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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.

This is what the common rental leased UE can do for the current generation of consoles. I still think Sonys bespoke engine for Horizon is the one to beat for open world games. CDPR should have continued to develop their own engine for the type of games that they make.

I think people are so surprised judging by the comments on YouTube by how this looks. This is what the current generation has been capable of all along! If we see a new horizon just for this generation of PlayStation then Guerilla games will be able to do even more.

Looks aside this Witcher 4 won’t have the same ethos of 3. As CDPR has had shake-ups and their recent moves told me what I need to know. It’s the OG blokes that make the game not the name of the studio whom owns the IP.

@Blofse it costs money to maintain data centers and keep them relevant. Energy bills plus equipment costs.

The prices are justified. Games have more polygons, better voice acting, better animations, more pixels, more in game systems etc.. I could go on. Like every other product in the consumer economy, the price has gone up. If the prices stay low then more professionals will lose their jobs. As people in the gaming industry don't work for free. They want good compensation for their technical skill sets and benefits. Both of which the companies have to pay for. The increase in prices for games is in line with everything else in the vanity consumer goods industry.

People need to be more concerned about the costs increases for basic human needs things. Like food to eat and a roof over our heads. Outside of that everything else is just vanity and one isn't entitled to vanity goods if they don't have a surplus of funds to have fun in the west.

Lastly this is why people should have supported physical media as it gives people a chance to get used copies.

@nessisonett No one is entitled to any hobby or vanity if its not attainable for their financial situation.

Credit where credit is due. The artist needs to be compensated. Since this is a live service game, if I was the artist I would settle for a lump sum of money plus a continuous royalty fee. As if the game is wildly popular then the artist deserves a continuous cash flow.

All I can do is pray for his soul and that he will be granted many more years.

@RudeAnimat0r that’s not how private or public entities usually operate. For private companies the owner can have their ideas take priority. As for a public company the board and corporate overlords can dictate to a studio their production. Lastly people are free to start their own studios with their own ideas. I see nothing conceded about focusing on the founders ideas which in his case are widely popular.

Since they are doing things “right” from their perspective. I wonder how they will explain how the main character in this game got the two sword technique which Miyamoto Musashi is credited with creating. Not many trained blokes even used it in the passing years in real life as swords require strength. Unless the time frame for this story is after him then it could make slight sense why the style is shown for the main character in this story.

@Rich33 a fully agree about a finished product being a requirement for justifying the new unit price. Everything else we buy in life we accept as complete. I cannot imagine buying a car full price that will have modules added later and software updated later so that the vehicle can operate as advertised. Also imagine paying full price for a movie in which the special effects aren’t polished and the frames for movie scenes are out of order. People would not accept that.

Gamers need to put even more pressure on these studios to release a full base product that is playable in the first patch of the game.

@themightyant I’m not salty against these critics nor any journalist. Why would I be? As they aren’t the doers as in the ones providing tangible value (products). It’s easy to work with any company in the testing phase of any product. Having not been a part of the development cycle. I just don’t see why people place these critics so highly as if they were the creator of all this art that we value. If companies paid DF for consulting to fix their code and the game released with a DF logo on the box then it would be different. However that won’t happen at all as that would be having real skin in the game.

@MrPeanutbutterz I understand that point and that they review the tech that others work with/develop. I just think many place them too high up in the age of digital media. Folks just need to enjoy the entertainment and not focus so much on these critics. As it’s easier to critic people’s work after the fact. I’d have more respect for those blokes if they contributed to optimizing code and games released with a DF logo on it. Not just saying well we noticed the game doesn’t run well here.

Perhaps FPS foundry can provide actual value and fix the code for this game. Along with fixing the code for every other game they critic with their analysis software. Many people are still enjoying this game.

@RatmCky i think people are so accustomed to the fake happy world in which only “likes” are displayed. I.e. YouTube and sites like this one. The real world doesn’t work like this. Just because people put a bad input doesn’t mean it’s review bombing. People just need to let the entertainment art speak for itself and if people don’t like it then so be it. Personally I would love for all sites on the net to show dislikes along with likes.

@carlos82 of course mate. Anything bespoke or purpose built will always be better than a multi purpose tool. I.e. a purpose built sports car or purpose built off-roader. The unreal engine has always been the toyota camry of game engines. Sure its good for all the shoes if has to fill but it will never be exceptional at any one thing as they cater to many clients whom don't want to spend the money on their own engines.

Mafia I & II had great stories. I expect this to be the same. I look forward to this title.

@Quintumply If I was rockstar I'd charge 100$ for the base game. Especially considering how ambitious this project seems to be. If it doesn't launch at 100$ then it will be 100$ at at some point in the next decade after release. Perhaps the PS6 definitive edition haha.

@Cerny yup that is because the PS4 is no longer holding the current generation back. Its really nice to see current generation games only!

Before people praise the price they need to remember that Take Two Interactive has Rockstar as one of their subsidiaries. So they can afford to have this "low" price. Its likely that this game will be shorter and since its not open world, less going on from a development standpoint.

@Rich33 people are really stressing over these price increases. If we look at the past 2.5 decades, console games haven't really gone up much in price compared to the value provided. More polygons, better voice acting, bigger games, etc. These things cost time and money.

The price will go up next generation just like everyone else and just like every other vanity good (unnecessary) in life. Games really haven't gone up much in price over the past 2.5 decades. People just need to prioritize what games they buy. And if people supported physical media then one could get a used game later if the budget cannot add more vanity goods.

@thefourfoldroot1 a business gets to set the price for their goods. Doesn't matter if its considered "old." Besides many PS gamers are enjoying it. Forza horizons are worth the money.

@thefourfoldroot1 it’s already a reasonable price mate. It’s a full game! Just buy a physical Xbox copy if you want it for cheap.

Team Xbox isn't going to help out SE much with their ambitious sells targets for final fantasy games. As the Xbox base is accustomed to paying their "high" subsidized gamepass fees. I say high as reading what people say about the price one would think its 200$ a month. Even so a new game costs 70 dollars digitally and subsidized gamepass would still be a good deal.

@LifeGirl exclusivity isn't over for consoles. Sony and Nintendo have a lot of convincing to do to get folks to buy into their ecosystem. Exclusive features and software is the way. Same for any brand in any industry. As it stands now both Sony and Nintendo aren't huge publishers nor show any signs of becoming one. Also both cannot afford to outright do large acquisitions like MS. So both firms want people on their ecosystems only if possible.

What needs to happen is that game studios reduce the cost of game development and leverage automation tools (AI) to assist with mundane game development tasks. SE is going to be disappointed because team Xbox has never really been into these types of JRPGs and these days the base doesn't really purchase games. SE as an entity just needs to be more lean and efficient. Lastly PC and consoles are two different bases. PlayStation games going to the PC crowd doesn't cannibalize PS sells. As plenty of casual gamers know PS and buy into the platform.

@ApostateMage yea exactly. RDR2 looked like the trailers for the most part and the 30fps was playable on the consoles it was designed for. GTA 6 has been developed fully for this current generation of consoles and they have had a lot of time. So I’m confident it will look nearly similar to the trailers just like RDR2. This generation people are so used to cross generation PS4 Xbox one games holding things back thinking it’s the series s. With time to learn the hardware talented developers can create great art.

Looks like Sony did get some marketing rights. As at the end of the trailer it did say captured on the PS5. MS better leverage that the Series S is the cheapest way to play this game!

I tried to get into the first one but just could not. But like all RPGs there is a lot to do and a gamer definitely gets their moneys worth. Especially compared to other games that cost the same amount of money. I TRULY have no problem with RPGs costing more than other games as they provide a lot of entertainment value and multiple play throughs. What’s funny to me is that people are paying that much for a digital access right. When the physical game still costs the same and Sony still puts its base games on discs.

@OldGamer999 it’s really that companies have expenses just like every other for profit company. The people that they employ need compensation and benefits. The company has energy and rent or a mortgage to pay as. Couple that with increased demand for developing these games which have more polygons, more content, better voice acting etc…. I could really go on. Then people are sad when companies let go of people for various reasons. The price of games is really still so low and only recently have the prices gone “up” over the past two decades. Meanwhile everything else in the world has gone up. Especially needs and gaming is just vanity at the end of the day.

This is what a third party publisher looks like! PS gamers will surely buy it which helps support subsidized gamepass.

For those whom haven't played the original gears trilogy, they are great. Just pretend 4 and 5 don't exist.

Guess that means the Gears origin game will also be coming to PS once it comes out in the future.

Of course of the CEO is happy that the Xbox subsidiary is doing well on PS. As PS owners mostly buy games still. And subsidized gamepass isn’t free. The CEO would be even more pleased if subsidized gamepass went away and Xbox owners had to mostly buy games again even if it’s just digital “licenses.” One can argue if MS did that they would lose the Xbox fan base. Which is possible. But multiplat publishers only care about making money everywhere.