arsmolinarc

Memory unlocked.

I loved this show as a kid. How did I forget it? XD

There is always a place for AA but, like indies, the games have to be priced accordingly. $40-50 dollar experiences to accompany the full-priced AAAA releases each year.

Half the money wasted on the live service initiative this gen could've been used to save Japan Studios. Damn shame.

Kaitlyn Dever would've been a much better Ellie.

Wtf is wrong with casting in Hollywood? XD

The biggest mistake was turning factions MP into a live service game.

I'm guessing they made the decision to pivot to live service around the time that Fortnite was blowing up because of the pandemic.

I mean an expanded take on factions does sound GOOD, that's why everyone was dissapointed when it was canned, but going all-in on live service is what ultimately killed it. And it's a shame because it didn't have to.

Another victim of Herman Hulst's poor management and leadership most likely.

All the goodwill and rep earned with the PS4 gone down the drain. This man was a disaster for PS.

Not even Bend Studios likes Days Gone.

Wtf was Sony thinking with this remaster? XD

Remember that Shuhei Yoshida said that Bloodborne is too special for Miyazaki and that anything new has to be with him & FROM on board.

Maybe now that From is done with Elden Ring the only thing holding this back would be the rumoured new ip and/or DLC for Armored Core 6 (YES, PLEASE)

One of the finest games ever. One of the few old games I still play from time to time with the og Half Life. Imo with a better twist than Bioshock.

Prey is a worthy successor for anyone interested in playing something more up to date but SS2 definitely holds up.

This reception vs Intergalactic

@PushSquareUser YES! Series S is what has been holding back this gen more than anything. (From the third-party perspective)

I'm ready for a new Dishonored and/or Prey.

Is Harvey Smith still at Arkane? Such a wasted asset imo.

This State of Play was the definition of Okay. Not great but not bad either just OK. I mean, we've had (WAY) worse.

It had some welcome surprises, we got to find out that Housemarque is working on something new, we got some release dates.

BUT we still need to hear from Sony and what the first party studios are working on now that, apparently, the live service efforts are not the focus anymore. (just 3-4 years down the drain X..D)

Bioware really is dead now.

I'm looking forward to whatever Housemarque comes up with next.

Is this even the Platinum Games we know anymore?

Can't even remember who is left from the original talent.

I WANT TO BELIEVE

Playstation under Helmer Hulst in general has been a total disaster.

The live service thing is something that the regular PS fan could never understand because it only makes business sense. It's understandable that a corporation in the business of making money would try to pursue a piece of the Fortnite pie but going all-in like that was the idiotic part.

Can we even say anything new that hasn't been said about Hermen Hulst's tenureship?

Playstation under him is turning into Xbox: They cancel more games than they announce. Most of these don't even get a proper announcement.

I think Sony has to sack him already. Too many fumbles this generation. All the goodwill and trust gained during the PS4 generation is pretty much squandered under his terrible leadership.

This just validates everyone one of us that always said GamePass made no business sense: great for consumers but completely unsustainable for even the short-mid term.

I, for one, am glad Game Pass is dying. It cheapens games and makes game studios expendable and totally dependent on the publisher (Microsoft)

Just make a live service sequel to PS All Stars Battle Royale

@Golem25 Kojima is out in my list. Send him to LA to fangirl over hollywood stars XD.

Catherine is exactly what I was thinking a possible adultPersona would look like.

I guess we are going to be a teenager that preys on vulnerable women again XD (that teacher storyline in P5 was downright creepy)

@Anke I was watching those in disbelief of how good they were.

ND still has the benefit of the doubt with me but damn that trailer hit like a mix of Concord and Forspoken for me.

HARD pass for me

Indiana Jones is like Star Wars to me: a 'meh' and pass.

Pd. Throw Marvel in there too.

I hope Sony has stopped wasting their money on Kojima´s underwhelming walking sim scam (really just a vehicle to hand over money and buy his way into Hollywood)

Please pull the plug on Marvel games. On Marvel in general...

@GymratAmarillo Hard agree on Concord. That roster was AWFUL

Playstation under Hulst has taken a nosedive.

@TheEnygma Reddest of red flags.

I hope this is good for Bioware because I'm a BIG fan of their legacy crpgs but I don't think I'm going to be trying this one out, its more of an action spinoff than what Dragon Age was suppossed to be in Origins (if there ever was a series with a serious personality issue is this one)

Nah. F*ck, xbox. Let them play Starfield.

But if they really really want it then we should get Fallout in return.

Otherwise f*ck xbox in the ear while Phil Spencer watches crying but aroused.

@McTwist You would think these times would be perfect for a new Killzone to explore very current issues in regards to total warfare.

You said it, brother. Guerrilla has gone softer than silly putty.

@Blackmagehobbit Damn! lol I wouldn't have been so harsh but yeah, this game looked SO average for how it was being pushed in showcases and previews.

@Kienda you are completely on target, sir. DEI programs still fail to notice that people, ANY people, don't like to be talked down to and lectured.

The cult continues to amaze lol. How exactly did he "carry" the industry all these years? What innovation? The strand genre? 😂😂😂

@tpepper1985 pretty much

In general we can blame the series S in particular for holding back this gen. Every multiplatform release suffered because of the dumb MS rule that series S has to be supported.

I didn't expect to be impressed with the improved looks tbh but it sure looks good. What seals the deal is the $10 buck upgrade path.

Personally I'm still in the fence about it but it's a nice option to have

1. Ghost of Yotei
2. Monster Hunter Wilds (release date!)
3. Hell is Us

Bonus: ArchAge Chronicles

Tbh this was a much better showing than I was expecting but I feel, after the Concordcide, that Sony needed a homerun and this was not it.

I wasn't expecting much but the highlights for me were:

• Ghost of Yotei announcement was the big news.
• Hell Is Us and ArchAge Chronicles actually looked like games I would definitely play.
• the Stellarblade X Nier Automata collab.. we all knew the 2b costume was coming but I'm intrigued to know if it's More substantial.
• Monster Hunter Wilds released date announcement
• Alan Wake 2 going full Control with the Lake House DLC.
• Horizon remastered looked rather impressive and the $10 usd update it's very fair but I don't know if I would double dip.

This was not a bad State of Play but imo Sony needed a homerun. Lets hope we get some surprise announcements for TGS.

To my surprise I quite liked the fall of humanity backstory in the original Horizon, more so than the main narrative.
I always tought this scenario would make for a fine Killzone-esque FPS.

Hmmm, a spin-off prequel FPS doesn't sound so bad. And Guerrilla already has the pedigree.

@CutchuSlow It looks like the original PS1 Persona games.

Ok, so I wasn't the only that thought that trailer was massively underwhelming.

Spender talking about slimy actions went they went and bought entire publishers to keep the games out of PS.

What a f*cking clown. I have a problem with this guy wanting to present himself as a "savior of gamers" when he is clearly full of *****. *****.

Perfect Dark was the only exclusive they showed that interested me in any way.

Gears does not interest me in any way. I feel like I should've been more excited about Fable but wasn't.

Besides those it was all games that will also appear on PS5.

It was a stronger show than State of Play but nothing that would make me think I made a mistake buying a PS5 instead of a Series X.

@DTfearTheBEARD Not only the controllers, Series S is the main culprit of holding back the current generation.

Not fanning the flames, just facts. Some developers mentioned this a couple of years ago. Not random twitter person but rather actual developers working on games.

It´s the reason why Black Myth Wukong is basically a ps5 console exclusive at this point: Series S can't handle the game and the insane parity rule from MS means the Series X doesn't get it either.

This pretty much confirms what we all knew was going to happen when Microsoft announced its ***** rule: The Series S low specs are holding back this generation.

There were some good things but no surprises or anything even barely jaw-dropping but, as Sammy points out, its the state of the industry right now. Personally, I only watched it for Monster Hunter Wilds, Slitterhead was also pretty good in that Japanese PS3 jank kind-of-way, some of the Blumhouse games seem interesting and it's always great to see Sid Meier.

And LEGO Horizons for Switch?! Never would've expected that. A Sony-Nintendo alliance to take on the MS juggernaut? After seeing Terry Bogard in Street Fighter all bets are off

Gamescom is gearing up to be a pretty good show though.

Site is updated with names of the new monsters. (update: only for the worm leviathan: BALAHARA)

https://www.monsterhunter.com/wilds/en-uk/monster/

My jaw was about to hit the floor thinking they were going to announce a new Capcom vs SNK but this was still a pretty cool announcement.

Then SNK was like "hold my poodle!" and comes out guns blazing with City of Wolves.

SGF felt more like a 2 hour reveal announcement trailer for Gamescom XD