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@Jammer They wouldn't be able to do these constant updates without the gacha. You would have got a much smaller, completely different game.

@Jey887 It's very good value for money, definitely!

@Jammer You have to understand what they would have released would have been completely different if they did that.

@UltimateOtaku91 I've kinda paused Genshin until they add story skip. I just cannot with the endless chatter anymore.

If they let me skip with a summary like in Wuthering Waves I'll get back to it lol.

@AdamNovice I think Hogwarts Legacy beat that year’s CoD. And obviously GTA 5 and Red Dead 2 beat it.

But it’s a mostly unprecedented situation.

Assuming it can’t catch up to BF6 it’ll be two years in a row not being best seller as GTA 6 will comfortably beat it next year.

@AhmadSumadi One thing I've noticed that I think is affecting Call of Duty a little bit is they lost Sony's marketing.

As part of their marketing deal, Sony basically used to advertise Call of Duty as a first-party game. It was everywhere.

This year Sony spent its marketing dollars on Battlefield 6 instead. Presumably next year it'll use that money on GTA 6.

@kevin74 That’s a nice haul, man! Enjoy!

@somnambulance Thanks for the feedback! It sounds interesting for sure, I might grab it!

Did anyone play Kunitsu-gami?

Still thinking about what I want to get. Considering Gears of War maybe... But I'll sit on it for a few days.

Let’s go! Can’t wait for Stellar Blade 2!

I could see how some V-Bucks or whatever would be a nice "bonus" gift in an Xmas card or whatever.

I feel like it'd be a shame to get that as your "main" gift though lol.

@spoonard But that’s not what he’s saying at all. The issue is not the emulation itself.

Did you even read the article or watch the video?

@Coolmusic Haha yeah, it's extremely Control, isn't it?

@LazyDaisy Hopefully it can get more in the region of ~20k. I think that would be fine.

@rjejr I have heard of Palia yeah but not played it.

@Dom_31 Could change during development but the style of gameplay and character switching in the trailer makes me believe right now they're planning gacha for this.

@AhmadSumadi I'd honestly argue there are too many games to keep up with.

Might be time to get Gears of War Reloaded.

This looks so good!

@Zuljaras It's impressive to see a game come this close to what's clearly the line haha.

Tides of Annihilation let’s gooooo!

@PuppetMaster They can still improve their position without “beating” Nintendo.

Sony dominating in a “bad” year.

@sanderson72 The reality is they’re losing money on it. Locking the language stops those consoles from getting exported to places like China where they’re in demand for other reasons.

Nishino seems willing to take the losses to keep PS5 relevant in Japan, which is the main takeaway here. Past PlayStation management didn’t care.

Expedition 33 is going to win more awards than any game has ever won at one of these shows.

I personally think it looks good. The actors look decent and the costumes don't look cheap.

I think they're going to need to touch up the backgrounds to make it feel more Hyrule, though.

Seriously, don’t buy this game. The use of the Ghibli filter is just abhorrent.

@MasterChiefWiggum Because part of the campaign is brand marketing. It’s more about creating a sense of adventure and evoking the type of experience you can find on PS5.

They can then use the other half of the campaign to focus specifically on games.

The Ghibli filter AI art is ick.

@LogicStrikesAgain I think it's this. While I wouldn't be surprised if this ended up on console if it's popular, I think like you say there's going to be different expectations for a console game.

And clearly Guerrilla is making its own online thing which they probably want to prioritise on PS5.

Perhaps they would have been better off announcing both projects at the same time to avoid this "controversy".

I think this looks fantastic. Excited to give it a go.

The funniest thing about all this is all the people parroting how Microsoft's acquisition of Activision would allow Call of Duty to take a few years off.

Yeah, right!

@Rich33 I think you’re confusing different things to be honest.

Statements from executives you disagree with don’t come through the marketing department.

On the PS5 Pro, I think they just always knew the people who cared about it would seek out the information they need.

The character designs are by Ilya Kushinov. I absolutely love his work!

@-Sigma- It's actually not on Steam, but I guess seeing as the Valve thing is just a pre-built PC there would be a way to get it to run if you really wanted to.

I kinda find all these "takes" tedious, though. It was the same when the ROG thing came out and people showed Spider-Man running on an "Xbox". No sh*t lol.

@Korgon Mobile is the biggest platform in Asia

@AhmadSumadi The purchase is just an optional "pre-order" thing that gives you some bonus goodies. You don't need to buy that.

@WhoderMan It's a live service game, though. They plan to expand it over time. The game would simply be completely different if they delivered what you describe.

@UltimateOtaku91 There will always be anger unfortunately because people misrepresent and twist everything for engagement and takes. It's tiring but it is what it is.

@ZeroSum Currently only listed for release on PC and mobile, although I suspect it could come to PS5 later if they really wanted it to.

As the quote says, they're designing it with mobile in mind first and foremost.

Trailer looks real good. We'll update when it's officially published.

I know there'll be a lot of anger directed at this, but it could be big in Asia.

This looks great. Glad they’re finally getting PS Mobile off the ground.

I will pre-register for sure.

It's a big price difference, and presumably they'll have room to do some promotions on top.

It's definitely going to help.

@saffeqwe Thanks for the heads up. Corrected!

@Muttt I think it's very possible they want to let people in slowly yeah.

Also, to be honest, this is an expensive service for them to offer. They don't really want you to be playing this way.

But it's cool they're improving the tech and seem fairly well placed to capitalise if this becomes a bigger thing in the future.

I do like how Sony has been quietly going about its business lately.

Obviously as a website editor I want them to speak more about what they're doing and why, but it is kinda cool to see them just casually rolling stuff like this out.

This is a big update, and they just kinda dropped it.

Any questions let me know!

The fact there's an MC and the table/chairs image suggests this will be more conversational/interview focused than other State of Plays.

Just putting that out there to align expectations before all the "why are they talking so much" complaints.

@Mattlong78 It’s been so successful it’s definitely going to be part of their product line moving forwards.

They’re only going to make it better.

@stBoa French manufacturer.