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Why is Microsoft releasing this just days before Starfield? Perhaps the thinking is that they appeal to different audiences. I’d love to play it but will wait.

It’s a big price increase for PS5 from launch to now. But maybe people looking to buy will see the price as one off and worth it? People don’t complain about the high price of smartphones so if the desire the expensive price might not deter purchases except from casual/ spontaneous buyers.

For Black Friday, PS5 Pro was available in the UK for £599.99 - which is just a bit more than the price of a standard PS5 after the price upgrade!

By all accounts this isn't a very good game, it's an indie game lacking polish. The Push Square review gives it 4/10, the low score is a clear recommendation to NOT buy it. However I don't understand why some people are criticising other players for not being interested in it; if you've bought it, paid money, played it and are enjoying it, then you have every right to express your enjoyment! However, if you haven't bought it and played it, you do not have hands-on experience so it is disingenuous to celebrate it.

The game looks beautiful, but as it’s becoming necessary more frequently nowadays, I’ll wait for version 2.0.

@nomither6 I've heard this a lot online, that now the game is going to be released on PS5, PlayStation fans have stopped being critical and are now praising it. However, I remember the Starfield release, I even played it a bit, and the majority of the criticism was from PC and Xbox players and content creators who felt disappointed because the game did not live up to the promises made. Also, that the game relied on fast travel and did not have a proper space travel system - which is what the Free Lanes update will address.

If PSN name is removed what will you say the next time there is a technical problem, 'the PlayStation Online outage has stabilised?' I think PSN is a good description of the network infrastructure but can see why it might not be needed as branding.

The name is the least important part, the real question is what happens if PlayStation Online offers many different content types; gaming, movies, anime, does this make it better value or does the weakest element degrade the whole service and dilute its messaging?

@LiamCroft Fair enough. To be clear, I did mean anything not played on PlayStation would be labelled as such!

In cases like this, would it be acceptable for a PlayStation website to review the PC version, or ‘preview’ it (don’t give a score) ? This would be to give a review on the gameplay, but obviously not PS5 performance. Then that way Push Square can be in on the conversation about what the game is like to play until its PS5 review is up.

@GirlVersusGame On the UK store the standard edition is £44.99 and the premium is £60.99.

@lazarus11 hi, the update wasn’t there when I first looked but it is now! I’ve been playing Ghost of Yotei so i wonder if I will see a difference with this!

I’m in the UK and do not have the firmware update yet.

I suspect Sony will release PSSR2 patches for its major first party games like Ghost of Yotei, God of War Ragnarok and Gran Turismo - but it really should’ve had them all ready for launch.

I have a suspicion that this will play like a single-player MMO, many different missions but a lack of a cohesive narrative. It looks so beautiful so I do hope there is more to it.

Will the game at launch have PSSR 2 ‘built in’ like Resident Evil Requiem or will that not come until PS5 Pro receives a firmware update?

If I get the game then I’ll choose quality to enjoy the sumptuous landscapes! But only if it feels like it’s chugging in combat then I will go for performance. 😊

Two RPGs in the same month? And in the month when mega-fantasy RPG-ish game Crimson Dessert is released? If true it's folly as Sony should be coordinating with all its departments.

@AverageGamer As Microsoft explained during the ABK FTC appeal, consoles are NOT the same as the iPhone, Android or PC ecosystems. This is because the consoles are traditionally sold at a lost, and having a closed platform allows them to make-up their losses.

@0niguy They get to work on ports of all Bluepoint’s original games.

Oh my, this doesn't look very good! It looks like a BBC production of a children’s novel like Five Children and It or Narnia, very amateur dramatic. The kid, I don’t mean to be unkind, doesn’t look quite right, nor does Kratos. If most of the backgrounds are CGI this will just spoil any kind of illusion. I suspect this will make The Last Of Us TV series look like The Godfather.

I wonder if Jason Schreier is only saying this because he heard Digital Foundry’s John Linnerman speculate about this first?

The Ghost of Yotei release date on PC will give us an indication as to whether there’s been a change. If it’s released approximately after the PS5 version then it may indicate no change.

Of course the creator of the Kratos character and major IP’s views matter. No one has to agree with him, but why are so many people running defence for Sony? It’s because the creator understands the character best.

I’ve wanted a God of War Egypt for so long - hopefully it can recapture the magic of the Greek mythology.

@Slayer25c I do make up my own mind! But the community shouldn't attack other players because they aren't hyped for a game like they are.

I love the Greek God of War games but I don't generally play Metrovania style games or pixel art games. I will get around to this but when the price drops from £25.

David Jaffe knows original Kratos better than anyone and I respect his opinion. He’s blunt and he doesn’t toe the company line but his observations on games are solid.

The reason I didn’t immediately buy the game is because the American 90210 accent in the trailer was immersion breaking.

Could a Microsoft game be featured in a State of Play?

I was questioning why Sony would release this so close to the rumoured PS6 release, just one year before. And it might be that this will also be able to stream PS6 games - there’s no reason why’d it couldn’t.

Who watches the Watchmen?

Sounds like a great idea to me. But one that is probably too late as many websites and magazines have shut down because the reviewers had already lost the trust of their readers.

Thank you and a Merry Christmas to you and the whole Push Square community!

-and thank you for remembering it’s Christmas! 🎄

I did enjoy the Christmas level. But how lovely would it have been if there was a new level for this Christmas?!

Jason Schreier has a pet peeve - crunch, and he believes always covering it bestows him some kind of honour. However, if this game is at least a year and a half away, then any extra time the staff are doing is NOT crunch!

Leave aside the personal and professional criticisms, Bobby Kotick knew how to manage game production at one of the biggest game publishers in the world so it served its audience and made the games they wanted - not just one once but for a decade and a half, year after year.

The problem with the recent Call of Duty game is that it a direct sequel to Black Ops 6, the year after, which fans say has affected the anticipation, the excitement and the quality.

This is the direct result of Microsoft’s ownership and can be called ‘milking it’ or ‘milking its audience’ and is the result of Microsoft’s ownership because it didn’t allow a year off from CoD releases in 2024 or 2025 so more time could be spent on game quality.

Hopefully, Microsoft learns that it shouldn’t try and run Activision as a Microsoft studio.

January 2026?

The very specific denial sounds like another update IS cooking.

Surely the solution instead of releasing a definitive edition which original owners are left out of, is to offer an upgrade offer.

However, the REAL problem is the perception that the launch version is not the 'full version' of the game, so instead of revising the original game it's better to offer a new, follow-up adventure.

Push Square should Push CD Projekt Red to make a PS5 Pro patch.

It’s a made for mobile game so I understand why Sony didn’t want it to compete with its own Horizon multiplayer game. But a lot of the reaction to the Korean character models has been positive.

FREE with PSN!

The official Rockstar website says ‘These new console versions — created in collaboration with Double Eleven and Cast Iron Games — will also be available in the GTA+ Games Library and the PlayStation Plus Game Catalog on December 2.’

https://www.rockstargames.com/newswire/article/258282o585k1ka/red-dead-redemption-coming-to-netflix-ios-android-ps5-xbox-series-and

It’s going to be a branded PlayStation monitor but it won’t even be able to display PS5 games at their best because it’s not even 4K. And yes you can see the difference even on a 27” monitor. It seems a shortsighted move.

I don’t know if it was dynamic pricing or not but once I saw Forza Horizon 5 for £24.99 and I bought it immediately.
Another time I saw Gears of War for £24.99 and I didn’t get it, and the next time I saw it, it was £29.99.

“ Bethesda is working on new Fallout games.” Are these full role playing games, or more pay-to-win mobile games like Fallout Shelter?

I know it’s Halloween month but not everything needs to be a horror game.

At first I suspect Sony will probably review the reviews.

Super-odd to give away the whole game - for a limited time. I’m guessing Microsoft is seeing signs that people who have lost connection to the franchise, or no connection to it, will migrate to Battlefield.

Bullfrog would probably have succeeded better if managed by Sony rather than Phil Spencer. Now you have other studios profiting from the legacy of the Theme games his team created.

I've never heard of this before! The Skyrim comparison made me notice - has it got a first-person mode?

@kailun I do get what @Dalamar is saying, he means the third release from the studio is a remake of the first. I recently bought from PSN the second game Yooka-Laylee and The Impossible Lair, although I haven’t played much of it.

Here in 2025 I agree there's no real need for a PS6. However in 2028 I think I will feel differently.

@Darude84
I would guess that it would work similar to NMS with some kind of light speed /faster travel option!