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Re: Weird PS5 Game Abandoned Delays Trailer App to Friday

blinx01

This goes one of two ways;

1. It's Hideo Kojima trolling us all and its Silent Hills. Hitting PC at a later date much like Death Stranding. Everyone rejoices!

2. It really is just a indie studio and they've used the Silent Hill rumours as a way to gain promotion for an otherwise uninteresting game. Everyone rages!

Re: Sony: We Support and Encourage Crossplay Across Consoles

blinx01

@Netbean
I think it will happen eventually, but that means that income needs replacing with something else.
I think Xbox could drop it first once Game Pass hits a set amount of subscribers, but not sure what Sony could do to substitute that lost income.
You can then also go into the debate of why next gen games cost £70/$70 when the same game is £50/$60 on PC.

Re: Sony: Nurturing Creative Talent Is Not as Simple as Throwing Money At It

blinx01

On one hand, he is correct, on the other wrong.
Money will buy you top established studios/publishers. It's then down to you as the owner how you allow that company to run.
You also then have the responsibility for that company financially, so it's not even as simple as having the funds to make the purchase of the studio/publisher, but the cost of running them long term.

Not being a fanboy here, but Sony can't afford to go out and buy top established publishers even if they wanted.
That's why you see all these recent deals with start-up studios based around experienced devs that have left other studios.

I'm just glad these partnerships seem to be diversifying the exclusive genre pool, as there's no denying the current template, while high quality, is 3rd person blockbuster action games.
Would love to see more multiplayer focused stuff, FPS, RPG etc.

Re: PS4 Demon's Souls Discovered in PlayStation Database

blinx01

I can see this happening.
If Horizon FW slips to 2022, what exclusives has PS4 got for the rest of the year? Deathloop and Ghostwire Tokyo are only on PS5. There's nothing else major really.
They could certainly scale this game back to 900/1080p at 30FPS. There's no gameplay mechanic like Ratchet & Clank that prevents a port.
More gamers get to play the game and Sony makes more sales. Win win.

Re: Reaction: E3 Is a Relic Desperately Clinging to Relevancy

blinx01

I think it's only weakened due the pandemic and also people like Geoff Keighley wanting to take the spot light and have his own show at the same time.
Take his very weak show, combine it will E3, and you'd have a half decent showing overall.

Also doesn't help that Sony don't get involved.
But now they look in a weak position when you see Xbox taking all the media attention and PS5 sitting there with an unconfirmed holiday line-up and no hype.
Obviously, that could all change if Sony do their own show soon.

Re: Reaction: Xbox Game Pass Is the Thorn in PS5's Side

blinx01

@LocalPenguin
I just hope Sony do something with PS Now.

At least offer first party games in the service 12 months after launch and make sure they STAY in the service.

Imagine if in November, they relaunched the service with Spiderman MM, Demon's Souls, Sackboy and some older PS4 exclusives like Ghost of Tsushima?
Suddenly PS Now becomes a must-have service.

Re: Reaction: Xbox Game Pass Is the Thorn in PS5's Side

blinx01

As someone who owns all systems, what this means is that I'll buy less PS5 games.
On Xbox, I can get Game Pass Ultimate for full price for the year at £131.88 (Gold, EA Play, Cloud, PC).
On PS5, buy 2 PS5 exclusives for £139.99 and another £49.99 for PS+ for a total of £189.97.

That is the harsh reality right now and Sony need to do something to change the narrative.

Re: Reaction: Partnerships Show PlayStation Empowering Creators, And Avoiding an Acquisition War

blinx01

The reality is PlayStation can't compete financially with the direction Xbox is going, and they know that so are being very smart.
Instead of buying up studios, they fund smaller studios to make exclusives in exchange for rights to the game IP.

It's a win for Sony because they aren't responsible for funding that company afterwards like they would be if they purchased them, and it's a win for the smaller developer as they get a budget to make a game they wouldn't be able to otherwise.

Re: Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart Has 60FPS, Ray Tracing Mode at Launch

blinx01

@KayOL77
What I mean is I didn't personally like the 'Performance RT' mode as there were too many sacrifices for me when for my first PS5 game when I'm after a showcase experience.
The normal 'Performance' mode was better for me as you still had a lot of the graphical features intact and the resolution range was 4K-1440p.

That's just my personal preference. That's why I said it's great to have the options available.

Re: Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart Has 60FPS, Ray-Tracing Mode at Launch

blinx01

Excellent. Always nice to have the options.

I'll probably just go with the Performance Mode myself as I found the Spiderman MM 'Performance RT' mode to take too much of a hit graphically.
Was 1440p-1080p with lots of lowered graphical settings like crowd density and 1/4 res ray traced reflections. Looked like a PS4 Pro game.

Re: PlayStation Studios Boss Suggests God of War Ragnarok, Gran Turismo 7 Are Also Coming to PS4

blinx01

As a PC gamer along with console gaming, cross gen doesn't bother me as PC games have never been held back.
What does bother me is when Jim Ryan lies about next gen games.
Yes, we've had Demon's Souls, Returnal and soon R&C: Rift Apart, but all the big system selling IPs like Spiderman, God of War, GT7, Horizon FW etc are all cross gen.
Why not just be honest from the get go unless these have been last minute decisions due to the pandemic limiting PS5 supply?

Re: Watch Dogs Legion Is Now Playable at 60fps on PS5

blinx01

@Jacko11
AMD FidelityFX Super Resolution is on the way and will the answer to have Ray Tracing at 60FPS without major graphical compromise.
Hopefully we'll start seeing it used towards the end of the year and should get widely adopted unlike DLSS, since it's open source and will work on PS5 and Series X/S.

Re: UK Sales Charts: Good Week for Sony as PS5 Stock Boosts Spider-Man

blinx01

@2cents
That's due to Nintendo still be very traditional and relying on console sale profits and game sales as the main revenue generator.
For example, PlayStation reached $22.74B revenue in 2020. 57% of that is from PSN (software, 30% cut from MTX etc).
Only 16% was hardware sales and only 6% physical software sales.
I don't have Nintendo info for direct comparison, but you can imagine the percentages are completely different.

Re: Aloy Trends As Fans Discuss Horizon Forbidden West Hero

blinx01

For me, it's not wanting or needing a 'pretty' main character.
It's about the drastic change in the characters face from the original.
The only thing I can assume is that they've changed to a different actor for the face scan.
The original was Hannah Hoekstra and this looks absolutely nothing like her.

Re: Sony's Targeting More Than 50 Per Cent Market Share with PS5

blinx01

@Tharsman
I've always owned all consoles when possible myself, but for me, PS4 was hands down THE best of the bunch last gen.
Nailed all the key areas you want as a gamer and dominated the traditional console market.

At the moment, I'm probably playing slightly more Series X due to Game Pass, but PS5 has some massive games on the way but I definitely think they'll have to be extra competitive this time around whereas it was a walk in the park for them last time.
Great times to be a gamer either way!

Re: Sony's Targeting More Than 50 Per Cent Market Share with PS5

blinx01

Interesting to see what they have planned to achieve those lofty goals.
PS4 absolutely smashed it out the park with price point and game library.
Xbox One had an absolute stinker last time around and I expect Series X/S to be a lot more competitive this gen.
And are they even counting Nintendo Switch at all?

@themightyant
Yep. I think the market for Series S isn't there right now.
That console is either aimed at the casual market or as a cheaper secondary console for PS5 owners.
I do think it will pick up long term, but the majority of the audience are still happy gaming on PS4 or Xbox One with support for cross-gen games still strong.

Re: Uncharted 4 Heading to PC, Investor Presentation Claims

blinx01

I'm perfectly fine with PC ports.
More money in Sony's pocket to fund exclusives and more people get to play them.

My only MAIN concern is if they start porting games, they need to ensure the PS5 gets some sort of patch for at least 60FPS.
If they do nothing and PC gets a shiny bells and whistles port while PS5 users are stuck with the PS4 Pro version, then it causes bad blood from console owners.
Horizon Zero Dawn being a perfect case right now.

Re: PS Now Has a Respectable 3.2 Million Subscribers

blinx01

I can't see Sony going full Game Pass rival, but if they did something like first party games hit the service 6-12 months after release and they actually STAY in the service permanently, then I would sign up.
Oh, and offer PS5 versions for games that have free upgrades.