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Ultimately boils down to

After an engaging story/horror experience - 8 or 9/10

After something original on the gameplay front - 5 or 6/10

I'm the former thankfully, but sounds like a love it or hate it kinda situation.

Ironically exactly like their last game was.

It's really a misleading comparison - the PC market is vastly different to console.

Some PC gamers can perhaps quite rightly say "Consoles are pointless as my set up outperforms them easily" but those who go console for their gaming needs do it because they want to pay one affordable price for all their gaming needs, different type of consumer.

@UltimateOtaku91 next gen patch for Yakuza 7 too.

All the companies are at it lol.

They have a marketing deal for the game likely part of that rather than paying just for the demo lol

Digital Foundry do amazing work but the whole resolution/fps argument starts to bore me a bit. Lol.

2160p vs 1800p is maybe noticeable if you look hard enough. But I just care how games play. Maybe im getting old.....

Was like the whole Xbox 360 at 900p vs PS3 at 1080p on some games argument. Ultimately who cared as long as the games played well?

#oldfashionedgameroverhere

Optimisation for the original Xbox One would be insanely difficult no?

Hard to ignore that install base, but I think it's one of those that is better off skipping last gen, those users will upgrade eventually when stock is more widely available

@FragRed I can't ever see Microsoft doing a hostile takeover, but Amazon/Google/Facebook I can absolutely see them having a go at Ubi to do that.

Watch this space.

If they are going to make further acquisitions, I think this should be smaller studios that they can help to nurture.

Blooper Team, Moon Studios for example would be excellent acquisitions.

From what they are describing this could be Silent Hill 4: The Room, done with more detail and confined to one space.

If they nail that feeling of isolation, this could be an excellent game.

Not gonna lie as a horror game fan my hype is through the roof on this, I need to temper it a bit

PS5 - Mafia Definitive Edition having watched Goodfellas in 4k last night in the mood!

Series X - bouncing between Forza Horizon 4 and Twin Mirror

Switch - Mario Galaxy trying to finish before 3D World hits.

I dont think any games announced before the acquisition has fully gone through will be exclusive sadly.

@Reverandjames Different ball game. Sony purchased movie and tv rights from Disney.

Unless Microsoft have done the same with Indy. Then Disney will control which platforms the the game appears on if that agreement was before the buyout was completed.

Wouldnt surprise me if Microsoft did throw money at Disney however...

I think it was a good decision for Nintendo not to bite same as a few here.

Would have been a good chance to shift focus perhaps but I honestly think the console gaming market has benefitted from having three main players as opposed to two.

Series X - Tell me Why and Twin Mirror. Dontnod fix at the mo

PS5 - Assasins Creed Valhalla

Switch - Mario all stars. Mario 64 specifically. Nostalgia ftw.

I......have absolutely no idea.

In that awkward problem that shouldnt be a problem.

Not bought a new game this year until now. Now I have a Series X, PS5 and roughly 30 odd games if I count my game pass stuff. Struggling to decide what to play and having the old procrastination haha.

Leaning possibly towards the below

Yakuza Like a Dragon - Series X
Assasins Creed Valhalla - PS5

I still remember raging at the abrupt ending 🤣

I have gone to town. My One S packed in around 9 months ago. Just got my Series X and 6 months of Ultimate. Catching up on what I have missed.

This weekend the below

Battletoads
Dead Space Trilogy never played it.
Tell me Why
Forza Horizon 4
Alan Wake
Grounded

@themightyant this is nothing new hes an avid gamer and usually if im not mistaken always games on all three.

So wont quieten the fanboys sadly. Magicing up console wars is all that gets them through their day.

The "traditional" console war died in the early 90s with the mega drive vs snes imo.

These days its just conjoured up by social media and trolls unfortunately.

This makes sense for them but I hope its to supplement and not instead of, organically growing their own first party studios. Good for the long term and for job creation.

My hunch is this is to supplement and because organically growing takes time. They need to do more like The Initiative in the long term.

Couldnt recommend the CX more if you have the budget for it. Cracking TV.

@IronMan30 Precisely. The next gen enhancements for the new Yakuza - time limited to Xbox.

They are all at it whether we like it or not. Yay capitalism.

@KelticDevil

Read my second paragraph. I was agreeing with you. Lol.

You know me from previous threads I always game on both.

But IGN is and always will be, incompetent.

@KelticDevil It has 5 exclusives at launch. Out of all of them only one is appealing like. But its a fair few.

IGN are incompetent and are comparing on a software numbers game rather than the actual hardware. Standard IGN.

@Sol4ris he is basing it off comments from other threads.

Glad both consoles are having it. Spending enough as it is!

Experience has taught me never to write Sony off.

Glad I am fortunate enough to be getting both.

@NEStalgia my takeaway from the reviews - "worth a buy but not on current gen"

Absolutely priceless.

Day one for me horror my favourite genre and had a lucky escape not picking up Amnesia Rebirth.

Sonic 06 for me. How Sega greenlighted that was beyond me.

@NEStalgia Xbox always showed the game picture in background. On the PS5 UI reveal it showed actually inside the game in the background. Its that bit I thought would be jarring not in 4k. Sorry for confusion!

I think the PS5 UI needs to be 4k. The Series X does not/can afford not to.

The hints/tips function in the new PS5 UI pulls footage direct from gameplay and displays the current game in the background. It would be jarring if that did not display at 4k.

I think it would be a waste of resources for the Xbox to do it unless it offered the same function. As there is no way Xbox gamers would feel a need to bring up the UI in game that often other than switching between games.

Digital Foundrys job to pick that stuff up and talk about it. But kind of pointless.

@NEStalgia I agree, worrying trend and hope it doesn't go much further than a basic partnership.

I do not think it would work. For the same reason Playstation All Stars didn't.

Microsoft does not have enough of those iconic characters that would fit into a cartoony-like arcade fighter. Sony doesnt either.

Nintendo does.

If Microsoft or Sony were to do a Soul Calibur or Tekken-like game with their famous faces. That may work.

I work in Healthcare recruitment for an agency. Unfortunately in the middle of a pandemic needless to say crunching is an understatement.

Its not nice to see but with tight deadlines its sadly inevitable.

Lets hope post release the staff get some much needed time off.

@Tasuki the money Seagate are probably paying MS for the licensing outweighs that concern I think.

Preordered the X from Amazon. Got lucky and woke up 5 mins before it went on as alarm didnt go off 🤣

@carlos82 I hear ya. Thankfully no birthdays my end between now and Christmas so just about justified in.

If all you want is to be able to play the games on Game Pass Series S will do a fantastic job anyways.

Got mine on Amazon, was going for PS5/XSS but made an 11th hour decision at 8am so PS5/XSX for me now.

Getting both here so win-win as far as im concerned, the more competition Sony has the more it will have to react sooner or later, gamers win.

@Tharsman I want Fable now lol.

Bottom line. Sony can't afford to do it.

I'm going to uh.... take the neutral view. My take.

• Pre-orders didn't spring out of nowhere. They announced they would be going live the next day, retailers jumped the gun at midnight that night, unfortunately.
• As for cross-gen games, Sony have backtracked one way, Microsoft have gone the other way and not doing cross-gen now. All rather odd.
• third parties also increasing prices. I expect MS to do the same outside of Game Pass, inflation and all that
• Overall I did find the presentation pretty poor - FFXVI had leaked anyway.
• I think the marketing from Sony's side has been bloody awful frankly, I wouldn't say arrogant is the right word, but not proactive enough and far too much mixed messaging.

Overall, best judged when both have launched to be honest. MS have been more transparent and clear but I'd rather see the lay of the land post-launch before I judge either of them.

If anyone is laughing now, it's probably Nintendo. Not much first party on the horizon and still selling like hotcakes.

@TimG13 Phil made such a massive deal about throwing money at a dev and locking other consumers out being "bad for business" that one would blow up in their face massively. Lol.

My biggest dilemma is whether to go with Series X, Series S or Xcloud 🤣 cant complain about having choice but damn....

Nothing software wise grabbing me at the minute on Xbox or PS5 but never does at launch.

@FraserG Forgiven. I bet its been your busiest week in a while!

I love what they are doing but oh the leaks have been terrible this year. All the game releases that have been leaked early because someone accidentally uploaded to MS Store.

Trouble with lockdowns people have too much time and go digging for sources 🤣

@NEStalgia These days positive payments on phone contracts are reported on credit files. Mine is on there.

I rent at the moment and there is a way of getting those reported too now.

But I get what you mean credit scores are so volatile one hard search can damage for a few months.

I think its a fair deal what they are offering. But I would be a little meh if it was pushed as a competitive advantage.

I might plump for Series X over S simply because my LG CX and TV Stand are dark and the Series S may look out of place (have no choice with PS5 colour sadly but at least it matches the VR headset so doesnt look completely out of place ).

Hardware-wise I dont care which one as long as I get to play a new Fable @KelticDevil you get the hype there!

I have a ton of Game Pass Ultimate months stacked so All Access not worth it for me. Gut says pay upfront and get an X but might take the week to weigh them both up.

@TheNewButler The biggest problem with credit for gadgets is the inherent stupidity of a lot of people who take out credit for one.

Throwing so much marketing behind a credit line is even worse.

I get you. For sensible people getting credit and paying off on time and in full is a good thing. But most of the people who get credit are doing it because they cant afford the machine. Very dangerous game.