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@WallyWest It is pretty immersive breaking when AI is overly dumb. It is still one of the biggest things that needs to be improved in next gen games. We haven't had substantial breakthroughs in AI player reactions and movement in many generations.

It's a f2p game. I think everyone is setting the bar a bit too high. Companies pump these sorts of games out in hopes that one of them will catch on and become a gigantic cash cow like Fortnite. It does look like the gunplay is good, but the marketing and name has not set it up for success.

@get2sammyb I think the goal is for people to buy the game and stay playing it so more people buy the game/microtransactions. I doubt they care if you are playing new or old maps as long as you are engaged in their product.

@tameshiyaku It is more the business side of things. Most people would not find this exciting news for a presentation. It's barely exciting enough to write a blog post about. It is good news, but just some additional help for PC porting purposes.

As far as story based games go, this is an easy 9. If you love a good yarn then this is a must play. Combat gets a little repetitive and there are a few frustrating moments but that does not hamper it much at all. It is well worth a playthrough.

People keep saying "Bluepoint". They already pretty much work as if they are an internal studio. I don't see anything changing as far as their output if they were owned by Sony or not. I don't know if they are even on Microsoft's radar.

@GamingFan4Lyf I am with you. Skater shoes or Reebok classics for me. Sucks because I love shoes so much.

Hopefully the PS5 version fixes the load times. Excited to play it because it reminds me of the old school Stuntman games. I wish they would bring them back.

If they fix it and the PS5 upgrade is legit, I am in like Flynn. I will forgive and forget if the product is fixed. They lost my undying support and trust but I think it's salvageable. People forget.

Great news. I am most excited about the Gamebase improvements and the ability to adjust players chat volume. Folders would be a nice addition eventually. It would also be cool to adjust the long press and quick press of the PlayStation button. Still getting used to that one and I have had the system since launch. What probably throws me off is the delay that sometimes happens.

Not going to lie, I would play it. It is just not at the top of my list of ways I think Sony should invest their money.😁
We are at a point with Sony were there is a lull in games, it is hard to find the PS5, and they are at odds with their most loyal fanbase by closing the Vita/PSP/PS3 stores. They need a big year next year and a lot of this will be forgotten. They also need to figure out a way to fire back at Game Pass.

Gameplay looks fun but why did they choose a bland warehouse as the backdrop? Hope there is variation there.

@Ken_Kaniff It clearly says unreal engine in the trailer and article. They made a concept in Dreams and then made a game in Unreal Engine to sell.

I'll get it when it drops to the sub $20 range. Should have some decent added content by then as well.

This is probably the best turnaround story in gaming history. A lot of companies should use this as a blueprint to salvage their games. Not all games are worth saving though.

They can easily emulate for PS1/PS2 generation games. No excuses there, more like a lack of interest from gamers and it is not worth the effort on their end. Lets be honest, we can barely keep up with the games from the PS4/PS5 gen, much less play dated games from 20+ years ago. I would love to see it happen though because of the game preservation angle. However, I would never play them myself.
The PS3 cell architecture is another can of worms to unpack. I don't believe that even the PS5 hardware can smoothly emulate PS3 games in a manor in which we would want to play them. There would be all sort of performance issues and game errors that would crop up. Not exactly what you would want your customer having access to or have them complain about. Streaming them remotely through Now is still the best option and they will eventually port over and remaster most of the beloved games from the PS3 era.

Warzone and Cold War combined take up more than half of my PS5 storage and I don't even have the Modern Warfare campaign or multiplayer installed. Activision needs to figure out a way to get there games smaller. I installed the texture pack and it looked a little better.

@thefourfoldroot They tried and failed with this strategy back in 2015. Did you ever watch the show Powers? It wasn't bad but it never took off.

I bet they will announce a partnership shortly. They used to sell music and when they ditched that they partnered with Spotify. Vudu possibly?

Did it ever get close to looking like the demo from E3? The storm physics and gameplay was amazing looking for the time. I was hoping they could at least come close to that.

@rpg2000 I don't think they were the same and I was naming Days Gone because I knew there were a few issues at launch. I don't think any of them were game breaking but that was the closest Sony launch I could think of that might have been better off waiting a few months. If you read my comment I was more asking if Day's Gone was buggy enough at release to go against what Ryan was saying. I didn't play it until the PS5 so I am unsure of it's release state.

This will need to be retracted as soon as Sony releases and absolutely buggy and unready game. Did Days Gone meet this requirement when it was first released?

@EricLane85 Under promise over deliver! This is the best false hope I have ever seen.

I have been waiting for ages to get a VR headset. I was hoping for wireless but only one wire is the next best thing.

They will sell 4.

@wiiware They might not be making their own service but it would make sense to own as many properties as possible for when game streaming services take off. That way you can sell your content to the services. I like the way you think.

@Dronewolf You have to realize that Microsoft can't even keep up with the demand and they have sold less systems. Even the chip makers can't even make enough chips to keep up with the demand for high end graphics cards. They are making this stuff as fast as they can because they don't want to miss out on potential sales and most of their profit comes from the store/game purchases.

@Rhaoulos I said the software is bare bones at this point and I agree their website and store need a lot of work. Marketing seems to have worked because of all the commotion over it. Did way worse than Microsoft and Nintendo last gen? Not sure what that even means because Sony probably had the best first party lineup and their console sales numbers were over 100 million. They were the first console to have streaming and a subscription service. Microsoft threw the curveball of Game Pass late in the gen and Sony countered with lowering the cost of PS Now and bolstering the lineup (I still think Now needs work and a rebrand. They will forever be behind the 8 ball due to the PS3 generation being so hard to emulate.).
All in all they had a good last gen and about as good as a launch at you can have in a pandemic. They need to fix their messaging, PS Now, website, store, and continue to update PS5 with new features.
Lets not forget, it's all about the games and Sony continues to deliver.

@Rhaoulos With the high demand and a global pandemic I really don't know how it could have been done better from Sony's side. Sure, they could have forced Target and Walmart to implement better bot protection but that is not within their scope of responsibility.
As far as games go, this launch selection was pretty stellar plus we got the PlayStation Plus collection.
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Their console software could be better and it is missing some features out of the box. Its ease of use could have also been better as well. I am tired of running tech support for my buddies that picked one up.

Everybody will forget about this if they fix it and it ends up being spectacular. We are forgiving creatures. Look at the comeback story of No Mans Sky for reference.
I am just happy that all of this pressure is getting put in them to properly deliver.

@nessisonett I did the same thing with Odyssey. I didn't ever make it to the DLC because I got burnt out on the games incessant grinding.

Has Polyphony ever delivered a game on schedule? This is the norm for them.

Have they announced any upgrade path for PS5? The game literally came out this year. You would think they would have planned for the PS5 as well. I refuse to buy it until there is a statement on whether we have to pay for a remaster or it gets improvements for free like Days Gone. I find this very odd that none of the Naughty Dog games play much better on the PS5. I would love to play all of their games in 60fps or more.

Instead of combining them, maybe have the + features built-in to Now. That way you don't have to pay for both. Thus having a tiered service. I think those typically work out because not everyone wants to pay for streaming rights for ps3 and ps2 and random low quality PS4 games. Then keep PS+ intact for those who want a basic inexpensive service.

@TheFrenchiestFry Buying companies that work closely with you is growing organically. It's basically the same thing as if the company I worked for decided to hire on a contractor full time. They proved themselves and the company decided to hire them instead of contract them. That is organic.

@TheFrenchiestFry That was a few gens ago. They are widely known as a 3rd party company now. Just because they favor Microsoft (probably due to getting extra money) doesn't mean that it was similar to Sony's relationship with Insomniac or Sucker Punch. Should Sony get a pass if they bought Activision because they made Crash Bandicoot and PlayStation gets Call of Duty exclusive content? I see that as more comparable situation if it happened.

@TheFrenchiestFry You realize that most of those companies you mentioned made 2nd party exclusives. They already made games exclusively for one system or another. Sony had a proven track record with them and that is why they were purchased. Bethesda was mainly 3rd party so most of their games were on all platforms. A totally different situation.

@LongLiveManUtd They can only make so many. The companies that provide parts are also making parts for Microsoft and trying to sell their own graphics cards. Stock on everything is low. It's just the way it goes sometimes.

Pretty bad title just to get clicks probably.

I am waiting to get my shipping notification from Sony. Any idea on how long that takes? Also, I love this site but I wish they wouldn't gum up the news feed with guides.

I'm curious. The old camera wasn't USB? How did it connect to the ps4 then? I never owned one.

If it loads faster then will the loading be slowed down when playing with a PS4 player?

@nessisonett Didn't they say that the Mass Effect remasters were happening but were pushed to next year because the original Mass Effect did not match the quality of the remasters of Mass Effect 2 and 3? I don't think we need an official announcement until they are able to drop a trailer that shows the actual quality of the game and when it will be released.

@thefourfoldrot I should have been clearer. I know that it will still work in backwards compatibility mode. Same as Spiderman PS4. My reticence comes from the fact that they have a PS5 version of Spiderman and a backwards compatible version. I don't want to buy Ghosts now simply to find out later that I will.also need to buy a PS5 version to get updated textures, character models, draw distance, and more combatants (etc etc). They need to lay out the roadmap or communicate with the user base on which games are getting a paid PS5 upgrade version and which ones are getting free boost mode (like ghosts). I want to know that the free boost mode is the end all be all of the game and not just a hold over until they have a paid PS5 upgrade. Again, I know the PS4 version will always work on the PS5 in boost mode. I just want the best version and to not have to buy it twice if I don't have to. Luckily, I never bought Spiderman for this very reason. Now I can but Miles Morales with the Spiderman PS5 version and live my best life. Sony is just lacking in communication. I want them to at least try and model what CD Project Red has done with Cyberpunk. It will have a boost mode on PS5 until they have a free PS5 upgrade of various improvements. That messaging is clear and concise. I would be fine if Sony came out and said that Ghosts has a boost mode but we are also planning a paid PS5 version. This post is long winded but it's just me venting about Sony's basic lack of communication skills for this next gen.

Before I buy a first party PS4 game that I haven't already purchased I would like a clear statement that there will not be a PS5 version that I would also have to buy. This statement states that it will be backwards compatible (like 99.9% of PS4 games) with some hardware acceleration. This does not mean that there will be a free PS5 upgrade if they choose to go above and beyond the 60fps performance boost. They could still pull a Spiderman on us.

@Skuggs23 I think if you took what Microsoft is doing out of the equation then nobody would be knocking Sony's approach. I love the added PlayStation Plus library of games you get when you buy a PS5. That's a great idea. Microsoft has a remarkable value proposition right now that is hard for a lot of people to pass up. Sure they are missing exclusives but a lot of people just play Multiplatform games anyways. One of my close friends ditched the PS for a XSX because MLB the Show was going Multiplatform. That was the only thing holding him back from switching. He loves the game pass model. I don't think that model is sustainable while keeping the quality of games high. I am still in Sony's camp because I love their exclusives and i want to do VR next gen. I still think their is a market for their approach but they will lose customers this gen.

@JapaneseSonic That's why they have to build such an extreme value around their machine. They have zero launch exclusives and they haven't been able to compete in 5 years with Sony on that specific front.

I was OK with paying for remastered games between the PS/PS2/PS3 to PS4 because it wasn't possible to play those games on a PS4 and I thought a lot of those games needed extra polish to make them playable on a HD tv. I know for many PS4 games moving to a PS5 it's not as simple as moving a slider bar to upgrade the textures, AI, and other game improvements. If they want to spend the extra time and resources to add those improvements and they are significant enough then I could see them charging on a case by case basis. On paper it may make sense for them to charge but with companies like CD Projekt Red doing free upgrades for existing users it makes Sony look very cheap and consumer unfriendly. In the end you still can play all your PS4 games on the PS5 but anything above and beyond that we are at the publishers mercy. Sony needs to see how competitive Microsoft is this gen and adjust their plan before they solidify themselves as a company that nickels and dimes its customers.

A good reason to hold out for 6 months to a year to buy a new system this go around. Who am I kidding. I can't wait that long. Day 1 baby! I'll just upgrade my PC if I need to.

@Akurusu Insomniac mainly built exclusive games for one platform or another. They rarely ever built multi-platform games. This is a whole other can of worms. I am very interested to see if Microsoft will make all future titles exclusive or if it's just so that they can add the games day 1 to game pass.