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Why does every Fortnite news feel like an ad? Is it some kind of advertorial?

It is a card game, so no interest at all. I feel being a card game- fps does not matter. Shame they could not even make it good-looking for such a static game.

No high hope regarding Chinese and Korean developers. Surely they look great but good games are more than that. Let's wait and see.

@UltimateOtaku91 Haters are more active here than fans, unfortunately. Just ignore them. While I respect different people's tastes, it is funny to see those haters always moaning with pathetic excuses in every article. Does not help this site (unlike its sister website) ignite the flame with some articles as, obviously, those kinds of articles attract more engagement. But in the long run, that may turn away some of the fans, like on Facebook (especially posts related to vaccines or some sensitive political topics), it is mostly those bots/ paid trolls who comment and in the end, they are the only ones left.

Some people will keep finding faults for a few overlapping games between Essential and higher tiers, completely overlooking the fact that some people would only sub the lowest tier, and those games never expire. It is really easy for Sony to make higher tiers more attractive- just follow what Xbox is doing by offering utterly rubbish games for the lowest tier. Not sure you people want that? There are only so many games they can give out.

Personally, I don't care as long as I can enjoy the story and gameplay. A shame the plague tale can't do 60 fps. Maybe the pointless number of rats bogs it down? They will probably give update later like the first one, but its gameplay is never fast paced (at which time it will also be free on ps plus). There was WB developer's comment about Xbox series S dragging down this generation, not sure that would explain Gotham Knight trouble. I would still play it at some point as I like to play co-op.

What a stupid article! Is it really shocking Mr Ramsey? So Sony should sell their consoles at a loss for other services? This site is fast becoming a place for haters. If you want to mention Xbox, why don't you write about launching the next gen with 0 games, and releasing 2 exclusives over the next 2 years?

Marvel movies are struggling to stay connected after the end game.

GTA is never a story focused game. Leaked raw gameplay video wouldn’t hurt that much apart from taking away wow factor when they actually reveal the game play.

Haters will still moan. Thing is a lot of places still sell the bundles at similar prices despite 30£ increase. Pound and Euro have been losing a lot of their values against dollar this year. Saw a lot of news about 30£ increase but I barely see news of Apple increases their pro phone by 150£ but keep the same price in the Us)

@Godot25 I know you are making things up. You don't need to say these irrelevant things. You are veering from our argument again and again. Shall we focus on the fact that Phil lied on Twitter? There is no signed agreement nor does he offer to provide several years of COD content. (don't say he doesn't need to, yes absolutely true but he needs to appease the regulators, hence he lied)

@Godot25 Twisting thing huh? Then why didn't he just say he offered 3 years beyond the current agreement? (it is not 2028, it is 3 years after the current agreement which is nowhere equivalent to several). Now you are explaining what happened behind the scene? lol. For me signed agreement means both parties agree and thus signed, it is the word Phil used, not the actual process or requirement. Shall we focus on the argument of Phil lied?

@Godot25 Signed agreement does not mean it is signed by both parties? And according to this news, this is also an existing agreement. What in Jan? (edit: read in again they offered three more years after the current agreement). We all understand signed agreement means it is agreed upon by both parties. That's when people signed, no? 3 years now is several years? It is just a lie to get this deal through the regulators.

@awp69 Poor comparison. Obviously as Sony don't own the company, Microsoft can make FF remake 2/3 or 4 exclusive if they pay more money. But can Microsoft make God of War exclusive?

@Godot25 First this is not agreement between microsoft and sony. Second, could have easily used 3 years father than several years. Last but not least, he said Sony signed an agreement which is totally wrong according to this news.

@SinfulDestroyer Last I checked, that game sold best on playstation. Nobody here is representing for everyone.Please come back with better argument.

@StylesT Fair enough if Phil doesn’t use that fact to pass the regulations. The only reason Phil makes this public is to appease the regulator. Could have mentioned it is an old agreement between Activision and Sony. So yes he lied.

Xbox fanboys whine here again with similar excuses.Sony fund the games previously to make them exclusive, bought the studios they have close ties with. Unrealistic to compare the different things. The thing is Phil Spencer lies, he lies to make this deal goes through. He offers 3 years, not because he is generous but because he wants this deal to get approved.

@Dr_Luigi @Dr_Luigi For now they are making this far using firsty party exclusive promise. Have you seen this month gamepass entries? Completely rubbish. Do you simply they are making profits with dlc now? To survive, they need to make most games live services. Hence the latest Halo has gone into oblivion. Something are obvious that you don't even need to make assumption.

@Dr_Luigi Dont underestimate the power of sharing among people. A lot of people I know subscribe streaming services through various means/share or exchange their passwords.. Yes these non tech savvy people.
First party AAA games cost hundred of millions to develop and their big first party new gen halo game is mostly deserted now despite multiplayer component is completely free. Not sure that would be cheaper for them compared to paying 6 digit figure for simulator game. It will take a few years to see how this play out. But let’s see if they can keep at this price after they start releasing first party AAA games REGULARLY (although they will take the burn initially). Of note is all the movie streaming services keep raising their price once they get a foothold (and subsequently lost subscribers although I reckon games are not as easy to pirate as movies).

@Dr_Luigi No one is contradicting. I told you above it may be sustainable now as they have only released very few first-party games since launch and mostly padded with 3rd party independent games. The real thing is when they start releasing their big first-party games.

I would say that isn't the loophole, MS just deliberately allows it to increase sub base (since launch- that's where the great value comes from). Surely they would close gwg upgrade at some point, but the important question then is will people want to continue with that price? The thing is most gamers are tech-savvy, and a lot of people have been subscribing through much cheaper 3rd world countries (which they cannot close).

Of course, they believe what they are doing. But the thing is they have burned a lot of money through Nokia and multiple mobile failures before. The point is being one of the richest companies, they have enough money to test the water.

@Dr_Luigi Too optimistic. The vast majority of people now subscribe using the cheap upgrade gwg pathway or sub through third world countries. If they really charge 15 per month or stricter with accounts sharing, no doubt a lot will leave. At the moment, it seems sustainable as they only release very few (most not so well received) first party games since its launch and make up with small independent games instead. Coincident or not, almost all of these 3rd party D1 independent games are available to rival services like PS plus or Epic at some point for free. Once they start release AAA first party games from studios they bought, that’s when to make assessment whether this is really sustainable without MS deep pocket.

EDF 5 is great fun. Spent hundreds of hours. A bit grindy though. I hope with the power of PS5, things will be smoother.

Not no one. I accept it. Got premium on discount anyway. Tried Syphon Filter among classic offerings, noted the controls did not age well. So yes I have 0 interest in classic games and this doesn't bother me at all

Moaners need to find a reason to keep moaning. Forced bundle blah blah. Rarely heard anything from actual buyers. In fact this practice is quite common and HZD is a great game to be bundled with. The usual folks flock here to moan every week this news come up. Yeah yeah we already get your point.

It is great even as a gamer, and I played all 4 and lost legacy. Much of the hate comes from Sully not having a moustache and Tom Holland being young.

The sequel will sell better. A beautifully crafted game with fantastic gameplay. I have spent over 100s hours on Legends mode alone.

I hope Sony make a new Tokyo Jungle game. It was a really great game. With PS5 power, it could be a huge game even with a multiplayer component.

I finished one and a half episodes last night. So far so good. Although the young jade character/actor is annoying.

@Marios-love-child One of the trashes torchlight was offered on GWG before.

Fantastic offering. Meanwhile, Xbox GWG offers random independent games which include a game given away previously and that was not even the first time.

And you made a mountain out of a molehill when the new PS extra launched in Asia- like how people were asked for money for the previous discount. Fair enough but now Sony is offering a very cheap upgrade price for the existing PS plus users? Where is the news? No single news about that at all.

They should just give random no name independent games like games with gold, so it won’t site any conversation.

I don't know who gets confused by that? People who want to moan about everything Sony do these days?

I finished the original multiple times back then. The new remake, while lacking some places from the previous game, is still a great game. In a way, the experience is tighter with a more relentless pursuit of Nemesis. I would say this is better or at least as good as the original. People just talking down because it didn't include all things from the old game.. For me it is the whole experience, not stay true to old game nor the overall game length.

@Shepherd_Tallon They have been hiding successfully behind the game pass. It is a good value service (especially the vast majority use the loophole of upgrading with 1$) but mainly offering 3rd party independent games (day 1 release). Some people just ignore they have been offering really rubbish games on games with gold for a long time (since gp launch).

I guess only minority will play those retro games. While I grew up with most of these games, I am already spoiled by modern games. I don’t even replay Mario 3/Donkey Kong- the most memorable games for me.

I am really excited about this. This may be similar to Division but on steroids with a more engrossing story, crafting and stuff. As other said, this become much bigger than initially planned and become a standalone project

The effect looks better than the ill-fated welcome to Raccoon one. It is better to have their own stories rather than be very faithful to games IMHO. The first original RE film has a similar feel to the game though.

@kpenders Must have so much free time for xbox fanboy to troll here. Your responses have been quite deviating from the news and original point. You said every COD entries been selling 30-40 millions. Thing is the later entries barely sold 20. I brought up Elden ring just to pint iut the figure (basically less than 12-13 million, a far cry from your claim, it is still massive figure). Thing is I couldn’t care less about cod. Stay on point with your arguement by the way

@kpenders Yeah COD is waning popularity with each year. Like you said, it doesn’t matter as it is still multiplat including PlayStation from what they said. And hey it is the executives who are not happy with COD sale. Its number are still enormous (although personally i only own given out free on Ps plus and yet never play). You don't need to tell me about its popularity, comparing multiplat with a sony exclusive. (Although you inflate the number, they never sold 40 million for each entry, the last one was outsold by Elden ring at 13 million). Not sure why you only mention Bungie as there are many other first party studios. Died in 2028, i don't think so, man. MLB sports being a multiplat is no surprising. Even if they simultaneously release their first party on PC, no way Playstattion would die.

@kpenders Pessimistic. All Xbox games- u mean Forza, halo and gear?? COD is losing its audience but Blizzard titles are multiplat.

Looks fantastic. I wish they made a street fighter beat em up style game too.

If I learn something, it is that games that debut on one subscription service are eventually given out free to other subscription services or sold very cheap- like Street of Rage 4 or Hades. Hence I never buy them at launch.

@Shepherd_Tallon I saw in a Facebook group. They are from the Singapore region. One has 6 months, and one has about a year of ps plus left. Both of them offered half price for ps extra and deluxe (half of the normal upgrade price- 25 SGD for 6 months deluxe/ 18 SGD for extra tier). Shame I can't share a screenshot here. I agree. While Sony has to bear some blame, this site is now filled with a lot of haters who moan and blow up everything.

Saw a lot of people get a 50% discount on upgrades to higher tiers from essential ps plus one. So the above is not entirely accurate or does not affect all regions. Or only affecting those recently stacked through loopholes.

@Northern_munkey There is no hostility. Sorry if you think so. Maybe you didn't read the news. You can't play offline if you don't sign in after a week. That's all. Nowhere it is mentioned, that they will remove the titles if you don't sign in for a week. You don't need to worry about signing in regularly at all.

@Shigurui I tried on PC and cant even open the games.

@meistergeister Total BS comment. This is very different from MS proposition back then. They ask for an internet connection when you play the disc you own. And the much-praised GP games, you can't even play them without the internet, let alone for a week.

@Northern_munkey It really doesn't make sense why you even raise this question. I don't know what you are even worried about? I really wonder if some of you guys are just here to troll on Sony or if you guys have a genuine concern. If you go on holiday, you don't play games, then what are you worried about? You return home, you can pick up where you left off. If your sub expires when you are away, you resub when you back and then continue where you left off. If you brought your console on holiday, you connect to hotel wifi or phone tethering after a week. If you brought your console to the holiday destination where there is no internet at all, then it is a different matter and you consider to play the games you own in that case.

Great line up. Moaners will always moan no matter what. What’s wrong with including games from ps now and previous ps plus. Not all people subscribe ps plus that particular time. Yes I am a subscriber since 2016 and have about 400-500 games in my library, even for me there are a lot of games I am interested in. For PS now, if you don’t know, it has more or less similar games as game pass, yeah the one you keep praising no matter what. In fact, PlayStation first party games are much stronger (except you want to drive multiple variations of Forza). While the promise of gp day 1 first party games is good, also remember Microsoft has only released a handful of first party AAA games since gp launch, not to mention some, if not most are not well received.