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That's really exciting. I have complete faith in HBO.

@Mansizerooster the delay is too distracting, imo

@Silenos nah. Plenty of good games don't sell well and plenty of bad ones perform far better. As always and with everything (be it movies, video games, songs, books, etc)

quality =/= sales

@wildcat_kickz the absolute worst for me was when the movie Joker kept getting terrible reviews because (and I paraphrase) "do we really need a movie about a white serial killer in this climate?". And it wasn't one or two reviewers.

Does he, though? I find it hilarious how pushsquare assumes we agree with them and most posts are about how right or somewhat right he is.

Personally, I somewhat agree. I see people's arguments against it, but it's important to remember that there is literally no perfect system that cannot be abused one way or another.

For example, there are some cases of reviewers who are simply terrible at playing games or clearly didn't bother finishing the game they're reviewing. That alone for me would be a disqualifying criterion. We have the same issue in academia where peer reviewing has become incredibly flawed, but still the best system we could come up with.

@Northern_munkey yeah, my thoughts exactly

What's the title of that Lizzo song?

@AverageGamer I don't think it's crazy at all. It costs $20 less on xbx as well. Why would ps gamers pay more for it? We're not even talking about a strong IP that would sell no matter what.

@CallMeDuraSouka Control probably sold more than 99% of games out there. It's just that we either hear about massive success stories or studios shutting down due to low sales.

I'm so ready for it. Watched the series finale a few days ago and really liked it. Wish it'd come out sooner, but I can wait.

@ShogunRok that's really cool. Thanks.

@Leinad7 "which is ridiculous because Horizon series is so dumb, characters, dialogs, lore.. only combat and exploration is fun. But at the same time „PS exclusive” tag makes sales getting higher. Violet game will also sell, even being so bad."

Man, this is hilarious. There are so many ps exclusive games that haven't sold anywhere near as much. Not even a 10th of Horizon's sales. Being an exclusive doesn't always help.

This is really cool. I do wonder how many copies the franchise has sold in total.

@Nightcrawler71 yeah, I get that and if it had come out at the same time for both consoles and cost less on ps5 or if it's released now on ps5 and it still costs more on xb, such a complaint would be make sense.

@HaveTheSauce same here. Thankfully, there is a third-person option as well.

"However, this may stick in the craw of those who shelled out full-price for the game less than a year ago"

Why would it? That was like a year ago. Prices tend to go down. I don't understand the logic behind it.

@Stocksy that's the way I see it, too. Thanks for your reply. Much appreciated.

@nessisonett does the fact that it happened 80 years really make a difference? Because to me, it doesn't. And WW3 feels more like a real threat every passing day. I'm not being disingenuous. Who's having little sympathy exactly? I think they're both terrible. Please stop making assumptions about others.

@nessisonett but I think we can agree that war is terrible for everyone involved, right?

@themaladroit sure, buddy.

@tameshiyaku now that would be a great idea for a comedy.

@themaladroit " I really don't care what you think of what i said, just don't tell me who to blame or not because I'm not ordering you around"

Gotta love the irony

@rustym82 I get the impression that it's because the explanation doesn't really matter. Like Kojima's explanation that a female character couldn't wear clothes because she was breathing through her skin?

@Leinad7 plenty of games have "dolls" and don't sell well. So facts suggest otherwise. Whether you personally felt like the game was empty is irrelevant. It has high scores with reviewers and gamers praising its gameplay.

"If that game was released with main protagonist looking normal or being a dude, it would not sell well and we all know it."

You may want to read my post again.

Need to give it a try and see for myself, because otherwise this is right up my alley. We'll see.

@Dogbreath yup. Very well put.

@nessisonett I mean, wasn't World War II real and horrible?

@ATaco or! "Sex sells" is an oversimplification. Stellar Blade sold well because it was a good game with a visually appealing protagonist. But if you don't have both, it's clearly not enough.

@AndroidBango haha, I hope you lose, then

Super interested in the Fable reboot.

@JayJ sure, buddy.

It never ceases to amaze me what things make people feel "gutted" over.

Gotta admit. As a huge South Park fan, this looks awesome.

Meh. I don't mind it that much. I have my wishlist which is all I use thanks to great recommendations I get here.

@JayJ couldn't be further from the truth. But I love it when fans think they know something better than its actual creators.

@SegaBlueSky She's great in some things, but terrible in other roles. I'm not convinced yet either. She's the kind of actress that absolutely needs the right role for her or else she's unwatchable.

@themightyant same here. Apparently Concord was pretty decent, but people online acted like it was the worst game ever released. They seem to get some weird sense of satisfaction from seeing others fail. It's weird. Sad and weird.

It reminds me of some old, lonely people whose whole life revolves around having arguments with others to break the monotony of having to live with themselves.

@Judal27 you don't. My niece and nephew are not interested in video games. I even gave them my ps4, but they don't use it. They played Knack II at my place and really liked it, but when they got the ps4, they never touched it again. They only play fortnite and Roblox on their phone, I think. Or even worse (imo), passively watch others play them.

It's funny how apparently people don't have the time to play JRPGs, yet spend hundreds if not thousands of hours playing these games.

I'll finally give Disney Epic Mickey: Rebrushed a try. Was tempted to try it on psvita back in the day, but I never got around it.

Yeah, I don't like the term either (the internet tends to follow trends like teenagers for some reason: see "savage" and now "diabolical"), but I agree with others that when it's clearly inferior, it's completely justified to call it that.

Ball X Pit

The one who recommended this crazy addictive game knows who he is -_-

@Flaming_Kaiser same here. Like 1000% more.

Personally, I don't mind the seemingly endless spin-offs. They target different audiences. They don't expect everyone to own or be interested in all of them.

@MrStark it was actually pretty clear to most of us. It's boring to read lists with the same games, but when something is so good, you can't help but agree with the majority, thus offering no new suggestion to your readers.

Played it today for the first time with a great friend. We're about 2 hours in and having a blast. I definitely prefer it over It Takes Two.

@RatmCky yeah, that wasn't the reason.

Hope this helps.

@Dan12836666 I wouldn't mind seeing that.

@Northern_munkey apparently I bought it at some point (perhaps a few days ago, but forgot about it). I'll give a try and make sure to blame you for all my missed deadlines and strained relationships with members of my family.

@Bigumamiflavor you ok, buddy?