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This makes no sense to me. If this doesn’t say that live service shooters are now oversaturated in the market, I don’t know what does.

The sad thing too is that Splitgate is honestly one of the better games in the genre.

Maybe it’s a Nintendo Direct announcement?

I am currently in a negative balance on Stars. When my PS5 went into the shop, I cancelled all my preorders. I suppose my last $5 voucher was unearned, but so long and thanks for all the fish?

What a relief! The way they’ve been describing this one has made it sound like this was going to be ANOTHER game aiming for the 100 hour mark. Happy to hear it’ll be a game I can cruise through in two weeks or so and take my time while being able to play other games if I want to.

@HRdepartment I’d put Fallout 3 in second place. There’s many things I prefer about Fallout 3, but it’s sort of aged like milk. It’s hard to go back to, like most games of that era. The story, text, world, and quests are some of the finest ever created, but Skyrim gets an edge for me because it’s still so playable without putting nostalgia goggles on.

…and not to not comment on Doom, but the Doom series is good to me, but it’s never been a favorite of mine either. I feel like the series is basically a reliable string of 7 or 8/10 tier games to me.

Donkey Kong Bananza for sure. Playing the Switch again just makes gaming so much more convenient, as I’d gone back to playing Switch more heavily while my PS5 was in the shop and I sort of noticed I was gaming more, but bugging my wife less about it because it felt like I was gaming less due to shorter sessions. DK is absolutely fantastic, by the way.

I’d like to play more Death Stranding 2 though.

Honestly, both games are so good, it’s insane. It’s crazy how these two games are just so beyond anything else that’s released this year. Haven’t enjoyed two games in tandem so much since the crowded second half of 2019.

@Northern_munkey The most updated one! The smaller load times are wonderful.

I remember I could practice my bass and prep for shows in the load times for original Skyrim.

The first time I played it, I thought it was good, but not great. It was the last game I ever rented from a Family Video and I tried to beat it in two days. I was insane to try that and I was the problem. Lol.

I tried it again when the Director’s Cut came out and took my time with it. I enjoyed it a lot more that way. It’s one of the better Sony goes Ubisoft games. I know some may take offense to that, but I mean, that’s sort of what Ghost, Horizon, and Spider-Man are, even if they do it better. I’d say the game is a solid 9/10. It’s got excellent gameplay and a fantastic open world. There’s very little the game could do much better.

And, also, I will be honest and say that I didn’t much like the Infamous series or Sucker Punch before the game, but I’ll be watching anything they make now thanks to Ghost of Tsushima.

Get outta here with Ghostwire being above Deathloop.

Skyrim is still the best Bethesda game on PlayStation

In my opinion, these are the two most interesting looking games coming to PS5 this year post-DS2 and what a good deal too. I’m waiting to see if PS survives DS2 before I start preordering games again, but I am definitely keeping my eye on that bundle.

It’s meh to me. Astro Bot is the only game I’ve revisited this generation on a regular basis.

@Can-You-Believe-Sith That’s every job in 2025.

That’s one way to make me slightly less interested in MGS Delta.

New IP. Not really a fan of GoW, but I can acknowledge the game is well made and solid in most capacities. Just hoping for them to try something new that I might like more personally. I felt the same way about Sucker Punch with Infamous and then they went and made Ghost of Tsushima, which I loved.

@Anthony_Daniels Hopefully we can avoid the Spider-Man spin off films for a couple years, so Sony can restore its credibility.

@PuppetMaster @Ilyn Maybe I’ll keep an eye out for it if I ever resub to Netflix.

@FuriousMachine Ah, I thought you were making evidence against me rather than evidence against the film. Thanks for clearing that up. Last thing I want to see is a generic, formulaic action flick version of Zelda. I’d rather see a flick that went the “Excuse me, Princess” route than that. At least it’d be interesting.

@PuppetMaster Never heard of Heart Eyes, so I’ll have to look that one up.

K-Pop Demon Hunter might be the movie title I’ve ever seen that has made me feel the most totally old and out of touch of trends I’ve ever felt. 😂 Never heard of that one either. I’ll wait til I do that before I make assumptions. Lol.

@Max_the_German No thanks. That’s basically a dystopian take on the future of gaming to me. If we let Fortnite and Roblox become the future of gaming, I’ll stay in the past. I refuse to give my money to such platforms.

@Slayer25c Sony has made films longer than they’ve made games and they’ve made a lot of good ones, but the last couple of years they’ve made some real duds.

@FuriousMachine Strongly disagree. His career has been Marvel centric. His name is very concerning that this film will be popcorn big budget action Zelda rather than something that breathes like the games do. The Spider-Verse films in his resume are basically the only reassuring films toward this one for me.

Hopefully the movie is better than most Sony films lately.

@Jackthelad93 Just make the jump on Alan Wake 2. You won’t regret it. It was the best game this generation til Death Stranding 2 came out.

@PuppetMaster Whoa, I’m glad you sent that my way. That looks excellent. I was totally unaware of that one.

@Ryoth Interesting, wasn’t aware of that. I just don’t trust the whole Marvel impact on gaming right now. I mean, look at Insomniac, three Marvel games this generation (rumored to be more) and Ratchet and Clank have just one. I know many people love Marvel, but I just want ArcSys to keep making original IP too.

That’s a shame. The Marvel-fication of gaming is a bummer to me.

I actually agree with Sony. The apps all work great. Granted, I’ve cancelled most of my subscriptions at this point, so it’s just Prime, YouTube, and Max for me now (and I’d have cancelled Max by now if it wasn’t free, given how they keep shrinking the film pool on the service), but all the apps work best on PS5. While my PS5 was in the shop, I noticed that I just prefer it to play multimedia over the Xbox versions of the apps.

It’d be nice to get a more concrete update about the game

This is excellent news. The game’s one of the most underrated titles of the generation for sure. The story is so unique and the performances are so well executed that it’s easy to look past some of the technical issues that were present at launch, as well as some of the repetition that kicks in when you’re basically fighting the same couple enemy types for the entirety of the game. Hopefully the game has a bit of a renaissance with the update probably ironing out the technical issues. With Clair Obscur making people so interested in supporting the AAs for a change, Banishers certainly deserves the love and I hope it receives some of it.

I dunno if I’ll ever resub at this point personally, but I’m happy for all the people that will get to enjoy the grossly underrated Banishers. One of the most unique stories to hit gaming in quite some time and a well acted and produced game too.

The more I see about Shadow Labyrinth, the more I am sort of compelled to see more. Getting DK on Switch 2 as well. And then Ragebound in two weeks. The year was slow to start for me, but the floor is coming now!

Finally Death Stranding 2 for me! After two weeks at the shop, my PS5 seems to be a-ok!

@DennisReynolds Exactly my sentiments. It just has such a similar storyline to AC Shadows, which was already an entirely competent but also very “been there, done that” feeling entry. I’m looking forward to the game, will get it day 1 most likely, and I’m sure I’ll like the game, but I dunno. I’m sort of lukewarm to it right now. Maybe it’s because there’s other games coming that excite me more?

Can’t believe the legs Astro Bot has had. Like Nintendo platforming classics, the game is timeless and will be something many will still play in 20 years time, I’m sure. It’s actually more poetic we get Cloud in what could be the final update for now.

Looking forward to picking up my PlayStation from the repair shop later today and updating Astro Bot for another round.

@darylb24 @Ravix See, Tsushima felt large in scope, but personal in storytelling. Yotei may be similar, but I just don’t know it yet. AC Shadows was clearly inspired by Tsushima, but I felt it was sort of a slog. I say that as someone who usually likes AC, but perhaps I’m burning out of it again. I just don’t want Ghost to feel repetitive. Sony has shown they can go in both Rockstar and Ubisoft style directions with their franchises. I suppose we’ll see soon enough.

Hopefully we see something that grabs me a bit more. As much as I love Tsushima, I’m sort of getting AC Shadows vibes from Yotei so far. It just has such a similar plotline from what we know and I thought Shadows was just ok, personally. And all else we know about Yotei is “bigger world, more to do!” which isn’t always a selling point for me. I have no doubt I’ll play the game either way and I have no doubt it’ll be great, but I want my jaw to drop like it did when I first saw Tsushima, you know?

@Jammer No, my PS5’s been in the shop because the liquid metal used to cool the system was drying out and oxidizing, according to the repair person. Apparently it’s a common cause of failure with early model PS5 consoles. I can’t blame the game for that.

Safest 8/10 I’ve ever seen!

Here… is your remake!

I had preordered Tony Hawk, but I had cancelled my preorder for various reasons. I may play it on Gamepass before my subscription runs out.

I should know later today if my PS5 is repairable after over a week of waiting for it now, so best case scenario, I’ll be picking it up tomorrow and playing some Death Stranding 2 finally!

Other than that, I’ve been out with family the last two days and today, so, while I do have my Switch 2 on me, I’ve not played it. I can see myself showing off Welcome Tour and Mario Kart World at some point.

Death Stranding 2 should landslide this one.

In the hour I played before I had to take my PS5 to the repair shop, it’s seems like the most obvious 10/10 I’ve played all generation. One hour with the gap felt like a massive gap between it and everything else I’ve played this year.

But my console is still in the shop, so it’s not a confirmed 10/10 yet, I suppose.

Sony, allow Death Stranding 2 on Switch 2 next please. I’ll double dip. My PS5’s been in the shop for over a week now and I just really want to play it…

Provided my PS5 isn’t fried, I’ll re-preorder MGS Delta.

I dunno about everyone else, but I’m interested in the next gen consoles… if wages start to increase to match the cost of living.

Love the last line in the article and totally agree.

1. MGS 2
2. MGS V + Ground Zeroes
3. MGS 3
4. MGS 1
5. Peace Walker
6. MGS 4

What? No Metal Gear Survive? I jest, I jest, though it does deserve more love than it gets.

Gaming doesn’t get any better than a good Kojima game though. Never be game over.

@Steeleye50 I’ll always remember being 30 minutes late to work because of the final cutscene in MGS4. I had six hours of playtime before my shift that day. I thought it would be enough…

I had been subbed since 2017, I believe. I subbed for a while in the PS3 era as well for a bit. I quite liked it in the PS3 era, but my opinion sort of soured over the years. I haven’t been subbed for about a month and I can’t say that I feel any difference as a gamer. I would say that it teeters in terms of the value it provides month to month, but most of the time it doesn’t justify its cost.

I hope this game is one of the highest selling games this year in whatever format possible.

From what the repair company said when I took mine in earlier in the week (and Death Stranding 2 wasn’t the first problem, just the biggest crash), it sounds like this is an issue with early models of the PS5 most often. Ventilation can be a problem, but the liquid coolant can also dry out. The repair person told me that PS5s are among the most repaired consoles as well due to the design flaws where it expects owners to be meticulous with cleaning and maintenance. They said the only console they ever saw as often as the PS5 was the 360.

I guess I’m giving a PSA for you all to make sure you keep your console clean and keep an eye on its internal parts, as they can wear out.

@get2sammyb It wasn’t a different time. We’re just different. My son is on his ninth playthrough of Astro Bot. Currently sitting at a massive 153 hours on the game. That mind frame still exists! To be young again…

That said, I’d definitely do one more playthrough of Sonic Adventures.

This is an excellent month, honestly… but I’m not resubbing still!

Also, man, KOF must have bombed to be on Plus already.