Tastes vary, but man is that one unappealing list to me - even if the games had been true Series X exclusives.
The "$70 a pop" profits will go back into making more games, plain and simple. What's wonderful about it all is that YOU don't have to buy anything at a price level that is not palatable to you. Some people will buy it at $70, some will wait for a sale and buy at $20, and others might wait until it's part of monthly game offering on PS Plus. Eventually, everyone will have the opportunity to enjoy those games at a price point that works for them. And in the case of La...
No problem bro. Far more important things to be outraged about. Crack open a marketing book and you may understand.
It's Business 101. It's far more expensive to gain new customers than it is to retain current ones. Not sure what you're complaining about since it seems you HAVE spent lots of money on Playstation stuff.
Nothing absurd about giving a little extra attention to your best customers.... you should expect some level of preference since that mutual business relationship merits it.
My Best Buy Rewards tier gives me a special concierge customer service line. My credit card gives me a priority number to call. My American Airlines Gold status gives me priority access to the first-class check-in line and customer service. So yes... priority access for being a loyal customer that they want/need to keep.
Nobody is denying you customer service, but companies have an incentive to service their best customers first.
Aside from Returnal, is every PC port thus far a cross-gen (PS4 and PS5) title? Perhaps that's the enabling factor.
You've never seen hotel, airline, or store rewards programs before? This is done all the time. If you're a valuable customer that has done a lot of business with a company, it makes sense for them to give some level of priority to ensure that you continue to be that strong customer. Nothing new.
Let’s not overdramatize everything. Is the game good now? Then enjoy. To act like the disappointment for this game was akin to awaiting a cure for cancer or investing your life savings into a house is quite sad. At the end of the day, it’s a very complex piece of software that can provide weeks of enjoyment if you so choose. Or you can choose to perpetuate this silly charade of hate. Move on.
With supply increases, the expected inevitably happens.
Switch Lite is the just as capable as the non-Lite version. See previous reply above.
In the end, it’s fine. I’m very glad that supply constraints are finally getting resolved so that true demand can be met.
There’s a difference in that argument since the PS4 and Switch launch base models were the original flagship hardware. MS saw an opportunity to chase their new business philosophy (subs) by launching a cut down version of the flagship model and trying to convince the faithful that it will be capable and viable for the entire generation. The jury is still out there.
It’s probably smart from at least a short term perspective. MS is a business and their goal is to make money...
It’s been tiresome to hear the same skewed metrics during an unprecedented supply shortage. In many ways, until the supply field is leveled, the metrics are only useful to understand that people are still buying up all the supply that’s out there. As those supply constraints are finally starting to abate, the real competition is about to begin. This will be telling about how well the game strategies/philosophies of each brand are meshing with the population.
I’m still not understanding how we can get any meaningful apples to apples comparisons with Microsoft counting the the Series S in the mix. The Series S has been available far more readily in retail, has been far less impacted by chip shortages, and is half the machine that the X or PS5 are. It’s a clever spin for sure.
And yet, paper manuals still exist, you just have to pay for them with premium offerings. Despite what most companies claim, cutting paper manuals (renewable resource) from plastic cases (non-renewable) was done only to cut costs. Game companies pocketed the change while force-feeding condescending in-game tutorials that we now have to slog through.
Cheers to the brilliant game manuals of the past that helped brighten my childhood days and drive the anticipation of playing...
But yet, the interpretations varied and there was no objective proof that the previous redesign was actually worse for thermal headroom or long term reliability.
Something about the last two generations has me thinking that this reluctance and half-baked approach to Home Screen organization is very deliberate. Starting with PS4, paid content, advertising, and product placement took center stage with UIs, and getting the ability to organize your entertainment has become frustratingly difficult. This has to be on purpose. You can’t tell me that the ability to create folders, for two generations in a row, is a surprising demand. And just as now, when you...
More like, they're about $2 a piece if you're doing the 3 month plan. Either way, still a laughable offering.
Just pick this up when it goes on sale in 3-6 months. It’ll be $30 and no longer be a $70 “overpriced” cash grab.
The movie industry re-releases movies in different formats or editions every few years for full price. It’s their right to do so and it’s the consumer’s decision to buy it or not.
No one is forcing you to buy anything. It you’re interested and the product has value to you, buy it. If it doesn’t, don’t buy it or wait until it reaches a price t...
At the end of the day, it’s only a cash grab if people buy it. Agree or not, the movie industry re-releases movies on newer formats at full price (or more), and rarely do they include going back to the source material and remastering the assets and content. For an important franchise like TLOU, I can see the thought process to doing this…. Refreshing the content for newer audiences to stay relevant and coincide with the TV show and upcoming sequels/spin-offs.
If the price ...
This looks good for a 2023 era title? Unless I’m looking at a bad quality image, I’m not seeing the reason for kudos.