@DennisReynolds It does not have to. But would a company like rockstar not target a platform as successful as the switch (in this case the switch 2)? Maybe not immediately but maybe once enough switches are sold? But who knows maybe they just target the next steam deck or MS's handheld if that will see the light of day, or sales of GTA5 on switch were not very relevant ...
somewhere somebody rumored/speculated that it would be on the switch 2. Anyway GTA5 runs on switch. I don't know how much is already known about GTA6 to exclude the possibility? Just because the trailers look pretty ? It might be another 100M copies to sell.
If Rockstar choses that GTA 6 is a 30fps game it will be a ~30fps game. I assume GTA6 will run on the switch2 and series S, so if it does not run at 60 fps on ps5, seriesX, it is a choice.
@Artois2 The seriesX is more powerful if You just look at the compute performance, but it has a significantly slower cache. As a consequence the total system performance is not in advantage in general scenarios. And most benchmarks show that overall both PS5 and series X perform very similar and it is mostly a matter of the level of optimisations for a certain platform.
What could this innovation be if not for the games ? Or did I misunderstood when the great Messiah said by innovation not games ?
VR ? No, that is not innovative. Advanced haptics ? No, nobody wants that, that just consumes too much battery. A copilot AI which helps You play the games ? Yes ! That would be innovative everybody wants some help to finally play souls games. Or a box which can connect to a TV and is at the same time a handheld. Yes ! Nobody every did this before that would be a revolution. Or what could this innovation be ? A console which upscales every game to 8k with AI ?
Not playing much at the moment but a bit of Vendetta Forever (very addictive). And a bit of Arken Age, May be I haven't progressed enough but so far it is not really my game.
The switch 2 seems to be, as was already said, more a switch pro than something new. If "console gamers" are not interested in graphical fidelity, what would be the incentives to upgrade to a switch 2, to play mario kart 9, which looks slightly better than mario kart 8? Or because of additional ports from xbox, ps, pc which nintendo gamers, in principle do not care about since the market is different, but somehow would feel inclined to shell out for an option they are not going to use ?
I could imagine a very slow adoption rate. But maybe there are enough exclusives, which albeit only minor graphical improvements, convince a large fraction of the fan base to move over.
Anyway I see the same problem with the ps6. I have a hard time to believe that the ps6 will be so ground breaking different that people would upgrade quickly.
Played a bit of Subside on psvr2 now and then, and finally unlocked all regions. Not much of a game but very beautiful to explore the environments and watch the animals. I am hoping for a coral reef DLC.
Started Ghost of Tsushima on ps5 (directors cut). Everything in this game including music is so beautiful. But for whatever reason it hasn't hooked me yet. Maybe I don't care all that much about the story? Or I haven't played enough.
Started Arken Age on PSVR2. Looks pretty good in the headset, although in many respects looks more like a ps3 or early ps4 game. But, somehow I do not enjoy the combat all that much, maybe I haven't really understood how the game is to be played ? And I am also not really hooked.
@Skynet04 People have fun with different things. Some people have a lot of "fun" playing terrifying horror games.
I wanted to say that in Western countries (EU, USA, etc.), the biggest sellers are COD, fifa, rather than mario kart and I was wondering whether this is because in western countries its mostly people with income who play games, and in Japan people buy games for kids rather than for themselves, or whether Japanese just don't like more mature games (e.g. the last of us) all that much in general.
@Diowine I never had a nintendo system, and only started with ps4 which I choose, because I wanted to play uncharted and journey. Even so I miss out, I don't want to have another device lying around. I know about the existence of some nintendo titles, but I haven't played them. I played 1080 on n64. Which was very cool at that time. I did not enjoy steep or rider's republic as much (but also only tried these two once or twice).
@arsmolinarc is a subscription service really great for consumers?
If everything was available for a monthly subscription costing less or the same than the typically purchased titles per month, then yes. Otherwise not necessarily. The subscription service offers a limited number of titles, but not necessarily the titles You want.
If You play more than the average consumer, than it may still be cheaper to subscribe and purchase the few titles which are not on the service, but if You play less than the average consumer, presumably already the service is more expensive than purchasing individual titles. So, it looks like a good deal like the all You can eat buffet, but ultimately You get lower quality and You pay for more You can eat.
Sounds great ! /s You think You play a game but You actually don't. Anyway this technology is needed to make game streaming feel more convincing ...
But who knows. Maybe one can come up with something which looks like real time live action, but is actually rather a "real time" "strategy" game in which the playable character is nudged to do certain actions.
I wonder whether the demographics in Japan are simlar to Europe and the US, and whether it is just different taste. I don't really have much idea of any of these Nintendo titles, but they seem to be all very casual, colourful, less serious.
@breakneck fully agree game studios invested less in novel games, good game play, and stories due to VR, not because game studios tried to chase the golden GAAS goose and focused on skins and other micro transactions, or because they underestimated the investments to create hyper realistic graphics. Its good that studios finally stop focusing on new technologies ore innovations. Who wants more immersive, novel games anyway ? What really matters are diamonds on the next fifa outfit. /s
@Stickleman Is it ? xbox kind of decides which games You play, but if You play a lot of games it is likely cheaper than buying the games individually. But is it a good thing that xbox selects the games for You rather than You selecting the games You actually want to play?
I personally really liked horizon zero dawn, and also horizon forbidden west, which was better than horizon zero dawn in any way. It just wasn't as surprising as zero dawn. I also really liked call of the mountain (likely I am the only person), it has a beautiful world, offers a fun little adventure albeit without much of a challenge. Most likely, I will not watch that movie. I also did not watch any of the other video game movie adaptations. And I don't really care if these adaptations exists, or not. But I assume these adaptations are a good thing since they might bring video games to people who had not been interested in video games at all. If as a result more people buy video games, this means more money for the developers and as a consequence with some luck higher quality games.
Anyway, these outcries when ever somebody mentions horizon, are ridiculous. Nobody ever complaints if there is yet another installment of call of duty, fallout, elder scrolls, gears of war, resident evil, zelda, etc.
It just got popular by some vocal audience.to hate on anything playstation be it naughty dog, horizon, insomiac or new devices etc.
I am playing a bit of vendetta forever (psvr2), great game! Though I am not a big fan of the way it looks. It is presumably mostly because of the choice of colours. And I suck at it. But a great game nevertheless!
Then, I am in the final section of "Behemoth on psvr2. Despite the not so great general reception, I really like the game! The behomths are great but don't reach the awesomeness of shadow of colossus. The grappling is great fun and I am apparently a very simple person and really enjoy smashing the amphora . Though, the parry system feels a bit imprecise at times.
Finally, I treated myself to Subside on psvr2. I am really enjoying this beautiful underwater vacation (not much of a game though). I hope that there will be DLC featuring some coral reefs.
@symmetrian For movie streaming only bandwidth is relevant for gaming bandwidth and latency. It is likely that the internet bandwidth will continue to improve, however latency will not improve much unless data centers get closer to everybody, which is unlikely. So, I would say game-streaming quality will always depend on where You live exactly no matter the promised bandwidth, or games get dumbed down to better work with bad latency (i.e. the game predicts user actions and only occasionally takes user input serious).
On the list the most unique, wonderful game is Kunitsu-Garni. It really would be a shame if that game would not exist. At the same time it is not the game I enjoyed the most playing. The only VR game on that list is metro awakening. So, I have to vote for that next. But I would rank the wonderfule Maré and Behemoth higher. Astro bot would rank higher for me if it offered a VR mode, and the same is true for rebirth. I never played the original FF7, so for me FF7 is a new game and I really love all the characters. So, rebirth very much a top game for me.
Still playing behemoth on psvr2, I am still enjoying it (in particular grappling around). For me personally it is less repetitive more varied and more fun than metro awakening. But opinions are different and just that: opinions.
I also playing GT7 on psvr2. Still an awesome game.
I haven't finished Behemoth yet. Maybe I played 2/3 or half the game and maybe I change my mind once I finish the game. Up to now I enjoy the game much more than metro awakening. .In particular the grappling is a lot of fun (though, it does not seem possible to attack enemies in a meaningful way from above)
Anyway, while I share a lot of the criticism with the game, 4/10 in comparison to metro awakening 9/10 feels unfairly harsh. Yes, the game is not super polished. Personally I think the combat with bow, sword, axe and grapple is fun. Although, the parry-system feels a bit imprecise which makes it a bit of a hit and miss. I also did not try to beat the game with a single weapon. But I suppose the "criticism" is justified. Though, pretty much the same is true for most of the games, that You can beat them with the second weapon You get. The graphics are ok, but certainly not on a level of what a ps5 should be able to do. But the same is true for metro and many flat "ps5" games. Also repetitiveness, the areas in metro are much more repetitive. Story-wise metro has likely a story with meaningful content. However, neither of the two hit with me and feel very forgettable.
I would place metro and behemoth on the same level. Both are not AAA-level games. Clearly show the lack of budget and their quest roots. But both are still fun games and the graphics are good enough to do the job.
I finished Maré on PSVR2. A wonderful Journey-like game which I would highly recommend to all who liked the latter.
I finished Metro Awakening on PSVR2. A good game, but clearly shows its quest roots and lacks a bit variety and is a bit claustrophobic for my taste. But parts of it are excellent.
Then I started Behemoth on PSVR2 - very much Shadow of the Colossus in VR, but it is of course difficult to come close to this fantastic PS2 game (which I only played on PS4/5). So far I only played until I reached the first Behemoth. The graphics are good, but nowhere near games like Re4 or call of the mountain on PSVR2. The beginning is a little underwhelming, but then it picks up. And I am really enjoying what I played so far. The game was heavily criticised for the large quantity of bugs, which have been largely addressed by the day one patch, I believe (I did not encounter any, but I also only played a fraction of the game). Surprisingly nobody here seems to care for this excellent game,, or everybody is waiting for the next likely big patch scheduled for Dec 12. I like it so far, and I do not have an reason not to recommend it to people who like melee combat in VR and always wanted to experience something like the Shadow of the Colossus in VR.
@Axelay71 Personally I think the jump from ps4 to ps5 is quite noticeable. Loading times are improved significantly: gone are the times to wait for 2min after You died (e.g. rdr2). Then most games can now be played at 60 FPS vs 30 FPS on ps4 and still having slightly improved visuals over ps4 (cyberpunk 2077 on ps4?). Sound is improved in particular better support for 3D audio. Then there the more nuanced controller haptics and adaptive trigger. Many things are more subtle than the jump from PS1 to PS2 or PAL to HD, but the improvements are absolutely there, and noticeable once You go back.
In most cases the more or less best games are games which are developed exclusively for one platform, in my opinion. Even as we see right now where pc, xbox, ps are so close hardware wise, still the games exclusively developed for one platform are the best from a technologically point of view (of course technology alone does not make a great game).
But, then we seem to have reached a point where the cost to utilise all the technology to the latest is so high, that hardly any one ever does it. Also the technology got so complex that it is very difficult to make anything but small iterative changes, and we pretty much have reached the end of moore's law, and the performance gains from shrinking circuits only lead to small performance gains. In that sense the technological differences between the competitors will likely get smaller and smaller, and it will become more and more difficult to propose a compelling differentiator. Also backward compatibility may prevent progression, because no drastic changes will be possible without leaving the old library in the dust. Therefore, Mr Layden is likely right and it will be very difficult to propose something significantly different other than the brand name and the number at the end.
As already was mentioned, also for me the biggest differentiator right now would be VR, and there are also still significant differences between the competitors in the VR space. And it will take a while until VR games can be streamed at low enough latency.
I am currently playing Maré on psvr2. I was not interested after watching the trailer, but after hearing several people praising the game, I picked it up. And it is so beautiful (graphics, animations, sound). Everything is very well done. Though, the graphics are simple, there is little challenge, and it is relatively short. Nevertheless, I would recommend it to people who liked journey. It is often compared to Ico which I haven't played.
Then I also play metro awakening on psvr2. I am not a big horror fan. But I like the adventure part of it. At times it looks good, though texture resolution is a bit on the low side, characters are a bit stiff and it lacks a bit of variety.
@nomither6 I guess this is true to some extend. Though, I dare to speculate that live service games are optimised to make You come back, make You spend money on micro transactions, rather than providing good, innovative new content, ideas, game mechanics, interesting stories, messages etc. . Like industrial food is in most cases not actually good, but tricks You into buying it again and again, because of sugar, salt and glutamate.
Wise choice and very sad. Anyway best wishes to Shuhei Yoshida!
I hope the new generations will continue to bring great, creative games to the platform, and won't just focus on engagement and raking in money through micro transactions.
On one hand people claim games got too long and should go back to about 10h, and people claim that nobody wants GAAS. On the other hand success is measured by the "engagement" metric, which favours long games and GAAS.
I guess the media just trains us to like games not because they are good but because they manage to create some kind of addiction and keep us "engaged".
People eagerly await the yearly COD, FIFA, etc. spend infinite hours playing the exact same multiplayer game. So there seems to be a desire to continue to play the exact same thing with a slightly different skin. People seem to love franchises and buy every comic book in a series with 1000 entries. So, there is certainly a market for frequent entries in infinite franchises.
On one hand people cry for backward compatibility i.e. play games on new hardware expecting that games automagically utilise all bells and whistles of the new hardware, on the other hand people hate on remasters, remakes i.e. think playing old games on new hardware with all bells and whistles is pointless, a waste of time and money. Or think that playing the exact same old game is good enough and when they get the chance to play the exact old game they complain about the outdated controls, and subpar graphics. Anyway the hate on remasters and remakes does not really have any foundation because many people want exactly this, the same game they played and loved in the past but updated to modern standards.
Anyway if You do not have any interest in something why do You care ?
@Raffles I wonder what spacewarp does that sony's reprojection does not. Maybe it is just better integrated into the rendering pipeline and has more information, or meta spend more on R&D and the algorithm is just better.
Maybe it is impressive what a quest can do with the limited compute power, though from my point of view it is rather disappointing to see how far VR had been in 2016 compared to where we are now thanks to mobile VR being the dominant player (et least hardware and marketing wise).
@NeonPizza I think only GPU compute performance is between a ps4 and ps4 pro. Not sure about the CPU (8 1.6 GHz cores vs 8 performance + efficient cores at variable frequency) and in particular also the memory bandwidth is I believe lower. So on psvr1 more memory bandwidth and only lower res needed, which I guess allows for more variety.
@TrickyDicky99 I would argue that many psvr1 games look better than most quest3 games besides the super low resolution (to name a few: astro bot, re7, hitman, battle zone, wipeout, blood and truth, here they lie). Also most movies on DVD look much better than any 4k game on Your 4090 despite the super low resolution. Because resolution is not equal to detail. The visual quality and detail of the filmed objects, and the lighting is still much better than what real time rendering is achieving. But if You rather play pong in 16k at 1kHZ because it is super sharp and incredibly fluid, why not.
I don't understand all the people who permanently complain about the "no-ps5 exclusives" or "too small iterative improvements."
Personally I think gt7 is superior over gt sport in every way, and I had more fun playing it. I also really liked the gt7 café. Initially I thought it was a ridiculous idea, but in the end it is a fun way to get guided through a series of races. Then there is the wonderful VR mode. Already for that it is worth getting gt7 over gt sport.
Concerning the ps5 in general, besides all other improvements, most obvious for me are the vastly shortened loading times. Gone are the times to wait for several minutes until rd2 loaded after You died! Then on the more subtle level immersion is greatly enhanced by the controller haptics and the 3D audio. It is less obvious, only when going back to older system it is very obvious that something is missing.
Concerning the catalogue, the step from ps3 to ps4 felt like a real generational jump because the entire ps3 catalogue was stuck on the ps3 and the effort to port ps3 games to ps4 was too big, and most studios did not attempt that. The shift from ps4 to ps5 felt less significant, because at launch there were only a handful of ps5 titles, but 4000 ps4 games also running on ps5. In many cases those games automatically looked better when running on a ps5 instead of ps4(pro), additionally diminishing the difference between the two generations. And one should not forget the mid-gen refresh which also reduced the gap to two half steps. From an architecture point of view ps4 and ps5 are much closer than ps3 and ps4. As a consequence it is much easier to get more or less the same game running on ps5 and ps4. Still the differences are sometimes quite large. Personally I really liked the ps5 versions of forbidden west, gt7, ff7 remake, death stranding, cyberpunk (and many others) and playing those games on ps4(pro) would not do these games justice.
Anyway why buy a playstation, xbox or pc if You can play nearly all then games on a switch or via cloud streaming on Your phone ? Same game == same experience or isn't it ?
@TrickyDicky99 Fully agree graphical fidelity is overrated. it is more important to see the polygon edges in its full clarity and jump around in Your 4 square meter space. Why would You like better lightening, better textures, better shadows, more detailed geometry, haptics! if You can rather marvel at the individual polygons in its full clarity? Also the market clearly shows that people rather want switches and series-s rather than overpowered ps5s and ps5 pros /s
@Korgon don't dismiss e.g. the VR modes of re4 remake, re village just because they do some short cuts to fit an original flat game into VR. These games are also very much elevated by the VR mode.
@Bionic-Spencer good that their is xbox and nintendo at least they offer way more powerful systems for a far more reasonable price, and then there fortunately the überpowerful PCs which you can either build for a fraction of the price (and power) or super powerful and only the price of one kidney and which only consume 1kW. It is only sony which somehow does not manage to create with current technology systems with the power of people's dreams and subsidized prices.
@PuppetMaster that I kind of understood. I did not really understand whether there is some grander strategy behind it, which I kind of ignore, or whether it is just a hack'n'slash with some jokers. I just placed my pawns and hacked. But that felt a bit repetitive after a while.
Not really my cup of tea, but I am wondering whether I should finally pick up arizona sunshine 1 or 2, or some of the psvr2 games on sale (ancient dungeon, sushi ben, switch back or crossfire) ?. Anyway instead of playing a game I finally watched rogue one, which I really liked.
Though, I also played the Kunitsu-Gami demo a bit. Beautiful game ! And if somebody complains about the lack of creativity in games, then maybe look beyond call-of-duty or big open world games. Concerning Kunitsu-Gami, likely I do not really understand how to play it, but I found it a bit boring. Its just so beautiful, that I would like to enjoy it.
There are certainly very creative games. At the same time there are also a lot of small iterations, or games which feel like carbon copies.
One reason why it might feel like the creativity is dropping might be that game development time and cost is significantly increased, and there are just many more game studios. Game studios try to cut cost and time by iterating on ideas i.e. putting out sequels. Then there are more game studios than ever and occasionally working on very similar ideas. And finally, since there are so many games already it becomes more and more difficult to come up with a completely unique idea.
When just looking at Sony 1st party. Then clearly this generation saw so far a lot of iterations: Rachet&Clank, Spiderman, God of War, Astro bot. The only truly unique Sony game so far seems to be Returnal. Or do miss something ? But do these iterations really lack creativity ? Isn't it just that because they take place in the same universe and inherit many mechanics that they feel less strikingly different?
I finished Harold Halibut. It is not much of a game, and yet it was for me one of the greatest games I ever played (weird to write this in the same sentences). It is less a game than a slightly interactive story, beautiful set in scene, both visually and acoustically, mostly good voice acting, and story with interesting thoughts. The story apparently does not hit for everyone (e.g. push square review). In my opinion the "game" deserves to be experienced by many people!
Then I started Doki-Doki Literature Club since it is on ps+ and I was curious what it is about. I cannot say much yet. So far it kept my attention, but I have not made up mind whether I like it or not.
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Re: Shuhei Yoshida: A Mix of Technical and Business Reasons Held Dreams Back from PC, Mobile
It is a shame that they did not finish the ps5 and psvr2 port. There are so many great dreams VR games locked on psvr1 ...
Re: Former Rockstar Animator Doubtful GTA 6 Will Run at 60fps on PS5
@DennisReynolds It does not have to. But would a company like rockstar not target a platform as successful as the switch (in this case the switch 2)? Maybe not immediately but maybe once enough switches are sold? But who knows maybe they just target the next steam deck or MS's handheld if that will see the light of day, or sales of GTA5 on switch were not very relevant ...
Re: Former Rockstar Animator Doubtful GTA 6 Will Run at 60fps on PS5
@nomither6 "GTA6 on switch 2? "
somewhere somebody rumored/speculated that it would be on the switch 2. Anyway GTA5 runs on switch. I don't know how much is already known about GTA6 to exclude the possibility? Just because the trailers look pretty ? It might be another 100M copies to sell.
Re: Former Rockstar Animator Doubtful GTA 6 Will Run at 60fps on PS5
If Rockstar choses that GTA 6 is a 30fps game it will be a ~30fps game. I assume GTA6 will run on the switch2 and series S, so if it does not run at 60 fps on ps5, seriesX, it is a choice.
Re: Xbox Boss Wants to Beat PS6 on Hardware Capabilities, Not Necessarily Games
@Artois2 The seriesX is more powerful if You just look at the compute performance, but it has a significantly slower cache. As a consequence the total system performance is not in advantage in general scenarios. And most benchmarks show that overall both PS5 and series X perform very similar and it is mostly a matter of the level of optimisations for a certain platform.
Re: Xbox Boss Wants to Beat PS6 on Hardware Capabilities, Not Necessarily Games
What could this innovation be if not for the games ? Or did I misunderstood when the great Messiah said by innovation not games ?
VR ? No, that is not innovative.
Advanced haptics ? No, nobody wants that, that just consumes too much battery.
A copilot AI which helps You play the games ? Yes ! That would be innovative everybody wants some help to finally play souls games.
Or a box which can connect to a TV and is at the same time a handheld. Yes ! Nobody every did this before that would be a revolution.
Or what could this innovation be ?
A console which upscales every game to 8k with AI ?
Re: $100 for GTA 6 Is 'A Bridge Too Far' Even for Rockstar, Says Analyst
So, 99.9USD it is /s
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 565
Not playing much at the moment but a bit of Vendetta Forever (very addictive). And a bit of Arken Age, May be I haven't progressed enough but so far it is not really my game.
Re: Would You Pay $100 for GTA 6?
We do not know much yet. So, my opinion may change. But if it is remotely as good as gta5:
Re: Poll: Will the Switch 2 Compete with PS5?
The switch 2 seems to be, as was already said, more a switch pro than something new. If "console gamers" are not interested in graphical fidelity, what would be the incentives to upgrade to a switch 2, to play mario kart 9, which looks slightly better than mario kart 8? Or because of additional ports from xbox, ps, pc which nintendo gamers, in principle do not care about since the market is different, but somehow would feel inclined to shell out for an option they are not going to use ?
I could imagine a very slow adoption rate. But maybe there are enough exclusives, which albeit only minor graphical improvements, convince a large fraction of the fan base to move over.
Anyway I see the same problem with the ps6. I have a hard time to believe that the ps6 will be so ground breaking different that people would upgrade quickly.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 564
Played a bit of Subside on psvr2 now and then, and finally unlocked all regions. Not much of a game but very beautiful to explore the environments and watch the animals. I am hoping for a coral reef DLC.
Started Ghost of Tsushima on ps5 (directors cut). Everything in this game including music is so beautiful. But for whatever reason it hasn't hooked me yet. Maybe I don't care all that much about the story? Or I haven't played enough.
Started Arken Age on PSVR2. Looks pretty good in the headset, although in many respects looks more like a ps3 or early ps4 game. But, somehow I do not enjoy the combat all that much, maybe I haven't really understood how the game is to be played ? And I am also not really hooked.
Re: Japan Sales Charts: There Are Just Two PS5 Games in the Entire Top 30
@Skynet04 People have fun with different things. Some people have a lot of "fun" playing terrifying horror games.
I wanted to say that in Western countries (EU, USA, etc.), the biggest sellers are COD, fifa, rather than mario kart and I was wondering whether this is because in western countries its mostly people with income who play games, and in Japan people buy games for kids rather than for themselves, or whether Japanese just don't like more mature games (e.g. the last of us) all that much in general.
Re: Japan Sales Charts: There Are Just Two PS5 Games in the Entire Top 30
@Diowine I never had a nintendo system, and only started with ps4 which I choose, because I wanted to play uncharted and journey. Even so I miss out, I don't want to have another device lying around. I know about the existence of some nintendo titles, but I haven't played them. I played 1080 on n64. Which was very cool at that time. I did not enjoy steep or rider's republic as much (but also only tried these two once or twice).
Re: Video Game Industry 'Doesn't Want a Game Pass', Says Market Analyst
@arsmolinarc is a subscription service really great for consumers?
If everything was available for a monthly subscription costing less or the same than the typically purchased titles per month, then yes. Otherwise not necessarily. The subscription service offers a limited number of titles, but not necessarily the titles You want.
If You play more than the average consumer, than it may still be cheaper to subscribe and purchase the few titles which are not on the service, but if You play less than the average consumer, presumably already the service is more expensive than purchasing individual titles. So, it looks like a good deal like the all You can eat buffet, but ultimately You get lower quality and You pay for more You can eat.
Re: Sony Patents Predictive AI Button Presses, So You Don't Have To
Sounds great ! /s
You think You play a game but You actually don't. Anyway this technology is needed to make game streaming feel more convincing ...
But who knows. Maybe one can come up with something which looks like real time live action, but is actually rather a "real time" "strategy" game in which the playable character is nudged to do certain actions.
Re: Japan Sales Charts: There Are Just Two PS5 Games in the Entire Top 30
And again xbox can celebrate another big success in Japan. It is clearly ahead of playstation
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Re: Japan Sales Charts: There Are Just Two PS5 Games in the Entire Top 30
I wonder whether the demographics in Japan are simlar to Europe and the US, and whether it is just different taste. I don't really have much idea of any of these Nintendo titles, but they seem to be all very casual, colourful, less serious.
Re: PowerWash Simulator Folds In VR Team, Putting Further Support on Ice
@breakneck fully agree game studios invested less in novel games, good game play, and stories due to VR, not because game studios tried to chase the golden GAAS goose and focused on skins and other micro transactions, or because they underestimated the investments to create hyper realistic graphics. Its good that studios finally stop focusing on new technologies ore innovations. Who wants more immersive, novel games anyway ? What really matters are diamonds on the next fifa outfit. /s
Re: Industry Journalist Says Xbox Game Pass Does Increase Premium Sales, But Mainly on PS5
@Stickleman Is it ? xbox kind of decides which games You play, but if You play a lot of games it is likely cheaper than buying the games individually. But is it a good thing that xbox selects the games for You rather than You selecting the games You actually want to play?
Re: Horizon Hatred Simmers Once More As Sony Announces Movie Adaptation
I personally really liked horizon zero dawn, and also horizon forbidden west, which was better than horizon zero dawn in any way. It just wasn't as surprising as zero dawn. I also really liked call of the mountain (likely I am the only person), it has a beautiful world, offers a fun little adventure albeit without much of a challenge. Most likely, I will not watch that movie. I also did not watch any of the other video game movie adaptations. And I don't really care if these adaptations exists, or not. But I assume these adaptations are a good thing since they might bring video games to people who had not been interested in video games at all. If as a result more people buy video games, this means more money for the developers and as a consequence with some luck higher quality games.
Anyway, these outcries when ever somebody mentions horizon, are ridiculous. Nobody ever complaints if there is yet another installment of call of duty, fallout, elder scrolls, gears of war, resident evil, zelda, etc.
It just got popular by some vocal audience.to hate on anything playstation be it naughty dog, horizon, insomiac or new devices etc.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 562
I am playing a bit of vendetta forever (psvr2), great game! Though I am not a big fan of the way it looks. It is presumably mostly because of the choice of colours. And I suck at it. But a great game nevertheless!
Then, I am in the final section of "Behemoth on psvr2. Despite the not so great general reception, I really like the game! The behomths are great but don't reach the awesomeness of shadow of colossus. The grappling is great fun and I am apparently a very simple person and really enjoy smashing the amphora . Though, the parry system feels a bit imprecise at times.
Finally, I treated myself to Subside on psvr2. I am really enjoying this beautiful underwater vacation (not much of a game though). I hope that there will be DLC featuring some coral reefs.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 562
@Quintumply if I was You I would have waited for the psvr2 version. Despite the less than stellar controls already the psvr1 version was a treat.
Re: Consoles Here to Stay, PS5 to Be Supported into Next-Gen, Says PlayStation CEO
@symmetrian For movie streaming only bandwidth is relevant for gaming bandwidth and latency. It is likely that the internet bandwidth will continue to improve, however latency will not improve much unless data centers get closer to everybody, which is unlikely. So, I would say game-streaming quality will always depend on where You live exactly no matter the promised bandwidth, or games get dumbed down to better work with bad latency (i.e. the game predicts user actions and only occasionally takes user input serious).
Re: Random: Assassin's Creed Origins Catching Strays as Ubisoft Review Bombing Gets Underway
Thanks to PCs backward compatibility is not a thing to worry about anymore /s
Re: Mark Cerny Basically Confirms PS6 Partnership with AMD in PS5 Pro Tech Deep Dive Video
top presentations!
Re: Official PlayStation Blog Reveals Game of the Year Winners, Astro Bot Sweeps
Good to see some love for the Re4 VR mode.
Re: Poll: Vote for Your PS5 Game of the Year 2024
On the list the most unique, wonderful game is Kunitsu-Garni. It really would be a shame if that game would not exist. At the same time it is not the game I enjoyed the most playing. The only VR game on that list is metro awakening. So, I have to vote for that next. But I would rank the wonderfule Maré and Behemoth higher. Astro bot would rank higher for me if it offered a VR mode, and the same is true for rebirth. I never played the original FF7, so for me FF7 is a new game and I really love all the characters. So, rebirth very much a top game for me.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 559
Still playing behemoth on psvr2, I am still enjoying it (in particular grappling around). For me personally it is less repetitive more varied and more fun than metro awakening. But opinions are different and just that: opinions.
I also playing GT7 on psvr2. Still an awesome game.
Re: Behemoth (PSVR2) - Great Concept, Poor Execution
I haven't finished Behemoth yet. Maybe I played 2/3 or half the game and maybe I change my mind once I finish the game. Up to now I enjoy the game much more than metro awakening. .In particular the grappling is a lot of fun (though, it does not seem possible to attack enemies in a meaningful way from above)
Anyway, while I share a lot of the criticism with the game, 4/10 in comparison to metro awakening 9/10 feels unfairly harsh. Yes, the game is not super polished. Personally I think the combat with bow, sword, axe and grapple is fun. Although, the parry-system feels a bit imprecise which makes it a bit of a hit and miss. I also did not try to beat the game with a single weapon. But I suppose the "criticism" is justified. Though, pretty much the same is true for most of the games, that You can beat them with the second weapon You get. The graphics are ok, but certainly not on a level of what a ps5 should be able to do. But the same is true for metro and many flat "ps5" games. Also repetitiveness, the areas in metro are much more repetitive. Story-wise metro has likely a story with meaningful content. However, neither of the two hit with me and feel very forgettable.
I would place metro and behemoth on the same level. Both are not AAA-level games. Clearly show the lack of budget and their quest roots. But both are still fun games and the graphics are good enough to do the job.
Re: Sony Highlights Biggest PS5 Games for 2025 in New Trailer
Yes because there will be the psvr2 version of hitman 3, also The Midnight Walk looks pretty cool.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 558
I finished Maré on PSVR2. A wonderful Journey-like game which I would highly recommend to all who liked the latter.
I finished Metro Awakening on PSVR2. A good game, but clearly shows its quest roots and lacks a bit variety and is a bit claustrophobic for my taste. But parts of it are excellent.
Then I started Behemoth on PSVR2 - very much Shadow of the Colossus in VR, but it is of course difficult to come close to this fantastic PS2 game (which I only played on PS4/5). So far I only played until I reached the first Behemoth. The graphics are good, but nowhere near games like Re4 or call of the mountain on PSVR2. The beginning is a little underwhelming, but then it picks up. And I am really enjoying what I played so far. The game was heavily criticised for the large quantity of bugs, which have been largely addressed by the day one patch, I believe (I did not encounter any, but I also only played a fraction of the game). Surprisingly nobody here seems to care for this excellent game,, or everybody is waiting for the next likely big patch scheduled for Dec 12. I like it so far, and I do not have an reason not to recommend it to people who like melee combat in VR and always wanted to experience something like the Shadow of the Colossus in VR.
Re: Ex-PlayStation Boss Thinks the Days of Consoles Are Numbered
@Axelay71 Personally I think the jump from ps4 to ps5 is quite noticeable. Loading times are improved significantly: gone are the times to wait for 2min after You died (e.g. rdr2). Then most games can now be played at 60 FPS vs 30 FPS on ps4 and still having slightly improved visuals over ps4 (cyberpunk 2077 on ps4?). Sound is improved in particular better support for 3D audio. Then there the more nuanced controller haptics and adaptive trigger. Many things are more subtle than the jump from PS1 to PS2 or PAL to HD, but the improvements are absolutely there, and noticeable once You go back.
Re: Ex-PlayStation Boss Thinks the Days of Consoles Are Numbered
In most cases the more or less best games are games which are developed exclusively for one platform, in my opinion. Even as we see right now where pc, xbox, ps are so close hardware wise, still the games exclusively developed for one platform are the best from a technologically point of view (of course technology alone does not make a great game).
But, then we seem to have reached a point where the cost to utilise all the technology to the latest is so high, that hardly any one ever does it. Also the technology got so complex that it is very difficult to make anything but small iterative changes, and we pretty much have reached the end of moore's law, and the performance gains from shrinking circuits only lead to small performance gains. In that sense the technological differences between the competitors will likely get smaller and smaller, and it will become more and more difficult to propose a compelling differentiator. Also backward compatibility may prevent progression, because no drastic changes will be possible without leaving the old library in the dust. Therefore, Mr Layden is likely right and it will be very difficult to propose something significantly different other than the brand name and the number at the end.
As already was mentioned, also for me the biggest differentiator right now would be VR, and there are also still significant differences between the competitors in the VR space. And it will take a while until VR games can be streamed at low enough latency.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 557
I am currently playing Maré on psvr2. I was not interested after watching the trailer, but after hearing several people praising the game, I picked it up. And it is so beautiful (graphics, animations, sound). Everything is very well done. Though, the graphics are simple, there is little challenge, and it is relatively short. Nevertheless, I would recommend it to people who liked journey. It is often compared to Ico which I haven't played.
Then I also play metro awakening on psvr2. I am not a big horror fan. But I like the adventure part of it. At times it looks good, though texture resolution is a bit on the low side, characters are a bit stiff and it lacks a bit of variety.
Re: Black Ops 6 Is the 'Biggest Call of Duty Ever', Player Engagement Through the Roof
@nomither6 I guess this is true to some extend. Though, I dare to speculate that live service games are optimised to make You come back, make You spend money on micro transactions, rather than providing good, innovative new content, ideas, game mechanics, interesting stories, messages etc. . Like industrial food is in most cases not actually good, but tricks You into buying it again and again, because of sugar, salt and glutamate.
Re: PlayStation Exec Shuhei Yoshida Will Leave the Company in January
Wise choice and very sad. Anyway best wishes to Shuhei Yoshida!
I hope the new generations will continue to bring great, creative games to the platform, and won't just focus on engagement and raking in money through micro transactions.
Re: Black Ops 6 Is the 'Biggest Call of Duty Ever', Player Engagement Through the Roof
On one hand people claim games got too long and should go back to about 10h, and people claim that nobody wants GAAS. On the other hand success is measured by the "engagement" metric, which favours long games and GAAS.
I guess the media just trains us to like games not because they are good but because they manage to create some kind of addiction and keep us "engaged".
Re: Sony's Latest First-Party Release Is Struggling to Do Concord Numbers on PC
@TurboTom All games are pointless.
People eagerly await the yearly COD, FIFA, etc. spend infinite hours playing the exact same multiplayer game. So there seems to be a desire to continue to play the exact same thing with a slightly different skin. People seem to love franchises and buy every comic book in a series with 1000 entries. So, there is certainly a market for frequent entries in infinite franchises.
On one hand people cry for backward compatibility i.e. play games on new hardware expecting that games automagically utilise all bells and whistles of the new hardware, on the other hand people hate on remasters, remakes i.e. think playing old games on new hardware with all bells and whistles is pointless, a waste of time and money. Or think that playing the exact same old game is good enough and when they get the chance to play the exact old game they complain about the outdated controls, and subpar graphics. Anyway the hate on remasters and remakes does not really have any foundation because many people want exactly this, the same game they played and loved in the past but updated to modern standards.
Anyway if You do not have any interest in something why do You care ?
Re: Square Enix's New AAA Games Are Being Trounced by Final Fantasy 14
Apparently nobody wants GAAS, so absolutely a big mistake on Sony's end to invest in this abomination /s
Re: Metro Awakening (PSVR2) - One of the Most Immersive VR Games Ever
@Raffles I wonder what spacewarp does that sony's reprojection does not. Maybe it is just better integrated into the rendering pipeline and has more information, or meta spend more on R&D and the algorithm is just better.
Maybe it is impressive what a quest can do with the limited compute power, though from my point of view it is rather disappointing to see how far VR had been in 2016 compared to where we are now thanks to mobile VR being the dominant player (et least hardware and marketing wise).
Re: Metro Awakening (PSVR2) - One of the Most Immersive VR Games Ever
@NeonPizza I think only GPU compute performance is between a ps4 and ps4 pro. Not sure about the CPU (8 1.6 GHz cores vs 8 performance + efficient cores at variable frequency) and in particular also the memory bandwidth is I believe lower. So on psvr1 more memory bandwidth and only lower res needed, which I guess allows for more variety.
Re: Metro Awakening (PSVR2) - One of the Most Immersive VR Games Ever
@TrickyDicky99 I would argue that many psvr1 games look better than most quest3 games besides the super low resolution (to name a few: astro bot, re7, hitman, battle zone, wipeout, blood and truth, here they lie). Also most movies on DVD look much better than any 4k game on Your 4090 despite the super low resolution. Because resolution is not equal to detail. The visual quality and detail of the filmed objects, and the lighting is still much better than what real time rendering is achieving. But if You rather play pong in 16k at 1kHZ because it is super sharp and incredibly fluid, why not.
Re: Gran Turismo 7 Clocks Native 4K/120fps on PS5 Pro Via Game Boost, Pre-Enhanced Patch
I don't understand all the people who permanently complain about the "no-ps5 exclusives" or "too small iterative improvements."
Personally I think gt7 is superior over gt sport in every way, and I had more fun playing it. I also really liked the gt7 café. Initially I thought it was a ridiculous idea, but in the end it is a fun way to get guided through a series of races. Then there is the wonderful VR mode. Already for that it is worth getting gt7 over gt sport.
Concerning the ps5 in general, besides all other improvements, most obvious for me are the vastly shortened loading times. Gone are the times to wait for several minutes until rd2 loaded after You died! Then on the more subtle level immersion is greatly enhanced by the controller haptics and the 3D audio. It is less obvious, only when going back to older system it is very obvious that something is missing.
Concerning the catalogue, the step from ps3 to ps4 felt like a real generational jump because the entire ps3 catalogue was stuck on the ps3 and the effort to port ps3 games to ps4 was too big, and most studios did not attempt that. The shift from ps4 to ps5 felt less significant, because at launch there were only a handful of ps5 titles, but 4000 ps4 games also running on ps5. In many cases those games automatically looked better when running on a ps5 instead of ps4(pro), additionally diminishing the difference between the two generations. And one should not forget the mid-gen refresh which also reduced the gap to two half steps. From an architecture point of view ps4 and ps5 are much closer than ps3 and ps4. As a consequence it is much easier to get more or less the same game running on ps5 and ps4. Still the differences are sometimes quite large. Personally I really liked the ps5 versions of forbidden west, gt7, ff7 remake, death stranding, cyberpunk (and many others) and playing those games on ps4(pro) would not do these games justice.
Anyway why buy a playstation, xbox or pc if You can play nearly all then games on a switch or via cloud streaming on Your phone ? Same game == same experience or isn't it ?
Re: Metro Awakening (PSVR2) - One of the Most Immersive VR Games Ever
@TrickyDicky99 Fully agree graphical fidelity is overrated. it is more important to see the polygon edges in its full clarity and jump around in Your 4 square meter space. Why would You like better lightening, better textures, better shadows, more detailed geometry, haptics! if You can rather marvel at the individual polygons in its full clarity? Also the market clearly shows that people rather want switches and series-s rather than overpowered ps5s and ps5 pros /s
Re: Metro Awakening (PSVR2) - One of the Most Immersive VR Games Ever
@Korgon don't dismiss e.g. the VR modes of re4 remake, re village just because they do some short cuts to fit an original flat game into VR. These games are also very much elevated by the VR mode.
Re: PS5 Pro was a '5-Year Project', In Development Before PS5's Launch
@Bionic-Spencer good that their is xbox and nintendo at least they offer way more powerful systems for a far more reasonable price, and then there fortunately the überpowerful PCs which you can either build for a fraction of the price (and power) or super powerful and only the price of one kidney and which only consume 1kW. It is only sony which somehow does not manage to create with current technology systems with the power of people's dreams and subsidized prices.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 551
@PuppetMaster that I kind of understood. I did not really understand whether there is some grander strategy behind it, which I kind of ignore, or whether it is just a hack'n'slash with some jokers. I just placed my pawns and hacked. But that felt a bit repetitive after a while.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 551
Unsure about what to play,
Not really my cup of tea, but I am wondering whether I should finally pick up arizona sunshine 1 or 2, or some of the psvr2 games on sale (ancient dungeon, sushi ben, switch back or crossfire) ?.
Anyway instead of playing a game I finally watched rogue one, which I really liked.
Though, I also played the Kunitsu-Gami demo a bit. Beautiful game ! And if somebody complains about the lack of creativity in games, then maybe look beyond call-of-duty or big open world games. Concerning Kunitsu-Gami, likely I do not really understand how to play it, but I found it a bit boring. Its just so beautiful, that I would like to enjoy it.
Re: Ex-PlayStation Exec Shawn Layden Says There's Been a 'Collapse' in Gaming Creativity
There are certainly very creative games. At the same time there are also a lot of small iterations, or games which feel like carbon copies.
One reason why it might feel like the creativity is dropping might be that game development time and cost is significantly increased, and there are just many more game studios. Game studios try to cut cost and time by iterating on ideas i.e. putting out sequels. Then there are more game studios than ever and occasionally working on very similar ideas. And finally, since there are so many games already it becomes more and more difficult to come up with a completely unique idea.
When just looking at Sony 1st party. Then clearly this generation saw so far a lot of iterations: Rachet&Clank, Spiderman, God of War, Astro bot. The only truly unique Sony game so far seems to be Returnal. Or do miss something ? But do these iterations really lack creativity ? Isn't it just that because they take place in the same universe and inherit many mechanics that they feel less strikingly different?
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 549
I finished Harold Halibut. It is not much of a game, and yet it was for me one of the greatest games I ever played (weird to write this in the same sentences). It is less a game than a slightly interactive story, beautiful set in scene, both visually and acoustically, mostly good voice acting, and story with interesting thoughts. The story apparently does not hit for everyone (e.g. push square review). In my opinion the "game" deserves to be experienced by many people!
Then I started Doki-Doki Literature Club since it is on ps+ and I was curious what it is about. I cannot say much yet. So far it kept my attention, but I have not made up mind whether I like it or not.