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Sorry but PSVR2 is dead and double dead at any sale price. It was dead before it launched as the "premium" VR scene lost all the AAA developers and now it is all indie mobile phone crap quality software.
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Im getting a bit of GotG vibes from Concord.
Ragnarok coming September 2024... that's just shy of 2 years since the PS5 release in November 2022.
I thought exactly the same. If they made it more like the GotG game and it wasn't online focused I'd have been sold instantly.
Yup, I was hyped up by the cinematic trailer and immediately put off the moment the gameplay trailer started, that was very high quality and great concept cinematic just for another Overwatch wannabe... Here's hoping they succeed so eventually someday they make an actual campaign focused entry for the franchise, but I'm not holding my breath and I'm definitely not falling for always online crap and FOMO just to follow drip fed cinematic "content".
EDIT: I'm still watching it as I comment... OMG they have another hero shooter, Marvel Rivals, seriously, they missed 2020 or something? For those not into online only and VR games, gotta say, poor show so far...
Gotg would of been a hit if it released before Avengers was my goty a few years back so I'm intrigued here
GotG is very underrated and had the unfortunate luck of releasing just after Avengers.
Its really good and more people should play it.
Concord didn't do anything for me personally just another Overwatch mash up with other fps stuff. I mostly popped for Dynasty Warriors for next year. That was my biggest reveal I was genuinely excited for.
No Ghost 2. It's very clear Sony will wait later to Announce the Big Aaa's they don't wanna announce stuff too early and rather announce it closer to release.
Most games appeared good.
Where Winds Meet and Monster Hunter seemed like those needed a bit more polish but that's ok as those aren't releasing anytime soon but I am still kinda worried regarding SH2Remake. Still looks rough and from rear view, James Sunderland looks nearly identical to Leon Kennedy's model from RE4Remake. Hope I am wrong though.
Other games were decent. Even Marvel Rivals.
Ballad of Antara was the highlight for me, followed by Infinity Nikki(purely on the art style alone).
And glad that, Path of Exile 2 is coming to PS5 and Ragnarok is coming to PC!
Behemoth for VR2 also looked really interesting.
Its not my type of game ...but the design and art style is really well thought out
Marvel Rivals had a PC invite alpha test a few weeks back and they love the hell out it saying it's an Overwatch killer. I'm definitely down to play and play as my favorite.
STORM. ❄️💨🌊⚡
There's a closed beta in July on consoles but I doubt I'll be able to get in.
they also gave out beta keys where you had to sign an nda not to say anything negative about the game, otherwise you could not play. Don't support stuff like that :) surprised they even showed it here cause it looks terrible and it will fail faster than Artifact
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That’s because subscription services level out at a certain number. Apple, Netflix, HBO max etc. All fight and struggle to get new subscribers because, let’s be honest, humans are a limited resource. Then add in content availability, want vs need, consumer age and habits, and brand loyalty. Simply put once a company’s consumer base has reached saturation then sales slow. That’s what we are seeing with subscription services. All the people that want it have it. And for those that don’t probably can’t afford it, aren’t tech savvy, aren’t interested in the content provided, or isn’t their company of choice. Therefore sales slow
Xbox still 6 months away from putting out some actual exclusives. Will see what numbers do when Starfield comes out and if the activision deal closes.
Gamepass problem - no large AAA 1st party releases
PS+ problem - no day 1 releases and all the games on the higher tiers are just older games we’ve all played. Yet at the same time, the OLD games we’d like to go back and play from PS1 and 2 era that are hard to find or need an old console for, aren’t on there.
Both have issues.