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@Oz_Who_Dat_Dare There we go, thank you! And…oh wow, they REALLY need to hire a proofreader. That site is ridiculously filled with errors.

You’d think an entity that wants to be taken seriously wouldn’t have so many obvious mistakes on their site. That’s…that’s really sad.

@Oz_Who_Dat_Dare Link doesn't work, at least for me as it’s written right now.

But if that quote is from the actual site…wow, they need to hire some proofreaders.

@OmegaStriver No lie. These screen-taking-over ads are killing my navigation on mobile for sure.

If a game wins a social impact award but no one bought it, is anyone there to receive the award?

Guess we know the answer. And how much of a meaningful “social impact” can it have made when no one bought the thing?

Seems slightly sus.

@TimelessJubilee A few judicious google searches will sum things up, and it’s been covered in just about every other ACS comment thread by now. No need to rehash it here for the thousandth time.

Players don’t equal sales. Keep in mind Ubisoft+ or whatever it’s called exists.

This is like EA claiming “engagement” numbers with Veilguard.

@Alps_Stranger Nooooo! It might be even MORE unplayable in 30+ years! THE FOOLS!

Just wanted to say that I appreciate this reviewer not using the phrase, “return to form,” unlike a good number of others.

Picked this up on disc via Woot, looking forward to giving it a shot in the near future!

munches popcorn and watches the show, amused at both sides

It would be nice if this article were updated to reflect the actual “at least” lifetime for Blu-ray Discs so the original article’s info that THIS article cites is represented accurately. Otherwise it really comes off as misrepresenting the effective life span of a Blu-ray Disc, intentionally or unintentionally.

The other thing I mentioned is apparently not mentionable here, so I shall not mention it.

In fairness, it’s not like MS could do worse with Ubisoft’s IPs.

…but MS has a way of surpassing my expectations, so maybe it COULD do worse…

@Pilot_Six4 I know I’ll have my popcorn out, watching the antics on each side!

@Pilot_Six4 “According to Ubisoft.”

Do you genuinely think Ubisoft is going to say anything like, “No one is preordering this game and we’re worried?” Or even “preorders are lower than we expected…”

Of course they’re not. Talk about a perfect way to instantly lose more stock value.

@djlard A very good decision!

I own a series X, and even got Starfield on disc last year on discount.

I’ve tried getting into it twice, and bounced off twice. I just can’t get into it. I’ll give it a third try someday, but anyone calling this a “system seller” with a straight face needs their head examined.

@djlard This isn’t Veilguard, it’ll take at least a year for that.

My prediction: reviewers will call it a return to form for Ubisoft, Ubisoft will not release sales numbers but “engagement” numbers and a good chunk of the folks who worked on AC Shadows will get laid off. None of the higher up’s, of course.

Note that I’m not rooting for this. I’m simply making a prediction based on the last couple of years watching hugely hyped games crash and burn.

And if someone’s comment here is any indication, the folks at Push Square using AI to write this article tells me their actual interest level in this game beyond getting clicks for the AC name is fairly low…

Like others, this is the first I’ve ever heard or knowingly seen about this game.

It’s almost like live service success isn’t guaranteed and maaaaaaaaaybe isn’t a great place to start your developer journey these days.

Well, AI slop has the potential to be more entertaining than Ubisoft slop, so at least there’s that!

Plus, its not like this is a ready-for-deployment thing. It’s a tech demo. Nothing more.

@BansheeNorn Please share your source for this.

@lets_do-this_1999 Played it on Series X, and enjoyed it greatly. If it gets a physical release on PS5, I will 100% buy it.

I have the trilogy on PS3, but picked them up again on XBox disc when I got my Series X last year to give them another shot via BC.

After playing through a good chunk of FF13, it just made me want a proper trilogy remaster for PS4/5. These games do deserve a little bit of the hate they get, but not all of it. I’d happily buy a trilogy remaster.

@HonestHick Oh, the day consoles go no-physical-media is the day I stop buying new games and concentrate on my backlog til I die.

@Oz_Who_Dat_Dare They released a long trailer before the first one came out. Surprisingly it actually didn’t spoil the whole game.

This one likely hasn’t either.

@Jireland92 You keep proving my “I didn’t like or try the game, therefore no one else did and it couldn’t possibly have been a success” theory correct.

@Jireland92 This sounds like a “I didn't like it so I don’t understand why others do” statement. Please do correct me if I’m wrong in this.

DS2 will sell and sell well, as did DS1. I’m sure as hell looking forward to it.

@HonestHick You say that like we should just roll over and accept the so-called inevitable. No thanks.

@Ralizah Have to prove we’re better than those stinky no-good PC crybabies, I guess!

@trev666 I bought Forza Horizon 1-3 in the last few months. Via these things called “discs.”

FH5 won’t get a disc release on PS5, ergo this is a bit of an issue.

I look forward to all the PS players who mocked PC users for not wanting a PSN account to be just as tolerant and understanding in this situation.

Surely this will be the case!

So…it’s not the same game, then.

Glad I don’t play these games, think that would annoy me if I was a fan.

Sure would be nice if they can fix the long standing cutscene bug in the regular game when they release this.

That’s the only reason I went series X with this game.

@DennisReynolds Hey, at least it isn’t Concord! They have that going for them!

I can’t wait to not bother to delete four games to make room for this thing!

It’ll be very interesting to see how this does. I expect Ubisoft to go the EA route and quote “engagement” numbers instead of sales, most likely.

@Ravix @hotgoomba Hopefully they focus less on quips and skybeams and more on an actually good and compelling storyline!

I’m completely fine with there not being a part 2. After what they did to my man Joel, my interest vanished.

If this means Persona 6 and the next Like a Dragon come sooner, then I’m all for it!

I can’t wait to add two good games to my digital library, Sonic and Turtles! Though Turtles should count as multiple…

As for the third one…well, when EA can’t say what the actual sales numbers are and has to use words like “engagement” in their numbers…that’s a big ol warning sign. The devs being laid off almost immediately added flashing neon around said sign. PS plus in four months added a novelty siren on top, constantly sounding an alarm.

If we needed more proof that Activision should be avoided at all costs these days…

@AhmadSumadi It’s almost like we all visit the same site and read articles posted to it!

@Logonogo You and me both!

Well, at least Rockstar bought the folks who FIXED the botched trilogy, rather than rewarding the mouth-breathers who did said botching in the first place.

@wilky2988 You know you could just…stop playing. You don’t have to obsessively hunt imaginary trophies.

@wiiware I enjoyed it on series X, and I’m glad more people got to play the game!

@Mikey856 I’ve watched a few hours of the game.

I doubt I have any surprises in store.

Already have Sonic Colors on XBox disc and Cowabunga Collection on PS5 disc so this month is definitely not for me. And that’s okay, I’m not complaining! I can’t lick out with games I don’t already own every time, plus it’s nice to keep the discs on the shelf while I have my subscription.

Glad people get to experience those two good games on offer this month!

@AdamNovice It would be a choice irony if the PS5 MCC collection had a fully updated/patched version of the whole schmeer on disc while the XBox version is (thanks to all the additions and such) a glorified access key these days.

I’d still buy a copy, though!

@Juanalf This reaction confuses me, too. It’s the same game, same pricing, same addons. I get that we like to pay less for things when possible, but that likely won’t happen till it comes time to delist Horizon 5 due to licensing. Horizon 4 got INSANE discounts shortly before that, so I guess any holdouts will get their chance for a discount in a few years!

@AverageGamer A high rated VR game.

Pardon me if I don’t cheer.

@stefan771 Plenty of us saw Suicide Squad. That was enough to know we hated it. That doesn’t apply here, WB shot themselves in the foot quite egregiously.

@AverageGamer As far as I and a significant number of gamers are concerned…Suicide Squad ended the Arkhamverse beyond saving. So it’ll be interesting to see what happens if they’re allowed to do more damage.

Just another way WB doesn’t comprehend the damage they’ve done to what was (and still is, if you ignore SS) the best comic game series of all time.

@djlard They’re desperate to wring as much out of these failures as they can, and apparently whatever Sony gives them to include it in PS Plus is worth it. Which says a LOT about how “well” Veilguard sold, since SS took a year to hit Essential and Failguard took a whopping four months. I so want to see the actual sales numbers instead of the “engagement” numbers EA touts.

How did ROCKSTEADY not get killed as a studio, but all these others did?

Rocksteady served up the dreck. But they took no hits from their failure. WB can’t even aim right.