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Disney also "had to run a sustainable business" in 2003, and the WDAS Florida unit with nothing but three outstanding movies to its name clearly did the least to "sustain it".😒 And if you have to close previously bought studios after spending a small country's budget on another, you may as well invest in the rights to calling your company "Embracer" while at it.

You'd think "leaning super hard" into a control scheme and making it an option in the settings (and maybe even automatically disabling it in detected cross-plat sessions if need be) are different things, but what do I know.😅 At least the functionality is acknowledged here and an excuse is given, as opposed to a wide range of [predominantly] single player PS4 titles from Saints Row series to the very first-party Horizon Zero Dawn.

Also, this whole talk is yet another reminder of Xbox not even supporting the feature even this generation - and that's the hardware for Switch to be supposedly "outdated" in comparison to?

The bias for another PS portable could admittedly challenge my usual disdain for "leaks" and "rumours" if the whole notion didn't clash against the existence of Portal - it feels like having a dedicated handheld console ANYWHERE in the pipeline would have made the streaming tablet redundant and, combining the Remote Play with a native offline library like its predecessors, would have almost undoubtedly raised much fewer eyebrows upon its announcement. Sony folks seem to have made their choice, at least until Gen 10... whose hypothetical return to the domain would already compete with Switch's own successor.

Watch Dogs would be something to dip toes in... if it wasn't installed on my Deck already. But I might still use this opportunity to sample RDR2 and Stranded.

@TedLassoNikes only the first PSVR with RE7, to be fair, but for a good enough while, and sadly found but a less than wieldy headmounted first person camera controller whose motion sickness concerns forced restrictive controls on the characters' own movements (you could only turn around so many degrees at a time, which made the garage faceoff alone much more of a chore than it was likely ever envisioned as).

Perhaps there are more inventive uses for the tech by now, but I expect nothing to fulfil the promise of actual VR that the fictional worlds like SAO, BoFuri or even Ready Player One describe. Heck, forget SAO, VR.5 visualized the possibilities in the 1995 and we're still not remotely there despite having long moved on from the rest of the respective fictionverse's stuff like CRT monitors.

I mean, between the two costly PS5 peripherals without autonomous functionality, I'd personally still deem Portal a much more rewarding investment than VR2.😅

I have yet to feel enough interest for Destiny (and its filesize to make room for), so between two titles on Switch and one locked to PS5, I don't expect to engage this lineup much beyond maybe installing Tunic for the points' sake.

Never an appreciable feature, but if the likes of Need for Speed and The Crew weathered the "slaughterers" in regards to the subject, why wouldn't this game?

@Ashina the jury's still out on that - action combat typically requires the use of both hands, after all.

The return of Crew 2 (whose PC version is locked for legal purchases and too server-crutched for the proverbial other means) would be the most welcome item here if I hadn't just pulled the trigger on the PS4 version last time it left the sub. Most of the other stuff is available on Switch although Construction Simulator might not be (Deku reports a bunch but I'm not sure what entry is being offered here🤔), and I might even idly dip my toes in the Gen-9-skipping Lego Avengers despite its eventual proper playthrough belonging on Vita.

One doesn't usually expect a PSP game to get a patch and new content in 2024 indeed.🍻

They're a fine lineup I'm only not excited about because I don't have the appropriate hardware for one and have the much more appropriate hardware for the others. But as usual, good luck expressing it in the poll without sounding bored stiff at best.

A fruitful lineup in general but, between one game beyond my hardware library and two available on Switch, not of much use to me. Chances are I'll just briefly toss Skul on board for the points.

@UnlimitedSevens PS5 isn't held back by PS4 parity, it's held back by the long reached ceiling of meaningful graphics boosters beyond the trite "transformative" but ultimately bubblegum aesthetic experiences. We haven't even seen the industry tangibly embrace PS5's single true selling point (game design philosophy changes through variable elimination of loading times), and yet Pro's spec "leaks" already fantasize about parameters that sound enough to build a friggen Ainkrad... but would be most likely also wasted trying to chase and "upscale" the relative parity between the continuously bloated pixel and frame counts instead. At this rate, Gen 9 will really remain primarily marked by Nintendo blowing up the QoL department (just like Gen 7 was primarily marked by them blowing up the gaming interface one) while the other platforms are locked in a beauty pageant stalemate that's growing punnily staler by the year. And releasing a "Pro" now, between its obviously higher specs and price, might well rub it further in indeed.

@MomsSpaghetti I had two idle shots at Morrowind, lasted about an hour in each myself.

Sometime later, I amassed enough whimsical mood to give a third and quite possibly last shot, and that's when I discovered the in-game books. Been genuinely interested in the series since, although it was too late to consistently enjoy it behind a desktop screen, so I only indulged in a proper playthrough several years later with Skyrim on Switch (while starting the "decisive" Morrowind one later yet on the laptop... and predictably shelving it again until the advent of Steam Deck).

"Almost any other franchise would have capitalised on that kind of success as quickly as possible"

Emphasis on "almost", courtesy of Rockstar Games.😅 Then again, the two franchises walked roughly the same path instead, only Elder Scrolls had it be a separate game.

"simply reminds players that "all the items listed below can be obtained in-game or as paid DLC items" before advertising them again. It's a hell of a hustle, and if nothing else, we appreciate its brazen nature"

The very alternative should make it all a non-issue, but I suppose it's brazen to expect people to grind, farm and likewise go out of their way in a JRPG of all genres. Like I said before, all this "DLC" sounds like a token checkmark to report to MTX-worshipping shareholders while everyone in the audience has zero reasons to turn their heads even by MTX standards. Everyone not advisable to have their financial operations supervised for one reason or another, that is.

Bloodborne isn't a first party game either, but I'll gracefully excuse them for misphrasing "which PS game reigns supreme under Gravity Rush" which would be the only plausible explanation for the latter's own much starker absence.😏

Again with the "no one asked for" stuff. Guys, "demand" and "consent" are pretty different terms.

Pretty neat! I barely started RE3 on the laptop which I seldom take outside these days, so I can see myself playing through the game here where RE2 was doubtful for a whole "Leon A" playthrough to have to retrace. Midnight Suns is also something to try, especially after Firaxis bailed out on a Switch port (because a tactical RPG with a few alleged FE3H flavours like this definitely wouldn't have any chance of extra sales on portable hardware🙄😏). For that matter, much of the rest loses its headturner value to respective Switch versions as well but should offer plenty of fun playtime if you're PlayStation-focused as many here might well be.

The only questionable value item is God Eater Burst - a highly recommendable monster hunting game I biasedly rank above Capcom's subgenre maker itself, but buying its sequel's PS4 remake will also bundle you this game's yet more polished and complete Resurrection version that (as in, Resurrection alone, not GE2RB) is even cross-buy with Vita for good measure.

Pentiment's case may be straightforward to the point of chuckleworthy, but a "slip up"? Talk about first world issues.

Final Fantasy, occasionally deviating from its common moogle design features? NEVER.

@anon_pel222 Aloy with a few more cup sizes pitched against a robotically screeching Thomas the Engine? Or even Barney to stay slightly more thematic?

Barring hacks or April Fools jokes (the latter naturally revealing themselves instead of so much as reaching the cart page), isn't this technically a potential false advertising lawsuit? Unless the dodos reside somewhere comfortably beyond the relevant legislation's reach.

Sifu and HN2 are on Switch and I have yet to jump on the Destiny 2 bandwagon for getting in touch with all the expansion giveaways, but I may well give F1 23 a go or two.

Plot twist: you'll be able to bring her back for real (I mean, as opposed to GameSharks of yore). What do you think the title stands for?😀

A Taleslicious lineup indeed, almost making up for NFS Unbound's Gen 9 exclusivity. I have Zestiria on Deck and the older ones on Switch but I might just give Arise an advance toe dip even if I'm still games and games behind in the respective franchise binge queue. The same may apply to AC Valhalla and would apply to Outer Worlds if the latter didn't already boast a Switch port for years anyway.

Corporate acquisitions by 2024: even franchises get layoffs.

At the risk of triggering some fanheads with Splatoon parallels again, does Foamstars have a single player campaign? Otherwise, Rollerdrome will probably be the only February headturner for me. Steelrising sounds pretty cool, but not the $600 (PS5+Portal) kind of cool; as with Sable, maybe I'll try my luck with it on Deck someday.

Indeed, I'm already confused.😵 Which of these R logos belongs to the company named "RockSTAR", again?😵

@IDreamofAugust not the first time I see a fan's confusion expressed with on-brand eloquence anyway.

@__jamiie fans, shutting up? Don't threaten me with a good time.

Tiny Tina is kinda nice to have back in the absence of access to my main account's IGC stuff it once appeared among, although I have yet to check if the differences are worth another playthrough over the original DLC I'm already looking forward to on Switch. RE2R is great in general but my laptop playthrough is already on the way to the true ending on Claire's side, so I'd have to retrace a whole lot of stuff if I switched platforms now. Now RE3R I'd consider playing in Catalogue indeed. JC3 already completed on Deck, StA and LCU available on Switch... ironically, another killer of a lineup but chances are I will only try Hardspace from it in the near future.

@Colour "but I can’t imagine too many people who wanted them haven’t played them already"

If that logic actually worked, we wouldn't see GTA 5 or Mario Kart 8 in the charts on a weekly basis.

God bless fans. /)_-)

@IDreamofAugust ah yes, I went through that stage myself.😏🙄 Certainly a nicer feeling than eventually accepting one's status as a constant walking land mine of addiction-driven aggression and toxicity, so enjoy it while it lasts, fellow patient.

PS5 is underpowered, so the devs need more time to make the game work. /s

Plague Tale Requiem would easily be the main highlight for me if it didn't turn out exclusive to current gen consoles (one of which still has but a glorified streaming app bearing the name), but Evil West is peculiar as well and the charming NSTW, despite being a legit Switch title, may yet again land on my PS4 even earlier as the smallest filesize to install for a PS Stars reward. A quality lineup overall.

@Triumph741 if they don't confuse it for an X-Ray.

@Olmaz "Do the people in marketing and design know how pompous and vacuous their "explanations" sound to normal people?"

Pretty sure they do because they ARE in marketing and design where both words are pretty much in their job description.

GTA 5 and FFO "decent at best", Salt and Sacrifice "unknown shovelware"... at this point, guys, many other people reading these comment sections will start counting months until your sub expiry just as vocally as you do.😏

@PixelDragon did it not? Oldest I've played is the SNES port of II but it's a fun ride to this day.

Switch release date is the only one I'm after anyway, but this trailer doesn't even mention Xbox family. Are they marketing separately per platform now?

@PixelDragon first Unlimited came out in 2006 and first Test Drive in general dates back to 1987. Goddamn clones and their time machines.😏

Sequels are something fans "endure" now? Then that's an extra reason to have more of them, facilitating the everwelcome process of gradual fandom dissolution. Emphasis on "extra", of course - such factors rarely do well as the sole core of authorial or production intent at hand.

Belatedly met demand means PS5 should continue impressive sales numbers for the visible future, and by then the console library will only get meatier as well.

@Sakai "good to see both next gen consoles doing so well" lists two current gen consoles🤔😅 We're at least a year away from the new generation.

"DMC games are less than 20 hours long"

Unless you get stuck on a lategame fight for hours like I did in DMC1?😅

I spent several weeks planning to try the game myself. Somehow it being a PS5 exclusive had gone over my head initially.😅

@MidnightDragonDX as a Gen 9 console? In some 90+ million sales, it should.

Huh, I'm used to the US rolling it out later (especially with the timezone difference at play), but never to GMT+3's borderline Wednesday midnight before. Last month's games already gone as well, so the monthly tab outright claims to have nothing to show. Or is it just the PS App acting up again?

"Does this kind of thing make you question digital purchases?"

Not at all. I sailed the high seas for years before these digital purchases enabled me to consistently shop for games in the first place; if I had no qualms about torrenting the stuff I couldn't buy, you bet I'll have even less about torrenting the stuff I've legitimately bought if/when I ever find myself no longer capable of redownloading it from the official servers. It's as simple as that.

I'd rather see Code Veronica remade, too. After all, it's another classic entry with ink ribbons whose absence was the very reason I turned to RE2R and RE3R over their respective much more portable originals. RE4-RE6 have none of this and are on Switch and I' hard-pressed to imagine what a remake could offer me on top.

Technically not a very lucrative PS4 month for me between two titles available on Switch and one locked to PS5, but the general notion of TWO variably vehicular open-worlders in one month is definitely not the kind of PS+ batch I could scoff at in sound mind. And Powerwash might end up installed rather soon if it's small enough in size - those PS Stars points won't redeem themselves.😆

Most of the stuff is on Switch (including Eiyuuden I just picked up this month), but for those without it, Dragon's Dogma alone could make the whole lineup, and there's more where it came from, from aforesaid ECR, River City and Grandia to another Dead Island, Klonoa and PaRappa. Teardown looks promising, too.

@TechaNinja Grandia, googling its cast checks out.