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@windxtravelerx You don’t have to experience the English voice acting. You can choose the language you play in.

It’ll be nice to see the first ever physical edition of this version of Yakuza 0.

@TrollOfWar Oh, I’m aware. It just amuses me which site got to it first!

So basically Oblivion Syndrome, but from Gearbox instead of Bethesda.

I can't wait for Randy to call DF a bunch of hacks (...come to think of it, most people in these comment sections usually call them hacks. Huh.) and utterly dismiss their verdict while telling everyone to wait for the PS7.

@Dodoo True enough! I only got the Series X for some backward compatibility and exclusives anyway, my PS5 and Switch 2 more than make up for anything I’d lose with the X!

It does amuse me that there’s no hint of this news on Pure XBox, though…

I’ve been considering selling my Series X. Maaaaaaybe I should hold onto it a whole longer after all!

@Questionable_Duck Exactly. It would basically be a launcher/engine installer and nothing more. Utterly pointless.

I don’t see this being a true disc release. There’s so much content-streaming that it would be utterly pointless.

I wonder how hard the servers will be hit with the PS5 version. I know the Series S/X launch did not go well.

@RagnarLothbrok Sucker Punch has a good track record with fairly bug-free/complete releases, but things can change. GEARBOX on the other hand seem to be digging themselves in deeper every day. Randy Pitchford can’t keep his trap shut.

I’m sure from a technical standpoint GoY will be well polished. I just can’t make myself support the VA of the main character or Sucker Punch themselves at the moment. Wish I could.

@Northern_munkey Amen. I’ll be skipping this one and buying the disc used down the road (like YEARS down the road) for like $10. And playing with Japanese voices on.

@ShogunRok After they tried to paywall classes that should be in the actual game and only backpedaled when they were called out on it, I don’t really feel like being fair.

“We’re adding this stuff that should be in the base game into the base game. Don’t ask us about the other stuff that should also be in the base game. Go away.”

Randy Pitchford: “Please, just get a refund or upgrade your console.”

@OwenOtter There definitely needs to be a “Randy Pitchford being Randy Pitchford removed any desire I had to continue with this series,” option in the polls.

“We know you PS folk are okay. But your Switch and XBox brethren need a little help. Bear with them, we’re trying to ease them in.”

Does the PS5 version look better?

Obviously.

Is it amazing that the Switch 2 version looks REALLY DANG GOOD as it is?

It very much is. As a PS5, Series X and Switch 2 owner, it pleases me to see this.

@Frmknst It objectively is, though. Unless you’re counting all the store-slop one has to wade through in the PS store these days.

@Rodimusprime13 Nothing of what you said addresses my question.

@Rodimusprime13 “I believe the mistake was to have a single platform release when they would have been better releasing on both the PlayStation and Xbox.”

…are you somehow being sarcastic or do you genuinely not know this thing came out for PS, XBox and PC?

Given the dev’s CEO who claimed there was a coordinated negativity campaign against his game, the publisher should maybe sneak in a “no whining allowed” or “for gods sake keep your mouth shut” clause in any contract they make with a developer for future agreements like this.

That plus…you know…not releasing a bland buggy pile of code could help with the next project they do. If any.

It’s a shame IO Interactive got saddled with this…thing.

Small request for future reviews like this: Could you also try it on a base PS5 to see how it plays? Knowing it runs well on the Pro is, of course, a given other than a few exceptions (coughmetalgearsoliddeltacough) but most folks have a base PS5!

If you go to any social media site for your game feedback, you’re going to get very skewed results.

Especially a cesspool like Reddit. Redditors are…not well.

insert storm of amusing puns here

@get2sammyb Agreed. It just seems a little on the nose blaming Sony specifically when it’s an every-hardware issue these days!

Of course, I know my viewpoint is a little skewed since Sony was the last holdout on raising console prices in the US. I know the rest of the world experienced that fun sooner than we did.

@ElectricWizard I’m a PS5, Switch and Series X owner. Get over yourself.

And Microsoft is TOTALLY not to blame, either. Just Sony. Have to remember that! And totally not blaming themselves for an unoptimized mess, nope.

Odd how he blames one console manufacturer when the game was released for XBox, PS5 and PC…gets your noodle a-jogging, doesn’t it?

From the initial reveal, this looked like a steaming pile.

It just needs to end. Sony can’t afford another Concord, and I hope they have the self-awareness to Old Yeller this game before it can do damage.

“So it turns out that if we actually have a dev make a good game that isn’t committee-murdered by toxic positivity and bland dollar store Guardians of the Galaxy knockoff characters, we CAN make a decent multiplayer online game. Whodathunkit!”

Oh. This was done by the same folks who left Oblivion in shambles? That…explains a lot.

@Northern_munkey A reference that even I as a filthy American can appreciate. Well done, sir!

@ApostateMage It was a return to form for BioWare!

I have very little trust left in me for anyone or any organization who claimed this.

Presses X to doubt

We’ve had preview roundups that were glowing and then the game ended up being less than great.

Ever since they tried jacking up the price for this game and then backed off, I knew I’d wait for a sale no matter what.

Definitely not in the US, that’s for sure. Shows as $29.99 here.

@Czar_Khastik And bringing the same experience to Xbox, PC, Switch and Switch 2 as well. Hell, the S2 upgrade was also free!

They really learned their lesson after the original launch. I had it at the time and enjoyed it, but I saw why everyone else complained.

Now it’s just an almost completely different game, and I have to think that it still sells! Positive word of mouth and a comeback like this counts for a lot.

@RBMango Pedro Pascal, actually.

Translation: “We THINK we learned from Concord. Probably. Maybe. We’ll see how badly Marathon and Fairgames flop and go from there.”

“I have decided to pass the torch”

Translation: “If I didn’t leave, I was going to be booted out and this way I save what little face I have left.”

I’d love it if Push Square would follow Nintendo Life’s example and just…disable comments on articles like this.

@twitchtvpat Yeah, I’m completely unsurprised.

Well, it was a good no-price-increase-in-the-US run while it lasted!

Snagged it on Switch a week or two ago for like $22 or so, and very happy to see it finally jump to PS even so!

@Discol76 If everything shown about a game up to the current moment looks like a steaming pile, and this is what they’re showing to attract INTEREST in the game…I have zero issue judging before release.

@Mu5hr00m_K1ngd0m THANK you, I was thinking maybe it was short for snake in the grass or something!

“The guy with the bad teeth and lazy eye? He’s a grass.”

Is this British slang I’m not aware of as a filthy Yank?

@KingPev Problem is that you have to have either a PS3 or an XBox to play DA:O or 2.

Just a straight PS4 port of Origins and 2 would be fine.

@Rich33 The worst curse you can put on a game series today is, “I hope your favorite game gets remade.” The specific people who made Veilguard should never be allowed to TOUCH DA:O or 2 or change a single bit of the content.

@Blauwe_Chimay Speak for yourself on the “too much classics,” I’m very happy to see these two games get a modern release. I played the heck out of Hexen back in the day, and I’m looking forward to giving them a try again!

Same with these excellent classic shmups.

@SeaDaVie There’s no cross-play so the player count on PC is meaningless in this situation. This is the dedicated PS servers being unprepared for an influx of players.

Their player count probably jumped by 8000%, I’m rather amused at how unprepared they were. Probably tells you how few people they had playing before Tuesday.

@Oram77 I’m still grateful that the demo for Balan Wonderworld existed and showed me the steaming pile of poo that it was. Saved a LOT of people from blowing money on that thing.

Demos are awesome.

If I pick this game up, it will definitely be on PS5 for this specific reason.

I have all three on my shelf, waiting to entertain me from my backlog.

I’ll live without these. Gust does some good stuff, but damn I hate these no-upgrade releases.

Can’t say I’m surprised. Why would he want to play a new version of a 20 year old game he’s moved on from, made by the company that screwed him over?

I barely want to touch it, frankly. All I want from Konami at this point is a straight PS4/5 port of MGS4 and that’s all.