced reporting? They only offer what their viewers demand.

Hope you all have a good weekend by the way. 😉

@Rodster Welcome to the community! And thanks for taking the time to share your view. 🙂

The option to unlock GamePass Ultimate with Microsoft reward points is actually limited to certain countries. In my location the best I can get are Sea of Thieves ancient coins and Amazon credit.

I wonder what Microsoft gains from people earning reward points. There must be some form of analytics data selling or advertisment revenue, otherwise they wouldn't offer it.

Wonder if it will be faithful to the first games and offer a lot of nudity and gore? 😁

Hopefully Chris Pratt will play the role of Kratos and Jack Black can play Zeus.

@BleedingDreamer At first I was interested in playing Redfall, but I lost it all as soon as I saw the reviews and read first impressions. A shame it didn't get the time it needed to be complete on release.

There could have been a PS5 version if it had performed better. Same case with Forspoken, it won't release on Xbox anymore.

@Bluemoon2008

@TrollOfWar you are completely mis-representing what was said there.

Lorne Lanning said it was a devastating deal for them because they grossly underestimated the number of projected ps5 owners that would download the game primarily due to a delay on release and Covid.

To be honest, I was mostly sarcastic with that comment, using rhetoric often used by others here to paint a negative image of Xbox or GamePass.

The Oddworld Soulstorm case is more of an exception rather than the rule, as many other developers were pretty successful with their games on PS Plus. On GamePass you'll find many cases were developers praise it and others being more critical about it.

Often times these articles only focus on the negative cases related to GamePass, any postive point is mentioned only as a side note. In my honest opinion, GamePass and PS Plus aren't too different. Both services have positives and negatives to the same degree and you'll find examples for every case. Curiously people started caring about the sustainability of GamePass once it became popular, yet no one questions the sustainability of PS Plus Extra, even though it also often features high profile day 1 releases (just none PlayStation published), and some big games "given away" as part of PS Plus Essential. 😉