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Avalanche did an excellent job of capturing the essence of the Harry Potter world! I start a quest and end up getting sidetracked by the environment. I just got access to Highwing and I’m almost level 30!

Yes, I’m getting constant notifications from the PS app about all of my 💙 games being on sale!

Midnight Suns, Hogwarts and Baldur’s Gate. I’m sure Baldur’s will get a lot of early 2024 play.

“… Amazon Firestick, a mobile phone, and a Travelodge hotel’s television.”

In the States we call that MacGyver.

Sucks, but it doesn’t change my opinion of insomniac or the games they develop. Now bring back Resistance!!!

@Netret0120 Once Equifax (one of three credit agencies that pretty much has every single bit of information on anyone capable of applying for credit) got hacked in 2017 all of America had their information stolen. I keep my credit frozen now. The biggest impact would be on international individuals.

This is a win in my books. Work on what you’re great at. If you want to be a joke, let Microsoft buy you.

Love A24. So many great, off the cuff, movies. Of their latest I want to see Dream Scenario, The Zone of Interest and Civil War. Death Stranding seems like a perfect fit!

Why is it always “…posted on X, formerly known as Twitter…”, but we don’t get a cursory “…Circana, formerly known as NPD…”?

First world question.

It’s like and aged loved one you know is going away, but you have amazing memories with them and hate to see them leave. Sad, but expected…and we all had time to prepare. R.I.P. E3.

Disappointed that Sony’s last E3 was the auditorium tour in 2018. A lot of thought, work and money went into that show, but it was a logistical nightmare moving the audience.

The results were either lopsided or nearly 50/50. Should be fun!

If present performance is without Sony’s guidance, it sounds like they require Sony’s guidance.

@Nexozi
It's hard to say Sony is moving away from single player experiences when they've released so many single player games this generation. What Insomniac has put out along with GoW and Horizon, not to mention the Bethesda and Final Fantasy contracts.

I’m not going to buy it, as I have way too many pinball packs already, but if you’re going M, bring in some 80s “mature” classics. Porky’s. Revenge of the Nerds. Police Academy. Airplane. Those could be fun!

Square Enix.

It’s a MMORPG, but Final Fantasy XIV has been an amazing showing for Square Enix. From its disastrous 1.0 launch to the redesign and launch of what it’s become today…and it’s been around since the end of the PS3. The lessons learned from that crash and burn would be priceless.

It’s almost as if they knew they were going to be purchased by Microsoft, so they made a Microsoft level game. $76.5 billion spent for Redfall, Starfield and now this. It’s so…Microsoft.

Just trade out the inappropriate scenes with school girls in short uniforms and call it good!

That was pretty brilliant! Loved the copyright infringement comment!

The Bungie purchase was to lock down a FPS and provide a GaaS resource. Both are failing. This wasn’t an “organic growth” opportunity, it was a short sighted Jim Ryan knee jerk reaction.

Insomniac was organic growth, and they’ve performed beautifully.

@trev666
You’re correct. Naughty Dog doesn’t make bad games. It’s not an Xbox developer.

Only time I almost got sick on the PSVR was doing a barrel roll on the Eve game. It was a literal stomach lurch!

Home was Sony’s best live service “game”. Fat Princess after that. I bought the Pirate/Ninja/Giant add on.

Definitely a bad pivot. Hopefully the new management shifts to the PlayStation of old.

How fun! Congrats!

Layoff 16% of your workforce and raise prices. Cool.

@Quintumply That’s good to know! Don’t want to buy the PS4 version!

@Quintumply
I added this to my wishlist but I didn’t see a PS5 version. Don’t think it would matter much, just a FYI.

I created a Japanese PSN account to download the Namco collection demo which gave you playable arcade cabinets for your home space. Pac-Man? Sure!

I left just as the first progression was coming out. It’d been about a year, starting the trial on PS3 before finding a spot with the PS4 version. The controller difference was game changing. The center pad really helped!

It’s just so much content.

Of all the possible outcomes that we've seen Microsoft have on the table, Activision is probably the best outcome for gamers not invested in Microsoft's all digital future. After reading through the leaks, I'm happy I never invested in the Xbox ecosystem.

Another 83ish Bethesda gem.

So far 32% didn’t like it, 42% thought it was okay/good, 17% liked it and 9% are smoking crack.

I’m subbed through 2027. I’ll decide what to do then.

It’s an admission of failure. The S was such a bad call.

I wouldn’t attribute the release of unfinished games as a live service issue. There are plenty of single player games that get released half baked, then get a Day One Patch, with more patches to follow.

I think there’s more pressure to get games to market and the fact that a game can continue to be developed and patched after launch is the root cause.

August 31st it is then.

@LightningLeader
It’ll be hard to do an apples to apples. Starfield will be on GamePass, so the sales numbers won’t be equitable, and as it’s “free” for subscribers, the active user count won’t be comparable either.

Eurogamer being Eurogamer have scored BG3 a 4/5, or an 80. Its lowest score yet.

Right now it’s a cross of Midnight Suns and Hogwarts. I went ahead and paid for the deluxe to get it on Saturday when I can actually play a decent amount.

My excitement for this game is absurd.

Bought. Played the intro, but never left the basement. Suppose I should try to play it more.

We’ll see how it performs commercially.

How dare a movie about Gran Turismo and GT Academy mention Sony or have Sony products.

If you were to walk into my house, you’d see a PS5 and PSVR 2 hooked up to a Bravia, along with a PS4 and some random PS decorations. It’s just the way things go.

Do You Wanna Taste It!

(Think Peacemaker opener)

@HotGoomba
I’ve visited Universal’s Halloween event and it’s definitely not for kids!

Impossible for Starfield and BG3 to not be compared, and it sounds like BG3 will be the standard bearer based on the early reviews. Not an enviable position for Starfield, especially with many “vacant” planets and the unenviable comparisons to the early release of No Man’s Sky.

This has become a Day One for me, which is rare nowadays. Everything about it screams the best western RPG in years…and the reviews in progress support that train of thought.

What a bizarre and hilarious win for Sony!

The U.S. government also deemed lead paint and pipes, tobacco, as well as asbestos, as acceptable for use. So have fun with that.

@Cashews @dskatter
Just to back up what dskatter is saying, the amount of content available is almost overwhelming. Leveling up classes and jobs alone would take more time than most standalone games. Happy it's finally making its way to Xbox.

I gave up on dreams after coming to the stark realization that I suck at artistic things like game design, even with the vast library of user content. That said, I need to jump back in to play the MM games at the very least.

@rjejr That was my thoughts, although the way things are going it will probably release on the PS4, PS5 and PS6.

I mean, if you were a console player who kept getting skate beta invites that were PC only, it’d probably get annoying. If that sort of person were to exist.

In unrelated news, I’m annoyed.