arsmolinarc

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

This game never made sense. They should've scrapped it last year after the abismal gameplay reveal.

Imo the problem was the generic, derivative characters more than "oh no another hero shooter".

These games, and MOBAs, live or die on the appeal of their characters. In Concord I didn't find even one character that I wanted to play as.

Tbh I expected (ie. preferred) it to be more like a PvE with a bouty hunter theme but alas it's another 5v5 shooter.

@Xbox_Dashboard Same for me.

All I could think throughout the reveal was the word "MEH". It just felt generic, derivative, uninspired.

I also found "Savage Dragon Yondu" whatshisname to be annoying in a very Forspoken protagonist kind of way.

Starfield announced for PS5: "Look who comes crawling back" XD.

This would be VERY funny to see after all the exclusivity drama.

Monster Hunter Wilds for me. But if this was a 10 then Astrobot was a close 9.

Poor Concord faces an uphill battle.

It wasn't THAT bad. The problem was it started off with Concorde, which received quite the mixed response to put it lightly.

It wasn't good either. It was saved from being a disaster by Silent Hill 2's released date announcement, Monster Hunter Wilds gameplay reveal and Astrobot's great closing.

Ballad of Antara and Where the Winds Meet looked pretty good, and like games I'd get not day one but eventually.

Dynasty Warriors Origins was a pleasant surprise and I would've preferred Alien: Rogue Incursion to be regular game, maybe I'll try it out if I ever get a psvr2 (that still needs Half-Life: Alyx, Sony AND Valve)

@Nepp67 They talk about "locales" in the website but there is never mention of a bigger open map.

Open world design in general is way overrated. Playing those types of games just feels like a chore half the time.

@MFTWrecks I think that factions 2 just grew so big it turned into part 3 (hopefully).

I remember ND saying the new factions would have narrative elements right around the time they released concept art for it. Maybe ND thought all these ideas would work better in part 3.

And it wouldn't be "entitled" to think they OWE us a factions mode in the next game, right?

I mean, it was a part of the first game and it was pretty much promised for part 2 until they decided to make it into a live service game AFTER part 2 released.

@arsmolinarc That said, if I was a Sony shot-caller I would put all my liveservice eggs in the Helldivers 2 basket. Reinforce success instead of wasting valuable resources on duds.

Hero shooters like this live and die on their characters and the design for Concorde's reveal roster are generic, uninspired, derivative...you name it. Didn't find one character I could say "Hmmm I'd play like this or that character.

I actually found the "Savage Dragon+Yondu lookalike" character to be kind of annoying.

Too bad its a 5v5, I was thinking it would've worked better as a bounty hunter team PvE or PvP between between players hunting for the same bounty. Instead we got 'generic Guardians of Overwatch Legends'

@DennisReynolds Astrobot and Silent Hill 2 are enough to carry the year for Sony.

So what about the xbox games? MS pretty much capitulated and their games on PS are a sign of that, they just can't admit defeat so they call it a "different strategy". They all sell great on PS5 yes, but they all bend the knee paying the 30% cut.

It was good but not great.

I had somewhat high expectations for Concorde and that reveal did NOTHING for me.
Pleasantly surprised by Dynasty Warriors Origins and Ballad of Antara. Where Winds Meet also picked my curiosity.
Don't know what to think about the lollisim...

Sony finished strong with Silent Hill 2's release date.
The gameplay reveals of both Monster Hunter Wilds and Astrobot are both my games of the show along with Silent Hill 2 (now how about a Silent Hill 1 remake)

I don't really expect much from these shows anymore. They've all pretty much been letdowns ever since the pandemic.

A steam deck-like portable that can play all past PS gen games natively AND stream PS5 is all I'd need.

It´s about time they properly reveal Concorde and Fairgame$.

Wouldn't mind a new Naughty Dog IP tease though I'm still sour about Factions 2 being cancelled.

@Steel76 You pretty much nailed the essence of Kojima. His head is too far up his own ass.

If I was Sony I would be fishing the laid-off talent from Arkane Austin since yesterday.

To me, It just confirms my suspicion that the MS acquisition spree was just about taking strong 3rd party IPs and studios away from the Playstation ecosystem.

PS. MS, if you shut down Obsidian we riot.

I always thought was Capcom was limiting itself with dinosaurs. I mean your premise is about portals that rain down dinosaurs is already wacky enough, you could do ANY type of enemy and be limited only by your imagination. Just adding memorable things to shoot at and cool collabs with other Capcom IP should be enough to turn it around.

@Scrubchub a new PSP that also plays oldschool PS games from gens 1 to 4 including psp and vita is money that Sony is just leaving om the table.

Right now it's the perfect storm moment to try again: PS Portal sold out against ALL expectations, Portable PCs are super popular, the switch's success and upcoming switch 2. There's evidence that there is a BIG market for handhelds and frankly the money spent on PSVR2 would be better spend on a new portable.

Sony's VR efforts are commendable but there is no market that justifies the money and time spent. VR needs to be a wireless experience otherwise we are were we are at.

In shorts: YES. NEW PSP. NOW PLEASE.

I would be in the "not needed" camp if I didn't have to sell my PS5 a few months ago.

Right now I'm actually waiting to know more but I'm thinking I can wait till the holidays for a Pro. Maybe get a steam deck in the meantime... Man, we need a new PSP.

Magnificent. Must buy for me.

Can we now have System Shock 2?

Joe Rogan HAS to be a guest fighter now.

"Jamie, pull up the video of me fighting a Bear".

We can all pretty much agree that 2B is the best original character from the PS4 era.

The 2nd trailer reignited my hype for this game but I'm not a fan of the J-Pop Idol costume design tbh.

Epic Store exclusivity and lack of physical release hit hard I believe.

I will be getting Alan Wake 2 but I know I would've prefered a physical edition.

@evildave333 and he objectively ruined MGS2. It went downhill the moment the tanker sunk and replaced Snalke with a femboy nobody liked until the memetastic Revengeance.

This man is so full of himself... I hope he goes Hollywood and never comes back.

At this point he is only using game budgets to pay his "friends" and make movie industry connections.

I can think of five, nah... TEN devs in Japan that deserve at least half the budget the so-called auteur gets.

Konami was right all along.

Sounds great on paper but I'm not really interested in any xbox exclusive atm (don't care for Kojima).

I share the same sentiment that most do here: If I wanted an xbox I would've already gotten one.

Don't think there's lots of people out there that want to play Starfield on their PS5 after how "meh" the game actually turned out to be.

This is the biggest flop in Bethesda history at the moment.

@Scottyy Starfield is not even the best Bethesda Game this year. Hi-Fi Rush has more Game award nominations. 😂

Predatory DLC practices are like part of Atlus' identity by now.

Max Payne in Lordran? YES, PLEASE!

Nobody wanted a bloated GaaS. Just give US Factions 2.

Damn Sony is just going to add everything they worked on to tloU 3.

No true new PS5 in this gen can only mean Bad management over at Naughty Dog. Hope they sorry their sh*t out.

@Northern_munkey because the hypocrisy from Spencer is such a standout.

You go on ahead and put flowers on your head celebrating that PS Now helped F76 stay afloat.

@PixelDragon +30 year veteran and same here. Couldn't choose a number one but I do have my pantheon of gotys (godtys?)

Well deserved. Bloodborne single-handedly got me back into gaming after falling of the wagon at the middle of the PS3 era.

Truly one of the best games I've ever played.

We need another even if its not set in Yarnham!

Ugh I can't stand Spencer/Microsoft. Class-A piece of sh*t.

The latest emails that leaked clearly reveal their monopolizing strategy when talking about acquisitions. The nerve to say that Nintendo doesn't realize they'd be better as part of MS. Dude doesn't remember they are third, out of 3.

Truth is MS knows this is the only way they can compete. They are unable to nurture and grow their own studios so they just Buy them wholesale, milk them and then run them into the ground. The Forza series Is the only exception to the rule. They even manager to kill off Halo for f*cks sake x..D

But of course the US govt. will never reign it in because they are just as corrupt.

@UltimateOtaku91 Capcom must have started working on it after shipping Devil May Cry 5.

Itsuno said way back that Capcom have him the choice between making DMC5 or DD2 and he chose the former but said he would work on DD2 next. When development actually started only Capcom knows.