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ChatGPT restricted to the confines of the game, utilizing voice commands through the DualSense microphone.

As a gamer, if there's an option, I'll always go immersive. Flat is not the way to game.

We saw plenty of flashbacks during season 1. Two of the nine episodes were basically all flashback. If there’s something to add in, they have the capability to add it in.

I was hoping they’d do more with Ish, but alas.

Do they aggregate play times to completion to come up with this percentage, because me falling asleep during games is going to skew that number….

I have so many Zen Pinball/FX2 tables…I’d probably spend less at a real arcade in quarters. Not doing it again.

After the HDR passthrough and cord placement on the original PSVR, I'm giving this time to be processed in the public and will purchase once the new release comes out. Loved my PSVR, but I learned my lesson with that one.

I’m not sure how much use the split screen would get…I’m surprised they didn’t just pull it from the X/S until a remedy could be patched in. Maybe not the best solution, but it would at least be a stop gap. Sucks that devs have to deal with this along with everything else involved in launching a game.

@LiamCroft
It’s hard to decipher without clarification. Is it the split screen on both the X and S, or does that mean that the S can’t properly run split screen? I would think the X wouldn’t have an issue with this, but I don’t believe Microsoft will allow developers to release for one system and not the other, meaning if the S can’t run it, the x won’t get it either.

Whatever the case, we’re only two years in. If (big IF) it is a S issue this soon, it will be a much bigger issue by years 3+.

I wonder how many games are going to have this X/S issue for Xbox. I suppose the developer can target to the X, but that would make the S an outdated system a mere two years into this new generation. This could be a horrible blunder by Microsoft.

Yes, we have Gran Turismo, God of War and Horizon, but Insomniac has been doing the heavy lifting this “generation”…which is a term that needs to be scrutinized. Do we really have generations now, or are we more akin to PC now, as in minimum and maximum setting requirements?

Regardless, I’d like to know what to look forward to. I’m not asking for a CGI, no gameplay, trailerfest like Xbox pushes out, then doesn’t release anything for years. But something that will release within the next 12 months would be nice.

@nomither6
I'm not complaining about Sony's output so far...and the lack of strictly PS5 games in today's environment is more akin to PC games having multiple settings. I mean, it's not like Sony went Microsoft and released next to nothing. Sony has done well this gen, when Microsoft has just sucked like it did last gen. I just don't know what's next.

Doesn’t sound very promising. Glad I missed it. I’m concerned that we don’t have a firm grasp of what is coming out soon. Spider-man (Insomniac was such a bargain!) and Factions, but what else?

If I were Sony, I’d be using Microsoft’s words in all of my advertising.

Sony is dominant. All your friends play on PlayStation. The best games are on Sony. We suck. Etc.

Microsoft’s words. Words matter.

I don’t know if I would call it Sony at the peak of their power. If anything, it was a hard reset from the PS3 era, with the Lessons Learned obvious. 1) Don’t let your competition have a year’s head start and 2) Keep It Simple Stupid. And it paid off, with A LOT of help from Microsoft’s TV! TV! TV! KINECT! KINECT! KINECT! positioning…something Microsoft hasn’t been able to overcome since (plus their meager games lineup over the last 10 years hasn’t helped).

I’m not that far into Hogwarts, but exploring the school has been a blast! And some of the little things just make it golden, like coming around a corner to see someone you could completely ignore and run past getting screamed at by a Howler?! More please!

@extragood
I may be mistaken, but I’m fairly certain that there have been promotions where buying the game again could get you a bunch of bonus shark cards much cheaper than buying the cards direct.

Interesting concept. Especially around windows. Who would’ve thought a window could be so deadly?

@naruball
Stick meets mud. 😉

I got to see John in concert and loved his show! Post Randy Rhoads unfortunately (a bit too early in the 80s for me). Still, funny to see Ozzy making appearances like this and the Workday ad!

Nice to know what the Sense controllers will look like after my first decent jump scare.

Wasn’t planning on getting this early, but my anti-boycott self couldn’t resist. Loving the game! Well worth a full price purchase!

And here I was, waiting on a sale. All this nonsense made it a Day Two purchase for me. And the "gaming" sites boycotting the game? Shutter them.

@cburg
If you know there's so much stupid with your comment, why post it?

It’s sad when your hopes and dreams for a somewhat decent gaming platform hinge on the acquisition of a company like Activision, and not the work product of your own developers…that you’re laying off.

I love that Microsoft’s position on this is an actual reflection of reality. “We suck at this…so we need Activision!”

An Activision acquisition won’t change that truth.

A lot of cool stuff, but this is my fave:

Wireless Device Update for DualSense Wireless Controller. You can now update the DualSense wireless controller device software with a wireless connection. If you have trouble updating the device software wirelessly, connect your controller to your PS5 console using the USB cable to update it. You’ll be able to update wirelessly for the next update.

https://blog.playstation.com/2023/02/02/ps5-beta-introduces-discord-voice-chat-vrr-support-for-1440p-and-more/

Insomniac is how you invest in a developer. Dollar for dollar (or pound for pound), that $229 million investment by Sony has been a goldmine. 2018 Insom released Spider-man, then got purchased by Sony in 2019. Since then, with a (hopefully) once in a lifetime pandemic, they’ve released Miles Morales, a Spider-man upgrade, A Rift Apart, and have Spider-man 2 coming this year and Wolverine next.

Money well spent.

I found Dark easier to follow than 13 Sentinels, but really enjoyed it all the same!

I’ll just post that $200 towards a PSVR2 and call it good.

Impressive list, although I’d like to see more of my PSVR games make the move to PSVR2. Love VR, and 30+ games at launch is very impressive! PS5 is worth the money, and PSVR2 is a no brainer addition!

@Ken_Kaniff
Launching great exclusives. Using their resources to benefit multiplat games. They’re a lot better than the rest.

Insomniac was, by far, one of the best gaming acquisitions in recent history.

@Ken_Kaniff
Because…(looks back at the historical releases from Sony over the past 20 years)…it’s Sony.

@NomNom
It will be interesting to see if The Callisto Protocol gets any mention, as Sony put a lot of resources into helping Striking Distance release a multiplatform game.

Interesting that the Bethesda purchase may end up preventing Microsoft from acquiring Activision.

As for the studios Sony acquires, the majority are small and have long running partnerships with Sony...especially Insomniac. Outside of Sunset Overdrive, they've pretty much been Playstation or PC. Bungie was Sony's only true option to retain a FPS presence if Activision went through.

@DETfaninATL
My favorite part of the commercial...except Travolta being called old and bald, since I'm now old and bald.

It's cute that Microsoft knows Sony's first party release timeframes when it hasn't released anything in...what is it now? 24 months? Pretty close, if not.

Microsoft being Microsoft. Google. Amazon. Microsoft. Do people actually trust these companies? Fools if they do.

If only there were a digital space with personal “apartments” where you could decorate with these and share the space with your friends…

I was fine with a wired PSVR. I’ll be fine a wired PSVR2. I’m just excited about the next level in PSVR. Absolutely loved my original.

@LiamCroft
Conversations about review scores pop up in the comments quite often, with anything less than an 8 considered…subpar. There’s even an article on it…

https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2019/04/soapbox_710_is_a_bad_review_score_the_worlds_gone_mad

@LiamCroft
You’re only feeding review complaints when you post something like this:

“…but that accolade still only warranted it a 7/10.”

I’m not against the acquisition, per se, but I question the gain. A company started in 2020 with about 10 employees that was working on a mobile co-op shooter in January 2021, but hasn’t released a single game as of yet.

I’d rather it get axed early, rather than getting me hooked in season 2, then axing it (Sense8 and Mindhunter come to mind).

For that rate it should at least be usable at Universal Orlando…

I love the original. Very unsettling, especially when getting surrounded by a horde. Another example of flat screens not being able to relay the immersion.

I’m curious…if they’re able to map 2 to the PSVR, but also port it to PSVR2…does that mean others could do the same with the existing PSVR library??? I’m not expecting it, but this gives me a sliver of hope.

I was not impressed. The only thing that made me laugh was the piddling applause when Lies of P was announced as a Day One GamePass title. 💀💀💀

At this point, who cares? A service to offer games that you will never own that releases and removes games at its own will? I have enough games in my backlog to last my lifetime. GamePass sounds great for a high schooler or an unemployed SOB, but for real life, it's a waste of money.

I enjoyed flow, Flower and Journey on the PS3, but went the entire PS4 era just fine without them. I guess it’s simply a matter of where and how you want to make or not make money.

@charbtronic
If you check out Marvel’s website…

https://www.marvel.com/games/marvel-s-spider-man

https://www.marvel.com/games/marvel-s-spider-man-miles-morales

https://www.marvel.com/games/marvels-wolverine

https://www.marvel.com/games/marvels-spider-man-2

"Sony has surpassed Microsoft in terms of console sales and install base, having sold more than twice as many [than] Xbox in the last generation."

This come across as counter intuitive position. Sony has more consumers, so that justifies Microsoft locking the majority of consumers who own a PlayStation out of Activision games? How is that consumer friendly? Sounds more like a violation of anti-trust laws.