There are no 'handheld wars' since only Nintendo offers exclusive games on their handheld (I'm not counting Switch emulation).
Without exclusive games, they all play the same games, and thus really just a variation on the same platform. Nothing worth warring over, or even thinking about.
Game had a rough dev period, but it looks like it may have been worth it. Hoping the game will offer optional stealthy progression instead of slaughter. As always don't assume a game is great until you've played it for yourself.
It costs $80.99 CAD, and they offer free worldwide shipping for orders over $80 CAD which is perfect. So I'll likely pre-order it from them as well! This lesser-detailed Astro Bot plush seems to be a Canadian exclusive no American store seems to carry it, only Wal-Mart Canada, which sells it for $20 CAD.
However, there is a more detailed version available on FanGamer for $32 USD. Personally, I want to own both!
PlayStation blog post that details pre-order bonuses.
"Exclusive to PlayStation, players who buy the game on PS4 or PS5 will also receive bonus extended prologue animations with never-before-seen deleted scenes."
https://blog.playstation.co...
Why pre-order a digital game?
Why pre-order a digital live service game?
Why pre-order a digital live service generic looking hero shooter live service game?
Hold onto your money.
I still boot up GZ and mess around with Camp Omega soldiers, going on a slaughter rampage for fun.
Still holds up great in terms of mechanics and visuals nearly a decade later.
I own PS VR 1, and it is packed with tons of games to pick from in nearly every genre you could think of. While the technology may be rudimentary compared to newer headsets, it still works, and is fun to play, which is what matters most.
Its a shame that PS VR 2 is having such a slow start, because the tech behind it is brilliant. Its currently on sale for $100 USD off, that needs to be a permanent price drop.
We need more first party games on PS VR 2, t...
We've known the answer for 9 years now. Nothing left to find out.
So much potential wasted, I can't believe Sony never ported their entire first party catalogue of PS VR 1 games to PS5, if you don't own (or plan to own) a PS5, its pointless to get this just for PC VR gaming. Toss in an overpriced adapter box, and yeah its a hard sell.
If there were more PS VR 2 games, PS VR 1 games ported, and a cheaper box, this would be a much easier VR gaming route to take. Hopefully next gen with PS VR 3, its compatible with PCs straight away ...
Ape Escape, Parappa / Lammy, Gravity Rush, good times. Always hoping for them to make a return, or at least similar type games, such as the newly-announced Astro Bot, but one game isn't enough. Bring back the joyfulness of the 90's era of gaming.
If it were Series X only then they'd only be selling to 25% of the Xbox Series userbase, and that's certainly not worth the time and effort into doing a port. Could just do PS5 & PC instead. No compromises needed.
Why did you have any hopes from a Konami game in the first place?
Sony game budgets are significantly higher than Nintendo game budgets, TLOU2 and H:FW were over 200 million dollars, Nintendo won't be budgeting that for any of their games.
Porting games to PC helps keep their business going, and besides their goal is to maximize profits, at this point there's no going back away from PC ports.
People ignoring Astro's Playroom need to go back and actually play the dang thing! Its short, sweet, memorable, AND ITS FREE! PLAY IT IF YOU HAVEN'T YET!
Astro Bot deserves that 99% like ratio. The previous two games were brilliant.
Concord is not for me, I'm not big into competitive multi-player and having to spend months learning every trick and tactic to keep up with the daily playing community. I personally prefer online co-op (such as a horde mode) over competitive play.
Never claimed how Ape Escape would perform in the modern market, only that's what I personally would like to see.
Konami doesn't care about quality, or putting decent money into their games. They just want to capitalize off their old brands, doing collections, and supplement them with cheap remakes. Always keep your expectations low with Konami, some people believe that "they're back in the game business" but they're just as awful as they've been for the past decade.
MGS 3 Delta will be a let down as well, the talented devs are long gone, and the executives ar...
The dev team said, "How do we make an Overwatch clone with a Star Wars motif without having to pay Disney royalties?" And this is what we got, the Star Wars universe without getting sued set in an overpopulated genre, packed with endless micro-trash-actions. Ugh, Sony's money would have been better spent on making a single player game instead (Ape Escape 4, please?).
This was the only thing I really cared about on State of Play. Something different from all the shooting and stabbing, well-worn and stale games repeatedly being offered. This and Nikki were the only two non-violent games. A shame that its not a hybrid VR game, it doesn't make any sense why that is! Still, I loved the freebie included with the PS5 and I wanted a full-sized game of it, so I'm getting what I wanted! 80 levels sounds like quite the adventure!
Gonna disagree with the others, this isn't a good place to start since there are story threads that have more impact if you play the games in release date order. I can't go into further detail without spoilers.
Play MGS 1 and 2, they're short, amazing and well worth playing! Skip Twin Snakes if anyone tells you to play that one.