Have you ever been playing a game and just stop to think, this game really isnt any different than the games I played last gen, or the gen before? Sure, the visuals may have improved, but the gameplay hasnt changed. Call Of Duty hasnt evolved, it is just prettier. The same could be said for 99% of games released in the past 10 years. Very little innovation, just repetition. It seems the game industries motto has become, if it isnt broke... Dont fix it. Dont innovate it. Just leave it alone and make it prettier.
Games like PilotWings, Sim City and Mirrors Edge giving way to sequel after sequel of the best selling gimmick game on the market. Companies so wrapped up in stock quotes and investor relations to care about industry innovation. Many CEOs, not gamers at all.
Ive been gaming since the days of Pong and have seen the entire run of innovation over the years. Now, the industry has really become stagnant. Most innovation being done by Indie developers, out to prove themselves against the corporate giants who stagnate and flood the market with me too titles, meant to squeeze gamers wallets, more than entertain them.
I just wanted to take my hat off and thank each and every one of those Indie developers, who have the insight and forethought to drive the industry forward. Not giving in to monetary conventions, in lieu of pushing the unusual and interesting. Without you, I fear the industry would collapse under the weight of corporate greed and sequelitis. Games like Angry Birds and No Mans Sky, The Witness and Outlast. Games that prove you dont need 100 man teams to create great works of art, no matter how simple or complex in nature.
We should all bow our heads and give thanks to the creative minds behind these industry moving titles. Without them... we would be stuck playing through the same games, year after year, with little to no innovation. At the mercy of corporations quarterly financials and not gamers hopes and dreams.
Does Pokémon Champions successfully open up a previously difficult-to-access side of the franchise? Or is it less than super effective?
Skewed and Reviewed have posted a positive review of the new WWE game. They liked the graphics and action but said the current scenes distract from the action.
Tech4Gamers writes: "A PlayStation Support assistant has confirmed that the 30-day timer implemented by the new DRM policy is part of an update and isn’t a bug. While responding to a fan’s query, PS support revealed that all games purchased digitally after March 2026 will be affected by this time limit.
If your PS4 or PS5 does not connect to the internet within 30 days, the game’s license will expire, and it won’t launch on the console unless the connection is restored. Hence, every digital game you purchase from now on will require an online check-in, or else you will lose ownership."
That is wild lol. Steam already does this for some games depending on the developer...but man...all digital games on ps5...
FYI, it hasn't actually been confirmed. This is just a lot of assumptions. If this is the case i would expect Sony to come out and say so. Chat bot response doesn't count as official confirmation.
People are also saying this is also an inadvertent mistake. If this is the case Sony and its customers would be best served by coming out and saying so.
If this isn't a mistake I think they need to confirm it and Playstation gamers should complain.
This has to be a mistake.
“Received word from an anonymous insider. The Sony DRM issue is unintentional. From what we gathered, Sony accidentally broke something while fixing an exploit. They've known about the confusing UI for a while, but didn't see it as urgent. Hoping for a clarifying statement now.”
I find their communication to be very poor. If this is an error on their part why let people get worried about it? I understand they don't respond to rumor but sometimes they make it worse by not responding and this is an unforced error on top of and apparent unforced error.
The screenshot from the article is from an AI chat bot, there are plenty of screenshots floating around from actual human chat reps stating the opposite.
It this is real then I will never buy digital again and if the PS6 is digital only then it will be the first Playstation Console I wont buy
"Games will vanish" is click baity as hell...all you have to do is log in and the license is restored.
1. Make old game HD
2. Add trophies/achievements
3. Profit
:-(