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@MrPeanutbutterz Well, and there's no option with this either.

@rjejr It's awful out there right now.

@Northern_munkey You're entitled to your opinion but I think it was an excellent review that focused on the things people will most want to know about.

Also credit to Liam for working his ass off to deliver this review promptly so he could help people make an informed decision after these games were shadow dropped yesterday.

I kinda understand porting them so people can enjoy them on PS5/PS4 (clearly there's an appetite for this), but:

1) They've got to bump the resolution, even if they don't rework the textures, etc.

2) They've got to reduce the prices. Just too expensive for what they're offering.

Great review Liam!

Updated.

@Fyz306903 Agreed, and this is one of the things they should have clarified during the announcement.

They were always going to get a backlash regardless; better communication could have helped cool tempers though.

@Fyz306903 I think cross-gen will be longer than that this time to be honest.

I think consoles are going to become more like phones personally. You can upgrade if you want or stay put.

Sony doesn't care too much as long as you're on a PlayStation I don't think.

@Bizzy I personally think they have to provide a disc drive because otherwise how are they going to support decades of people's physical PS4/PS5 libraries.

But they should have communicated this.

I understand they don't really want to talk about PS6 yet because it's not technically announced, but sometimes you just have to explain things better.

@Bizzy There's an external disc drive for PS5 Pro and PS5 Slim.

Ahmad says in his post that he thinks not communicating whether this will be available for the PS6 was a mistake.

@ear__wig As Ahmad points out, one full-price third-party digital sale is worth two full-price third-party physical sales.

It's a good post from Daniel I think. He's still critical but he obviously also provides some good evidence too.

One of my biggest issues with social media is that people twist things they don't really understand into meaning whatever they want them to mean.

The Insomniac data leak is a good example of this, for which he provides good context I didn't know about.

@BonezKnowz We'll often try to prioritise assigning a review to the most interested/knowledgeable reviewer.

No one wants to read a review of Football Manager from someone who doesn't watch football.

It's not like Aaron is giving out good reviews to bad games just because he likes the genre. If anything, his knowledge of these games is likely to make him more critical.

I agree with you a broader range of opinions can be good and we do try to mix things up.

In this particular case, though, we wouldn't have reviewed it at all without Aaron's personal interest in it.

Not really a surprise anymore, is it?

All the best to everyone impacted.

@Sonic_Phantom To be fair to them, a perk of PS Plus has always been additional discounts. That's been true since its inception over a decade ago.

@Oram77 Good idea!

@Americansamurai1 That'd be cool. Maybe one?

That's a pretty compelling discount with PS Plus.

@3Above I wouldn't expect many announcements, this will be more about demos/playable games on show floor.

@AverageGamer Not everyone has multiple machines. But I broadly agree with you, I just wanted to be fair with the article and point out they were selling on other platforms as well.

@Athrum I certainly take your other points, but I'm not sure we should be flouting piracy as a perk — regardless of license issues.

@Boxmonkey I've written several times about the "straw that broke the camel's back" analogy.

Agree, like I said in a recent article, Sony's burned through all its goodwill.

@LemanRusk Yeah, I can kinda see that perspective to an extent.

Again this comes down to communication, though, if Sony had come out and said how they're improving the PS Store, it might have gone a long way.

Although I suppose we should surmise from their silence they're not.

I choose to remain optimistic on that front, they must know they have work to do.

@tangyzesty I also don't get this at all.

Like I get there's more flexibility and stuff, but if your reason is to switch to PC because of physical games, it doesn't make sense really to me.

I interpret this as people are angry.

@Oneluckyfarmer Nope. No plans for that.

They probably should have done this four or five years ago really.

See you in 2030, anyway.

@B_Lindz That's fine. We're just sharing a list of games that aren't available anywhere else. This is your last chance to get these.

@CheesyOatcake Awesome! Glad to hear it!

@TheDarts Yep, it'll have all the original multiplayer modes.

@Markatron84 I own the last one but didn't play it yet. Might give it a quick look before this one comes out.

@MidnightDragonDX Well, you're free to disagree, but I think people would like to know about this potential method to get a discount.

Obviously we do want people to read our articles, yes.

@MidnightDragonDX Almost like you're on a PlayStation website.

@Oram77 Mine was renewed like three weeks ago.

@Broosh Kotaku broke the story and there's nothing clickbait about their report.

@IronCrow86 They go on sale quite often I think if you can wait it out.

@IronCrow86 It's been constantly updated with new expansions over the past ten years so I'm sure you'll find lots to do.

Not sure about the onboarding, though. That can be an issue for these huge games.

Updated. They're back and didn't address anything.

@Jacko11 Not sure but I can ask.

@Kingy @Miserablefish It's obviously insane to say "nobody likes to play old games". That's just not true.

@rjejr You're welcome!

@ShadowRJ Agreed, this isn't going away. Look at the YouTube comments for the latest batch of trailers they uploaded today.

@themightyant If the facts are the facts and they are justified then I don't see that way.

If they come out and tell us that Ghost of Yotei's physical split was x% and their production facility costs $x and this isn't viable anymore — sure, some people would still argue with them, but at least it gives some context to their decisions.

It's better than letting it all fester and allowing people to use their imagination instead.

Also, I genuinely think as paying customers/fans it's in their interest to communicate consistently and honestly with us.

@BigMike22 I think it is going to affect them when they rock up with a $1,000 PS6 no one wants with no physical media and no explanation for any of it.

I'd rather they started to correct course before it all goes pear shaped for them.

The taste-makers despise the brand right now; the misinformation is at an all-time high.

They can't even post on social media to promote their games at the moment because they're scared of the backlash.

It's not good enough.

@trev666 Of course.

@atthegates And their current generation coasters?

@Max_the_German Meanwhile their current-gen games ship with 50MB on the disc.

At least Sony puts the game on the Blu-ray while it's still making them.

I mean it's good they're not closed, of course, but I genuinely have no idea how some of these studios survive independently in this environment.

Hope I'm wrong but expect plenty more disruption yet. Feels a bit like kicking the can down the road.

@Brachiosaurus Not as many as feared lol? The rumours were like 1,000!

The plan's the plan until it's not...

Real-talk: Xbox has been worse at supporting physical media than Sony. They want out too.

@Fiendish-Beaver Really impressive stuff so far!!!

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