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They removed the disc drive on the updated image. Lmao

I'd settle for a gamekey card/disc. It means you can't even lend this to a friend or a family where you can't share your account.

Better than Sony's State of Play.

Overhyped game and it's not really my jam. I'll still get it when it's less than 30 quids new.

See, I told you guys. Someone's in a 'roll. They are never beating the allegations.

@crimsontadpoles
Hey it's SammyB which I, ever since I started visiting the site in the Wii U and PS4 days, think is a Sony PS plant or in Sony's payroll disguised as an editor.

When Sony makes mistakes, he kinda criticise them then eventually twist/drive the narrative of Sony not being that bad/evil and that we should eventually accept it and give in.

Also when games get announced, this site make it sounds like it's a PS exclusive without any mention of other consoles or PC. Far from Nintendo Life or Pure Xbox which mentions all the platforms a game is releasing to.

I also noticed a trend lately that ported then-exclusive and well-received Xbox games aren't getting high scores on this site. They hover at 7 or 8 range while they were originally at 9-10 range. Maybe that's just me not trusting opinion pieces in this site anymore. But hey, I get most of my PS news in here.

That said, I still refuse to buy an XBox because of their controller button layout/letters are completely reverse from Nintendo's. LOL

Weren't Sammy and his legion of fanboys were crying when Microsoft was about to buy Zenimax, Activision and co? That they were worried about Xbox getting exclusivity? That the next call of duty won't be coming to PS?

When Microsoft ported their exclusive games, PS fanboys laughed it'll be the end of Xbox. Which is true. Then here comes a new CEO with a new strategy to save XBox. We'll see, but we may see the return of XBox exclusivity or at least timed exclusivity on some.

Noice. I'll try to snag one.

A 50€ or $50 increase would have been acceptable on the base models imo (msrp, not including deals/discounts). 100? Nah, definitely not worth it. Also the PRO at 800€/$800 is already good as it is as you still need to buy a disc drive if you want physical discs. At 900, it should include a disc drive and a vertical stand or charging dock. Sony really waited for the PSSR update to increase the price.

That's why I only buy at least 66% off on digital games now, usually at 75% off.

@ear__wig
I don't understand the hate either. Pretty sure they'll be all over it when the future PS6 PRO offers the same "AI features". 😅

@Quintumply
Wow, you're shaping up to be the next Sammy Barker. 😂

Looks good to me and more realistic. I don't understand the hate. Many of the comments here will be in 360 when the PS6 or PS6 PRO will do the same.

I usually buy physical, so deep discounts for me on the PS app. From 60% off to now 70% off at least.

It is to be expected. PS6 is gonna be in the 800-999 range while the the PS6 PRO will be priced at least a thousand bucks as well.

I'm tempted to upgrade since I thought PS6 is still years away (2028-2029). But with Project HeXbox being announced and the PS5 starts getting cracked, Sony might move things earlier. I dunno. Maybe Sony will break silence on the PS6 soon. I'll wait a little bit more until I can get a better deal or news when the PS6 might release.

Microsoft bought Zenimax Media (Bethesda etc) and PS5 fanboys were threatened the possibility of games not coming to the system.

Microsoft says they'll release the games to PS5. So they moved on, no reason to buy XBox. Then Microsoft says then Xbox exclusives will also come to PS5. PS fanboys mocked Microsoft there's zero reason to get XBox now and they cheer Xbox's downfall.

Now PS5 wants all the exclusivity and PS fanboys cheer exclusivity matters to sell console. Now good luck to all of us when Sony goes Nintendo in pricing their games. It already started with the PlayStation dynamic pricing we are now hearing about.

It would be funny if Microsoft will stop bringing all their games from their different studios to Playstation when HexBox releases.

Maybe I should sell my 30th anniversary PS5 Slim and upgrade to PS5 PRO now. Especially with the rumors floating PS6 is no longer 2027. By then, I'll wait for the PS6 PRO. 😅

Must be an EU mandate. Not Sony being nice.

New Castlevania is awesome. I'll take the God of War trilogy remake but they've nothing to show so why even announce it this early. 😂 The rest is meh or it's something we already knew.

Probably for mobile gamers or those who are used to it which they can use for PS consoles and for mobile phones/tablets.

@Midnyte-Monkey
This. It's not worth it for Sony or the manufacturer. I'm sure the few pro console owners can just buy these on AliExpress later if they want it.

Back to back Tomb Raider games, heck yeah!

@DualWielding
That's pretty ironic of you. 😁

Buying these for sure!

@themightyant
Yeah I'll just wait for the PS6 version of GTA6 myself since I got a PS5 and not a PS5 Pro. Sony has been super aggressive on their pricing this end of the year. I have a gut feeling PS6 will be announced mid to late next year with a 2027 release.

Like I said before, I'll just wait for GTA6 on the PS6. 😂

Goes to show that PlayStation is FPS/Sports/GTA machine first with great 1st party exclusives as secondary. And it's not a bad thing. I'm not really sold on Yotei, but will probably get it when it's around 30 bucks.

@nomither6
Yes and we have better discussions in there than here. I remember the time when it's almost wasn't allowed to mention Nintendo in here or you'll risk a warning of going "out of topic" when PS fanboys starts ganging up on you. I've been visiting NLife, Push Square, and PureXbox since 2013 when I was coming back to console gaming (played FamiCom, MegaDrive, Gameboy, SNES, PS1 when I was a kid before going PC) and I was choosing which system to buy at first.

Another thing Nintendo Life is better than Push Square is writers tell you in their articles what platforms 3rd party games are coming out whether it's also on PC, XBox and Playstation. PushSquare on the other hand will only tell you "it's coming to PlayStation on.." like it's an exclusive. LOL.

I agree with most multiplatform gamers in here. I just play on my Switch/2 whenever I want to go handheld. I only bought a PS Portal just because it's the 30th anniversary edition and I was curious to have one. And I don't even have premium subscription.

Good for those who use it regularly. PushSquare just making a "hit" out if it.

@Max_the_German
Fully agree. These new ads are loads/lots of nothing. 😂 I want to see more like of that "It's time to play| PS4" ad.

@Deljo
@Czar_Khastik did you post on the wrong account? 😜

@StitchJones
You are the one acting like a fanboy here. Not @RoomWithaMoose. Have you ever re-read your posts?

So I'll just wait GTA6 on PS6.

I'll just wait for the PS6 Pro until then.

More controller variants than PS5 exclusives. 😜 Give me orange variant then.

It was meh. Only Wolverine for me.

@1UP-HUSKY
Weren't you hoping Sony shouldn't win this case like Nintendo on Palworld?

If you watch Genshin Impact reveal gameplay/trailer and compare it to Breath of the Wild, the animations, enemies and how they are defeated, art style, and the environment are very similar as well. But Nintendo didn't sue Genshin.

@RiverGenie
You and IGN may be right, and I'm not arguing. My point is Nintendo trying to cover more grounds to punish (or to kill, in your own term) Palworld for blatantly copying Pokemon's creatures. There are other games whose characters and designs were inspired by Nintendo's own. But they are not the same as Palworld's. And I haven't heard any other lawsuits.

I'm not defending Nintendo, but I can understand where they are coming from. @1UP-HUSKY maybe right that there maybe repercussions if Nintendo wins this lawsuit. They are not really addressing (winning) the battle directly (blatant copying of the designs) because law says they can't, but they are using other means (gameplay patents) to win.

@TrollOfWar
Because it's not a blatant copy. They may be inspired by it, but they have different art styles and designs to differentiate from each. It was also pointed out that they are also inspired by Japanese myth creatures/beliefs.

@1UP-HUSKY
So far, they've only used it against someone who blatantly copied their designs in a game in which they can't sue them for it. We'll see if they go beyond.

I honestly thought Nintendo's gonna sue the devs of Genshin Impact because of the similarities on Breath of the Wild. They both have the same animations and art styles when it was first revealed. I didn't follow, but it seems Nintendo thinks they are different enough on other aspects.

What about Sony's Horizon ripoff Light of Motiram? What happened to the lawsuit?

@1UP-HUSKY
The patents they used against Palworld were registered long ago I think. They may be covering more grounds on the new ones.

Also are there any other lawsuits that Nintendo used a patent for game mechanics? Correct me if I'm wrong, I've only heard about patents on game mechanics against Palworld.

@TrollOfWar
I've seen that before. It's old news. The similarities are not comparable to Palworld's. DQ's creatures mostly inspired Pokemon's designs. Or from Japanese myth "creatures" in general inspired both. Palworld's designs are just ripoffs.

I don't think Nintendo care much if you copy their "game mechanics". But anybody who's not a Nintendo hater won't deny Palworld's creatures are blatant Pokemon creatures ripoff. Nintendo however can't sue them on the similarities (switched body parts), so they are suing them on grounds that they can win just to take them down.

@carlos82
Oh, I thought it was 50GB like in the PS4 days. Thanks for pointing that out. I only got a PS5 last year.

Game Key Disc 😅

I remember DOOM on Switch 1 having the single player game files on cartridge and the multiplayer game files needed to be downloaded separately. Not surprising at all given the PS5 blu-ray discs can't hold much of today's game data. (edit: oops, it's 100GB)

That's why I'm being picky on what single player games I buy. If it includes all data and is playable (save for minor patches later) then I'll buy it physical. But if it needs a big day one patch to be playable, then I'll just go digital later on when it's at least 33% off.

I'll just leave @Ogbert 's post from Nintendo Life. (Sorry for dragging you here, pal):

"Nintendo/Game Freak/ The Pokémon Company, do not care and are not trying to stop people making monster catching games. They do not care about TemTem or Cassette Beasts etc. But they DO care about Palworld.

The reason for this is Palworld is very clearly selling itself on it’s visual similarity to Pokémon in a way that is potentially damaging to Pokémon’s reputation as a family friendly IP. Because they have deliberately designed all their Pals to look like existing Pokémon and then made them wield guns and such. They can say they don’t like the “Pokémon with guns” name now but they encouraged it at the start and they are still promoting Palworld with a picture of not-Electabuzz wielding a machine gun.

So why doesn’t Nintendo sue them for the designs being copied? They can’t. It’s protected under parody laws which are important and good. So they go to patents which are much more solid and protected but actually very specific. There are some general ones like the infamous nemesis system but more often they protect they way it was achieved in the game rather than the concept itself. Nintendo likely patented the way it was done because as people said ‘gliding on a creature’ is too broad. That means Palworld likely has code systems that exactly match those in the Pokémon games. Which after the scandal of them having stolen the 3D models and just tweaked them, suggests they have just taken huge chunks of other people’s code/engine work and put it in their game as their own.

If they had never tried to be so close to Pokémon visually, it likely would never have been found and they would not be in this situation. Which is why Nintendo not only doesn’t care about TemTem and Cassette Beasts etc, but is happy to actively promote them in Directs. Those guys are playing nice, Palworld came out itching for a fight and is sad now they’re loosing."

@GabrielBacakPS
Nah, they are based on existing art/designs, animals or mythological creatures. Palworlds' designs on the other hand are just body parts "swaps" from existing Pokémons.