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@Oram77 wait. “We’re healing everyone”? Including the terrorists?

@Shinnok789 that’s not a fact, though. It’s completely relative

@Bizzy "Maybe because the stores like Walmart have taken the ability to buy physical away from the consumer, rather than the consumer turning their backs on physical."

Pretty sure it's the other way around.

@MKD88 Sony has excellent digital sales. Especially for older games. If you also get codes from cdkeys (I think it's called loaded now) or Shopto, you save even more. Not sure if that's also the case with Steam, though.

Makes sense. I thought it'd be silly to buy the digital edition of the ps5, because of all the physical copies of ps4 games I have and I ended up not playing any of them. When ps6 comes out, I'm skipping physical all together.

@LogicStrikesAgain I have to agree. But keep in mind a lot of it is coming from unhappy people who love to see things fail because it makes them feel a little better about the state of their own life.

@Balaam_ "These two things might actually be mutually exclusive, but imagine being the type of person to think ‘Highguard looks good I will play that’ and also being a trophy hunter. Better grind out that platinum immediately or the devs will have screwed you forever because that platinum will be impossible to obtain after the 12th. There should be laws against this sort of thing."

Laws, dude? Seriously? Over... trophies?

@themightyant does he have a job outside hating on GoW for clicks?

@PuppetMaster Good point. I also vividly remember the mob's comments on Henry Cavill when Netflix released his first picture as The Witcher. Then they fell in love with him. The 180 they did was simply hilarious.

Quite frankly, this doesn't look great to me, but neither did the Last of Us and I found that incredible, so I'm anxiously waiting to see how it turns out.

Out of all characters… Oh, well. We’ll see

@Balaam_ their writers were excellent. As a Professor of Latin who has been studying ancient Greek and Latin texts for decades I can tell you that there was nothing wrong with the dialogue. This is how people spoke and wrote depending on the genre based on the evidence we have.

@Supern0va my thoughts exactly. Stopped reading right after that part.

Multiplayer games and games like Dreams are fine. Everything else hurts the brand. Simple as that, imo.

@RoomWithaMoose I get what you’re saying. That’s why I said option number 2 is much more accurate. Had they not added it, I’d agree that calling it dead is figuratively true.

@LogicStrikesAgain yup. Plus it’s getting sales all the time. You don’t do that when it’s dead

Gotta love internet exaggeration where everything is either black or white. It’s still getting new games, so obviously it’s not dead. But its support is so minimal that it’s obviously dying.

Psp, Gamecube and the like are dead. PSVR2 isn’t… yet.

If there was any time to be outraged, this is it!

@guacguacboo sold!

@LifeGirl "Quality speaks for itself."

Indeed. That's why Roblox is such a hit. Quality.

@Axelay71 what spin? Again, do you understand how extra works?

@Axelay71 um, what? Extra is a rental service. If they'd give physical copies, you'd still have to return them. Essential you can keep as long as you have plus. It's by no means a "downloads" issue.

What's the point of a ps6 coming out any time soon? Games looking and playing slightly better? They already look and play great, imo.

Now, if that includes a handheld, I'd buy that tomorrow. But a slightly better ps5 doesn't seem worth it to me.

All I know is that if it's God of War, I'll love it.

@Northern_munkey that was one of the greatest recommendations. The most addictive game I played in a really long time. I platinumed it in 2-3 weeks, I think, which is a record for me lately, since I have little time for gaming these days. I then moved on to Halls of Torment, which I beat a few days ago, but I don't see myself completing everything any time soon.

@Northern_munkey hope you feel better soon, man.

So many games, so little time to play them. I need to beat Spider-man Remaster and the DLC that I never got to play, before playing the sequel, but I'm also interested in Neva, Venba, the two monster hunter games Echoes of the End.

That's like half my wishlist right there!

@LifeGirl is this your first time (carefully) reading a pushsquare article? They use "we" (as in push square staff) **all** the time.

@Max_the_German an acquisition is not just one game.

We're reaching levels of cruelty that shouldn't even be possible.

@Boxmonkey same here. One of the very few games I bought day 1

I love it when people say make a good game and it will sell. This was a failure while Roblox a massive success…

I don't mind it either way, but I feel like people will have strong opinions on something incredibly trivial.

@Splash_Woman considering that they're offering 4 games, 3 of which don't require a PSVR2, focusing on that 1 is... a choice. Also, if they're fans, of course they'll have a ps5 by now.

@RudeAnimat0r agreed. It's not unreasonable at all. But that's the case for most games from my experience. They say for example, 1-4 players, but you have to look up what that means. 4 players for the entire game? Some sections? Can some join locally and others online? Does it also have bots? Etc...

But, again, a section where it's clearly stated would be much appreciated.

I just gave it a try and I find myself quite enjoying it. It's definitely a decent game, though I'd argue that had not been a God of War spinoff, it would have been completely forgettable.

@Theamazing1 who says they need to buy it immediately? If local co-op from the beginning is a deal breaker to people, they can wait a day or two to make sure it's actually worth their money.

Are we really at a point that doing the most basic research before buying something is too much to ask nowadays? I grew up in a country where refunds weren't a thing unless a product was faulty. If we made a mistake, we learned to be more careful before buying something next time.

@LieutenantFatman it does and I'm glad you have no issue.

@RudeAnimat0r it's the case with most videogames, hence the existence of sites like co-optimus (https://www.co-optimus.com/). Some games offer co-op from a certain point of the story on, some only for certain modes, some local only, some online only, etc. A simple google search is all it takes.

@Theamazing1 yes, why shouldn't people look up the item they're about to purchase. It's definitely the company's fault.

We're truly doomed as a society.

I mostly enjoy games in local co op. So before I buy any game, I simply look up what that co-op entails. Crazy thought. I know

The sheer entitlement of some people. Because looking up what the co-op entails is too much to ask.

I bought it to play with my best friend. I’ll try to beat it before he comes to visit so that we can experience the challenge mode together.

@Boxmonkey actually, when it's by a guy who only lives to complain, they don't hold any water.

What an absolute embarrassment he has become.

Can't stress enough how much I miss their Naruto games :/

@CWill97 same here. After playing the first one, I'm really disappointed they skipped ps5.

@UltimateOtaku91 I think it keeps growing the more time they spend online because they see other people expressing similar view with just as much vitriol if not more, so they begin to think it's how one should conduct oneself.

I don't play GaaS games either, but continuously bashing them makes no sense to me. If they fail (which they have so far, Helldivers II being the exception), Sony will stop investing in them. Simple as that. They already have cancelled most of the ones they had in development.

Managed to beat Halls of Torment two days ago and now I'm trying to unlock everything else and get the remaining trophies. Such a great game. Highly recommended to anyone who enjoyed Vampire Survivors.

@Onearmbandit yeah, I also greatly enjoyed it. It was such a surprise to me that I'm thinking about Playing Inquisition if it's anything like it.

@JDINCINERATOR nah. Ps2 also sold well because it was the cheapest DVD player when DVDs were all the rage. Plus it sold well in some less developed countries, since it went as low as 99 USD. Ps5 won't have that luxury.

@Dampsponge that's not how it works. Even if it were the only console available, there'd be no guarantee it'd sell well.