For me, I’ve not yet gotten to Sword of the Sea, but I have a feeling it’ll be that one, so I voted for it.
Shinobi is quite good, but I dunno. Maybe I already got my ninja fill with Ragebound, but it just hasn’t hit me as hard as I thought it would. I can’t say anything bad about it. I’m just not going crazy for it.
MGS Delta’s probably the best game on the list as it’s a remake of MGS3 though. I haven’t played it yet though because, I mean, do I really need to spend $70 to play a game I’ve played several times again with better visuals?
@Lowdefal Hey now, say what you will, but Metal Gear Survive is much better than anyone gives it credit for! That’s not to say it’s a classic, just that it’s a good game if you remove the weight of expectations from it.
@Thelegend159 @Dragoon1994 I wonder if Konami would think about Portable Ops nowadays. I mean, Kojima outright said it wasn’t canon at one point, but I’m not sure how much Konami values his input, nor do I know if Konami’s going to place value on the portable games at all. I’d be down for it though. I liked Portable Ops a lot. I have this weird feeling they’ll hop over to MGS1 though, but I hope I’m wrong. I’d love to see a remake of the NES games too, if they’re going to really go full force with it.
And, yes, I believe we have debated over it. I’ve debated MGSV many times over the years on this site, among other Kojima meta-ness. The guy is so intentional with what he does and there’s just so many threads to show that he was in a place where he was having fun with smokescreens that I think it feels like MGSV being “incomplete” was his biggest stunt yet. Who knows? The stunt may not even be over, knowing Kojima, as he still makes reference to things that he has to know will get the Ruse Cruise fired up all over again.
I’m curious what impact these strong sales will have on the series going forward. Peace Walker would probably chronologically be the next game to remake if that’s the vision Konami has. I wonder if Konami will test the waters with a new game and see what happens if they license out the series, as they’ve done for Silent Hill.
@Thelegend159 MGSV IS finished. The whole missing chapter thing is part of the game. It’s thematically in-line with the feelings the game is supposed to evoke. You can’t play a Kojima game at face value. I firmly believe Kojima cut the final chapter as another “phantom pain” for his fanbase.
Hollow Knight may be my favorite indie game of all time and I’m someone that wrote an article of my top 50 indie titles back yonder in ye olden early 2020’s. Absolutely love the first game. That said, I’m not sure what to expect out of Silksong, as it has been quite some time since the last one. I’m hoping that I get a feeling as I did playing the second Ori game also way back yonder in ye olden days in the second golden era of Metroidvanias.
@Fizza Very true. I’m trying to purchase on the Nintendo eshop and I can’t spend my money yet because there must be too many people on the servers trying to purchase! Feels like it must have the magnitude similar to that of a new console coming out. Lol.
Really looking forward to Silksong at some point today!
Man, I miss Square from earlier this generation. Feels like Square went from the the riskiest AAA developer to the safest over the course of the last five years. I know the whole industry is doing a little bit of that, but, to me, it’s most noticeable from them.
I can’t say I’m looking forward to much from Square’s current slate. I’ll grab Tactics once it’s on sale since I love the game, but been there, done that, you know?
@UnlimitedSevens I can’t say these ideas are fully my own, but here’s a couple things:
In Russian, the word fox is pronounced Lisa, which is the name of the ghost in PT. Venom Snake has long been rumored to be Gray Fox before becoming the Cyborg Ninja. This goes further as both games have a fixation on language, where MGSV has weaponized language and PT has several puzzles solved by decoded language that has been manipulated in various ways.
In the Silent Hills trailer, Chico’s head is found on the ground before worms spill out of it, indicating the trailer is a follow up from Chico’s death in Ground Zeroes. The worms infect the setting in that trailer. Parasites are prominent themes in both games.
Photos of Lisa are found in MGSV.
Radio broadcasts from PT are found in MGSV.
Both games contain references to fathers butchering their families.
7780s the “studio that made PT” is a reference to Shizuoka prefecture, known as Quiet Hills in Japan. MGSV has a prominent character named Quiet. In PT, there are singed petals on a nightstand that match the singed petals that fall from the sky during Quiet’s introduction.
Doors with horizontal lights above them are featured in both games and both games feature mirrors that obfuscate the reflections of the characters.
Both games feel incomplete and utilize repetition as a gameplay mechanic.
Both games feature hallucinations and unreliable narration. Both games are about a character with fragmented memories trying to remember what exactly happened.
To go further, Death Stranding is a game where you basically reconnect a world that was disconnected by mass death, infection, and spectral influence after AI programs very similar to the Patriots had failed across the world. In DS, you play as a father that had lost his pregnant wife, believing that his death and subsequent resurrection had accidentally been what caused his family to die (Sam has a condition that basically means he cannot physically die, except by old age. When he resurrects it is called “repatriation,” which read into that word how you will), which mirrors PT. Death Stranding is almost a redemption arc for fathers trying to mend the pain of their past due to absence from their family whereas MGSV and PT are a descent into madness caused by the family’s destruction. It’s cyclical.
I could keep going! lol. The rabbit hole is deep with Kojima if you want it to be.
Not interested in Wolverine, but really hopeful for a SoP soon. Sort of feels like we have no release dates after Yotei for anything, outside RE9. Hopefully we get an update for the ND game.
@UnlimitedSevens Whether the absence was intentional or not, MGSV, PT, and Death Stranding all have such thematic overlap that there is a subconscious narrative that develops over the course of the three games and it’s all a theme of absence. There’s a reason why there’s a subset of Kojima fans that believe he’s still associated with Konami in some capacity. You can even add MGS Survive into the mix, as it shares concepts with Death Stranding, believe it or not. I do think the overlap is intentional though because Kojima is the master of meta commentary. I mean, he announced a KojiPro showcase for later this month… and announced it the day of MGSV’s 10th anniversary. He knows what he’s doing. He knows his fanbase, betrays them, and they celebrate it. I would not be surprised if Kojima cut a third of the game with regards to MGSV. This is a guy who said Metal Gear Solid 5 would be the last Metal Gear game, but intentionally said in another interview that the V in MGSV is the letter V, purposefully complicating the truth of things. This is a guy that also adjusted Death Stranding 2 after internal reviews suggested the game might score above 95 on Metacritic because Kojima thought the game might be too palatable. This is why MGS2 is my favorite Metal Gear game. It’s like a thesis for all the Kojima-isms to come.
By the way, if these ideas interest you, I highly recommend Death Stranding 2. The last four hours or so of the game is so self-referential of Kojima with his own work and video games in general. It makes me genuinely curious where he’s going next, as the game sort of closes a circle in a way.
If we take a look at attachment rate, I do think there’s something worth commenting on here. While the PS5 is a highly selling console, the software attachment rate for big releases is noticeably lower than attachment rates in previous generations when we’re talking about successful franchises and IP.
Didn’t Matt Piscatella report that the average console gamer is only purchasing 1-2 games a year right now on PlayStation 5 or something along those lines? If this is the case, it’s no wonder why big publishers would be getting frustrated with the platform five years in. We already know that Square also said there’s no reason for a PlayStation 6 right now too. I mean, if gamers are only purchasing two games a year, that doesn’t leave a lot of space, which is probably why we’re seeing 2026 look like a ghost town with GTA6 looming on the horizon. 2025 looked like one too until GTA got delayed.
It’s called the Phantom Pain. It intentionally feels like there’s supposed to be more to it. The game is one of Kojima’s masterpieces. Might be my second favorite in the series. It’s certainly the one I’ve analyzed the most.
Can’t wait for an update on whatever else is going on at Kojima Productions. Finally finished Death Stranding 2 last night, so perfect timing to be hyped about the future of the studio.
Since Death Stranding is PS, OD is Xbox, am I delusional in hoping for a Nintendo-based project as well? I just want more Kojima-based gaming, honestly. Hope he keeps on keeping on for a long time!
I mean, if Sega cancelled Hyenas, Sony can certainly cancel Fairgame$. Hyenas was Sega’s biggest budget game of all time when they had cancelled it and it was previewed well, but they knew they’d struggle to support it properly to sustain the budget and player count required to continue it and cancelled it then to mitigate damage. Sega realized how treacherous live service could be before Sony even announced Fairgame$ or Concord. It’s wiser to course correct than crash. I think now may be the time for Sony to admit it failed and show a pivot to its base.
I don’t know about everyone else, but the PS5 has been a huge failure for Sony when it comes to games. Most exclusives are now multi-plat and the first party games just haven’t been hitting.
Astro Bot and Death Stranding 2 are both 10/10 for me, but rather than feeling like continuations of a stellar library as the previous entries in both franchises did, both games felt like, “It’s been a while since we’ve seen some like THIS from Sony!” It feels like, outside Yotei, there’s no momentum for the future on PlayStation right now. They beat Xbox, but it feels like they did that because Xbox did worse rather than PlayStation doing better. Things like Concord hammer that point. I think Marathon deserves to release. Whether that one fails or not, it has a chance based on Bungie’s fanbase, but I don’t know anyone that’s interested in Fairgame$ in the slightest. I could see it topping Concord’s record as the hugest flop of all time in gaming if they don’t cut their losses with it.
Glad to see a sequel that hasn’t gone and doubled the price of the original these days. It feels like indies have gone from $15 to $30, AAs went from $30 to $50, and AAAs went from $60 to $70 and above now. The last five or so years have been rough for the price hikes.
It’s wonderful to see a decision on pricing that seems cheaper now than the industry standard, especially from a game that could’ve easily sold itself at a much higher cost. I reckon Silksong could’ve sold itself at full AAA cost if they wanted to do that. Really looking forward to supporting Team Cherry on this!
Looking forward to a thick week of reviews from the Pushsquare team! It’s been a while since we’ve had such a dense week of high profile releases. Really curious what kind of scores some of these will get… and really excited to buy Silksong on pure faith.
Nah, I’m still on Death Stranding 2. I’ve played MGS3 several times, so I’ll wait til there’s a chunky sale since it’s… the same game as the original with better graphics.
Yes, just what I need: another game to be interested in that releases in the insanely stuffed month of October.
I’ll be totally honest: I liked the first game. Actually, I loved it when I played it at launch, but my opinion shifted a bit once the dust settled. The first game is one of the only games in my true adult life I’ve ever crunched because it launched between other releases that I cared more about. I mean, between Control and Death Stranding with Pokemon too? I’m sure there were other games too. Man, 2019 was a crazy year.
Anyway, I crunched the game, finished the game in about a week, and my memory of the game was fuzzy then and it’s super fuzzy now. I tried to replay I after DLC launched, but that time I sort of struggled with focusing on the game for some me reason. Given that, I’ve been lukewarm on the new game.
But I gotta say: the previews are piquing my interest and the lack of a solid Bethesda-esque champion of a game for a while has left a hole in the industry to the point where it may be the right time for Outer Worlds 2 to exceed any expectations. I mean, after Starfield felt like a bigger, blander Outer Worlds, now Outer Worlds 2 could really shine by comparison, even if Avowed was a misstep by the same studio earlier in the year.
Considering that they basically didn’t cover the main reason that the game occurs, I’d certainly hope there’s another game. I mean, there’s basically no information or interaction on the game’s true antagonists.
Hopefully we get an update on this one soon. I get that the other Take Two game is taking the spotlight right now, but i dunno… this one still feels like such a mystery and I felt like we’d know more by now.
I’m aiming to beat Death Stranding 2 before Silksong comes out, though I won’t be home for most of the weekend, so… yes… I did bring my Switch 2 along with me though and so I’ll likely fire up UFO 50 and Chibi Robo in the meantime.
I feel like October is too stacked this year. Ghost of Yotei, Dreams of Another, Pokemon, Katamari, and Mina the Hollower all in one month! What to choose, what to choose…
I love Katamari, so I’m hoping this is the best one since the PS2 era, where the series peaked.
@JB_Whiting I’m sure they outsourced some help with it, but yeah Team Cherry’s employee roster is a three person team. It’s really incredible they made Hollow Knight mostly by themselves. Also, Kickstarter backers from Hollow Knight are getting Silksong codes for free since it was promised that the backers would get the Hollow Knight DLC included with their backing… only the DLC turned into a full game. Honestly, I can’t think of a more positive story in the industry than if Silksong has a victory lap.
@darylb24 I thought Clair Obscur was a good game, but nowhere near as good as the internet has made it sound. In my opinion, I do believe the game received a decent amount of grace for being $50, just as I feel reviews were harsher for Mario Kart World because it was $80.
And I’ll agree. The latter portion of the game especially had balance issues.
@Oram77 I mean, I suppose, but too faithful a remake and it’s sort of like… I know this already. I’ve already been here. I dunno. I don’t have a huge amount of time for gaming in my late 30’s, so I sort of want fresher experiences. I got my fill with Oblivion, for instance, after about 4 hours. I just felt like I’d already done everything I needed to do in the game, outside sightseeing the visuals.
Reading the review, I think I’m happy to wait for a sale on this one. While I love MGS3, I’m not sure what I’d get out of replaying it with better visuals at this current time. It’s sort of disappointing it’s so faithful a remake, but it’s also not…
@johnedwin Of course it will, but for my personal enjoyment… yeah, I think I’m looking more forward to three solid Capcom games at the moment. I’ve seen more that instills confidence from all three titles than GTA6.
@JB_Whiting I loved the first one. It’s one of my favorite games I’ve played, second only to Metroid and Castlevania in the genre for me.
Death Stranding 2 is my GotY. There’s nothing that could beat it for me. If Silksong lives up to expectation though, it’s certainly going to be a top 5 title this year for me. I don’t expect DS2 to have a chance for the mainstream award though. The nomination is enough for Kojima, I expect.
With regards to KCD2, I didn’t like the game. I liked CO more, personally, but I’d be more supportive of KCD2 winning, as I do think it’s an objectively better game. KCD2’s GotY wave sort of died when CO released though, it feels like. Reminds me of when Tears of the Kingdom felt like the obvious choice until Baldur’s Gate 3 came out and the internet rallied towards it… though that may also happen to CO when Silksong releases. Not to hate on CO, but Silksong winning would be much cooler to see. After all, CO’s team is full of industry vets from big studios, and Silksong’s team is just three highly talented guys. Would be incredible to see such a small team get such a big award. That’d be a bigger victory for the indie community, I feel.
@darylb24 I’d be happy about it. In my opinion, Death Stranding 2 and Donkey Kong Bananza beat it pretty easily for me, but I get that the community at large doesn’t feel that way. Silksong’s a big deal though.
@Balie3000 No joke. This is the game that could end the “Clair Obscur is GotY” wave if it delivers. Given the current release schedule, this and Yotei are basically the only games that realistically might disrupt the current mainstream narrative on GotY, and I see Silksong having more success in doing that due to it being indie.
I say that knowing my GotY won’t be either of them and wishing that Mina the Hollower also had that level of hype, but knowing full well these two games aren’t competing with Silksong on the whole of the industry.
@PuppetMaster I agree 100%. I’m so glad to see games that are mechanically solid and fun. It feels like we need to get past the GotY or bust era of gaming. It leads to overhype and ignored games
This game seriously looks like someone was listening to my dreams of gaming when I was in middle school… a longer time ago than I’d say. I love basically everything I see about this game.
I’m so glad this isn’t Souls-inspired. These days, I get a bit worried every time an action game comes out that things will feel Soulsy. And even better, there’s difficulty options?
While it doesn’t sound like a GoTY candidate so far, it sounds like a straight up solid action game that is just trying to be a solid action game and that’s a welcome thing. Part of the success in older games when Onimusha was previously a thing is that games then were ok being a solid experience first and foremost.
Forget GTA6, Capcom will reign supreme in 2026 with a trio of masterpieces with this, Onimusha, and Pragmata. I don’t know how Capcom keeps raising the bar the way they have since RE7, but I’m 100% here for it. Can’t wait for Requiem!
I’ll wait to see how I like it before I get too hyped. This reminds me of Wukong, honestly, where it just looks so frenetic and visually striking, but then… the game ended up being just sorta good, but not great, you know?
To be honest, with Death Stranding 2 being out and Yotei on the horizon, I can’t think of anything first party that I feel like I need to buy until Intergalactic.
Sort of weird to say, but I’m sort of ambivalent towards the first party output from Sony right now. I’ve no real interest in Fairgames, Marathon, Saros, Wolverine, Tokon Souls, etc. It’d be good news to see something that jolts a bit of excitement for me for my PS5.
David Hayter didn’t voice the character because you’re not playing the character you think you’re playing. Kojima’s brand of gaming lives by his “betrayal your audience” mentality. Glad Hayter finally got around to this, but it’s interesting he forgave Konami instead of Kojima.
Death Stranding 2 and UFO 50. I get the feeling I’ll be saying that every weekend until I beat Death Stranding 2. Unless we get a shadow drop of something truly exciting at Gamescom, I think this might be a lock til sometime in September.
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Re: Poll: Vote for Your PS5 Game of the Month (August 2025)
For me, I’ve not yet gotten to Sword of the Sea, but I have a feeling it’ll be that one, so I voted for it.
Shinobi is quite good, but I dunno. Maybe I already got my ninja fill with Ragebound, but it just hasn’t hit me as hard as I thought it would. I can’t say anything bad about it. I’m just not going crazy for it.
MGS Delta’s probably the best game on the list as it’s a remake of MGS3 though. I haven’t played it yet though because, I mean, do I really need to spend $70 to play a game I’ve played several times again with better visuals?
Re: Metal Gear Solid Delta Sneaks Past the One Million Sales Milestone in First 24 Hours
@Lowdefal Hey now, say what you will, but Metal Gear Survive is much better than anyone gives it credit for! That’s not to say it’s a classic, just that it’s a good game if you remove the weight of expectations from it.
@Thelegend159 @Dragoon1994 I wonder if Konami would think about Portable Ops nowadays. I mean, Kojima outright said it wasn’t canon at one point, but I’m not sure how much Konami values his input, nor do I know if Konami’s going to place value on the portable games at all. I’d be down for it though. I liked Portable Ops a lot. I have this weird feeling they’ll hop over to MGS1 though, but I hope I’m wrong. I’d love to see a remake of the NES games too, if they’re going to really go full force with it.
And, yes, I believe we have debated over it. I’ve debated MGSV many times over the years on this site, among other Kojima meta-ness. The guy is so intentional with what he does and there’s just so many threads to show that he was in a place where he was having fun with smokescreens that I think it feels like MGSV being “incomplete” was his biggest stunt yet. Who knows? The stunt may not even be over, knowing Kojima, as he still makes reference to things that he has to know will get the Ruse Cruise fired up all over again.
Re: Metal Gear Solid Delta Sneaks Past the One Million Sales Milestone in First 24 Hours
I’m curious what impact these strong sales will have on the series going forward. Peace Walker would probably chronologically be the next game to remake if that’s the vision Konami has. I wonder if Konami will test the waters with a new game and see what happens if they license out the series, as they’ve done for Silent Hill.
@Thelegend159 MGSV IS finished. The whole missing chapter thing is part of the game. It’s thematically in-line with the feelings the game is supposed to evoke. You can’t play a Kojima game at face value. I firmly believe Kojima cut the final chapter as another “phantom pain” for his fanbase.
Re: Poll: Are You Playing Hollow Knight: Silksong?
Absolutely going to play it today at some point.
Hollow Knight may be my favorite indie game of all time and I’m someone that wrote an article of my top 50 indie titles back yonder in ye olden early 2020’s. Absolutely love the first game. That said, I’m not sure what to expect out of Silksong, as it has been quite some time since the last one. I’m hoping that I get a feeling as I did playing the second Ori game also way back yonder in ye olden days in the second golden era of Metroidvanias.
Re: Hollow Knight: Silksong Release Crashes Storefronts, Not on PS Store at Launch
@Frmknst Nope, GTA6 isn’t out yet.
@Fizza Yeah, the whole eshop is down now for me! I can’t even buy another game if I wanted to!
Re: 7 Years in the Making, Hollow Knight: Silksong Is Out Now on PS5, PS4
@Fizza Very true. I’m trying to purchase on the Nintendo eshop and I can’t spend my money yet because there must be too many people on the servers trying to purchase! Feels like it must have the magnitude similar to that of a new console coming out. Lol.
Really looking forward to Silksong at some point today!
Re: Square Enix Is Taking All Its Big Guns to TGS This Month
Man, I miss Square from earlier this generation. Feels like Square went from the the riskiest AAA developer to the safest over the course of the last five years. I know the whole industry is doing a little bit of that, but, to me, it’s most noticeable from them.
I can’t say I’m looking forward to much from Square’s current slate. I’ll grab Tactics once it’s on sale since I love the game, but been there, done that, you know?
Re: Poll: What Are Your Thoughts on Metal Gear Solid 5, 10 Years Later?
@UnlimitedSevens I can’t say these ideas are fully my own, but here’s a couple things:
In Russian, the word fox is pronounced Lisa, which is the name of the ghost in PT. Venom Snake has long been rumored to be Gray Fox before becoming the Cyborg Ninja. This goes further as both games have a fixation on language, where MGSV has weaponized language and PT has several puzzles solved by decoded language that has been manipulated in various ways.
In the Silent Hills trailer, Chico’s head is found on the ground before worms spill out of it, indicating the trailer is a follow up from Chico’s death in Ground Zeroes. The worms infect the setting in that trailer. Parasites are prominent themes in both games.
Photos of Lisa are found in MGSV.
Radio broadcasts from PT are found in MGSV.
Both games contain references to fathers butchering their families.
7780s the “studio that made PT” is a reference to Shizuoka prefecture, known as Quiet Hills in Japan. MGSV has a prominent character named Quiet. In PT, there are singed petals on a nightstand that match the singed petals that fall from the sky during Quiet’s introduction.
Doors with horizontal lights above them are featured in both games and both games feature mirrors that obfuscate the reflections of the characters.
Both games feel incomplete and utilize repetition as a gameplay mechanic.
Both games feature hallucinations and unreliable narration. Both games are about a character with fragmented memories trying to remember what exactly happened.
To go further, Death Stranding is a game where you basically reconnect a world that was disconnected by mass death, infection, and spectral influence after AI programs very similar to the Patriots had failed across the world. In DS, you play as a father that had lost his pregnant wife, believing that his death and subsequent resurrection had accidentally been what caused his family to die (Sam has a condition that basically means he cannot physically die, except by old age. When he resurrects it is called “repatriation,” which read into that word how you will), which mirrors PT. Death Stranding is almost a redemption arc for fathers trying to mend the pain of their past due to absence from their family whereas MGSV and PT are a descent into madness caused by the family’s destruction. It’s cyclical.
I could keep going! lol. The rabbit hole is deep with Kojima if you want it to be.
Re: Wolverine PS5 to Finally Be Revealed in Next State of Play, It's Claimed
Not interested in Wolverine, but really hopeful for a SoP soon. Sort of feels like we have no release dates after Yotei for anything, outside RE9. Hopefully we get an update for the ND game.
Re: Preview: Why 007 First Light Is the Most Exciting Game of 2026
Pragmata’s topping my list for 2026 right now, but this one does look worthwhile.
Re: Poll: What Are Your Thoughts on Metal Gear Solid 5, 10 Years Later?
@UnlimitedSevens Whether the absence was intentional or not, MGSV, PT, and Death Stranding all have such thematic overlap that there is a subconscious narrative that develops over the course of the three games and it’s all a theme of absence. There’s a reason why there’s a subset of Kojima fans that believe he’s still associated with Konami in some capacity. You can even add MGS Survive into the mix, as it shares concepts with Death Stranding, believe it or not. I do think the overlap is intentional though because Kojima is the master of meta commentary. I mean, he announced a KojiPro showcase for later this month… and announced it the day of MGSV’s 10th anniversary. He knows what he’s doing. He knows his fanbase, betrays them, and they celebrate it. I would not be surprised if Kojima cut a third of the game with regards to MGSV. This is a guy who said Metal Gear Solid 5 would be the last Metal Gear game, but intentionally said in another interview that the V in MGSV is the letter V, purposefully complicating the truth of things. This is a guy that also adjusted Death Stranding 2 after internal reviews suggested the game might score above 95 on Metacritic because Kojima thought the game might be too palatable. This is why MGS2 is my favorite Metal Gear game. It’s like a thesis for all the Kojima-isms to come.
By the way, if these ideas interest you, I highly recommend Death Stranding 2. The last four hours or so of the game is so self-referential of Kojima with his own work and video games in general. It makes me genuinely curious where he’s going next, as the game sort of closes a circle in a way.
Re: PS5's High Price Becoming a Serious Headache for Publishers
If we take a look at attachment rate, I do think there’s something worth commenting on here. While the PS5 is a highly selling console, the software attachment rate for big releases is noticeably lower than attachment rates in previous generations when we’re talking about successful franchises and IP.
Didn’t Matt Piscatella report that the average console gamer is only purchasing 1-2 games a year right now on PlayStation 5 or something along those lines? If this is the case, it’s no wonder why big publishers would be getting frustrated with the platform five years in. We already know that Square also said there’s no reason for a PlayStation 6 right now too. I mean, if gamers are only purchasing two games a year, that doesn’t leave a lot of space, which is probably why we’re seeing 2026 look like a ghost town with GTA6 looming on the horizon. 2025 looked like one too until GTA got delayed.
Re: Poll: What Are Your Thoughts on Metal Gear Solid 5, 10 Years Later?
It’s called the Phantom Pain. It intentionally feels like there’s supposed to be more to it. The game is one of Kojima’s masterpieces. Might be my second favorite in the series. It’s certainly the one I’ve analyzed the most.
Re: Physint, OD Are Potential Reveals at Kojima Productions 10th Anniversary Show
Can’t wait for an update on whatever else is going on at Kojima Productions. Finally finished Death Stranding 2 last night, so perfect timing to be hyped about the future of the studio.
Since Death Stranding is PS, OD is Xbox, am I delusional in hoping for a Nintendo-based project as well? I just want more Kojima-based gaming, honestly. Hope he keeps on keeping on for a long time!
Re: State of Play Confirmed for 3rd September, Deep Dive on 007 First Light
Well, that’s something. Is it just me or does it feel like presentations feel sort of… oh, that is happening, huh… right now?
It also really doesn’t feel like much is coming in 2026 at the moment, so it’ll be nice to see an update on one game next year that isn’t GTA6.
Re: Sony's Troubled Live Service Game Fairgames Just Can't Catch a Break
I mean, if Sega cancelled Hyenas, Sony can certainly cancel Fairgame$. Hyenas was Sega’s biggest budget game of all time when they had cancelled it and it was previewed well, but they knew they’d struggle to support it properly to sustain the budget and player count required to continue it and cancelled it then to mitigate damage. Sega realized how treacherous live service could be before Sony even announced Fairgame$ or Concord. It’s wiser to course correct than crash. I think now may be the time for Sony to admit it failed and show a pivot to its base.
I don’t know about everyone else, but the PS5 has been a huge failure for Sony when it comes to games. Most exclusives are now multi-plat and the first party games just haven’t been hitting.
Astro Bot and Death Stranding 2 are both 10/10 for me, but rather than feeling like continuations of a stellar library as the previous entries in both franchises did, both games felt like, “It’s been a while since we’ve seen some like THIS from Sony!” It feels like, outside Yotei, there’s no momentum for the future on PlayStation right now. They beat Xbox, but it feels like they did that because Xbox did worse rather than PlayStation doing better. Things like Concord hammer that point. I think Marathon deserves to release. Whether that one fails or not, it has a chance based on Bungie’s fanbase, but I don’t know anyone that’s interested in Fairgame$ in the slightest. I could see it topping Concord’s record as the hugest flop of all time in gaming if they don’t cut their losses with it.
Re: Mini Review: Goosebumps: Terror in Little Creek (PS5) - Scrappy Spooks with Just Enough Spirit
Sounds like one of the better games in the Gamemill pantheon.
Re: Expect to Pay $20 for Hollow Knight: Silksong on PS5, PS4
Glad to see a sequel that hasn’t gone and doubled the price of the original these days. It feels like indies have gone from $15 to $30, AAs went from $30 to $50, and AAAs went from $60 to $70 and above now. The last five or so years have been rough for the price hikes.
It’s wonderful to see a decision on pricing that seems cheaper now than the industry standard, especially from a game that could’ve easily sold itself at a much higher cost. I reckon Silksong could’ve sold itself at full AAA cost if they wanted to do that. Really looking forward to supporting Team Cherry on this!
Re: These 18+ New PS5, PS4, and PS Plus Games Are Coming Out Next Week (1st-7th September)
Looking forward to a thick week of reviews from the Pushsquare team! It’s been a while since we’ve had such a dense week of high profile releases. Really curious what kind of scores some of these will get… and really excited to buy Silksong on pure faith.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 596
I’m just trying to beat Death Stranding 2 before Silksong. I don’t know if it’s going to happen, but I want it to!
Re: Lost Soul Aside's Hilarious English Voice Acting Goes Viral as PS5 Action Game Launches
I need this game now. You sold me with the bad voice acting.
Just with a better price when it’s on sale.
Re: Poll: Are You Playing Metal Gear Solid Delta?
Nah, I’m still on Death Stranding 2. I’ve played MGS3 several times, so I’ll wait til there’s a chunky sale since it’s… the same game as the original with better graphics.
Re: Capcom Shuts Down Fan Theories That Pragmata Is a Secret Mega Man Game
Hopefully that means Megaman will return soon instead. C’mon Capcom, let’s get a fourth game sale out of me next year.
Re: Preview: The Outer Worlds 2 Doubles Down on RPG Gameplay to Great Effect
Yes, just what I need: another game to be interested in that releases in the insanely stuffed month of October.
I’ll be totally honest: I liked the first game. Actually, I loved it when I played it at launch, but my opinion shifted a bit once the dust settled. The first game is one of the only games in my true adult life I’ve ever crunched because it launched between other releases that I cared more about. I mean, between Control and Death Stranding with Pokemon too? I’m sure there were other games too. Man, 2019 was a crazy year.
Anyway, I crunched the game, finished the game in about a week, and my memory of the game was fuzzy then and it’s super fuzzy now. I tried to replay I after DLC launched, but that time I sort of struggled with focusing on the game for some me reason. Given that, I’ve been lukewarm on the new game.
But I gotta say: the previews are piquing my interest and the lack of a solid Bethesda-esque champion of a game for a while has left a hole in the industry to the point where it may be the right time for Outer Worlds 2 to exceed any expectations. I mean, after Starfield felt like a bigger, blander Outer Worlds, now Outer Worlds 2 could really shine by comparison, even if Avowed was a misstep by the same studio earlier in the year.
Re: Clair Obscur Will Become a Franchise, Expedition 33 the First Game
Considering that they basically didn’t cover the main reason that the game occurs, I’d certainly hope there’s another game. I mean, there’s basically no information or interaction on the game’s true antagonists.
Re: Judas Resurfaces with Key Art, New Gameplay Details
Hopefully we get an update on this one soon. I get that the other Take Two game is taking the spotlight right now, but i dunno… this one still feels like such a mystery and I felt like we’d know more by now.
Re: Atari Now Owns Rights to Several Ubisoft Games, Will Bring Them to 'New Platforms'
Child of Eden was one of the best Kinect/Move games, if not the best, so that’s wonderful to hear.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 595
I’m aiming to beat Death Stranding 2 before Silksong comes out, though I won’t be home for most of the weekend, so… yes…
I did bring my Switch 2 along with me though and so I’ll likely fire up UFO 50 and Chibi Robo in the meantime.
Re: Once Upon a Katamari's Opening Scene May Be the Jolliest Thing You'll See Today
I feel like October is too stacked this year. Ghost of Yotei, Dreams of Another, Pokemon, Katamari, and Mina the Hollower all in one month! What to choose, what to choose…
I love Katamari, so I’m hoping this is the best one since the PS2 era, where the series peaked.
Re: Hollow Knight: Silksong Is Finally Out on 4th September
@JB_Whiting I’m sure they outsourced some help with it, but yeah Team Cherry’s employee roster is a three person team. It’s really incredible they made Hollow Knight mostly by themselves. Also, Kickstarter backers from Hollow Knight are getting Silksong codes for free since it was promised that the backers would get the Hollow Knight DLC included with their backing… only the DLC turned into a full game. Honestly, I can’t think of a more positive story in the industry than if Silksong has a victory lap.
Re: Hollow Knight: Silksong Is Finally Out on 4th September
@darylb24 I thought Clair Obscur was a good game, but nowhere near as good as the internet has made it sound. In my opinion, I do believe the game received a decent amount of grace for being $50, just as I feel reviews were harsher for Mario Kart World because it was $80.
And I’ll agree. The latter portion of the game especially had balance issues.
Re: Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater (PS5) - The Best Version of an Undisputed Classic
@Oram77 I mean, I suppose, but too faithful a remake and it’s sort of like… I know this already. I’ve already been here. I dunno. I don’t have a huge amount of time for gaming in my late 30’s, so I sort of want fresher experiences. I got my fill with Oblivion, for instance, after about 4 hours. I just felt like I’d already done everything I needed to do in the game, outside sightseeing the visuals.
Re: Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater (PS5) - The Best Version of an Undisputed Classic
Reading the review, I think I’m happy to wait for a sale on this one. While I love MGS3, I’m not sure what I’d get out of replaying it with better visuals at this current time. It’s sort of disappointing it’s so faithful a remake, but it’s also not…
Re: Preview: Here's Why Resident Evil Requiem's Tension Is Off the Charts
@johnedwin Of course it will, but for my personal enjoyment… yeah, I think I’m looking more forward to three solid Capcom games at the moment. I’ve seen more that instills confidence from all three titles than GTA6.
Re: Hollow Knight: Silksong Is Finally Out on 4th September
@JB_Whiting I loved the first one. It’s one of my favorite games I’ve played, second only to Metroid and Castlevania in the genre for me.
Death Stranding 2 is my GotY. There’s nothing that could beat it for me. If Silksong lives up to expectation though, it’s certainly going to be a top 5 title this year for me. I don’t expect DS2 to have a chance for the mainstream award though. The nomination is enough for Kojima, I expect.
With regards to KCD2, I didn’t like the game. I liked CO more, personally, but I’d be more supportive of KCD2 winning, as I do think it’s an objectively better game. KCD2’s GotY wave sort of died when CO released though, it feels like. Reminds me of when Tears of the Kingdom felt like the obvious choice until Baldur’s Gate 3 came out and the internet rallied towards it… though that may also happen to CO when Silksong releases. Not to hate on CO, but Silksong winning would be much cooler to see. After all, CO’s team is full of industry vets from big studios, and Silksong’s team is just three highly talented guys. Would be incredible to see such a small team get such a big award. That’d be a bigger victory for the indie community, I feel.
Re: Hollow Knight: Silksong Is Finally Out on 4th September
@darylb24 I’d be happy about it. In my opinion, Death Stranding 2 and Donkey Kong Bananza beat it pretty easily for me, but I get that the community at large doesn’t feel that way. Silksong’s a big deal though.
Re: Hollow Knight: Silksong Is Finally Out on 4th September
@Balie3000 No joke. This is the game that could end the “Clair Obscur is GotY” wave if it delivers. Given the current release schedule, this and Yotei are basically the only games that realistically might disrupt the current mainstream narrative on GotY, and I see Silksong having more success in doing that due to it being indie.
I say that knowing my GotY won’t be either of them and wishing that Mina the Hollower also had that level of hype, but knowing full well these two games aren’t competing with Silksong on the whole of the industry.
Re: Preview: Capcom's Onimusha: Way of the Sword Seems Steeled for Success
@playstation1995 Hey now, everything these days seems to be Souls adjacent, so I’m just glad this looks to be an Onimusha game with Onimusha combat.
Re: Preview: Capcom's Onimusha: Way of the Sword Seems Steeled for Success
@PuppetMaster I agree 100%. I’m so glad to see games that are mechanically solid and fun. It feels like we need to get past the GotY or bust era of gaming. It leads to overhype and ignored games
Re: Preview: Pragmata Goes Full Anime in Extended Gameplay Demo, And We Love It
This game seriously looks like someone was listening to my dreams of gaming when I was in middle school… a longer time ago than I’d say. I love basically everything I see about this game.
Re: Preview: Capcom's Onimusha: Way of the Sword Seems Steeled for Success
I’m so glad this isn’t Souls-inspired. These days, I get a bit worried every time an action game comes out that things will feel Soulsy. And even better, there’s difficulty options?
While it doesn’t sound like a GoTY candidate so far, it sounds like a straight up solid action game that is just trying to be a solid action game and that’s a welcome thing. Part of the success in older games when Onimusha was previously a thing is that games then were ok being a solid experience first and foremost.
Re: Preview: Here's Why Resident Evil Requiem's Tension Is Off the Charts
Forget GTA6, Capcom will reign supreme in 2026 with a trio of masterpieces with this, Onimusha, and Pragmata. I don’t know how Capcom keeps raising the bar the way they have since RE7, but I’m 100% here for it. Can’t wait for Requiem!
Re: Poll: How Would You Rate Gamescom Opening Night Live 2025?
Unbeatable looks really interesting. Outside that, it looks like it’s Capcom to the rescue again.
Re: Round Up: What Was Announced at Gamescom Opening Night Live 2025?
The announcement that Silksong will have an announcement sort of overshadowed the whole event for me.
Unbeatable looked sort of cool though. Obviously Resident Evil does too.
Re: PS5 Stunner Phantom Blade Zero Looks Out of This World in New Gameplay Trailer
I’ll wait to see how I like it before I get too hyped. This reminds me of Wukong, honestly, where it just looks so frenetic and visually striking, but then… the game ended up being just sorta good, but not great, you know?
Re: 'Maybe a PS Showcase, Probably a State of Play': Sony Plotting PS5 Livestream for Late September
To be honest, with Death Stranding 2 being out and Yotei on the horizon, I can’t think of anything first party that I feel like I need to buy until Intergalactic.
Sort of weird to say, but I’m sort of ambivalent towards the first party output from Sony right now. I’ve no real interest in Fairgames, Marathon, Saros, Wolverine, Tokon Souls, etc. It’d be good news to see something that jolts a bit of excitement for me for my PS5.
Re: Sword of the Sea (PS5) - Stunning Journey-Like Is a PS Plus Extra Hall of Famer
I think I’ll pick this one up. I don’t think I’ll sub to play it. I think I’ll buy it.
Re: Konami 'Forgiven' for Dropping Metal Gear Solid Voice Lead in Fifth Game
@SuperSilverback Can’t argue with that. It would’ve been a cool moment that fans would’ve flipped their chairs for.
Re: Konami 'Forgiven' for Dropping Metal Gear Solid Voice Lead in Fifth Game
David Hayter didn’t voice the character because you’re not playing the character you think you’re playing. Kojima’s brand of gaming lives by his “betrayal your audience” mentality. Glad Hayter finally got around to this, but it’s interesting he forgave Konami instead of Kojima.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 594
Death Stranding 2 and UFO 50. I get the feeling I’ll be saying that every weekend until I beat Death Stranding 2. Unless we get a shadow drop of something truly exciting at Gamescom, I think this might be a lock til sometime in September.