I think a lot of people are still holding out for the next big 3D Mario, Pokémon, Animal Crossing and Zelda games before moving to the Switch 2. I'd say year 2/3 will be big years for the Switch 2 for better for worse, just depends on software and that rumoured price increase.
@cburg Look there's no need to take my comments so seriously, you know and everyone on here knows I'm a Playstation and Nintendo fan and my comments on here and NintendoLife reflect that. So you don't need to take my comments to heart just take them with a pinch of salt.
And just so you know I don't hate everything Xbox, my hate is more towards Microsoft as a company and would love to see them fall. But for xbox itself I did own a series S a few years back and this year I will be buying Forza and Fable, last year I bought Hi Fi Rush, Grounded and the Oblivion Remaster, super looking forward to State of Decay 3 and I still play Overwatch so if I hated Xbox that much I wouldn't be investing in games they own.
Buy yeah don't get fixated too much on what I say on here.
I wonder why it's ok for people to hate on certain games like Marathon, God of war, Crimson Desert, Horizon etc but as soon as you have similar comments on Xbox ports certain people have a meltdown.
Why not keep the consistency when Sony's games get hated on?
As a portal owner I'd say premium is a great deal, we get cloud streaming, three free games per month that can be streamed and 7-8 games added to the extra catalog which can also be streamed.
I don't get how most people are getting their games spoilt. I visit this site daily, youtube daily and X every now and then and I've never had a game ruined for me. If anything watching multiple trailers for the same game ruin games more than anything for me.
@PuppetMaster Yeah Square Enix have fallen quite a bit lately to a point where most other Japanese studios are pumping out better games even the smaller ones like Falcom. I'd say Dragon Quest is the only game right now that's shifting the numbers for them.
I honestly believe they wanted more money from Sony for their exclusive deals and Sony said no after looking at the poor sales. This is why they announced a multiplatform strategy just to p**s Sony off, but really they are still up for deals to highest bidder.
I think Sony need to do the following to get some market share back on Japan.
1, Acquire a big Japanese dev/publisher.
2, Use that developer to create JRPG's with a decent budget.
3, Bring out a native handheld.
4, Develop or Co develop anime games based off the current biggest anime shows, and make them exclusive.
5, Go all out on getting any new gacha games to release on Playstation day one, and even get them as console exclusives if possible.
6, Create more strong partnerships with third parties like they have with Konami.
Just more evidence square are full of crap, they will never change.
On the other hand you're not missing much by not playing this remaster. Way too grindy, especially when you reach a certain point in the story, my god that part was tedious.
@Boxmonkey That's not going to stop kids from playing these types of games, they will just get their parents to verify for them or find another work around like using a passport image etc. I know age verification is inevitable but it's not going to change much in the grand scheme of things.
Age ratings don't really do anything, parents will still buy their kids these games. GTA has an age rating of 18 and that hasn't stopped kids from playing.
@VeganH It's not a cloud streaming app though so you won't be able to use it to play playstation games. You can only use the app to mirror what's on the TV from the PS5.
For me I tend not to buy games that go into gamepass day one, it's like they are using the PlayStation and Nintendo fans for the actual revenue which makes it easier for them to risk putting these games into gamepass. I won't be funding that, so for any Sega games that have gone into gamepass I will just buy them second hand or rent them.
Although, Metaphor Re Fantazio being one that I did buy day one, I find it strange how it hasn't sold more than it has. It even got multiple game of the year nominations and is easily one of the best jrpgs this generation. So to have only sold 2 million copies is pretty poor.
As a Nintendo gamer as well I can safely say ray tracing isn't something I'm bothered about. All I want is a great time with the games I play, if I get that then I don't care what the visuals or gimmicks are like.
@cragis0001 But how would that work, let's say Sony allows steam on its system so people can buy pc games? They wouldn't be optimised to run on the PlayStation console. It would be like Nintendo having the PlayStation store on the Switch 2 with the majority of games not being able to run on the system. Or like how Xbox studios have to separately develop a PS5 version for the game they are bringing over, meaning buying an Xbox version off the Xbox store wouldn't run on the PS5.
@PaperAlien That goes for Nintendo and Xbox as well, it's been like that for years where digital costs more than physical. But I agree its never made sense, not only is there no external cost of packaging and disk manufacturing, but it also cuts down the pre owned market meaning more new sales. Making digital cheaper would just benefit everyone involved, get more people into buying digitally and make the pre owned market disappear over time, something Sony would surely love to do.
If it means we can buy game cheaper from other retailers then I'm sure a lot of people will be happy. Doesn't really effect me as I still prefer physical but would be ideal if the PS6 turns out to digital only, then I'd be looking to save as much as I can.
But let's be honest if this ends up going against Sony we can definitely expect them to recuperate those losses by introducing price increases, either to hardware or playstation plus.
@KoopaTheGamer I don't think this is about Sony introducing more stores onto their system, that cannot be forced. This is about letting other retail marketplaces like shopto or cd keys being allowed to sell digital keys for playstation games.
It doesn't matter how many of you on here want these live service games to stop, the fact is the majority of gamers are playing these types of games. More than twice as many gamers want these types of games than those that don't.
Microsoft already know their next console is going to be niche and perform even worse than the series consoles sales wise.
That's why they will not be returning to exclusives, especially when they lose out on sales from their own store as more and more of their players buy off steam instead. They will need Playstation players for the revenue to balance that out.
@TheInfamousGod Yeah I see a lot of people are getting confused with this, they think that Sony are charging some people more for certain games at base cost. Whereas that's not the case, Sony are offering discounts at different rates to different people. Is it fair? Not at all, but is it classed as price gouging and ripping people off? I wouldn't go that far.
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Re: Hands On: Crimson Desert Runs Well Enough on PS5 Pro, But What About That Intro?
@Czar_Khastik I hope those two million like fetch quests....
Re: Hands On: Crimson Desert Runs Well Enough on PS5 Pro, But What About That Intro?
There's a few articles out now that don't sound too promising for this game, this one in particular is what's turned me off getting this.
https://www.polygon.com/crimson-desert-impressions-early-hours/
Re: Feb 2026 USA Sales: PS5 Outsells Nintendo's New Switch 2 for a Second Consecutive Month
I think a lot of people are still holding out for the next big 3D Mario, Pokémon, Animal Crossing and Zelda games before moving to the Switch 2. I'd say year 2/3 will be big years for the Switch 2 for better for worse, just depends on software and that rumoured price increase.
Re: Xbox's Starfield Rockets to the Top of the PS5's Pre-Order Charts
@cburg Look there's no need to take my comments so seriously, you know and everyone on here knows I'm a Playstation and Nintendo fan and my comments on here and NintendoLife reflect that. So you don't need to take my comments to heart just take them with a pinch of salt.
And just so you know I don't hate everything Xbox, my hate is more towards Microsoft as a company and would love to see them fall. But for xbox itself I did own a series S a few years back and this year I will be buying Forza and Fable, last year I bought Hi Fi Rush, Grounded and the Oblivion Remaster, super looking forward to State of Decay 3 and I still play Overwatch so if I hated Xbox that much I wouldn't be investing in games they own.
Buy yeah don't get fixated too much on what I say on here.
Re: Xbox's Starfield Rockets to the Top of the PS5's Pre-Order Charts
I wonder why it's ok for people to hate on certain games like Marathon, God of war, Crimson Desert, Horizon etc but as soon as you have similar comments on Xbox ports certain people have a meltdown.
Why not keep the consistency when Sony's games get hated on?
Hmm I wonder why 🤔.
Re: Xbox's Starfield Rockets to the Top of the PS5's Pre-Order Charts
It is too easy 🎣
Re: Xbox's Starfield Rockets to the Top of the PS5's Pre-Order Charts
Defence Force Assemble!
Re: Xbox's Starfield Rockets to the Top of the PS5's Pre-Order Charts
Oh dear, Poor souls.....
Re: Crimson Desert's Mixed Reviews See Dev's Share Price Drop Almost 30%
If this was a Sony made game I wonder if people would still be defending the score.
Re: Street Fighter 6's Incestuous New Storyline Divides Opinion
I've watched tonnes of anime and this is a norm in Japan lol.
Re: Site News: Where's Our Crimson Desert PS5 Review?
Yeah this is going to be bad on playstation, I expect low 70s for the metacritic on PS5.
Re: Round Up: Crimson Desert Reviews Are a Major Disappointment
@Oram77 I admit I was wrong about that one 😂, the metacritic is backing me up this time lol.
Re: Round Up: Crimson Desert Reviews Are a Major Disappointment
So it's not game of the year material that some were hyping it up to be.
Re: Microsoft Is Putting 3 Xbox Games on PS5 in Just a Few Weeks
That Kiln game looks like it's going to be DOA.
Re: Nvidia Says You're All 'Completely Wrong' About Its Controversial AI Upscaler DLSS 5
This is very different than generative AI; it’s content-control generative AI
So it's Generative AI 😂
Re: 'We've Always Wanted to Do It': Todd Howard Says He Knew Starfield PS5 Would Be a 'Matter of Time'
Of course it would come to playstation eventually, for consoles playstation is the home of the majority of Bethesdas players and fans.
Re: PS5's Power Users Are Spending More Than Ever, and PS Portal Proves It
As a portal owner I'd say premium is a great deal, we get cloud streaming, three free games per month that can be streamed and 7-8 games added to the extra catalog which can also be streamed.
Re: Preview: I Think Pragmata Could Be PS5's Best Shooter Yet
Just don't search for the DLSS 5 meme for this 😬.
Re: PS5 Game Devs Collectively Clown on Nvidia's Controversial DLSS 5 Tech
You know it's bad when multiple developers and hundreds on twitter are clowning it.
Re: Starfield Finally Lands on PS5 in April with New DLC and Huge Updates
Still not worth the price imo, il wait until it hits playstation plus.
Re: PS Portal Gets Even Better with New Firmware Update, Improved Visuals and Enhanced Cloud Streaming
Recently been cloud streaming Still Wakes the Deep and High on Life on the Portal with the current 1080p setting and that's enough for me with no lag.
Re: 'This Looks Like an AI Generated Dating Profile Picture': Nvidia's Attempt to P*ss on PS5 Pro's Parade with DLSS 5 Backfires
So it's basically an AI slop filter.
Been enjoying all the memes online ripping into this.
Re: Crimson Desert's Mandatory PS5 Update Sparks Debate About Games Which Break Street Date
I don't get how most people are getting their games spoilt. I visit this site daily, youtube daily and X every now and then and I've never had a game ruined for me. If anything watching multiple trailers for the same game ruin games more than anything for me.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 624
On PS5 i will be playing Monster Hunter Stories 3, Fatal Frame 2 and Marathon
On Switch 2 it's more Pokopia and Mario Galaxy 2
On Steam Deck I will be continuing with Bullet Girls Phantasia
Re: 'What the F*ck Are We Doing Here?': PS5 Fans Slam Square Enix for Sloppy Multiformat Strategy
@PuppetMaster Yeah Square Enix have fallen quite a bit lately to a point where most other Japanese studios are pumping out better games even the smaller ones like Falcom. I'd say Dragon Quest is the only game right now that's shifting the numbers for them.
Re: 'What the F*ck Are We Doing Here?': PS5 Fans Slam Square Enix for Sloppy Multiformat Strategy
Pretty funny seeing people moan about Sammy being a fanboy when those people themselves aren't playstation fans and are just here to stir the pot.
Hypocrisy at its finest.
Re: 'What the F*ck Are We Doing Here?': PS5 Fans Slam Square Enix for Sloppy Multiformat Strategy
I honestly believe they wanted more money from Sony for their exclusive deals and Sony said no after looking at the poor sales. This is why they announced a multiplatform strategy just to p**s Sony off, but really they are still up for deals to highest bidder.
Re: PS6's Rumoured Portable Could Be in Your Hands as Early as Next Year
Depending on the price of the PS6 I may go for the handheld first then get the main console a couple years later.
Re: Sony Decides VTubers May Be the Best Way to Save PS5 in Japan
I think Sony need to do the following to get some market share back on Japan.
1, Acquire a big Japanese dev/publisher.
2, Use that developer to create JRPG's with a decent budget.
3, Bring out a native handheld.
4, Develop or Co develop anime games based off the current biggest anime shows, and make them exclusive.
5, Go all out on getting any new gacha games to release on Playstation day one, and even get them as console exclusives if possible.
6, Create more strong partnerships with third parties like they have with Konami.
Re: The Fastidiously Multiformat Square Enix Skips PS5 with Yet Another Game
Just more evidence square are full of crap, they will never change.
On the other hand you're not missing much by not playing this remaster. Way too grindy, especially when you reach a certain point in the story, my god that part was tedious.
Re: Europe Is Putting Harsher Age Restrictions on All the Things You Hate About Modern Gaming
@Boxmonkey That's not going to stop kids from playing these types of games, they will just get their parents to verify for them or find another work around like using a passport image etc. I know age verification is inevitable but it's not going to change much in the grand scheme of things.
Re: Europe Is Putting Harsher Age Restrictions on All the Things You Hate About Modern Gaming
Age ratings don't really do anything, parents will still buy their kids these games. GTA has an age rating of 18 and that hasn't stopped kids from playing.
Re: 'No One Is Buying This on PS5': PC Port Begging Already Unbearable as Sony Switches Strategy
I'd wager a lot of those are also Xbox fans wanting Sony to release their games on PC.
Re: Xbox Targets 2027 for Project Helix Dev Kits, Calling Rumoured PS6 Release Into Question
@HRdepartment you mean just like how Purexbox had articles on Playstation pulling back on PC, Bluepoint and the rumoured Playstation 6 delay.
Re: Xbox Targets 2027 for Project Helix Dev Kits, Calling Rumoured PS6 Release Into Question
Dev kits in 2027 so possibly a 2028 release date. If I was Sony I would match their date or atleast the same year.
Re: Step Aside PS Portal! The Best Way to Use PS5 Remote Play Is Getting Better
@VeganH It's not a cloud streaming app though so you won't be able to use it to play playstation games. You can only use the app to mirror what's on the TV from the PS5.
Re: Step Aside PS Portal! The Best Way to Use PS5 Remote Play Is Getting Better
@RoomWithaMoose For me it's the dualsense design and cloud streaming of games we own which is something this app can't do.
Re: SEGA's PS5 Games Get Good Reviews, So Why Aren't You Buying Them?
@Questionable_Duck That's up to them, I did see a lot saying that about square enix games a few years back.
Re: SEGA's PS5 Games Get Good Reviews, So Why Aren't You Buying Them?
For me I tend not to buy games that go into gamepass day one, it's like they are using the PlayStation and Nintendo fans for the actual revenue which makes it easier for them to risk putting these games into gamepass. I won't be funding that, so for any Sega games that have gone into gamepass I will just buy them second hand or rent them.
Although, Metaphor Re Fantazio being one that I did buy day one, I find it strange how it hasn't sold more than it has. It even got multiple game of the year nominations and is easily one of the best jrpgs this generation. So to have only sold 2 million copies is pretty poor.
Re: 8 PS Plus Extra, Premium Games for March 2026 Announced
I'm happy with Space Marine 2 and Metal Eden.
Re: As PS6 Delay Rumours Swirl, Fans Debate Ray Tracing's Worth
As a Nintendo gamer as well I can safely say ray tracing isn't something I'm bothered about. All I want is a great time with the games I play, if I get that then I don't care what the visuals or gimmicks are like.
Re: PS5 Players Could Get Compensation as Sony Slammed for Monopolistic Practices in UK Court
@cragis0001 But how would that work, let's say Sony allows steam on its system so people can buy pc games? They wouldn't be optimised to run on the PlayStation console. It would be like Nintendo having the PlayStation store on the Switch 2 with the majority of games not being able to run on the system. Or like how Xbox studios have to separately develop a PS5 version for the game they are bringing over, meaning buying an Xbox version off the Xbox store wouldn't run on the PS5.
Re: 'This Is Big Unemployed Behaviour': Overwatch Dev Roasts SteamDB Fanatics
@Max_the_German Hold on, that game has lost half of its peak already.......
Re: PS5 Players Could Get Compensation as Sony Slammed for Monopolistic Practices in UK Court
@PaperAlien That goes for Nintendo and Xbox as well, it's been like that for years where digital costs more than physical. But I agree its never made sense, not only is there no external cost of packaging and disk manufacturing, but it also cuts down the pre owned market meaning more new sales. Making digital cheaper would just benefit everyone involved, get more people into buying digitally and make the pre owned market disappear over time, something Sony would surely love to do.
Re: PS5 Players Could Get Compensation as Sony Slammed for Monopolistic Practices in UK Court
If it means we can buy game cheaper from other retailers then I'm sure a lot of people will be happy. Doesn't really effect me as I still prefer physical but would be ideal if the PS6 turns out to digital only, then I'd be looking to save as much as I can.
But let's be honest if this ends up going against Sony we can definitely expect them to recuperate those losses by introducing price increases, either to hardware or playstation plus.
Re: PS5 Players Could Get Compensation as Sony Slammed for Monopolistic Practices in UK Court
@KoopaTheGamer I don't think this is about Sony introducing more stores onto their system, that cannot be forced. This is about letting other retail marketplaces like shopto or cd keys being allowed to sell digital keys for playstation games.
Re: Review in Progress: Marathon (PS5) - Bungie's Extraction Shooter Is Brilliant, and It Only Gets Better
It doesn't matter how many of you on here want these live service games to stop, the fact is the majority of gamers are playing these types of games. More than twice as many gamers want these types of games than those that don't.
You are the minority....
Re: 'This Is Big Unemployed Behaviour': Overwatch Dev Roasts SteamDB Fanatics
Get ready for the "usuals" to start hating on this guy next.
Re: 'Exclusives Are Absolutely Not Happening': Xbox Helix Will Share Library with PS6
Microsoft already know their next console is going to be niche and perform even worse than the series consoles sales wise.
That's why they will not be returning to exclusives, especially when they lose out on sales from their own store as more and more of their players buy off steam instead. They will need Playstation players for the revenue to balance that out.
Re: 'This Should Be Illegal': PS5's Dynamic Pricing Roundly Criticised by Disgusted Sony Fans
@TheInfamousGod Yeah I see a lot of people are getting confused with this, they think that Sony are charging some people more for certain games at base cost. Whereas that's not the case, Sony are offering discounts at different rates to different people. Is it fair? Not at all, but is it classed as price gouging and ripping people off? I wouldn't go that far.