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@naruball right! Just a bunch of outrage hunters and very few gamers.

Visually festive but very unappealing. Sonys best was the PS4 theme for the 2019 wrap up.

@SMJ the vita didn't set the world on fire, but it did outsell the N64, GameCube and naturally the Dreamcast in Japan. The vita era were the days analysts were sure mobile games would completely kill traditional video games. As we see now they coexist with interest in handhelds steadily growing.

@Slippship absolutely agree

I got armoured core for 15€ physical and a fair amount of these titles for the same price or cheaper on disc. Digital is seldomly a good deal unless it's under 10€.

I'm confident Sony can position themselves competitively in Japan if the do not fracture the hardware market. Make it a handheld console with an included TV dock. No handheld machine and console as separate devices with mixed compatibility.
One handheld one dock, one library.

Well that sounds meaningless 😂

They need a handheld to make a mark in Japan. Looking forward to a hybrid console and keeping my fingers crossed.

You can rant and harass about AI all day, but if people don't step up where it matters, you're just barking at people using tools for a job in a system that always demands more for less. So where should we point the outrage... We as people have to shake up the big corporations, billionaires and their political enablers, because in their hands these tools are being weaponized against humanity!

Time to finally take that afternoon to play sayonara wild hearts.

The best performance award was so crowded this year, she also really deserved it. 2025 has really been an outstanding year in games and silent hill f is amongst the top.

@Toot1st I guess context matters. There's a difference between something like metal gear and Postal.

@BinaryMessiah calm down 😂 it's not like she's your gf

One of the game pass games I'm going to play until my sub lapses. It looks cozy fun and awkward.

@Chip-Douglas an occasional comfort food 👍

😂😂 I was trying to discuss narrative issues this series has had historically, which the new games are leaning back on, but this has practically turned into a Sidney Sweeney jeans ad discussion. Imagine what, I have that opinion about old TR and still love stellar blade, nier and yes tomb raider. There's more between loving or hating something, but that is unfathomable for many.

@Dalamar suuuure 👍

@nessisonett yeah survival was a bit of a weak attempt to appease these narrative issues, while also creating some new ones in the process. Despite that they were fantastic games. I wouldn't say they removed her sexuality just by making her more grounded and her confidence was in development over the three games.

@DennisReynolds just cause you don't notice or disagree doesn't make it drivel. Not saying it's a deal-breaker and people shouldn't boycott it or nonsense like that. It looks like fun games. However, the reboot was more self aware of the tone deafness of the original character and tried to address it and now they're steering back.

Oh man Activision/Blizzard/Microsoft/Bethesda... so creatively broke. What a sad conglomerate of American blandness. For me it's the equivalent of mayo potato salad.

The games will probably be fun, but what a backstep in character design. The reboot had it's flaws, especially the side characters were oftentimes annoying, but classic Lara is problematic with her blatant arrogance and colonialist background which the original games never questioned but rather made to her superpower. I guess the current overall climate is once again more permissive of that.

@get2sammyb don't understand the fondness of old school Lara unless doubleD imperialist smugness is your cup of tea.

@themightyant agree, it just doesn't mesh. Might as well have no anime aspect about it if you don't go all in. There's this other anime style RPG racer called resistor that looks way more cohesive, but it's gotten awfully quiet around it.

I'm glad they're making these kind of games, despite my old grouchy self getting instantly annoyed by these kids. I think that shepherd dog game with no people in sight is more for me.

@nessisonett nah, have read plenty likewise comments online, not you personally. Was hoping for a full on remake or a new installment, but the remaster isn't a catastrophe either, like many make it out to be.

Why is he considered trash? I'm genuinely clueless.

"The atmosphere is completely destroyed!"... typical fanboy exaggeration.
The crybabies have a tantrum, so let's shove that pacifier in them and put tablet in the stroller for a dose of cocomelon.

Well, a pre-dementia speech by Al Pacino doesn't pay for itself.

Another punching bag for toxic gamers. Everyone is just one misstep away from getting the full outrage of keyboard warriors that rather engage in so called "controversies" rather than video games. A bad launch, unfortunate as it is, does not justify that amount of unconstructive bashing, dehumanisation and threats. I'm glad cdpr turned this narrative around and came out stronger, but nowadays we see this story repeating on a daily basis.

@wilky2988 that Nemesis system was so much fun! Always hoped they'd make a sequel to that overlooked mad max game and work that into it.

I know he wouldn't be instantly recognisable, but shouldn't Leon finally get a new hairstyle after all these years!?

Plus keeps on giving. It's been pretty great the last 6 months.

Didn't pay attention to the release date, but I got the Yakuza 20 year anniversary collection like almost a week ago.

I like what they're going for. The animations are still very stiff and need to be more situative in transitions. Gameplay needs to be figured out, because enemies and interactions were very clearly just placed where they were for this gameplay trailer and not for actual gameplay purposes. We'll see, but it's got the potential to be like an Avatar game we never got.

There's not much fan fare for this anyways, and people can wait for reviews. If anybody just pre-orders stuff blindly and it turns out to be a dud only have themselves to blame.

Despite looking like it being made by Unreal assets and ai, the trailer had a fun A or AA charm to it, but I'm not holding my breath.

Binary Domain was a shift to something else and it was brilliant. Sure, I'm all in on Yakuza/LaD, but having range is fine too.

What RGG has pandered to however is making things more ridiculous for viral memes sake. I skipped pirate yakuza cause if that. Yakuza is best when it's first a heartfelt crime soap opera, and second a silly romp.

Ok, that is some quality TV in his résumé. Especially Shogun is top tier. My only beef is that we don't start with greek mythology. While the PS2 graphics have aged well, a visually stunning retelling would be more needed than the Norse duology.

Thank goodness

If Atlus/Sega officially state that Metaphor won't get an extended rerelease I'll be buying it in an instant. Just be upfront.

It's less a matter of money but time. If I'm going to invest 60+ hours into a game, I want the entire experience, because I'll never have the time to do it again.

Man, I really don't care for Fortnite and pop culture crossovers, but I might be checking this one out. Love kill bill and am still waiting for Nikki's revenge.

This news explains why I instantly found a buyer for my original PS4 disc, as I'm saving money for the 0, K1,K2 Steelbook.

Ono michio is ready for this!

I find this kind of whining discourse rather toothless... We've been eating great when it comes to games, be it sequel or not. It's like the pointless "super hero fatigue" or "star wars fatigue" discussion. Yes, not every release was a banger, but these people will rather cherry pick to uphold their narrative than admit that we got some very good stuff over the years as well.

Yes, Sony should pursue more low-mid range productions that can take on risks and don't take forever to make like naughty dogs next game, but all that doesn't take away from the greatness from these sequels. Half sequels like miles morales and lost legacy are also great to iterate while using current tech.

Ok, that means a tech hiatus for the foreseeable future for me as I'll just make the most use out of what I have. Was planning for the steam machine, but that'll depend heavily on the price now.

OpenAI screwed the world over with seemingly zero legal repercussions... yay for late capitalism!

Excluding physical buyers is quite scummy.

Sheesh, the situation is dire, far beyond gaming. That's a situation that could have been circumvented with government oversight instead of an unregulated free market. People rather taking corporate regulation over government regulation baffle me. It's the kind of people that play cyberpunk and think "yeah, that's the kind of world I want to be in" instead of seeing a cautionary tale.

More Japanese ps5 players will mean more great Japanese games will be made for the world to enjoy!

People bash on Amy these days for not releasing a game for years, but at the same time, she and her team managed to release 3 great games in a single generation, and that with hardware that was a pain to work with.
They've had x86 dev kits for years and no new game since last of us 2. Usually I'm like, take your time and do it right, but this is just embarrassing.