can't believe the new ps5 controller has a 'honk' button! incredible! pic.twitter.com/3LEUX6jxwl— Crows Crows Crows (@crowsx3) April 8, 2020
https://www.playstation.com/en-us/explore/ps5/
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Thursday, 9 April 2020 16:44 (three years ago) link
this is the new controllerhttp://i.imgur.com/AEfMwvE.png― let me be your friend on the other end! (Karl Malone), Wednesday, April 8, 2020 3:08 PM The DualSense iterates on its predecessors by introducing a new haptic feedback system, adaptive triggers for the L2 and R2 buttons, a built-in microphone array, and a new ‘Create’ button in place of the ‘Share’ button from the DualShock 4. Details on what exactly this ‘Create’ feature actually entails is still to come.“In all, we went through several concepts and hundreds of mockups over the last few years before we settled on this final design,” Nishino wrote. “DualSense has been tested by a wide range of gamers with a variety of hand sizes, in order for us to achieve the comfort level we wanted, with great ergonomics. Our goal with DualSense is to give gamers the feeling of being transported into the game world as soon as they open the box. We want gamers to feel like the controller is an extension of themselves when they’re playing – so much so that they forget that it’s even in their hands!”― let me be your friend on the other end! (Karl Malone), Wednesday, April 8, 2020 3:09 PM a little more xbox-ish, but not too muchlooks pretty― mh, Wednesday, April 8, 2020 3:10 PM dont like how that looks nearly as much as the ds4― ciderpress, Wednesday, April 8, 2020 3:11 PM i presume you can turn off the microphone. what a nightmare to have voice chat on EVERY GAME― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Wednesday, April 8, 2020 3:12 PM every time any of the console makers change their controller i have to worry that they've made something that's not comfortable for my giant hands. the current gen ones are all ideal― ciderpress, Wednesday, April 8, 2020 3:14 PM "This will be the first controller that is already it's own Overwatch variant"― Andrew Farrell, Wednesday, April 8, 2020 3:23 PM the new controller looks like it’s wearing a little black spaghetti-strap dress― force ghost bg (bizarro gazzara), Wednesday, April 8, 2020 3:25 PM The current controllers are great, except they keep breaking down for me. My original one has phantom R2 inputs and generally unresponsive, and on the newer one the down button only works about 1/10th of the time. This makes for a fun challenge in Dark Souls 3, where I never know if I'll be able to change consumable items or not.Admittedly, this is probably related to the fact that I now mostly play while I'm on the stationary bike, with sweaty hands. :/― change display name (Jordan), Wednesday, April 8, 2020 3:29 PM xp lol― change display name (Jordan), Wednesday, April 8, 2020 3:30 PM Maybe that's not a speaker, maybe that's a fan that blows in your face to make you feel like you are outside.― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, April 8, 2020 3:34 PM The DS4 already has a speaker!― Triceratops Vowell (Leee), Wednesday, April 8, 2020 3:36 PM oh yeah one of my 2 DS4s has a bad stick. but at least it doesn't cramp my hands up― ciderpress, Wednesday, April 8, 2020 3:58 PM Karl Malone's milk post: thanks mate, you really cheered me up!― doorstep jetski (dog latin), Wednesday, April 8, 2020 6:57 PM :D hey man, i'm just giving you a glimpse of the future. glad to see the synergy with the thinking behind the new PS5 controller!"Our goal with DualSense is to give gamers the feeling of being transported into the game world as soon as they open the box. We want gamers to feel like the controller is an extension of themselves when they’re playing – so much so that they forget that it’s even in their hands!"*hundreds of journalists hands go up*"WILL WE BE ABLE TO PUSH MILK WITH OUR "HANDS" USING THE PS5 CONTROLLER???"― let me be your friend on the other end! (Karl Malone), Wednesday, April 8, 2020 7:10 PM
The DualSense iterates on its predecessors by introducing a new haptic feedback system, adaptive triggers for the L2 and R2 buttons, a built-in microphone array, and a new ‘Create’ button in place of the ‘Share’ button from the DualShock 4. Details on what exactly this ‘Create’ feature actually entails is still to come.“In all, we went through several concepts and hundreds of mockups over the last few years before we settled on this final design,” Nishino wrote. “DualSense has been tested by a wide range of gamers with a variety of hand sizes, in order for us to achieve the comfort level we wanted, with great ergonomics. Our goal with DualSense is to give gamers the feeling of being transported into the game world as soon as they open the box. We want gamers to feel like the controller is an extension of themselves when they’re playing – so much so that they forget that it’s even in their hands!”― let me be your friend on the other end! (Karl Malone), Wednesday, April 8, 2020 3:09 PM
a little more xbox-ish, but not too muchlooks pretty― mh, Wednesday, April 8, 2020 3:10 PM
dont like how that looks nearly as much as the ds4― ciderpress, Wednesday, April 8, 2020 3:11 PM
i presume you can turn off the microphone. what a nightmare to have voice chat on EVERY GAME― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Wednesday, April 8, 2020 3:12 PM
every time any of the console makers change their controller i have to worry that they've made something that's not comfortable for my giant hands. the current gen ones are all ideal― ciderpress, Wednesday, April 8, 2020 3:14 PM
"This will be the first controller that is already it's own Overwatch variant"― Andrew Farrell, Wednesday, April 8, 2020 3:23 PM
the new controller looks like it’s wearing a little black spaghetti-strap dress― force ghost bg (bizarro gazzara), Wednesday, April 8, 2020 3:25 PM
The current controllers are great, except they keep breaking down for me. My original one has phantom R2 inputs and generally unresponsive, and on the newer one the down button only works about 1/10th of the time. This makes for a fun challenge in Dark Souls 3, where I never know if I'll be able to change consumable items or not.Admittedly, this is probably related to the fact that I now mostly play while I'm on the stationary bike, with sweaty hands. :/― change display name (Jordan), Wednesday, April 8, 2020 3:29 PM
xp lol― change display name (Jordan), Wednesday, April 8, 2020 3:30 PM
Maybe that's not a speaker, maybe that's a fan that blows in your face to make you feel like you are outside.― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, April 8, 2020 3:34 PM
The DS4 already has a speaker!― Triceratops Vowell (Leee), Wednesday, April 8, 2020 3:36 PM
oh yeah one of my 2 DS4s has a bad stick. but at least it doesn't cramp my hands up― ciderpress, Wednesday, April 8, 2020 3:58 PM
Karl Malone's milk post: thanks mate, you really cheered me up!― doorstep jetski (dog latin), Wednesday, April 8, 2020 6:57 PM
:D hey man, i'm just giving you a glimpse of the future. glad to see the synergy with the thinking behind the new PS5 controller!"Our goal with DualSense is to give gamers the feeling of being transported into the game world as soon as they open the box. We want gamers to feel like the controller is an extension of themselves when they’re playing – so much so that they forget that it’s even in their hands!"*hundreds of journalists hands go up*"WILL WE BE ABLE TO PUSH MILK WITH OUR "HANDS" USING THE PS5 CONTROLLER???"― let me be your friend on the other end! (Karl Malone), Wednesday, April 8, 2020 7:10 PM
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Thursday, 9 April 2020 16:48 (three years ago) link
i cannot state strongly enough how much the new controller looks like it’s wearing a little black dress and it’s freaking me out
― force ghost bg (bizarro gazzara), Thursday, 9 April 2020 16:48 (three years ago) link
phew i’m glad i now say that twice itt
next generation baby
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Thursday, 9 April 2020 16:49 (three years ago) link
i agree that the new controller is wearing a dress and the analog sticks are its honkers
― ciderpress, Thursday, 9 April 2020 17:08 (three years ago) link
the internet agreeshttps://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2020-04-09-of-course-people-are-drawing-the-ps5-controller-as-an-anime-girl
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Friday, 10 April 2020 04:18 (three years ago) link
the controller is also wearing pauldrons
― ciderpress, Friday, 10 April 2020 04:25 (three years ago) link
Sources tell Bloomberg that this year, Sony will be producing a lower number of PlayStation 5 consoles. The cause, reportedly, isn’t due to the novel coronavirus covid-19 pandemic, but rather, the hardware’s high price at launch.The console’s technical specs are expected to be reflected in the pricing, Bloomberg added, and there has been speculation that the PS5 will be priced between $499 and $549. Certain components are scarce and expensive, which could cut into the company’s profits on each machine.Kotaku reached out to Sony but did not receive a reply prior to publication.Production might be impacted by the pandemic. Sony employees are working from home, and Sony might ditch in-person press events for the console. Earlier this year, the company held a virtual briefing to announce the console’s specs.The PS5’s assembly is expected to begin in June. While Sony has revealed the console’s controller, only a small handful of insiders have apparently seen what the actual console looks like, for fear of leaks.Sony was quoted as telling its partners that it will make 5 to 6 million PS5s during the financial year ending on March 31, 2021. In comparison, Sony sold 7.5 million PS3s during that console’s first two quarters. The goal is still for a simultaneous worldwide launch, but the pandemic is impacting game production across the industry, which could impact the debut titles.At launch, the PlayStation 3 was hard to get, so expect the PlayStation 5 to be even more so.
The console’s technical specs are expected to be reflected in the pricing, Bloomberg added, and there has been speculation that the PS5 will be priced between $499 and $549. Certain components are scarce and expensive, which could cut into the company’s profits on each machine.
Kotaku reached out to Sony but did not receive a reply prior to publication.
Production might be impacted by the pandemic. Sony employees are working from home, and Sony might ditch in-person press events for the console. Earlier this year, the company held a virtual briefing to announce the console’s specs.
The PS5’s assembly is expected to begin in June. While Sony has revealed the console’s controller, only a small handful of insiders have apparently seen what the actual console looks like, for fear of leaks.
Sony was quoted as telling its partners that it will make 5 to 6 million PS5s during the financial year ending on March 31, 2021. In comparison, Sony sold 7.5 million PS3s during that console’s first two quarters. The goal is still for a simultaneous worldwide launch, but the pandemic is impacting game production across the industry, which could impact the debut titles.
At launch, the PlayStation 3 was hard to get, so expect the PlayStation 5 to be even more so.
is anyone here thinking of trying to be an early adopter?
― let me be your friend on the other end! (Karl Malone), Thursday, 16 April 2020 17:35 (three years ago) link
I am going to buy this console. i missed out on the ps4/xbox one generation
― COVID and the Gang (jim in vancouver), Thursday, 16 April 2020 17:40 (three years ago) link
when is there a game worth playing for it is the question
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Thursday, 16 April 2020 17:42 (three years ago) link
i haven't been an early adopter since i somehow managed to convince my dad to buy me a psx right when it came out (crazy knowing that it was like $600+ with memory card + a game, even back then!)
i know it's a bad idea, but honestly if there's some sort of must have launch title (super mario 64 or BOTW-esque) i can see myself doing it
― let me be your friend on the other end! (Karl Malone), Thursday, 16 April 2020 17:43 (three years ago) link
xp
ulysses otm
has playstation ever had a must-have launch title? like one that's a top-ten recommendation for the console, even at the end of the lifecycle?
― let me be your friend on the other end! (Karl Malone), Thursday, 16 April 2020 17:44 (three years ago) link
i don't see a reason to early adopt if you have a 4
― ciderpress, Thursday, 16 April 2020 17:46 (three years ago) link
the launch titles will be the last of us 2 with better loading times and ghost of tsushima with better loading times
and knack 3
― ciderpress, Thursday, 16 April 2020 17:48 (three years ago) link
I was kinda tempted to early adopt on both this gen... but who knows. There probably won't be a great system exclusive for at least a year or two anyway
― Nhex, Thursday, 16 April 2020 18:05 (three years ago) link
yeah i don't really see anything in the pipe or rumored pipe i care about that isn't going to get a ps4 version, would have to be some left field surprise
― ciderpress, Thursday, 16 April 2020 18:21 (three years ago) link
plus - with these supply constraints I'm betting they'll rush out the first hardware revision even sooner than usual
― Nhex, Thursday, 16 April 2020 18:23 (three years ago) link
and if these launch at $500... hmm.. i dunno
― Nhex, Thursday, 16 April 2020 18:26 (three years ago) link
what's the point? wait a couple years and see if sony actually continues to deliver decent exclusives. current gen console quality has never been an indicator of next gen console quality. i've come to expect the inverse lately.
― ℺ ☽ ⋠ ⏎ (✖), Thursday, 16 April 2020 18:32 (three years ago) link
i mean, wow?https://www.unrealengine.com/en-US/blog/a-first-look-at-unreal-engine-5
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Wednesday, 13 May 2020 21:08 (three years ago) link
Knack 3 will be phenomenal
― porlockian solicitor (Karl Malone), Wednesday, 13 May 2020 21:15 (three years ago) link
wow!
― Mordy, Wednesday, 13 May 2020 21:27 (three years ago) link
i got bored after 10 minutes but it does look nice
― Nhex, Wednesday, 13 May 2020 21:48 (three years ago) link
UE4 demo for comparison
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dD9CPqSKjTU
I don't have a PS4 but I guess it took a bit for PS4 games to get as good as the demo?
― lukas, Wednesday, 13 May 2020 21:59 (three years ago) link
never believe the demo is a good rule of thumb, but that UE4 looks worse than god of war honestly.
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Wednesday, 13 May 2020 22:16 (three years ago) link
I can't tell if this is a put-down or not (honestly!). Because I just (barely) started God of War a couple of weeks ago, and not only thought it looked great, but thought that PS5 Unreal 5 demo was maybe technically better quality, down to the little programmer details, but not to my maybe weak eyes radically better, good as it looked.
Um, isn't the video 9 minutes long? No wonder you got bored.
― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 13 May 2020 22:42 (three years ago) link
the demo should be reasonably representative for what constrained area/camera games like god of war or whatever will look like, open world games have more technical hurdles obviously
― ciderpress, Wednesday, 13 May 2020 22:53 (three years ago) link
Looks fantastic
― calstars, Wednesday, 13 May 2020 23:21 (three years ago) link
https://kotaku.com/playstation-5-game-showcase-happening-next-thursday-1843754372
― Gazelle Bundchen (Leee), Friday, 29 May 2020 20:10 (three years ago) link
https://blog.playstation.com/2020/06/08/updated-time-this-thursday-see-the-future-of-gaming-on-ps5/amp/?__twitter_impression=true
― Shade Kool-Aid (Leee), Monday, 8 June 2020 20:55 (three years ago) link
will be watching.
― Ste, Monday, 8 June 2020 21:37 (three years ago) link
give us a fuckin price sony
― Nhex, Monday, 8 June 2020 21:51 (three years ago) link
Not buying until gta6 comes out
― calstars, Monday, 8 June 2020 23:31 (three years ago) link
well duh
― Ste, Tuesday, 9 June 2020 07:39 (three years ago) link
(been my rule for the past two ps machines)
― Ste, Tuesday, 9 June 2020 07:40 (three years ago) link
I have a PS4 Slim and I've been very happy with it, so much so that I'm not sure what a PS5 would give me that I don't already have or want in a machine. Besides exclusives, I guess, but that stuff is totally under wraps, given that hyped heavy hitters Last of Us 2, Cyberpunk 2077 and Ghost of Tsushima are coming out for PS4.
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 9 June 2020 14:06 (three years ago) link
there is no point in buying a new console until there are games worth playing on it, idk why people even humor the thought of buying near launch
― ℺ ☽ ⋠ ⏎ (✖), Tuesday, 9 June 2020 20:56 (three years ago) link
clout
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Tuesday, 9 June 2020 21:35 (three years ago) link
fanboys + people who didnt have the previous box
― ciderpress, Tuesday, 9 June 2020 21:38 (three years ago) link
I have Gamespot gift cards and GS is near death and my PS4 optical drive is dead. First time I’ll be buying a new system ASAP.GTA though? Man, that’s been downhill from 4 on.
― circa1916, Wednesday, 10 June 2020 04:16 (three years ago) link
It would be be Spider-Man 2 for me. But I don't know, something about the general anxiety of this year might lead to just get this and maybe the MS one too
― Nhex, Wednesday, 10 June 2020 04:26 (three years ago) link
So just caught the Demon's Souls remake, what else have I missed/
― Josh in Chicago, Thursday, 11 June 2020 20:56 (three years ago) link
HZD sequel so you better play the first one sooner than later!
― Shade Kool-Aid (Leee), Thursday, 11 June 2020 21:12 (three years ago) link
Eh, I've got a couple of years before I even consider PS5.
― Josh in Chicago, Thursday, 11 June 2020 21:12 (three years ago) link
FUGLY
― ||||||||, Thursday, 11 June 2020 21:13 (three years ago) link
better have good cooling because that's going in a drawer
that is seriously rank
looks like a router
― ||||||||, Thursday, 11 June 2020 21:18 (three years ago) link
the cousin i mentioned upthread was playing with his over Christmas in an empty room and you could come and go, watch him crawling around, and he wouldn't know a thing. you'd also hear a clunk every now and again where he'd hit his head on the radiator.
― koogs, Tuesday, 21 February 2023 17:57 (seven months ago) link
Would encourage you not to write it off until you’ve tried it Josh. There is the obvious safety warnings of never wearing it around company so as to protect one’s pride and general social standing. But if you can manoeuvre around that issue, it’s a real trip. I had a go at super hot on a friends meta quest a few years ago and the instant immersion is crazy. GT7 and resident evil are big pulls to try this it for me
― hrep (H.P), Tuesday, 21 February 2023 23:48 (seven months ago) link
I just keep thinking about an ilxor admitting to me that playing Wipeout in the last gen’s vr made him insanely ill (please comment on this, bg!) and my desire to use a very competent vr rig to live in the world of Star Wars, and Horizon, and also maybe vom hard when they release a new wipeout
― mh, Wednesday, 22 February 2023 03:36 (seven months ago) link
i have to admit the GT7 version looks crazy fun
― z_tbd, Wednesday, 22 February 2023 03:56 (seven months ago) link
Oh look who has a fancy new name!
― FRAUDULENT STEAKS (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Wednesday, 22 February 2023 04:12 (seven months ago) link
it's normal and good to change them out every several years!
― z_tbd, Wednesday, 22 February 2023 04:16 (seven months ago) link
I’m riding this one into the grave!
― FRAUDULENT STEAKS (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Wednesday, 22 February 2023 04:26 (seven months ago) link
same
― Nhex, Wednesday, 22 February 2023 06:18 (seven months ago) link
(until the FBI come)
I've been me more or less since the start (even though I technically don't live in Chicago anymore).
Also, nope, never going to give VR a shot. Zero appeal. I don't even like to wear hats. Besides, I'm already immersed in stuff 24-7. Everywhere I look. Live free of VR or die.
Same goes for deck-building games.
― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 22 February 2023 13:15 (seven months ago) link
The only VR thing I've tried was a Quest 2 and I do have to say the immediate experience is kinda incredible and transportive.
That said, I got super motion sick and could only hang for about 10-15 minutes at a time. The lenses fogged up really easily. Also could never give myself fully over to it because it seemed a tad too easy to bash into something in the room.
PSVR2 looks impressive though. I might consider it depending on how the library fills out. I'm more inclined to like flying or driving stuff, feels more natural. The FPS games I tried multiplied the motion sickness. A survival horror like Resident Evil would probably put me in the ground for multiple reasons.
― circa1916, Wednesday, 22 February 2023 17:40 (seven months ago) link
There was a VR game I read about where every time you blink the enemies get closer.
― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 22 February 2023 17:49 (seven months ago) link
Wondering if I should pick up the GOW bundle, since it's basically getting the game, which I'm only mildly curious about, for $10, while I wait for the HFW DLC.
― Shartreuse (Leee), Saturday, 25 March 2023 04:12 (six months ago) link
If you don't have a PS5 yet, then sure, why not? Nu GOW 2 is supposed to be good.
― Josh in Chicago, Saturday, 25 March 2023 04:58 (six months ago) link
Counterpoint: GOW 2018 is supposed to be good too, but it made very little impression on me.
― Shartreuse (Leee), Saturday, 25 March 2023 05:01 (six months ago) link
Then buy the system and sell the GOW code to me for $10, lol. (I haven't played the second one yet.)
― Josh in Chicago, Saturday, 25 March 2023 13:45 (six months ago) link
The haptic feedback is kind of underwhelming? Having really noticed the adaptive triggers either.
― Shartreuse (Leee), Thursday, 6 April 2023 05:07 (five months ago) link
I felt that at first - compared to the kick of the PS4 controller it's quite a subtle thing, and I felt like all it was doing was buzzing gently in my hands. I'm a lot more used to it now, and it really has come into its own with games like Returnal and Demon's Souls
― the forces of darkness making making us laugh ourselves into DEATH?? (dog latin), Thursday, 6 April 2023 10:48 (five months ago) link
yeah, depends on the game.
― Josh in Chicago, Thursday, 6 April 2023 11:51 (five months ago) link
Having should read haven't there. Playing GOWR BTW (sorry Josh!).
― Shartreuse (Leee), Thursday, 6 April 2023 15:31 (five months ago) link
ha, np. my backlog is epic.
― Josh in Chicago, Thursday, 6 April 2023 15:35 (five months ago) link
The haptic feedback is kind of underwhelming?
Returnal and Astro's Playroom are the best haptics games imo
― reggae mike love (polyphonic), Friday, 14 April 2023 01:45 (five months ago) link
I just bought Returnal from the sale but I played a little bit of Astro's Playroom and the haptics were still easy for me to overlook.
― Shartreuse (Leee), Friday, 14 April 2023 04:04 (five months ago) link
Yeah I didn't love the haptics in Astro for some reason
― Rolling Coastal Black Country New Roads (dog latin), Sunday, 16 April 2023 11:05 (five months ago) link
Clearly they are considering bringing in Team Cherry to help with the final push:
By Jason Schreier May 26, 2023Sony Group Corp. has slowed down development on an upcoming multiplayer game in its long-running The Last of Us video game series as the creators reassess its quality and long-term viability, according to four people familiar with the project.The team working on the game was scaled back after a recent evaluation, said the people, who asked not to be named because they weren’t authorized to speak publicly. A small group remains on the project while the company reevaluates the direction. While the game has not been canceled, many of its developers have been moved to other projects.Following requests for comment from Bloomberg News, Naughty Dog, the Sony subsidiary working on the project, put out a statement on Twitter saying that “we’ve realized what’s best for the game is to give it more time.”The Last of Us franchise began as a video game in 2013, and the various releases have sold more than 37 million units as of December, according to Sony. It has since grown into a larger cultural phenomenon thanks to HBO's TV adaptation, which became one of this year’s biggest hits. The show, which tells emotional stories about humans surviving in a post-apocalyptic world, posted strong viewership numbers.Naughty Dog has been developing the multiplayer title for at least four years. It started as a complementary mode to The Last of Us: Part II, the single-player game released in 2020, but the creators grew ambitious and decided to make it into its own game, Naughty Dog said.Sony has invested heavily in “games as a service,” or video games designed to be monetized beyond their initial sales through ongoing purchases. As part of that push it asked another of its video-game studios, Seattle-based Bungie, to evaluate the games across its portfolio. Bungie raised questions about the The Last of Us multiplayer project’s ability to keep players engaged for a long period of time, which led to the reassessment.Single and multiplayer games generally require different skillsets to develop. Although Naughty Dog has found some success with multiplayer modes in some of its titles, the company is primarily known for developing single-player hits. Still, fans were excited for the project and raised questions after it was not present at a PlayStation video game showcase this week.In the statement, Naughty Dog said it will continue to work on this multiplayer project as well as other games “including a brand new single-player experience.”
Sony Group Corp. has slowed down development on an upcoming multiplayer game in its long-running The Last of Us video game series as the creators reassess its quality and long-term viability, according to four people familiar with the project.
The team working on the game was scaled back after a recent evaluation, said the people, who asked not to be named because they weren’t authorized to speak publicly. A small group remains on the project while the company reevaluates the direction. While the game has not been canceled, many of its developers have been moved to other projects.
Following requests for comment from Bloomberg News, Naughty Dog, the Sony subsidiary working on the project, put out a statement on Twitter saying that “we’ve realized what’s best for the game is to give it more time.”
The Last of Us franchise began as a video game in 2013, and the various releases have sold more than 37 million units as of December, according to Sony. It has since grown into a larger cultural phenomenon thanks to HBO's TV adaptation, which became one of this year’s biggest hits. The show, which tells emotional stories about humans surviving in a post-apocalyptic world, posted strong viewership numbers.
Naughty Dog has been developing the multiplayer title for at least four years. It started as a complementary mode to The Last of Us: Part II, the single-player game released in 2020, but the creators grew ambitious and decided to make it into its own game, Naughty Dog said.
Sony has invested heavily in “games as a service,” or video games designed to be monetized beyond their initial sales through ongoing purchases. As part of that push it asked another of its video-game studios, Seattle-based Bungie, to evaluate the games across its portfolio. Bungie raised questions about the The Last of Us multiplayer project’s ability to keep players engaged for a long period of time, which led to the reassessment.
Single and multiplayer games generally require different skillsets to develop. Although Naughty Dog has found some success with multiplayer modes in some of its titles, the company is primarily known for developing single-player hits. Still, fans were excited for the project and raised questions after it was not present at a PlayStation video game showcase this week.
In the statement, Naughty Dog said it will continue to work on this multiplayer project as well as other games “including a brand new single-player experience.”
― Josh in Chicago, Saturday, 27 May 2023 14:06 (four months ago) link
that’s weird.. i know someone on Another Message Board who has been working on that and like 6 months ago said it was basically ready.. he was very excited about it
― Tracer Hand, Saturday, 27 May 2023 17:46 (four months ago) link
This part sticks out:
So basically it's not that the game isn't close to ready or even any good, it's that Bungie more or less said it's not in a place to be exploited as a live service property. Which is kind of troubling.
― Josh in Chicago, Saturday, 27 May 2023 17:56 (four months ago) link
Live service property means an ongoing monetary outlay from the studio, meaning you either need to figure out how to get waves of people to purchase a game or add-ons at full price, include monetization strategies inside the game, or both.
More like The More of Us, really
― mh, Tuesday, 30 May 2023 17:18 (three months ago) link
Slightly tempted to grab a year of PS Plus Extra for $75 but I barely have time to play the games I already have...
― Nhex, Friday, 16 June 2023 17:44 (three months ago) link
Whoops, that deal ended a few days ago. Them's the breaks!
― Nhex, Friday, 16 June 2023 17:48 (three months ago) link
Saw that Xbox is not longer making new games for the Xbox One. When do you think PS might start producing more PS5 exclusives? Because right now there are still, like, maybe only two or three. Demon's Souls, Forbidden West DLC ... that's about it. Lots of stuff loosely rumored or vaguely announced, but pretty light in terms of details. I wonder how much covid/supply chain/delays/console availability forced them to change strategies?
― Josh in Chicago, Friday, 16 June 2023 18:59 (three months ago) link
https://www.gamesradar.com/ps5-exclusives/
― mh, Friday, 16 June 2023 19:02 (three months ago) link
Many of those are available on PC, no?
― Josh in Chicago, Friday, 16 June 2023 19:14 (three months ago) link
some PS5-only, some exclusive to PS5 as far as consoles go but available on PC, some next-gen exclusive to the newest consoles
the first/second-party Sony stuff has trickled on to PC but most of their upcoming lineup isn't going to be on PS4, to my knowledge, like Death Stranding 2 and the new Spider-Man. might trickle on to PC a year later at earliest
― mh, Friday, 16 June 2023 20:27 (three months ago) link
Yeah, by exclusive I meant "only available on PS5." Spider-Man 2 as far as I can tell is the only big PS5 exclusive (that is, exclusive to the PS5) on the calendar. It comes out in October. Death Stranding 2 has no release date just yet, but rumors are 2024 at the absolute earliest, though just as likely 2025. Like I said, lots of rumors of studios being up to stuff, but no specifics, or even titles, in most cases. Like, there's a Wolverine game coming, but who knows when. Santa Monica, Naughty Dog, Bend, Sucker Punch, etc., they're all up to new stuff and/or sequels, but it's all conjecture, any details have been locked down. I dunno, just seems kind of barren, especially three years into the cycle of a system. Don't get me wrong, I've got plenty of stuff to play, but I like having things to look forward to, too.
PS4 came out, what, 2013? By 2014 there was Last of Us Remastered, 2015 there was Bloodborne, 2016 there was Uncharted 4 ... but of course, PS4 was not backward compatible, so I suppose games released simultaneously for the PS4 and PS3 were not a thing. I don't know anything about game development, but doesn't developing games that will run on both the PS4 and PS5 in some ways serve as a limitation, or at least a distraction? Knowing that whatever you make also has to run, at least in some form, on a slower, less capable machine? I suppose we'll see with Spider-Man 2 what a proper PS5 exclusive can really do. For sure Demon's Souls looked and played great. Ratchet and Clank as well.
― Josh in Chicago, Saturday, 17 June 2023 13:30 (three months ago) link
Last I knew maybe Persona 6 will start life as PS5 exclusive but I don't really fret about this stuff
― two grills one tap (Noodle Vague), Saturday, 17 June 2023 13:39 (three months ago) link
Silent Hill reboot, too, I think?
― Josh in Chicago, Saturday, 17 June 2023 13:43 (three months ago) link
i can’t remember the last time i played a video game but i will play the hell out of Death Stranding 2 and i will totally buy a PS5 to do it
― Tracer Hand, Saturday, 17 June 2023 14:24 (three months ago) link
I keep meaning to play the Directors Cut of Death Stranding
― Do I look like I know what a jpeg is? (dog latin), Saturday, 17 June 2023 14:57 (three months ago) link
it looks totally wacky!
i still think sometimes about the otherworldly menace of the smugglers
i heavily doubt it will pan out this way but god i would love a “are we the nazis?” moment when reedus realises the smugglers are the good guys
― Tracer Hand, Saturday, 17 June 2023 15:28 (three months ago) link
having the hardware mostly compatible means they can do some market segmentation many ps5 games are already trying to split the difference between a performance and graphical quality tier on the same platform it’s a new landscape, really. no one’s totally botched it outside of cd projekt red, but a number of people were more than happy to run ps4 titles with the quality levels tweaked on ps5 when the ps5 versions were initially lacking
― mh, Saturday, 17 June 2023 15:31 (three months ago) link
For sure, and a couple of the reverse cases - PS4 releases tweaked for PS5 - are great. I'm thinking of stuff like Last of Us 2, which doesn't have a native PS5 version but which runs really well on PS5. I do like having the option, when it's available, of performance at 60fps vs fidelity (which almost always means ray tracing) at 30fps.
Speaking of hardware, hats off to PS customer service. I had a controller start to drift (it's always manic games that fucks them up, in this case Hotline Miami), and since it was still covered under warranty I sent it in. Service center is pretty close, in Ft. Wayne, Indiana, but even so the turnaround was nuts: sent it in June 13th, already got a likely new or at the least refurbished controller back today.
― Josh in Chicago, Saturday, 17 June 2023 18:50 (three months ago) link
it is crazy that getting a part replaced or repaired under warranty in a relatively short amount of time should feel like a miracle but here we are
― Tracer Hand, Saturday, 17 June 2023 22:17 (three months ago) link
https://www.polygon.com/deals/2023/6/23/23771177/ps5-pc-ssd-price-drops-samsung-corsair-wd-black
However, I seem to be focusing more on my Deck instead, and I'll be saving the PS5 for exclusives, many of which I'm not going to bother with (Spiderman 2)... so maybe a 1TB SSD will be enough?
― Cashews Everything Around Me (Leee), Friday, 23 June 2023 15:14 (three months ago) link
yea, I love seeing the price drops. might splurge over the summer
― Nhex, Friday, 23 June 2023 15:29 (three months ago) link
Gotta say, as much as I like having games on the SSD ready to play, I'm also glad I got a PS5 with a disc drive, since it's such a great way to get games cheap. For example, bought the PS4 version of Cyperpunk 2077 for less than $10, got the free upgrade to the PS5 version, got the huge update today, ready to go! Heard good things about Subnautica, got it for less than $10, got the free PS5 upgrade, ready to go! And so on.
― Josh in Chicago, Thursday, 21 September 2023 22:40 (one week ago) link
Subnautica was straight up free on PS4 during the pandemic, but in any event, it's great, one of the few first-person games I can stomach playing (although it scared the living hell out of me in some parts).
― Hoisted by your own Picard (Leee), Thursday, 21 September 2023 23:56 (one week ago) link
Yeah, I knew it was free, but somehow missed it, alas. People love it, though, so I was happy to pay $10 or whatever.
― Josh in Chicago, Friday, 22 September 2023 00:16 (six days ago) link
I assume (hope?) the PS version of Subnautica is in a decent state these days. I absolutely adore it, count it among my favorites, but it was a broken mess on that system a few years ago. Had to start over twice due to corrupted saves.Testament to the quality of the game that I fought through it and loved it anyway. It’s a special, thrilling thing once it opens up and you get out into the deep. Nothing quite like it. In fact if there is anything like it, someone let me know. The semi-sequel was a toothless letdown.
― circa1916, Friday, 22 September 2023 00:57 (six days ago) link
Both my Dualsenses have stick drift problems. I only bought the second one as spare when my original one started going funny a year ago and I had to return it. So that's three controllers going drifty in just under a year. One of which I barely used and kept in a drawer most of the time
― Stomp Jomperson (dog latin), Friday, 22 September 2023 01:23 (six days ago) link