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Excellent. Saves me some money. Bought the ps3 physical version when it came out and was considering picking up the remaster.

I haven't paid attention to them in ages but now that I know that some are missing, I'm about to be really upset /s

@commentlife Nintendo has finally become real competition with the support they're finally getting from 3rd parties.

@Bramble I bought them when they were on sale and have paired them with my laptop and my iphone. They're not just for the psportal.

@Jrs1 only that this has nothing to do with supporting a handheld with exclusive games.

@Kriandis if something sounds super easy, it’s probably not the case at all. Just like people watching football matches being certain they could have done better than professional athletes.

@Art_Vandelay do you think original games like Tearaway, Puppeteer or Gravity Rush would perform well these days?

@Oram77 hot take for sure. Solo Leveling is fantastic.

@nessisonett did you mean "like literally"?

@SeaDaVie it's pretty simple. Some people can't understand the concept of "proof". They think that one example "proves" their point, when in reality it only confirms their bias. That's why academics are supposed to reach a conclusion by looking at all the available evidence.

Some AA games are indeed successful, but the average AA game most certainly isn't.

@Smash41 not every game available on all platforms performs well. This guarantees that at least they'll get some money from the deal they sign.

@PsBoxSwitchOwner it's actually a budget title. Full price is £49.99 and it's already on discount (£39.99)

@Shokwave2 indeed. Because, as we know, all the special games have sold well.

@VeganH but they did release a demo. Many of us played it and got a good sense of the final product.

"makes them more fun" and "experience more fun" are not the same. Did we all take reading comprehension lessons?

Still playing (and loving) Dragon Age: Veilguard. The closer I get to the ending, the sadder I feel that it's going to end. I'll miss the dynamics between the characters dearly.

@Ichiban nothing like the confidence of omniscient internet people.

@Jammer the stars

@Frmknst no.

@LifeGirl Yup. Exactly. I've been interested in it since it came out and was planning on buying it for around 25-30 USD, but I don't see that happening any time soon. Oh well.

@Oz_Who_Dat_Dare my bad! Wrong article.

Is it me, or is Stellar Blade too expensive? There are games that are selling much better at the moment receiving better sales than that.

Reading these comments is incredibly entertaining. People sure are mad over... Emmys.

Anyway, I haven't watched the second season yet, but the first was ace, so looking forward to it.

Darn it! Not Sword Art Online...

@Rich33 my lawyer has advised me against answering this question.

Brilliant idea. I may give it a try at some point.

@lazarus11 that's actually a completely justifiable reason to disown your child.

@Carnage The difference is very small globally, but Apple seems to be leading in the US at least:

https://www.oberlo.com/statistics/us-smartphone-market-share

My point was that the high price of Apple (and Samsung) products does not prevent them from selling by far the best. In other words, even in this economy, people will pay a high price, if they think the product is worth it for whatever reason (best specs, best design, "all my friends have it and I don't want to feel left out", etc).

"I can think of multiple instances in recent history where price has had a strong impact on sales."

Correlation =/= causation
Simply put, we don't know the impact that it had. Maybe it was a deciding factor, maybe not. It's hard, if not impossible, to tell.

"Don’t get me wrong games are king"
Ideally that would be the case. But then again, people seem to buy primarily third party games, like Fifa/CoD, Hogwarts, etc. They just buy the same console as their friends either so that they can play together or because that's what their friends have. If memory serves, most ps3 first party games didn't sell particularly well. Neither did ps2 first party games. Remember, what Phil Spencer said about the race to 10m being the most important?

When the brand is strong, companies can get away with anything (faulty models, high prices, etc).

Played the first in Japanese and found the lack of lip-syncing incredibly bizarre, so I was forced to switch to English which also broke immersion. This is very welcome news.

@SBBuds perhaps because there is nothing else that is noteworthy to report?

@AK4tywill watching Xena: Warrior Princess is indubitably time well spent.

@SeaDaVie yes, but do facts reeeealy matter?

@BecauseBecause in that case I'd avoid it at all costs. Triggers can be tricky like that.

@Carnage casual gamers tend to buy whichever console is the most popular. HW prices and expensive storage don't matter as much. Apple is proof that people will pay any amount of money for a product that is seen as desirable.

@BecauseBecause I haven't had that experience with a game, but definitely with random songs that I used to listen during that period. I hope you're feeling much better now.

@John_Deacon yes, unfortunately. Which also means I'm missing out on a ton of great VR games.

If only I could play first person games...

@themightyant gotta agree with everything you said, especially the first group.

@truerbluer considering the number of first party games that were cancelled, that comes as no surprise. Sony invested too much money, time and too many teams οn Gaas and the result was fewer first party games being released this generation. It's highly likely that, had they instead made single player games, all that money from PC released could have been put to good use. We'll see how things go now that Sony is no longer putting all their eggs in one basket (Gaas).

I'd see their point if it were a single player game. Simply put, some people enjoy moaning more than playing video games.

@Questionable_Duck but ultimately Sony, right?

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-12-04/psst-sony-has-a-hit-that-s-as-big-as-pokemon-go-in-japan

"According to The Wall Street Journal, the game was partly responsible for Sony's soaring operating profit... Fate/Grand Order is a free-to-play Japanese gacha mobile game, developed by Lasengle (formerly Delightworks) using Unity,[1][2] and published by Aniplex, a subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Japan"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fate/Grand_Order

Wasn't Fate/Grand Order Sony's first smartphone success?

@blockfight yup. Same here. Simply put, it's either the portal or very little gaming constantly interrupted.

@darkswabber InFamous 1 was difficult? I'm not even particularly good at video games, but don't recall it being challenging at all.

@Liamsufc1 and I don't know anyone who likes Metallica other than people online. What does that say about Metallica exactly?

@KnightRider1982 it's a good thing HBO don't listen to internet experts.

@wildcat_kickz it's always the case with hate. People can't resist jumping on a hate train. Be it Katy Perry, Anne Hathaway, Neil Druckmann, etc. Simply put, people will hate whatever everyone else is hating.

50 cent is the sole reason I'm not even gonna stream it. Just a very publicly horrible human being. Sad to see Jason Momoa attached to this.

@Neither_scene if they want to attract new gamers, it's irrelevant how many Sony fans know or care about her.

@Dalamar "Sony already tries to sell PS6"

Wait, it is? Where can I purchase one?