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@Bob_Tempura Costs them money, they charge money. It's a transaction and not outright greed.

Looking forward to playing it. Love the world and gameplay from the previous games. This looks like a lighter take on the concept with a ton of replayability packed in. I wish the character models weren't so generic, but I rarely care about the characters in these types of games. I am more interested in a fun gameplay loop.

@nessisonett true 4k at 60fps is pretty taxing. Even the vaunted 5090 has issues running some games at 4k with ray tracing and higher frame rates. I think you grossly underestimate how much it costs to render games at 4k. That's why game development times are taking so long. I don't even think the PS6 will have true 4k with 60fps+. I think there will still be sacrifices made to get there.
That's what DLSS/PSSR2 tech is so promising.

@SoulChimera Ah. I see that now. Looks sweet!

Why is podracing mentioned in headline? I don't see any podracing going on in these screenshots. This looks like a hovercraft racing game, not podracing.

@Reeneman Would love to see marketing materials or promises that everything on the PS5 would be native 4k at 60fps. That's still a pretty high bar to clear. Even the PS6 might not clear both for all titles.

Looks like sheer chaos. Hopefully they nailed the it's so bad it's actually good concept.

Excited to get to jump back into this world. I feel it will even be more impactful knowing the real world inspiration for aspects of the game. I would have loved to see them tackle the zone idea again, but I'll take what I can get.

@SuntannedDuck2 rage bait for a free update? Nahhhh.... We don't complain about free things in this house. I think you might have missed a few doses of your meds. I'll give you a pass.

@Hundred_Hand_Slap I'm fine with it as long as the devs listen to feedback and fix things on the regular. If anything, this is a good blueprint for a massive open world game like this. Release it in a good spot, and then polish the hell out of it from actual player feedback. They can't do a beta like a multiplayer game would because then people would beat the game for free and not buy it upon release.

Hopefully they have a sale for the game the runs with this.

@lazarus11 I think you have a reading comprehension problem. 45+ hours of exploration is enough of a taste of the entire experience. If you loved it, you will continue to love it. If it hasn't completely won you over by then, then an additional 45+ hours of gameplay exploration won't magically make it all better.
I played the hell out of Witcher 3. I finished most of the main quest, but got burnt out. It's still a 10/10 game for me. I will go back and finish it at some point. I 100%-ed Cyberpunk and its expansion and it was a 10/10 for me. I played the entire story for Kingdome Come Deliverance 2, and decided I needed a break. It is still a 10/10.
Assassins Creed: Valhalla> I played it for a long time. Solid 8/10, but decided to invest more time into it and it grew stale. Now it's more like a 7/10 experience for me.
I agree you have to finish a game like Last of Us to score it properly. But games that are more exploration and experience driven, you get the gist after awhile, and you either continue to invest your time in it, or you call it.

@lazarus11 Games aren't directly comparable to movies or novels If I’ve spent 45 hours in an open world, I know exactly what the game is. A plot twist in the final act wont magically fix a repetitive gameplay loop I've been doing for two days straight.

By that point, the game has solidified as a concept. If the combat or exploration has gone stale by hour 30, adding a new mechanic or a 'shocking' ending at hour 80 doesn't retroactively make the middle 50 hours fun. If anything, dragging it out usually lowers my score because of the bloat.
Best analogy I can think of.
It’s like being served a bucket of KFC. If the first 4 pieces are greasy and soggy, I don't need to finish the bucket to draw a decent conclusion. Name one open-world game where a mechanic introduced in the final 10% actually significantly changed the score of a 50-hour+ experience. Usually, by then, the game has already shown its hand.
PS: I will get this game once it's cleaned up through patching. I think is is my cup of tea. I might not finish it, but it looks like I will enjoy exploring the world.

@BardHard13 I'm sure they can experience most of what the game has to offer in 45hrs. The only benefit from finishing the game would be to see the story through. I hear the story isn't much to write home about anyways. I'm sure they got the gist.

@Boxmonkey you think it would? I think a lot of people played it because it was bundled with a beloved game. Curious how many people would have bought it outright.

Could be worse. At least it plays well. What were people expecting? It is a very ambitious game. It's amazing it is even playable. Many people were calling this game BS, but it actually lives up to it on the Pro and Pc. Maybe we need that PS6 after all.

@MrPeanutbutterz wasn't talking about this video. Only us nerds watch the DF stuff. I was more talking about the game trailers that have been released. A small percentage of viewers read the fine print to see where the footage was captured. And even if it says captured on PC, it wouldn't raise the alarm bells for the average viewer.

@MrPeanutbutterz Most people just see the gameplay footage. The average person doesn't know where that was captured from. Only nitpickers are on a forum like this.

Looks sick!!! Love to give this a try.

Had decent fun with it. Menus are gaudy and hard to read. Ammunition is scarce. It has promise.

@MB3108 It's like getting a small sliver of amazing cake. Then after you devour it you realize there is no more cake left. Just some other desserts you don't fancy as much.

Should have been a regular game with post launch GaaS support. Or better yet, content complete at launch.

@WhoderMan I can somewhat see where you are coming from. Concorde did look pretty smooth to play. Everything else felt uninspired about it. It didn't look like it brought anything new or unique to the table. And the gameplay variety felt stale at launch. There was no hook.

@RadioHedgeFund Huge market is a stretch. Would be nice to have though.

After reading these comments you start to realize why gamers get a bad rap. Nothing is intrinsically wrong with this game. It might not be up your alley as far as tastes go, but the gameplay mechanics look smooth, and the graphics look modern and clean. The only thing you can do is nitpick based on your own tastes. This is not a failure of an announcement. This does not look like slop. This is an accessible multiplayer game for the masses.

@KeldorTheCursed they have a campaign you can play solo. Might be worth a look when it drops in price. This game really looks beautiful from an art direction point of view.

Looks like a ton of fun. The art style is whimsical and the color palette is nice.

Now if you look in message boards where people say Overwatch was better than Overwatch 2... they magically fixed the game with a name change. Easiest fix ever. Nobody will know.

If you played KCD2, would this one feel like a huge downgrade in combat, traversal, and gameplay mechanics? I thought KCD2 was just the right amount of rough around the edges.

@Frmknst Have you played it already? How was the performance on the base PS5?

Maybe the karting game segment just isn't that big. I can't think of many outside of Mario Kart that have taken the world by storm.

Here is hoping we get a PS5 remaster of Ace Combat 6. It's been stuck on the Xbox all these years.

I still don't know if she can act. Maybe it just depends on the role.

I'll put money down that this movie never happens.

Getting some Need for Speed Underground vibes. Been waiting for a game like that for eternity.

@Scottyy how to say you have no soul in so little words.

@Mostik I believed they confirmed that VR would not be included in Ace Combat 8. Bummer. But maybe it will be modded on PC.

If I like games like Kingdom Come 2, Cyberpunk, and the Metro games, will this be up my ally you think?

@DennisReynolds Good to hear. I'll hold off until then.

Has anyone played this since the big upgrade? Is it worth the investment, or should I wait for more patching?

Day 1 if it's not turn based...

Looks an extra campy and dumb Cyberpunk meets Dying Light's parkour mechanics.

I will buy a PSVR2 if Capcom makes my dreams come true.

Looks fun as hell. The energy is off the charts.

Looked fun to play. Y'all are downers.

As usual, it pays to wait these days.

@Oram77 It's software. There is no such thing as a glitch or bug free piece of software. Some have more glaring issues than others, and you have to weigh the pros and cons for yourself.

Game billboards and posters usually look like AI versions of stuff you see in the real world already. Does it really matter? It's just window dressing.

Just buy No Man's Sky and dig across the universe.

Back in 2022 they gave everyone 1 mil credits as a gesture of good will. Wish I didn't get them. It made the progression too quick. I would have preferred to race my way to the good cars. That was my biggest gripe with Forza Horizon 5. Too many cars thrown at you non-stop. I want to spend my time with a car and appreciate it before jumping to a new one.