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Death Stranding launches on Steam & Epic Games Store on June 2, 2020

505 Games tweets: "Kojima Productions’ #DeathStranding launches on Steam & Epic Games Store on June 2, 2020.

The PC edition features Photo Mode, high frame rate, ultra-wide monitor support & content from Valve’s Half-Life!

Pre-purchase for in-game items & HD wallpapers: https://deathstrandingpc.50... "

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343_Guilty_Spark1553d ago

The gameplay is the exact opposite.

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RazzerRedux1553d ago

lol....hard to go back once you've gotten used to it. That's why I've waited on this DS.

darthv721553d ago

do you think the PS5 will allow a 60fps mode for this?

RazzerRedux1552d ago

I don’t know. I’m talking about PC.

darthv721552d ago

I know you are talking PC, but having waited this long wouldn't it make sense to wait just a bit more and see if the PS5 does the same?

RazzerRedux1552d ago

Why would I wait for something that is the same? I waited for the PC version because it will be better.

Fishy Fingers1552d ago (Edited 1552d ago )

If you waited this long surely just wait another 6 monthes and buy a new console and see if it does the same.... Surely... And the PS5 version will probably cost more too. It's win win win.

RazzerRedux1552d ago (Edited 1552d ago )

lol.....why? What’s the point? Just to see if it is the same? If I was going to test that then I’d buy both versions.

Edit. Ah....lol

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Obelisk921553d ago

144fps is the way to go.
Hopefully the game will be optimized enough.

KyRo1553d ago

It's also totally unnecessary.

Rude-ro1553d ago (Edited 1553d ago )

Only necessary for the console argument am I right @kyro

Kornholic1552d ago

Lol you don't need optimization on PC. Just throw more powerful hardware at the problem. Or at least that's what I'm told.

BrainSyphoned1552d ago

@dontbehating

So when you pan the camera around a beautiful landscape you want the camera to chunk up the landscape?

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Obelisk921552d ago

@Kyro Unnecessary, but pretty. The smoothness of high framerates is way more appealing than resolution to me (for most games)

@Komholic Well, RDR2 can't run 60 FPS 4K Ultra with the best consumer video card out now because it's poorly optimized. So yeah, you need optimization, unless you don't know how to spend your money.
I have an RTX 2060 Super and I don't feel like I need a new card atm.

@genericgamer Of course it doesn't give any advantage to the player like in Rocket League, CS:GO or other competitive games. It's just prettier, anyone who tried high framerate for enough time can confirm this.

Kornholic1552d ago

@Obelisk92

No, that just means your PC sucks and you need to upgrade it. I guess in RDR2's case you need to wait a bit to get more power. Poor optimization doesn't exist on PC. Just crappy hardware.

specialguest1552d ago (Edited 1552d ago )

@Kornholic
Poor optimization doesn't exist on PC?? Are you new to PC gaming? Lol. Get the hell out of here

Dark Souls 1 ported to PC ran with PS3 assets, but still suffered the same frame rate drop in Blighttown. PC message boards all over the internet during that time complained about it. Didn't matter if you had more than enough gpu/cpu power, it still ran like shit on that stage. Tell me again that poor optimization doesn't exist.

The developer even admitted they rushed the port and didn't optimized it. https://www.pcgamer.com/dar...

ssmilloy361552d ago

you notice when you turn it off. but we know laggy buggy non gsync launch is coming. wait for a sale and the community to create a pc patch. sounds about par for the course

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Rude-ro1553d ago

Gets old if you can do 140fps..
It’s better than 30... but is basically the 30fps of pc

StoneyYoshi1552d ago (Edited 1552d ago )

In a game like this 144fps is unnecessary. Fps games are where frame rates above 60 really matter.

Obelisk921552d ago

Why has a graphic setting to "matter"?
In competitive games you also have the advantage of faster reaction times, but there's more to it.
Smoothness is beatiful. More smoothness means more beatiful. I can't see the problem.

TheGamez1001552d ago

Survey gamers and I assure you, higher fps will mostly be preferred. I hope devs will consider the option or aim for it more often next gen.

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Nyxus1553d ago

I hope they'll also release the photo mode for PS4.

rolando1231553d ago

There should be an update down the line!

theshredded1553d ago (Edited 1553d ago )

A crime against humanity that there wasn't any photo mode with these awesome environments.

spicelicka1553d ago

I would love to see the mods for this.

Sgt_Slaughter1553d ago

"I'm going to make some weird s***" - Death Stranding modders

King_Noctis1552d ago

Get ready for GTA: Sam Porter Bridges Edition.

Blu3_Berry1553d ago

Man that higher framerate really makes a difference.

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Take-Two CEO Doesn’t Think AI Will Reduce Employment or Dev Costs; “Stupidest Thing” He’s Heard

Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick doesn't think AI will reduce employment or lower development costs, and calls it "stupidest thing" he's ever heard.

lodossrage4h ago(Edited 4h ago)

They already have AI trained to do coding.......

How he thinks it's stupid is beyond me, Especially since we see it happening in real time.

CS72h ago

Company A has 300 employees and lays of 200 to replace them with AI to release the same quality game.

Company B has 300 employees and keeps all 300 but instead uses AI to release a game with dramatically larger scale, scope, complexity, short dev cycle etc.

Company B would release a dramatically better product by using humans + AI and consumers would buy the better game.

I actually agree with this concept.

Huey_My_D_Long2h ago(Edited 2h ago)

This is key facet. Its how the AI is used. It's actually is impressive as is and really would make an amazing addition to alot of people in their jobs, not just tech. It also has the potential for businesses to use to lay off large amounts of people, as much as they could to save money on labor. I hope too many companies don't go with the latter. But since usually companies are worried about bottom line over people...we will see some try and hopefully fail. But yeah, if its to help workers like in your company B scenario I'm totally down...Just scared Company A may be too enticing to some ceos and businesses.

Darkegg1h ago

Value of AI and value of humans will both be increased with human-AI complex. Each, by themselves, will not be independently better than the other. Whether AI will ever be independent from humans is the fear question of humans, ironically because of our doing. At this stage, most of the doing is because of humans, not because of AI. AI is doing exactly that by our design, until we have failed ourselves with an AI development that went awry. The biggest take is that humans have only ourselves to blame when things become wrong, and we have to decide what is the ultimate goal with AI we want to accomplish. It would take a person with high morals and high ethics to make right of AI. I would not want businessman to decide what AI should do or what capabilities it can have. AI should be in the hands of people with high moral fiber, or those operating on love, kindness, and compassion.

BlackOni1h ago

AI is SUPPOSED to be used as a tool, not a replacement. It's designed to do two important things artists can take advantage of immediately.

- Make the ideation/reference imaging process much quicker and easier (basically using it as a google search)
- Make mundane and time consuming tasks faster and easier so more time is spent on creation.

Unfortunately, what many have done is used it as a way to replace rather than supplement.

Number1TailzFan2h ago

You can already make your own SFX with text prompts now as well, of course it will lower development cost and time

1Victor2h ago(Edited 2h ago)

WARNING WARNING ‼️ SARCASM AHEAD
Sure Strauss and robots didn’t take jobs from car factories.
Edit:Sad thing is he believes it and unfortunately he won’t be replaced for a long time by AI

senorfartcushion42m ago(Edited 41m ago)

He doesn't, he's just lying. These people lay people off so they can get bonuses. If AI takes jobs, their bonus goes bigger and the workforce goes smaller.

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jambola4h ago

Ceo says stupid thing
Part 5837384

Zeref2h ago(Edited 2h ago)

I think maybe sometimes we give people in these positions too much credit when it comes to intelligence.

romulus232h ago

As long as it doesn't effect his inflated executive salary or his ridiculous bonuses I'm sure he's fine with it.

RNTody2h ago

Hahaha yeah trust the CEO suit over the actual developers making the games. Good one.

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Sony shares big new PS Plus stat, but not the one we want to see

PlayStation Plus has improved the split of PS4 and PS5 players on its priciest tiers, but Sony continues to hide total subscriber numbers.

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mandf2d ago

lol acting like it’s equivalent to ms numbers

Mr Logic2d ago

Uh...They're definitely not equivalent.

"Microsoft’s Xbox Game Pass service now has 34 million subscribers."

"the total number of PS Plus subscribers across all tiers was 47.4 million"

darthv722d ago (Edited 2d ago )

That PSN number seems like it should be much higher... especially when you consider that PS4 alone has a sell through of over 117m. To not even be at least half that is rather interesting.

To the XB side, having 34m to an install base of roughly 50m (XBO sell through) or even 85m (360 sell through) is a greater percentage of unit to member ratio than PSN.

bloop1d 20h ago

That's not the "gotcha" you think it is Darth.

darthv721d 19h ago

^^it's not supposed to be bloop.... it's just an interesting observation.

Einhander19721d 18h ago

darthv72

"That PSN number seems like it should be much higher... especially when you consider that PS4 alone has a sell through of over 117m. To not even be at least half that is rather interesting.

To the XB side, having 34m to an install base of roughly 50m (XBO sell through) or even 85m (360 sell through) is a greater percentage of unit to member ratio than PSN."

Have you ever heard of a PC before? I hear they are pretty popular.

fr0sty1d 12h ago

MS started lumping gold subscribers in with those GP numbers... keep in mind.

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shinoff21831d 23h ago (Edited 1d 23h ago )

What. Definitely more os plus subscribers but that makes sense due to actual console sales

Darth the difference between the bases are huge your right but you gotta think. Ps players buy more games, where as the Xbox base relies on gamepass for their gaming. So it makes perfect sense

darthv721d 23h ago (Edited 1d 23h ago )

What makes perfect sense though? You say PS players buy more games... so then logically there should be more PS+ subscribers given the increased number of online multiplayer games in the PS4 generation alone. The PS4 was the first time that + was required for online play much like Gold was for 360 users.

Keep in mind we are talking subscribers, not simply XB/PS users. I assume you meant to say offline single player games, which is most likely true as well. That gen also saw a significant increase in games with an online component comparted to the previous gen.

victorMaje1d 22h ago

I for one will be going back to essential at the next renewal. When I feel a game is good & right up my alley, I’ll check trusted reviews & just buy it.

jznrpg1d 21h ago (Edited 1d 21h ago )

I have the top tier until 2028 as they gave me a massive discount for all the years I had left but I’ll most likely go to essential as well. I buy my games but my kids do use the service occasionally. They do prefer to own their games as well since any game can leave the rental service at some point and they don’t like that idea. They mostly use it to demo games then ask me to buy games if they really like it.

RedDevils1d 17h ago

For me, I will cancel it all together but unfortunately I still have it till 2030 lol

meganick1d 21h ago

I would like to see Sony add a fourth tier of PS Plus for people who just want to be able to play games online without any of the perks like monthly games, store discounts, or anything like that, and it should cost $20 annually, $30 maximum. There’s no way I’m paying $80 just to play games online. Even the original $60 fee was too much, and I would often wait for sales to re-up my subscription.

P_Bomb1d 17h ago (Edited 1d 17h ago )

Essential is too expensive, I agree. We’ve got one Essential and one Premium sub. Dropping the Premium when it expires.

gamerz1d 14h ago

Just let my subscription lapse for the first time since 2010. Will sub again every now and then for a month or so to access my old ps+ games but for me it's the end of an era.

DivineHand1251d 13h ago

Let those numbers continue to drop because it is now too expensive. $80 per year just to play online. I noticed they didn't offer any discounts on the subscription or controllers during this year's days of play for the first time in many years and they will feel it when people choose not to renew.

My subscription will lapse next month and it will stay that way until further notice.

KevtheDuff1d 9h ago

There were savings on subs and controllers here in the UK? I bought a controller yesterday in the sale..
It would be weird if those deals were not in other territories too?

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Silent Hill Transmission Livestream

Konami has announced that a Silent Hill Transmission will take place on Thursday, May 30, at 4pm PT/7pm ET that will reveal game updates, a "deeper look at the film," and new merch. Join us at IGN to find out what's next for this beloved franchise.

RaidenBlack2d ago

Hope SH2 gets more polish before release.

P_Bomb2d ago

I’m not paying $94 CAD for what they’ve shown me. Looks rough as sin.

Fishy Fingers2d ago

Ive seen better lip syncing during a Punch and Judy show

Sonic18812d ago (Edited 2d ago )

This looks terrible. Capcom should have done the remake 😂 The animations and gameplay looks stiff.

-Foxtrot2d ago (Edited 2d ago )

Okay. I was saying before in another article how SH2 looked better than the last trailer, which is true but damn this looks rough as hell.

I wanted RE4 / Dead Space remake quality

Sonic18812d ago (Edited 2d ago )

I wouldn't buy it for $70 dollars. Maybe when it's on sale.

-Foxtrot2d ago

Yeah full price, deluxe editions, Konami are f***** tripping here.

CrimsonWing692d ago

The characters look terrible to me… like it’s distracting.

repsahj2d ago

I will give this game a chance!!! let's go!