I said before that Square want people to stop see Final Fantasy synonyms to PlayStation and therefore will do less partnerships with Sony now, but people here were in denial (which I get why, this is a PlayStation centric website) and saying what I said is BS, but we are seeing Square less and less giving the PlayStation 5 importance and I believe Square will continue to do so.
But still even if SIE was American in the past, they are more Japanese now with Nishino who definitely cares about Japan, unlike Jim Ryan and Hermen Hulst.
And Japan Studio used to be called Sony Computer Entertainment before being renamed to the Japan Studio in 2006 which means anything they made Sony did as well.
The same I would say with Team Asobi as well since they are a successor of JS.
There are so many games from SONY themselves that they could release in the Premium Tier. Really disappointing that many of those are still not available.
Good that I only buy games digitally if they are on sale, which means they have to offer me games with a lower price if they want to convince me to buy them.
The moment PC players complained about being forced to login to PSN was the moment SONY realised they will not be able to bring PC players to PlayStation and have given up releasing their single player games on PC.
I do think we will see more AA first party games from SONY again to cover the cost of their AA games though and more of their Japanese games like Gravity Rush and Freedom Wars and who knows new Alundra abnd Rogue Galaxy games as well.
Definitely will play Pragmata and Monster Hunter Stories 3 will be a must buy and masterpiece.
I can't wait for Mega Man Dual Override I never understood the Mega Man IP is dead arguments but I'm glad we get to play another new game in the series.
PlayStation fans weren't complaining about SONY making Remakes, they were complaining that the games that were remade and remastered were too recent for them getting a visual update.
No one would have minded an Alundra or THE Legend of Dragoon Remake, or even a Heavenly Sword Remake.
I have bought so many Remakes and Remasters made by them even though I own the originals, Gravity Rush, God Of War Collections, Shadow of the Colossus, Demon's Souls are all well made. Japan Studio's closure hit me harder though, since they made my favourite games.
It's incredible how Japan Studios and Bluepoint are the one who worked the closest to each and on the same games and got the axe and the biggest criticism for being closed.
@JoeNobody You don't know if Bluepoint doesn't have any creativity without them making an original game first.
And Japan Studio was Sony. They used to be called Sony Computer Entertainment before being renamed to Japan Studio in 2006.
Doesn't mean a Bloodborne Remake wouldn't happen. I never believed if a Remake would be made it be made by them but would be made from From software themselves.
They probably don't want to announce the PlayStation version because they want players to buy the game now, but I'm sure the game will come to PlayStation in the future.
It's sad to se a Sony subsidiary not supporting the PlayStation from the beginning though.
If you try to please everybody, you will please no one.
I honestly hope that he means that they are trying to make different IPs that might appeal to different type of players instead of changing the genre of their established IPs. I would welcome this decision, because while sticking to the most profitable product might be lucrative in the short term, there will be a time where it will not be profitable anymore, so creating different kind of products is a good decision. Variety in products is always a good thing.
This being said I would love a new Unicorn Overlord game, I know Vanillaware doesn't want to make sequels (Hironobu Sakaguchi would feel at home there) and the director of the game left Vanillaware, but he also said he would love to continue to do more with the IP and maybe he creates a new studio where SEGA and Atlus handles the IP to him since they own the IP and not Vanillaware.
But if they change how their IPs play, they will alienate their core fanbase and new players are always a gamble since they aren't as attached to the franchises as long time fans are. If a franchise is good, new players will come naturally.
That being said I already noticed Shin Megami Tensei V to be much lighter in tone than SMT III and SMT IV and closer in tone with Persona, also being easier, which suggests ATLUS tried to attract the Persona crowd into the franchise.
I hope they don't ignore there fanbase just to get new fans to experience their games, that rarely works and it's highly likely that it would hurt business, but we will have to wait what will happen in the future.
I want a sequel, but I wish Team Asobi would expand their team so they could work on other games besides Astro Bot. Would be nice other Japan Studio games to come back.
I also wish Polyphony Digital would make another Omega Boost, but unfortunately it is pretty must impossible that it will ever happen and will only make Gran Turismo games.
Exclusives are always important for consoles, games are also best made if it's developed for one system and unlike what many people say on the internet, exclusives are pro-consumer and not anti-consumer since they give the ones who buy them a better experience than if they were multiplatform.
Reduced price will not make a difference in Japan when the console is not a hybrid system and there is barely any Japanese games made by Sony themselves and exclusive to PlayStation.
The PS Vita Version of Freedom Wars sold more copies than the PS4 version of God of War in Japan.
@PuppetMaster Yeah for me classic is Final Fantasy I-X since they are very close when it comes to feel, while FF XI-XVI are nothing alike with each other.
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Re: Shinobi: Art of Vengeance DLC Dated in One of the Best PS5 Trailers You'll See Today
The animated trailer they showed is amazing, but I wish they gave as modern Robotnik instead of his classic design, but I can't wait.
Re: Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds' Character Roster Getting Even Crazier with More Free PS5, PS4 Updates
SEGA could have used Vyse as the Pirate but instead they use Majima.
Re: 'What the F*ck Are We Doing Here?': PS5 Fans Slam Square Enix for Sloppy Multiformat Strategy
I said before that Square want people to stop see Final Fantasy synonyms to PlayStation and therefore will do less partnerships with Sony now, but people here were in denial (which I get why, this is a PlayStation centric website) and saying what I said is BS, but we are seeing Square less and less giving the PlayStation 5 importance and I believe Square will continue to do so.
Re: Sony Decides VTubers May Be the Best Way to Save PS5 in Japan
@Questionable_Duck Wikipedia can be wrong though.
But still even if SIE was American in the past, they are more Japanese now with Nishino who definitely cares about Japan, unlike Jim Ryan and Hermen Hulst.
And Japan Studio used to be called Sony Computer Entertainment before being renamed to the Japan Studio in 2006 which means anything they made Sony did as well.
The same I would say with Team Asobi as well since they are a successor of JS.
Re: Sony Decides VTubers May Be the Best Way to Save PS5 in Japan
@Questionable_Duck Skny Interactive Entertainment is a Japanese company that moved to the US.
They started in Japan after all.
Re: Sony Decides VTubers May Be the Best Way to Save PS5 in Japan
@themightyant Sony didn't buy Aniplex. It was made in-house.
Re: Sony Decides VTubers May Be the Best Way to Save PS5 in Japan
@Fizza Sony owns Grand/Fate order.
Re: Sony Decides VTubers May Be the Best Way to Save PS5 in Japan
Making exclusive games that appeals to the Japanese would make better results.
Re: Fastidiously Multiformat Square Enix Skips PS5 with Yet Another Game
SONY should respond by giving us something Legend of Dragoon related.
Re: Europe Is Putting Harsher Age Restrictions on All the Things You Hate About Modern Gaming
Was about time.
Re: 'I Need a Union Contract to Feel Safe': Broken Hearted Mega Man Voice Actor Won't Star in New PS5, PS4 Game
He sounded great as Mega Man. Too bad he had to quit so soon, but I hope his successor can deliver as well.
Re: PS Plus Premium Has Given You Just 1 Classic PlayStation Game a Month for Over Half a Year Now
Extra is the true Premium.
Re: 8 PS Plus Extra, Premium Games for March 2026 Announced
There are so many games from SONY themselves that they could release in the Premium Tier. Really disappointing that many of those are still not available.
Re: Some PS5 Users Really Are Paying More for Their Games on PS Store Than Others
Good that I only buy games digitally if they are on sale, which means they have to offer me games with a lower price if they want to convince me to buy them.
Re: Opinion: I Wonder if Xbox Helix Will Force Sony to Break Its PS6 Silence
I doubt SONY cares as much about XBox as they used to. They now want to compete with Nintendo.
Re: Opinion: Sony's PC Pullback Is the Right Move for PS5
The moment PC players complained about being forced to login to PSN was the moment SONY realised they will not be able to bring PC players to PlayStation and have given up releasing their single player games on PC.
I do think we will see more AA first party games from SONY again to cover the cost of their AA games though and more of their Japanese games like Gravity Rush and Freedom Wars and who knows new Alundra abnd Rogue Galaxy games as well.
Re: Capcom to Show What It's Got After Resident Evil Requiem in Spotlight Showcase
Definitely will play Pragmata and Monster Hunter Stories 3 will be a must buy and masterpiece.
I can't wait for Mega Man Dual Override I never understood the Mega Man IP is dead arguments but I'm glad we get to play another new game in the series.
Re: Sony Returns to PlayStation Exclusivity and Stops Single Player PC Ports, New Report Says
I wonder if this affects their partnership with Babdai Namco.
Re: Bandai Namco Teases 'New RPG', to Be Revealed This Week
It's most likely a Tales game, but I would prefer it being a new Baten Kaitos.
Re: Sony Goes Silent on Social Media for Over 72 Hours as Fans Turn Feral Following Bluepoint Closure
PlayStation fans weren't complaining about SONY making Remakes, they were complaining that the games that were remade and remastered were too recent for them getting a visual update.
No one would have minded an Alundra or THE Legend of Dragoon Remake, or even a Heavenly Sword Remake.
Re: Sony Goes Silent on Social Media for Over 72 Hours as Fans Turn Feral Following Bluepoint Closure
I have bought so many Remakes and Remasters made by them even though I own the originals, Gravity Rush, God Of War Collections, Shadow of the Colossus, Demon's Souls are all well made. Japan Studio's closure hit me harder though, since they made my favourite games.
It's incredible how Japan Studios and Bluepoint are the one who worked the closest to each and on the same games and got the axe and the biggest criticism for being closed.
Re: Sony's Left Bloodborne Fans More Frustrated Than Ever Following Bluepoint Shutdown
@JoeNobody You don't know if Bluepoint doesn't have any creativity without them making an original game first.
And Japan Studio was Sony. They used to be called Sony Computer Entertainment before being renamed to Japan Studio in 2006.
Re: Sony's Left Bloodborne Fans More Frustrated Than Ever Following Bluepoint Shutdown
Doesn't mean a Bloodborne Remake wouldn't happen. I never believed if a Remake would be made it be made by them but would be made from From software themselves.
Anyway it's still sad Bluepoint was shutdown.
Re: Opinion: Sony's Disgraceful Bluepoint Closure Should Concern Every PS Studios Fan
Fire Hermen Hulst and replace him with Kevin Butler.
Re: Sony Makes Shocking Decision to Shut Down Bluepoint Games
They would have survived if they were making a Horizon Live-Service Game.
Re: Sony Considering PS6 Delay to 2028 or Even 2029, New Reports Says
I would prefer 2030.
Re: Konami Is So Back It's Even Making an All-New JRPG for PS5
When I saw the trailer, I thought about Xenoblade Chronicles.
Re: Konami Has More New Castlevania Games for Series' 40th Anniversary
Would love to see more from Shanoa.
Re: Feature: Capcom's Tokyo Art Exhibition Is a Celebration of Gaming Greatness
And of course no Breath of Fire.
Re: Maybe There Is Still Hope for the Final Fantasy 13 Trilogy on PS5, After All
Final Fantasy XIII is my favourite modern Final Fantasy so a release on PlayStation 4 and 5 would be welcome.
Would definitely get the Platinum again even though the "get all weapons and accessories" trophy is too much of a grind.
I know this is off-topic Pushsquare but, no mention about Dimps message about Freedom Wars's Remastered first anniversary on Twitter?
Re: No Plans for PS5 Version of Acclaimed Tactics RPG Published by Sony Subsidiary
@dskatter Mission half accomplished I guess .
Re: No Plans for PS5 Version of Acclaimed Tactics RPG Published by Sony Subsidiary
They probably don't want to announce the PlayStation version because they want players to buy the game now, but I'm sure the game will come to PlayStation in the future.
It's sad to se a Sony subsidiary not supporting the PlayStation from the beginning though.
Re: More Digimon Games Incoming as Time Stranger's Success Sees Dev Team Expand
Awesome to hear, the Digimon Story games are better than anything Pokémon I played and yes that means Legends Arceus.
I can't wait to play another Story game.
Re: Sony Patents AI Assistant That Can Help You Beat Games, or Just Beat Them For You
Demon's Soul Platinum Trophy will become more common.
Re: 'It's Coming to a Turning Point': Persona, Metaphor Director Says Atlus RPGs Must Attract 'A Wider Audience'
If you try to please everybody, you will please no one.
I honestly hope that he means that they are trying to make different IPs that might appeal to different type of players instead of changing the genre of their established IPs. I would welcome this decision, because while sticking to the most profitable product might be lucrative in the short term, there will be a time where it will not be profitable anymore, so creating different kind of products is a good decision. Variety in products is always a good thing.
This being said I would love a new Unicorn Overlord game, I know Vanillaware doesn't want to make sequels (Hironobu Sakaguchi would feel at home there) and the director of the game left Vanillaware, but he also said he would love to continue to do more with the IP and maybe he creates a new studio where SEGA and Atlus handles the IP to him since they own the IP and not Vanillaware.
But if they change how their IPs play, they will alienate their core fanbase and new players are always a gamble since they aren't as attached to the franchises as long time fans are. If a franchise is good, new players will come naturally.
That being said I already noticed Shin Megami Tensei V to be much lighter in tone than SMT III and SMT IV and closer in tone with Persona, also being easier, which suggests ATLUS tried to attract the Persona crowd into the franchise.
I hope they don't ignore there fanbase just to get new fans to experience their games, that rarely works and it's highly likely that it would hurt business, but we will have to wait what will happen in the future.
Re: Poll: Vote for Your PS5 Game of the Month (December 2025)
I voted for Yakuza 0. A fantastic game.
Re: PlayStation Studios: All Sony First-Party Developers and What They're Working On
I want a sequel, but I wish Team Asobi would expand their team so they could work on other games besides Astro Bot. Would be nice other Japan Studio games to come back.
I also wish Polyphony Digital would make another Omega Boost, but unfortunately it is pretty must impossible that it will ever happen and will only make Gran Turismo games.
Re: A Very Happy New Year to You
Happy New Year to everyone.
Re: PS6 Could Be Delayed Due to RAM Price Chaos
Good news, I wish it would be delayed to 2030. This generation needs more time.
Re: Ex-PlayStation Boss Believes Exclusives Make Consoles 'Sing'
Exclusives are always important for consoles, games are also best made if it's developed for one system and unlike what many people say on the internet, exclusives are pro-consumer and not anti-consumer since they give the ones who buy them a better experience than if they were multiplatform.
Also Layden should have compared Mario to Astro.
Re: NiGHTS Comes to Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds for Free on Christmas Eve
Christmas is the most logical date. It's the most fitting time to add Nights.
Re: Game of the Year: #10 - Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds
@Deadlyblack Nights isn't in the game yet, but probably will in Christmas.
Re: Game of the Year: #10 - Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds
Nice to see Sonic Drift 6 getting so much love.
Re: PS Portal Gets So Much Better Today in Huge UI, Cloud Streaming Update
@Krazybone Was considering getting one for this year, but isn't possible. Maybe next year.
Re: Japan's New Language Locked PS5 Hasn't Made a Massive Difference to the Format's Domestic Fortunes
Reduced price will not make a difference in Japan when the console is not a hybrid system and there is barely any Japanese games made by Sony themselves and exclusive to PlayStation.
The PS Vita Version of Freedom Wars sold more copies than the PS4 version of God of War in Japan.
Re: PS5, PS4 Compilation Mega Man Star Force Legacy Collection Adds 7 More RPGs to Your Stacked 2026
I want the Wily Wars on PlayStation.
Re: PlayStation Wrap-Up 2025 Live Now, Get Your Gaming Stats for the Year
First time not a Role Player, but this time a Speedster. Thank you Sonic Racing CrossWorlds.
Even though I played far more JRPGs than Racing games... and have more minutes played.
1.
Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds PS4 & PS5
162 Hours
44 Trophies
18% Playtime
2.
Suikoden I&II HD Remaster Gate Rune and Dunan Unification Wars PS4 & PS5
135 Hours
56 Trophies
15% Playtime
3.
Panzer Dragoon: Remake
100 Hours
23 Trophies
11% Playtime
4.
Monster Hunter Stories
99 Hours
43 Trophies
11% Playtime
5.
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy
79 Hours
31 Trophies
9% Playtime
Re: Five Years of PS5 - How Well Do You Know Sony's Console?
@PuppetMaster Or Alundra, Gravity Rush, Legend of Dragoon, Ape Escape.
Re: Final Fantasy X Was the 'Ultimate Perfection' of the Series, Says Dragon Quest Creator
@PuppetMaster Yeah for me classic is Final Fantasy I-X since they are very close when it comes to feel, while FF XI-XVI are nothing alike with each other.
Re: PS5 Is Edging Out the Switch 2 in the UK So Far This Year
Seems weird comparing a 12 month sales with a 6 month one but it's still good news to see the PS5 selling well.
PlayStation is the strongest console brand in Europe so this isn't surprising but after 5 years seeing it still being strong is fantastic news indeed.
I wonder if PS5 will sell close to PS4 numbers, if not out selling it.