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I have a psvr2 and have bought around 20 games for it. They are all reasonably priced and excellent experiences

They lost the main writer and innovator of the company. I am in the minority but I couldn't care less about gta vi. I can't imagine how it'll be any different than gta V with better graphics. Rockstar seems to have no interest in making any other than gta anymore. At least give us a ps5 patch for red dead 2.

@Impossibilium They've just always been a multiple project studio. Santa Monica and naughty dog have always worked on one project at a time (although at least ND is a two project studio now. Not sure about SSM) ... And it shows with all the little details and animations that are completely unnecessary but appreciated nonetheless. It's two different approaches and I don't think one is better than the other.

@UltimateOtaku91 Insomniac has some truly great animators. It's one thing to have a state of the art performance capture system like Naughty Dog. It's another to animate a game like Rift Apart

@Loamy I would hope all their studios engines are being updated. Especially the way data is steamed because that ssd is fast! It's kinda crazy when you consider that most of their studios have created in house engines and they all are tailored to what the studio goes best. I'll be honest, I loved the inFamous games but I did not see GoT coming. They really improved that engine and created something truly fanatic.

@JB_Whiting yeah, they created an engine specifically for GoW 2018 and then refused for ragnorök obviously. I wonder what the future holds for that franchise. Naughty Dog also has their own engine so no, I would be shocked if they required anyone to use Decima. Sony seems to try trust it's studios. At least the big 5.

@TrickyDicky99 lol, dude, I've played VR games before. Many in fact.not that it matters. And Jim took over way before psvr came out. Building a second headset, let alone a high quality one, and buying a huge studio known for VR games sure shows they don't care about VR. The fact is that most people don't care about VR. The market was shrinking well before the headset was released. And it's not like it's even close to the most expensive one on the market. It probably will always be a niche thing. So I don't care that you got vr 7 years ago or that you have 130 games. Doesn't change the fact that this new headset is amazing.

@TrickyDicky99 lol, Pong... Ps1, you're references are so outlandish it makes me wonder if you're that dumb or if you are just a troll. I'm going with both. You were bragging and gloating a few months ago that we were all stuck in the stone age playing GoW while you were playing these awesome VR games. Now they are like Pong?

@TrickyDicky99 wow, we are all jealous of you. It won't be a flop with a price drop at the holidays. Nobody wants the crap that was ps vr1, what with it's ridiculous controllers, camera, wires, and inferior visual fidelity

@TrickyDicky99 chill man. Are you the guy who wouldn't play GoW Ragnarok because it was cross Gen and was bragging about all the VR games you had? Cool bro

@TrickyDicky99 I feel like there is far more quality launch games than most consoles have. This is my first VR headset so both Moss games are new to me and GT7 and RE Village are amazing. Also got the saints and sinners games which I haven't played yet but heard good things.. And The Last Clockwinder and Horizon were good

@Impossibilium the writing will still be terrible

@MFTWrecks it's broken though. Unless they released some seriously thorough patches. Watched someone play it and the game just decided that you couldn't do damage to any enemy.

Why? I don't understand why they're dumping more money into this broken game?

I don't understand this game at all. Why use super heroes if you're just making a looter shooter?

@cburg LOL, please. Microsoft hasn't nurtured studios. If anything, they have a history of destroying and absorbing them. If it weren't for their Zenimax purchase, which was in the billions, they'd be a mess right now. They need Eisos Montreal to help out on Fable and Crystal Dynamics to help on Perfect Dark and 343 to destroy Halo. Where are these support studios you're speaking of? That's way different than giving a third party studio to make its own game for your platform.

@stvevan I'm sure they did. But a new IP is not an easy thing to do. If you don't have the right creative people in place, it doesn't matter how much technical help you get. I am not sure why they showcased it the way they did though

This is what makes Playstation something I love. Microsoft is just throwing tremendous money at huge companies, with established multiplatform big hitters. Sony nurtures studios. The reason they were able to buy Insomniac for the price they did is because Insomniac wouldn't be the studio it is without Sonys investment and trust. Microsoft is using third party studios to help make some of its flagship titles. Sony has support studios. Look, I have PC game pass and appreciate the value, I just feel like Sony put in the work and Microsoft is trying to bully its way to the top.

@Acurisur I should be happy that Microsoft is buying up these huge companies with a long history of multiplatform games because they updated a few games that were already on Playstation?

@Acurisur how exactly have fallout 4 and Dishonored been supported. These haven't been updated since Microsoft bought Zenimax. It's a case by case basis clearly. Minecraft has always been multiplatform and is an online title so of course its supported. As I said Psychonauts 2 doesn't have hdr on Playstation and the Outer Worlds was published by Take Two. They aren't just blanketly supporting Playstation ports.

@BAMozzy That's not true. Psychonauts 2 never got a ps5 version or even HDR on Playstation. They are supporting the games you mentioned because someone else has the publishing rights.

@Ravix yeah, all my saves are from next Gen. I didnt load any of my ps4 saves from the cloud. And it didn't do it for the first twenty hours or so. I did notice that my manual saves say version 4 behind them and my autosaves don't. Thanks for the tip. I'll try when I get home. I have been leaving it in a rest state but in my experience (even back on ps4) the Witcher starts to bug out the more times you suspend it.

Every time I boot up the game on PS5 it acts like it's the first time I played it. It tells me of all the new upgrades, makes me adjust HDR and resets all my settings to default. Anyone else have this issue? Is there a way to fix it? Super annoying

I am not even a Harry Potter fan and this looks amazing. With all the customization though, you have to wonder what the microtransactions will look like.

A lot of times, the first hour is the last thing done so the least polished. Days Gone was a good example of that. They completely reworked the intro late and it showed. It definitely wasn't indicative of the polish the rest of the game had. But then again, this is the studios first game so you rarely get perfection out the gate. I'm definitely waiting for reviews on this one.

@IonMagi Yet, ps+ increased revenue despite losing subscribers. Microsoft is playing a whole different game. They do not have the excellent gaming pipeline that Sony has. They are in the business of getting as many titles on gamepass as possible whereas Sonys sole focus is on creating blockbuster AAA games.

@hhrrsn says 6.5 million were made in the second quarter. Meaning production has picked up.

@Arnna It's fair to assume that 60fps would be an option at this point. Especially with a 70 dollar price tag. What about this game makes it "next-gen"?

Microsoft is trying to muscle its way into competition. I don't care either way. I am a Playstation fan because they make great single player games. But I also have PC gamepass which I use to play Xbox exclusives, which I gotta say, there aren't many that interest me. But I finally got to play Sunset Overdrive!

@Mylo game informer has I think ten minutes of gameplay coming Sept 6. This was just a tease. I think I'm going to avoid all coverage though.

@TrickyDicky99 Are you going to come to every comment section about this game and say the same thing? And literally nobody cares that you have 130 PSVR games. It's laughable how childish you are. My apologies if you are an actual child.

They certainly didn't hide their influence here

I'm surprised at the score. After watching SkillUps review, I find it almost irresponsible to give this a 7

@SinfulDestroyer I only have PC game pass and it's not on there.

@get2sammyb Why is this embarrassing? I'm sure they had to bend a little to get Kojima on board. Plus, this isn't a treasured IP. And MLB isn't on Game pass to my knowledge. It was MLB's wishes to have it cross platform and I think that's a good thing. Once God of War releases, people will forget all about all this.

@Milt its not even close to that. Now if it was Ratchet & Clank, then the comparison would be closer. The first thing you think about when someone says Nintendo is Mario. No-one is thinking of Death Stranding when you mention Playstation.

@TrickyDicky99 Yeah I'm excited for that too but Santa Monica was never going to rebuild their engine for this sequel. They didn't want people to wait that long to finish the story. I think building on what's already there is going to make this something special. Enemy variety and bosses suffered in the first game since it took them so long to get the axe mechanics working and the no-cut camera. Basically they built a game engine specifically for that game. I'm excited to see whatever Cory Barlog is working on which will surely be a ps5 exclusive.

@TrickyDicky99 no I'm not new to gaming. I had the NES on release before Super Mario Bros was a thing. Again, completely different Era. I think you're misremembering the launch titles for ps3 and ps4. I already stated that ps5 already has more exclusives than ps4 did in the same time frame. I can't believe you are still going on about this. What exactly do you want GoW Ragnarok to be that it's not going to be? You said it wasn't about the graphics. So what do want? Is Gotham Knights going to be a better game because it's next Gen exclusive? Current Gen for me but next Gen for 80% of the Playstation owners

@TrickyDicky99 And you're going to complain about something you can't control. I thought it was common knowledge that you don't get games that really take advantage of the hardware until three years in

@TrickyDicky99 it's nonsensical not whatever you typed. And you're referencing a time when games took way less time and money to make. When game development got longer, look at the Ps4. The first 2 years basically just had Killzone and inFamous from first party. That's basically it. So your argument falls apart rather quickly.
A great game is a great game, whether it's on the Switch, PC, last Gen hardware, Xbox. It's going to be a great game and if you don't want to play it, I couldn't care less. Play nothing until next year when the ps5 exclusives hit.

@TrickyDicky99 That's ridiculous. Then every PC game is as well since they are generally designed to also run on older systems. The fact is that most people don't even have a PS5 yet. GoW was a masterclass in game design.

@TrickyDicky99 I don't think it matters that GoW is a ps4 game. Santa Monica never disappoints in the graphics department. Although I do look forward to a couple years from now when first party studios are taking full advantage of the ps5 unique architecture. I loved Miles Morales, but every time i was crawling through a vent, I thought, this is a loading screen. Although it does work for the character.

@Richnj It didn't sound to me that SE Japan studios were interested in being bought out but were looking for investment and a majority shareholder

I guess the reports of a beta coming soon aren't true.

@DiscoStuUK Me too

@TheCollector316 They really need to update the Yakuza engine to include HDR. But they are still fantastic games.

@TheCollector316 It's listed as a PS5 game, so yes. The issue is if it's listed as ps4. Although, the difference between the 2 versions isnt that noticeable with turn based combat.

@Grimwood you're kidding right? Yakuza is good. Tony Hawk and Little Nightmares are great. I already have all 3 but still it is a good mix of games.

@-Sigma- well this ain't nintendo. It will be heavily discounted at some point.

@CVCubbington Toxic, no... Hardworking yes. I'm sick of this idea that no one should work overtime since then it creates a sense of obligation that others work overtime. If you want to be great, then it takes hard work. If you work at Naughty Dog, who make some of the most detailed games in existence, then it takes sacrifice. Imagine if someone told Michael Jordan he could only play basketball x amount of hours a day.