And how is that any different than somebody buying a PS4 or Xbox outright today, next year or just before the next console is released? You are paying for something (for many this financing might be an easier way) and have the same expectations as those buying a console (PS4/Xbox) these next few years. Perhaps Sony or Microsoft should just stop selling the current gen consoles a year or two before the next gen arrives to avoid this "I just bought" issue. /s
@CBaoth "old hat" So you think the minute the PS5 goes on sale all 90+ million PS4 console owners are going to go out and buy one the first year? How about by the end of the second year? Of course, they all switch over to PS5 by then. No, of course not. The PS4 no matter, when the PS5 is released, it will take several years before not the "old hat" is not the primary revenue generator.
As for primary focus that means income. That is what Kodera and t...
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"You won't find brand new games on PSNow"
You won't find a lot of things on PSNow. Like, I don't know, old PS4 games from Sony either. Most of anything from Sony's own first-party studio's games are not on the service. Where are all those PS4 games? What kind of service doesn't even put up games that are from the actual company itself? Come on the service has like two games from PS4 from Sony studios and they are platfo...
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"PSNow isn't meant for PS4 owners. It's meant for all platforms that can download the app and stream"
And which platforms are these? Please elaborate. Is it on MacOs? Is it on Linux? Is it on Android? Is it on iOS? No, it is not on those. It is just on PS4 and Windows (7,8, 10). I guess we could wish for that day when we may see PSNow on other systems like the PS3, smart TVs, disc players, PSVita, etc.. Then you may have a point. Oh...
That is right spending all that money on VR is crazy. But, that is your money. Spend it like you want.
As for a controller you probably don't have the skills enough to notice the difference. That is fine. Just like most people can't tell the difference between elite and regular of other devices (eg. golf clubs, shoes, skis, etc...) Yet people seem to have no problem spending $150+ on pair basketball shoes that definitely will give them no more skill in hoops than ...
@Neonridr For somebody that already has a 1080ti and is no hurry to experience the ray-tracing of the 2080 RTX line like yourself that makes sense. But, for somebody looking for a new card, these are comparatively priced with the power to spare with the current 1080 line. No reason for a new buyer looking at 1080ti GTX not get the new 2080 RTX if is (as this article states) faster than a 1080ti and has more features for the same price. And that is just comparing 2080 RTX Founder card pricing...
Looks great. But, where is the Elite Controller 2 (EC2)? I hope this announcement doesn't mean it isn't arriving anytime soon. Because if the EC2 is just around the corner then shame on Microsoft for bringing out a new white controller on the older model just before they bring out a new version of the Elite controller. I am personally just holding off until the EC2 arrives.
Edit: Well I guess this whole white theme thing is going along with the new white X jus...
First. Founders edition from Nvidia is always overpriced compared to the OEM cards. Pricing of 2080 RTX OEM cards should align with the previous generation pricing. And let's not ignore they are comparing a 2080 RTX (not the 2080ti RTX) to be marginally faster than a current 1080ti and that card (Founders edition) is at the same price ($799) as most OEM 1080ti cards. So if the OEMs prices are consistent from previous generations 1080 vs 2080 will mean at least 35% faster cards and that ...
@ShadowWolf712 This game was definitely was part of the Marvel and Sony agreement to bring Spider-Man back to MCU for several movies and give Marvel creative control of the Sony/Columbia Spider-Man movies. That agreement ends next year with Avengers in May MCU appearance and Marvel developing movies for Sony with the film Spider-Man: Far From Home. I suspect any future Spider-Man games will depend on what agreement are met after the current agreement ends. Maybe they will go their separate...
Sorry, 100% true. People rather play on Windows not Linux and not because they are forced to. I always find those Year of the Linux desktop people in continuous denial. By, large over 90% of desktop gamers have no desire to play on Linux, never, ever. So, it is you that is not even close to reality.
I bet if there is any needle movement it will hardly be noticeable on Steams own player data. And even those that do try to move over with Steam Play Now (SPN) will be back. E...
Moving goal posts! The subject is subscription based services not if one company as more less of something else. You can't go and blame MS for all this when Sony is cledarly more embed wtih multiple subscritpions services and actualy has both heads (Kodera and Yoshida) saying Sony is going to focus on this. The same thing people keep saying Microsoft is doing (with only two services) Sony is doing much more of at every level. Yes downvote MS for subscrip...
Out of the three Sony is the one with the most subscription-based services under the company banner. Or you just ignoring that?
Sony: PSPlus, PSNow, PSMusic, PSVue
Microsoft: Xbox Live Gold, GamePass
Nintendo: Upcoming network services
In fact, it was Kodera (CEO SIE) himself that during the recent investor meeting that (subscriptions) will be the driving force for profitability on the PS4 in the coming years.
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EA Access isn't Microsoft. That would be like saying Netflix or Spotify are Sony services because they are an option on the PS. EA Access is at least an option one that Sony said "no we want to sell our own services not give options to our users".
How much bigger are Sony lips if we are to judge by actual services they own and provide on PS.
- PSNow (talk about nickel and diming, pay to play BC and free gameplay downgrade)
- PSPlus
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You mean like Sony buying Naughty Dog and others?
Naughty Dog was 17 years an independent studio (created 1984, acquired by Sony 2001)
Or do you mean like Sony buying Guerilla Games (founded 2000, acquired 2005)
In fact, many of Sony's active and most successful studios were not built by Sony but acquired:
Bend Studios (founded 1993, acquired 2000)
Media Molecule (founded 2006, acquired 2010)
Sucker Punch (founded 1999, a...
No, they didn't. What that SIE exec said was a loopy translation talking about supporting the PS4 into 2021/2022 and the PS4 being the major money maker for SIE up until that point. And that actually fits to what they do every generation. Do you think Sony will just stop supporting and making games for the PS4 when they release the PS5? Do you believe they will sell 60+ million PS5 in the first year or two after it is released? Do you see all 80+ million of the current PS4 owners just d...
" seems too soon after a pro release"
Pro was 2016 three years into this generation. 2019 is six years. So, Pro would be exactly mid-gen if the PS5 came in 2019.
"longer the gap between releases the larger the jump with the performance"
True but, if the AMD Navi is ready to scaled correctly to an APU using Ryzen then I don't think an extra year will give you that much more power. Now, if they are going early and using Vega and ...
It is Best Console Game – Sony PlayStation 4 category. This category just means the best game on the PS4 console at Gamescom, first-party or third-party. Nowhere in this article does it say Mephisto is a game by a Sony first-party developer or an exclusive. Excluding Diablo, because it is not a Sony only game means you would have to exclude another title that is a nominee in this PS4 category, Assassin’s Creed Odyssey. Which is obviously a multi-plat third-party game just like Diablo. Not ...
Like the current Quadra GTX line the Quadra RTX represent the pro creation side of usage of th Nvidia line. The power of that line differences itself from the same consumer line of GTX and RTX specifically for that purpose of egineering/pro-creation. Things like rendering, CAD, MR development, science/engineering work, ray-tracing work. The Quadra generally have specialized design for that development/...
