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The trailers depicted it as an open world (open planet) game but in fact it was a load to move between all the areas. The spacecraft was just an illusion, decoration. Players wanted to emulate No Man’s Sky gameplay of get in your ship and fly anywhere.

I’ve only played the start of Starfield on Xbox, but would love to play this new revised game.

The other story about the PlayStation job listing mentions ‘optimising title profitability.’ I think this could mean, making more money out of an IP by porting it to other platforms.

If Sony does start releasing single player games on other platforms I think The Last of Us might be first.

‘it just takes a little more effort and nous than saying you were born in 1900 now.’

I wasn’t the only one! 🤣

I'm not one of those people who hate Jim Ryan, but he is responsible for the half-hearted launch. PlayStation was releasing a brand new hardware product and the only thing it did to promote the launch was a blog post! There should have at least been a 30 minute State of Play going through its capabilities and highlighting games. People want to be sold to, and it would've helped create a greater launch momentum. Maybe Sony should wait until the PS7 generation to launch another.

I can’t wait! I’d happily buy the PS6 home console and PS6 Portable at launch. 😘

This Xbox Showcase revealed almost all non-indie games would also be released on PS5 with the logo viewable. A sign of the times that Xbox has really gone third party.

‘Overly instanced open world’ means too much loading between different areas?

I 100% agree. There is no need to be releasing a dead disc. It’s something I have thought about that Push Square has the influence to make Sony listen and set rules for all publishers.

I think it’s relevant to share the detail that 96% of game sales physical in the UK are on PS5.

As of Monday evening a PS5 Digital Slim on Amazon.co.uk is £344.46.

Why not make it mandatory for Xbox players? As Microsoft does with its sign on for PlayStation players.

@nessisonett What a clever observation!

Horizon Zero Dawn FPS: Aloe's Fury

This just goes to show why EXCLUSIVES matter (and yes I know it's not exclusive but in Japan it effectively is, until Switch 2). PS5 did 4x its sales of 24,650 units sales in December (source: Gematsu).

When a game is so desired people will buy a brand new console just to play it.

It's funny how the format wars go as there's a lot of formerly 'bleed green' Xbox extremists saying this is great news as it means Microsoft is getting more money!

The high preorders is a strong sign that Halo:MCC is coming this year.

I think Microsoft is testing the waters to see how high it can go with pricing for PlayStation users.

@nessisonett That video was perfect for that moment in time, capturing the sentiment of all players. It was of that era so its is wrong to say the video is out of date, especially as that solution, disc-lending, still works.

But what one can do is reflect and say there isn’t a game sharing solution for PlayStation’s digital only users.

This TV series will go down in history as having the worst miscast character.

@DiscoStuUK Yep. The last episode was so rushed it lost the emotional weight of the game’s ending. Not enough infected in every episode. I get that the game was taken to another level by the quiet moments, but quiet moments without enough action or danger diminishes them.

10 points to Gryffindor for that clever FIFU subheader.

I like that it’s the PS1 theme but in full, updated resolution.

Why couldn’t anything have been done to improve MGS1 or might that come with time?

Don't be sad about a lack of Spider-Man 2 dlc - just like Miles Morales, the Venom game will be its own standalone title.

@Jrs1 You can turn it off!

This video explains how: https://youtu.be/JiEg2uhYE1s

I liked the ethereal music for a bit after I first bought my PS5 but turned it off soon after. Recently I even turned off the menu clicks.

I hope Cyberpunk 2077 gets a PS5 Pro patch.

Let's be honest, Tom Warren should be a professional but he doesn't behave like one. He is a shill with a salaried job.

He better get used to it as in 2025 he’s going to be playing a lot more Xbox games on PlayStation!

@johncalmc Hi John. Does this begin where the original game begins or does it now include the prologue that was added for The Director's Cut?

Does the music sound clearer than in the original PC game?

FFVII Rebirth launched just 7 months after FFXVI.
There will have been an overlap of customers and buying two huge FF games and then completing them would’ve been too much for some people. The games should have been better spaced out.

@nessisonett There was no restriction or console exclusive arrangement to keep it off Xbox, however the reason it hasn’t been released there is because Black Myth is resource intensive, and Microsoft’s Series X/S parity clause meant a Series S version could not be completed in time for launch.

Bleat-em-up!

Genius.

I’m wondering how this happened and the PC edition info would be put on the totally separate PlayStation store - did Rockstar send the wrong copy?

@Frmknst There’s a joy to be had from seeing old favourites but Obi-wan pretty much killed it for me. I will agree with you on Andor, I was surprised that I found it superb and it demonstrated what an original story in the universe could be.

The Disney sequels to Star Wars were sacrilege - however I’m looking forward to giving the Lego game a go. I have fond memories of playing Lego Star Wars the Complete Saga on 360 back before the characters could speak!

FALL?
What the hell is fall? Push Square you are British bloggers catering to a UK and international audience so why not address everyone and write Autumn/Fall!

I haven’t played Elden Ring, but surely the people who are finding the DLC difficult shouldn’t be too surprised after completing the original game?

All good, but what’s the point of looking forward to the poster and comic if their surprise has been spoiled as they’ve been revealed here?!

I would’ve like to see a full press event - but I’ll take what I can get!

This story has actually made me laugh. Unhappy gamers instead of leaving angry Steam reviews are going to Phil Spencer’s online home and blowing it up. On one hand it’s petty, but on the other I get it!

@KundaliniRising333 I had Skyrim PS4 installed on my PS5. When the new-gen update was released it installed a separate PS5 version. For a while I had both a PS4 and PS5 version installed! The PS5 version did not carry over my trophies.

@LiamCroft it’s a new trophy list, but will the earned PS4 trophies transfer to the PS5 list as happened with Spider-man Remastered?

Surely Sea of Thieves is a free game or will Microsoft charge for it?

I'll wait until the PS5 Pro patch.

Are there any Spider-Man 2 or Venom avatars available yet?

PS5 "improved a whopping 126 per cent year-on-year"

"It was a good period for all platform manufacturers with Xbox Series X|S up four per cent year-over-year."

That's some low-key cussing! 😆

Immature boys who are digging themselves deeper into a hole by talking about job losses as an excuse for their unprofessional behaviour.

Why not say Autumn?

A weird choice of branded controller, will likely be with a lot to collectors in the future.

Does Persona 4 Golden offer 4K 120 like the Xbox Series X version or is this version still the gimped version?

Can you imagine smashing your expensive console because a third-party game for it has a similar visual style to another game?!!