Einhander1972

Haha, it's only 10 min's if you subtract the loading time.

But seriously, people talked down the PS5 SSD, but you can load into big open world PlayStation games in 7-10 seconds *from the console UI* ... That is the game fully out of memory to playing the game in seven to ten seconds.

"The fact of the matter is sales are down. You say that the PS5 is on pace with the PS4. I don’t doubt that but how about the PS2???"

I can't even see the goal post anymore!!!

PlayStation is having its most profitable generation (from recent investor report) They have sold 60m PS5's and only recently did PS5 reach 50% of the active user base so PS4 is still contributing significant sales and profits for PlayStation.

This is very very true.

People don't realize (or purposely forget) that many of the games they think of when they think PlayStation were 2'nd party games published by PlayStation. Insomniac only recently became a PlayStation 1'st party for example, as well as early Naughty Dog games ect.

2'nd and 3'rd party games have always been the backbone of every single console generation.

I feel like, you have a rational view of the issues, and I also "get you".

Just one thing I disagree with, though you say could so I assume your just being optimistic or glass half full.

"I just wanted to point out that HB2 was, if anything else, heavily played through GP, otherwise it would have entered the charts. So lower rankings in the charts could in fact just mean a game is (well) received over GP."

I don'...

"Piscatella stated that gaming audiences should probably get used to there being no physical Xbox versions of games across the market sooner rather than later."

That's not really an accurate take.

Switch is down because of saturation and people know a new Switch is right around the corner maybe even later this year. (still outselling xbox 2:1)

PlayStation is down 9% but last year was the year covid stopped slowing production and everyone rushed to get s PS5 when they were finally available.

PS5 is matching pace with PS4 which was obviously a successful console.

And xbox...

I understand what Microsoft is trying to do with game pass.

But I guess the point is that this game had a five or six year dev cycle, the revenue this game needs to generate to cover the cost of it's creation is high. There is a zero percent chance that Hellblade 2 brought in enough subscribers to offset the loss of sales or pay for it's creation and the continued developmental costs of other game pass games in development.

Keep in mind as I recal...

"I think MS should have released an updated version themselves especially when they are asking $600 for a 2TB version"

The One X sold 6 million or less and the SX is way underperforming the the One by significant margins at this point. A mid gen xbox console would have absolutely been a money flush. Power is not going to sell consoles for them if a 40% advantage failed so badly. And their most popular console by far is the series s.

I would p...

I need an xbox fan to explain to me how Hellblade didn't even enter the top 100 since Game Pass doesn't effect sales and you guys are all just using the service as a trial to buy the games later.... /s (for sigh)

Also tell me again how 3.5 M sales first month for FF was bad...

If Microsoft didn't buy the developer this could have been a multiplatform game and if they wanted they still could have got it day 1 on Game Pass.

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EA is such a minor offender, Microsoft owns Open AI they have fired more than 30,000 people since 2020 including more than 5000 from their gaming division.

Yes, Phil Spencer said they were going to support the game for 10 years.

Just liking his lips at the bonus he can get by replacing people with AI.

Outside_ofthe_Box

He didn't quit, he sent me a PM...

Cool now so show me a game that was announced as multiplatform only to skip one platform and release only on one platform, temporarily?

Baldur's Gate 3

Microsoft is lying about Sony's involvement because they don't want admit that developers are having problems making games for their console that are causing delays for their games.

"Dodge and more dodge."

In every reply I am telling you exactly what I think and why.

"Again without the pointless off topic nonsense."

Are you serious? You're insulting me in every comment... How is any of...

Marvel's Spider-Man 2 is co-owned by two entities:

- Marvel Entertainment: They own the character Spider-Man and have creative control over the story and characters within the game.
- Sony Interactive Entertainment: They are the publisher of the game and financed its development by Insomniac Games. Sony likely owns the specific rights to how Spider-Man is depicted in this game and potentially future titles developed by Insomniac Games.

H...

You are calling the games developers lairs even though they have no reason to lie, or specifically implicate development issues as the reason the game is going to be late, they didn't even need to make a public statement.

Keep in mind it doesn't even have to be due to series s it could be any number of developmental issues. And again this has been an ongoing problem for Microsoft with numerous developers saying they have had issues with xbox development and specifi...