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I’m twisted on this one. My nature is to get an upgrade, as I did with the PS4 Pro, but this generation has been different. I love my PS5, but don’t feel like I need my PS5…so why upgrade to a PS5 Pro?

I’ll be pondering this as I unbox my PS5 Pro.

I thoroughly enjoyed Days Gone. The Freaker hordes were intense, and something I’d never experienced in gaming.

Is this only multiplayer or can you solo it with bots? I saw that it’s cross play, but VR online multiplayer games can be tough finding strong communities.

I’m gonna change it up a bit and post which PS studios I anticipate hearing from:

Bend
Last game: Days Gone
Released: April 2019

London Studio
Last game: Blood & Truth
Released: May 2019

Media Molecule
Last game: Dreams
Released: February 2020

Naughty Dog
Last game: The Last of Us Part II
Released: June 2020

Sucker Punch
Last game: Ghost of Tsushima
Released: July 2020

Team Asobi
Last game: Astro’s Playroom
Released: November 2020

Insomniac was left off because we know Spider-man 2 is slated for this year. I know some of these studios were also releasing compilations, updates, dreams games, and PC releases. However, I believe that these studios will be the ones we hear from.

🤞

There will be no hype control.

A lot of puns are in play! Enjoyed the review. I will add this to my wishlist!

Echochrome, PixelJunk Monsters and flOw were some of my first games for the PS3, which I really enjoyed. Humanity sounds like a similar type of indie. I’ll have to try the game out!

The GaaS trend really needs to go away. The limited time I have for gaming would only be able to support one GaaS, and knowing my history with the likes of Destiny and The Division, my interest would wane after 6-12 months. I can’t imagine trying to support two at the same time, much less 10 all at once.

I don’t see how this will change the internal issues that plague Microsoft game development.

I went ahead and dropped for one and the Collective Minds stand. Giving my son my PSVR and all of its nonsensical cordage, flakey padding and drifting Moves.

I was going to get an Amazon Astro, but my invite was outside of the $999 price range and they bumped it up to $1,599 instead of $1,449. The PSVR2 is a bargain in comparison.

I rented a PS and Saturn from Blockbuster when they launched. I was leaning Sega because of my preference for Genesis over the SNES (and the maker of the Walkman was making a console now? Okaaaay…), but PS gave me chills when I booted it up to play Resident Evil. I rented D for the poor Saturn, so it wasn’t apples to apples, but PlayStation had me from the launch screen.

I’d take a sequel over a remake, but that’s just me.

“It's not true that if we go up and build great games, that you'll see console shares go up massively.”

I completely disagree. At the launch of this gen I seriously considered purchasing a Series S to keep the PS5 aesthetic. I figured I could play the Xbox catalog via GamePass without having to invest in another ecosystem. However, the lack of games…great or otherwise…kept me from making the purchase. Now, three years later, I stand by my initial decision to hold off.

The other issue impacting Xbox console sales is due to Xbox releasing its games on GamePass for PC, essentially negating the need for an Xbox console.

We’ll see how things stand when Starfield releases…but if Redfall was in development longer than Starfield and both were delayed to 2023…I honestly don’t see Starfield releasing this year unless it’s in a similar state as Redfall. Over 1,000 planets and this is launching in 4 months? Let’s see what they show in June, but the skepticism is high for that one.

Definitely will give it a go in third person, much like Battlefront.

Durant hasn’t played for the Lakers. He got his FINALS back to back MVPs at Golden State Warriors. The Finals MVP is specific to the championship series that determines the NBA champion. The NBA MVP for 2017 was James Harden and 2018 was Giannis Antetokounmpo.

I don’t know if I’ll be getting any of the expansions, but I’ve really enjoyed playing the base game. Being turn based makes it a gem for remote play, although the text on the cards is very hard to read, so learn your cards first!

Absolutely no interest in this game. Only thing that brought me here are the comparisons being made to this game and Redfall. Apparently that one is just as bad…or worse.

After Redfall, I think Microsoft should be banned from purchasing any more developers. Thank god Xbox said no to a PS5 version so they could polish up the Xbox release! 🤣🤣💀💀

@jamison1993
Totally agree. Day One is no longer a consideration for me, since that has come to mean an unfinished game that will take months to sort out...by which time it will be 20% off or more.

There’s so much due diligence and background research that goes into these types of M&A acquisitions BEFORE the announcement is even made, you have to wonder how many exclusives Xbox could have made over the past 12-24 months with 10% of this money invested on internal development. Instead, Xbox exclusives have been minimal, to be kind about their lack of anything relevant. I’d be extremely disappointed if I were invested in Microsoft’s ecosystem. Thank God I’m not.

Microsoft also called the FTC unconstitutional, before reasonable minds had that argument removed.

In other news, has anyone seen Michael Pachter’s take on the deal? He’s of the mindset that it will still go through, with spot on Pachter reasoning! 😂🤣💀

I’m curious how business will be between Sony and Activision if the deal ends up not going through. I know the CMA reasoning wasn’t specifically console related, but there were words.

Interesting. Surprisingly, all those “10 year” deals appear to be a factor. 1) They showed that Microsoft recognized the issue, 2) they capped the length they would play nice to 10 years and 3) it would require the CMA to regulate and enforce. Blocking the deal was the easier solution.

Fascinating.

I think my main issue with GaaS is the requirement that the game gets off to a strong start to guarantee support. Anthem and Avengers are the glaring examples of the what happens when a GaaS doesn’t launch strong enough.

I enjoyed The Order, but the length was terribly short, especially with that ending. Beautiful game, but not at full price.

I did Final Fantasy XIV for 18 months. I did Destiny 1 & 2 as well as Division 1 & 2. I lost interest. I moved on. I enjoyed them, but not infinitely. That’s why I prefer the single player games. Play through and done.

@Swirly There are videos on how to deep clean the PS5. Popping off the outside layers is the most complicated part, so it’s pretty basic. Worth trying.

@Swirly are you blowing out your vents? Gotta keep your hardware clean!

It is what it is. I was lucky enough to get a PS5 through some asshatery that had my purchase shift from my state to another, and having to drive two hours to pick it up, but I got mine at MSRP.

Thing is, the only “next gen” games I’ve sunk time into since launch are Returnal and Deathloop.

I think I bought bit on sale. I’d have to check. I may play it one day. Or I may die with a backlog so large (HUGE), that it is what it is.

I haven’t purchased one yet, but that’s simply due to time constraints and other budgetary needs. I will get one, but it may be another 6 months.

And who knows…this could be a Microsoft psychops tactic to try to divert from their lack of games, Activism takeover, Bethesda exclusivity and Bethesda development issues (30 fps Redfall and Starfield? No thanks!).

I wouldn’t be surprised. Big money ad pushes in the UK and sudden support from US lawmakers on their budget…what’s a reporter or two?

I’ll be getting this, but I’ve completely changed my purchasing habits. Once it hits 50% off, I’ll purchase. I have plenty of backlog to hold me over.

Sony and Microsoft keep playing the “hold my beer” game when it comes to PR debacles. Between all the Activision disclosures, Sony’s patent filings, this Microsoft IP, and now the Redfall joke, they can’t seem to get out of their own way.

PS Stars would have been a great Home program. Alas.

@SirMarshmallow
The way Microsoft is releasing games, any COD will take 5 years and be 30 fps. A bit of sarcasm, Brit after the Redfall announcement today, just a bit.

I haven’t been watching much of the FF announcements because I want to see it fresh.

Game release dates have become so fluid. Long gone are the days of a complete game launching. I’m laughing at the fact that Redfall, with the “no to PS5” BS can’t even launch with a 60 fps mode. Happy to see that this game will be releasing in a (hopefully) completed state.

Well that was something.

Hopefully we get some nice updates and gameplay, not CGI trailers that have made up the competitor’s showings. Say what you want about the PlayStation releases since the launch of the PS5, they’ve released soooo much more than others.

Wow! Those prices are sweet! 4TB is the way I'm going to go. Crazy that you can get a 4TB expansion $100 cheaper than a Xbox 2TB expansion!

Loved E3 during the PS4 days, but understand why Sony pulled out after putting so much into 2018 and getting ridiculed for the multi conference room show. Journalists complained, and Sony said “screw this”. Rightfully so.

Is this the strategy Sony is afraid Microsoft will employ with future COD releases??? 🤣🤣🤣

Sheesh peeps. He didn’t say he was going to do it, he just said that it would be easy to do…and if you’ve been to a site that blocks adblockers, you know this. The fact that they haven’t should be your takeaway.

I don’t use adblockers, but have never found the ads to be intrusive. I may sign up to help out, as I understand there are costs and salaries.

The best part of American politics is the politicians will say anything if you pay them enough.

@Toypop
Where did I say anything about Sony?

Frankly, I find it morbidly fascinating that a trillion dollar company lacks the capability to develop and release quality games and feels the only way for its gaming segment to survive is to buy up developers that have consistently been multi platform and make their games exclusive.

Sony will keep making great games. Microsoft can’t stop that.

In an interesting twist, which I’m sure will be brought up to regulators, Microsoft is now threatening to block AI competitors from utilizing Bing for results…because they’re pro-consumer and all.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-03-25/microsoft-threatens-to-restrict-bing-data-from-rival-ai-search-tools#xj4y7vzkg

I think it’s pretty ironic that a trillion dollar software company has to resort to these measures due to sucking at making compelling software. At the same time, it completely validates every PlayStation purchase over the last 22 years.

Yes, I’m sure the trillion dollar company that is willing to cannibalize software sales to push GamePass is truly concerned about losing money by excluding PlayStation.
/s

https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2023/02/microsoft-cant-deny-xbox-game-pass-cannibalises-software-sales

Microsoft’s problem here is that this isn’t more of the silly arguments being flung about, this is a direct statement from an employee of a company Microsoft acquired speaking specifically to how Microsoft directed them in regards to PlayStation after the acquisition. There are no ifs, ands or buts. Microsoft bought ZeniMax and specifically singled out the PS5 and said to cancel further development. If proof is in the pudding, this is pretty damning.

Maybe, at some point, Microsoft will start creating new IP instead of buying up what it’s lacked the vision to create itself. The last substantial IP they created was Sea of Thieves five years ago. Outside of that, they’ve been riding the Halo (2001), Gears (2006) and Forza (2005) train ad nauseam.

It takes an extremely loyal fan base to stick around for…that.