When people lament about lack of new PS5 games 5 years after launch I think we should hold up PS+ as a measuring stick of that. Compare PS+ on PS3, PS4 and PS5 and after 5 years on the market how many PS+ games on PS3 were PS3 exclusives, then exclusives on PS4, then exclusives on PS5?
I don't have the numbers in front of me but my faulty recall has me believing we got a lot of PS3 games on PS3 and PS4 games on PS4 but also PS4 games on PS5 b/c as people like to lament, there are no new games on PS5.
Now, I know there are new games on PS5, I've played them, but I bet not as many on PS+. Which was maybe fine in years 1, 2 and 3 but at this point I'm pretty sure PS+ was getting some PS4 games on PS4.
Maybe I'm wrong, but I certainly don't miss subscribing to PS+ since I've owned a PS5.
Edit: Oh, in case anyone is wondering why the off topic rant, Stray is a PS4 game, next month is a 5 full years since PS5 launched, November 2020. That's how PS+ is celebrating the 5 year anniversary of PS5 launching, w/ PS4 game Stray.
An entire article and 8 comments about GoW and no mention of Ascension?
They already had a multi-player GoW component and it wasn't really well liked so I don't know why they would try again, or why the article wouldn't mention it?
@nomither6 Are you seriously defending this trash port by making fun of... we'll I'm not exactly sure what you're making fun of actually b/c Kirby Air Riders is an upcoming Switch 2 game, the game on GameCube was Kirby Air Ride - no rs - so are you mocking an old GameCube game or a new Switch 2 game?ðĪŠ
Seems an odd follow up to Scooby Doo but I guess I'm just old and nostalgia for most people now and Simpsons is still relevant. I'll play it regardless, I'm addicted, but not excited. It is something I guess.
@Flaming_Kaiser The only thing the US is a prime example of right now is 1930's Germany, which isn't a good thing. ðĐ
Phones were supposed to be the death of consoles pre-Switch and PS4, Napster or the death of music sales (I'm old), but nobody told Taylor Swift, digital was the death of albums, again no one told TS, free-to-play should be the death of $70-to-start but people keep playing CoD and FIFA.
Something is always killing something else. Almost everything has both its good and bad side. Except Ouya that was all bad.ðĪ I'd just prefer a little fairness and balance, not, if we do it it's great but if the other side does the same thing it sucks. ð
Subscription services are fine for little indie games on Netflix and Apple Arcade, or years old games. I agree w/ Sony on most of that. But now that Gamepass has 3 tiers, similar to PS+, and new games are only available on the highest paid tier, I think things are more even than not, and journalism should acknowledge that, not just promote console wars amongst the fans. ðĪ·ââïļ
@DreadfulDragon I liked DQ11, a lot, very bright and colorful. Don't recall it being dark or mature but I haven't played it since the 1st time it released. And I'm pretty jaded so it would probably take a lot for me to think of a video game as dark and mature. I played FF7 in 1998 and half the story is based around the murder of a sweet and innocent main character and the good guys basically lose in the end. And they're terrorists to begin with. Can't get much more dark and mature than FF7. Glad the remake trilogy doesn't look like this. Can you imagine the response?ðĪĢ
@DarianStarfrog And I hope you get the help you need.
Are you aware in the year that you've been here about half your comments are just nasty replies to other people? Maybe think about that before the next time you reply to anyone again.
I think I've played all of the Katamari games, and "Wonderful End of the World" on PC which I liked better, but pretty sure I've never spent more than $10 on any of them b/c that's all they are to me, little fun indie games. I'd probably pay $20 these days b/c inflation but that's about it. So whenever it gets there. Or maybe just a rental, really no reason to own this.
@DreadfulDragon May be true, doesn't mean it's not jarring. ðĪ·ââïļ
Isn't Toriyama mostly famous for 2D animation, stuff like the old DQ, DragonBall and Sand Land, not this 3D computer graphics Pixar looking stuff? This is so far removed from what I'm guessing most people think of with him they probably could have gone a little further darker, like the newer FF games, also from Squenix, if they really wanted dark and mature. If they really wanted Toriyama they could have stuck w/ more of a Sand Land look, still 3D, but kind of cell shared looking. ðĪ·ââïļ
After 4 of 5 years on the market you'd think Sony could bundle something a little more Sony with the PS5 like the Spiderman trilogy. For the price of the console they should be able to include those 2 1/2 old games.
I play a lot of Fortnite, probably too much like it's an addiction, but I still don't like bubdling an expensive console w/ a FTP game. Makes no sense as in its not much of a savings for the consumer. Not for a BF sale anyway.ðĪ
@Questionable_Duck Yeah, it could work. It's just a weird choice w/ the guy saying "It's 2025 so we thought it was time to remake this dark and mature story, and do it in the most kid friendly graphics possible." ð
@SweetSummerShunv The FF7 Retrilogy will end with Cloud in the shower and Tifa waking up in bed saying "Cloud, I just had the weirdest dream." And then Advent Children will be fine. ð
So this is the graphical design they decided to go with for their dark mature game? ðĪĢ
I like a dark mature story, occasionally, and I like these graphics, but not together. Since they were rebuilding it from the ground up they probably should have gone with something a little less cartoon kid friendly if they wanted to convey dark and mature.
I'm all for gimmicks over graphics, I just replayed Mario Galaxy (Wii version on my Wii U) and I forgot how much use Nintendo got out of the motion and the pointing with that game, AND it still looks great on myn75" 4k TV. But the Wii was only $250 new, the PS5 is closer to $500. For that much more money I need the graphics as well as the gimmicks. If they just want to make gimmick Astrobot games sell me a $300 system.
Wouldn't surprise me if it's 1 of those short in-between seasons, this 1 has been really long. They've kept it going w/ Scooby Doo and Fortnitemares but w/ another 10 days left I'm ready to move on. And a short season before the Christmas season would be welcome.
@get2sammyb If you'd like to edit your article with some useful content (unless you're saving it for another article ð) the new dlc From the Ashes - releases Dec 5th, same day as the new movie, for $24.99, or you can buy the complete game and dlc for $39.99 on that date as well. I can't tell if this includes the original 2 dlc though. ðĪ·ââïļ
@cainhurst94 That's certainly a part of it. Can't be easy making PS5 games look like the ugliest of PS3 games, Vaseline on gray, but it's more than that. I've posted dozens of Elden Ring pics on Twitter, I wouldn't have taken these, much less post them anywhere. There's nothing of interest to see. ðĪ·ââïļ
Oh well. Maybe I'll play it some weekend to see for myself if I can come across it cheap, no need to own it.
There are 7 pictures of the game in this article and I can't tell what is in any of them. Mostly too dark, 1 too bright, and the others just whatever. Like, it's hard to tell if this is even a 3D or 2D game. I'm not blaming PS, I'm sure it's just what the game looks like, but how can there not be 1 decent picture of the game?
People should make the games they want to make, are capable of making, and can afford to make. Company heads at Sony shouldn't be making these decisions. Look at Concorde and several other of their not doing so well live service games.
It took those guys 7 years to make A - AA game Silksong, maybe they should try making AAA games in 5 years instead?
I liked the Gilgamesh storyline and the character, but hated their tower defense game to do it, it was the absolute worst. It was horrible in the original game in 1997 as well but it's the 2020s, let's make it good now.
Queens Blood was great. Don't think it needs an entire new storyline though, just keep in the game matches, that plot has concluded.
Sneaking around the bushes to get the chocobo was so lame and time consuming. Can we just feed them some gyshal greens and be done with it please?
That vacuuming minigame was always garbage, shouldn't have been in there to begin with.
So yeah, they don't need nearly as much side content as 2 had, and some stuff should go. But it's a JRPG, people expect some side stuff, would be weird without it.
Personally I want the game soon and functioning, so probably the less the better. But don't take it all out, just make it very optional.
I thought the new faeture was the date the sale ended. I really like that, gives me time to think about it. Lowest price last 30 days seems like a law ready-made for a work around, just don't put things on sale within 30 days, wait for day 31 to put it on sale again. Typical government pretending to be doing stuff that's doing nothing at all.
There are 365 days in a year, and computers track everything these days. Listing the lowest price over the past 365 days might actually be useful. ðĪ·ââïļ
The hobby of video game playing is becoming very wrestling like, it's almost more about the stories and the back stories and the company narratives than watching the matches or playing games.
@Northern_munkey Thanks. Congrats to you as well. You missed out on the big "We HAVE to get married in 2020" craze by just 9 months. ð We didn't do it on purpose. My wife was 29 and 11 months old when we got married, she didn't want to still be single at 30. ð. Does make it easy to remember our anniversary though, 10/15/20. It's like that School House Rock song. And whatever year it is, that's what anniversary it is. ð
@EVIL-C And if anyone on the internet had bothered to check, the Galaxy games were $20 USD each back in 2011 & 2016 respectively when Nintendo released them in their own "Nintendo Selects" line so that was a total of $40 for the 2 games new from Nintendo. ðĪ·ââïļ
Infinity Nikki, which I play every day, added a new multi-player area a few updates back and a new home area recently, any I barely touch either, they just aren't for me.
I haven't played Genshin Impact for more than an hour, the sidekicks voice was a tad too much cringe, but if I ever did this sounds interesting.
Though I also lay Fortnite and rarely do any of the creator levels, just battle Royale, so maybe not.
@darkswabber I don't keep track of those large scale Fortnite numbers but I have been playing regularly for a few years now, almost exclusively battle Royale, and that player count over almost all of that time has been around 250k, but recently it has been only around 90k. It was up to 190k yesterday, probably for Fortnitemares, but I don't see it coming back.
To be fair some of that is probably split up within Fortnite between Lego, Ranked, no build, reload, etc, but those have been around for awhile now, the drop from 250k to 90k is recent.
So yeah Simpsons probably isn't bringing anyone back. The game may be closer to the end than the beginning. But what isn't these days? ðĪ·ââïļ
$60 is a nice price for 2 fairly recent games all on disc in 1 box. Nintendo is currently charging $70 for 2 Wii games (which I'm playing the originals now just because).
If these don't sell out and drop to $30 next year I may even pick it up to play before part 3.
I've been playing Fortnite regularly for years and I thought Fortnimares was the horde mode. I guess K-pop Demon Hunters has that covered this year. Gotta remember to stay out of haunted houses.
Curious if this will bring players back. For the past few years battle Royale has has a daily player count of around 200k during the week, higher on weekends, but it's been hovering around 90know. I've gone from winning 1 out of every 6 or 7 matches to winning 1 out of 3. I suppose everyone is splintered playing ranked, reload, Lego etc but I suppose at 90k just in BR mode they're still making money.
I feel like the survey is meant to convey full price, or close to it, and within say 30 days of release. Any game you buy digital is going to be "new" even if it's 5 years old on sale for $1US (or local equivalent). Does it include gifts? I buy games as gifts for my kids and nephew. Does it include $4.98 games at Target on the clearance end cap?
Survey should probably be at least 3 questions:
How many AAA games do you buy near release? How many indie games do you buy at release? How many games do you buy a year in total?
"New" isn't really helping.
I rarely buy anything AAA day 1 full price unless it's something 1st party from Nintendo b/c they don't do sales, and they seem to have dropped their "Selects" line, so why wait. There hasn't really been much I want to play though I thought was worth the cost. Wolverine may be say 1.
I play a lot of free to play, borrow stuff from my library, hit up some sales after games go "platinum" b/c gold is basically jyst a beta these days.
No 3rd person camera in the campaign, only zombies and multi-player, means I'll probably skip it. Also out of town for my 25ty wedding anniversary for most of those days. 25yrs, sheesh.
I'm still baffled that MS doesn't offer an annual plan for GPU. Most services that look expensive month to month tend to offer some savings buying in bulk. $30 GPU sold for $240 a year would get people back to $20 a month and MS would be paid up front.
I have to think people are going to more readily quit now and maybe sign up for a month or 2 when some really big game comes out they want to play. But then some of those people will be like "Wait, I can play it only for a month for $30 or own it for all time for $70, maybe I should just buy it".
Who knows, maybe that's MS real intention, make GPU so expensive that people start BUYING games again. MS still gets paid for the cheaper $10 a month so people can play online. Kinda makes sense.ðĪ
I always enjoy Halloween horde rush mode for a few matches until I'm finally with a group that beats the boss so I'm looking forward to this collaboration. It will be my first exposure to KPDH so curious about that. Will probably get NF this winter for Witcher so I can finally watch it then.
MS basically parroting the PS+ naming is kind of hysterical, I don't think we're talking about that enough.ðĪĢ
The monthly PS+ and XBGP prices do kind of line up but I feel like most people buy PS+ for a year, preferably during a sale. The monthly prices basically only exist to nudge us to the yearly sub b/c "savings". If MS is really putting these prices out there w/ no yearly sub option what are they even doing? Fire everyone who thinks monthly option only is the way to go. All that does is get people to sign up for a month when they want a game then cancel. You need to lock them in with yearly subs, even if it means a stiff discount. That's just common sense.
I don't subscribe to any online services despite playing a lot of games online, including Fortnite, but it's all free, so this doesn't affect me any. My kid did just play a bunch of games on PC Gamepass w/ a 3month pass I bought for them for like $15 a year ago, but they'll just stick with Steam now.
The only people who win from this are Netflix, gaming is getting too expensive.ðĪ
@ShogunRok The deal isn't expected to close until early 2027, so nearly 1 1/2 years away, so people should have plenty of time to job hunt. The deal will almost certainly go through as MS's purchase did but this isn't Sony shutting down a studio today. People just need to use their time wisely.
@Runex2121 Had never heard of Silver Lake. Search brought up their recent inclusion in the TikTok buyout but not much else I'd worry about. Not that I'm worried about EA, they mean nothing to me.
It's all just fake money in the hands of the ultra rich now anyway though. Class war is over, we lost. ðĪ
@Runex2121 I like your PE comparison, I don't think we talk enough about TRU and KB Toys, but those deals were made by rich guys just looking to get richer. PIF already has so much money they're basically looking to launder it at this point. So while I'm sure they'll fire people RI don't think they're buying EA to run it into the ground, they're buying it to have something to do with all their money. Not that I would mind them killing EA, but I think they need a healthy investment more than they need to strip it clean like the mob.
Kinda surprised the comments are still open. Let's see for how much longer as the USA wakes up late on a Saturday.ðĪ·ââïļ
It's like they looked at Amazon's Prime marketing - Get Free Shipping for $139 a Year - and thought, what can we make that's worse than that?
I'm kinda used to this already from when Nintendo said "Let's make a Club Nintendo replacement but so much worse." but this is even much worse than that. Like a lot worse.
@LiamCroft Thanks Liam. Hopefully by the time I play this - after the GOTY Ed w/ all the dlc is done - I'll still be able to handle Easy and won't need to drop to Casual. At which point I'll just Netflix and chill.ð
Great review @LiamCroft ð I usually just skim over these things and read the box at the bottom but I read every word of this, nicely done.ð If you ever answer @PuppetMaster about the difficulty settings can you tag me in please, I'm at the "easy" or "story mode" point in my gaming life. Pretty sure I played GoT on easy, was just about right for me doing those boss duels.
They should go old school and get Dolph Lundgren. Kratos is pretty old in that 2018 game and Dolph already has an accent. How hard can it be to say "boy" multiple times? ð
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Re: First PS Plus Essential Game for November 2025 Leaked
When people lament about lack of new PS5 games 5 years after launch I think we should hold up PS+ as a measuring stick of that. Compare PS+ on PS3, PS4 and PS5 and after 5 years on the market how many PS+ games on PS3 were PS3 exclusives, then exclusives on PS4, then exclusives on PS5?
I don't have the numbers in front of me but my faulty recall has me believing we got a lot of PS3 games on PS3 and PS4 games on PS4 but also PS4 games on PS5 b/c as people like to lament, there are no new games on PS5.
Now, I know there are new games on PS5, I've played them, but I bet not as many on PS+. Which was maybe fine in years 1, 2 and 3 but at this point I'm pretty sure PS+ was getting some PS4 games on PS4.
Maybe I'm wrong, but I certainly don't miss subscribing to PS+ since I've owned a PS5.
Edit: Oh, in case anyone is wondering why the off topic rant, Stray is a PS4 game, next month is a 5 full years since PS5 launched, November 2020. That's how PS+ is celebrating the 5 year anniversary of PS5 launching, w/ PS4 game Stray.
Re: Cancelled God of War PS5 Game Leaks in Screenshots
An entire article and 8 comments about GoW and no mention of Ascension?
They already had a multi-player GoW component and it wasn't really well liked so I don't know why they would try again, or why the article wouldn't mention it?
Re: Mini Review: Fast & Furious: Arcade Edition (PS5) - An Overpriced Racer That Loses Its Grip
@nomither6 Are you seriously defending this trash port by making fun of... we'll I'm not exactly sure what you're making fun of actually b/c Kirby Air Riders is an upcoming Switch 2 game, the game on GameCube was Kirby Air Ride - no rs - so are you mocking an old GameCube game or a new Switch 2 game?ðĪŠ
Re: Mini Review: Fast & Furious: Arcade Edition (PS5) - An Overpriced Racer That Loses Its Grip
Gonna keep playing Disney Speedstorm until someone makes something I like better. Kirby Air Riders has a chance. ðĪ·ââïļ
Re: Fortnite's Highly Anticipated The Simpsons Season Starts to Leak
Seems an odd follow up to Scooby Doo but I guess I'm just old and nostalgia for most people now and Simpsons is still relevant. I'll play it regardless, I'm addicted, but not excited. It is something I guess.
Re: 'It Saved the Game': Sword of the Sea Dev Praises Sony, Explains PS Plus Deal
@Flaming_Kaiser The only thing the US is a prime example of right now is 1930's Germany, which isn't a good thing. ðĐ
Phones were supposed to be the death of consoles pre-Switch and PS4, Napster or the death of music sales (I'm old), but nobody told Taylor Swift, digital was the death of albums, again no one told TS, free-to-play should be the death of $70-to-start but people keep playing CoD and FIFA.
Something is always killing something else. Almost everything has both its good and bad side. Except Ouya that was all bad.ðĪ I'd just prefer a little fairness and balance, not, if we do it it's great but if the other side does the same thing it sucks. ð
Subscription services are fine for little indie games on Netflix and Apple Arcade, or years old games. I agree w/ Sony on most of that. But now that Gamepass has 3 tiers, similar to PS+, and new games are only available on the highest paid tier, I think things are more even than not, and journalism should acknowledge that, not just promote console wars amongst the fans. ðĪ·ââïļ
Re: Battlefield 6's Battle Royale Mode Set to Shadow Drop on PS5 Next Week
Just commenting so no one else is wondering why you closed the comments on this one.ð
Is that the Brooklyn Bridge? Is the dlc Trump invading NYC after Zohran gets elected mayor? ð
Re: 'Players Are More Accustomed to Darker Stories': Dragon Quest 7 Dev Says the PS5 Remake Will Hit Harder
@DreadfulDragon I liked DQ11, a lot, very bright and colorful. Don't recall it being dark or mature but I haven't played it since the 1st time it released. And I'm pretty jaded so it would probably take a lot for me to think of a video game as dark and mature. I played FF7 in 1998 and half the story is based around the murder of a sweet and innocent main character and the good guys basically lose in the end. And they're terrorists to begin with. Can't get much more dark and mature than FF7. Glad the remake trilogy doesn't look like this. Can you imagine the response?ðĪĢ
Re: PS5 Has Been 'Special' Thanks to SSD, DualSense Features Rather Than Visuals
@DarianStarfrog And I hope you get the help you need.
Are you aware in the year that you've been here about half your comments are just nasty replies to other people? Maybe think about that before the next time you reply to anyone again.
Re: Round Up: Once Upon a Katamari PS5 Reviews Roll Up Some Big Scores
I think I've played all of the Katamari games, and "Wonderful End of the World" on PC which I liked better, but pretty sure I've never spent more than $10 on any of them b/c that's all they are to me, little fun indie games. I'd probably pay $20 these days b/c inflation but that's about it. So whenever it gets there. Or maybe just a rental, really no reason to own this.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/15500/The_Wonderful_End_of_the_World/
Re: 'Players Are More Accustomed to Darker Stories': Dragon Quest 7 Dev Says the PS5 Remake Will Hit Harder
@DreadfulDragon May be true, doesn't mean it's not jarring. ðĪ·ââïļ
Isn't Toriyama mostly famous for 2D animation, stuff like the old DQ, DragonBall and Sand Land, not this 3D computer graphics Pixar looking stuff? This is so far removed from what I'm guessing most people think of with him they probably could have gone a little further darker, like the newer FF games, also from Squenix, if they really wanted dark and mature. If they really wanted Toriyama they could have stuck w/ more of a Sand Land look, still 3D, but kind of cell shared looking. ðĪ·ââïļ
Re: PS5 Black Friday Bundle Will Knock $100 Off the Price
After 4 of 5 years on the market you'd think Sony could bundle something a little more Sony with the PS5 like the Spiderman trilogy. For the price of the console they should be able to include those 2 1/2 old games.
I play a lot of Fortnite, probably too much like it's an addiction, but I still don't like bubdling an expensive console w/ a FTP game. Makes no sense as in its not much of a savings for the consumer. Not for a BF sale anyway.ðĪ
Re: 'Players Are More Accustomed to Darker Stories': Dragon Quest 7 Dev Says the PS5 Remake Will Hit Harder
@Questionable_Duck Yeah, it could work. It's just a weird choice w/ the guy saying "It's 2025 so we thought it was time to remake this dark and mature story, and do it in the most kid friendly graphics possible." ð
Re: Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth Was to Get DLC at One Point, Scrapped for the Third Game
@SweetSummerShunv The FF7 Retrilogy will end with Cloud in the shower and Tifa waking up in bed saying "Cloud, I just had the weirdest dream." And then Advent Children will be fine. ð
Re: 'Players Are More Accustomed to Darker Stories': Dragon Quest 7 Dev Says the PS5 Remake Will Hit Harder
So this is the graphical design they decided to go with for their dark mature game? ðĪĢ
I like a dark mature story, occasionally, and I like these graphics, but not together. Since they were rebuilding it from the ground up they probably should have gone with something a little less cartoon kid friendly if they wanted to convey dark and mature.
Re: PS5 Has Been 'Special' Thanks to SSD, DualSense Features Rather Than Visuals
I'm all for gimmicks over graphics, I just replayed Mario Galaxy (Wii version on my Wii U) and I forgot how much use Nintendo got out of the motion and the pointing with that game, AND it still looks great on myn75" 4k TV. But the Wii was only $250 new, the PS5 is closer to $500. For that much more money I need the graphics as well as the gimmicks. If they just want to make gimmick Astrobot games sell me a $300 system.
Re: The Simpsons' Long Rumoured Mini-Season Includes Springfield Takeover, According to Leaks
Wouldn't surprise me if it's 1 of those short in-between seasons, this 1 has been really long. They've kept it going w/ Scooby Doo and Fortnitemares but w/ another 10 days left I'm ready to move on. And a short season before the Christmas season would be welcome.
Re: Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora's Third-Person Update Practically Makes It a New PS5 Game
@get2sammyb If you'd like to edit your article with some useful content (unless you're saving it for another article ð) the new dlc From the Ashes - releases Dec 5th, same day as the new movie, for $24.99, or you can buy the complete game and dlc for $39.99 on that date as well. I can't tell if this includes the original 2 dlc though. ðĪ·ââïļ
https://www.bestbuy.com/product/avatar-frontiers-of-pandora-from-the-ashes-edition-playstation-5/J3ZY37H9YQ/sku/6646001
Re: Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth Was to Get DLC at One Point, Scrapped for the Third Game
There's already an FF7 Part 4, it's called FF7: Advent Children.
Re: Ninja Gaiden 4 (PS5) - A Bloodthirsty Action Game Ripped Straight from the PS3 Era
@cainhurst94 That's certainly a part of it. Can't be easy making PS5 games look like the ugliest of PS3 games, Vaseline on gray, but it's more than that. I've posted dozens of Elden Ring pics on Twitter, I wouldn't have taken these, much less post them anywhere. There's nothing of interest to see. ðĪ·ââïļ
Oh well. Maybe I'll play it some weekend to see for myself if I can come across it cheap, no need to own it.
Re: Ninja Gaiden 4 (PS5) - A Bloodthirsty Action Game Ripped Straight from the PS3 Era
There are 7 pictures of the game in this article and I can't tell what is in any of them. Mostly too dark, 1 too bright, and the others just whatever. Like, it's hard to tell if this is even a 3D or 2D game. I'm not blaming PS, I'm sure it's just what the game looks like, but how can there not be 1 decent picture of the game?
Re: Former God of War Dev Says Major Studios Should Make Smaller Games to Complement the Big Ones
People should make the games they want to make, are capable of making, and can afford to make. Company heads at Sony shouldn't be making these decisions. Look at Concorde and several other of their not doing so well live service games.
It took those guys 7 years to make A - AA game Silksong, maybe they should try making AAA games in 5 years instead?
Re: Final Fantasy 7 Remake Part 3 Will Be 'A Bit More Concise' Following Feedback on Rebirth's Filler
I liked the Gilgamesh storyline and the character, but hated their tower defense game to do it, it was the absolute worst. It was horrible in the original game in 1997 as well but it's the 2020s, let's make it good now.
Queens Blood was great. Don't think it needs an entire new storyline though, just keep in the game matches, that plot has concluded.
Sneaking around the bushes to get the chocobo was so lame and time consuming. Can we just feed them some gyshal greens and be done with it please?
That vacuuming minigame was always garbage, shouldn't have been in there to begin with.
So yeah, they don't need nearly as much side content as 2 had, and some stuff should go. But it's a JRPG, people expect some side stuff, would be weird without it.
Personally I want the game soon and functioning, so probably the less the better. But don't take it all out, just make it very optional.
Re: PS Store Quietly Adds Crucial New Feature for PS5, PS4 Deals
I thought the new faeture was the date the sale ended. I really like that, gives me time to think about it. Lowest price last 30 days seems like a law ready-made for a work around, just don't put things on sale within 30 days, wait for day 31 to put it on sale again. Typical government pretending to be doing stuff that's doing nothing at all.
There are 365 days in a year, and computers track everything these days. Listing the lowest price over the past 365 days might actually be useful. ðĪ·ââïļ
Re: Stay Tuned for the Announcement of a New Dragon Ball Game in January
"Announcements of announcements? Are we still doing those?
Apparently so, as the official X (or Twitter)"
Are we still doing X/Twitter? ð
Re: Sony Travelled to China to Discuss Mobile Adaptation of The Last of Us with Tencent
The hobby of video game playing is becoming very wrestling like, it's almost more about the stories and the back stories and the company narratives than watching the matches or playing games.
Maybe I should just get off the internet.ð
Re: Black Ops 6 Trial Will Let You Play the Full Single Player Story for Free on PS5, PS4
@Northern_munkey Thanks. Congrats to you as well. You missed out on the big "We HAVE to get married in 2020" craze by just 9 months. ð We didn't do it on purpose. My wife was 29 and 11 months old when we got married, she didn't want to still be single at 30. ð. Does make it easy to remember our anniversary though, 10/15/20. It's like that School House Rock song. And whatever year it is, that's what anniversary it is. ð
https://youtu.be/4POZmGWQoqY?si=tzFrL7ZIRpqzqA3W
Re: Final Fantasy 7 Remake, Rebirth Get a Physical PS5 Double Pack on 3 Discs
@EVIL-C And if anyone on the internet had bothered to check, the Galaxy games were $20 USD each back in 2011 & 2016 respectively when Nintendo released them in their own "Nintendo Selects" line so that was a total of $40 for the 2 games new from Nintendo. ðĪ·ââïļ
https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2016/02/nintendo_of_america_confirms_new_wii_u_3ds_and_wii_nintendo_selects_titles_for_11th_march
Re: Genshin Impact Wants to Be the Only Game You Ever Play on PS5
Infinity Nikki, which I play every day, added a new multi-player area a few updates back and a new home area recently, any I barely touch either, they just aren't for me.
I haven't played Genshin Impact for more than an hour, the sidekicks voice was a tad too much cringe, but if I ever did this sounds interesting.
Though I also lay Fortnite and rarely do any of the creator levels, just battle Royale, so maybe not.
Re: Fortnite's Long Anticipated The Simpsons Mini-Season Could Be One of Its Best
@darkswabber I don't keep track of those large scale Fortnite numbers but I have been playing regularly for a few years now, almost exclusively battle Royale, and that player count over almost all of that time has been around 250k, but recently it has been only around 90k. It was up to 190k yesterday, probably for Fortnitemares, but I don't see it coming back.
To be fair some of that is probably split up within Fortnite between Lego, Ranked, no build, reload, etc, but those have been around for awhile now, the drop from 250k to 90k is recent.
So yeah Simpsons probably isn't bringing anyone back. The game may be closer to the end than the beginning. But what isn't these days? ðĪ·ââïļ
Re: Final Fantasy 7 Remake, Rebirth Get a Physical PS5 Double Pack on 3 Discs
$60 is a nice price for 2 fairly recent games all on disc in 1 box. Nintendo is currently charging $70 for 2 Wii games (which I'm playing the originals now just because).
If these don't sell out and drop to $30 next year I may even pick it up to play before part 3.
Re: This Year's Fortnitemares Has an All-Star Lineup on PS5, PS4
I've been playing Fortnite regularly for years and I thought Fortnimares was the horde mode. I guess K-pop Demon Hunters has that covered this year. Gotta remember to stay out of haunted houses.
Curious if this will bring players back. For the past few years battle Royale has has a daily player count of around 200k during the week, higher on weekends, but it's been hovering around 90know. I've gone from winning 1 out of every 6 or 7 matches to winning 1 out of 3. I suppose everyone is splintered playing ranked, reload, Lego etc but I suppose at 90k just in BR mode they're still making money.
Re: People Don't Buy Anywhere Near As Many Games As You Think
My reply from NL, modified slightly for context.
I feel like the survey is meant to convey full price, or close to it, and within say 30 days of release. Any game you buy digital is going to be "new" even if it's 5 years old on sale for $1US (or local equivalent). Does it include gifts? I buy games as gifts for my kids and nephew. Does it include $4.98 games at Target on the clearance end cap?
Survey should probably be at least 3 questions:
How many AAA games do you buy near release?
How many indie games do you buy at release?
How many games do you buy a year in total?
"New" isn't really helping.
I rarely buy anything AAA day 1 full price unless it's something 1st party from Nintendo b/c they don't do sales, and they seem to have dropped their "Selects" line, so why wait. There hasn't really been much I want to play though I thought was worth the cost. Wolverine may be say 1.
I play a lot of free to play, borrow stuff from my library, hit up some sales after games go "platinum" b/c gold is basically jyst a beta these days.
Re: Black Ops 6 Trial Will Let You Play the Full Single Player Story for Free on PS5, PS4
No 3rd person camera in the campaign, only zombies and multi-player, means I'll probably skip it. Also out of town for my 25ty wedding anniversary for most of those days. 25yrs, sheesh.
Re: Remember the Indie Game Furi? Well, It's Getting a Live Action Series, and It Looks Bad
Ah I missed it. We just watched Borderlands Saturday night and I wanted to see how it compares. ð
Re: Xbox Squandered Over $300 Million Putting Call of Duty in Game Pass
I'm still baffled that MS doesn't offer an annual plan for GPU. Most services that look expensive month to month tend to offer some savings buying in bulk. $30 GPU sold for $240 a year would get people back to $20 a month and MS would be paid up front.
I have to think people are going to more readily quit now and maybe sign up for a month or 2 when some really big game comes out they want to play. But then some of those people will be like "Wait, I can play it only for a month for $30 or own it for all time for $70, maybe I should just buy it".
Who knows, maybe that's MS real intention, make GPU so expensive that people start BUYING games again. MS still gets paid for the cheaper $10 a month so people can play online. Kinda makes sense.ðĪ
Re: Sounds Like Sony May Finally Be Starting to Wind Down PS4 Support
I still have my PS4 hooked up in my bedroom to remote play fames in there when someone else is using the TV.
I also have my PS3 Super Slim hooked up in the living room as my Blu ray and DVD player so I don't have to use my PS5 for that.
Re: KPop Demon Hunters Show Fortnite How It's Done with Special Mode, Outfits, More
I always enjoy Halloween horde rush mode for a few matches until I'm finally with a group that beats the boss so I'm looking forward to this collaboration. It will be my first exposure to KPDH so curious about that. Will probably get NF this winter for Witcher so I can finally watch it then.
Re: PS Plus Looks Better Than Ever After New Xbox Game Pass Price Rises
MS basically parroting the PS+ naming is kind of hysterical, I don't think we're talking about that enough.ðĪĢ
The monthly PS+ and XBGP prices do kind of line up but I feel like most people buy PS+ for a year, preferably during a sale. The monthly prices basically only exist to nudge us to the yearly sub b/c "savings". If MS is really putting these prices out there w/ no yearly sub option what are they even doing? Fire everyone who thinks monthly option only is the way to go. All that does is get people to sign up for a month when they want a game then cancel. You need to lock them in with yearly subs, even if it means a stiff discount. That's just common sense.
I don't subscribe to any online services despite playing a lot of games online, including Fortnite, but it's all free, so this doesn't affect me any. My kid did just play a bunch of games on PC Gamepass w/ a 3month pass I bought for them for like $15 a year ago, but they'll just stick with Steam now.
The only people who win from this are Netflix, gaming is getting too expensive.ðĪ
Re: PlayStation Puts Its Entire Slate of PC Ports in a Steam Sale
Was going to comment that's not a great Steam sale but decided the list of games overrides the prices. Not bad Sony, not half bad.
Re: Don't Be Like This GTA 6 'Fan' Who Flew to Scotland Just to Harass Rockstar Staff
The next Geoff Keighly right there.ð
Re: Rumour: Mass Effect, Dragon Age Studio BioWare Braced for Layoffs After EA's Buyout Agreement
@ShogunRok The deal isn't expected to close until early 2027, so nearly 1 1/2 years away, so people should have plenty of time to job hunt. The deal will almost certainly go through as MS's purchase did but this isn't Sony shutting down a studio today. People just need to use their time wisely.
https://apnews.com/article/ea-electronic-arts-video-game-silver-lake-pif-d17dc7dd3412a990d2c0a6758aaa6900
Re: Mega Publisher EA Agrees to $55 Billion Buyout by Saudi Arabia, Silver Lake, Affinity Partners
In the future PIF will just own everything.
Re: Publisher EA Poised to Go Private as 'Advanced Talks' of $50 Billion Buyout Emerge
@Runex2121 Had never heard of Silver Lake. Search brought up their recent inclusion in the TikTok buyout but not much else I'd worry about. Not that I'm worried about EA, they mean nothing to me.
It's all just fake money in the hands of the ultra rich now anyway though. Class war is over, we lost. ðĪ
Re: Publisher EA Poised to Go Private as 'Advanced Talks' of $50 Billion Buyout Emerge
@Runex2121 I like your PE comparison, I don't think we talk enough about TRU and KB Toys, but those deals were made by rich guys just looking to get richer. PIF already has so much money they're basically looking to launder it at this point. So while I'm sure they'll fire people RI don't think they're buying EA to run it into the ground, they're buying it to have something to do with all their money. Not that I would mind them killing EA, but I think they need a healthy investment more than they need to strip it clean like the mob.
Kinda surprised the comments are still open. Let's see for how much longer as the USA wakes up late on a Saturday.ðĪ·ââïļ
Re: PlayStation's New 'Rewards' Program Goes Down Like a Lead Balloon
It's like they looked at Amazon's Prime marketing - Get Free Shipping for $139 a Year - and thought, what can we make that's worse than that?
I'm kinda used to this already from when Nintendo said "Let's make a Club Nintendo replacement but so much worse." but this is even much worse than that. Like a lot worse.
On the bright side I can just ignore it now.
Re: Ghost of Yotei (PS5) - The Greatest Sucker Punch Game Ever
@LiamCroft Thanks Liam. Hopefully by the time I play this - after the GOTY Ed w/ all the dlc is done - I'll still be able to handle Easy and won't need to drop to Casual. At which point I'll just Netflix and chill.ð
Re: Ghost of Yotei (PS5) - The Greatest Sucker Punch Game Ever
Great review @LiamCroft ð I usually just skim over these things and read the box at the bottom but I read every word of this, nicely done.ð If you ever answer @PuppetMaster about the difficulty settings can you tag me in please, I'm at the "easy" or "story mode" point in my gaming life. Pretty sure I played GoT on easy, was just about right for me doing those boss duels.
Re: State of Play Confirmed for 24th September, 35 Minutes of PS5 News and Reveals
I'll watch, 30 minutes at 5PM works for me. Don't care about Saros, not getting my hopes up for Wolverine, just planning on watching.
1 thing I do know for sure, a whole lot less junk than the Nintendo Direct had, plastic, cardboard, a flower and amiibo, oh my. ð
Re: Christopher Judge Hopeful the Actor Playing Kratos in God of War Show 'Loves the Big Guy' as Much as the Fans
They should go old school and get Dolph Lundgren. Kratos is pretty old in that 2018 game and Dolph already has an accent. How hard can it be to say "boy" multiple times? ð