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@Andy22385 hope they have good Wi-Fi on their commutes.

@naruball it seems now, it is the case. A lot of PS branded stuff has sold extremely well recently.

@Angelus3K which is perfectly ok. I know some people will be perfectly happy to pay for this overpriced product.

I personally just hate the direction Playstation is going in at the moment. Releasing expensive hardware, increasing the cost of the PS Plus subscription, and not telling us what games they've got coming.

I love my PS5 and am loving playing the games I've got, but the future of PS is not a future I'm hyped about.

People really will buy anything as long as it has the PS logo on it.

Seriosuly, what is the appeal of this? It is an expensive device considering all it can do is stream games from your PS5, which is already possible on devices most people already own. It has a few other limitations as well, i.e. lack of Bluetooth support. I just don't get this at all.

Definitely looking forward to playing this. Will get Ubisoft+ for a month or two on Xbox to play this and The Crew Motorfest.

Although I have loved the big open worlds in the last three Assassin's Creed games (Origins Odyssey, Valhalla), it will be nice to play a smaller game more focused on stealth.

@AdamNovice it is still pretty anti-consumer, even if not many people play it. People have paid money for these types of games and for them to become essentially useless is just rubbish.

This is a genuinely fun racing game with some nice mechanics and track design. Looking forward to playing it some more

@Neverwild so people can actually be excited and interested in what PS has to offer? So people can actually feel justified that they have bought a PS5 that will actually have games releasing for it soon? It's pretty obvious why people want to know what games are coming for the expensive console they've just spent hundreds of pounds on.

Sony really needs to show off what games they are working on because I've seen so many people say they have absolutely no hype for PS beyond Spiderman 2.

The games might not be released for ages, but at least fans can get excited about something.

Companies keep telling us how much we all want the metaverse, but who actually wants the metaverse?

@AdamNovice doesn't mean Sony's security can't be improved.

@AdamNovice because how many of those games are actually system sellers and actual big, popular, games that many people care about? A handful, at most.

Plus, a lot of these games are coming to other systems (whether PS4 or a different company).

When the Nintendo Switch, at the end of its lifespan, has more 1st party exclusives, then there is probably an issue.

Well obviously. Hardly a surprise that one of the biggest franchises has the most interest.

@UltimateOtaku91 well considering the Switch is clearly at the end of its life cycle, that isn't surprising.

Personally, much better than the rubbish Playstation just showed. Luigi's Mansion 2 is a very good game, Paper Mario is meant to be very good as well, the other new games looked fun and the DLC for Splatoon 3 and MK8 is just going to help me enjoy the games even more. Plus we just had a direct just for Spier Mario Wonder.

Playstation had Spiderman 2, which we already knew a lot about, and an Avatar game which is being released on other consoles. Wow. You would have expected this to be the end of the PS5 life cycle, but it has barely even started yet.

I have absolutely no hype for the future of Playstation after that. I didn't expect much, yet this was still extremely disappointing and one of the worse presentations in recent memory.

It really does seem Playstation is now "for the payers" as they only care about selling expensive hardware now.

@Ninerguy1608 if these games release on other systems, which most will, why buy a Playstation? Why not buy cheaper alternatives that have certain features the PS5 lacks.

A reminder of what happened at the last showcase. Xbox tweeted about all the games that they were also getting, which was a lot. If I was a consumer and there are no PS5 exclusives on the horizon (or very little) why pay for that when I can get the cheaper Series S which would suit most people, and has extra features like quick resume and the superior Game Pass?

And by the way, I'm not turning this into a PS Vs Xbox discussion. It's just an example of why PS really needs to be careful because at the moment, it is clear people have little hype about the future of PS and if they are lacking exclusives, why buy the expensive PS5 in the first place when alternatives exist?

@AdamNovice you mean someone who agrees with you.

Common sense has nothing to do with this. You just can't stand people being negative about Playstation here. Burying your head in the sand and pretending many fans aren't happy doesn't help.

@AdamNovice Tears of the Kingdom? Starfield? An example of a sequel and a new IP that generate tonnes of hype despite being announced years before their release. And both games have been received very well (yes, even Starfield. Despite the slightly odd online reaction in places, mostly from PS fanboys, and the review bombing, the game has been a success).

@AdamNovice I have absolutely no hype about the future of Playstation because we have barely any idea about future games that will be released for the PS5.

Yes, games are being developed, but saying that doesn't generate any hype.

All Playstation seems to care about at the moment is overpriced hardware and increasing prices.

So third party games which will likely be available on other devices? Why are they hiding first party games so much? They don't seem to want to give people a reason to actually own a PS5 anymore.

Very happy to see Starfield at the top. It is an incredible game and my GOTY. I am loving it so far and I've only just gotten started.

Unsubscribing. Most games I play multiplayer on are on Xbox so I'l just subscribe to the much better Game Pass.

I could understand an increase of £5 or even £10 but this is ridiculous.

@S1ayeR74 also game pass ultimate includes day one releases, which can immediately save a lot of money. Playstation Extra tends to include older games which go on sale quite often anyway.

@General_Disarray which a lot of people predicted. People are confused about the market of this, which seems to be incredibly small, especially when you consider the ridiculous price.

We'll obviously have to see how well it sells, but it isn't the same situation at all as to RDR remaster considering the features this has and the much higher cost.

@General_Disarray a lot of comments here, on the subreddits and across twitter definitely don't want this. I wouldn't be surprised if it fails completely.

@sop I think Playstation are going to struggle a lot to market this in a way where people understand it without focusing too much on the stuff it doesn't have.

I've seen many comments elsewhere with people excited, only for someone else to explain what the device actually is, and then the original commenter to become disappointed. I can see this happening a lot when it releases. Many people will assume it's like the switch, buy it, and then be really annoyed when they open it and found out what they've actually bought.

That is, unless Sony focuses on the lack of Bluetooth, lack of offline ability, requirement for a PS5 and for it to be on etc, which is just off-putting to most consumers.

@General_Disarray it's mostly the cost of everything else that is pretty ridiculous.

The lack of Bluetooth is a clear example. If you buy this overpriced screen, you then have to pay even more money on their own devices to have wireless sound. It's disgraceful imo.

@NinjaNicky ok? Never said no one can like it.

I just can't justify spending £200 on this considering remote play exists on devices I already own, and considering the fact I can currently purchase a Switch Lite (which much better functionality) for less than £190.

The price is a joke, but consider what Sony charges for hardware at the moment, it's hardly surprising.

@NinjaNicky this is a post with a poll about people's opinion on a new product. Of course people are going to give their opinion in the comments.

If you don't like hearing people's opinions, don't read the comments.

@NinjaNicky if I'm in the house, I've got a TV to play on.

The only time I'd really use handheld is if I'm out of the house, but WiFi really isn't too good.

And how good is the PS Link connection? What is the distance allowed?

No. It sounds terrible and overpriced for what it really is.

Have to be connected to WiFi
Only uses remote play
PS5 has to be on
Can't use Bluetooth
Battery life isn't that good

Hope it flops and Sony stops wasting money and resources on overpriced hardware.

Definitely want to give it a go. I've loved Origins,. Odyssey, and Valhalla so another game is good with me.

Obviously I would have preferred it on console but there are pretty good ways to play mobile games more easily now so not too bothered.

A remote play only device with a fairly limited battery life that can only be used on WiFi as long as you have the PS5 on. Sounds terrible. Even worse when you consider the price.

@djlard it's about cloud gaming because that is what the CMA cared about.

@SgtTruth this isn't necessarily true.

Ubisoft has the rights to license out the cloud versions of Activision Blizzard games to other services, including Xbox Cloud Streaming with Game Pass.

There is nothing to say that the games won't be on Game Pass Cloud Streaming. They just can't be exclusive to it.

They have already said they will be licensing out the cloud games to other services so they won't be exclusive to Ubisoft+.

@tameshiyaku Even if it isn't around, there are still plenty of other cloud streaming services that Ubisoft can license this content to (especially when you consider that Ubisoft+ doesn't have its own streaming service and just uses Amazon Luna).

@UltimateOtaku91 no, that isn't what this deal says.

This is only for cloud streaming rights. As far as I can tell, the standard downloadable versions of the games will be available as normal to Xbox users. Therefore, Xbox users shouldn't need two subscriptions.

There is nothing stopping Activision Blizzard games being on Xbox Cloud Streaming. It's just Ubisoft will need to license the cloud versions of the games to Xbox. If they do agree to license games, then Xbox users won't need two subscriptions even for cloud gaming.

And no, I don't believe cloud streaming with Ubisoft is a thing on PS yet. As part of the deal, this does appear to mean that Activision Blizzard can't have any true exclusives on Xbox as the cloud streaming rights can't be exclusive to Xbox Cloud Gaming. However, no games being truly exclusive was kinda the case anyway due to Xbox releasing their games on PC at the same time as Xbox, which would probably continue with Activision Blizzard.

@Jeaz The deal is only for Activision Blizzard games which Starfield isn't an example of, so no, Starfield won't be getting streamed to PS5 any time soon.

So basically the same as what Xbox wanted in the first place (licensing their games to many other cloud streaming services) but instead Ubisoft is in charge of the streaming rights and Xbox Cloud Gaming can't get the games exclusively. Don't have a problem with this at all.

I really don't see how the CMA could object to this.

@naruball Microsft does report Xbox numbers, with the data given being essentially the same as the kind of data given from other parts of its business. Does that mean their entire business is a failure? No, of course not.

They scrapped Windows phones because they didn't sell well. Xbox is still going and as they have said many times, brings them a lot of money.

I know some PS fanboys loved to pretend that Xbox is failing, but it clearly isn't considering the amount of money it makes and the fact Microsft hasn't pulled the plug yet.

But hey, ignore reality and continue the clearly biased "Xbox terrible, PS great" mantra that the comments on this site go on about all the time. And this is coming from someone who has played PS for much longer than I have Xbox so please don't go round calling me an Xbox fanboy or anything. I just stick to the facts, rather than the complete nonsense that is often spread about Xbox.

@Matroska They can be doing well despite not being in first or second place. If being behind meant automatic failure, then most companies would be seen as a failure, but that definitely isn't the case.

If they weren't happy with how Xbox has performed, they would have closed it down years ago, like every other previous failing Microsoft product.

@GamingFan4Lyf

They definitely aren't for everyone but I really love them, even if I can clearly see how repetitive the newer games are! Just wondering around Egypt or Greece is enough for me!

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The other big one your missing that I'm really looking forward to is Assassin's Creed Mirage, which has moved a week earlier to October 5th, probably to avoid all the other mid-October games.

I'm also interested in The Crew Motorfest, another Ubisoft game out in September. I'll probably end up just getting Ubisoft+ for a month or two.

@ShowerThoughts it's hardly a playstation thing. September and especially October are jam packed with games from a lot of big publishers. A game released any time in these weeks is going to suffer.

@PC-Mobster-Face it matches the rumours. The rumours never said it would be a slim model, it's just what people started calling it.

It would save manufacturing costs to produce one model and then a detachable disc drive, which this appears to be.

How does Sony suck?

Parents saw it yesterday and enjoyed it a lot. I probably won't see it in the cinema, but definitely seems to be one to watch at some point.

@KaijuKaiser Things can be free and still be a bit rubbish. Here in the UK, there are plenty of good loyalty schemes that are worth much more than this pointless one. One of the best is Microsoft Rewards with many ways to get a lot of points, as well as a variety of stuff to spend points on.

Before people say anything, I know Microsoft Rewards isn't just on Xbox so I'm not trying to directly compare it with PS Stars.

One of the most pointless loyalty schemes around.

I decided to finally get a PS5 Digital Edition after getting a 15% off voucher (up to £50) on electronics from Amazon. Didn't really want to say no to it considering it only cost me just under £340.

@Cashews Exactly. And just to make clear to everyone else, even if inflation decreases from, let's say 8% to 7%, prices will still increase, just at a slower rate. This is something that is misunderstood by so many, including some of the biggest news companies.