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Tbf I've seen Sony solely as an entertainment company for years now. I can't remember the last time I was looking for TVs, Mobiles, Soundbars, Laptops etc and thought let's see what Sony have.

For me Sony are Games, Anime, Movies and Music and they are pretty much the top players in each of those.

Once they add difficulty settings and it's on sale then I may be tempted.

For people looking to get into Sword Art Online id reccomend skipping Fractured Daydream and just wait for the Echoes of Aincrad game instead.

@lazarus11 Not to mention they have to use two hands and a bigger ball. It's like lowering the difficulty down to easy mode.

It's between Monster Hunter Stories 3 or Marathon for me, but Im going to go with MHS3 though as it was a blast to play and vastly improved over the previous games, probably my game of the year so far.

Around the release of GTA Sony will have a decent sale on for the consoles, that I think will bring in millions just around the games launch alone.

This content warning on steam adds a bit more to game that you don't see in the trailer.

Content includes sexual innuendo / jokes, Revealing outfits, non-explicit Fan service, and suggestive Camera angles. There are brief depictions of gore in game upon death.

@SMJ Maybe haha, but if the rumours are true that it's more powerful than the series S then I can't see why it couldn't run all the PS4 and PS5 games natively, then for PS6 we know that most games aren't going to be pushing the hardware for atleast 3-4 years so during the first 3-4 years I can see most games being cross platform with PS5 hence then running on this new handheld as well.

But we will see, I wouldn't be surprised if it either doesn't even exist or gets cancelled due to the rising costs.

@11001100110zero Totally agree about the Vita, it was a beautiful device, I think I've owned 5 altogether with the original and slim versions and some funky colours from Japan. But yeah Sony frustrated me with how that handled it, main one being the price of memory cards as you said, was not a fan of the store lay out as well. All Sony had to do was allow SD cards, launch with the cheaper slim model first and get more third party support for exclusives like monster hunter or final fantasy, exclusives like the 3DS was getting at the time.

Launching with the more expensive OLED model was a mistake as well, oled should be an upgraded option later on once you've gathered a decent following, just like with the Switch and Steam Deck who both introduced a oled model years after the base model as an option for players who wanted an upgrade, not forced upon them at the beginning as the only option.

I can't fault the first party effort though, we had Killzone, Resistance, Uncharted, Soul Sacrifice, Little Big Planet, Little Deviants, Mod Nation, Gravity Rush, Wipeout, Motorstorm etc

I think the Vita has really put Sony off making an handheld that supports dedicated games, with Nintendos new single console focus it seems like it's a thing of the past anyway.

@SMJ ones it can handle yes, also the PS5 and Switch 2 are going to be supported for many years to come as well so I don't see a reason why this new handheld can't also be supported with new games.

I think the messaging behind it will be this device can play all your digital PS4 and PS5 games and select PS6 games, with Sony making their own studios 100% support it with native versions of future first party games.

@11001100110zero I meant as in dedicated exclusives just for that machine, as it was mentioned above by SMJ as a negative for this new Sony handheld that it won't have any dedicated games made specifically for it. I was pointing out that no other high end handheld does either.

@SMJ So are these PC handhelds like Xbox's Rog Ally and Steam Deck pointless as well to you? Since neither of them have dedicated exclusives, neither of them play physical copies and neither of them can play every new game that comes out.

If this playstation portable can play native digital games then it's nothing like the Portal at all, it's basically an handheld PS5 digital.

Google Stadia was exactly the solution he's talking about and nobody wanted it....

I feel about Soulslikes how most feel about playstations live services games.

It's a ok month for me. I have no interest in Lords of the Fallen, already played SAO but never completed it so maybe il try again, so that's just leaves the Tomb Raider collection that I'm most interested in.

It has a 6.8 user score on metacritic and 57% rating on steam, that just says it all.

Its a bang average game which people had high hopes for after the long wait since Skyrim and all the hype surrounding it before launch.

@SEVENTEENSOILS Im not saying you're wrong about what you're saying in general but I'm a fan of the anime Dark Gathering and I've read the manga and nothing was changed for its western release.

Not bothered if this skips the PS5 altogether, only game I would be interested in making it over is Fable.

Surprised this Studio is still going, if there's no game within the next 2-3 years then I'd say they will be closed down.

And people still support AI 🤦.

@dskatter If that happens then gamepass becomes unsustainable and will definitely be getting more price increases to cover the loss of playstation sales.

Great to hear they are in it for the long haul, it's a great game and something different from the usual battle royal and f2p slop.

@Globo How are Sony screwing the consumer? If anything they are screwing over themselves by halting sales of memory cards resulting in loss of revenue.

Not good, was planning on buying an SD card for my Switch 2 soon.

Also I wonder if this global shortage will effect Nintendo's game cartridges at all. Maybe that's why they lowered the cost of digital games, now that physical costs more they hope more people will buy digitally and Nintendo will need less game cartridges.

Yet will sell better on Playstation 😬.

If that's the case I would hold off until a decent sale or I will buy one second hand. Either option though I will be using by now pay later options.

I know a lot of people say they won't pay that but the majority will simply just so they don't miss out. Especially those that are hardcore gamers, gaming is their blood and they will not want to miss out on the next Elder Scrolls, Resi 10, TLOU 3 etc.

@Scottyy So Nintendo and Xbox having the same problems means what? That they have no competition? Or does that only go for when Sony do it. Even the new steam machine is having problems and will have to launch at a higher price than intended.

@Sanquine Yeah like idiots that believe Sony are upping the prices just because Xbox is dead.

@Nakatomi_Uk Don't be silly, people on here don't want to blame the real reasons 🙄.

@ThatOtherNewGuy But how many people actually buy mobiles outright, the vast majority are on a 2-3 year contract as its more affordable that way. I think this is the route consoles will mainly go down in the future with more and more people looking for bnpl plans. Sony have already started something similar with Raylo.

Yes the economy is brutal and it makes sense why Sony have increased the prices but it's still a major concern for the gaming industry as a whole. This will price many out of gaming altogether as that's a big chunk of money that for most families is needed to be spent elsewhere.

More people will just stick to their older gen consoles for longer before moving over, and there will be more consoles bought via bnpl methods.

@electrolite77 Yet Xbox put up their prices first....

You all have Trump and AI to thank for this.

If true then I can't see PS5 reaching the PS4 numbers, gaming in general is now a premium hobby and will become a hobby that's just too costly for some. The Switch 2 will probably get a price increase this year taking it over £500, Xbox has already had further increases, the steam machine will definitely be no less than £600, and next gen consoles will be £700 to £1000+. Next gen will be the death of gaming if things continue, even PC gaming will become too costly with the RAM prices. Casuals will just stick with current gen consoles and the PS6 will see hardly any exclusives due to most devs still wanting to support the PS5.

Seems I was right to miss this one live.

Pretty poor showing imo.

Sony make live service games, people call them crap and want Sony to change.

Sony cancel live service games, people call them stupid and want to support indie developers doing something similar.

You just couldn't make this up 😂.

Well in that case im sure another publisher will pick the studio and game up...

What if we remove the non playstation Studio games and DLC. This is the problem publishing so many games, a couple of bad games brings the scores down and makes you look bad, although those game aren't even Playstation Studio games.

@Globo Yes it's for Xbox one owners but people were still getting different offers based on how much they use their console and how much they spend, basically what dynamic pricing is. They probably use those criteria for the usual just for you offers as well.

Until this practice becomes illegal then I would assume that most big corporations with their own stores are going to use dynamic pricing, if not already.

Microsoft are now doing the same but with consoles, offering different players different discounts basing it on their play time, subscription, and purchase behavior.

Meh more souls trash, hopefully the other two games are actually decent then, otherwise not a month for me.

Luckily for me my work gave me a £200 playstation gift card for being with them for 10 years lol. I might pick up Atomfall and Hell is Us, then spend the rest on 12 months of premium.

With Destiny 2 dying off and this game underperforming I think it's now time Sony took 100% control of operations. Time for Destiny 3 (hopefully a reboot) and maybe a single player shooter, the kind of game that put Bunjie on the map.

@tselliot Luckily this is the type of game kids aren't playing, too hard and serious for them.

It should not have a similar amount of players as Xbox considering the difference in install bases.

Xbox players like their shooters whereas Playstation players are mainly interested in story driven adventure games and jrpgs.

People wanted Sony to fight back against live service, and that's exactly what they have been doing. This was one of the studios established for live service so people should be happy right? I've also been seeing people calling for Sony to shut down Bunjie, like how can people be unhappy for one Studio closure but then wish for another.

Sony need to go down the Nintendo route and only own a select few trusted and established studios and then get third party studios making them exclusives based off IP they own, exactly like with HellDivers 2 but with single player games.

That way there's less Risk and less need for Studio closures from Sony as the brunt of the risk is on a third party.

The game has between 30-60 million daily players, how is that struggling?

Was slightly looking forward to this but I won't be bothering now, this is going to be up there with Code Violet for worst game of the year.

Looks like there will be nothing from Atlus then, I can't see any JRPG's being present that I would be interested in so I will just catch up with the trailers after it instead of watching live.