in an interview with IGN ( https://www.ign.com/article... ), they mention about developing the game with budget limitations:
"Does the game have any side quests?
Toyama: With the limited budget we have, we decided to focus on the main experience rather than expanding the experience with optional content."
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Just as an additional follow-up to "Then simply don’t buy games that require internet connection problem solved"
That is an option, but developers are suffering from layoffs & closures all over the industry. I try to support games (that interest me) that still have single-player content & a physical copy whenever possible. I disagree that not buying games is a solution, as I'd personally rather buy it to show the developer I support their game but als...
Because I also enjoy collecting games, and even though it's a shitty business practice the games can still be fun. I was able to get the platinum trophy for Babylon's Fall before it shut down. I'm glad I got to play it, even though that doesn't change the fact it sucks it is now unusable. Unfortunately The Crew started having connection issues months before it's "official" shutdown, so when I tried to play it I couldn't and now never can. And sometimes games ...
Examples:
- I own The Crew on PS4, which had a single-player campaign
- I have an internet connection to my PS5
- despite that, the game is unplayable now because it required a constant internet connection and Ubisoft shut it down
- I own Babylon's Fall on PS5, which was fully playable solo
- I have an internet connection to my PS5
- despite that, the game is unplayable now because it required a constant internet connection a...
It's good to see Sony give this program some advertising (hopefully they'll do a similar page for the newer India Hero Project once some of the games have released from that). I already own Forged in Shadow Torch & ANNO: Mutationem, and after looking up the other 4 released games I'm going to get Hardcore Mecha & Immortal Legacy: The Jade Cipher also. (Animal Force & In Nightmare aren't for me).
Many of the in-development games seem interesting ...
at least with Quake & Unreal, the games that started those franchises included a campaign (Quake & Unreal + Return to Na Pali). Then some later installments would be multi-player only (and some others would still include campaigns). But with games like Overwatch or Concord where the franchise starts as multi-player only, for those players that think the setting/characters/etc are interesting but don't play multi-player, there is no content available to get them invested in the fra...
I hope we get a North American PS5 physical, but unfortunately I don't think it's likely
"if you already have a PSVR2 and a gaming PC, this is a huge extra value for not that much extra money." this is my situation, and I think it's great. Even if I won't get all the headset's features for the PC VR games, I'll now have access to 2 of the 3 main VR platforms for just the cost of the adapter.
For me:
No - Concord, Infinity Nikki, Alien: Rogue Incursion, Marvel Rivals, Until Dawn remake, Silent Hill 2 remake
Yes - Dynasty Warriors: Origins, Ballad Of Antara, Behemoth, Where Winds Meet, Path Of Exile 2, Monster Hunter: Wilds, Astro Bot
"There will be major changes, and major improvements, but we have no plans for it to disappear like so many online-only games we’ve all played and loved. We think Wayfinder can be something special, and be around to play forever"
I hope this means they'll add an offline-mode or have an end-of-support plan for the game to continue to be playable, like Gran Turismo Sport and not like The Crew.
I appreciate your article,
- "If this isn’t considered both a “WTF” moment and setting a dangerous precedent, I don’t know what else it would be"
- "it could also signal other publishers that removing games from our accounts would be okay"
- "Maybe those firmly against this digital future have a point after all"
- "This. Is. Fucked. Up."
As someone against an only-digital/streaming future for enter...
Embracer Group likes doing remasters/remakes, so even though they cancelled the new Deus Ex game maybe there's hope for something with Human Revolution
At least with Resonance Of Fate we have the PS4 remaster, but White Knight Chronicles & Asura's Wrath would be great to have on newer PlayStations
Yeah I'd be fine with remasters of PS3 games too, they don't have to be remakes.
Yeah for sure, sequels would be ideal. But in the current market environment where many big publishers are risk-averse, I'd rather get a remaster or remake that a developer can do on a budget that will be approved, rather than nothing for an IP.
Good suggestions, I'd be in for
LittleBigPlanet
LittleBigPlanet 2
Motorstorm: Pacific Rift
Motorstorm: RC
The head of Nightdive Studios has posted that The Darkness is on their list of games they want to do, so hopefully something comes from that
I'd Pass On:
Dead Space 2 (I don't play horror games)
I'd Buy & Be Happy They're Not Stuck On PS3 Anymore:
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns Of The Patriots
Enslaved: Odyssey To The West
Fallout 3
Resistance: Fall Of Man
inFamous
Motorstorm
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
I'd Buy But The Existing PS4 Remasters Are Fine For Me:
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
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Meteora: The Race Against Space Time & Requital: Gates of Blood are interesting to me. Suri: The Seventh Note possibly too, depending on how much the gameplay is rhythm-based.
"Starfield is a new IP not a existing IP like Doom" This doesn't seem to be Microsoft's reasoning for exclusivity choices though.
- Sea Of Thieves, Grounded, Pentiment & Hi-Fi Rush were all new IPs that went to PlayStation
- Meanwhile Hellblade II was an existing IP on PlayStation and it hasn't been ported (maybe it will, maybe it won't in the future). Avowed takes place in the Pillars Of Eternity universe and those games are both on P...