D+PAD's Simeon Paskell writes:
In the song ‘Aerials’ by Armenian-American rockers System of a Down, lead singer Serj Tankian proclaims that ‘we are the ones who want to choose, always want to play but you never want to lose’ – though this is most probably a political commentary or existential whimsy, one can’t help but think that that this could be taken a commentary on video games, video gamers and their obsession with winning. We gamers have, after all, long been conditioned to adhere to the notion of ‘playing to win’ – whether this be in defeating in opponent, achieving a high score, being first across the finish line, rescuing the princess or in simply being the last man (or woman) standing. To paraphrase Hilary Clinton when referring to the death of Osama Bin Laden, gamers are constantly tasked to ‘rise to the challenge , [to] persevere and [to] get the job done’…or die trying and get sent back to the start.
In many ways there is absolutely nothing wrong with this; games are after all ultimately a means by which we can escape the mundanity of the real the world – what kind of escape would they be were they to dwell on our limitations, our failings and our weaknesses? And yet, to have winners, there must also be losers – it is a symbiotic relationship; ying and yang.
With so many PS5 exclusives to choose from, it can be a little overwhelming to pick which one to play. This is especially true for a new PlayStation gamer who has yet to experience the wonder of PlayStation-exclusive storytelling. So, here's KnowTechie's take on the best PS5 exclusives in 2024 and beyond
PlayStation is killing it with the exclusives this year. Exclusive wise, what has xbox released this year?
Returnal, Astro Bot, and Ratchet made having it since day one worth it.
GT7 free updates and Spiderman 2 and others at 60fps have made this last year more than okay.
But yeah, it’s been dry lately. BG3 and third party have made great filler, but we ready for that SOCOM or Killzone announcement and some more 1st party goodness. Crossing fingers for Ghost of Tsushima 2 announcement this summer.
Didn’t know Helldivers was exclusive! Wtf is going on at Xbox that they can’t get these games, series s strikes again.
Looks like they are on par with the previous gens. Solid games all around. Interestingly enough, we can't say they released a bad game yet this gen. Unlike the Quiet Man dustup.
I actually do not mind if Marathon releases on multiple platforms . I just wish that Marathon has a dedicated single player campaign.
The Street Fighter series has a long history, but which are the seven best games the franchise has yet offered to gamers?
You might not be able to believe this, but Dark Souls is a pretty tricky game on the PlayStation 3.