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The demo was enjoyable overall. It's not quite up there with the 10/10 JRPGs, but I think I will have a good time with this one. The main issue for this game is that Yotei is out the day before. I don't mind juggling between the 2 games, but a lot of casual gamers like to play one game at a time and really rinse it before moving on to the next AAA game.

Feels kind of wild that I am looking forward to this DLC more than Yotei. I will pick up Yotei soon, but it just reminds me a lot of Tsushima, which I played 5 years ago. The stories between Shadows and Yotei are also basically the same.

The writing in B4 is an improvement on the previous 3 and TTW. The gameplay loop is marmite. If you enjoy looting chests and waiting to see what kind of drops of gear you get then you will enjoy this game. The gameplay is also quite broad, with 4 very different styles to choose from.

Having played 20 hours solo so far its a solid 8/10 for me as I like the gameplay loop and world design.

Wolverine is the one I am really interested in. Nothing else on the horizon 1st party is interesting me at the moment.

Glad to see this Series going multiplat. 3rd party games should never be money-hatted by SIE again to cover the lack of 1st party games that have been released.

The PS5 generation has been very rinse and repeat, with original IPs and non-sequels/remakes few and far between. I am glad that Sony is now finally moving to some new original single-player IP after 5 years of mostly stuff I played in the PS4 gen, but at a higher fps.

@Oram77 No confirmation of an SOP yet, just rumours at this point.

The game runs well on Series X with a locked 60fps so hopefully that translates to PS5 too!

Everybody's Golf Hotshots - I am having a lot of fun with it!

Each month, we learn that most gamers like to buy older games, haha.

They must have excellent availability this time, as I was just able to grab a gold DualSense to add to the 30th anniversary addition I'm getting at the end of September.

@MARl0 it uses Speedtree which has been in games about 20 years now

Played a few hours of the game and so far I'm really enjoying with only that 2017 entry as a reference point.

The AI for the trees and foliage is actually done by Speedtree, which have been been supporting video games and films for over 20 years. Steam now has stricter rules on revealing the use of AI but expect to see the tag a lot as a lot of games use Speedtree to save on time and cost for lower budget games.

Expedition 33 is under severe threat of not winning GTOY for 2025.

I'm looking forward to it a lot! I do hope the performance and use of motion blur are optimized over the next 6 months or so, though.

I also wonder how this will run on Switch 2, haha.

I would expect this when Sony does their next showcase, which will be next June, because they don't really have much to show for 1P right now.

I think I will enjoy GTA 6 more than any other game this gen, but First Light will be a day one buy, though.

My top anticipated games of 2026 are:

1. GTA 6
2. Crimson Desert
3. 007 First Light
4. Fable
5. Bus Bound
6. Road Kings
7. Lego Batman
8. Star Wars Zero Company
9. The Blood of Dawnwalker
10. Pragmata

Outside contenders based on release date:

Wolverine, Gears of War E-Day, Clockwork Revolution, New Forza Game, New RGG game, New Game Freak Game.

I'm not a Resident Evil fan, but that is also another big game for 2026.

And that's what we know about.

If 90% of all those games stick to a 2026 launch date, it will be one of the greatest gaming years in modern gaming.

I really enjoyed the show. It is a lot like Hitman with added mechanics and a 007 skin, but that is what I expected, and I think I will enjoy this one. Any performance issues can be ironed out in the next 6 or so months.

Day one for me, roll on Friday!

If I'm going to end up spending a lot anyways I might as well get a gaming PC

Sure, the prices have gone up, but we are well into the generation now, and there are over 80 million PS5s in people's homes. If you can't meet your software expectations with that much hardware, that's on YOU, Capcom.

The install base is there and already paid up on hardware. If the Software is good, players will buy it in the millions.

No thanks Randy.

Where is my GBP?

The game that keeps on giving because they had to spend 5 years fixing it and have only just started dev for the next one, which won't be out this decade, haha.

I want to see more of this game, so a showcase will be welcome.

I cannot say I am surprised that there is not a more standard State of Play or Showcase, as they have nothing 1st party to show yet. Right now, the Saros game is the only thing that MIGHT make 2026 with Wolverine still in development and Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet looking like a PS6 launch title.

With PS6 launching in around 2 years, I would expect no more than 1-2 1P games with some 2P publishing deals and some 3P timed exclusivity deals between then. Jim Ryan did a number on single-player games for this generation with that live service strategy, and now we have to wait it out.

I am looking forward to:

Everybody's Golf Hotshots

Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter Remake

EA FC 26

Train Sim World 6

Digimon Story Time Stranger

Ghost of Yotei

VTM 2 Bloodlines

Ninja Gaiden 2 (Game Pass)

The Outer Worlds 2 (Game Pass)

My broad taste in video games means my wallet suffers sometimes, and my backlog never slows down.

Might pick this up on a deep discount, but it doesn't justify the price tag at the moment.

The voice acting is ...interesting haha

That would be great if these prices turn out to be accurate for console! There are instances when PC games especially indie ones are slightly more expensive on consoles but even so it would be a great price.

I expect around a £5/$ uplift for consoles.

I got the 30th anniversary controller pre-ordered for £70, so I will probably pass on the Yotei controllers, although they look nice.

@somnambulance Yeah I didn't really enjoy E33 that much compared to other games. The story mode was very poorly balanced at launch too.

I would have presumed most PS5 owners would have a Switch/Switch 2 for the JRPG crossover haha

@somnambulance I wouldn't be mad if Silksong beat E33 to game of the year tbh.

$750 for the pro is a big oof. I am lucky I got my PS5 on a £100 discount during a summer sale.

Not really a fan of the legends mode but hope there is some more single player dlc like with the last game

I will buy the base game as I am interested in it, but I will not be paying more for the DLC.

Gatcha = i'm out

@AndroidBango, they certainly did not need to do that, as goodwill was already in short supply. Rather than price the game at £50 for the base and £75 for the cut DLC, they should have just priced the game at £60, and they could have avoided all the bad optics.

If it is as good as it looks, it will be a good complementary game to ATS and ETS. Saber has created some very impressive vehicle and terrain-related games in the past. They also have the benefit of licensed vehicles (a Peterbilt truck in the trailer). I have been playing ATS and ETS for years on my gaming laptop, but I have never played Road Kings.

It was okay, I had no expectation and got the info i wanted on the few games I was interested in. Too many Souls likes and Horror games mixed in with MP and F2P drag things down.

@Nalim Well, this list clears well over 3.5 million units. E33 sold 3.3 million in just over a month and has not made the top 20.

@JayJ Digital sales for PlayStation and Xbox are included. And like the title said, this is the best-selling NEW game of 2025. FC 25 came out in September 2024.

It's funny how easily upset and protective certain people can get over gaming brands. The sooner exculsives become a thing of the past, the better. More access to games where you play. Let the quality of the hardware and system features decide what ecosystem(s) you choose.

Hulst is really good? Yeah sure haha.

I got it for PS4 in 2020, but never got that far. I am excited that there is an upgrade path for existing owners. This is a good gaming news day for me, haha.

This will sell tons of it comes to console and RIP to all those other truck simulator games. Honestly if I had seen this at Gamescom as a suprise it would have been the best suprise ever! Slightly sad it was spoiled on here but oh well.

Edit, looks to be at the future games show.

Played it and here are my thoughts:

Soundtrack 9/10

Voice acting and performance 9/10

Graphics 7/10

Gameplay 5/10

Story/Ending 6/10

Overall 7/10

PS store is lagging way behind, as SIE doesn't want to invest in the back-end stuff that could update the store. It took them list long to get cloud streaming working properly. I also think cloud saves should be free and not paywalled.

Hopefully, the Free Ride will give me a reason to go back. Sales look in line across console, with the 80 million PS5s sold equating to around 2% attach rate for the game. Xbox is running at about 1.5% attach rate vs console sales, so kind of expected that PS5 should be selling around x2.5 times more copies at minimum for non-game pass games.

I was thinking of trying this on Game Pass first, but honestly might have to buy this on PS5 if it impresses me at Gamescom.