kmtrain83

I’m struggling to get through it so it can’t be a 9 or 10 just based on that, but I would reserve judgment until if and when I complete the game

@CWill97
Hades 2 all the way

The grime and dirt is what makes it look like a “lived in” universe.

They are coming fast and furious with the corporate statements

@Almost_Ghostly
That’s your opinion but I can guarantee Sony executives are talking things over. Why wouldn’t they?

Sony should take notice and consider how to price their subscription in comparison.

$100 million sounds like alot but they will need to do tricks like tightly framed shots and fog to limit the budget. I am worried this will look like cheap cosplay.

My mind went numb about 1/3 of the way through the article. Maybe I should just watch an anime on TV.

Best value in gaming

I clocked in about 200 hours on the OLED Switch. It runs great even on the older hardware.

@LogicStrikesAgain

I believe these prices are ridiculous, but I don’t blame any one manufacturer, including Sony. It is a global issue, because we live on a ridiculous globe. That’s the issue.

NOPE. I’m waiting for full ray tracing and all the bells and whistles 60 frames on the PlayStation 6 Gold Edition, physical.

@PuppetMaster
I’m not sure why Toshiba fell apart when companies like ASUS and Acer are still around.

That’s interesting. I just bought the PS4 game on sale the other day, but I haven’t started it yet.

I have 3 Sony TV's in my household, the last of which was 85" 4K in the basement, and I am quite pleased with it. I don't have any particular brand loyalty though. The other two were bought in 2007 and 2009, and still suit our needs.

@Haruki_NLI

It was my 2025 game of the year. I played on OLED Switch 1: some handheld and some docked, and had no issues with the performance. I imagine it would look more crisp on 85" 4K TV with PS5. I didn't try it on my son's Switch 2.

@The_Elder
At least they save money on hair strands graphics.

Yeah eventually fanatasy RPGs will reach the "singularity" where if you can image it, then the game will include it courtesy of AI. We will have an amalgamation of everything that came before, with photorealism and possibly VR. Ready Player One in action, or the Star Trek holodeck, if you will. Even the story could be created on the fly, with one player taking on role of dungeon master.

I don't got time for 7's

@jcvandan
This is fascinating. My son will apply to US university in October. He should look into fields where you can try to control the AI rather than assume you can keep it away.

@MrGawain
Ya when I was younger I loved the way each generation brought better graphics. My kids grew up on Minecraft and Roblox. They prefer things to look blocky.

@Frmknst
On the topic of photorealistic games, you also need to factor in gameplay mechanics and kinetic movement. Most video game movement is at a faster pace than humans can do in real life. So you may either have to slow down and risk losing momentum, or have the realism but look like you the character is taking forever to swing a sword. I’m not sure if PSSR can get around this issue. It is more of a question of design. So if 99% of games don’t look like the real world then why pay $1000 for a console to cater to the 1% of games that do. This graphics arms race risks pricing out the casual user. I’m not sure if it’s worth the costs

While I’m all about improvement, the pace in which these are rolling out so late in the generation make the diminishing returns of graphics even more pronounced. What’s the point of having the best PS5 to date if PS6 is just around the corner. We have been conditioned to pay more for less.

Morrowind on Xbox was my first Bethesda game, and to this day it remains one of my favorite RPGs. Todd Howard has been around a long time. I wonder how much he thinks of himself as Microsoft “employee.” Like did he toss out his MacBook in order to get a Surface laptop, and does he wear the hoodies around town?

My first impression is that this DLSS 5 On turns the more cartoony aspects of a video game to look more like TV or film. It reminds me of all the deepfake and beauty filters teens are into I guess. For years people have wanted photorealistic games. Well, be careful what you wish for.

@Kriandis
Normally I don't care about this stuff, but I look at this campus and think, surely they could afford to include a 2nd disc in the case, so that the consumer wouldn't need to spend their internet resources downloading as much.

@Grumblevolcano
I would be interest to see how the Xbox Series S/X handles the Switch 2 mouse mode mini-games that were added separately the 3DS version. I can't see anyone connecting a mouse and keyboard to Xbox just for those.

I feel the same way about CO:E33 as I did with BG3. Great games 8/10. I played better games the years that they came out, but something about gaming and groupthink made these bigger than they were looking back on it.
I can understand also when games reach a certain critical mass in the the media at large, that gamers rally behind it thinking "yeah, now we're mainstream too, and we don't have to hang our heads in shame at our choice of entertainment." Everybody likes a winner.

Hades 2 all the way

@Balaam_
Hmmm maybe calling out the CFO would have felt good in the moment, but I'm not sure if Kaplan wants to see Overwatch fail, because of the fate of the 1000's.
Also, I don't find this comment all that shocking. This is how you get to be a CFO. Capitalism remains the "best worst" way to run an economy, and it selects for personalities like this to rise above the other workers. You kind of need to be a jerk to do what they do.

@lazarus11
I have been perfectly satisfied with the base PS5 console since I got it five years ago. I do wonder how many customers have sat out this generation only to jump back in when GTA 6 comes out because that could move quite a few PS5 Pro models.

I don't have a PS5 Pro.... as the generation lengthens the value proposition increases with more supported games, but the window until PS6 comes out shortens... what to do?!

@4fold
PC Game Pass is currently $16.49, vs Ultimate $29.99. What will the "PCBox Hybrid" Game Pass come out to be? They have to factor that into the business model. If they lose money on hardware, and subs, and Steam shop, where will they make their money?

@twitchtvpat
Yeah, as good as consoles do with their bespoke circuitry, once you go into pure PC territory, you will not get very far with an integrated GPU versus a dedicated GPU. They are touting this as a powerful Xbox, but if it was easy to have power without high price, then everyone would already be doing it.

@themaladroit
That original quote is the gift that keeps on giving.

Going from CGA to VGA graphics on PC was an actual “game changer.” This is not. I am doing fine on base PS5.

@B_Lindz
Or… you could say that it only took two days for them to achieve what took Helldivers 2 two years.

I could see things going either way. If the Helix is a success then Sony will have to react. But if it fails, they could probably delay. Some of it may have to do with how many people buy GTA 6 on each console. Sony may also feel compelled to try to either simultaneously or quickly thereafter launch PS6 Pro so that they are not too far behind in terms of power for that generation.

@get2sammyb @belmont
You are correct in saying that it is already possible to have a TV/couch PC set up, although that is still uncommon, mainly due to ergonomics and the way PC startup assumes desk/ mouse/ keyboard. However, I don't think current PCs have a way to natively play Xbox or Xbox 360 games, especially physical. I am interested to see how they bring those games forward. I also predict the NextBox will fail if they price it out of most console gamers budgets.

@Fartingale
The Xbox logo will probably be glued on, but if it falls off you can tape it back. Or even replace it with one of those fancy Playstation logos pins.

@rjejr
I kind of like my Series S, and seeing as how it handily outsold Series X worldwide, Microsoft would do well to cater to their audience, or risk losing it. Cheers.

Sony is a company just like Microsoft, only way smaller. They are looking at how to make more money. I wonder if them pulling back on PC is in reaction to Xbox going multi-platform, as a counterweight. It is also the case that many of Sony's other lines of business are losing to the competition (TVs for instance), so they need Playstation to keep their brand alive.

It’s tough to succeed in the entertainment business.

I don't know why I find this news to be depressing.

color me intrigued

I'll probably pick this up on Nintendo Switch. It seems right for portable +- occasional docked.

Yet another vague comment about sales being "much bigger." My dissatisfcation with these so called analysts not saying exactly how much was sold is "much bigger" than it used to be.

@weeniebeenie @BaldB3lper78
Yeah I figured if I play an RPG with a character creator, and I make my protagonist bald or buzz cut, I just saved $800 and change from not having to get a PS5 Pro.

I wonder if there are archived message boards from SEGA fans circa 2001 that go over similar points.

@TrannosaurusBex
I sure hope Fable is good... so I can get it on Steam or PlayStation.