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I think it's likely the next State of Play would be a deep dive into Final Fantasy VII Rebirth. A dark horse possibility is Death Stranding 2.

I love Horizon Forbidden West. It's got amazing visuals and a great story. Currently, replaying Zero Dawn for the plat (already got the FW platinum).

@ApostateMage It's certainly possible given that the second game will cover the second and third seasons. Another singular episode could be devoted to the Hospital. That was possibly the most terrifying sequence in either of the 2 games.

Interesting to see how she transforms into Abby. Eight Emmys for season 1. Can't wait for season 2!

Clearly, this game was conceived before the big live service crash. However, having spent so much money on it, they cannot just abandon it. It's a shame for the studio that created the Arkham trilogy. I wonder if Rocksteady made the decision for this to be live service or if that came from Warner Bros.?

@XenonKnight That's correct. They also had 2 mass layoffs last year of tens of thousands of employees. MS is a company and will cut dead weight, if they feel its necessary (not because they have to). If Xbox is only spending money and not making money, MS will stop investing in it.

If this ends up being true, it would seem like Xbox isn't profitable (especially in contrast to how much MS has spent on acquisitions) and they realize that keeping these expensive games exclusive to the distant, third place console is not going to get Xbox to recoup MS investments.

@Korgon I think there were rumors of that at some point.

@TechaNinja I hope not. I'd prefer a brand new trophy list.

Final Fantasy XIV, as always, and currently going for the platinum in Horizon Zero Dawn. I have the plat in HFW and now have to go back and add in HZD.

Pleasantly surprised to know Snake Eater is coming this year. It'll be nice to return to MGS after so long. Interesting that Concord is scheduled for 2024, but no mention of Fairgames.

This isn't surprising at all. Having said that, I doubt MS and Old man Spencer will do much to change that.

My personal top 3 for the year are Alan Wake II, Spider-Man 2, and Final Fantasy XVI in that order.

@UltimateOtaku91 when was the last time anyone bought an Xbox for their exclusives? PS5 is outselling Xbox Series 3 to 1.

@ironcrow86 It cost nearly $300 million. It's certainly not a poor man's Arkham. I'd say it probably cost a lot more than all of the Arkham games combined.

This is a great month. I will absolutely be diving headfirst into A Plague Tale: Requiem.

This is terrible for Insomniac (especially the employee data being stolen). I will continue to support them 100% and will not view anything from Wolverine until they are ready to show it off.

It sucks, but ultimately, I think this is the right call. The last thing anyone wants is for Naughty Dog to become a live service machine. Let them get back to what they do best: epic single player experiences. Now, if we could only get a new Uncharted game....

This is probably the best move. Sony should end this stupid push into live service and let their studios get back to what they are good at. Now maybe we can get a few new games from Naughty Dog that aren't remakes/remasters.

I really like seeing Jak alongside Joel, Ellie, Nate, and the rest of the Uncharted crew. Though, that Insomniac one is adorable.

@SoulsBourne128 It's almost as if ABK just doesn't care.

Final Fantasy's VIII and XIII (as well as XIII's sequels) all had 4 roman numerals in their name.

More Powerwash Simulator? Yes please! I've already 100% it on PC, and platinumed the PS5 and PS4 versions....I might have a problem

I think I remember seeing somewhere that Alan Wake 2 sold around 2 million around launch. I think these numbers are misleading as the game is digital only. I really hope this game does well because I don't want to wait until 2036 for Alan Wake III.

Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, easy. Though, it's a little disappointing that we don't have any confirmed first party games, as of right now, for 2024. I hope the new regime ends Sony's radio silence that has been so prevalent during Jim Ryan's tenure.

@sanderson72 Would you really trust Xbox to run them?

Yay, thanks Embracer! I really REALLY hope you close a few more studios!

Yea, good luck with that one buddy.

@Mad001 It is Tifa. She is a goddess and one of my all-time favorites.

Actually, I'm pretty excited by this. I remember having a lot of fun playing this on PS1, back in the day....I'm really getting old.

@Mad001 You sound like you had already decided you were gonna hate this game before you ever saw anything of it.

@NoCode23 Not surprising, Rockstar generally reveals their games 18-24 months out. GTAV was revealed in 2011 and released in September 2013, RDR2 was revealed in 2016 and released in October 2018. I would peg GTAVI for end of summer/early fall 2025.

I just platinumed RE2 and RE3 (I now have the RE3 plat on PS4 and PS5) and so am now moving onto RE4. I also began a new playthrough of Cyberpunk 2077 with the Phantom Liberty expansion.

@Shepherd_Tallon RE6 was too big and unfocused. 4 campaigns was just too much. Leon's campaign was easily the best with Ada's second. Jake's and Chris's were both terrible and could have been reworked or cut. Overall, RE6 isn't as bad as people make it out to be, but definitely not of usual Resident Evil quality.

I still think we're getting a new RE1 remake. The current RE1 remake is still my favorite Resident Evil game, but I would love for a more modern version that fits with the current games' play styles (and with Jill's current model). However, Code Veronica definitely needs it more. I'd argue that RE5 and 6 don't really need remakes. But Code Veronica absolutely desperately needs it.

Finally, it's only been 10 years. That said, I don't there is anyway this game will live up to the hype. And there's virtually no way it will outsell GTAV.

The only way I see this happening is if a hypothetical version of Game Pass on PS5 contains only Xbox first party titles. Sony isn't going to want to lose out on sales of third party games. Basically, I don't ever see this happening (I'm also not interested in it).

So this is great. Can we get an actual update on Stellar Blade now?

And yet, it's still the best selling game of November 2023. Activision will absolutely learn the wrong lessons and, before you ask, no I don't think MS will fix this.

Is this just a fancy way of him saying he wants to charge $500 for a copy of GTAVI?

Can't wait for this (see my avatar). 7Remake is an insane update on the original and with XIV: Endwalker and XVI, Final Fantasy has been on incredible hot streak that looks likely to continue.

I've really enjoyed my PS5. I just wish that Sony didn't waste 3 years developing live service games and we instead had more of their marquee single player games.

@MrMagic If you include the VGAs before that, they've had a game nominated every year since 2008 (minus 2014)
2008: LittleBigPlanet
2009: Uncharted 2 (won)
2010: God of War III
2011: Uncharted 3
2012: Journey
2013: The Last of Us
2015: Bloodborne
2016: Uncharted 4
2017: Horizon Zero Dawn
2018: God of War (won), Marvel's Spider-Man
2019: Death Stranding
2020: The Last of Us Part II (won), Ghost of Tsushima
2021: Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
2022: Horizon Forbidden West, God of War Ragnarok
2023: Marvel's Spider-Man 2

@somnambulance Sony had 2 last year.

@TheArt It's got more nominations than Starfield.

@TheArt I've been playing FF since the SNES days and I am completely fine with the direction they took for FFXVI.

@DLB3 Um, you don't see why Resident Evil 4 is action/adventure? OG RE4 is the game that kick-started RE's fascination with all-out action. The remake is more of that. Alan Wake II I can understand, but RE4 is a straight action game.

@zhoont I think the reason is that Melanie Liburd did the voice and mo-cap for Saga Anderson, whereas Alan is mo-capped by Ilkka Villi, but voiced by Matthew Poretta. And while they are excellent, Liburd did both, so not surprised she would get the full nod. I'm more surprised that Nadji Jeter didn't get a nod for Miles Morales or Ralph Ineson for Cid in FFXVI (though Ben Starr absolutely deserves it).

@Acedia23 Same. The 13 year wait was absolutely worth it. That musical scene....

I'd have liked Final Fantasy XVI to get a GOTY nod, but overall not surprised with the nominess. BG3 or maybe TotK will take it, but my vote is for Alan Wake II.