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@Mr_RC thanks for putting it so well. It's exactly what I meant to say.

@RoomWithaMoose "Maybe these anti-AI, quick-to-rage, AI until proven innocent types are overdoing it. But at least that anger stems from a legitimate passion for artistry, worker rights, and/or environmental awareness."

That's why nuance is important. I'm 100% against the use AI to replace voice actors, for example.

All I'm saying is fight the big fights or you end up losing the war altogether.

@singleplayerguy it's sad even when people do stupid things. Most of our loved ones have done something stupid throughout their life and their passing would obviously be sad.

Also, I can't believe I need to point out the obvious, not all stupid decisions have consequences.

@JB_Whiting nuance is important. When certain people "scream" over anything and everything, they achieve the exact opposite result. Even the ones who were with them at first end up being fed up and they just stop listening all together. I've seen it happen over and over again with almost every cause.

Plus, at the moment, even an accusation of use of AI (that may be 100% baseless) can ruin someone or an entire company.

Dear god. People should try picking up an actual hobby for a change. Like, you know, playing and -dare I say- enjoying video games.

@MrGawain black Friday sales suggest that there are plenty of people interested in getting a ps5, but at a much lower price, just like they used to do in previous generations when price would eventually go down. This generation is the exception since manufacturing costs haven't come down.

@get2sammyb it's not about the games, but about perception. If it's viewed as a cool item to have, it will succeed. So it needs to grab the audience before it launches with several promotions, celebrity endorsements, etc. If Sony manage to improve their image in Japan, they stand a very good chance at winning back Japanese gamers. But it's definitely a Herculean task.

Saw it and had a laugh. Everything that interests me costs exactly the same as it did in the last couple of sales.

@rjejr sorry, man. I can’t see anything. It happens to me quite often. I write something, press reply and I get a “please wait” message. I have to refresh and rewrite it for it to be posted.

@Silenos yeah, man. Totally. It would sell 20m day 1 for real for real.

Weird. After prices for medicine went down 500%, 600% even 700%, you’d expect people to have more money.

I mean the economy is A+++++

First person games make me dizzy, so it's an easy pass despite how much I love Vampire Survivors.

@RatmCky wow. I forgot I was supposed to boycott the game, since libs are a monolith.

@themightyant sounds good. Will give it a try.

I have no doubt that it's a great game and I would have loved to see it succeed, but it really seems to have limited appeal, unfortunately.

Just got a notification from the ps mobile app that Tomba 2 is finally available! Really looking forward to playing it all over again.

@Hi569 hm, I’m afraid I’m not familiar her other roles tbh.

@Fritz167 I'm happy because I get to stream games on my psportal. Any game added is just a plus.

I gave Lego Horizon Adventures on psportal and so far I'm enjoying it quite a bit.

Never played any of the main Horizon games (+DLC) so far, though

I really appreciate it when they give Voice acting jobs to... voice actors as opposed to movie/tv actors who sound exactly the same in every role they play.

I've been singing Clair Obscur's praises, but all I can hear is Charlie Cox and that constantly breaks immersion.

@Marquez I'm currently playing it and I agree. I bought it in the recent sale and only regret not buying it sooner.

@themightyant Eternal Sonata is one of my all time favourite games. I keep hoping it'll get a remaster eventually.

@TruestoryYep nope. Not even close.

@nomither6 personally, I love the original games (played every single one of them), but found the reboot surprisingly even better. The new ones combine incredibly satisfying gameplay with brilliant storytelling.

He's right. God of War and its sequel are truly something. I'd say the closest thing to a masterpiece I've experienced in my life as a gamer.

Man, this sounds really cool, but it may be the only game one couldn't pay me enough to play. I travel literally several times a week and the last thing I want to experience is yet another flight.

The show keeps getting better. If the game is anywhere near as good, all 5 of us PSVR2 gamers are in for a treat.

How incredibly disappointing. Had high hopes for this one.

@SuperYlvis Plenty of reasons to buy an xbox. You may have a huge xbx digital and physical library from previous generations, your friends may have an xbox and you want to play with them, you may prefer the xbox controller or you may see value in gamepass. And that's off the top of my head.

@SuperYlvis yes? We don't disagree on that. My point was about this:

"It would be pretty embarrassing if Sony didn't outsell all their rivals after discounting the PS5 for Black Friday."

It wouldn't. S2 could have very well sold more since they dealt with stock issues so efficiently.

@SuperYlvis "People are basically forced to buy a ps5 if they want a high end console."

Not really. People also have the option not to buy a console at all. Sony and every other company are very well aware of that. So they increase the price as much as gamers allow them to. Remember when ps+ subs were down? They acted quickly, regardless of what MS or Nintendo were doing or how well they were performing. At the end of the day, they compete for people's (time and) money whether they have a competitor or not.

"Competition is always good."

It's been proven one too many times that it not always the case. Case in point, MS buying Activision and Sony Bungie.

@gamepadnomad that does not address your initial point to which I replied, though. It's like moving the goalpost 101.

@gamepadnomad would it? S2 is a new console. Wasn't ps5 out of stock for like two years?

The ps5 selling twice as much as S2 is pretty significant. I really do think Sony should drop the price permanently. They'll make far more from subscriptions and MTX anyway.

I've said it before and I'll say it again, the comparisons with previous generations make very little sense when they don't factor in just how much cheaper it would get throughout each generation to make consoles as opposed to now. Can you imagine how much a 160 USD ps5 would sell? I think ps2 went sub 100 USD at some point.

@BrownOwl Forspoken? Sweet! Feel free to let us know what you think so far, if you feel like it.

@Onearmbandit I had the same experience. I just couldn't put it down. I don't get how they managed to make it work. I usually get bored after playing the same game over and over again.

The absolutely wonderful Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

@TrollOfWar 1. Not really. Plenty of great games don't sell well period. What's more, plenty of games that sell well everywhere else don't necessarily sell well on xbx. The examples you provided are from well established IPs or already massive success stories elsewhere (Helldivers 2).
2. No matter how you slice it, it's extra work. And whether it woks perfectly on ps5 or not, many ps5 gamers will (falsely?) assume the experience is sub optimal.
3. "Helldivers 2 sold exceptionally well thanks to being released on multiple platforms". Nope. Not on xbx. On PC, but not xbx. It was a massive success before it was even announced for xbx. And that was a mulitplayer game. This one isn't.

@Fiendish-Beaver "it will sell pretty well on the Xbox too simply because there really isn't anything like it on that platform. And yes, whilst the Xbox has sold somewhere between a third and half as many consoles as the PS5, that still amounts to around 30 million consoles, meaning a lot of games can be sold there."

These 30 million consoles are only important if people are buying games for them. A better number to use would be how many copies other similar games have sold on xbx recently.

And it goes without saying that I hope you're right and it sells well on xbx. We'll see.

@TrollOfWar I get that, but that's not what I mean exactly. What I wanted to say is that 1. I don't think it's going to sell many copies on xbx at all. 2. They could have focused entirely on ps5 hardware and made it an even better experience for ps5 gamers. 3. Advertising it as an exclusive could attract greater attention. etc.

@Jrs1 so no more folks left?

I just hope it's a winning strategy for them. Releasing it on Xbox makes very little sense to me.

Looks kind of fun to me, though of course I'd prefer it as single player game.

@8bitOG sure, buddy.

@themightyant I think it was around 30 quid.

@themightyant Just wanted to say that I bought Expedition 33 in November, but solely because of the price cut it received. It was the biggest one yet.

@IronCrow86 they could be trying to attract extra funding or something. Otherwise, I agree.

I ain't watching that. I'd like my jaw to remain where it is. Thank you very much.

In all seriousness, I watched the trailer and it's exactly my cup of tea (martial arts + magical powers). Hope it turns out as impressive as it looks.

@SeaDaVie I'd take a step further. People who are constantly negative and criticize things 95% of the time are unlikely to have any meaningful relationships.

I hope Marathon turns out to be great.

Woohoo! Yes, please. Bought the first one day 1. Can't wait to get all the trophies.