Thank god for this!!! I will finally be able to make a decision if I should pre-order the game for PS5 or wait for Switch 2 version of this amazing looking game.
@get2sammyb I am curious if there is going to be a PS5 demo before release? As I am a bit thorn if I should buy the game right now or wait for a potential Switch 2 release
@PushSquare you are actually quite late on the news. The collab started a few months back. There was a "YouTube + Playstation Music Night with Lisa back in February, and a PS5 Pro ad was featured in her "FUTW" music video a day after.
Not to much success as I might add, since PS5 Pro is barely selling in Asia, compared to any Nintendo system.
But K-Pop collaboration is not surprising for Sony. With the ever growing popularity of the genre each year, Sony just has to dip in the K-Pop industry (which from concert ads and performances they seem to very HEAVILY be investing in recently). Also their animation studio just released KPop Demon Hunters movie on Netflix, which turned out to be a huge success as well. I wouldn't be surprised to see even more expanding K-Pop collabs from Sony in the future.
EDIT: For those unaware, IDOLs do tend to affect sales on pretty much anything they promote in South Korea, China or Japan especially.
That's perfect timing for UK. aespa just had their (sold out) concert in London as part of SMTOWN LIVE 2025. It was swarming with fans this weekend, so I bet any gamers there who own SF6 would be buying the collab costume, as part of the leftover adrenaline from their performance.
Never cared about graphics, and also I've been pretty disappointed with Sony this PS5 generation. So I am most definitely skipping PS6 and getting their handheld for convenience.
This will be patched as much as Horizon Forbidden West at this point lol Wish they will go back to their core roots with AC. Pre-Valhalla games were so much fun
Definite skip for me. Graphics has never been a factor for me, and since the gameplay loop will be same~ish as 5, no thank you. GTA2 and 3 will forever stay in my heart though - best games in the franchise.
To be fair, if Mario Kart World wasn't in a bundle, I wouldn't spend £75 separately. BUT at the same time I don't understand the hate specifically towards Nintendo. I mean Sony increased the price of PS5 multiple times, at the same time they had way more $70 games in the past 5 years than Nintendo had since the release of Switch back in 2017. Back when games generally got the the $60 and $70 price point there wasn't such backlash. And deep down we knew eventually $80 was coming sooner or later. Guess we didn't expect Nintendo to be the first one to implement it (considering how "affordable" they've been in the pat couple of decades).
As a consumer I just hope we don't see THAT many £75 games in the near future on Switch 2. I am looking at you upcoming Zelda and especially Gen10 Pokemon
No disc and the graphical and fps improvements don't justify the £700.
Thanks Sony, you just made the decision for me. I was looking forward to PS5 Pro, but now I am definitely sticking to my PS5 and instead buying the new Nintendo Switch successor.
Genshin Devs have been playing way too many Nintendo games... I've been utterly disappointed with Genshin's "creativity" and "originality" and that made me quit. Thank god HSR is still very entertaining, the last standing gatcha for me.
I haven't experienced any crashes so far. I've completed pretty much everything the DLC has to offer, the only bug I've encountered is the non-responsive trigger for Aerial Capture North. But I am sure it will be patched out soon, so I can get the 100% trophy
With the success of this game, I am pretty sure they will do a second one after the anime has concluded the last arc. BUT I can't help but hope CC2 does a Bleach game. Been waiting nearly 2 decades for a good game of Bleach...
@Logonogo Absolutely agree, the characters (including the player character) just don't look as good as we've seen in other games recently like Horizon, God of War or even FFXVI. For such a "huge" project the game just doesn't feel polished enough and it's not just the characters either - as we've seen with some of the spell integration animations.
Nevertheless I am sure I will enjoy the game, even though I am not a big fan of Harry Potter, but I would like to see how they will expand the lore of Merlin, Morgana and the house of Black.
Already pre-ordered with the hope of it improving in the graphical department and for the slim possibility of adding wizards chess in a future update or DLC. You never know, might actually turn out to be a decent game
To be honest i quite enjoyed the demo. And yes, it had it flows and most like the final game will retain some of them too.
But this is one of the very few games that I am not as much interested in the story, but rather the combat. At the beginning the magic-swap-wheel annoyed me so very much, but after couple of hours when I got used to the spells provided I found myself swapping between melee, ranged and support abilities so freaking fast that the combat started to feel extremely satisfying. And this made me pre-order the game. I am really looking forward to the post-game where I would have the full magic arsenal and set my own combos to devastate end game bosses with style.
Chinese Tsushima? No, thanks... Only waiting for Wu Kong from the chinese market, cuz the rest is pretty much "copy&paste/heavily inspired" by something already done by other developers.
For an indie game looks quite good, but doesn't seem to be offering anything new or innovative. Generic character design, from the trailer the world seems kind of "empty". And I don't expect much of the narrative, but you never know. Will still give it a go
I was pretty much in for the FFXVI, which did not disappoint at all. But got pleasantly surprised by the sudden new game plus announcement (and patch) for Horizon Forbidden West.
Jeeeeezzzz, that trailer!!! The game looks phenomenal. The new summons design and animation is outstanding. Can't wait to dive into the world of FFXVI. Hope no more delays this time and we'll actually be able to play next summer.
Well, I had 100% the game a week after it came out and got so hyped to install the update now and start New Game+ on the new Ultra Hard difficulty, only to find out there is no "new game+" button on the title screen to start with...
Less than a minute in the video, and I see 1/3 of the character body inside the stone pathways... Maybe that's why it was delayed? To fix all those hick ups lol
But I noticed from all the reviews I've watched, so many QUITE BIG and some minor popping issues. Some places while they walk into settlements the game freezes for 1-2 frames. Not so fluid animations when you switch from normal combat hits to surge animations and much much more. Hope they patch all this eventually, so I can replay it on New Game+ in all it's intended glory!
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Re: Sounds Like KPop Demon Hunters Will Be Showing Fortnite How It's Done Very Soon
This is absolutely amazing. I am sure quite a few other gaming franchises are to follow on collabs.
Re: Seriously, What's the Catch with Ananta? Free PS5 Open Worlder Looks Mental in Uncut Gameplay
Chinese Venom, is that you? o.O
Re: Digimon Story Time Stranger Datamine Confirms Massive Roster of 452 Digimon
Actually there are 451 Digimon present in the base game + 8 pre-order ones and 15 more over 3 DLCs in the future. So the total is 474.
Which is impressive compared to CS/HM.
Re: Super Promising RPG Digimon Story Time Stranger Will Get a PS5 Demo
Thank god for this!!! I will finally be able to make a decision if I should pre-order the game for PS5 or wait for Switch 2 version of this amazing looking game.
Re: Preview: Why Digimon Story Time Stranger Will Scratch Your Pokémon Itch on PS5
@get2sammyb I am curious if there is going to be a PS5 demo before release? As I am a bit thorn if I should buy the game right now or wait for a potential Switch 2 release
Re: The Next Tales of Remaster Could Finally Be Announced This Week
I am dying for Xillia 1&2 remasters/remakes. I remember I was quite invested in those games back in the day.
Re: Blackpink's Lisa Is the New Global Face of PlayStation
@PushSquare you are actually quite late on the news. The collab started a few months back. There was a "YouTube + Playstation Music Night with Lisa back in February, and a PS5 Pro ad was featured in her "FUTW" music video a day after.
Not to much success as I might add, since PS5 Pro is barely selling in Asia, compared to any Nintendo system.
But K-Pop collaboration is not surprising for Sony. With the ever growing popularity of the genre each year, Sony just has to dip in the K-Pop industry (which from concert ads and performances they seem to very HEAVILY be investing in recently). Also their animation studio just released KPop Demon Hunters movie on Netflix, which turned out to be a huge success as well. I wouldn't be surprised to see even more expanding K-Pop collabs from Sony in the future.
EDIT: For those unaware, IDOLs do tend to affect sales on pretty much anything they promote in South Korea, China or Japan especially.
Re: K-Pop Supergroup Aespa Gives Street Fighter 6 Whiplash in PS5, PS4 Crossover Event
That's perfect timing for UK. aespa just had their (sold out) concert in London as part of SMTOWN LIVE 2025. It was swarming with fans this weekend, so I bet any gamers there who own SF6 would be buying the collab costume, as part of the leftover adrenaline from their performance.
Re: PS6 to 'Push the Boundaries' of Graphics, Doubles Down on Machine Learning
Never cared about graphics, and also I've been pretty disappointed with Sony this PS5 generation. So I am most definitely skipping PS6 and getting their handheld for convenience.
Re: Assassin's Creed Shadows Patch 1.006 Out Now on PS5, Adds New Quest, Character Codex, More
This will be patched as much as Horizon Forbidden West at this point lol Wish they will go back to their core roots with AC. Pre-Valhalla games were so much fun
Re: GTA 6 Trailer 2 Is Finally Here, PS5 Graphics Are Jaw-Dropping
Definite skip for me. Graphics has never been a factor for me, and since the gameplay loop will be same~ish as 5, no thank you. GTA2 and 3 will forever stay in my heart though - best games in the franchise.
Re: Ghost of Yotei's PS5 Price Provokes Fresh Switch 2 Fury
Guess which one will sell more in the end lol
To be fair, if Mario Kart World wasn't in a bundle, I wouldn't spend £75 separately. BUT at the same time I don't understand the hate specifically towards Nintendo. I mean Sony increased the price of PS5 multiple times, at the same time they had way more $70 games in the past 5 years than Nintendo had since the release of Switch back in 2017. Back when games generally got the the $60 and $70 price point there wasn't such backlash. And deep down we knew eventually $80 was coming sooner or later. Guess we didn't expect Nintendo to be the first one to implement it (considering how "affordable" they've been in the pat couple of decades).
As a consumer I just hope we don't see THAT many £75 games in the near future on Switch 2. I am looking at you upcoming Zelda and especially Gen10 Pokemon
Re: Ubisoft Follows Up with Hype-Inducing Assassin's Creed Shadows PS5 Story Trailer
All the bugs hiding like an assassin in the shadows at launch.
Re: K-Pop Superstars NewJeans Leave Label Days Prior to Rumoured Fortnite Crossover
Oh my, oh my god, KpopSquare is not super shy to push those kinda news
Re: This Horizon Rip-Off Has to Be One of the Most Blatant Copycat Games Ever
And people still wonder why China has a bad reputation for copy&paste and why Tencent is so hated in the west. Well...
Re: PS5 Pro Announced, Costs $700 and Out in November
No disc and the graphical and fps improvements don't justify the £700.
Thanks Sony, you just made the decision for me. I was looking forward to PS5 Pro, but now I am definitely sticking to my PS5 and instead buying the new Nintendo Switch successor.
Re: Genshin Impact PS5, PS4 Gives Its First Glimpse of New Nation Natlan
Genshin Devs have been playing way too many Nintendo games... I've been utterly disappointed with Genshin's "creativity" and "originality" and that made me quit. Thank god HSR is still very entertaining, the last standing gatcha for me.
Re: Horizon Forbidden West: Burning Shores Patch Cracks Down on PS5 Crashes
I haven't experienced any crashes so far. I've completed pretty much everything the DLC has to offer, the only bug I've encountered is the non-responsive trigger for Aerial Capture North. But I am sure it will be patched out soon, so I can get the 100% trophy
Re: SEGA's Demon Slayer Tie-In Tops Three Million Units Sold
With the success of this game, I am pretty sure they will do a second one after the anime has concluded the last arc. BUT I can't help but hope CC2 does a Bleach game. Been waiting nearly 2 decades for a good game of Bleach...
Re: Granblue Fantasy: Relink Still Looks Superb, Still No Release Date
Looks gorgeous! Very excited for this game, hope they can nail the co-op (maybe cross play?) and that it actually releases this year.
Re: Hogwarts Legacy on PS5 Supports 30fps, 60fps, and VRR
As expected, it features performance and fidelity. I would probably do at least one play trough on 30fps and the other three on 60fps.
Re: Simon Pegg Revealed as the Voice of Hogwarts Legacy's Headmaster
@Logonogo Absolutely agree, the characters (including the player character) just don't look as good as we've seen in other games recently like Horizon, God of War or even FFXVI. For such a "huge" project the game just doesn't feel polished enough and it's not just the characters either - as we've seen with some of the spell integration animations.
Nevertheless I am sure I will enjoy the game, even though I am not a big fan of Harry Potter, but I would like to see how they will expand the lore of Merlin, Morgana and the house of Black.
Already pre-ordered with the hope of it improving in the graphical department and for the slim possibility of adding wizards chess in a future update or DLC. You never know, might actually turn out to be a decent game
Re: Forspoken Continues to Divide Opinion Following PS5 Demo
To be honest i quite enjoyed the demo. And yes, it had it flows and most like the final game will retain some of them too.
But this is one of the very few games that I am not as much interested in the story, but rather the combat. At the beginning the magic-swap-wheel annoyed me so very much, but after couple of hours when I got used to the spells provided I found myself swapping between melee, ranged and support abilities so freaking fast that the combat started to feel extremely satisfying. And this made me pre-order the game. I am really looking forward to the post-game where I would have the full magic arsenal and set my own combos to devastate end game bosses with style.
Re: Huge Project: The Perceiver PS5, PS4 Gameplay Demo Is One to Watch
Chinese Tsushima? No, thanks... Only waiting for Wu Kong from the chinese market, cuz the rest is pretty much "copy&paste/heavily inspired" by something already done by other developers.
Re: Persona-Inspired Action RPG Eternights Announced for PS5, PS4
Visual novel dating sim meets anime arpg.
For an indie game looks quite good, but doesn't seem to be offering anything new or innovative. Generic character design, from the trailer the world seems kind of "empty". And I don't expect much of the narrative, but you never know. Will still give it a go
Re: Poll: Did Sony's Latest State of Play Livestream Live Up to the Hype?
I was pretty much in for the FFXVI, which did not disappoint at all. But got pleasantly surprised by the sudden new game plus announcement (and patch) for Horizon Forbidden West.
Re: Final Fantasy XVI Finally Comes to PS5 in Summer 2023
Jeeeeezzzz, that trailer!!! The game looks phenomenal. The new summons design and animation is outstanding. Can't wait to dive into the world of FFXVI. Hope no more delays this time and we'll actually be able to play next summer.
Re: Huge Horizon Forbidden West Update Adds New Game Plus, Outfit Swaps, Skill Respec
Well, I had 100% the game a week after it came out and got so hyped to install the update now and start New Game+ on the new Ultra Hard difficulty, only to find out there is no "new game+" button on the title screen to start with...
I guess they need to patch the new patch hahah
Re: Forspoken Impresses in 10 Minutes of PS5 Gameplay
@lolwhatno unlike autocorrect, you are correct xD
Re: Horizon Forbidden West Patch 1.09 Is Out Now, Here Are the Patch Notes
Apex Sentry Scrounger... Hmmm... The only thing preventing me from 100%
Re: Forspoken Impresses in 10 Minutes of PS5 Gameplay
Less than a minute in the video, and I see 1/3 of the character body inside the stone pathways... Maybe that's why it was delayed? To fix all those hick ups lol
Re: Sony Planting Trees for Unlocking Horizon Forbidden West Trophy
Great initiative. Glad to partake in it
Re: Horizon Forbidden West (PS5) - Excellent Sequel Is a PS5 Essential
So hyped for it. GOTY material!!!
But I noticed from all the reviews I've watched, so many QUITE BIG and some minor popping issues. Some places while they walk into settlements the game freezes for 1-2 frames. Not so fluid animations when you switch from normal combat hits to surge animations and much much more. Hope they patch all this eventually, so I can replay it on New Game+ in all it's intended glory!