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I will be very interested to see how the next several years of games from this company may or may not change based on the owner. The only EA games I played lately are sports and the Star Wars Jedi games. I can’t see how the ownership would dictate much difference with those titles.

It’s been a tradition for us to get a $10 Roblox gift card in the stocking for the 3 kids. Don’t tell my son, but I got him a physical copy of Astro Bot along with the matching controller.

@11001100110zero
I have no idea what 80% of that means. If I have the learn all that to work the Steam Machine, then no thanks.

One thing I I’m sure of after looking through the nominees and just the general vibe is I’m definitely going to skip this event and just read about it later. I just got my physical copy of the GameStop limited edition for Clair Obscur Expedition 33, and as soon as I get to a reasonable stopping point on Hades 2 (NSW), I’ll give it a go

@charbtronic
Please provide a link to the YouTube that you mentioned.

My son was all hyped for it, and I finally said we can get it on Steam over the Thanksgiving break, but he said "Nah, I'm good. I watched a playthrough on Youtube."
So if it is mostly a short cartoon-like experience without much gameplay, I'm not sure if other people are going to do the same.

I am OK with console manufacturers, tapping into the mobile market in order to increase exposure of the brand and keep a steady cash flow

The pendulum could swing back again with these design elements depending on the political winds, so maybe there will be a revival in 4, 8, or 12 years.

On a side note, ever since my Alexa went smart “Alexa+” AI enhanced, I’ve been asking how many days until Christmas and the replies are all over the place!

I’m surprised the AI quality control didn’t catch the AI generated six fingered hand.

My son asked about it, but although we own all the major consoles and PC, most of his time is spent on Valorant, Fortnite, Roblox, or Minecraft. I'm not sure this device would aid in any of that.
I'm not sure as this Gen Z and now Gen Alpha get jobs and discretionary income in 10-15 years, where exactly their loyalties will evolve into, vis a vis the technological advances.
I could see this Steam Machine getting obsoleted along with everything else in favor of cloud streaming.

Between this and the ROG Xbox Ally X, I'm mostly just excited that there seems to be a willingness to try new things, after a period of relative stagnation.

Although I don’t think Sony can take direct credit whether GTA 6 is good or not, if it ends up being the platform with the biggest sales numbers, then they should deserve some credit for positioning themselves into achieving that outcome.

Although I haven't used my Portal in several weeks (Hades 2 GOTY), I'm eager to try this out. I keep mine in the 2nd floor bedroom, and the PS5 is in the basement media room. So having a way to play a bit at night in bed vs trekking down and up 2 flights does make a difference in how I can complete lengthy titles. I don't think I would have had enough gas to push through the 3rd act of Baldur's Gate 3 if I didn't have a Portal.

@Max_the_German
Sure, why not

I liked it a lot last year and I don’t think I could’ve won Baldur’s Gate 3 without it. That being said I’m mostly playing games on Switch. Even with good Wi-Fi I had all sorts of connection issues on the Portal, and couldn’t see myself playing games that required precise timing.

I got me a thinking I fully intend to hand off my physical collection when I pass away, but how many generations hence will a descendant decide to put it in the landfill.

This is such a strange subject to study regarding use of environmental resources. I wonder what was the motivation and bias behind launching this investigation. You could extend this logic to almost any human endeavor and conclude that we should just go back to living in caves and hunt and gather our food..

I have the GameStop exclusive of Clair Obscur shipping this month, but I don’t see how it can top Hades 2 for me

It literally looks like a prequel to the original Sony game.

I would love to see an RPG based on Frieren.

@BAMozzy
This is a generous way of looking at things. For instance, if they updated the Witcher 3 with the NPC faces being more varied, that would be a benefit.

I finished this game last year on PS5 physical disc. I'm glad if more people get to play it now.

I remember the CEO of Netflix also saying something about he’s not competing with other streaming platforms, he’s struggling against things like Fortnite. So yeah the sports and entertainment budget is all one in category that’s competing for leisure time and discretionary income, but you can’t use that to justify poor business decision at Xbox, because everyone would use the same excuse.

@graymamba
Every website is an Xbox

Whenever I see these articles, it reinforces my decision to pass on the PS5 Pro.

@OldGamer999
I remember growing up you were a Nintendo kid or I Sega kid, and it was OK. It made things more interesting when you visited a household opposite from yours. People are more online now, so maybe if these three companies worked hard on cross play we would be satisfied with having separate boxes.

I liked it, especially because it helped me roll credits on Baldur’s Gate 3. It’s collecting dust at the moment though because I am deep into Hades 2 on Switch.

@Zuljaras
You are a pirate with honor

@twitchtvpat
I have Skyrim times 4 PC-CD, Steam, PS4, Switch.

@dskatter
Yes they are laying the groundwork by pushing this update out to current users, in the hopes of lowering our expectations for performance on the next iteration.
I think this update was best kept in their testing lab.

I was intrigued and I said I would wait for pricing and reviews. The pricing put me off, but the reviews are solid. Sometimes you should just give credit where credit is due.

@QBertFarnsworth
They keep repackaging TLOU, etc with new console generations. It used to be 3 games in a series per generation; now it's 3 generations of a console per game.

I skipped ahead and did not read any comments, so this may not be a fresh take. PS5 was my first Playstation, and I filled in a healthy amount of PS4 and PS5 games to have a decent library, only to find most of my time consumed on Nintendo Switch. So it is most likely I will focus Switch 1 and later Switch 2 for 3-5 years. It's hard to plan ahead to 2030, but if they have some PS6 exclusives that I can't live without, then I might get the base model, or even hang tight for a mid-cycle refresh. I actually got the PS5 to play to KOTOR remake which never materialized...

I skimmed through the comments and it seems like this announcement is being met with some negativity, which is quite the opposite of the hype that I’m sure Sony was hoping to see.

Between the increase in Game Pass, and the lack of buzz for next generation, I might just sit this out until ~ 2030, and focus on my various backlogs. Slightly better lighting is not a selling point. My favorite games right now are Hades 2 and FF Tactics Remake, and neither are graphical powerhouses.

I am still likely to wait for the Switch 2 version. If the PS5 physical version ran directly from the DVD-ROM, then I guess I would argue that I don't have to waste my internal SSD on the file installation size... Oh wait.

Mostly I will be playing Hades II. I did get the Alan Wake 2 Deluxe Edition physical disc, but I'm waiting until a little closer to spooky season to try it out.

@nomither6
I still view Nintendo as being in the console bucket, as opposed to PC or mobile. The pure handheld market dried up after Vita and 3DS. The other handhelds such as Asus and Lenovo are still PCs, basically small laptops with controllers instead of keyboards. If MS goes 3rd party and Switch 2 does a Wii U, I don’t think Sony can be a lone champion in a shrinking pool. So I think it’s good for Switch 2 to be commercially viable, for the type of games that I enjoy.

How many times can they repackage this?

As someone who still comfortably favors consoles over PC, it’s good for the health of the market to have this sell well.

The $9.99 Skyrim is for the upgrade pack only, not the full game, unless I read it wrong? I was getting ready to quintuple dip.

Yeah, this website is generally one notch lower than the Metacritic average, except for Sony first party

@PsBoxSwitchOwner
C’mom now, Saudi Arabia has a women’s national team. If anything they will mandate that this squad is included in the EA FC 27 lineup.

Hmmm. I started the demo and had it pause for other reasons. It seemed promising enough. It stands at 81 on Open Critic though... this will go into the pile of maybe one day add it to the backlog during a flash sale, as opposed to day 1. I already got Hades 2 and FF Tactics on Switch to keep me occupied with new releases.

@Dogbreath
Are you WiFi or Ethernet

I would love for Morrowind to get this treatment.

@WhoderMan
I got a feeling as well that some of visceral reaction against this has subtle racist undertones. Like there may be an anti-Arab prejudice that they should not be allowed to own a Western company. I saw something like this last year when the Nippon Steel wanted to purchase US Steel. The Japanese were cited as being evil.*
Don’t get me wrong. I have no love lost for the Saudi royalty or the Kushners, but when I see such intense responses, I suspect there an element of bias, and it is less about being rational.

*
https://fortune.com/asia/2025/01/14/cleveland-cliffs-ceo-blasts-evil-japan-home-rival-nippon-steel/

@Lowdefal
I do feel bad for the low level EA workers who probably had no say in any of this.

@Ainu20
Well this is a fair reason to boycott if you want to make a point. At least this kind of boycott has meaningful consequences, as opposed to all tbe posturing about boycotting game key-cards.