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@VenomUK I think most of that has been fixed with the new PSSR, but I definitely know what you're talking about; it's probably a game-by-game situation. Honestly, choosing which graphical mode to use is still game-by-game for me. Some games, like the Witcher 3 or Hogwarts Legacy have such drastic improvements to lighting that I'll pick the "Quality" mode, but if it's just a resolution bump, I'll take the higher frame rates every time. It's gotten to the point where I find 30fps really distracting in first person games though. The motion blur of the camera pans really gets to me.

@Nightcrawler71 "Balanced" doesn't inherently have anything to do with the fps target. 30fps and 60fps are fine for 60hz screens, but if the output is 40fps, you need a 120hz display. 60hz screens can't output 40fps.

@VenomUK Something to consider: while a Graphics mode might have cleaner still images, you actually end up having way worse image in motion due to the lower frame rates and motion blur. Ultimately, up to you, but I've been drifting more towards Performance modes recently, just because you have "cleaner" imagery when actually moving the camera around.

@LiamCroft Did they say anywhere what the internal resolutions would be for the various Pro modes? On its surface, it just looks like they're arbitrarily capping the frame rates, so I wouldn't see any reason not to do the performance mode.

@Atreus97 Even with Bluepoint gone, they still do: Nixxes.

Obviously, Uncharted would have benefited more from a remake, but they wanted to get something for the least amount of effort. Uncharted would have needed new assets, tweaked level design, new mocap, etc. Not only did TLoU Part 1 reuse the original mocap and level design, they were able to take a lot of assets from Part 2 and repurpose them here; something that wouldn't have been available for Uncharted.

Disappointing, but understandable.

I suppose it would depend on if there were a bunch of PS6 exclusive games I really wanted to play and the new tech really pushed things forward, but I'm perfectly happy with my PS5 Pro, so as it stands I don't see any reason to upgrade right now. No matter what economic drivers there are, $1000 is a tough pill to swallow.

@RamboMike A few things... First, it was a joke. Second, I'm not celebrating any layoffs. Third, Xbox leadership can't seem to stfu ever, so they're bound to cause more controversy.

Xbox has demonstrated that they've cultivated a culture of flat out lying to their audience. They've pivoted, swerved, and backtracked so much that I honestly don't understand how anyone could believe a single thing their team says publicly. The bad news I was referencing includes layoffs, but its so much more. Microsoft lies. Sony just doesn't talk.

Unfortunately, from what I've read, all products downstream of memory will continue to have their prices skyrocket for at least the next 2 years - all because the AI companies have gobbled up almost the entire pipeline of memory manufacturing. Manufacturers are building or expanding plants now, but these are multibillion dollar investments that take years to complete. We're in for a rough ride.

Pretty crazy to think that the cheapest Series S is now the same price as a launch PS5 w/disc drive...

@LifeGirl I don't think it was a one or the other situation. Even if Marathon never came out, Destiny 2 would be struggling and we'd be in the same situation.

@Sammy_G Bad Microsoft news usually follows bad Sony news, good Sony news, or no Sony news. Mostly because Microsoft is really consistent at putting out bad news 😂

@LifeGirl You understand that there are different expectations for Destiny and Marathon, right? Just because there are more people playing Destiny than Marathon doesn't mean there are enough people playing Destiny.

@RoomWithaMoose Well, they are using pink and purple in their iconography. If Halo: Campaign Evolved has taught me anything, it's that colors have deep, nefarious implications that should not be ignored. /s

RDR2 on PS5 is the real Rockstar game I want. I've spent over 500 hours in RDR2 and would happily spend hundreds more in a remaster.

While I'm sure GTA6 will be a groundbreaking game, I live in America and a lampooning of modern Florida isn't all that different from the real thing.

In an ironically literal sense, "we have GTA6 at home."

It's a possibility, but I don't think it will happen. I think Sony would rather delay the box with fingers crossed the memory crisis cools off. I was hoping that the PS6 would cost $600, but that's unfortunately not likely anymore, either.

I predict 2028/2029 with an $800 price tag.

@DennisReynolds Fair enough. I think there's a risk of misinterpretation, but I won't try and change your mind. I'd still ask that you try not to find employees guilty-by-association. We've all worked for people we don't like and I don't think any of us would like to be characterized by our bosses.

@DennisReynolds You're perfectly free to have your opinion, but just to clarify, you've determined the transphobia exclusively from the comments about being "anti-woke," "anti-political correctness," and "anti-DEI," right? There isn't something else more explicit that I'm missing? That's a genuine question, not a "gotcha."

@Flaming_Kaiser Whoops. Actually got my wires crossed on different articles. My bad.

@DennisReynolds I don't really think that's fair either. Painting with a broad brush is something you're doing, not them. Please don't push that responsibility on someone else. I also don't know where you're getting the whole "hates my GF existing" thing from. That's wildly hyperbolic. This is the whole problem when there aren't consistent definitions on both sides of the argument. From what I understand, the whole "anti-DEI" thing that the studio head was talking about was about calling body types "A and B" vs. "male and female" or having sexy outfits in the game. And honestly, who cares? It has absolutely nothing to do with having non-white people in the game (there's already representation in the game).

@DennisReynolds I know the studio head has made some cringey comments about being anti DEI, but I don't think it's fair to categorize the entire team as "right-wing morons." I'm sure there are plenty of people on the team who run the gamut on the political spectrum. I find his comments eye-rolling, but it's a reaction to equally eye-rolling comments that are sometimes made on the other side. If you ask me, everyone should just shut up and make their damn games. Ultimately, this game will have nothing to do with modern day politics and should be treated as such. I find political purity tests incredibly lame and distasteful on both sides.

@Flaming_Kaiser Ok, then take it up with Rockstar, not Push Square.

@Flaming_Kaiser Stop projecting; there isn't any praise involved here. It's literally the biggest entertainment release in human history and you're mad that Push Square is taking the opportunity to write a lot of articles about it?

Very much looking forward to this game. The latest gameplay trailer looked great, too. I wish the team leads would stop making social posturing comments, though. Just make a good game and people will show up.

Anyone else feel like they should do HD remasters of the All-Stars Racing games?

Love to (not) see it (on the storefront)!

Doesn't Xbox already do this?

@Psnfanboy79 Bro, you did not just tell me to "Google it." 😂

The largest driver of component price increases is obviously AI. While I'm sure Trump has impacted things to some degree or another, you can't lay this at his feet. Just because you don't like him, doesn't mean that everything bad in the world is his fault.

@Psnfanboy79 I'm no fan of the orange clown, but this doesn't have much, if anything, to do with him. This is all AI, which would be happening regardless of who is in the White House.

$1000 is just too much, even for someone like me, who has spent much, much more than that in the PlayStation ecosystem in the PS5 era, alone.

I have a PS5 Pro and I haven't seen any evidence that my value has been maximized there. I got a PS5 and a PS5 Pro on launch day, but if the PS6 is $1000, I just don't see myself buying one at launch.

@themightyant Yeah I recognize that, but 2077 was on an entirely different level. The PS4 and Xbox One versions weren't just janky, but fundamentally unplayable. They should have cancelled those versions altogether.

For what it's worth, I do think/hope they've learned their lesson, but I wouldn't blame anyone for never giving them the benefit of the doubt ever again.

CDPR is my favorite developer, but I'd be lying if I didn't say 2077 damaged my faith in their launch quality standards. Their games are so good that it's worth dealing with the problems, but I wouldn't blame anyone for not taking them at their word. Wait until the Witcher 4 is out and listen to what (non-grifter) personalities say about the technical state. That said, don't act like Digital Foundry's 4x zooms are some make-or-break data point. A frame hitch does not a bad game make.

I still think a sentient cube that talks like it's been to therapy is really stupid, but I'm sure they'll make it work. I do like the premise of a deity afterlife.

"Man, I really miss when battle passes weren't a thing. We get all post launch maps free now, but I vastly prefer paying $50 for 10 MP maps because I lack all self control and if a battle pass is sold, I must buy it!"

@MinervaX76 Again, we don't see eye to eye on this, but so it goes...

@danzoEX Yeah, I get that, but it is opt-in. Since I don't buy the CoD battle passes, it's all upside. Just free maps when I would have had to spend probably as much as a whole other game to get those maps in BO1/2.

@danzoEX I honestly disagree completely. The battle passes are completely optional and not interacting with them doesn't detract from the game at all. On top of that, those that do partake fund all the free content that everyone enjoys. Back in the day, you'd have to buy map packs (which were very expensive). Now, you get all the post launch maps and guns completely free.

Keeping a very close eye on this one. Love the look and thought the Ascent was a really fun game, even though I never finished it.

@MinervaX76 That's fair enough and I don't want to talk in circles - I just have fundamental skepticism of what "sustainable" means as it pertains to GP. It's way too easy for companies to deliberately skew actual net profit for the sake of financial statements. I also strongly believe that the subscription model has done considerable damage to the games industry, at least with regard to new releases.

I just go back to my argument that if something is sustainable, it means that nothing needs to change to keep things going. Sustainable doesn't mean breaking even. Microsoft has absolutely no interest in breaking even. They didn't spend $69bil to break even. Obviously, many things have needed to change with GP, so I just don't believe the argument that it's sustainable.

Pocketpair defending artistic integrity is hilarious on so many levels.

@PuppetMaster Yeah, you probably shouldn't because it shows Spider-Pig doing whatever a Spider-Pig does. 😜

Man, this sucks. I thought the trailer looked crazy cool.

@MinervaX76 I understand what you're saying, but your argument relies on Microsoft being truthful about GP, which I don't believe for a second. I don't really understand how anyone could give Microsoft the benefit of the doubt after everything that's happened. If GP was completely sustainable, then these studios wouldn't be shutting down. It's as simple as that.

@RoliePolie91 I think this is the opposite, actually. Xbox is downsizing in order to keep their P&L in check. In order to justify the loss of revenue for their exclusives, they need to drastically reduce overhead, which unfortunately means tons of layoffs.

@MinervaX76 I think Xbox has a worse reputation because they are the ones who really went all in on the subscription service model for video games. While it is undeniably a great bargain for the end-user, I think its pretty clear now that Gamepass has been utterly destructive to the business of video games. It just doesn't generate enough money to sustain all Xbox's 1st-party studios, as well as pay for 3rd-party games to be on the service.

@Flaming_Kaiser @RoomWithaMoose I also have a 2TB expansion, which is full, but 8TB seems craaaazy haha.

That's an insane price, but also who the hell needs 8TB of storage space for your PS5?? Do you literally have every game you ever bought installed simultaneously? Or maybe just the Call of Duty app...

Whoever keeps targeting Colin Moriarty is such a lowlife scumbag. People act like he's the second coming of Hitler or something. He's literally just a podcast personality. Seriously, people need to get help.

This could be a little overboard and lacking nuance, but I definitely don't begrudge them from trying something. Social media has been so destructive to our society, that I'm willing to try just about anything to help the next generations.

Edit: I'm not British, so I don't really have a horse in this race. Take my opinion with a healthy amount of salt.

@AdamNovice Don't get me wrong, I'd hate for any of them to close. But from a numbers standpoint, I unfortunately wouldn't be surprised.