@ParboldCoder before i was born? as if nintendo didn’t shut down the wiis online about 10 years ago, i know what it’s like to use custom servers it ain’t some old timer thing 😂
gaming is the only hobby where people that share the same interests gatekeep eachother from playing games. as a kid, it was funny, as an adult, it’s extremely weird. i doubt common folk that play games give af
@HonestHick “ But i want to see less exclusives and the ones they do have matter more”
I’m kinda loss here, exclusives from who? are you talking about $ony or M$? and are you also saying that you’d rather have dormant IPs back over attempts at new ones?
also out of curiosity , what games are you enjoying on switch 2?
@BAMozzy Have you ever took a look at steam charts by any chances? I’d argue that PC is the most populated and biggest supporter of HD2, its had a healthy player count since release often fluctuating between 30-100k and is always in the top 10 or 15. I believe all the cards are in HD2s favor. it’s a great game for xbox.
@HonestHick The difference would be $ony investing in reviving their dead IPs and focusing on what they’re best at. i think the only mistake $onys possibly made is porting their single player games to Xbox/PC, but live service games should be everywhere. now if it’s a game that has single player and multiplayer like the good old days (TLOU) , i think that should be exclusive as well. pure live service games shouldn’t.
I’m not bothered at all, it’s a live service game, not a single player. you say you can make the same argument for single player games sony released on pc - no you can’t, those games can’t be played with other people & are one and done purchases and experiences; live service brings consistent and or constant revenue that can be used to fund sonys other projects WHICH I DO BELIEVE SHOULD BE SINGLE PLAYER EXCLUSIVES and not on other platforms, we need reasons to boot up our console over the amazing pc.
but LIVE SERVICE? nah , yall are tripping . More players is better for both parties, consumers and companies alike.
@BAMozzy since gears of war is one of the most anticipated games on playstation i have no doubt HD2 will do good on xbox - especially since it has much longer longevity than gears 1
@LikelySatan i’m sorry to hear that. i can’t relatively compare the two time periods, but i can empathize with your sentiments of today’s economy. Everything is overpriced & im as frugal as ever. I don’t want to get political, but I believe the lesser of two evils was chosen & that there’s some sort of light at the end of the tunnel.
@LikelySatan that’s awesome; ‘07 was just an all-around good year along with the 2000’s! granted the latter of your response and the housing market crash among other things existed but, hey, i was a kid, so 😆
@twitchtvpat AC4 didn’t even age bad & you can still easily play it right now. the only reason they even do this crap is because the ps4 didn’t have BC and people saw big money to be made in re-releasing the same games again and it’s only gotten worse. imagine what pc players think considering they’re essentially playing remastered games from the beginning since console has downgraded versions. not that pc players should matter on a PS site, but i’m just saying to prove a point that remastering fairly recent games is a joke
since i have PC/PS3 & sony releases their MP games to PC day one, i have no reason for ps plus (or premium) on my PS5. the only time i ever waste my money on that scam is when i sub for an exclusive skin or item in a MP game like a sucker
@Dan12836666 he’s lucky! it’s a dry heat in arizona , we got it worse than him in texas . try dealing with daily 90+ temps with suffocating +90% humidity; it feels like the devil is sitting on you 😂
if the ps5s that are overheating is because of the weather across the water, then ps5s over here should’ve caused wildfires by now. it’s not because of the weather, it’s a ps5 issue.
on the flip side though, weren’t we all waiting for true next gen games to finally push our consoles??
this is sad. i miss the days when the big 3 were all at eachothers neck and competition was pretty tight (6th/7th gen). now there’s just no reason to have an xbox anymore.
@Nakatomi_Uk The xbox one destroyed the xbox brand. i still hate that console to this day. At least the PS3 was still inline with traditional customs and expectations, just expensive. but the POS xbox one was a disaster on all fronts, the ugly ass UI on launch still haunts me
@Bluemoon2008 i should’ve specified that, here in america, they aren’t. A lot of “casuals” buy consoles here just to play 1-3 games on it. NBA2k & Madden are very popular here.
$ony won’t do gamepass because 1. The PS5 is the weakest first party generation & 2. The PS4s massive success has brought arrogant anti-consumer $ony back.
also,
“The reality is that gaming is not a passive form of entertainment like music and television, so most gamers prefer to purchase the games they specifically want to play outright”
Nah, I don’t believe this. The most popular games are F2P games and yearly sports & COD 😂.
@lazymike facts. that’s why i play helldivers 2 on PC and any other future multiplayer games $ony will release. i haven’t re-subbed to ps plus in years.
After all the bombarding & flak against BL3 from a lot of us, i’m sure it’s not hard for gearbox to see what not to do with BL4. Contrarily though, I think their biggest challenge with making this game is actually making a good story & characters. The gameplay, locations and guns will be as good as ever so that’s not really worrisome for anyone.
@rachetmarvel imo it’s pretty mid; it’s been so many years since i’ve last played it, so i can’t really explain why anymore. but being fresh off chronophantasma extend & then playing CF right afterwards, i liked CP:EX gameplay, story & roster better & the other reasons that you’ve already mentioned. I liked how hakumen played in CP:EX more than in CF so i think that’s a big reason why, too. Also, with Moiri leaving & CFs ending , yeah it’s bleak for blazblue. I think we’re in for a hiatus at least.
but blazblue is done, the lukewarm central fiction was pretty much the send off. i still hope they make another one though more in line with continuum shift
@EchoesOfBafflement man she would’ve loved the good sonic games back in the day even more like adventure 1 & 2, heroes, and sonic riders. but sega don’t make em like they used to
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Re: Industry Body Representing Publishers Like PlayStation Says Stop Killing Games' Proposals Would Be 'Prohibitively Expensive'
@Luvstagrind any reason you left out the ps360 generation??
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 588
Helldivers 2; i got some catching up to do before the new players arrive next month
Re: BioWare Flop ANTHEM Dies January 2026, Servers to Be Turned Off
@ParboldCoder before i was born? as if nintendo didn’t shut down the wiis online about 10 years ago, i know what it’s like to use custom servers it ain’t some old timer thing 😂
Re: Gran Turismo's Primary Console Competitor May Be No More
i’m more of a midnight club, NFS heat, split second, Motorstorm guy myself
can’t do racing sims and forza horizon is just a sim parading as an arcade
Re: PS5 Fans Divided Over Helldivers 2 on Xbox Pivot
gaming is the only hobby where people that share the same interests gatekeep eachother from playing games. as a kid, it was funny, as an adult, it’s extremely weird. i doubt common folk that play games give af
Re: Stop Killing Games Campaign Surpasses One Million Signatures, But There Are Issues
@Kinggph no they aren’t
Re: Best inFAMOUS Games
series basically got worse as it progressed . after 2, it was pretty meh. i hope if they bring it back it’s more like 2
Re: BioWare Flop ANTHEM Dies January 2026, Servers to Be Turned Off
@ParboldCoder they should be banned because you and no one else played them so the devs shut it down?
Re: Reaction: Helldivers 2 on Xbox Signals Another Unexpected But Not Overly Surprising Shift in Strategy from Sony
@HonestHick “ But i want to see less exclusives and the ones they do have matter more”
I’m kinda loss here, exclusives from who? are you talking about $ony or M$? and are you also saying that you’d rather have dormant IPs back over attempts at new ones?
also out of curiosity , what games are you enjoying on switch 2?
Re: PlayStation Is Bringing Helldivers 2 to Xbox, Out on 26th August
@BAMozzy Have you ever took a look at steam charts by any chances? I’d argue that PC is the most populated and biggest supporter of HD2, its had a healthy player count since release often fluctuating between 30-100k and is always in the top 10 or 15. I believe all the cards are in HD2s favor. it’s a great game for xbox.
Re: Reaction: Helldivers 2 on Xbox Signals Another Unexpected But Not Overly Surprising Shift in Strategy from Sony
@HonestHick The difference would be $ony investing in reviving their dead IPs and focusing on what they’re best at. i think the only mistake $onys possibly made is porting their single player games to Xbox/PC, but live service games should be everywhere. now if it’s a game that has single player and multiplayer like the good old days (TLOU) , i think that should be exclusive as well. pure live service games shouldn’t.
Re: Reaction: Helldivers 2 on Xbox Signals Another Unexpected But Not Overly Surprising Shift in Strategy from Sony
@KawakiisaFraud the ps3 outsold the competition and was in a good place the majority of its time
Re: Reaction: Helldivers 2 on Xbox Signals Another Unexpected But Not Overly Surprising Shift in Strategy from Sony
I’m not bothered at all, it’s a live service game, not a single player. you say you can make the same argument for single player games sony released on pc - no you can’t, those games can’t be played with other people & are one and done purchases and experiences; live service brings consistent and or constant revenue that can be used to fund sonys other projects WHICH I DO BELIEVE SHOULD BE SINGLE PLAYER EXCLUSIVES and not on other platforms, we need reasons to boot up our console over the amazing pc.
but LIVE SERVICE? nah , yall are tripping . More players is better for both parties, consumers and companies alike.
Re: PlayStation Is Bringing Helldivers 2 to Xbox, Out on 26th August
@BAMozzy since gears of war is one of the most anticipated games on playstation i have no doubt HD2 will do good on xbox - especially since it has much longer longevity than gears 1
Re: PlayStation Is Bringing Helldivers 2 to Xbox, Out on 26th August
sharing is caring!
I see absolutely nothing wrong with this.
Re: Mass Xbox Layoffs Begin, Everwild and Perfect Dark Both Cancelled
@KilloWertz this generation blows
Re: What the Hell Has Happened to Call of Duty?
@LikelySatan i’m sorry to hear that. i can’t relatively compare the two time periods, but i can empathize with your sentiments of today’s economy. Everything is overpriced & im as frugal as ever. I don’t want to get political, but I believe the lesser of two evils was chosen & that there’s some sort of light at the end of the tunnel.
Re: Xbox's Phil Spencer 'Not Retiring' After Disastrous Day of Cancellations and Job Cuts
@Lavishturtle the live service hate lives rent free 😂
Re: Xbox's Phil Spencer 'Not Retiring' After Disastrous Day of Cancellations and Job Cuts
this is bad news for everyone , the industry sucks
Re: 'Video Games Are a Toy Business': Ex-Sony Exec Reveals How Crash Bandicoot Movie Brutally Got Shot Down
@ShadowRJ it would’ve been filled with terrible pop culture references and memes
Re: PS6 Still Years Away Despite Increase in Next-Gen Chatter
ps6 release? november of never . ps5 still has so much untapped potential and needs more games
Re: What the Hell Has Happened to Call of Duty?
@LikelySatan that’s awesome; ‘07 was just an all-around good year along with the 2000’s! granted the latter of your response and the housing market crash among other things existed but, hey, i was a kid, so 😆
Re: What the Hell Has Happened to Call of Duty?
@crossbit fortnite is to blame
Re: What the Hell Has Happened to Call of Duty?
@Korgon “ COD2 is still the best of the series.”
ahahaha!😂🤣 I see nostalgia comes in higher doses these days! 🤣😂 COD2 over COD4, WaW, and the OG MW2?!? come on now
Re: PS6 to 'Push the Boundaries' of Graphics, Doubles Down on Machine Learning
i can’t believe people even still care about graphics at this point
graphics from a technical standpoint , not artistically that is
Re: Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag Remake Rumours Return as Actor Drops Big Hint
@twitchtvpat AC4 didn’t even age bad & you can still easily play it right now. the only reason they even do this crap is because the ps4 didn’t have BC and people saw big money to be made in re-releasing the same games again and it’s only gotten worse. imagine what pc players think considering they’re essentially playing remastered games from the beginning since console has downgraded versions. not that pc players should matter on a PS site, but i’m just saying to prove a point that remastering fairly recent games is a joke
Re: Poll: 15 Years of PS Plus - What Do You Think of Sony's Subscription Service?
since i have PC/PS3 & sony releases their MP games to PC day one, i have no reason for ps plus (or premium) on my PS5. the only time i ever waste my money on that scam is when i sub for an exclusive skin or item in a MP game like a sucker
Re: Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag Remake Rumours Return as Actor Drops Big Hint
absolute waste of time , money & resources. ubisoft is creatively bankrupt
Re: Death Stranding 2 Is Causing Some PS5s to Overheat
@Dan12836666 he’s lucky! it’s a dry heat in arizona , we got it worse than him in texas . try dealing with daily 90+ temps with suffocating +90% humidity; it feels like the devil is sitting on you 😂
Re: Death Stranding 2 Is Causing Some PS5s to Overheat
if the ps5s that are overheating is because of the weather across the water, then ps5s over here should’ve caused wildfires by now. it’s not because of the weather, it’s a ps5 issue.
on the flip side though, weren’t we all waiting for true next gen games to finally push our consoles??
Re: 'Aw, Nah! This Ain't Happenin'!': SEGA on Potential PS5 Sonic Adventure Remasters
@Veritas7Ax disagree. i play the adventure games on pc occasionally. janky? yes but still the best sonic games out there 😂
Re: 'Aw, Nah! This Ain't Happenin'!': SEGA on Potential PS5 Sonic Adventure Remasters
@HammerKirby3 it’s not imo, unleashed and generations are the only good boost sonic games. the tacked on shadow content was painfully mediocre
Re: 'Aw, Nah! This Ain't Happenin'!': SEGA on Potential PS5 Sonic Adventure Remasters
@get2sammyb YOURE THAT YOUNG?
Re: Helldivers 2 Pays Homage to Brutal Review Bombing Campaign with Free Cape
Common PC Gamer W. One of the only few spaces where consumers actually win instead of being manipulated
Re: You Can Now Launch First-Party PlayStation Games Through the Xbox PC App
that’s cool, i just need nintendo to come to pc
Re: Sony Sued for 'Abusing Its Dominant Position in the Console Market'
Removed
Re: 'Employees at Virtually Every Studio Are Worried': Major Layoffs at Xbox Expected Next Week
this is sad. i miss the days when the big 3 were all at eachothers neck and competition was pretty tight (6th/7th gen). now there’s just no reason to have an xbox anymore.
@Nakatomi_Uk The xbox one destroyed the xbox brand. i still hate that console to this day. At least the PS3 was still inline with traditional customs and expectations, just expensive. but the POS xbox one was a disaster on all fronts, the ugly ass UI on launch still haunts me
Re: Sony Hasn't Given Up on Adding More PS3 Games to PS Plus Yet
good thing i still have my ps3, best playstation console!
Re: PS Plus Essential Games for July 2025 Announced
@Bluemoon2008 i should’ve specified that, here in america, they aren’t. A lot of “casuals” buy consoles here just to play 1-3 games on it. NBA2k & Madden are very popular here.
Re: 'We're Not Looking to Put First-Party Games in Day and Date': PS Plus Rejects Xbox Game Pass Model
$ony won’t do gamepass because 1. The PS5 is the weakest first party generation & 2. The PS4s massive success has brought arrogant anti-consumer $ony back.
also,
“The reality is that gaming is not a passive form of entertainment like music and television, so most gamers prefer to purchase the games they specifically want to play outright”
Nah, I don’t believe this. The most popular games are F2P games and yearly sports & COD 😂.
Re: PS Plus Essential Games for July 2025 Announced
@Bluemoon2008 sports games are not niche 😂
Re: Little Nightmares 3 Out 10th October, Pre-Order for First Game's Remaster
i never played the first two yet , but i’d like to
Re: Meteora Is the Probably Most Unique Racing Game Coming to PS5 in 2026
not feeling this one chief, maybe more gameplay footage will help because i hardly knew what i was looking at
alright so i did some more digging and went to their youtube channel & steam storefront, and it’s pretty meh.
Re: Forgotten Sony Game Midnight Murder Club Confirms Full PS5 Release for August
@lazymike facts. that’s why i play helldivers 2 on PC and any other future multiplayer games $ony will release. i haven’t re-subbed to ps plus in years.
Re: Marvel Tokon and 'Completely New Titles' to Star in Surprise Arc System Works Showcase
@rachetmarvel i hear you, and no offense taken, it’s just my opinion not a fact. I also would rather have blazblue be dormant than ruined, too
Re: Marvel Tokon and 'Completely New Titles' to Star in Surprise Arc System Works Showcase
@Lowdefal Wow i didn’t know that, that makes sense because blazblue was always in guilty gears shadow
Re: Less Comedy, More Action in Newest Borderlands 4 Story Trailer
After all the bombarding & flak against BL3 from a lot of us, i’m sure it’s not hard for gearbox to see what not to do with BL4. Contrarily though, I think their biggest challenge with making this game is actually making a good story & characters. The gameplay, locations and guns will be as good as ever so that’s not really worrisome for anyone.
Re: Marvel Tokon and 'Completely New Titles' to Star in Surprise Arc System Works Showcase
@rachetmarvel imo it’s pretty mid; it’s been so many years since i’ve last played it, so i can’t really explain why anymore. but being fresh off chronophantasma extend & then playing CF right afterwards, i liked CP:EX gameplay, story & roster better & the other reasons that you’ve already mentioned. I liked how hakumen played in CP:EX more than in CF so i think that’s a big reason why, too. Also, with Moiri leaving & CFs ending , yeah it’s bleak for blazblue. I think we’re in for a hiatus at least.
Re: Marvel Tokon and 'Completely New Titles' to Star in Surprise Arc System Works Showcase
@rachetmarvel blazblue>>>>guilty gear
but blazblue is done, the lukewarm central fiction was pretty much the send off. i still hope they make another one though more in line with continuum shift
Re: SEGA's Accidentally Outed Sales Numbers Put a Lot into Context
@EchoesOfBafflement man she would’ve loved the good sonic games back in the day even more like adventure 1 & 2, heroes, and sonic riders. but sega don’t make em like they used to