I bought the first game but was disappointed with it. I wanted to build a park from scratch within a budget but it was either bland scenarios or sandbox mode. My fault for not doing the research I suppose.
Surely games like this shine when you have to start from nothing and gradually work your way up.
It doesn't make it any better if they aren't devs being fired.
I don't think it'll sell well. Not so much because of the price although that's a factor but because it's unnecessary. The base PS5 isn't routinely being pushed to its limits so what's the point in an upgrade.
I guess the thing is that it needs to be something new. When it comes to GaaS if the pitch is "it's like xxx but" then forget it. I hope Sony understands/has recently learned that.
Watched the trailers for Marathon and Fairgame$ and of the two the former is the one that has a shot at succeeding I would say. Very strong aesthetic and solid pedigree. Fairgame$ looks about as lame as the stupid name suggests.
Either way I'm looking forward to Sony shelving their temporary obsession with GaaS and getting on with what people actually want.
It feels strange to be pleased about Sony taking a substantial hit but with Ryan gone I think it's fair to say that this will only help them get back on track. PS and MP can and will work but not like this.
They don't know themselves. They're in panic mode and essentially winging it. There's no overarching strategy.
I don't know what Jim Ryan did right, presumably something, but if he was the one behind Sony's push towards GaaS he won't be remembered fondly.
Ask any PS gamer if they wanted Sony to move away from SP and focus on GaaS and it'd be a hard no. Shame that wasn't something they considered doing.
Bit of an odd mix visually, the environments are pretty and enemies look decent but there's a fair bit of ugly in there too. Combat looks ok. I suppose it all hangs on how good the RP part of RPG is.
I'd be amazed if it didn't explicitly show them that their GaaS push was a very expensive mistake. They had a good crack at it with Concord but it's going to crash and burn.
I think they'll ditch that strategy and go back to focusing on SP games.
It'll be interesting to see how well they sell on PS, you'd think there would be quite a few people reluctant to give Xbox money after all these years of rivalry. Then again maybe the average gamer would be keen to buy Halo etc, although you'd think if they were that bothered they'd already have an Xbox.
Think this will be the nail in the coffin putting Sony's GaaS push to rest. Seems a decent game but nobody wants it. It's a good thing in a way, poor move financially but it's shown them the way not that it wasn't always obvious.
Strategy and Xbox aren't two words that go together. They're at the try anything stage of desperation it's not a calculated plan.
I'm not a big fan of the new style for the series but I think if this was the first game in a new IP it would be getting a lot of praise.
It's hard to believe that they've been working on Silksong for around 5 years and it's still up in the air. It's only a 2D Metroidvania. The original game created from scratch by the same team took 2 or 3 years.
Fingers crossed the finished game is worth the wait.
I think it'll be a dud and Sony's brief but costly GaaS period will be marked down as a failure. It was a poor decision.
Luckily for them they're still doing well overall but they need to get back on track and focus on giving the fans what they want.
I'm always interested in a new Cthulhu game and it looks well done, but it's an odd genre to pick. Can't imagine it appealing to many.
It's nice to see that hope isn't dead in the Xbox camp.
Well that looks like a lot of fun.
I haven't bothered buying a PS5, I can afford it I just don't feel like there's any compelling reason to get one. So from my point of view a PS5 Pro isn't necessary.
I think this will be the first generation of Sony consoles that I'll skip entirely. Bring on the PS6 and unmissable exclusives to go with it.