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@Dalamar to be fair mate you have to review hollywood by decade or the year. As last century Hollywood wasn’t gelded. Many good works of art and franchises that are popular till this day. I don’t like the present era of Hollywood though and they don’t get my money!

I’m so disappointed that there is no Geralt as the main! I really wanted to continue his story. I’m in the minority of fans whom doesn’t care for ciri.

This is just a cinematic trailer so we shall see what they can do with the common class Toyota Camry engine.

@BeerMonster yea man I’m the same. I prefer to play the established IPs as their character when created. And for the Witcher I want to play as a the man Geralt or another man. Just fits the world better to me. With that said I enjoyed the tomb raiders and other games that are good with female characters. For me this is like watching a bond movie as anyone other than James!

True what he said about Concord. The reality is that there aren’t many cool characters created this side of the second millennium AD. The most liked super hero’s were created last century when artists and authors had more free will/creativity. So it’s very easy to create anything using 20th century and before.

@Danloki yea man. People had too high expectations for old games. I got a PRO for what comes over the next 6 years. As let’s be honest, I highly doubt the PS6 will launch with exclusive new generation games that were built for it. Anyways, the PS5 PRO pays off for new upcoming games. I’m really looking forward to KCD2. And the PRO essentially gets both fidelity and performance mode. So I’m pleased. I’m not mad that developers don’t waste time for older games released before the PRO. We all want new games for the current generation only at this point.

@Medic_alert for me it’s the new games coming out like KCD2 that justify its price to buyers like me. As I want to play with the best graphics possible when playing any game. And the developer of that game has managed to give base owners both options. However the pro is both. Everyone wins.

Looking forward to this! Already pre-ordered!

Local hardware is superior. Latency is always a thing. We don’t need more data centers just for vanity. People don’t understand how resource intensive data centers are. And MS and others would love it if everyone could only rent a VDI. With the only thing you own being your mouse, screen, and display. A terrible ownership model that so many people seem okay. Im simple, I’ll only buy from someone that gives me real localized hardware that isn’t beholden to some server. This executive I mistaken.

@Victor_Meldrew Perhaps the Anglo nations will achieve that high speed internet as you said. Even then local hardware will still be superior. Not sure why consumers would welcome this as corporations are just trying to push everyone to the cloud.

Not surprised they are spending R/D on this. As they are watching their competitors. And now there is a demand for real handheld gaming devices. I say real because for those that want to game on the go, mobile phones aren’t suitable. As not everyone is interested in the cheesy insert different skin of Tetris derivative.

@Pushsquarian most games launch playable. The digital age just allows for more perfect manmade games to be released. Older console generations since the beginning would benefit too from continuous updates as the art is perfected. Physical media isn’t the problem. Physical media allows for those of us that want ownership and the longevity of a a product that we pay for. As I’ll always be able to play my games. And like I said most games to launch playable with whatever patch version was written to the disk, USB, or other medium.

@Matroska very underrated comment mate. I agree. Different expectations always lead to disappointment and misunderstandings.

@Mr_B021 yes!! I’ll put a preorder in for that today!

I wonder if MS will actually put the games on the PS5 Blu-ray Disc which Sony uses the latest for unlike Xbox. As of late 1st party MS studios only put a CD key on the disc. Which makes one still beholden to a remote server which is complete rubbish. Internet of everything is rubbish IMHO.

@Flaming_Kaiser digital is all about control. It’s easier control via censorship and what is listed. And this just isn’t for gaming either. The problem with these digital racing games that MS delists is because they don’t want to renew the licenses towards car companies past a certain date. With physical media it will always be there.

Looks good for a PS4 game. For me I’m more excited about what the pro can do for current generation only games. With gran turismo it’s likely that we will only see a new game when the PS6 games out. With the PS5 being the bottleneck for the PS6.

Would rather then go under Sony as they are Japanese. This acquisition could help bolster other Sony entertainment mediums. I also think they the Japanese government wouldn’t be as likely to protest if it were Sony.

@LavenderShroud better if Sony buys them IMO. MS would ruin the ethos of the Japanese company as the MS culture doesn’t understand Asia.

No surprise. People are a big fan of dungeons and dragons. This is a popular IP to a large segment of gamers. I will never buy it. But it’s nice to see a gaming industry with a variety of genres.

@MeanBeanEgg people are disgruntled because the west has been feminized for decades. There has been a covert and overt narratives against the main culture groups in insert western country X. On the surface there is no problem with female leads or different ethnic groups for new IPs. Fans just don’t like to see established IPs be modified. I myself don’t like to see established IPs modified. As people should just make a new IP instead of giving handicap status or propping up the empowered groups whom are everyone but blokes with the snow texture package. In the west everyone has an opportunity to make some entertainment product.

@LifeGirl woke is an illusive term that is relative to many. I find the term most useful for established IPs when they modify a beloved male character then replace them with some empowered character whom checks DEI points of the day. I’m simple I just don’t buy games that have a hint of things I don’t believe in. It’s very easy for me to detect the ethos of any entertainment product. No label required by the masses for me to make my own assessments.

Companies do R/D projects all of the time so that they can be competitive. If Xbox seriously launched a handheld before Sony, Sony wouldn’t want to miss out. As Sony is a hardware company at its core. This could be a niche product for Sony just like the Pro. Assuming they can make a profitable SOC that can appease the fans multiple high demands. Developers already complain about the series s and x SOCs. They will complain even more if Sony has three. As the console developers haven’t optimized their workflows.

@djlard the switch has real physical media. Something that I hope the switch 2 has. A switch is the best handheld device IMO because one doesn’t need an internet connection down the line when one has an urge to play a game they bought physically.

@Friendly Sony isn’t a charitable organization. They are for profit. Like all for profit hobby vanity companies, shareholders appreciate it when consumers continually buy into their ecosystem. No one is forcing us to be gamers. Personally id save the anti-consumer tag for later. As these companies really want everything to be internet of everything with subscriptions and no ownership. No that really messes up the consumers.

@Oz_Who_Dat_Dare yup plus their rising average salaries and middle class. If console gaming grows in that country western developers will have to step their game up as most of the world lives outside of the west. As the china market could become one of the top most significant markets just like the car market. We shall see mate.

I’m very glad for them about the sells! Social awards mean little. Their real award was a good reception worldwide by consumers and high profits from actual sells. I would like to see more console games from eastern developers with each passing year. More variety, creativity, and competition will be a good thing.

This game sold well enough because dragon age is a popular IP. Not surprised how it has done considering that most consumers blindly will buy a new release from [insert IP here]. As most people don’t do research or are in the know. I am one of those people whom don’t buy games or movies if they fail my standards, having the wrong ethos.

@Voltan Hopefully Sony understands that there are many of us whom still like our physical media. And the PS6 better have an option for a drive. I hope you can get a drive soon at the manufacturer suggested price.

@Bez87 yea and the hobbit was a relatively short book compared to the more in depth LOTR books.

@Wario_Waha Sony isn't a charity organization mate. Of course they are about making money. Hobbies cost money and we aren't entitled to whatever hobby we choose in life. Gaming is a hobby and the costs have increased for hardware makers and software makers. All while how much people want to spend remaining the same despite purchasing power decreasing. Anyways these issues are a developer issues.

@Neither_scene it is priced appropriately. Considering that Sony has to pay for another production line for the SOC, plus the R/D money for this new SOC which will lead in the PS6.

People keep saying we haven’t seen what the base consoles of the current generation can do. Yes we have albeit a few examples plus remasters. Alan wake 2 is new, Final fantasy 16 and a few others. Yes the base is good but it’s not as strong as many believe. As 4K gaming requires a lot of muscle and near 4k is what many desire. With six more tflops than a PS4 pro and a weak sauce CPU this isn’t enough to see massive “leaps” in graphical fidelity with high resolution and high frame rates for developers to leverage. Yes it’s true optimization plays a huge role for everything.

The point of the pro is that going forward is that for new games it will be able to run the base code better to achieve higher resolution and FPS. The next six years we will see that those that got an PRO will be able to enjoy both modes all in one for a new current generation game. I.e. KCD2 will likely be locked to 30 fps across the board but rumors are that the pro will be 60 fps.

With all of that said the PS5 and Pro still are great package deals for what they are. Considering the low costs. Consoles are good. Even the series consoles. Especially the series S.

@Dalamar that’s the thing that always bothered me about any game award. There are so many different types of games. Similar to how I feel about an RPG costing the same as a 90s style fighting game.

@breakneck no different than western award bodies promoting various mainstream western games. Ignoring popular eastern titles.

@TommyNL yes I do mate. At its core Sony is a hardware company. A significant portion of the entity is hardware based. From blu-rays, Sony Walkman's, Bravia TVs, music services, and movie production. I’m tracking what the entity offers. Hardware is a significant part of their business and they must manage it well.

@MrPeanutbutterz not nonsense. My point is that Sony and Nintendo will manage their IPs better because they need to sell software. Software keeps people in their ecosystems. Xbox is backed by an almost exclusive software company whom has dreamy profit margins because the software industry has lower overhead with more revenue than other industries. If Sony and Nintendo cannot move hardware they will be in huge trouble.

@zupertramp I also thought they would leverage all of these acquisitions to push out exclusives. They have so many studios even before buying Bethesda but their output schedule was/is horrendous.

@MysticWangForce that’s not how IPs work. Sony and Nintendo have hardware to move to keep their investors happy. As they are hardware companies. Both companies are under no obligation to share IPs just because people feel these days that we should all share so others shouldn’t be left out. That’s not how hobbies nor industries work. Companies exist to make money for their owners and keep their advantages no matter how big or small.

Sony and Nintendo are hardware companies. They need people into their ecosystems. Microsoft as a software giant can afford to be more liberal with how they manage their IPs. Even so IMO they shouldn’t exit the hardware space.

@zupertramp to be fair. Microsoft acquired multi-platform studios whom were already selling to other platforms. I think most of us expected that most games would still show up eventually. But not Xbox is giving up everything. As that doesn’t make sense.

@pyrrhic_victory I’m sure that will be next. As without their recent acquisitions, that game would have been multi-platform anyways.

@Oz_Who_Dat_Dare I don’t understand the mindset that Sony isn’t consumer friendly. Sony is a for profit publicly traded company. They are a hardware company at heart too. So they need people to buy their physical products.

But yes i want the Xbox brand to stick around. As competition is good for any industry as that’s how innovation comes in faster.

The PS base isn’t necessarily the Nintendo base. It seems that many were expecting this game to sell way more. I think the reality is that there just isn’t as many PS gamers whom are interested in this type of game.

Not every Sony first party studio release has to be a knockout. That’s never really been the case. As long as Sony studios break even and make a profit. Then all is well. We all can hopefully get a variety like the great PS3 era. Was quite a few games for many.

@somnambulance the games you listed are completely different types of games. I don’t think Astro bot is a bad game but I had no interest in it on the PS4 nor do I now. There is a market for all types of games to be made by Sony. I’ve always found game of the year awards lame. As there are so many different categories that launch each respective year.

Not bad considering many of us couldn’t get a PS5 the first two years without jumping through hoops. I expect the generation to last longer. When the industry finally mostly supports the current generation of consoles with system sellers then we can expect overall PS5 sells to be high.
PS has the potential to grow even more due to east Asia. Lastly nice to see Sonys hardware doing well as they are a hardware company mostly at the end of the day.

@IOI the PS5 came out and was announced nearly 5+ years ago. Had big hype. Every time there is a mid life cycle product that is updated there will be coverage. It’s the same for other industries. I don’t see people getting so mad about their favorite phone brand releasing products quite often which they want people to update 8 months later.

I enjoyed watching people play this game online. I had no idea that Sony was involved and that it wasn't on xbox. Sony should have kept this IP under their umbrella if they spent some of their coin on it.

@ED_209 Sony won't port those games just like Nintendo won't port their games. As both Sony and Nintendo have hardware to sell as its a huge part of their business.

@Bobobiwan yes! I’m really curious about the Witcher 3 and cyberpunk.

It’s a PS4 game so nothing to really brag about. While pro owners will enjoy it no doubt. I hope the next Gran Turismo is for a current generation console and not developed for cross generation consoles. It would be very nice to get GT8 developed for the PS5 only.