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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.

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!