PS.. is it 5? I think we're on 5 now. PS5

I think the direction from Sony is that they’re going to be putting a lot of their first/second-party games on PC now, possibly with less-delayed releases.

Someone up at corporate finally asked why other companies are making money on merchandise, well-loved franchises, movie and tv deals, etc when Sony has a movie division and they’ve got next to nothing unless you count licensed properties like Spider-Man.

I'm confused by your wording - do you mean Sony Corporate should exploit SCEA and pump out more tie-in games ala Warner Bros. or the reverse which is happening with the Uncharted movie, Last of US TV series, etc?

The latter. I guess given the framing, Spider-Man’s a bad example since it’s just a property they’re basing multiple things on, across media.

The fact they’re developing stuff now is the indicator that they’re trying to finally get this whole train rolling. I think there’s also a Twisted Metal tv show in the works

okay, i got the PS5 direct call and i have to elden ring so what other games do i get when i buy this dumb fuckin' thing?
i'm thinking spiderman: miles and demons souls.

people seem to rate returnal...

next horizon game seems like it’s hitting early next year! feel free to postpone if it’s not ready, game dudes

I guess it's a good time to get into Destiny if you haven't before? They just made the Forsaken expansion free so there's a ton of content to plough through before you have to think about paying anything, and it looks and plays great on ps5.

(Course I'm saying this as someone who played Destiny consistently from 2014 to 2019 then managed to break myself free, only to get sucked back in a couple of months ago, so I know I'm not a trustworthy source. Still, it's really good at the moment).

I think I have it on my account from when it was on PS+, maybe I'll try it over the holidays. Wanted to get back into Avengers though....

i never touched destiny, though multiplayer shooters tend to give me hives

Oh yeah agreed and PvP is still nightmarish but the co-op and/or solo PvE bits are where the fun is.

well at that price i'm sold.
also i can finally get my bugsnax on. and i suppose now's the time to give control a spin.

yesssss Control!
and Miles Morales a no-brainer of course

Loved the look and feel and tone and atmosphere of Control, just wish it'd been more interesting to actually play.

that was my take exactly for the two hours i tried it on ps4
some of the FMV gave me early 90's flashbacks

i loved control, i never got sick of throwing desks at people. esp once you can fly. also the ashtray maze.

play death stranding if you havent already, i bet its extra beautiful and good on ps5.

i never got sick of throwing desks at people.

Ghosts of Tsushima also got a fancy PS5 update.

If you haven't played Destiny 2 in a while, it is a trip to go back in there.

PS5 should be well-equipped to play Control!

I think I’ve admitted it, but I did a halfassed play through on PS4 (not pro) and then got a sweet PC built and played all the DLC

Bugsnax is also on PS4, if that's something you already have.

Yeah but the ps+ version which is ps5 only

lol the wait to buy a ps5 direct from sony, presuming you got a special invite sent just to you, is about 40 minutes!

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i just wanna play astros playroom
and knack

alright, that worked out okay. Free shipping and a $50 discount. Got the disc console (fuck digital only), an extra controller, spider morales and demons souls. Now to preorder Elden Ring!

nice, congrats

this presumes i have not been catfished and that my visa is now being used to purchase a used car in lansing

haha, i had the EXACT same feeling when i got through the queue. too good to be true

i mean i paid these exact same guys hundreds of dollars for a piece of hardware that supports mostly the same game experience as the one i bought from them six years ago so i dunno about "too good to be true" exactly but hey it's my dumbass consumer experience

the used car is in spokane actually

xp i meant more like after how difficult it's been to even be able to buy one this entire past year! it's like a mirage...

No, I agree. It feels weird to not only get it at msrp but with a substantial discount. And delivered!

There's a Kotaku headline that reads "The PlayStation 5 Got Some Great Games In 2021 But Not Much Else." Did it even get many great games? Not that many great exclusives, I know that much. Even if it was easy to buy and at a lower price I don't have reason to upgrade my PS4 yet. All the stuff on my radar - God of War, Horizon Zero Dawn, Elden Ring - has been announced for PS4 as well. I wonder, given the scarcity of the system, if its availability will sort itself out by the time it *does* get a wave of great exclusives.

as i've pointed out a million times, other than bloodborne all the big PS4 games came out in 2017 or later

which would be the equivalent of 2024 or later for PS5

No, you're absolutely right. But how long did it take for Playstation to stop producing games that worked on the PS4 *and* PS3? Did they keep releasing dual compatibility games for a long while? I wonder if PS is stressing that new title dual compatibility because it's so hard to get a PS5? Like, maybe they're afraid to release their potential blockbusters on a system that no one can buy (even though people are apparently buying it, though I assume that may be kind of like concerts selling out immediately and then tickets appearing on the secondary market the next day).

Iirc, a couple of those upcoming big titles were assumed to be PS5 exclusives, and that news they would be out for PS4 too came as pleasant surprises.

cross-gen games usually take 2 years to go away for AAA and first party stuff but maybe it'll be longer this time due to the console shortage

longer for japanese games especially with the localization delay added in e.g. persona 5 and yakuza 0 are both PS3 games that came out in english in 2017

Totally forgot those were PS3-era! crazy. like GTA V

atlus will definitely release their PS4 game in 2025

So Bloodborne aside, what was the first big must-have AAA game that was PS4 exclusive?

Uncharted 4 came out in May 2016.

yeah it was that or FF15 in late 2016 depending on your proclivities

i guess it depends on whether you mean exclusive to playstation or exclusive to the new consoles

Exclusive to new Playstation is what I'm thinking. That is, a reason to get a Playstation specifically rather than just a new console/PC, period. Like, are the new Xboxes hard to get? I guess not, because I think I can order one on Amazon right now.

Spiderman 2 is the actual answer for what the first big PS5-only game is going to be. i think it's due out in 2023

the cheaper xbox model is easier to get than a PS5, the full-on one is about the same deal i think

i did a tally of what, with PS+, I'll be immediately playing on the PS5 (coming today theoretically!):
Demon Souls
Spider Morales
Bugsnax
Astro’s Playroom
Subnautica (upgraded)
Control (upgraded)
Maquette
Maneater
Overcooked
Destiny 2
Plague Tale
Oddworld: Soulstorm
Mortal Shell (upgraded)
Radiohead game
Elden Ring (Late February)

Equally, or maybe even more interesting, I'll have access to an extensive digital PS4 library that should hopefully instaload once I put everything on an external 5tb drive:
Absolver
Abzu
Alien Isolation
Binding of Isaac
Bioshock Collection
Bioshock Infinite
Bloodborne
Broken Age
Celeste
Dark Souls 2
Dark Souls 3
Day of the Tentacle Remastered
Grim Fandango Remastered
Days Gone
Dead Cells
Dead Nation
Dead Rising 2
Death Stranding
Divinity: Original Sin
Doom
Dragon Quest 11
Enter the Gungeon
Everybody’s Gone to the Rapture
Fez
Final Fantasy VII Remake
Final Fantasy XV
Firewatch
Flower
Furi
God of War
God of War III
Hitman 2
Hohokum
Hollow Knight
Horizon Chase Turbo
Horizon Zero Dawn
Inside
Invisible Inc
Jackbox Party Pack
Journey
Just Cause 3 and 4
Last of Us
Limbo
Lumo
Mega Man Legacy
Metal Gear Solid 5
Mortal Kombat X
Nier: Autonoma
Nioh
Outer Wilds
Pac Man Championship Edition 2
Persona 5
Pixeljunk Shooter Ultimate
Pyre
Rayman Legends
Red Dead 2
Rez Infinite
Rocket League
Salt and Sanctuary
Sekiro
Shadow of Mordor
Shadow of Tomb Raider
Shadow of the Colossus
Sniper Elite 4
Sonic Mania
Sound Shapes
Spelunky
Spider Man
Steamworld Dig
Super Meat Boy
Tearaway Unfolded
Thumper
Titan Souls
Transistor
Uncharted 4
Uncharted Collection
Until Dawn
Valkyria Chronicles
What Remains of Edith Finch
Wipeout Collection
Witcher 3
The Witness
XCom 2
Yakuza 0
Yoku’s Island Express

My next on deck list:
Nioh 2
13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim
Returnal
Disco Elysium
Psychonauts 2

And the maybes:
Ghost of Tsushima
Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart
Deathloop
Chicory
Cyberpunk 2077
Last of Us 2
Shovel Knight
Doom Eternal
Ni No Kuni 2
Dark Souls Remastered
Last of Us 2