I had a feeling this would land around 7.5/10. As of now, it is 77 on Metacritic, which is particularly low for an Insomniac game and a Playsation 1st party game.

Poor story writing with reasonably fun action combat gameplay.

Insomniac needs to try something else beyond Marvel now, as it has gotten a bit stale.

It's fair to say Insomniac will be having a few sleepless nights.

I got a pre-order for both the White and Black controllers. So far, I am leaning towards the black controller, but it seems the white one is the version that is selling out everywhere.

I was worried that since the Black version is only on PS Direct, it would sell out much quicker - I guess I was wrong!

The white version seems to be hugely popular - It is sold out everywhere in the UK now.

Time for Hulst to go before PlayStation Studio is run into the ground.

I am enjoying the game so far. The combat can be a little spongy, and I do often prefer a bit more of a structured story, but the choice-and-consequence aspect is pretty interesting.

This looks very interesting, and I typically like most of the games that Marvelous picks to publish.

I will be honest: I did look at the Persona 6 achievements, and yeah, it's more of the same, which I am very happy about.

@AndyKazama Yeah, if anything its a relief that it is more Persona but with a twist on "crew" and how and where bad people are defeated. I did not see anything that surprised me.

@themightyant Persona 6 and KH5 are very much slated to launch in 2027. SEGA has already confirmed that Persona 6 is due to launch between March 2027 and March 2028, while Kingdom Hearts has had its first marketing push, so you should expect to see both by the end of 2027.

Takes a certain kind of person to be "fooled" by these kinds of things. Unfortunately, there are enough of them that people do these things online. We are just exposed to them online a lot more now.

I think there is little crossover, but I will be buying both, like most gamers who love new video games and are invested in the medium.

These games are not in direct competition and complement each other nicely on their respective systems.

I was thinking this looks like an ideal game pass game, and I just found out it actually will be like Atomfall was.

in more recent times they have made games that the majority of people aren't interested in and investors don't want to waste money anymore after the COVID bubble burst.

Probably December then I think.

If the game has no gatcha elements at launch then I'll happily give it a try.

I highly doubt this will look look anywhere near as good as what the trailers present but I'll be very happy if I can play a game that look on paper without paying anything for it.

I can't imagine it would be anywhere near you quality of GTA 6 though, but that's the majority of games tbh.

Animal Crossing does not get close to Pokémon Pokopia, tbh.

I have seen so many people say that they can't go back to the lifeless world of Animal Crossing after playing Pokopia, with all its quality-of-life features and a lived-in world that reacts to your builds and environment.

Not a fan of the gatcha stuff tbh; would rather have a fully featured game at launch.

Rule number 1, never look at or engage with the live chat lol

The game came in a little too hot. After a few hours of play, I will wait for future patches to fix the performance.

@Questionable_Duck Yeah, not great at all, is it. No PS5 games and no web browser access either.

@Kierant202 Thanks for clarifying. it looks like Sony will be providing digital codes to 3rd party retailers from Jan 2028 (as per thier going fully digital statement)

@Toot1st True for us, but a lot of people thought it was good so it sold a lot.

The reason why nobody talks about Sony's cloud solution is that it is

A) locked behind the premium subscription only

B) Locked behind PS5 or PS Portal which both are an expensive way into cloud gaming

Xbox Cloud gaming is web based, so you can use an existing hardware like a mobile or laptop or TV.

if Sony puts caps on streaming, the PS Portal becomes a paperweight.

I can imagine the number of PlayStation users streaming is pretty low though Vs Xbox.

The caps make more sense for Xbox due to the much easier entry point where soon you'll be able to stream for free with ads.

The black one looks good, and I will try to get one ahead of scalpers and millions of other GTA fans.

You will see people complain online about the design, etc., but watch these sell out in minutes.

Online discourse is just an echo chamber.

One of the best announcements at the showcase.

Watched it on catch up and I am glad that I did. It had a couple of cool announcements that could have been on the PS Blog, and the rest was "meh," to be honest.

Double Fine will soon be double broke as they don't have MS's money to waste anymore.

You can now claim the first 2 DLCs for free if you don't already own them.

I'm keeping my expectations very low for both shows.

@JustBusiness Apparently not at launch according to the content creators who visited R*

@Kierant202 You know a lot of developers provide ways to purchase their games on thier own platform though right? like EA or Ubisoft as an example.

When will us UK buyers get our update lol

I'm sure Sony will argue that by providing voucher codes to all 3rd party retailers (including loaded for up to 15% off RRP) that is is providing another means to get PS5 games.

They will have this remedied in early 2028 when they begin to provide digital codes like Xbox and Nintendo, but I can imagine there will be some settlements (not worth much to us per customer) by next year.

@ShadowRJ Yes that was exactly my point - the rules around how and when content gets revoked should be clearer for consumers and there should be set protections.

licences or the terminalogy aren't the issue for us.

As I have said before, even for the majority of disc-based games, they are just licences these days.

I don't care that I have licences. My main concern is around the rules of how and what can be taken away, rather than what a purchase is called.

To make it clear, though, licences are not rental. A rental product has a fixed timeframe, while a licence does not and typically can last a lifetime if not revoked (much like a driving licence).

Don Matrick would love this

Time for your 10th look at FF7 Revelation lol

I am curious if this actually hits 2027, given ND's reputation for being perfectionists who will happily delay a game if everything isn't just right (Look at TLOU 2).

It would not surprise me at all if we see this game in 2028, even if we do get to see a bit more at the upcoming SoP.

Sony will very much be hoping for Holiday 2027, as will many of us.

Linneman has a clear physical game bias (as others have mentioned), so It's hard to say how accurate this is on a larger scale tbh.

Slightly ironic for someone who works for a place called "Digital Foundry" lol

Looking better and better, the more I see of the game.

Hopefully, there are difficulty settings like the demo implies. I don't have much interest in RGG's action combat, as I much prefer the turn-based gameplay of the mainline Like a Dragon games.

The more previews I see, the more I think I should play this on Game Pass and save my money.

Jumping ship before SIE shut down the studio for poor sales, I presume.

Sounds good to me! The life sim elements will take up a lot more time anyway.

I don't think this feature is quite as in demand as is being projected online (especially in Eastern countries).

I am in favour of the game staying as it originally was (I know they changed some of his lines).

If you want to add homosexual romance, then add it to Persona 6 as an option where it can be done properly and not slapped on.

If they don't want to add it, then it should be accepted - there are plenty of games with homosexual/bisexual romance these days.

Interesting, I have seen this get quite a lot of 8s and 9s.

I would recommend looking at other reviews, as they do like to give lower-than-average scores on here lol.

@Pigfish2 They just want it at a reasonable time for Japan, they weren't thinking of us in the UK lol

Still don't think it is the best time. I am curious whether they will show anything new or if it will be a state of Updates and DLC again.

With GTA 6 looming on the horizon, I am surprised that Sony and Nintendo may do full reveals this September.

I think we are about to be done with 2026 launch dates now, with maybe the Tokyo Game Show being the last place for a few JRPGs to get dates.

Sony could wait until Jan to do a dedicated direct for Laufey, and Nintendo could do the Zelda direct with the console a month before launch there.

Xbox will be waiting until Jan to do its developer direct for Clockwork Revolution and other reported games like Persona 6.

Also, I think Sony is better off laying low for a bit longer.

If they do a direct, it will just be already-released content updates (Yotei/Tokon/Marathon) and Q1/Q2 games for 2027. If I were marketing a game, though, for 2027, I wouldn't want to do it that close to GTA 6/Zelda or the No Disc No Buy movement, and would rather wait until early 2027, when things have settled down a bit.

A lot of them look really bad, but you ironically picked one of the better implementations of the tech lol.

It's still no good if it goes against the art direction, though.

I was already sold based on R*s previous work.. I am even more so after yesterday's masterclass in presentation.

@SleepyNick it's more like a macro transaction haha

I'm fine with a stable 30fps and would expect 60fps when the PS6 comes along with it's upgraded CPU.

The biggest drawback of the Pro is a lack of a CPU upgrade.

40fps might be possible on the Pro but the CPU looks to be fully pushed on the Zen 2.

Looks amazing! This will be an all timer for sure