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I remember one user saying the obvious when this peripheral was released without backwards compatibility and more expensive than the console 'that it was the next ps vita'. And i remember everybody going off at him even though it was obvious.

That's the trouble with random comments on website, particularly fanboyish ones, the comments are highly biased and unrealistic. The corporate world is brutal and this device was always going to fail. And you have to be ultra blunt to make a realistic prediction. But that's never the popular opinion on these sites.

Sony is the company that banned 180 countries from buying their games on steam, china, the one with the highest players included as well. I was fully expecting ghosts of tsushima to absolutely blow up if it wasn't for that restriction.

Sony is basically a better version of nintendo, i'm not at all surprised by the financial decisions they make.

This is basically a harley quinn game

Its mostly bloodborne pc port begging, but in general Sony doesn't really release games on pc now until they get a ps5 version.

Bioware is the only one that has gone from dark fantasy to light fantasy while almost every other media has gone exactly the opposite route. Truly they were ahead of their time and I hope they're sticking to it and not going ligh

As a DAO fan, that's a good thing. Origins combat was terrible and most of its fans would agree. Does anyody think bioware is suddenly going to make a tactical combat system rivaling Baldur's gate 3?
No and this game should play to its strengths. Inquisition's combat was half-assed real time and thus criticized, they needed to go full real time back then.
I just hope the game's dialogue and characters are NOT streamlined and is as amazing as origins. There's this tradition of faster combat= less complex dialogue such as in Mass effect but I hope here its more faster combat AND complex dialogue.

I have always had this question: How is the series S not basically a last gen console marketed as a next gen console? Given most people know its weaker than xbox one x.

@CrashBandicoat
But I played god of war and now I can't play the sequel thats coming to the same platform.

@ChrisDeku
It doesn't work. I bought global key from cdkeys and had to spend a week trying to get a refund. Steam doesn't accept it 'this product is not avaiable at your location'.

I wonder if Sony forced 180 countries on the playstation not to buy sequel of a game they played earlier. Most people over here would LOSE their *****.

@CrashBandicoat I DID BUY THE KEY, IT DIDN'T WORK.

The error came up 'this product is not available at your location'. It is literally not possible to buy these games in any of these countries unless you have a debit card registered over there which changes yur steam storefront.

@CrashBandicoat This is so insulting. I have tried vpn (despite the potential for getting banned). The only way to circumvent this is to have a debit card registered in another country, other wise you cannot change your steam's location and access Sony games.

@ShadowofSparta

Yeah imagine them removing their streaming website in many countries because of some nonsense account stuff. Never in steam has a publisher made such a boneheaded decision to limit sales of its own products. This is a company that makes excellent products and yet hampers them with the most boneheaded financial decisions.

For example, any sane person could see PSVR2 would be a flop, PS3 was going to start off terribly, same for PS Vita. And worst, they're all excellent products. There are countless examples of such awful financial decisions not even counting the current steam debacle.

They could literally bottleneck anime from expanding all over the world in the same way someday. And im amazed that regulators didn't stop the mixup of crunchyroll and funimation, given that mainstream websites like netflix, disney plus only have it as a side, not the main attraction. Now they're basically holding the keys of the anime industry's accessibility in much of the world.

Why copy the worst thing of the greatest RPG of all time?

Do keep in mind they're splitting part 2 into 2 seasons. And given the acclaim of the third episode, I think we'll see more original stuff and less rushing.

Also prediction, I also think last of us will reach the popularity of stranger things by the time game 2 is fully adapted. And probably become the biggest show of this decade along with squid game.

And also Factions would have likely been Sony's biggest hit of all time had it released given how talented naughty dog is in the gameplay department.

Anybody notice how Protective Sony is with Last of Us 2? The game isn't even on PS Plus after all these years! They went ahead and made a whole ass unecessary remake just for the first game before releasing it.
I'm assuming it'll come around the second season of the tv show though.

By the way, I think it was valve that took it off for purchase, not sony.

I feel bad for Arrowhead. A 100-person team works a decade to create as much of a fun game as they could, it blows up and is on its way to become one of the biggest Sony published game of all time, and then big publisher suddenly makes a requirement that gets their game review bombed, something Arrowhead has zero control over.

For those who don't know, pc players DONOT like control of big companies. They review bomb if anybody forces a second account, tries to control mods, tries to charge for something new, pretty much anything that doesn't relate to a developer trying to improve the game via feedback. Hence why steam is so 'open', why other launchers always fail, why multiplayer doesn't cost, why games are generally cheaper, why 'passion projects' are so common in the pc space and a million other examples.

Sony is used to their exisiting fanbase mostly swallowing minor inconveniences, this does not fly in the pc space.

Remedy is such a talented developer. I think if they go more towards what sells in the market with the same passion, such as their upcoming control live-service multiplayer game, (I know core gamers don't like to hear this but its true) their efforts will be much more properly recognized provided the remedy quality holds.

As for digital, it's obvious they're trying to get more long term sales with the lack of a second hand option since control had limited sales at the start but a very long term tail. And ofcourse, lack of steam kills the pc market, though it's understandable given epic is the publisher. Just hope they put the live service game on steam next time.

Hot take: I wish publishers would get together and just increase the base price to a 100 dollars instead of these editions.

Sorry but console market hasn't grown and the budgets/worlds keep increasing. If the base price doesn't increase, these editions will keep increasing.

i blame ps4 generation where base prices didn't increase. 20 dollars back then and now and base price would/should have been 100 right now.

Would it completely remove 'editions'? No, but the base price needs to constantly keep increasing otherwise base content will be cut in order to put it in other editions.

I would recommend people to watch the anime if you can't play the game. The second part (which adapts the third campaign) is due this year.

@Hyena_socks
It's kinda sad thinking how many people probably skipped over the third campaign given how incredible it is compared to the first two. Anybody who only did the first one is probably thinking 'what was so special about this game?'

This reads more like an 8/10 review

@Bingoboyop
It is ironic that promising their exclusives to PS5 would have helped them during the FTC hearings and probably reduced the backlash they're going to get from their loyal fans. However, I'm 99 percent sure that the decision was taken recently.

Have you looked at the xbox console sales in 2023. They dropped to about 7 million (from 10-11) while playstation is on another league (20-25). And this happened while the Series X was on its biggest sale cut yet, and when microsoft gobbled up activision.

So likely the shareholders asked questions when the numbers came in, and Microsoft heads panicked and announced these drastic actions.

One must keep in mind that America is much more capitalist than Sony and Nintendo's Japan. The numbers need to be always be going up, and if not, drastic actions are taken. Ideals, visions, beliefs, long term strategies all come second.

People like gaming's Kojima that may have a dedicated audience but don't do well in the mainstream are likely to be a thing in Japan, not America. And why the biggest Anime's tend to be targeted to a certain demographic but Hollywood blockbuster's tend to be four quadrant, targeted to all.

@Troubbble I think that was supposed to be a cloud only game.

The review sounded more like an 8 or a 9. I hope it wasn't given a safer 7 to get limited backlash. It's hard to not let the Internet bubble affect you but thanks for sticking to your guts!

Where's the 'unnecessary/10' option?
Or the 'thanks for cancelling all of last of us online and giving us unlimited remasters/remake'

Naughty dog, sony's star studio, is going to release ONE game this generation and everybody knows what it's going to be.

They were going to make live service multiplayer for this game before it was canned after an unrealized singleplayer. Still, so many people have cp copies, and it's had a revival, why not try it on this game rather a sequel which'll generate lesser interest at release?

This is the first time Sony has released a port of a 2015 game on pc (the last of us was a remake and this is likely a remaster). What's funny is they're still ignoring bloodborne (also came out in 2015).

It's become a hobby of mine to seeing twitter pc gamers seethe every single time Sony releases their older non-bloodborne games. It's hilarious and almost feels like they're doing it deliberately since it's so strange considering how popular fromsoft is on pc. There are entire twiiter accounts dedicatd to 'bloodborne pc' I urge everyone to see them to have a laugh.

@DonkeyFantasy Tbf, Ubisoft's subscription is one where you DON'T have to worry about this stuff, as all games are on ubisoft+ (ik what you're referring to though)

Factions cancellation was the most dissapointing news of this generation particularly since it was done because of 'limited microtransaction potential' by bungie. I still believe it would have been the hit of the generation and shows why Sony's approach is so flawed which will become apparent once Bungie goes further downhill. To trust some 'number experts' than your best studio, sigh.

Also shows TLOU 3 will be the only NEW game that naughty dog 'the greatest playstation developer' release this generation (till 2028). TLOU IP will find even more success in the TV series realm (I'm fully confident that by the third season it'll be bigger than stranger things at its peak, and I predicted GOT's success when the first season's ninth episode aired) as well as the gaming realm, but the potential will now go forever unrealized.

I was hoping for a live service multiplayer since the day GTA V, TLOU 1 released and part of me has now given up gaming because of that news. Hope it has a risky closing third part again and not your 'typical aaa game' and the franchise closes out with a bang. All the best to Naughty Dog anyways.

And he's going to be laughing all the way to the bank, working class can suck it for all he cares. While encouraging a million of the next generation kids to become the next Bobby Koticks.

Nature of public limited companies who have to answer to shareholders, hire a CEO like him who maximizes short term profit from the consumer base, keep your employees in line to keep the costs low, and find some obsessive fanbase who buys the same game each year by the millions.

Get sued? Hire an expensive lawyer. Bad publicity? Who cares, I got my millions as did the shareholders. Internet fanbase whines? Who cares, they're too niche to matter. The rest of the world (other industries in other countries) is full of Bobby Koticks, has always been full of Bobby Koticks and will remain full of Bobby Koticks and an angry internet tweet at the end isn't going to do much.

This is the most dissapointing news in gaming for this generation and its obvious what happened.

Bungie was like we cant earn enough money from this long term as microtransaction potential is low and sony were like sure lets cancel it.

I'll be surprised if bungie doesn't fail and sony's live-action push doesn't fail long term.

This site's users should be cheering FOR Xbox to try to put up some healthy competition. You think PS Plus would be like this if it weren't for gamepass?
I hope this site's users enjoy arrogant PS3 sony if Microsoft goes third party.

They deliberately made it a 'had to be a single player developer or live service' news to keep their fans happy so the fans of ND can say ''ooh see what a good decision' instead of the otherwise predictable backlash. There's no reason they couldn't have given the live service portion to a limited subset of the team or even another studio similar to how bethesda does it with elder scrolls online or fallout 76.

The real reason is that bungie didn't see 'profit/microtransaction potential', told this to Sony, who shut it down. Bungie, who are almost definitely going to get taken over by Sony anyways because they're not even making a profit themselves.

So sad about this. Was looking for this more than any other game this generation. Sony's deluded if they think they'll land a live service hit with a focus on aggressive microtransactions, without a naughty dog level of quality.

I'd be VERY surprised if alan wake 3 doesn't win a truckload of awards (BG3 will still win goty tho)

TOTK is the God of War: Ragnarok of this year. A largely similar, safe, bigger sequel of a more innovative previous part. And it'll lose to BG3 just like GOW lost to Elden Ring.

I know rockstar better than the back of my hand, I'll be VERY surprised if it releases on ps4.

Even financially, it doesn't make sense. This is going to be a long term live service style game (online portion) so why do it for dwindling sales over the years.

Can someone explain how this is different from NReal/XReal

That's one unique way to measure. However, I might be wrong but haven't humans existed for over 200,000 years. I believe we discovered subsistence farming ten thousand years ago

I disagree. Naughty dog is Sony's star studio. They should let them release an unfiltered naughty dog game. After all, the first tlou multiplayer was naughty dog and remained popular for a long time without neccessarily encouraging the tricks live service uses to retain players.

This sounds like they focused more on the gameplay of tlou (say what you will, tlou 2 shooting was absolute nerve wracking which is why I was excited) and Bungie was like 'where's the live service elements' and now we might never see what could have been a true sequel to tlou 1 multiplayer.

Power of marketing. There's no difference between this and the PS NOW which was struggling at 2 million for an eternity, they rebrand it with the popular service, split it into two options and people are even subscribing to the streaming option.
Probably what convinced them to release the streaming handheld.

This is a theme I have noticed with Japanese developers. That they're more passionate about making something unique, creative while America has a more profit-oriented culture. Hell, most of them don't even try to chase the international audience!

Notice how anime tries to target niches while, in general, Hollywood makes the budget higher and tries to appeal to everyone with one product. The result are 'company products' that are designed, tested and 'safe' or 'non-controversial' when it comes to America and the West in general. While Japan generally comes up with much more creative things with some absolutely insane niches if you truly explore the entertainment pieces they put out.

Not that America isn't creative but they are truly 'maximize profit chasers' and it shows in most of their mainstream cultural products. I just read niche novels now, since what's the point of consuming good but 'safe' entertainment that adds nothing new to your life once you have seen the basics.

How has technology not improved to increase the pace of creating these assets as well? Even Indie Developers can just throw assets from unreal engine 5 into their game at this point.

Please note I'm a layman in this matter so explain like I'm 5 if anybody has the answer.

The critics are saying the third episode is one of all time tv's best.

Comment section is prime example of why the gaming community has such negative stereotypes. The developer tries to make the consumers understand, and all you get are self-entitled complaints.

First, when did console gamers start obsessing over 60 fps. Games have always generally been 30 fps, if you want 60 or above, you always bought a pc.

And, second, you guys are not developers, how would you know 'they should be able to do it'. Very self-entitled behaviour, and one of the reasons why I consider gaming community to be excessively toxic, and always complaining.

Go on communities like goodreads, and they never have this self-entitled behavior that you regularly have (e.g why so many microtransactions while buying them, why battlefield not balanced while buying it, why cyberpunk glitchy while buying it and a million others). Respectfully speaking to you guys, this shows the difference of patience, and un-childlike behavior!

And that's after I consider pushsquare to be better than some pc gaming communities! Again, I'm not surprised gaming has such negative stereotypes. To the always vocal people in this community, please try to be thankful and kind to the developers once in a while! They spend their lives to earn a living and make you all happy!

@Flaming_Kaiser Yeah just cast somebody new, there's so much talent in the world and the time for 'stars' is long gone in the tiktok generation.

I hope gamepass makes these games shorter, with less filler already. It's frustrating, even 12 hours is considered meh and I consider it massive. 2 hours is enough for me!

Why not just let us play as Jesus murdering everybody?

If anything it shows how emotive and fickle the top commentators on any website always are, with absolutely no longer term sense. It was obvious from day ZERO, that live service was the right step to take on practically any annual sports game, on any sports game infact.
Anyways, 3-5 years later, this'll be wayyy better than any sports game ever released, simply because its live service. And eventually industry change will lead to similar sequels being released in the live service model, again an overall net positive.

It's the same nonsense with NFTS, you can't stop it and it will lead to a much more dynamic and interesting industry eventually, just like social media did with the internet, just like rampant mobile usage led to human rights crime footage. All I'm saying is, freedom and the ability to do what you want regardless of fickle, and short term public opinion (almost always meaningless) is what lead to an interesting and unique world.

I can recognize Martin's writing better than the back of my hand having read a lot of his material, my favorite being the Theon Greyjoy/Reek Chapters in the 5th asoiaf book (where my username comes from). He's a political writer with deep complex characters in the story with fantasy primarily in the background.

There is nothing in the first 10 hrs I played or in the marketing of the game thats actual Martin. He probably has an old-fashioned perspective on videogames, and certainly has no proper idea of what fromsoft games really are. My guess is he sat down and had coffee, gave a bunch of humdrum ideas that he thought Fromsoft, 'those gamey developers' would like from him and thats all his contribution is. Old man probably doesn't even know what he's wearing in the picture.

So yeah, marketing at the height of his spotlight, nothing else. If anybody's interested, do read or see what he says when he talks about games, it's hilariously cringe. Sounds like a grandpa who has no idea but is trying not to offend or saying what he thinks people would like to hear. Very funny.

@RubyCarbuncle it is a bunch of chickens doing police stuff in police uniforms