@INeedGoodGraphics "Genshin Impact or Infinity Nikki"
I don't think Sony is involved with making it but they may be some type of publisher for "7 Deadly Sins: Origins" releasing soon. I watched a trailer at lunch with my wife and said to her it looks like a mix of Genshin Impact and Infinity Nikk. I don't know if it will be any good or not but I'm looking forward to trying it out. And it's free to start, so nothing lost if it doesn't click with me.
The only PS6 that Sony should be launching in 2027 is a PS6 Portable, which would probably be PS4.5 power anyway like the Switch 2, regardless of what they call it.
And I wouldn't fault them for it either. I've been waiting for like a decade for a new Sony handheld while everyone has told me it will never happen. But we all think it will now. But I think calling it PS6 would be a but of s stretch, more like Portal 2.
MS has it's Xbox label Rog out, Sony is pretty much the only one not in the pool right now.
Wait, who decided "old" starts at 35? Is that a Gen Y or Gen Z age delimiter? I didn't even get married until I was 35 and I certainly didn't think of myself as old back then. I'm old now, Gen X has reached Baby Boomer territory, but with people living into their 70s, 80s even 90s all the time now who considers 35 to be old?
OK I know Dicaprio thinks anyone over 19 is too old but screw that guy. ð
I'm not even angry, just confused. ðĪ·ââïļ
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@kmtrain83 I'm glad you like what you paid for, but MS didn't become MS by saying, our product is too good, it's too powerful, so we're just going to sell a cheaper weaker one instead.
That's what Nintendo did after the GameCube but I think MS is all in on MOAR POWER!! or however the kids say it these days.
Maybe they'll sell 2 next gen consoles with the same power but differentiate by having different storage capacities or something. Maybe a disc drive in 1, but I think those are done. Maybe as expensive add-ons. MS would rather have everyone on Gamepass than put out discs anyway. Who knows, maybe they stop w/ discs all together next gen?
Hopefully you find what you want at a price you can afford.
I am interested if Kena 2 comes to Switch 2 since Kena 1 is but Sony seems to be funding 2 to take it from AA to AAA. Seems weird to announce porting the 1st game now w/ no mention of the 2nd they just announced. Switch 2 is supposed to be getting FF7 Part 3 (that thing get a name yet?) same day as PS5, though I do know that's Squenix.
@get2sammyb 1 reason I could see for Xbox fans wanting a new console more than PS5 fans is the whole Series S mess. You know this stuff better than I but the whole "PS5 game isn't coming to Xbox b/c S can't run it" and "this game would look better if S didn't need to support it". I think that's the reason there's no Series Pro - how can they get S to run games that high end?
So, MS puts out a new gen, Xbox Omega or whatever the rumors are, no split base, just 1 high end console. Maybe Series X can play some of those games, but MS is like, sorry we never said Series S can run Omega games. Then MS drops Series S, makes X the cheaper option, but is smart enough this time to make no promises about Omega games being able to run on X and they actually put out 1 or 2 Omega exclusives, like R & C and Returnal.
Not sure it will solve all of MS problems but I think it would be good to get that Series S albatross off of their necks.
@Bramble PS Home was ahead of it's time. They should let the dev who made Astrobot run it, that game has a hub home feel. I mean it can't cost them anymore money than Concord and the other failed live service games. I'd even be OK w/ them locking it behind the PS+ paywall, a little extra bonus. Make it PS VR2 compatible. Call it PS5 Metaverse. ð
My kids been using a PS5 controller on PC for years, I actually think before we even had a PS5 as I had some expiring credit at Best Buy. They actually carried it around enough on campus that the drift became unusable - yeah I'm throwing my kid under the bus on this one not Sony. When they got a new one I got them a case. And they actually use it that I've seen.
I'm thinking if you own a gaming PC you probably own a cable so I don't see the point. Though they ALL should come with a cable b/c that's how you charge them. I'm OK w/o the charging dongle, I have enough of those. And they probably cost more than a short cable.
This game is releasing in about 2 weeks on consoles on DISCs. The time for cooking is over as the discs have probably already been pressed. Sure, day 1 update, but the YouTube videos will be pre-update once some retailers break the street date, so we'll know.
Hopefully some of this sticks to Keighly, whether he's aware of it or not.
I think Marathon will be OK b/c Bungie, and I can see it picking off some Destiny 2 players.
Fairgame$ I have no hope for.
Horizon I'd like to see do well but I'm not optimistic.
7 Deadly Sins Origins releases in a couple of weeks which I'm very much looking forward to so I'm not anti live service or anything like that but it's just not a good time to be releasing this many of those types of games.
That girl playing Thrud looks exactly the right age for Atreus in that photo so at least they got that right.
Makes me wonder if maybe they're doing a bit of a time skip between seasons 1 & 2 to age them up a bit to match the games.
I also think a large part of season 1 is going to be stuff going on in Thor's family that wasn't in the game to make it flow better into season 2. There's a lot going on there w/ Thor, his dad, his wife, and his kids. They'll be at least 1/4 to 1/3 of the show.
Having Atreus and Thrud so young looking in season 1 will allow for them to get along better in season 2 after Atreus basically helps kill not 1 but 2 of her brothers in season 1.
People locked into the game won't like it but it will make for a better show. Thor is really the center of it all. He has that fight w/ Atreus mom back in the day. They'll save that part for Season 2.
It was time to move on. The thing about sequels in story driven games is you kind of have to play the previous games, and after awhile it gets to be a lot. I never need to play another Kingdom Hearts game, Final Fantasy is very different, and I don't need another Uncharted.
I'm thankful Uncharted exists, 2 was an all time great, but imagine if all we ever got were Spyro and Crash games b/c the devs never moved on to new IP? It's good for devs to move on.
@ShogunRok Okay so you used the word rumour in this article at least twice, it's the 3rd word, yet you labeled this article "News" but the article about Starfield with a price and date on Dealabs you labeled "Rumour".
Do you keep a coin in your pocket marked "News" on one side and "Rumour" on the other so you can flip it to decide how to label each article? ð
Nice you labeled this one "Rumour" w/ Dealabs giving both a date and a price after Liam labeling the maybe Faye game "News" even though it's little more than some YouTubers looking for street cred. ðĪ·ââïļ
@Metonymy You use a lot of lingo nobody else in this thread does so I'll assume you know what you are talking about and I was at least on the right track. So thanks. ð
I still can't not see Opie though. And even if the special effects wizards can somehow make me not see him, I still think I'm going to hear him. ðĪ·ââïļ
I like the white spider and pin stripes, reminds me of Spiderman 2099 for some reason even though it looked nothing like that, but I really do NOT like the white on the back of his hands. It looks like he's ready to pop about Wolverines claw. I can practically hear the snikt just looking at it.
I will say overall since day 1 I have really enjoyed the look of this game. I don't play fighters b/c I suck at them and don't see the point, but the graphics alone have me tempted to give this one a try.
As soon as I saw the photo my brain said "Opie!" (From Sons of Anarchy, not The Andy Griffith Show) so I hope that isn't a problem watching it.
As for it looking like a bad photo of Bigfoot in the woods...
Well honestly I'm not too worried about that. I've watched enough "making of" and "deleted scenes" videos to understand that they ALWAYS look like soap opera Cosplay. That's why it's called "movie magic" b/c it's incredible how good they xan make this stuff look in production compared to on set with your phone. I know this is a TV show not a movie but they'll do the work.
tldr; hopefully this "straight to DVD" looking still pales in comparison to what is hopefully a big budget production.
@8thDoctor Thanks. I just reread the article and didn't see any mention of that. Or the 100 in game skins, which for a Lego could almost be playing as new characters as you unlock the skins.
Most interesting thing I read on their website though is 2 player couch co-op but no online. My family prefers it that way but still feels unusual to see.
If Polyphony Digital got it's hands on a dev kit, maybe from the teams who ported Lego Horizon or in the process of making MLB The Show for Switch 2, why wouldn't they try to get GT to run on it? I'm assuming you're all familiar w/ the phrase "boys and their toys"? Maybe it's not even official, maybe some guys just spent a weekend at the office trying to get it to work, and they succeeded. ðĪ·ââïļ
I don't know how any of this works but that's what happened in my head most likely scenario wise, I don't think GT7 is coming to Switch 2.
7 seems really limited. Like what are we going to spend 100 million studs on if there are only 7 characters? I suppose they could always have skins, which judging by the comments I can think of a couple, but it just doesn't seem the same.
Though I suppose we've already played w/ other characters in all the other Lego games, and if this game is basically the trilogy and the newish movie there aren't a lot of other characters to play as. Not like Flash, Wonder Woman, Superman and Green Latern show up in any of those 4. Well that I recall any way.ðĪ·ââïļ
Guess we'll see if there's any dlc in the future. The Titans tv show could work since they already have Nightwing in here. Maybe a 4 pack for $19.99? Dlc is so expensive these days.ðĪ
@playstation1995 Oh I'm chilling. 30" of snow, jury duty today I canceled b/c of another 3" of snow this morning which lead the plow to wall up my driveway again. Gaming is good though, Wolverine got a date. That's pretty much all I'm here for these days. Turning 60 turned me into a miserable old SOB, even worse than normal. ðĐ
@Bramble And cheap indie games. Like the whole point of indie games was being $4.99 or $9.99. PS3 even had a special section for $1.99 mini games or whatever they were called. Now it's hard to find something under $20 or $30. And honestly I don't think some of the games have gotten all that much better to justify 2x, 3x or 4x the price.
But I'm cheap and poor, so that's what I remember.ðĪ
I know, and that's the problem. I'm not playing a GoW game to get Professor Layton, Kratos isn't Sherlock Holmes.
When Batman fights Bane it's to show off his physical attributes, but Batman historically has always been as much a detective as a street fighter, solving crimes and puzzles against the likes of Joker and Riddler. Kratos is more a Hulk Smash! kinda guy.
Baldur made for a nice incessant irritant but he is more the annoying class clown than the big bully who requires Kratos to go all out. So I wasn't feeling it.
I'm looking forward to this one for the open world and art style. More of a single player though so I don't know how I'll handle parties or interacting with others if that's required in this game.
Currently playing Infinity Nikki which has about a week's worth of content for me every 6 weeks and Disney Speedstorm which I can live without. Recently quit playing Firtnite after a few years so I should have time for this if I can play about an hour a day and still keep up.
Edit: Just watched the trailer. Wish it was a regular JRPG so I could just play it and not have to learn the 4 or 5 different currencies to deal with the gacha system. They always make these things so overly complicated and not everyone has played a dozen of these games before. Guess I'll watch a bunch of explainer tutorial YT vids if I can't figure it out.
@sanderson72 Is Rumsfeld the idiot who said "You go to war with the army you have, not the army you want to have" or was that some other idiot? There have been so many idiots over the years saying so many stupid things. And now it's just all idiots saying stupid stuff all the time. ðĐ
She does seem out of place though. Maybe not not qualified, but video games are still a peculiar thing, and nothing about her has struck me as - "I've been gaming since I was a little kid when I got my first Pong and I'm so happy to be leading Xbox into the future, fulfilling a life long dream of mine." ðĪ·ââïļ
@DennisReynolds Thor and Odin, yes. Baldur? I just never saw him as a threat. Being able to stand there and take a beaten isn't the same as making me think he was going to crush Kratos head under his foot like an egg.
It was an interesting open to the game, but I never needed to see him again after that.
"the planâs the plan until itâs not the planâ
I actually thought @get2sammyb was just having a go paraphrasing some corporate BS nonsense but no, she actually said that, out loud, during a professional interview about her new job.
So can you imagine what she is saying to friends and family OFF the record?!?!? I'm assuming at some point she has used the words "I'm so far in over my head". ðą
Just remembered how lame of a villain I thought Baldur was in the first game. After coming off Kratos fighting some serious Greek gods in the original trilogy I found Baldur to be all kinds of meh.
Oh sure he was fine the first time, just a chatterbox to get Kratos annoyed, and that was fine, but the final battle was lame. Though I suppose if you look as the first game for what it is, just the first half of the whole game, then I suppose he isn't a horrible choice. Knowing they've already greenlit season 2 will make him easier to deal with.
Also sounds like what I wrote Saturday (copied & pasted below)
I'm guessing her "commitment to Xbox" means changing the name of "Game Pass" to "Xbox Game Pass" and having the console hardware go the way of the Zune.
Here's what MS said when they discontinued the Zune. Sound familiar? ðĪ·ââïļ
"Our long-term strategy focuses on the strength of the entire Zune ecosystem across Microsoft platforms, and we remain committed to providing a great music and video experience with the Zune service."
They may keep selling Xbox controllers and maybe even an HDMI dongle to stream to tv from the cloud like Ouya but a new Xbox console? If they were making a new one she clearly could have and would have just said so. But she didn't.
When Nintendo partnered w/ Dena to announce they were making mobile games they clearly stated they were still making consoles and announced the NX, like 3 years before it launched as Switch, b/c they didn't want to freak out their fans.
What is Nintendo NX?
No real details have been given apart from Nintendo is working on a new "dedicated game platform with a brand-new concept. It has not been made clear whether this is the successor to 3DS, Wii U or potentially both. {Nice foreshadowing there}
Spider-Man 1 in 2018 Miles Morales in 2020 Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart in 2021 Spider-Man 1 Remastered in 2022 Spider-Man 2 in 2023 This is how in 2024 They probably did it in 2025 Wolverine in 2026
@Dalamar "When I read the first part of the headline, I thought it was not about cheaters, but the game itself."
My reaction as well. At least we know what all the comments will be if the game crashes and burns. And the title of the article, just have to remove 1 word. ð
Who knows though, maybe all the Destiny 2 players will move over from that game?ðĪ·ââïļ
The name is stupid and that artwork is stupid but it does remind me of some stupid online game back in the day, maybe on PS3, called something like "The Fat Lady Eats Cake" which was also online so maybe they were going for that? Oh, "Fat Princess" maybe? I played it once or twice, maybe on PS+, could never figure it out.
I never played the first game b/c I think it was 3DS. Played the demo for the second and it was nice and long but the battles seemed repetitive. This one is looking a bit more full blown JRPG so I might give it a go. More likely to as I prefer gaming on PS5 anyway.
I'm guessing her "commitment to Xbox" means changing the name of "Game Pass" to "Xbox Game Pass" and having the console hardware go the way of the Zune.
Here's what MS said when they discontinued the Zune. Sound familiar? ðĪ·ââïļ
"Our long-term strategy focuses on the strength of the entire Zune ecosystem across Microsoft platforms, and we remain committed to providing a great music and video experience with the Zune service."
They may keep selling Xbox controllers and maybe even an HDMI dongle to stream to tv from the cloud like Ouya but a new Xbox console? If they were making a new one she clearly could have and would have just said so. But she didn't.
When Nintendo partnered w/ Dena to announce they were making mobile games they clearly stated they were still making consoles and announced the NX, like 3 years before it launched as Switch, b/c they didn't want to freak out their fans.
What is Nintendo NX?
No real details have been given apart from Nintendo is working on a new "dedicated game platform with a brand-new concept. It has not been made clear whether this is the successor to 3DS, Wii U or potentially both. {Nice foreshadowing there}
@datamonkey No he didn't leave by choice, but things were starting go bad under his watch near the end, and the 2 new guys are both finance, probably don't even game. It's just all about the money now.ðĪ
People come and go as jobs remain, Nintendo has had several company heads over the past decade, but I really think this is the end of Xbox. Maybe not the brand, Game Pass could be renamed Xbox Game Pass, but I don't see new high end console hardware coming. If they want to sell a $199 Xbox to Go dongle and controller to cloud game on tvs like a Ouya that hardly counts.
I won't miss Phil though, always reminded me of some swarmy lowlife meth addict from Breaking Bad, except w/ teeth.
This seems odd to me. With the game already being on PC an Xbox port seems almost redundant, and there aren't a lot of photo realistic games like this on Switch 2. Even FF7 Rebirth, as much as I prefer those graphics over photo realistic, is still kind of fantasy cartoon. I suppose the RE games are like this. Even Pragmata to me seems like it wants to recall PS3 style graphics.
I mean if the Switch 2 can run it properly then great, it should sell, just surprised they'll take the time to try.
@get2sammyb The only thing on Switch is Fortnite and Disney Speedstorm, and we know how you feel about Speedstorm.ð
If Nintendo bought Hoyoverse Playstation would rival Xbox in Japan. But Nintendo does not seem to like online.
Thanks for the confirmation. So there are nearly 5 Billion with a B smartphone, plus iPad and other tablets where I'm guessing a lot of kids play Roblox, plus all the home PCs and laptops vs 100mil PS5. The fact that any PS5 number can even be mentioned in the same breath as mobile is astonishing. The fact that PS5 can even still exist in this world is remarkable. Sony can wait on PS6 at home but they should really get that PS6 portable (aka PS5 on the go) out the door.
What's the install base for potential Roblox? I'm guessing it's a mobile phone tablet thing, but also on PS5 and PC? If it's just on PC then never mind, but if it's on iPhone and iPad, and it's free, then yeah of course the engagement is there, I can't recall the last time I saw a kid over like 2 years old who didn't have a mobile device in their hand. New parents probably don't know all the horrors of Roblox, they just give the kid the device. Kid goes to school, everyone at school is playing Roblox, so they play Roblox.
So I'm not impressed with engagement of free games on devices kids get at birth. But I do worry about the devices kids get at birth replacing home consoles. Actually worry isn't even the right word, I expect consoles to go extinct, like 8-tracks (ask your parents kids).
I don't think I've ever played Roblox, neither have either of my game addicted kids, not commenting on it, just looking at the world and the math.
Watched my kid play the demo, they're looking forward to giving it a go when time permits. They're currently playing Jedi Survivor so like a 2 year backlog.
Mostly I just wanted to comment b/c this is like the only 1 of the current 10 top of the page articles that isn't all Doom and gloom.
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Re: 'We're Discussing Ways to Improve': Marathon Dev Tweaking Monetisation and Difficulty as FPS Fails to Blow Up
@INeedGoodGraphics "Genshin Impact or Infinity Nikki"
I don't think Sony is involved with making it but they may be some type of publisher for "7 Deadly Sins: Origins" releasing soon. I watched a trailer at lunch with my wife and said to her it looks like a mix of Genshin Impact and Infinity Nikk. I don't know if it will be any good or not but I'm looking forward to trying it out. And it's free to start, so nothing lost if it doesn't click with me.
Re: 'Sony Finally Understands': Over 70% of PS5 Fans Agree with Decision to Scrap PC Ports
Sony - We're not putting any more of our games on PC going forward.
Also Sony - Except for all the games we are. We will continue to notify you on a case by case basis weekly, monthly or yearly as necessary.
Re: PS5 Players Can Finally Explore This Award-Winning Xbox Gem
Is this digital only? Seems like it from what I could find. And I couldn't even find a price in the PS app, just the "Weaver" edition.
I want to play this but price is always a factor with me.
Re: 'They're Not Going to Delay PS6': Hardware Leaker Says 2027 Still Likely After Xbox Helix Reveal
The only PS6 that Sony should be launching in 2027 is a PS6 Portable, which would probably be PS4.5 power anyway like the Switch 2, regardless of what they call it.
And I wouldn't fault them for it either. I've been waiting for like a decade for a new Sony handheld while everyone has told me it will never happen. But we all think it will now. But I think calling it PS6 would be a but of s stretch, more like Portal 2.
MS has it's Xbox label Rog out, Sony is pretty much the only one not in the pool right now.
Re: If You're Loving Resident Evil Requiem on PS5, There's a Good Chance You're Old
Wait, who decided "old" starts at 35? Is that a Gen Y or Gen Z age delimiter? I didn't even get married until I was 35 and I certainly didn't think of myself as old back then. I'm old now, Gen X has reached Baby Boomer territory, but with people living into their 70s, 80s even 90s all the time now who considers 35 to be old?
OK I know Dicaprio thinks anyone over 19 is too old but screw that guy. ð
I'm not even angry, just confused. ðĪ·ââïļ
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Re: PS6 Competitor from Xbox Revealed as Project Helix
@kmtrain83 I'm glad you like what you paid for, but MS didn't become MS by saying, our product is too good, it's too powerful, so we're just going to sell a cheaper weaker one instead.
That's what Nintendo did after the GameCube but I think MS is all in on MOAR POWER!! or however the kids say it these days.
Maybe they'll sell 2 next gen consoles with the same power but differentiate by having different storage capacities or something. Maybe a disc drive in 1, but I think those are done. Maybe as expensive add-ons. MS would rather have everyone on Gamepass than put out discs anyway. Who knows, maybe they stop w/ discs all together next gen?
Hopefully you find what you want at a price you can afford.
Re: After LEGO Horizon, Don't Expect Any More PS5 Games on Switch 2
@nessisonett @anoyonmus And those. ð
I am interested if Kena 2 comes to Switch 2 since Kena 1 is but Sony seems to be funding 2 to take it from AA to AAA. Seems weird to announce porting the 1st game now w/ no mention of the 2nd they just announced. Switch 2 is supposed to be getting FF7 Part 3 (that thing get a name yet?) same day as PS5, though I do know that's Squenix.
Re: PS6 Competitor from Xbox Revealed as Project Helix
@get2sammyb 1 reason I could see for Xbox fans wanting a new console more than PS5 fans is the whole Series S mess. You know this stuff better than I but the whole "PS5 game isn't coming to Xbox b/c S can't run it" and "this game would look better if S didn't need to support it". I think that's the reason there's no Series Pro - how can they get S to run games that high end?
So, MS puts out a new gen, Xbox Omega or whatever the rumors are, no split base, just 1 high end console. Maybe Series X can play some of those games, but MS is like, sorry we never said Series S can run Omega games. Then MS drops Series S, makes X the cheaper option, but is smart enough this time to make no promises about Omega games being able to run on X and they actually put out 1 or 2 Omega exclusives, like R & C and Returnal.
Not sure it will solve all of MS problems but I think it would be good to get that Series S albatross off of their necks.
Re: After LEGO Horizon, Don't Expect Any More PS5 Games on Switch 2
Title: "After LEGO Horizon, Don't Expect Any More PS5 Games on Switch 2"
Article: "and we imagine MLB The Show will continue to launch on all platforms."
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Re: Yet Another Live Service Game Bites the Dust, But PS5 Players Get a Full Refund
@Bramble PS Home was ahead of it's time. They should let the dev who made Astrobot run it, that game has a hub home feel. I mean it can't cost them anymore money than Concord and the other failed live service games. I'd even be OK w/ them locking it behind the PS+ paywall, a little extra bonus. Make it PS VR2 compatible. Call it PS5 Metaverse. ð
Re: After Cancelling Most PC Ports, Sony Promotes New 'PC Ready' Controller
My kids been using a PS5 controller on PC for years, I actually think before we even had a PS5 as I had some expiring credit at Best Buy. They actually carried it around enough on campus that the drift became unusable - yeah I'm throwing my kid under the bus on this one not Sony. When they got a new one I got them a case. And they actually use it that I've seen.
I'm thinking if you own a gaming PC you probably own a cable so I don't see the point. Though they ALL should come with a cable b/c that's how you charge them. I'm OK w/o the charging dongle, I have enough of those. And they probably cost more than a short cable.
Re: Crimson Desert Confirms PSSR 2 on PS5 Pro, But Glowing Previews All Based on PC Version
What if the PS6 was actually the PS5 Pro we met along the way?
Re: 'We're Not Hiding Anything': Crimson Desert Dev 'Sick' of Claims Around No PS5 Footage
This game is releasing in about 2 weeks on consoles on DISCs. The time for cooking is over as the discs have probably already been pressed. Sure, day 1 update, but the YouTube videos will be pre-update once some retailers break the street date, so we'll know.
Re: Highguard Permanently Shuts Down on 12th March
Hopefully some of this sticks to Keighly, whether he's aware of it or not.
I think Marathon will be OK b/c Bungie, and I can see it picking off some Destiny 2 players.
Fairgame$ I have no hope for.
Horizon I'd like to see do well but I'm not optimistic.
7 Deadly Sins Origins releases in a couple of weeks which I'm very much looking forward to so I'm not anti live service or anything like that but it's just not a good time to be releasing this many of those types of games.
Re: Physical Game Sales Hit All-Time Low in the US
I wonder if that number could go up this year from GTA 6 alone? ðĪ·ââïļ
Physical is dying all around, circling round the drain.
Less big games, ie FF7, 8, 9 shipped 3 years in a row and now just FF7 alone is taking 6 years.
Gacha games are free and Roblox is mostly digital, along w/ Fortnite and Minecraft.
No disc drives.
If you own an Xbox you're probably renting w/ Gamepass, not buying.
So it's all adding up to physical going bye bye, like it or not.
I prefer buying physical games myself, but free games are free, so I'll take the digital on those.
Re: God of War TV Casting Spree Continues with Modi, Magni, Gna, and Thrud Actors
That girl playing Thrud looks exactly the right age for Atreus in that photo so at least they got that right.
Makes me wonder if maybe they're doing a bit of a time skip between seasons 1 & 2 to age them up a bit to match the games.
I also think a large part of season 1 is going to be stuff going on in Thor's family that wasn't in the game to make it flow better into season 2. There's a lot going on there w/ Thor, his dad, his wife, and his kids. They'll be at least 1/4 to 1/3 of the show.
Having Atreus and Thrud so young looking in season 1 will allow for them to get along better in season 2 after Atreus basically helps kill not 1 but 2 of her brothers in season 1.
People locked into the game won't like it but it will make for a better show. Thor is really the center of it all. He has that fight w/ Atreus mom back in the day. They'll save that part for Season 2.
Re: Opinion: If Sony's Doubling Down on Its Most Popular Franchises, Where's Uncharted?
It was time to move on. The thing about sequels in story driven games is you kind of have to play the previous games, and after awhile it gets to be a lot. I never need to play another Kingdom Hearts game, Final Fantasy is very different, and I don't need another Uncharted.
I'm thankful Uncharted exists, 2 was an all time great, but imagine if all we ever got were Spyro and Crash games b/c the devs never moved on to new IP? It's good for devs to move on.
Re: The Witcher 3's New Expansion Really Does Exist, Says Reliable Insider
@ShogunRok Okay so you used the word rumour in this article at least twice, it's the 3rd word, yet you labeled this article "News" but the article about Starfield with a price and date on Dealabs you labeled "Rumour".
Do you keep a coin in your pocket marked "News" on one side and "Rumour" on the other so you can flip it to decide how to label each article? ð
Re: Rumour: Starfield PS5 Release Date Locked in for April as Xbox RPG Targets Lower Price Point
Nice you labeled this one "Rumour" w/ Dealabs giving both a date and a price after Liam labeling the maybe Faye game "News" even though it's little more than some YouTubers looking for street cred. ðĪ·ââïļ
Re: Here's Your First Look at the God of War TV Show
@Metonymy You use a lot of lingo nobody else in this thread does so I'll assume you know what you are talking about and I was at least on the right track. So thanks. ð
I still can't not see Opie though. And even if the special effects wizards can somehow make me not see him, I still think I'm going to hear him. ðĪ·ââïļ
https://youtu.be/RIjYLUEjbxw?si=U4t32QjGE64VF5Pb
Re: Spider-Man's Iconic Advanced Suit Looks Excellent in Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls
I like the white spider and pin stripes, reminds me of Spiderman 2099 for some reason even though it looked nothing like that, but I really do NOT like the white on the back of his hands. It looks like he's ready to pop about Wolverines claw. I can practically hear the snikt just looking at it.
I will say overall since day 1 I have really enjoyed the look of this game. I don't play fighters b/c I suck at them and don't see the point, but the graphics alone have me tempted to give this one a try.
Re: Here's Your First Look at the God of War TV Show
As soon as I saw the photo my brain said "Opie!" (From Sons of Anarchy, not The Andy Griffith Show) so I hope that isn't a problem watching it.
As for it looking like a bad photo of Bigfoot in the woods...
Well honestly I'm not too worried about that. I've watched enough "making of" and "deleted scenes" videos to understand that they ALWAYS look like soap opera Cosplay. That's why it's called "movie magic" b/c it's incredible how good they xan make this stuff look in production compared to on set with your phone. I know this is a TV show not a movie but they'll do the work.
tldr; hopefully this "straight to DVD" looking still pales in comparison to what is hopefully a big budget production.
Re: Kena: Scars of Kosmora Is Now Available for Wishlist on PS Store and PC
Looks like the Crystal game I've been waiting for since Dinosaur Planet was shown at E3 in 2000. Can't wait. ð
https://youtu.be/gm9zsm_9TXE?si=9f_P1Gg_dp0sIaOU
Re: Project Windless Dev Explains the Game's Giant Rooster-Man Protagonist
I'm all in for big head chicken mosou Heavenly Sword.
Re: The New LEGO Batman Only Has 7 Playable Characters, But They're Far More Fully Formed
@8thDoctor Thanks. I just reread the article and didn't see any mention of that. Or the 100 in game skins, which for a Lego could almost be playing as new characters as you unlock the skins.
Most interesting thing I read on their website though is 2 player couch co-op but no online. My family prefers it that way but still feels unusual to see.
Re: For Some Reason, Sony Apparently Got Gran Turismo 7 Running on Switch 2
If Polyphony Digital got it's hands on a dev kit, maybe from the teams who ported Lego Horizon or in the process of making MLB The Show for Switch 2, why wouldn't they try to get GT to run on it? I'm assuming you're all familiar w/ the phrase "boys and their toys"? Maybe it's not even official, maybe some guys just spent a weekend at the office trying to get it to work, and they succeeded. ðĪ·ââïļ
I don't know how any of this works but that's what happened in my head most likely scenario wise, I don't think GT7 is coming to Switch 2.
Re: The New LEGO Batman Only Has 7 Playable Characters, But They're Far More Fully Formed
7 seems really limited. Like what are we going to spend 100 million studs on if there are only 7 characters? I suppose they could always have skins, which judging by the comments I can think of a couple, but it just doesn't seem the same.
Though I suppose we've already played w/ other characters in all the other Lego games, and if this game is basically the trilogy and the newish movie there aren't a lot of other characters to play as. Not like Flash, Wonder Woman, Superman and Green Latern show up in any of those 4. Well that I recall any way.ðĪ·ââïļ
Guess we'll see if there's any dlc in the future. The Titans tv show could work since they already have Nightwing in here. Maybe a 4 pack for $19.99? Dlc is so expensive these days.ðĪ
Re: Memory Crisis Threatening to Delay PS6 Could Last 'Another 10 Years'
@playstation1995 Oh I'm chilling. 30" of snow, jury duty today I canceled b/c of another 3" of snow this morning which lead the plow to wall up my driveway again. Gaming is good though, Wolverine got a date. That's pretty much all I'm here for these days. Turning 60 turned me into a miserable old SOB, even worse than normal. ðĐ
Re: Yet Another Live Service Game Bites the Dust, But PS5 Players Get a Full Refund
@Bramble And cheap indie games. Like the whole point of indie games was being $4.99 or $9.99. PS3 even had a special section for $1.99 mini games or whatever they were called. Now it's hard to find something under $20 or $30. And honestly I don't think some of the games have gotten all that much better to justify 2x, 3x or 4x the price.
But I'm cheap and poor, so that's what I remember.ðĪ
Re: Kratos Now Knows His TV Show Villain for God of War Series
@DennisReynolds "physical threat"
I know, and that's the problem. I'm not playing a GoW game to get Professor Layton, Kratos isn't Sherlock Holmes.
When Batman fights Bane it's to show off his physical attributes, but Batman historically has always been as much a detective as a street fighter, solving crimes and puzzles against the likes of Joker and Riddler. Kratos is more a Hulk Smash! kinda guy.
Baldur made for a nice incessant irritant but he is more the annoying class clown than the big bully who requires Kratos to go all out. So I wasn't feeling it.
Re: This Is the Next PS5 Gacha That's Going to Eat Up All Your Time
I'm looking forward to this one for the open world and art style. More of a single player though so I don't know how I'll handle parties or interacting with others if that's required in this game.
Currently playing Infinity Nikki which has about a week's worth of content for me every 6 weeks and Disney Speedstorm which I can live without. Recently quit playing Firtnite after a few years so I should have time for this if I can play about an hour a day and still keep up.
Edit: Just watched the trailer. Wish it was a regular JRPG so I could just play it and not have to learn the 4 or 5 different currencies to deal with the gacha system. They always make these things so overly complicated and not everyone has played a dozen of these games before. Guess I'll watch a bunch of explainer tutorial YT vids if I can't figure it out.
Re: 'The Plan's the Plan Until It's Not the Plan': Xbox All Over the Place on Future PS5 Ports
@sanderson72 Is Rumsfeld the idiot who said "You go to war with the army you have, not the army you want to have" or was that some other idiot? There have been so many idiots over the years saying so many stupid things. And now it's just all idiots saying stupid stuff all the time. ðĐ
She does seem out of place though. Maybe not not qualified, but video games are still a peculiar thing, and nothing about her has struck me as - "I've been gaming since I was a little kid when I got my first Pong and I'm so happy to be leading Xbox into the future, fulfilling a life long dream of mine." ðĪ·ââïļ
Re: Kratos Now Knows His TV Show Villain for God of War Series
@DennisReynolds Thor and Odin, yes. Baldur? I just never saw him as a threat. Being able to stand there and take a beaten isn't the same as making me think he was going to crush Kratos head under his foot like an egg.
It was an interesting open to the game, but I never needed to see him again after that.
Re: Yet Another Live Service Game Bites the Dust, But PS5 Players Get a Full Refund
@Bramble "Fat Princess"
Seems like forever ago, right? Like the PS3 was just 2 gens ago but it seems sooooo looooong.
Or maybe it's just me.ðĪ·ââïļ
Re: 'The Plan's the Plan Until It's Not the Plan': Xbox All Over the Place on Future PS5 Ports
"the planâs the plan until itâs not the planâ
I actually thought @get2sammyb was just having a go paraphrasing some corporate BS nonsense but no, she actually said that, out loud, during a professional interview about her new job.
So can you imagine what she is saying to friends and family OFF the record?!?!? I'm assuming at some point she has used the words "I'm so far in over my head". ðą
Re: Kratos Now Knows His TV Show Villain for God of War Series
Just remembered how lame of a villain I thought Baldur was in the first game. After coming off Kratos fighting some serious Greek gods in the original trilogy I found Baldur to be all kinds of meh.
Oh sure he was fine the first time, just a chatterbox to get Kratos annoyed, and that was fine, but the final battle was lame. Though I suppose if you look as the first game for what it is, just the first half of the whole game, then I suppose he isn't a horrible choice. Knowing they've already greenlit season 2 will make him easier to deal with.
Re: Original Xbox Creator Shares Brutal Opinion of New Leadership, Believes This Is the End of Xbox
Sounds about right.
Also sounds like what I wrote Saturday (copied & pasted below)
I'm guessing her "commitment to Xbox" means changing the name of "Game Pass" to "Xbox Game Pass" and having the console hardware go the way of the Zune.
Here's what MS said when they discontinued the Zune. Sound familiar? ðĪ·ââïļ
"Our long-term strategy focuses on the strength of the entire Zune ecosystem across Microsoft platforms, and we remain committed to providing a great music and video experience with the Zune service."
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-microsoft-zune-idUSTRE72D81620110314/
They may keep selling Xbox controllers and maybe even an HDMI dongle to stream to tv from the cloud like Ouya but a new Xbox console? If they were making a new one she clearly could have and would have just said so. But she didn't.
When Nintendo partnered w/ Dena to announce they were making mobile games they clearly stated they were still making consoles and announced the NX, like 3 years before it launched as Switch, b/c they didn't want to freak out their fans.
What is Nintendo NX?
No real details have been given apart from Nintendo is working on a new "dedicated game platform with a brand-new concept. It has not been made clear whether this is the successor to 3DS, Wii U or potentially both. {Nice foreshadowing there}
https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2015/03/guide_everything_we_know_so_far_about_nintendos_deal_with_dena_smart_device_plans_and_more
Meanwhile everything she said, and didn't say, is freaking out her fans.
Re: Marvel's Wolverine PS5 Release Date Announced
@UltimateOtaku91 How you ask?
Spider-Man 1 in 2018
Miles Morales in 2020
Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart in 2021
Spider-Man 1 Remastered in 2022
Spider-Man 2 in 2023
This is how in 2024
They probably did it in 2025
Wolverine in 2026
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Re: Marvel's Wolverine PS5 Release Date Announced
2 days before my kids birthday makes it easy to remember.
I'm torn between -
this is my most wanted game and I want it Day 1
and
Will it be finished on 9/15 or should I wait until Christmas for them to iron things out?
Also, will it be a linear 12 hour game? I can't pay $70 for 12 hours.
Don't think I'll be able to borrow an M rated game from the library otherwise I'd see the 12 hours as a plus.
Glad for the date though, nice to know and we can probably expect a lot more info now.
Re: 'No Second Chances': Marathon Cheaters Will Be Banned Forever, Bungie Says
@Dalamar "When I read the first part of the headline, I thought it was not about cheaters, but the game itself."
My reaction as well. At least we know what all the comments will be if the game crashes and burns. And the title of the article, just have to remove 1 word. ð
Who knows though, maybe all the Destiny 2 players will move over from that game?ðĪ·ââïļ
Re: Yet Another Live Service Game Bites the Dust, But PS5 Players Get a Full Refund
The name is stupid and that artwork is stupid but it does remind me of some stupid online game back in the day, maybe on PS3, called something like "The Fat Lady Eats Cake" which was also online so maybe they were going for that? Oh, "Fat Princess" maybe? I played it once or twice, maybe on PS+, could never figure it out.
Re: Forza Horizon 6's Renewed Focus on Progression Casts You as a Nobody in Japan
Tokyo Thrift
Re: Monster Hunter Stories 3 Is Just as Long as Previous Games, Despite Being Way More Cinematic
I never played the first game b/c I think it was 3DS. Played the demo for the second and it was nice and long but the battles seemed repetitive. This one is looking a bit more full blown JRPG so I might give it a go. More likely to as I prefer gaming on PS5 anyway.
Re: Incoming Xbox Boss Promises a 'Renewed Commitment to Console', But Will Still Publish on PS5
I'm guessing her "commitment to Xbox" means changing the name of "Game Pass" to "Xbox Game Pass" and having the console hardware go the way of the Zune.
Here's what MS said when they discontinued the Zune. Sound familiar? ðĪ·ââïļ
"Our long-term strategy focuses on the strength of the entire Zune ecosystem across Microsoft platforms, and we remain committed to providing a great music and video experience with the Zune service."
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-microsoft-zune-idUSTRE72D81620110314/
They may keep selling Xbox controllers and maybe even an HDMI dongle to stream to tv from the cloud like Ouya but a new Xbox console? If they were making a new one she clearly could have and would have just said so. But she didn't.
When Nintendo partnered w/ Dena to announce they were making mobile games they clearly stated they were still making consoles and announced the NX, like 3 years before it launched as Switch, b/c they didn't want to freak out their fans.
What is Nintendo NX?
No real details have been given apart from Nintendo is working on a new "dedicated game platform with a brand-new concept. It has not been made clear whether this is the successor to 3DS, Wii U or potentially both. {Nice foreshadowing there}
https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2015/03/guide_everything_we_know_so_far_about_nintendos_deal_with_dena_smart_device_plans_and_more
Meanwhile everything she said, and didn't say, is freaking out her fans.
Re: Phil Spencer Stepping Down, Sarah Bond Leaving Microsoft in Huge Xbox Shake-Up
@datamonkey No he didn't leave by choice, but things were starting go bad under his watch near the end, and the 2 new guys are both finance, probably don't even game. It's just all about the money now.ðĪ
Re: Phil Spencer Stepping Down, Sarah Bond Leaving Microsoft in Huge Xbox Shake-Up
People come and go as jobs remain, Nintendo has had several company heads over the past decade, but I really think this is the end of Xbox. Maybe not the brand, Game Pass could be renamed Xbox Game Pass, but I don't see new high end console hardware coming. If they want to sell a $199 Xbox to Go dongle and controller to cloud game on tvs like a Ouya that hardly counts.
I won't miss Phil though, always reminded me of some swarmy lowlife meth addict from Breaking Bad, except w/ teeth.
Re: Stellar Blade Will Seemingly Be the Next PS5 Exclusive to Come to Rival Consoles
This seems odd to me. With the game already being on PC an Xbox port seems almost redundant, and there aren't a lot of photo realistic games like this on Switch 2. Even FF7 Rebirth, as much as I prefer those graphics over photo realistic, is still kind of fantasy cartoon. I suppose the RE games are like this. Even Pragmata to me seems like it wants to recall PS3 style graphics.
I mean if the Switch 2 can run it properly then great, it should sell, just surprised they'll take the time to try.
Re: Roblox Is Being Played More Than PlayStation and Steam Combined
@get2sammyb The only thing on Switch is Fortnite and Disney Speedstorm, and we know how you feel about Speedstorm.ð
If Nintendo bought Hoyoverse Playstation would rival Xbox in Japan. But Nintendo does not seem to like online.
Thanks for the confirmation. So there are nearly 5 Billion with a B smartphone, plus iPad and other tablets where I'm guessing a lot of kids play Roblox, plus all the home PCs and laptops vs 100mil PS5. The fact that any PS5 number can even be mentioned in the same breath as mobile is astonishing. The fact that PS5 can even still exist in this world is remarkable. Sony can wait on PS6 at home but they should really get that PS6 portable (aka PS5 on the go) out the door.
Edit: Forgot the link.ðĪŠ
https://www.bankmycell.com/blog/how-many-phones-are-in-the-world
Re: Roblox Is Being Played More Than PlayStation and Steam Combined
What's the install base for potential Roblox? I'm guessing it's a mobile phone tablet thing, but also on PS5 and PC? If it's just on PC then never mind, but if it's on iPhone and iPad, and it's free, then yeah of course the engagement is there, I can't recall the last time I saw a kid over like 2 years old who didn't have a mobile device in their hand. New parents probably don't know all the horrors of Roblox, they just give the kid the device. Kid goes to school, everyone at school is playing Roblox, so they play Roblox.
So I'm not impressed with engagement of free games on devices kids get at birth. But I do worry about the devices kids get at birth replacing home consoles. Actually worry isn't even the right word, I expect consoles to go extinct, like 8-tracks (ask your parents kids).
I don't think I've ever played Roblox, neither have either of my game addicted kids, not commenting on it, just looking at the world and the math.
Re: Nioh 3 Is the Fastest-Selling Game in the Series, 1 Million Copies Sold in Two Weeks
Watched my kid play the demo, they're looking forward to giving it a go when time permits. They're currently playing Jedi Survivor so like a 2 year backlog.
Mostly I just wanted to comment b/c this is like the only 1 of the current 10 top of the page articles that isn't all Doom and gloom.
Life in 2026 amirite? ðĐ