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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.

@nessisonett The problem with a gameplay trailer is that it will most likely be taken from the beginning of the game... Which will most likely resemble the gameplay of 2018...which will create the narrative that its just like dlc.

@IonMagi I'm sure if Sucker Punch wanted to make another Sly Cooper, they'd be allowed to do so. There was a Ratchet and Clank game, Astro Bot, and Sack Boy all in the first year of the console so while, yes, Sonys bread and butter are story focused games, there's room for platformers.

@patronmacabre My only experience was with Persona 5. Thankfully I looked at a guide before playing Royal because I didn't realize my repurchase would've been meaningless unless I leveled up my relationships with certain characters by a certain date. A next Gen port is kind of meaningless as the games art style and gameplay really doesn't need 60 fps. I'm assuming it runs at 30 on ps4. Been a while since I played it.

Why does Atlus not get crap for rereleasing this game constantly? You're almost better off not buying a Persona game for years because they will release a longer, better version years down the line at full price with no upgrade path.

@Bez87 you're right. I don't think out of the gate it's going to be anything ground breaking. The question that will be answered in time is if they put resources into it and continue to make deals with publishers.

@Martsmall I'm not sure what hype you were referring to. The announcement was just a blog post and everyone was underwhelmed. You have to keep in mind how much resources and time it took Xbox to get their backwards compatibility working with enhancements. Basically had to go back to each game and do extensive testing.

@KingPev because the majority of the money is being made on a paytowin mobile game?

@Wasted_Smuggler Thank you. How many hours a day are these people playing games that they aren't satisfied. I'm still enjoying Elden Ring and will be looking forward to a break.

Frankly, whatever the service is, I'll check it out and if I like it, I'll get it... If not, oh well. I'm happy to support most of Sony’s first party studios as they are generally wonderful to their fans. Sucker Punch, Insomniac, Santa Monica and Naughty Dog always deliver and celebrate the community. If one of the other studios delivers a great game, well all the better but I don't understand nit picking and complaining about every little thing.

@RubyCarbuncle exactly. It waters down the product. When a game is designed for a specific, customized hardware, you can get something truly special.

@Divergent95 Umm, investing heavily in studios, procuring some of the most talented people in the industry and keeping them. You look at the well documented development troubles of Halo, Fable, Perfect Dark, etc and you realize talent really matters. Meanwhile insomniac turns out blockbuster AAA games every 2 years.

@Rural-Bandit I live about 20 minutes from Bethesda and know many people that worked there as play testers. Wish nothing but the best for them.

@Rural-Bandit well I didn't make the comment about tencent. But you can't deny that Bungie left unhappy and virtually everyone left RARE when they acquired them.

@Rural-Bandit You bring up some good points about Square and SF but I think you are wrong about GT7. It's the studios that decided the monetization. And they didn't buy Spider-Man. First of all they own the rights to the character but more importantly they invested millions to have it made. Insomniac wouldn't be the Insomniac we know today without Sony investing in them and letting them do their own thing. And insomniac gave so much free content to the original Spiderman. Same with guerilla and GoT. I don't see Sony coming down with an edict of the monetization of GT7.

@Rural-Bandit and just to be clear, I don't play any Bethesda or Activision games. I'm more of an Arcane or Doublefine type of person. Couldn't care less about CoD or whatever else Activision publishes. Although Starfield could be great.

@Rural-Bandit You don't seem to get it. When they become like Netflix and 99% of it is algorithm based *****, then you'll understand. Somehow you think it's a good thing that Microsoft is throwing around billions of dollars to take beloved franchises that have always been multiplatform and making them exclusive to a subscription service is a good thing. Microsoft has money but they don't have the love of games that nintendo and Sony has. How many studios have either left or been ruined by Microsoft? They had one of the best games of the year last year in Psychonauts 2 but did zero advertising for it. I can't understand anyone who is a shill for huge corporations that buy up and ruin so many things.

@Rural-Bandit I don't mean free but how much money gets reinvested in the company...how are people going to get sales bonuses if there aren't sales? None of this is known

@Rural-Bandit Elden Ring just sold 12 million copies at full price. This will allow that studio to grow in ways it never could before. Now I know this is an outlier but I find it hard to believe that Bethesda is going to be given 7 years and a hundred million dollars to make one game a generation and be free on game pass.

@Rural-Bandit how do you know this?

How do we know it's good for developers? Sure, potentially more people play their games, but if they aren't filled with micro transactions, how do we know they are adequately compensated?

@MrGilly69 lol, you really care about your trophy numbers huh

Who cares about trophies? I just finished Breath of the Wild and not once did I feel like I needed a trophy for doing something.

@Uncharted2007 just keep making the best games in the industry

@BAMozzy Except you own nothing with game pass. I hate streaming services. This trend of every company in the world wanting a piece of your monthly check without actually giving you anything is insane. Soon you'll have algorithm based gaming like Netflix does algorithm programming .

At least they aren't Nintendo. I still can't find Mario Kart 8 for under 50 dollars, even used.

@GorosBat I think ultimately it comes down to the fact that Sony has allowed each publisher to handle a ps5 upgrade how they see fit. For first party games, its a 10 fee. Everyone else handles it differently. I'm not sure why people get so upset. If you're paying more than 25-30 dollars a year for ps plus, you're doing it wrong.

@blinx01 @blinx01 you're talking about someone who still ends his posts with 'word up son'. And yeah, his posts are generally intelligible

@Fenbops I'm not even sure you have to upgrade. The ps4 fame on ps5 already runs at 4k 60fps with almost no loading.

Kinda sucks but 20 dollars for the expansion isn't bad. Atleast there is an upgrade path. Can't say the same about Persona 5 Royal.