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MS could charge 70$ for it. It’s their IP and a new PS game. Besides many on PS haven’t even played it. People will always complain about the price of a game even if it was free because micro-transactions are in it. These games were great to me in the X360 era! If only MS didn’t fumble the Xbox one we wouldn’t be here.

The Rimac doesn't inspire excitement in real life let alone a game but all of the cars are more fun in the top photo than the pagan one haha. Japan will be a great setting! Might be the best horizon yet. Still sucks that this isn't Xbox only as the Forza IP is good.

@get2sammyb they will need it to be on PS5 day because it will be on subsidized gamepass day one for sure! And MS execs are so pleased with more coin from the paying PS fanbase.

@Oram77 I remember getting MGSV and playing it on the base PS4. Was so good from what i remember at launch when I got it. It’s all about money. These company executives just don’t want to spend the money to develop their own in house engines as that means overhead. They want to reduce the developmental costs so games can get to the market ASAP. But as you know specific tools are suited for certain jobs. An all purpose tool will never be great at many things. OT: I’m also disappointed that CDPR ditched the Redengine for their next games and went to UE5.

Word on the streets is that the Toyota Corolla common-class UE5 has a horrible showing here! A real shame! They should have kept developing their Fox engine.

Subsidized gamepass works as long as there is a pot of money to throw at it to pay off developers. Once that runs out things will be different but the Xbox subsidiary is a part of MS which has windows as a currency basically. Had Xbox been its own thing and strictly gaming they would not have enough cash to even consider subsidized gamepass as it exists today being in third place nor acquire large publishers. Xbox would have had to innovate another way.

@rjejr capitalism has allowed for the vanity luxury gaming hobby. The reality is that normal people have to work. Same story since the early empires that are in the history books with normal people having to work. This will never change.

Not surprised to hear this. Very unfortunate though as I was really looking forward to this! Unlike others I don’t have a backlog of current generation games that interest me.

People roasted me months ago for saying that Sony is a hardware company at its core and it needs people to be invested into its physical products for services. This is just more Sony adapting with a vertical business model to stay relevant. The PlayStation is a strong IP, we will have some sort of PS hardware for the foreseeable future. As gaming is still at the end of the day a luxury hobby as it’s hasn’t even reached critical mass yet across the whole world and the west isn’t the whole world with its under 1 billion population.

@Porco pc isn’t a direct competitor to consoles. Families and young boys still want PlayStations. Families can get a console for a good price which provides a lot of value for the family. Contrast this to an entry level PC for gaming which most families wouldn’t consider.

@Runex2121 seems that Sony makes enough coin to justify keeping it running. But this is why I want real physical media as I don’t have to worry about digital store fronts for said console.

@KawakiisaFraud people aren’t paying for cheap series Xbox consoles now. I don’t think people around the world will rush out to go buy a more powerful Xbox PC hybrid which might not see its power utilized since developers may not specifically optimize for it. Just like a real PC. PlayStation has nothing to worry about if the PS6 is priced lower than whatever MS comes up with. Families don’t rush out to buy gaming PC’s that’s mostly an 18+ thing when a person gets a job.

Massive overreach IMHO. I don't trust sending these companies ones own official government IDs or their own face. Even if countries adopted a recent law like Denmark passed, I still don't trust it. As these aren't official government requests. Burden is on the parents for these games and movies. This is a very very slippery slope towards more control which is what others want.
I don't support this at all but I know millions would still buy this game.

Good news but I have never heard of this game until today haha.

@ShadowRJ the thing is that those games were still playable. Video games are manmade therefore there will always be improvements that can be had. Anyone that has done code knows that there is always rooms for improvement with software once new techniques and assets become available. But with physical copies one will always be able to enjoy their playable game for the years to come. Sure older games could have a patch here and there but to the vast majority of gamers playable games are fine.

Want realism then play Arma. Has been grounded since its inception as “operation flashpoint.” Battlefield is arcade simulation like COD. Console gamers don’t really want an Arma.

MS needs the PS and Nintendo fanbases whom actually buy games. Subsidized gamepass isn’t sustainable on its own. MS bragged about how well COD did last year. It would have done better without being a day one game.

And nothing to brag about here. Imagine Toyota buying the Volkswagen automotive group then Toyota bragging the next several months about how amazing their revenue is. It’s like MS bragging about being the biggest publisher on PS. Any publisher that owns a lot regardless of industry can tout the same feats.

@Foxx_64740 it’s not sustainable. As MS has to prop up the studios developmental costs plus salaries to offset the nearly free cost for consumers. Also MS has to pay off other companies to get their games on gamepass. And with inflation things go up each year. It’s why MS puts games on PS, as the PS base will buy new games at full MSRP for whatever interests them. If Xbox didn’t have Windows as a currency behind it, Xbox wouldn’t have considered the model years ago.

MS might as well just rename Xbox to Xbox Publishing as they will continue to acquire in the future I’m certain. As they put everything on all the platforms this will allow for them to acquire more. Xbox as a unique platform is gone. But MS still has its true winner which is windows, so Xbox hardware will likely just be the cheapest entry for a console/PC. Which could prove very popular if they keep the design bespoke and powerful for the money one pays. Either way I still want good competition. I hope that the Japanese brands retain almost all of their IPs and don’t put them on other consoles. PCs don’t count as they don’t compete with consoles. Young lads and their families still buy PlayStations. When that lad is over 18 and gets his first real job then a PC becomes a reality.

@Oz_Who_Dat_Dare brand identity is a console war I suppose. Not sure why people are ashamed to support it. All brands are in competition with each other for profit corporations. It’s the same for every other industry I.e automotive. Except in other industries, companies don’t give away IP without some type of mutual deal. But MS with each passing day is truly just a publisher which they haven’t directly said.

Really big numbers for a game I hear virtually no one talk about. Besides it’s worth seeing how it looks on one’s setup. I got the second one because I wanted to see how it looked too. Pretty game and superb engine. I just don’t like the characters or story. Not to my liking.

I don’t understand this mindset of the more people that can play games the better it will be for all. No one is entitled to the gaming hobby. People are free to spend their excess money and buy into a platform to gain access to some IPs. I hope Nintendo keeps its IPs under lock and I hope Sony does for most of its IPs. And PC isn’t a competitor. Many young lads still want PlayStations and families buy them still. Let us see what Sony has in mind for their IPs.

If it sold 5 million copies they would have said it. Player count has never been the metric of success for video games. So it’s underperforming. This is just word play to control the narrative to appear cool so people will still get it. As many people base their decisions on popularity. They need sells as they aren’t MS whom can afford to prop up its subsidized services.

@Luvstagrind don’t forget the PS3 and Xbox 360! That generation was as you describe. Games were launched playable still as that was the expectation.

@Bagwag82 I used to love to play the cat and mouse mode online! Such a fun game. Good times.

@Bionic-Spencer perfect translation of this corporate message and moves by Microsoft.

It’s an online game with influence from a non Sony derived IP. The PlayStation brand is fine. All I care about is the next four years of 1st party PS5 exclusives.

MS could have raised the price of windows and subsidized gamepass by 0.01$ to generate more revenue quickly. It sucks for these professionals. Hence forth those working within the gaming industry must have one foot in and one foot out mindset. It sucks because MS has the money but it’s all about projecting good numbers on MS PowerPoint to shareholders.

I hope its a powerful console at launch and expensive. That way there will be a lot of overhead as they can put in a relatively good GPU and CPU by the time the SOC is approved before production. What made the PS3 so special was that it was a state of the art console for the time and expensive to build as it was really custom.

@Oram77 I say make it expensive and powerful so that a pro isn't needed later on. If people cannot afford to make the leap the first few years of a PS6 then so be it. They will still support PS5 for the next 7 years starting now at least as we finally get PS5 games.

MS could raise the price of windows by 0.01$ overnight and other streamed services if they wanted to. If they wanted to hit a higher mark for their investors.

@GamingFan4Lyf sorry to hear that mate. Hopefully you found some employment that you are fond of that suits your skill set. As we all gotta eat and put a roof over our heads!

I understand why SE has been changing the gameplay for their FF IP. They want a bigger audience. The reality is that turn based fans while big enough not to ignore, it’s not big enough for their investors whom want classic western RPG money. What they need to do is focus on making a lean game that can be profitable. As the reality is that turn based isn’t coveted by a large swath of gamers yet. Like every studio they just need to focus on being profitable, controlling the budget and coming back down to reality. The suits need to get over this marvel effect in which so many executives have a go big or go home mentality.

@Reeneman the series X isn’t overhyped. It’s more powerful than the base PS5, with both series consoles having better CPUs. PS5 games run better as a result of PS5 having a huge base and the console being weaker than the series X. So console developers choose to optimize for PS5, then the series X just brute forces its way to being mostly similar to the PS5 version. Series s is just a matter of reducing graphics which means more work which is what developers are really complaining about. While MS suits have ruined the Xbox brand, engineers did a good job with the series X.

Great optimization is what we are seeing here with this game. This current generation touted about fast loading times. The few current generation only games have shown how fast loading is beneficial not just to our patience but to what can be achieved in a gaming world.

@AinsleyE yup exactly mate. Everyone getting excited for this current generation game which looks great. More current generation games only will come out from others, impressing gamers. Besides if everyone uses the same engine things will turn bad and less innovation will be present. Other genres will suffer.

@UltimateOtaku91 not every engine works for every game.

This is what optimization looks like for the current generation and not being held back by a previous generation (PS4). The second half of the generation will see nice looking titles.

@DennisReynolds it’s all about competition and leverage. You are right it’s arguably the best engine for open world RPGs. CDPR should have kept developing their own bespoke red engine. Instead they cheaped out and went with a common for all engine. Sony should only share the engine for exclusive games or their partners. Competition is a good thing.

I enjoyed watching others play DS1 but it wasn't for me. However this review of the sequel has intrigued me some. It has more combat options so that could lure me in.

@DennisReynolds nah corporations don't have to license out everything just to make more coin. This Sony engine is excellent and they can continue to leverage it for their own games. Similar to if Ferrari licensed out their excellent V12 engines. They would lose some leverage at the expense of making more coin. Competition is good and let others develop their own engines, instead of using the Toyota Camry one (UE).

I support the former A team Witcher 3 developers. As long as they sell a physical copy, I'll buy it.

I’m excited to see more eastern developers with a classic ethos. I only hope to see more with each passing year. This is a good thing. Competition is good and I hope western developers can ungeld themselves.

@Dimey I played RDR2 last year for the first time on the series x, 30 FPS is fine. As the game play is rather slow I thought. 30 fps didn’t dull my experience as the game was/is so smooth.

If there was no inflation then these numbers would be way more impressive to me. As if inflation was the same as the PS1 era, there would essentially be less layoffs and more titles created.

Looking forward to this game from the A team Witcher 3 devs and leaders.

I'll be curious how their next projects will be seeing how they are a publicly traded company now. Which comes with having to answer to overlords whom will most likely introduce corporate pandering to project to modernists, which has ruined so many newer games in recent memory. I hope majority share holders don't end up being an entity that does what I speak of.

@Vovander the PC base isn't the console base. So no cannibalization of sells like so many tout about. Now if Sony ever got so desperate and directly allowed so many of their IPs on xbox or nintendo hardware, then it would be more accurate to say multiplatform.

@N0CYmr0k When my younger family members want to play a game from a previous generation, I simple hook up the console and put the physical game medium in. My family still uses our OG PS3's and X360s which aren't connected to the internet. Since they don't have a permanent place on the entertainment shelf. And those games won't have any censorship too and can be enjoyed as they were when they came out for years to come in the family. Benefits of physical media whether its a game, movie, or book. One just has to go fetch it so to speak. It really matters to me.

Launch will still disappoint SE. As team Xbox historically doesn’t care for JRPGs as much. So they better keep their expectations realistic for final fantasy.