I’m not a saint gamer so i couldn’t care less about indie crap, i halfway agree with him - but i want diversity in AAA games again and AA. Indies can kick rocks, never really liked them but a small few & i don’t buy next gen consoles or tech to play some cheap indies
@trev666 it didn’t take off because there’s already several other active fps games like the finals where you play as a team with distinct characters with abilities in an arena . and the in-game announcers are annoying
@Bounty_Hunter is that why they bailed out of the home console space and only make handhelds now? The wii u failed so bad that it locked nintendo into only succeeding with handheld consoles. the 64, gamecube, wii were all outsold by their handheld counterparts so they killed off their home consoles and made the switch 😂
@Judal27 they probably do, but single player games are finite, one-and-done. those top games in the article have unlimited replay value because they’re multiplayer so naturally more playtimes gonna accumulate
@Enigk Because of no alternatives to replace what they’re playing or like, most likely. Also , multiplayer games have evolved so much and have gotten so huge that they’re called live services these days, so these type of games are just massive time sinks.
not to mention that multiplayer games barely even get sequels anymore so developers just milk the same game they’ve been updating for years
@darylb24 the ps5 pro is 800 and can’t play three generations of games though..nor did it have any true next gen features like the ps3. i mean, bluetooth, built in wifi, blue ray & rechargeable wireless controller was a pretty big deal for 2006 don’t you think? the xbox360 had none of that and was shoddy tech susceptible to break at any moment
Here comes the pitchfork crowd because they saw "AI" in the title. Nevermind that it's just an option and no one has to use it. Are people that decide to use it "smooth brains" by any chance?
@Neonix "How does Nintendo's catalogue target kids?"
Because they market and design their games with the intent to appeal to kids?
"I would say the opposite. Actual adults, and not teenagers and adolescents who pretend to be adults, enjoy the playfullness of Nintendo's titles."
Lol, I presume pretending to be an adult in your eyes means to play M rated games? I doubt that many adolescents/teenagers want to pretend to pay bills or manage responsibilities. Theres also plenty of "playful" M-rated games, the rating just means it's inappropriate for kids, but it has no correlation to fun.
"Do you seriously think adults only want the dark grim and cinematic nature of most PS titles?"
Did I say that? No. I don't even like most of todays Sony games myself.
"These games are mostly played by "kids" who think that is what adults do."
What if those kids just simply like the game because it appeals to them? Is anyone calling adults that play certain games "pretending to be kids"? Like I said, it goes both ways & this is bias.
The rest of your comment is pretty much just regurgitating the same talking point you've already said. Its about preferences, everyone has them. How many adults buy nintendo games or how much they sell has no bearing on the fact that their target audience is kids. Do you know how many adults enjoy the hell out of girl scout cookies? Like, dude.. it ain't deep. Like what you like, no need to get disgruntled about it.
How does this make sense? you only have one target audience, not two. Yes, Nintendo has something for everyone (adults) sure, but the overwhelming majority of their catalogue and brand advertising is for kids - their target audience. thats not to say that adults aren't allowed to play them or something, but im just calling it like it is.
@JustinTimberlake they don't want to hear this. older generations are intentionally stubborn to anything beyond their upbringing with an irrational dogma of belittling the upcoming generation after them, and when you try to explain something to them they'll just call you a "smooth brain" or "brain rot" for things they've preemptively chosen to not understand. its really a vicious cycle and i dont know why people are like this.
@Neonix kids are literally their target audience. why's it wrong to say somethings for kids, but ok to say when somethings for adults? it goes both ways
@darylb24 I still don’t understand how the PS3 was anti-consumer. And relative to their time periods: the ps5 is more anti-consumer and overpriced than the ps3.
@PuppetMaster glorifyings a bit much, i’m not glorifying it , i’ve just said what it’s done for me. And saying that i’ve personally learned better using Ai for a class in no way correlates to insulting how smart or unintelligent my teacher is. Everyone learns differently.
Also, i’m pro Ai if it’s used right as a tool. It’s a shame it’s harming the environment , but so does a lot of other things we use or do on a daily basis so it is what it is. People see microsoft and ai in one sentence and just go into hate mode
I’m looking forward to TombRaider more than GTA at this point. Classic lara finally back. hopefully there’s mods on PC , to “enhance” some things ..and remove some things 😂
@HonestHick right on , right on 😂 totally forgot that the xbox series s can do that. that’s pretty awesome. Xbox should’ve been made a pc-like console years ago, that’s their field. i remember games for windows live back in the day that had some sort of integration with xbox360.
@11001100110zero nice, that’s one of the creepy zelda games, i wish nintendo would try another dark zelda game again and maybe a bit twisted , id probably be interested.
and im definitely down for PC being the all in one (its almost there for me already) box, but at the same time, i’m torn between exclusives staying on console or being on PC too. PC is too good and too much of a monster these days & i still like consoles! 😂 the steam machine is a console , but it’s still steam!
@11001100110zero it’ll be slow for sure. i know i ain’t getting one. the ps5 still has untapped potential and we’re at the peak of diminishing returns . the only way ps6 may get some real motion is if GTA6 releases a remaster on PS6
@RBMango i am. if everyone owns ALL three platforms, that is. i agree with you, i thought having no exclusives to any console was good at first, but its hard as hell to use my ps5 when the same games are on PC; i’d love for reasons to use my PS5 just as much (or even more) again!
and lord knows if it weren’t for smash bros and a few mario games that i wouldn’t touch my switch
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Re: 'You Can't Do GTA for $10 Million': Split Fiction's Josef Fares Champions Diversity in Games and Budgets
I’m not a saint gamer so i couldn’t care less about indie crap, i halfway agree with him - but i want diversity in AAA games again and AA. Indies can kick rocks, never really liked them but a small few & i don’t buy next gen consoles or tech to play some cheap indies
Re: Arc Raiders Now a Huge Multiplayer Success Story at 12 Million Sales
@trev666 it didn’t take off because there’s already several other active fps games like the finals where you play as a team with distinct characters with abilities in an arena . and the in-game announcers are annoying
Re: Talking Point: Did ANTHEM Deserve the Hate?
@species I agree
Re: Talking Point: Did ANTHEM Deserve the Hate?
@species since *after mass effect 2. mass effect 2 is amazing
Re: PS5 Adventure Duskfade Looks Like It Was Made for Ratchet & Clank, Jak & Daxter Fans
we need more games like this reminiscent of the 2000s!
Re: Maybe There Is Still Hope for the Final Fantasy 13 Trilogy on PS5, After All
The Best final fantasy game & the aesthetic is unbeatable 💜🤍
Re: Xbox Action RPG Towerborne Totally Reworked for PS5 Release This February
the 2D plane kills it for me
Re: Big Updates on Massive Xbox Games, Bound for PS5, Later This Month
@11001100110zero yea, play anywhere is a godsend, i hope so too
also, xbox used to be on top of the console world man, they had everything going during that 360 run and squandered it. it depresses me to think about
Re: Sony May Be 'Planning Its Entire Calendar' Around GTA 6, Says Jason Schreier
@Matthewnh it’s for the culture
Re: Big Updates on Massive Xbox Games, Bound for PS5, Later This Month
@StrickenBiged maybe it means pure xbox fans with no other brands
Re: Big Updates on Massive Xbox Games, Bound for PS5, Later This Month
Fable is great , i don’t think sony has an rpg so i hope it comes
ah damn, i forgot i have a pc, the willpower to get a multiplat on console these days 😩
Re: Haunted Paws Dev Accuses New Cosy PS5, PS4 Horror of Being a Copycat
@Makeshift Cats are better than dogs in what world? the video game world? 😂
Re: Sony Roasted for Promoting 'Temu Resident Evil' Ebola Village for PS5, PS4
What, only RE is allowed to make zombie outbreak games ?
Re: PS5's Hyperpop Collection Adds Three Striking New Colours for DualSense, Console Covers
i have the OG fat ps5 soo…
Re: Xbox Sales Hit New Low in UK, Barely Competes with PS5 at This Point
@Bounty_Hunter is that why they bailed out of the home console space and only make handhelds now? The wii u failed so bad that it locked nintendo into only succeeding with handheld consoles. the 64, gamecube, wii were all outsold by their handheld counterparts so they killed off their home consoles and made the switch 😂
Re: You'll Never Guess the Most Played PS5, PS4 Games of 2025 in the US
@Judal27 they probably do, but single player games are finite, one-and-done. those top games in the article have unlimited replay value because they’re multiplayer so naturally more playtimes gonna accumulate
Re: You'll Never Guess the Most Played PS5, PS4 Games of 2025 in the US
@Enigk Because of no alternatives to replace what they’re playing or like, most likely. Also , multiplayer games have evolved so much and have gotten so huge that they’re called live services these days, so these type of games are just massive time sinks.
not to mention that multiplayer games barely even get sequels anymore so developers just milk the same game they’ve been updating for years
Re: You'll Never Guess the Most Played PS5, PS4 Games of 2025 in the US
@Enigk they’re all multiplayer games . people like to play games with their friends
Re: Xbox Sales Hit New Low in UK, Barely Competes with PS5 at This Point
@darylb24 the ps5 pro is 800 and can’t play three generations of games though..nor did it have any true next gen features like the ps3. i mean, bluetooth, built in wifi, blue ray & rechargeable wireless controller was a pretty big deal for 2006 don’t you think? the xbox360 had none of that and was shoddy tech susceptible to break at any moment
Re: Sony Patents AI Assistant That Can Help You Beat Games, or Just Beat Them For You
Here comes the pitchfork crowd because they saw "AI" in the title. Nevermind that it's just an option and no one has to use it. Are people that decide to use it "smooth brains" by any chance?
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Re: Xbox Sales Hit New Low in UK, Barely Competes with PS5 at This Point
@Neonix "How does Nintendo's catalogue target kids?"
"I would say the opposite. Actual adults, and not teenagers and adolescents who pretend to be adults, enjoy the playfullness of Nintendo's titles."
"Do you seriously think adults only want the dark grim and cinematic nature of most PS titles?"
"These games are mostly played by "kids" who think that is what adults do."
The rest of your comment is pretty much just regurgitating the same talking point you've already said. Its about preferences, everyone has them. How many adults buy nintendo games or how much they sell has no bearing on the fact that their target audience is kids. Do you know how many adults enjoy the hell out of girl scout cookies? Like, dude.. it ain't deep. Like what you like, no need to get disgruntled about it.
Re: Xbox Sales Hit New Low in UK, Barely Competes with PS5 at This Point
@TruestoryYep "They also target adults"
How does this make sense? you only have one target audience, not two. Yes, Nintendo has something for everyone (adults) sure, but the overwhelming majority of their catalogue and brand advertising is for kids - their target audience. thats not to say that adults aren't allowed to play them or something, but im just calling it like it is.
Re: Microsoft CEO Really Wants You to Stop Calling Generative AI 'Slop'
@JustinTimberlake they don't want to hear this. older generations are intentionally stubborn to anything beyond their upbringing with an irrational dogma of belittling the upcoming generation after them, and when you try to explain something to them they'll just call you a "smooth brain" or "brain rot" for things they've preemptively chosen to not understand. its really a vicious cycle and i dont know why people are like this.
Re: Xbox Sales Hit New Low in UK, Barely Competes with PS5 at This Point
@Fandabidozi2025 like how people say "nintendos doing their own thing" , but still compare them to microsoft and sony?
Re: Xbox Sales Hit New Low in UK, Barely Competes with PS5 at This Point
@Neonix kids are literally their target audience. why's it wrong to say somethings for kids, but ok to say when somethings for adults? it goes both ways
Re: Xbox Sales Hit New Low in UK, Barely Competes with PS5 at This Point
@Neonix lesser of two evils , nintendo shouldnt be charging for their online at all and yet people still cape for it, smh
Re: Xbox Sales Hit New Low in UK, Barely Competes with PS5 at This Point
@darylb24 I still don’t understand how the PS3 was anti-consumer. And relative to their time periods: the ps5 is more anti-consumer and overpriced than the ps3.
Re: Pac-Man DLC Comes to Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds Later This Week on PS5, PS4
“ Are you excited for Pac-Man's arrival in Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds?”
No, i couldn’t care less about any non-sonic characters in a sonic game
Re: Microsoft CEO Really Wants You to Stop Calling Generative AI 'Slop'
@PuppetMaster glorifyings a bit much, i’m not glorifying it , i’ve just said what it’s done for me. And saying that i’ve personally learned better using Ai for a class in no way correlates to insulting how smart or unintelligent my teacher is. Everyone learns differently.
Re: Microsoft CEO Really Wants You to Stop Calling Generative AI 'Slop'
@PuppetMaster Why would I blame them for brain rot id get from Ai? Wouldn’t i blame the Ai? 😂
Re: Microsoft CEO Really Wants You to Stop Calling Generative AI 'Slop'
Also, i’m pro Ai if it’s used right as a tool. It’s a shame it’s harming the environment , but so does a lot of other things we use or do on a daily basis so it is what it is. People see microsoft and ai in one sentence and just go into hate mode
Re: Microsoft CEO Really Wants You to Stop Calling Generative AI 'Slop'
@PuppetMaster AIs definitely been teaching me better than my college professors though..
Re: Talking Point: What Are Your PS5 New Year's Resolutions?
same as always - nothing. i do what i feel like
Re: Game of the Year: Push Square Readers' 20 Most Anticipated PS5 Games of 2026
@Rich33 “ The world, and video game stories need more 'values' like these”
there’s tons of games like this, where have you been?
Re: Game of the Year: Push Square Readers' 20 Most Anticipated PS5 Games of 2026
@Darude84 they keep delaying it, who cares anymore. Plus , imo , Cali > Florida . the setting is a downgrade
Re: Game of the Year: Push Square Readers' 20 Most Anticipated PS5 Games of 2026
I’m looking forward to TombRaider more than GTA at this point. Classic lara finally back. hopefully there’s mods on PC , to “enhance” some things ..and remove some things 😂
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 614
Marvel rivals for me. i use spiderman and black panther
Re: Free-to-Play Fighter 2XKO Joins a Busy Start to 2026 on PS5
@RudeAnimat0r oh, yeah they’re right, my bad. i forgot it was free to play; yes, free to play games are free to play online.
Re: Free-to-Play Fighter 2XKO Joins a Busy Start to 2026 on PS5
@RudeAnimat0r of course it requires a fee to play online
Re: A Very Happy New Year to You
looking forward to june 6th !
Re: PS Plus Essential Games for January 2026 Announced
@Ludacritz that doesn’t make much sense
Re: Ex-PlayStation Boss Believes Exclusives Make Consoles 'Sing'
@HonestHick right on , right on 😂 totally forgot that the xbox series s can do that. that’s pretty awesome. Xbox should’ve been made a pc-like console years ago, that’s their field. i remember games for windows live back in the day that had some sort of integration with xbox360.
Re: Ex-PlayStation Boss Believes Exclusives Make Consoles 'Sing'
@11001100110zero nice, that’s one of the creepy zelda games, i wish nintendo would try another dark zelda game again and maybe a bit twisted , id probably be interested.
and im definitely down for PC being the all in one (its almost there for me already) box, but at the same time, i’m torn between exclusives staying on console or being on PC too. PC is too good and too much of a monster these days & i still like consoles! 😂 the steam machine is a console , but it’s still steam!
Re: Ex-PlayStation Boss Believes Exclusives Make Consoles 'Sing'
@HonestHick technically, PC does play nintendo games 👀 i’ve been playing smash bros melee online for a while now
Re: PS6 Could Be Delayed Due to RAM Price Chaos
@11001100110zero it’ll be slow for sure. i know i ain’t getting one. the ps5 still has untapped potential and we’re at the peak of diminishing returns . the only way ps6 may get some real motion is if GTA6 releases a remaster on PS6
Re: Ex-PlayStation Boss Believes Exclusives Make Consoles 'Sing'
@RBMango i am. if everyone owns ALL three platforms, that is. i agree with you, i thought having no exclusives to any console was good at first, but its hard as hell to use my ps5 when the same games are on PC; i’d love for reasons to use my PS5 just as much (or even more) again!
and lord knows if it weren’t for smash bros and a few mario games that i wouldn’t touch my switch
Re: PS6 Could Be Delayed Due to RAM Price Chaos
@Gr8VngnzN4esAngr maybe because all games on console should’ve been 60fps over 10 years ago
Re: PS6 Could Be Delayed Due to RAM Price Chaos
Oh well, PC will still be around
@BIG3 also this. the ps5 could use another 7 years. this gen didn’t even peak yet
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 613
i’m playing warframe, the borderlands 4 killer. 😂 cannot believe how far this game has come; i’m enjoying it
Re: Yakuza-Like Crime Drama Gang of Dragon Gets New Screens for Xmas
lol it looks badass, is that senator armstrong??